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专题12文学与艺术真题训练备战高考英语阅读理
专题12文学与艺术
真题训练
Passage1(2017年·新课标卷II)
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话题
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莎士比亚的戏剧的翻译及上映
★★★☆☆
6分钟
Inthecomingmonths,wearebringingtogetherartistsfromallovertheglobe,toenjoyspeakingShakespeare’splaysintheirownlanguage,inourglobe,withinthearchitectureShakespearewrotefor.pleasecomeandjoinus.
NationalTheatreOfChinaBeijing|Chinese
Thisgreatoccasion(盛会)willbethenationalTheatreofChina’sfirstvisittotheUK.Thecompany’sproductionsshowthenewfaceof21stcenturyChinesetheatre.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sRichard
willbedirectedbytheNational’sAssociateDirector,WangXiaoying.
Date&Time:
Saturday28April,2.30pm&Sunday29April,1.30pm&6.30pm
MarjanishviliTheatreTbilisi|Georgian
OneofthemostfamoustheatresinGeorgia,theMarjanishvili,foundedin1928,appearsregularlyattheatrefestivalsallovertheworld.ThisnewproductionofAsYouLikeItishelmed(指导)bythecompany’sArtisticDirectorLevanTsuladze.
Date&Time:
Friday18May,2.30pm&Saturday19May,7.30pm
DeafinitelyTheatreLondon|BritishSignLanguage(BSL)
BytranslatingtherichandhumouroustextofLove’sLabour’sLostintothephysicallanguageofBSL,DeafinitelyTheatrecreatesanewinterpretationofShakespeare’scomedyandaimstobuildabridgebetweendeafandhearingworldsbyperformingtobothgroupsasoneaudience.
Date&Time:
Tueaday22May,2.30pm&Wednesday23May,7.30pm
HabimaNationalTheatreTelAviv|Hebrew
TheHabimaisthecentreofHebrew-languagetheatreworldwide,FoundedinMoscowafterthe1905revolution,thecompanyeventuallysettledinTelAvivinthelate1920s,Since1958,theyhavebeenrecognizedasthenationaltheatreofIsrael.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sTheMerchantofVenicemarkstheirfirstvisittotheUK.
Date&Time:
Monday28May,7.30&Tuesday29May,7.30pm
21.whichplaywillbeperformedbytheNationalTheatreofChina?
A.RichardⅢ.B.Lover’sLabour’sLost.
C.AsYouLikeIt.D.ThemerchantofVenice.
22.WhatisspecialaboutDeafinnitelyTheatre?
A.Ithastwogroupsofactors.B.ItistheleadingtheatreinLondon.
C.ItperformsplaysinBSL.D.Itisgoodatproducingcomedies.
23.WhencanyouseeaplayinHebrew?
A.OnSaturday28Apil.B.OnSunday29April.
C.OnTuesday22May.D.OnTuesday29May.
【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文。
主要介绍了莎士比亚的戏剧被翻译成几个国家的语言,并将在这些国家的大剧院上映的有关情况。
21.A【解析】细节理解题。
根据“Thisgreatoccasion(盛会)willbethenationalTheatreofChina’s
firstvisittotheUK.以及ThisproductionofShakespeare’sRichardIIIwillbedirectedbytheNational’sAssociateDirector,WangXiaoying”,可知RichardIII将要在中国国家大剧院上映。
故选A。
23.D【解析】细节理解题。
根据“DateDate&Time:
Monday28May,7.30&Tuesday29May,7.30pm”可知,可以在5月29日,星期二这一天,在希伯来观看戏剧。
故选D。
Passage2(2017年·浙江卷)
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美国绘画之父本杰明·韦斯特小时候的艺术启蒙
★★★☆☆
7分钟
BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamel’shair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.
Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged(蓬乱).Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.
Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin’scousins,Mr.Pennington,cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings(版画)byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin’sparentsifhemighttaketheboytoPhiladelphiaforavisit.
Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscape(风景)painting.WilliamWilliams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehimwork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle,havingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,"Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday,andundermypillowatnight."Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.
21.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Benjamin’svisittoPhiladelphia.
B.Williams’influenceonBenjamin.
C.ThebeginningofBenjamin’slifeasanartist.
D.ThefriendshipbetweenBenjaminandPennington.
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3suggest?
A.Thecatwouldbecloselywatched.
B.Thecatwouldgetsomemedicalcare.
C.Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.
D.Benjaminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.
23.WhatdidPenningtondotohelpBenjamindevelophistalent?
A.Hetookhimtoseepaintingexhibitions.
B.Heprovidedhimwithpaintingmaterials.
C.HesenthimtoaschoolinPhiladelphia.
D.Hetaughthimhowtomakeengravings.
24.Williams’twobookshelpedBenjaminto________.
A.mastertheuseofpaints
B.appreciatelandscapepaintings
C.gettoknowotherpainters
D.makeuphismindtobeapainter
【话题解读】本文属于记叙文,主要讲了美国绘画之父Benjamin在决定要成为一名画家之前的经历。
本文主要介绍了美国绘画之父本杰明·韦斯特小时候的艺术启蒙。
【段意梳理】
第一段:
6岁时本杰明就展现出艺术天赋,用猫毛制作画笔。
第二段:
用猫毛制作画笔的事被父亲发现。
第三段:
本杰明的天赋引起了堂兄Pennington的注意,并得到了帮助。
第四段:
9岁时本杰明被堂兄Pennington带到费城。
第五段:
在费城,本杰明开始叩响艺术殿堂的大门,并立志成为艺术家。
【背景知识】
本杰明·韦斯特,美国画家,生于宾夕法尼亚州斯普林菲尔德,6岁学画,被誉为神童,20岁时在费城画肖像。
1760年被费城商人送往欧洲,到罗马时引起轰动,被贵族视为高贵的未开化的人。
1771年《沃尔夫将军之死》震惊画坛,他得到了乔治三世的保护和友谊。
1772年他被委任为国王历史画家,为王家学院的创建者之一,一生作有400多幅油画,主要以历史神话和宗教为题材,是第一位在欧洲获得承认的美国艺术家,对美国19世纪初美术发展产生重大影响。
21.C【解析】主旨大意题。
根据文章第一段首句"BenjaminWest...whenhewasonlysixyearsofage"以及第四段首句"In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold"和最后一段,并结合全文可知,全文主要讲述了本杰明·韦斯特少年时代的艺术启蒙,故选C项。
23.B【解析】细节理解题。
根据文章第五段首句"Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings"可知,为了更好地发展本杰明的绘画天赋,堂兄Pennington给了他很多帮助,提供了创作油画的材料,故选B项。
24.D【解析】细节理解题。
根据文章最后一段本杰明说的话以及"Whileitislikelythatheunderstood...Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist"可推知,Williams给本杰明的两本关于绘画的著作帮助本杰明打开了艺术之门,使他立志成为艺术家,故选D项。
Passage3(2015年·新课标全国I卷)
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萨尔瓦多·达利的画展
★★★☆☆
8分钟
SalvadorDali(1904—1989)wasoneofthemostpopularofmodernartists.ThePompidouCentreinParisisshowingitsrespectandadmirationfortheartistandhispowerfulpersonalitywithanexhibitionbringingtogetherover200paintings,sculptures,drawingsandmore.Amongtheworksandmasterworksonexhibitionthevisitorwillfindthebestpieces,mostimportantlyThePersistenceofMemory.ThereisalsoL'EnigmesansFinfrom1938,worksonpaper,objects,andprojectsforstageandscreenandselectedpartsfromtelevisionprogrammesreflectingtheartist'sshowmanqualities.
ThevisitorwillentertheWorldofDalithroughaneggandismetwiththebeginning,theworldofbirth.Theexhibitionfollowsapathoftimeandsubjectwiththevisitorexitingthroughthebrain.
TheexhibitionshowshowDalidrawstheviewerbetweentwoinfinities(无限).“Fromtheinfinitysmalltotheinfinitylarge,contractionandexpansioncominginandoutoffocus:
amazingFlemishaccuracyandtheshowyBaroqueofoldpaintingthatheusedinhismuseumtheatreinFigueras,”explainsthePompidouCentre.
Thefineselectionofthemajorworkswasdoneinclosecollaboration(合作)withtheMuseoNacionalReinaSofiainMadrid,Spain,andwithcontributionsfromotherinstitutionsliketheSalvadorDaliMuseuminSt.Petersburg,Florida.
28.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesDaliaccordingtoParagraph1?
A.Optimistic.B.Productive.
C.Generous.D.Traditional.
29.WhatisDali'sThePersistenceofMemoryconsideredtobe?
A.Oneofhismasterworks.
B.Asuccessfulscreenadaptation.
C.Anartisticcreationforthestage.
D.OneofthebestTVprogrammes.
30.HowaretheexhibitsarrangedattheWorldofDali?
A.Bypopularity.
B.Byimportance.
C.Bysizeandshape.
D.Bytimeandsubject.
31.Whatdoestheword“contributions”inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.Artworks.B.Projects.
C.Donations.D.Documents.
【话题解读】本文是一篇说明文。
文章介绍了在巴黎PompidouCentre举办的著名画家萨尔瓦多·达利的画展。
29.A 【解析】细节理解题。
根据文章第一段第三句“Amongtheworksandmasterworksonexhibitionthevisitorwillfindthebestpieces,mostimportantlyThePersistenceofMemory.”可知ThePersistenceofMemory是他的杰作之一。
故选A。
30.D 【解析】细节理解题。
根据文章第二段第二句“Theexhibitionfollowsapathoftimeandsubjectwiththevisitorexitingthroughthebrain.”可知,展品是根据时间和主题安排的。
故选D。
31.A 【解析】词义猜测题。
根据文章最后一段“Thefineselectionofthemajorworkswasdoneinclosecollaboration(合作)withtheMuseoNacionalReinaSofiainMadrid,Spain,andwithcontributionsfromotherinstitutionsliketheSalvadorDaliMuseuminSt.Petersburg,Florida.”可知选A。
Passage4(2014年·新课标全国卷I)
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耶鲁大学的科学家MarkTurin为保护濒临消失的语言而做出的不懈努力
★★★☆☆
6分钟
AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000-7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).
Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations—UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem—haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyrefle