11．Do you know sand has been used to draw pictures since ancient times？Today，sandpainting，an interesting art，will be produced to you．
Sandpainting is an art of using the sand to make a fixed or unfixed painting．Maybe we all played fixed sandpainting as we were young．We first painted a simple picture，then we brushed glue （胶水） to the section，and at last we poured colored sand onto the glue in order to make it fixed．
Unfixed sandpaintings have a long cultural history around the world．People poured sand on a surface to make paintings or use some tools to draw pictures in the sand directly．They are often temporary（临时的）．Different people draw sandpaintings to express different meanings：love of nature，admiration for God or love of beauty．
Nowadays，sandpainting becomes a performance art and its popularity has risen．On the stages，sandpainting performers make a series of images by drawing lines and figures in the sand with their fingers and hands．The series of images are used to tell a story．
Kseniya Simonova，who is from Ukraine，is one of the greatest sandpainting performers in the world．People call her"The Lady of the Sand"．
Simonova said that she never dreamed she'd become a sand artist，and when she began practicing，she nearly gave it up．But she persevered，caring for a household and her baby by day and training every night．You Are Always Nearby is one of the most famous performances of Simonova．It is a story about a young couple separated by a war in which the solider is tragically killed，but returns in spirit to watch over his wife and child．This performance makes all audience cry．
Art is everywhere and is not far away from common people．Art of painting is in our life，even in the sand．
25．Which of the following is necessary to make a fixed sandpainting？D
A．Water B．A printed picture C．Colored paper D．Glue
26．What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about？A
A．How sandpainting is becoming popular
B．Why sandpainting is becoming popular
C．How an image is created in the sand
D．What sandpainting tries to express
27．What do we know about Simonova？D
A．She is the best painter in the world
B．Being a sand artist is her biggest dream
C．She once gave up performing for her family
D．Her performances are popular with people
28．The underlined word"persevered"can be replaced byC．
A．set off B．gave out C．held on D．ended up．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了一个有趣的艺术，沙画的介绍．
解答 25．D．细节理解题．根据第二段We first painted a simple picture，then we brushed glue （胶水） to the section，and at last we poured colored sand onto the glue in order to make it fixed可知我们需要用胶水固定；故选D．
26．A．段落大意题．根据第四段On the stages，sandpainting performers make a series of images by drawing lines and figures in the sand with their fingers and hands可知讲的是沙画是如何变得越来越受欢迎的；故选A．
27．D．推理判断题．根据文章You Are Always Nearby is one of the most famous performances of Simonova可知Simonova她的表演很受人们欢迎；故选D．
28．C．词义猜测题．根据文章But she persevered，caring for a household and her baby by day and training every night可知当她开始练习，她几乎放弃了，但她还是坚持下来了，照顾家庭和孩子每天晚上训练；意为坚持；故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
