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20.Mary Cassette is one of the first great female American painters.She followed her dreams and became an artist.She was born on May 22,1844,and lived in Europe for several years as a child.
Her family returned to the United States and at the age of 16,Mary attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.Four years later she decided she couldn't learn any more in Philadelphia,so her parents sent her back to Europe.There she studied the techniques of the masters in Rome,Seville,Antwerp,and Paris.
Mary received the chance of a lifetime in 1877 when the famous French painter,Edgar Degas,asked her to join a group of painters that included now-famous artists like Monet and Renoir.Their style of painting is called Impressionism.They used primary colors and short brush strokes (笔画) in their works.They recognized Mary's powerful talent and invited her to exhibit in the Impressionist art shows.
Mary painted what she saw:gardens,and portraits,especially of mothers and children in everyday life.One of her paintings,"Young Mother and Two Children",was donated (捐赠) to the White House in 1954 where it hangs today.
Mary never married and,in 1877,her parents and sister moved to Europe to join her.Mary devoted much of her time to them for the next 18 years.Mary painted until 1914 when her failing eyesight made it impossible to continue.She died in 1926 at the age of 82.
51.We know from the passage that Mary CassetteB.
A.didn't like painting in her childhood
B.painted things she saw in everyday life
C.learned from a lot of famous artists in the US
D.led a poor life throughout her life
52.Mary Cassette went back to Europe when she was 20 becauseC.
A.she didn't like America
B.American people didn't like her works
C.she wanted to learn more about art
D.she didn't like the teachers in her university
53.Mary Cassette stopped painting becauseC.
A.she lost interest in painting
B.she took a new interest in writing
C.her eyesight became too poor to continue
D.her parents encouraged her to travel abroad
54.What style of paintings influenced Mary Cassette most?B
A.Realism                          
B.Impressionism   
C.Abstract                                             
D.Expressionism.

分析 记叙文Mary Cassette是美国一位伟大的女画家,她始终追随她的梦想最终成为一名伟大的艺术家.

解答 BCCB
51.B  此题考查细节理解,根据第四段Mary painted what she saw:gardens,and portraits,especially of mothers and children in everyday life.可知,她所画的都是在日常生活中所见的.故答案为B.
52.C  推理判断题:由第二段中Four years later she decided she couldn't learn anything fresh and practical in Philadelphia,so her parents let her return to Europe.可知,她在费城已经学不到新的东西,也就是她的学习欲望得不到满足.故C项为正确答案
53.C  此题考查细节理解,根据最后一段Mary painted until 1914 when her failing eyesight made it impossible to continue.可知,她最终停止画画的原因是她的视力衰退.故答案为C.
 54.B  此题考查逻辑推理,根据第三段可判断出印象派的绘画对她影响深远.故答案为B.

点评 英语记叙文以描写叙述为主,主要描写人物、事件、地点、或过程.特点是,其主题往往潜伏在字里行间,没有直接地表白出来;文章主旨要透过体察所揭示的人物、事件来进行提炼.描写手法大多按时间跨度、空间顺序、上下顺序来展开.阅读记叙文体应采取掠读和扫读的方法,快速抓住文中描写的主要内容,从整体上去把握文章的连贯性,进而大体上揣测出作者的写作意图及情感主线.高考阅读就记叙文设题大多以细节理解为主.

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