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           Impressionism is a form of art which began in the 1870s. When you look closely at an impressionist painting,you see little dots of different colored paints. When you move away from the picture,the dots of colors blend together and the painting looks like it has light playing on the people and objects in the picture.

           Impressionist art is different from traditional art. Traditional painters were interested in the form of objects. The impressionists were interested in light and color; The impressionist painters wanted to paint natural light which was lively and bright. They tried to express the feeling of pure sunshine in their paintings. When traditional artists mixed paints,they could not create the feeling of bright,natural light. Therefore,instead of mixing colors,the impressionists used small dots of pure colors.

           The viewers,eyes put these unmixed colors together the same way they add colors in light together. When you look at an impressionist painting,it feels the same as when you look at an object in lively,natural light.

           Traditional painters worked inside. Impressionist painters worked outside because they wanted to p^int the effect of sunlight on objects. Monet (1840-1926) , for example,made a series of paintings of a haystack(干草堆) .Every morning he went to a field with eight or ten paintings. All day,he sat in front of a haystack painting. Every hour he worked on a different picture. All of these paintings are pictures of the haystack. However,they do not look the same because sunlight has different effects on objects at different hours. Monet made his paintings directly from nature. His study of the haystack is an hour-by-hour record of the artistry of light.

28. Why are there many dots on an impressionist painting?

   A. In order to show different painting techniques.

   B. In order to produce the image of different colors.

   C. Because impressionists focused on the form of objects.

   D. Because impressionists wanted to show different figures.

29. Impressionist art differs from traditional art in that .

   A. impressionist paintings have larger dots

   B. impressionist paintings are dark and dull

   C. impressionists paid more attention to light and color

   D. impressionists mixed paints to create bright and natural light

30. Impressionist painters succeeded in .

   A. describing still items

   B. painting indoor objects

   C. working early in the morning

   D. creating the feeling of pure sunshine in paintings

31. Monet worked outside because he wanted to.

   A. paint his haystacks perfectly

   B. work on a different picture every hour

   C. paint the different effects sunlight has on an object

   D. study the different effects sunlight has on the haystack

Answer 1

28. B 29. C 30. D 31. C

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28. B. 细节理解题。由第一段中的When you move away from the picture, the dots of colors blend together ...可知，印象派画家用不同颜色的纯色小点使人们视线离开绘画后自然形成一种栩栩如生的自然界光与色着物的美好画景。 

29. C. 推理判断题。由第二段中的Jhe impressionists were interested in light  and color可知，印象派画家更注重光和色彩。

30. D. 细节理解题。由第二段中的They tried to express the feeling of pure sunshine in their paintings 和第三段中的： When you look at an impressionist : painting,it feels the same as when you look at an object in lively,natural light 可知，印象派画家在他们的画中表达出纯 粹的阳光的感觉。

31. C. 推理判断题。由最后一段中的they do not look the same because sunlight has different effects on objects at different hours可知，莫奈是要画出阳光作用在物体上的不同效果。