题目内容
11.Starry NightHave you ever seen a real night sky that looks like Van Gogh's Starry Night?I hope not!So,why would an artist paint the sky this way?Perhaps I can answer that with another question.When you're happy,why do you sing instead of speaking?Or when you're in love,why do you speak of roses and honey?When we do these things,we,too are artists.We're using something that goes beyond a mere scientific description in order to communicate our feelings more powerfully than straightforward words can.So consider for a moment that Van Gogh might not have been hallucinating (产生幻觉的) on the night he painted this.Maybe he felt something so powerful that he had to go beyond the familiar to express it.
I hope I'm reminding you of something you already know as I describe the experience of being outside at night under a crystal clear sky that makes everything seem clean and refreshing.So you look up.And suddenly you see the sky that you've seldom seen before.It's not just the same old dark night sky tonight.Instead,the blackness is a deep,rich blue that is more bottomless than any ocean.The stars are not spots of light but brilliant,magical diamonds that dance like tiny angels.In just this special moment,the sky is somehow alive,and it seems to speak to you silently about the meaning of infinity (无限).
Now look at the painting again.Can you see something of what makes this such a famous and well-loved image?But there's more here than that.Van Gogh painted this while he was quite struck down by a mental disease.It is natural to imagine that he frequently battled the fear that he would never escape his prison to true freedom.It is natural for us to imagine this because each of us has faced our own personal prison,whether it be disease,the loss of a loved one,serious financial problems …In such moments it is tempting to give up to despair (绝望) and collapse in hopelessness.
Looking at this painting,I imagine Van Gogh in just such a moment of despair,when he is struck by the memory of one of those amazing night skies.He recalls the sense that he is not alone,that there is a living,infinite world with rich colorful creatures and scenes all around.
And so the sky flows across the canvas (画布) full of vitality (活力) and power.The stars don't just sparkle; they explode.Looking closer,we notice that the earth itself seems to respond to the movement in the sky,forming its own living waves in the mountain and rolling trees.In the sleepy village,the windows of the houses glow (发光) with the same light that brightens the universe.The giant trees at the left seem to capture the joy by stretching upwards toward the sky.
What a tremendous message of hope there is in this masterpiece!Even if our troubles persist,the world around us assures us that life is worth living.That's what the angels sing about.Doesn't it make you want to sing,too?
67.Looking at the painting Starry Night,we can see all the following exceptA.
A.The singing angels
B.the giant trees
C.the sleepy village
D.the sparkling stars
68.Van Gogh does NOT describe a feeling ofA through the Starry Night.
A.happiness B.vitality C.power D.despair
69.The underlined word"prison"in the 3rd paragraph probably meansA.
A.trouble in one's life
B.mental illness
C.control from the authority
D.a place where criminals are kept
70.What is the main purpose of this passage?B
A.To explain how Van Gogh painted the Starry Night.
B.To tell us how to appreciate the Starry Night.
C.To prove Van Gogh was in a hallucinating state of mind while painting the picture.
D.To show us the beauty of the sky on a starry night.
分析 文章告诉我们梵高所画的 Starry Night 中的天空、星星、小镇和大树都象征着什么,并分析了梵高相应的精神状态,由此可知文章是告诉读者如何欣赏 Starry Night,而不是解释梵高为什么画 Starry Night、证明梵高处在一种产生幻觉的精神状态中或者向我们展示 Starry Night 中美丽的天空.
解答 67:A细节题.由第五段可知 Starry Night 包含了 giant trees,sleepy village 和 sparking stars,但是没有 singing angels,故正确答案为A.
68:A细节题.由第三段第四、五句"Van Gogh painted this while he was quite struck down by a mental disease.It is natural to imagine that he frequently battled the fear that he would never escape his prison to true freedom."和第五段第一句"And so the sky flows across the canvas(画布) full of vitality(活力) and power."可知 Starry Night 描述了活力、力量与绝望的感觉,但是没有描述幸福的感觉,故正确答案为A.
69:A由第三段第六句"It is natural for us to imagine this because each of us has faced our own personal prison,"可知 prison 是指我们每个人都会出现的,而由第三段第三、四句"Van Gogh painted this while he was quite struck down by a mental disease.It is natural to imagine that he frequently battled the fear that he would never escape his prison to true freedom."可知梵高的 prison 就是他的精神疾病,由此可推断 prison 指每个人遇到的麻烦,故正确答案为A.
70:B主旨题.文章告诉我们梵高所画的 Starry Night 中的天空、星星、小镇和大树都象征着什么,并分析了梵高相应的精神状态,由此可知文章是告诉读者如何欣赏 Starry Night,而不是解释梵高为什么画 Starry Night、证明梵高处在一种产生幻觉的精神状态中或者向我们展示 Starry Night 中美丽的天空,故正确答案为B.
点评 本文是一篇文学艺术类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
Gleams of light appeared from windows of (37)C houses,shining like jewels in all the dark.
A (38)C woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was (39)C on a lonely road,while the merciless rain was(40)D her without pause.She knocked at the door,and a (41)Aanswered it.She begged him to let her stay a while (42)C.The boy then let her into the sitting room and (43)B her sitting by the fire.
The woman (44)Cold and tired under the bright electric light,(45)D she was only in her early thirties.She sat (46)D for a moment,and then her eyes began to look about the (47)A.When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man,she (48)Bup,looking thunderstruck.Just then,the boy came with his (49)A.The man at once recognized the woman as his (50)A.They had (51)D touch with each other during the war,and he thought he had lost her forever.
(52)Cwords needed to be spoken,They embraced each other(53)B the boy stared at them,puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared.Feeling very (54)C,the couple stood face to face with their child between them,watching the rain as it gradually (55)B.
36.A.pouring | B.falling | C.dropping | D.flooding |
37.A.poor | B.black | C.faraway | D.nearby |
38.A.rich | B.beautiful | C.poor | D.ugly |
39.A.crying | B.wandering | C.struggling | D.wondering |
40.A.striking | B.hitting | C.flowing | D.beating |
41.A.boy | B.girl | C.woman | D.man |
42.A.out | B.near | C.outside | D.inside |
43.A.made | B.left | C.asked | D.told |
44.A.became | B.showed | C.appeared | D.sounded |
45.A.so | B.and | C.however | D.though |
46.A.straight | B.thirsty | C.hungry | D.still |
47.A.room | B.house | C.picture | D.fire |
48.A.picked | B.stood | C.came | D.looked |
49.A.father | B.mother | C.friend | D.brother |
50.A.wife | B.sister | C.mother | D.girlfriend |
51.A.kept | B.got | C.made | D.lost |
52.A.Much | B.Many | C.No | D.Not |
53.A.as | B.while | C.when | D.since |
54.A.disappointed | B.sorry | C.happy | D.sad |
55.A.began | B.stopped | C.ended | D.wanted |
A. | A great deal of; the majority of | |
B. | A good many; majority of | |
C. | A great many of; majority of | |
D. | A good many; the majority of |
Then from the dark skies,she saw a line of swans moving steadily and gracefully to the(23)east.Suddenly the leader swung to the right,then the white line became a white circle and(24)floatedfrom the top of the sky downward,and finally(25)landedon the ice.As the swans surrounded the(26)frozengoose,she feared the poor goose might lose its(27)lifequickly.
Instead,amazingly instead,those swans began to woke(用利喙啄) on the ice.The long(28)neckswere lifted and curved down,again and again; it went on for a long time.At last,the goose's head(29)lifted.Its body pulled.Then the goose was(30)free.Following the31leader,the swans rose again.As the goose was(33)movingits big feet slowly,the swans stood in the air watching.(33)Then,as if it had cried,"I cannot fly,"four of the swans came down (34)aroundit.Their powerful beaks scraped the goose's wings from top to bottom,scuttled under its wings and(35)rode upits body,chipping off the ice held in the feathers.(36)Whenat last the wings were able to spread and reach their fullest,the four swans(37)tookoff and joined their group,going on with their eastward journey.Behind them,rising with incredible speed and(38)thanks,the goose moved into the(39)skyand joined the elegant line.
My friend watched them until they(40)disappeared.Only then did she realize that tears were running down her cheeks.She said to herself:"If so for birds,why not for man?"
21.A.still | B.gentle | C.friendly | D.eager |
22.A.window | B.water | C.ice | D.ground |
23.A.west | B.east | C.south | D.north |
24.A.floated | B.led | C.rolled | D.threw |
25.A.worked | B.stood | C.landed | D.walked |
26.A.folded | B.frozen | C.fallen | D.broken |
27.A.energy | B.patience | C.life | D.strength |
28.A.necks | B.hands | C.arms | D.eyes |
29.A.lifted | B.bent | C.raised | D.trembled |
30.A.awake | B.tired | C.annoyed | D.free |
31.A.goose | B.river | C.line | D.leader |
32.A.defending | B.examining | C.moving | D.covering |
33.A.Naturally | B.Then | C.Therefore | D.Even |
34.A.above | B.around | C.over | D.within |
35.A.rode up | B.pushed against | C.dropped over | D.threw at |
36.A.Before | B.When | C.Supposing | D.If |
37.A.took | B.broke | C.paid | D.called |
38.A.thanks | B.courage | C.promises | D.perseverance |
39.A.sky | B.group | C.snow | D.nest |
40.A.finished | B.met | C.returned | D.disappeared |