SectionIReadingandThinking（1）

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閱讀理解。

A

Whatisgreatart?Ontheonehand,wecanallseethatgreatartisoldart

whichisconsideredgreat.Buthowdoweknowwhichartofourowntimesisgreat,

andwhichwillbeforgotten?Andwhodecides?

Theseareimportantquestions,forthegreatartofthepastoftenwasnot

consideredgreatduringitsowntime.WhenShakespeareandCharlesDickenswere

writing,forexample,ir.ostcriticsconsideredthenmediocre（平庸的）writerswith

littleorno1iteraryabi1ity.

Similarly,VanGoghandmanyoftheotherImpressionistpaintersofthelate

nineteenthcenturywerenotallowedtoparticipateineventsinvolvingwhatwere

thoughttobethe“real"paintersofthetime,andoftentheywereverypoor.Yet

todaytheirpaintingsoftensellformillionsofdollars,whilethoseso-called

“real”paintersarenowbarelyremembered.

Sowhatmakesgreatart?Can,forexample,rockmusicbegreatart?Musicviceos?

Cartoonsandcomics?Thosewhocalledthemselvescriticsofthefineartsoftenwere

thelasttorecognisegreatartinthepast,andwecanprobablyexpectthistobe

thesituationtoday.

Criticsoftendon'tseegreatartforwhatitisbecausetheytendtobe

prejudicedagainstwhatispopular,asShakespeareandDickenswereintheirday.

Popularworks,whethernovels,movies,orcomics,areusuallyconsideredtobe

producedforthesakeofmoneyonly,andnotforthesakeofart.

Butpopularity,itseemstome,ison?ofthreesignsthatapresent-daywork

ofartmaycometobethoughtofasgreat.Theothertwoarethatitisgroundbreaking,

andthatitisinherently（內在地）beautiful.

Manyworkshaveoneoreventwoofthesequalitiesofbeingpopular,unusual,

orbeautiful.Havingallthreeoftenwillmeanthataworkofartwillsomedaybe

seentobegreat,thoughitmaytakeagoodspoonfuloftime,suchasacenturyor

two,toknowforsure.

1.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toleadtothefollowing,andarousethereaders'curiosity.

B.Tointroducesomerealpainters.

C.Tointroducehowtoappreciategreatworks.

D.Toexplainwhatkindofartbecomespopular.

解析:推理判斷題。第一段中的三個問句引出了文章的內容，引起了讀者的好奇心。故選A。

答案:A

2.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoprovethroughtheexamplesofShakespeare,Charles

Dickens,andVanGogh?

A.Thesemasters'workshavesomeshortcomings.

B.Thesemasterswou1dneverhavebeensosuccessfulwithoutthecriticsoftheir

times.

C.Trulybeautifulworksofartareneverunderstoodbythecritics.

D.Greatmasterswereoftennotacknowledgedwhiletheywerealive.

解析:推理判斷題。從文章第二、三段所列舉的事例來看,許多藝術大師在世時并沒有得到人

們的認可。故選【）。

答案:D

3.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Greatworksmaybepresentedindifferentforms.

B.TheImpressionistpainterswerenotacceptedfortheirpoorpaintings.

C.Paintingsarethoughttobevaluablebecauseoftheirpopularity.

D.Criticsnowadayschangetheirattitudestothegroatworks.

解析:細節理解題。從文章第四、五、六段可知搖滾音樂、音樂視頻、動畫片、漫畫、小說、

電影等都有可能成為偉大的作品，由此可以推斷作者認為偉大的作品可以以不同的形式呈

現。B、C、D三項所述與文章信息不符。故選A。

答案:A

4.Whatmayhappentogreatworksofartfromthistext?

A.Theylosevalueifthey'renotaccepted.

B.Theyarcproducednotformoney.

C.Theymaybeneglectedforalongtime.

D.Theyarepresentedinanimpressiveway.

解析:推理判斷題。文章最后一段說藝術品具備三個特點（受歡迎、具有突破性和內涵美）后，

盡管可能長時間內得不到人們的認可，甚至被忽視，但總有一天會被人們接受并被公認為是

“偉大”之作。故選C。

答案:C

B

Streetartisaverypopularformofartthatisspreadingquicklyalloverthe

world.YoucanfinditonbuiIdings,sidewalks,streetsignsandtrashcansfrom

TokyotoParis,fromMoscowtoCapeTown.Streetarthasbecomeaglobalculture

andevenartmuseumsandgalIeriesarecollectingtheworksofstreetartists.

Streetartstartedoutverysecretlybecauseitwasillegaltopaintonpublic

andprivatepropertywi:houtpermission.Peopleoftenhavedifferentopinionsabout

streetart.Somethinkitisacrimeandothersthinkitisaverybeautifulnew

formofculture.

ArtexpertsclaimthatthestreetartmovementbeganinNewYorkinthe1960s.

Youngadultspaintedwordsandotherimagesonwallsandtrains.Thiscolourfulstyle

ofwritingbecameknownasgraffiti.Graffitiartshowedthatyoungpeoplewanted

torebelagainstsociety.Theytravelledaroundcitiestocreatepaintingsthat

everyonecouldsee.Inmanycases,theyhadtroublewiththepoliceandthelocal

government.

Streetartistsdotheirworkfordifferentreasons.Someofthemdonotlike

artistswhomakesomuchmoneyingalleriesandnuseums.Theychoosestreetart

becauseitisclosertothepeople.Someartiststrytoexpresstheirpolitical

opinionsintheirwork.Theyoftenwanttoprotestagainstbigfirmsandcorporations.

Othersliketodothingsthatareforbiddenandhopetheydon'tgetcaught.

Advertisingcompaniesalsousestreetartintheiradsbecauseitgivespeoplethe

impressionofyouthandenergy.

Today,theInternethasabiginfluenceonstreetart.Artistscanshowtheir

picturestoaudienceal1overtheworld.Manycityresidents,however,saythat

seeingapictureontheInternetisneverasgoodasseeingitalive.Thestreet

artmovement1iveswiththeenergyandlifeofabigcity.There,itwillcontinue

tochangeandgrow.

5.What*sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.Streetarthasalonghistory.

B.Streetartisanewformofculture.

C.Streetartcanbefoundinartmuseums.

D.Streetartispopulararoundtheworld.

解析:段落大意題。第一段主要說明了街頭藝術在全世界都很受歡迎。故選D。

答案:D

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Graffitiartistsoftenhadtroublewiththepoliceandthelocalgovernmentin

the1960s.

B.Mostartexpertsthinkpaintingonwallsandtrainsisacrime.

C.Streetartstartedoutsecretlybecausefewpeoplelikedit.

D.Itisi1legalforstreetartiststotravelaroundbigcities.

解析：細節理解題。根據第二段最后一句aInmanycases,theyhadtroublewiththepolice

andthelocalgovernment."可知，在20世紀60年代,涂鴉藝術家經常與警察和當地政府

發生沖突。故選A。

答案:A

7.Whydosomeadvertisingcompaniesusestreetartintheirads?

A.Itisthefastestwaytointroduceanewproduct.

B.Itimpressespeoplewithyouthandenergy.

C.Ithelpsthemsavemuchmoney.

【）.Itisclosertothepeople.

解析：細節理解題。根據第四段最后一句uAdvertisingcompaniesalsousestreetartin

theiradsbecauseitgivespeopletheimpressionofyouthandenergy.n可知應選

Bo

答案:B

8.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.StreetartistswillshowtheirpicturesontheInternetinsteadofinthestreet.

B.Streetartwi11movefrombigcitiestosmal1citiesandthecountryside.

C.Morecityresidentswillbecomestreetartists.

D.Streetartwon*tbereplacedbytheInternet.

解析：推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的”...however,saythatseeingapictureonthe

Internetisneverasgoodasseeingitalive…itwillcontinuetochangeandgrow.**

可以推斷,盡管互聯網對街頭藝術有很大影響，但仍不能夠取代街頭藝術。故選【）。

答案:D

C

Whenyouthinkaboutart,youmightconsiderittobepermanent.Afterall,that

pictureyoudrewinkindergartenmightstillhangonyourrefrigeratoryearsItter.

9.ThinkaboutaBroadwayperformance.Whenit'sover,it'sover.Sure,

itmightliveinyourircmory.Buttheliveshowisaspecialevent.Itislimited

toacertaintimeandplace.

Canyouthinkofotherformsofartthataretemporary?Ifyou,reafanofthe

beach,sandcastlesmightcometoyourniind.HaveyoueverspenthoursbuiIdinga

beautifulsandcastle?10._______Youknewyourworkofartwouldbegoneassoon

asthetidecamein.Thesandybeachisacanvaswherenatureerases“paintir.gs”

daily.

Mostofthetime,artmadefromsandcan,tlastlong.Still,manypeoplelove

usingsandtocreatetheirownuniquevisionofbeauty.Oneofthemostattractive

typesofsandartissandanimation.11.Artistswhoworkinsand

animationusesandtonakeasetofimagesthatusuallytellastory.Theyoften

startwithalargeamountofsandonaflatsurface,suchasatable.Theythenuse

theirhandsandfingerstodrawinthesand.

12._______However,thewidevarietyofbeautifulandhighly-detailedsand

artworksmightsurpriseyou.Manyoftheseworksorartaretemporary.That'swhere

theanimationpartcomesin.

Sandanimationartistscreateaseriesofimagesthatmovetotellastory.They

mightalsousemusicandspeciallightingtocompletetheeffect.Sometimesthey

photographorvideotheircreationthroughouttheprocess.13.

A.Itisatypeofliveperformanceart.

B.Notallworksofartarepermanent,though.

C.Sandanimationisbeautifulbutlastsonlyforthemoment.

D.Thon,theyturnitintoasandanimationmoviewhenit'sfinished.

E.Itmightseemlikeusingsandwou1d1imittheartyoucouldmake.

F.Ifyouhave,youwouldprobablybesadwhenitwastimetoleavethebeach.

G.Buildingasandcastleisafamily-friendlyactivityperfectforlargegroups.

9.解析：根據前文"Whenyouthinkaboutart,youmightconsiderittobepermanent.

可知，此處是講藝術的永恒性，根據后文uThinkaboutaBroadwayperformance.Whenitts

over,it'sover.”可知，此處是講藝術并不都是永恒的。前后意思為轉折關系。故選B。

答案:B

10.解析：前文”Haveyoueverspenthoursbuildingabeautifulsandcastle?"對應

選項F中的“Ifyouhave”,后文“Youknewyourworkofartwouldbegoneassoonas

thetidecamein”對應選項F中的"youwouldprobablybesadwhenitwastimetoleave

thebeach”。故選F。

答案:F

11.解析：根據前文“Oneofthemostattractivetypesofsandartissandanimation.

可知，選項A中的It是指沙畫,根據后文uArtistswhoworkinsandanimationusesand

tomakeasetoTimagesthatusuallytel1astory.M可知，沙畫是一種現場表演藝術。

故選A。

答案:A

12.解析：根據"However,thewidevarietyofbeautifulandhighly-detailedsand

artworksmightsurpriseyou.”可知，沙子藝術品并不會限制藝術創作，和選項E(似乎使

用沙子會限制你的藝術創作)構成轉折。故選E。

答案:E

13.解析：根據前文“Sometimestheyphotographorvideotheircreationthroughoutthe

process.”可知，他們在整個創作過程中拍攝照片或錄像，這樣就可以做成動畫電影。故選

答案:D

ReadingandThinking(2)

［基礎測評］

I.單句語法填空

1.Wehavetofacethethathedoesn,tknowhowthatpainted

the________world,(realistic)

2.Sofar,nobodyhasknown(precise)wheretheviruscamefrom.

3.Some(influence)doctorshavepredictedthathumanswillinventacure

forthevirussoonerorlater.

4.Themasks(purchase)onlinehelpedhisfami1ygothroughthehard

period.

5.Thisteachingmethod____(emerge)inthelate1970sandhasbeenpopularwith

teachersandstudents.

6.Theyarctryingtheirbesttomakethe(client)demandsmet.

7.Monetlovedtousehisgardensashis________toconveythe________impression

thattheygavehim.(subject)

8.Hisaimwas(convey)hisfeelingsandthoughtsinhisworksofart.

答案：1.realityreallyrealistrealistic2.precisely3.influential4.

purchased5.emerged6.client,s/clients*7.subjectssubjective8.to

convey

II.用適當的介詞填空

1.Thus,artistswerenotinterestedpaintingrealisticscenes.

2.Thisbegantochangeinthe13thcenturyGiottodiBondone.

3.Hispaintingsaresetapart________othersbytheirrealistichumanfaces.

4.Asaresult,paintersconcentratedlessreIigiousthemes.

5.Theybegantoadoptamorehumanisticattitudelife.

6.Usingoil,Rembrandtgainedareputationamasterofshadowandlight.

7.Theemphasisincreasinglyshiftedfromreligiousthemespeopleandthe

worldaroundus.

8.thecold,black-and-whitephotosofthattimeperiod,hispaintingsare

fulllight,shadow,colourandlife.

9.Youshouldfocusgettingthemainideaofthetextwhilereading.

10.Sheappliedperspectiveherpaintings,whichmadethemrealistic.

答案：1.in2.with3.from4.on5.to/towards

6.as7.to8.Unlikeof9.on10.to

III.語法填空

Atthetimethey1.(create),theImpressionistpaintingswere

controversial,2.todaytheyareacceptedasthebeginningof3.we

call“ModernArt”.ThisisbecausetheImpressionistsencouragedartists

4.(look)attheirenvironmentinnewways.There5.(be)alotof

modernartstyles,but6.theImpressionists,manyofthesepaintingstyles

mightnotexist.Ontheonehand,someModernArtisabstract;thatis,the

7.(paint)doesnotattempttopaintobjectsasweseethemwithoureyes,

butinsteadconcentratesoncertainqualitiesoftheobjects,8._______(use)

colour,1inesandshapetorepresentthem.Ontheotherhand,somepaintingsofModern

Artareso9.(reality)thattheylooklikephotos.Thesestylesareso

different.Whocanpredictwhatpainting10.(style)therewillbeinthe

future?

答案：1.werecreated2.but3.what4.tolook5.are6.without7.

painter8.using9.realistic10.styles

［提升測評］

IV.閱讀理解

NoartisthasaffectedModernArtmorethanPabloRuizPicasso.Thousandsof

masterpieceshehadcreatedchangedthewaypeoplethoughtaboutart.Picassowas

perhapsthemosttalentedandsuccessfulartistwhoeverlived.

Picassowasbornin1881inasmal1townonthesoutherncoastofSpain.Ilis

fatherwasapainterwhotaughtart.Picassoshowedexceptionaltalentatanearly

ageand,bythetimehewasinhisteens,paintedbetterthanhisfatheroranyof

thelocalartteachers.Atsixteen,PicassowassenttotheRoyalAcademyofMadrid,

wherestudentsdrewfronplastercastsandcopiedworksoftheoldmasters.Picasso

felttheseassignmentswerepointlessandbegantoworkonhisown.Picasso'sfather

soonbecameangrywithhisson'srebelliousbehaviour,longhair,andstrange

clothes.HebelievedtnatPicassowaswastinghistalentandscoldedhim,“Why

don'tyoucutyourhairandpaintsensibly?”

In1900,PicassoleftforParis-thenthecentreoftheartworld.Helivedin

acold,run-downbuiIding,paintingconstantly,sometimessurvivingfordaysononly

apieceofbread.Duringtheseyears,hisartreflectedhisdismal（凄涼的）

surroundings.Homelessoutcastswerethesubjectofmanyofhisfairlyrealistic

earlypaintings.AfterseeingAfricanmasksandsculptures,hisworksbecamemore

simplifiedandangular（有棱角的）leadinguptotherevolutionarynowstyleknown

asCubism.

Picassodidn,tsellmanyofhisworksduringtheseearlyyears.Butheworked

continuously,alwaysexperimentingwithdifferentstylesofpainting.Though

Picassolivedtobeninety-twoandbecamethemostfamousartistintheworld,he

spokeofhisyouthfuldaysinParisasifthehappiesttimeofmylife”.

1.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?

A.Picasso*sCubismasarevolutionarystyleinart.

B.Picassoasarebelandhisart.

C.Picasso,slifeandpaintinginParis.

D.Picasso*sinfluencesonthedevelopmentofModernArt.

解析:主旨大意題。通讀全文可知,本文主要講述了畢加索叛逆的個性和獨特的藝術風格,故

選B。

答案:B

2.WhatcanweknowaboutPicasso?

A.Heshowedunusualtalentforpaintinginhisearlychildhood.

B.HespenthisearlyteensstudyingintheRoyalAcademy.

C.Hebecameafamouspainterintheworldattheageofsixteen.

D.Hepaintedmorethanlocalartteachersandgainedfame.

解析:細節理解題。由第二段第三句可知，畢加索在很小的時候就展現出了他的繪畫天賦,而

且到十幾歲時就比他父親或任何當地的美術老師畫得更好了。故選Ao

答案:A

3.WhendidPicassostarttorevealhisrebelliousspirit?

A.Whenhewasachild.

B.Inhisearlyteens.

C.WhenhewasstudyingintheRoyalAcademy.

D.AfterhemovedtoParisforfurthereducation.

解析:細節理解題。由第二段第四、五、六句可知,畢加索是在皇家學院學習時開始表現出叛

逆的一面的。故選C。

答案:C

4.Whatmarkstheturningpointinhiscareerasanartist?

A.ThosemiserablebutfruitfulyouthfuldaysinParis.

B.Thoserealisticpaintingsreflectingdismalsocialsurroundings.

C.TheinfluenceofmasksandsculpturescreatedbynativeAfricanartists.

D.Experimentingwithnewdifferentstylesofpainting.

解析:細節理解題。由第三段末句可知，畢加索在事業上的轉折點是看到非洲土著人創作的面

具和雕塑。故選C。

答案:C

V.完形填空

Asamusicteacher,Ihavealwaysknownthat,musictouchesthesoul.11c2n_[

allkindsofbarrierstoreachstudentsinaveryspecialway.Itcanbethe_2

foreachchildtofindtheir1ight.Iwou1<11iketo_3astoryaboutit.

ForafewyearsIwas4withtheopportunitytoteachdisabledstudents.

Oneofmymost5studentswasafive-year-oldgirlcalledVanessa,whohad

difficultywalking,andcouldnotspeak.We6satonthefloorforourmusic

lessonsandVanessalikedtositonmylap（大腿）.Oneofherfavouritesongswas

JohntheRabbit.Itwasacall-and-responsesongwhereIsangthecallandthe

students_7twicewhilesingingtherepeatingphrase“Oh,yes!”Vanessaliked

to_8herhandstogetherwithmineandclapwithme.Wcprobablyperformedthat

songduringeveryclass,VanessaandIclappingtogether.Butshe9_saidorsang

aword.

Oneday,whenthesongwasfinished,Vanessaturnedaround,lookedmeinthe

eye,clappedhertinyhandstwiceandsaidthewords“Oh,yes!”Iopenedmymouth

in10andforthatmomentIwastheonewhocouldnotspeak.Whenmyheartfirally

startedbeatingagain,Ilookedoverattheassistantteachertofindheralso11.

Throughmusic,wehadmadeanawesomeconnection.

Severalyearslater,ImetVanessainthestreetintown.Shewavedwithabig

smileonherfaceandIhericlappedherhandstwice,initialingIhesongwehad}2

somanytimesinourmusicclass.Thelittlegirl,j3herconnectionwithmusic,

leftanimpressiononmethatwilllastforever.Everychildhasthej4tolearn

andgrow.Itisuptousto15thewaytoreacheveryoneofourstudents.We

allmustfindeachchild,slight.

1.A.getacrossB.putaway

C.takeoverD.breakthrough

解析:它能用一種非常特殊的方式突破各種障礙直達學生的心靈。getacro