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1、语篇提能阅读理解AVincentWillemvanGogh(30March,1853—29July,1890)wasaDutchartist.Heisconsideredoneofthegreatestartistswithgreatinfluenceonthe20th­centuryart.VanGoghspenthisearlyadultlifeworkingforafirmofartdealers.Afterabriefperiodasateacher,heworkedinachurchinaverypoorminingregion.Hedidnotbeginhiscareerasanartistuntil1880.However,duringthelasttenyearsofhislife,heproducedmorethan2,000pieces,includingaround900paintingsand1,100drawingandsketches.HeworkedonlywithsombercolorsuntilhemetImpressionism(印象主义)inPa。

2、ris.VanGoghchangedtousebrightcolorsandstyleofpaintinginauniquelyrecognizablestyle.Mostofhisbest­knownworkswereproducedduringhisfinaltwoyears,whenhewassufferingfromseriousmentalillness.In1890,attheageof37,vanGoghshothimselfinthechest.Hediedtwodayslater,withTheo,hisbrotherandhisbestfriend,athisside,whoreportedhislastwordsas“Thesadnesswilllastforever”.Itwouldnottakelongbeforehisfamegrewhigherandhigher.VanGogh'smotherthrewawayquiteanumberofhispaintings.Theonlypaintinghesoldduringhislifetime,TheRedVi。

3、neyard,wascreatedin1888.ItisnowondisplayinthePushkinMuseuminMoscow,Russia.SeveralpaintingsbyvanGoghrankamongthemostexpensivepaintingsintheworld.OnMarch30,1987vanGogh'spaintingIriseswassoldforarecordof$53.9millionatSouthby's,NewYork.OnMay15,1990hisPortraitofDoctorGachetwassoldfor$83.5millionatChristie's,thussettinganewpricerecord.1．WhendidvanGoghbeginhiscareerasanartist?A.Inhisearlychildhood.B.Attheageof17.C.Inhisearlyadultlife.D.Attheageof27.答案与解析D细节理解题。由文章第二段第三句“他于1880年开始绘画”可知他是在1880－1853＝27岁时开。

4、始艺术家生涯的。2．Theunderlinedword“somber”inPara.2means________.A.colorfulB.darkC.differentD.bright答案与解析B词义猜测题。由画线词所在句的后一句“...changedtousebrightcolors...”可知somber与bright相反，可知somber意为dark。3．WhichistherighttimeorderofvanGogh'slifeexperience?①workedasateacher②tookupdrawing③workedinachurch④workedforanartfirmA.④→①→③→②B.②→④→①→③C.③→①→④→②D.①→④→③→②答案与解析A事实排序题。由文章第二段前三句可知A项排序正确。4．WecaninferthatvanGogh'sfinaltwoyearsare________.A.richbutboring.B.normalandpeacefulC.painfulbutproductiveD.happyandinteresting答案与解析C推理。

5、判断题。由文章第二段最后一句可知他生前的最后两年身患严重的精神病，但大部分著作却在该时期绘出，故C项“痛苦而多产”符合题意。5．Accordingtothelastparagraph,vanGogh'spaintings________.A.wereallworthlessexceptPortraitofDoctorGachetB.werekeptsafeinthePushkinMuseuminMoscowC.becamefamousandexpensiveonlyafterhediedD.wereallsoldoutbyhismotherathighprices答案与解析C推理判断题。由文章最后一段可知梵高的作品在他死后变得非常名贵。BLandArt,sometimesreferredtoasEarthArtorEarthworks,isaformofartwhichinvolvesusingphysicallandscapestocreateart,takingartoutofthemuseumandintotheoutsideworld.ModernLandArtmovement。

6、reallygotgoinginthe1960s,whenAmericanartistsbegancreatingLandArtonalargescale.Today,worksofmodernLandArtcanbeseenallovertheworld,sometimesrightalongsidemucholderpiecesofLandArtcreatedbypeoplewholivedthousandsofyearsago.LandArt,whichisnotnecessarilyunchangeable,cantakeanumberofforms.Forexample,in1970RobertSmithsoncreatedtheSpiralJetty(螺旋码头),madeofacollectionofstonesandmud,intheGreatSaltLake.TheAmericanartistmadealargejettyinaspiralshapewhichsticksoutintothewatersofthelake.Reshapingthelandscapeisa。

7、commonfeatureofLandArt.Itcanbecreatedbymovingcomponents(组成部分)around.PeoplecanalsoaddthingstotheenvironmenttocreateLandArt,likesalt,whichisaddedtotheSpiralJetty.Itispossibletouseplants.Inallcases,LandArtisimmovable.LandArtisdesignedtoevolve(逐步形成),change,andeventuallydecay(衰落).That'soneofthebiggestdifferencesbetweenLandArtandmostoftheartoneseesinthemuseums.Someworksofartcanexistonlyforafewhoursordays.Othersareexposedtorainandwindsothattheyevolveanddecayovertime,whichispartoftheattractivenessinthee。

8、yesoftheartist.6．FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat________.A.LandArtaimstogetpeopleinterestedinnatureB.AmericanartistswerethefirsttocreateLandArtC.LandArtwasthemostpopularartinthe1960sD.peoplehavebeencreatingLandArtforthousandsofyears答案与解析D细节理解题。根据第一段的末句可知，地景艺术的存在有几千年的历史了。7．AllofthefollowingareusedtodesigntheSpiralJettyEXCEPT________.A.stonesB.plantsC.saltD.mud答案与解析B细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中“madeofacollectionofstonesandmud”以及第三段第三句中“likesalt,whichisaddedtotheSpiralJetty”可知，在创造SpiralJetty时，艺术家使用了石头、泥土和盐。8．What。

9、doweknowaboutRobertSmithson?A.HeisanAmericanartist.B.HeisapioneerincreatingLandArt.C.HecreatedthemostfamousLandArt.D.HelivesneartheGreatSaltLake.答案与解析A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的theAmericanartist可知RobertSmithson是美国的一名艺术家。9．FromthepassageweknowLandArt________.A.cannotexistforeverB.canbemovedeverywhereC.canbecreatedinafewhoursD.can'tbechangedoncecreated答案与解析A细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句可知，地景艺术不能永远存在。。