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第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共12小题;
每小题2.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
NoartisthasaffectedmodernartmorethanPabloPicasso.Thethousandsofmasterpieceshehadcreatedchangedthewaypeoplethoughtaboutart.Picassowasperhapsthemosttalentedandsuccessfulartistwhoeverlived.
PabloRuizPicassowasbornin1881inasmalltownonthesoutherncoastofSpain.Hisfatherwasapainterwhotaughtart.Picassoshowedexceptionaltalentatanearlyageand,bythetimehewasinhisteens,paintedbetterthanhisfatheroranyofthelocalartteachers.Atsixteen,PicassowassenttotheRoyalAcademyofMadrid,wherestudentsdrewfromplastercastsandcopiedworksoftheoldmasters.Picassofelttheseassignmentswerepointlessandbegantoworkonhisown.Picasso’sfathersoonbecameangrywithhisson’srebelliousbehaviour,longhair,andstrangeclothes.HebelievedthatPicassowaswastinghistalentandscoldedhim,“Whydon’tyoucutyourhairandpaintsensibly?
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In1900,PicassoleftforParis—thenthecenteroftheartworld.Helivedinacold,run-downbuilding,paintingconstantly,sometimessurvivingfordaysononlyapieceofbread.Duringtheseyears,hisartreflectedhisdismal(凄凉的)surroundings.Homelessoutcastswerethesubjectofmanyofhisfairlyrealisticearlypaintings.AfterseeingAfricanmasksandsculptures,hisworksbecamemoresimplifiedandangular(有角的)leadinguptotherevolutionarynewstyleknownasCubism(立体主义).
Picassodidn’tsellmanyofhisworksduringtheseearlyyears.OnMay8,1995,Picasso’sAngelFernanadezdeSotowassoldatauctionfor$29million.ThenextdayBluePeriod,oneofhislaterworks,soldfor$5million.Butheworkedcontinuously,alwaysexperimentingwithdifferentstylesofpainting.ThoughPicassolivedtobeninety-twoandbecamethemostfamousartistintheworld,hespokeofhisyouthfuldaysinParisas“thehappiesttimeofmylife”.
1Thispassagemainlydiscusses.
A.Picasso’sCubismasarevolutionarystyleinart
B.Picassoasarebelandhisart
C.Picasso’slifeandpaintinginParis
D.Picasso’sinfluencesonthedevelopmentofmodernart
答案:
B
解析:
主旨大意题。
通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了有逆反心理的毕加索的生平事迹及其绘画艺术,故选B项。
2PabloPicassoshowedunusualtalentforpainting.
A.inhisearlychildhood
B.inhisearlyteens
C.attheageofsixteen
D.whenhepaintedbetterthanlocalartteachers
细节理解题。
由第二段第三句可知,毕加索早在很小的时候就展现出了他的绘画天赋。
3PabloPicassostartedtorevealhisrebelliousspirit.
A.whenhewasachild
C.whenhewasstudyingintheRoyalAcademy
D.afterhemovedtoParis
C
由第二段第四、五、六句可知,毕加索是在皇家学院学习时开始表现出叛逆的一面的。
4Whatmarkssomethingofaturningpointinhiscareerasanartist?
A.ThosemiserablebutfruitfulyouthfuldaysinParis.
B.Thoserealisticpaintingsreflectingdismalsocialsurroundings.
C.TheinfluenceofmasksandsculpturescreatedbynativeAfricanartists.
D.Experimentingwithnewdifferentstylesofpainting.
由第三段末句可知,毕加索在事业上的转折点是受到了非洲土著人创作的面具和雕塑的影响。
Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.But,atnearly500yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa.
Thehealthofthefamouspicture,paintedbyLeonardodaVinciin1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,accordingtotheLouvreMuseumwhereitishoused.
“Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago,”themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedthechangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrent(现在的)chemicalstate.
Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyear,manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile.“Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops,”saidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.“It’sbecausedirectvision(视觉)isexcellentatpickingupdetails,butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.”
However,theactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmile.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim,untilitwaseventuallysoldtothekingofFrance,FrancisⅠ,in1519.
In1911,thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformeremployee,whotookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.DuringWorldWarⅡ,FrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.
Likemanyoldladies,theMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.
5TheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmeanstheMonaLisa.
A.islosingitsvalue
B.isbeingdamagedaftersomanyyears
C.isgettingmorevaluablewithyearspassing
D.willrotaway
句意理解题。
由第三段中的“Thethin,