Some people have come up with a creative solution with monster-inspired (以怪物为灵感的) art works to deal with the flood of cicada (蝉) shells that have cropped up across the country.
The species, Brood X, have come to states across the eastern and southern U.S. A lot of cicadas deposited their shells in states including Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Normally, people have no choice but to deal with the shells wherever they go. However, a recently rediscovered art piece from 2018 has encouraged others to copy it.
Alex from Michigan created a big monster-inspired art work out of dozens or even hundreds of cicada shells. The monster took inspiration from old Japanese monster movies and shows, like Godzilla, Ultraman or Super Sentai— the show that Power Rangers is based on.
The interesting art work led to similar works from other artists. Albert, a student of University of Maryland, created a copy of a monster in Xenomorph. He said, “We are taking action! Getting ready for the coming risk of cicada shells with some art inspiration from Alex’s creations and other cicada shell artists will be there.”
The art is so unbelievable that FOX ran a fact-check on the art. The result is “yes”. People are harvesting hundreds of cicada shells to make monster-inspired art works.
Some curious people, such as Alice and Mary, are learning to make a cicada statue (雕像) of the monster Baltan in Ultraman step by step. Some people have taken a normal approach and simply create art inspired by cicadas. In New Jersey, people create life-size painted cicadas on sidewalks.
12. Why did the American people make monster-inspired art works?
A.To solve the problem caused by cicada shells, |
B.To create a kind of interesting art work. |
C.To help cicadas go to the whole country. |
D.To copy the movies and shows of monster. |
13. Which can explain the underlined word “deposited” in paragraph 2?
A.Found. | B.Left. | C.Destroyed. | D.Changed. |
14. What’s Albert’s attitude to the art form?
A.Unfriendly. | B.Uncertain. | C.Curious. | D.Positive. |
15. What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A.Many cicadas are leaving the cities of America. |
B.It’s difficult for people to make the statue of Baltan. |
C.The solution has become popular among American people. |
D.American people are competing with each other in art works. |