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07. Mai 2013
Reading test
Instructions
1. This test contains 4 tasks and 33 questions.
2. Write all your answers on the answer sheet.
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A a B C T D a
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Task 1 (A Story from the Annals of Zan)
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Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14
a a a a
Q15 Q16 Q17
a a a
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falsch
Q8 a a
Q9 a a
Q10 a a
Q11 a a
Q12 a a
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Q16 a a
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Task 3 (Climate Change in the Himalayas)
T F First four words
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Q18 a a
Q19 a a
Q20 a a
Q21 a a
Q22 a a
Q23 a a
Q24 a a
Task 4 (Antony Gormley)
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Lehrperson
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a
a
a
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a
a
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a
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a
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Q25 A a B a C a D a a a
Q26 A a B a C a D a a a
Q27 A a B a C a D a a a
Q28 A a B a C a D a a a
Q29 A a B a C a D a a a
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TASK 1 7 P.
Read the science fiction story, then choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for
questions 1-7. Put a cross () in the correct box on the answer sheet. The first
one (0) has been done for you.
A Story from the Annals of Zan
As our annals tell us, it was in the era 4011 that we Zans fought on the
side of the Hegs to help them defend their planet against the Velerians.
All inhabitants of our galaxy had long before signed the Peace Pact,
which committed us to non-confrontational relations with all creatures in
time and space. Conflict, therefore, did not come naturally to our
peoples. Nevertheless, it was clear that the Velerians’ threatened
invasion of Planet Heg justified recourse to the paragraph in the Pact
that permitted “aggression in the cause of self-defence if the well-being
or freedom of the inhabitants of the planets in our galaxy is endangered”.
Our galaxy was quite definitely at risk. PlanetF, just across the border in the neighbouring galaxy,
had already come under Velerian rule. PlanetF’s attempts to resist had proved futile in the face of
the sophisticated Velerian warfare technology and the Velerians had moved in and taken up the
reins of government almost effortlessly. As Zalot, the clever young Zan leader explained, if the
Hegs proved unable to defend themselves against the Velerians, Planet Zan would be the next
planet, the first of many, to come under attack. Zalot spoke at length about the necessity of
supporting the Hegs: no Zans who considered themselves protectors of peace could stand by
and watch as the Velerians attacked planet after planet. If Planet Heg fell to the Velerians, their
rampage would proceed unhindered. They would conquer, plunder and oppress, leaving a trail of
misery in their wake. Civilization as we knew it would come to an end.
So it was that the Zans, under Zalot’s competent leadership, rallied to the Hegs’ plea for
assistance. There was no hope of the Hegs and Zans ever being able to match the warfare
technology of the Velerians, even when they combined forces. Their flightcraft and weaponry
dated from the era before the Peace Pact negotiations and, in any case, there were very few left
who still had the necessary expertise to operate the technology. The annals record that these
elderly Zans had always warned of the foolishness of putting too much trust in the Peace Pact,
had always said that failing to cater for the eventuality of war showed an extreme lack of
foresight.
However, what the Hegs and Zans lacked in warfare technology, they made up for in ingenuity
and strategy skills. Zalot was the one who came up with the idea of trying out a recent
technological advancement: he suggested creating a virtual force field round Planet Heg to act as
a barrier. Many were sceptical, and justifiably so. At that time virtual force fields existed in theory
only; they had never been put to the test and it seemed a huge risk to take, as the dangers for the
Hegs and Zans themselves were far from negligible. But there was no other viable course of
action, and time was short.
When the first Velerian flightcraft to advance on Planet Heg hit the force field, their instruments
were sent spinning out of control, which gave the Hegs and Zans the opportunity to intercept and
disable them, eliminating the Velerian Chief-in-Command in the process. A long and fierce battle
followed, in the course of which it seemed more than once that the Velerians with their superior
equipment would gain the upper hand after all. However, deprived of their leader, their morale
weakened and they proved no match for the combined forces of the Hegs and Zans. Eventually
they turned tail and fled.
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Losses among the ranks of the Hegs and Zans were minimal and Zalot was hailed as a hero. The
Zan annals of the era 4012 record further feats of courage performed by Zalot, but that is another
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0 A Fighting were was planning not normal an anti-war for the agreement. peoples of the galaxy because they
B did not like war.
A were planning an anti-war agreement.
C were good at solving problems in other ways.
B did not like war.
D had agreed not to fight.
C were good at solving problems in other ways.
Q1 It D was had considered agreed not acceptable to fight. to fight
Q1 A It was if changes considered were acceptable made to the to fight Peace Pact.
B to protect independence.
A if changes were made to the Peace Pact.
C if everybody could agree to it.
B to protect independence.
D but only by the Velerians.
C if everybody could agree to it.
Q2 Zalot D but believed only by that the if Velerians. the Zans did nothing to help,
Q2 A Zalot other believed planets that would if the suffer Zans did the nothing same fate to help, as PlanetF.
B PlanetF would be invaded by the Velerians.
A other planets would suffer the same fate as PlanetF.
C some parts of the galaxy would be affected worse than others.
B PlanetF would be invaded by the Velerians.
D Planet Zan would be attacked by the Hegs.
C some parts of the galaxy would be affected worse than others.
Q3 The D main Planet problem Zan would for the be Hegs attacked and by Zans the was Hegs. that
Q3 A The none main of problem them knew for the how Hegs to fight and effectively. Zans was that
B the Velerians knew nothing about their Peace Pact.
A none of them knew how to fight effectively.
C they had been forbidden to produce weaponry.
B the Velerians knew nothing about their Peace Pact.
D the Velerian army was much better equipped.
C they had been forbidden to produce weaponry.
Q4 The D idea the Velerian of a virtual army force was field much was better problematical equipped. because
Q4 A The a idea safe of one a virtual took a force long field time was to make. problematical because
B success could not be guaranteed.
A a safe one took a long time to make.
C experience had shown force fields sometimes failed.
B success could not be guaranteed.
D there would be a slight risk for those working on it.
C experience had shown force fields sometimes failed.
Q5 The D virtual there would force field be a immediately
slight risk for those working on it.
Q5 A The stopped virtual force the Velerian field immediately attack.
B killed the leader of the Velerians.
A stopped the Velerian attack.
C gave the Hegs and Zans an advantage.
B killed the leader of the Velerians.
D damaged the Hegs’ technological equipment.
C gave the Hegs and Zans an advantage.
Q6 The D Velerians damaged retreated the Hegs’ because technological they equipment.
Q6 A The were Velerians being retreated beaten easily because by the they Hegs and Zans.
B had problems with some of their weapons.
A were being beaten easily by the Hegs and Zans.
C had lost the will to continue fighting.
B had problems with some of their weapons.
D were not as brave as their leader.
C had lost the will to continue fighting.
Q7 After D were the battle, not as it brave was clear as their that leader.
Q7 A After not the many battle, Hegs it was and clear Zans that had been killed.
B Zalot felt the victory was entirely due to him.
A not many Hegs and Zans had been killed.
C some Hegs and Zans would never be found.
B Zalot felt the victory was entirely due to him.
D Zalot would never go to war again.
C some Hegs and Zans would never be found.
D Zalot would never go to war again.
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TASK 2 10 P.
Read the text about how putting their career first has affected women’s lives. Parts
of the text have been removed. Choose the correct part (A-M) for each gap (8-17).
There are two extra parts that you should not use. Write your answers in the
spaces provided on the answer sheet. The first one (0) has been done for you.
Equal pay has its price
(published December 12, 2010)
Last week, the long struggle for equal pay reached a historic turning point. The latest
statistics show that, on average, a woman in her twenties will (0) ___. It's taken so long,
and so much hard work.
For the past 10 years, women have steadily been achieving better exam results than
men; they've painstakingly acquired qualifications and (Q8) ___, and now employers are
recognising that. Women are carrying more responsibility, rising up to executive level
right across a whole range of sectors and it's (Q9) ___. It's a struggle I know at first hand
– and yet, I don't feel like celebrating. I only got to the top by not having children, always
putting my work first, to the detriment of all my relationships. Sadly, I don't think much
has changed over the past three decades. The same set of statistics reveals another
historic first: more women than ever in their forties – one in five – (Q10) ___.
Some might have postponed babies because they couldn't afford it, hadn't found a
decent place to live, or because the right partner hadn't come along. But sadly, I suspect
most of these middle-aged women did not have kids because they recognised that
pausing to breed (Q11) ___. Every time you have a child, you slip a few rungs back
down the food chain, and before you know where you are, that underqualified dreary
bloke you fought so hard to rise above is issuing orders while you are effectively
demoted in your workplace.
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For every woman who claims that it's possible both to raise a family and to hold down a
good job, these statistics (Q12) ___. There will always be a small number of middle-class
mums, with supportive husbands or partners, who can afford hired help and who are
lucky enough to (Q13) ___ who accommodate their flexible hours, the school run, sports
day and trips to hospital. That is not the norm: 90 per cent of bosses are still male and
blatantly uninterested in their female workers’ lives outside. Women must fit in, and
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Most women want to have children: we are genetically programmed that way. That 20
per Most cent women are childless want to by have choice children: or necessity we are genetically (Q15) ___. programmed We still have that a male-dominated
way. That 20
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workplace, per women cent are want
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with designer and If
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(Q16)
designer and
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clothes, a cute pet and a top-of-the-range sofa. Maternal instincts are being (Q16) ___.
Women in their twenties can now claim there's no glass ceiling. But women in their
Women in their twenties can now claim there's no glass ceiling. But women in their
thirties still lag behind men, with pay gap of 2.9 per cent, although it is closing. These
Women thirties in still their lag behind twenties men, can with now a pay claim gap there's of 2.9 per no glass cent, although ceiling. it But is closing. women These in their
young high-fliers might be the first generation that can truly (Q17) ___. If so, the career
thirties young still high-fliers lag behind might men, be the with first a pay generation gap of that 2.9 per can cent, truly (Q17) although ___. it If is so, closing. the career These
women who reached 45 and never had children have made a huge sacrifice for the
young women high-fliers who reached might 45 be the and first never generation had children that have can truly made (Q17) a huge ___. sacrifice If so, the for career the
sisterhood. Without these would never
women sisterhood. who Without reached these 45 and trailblazers, never had these children successful have twentysomethings made a huge sacrifice would never for the
have reached parity in the sisterhood. have reached Without parity these in the trailblazers, workplace. these successful twentysomethings would never
have reached parity in the workplace.
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have understanding bosses
proved that they are highly motivated, reliable and ambitious
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have have the the means
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in
our
our
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are childless
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for power,
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have would it all stop or slow down their tortuous ascent up the career ladder
would stop or slow down their tortuous ascent up the career ladder
would can be stop quite or satisfying slow down their tortuous ascent up the career ladder
can be quite satisfying
can get be on quite with it satisfying
get on with it
get reflected on with in it their pay packets
reflected in their pay packets
reflected are proof in that their for pay most packets female workers this remains an optimistic dream
are proof that for most female workers this remains an optimistic dream
are proof that for most female workers this remains an optimistic dream
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TASK 3 7 P.
Read the text about climate change in the Himalayas. First decide whether the
statements are true (T) or false (F) and put a cross () in the correct box on the
answer sheet. Then identify the sentence in the text which supports your decision.
Write the first four words of this sentence in the space provided. There may be
more than one correct answer; write down only one. The first one (0) has been
done for you.
Climate Change in the Himalayas
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When Fritz Müller and Erwin Schneider
battled ice storms, altitude sickness and
snow blindness in the 1950s to map,
measure and photograph the Imja
Glacier in the Himalayas, they could
never have foreseen that the gigantic
tongue of millennia-old glacial ice would
be reduced to a lake within 50 years.
But half a century later, American
mountain geographer Alton Byers
returned to the precise locations of the
original pictures and replicated 40
panoramas taken by explorers Müller
and Schneider. Placed together, the
juxtaposed images are not only visually
stunning but also of significant scientific
value.
The photos have now been united for the
first time in an exhibition organised by
the International Centre for Integrated
Mountain Development (Icimod) and are
printed here for the first time in Britain.
The Himalaya – Changing Landscapes
exhibition opened in Bonn this week as
delegates gathered for the next round of
UN talks aimed at delivering a global
deal on tackling global warming. The
series of pictures tell a story not only
about the dramatic reductions in glacial
ice in the Himalayas, but also the effects
of climate change on the people who live
there.
"Only five decades have passed
between the old and the new
photographs and the changes are
dramatic," says Byers. "Many small
glaciers at low altitudes have
disappeared entirely and many larger
ones have lost around half of their
volume. Some have formed huge glacial
lakes at the foot of the glacier,
threatening downstream communities in
case of an outburst."
His scientific results were published in
the Himalayan Journal of Sciences and
he is now in the Cordillera Blanca
mountains in Peru where he will replicate
Schneider's 1930 photos of glaciers.
"Much remains uncertain about the
melting of glaciers and future water
supplies," he said. "But what is certain is
that by promoting the conservation and
restoration of mountain watersheds we
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warming
warming
trends,
trends,
by
by
creating
creating
cooler
cooler
warming environments,
environments,
trends, saving
saving
by creating biodiversity
biodiversity
cooler and
and
environments, protecting
protecting
water
water
saving supplies."
supplies."
biodiversity and
protecting The effects water of climate supplies."
The effects of climate
change
change
are
are
The dramatically
dramatically
effects of illustrated
illustrated
climate change at
at
the
the
world's
world's
are
dramatically "third
"third
pole",
pole",
so-called
so-called
illustrated because
because
at the world's the
the
"third mountain
mountain
pole", range
range
so-called locks
locks
because away
away
the
the
the highest
highest
mountain volume
volume
of
of
range frozen
frozen
locks water
water
away after
after
the the
highest north
north
volume and
and
south
south
of frozen poles.
poles.
water after the north
and The south 1956 photograph poles.
The 1956 photograph
of
of
the
the
Imja
Imja
The Glacier,
Glacier,
1956 then
then
photograph one
one
of
of
the
the
of largest
largest
the Imja glaciers
glaciers
Glacier, at
at
an
an
altitude
altitude
then one of
of
around
around
of the 5,000m,
5,000m,
largest glaciers shows
shows a
at layer
layer
an of altitude
of
thick
thick
ice
ice
of around with
with
small
small
5,000m, meltwater
meltwater
shows layer ponds.
ponds.
of But
But
thick by
by
ice the
the
with time
time
small Byers
Byers
meltwater took
took
his
his
ponds. shot
shot
in
in
2007, But
2007,
by much
much
the time of
of
the
the
Byers glacier
glacier
took had
had
his
shot melted
melted
in 2007, into
into a
much vast
vast
but
but
of stunning the
stunning
glacier blue
blue
had lake.
lake.
melted Today,
Today,
into the
the
Imja
Imja vast Glacier,
Glacier,
but stunning which
which
is
is
blue just
just
lake.
Today, 6km
6km
from
from
the Everest,
Everest,
Imja Glacier, continues
continues
which to
to
is recede
recede
just
6km at
at a
rate
rate
from of
of
Everest, 74m
74m a
year
year
continues the fastest to recede
– the fastest
rate
rate
at of all rate the of Himalayan 74m year glaciers. –
of all the Himalayan glaciers.
the fastest rate
of Nepal's all the average Himalayan temperature glaciers.
Nepal's average temperature
has
has
Nepal's increased
increased
average by
by
1.5C
1.5C
temperature since
since
1975.
1975.
has
A
major
major
increased UN
UN
Environment
Environment
by 1.5C Programme
Programme
since 1975. report
report major last
last
UN year
year
Environment warned
warned
that
that
Programme at
at
current
current
rates
rates
report of
of
last
year warned that at current rates of
global
global
warming,
warming,
the
the
Himalayan
Himalayan
glaciers
glaciers
global could
could
shrink
shrink
warming, from
from
the 500,000
500,000
Himalayan square
square
glaciers
could kilometres
kilometres
shrink to
to
from 100,000
100,000
500,000 square
square
square kilometres
kilometres
kilometres by
by
the
the
2030s
2030s
to 100,000 prediction square supported kilometres
– a prediction supported
by
by
by the the rate 2030s of retreat –
the rate of retreat prediction seen
seen
in
in
Byers'
Byers'
supported by
the pictures.
pictures.
rate of retreat seen in Byers'
pictures. Imja
Imja
is
is
one
one
of
of
27
27
glacial
glacial
lakes
lakes
in
in
Nepal
Nepal
Imja classified
classified
is one as
as
of potentially
potentially
27 glacial dangerous.
dangerous.
lakes in Nepal If
If
the
the
classified moraines
moraines
as which
which
potentially dam
dam
the
the
dangerous. lake
lake
are
are
If the
moraines breached,
breached,
which thousands
thousands
dam the of
of
lives
lives
lake in
in
are the
the
most
most
breached, densely
densely
populated
populated
thousands Sherpa
Sherpa
of lives valley
valley
in the in
in
most
densely Nepal
Nepal
are
are
populated at
risk
risk
from
from
Sherpa flooding
flooding
valley and
and
in
Nepal landslides.
landslides.
are at risk from flooding and
landslides. Himalayan
Himalayan
glaciers
glaciers
also
also
feed
feed
into
into
major
major
Himalayan Asian
Asian
river
river
glaciers systems
systems
also including
including
feed into the
the
major
Asian Ganges,
Ganges,
river Indus,
Indus,
systems Mekong
Mekong
including and
and
Yangtze.
Yangtze.
the If
If
Ganges, glacial
glacial
meltwaters
meltwaters
Indus, Mekong turn
turn
to
to
and a
trickle,
trickle,
Yangtze. If
glacial widespread
widespread
meltwaters droughts
droughts
turn will
will
to threaten
threaten trickle, the
the
widespread 1.3
1.3
billion
billion
people
people
droughts that
that
will depend
depend
threaten on
on
water
water
the
1.3 flowing
flowing
billion in
in
those people
those
rivers.
rivers.
that depend on water
flowing Andreas in Schild, those rivers.
Andreas Schild,
the
the
director
director
general
general
of
of
Andreas Icimod,
Icimod,
said
said
Schild, the
the
the photographs
photographs
director general reveal
reveal
just of
just
Icimod, "the
"the
tip
tip
of
of
said the
the
the iceberg".
iceberg".
photographs reveal just
"the tip of the iceberg".
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Q18
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Q24
Q24
Q24
Statements
Statements
Statements
When
When
compared,
compared,
the
the
old
old
and
and
the
the
new
new
pictures
pictures
provide
provide a
good
good
source
source
of
of
When information
information
compared, for
for
researchers.
researchers.
the old and the new pictures provide good source of
information for researchers.
The
The
UN
UN
conference
conference
was
was
organized
organized
to
to
promote
promote
the
the
Himalaya
Himalaya –
Changing
Changing
The Landscapes
Landscapes
UN conference exhibition.
exhibition.
was organized to promote the Himalaya Changing
Landscapes exhibition.
According
According
to
to
Byers,
Byers,
some
some
villages
villages
are
are
at
at
risk
risk
if
if
lakes
lakes
overflow.
overflow.
According to Byers, some villages are at risk if lakes overflow.
Byers
Byers
is
is
doubtful
doubtful
whether
whether
there
there
will
will
be
be
ways
ways
to
to
tackle
tackle
the
the
effects
effects
of
of
global
global
Byers warming.
warming.
is doubtful whether there will be ways to tackle the effects of global
warming.
“The
“The
third
third
pole”
pole”
provides
provides
as
as
big
big a
water
water
supply
supply
as
as
the
the
other
other
poles.
poles.
“The third pole” provides as big water supply as the other poles.
At
At
present
present
the
the
Imja
Imja
Glacier
Glacier
is
is
decreasing
decreasing
more
more
quickly
quickly
than
than
any
any
other
other
At Himalayan
Himalayan
present the glacier.
glacier.
Imja Glacier is decreasing more quickly than any other
Himalayan glacier.
An
An
official
official
account
account
stated
stated
that
that
Himalayan
Himalayan
glaciers
glaciers
are
are
not
not
shrinking
shrinking
as
as
rapidly
rapidly
An as
as
Byers’
Byers’
official pictures
pictures
account suggested.
suggested.
stated that Himalayan glaciers are not shrinking as rapidly
as Byers’ pictures suggested.
People
People
living
living
along
along
the
the
main
main
Asian
Asian
waterways
waterways
could
could
suffer
suffer
from
from
water
water
People shortage.
shortage.
living along the main Asian waterways could suffer from water
shortage.
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TASK 4 9 P.
Read the text about an English artist, then choose the correct answer (A, B, C or
D) for questions 25-33. Put a cross () in the correct box on the answer sheet. The
first one (0) has been done for you.
Antony Gormley
(published July 4, 2010)
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Antony Gormley's
famous human figures
are to have a final
hurrah – high in the
Austrian Alps. Gormley
has created 100 life-size
cast-iron statues which he has installed across
Europe's most imposing mountain range in an
operation so complex that it required the
involvement of the Austrian army, 15 mountain
rescue teams, dozens of helicopter flights and
five years of planning.
The new installation, titled Horizon Field, will
be unveiled later this month. It comes weeks
after his Edinburgh project, in which the Turner
prize winner placed six of his statues at sites
leading to the sea – a variation on his nude
figures on London rooftops and bridges, New
York skyscrapers and a Merseyside beach,
which alarmed passers-by who thought they
were real.
The Alps project will mark the last time that
Gormley uses casts of his own body in this
way, he told the Observer. "This will be the
end," he said. "We've done the sea, New York,
and now the mountains. We've covered the
urban condition, the endlessness of the sea,
and now the chaos of the mountains. That'll
do."
Horizon Field spans 150 sq km across the
idyllic glacier-topped peaks and rolling green
hills of Vorarlberg, Austria's westernmost
province. It involves the figures standing in a
horizontal line 2,039m above sea level at
intervals ranging from 60 metres to several
kilometres, depending on the topography.
The statues have 17 standing poses, each
slightly different from the other. Some have
been installed in sites accessible to hikers, or
skiers in the winter. Others are
unapproachable, placed on particularly remote
and steep ridges, though visible from certain
vantage points. One of them is on an almost
vertical cliff-face. Such was the difficulty of the
installation that it is believed to have cost
£500,000.
Henry Moore viewed sculpture as an art of the
open air. Gormley talks of wanting to "liberate"
it from the ghetto of galleries, and likens the
bareness of his figures to man's vulnerability.
He said: "I am working on the body from
inside, using my own as a model. They're not
like statues. They're almost forensic, evidence
of where a body once stood. There is no
expression, no virtuosity in the way they're
made. There is a distinction between my work
and Rodin's. A Rodin [sculpture] is made,
manipulating skilfully… modelling clay. None of
that pertains to my work. I simply stand there,
mould it, and the result… is cast in iron. I'm not
wanting to call attention to the beauty of my
handiwork."
The artist sees the figures as "silent witnesses"
that change the feeling about where you are:
"The works are neither representations nor
symbols, but [define] the place where a human
being once was, and where any human being
could be… [It] asks basic questions – who are
we, what are we, where do we come from and
to where are we headed?"
He wanted the statues to look in all directions
without ever facing each other. "It's important
to me that it's the viewer who has a direct
relationship with the sculpture," he said. "It's
important there's no drama. I'm not putting
them into a tableau. It's called Horizon Field.
They're all facing a horizon, or making a
horizon themselves."
Since winning the Turner Prize in 1994 and
creating his giant Angel of the North in
Gateshead in 1998, Gormley seems to have
become the Pied Piper of contemporary art.
When he asked for volunteers to be moulded
for the ghostly, steel figures in his Domain
Field installation, more than 15,000 people
came forward. When he asked members of the
public to become a work of art for an hour on
an empty plinth in Trafalgar Square, there were
35,000 applicants and the website received at
least 7m hits across the world. Collectors have
been prepared to pay more than £2m for a
single Gormley piece at auction.

0 The artist’s new installation
0 The A was artist’s commissioned new installation by the Austrian military.
A B was needed commissioned a lot of careful by the preparation. Austrian military.
B C needed shows the a lot work of careful of Alpine preparation. volunteers.
C D shows consists the of work larger-than-life of Alpine volunteers. figures.
Q25
D
Gormley’s
consists
Alpine
of larger-than-life
project
figures.
Q25
Q26
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Q33
Q33
Gormley’s A was frighteningly Alpine project realistic.
A B was consists frighteningly of sculptures realistic. on tall buildings.
B C consists has been of installed sculptures by the on tall ocean. buildings.
C D has will be been presented installed to by the the public ocean. soon.
D The will artist be has presented decided to to the public soon.
The A stop artist using has decided his own to image like this.
A B stop start using working his more own image on showing like this. city life.
B C start re-create working the more confusion showing of the Alps. city life.
C D re-create concentrate the on confusion the immensity of the Alps. of the oceans.
D In the concentrate artist’s new on installation, the immensity the statues of the oceans. have been positioned
In A the to artist’s avoid the new snow-covered installation, the mountains. statues have been positioned
A B to at avoid regular the distances snow-covered from each mountains. other.
B C at along regular a straight distances line across from each the other. mountains.
C D along following a straight the natural line across line of the mountains. tops.
D Gormley’s following figures the natural line of the mountain tops.
Gormley’s A can easily figures be reached in summer.
A B can are cast easily in be quite reached similar in positions. summer.
B C are can cast only in be quite seen similar once you positions. get close.
C D can are impossible only be seen to once get close you to. get close.
D Gormley’s are impossible concept of to art get close to.
Gormley’s A is similar concept to that of of art Henry Moore’s.
A B is concentrates similar to that on of showing Henry Moore’s. nature.
B C concentrates relies art dealers on showing for success. nature.
C D relies portrays on the art dealers socially for disadvantaged.
success.
D Gormley portrays makes the the socially figures disadvantaged.
in his own form because he
Gormley A considers makes his the own figures body in to his be own perfect. form because he
A B considers can best express his own his body emotions to be perfect. in this way.
B C can wants best to imitate express Rodin’s his emotions technique. in this way.
C D wants shows to a person’s imitate Rodin’s realistic technique. place and posture.
D Gormley shows aims a person’s to realistic place and posture.
Gormley A show aims how to human emotions develop.
A B show reflect how the quietness human emotions of nature. develop.
B C
reflect the mankind’s quietness past, of present, nature. and future.
C D reflect show an mankind’s ideal of the past, human present, body. and future.
D According show an to Gormley, ideal of the the human figures body.
According A appear to to Gormley, have eye the contact. figures
A B appear are arranged to have in eye a very contact. exciting way.
B C are look arranged past one in another. a very exciting way.
C D look have past their one faces another. turned in the same direction.
D More have than their 30,000 faces people turned in the same direction.
More A clicked than 30,000 on Gormley’s people homepage within an hour.
A B clicked were willing on Gormley’s to take part homepage in a live performance.
within hour.
B C were modelled willing for to statues take part for in one a live of his performance. installations.
C D modelled saw his prize-winning for statues for statue. one of his installations.
D saw his prize-winning statue.
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