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【題目】 If you are crazy about paintings, you shouldn’t miss the following four famous masterpieces which have stood the test of time.

The Arnolfini Portrait

Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, an oil painting on wood produced in 1434, in which a man and a woman hold hands with a window behind him and a bed behind her, is undoubtedly one of the masterpieces in the National Gallery, London. This painting is as visually interesting as it is famed. It is also an informative document on fifteenth-century society, through van Eyck’s heavy use of symbolism—while husbands went out to engage in business, wives concerned themselves with domestic duties.

The Starry Night

Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night, oil on canvas(帆布), a moderately abstract landscape painting of an expressive night sky over a small hillside village, during his 12-month stay at the mental hospital near Saint-Rémy -de-Provence, France between 1889 and 1890. When the Museum of Modern Art in New York City purchased the painting from a private collector in 1941, it was not well known, but it has since become one of van Gogh’s most famous works.

The Harvesters

The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565. It depicts the harvest time which most commonly occurred within the months of August and September. Nicolaes Jonghelinck, a merchant banker and art collector from Antwerp, commissioned this painting. The painting has been at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City since 1919.

Guernica

Guernica, a large black-and-white oil painting, was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso in 1937. The title “Guernica” refers to the city that was bombed by Nazi planes during the Spanish Civil War. The painting depicts the horrors of war and as a result, has come to be an anti-war symbol and a reminder of the tragedies of war. Today, the painting is housed at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofaí in Madrid.

【1】Which of the following paintings was produced earliest?

A.The Arnolfini PortraitB.The Starry Night.

C.The Harvesters.D.Guernica.

【2】What do we know about the painting The Starry Night?

A.It was painted on wood in oil.

B.It wasn’t widely recognized before 1941.

C.It described the painter’s life in hospital.

D.It was given away to the museum by a collector.

【3】Who created the painting describing the tragedy of war?

A.Pieter Bruegel the Elder.B.Vincent van Gogh.

C.Jan van Eyck.D.Pablo Picasso.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了四幅名畫——從揚(yáng)·凡·艾克的肖像畫到巴勃羅·畢加索的杰作。它們都經(jīng)受住了時間的考驗。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段The Amolfini Portrait中的Jan van Eyck’s Amolfini Portrait, an oil painting on wood produced in 1434.第三段The Starry Night中的during his 12-month stay at the mental hospital near Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France between 1889 and 1890.第四段The Harvesters中的The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565.和第五段Guernica中的Guernica, a large black-and-white oil painting, was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso in 1937.可知，The Amolfini Portrait是最早創(chuàng)作的畫。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Starry Night中的When the Museum of Modem Art in New York City purchased the painting from a private collector in 1941, it was not well known, but it has since become one of van Gogh's most famous works.(1941年，當(dāng)紐約現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)博物館從一位私人收藏家手中買下這幅畫時，它并不為人所知，但后來卻成了梵高最著名的作品之一。)可知，The Starry Night在1941年之前沒有被廣泛認(rèn)可。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Guernica的Guernica, a large black-and-white oil painting, was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso in 1937.(格爾尼卡是一幅黑白相間的大型油畫，由古巴畫家巴勃羅·畢加索于1937年創(chuàng)作。)和The painting depicts the horrors of war and as a result, has come to be an anti-war symbol and a reminder of the tragedies of war.(這幅畫描繪了戰(zhàn)爭的恐怖，因此成為反戰(zhàn)的象征，并提醒人們戰(zhàn)爭的悲劇。) 可推斷，巴勃羅·畢加索創(chuàng)造的油畫描述了戰(zhàn)爭的悲劇。故選D。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題是閱讀理解中常見的題型�？忌�在做這類題時一定要仔細(xì)審題，弄懂題干，題干當(dāng)中往往有重要信息，然后回文定位，找到依據(jù)。比如此題第2題，根據(jù)題干定位The Starry Night部分中的When the Museum of Modem Art in New York City purchased the painting from a private collector in 1941, it was not well known, but it has since become one of van Gogh's most famous works.(1941年，當(dāng)紐約現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)博物館從一位私人收藏家手中買下這幅畫時，它并不為人所知，但后來卻成了梵高最著名的作品之一。)可知，The Starry Night在1941年之前沒有被廣泛認(rèn)可。故選B。