:2020高考英语时文专题训练(五)

高考英语时文专题训练(五)

——文化艺术

Theknowledgeeconomyageisuponus。Wehaveexploredorestablishedmanynewacademicfields。Wearealsosurprisedtofindthatmoreskillsandtechnologiesareemergingeveryyear，everymonth，eveneveryday，andknowledgeisreallyexpandingatanalarmingspeed。Allthesepointstothefactthattheknowledgeeconomyisrapidlyapproachingus。

KnowledgewillplayadominantroleinthiscurrenteconomicsystemThepossession，manufacture，distributionandconsumptionofinformationarethebasisofeconomicactivities。Whoeverpossessmoreknowledgewillbethemasteroftoday’ssociety。Hencethepursuitofnewknowledgewillbeeveryindividual’sgoalandlifelongcommitment。

HowcanIbetterembracethenewage?Asastudent，Ihavealreadyrealizedhowstiffthecompetitionwillbe。SoIhavebecomedeterminedtomakethebestofmytimetoacquireasmuchknowledgeaspossible。Evenaftergraduation，Iwilldomyutmosttoupdatemyknowledgeandmasterallnecessaryskillsneededinmyfuturecareer。Knowledgeisstrengthandwealth。Afterall，opportunityalwaysbenefitsthepreparedmind。

1。Whichageisuponus?________

A。Theknowledgeeconomyage。

B。Thestoneage。

C。Theindustryage。

D。Theindustryage。

2。Whyistheageuponus?_______

A。Wehavealotofmoney。

B。Wehavealotoffactories。

C。Knowledgeisreallyexpandingatanalarmingspeed。

D。Wehavealreadyrealizedhowstiffthecompetitionwillbe。

3。Thepersonwhotoldthestoryisprobablya________

A。teacher

B。student

C。businessman

D。doctor

AstoryfromtheBible(圣经)tellsofoldBabylon，wherethemendecidedtobuildatowerthatwouldtouchthesky。ButGodwasunhappy，andhemadethemspeakdifferentlanguages。Theycouldntunderstandeachother，sotheirdreamnevercametrue。Yetthedreamremainsalive：ifallmenspeakthesamelanguage，theycandoanything。L。L。ZamenhoffromPolandwasamongthemenwhopursuethisdream。HedevelopedEsperanto(世界语)between1877and1885。Asthemostsuccessfulman-madeworldlanguage，itisspokenbyovertwomillionpeoplearoundtheworld。Lastmonth，theWorldEsperantoCongress(大会)，dealingwithlanguagerights，endedinSweden。The2004conferencewillbeheldinBeijing。MostEsperantospeakersareinCentralandEasternEuropeandinEastAsia，particularlyChinesemainland。Esperantohastwoadvantages(优点)。First，itseasy。Eachletterhasexactlyonesoundandtherearejust16basicgrammarrules。Thesecondadvantageisthatitbelongstonoonecountry。ButEsperantohasonlyreachedasmallnumberofpeoplecomparedwithnaturallanguageswidelyusedaroundtheworld—suchasEnglishorChinese。Whiletheselanguagesaredeeplyconnectedwiththeirnationsandcultures，Esperantodoesnthavethisbackground。WillEsperantoreallybecomeagloballanguage?Itremainsaquestion。

1。Thewritertellsusastoryatthebeginningto_______。A。explainwhymenhavebeenmakingtheefforttocreatealanguagesharedbyallB。explainwhymennowspeakdifferentlanguagesC。showtherelationshipbetweenmanandGodD。provelanguageisveryimportant

2。Whatdoestheword“pursue”inthesecondparagraphmean?A。Realize。B。Workfor。C。Beagainst。D。Follow。

3。WhatisthebasicdifferencebetweenEsperantoandEnglish?A。MorepeoplespeakEnglishthanEsperanto。B。Esperantowordsareeasiertospell。C。Esperantohasfewergrammarrules。D。Esperantoisnotsupportedbyanycountryorculture。

4。Whatdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?A。AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofEsperanto。B。Mensdreamofsharingthesamelanguage。C。ComparisonofEsperantoandotherlanguageslikeEnglishandChinese。D。Themostsuccessfulplannedlanguage—Esperanto。

Beautifulmusicflowsfromhisdancinghandsandspeaksalanguageforallpeople—youngandold，richandpoor—tohear。Itisalanguageofloveandromance。WithPourElise(《致爱丽丝》)andBalladePourAdeline《水边的阿蒂丽娜》)，FrenchpianistRichardClaydermanislovedbymillionsallovertheworld。Hislively，yetsoftpianoplayingishistrademark。Andnow，hehasmixedhismusicwiththesoundsoftheEast。Clayderman，withhisblonde(金色的)hairandblueeyes，recentlycooperatedwithChinaBroadcastingChineseOrchestra(CBCO，中国广播民族乐团)torecordhislatestalbumNewEra(《新时代》)，whichwasreleasedacrosstheworldlastWednesday。Ihavebeenintoxicated(陶醉)byChinesefolkmusic。Itsatreasureworthyofbeingintroducedtotheworld。Ihopemypianoandinterpretation(阐释)canbridgetheWestandtheEast，saidthe49-year-oldpianist。SomeofthemostfamousfolkmusicinChina，includingFarawayPlace(《在那遥远的地方》)andKangDingLoveSong(《康定情歌》)，isinterpretedbythepianist，whoisalsoknownasthePrinceofRomance。Claydermanhascreatedawhirlwindofpassion，whichsweepslistenersofftheirfeetandofftoafarawaygrassland。Andforthefirsttimeinhislife，ClaydermanplaysthepianoalongsidetraditionalChineseinstrumentssuchastheerhu，pipaandflute(笛子)。Themagicerhuworksverywellwiththepianoandhelpstocreateasenseofquietnessandmysteryinthepeacefulbeautyofthemusic。TorecordCicada(《蝉之歌》)，afolksongoftheDongethnicgroup(侗族)，themusicianmadeseveralvisitstothemountainousvillageswheretheDongpeopleliveinYunnanProvince。Cicada，hesays，isaconversationbetweenthepianoanderhu。ItisalsoacommunicationbetweenwesternandtraditionalChinesemusic。

ClaydermanisnotthefirstwesternmusiciantobecharmedbyChinesefolkmusic。In1992，HeinrichSchweizer，acomposer(作曲家)inSwitzerland，wrotetheEastandWestSymphony(《东西之声交响乐》)tocelebratetheculturalmeetingofChinaandtheWest。HisworkweavesChinesetraditionalfolksongswithclassicalWesternmusictoproduceanoriginal(原创的)orchestralsound。Traditionalwaysoflifearedisappearinginthisfastdevelopingworld。So，combiningtheoldwiththenewisimportantinkeepingalivethegreatdiversity(多样性)ofcultures。ThiscooperationwithwesternmusicisanefficientwaytopromoteChinesefolkmusictotheworld，saidZhangGaoxiang，vice-directorofCBCO。

1。WhatmakesRichardClaydermandifferentfromothermusicians?A。HeiscalledPrinceofRomance。B。PourElise&；BalladePourAdeline。C。EastandWestSymphony。D。Hisvibrantyetsoftpianoplaying。

2。Itwasthepianistshopeto________throughhislatestalbum。A。playthepianoalongsidetraditionalChinesemusicinstruments。B。celebratetheculturalmeetingofeastandwest。C。createaworldofquietnessandmystery。D。interpretChinesemusicinhisownway。

3。Whatdoesthewordinthetenthparagraphweavemean?A。Mix。B。Include。C。Play。D。Show。

Helivedhiswholelifeasapoorman。Hisartandtalentwererecognizedbyalmostnoone。Hesufferedfromamentalillnessthatledhimtocutoffpartofhisleftearin1888andtoshoothimselftwoyearslater。Butinhisdeath，heachievedworldfame。Today，Dutch(荷兰)artistVincentvanGoghisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingartistsofalltime。Postcardsandpostersofhispaintingsanddrawingscontinuetoselllikehotcakes。Now，150yearsafterhisbirthonMarch30，1853，Zundert，thetownofhisbirth，hasmade2003ThevanGoghYearinhishonour。AndthevanGoghMuseuminAmsterdam(阿姆斯特丹)，hometothebiggestcollectionofhismasterpieces，ismarkingtheanniversary(周年纪念)withexhibitionsthroughouttheyear。HeisabignamelikeEinsteinandBeethoven。Heissuchagreatfigure。Wearealwaysamazedbyhowpopularheisandhispopularityseemstobegrowing，saidAndreasBluehm，themuseumsheadofexhibitions。Themuseumdrawsaround1。3millionvisitorseveryyear。Somepeopleenjoytheartandthenlearnabouthislife。Othersarefirstinterestedinhislife，whichthenhelpsthemunderstandhisart。VanGoghwasthesonofapastor(牧师)。Heleftschoolwhenhewasjust15。Bytheageof27，hehadalreadytriedmanyjobsincludinganartgallery(画廊)salesmanandaFrenchteacher。Finallyin1880，hedecidedtobeginhisstudiesinart。Hismasterpiecesincludingportraits(人物肖像)，sunflowersandlandscapes(风景)wereproducedinjust10years。VanGoghisfamedforhisabilitytoputhisownemotionsintohispaintingsandshowhisfeelingsaboutascene。Hisstyleismarkedbyshort，broadbrushstrokes(笔画)。InsteadoftryingtoreproduceexactlywhatIhavebeforemyeyes，Iusecolourmorefreely，inordertoexpressmyselfmoreforcibly，hewroteinalettertohisbrother，Theo，in1888。VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingduringhisshortlife。HereliedheavilyonsupportfromTheo，anartdealerwholivedinParis。Butnowhisworksaresoldformillionsofdollars。HisPortraitofDr。Gachet(《伽塞医生的肖像》)soldforUS$89。5millionin1990。Itisthehighestpriceeverpaidforapainting。Ithinkhispaintingsarepowerfulandthebrilliantcoloursinthemareattractivetopeople，saidMollyAnderson，avanGoghfan。

1。Whatdoesthefifthparagraphmean?A。ThevanGoghmuseumwillgiveexhibitionsthewholeyearthrough。B。ThevanGoghmuseumholdsthebiggestcollectionofhismasterpieces。C。ThevanGoghmuseumwillhostabigandlongcelebrationforvanGoghthisyear。D。TheexhibitionswillbeheldinhonourofvanGogh。2。Whatdoestheword“figure”inthesixthparagraphmean?A。Man。B。Name。C。Number。D。Form。3。Whydidthewritercite(引用)apartofaletterwrittenbyvanGogh?A。ToshowvanGoghsskill。B。Toshowhisstyle。C。Toshowthathewasanemotionalperson。D。Toshowhewasanunusualman。

NorahJoneshadasleeplessnightonFebruary23。The23-year-oldAmericanjazzsinger，whofoundhervoiceinthesmallclubsofNewYork，dominated(统治)the45thannualGrammyAwards—themusicindustrysmostprestigious(赫赫有名的)awardceremony。Sheseemedassurprisedaseveryoneelsethatherfirstalbum，ComeAwayWithMe，wassuchabigsuccess。Itwonherthemostwantedawards，includingAlbumoftheYear(年度最佳专辑)，SongoftheYearandBestNewArtist。Icantbelievethis，Ifeelreallyblessedandreallyluckytohavethisyear，saidthewide-eyedgirlattheceremony。JonesgrewupinTexas，US，withhermother。Herparentsseparatedbeforeshewasborn。Shebegansinginginchurchchoirs(唱诗班)attheageoffiveandstartedpianolessonstwoyearslater。Attheageof15，JonesenteredtheHighSchoolforthePerformingArtsinWashington。ShewonBestJazzSingerandBestOriginalComposition(最佳原创作品)atthe1996and1997StudentMusicAwards。Shehadalwaysenjoyedsinging，butfeltthepianowouldbeamoresolidfoundationinlife。SoJoneschosetostudyjazzpianomusicattheUniversityofNorthTexasfortwoyearsbeforetakingatriptoNewYorkcity。Thetripstartedoutasasummervacation。ButJonessoonrealizedshewantedtostayforawhile。ThemusicsceneinNewYorkissohugeandexciting。Everythingopenedupforme。Icouldntleave，shesaid。Jonesbecamefriendswithlocalsongwritersandwasinspired(激励)towriteherownsongs。Shebegantosingandplaythepianoinaband。Shegotherbreakin2001andreleasedComeAwayWithMethefollowingyear。Thealbumisablend(融合)ofjazz，countryandfolk-pop。Ithasnowsoldmorethan6millioncopiesaroundtheworldandhaswonmuchpraisefromthemusicindustry。Shemakesanalbumthatpeoplewillrememberin20years，saidAmericancountrysingerFaithHill。

Whatisjazz?

JazzisgenerallythoughttohavebeguninNewOrleans，US。Itdevelopedinthelatterpartofthe19thcenturyfromAfricanworksongs，songsofsorrowandhymns(赞美诗)。ThecharacterofJazzisspontaneous(自然的)andemotional。Itisusuallyplayedbysmallbandsmadeupofacornet(短号)，clarinet(单簧管)，trombone(长号)andguitar。

1。NorahJoneshadasleeplessnightonFebruary23。Fromthissentence，wecanseeshewas______thatnight。A。tiredB。havingdifficultiesgoingtosleepC。excitedD。toobusytosleep2。Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying…whofoundhervoiceinthesmallclubsofNewYorkinthefirstparagraph?A。SheoncelosthervoiceandaftersomemedicaltreatmentinNewYork，shefoundhervoice。B。Herexperiencesinthoseclubshelpedherrealizeshewasagoodsinger。C。Shestartedtosinginthoseclubs。D。Herexperiencesinthoseclubshelpedherdevelophersingingstyle。3。Attheendofparagraph3，thewriterusesthedescriptionwide-eyedtoshowNorahwas______。A。agirlwithbigeyesB。verysurprisedC。inexperiencedD。openinghereyeswide4。Puttheeventslistedbelowinthecorrectorder。a。Norahstartedlearningthepianob。shewonStudentMusicAwardsc。shestudiedJazzpianomusicd。shesanginchurchchoirse。shetookatriptoNewYorkA。abcdeB。dabceC。dcabeD。abdce5。Attheendofthelastparagraphbuttwo(倒数第二段)，thewritermentionsthatshegotherbreakin2001。Whatdoesitmean?A。Shegotarestthatyear。B。Shemadesomechangesthatyear。C。Shereachedahighpointthatyear。D。Aluckychanceappearedandshemadesomeachievementthatyear。

Ayoungmanstoodforalongtimeinfrontofagrocerystore(杂货店)。Hiseyeswerefixeduponthebusyshopkeeper：hislaugh，hisfrown(皱眉头)andthewayhechattedwiththecustomers。Suddenlyhegotanidea。No，thisisnotascenefromadetectivestory。Theyoungmanwassimplyanapprentice(学徒)doinghishomework。Hehadbeenaskedtoportray(描绘)theshopkeepersothathecouldbeeasilyrecognized。Andhisworkwouldbepresented，notwithabrush，butwithwordsonpaper。TheyoungmanwasGuydeMaupassant，oneofthegreatestFrenchshortstorywriterstohaveeverlived。Hepractisedthismethodofobservationforawholeyearundertheguidanceofhisteacher，GustaveFlaubert(古斯塔夫·福楼拜)，whowasalsoamasterofFrenchliterature(文学)inthe19thcentury。Maupassantssharpobservationslatergreatlycontributedtohisstories。MaupassantwasbroughtupinNormandy(诺曼底)innorthwestFrance。Attheageof20，hestudiedlawinParisforashorttimeandthenservedinthearmyduringtheFranco-PrussianWar(普法战争)。Whenhereturnedfrombattle，heworkedasacivilservantforeightyears。In1880，hepublishedhisfirstshortstoryBallofFat(《羊脂球》)，whichbecameoneofhis300works。Maupassanttreatedhissubjectswithsimplicity，clarity，andobjectivity(客观性)。Hewasmainlyinspired(产生灵感)bypeasantlife，thecruelwarheexperiencedandlifeinParis。Hisstoriestendtobebuiltaroundsimpleeverydayevents，whichshowpeopleshiddencharacteristicsandmirrorthetruthsofsociety。Later，Maupassantsufferedfrommentalillnessandhediedin1893attheageof43。

1。Whydidtheyoungmanstandforalongtimeinfrontofastore?Becausehewas______。

A。askedtospyontheshopkeeperB。studyingtheshopkeeperC。portrayingtheshopkeeperD。goingtobeashopkeeper

2。Whatdoesthewordapprenticeinthesecondparagraphmean?

A。Student。B。Clerk。C。Detective。D。Painter。

3。Whathelpedhimwithhiswriting?

A。Hissimplicity。B。Hisknowledge。C。Hisobservation。D。Hisclarity。

4。Whatdoesthewordmirrorinthelastbuttwoparagraphs(倒数第二段)mean?

A。Copy。B。Tell。C。Explain。D。Show。

EDITORSnote：TheworksofBritishessayist(散文家)SirFrancisBacon(1561-1626)arewell-knownthroughoutChinesehighschools。Nearly400yearsagoinAprilhebreathedhislastbreath。Today，hisessaysonfriendship，self-loveandbeingyoung，forexample，stillremainrelevant(相关的)tostudentsthroughouttheworld。Here，theSchoolEditionpresentsSirBaconsessayonstudying。Someofthewordshavebeensimplified。OfstudyStudiesservetodelight，forornament(装饰)，andforability。Theirchiefusefordelight，isinprivate；forornament，isinconversation；andforability，isinthejudgmentofbusiness。。。Tospendtoomuchtimeinstudiesisnothealthy；tousethemtoomuchforornament，isaffectation(矫揉造作)；tomakejudgmentwhollybytheirrules，isthecharacteristicofascholar(学究)。Studiesperfectnature，andareperfectedbyexperience：fornaturalabilitiesarelikenaturalplants，thatneedpruning(修剪)；andstudiesthemselves，givetoomanygeneraldirectionsinlife，theyneedtobebound(约束)byexperiences。。。Somebooksaretobetasted，otherstobeswallowed，andsomefewtobechewedanddigested；thatis，somebooksaretobereadonlyinparts；otherstoberead，butnotcuriously；andsomefewtobereadwholly，andwithdiligenceandattention。。。Readingmakesafullman；discussionareadyman(明辨是非的人)；andwritinganexactman。Andtherefore，ifamanwriteslittle，hehasneedforagreatmemory；ifhediscusseslittle，hehasneedforareadywit(睿智)；andifhereadslittle，hehasneedformuchcunning(狡黠)topretendhehasmoreknowledgethanhedoes。。。Bowling(球类运动)isgoodforkidneys(肾)；shootingforthelungsandbreast；gentlewalkingforthestomach；ridingforthehead；andthelike。Soifamanswitlacksfocus，lethimstudymathematics。Forifhismindstartswandering(走神)，evenalittle，hemustgobacktothebeginningofhisproblemagain。Ifhiswitisnotabletofinddifferences，lethimstudythephilosophers；fortheyarecyminisectores(Latinforhair-splitters—peoplewhoexamineproblemsveryclosely)。Ifheisnotabletouseonethingtoproveanother，lethimstudythelawyerscases。Soeverydefect(缺陷)ofthemindmayhaveaspecialremedy(治疗法)。

1。Whenyoutalkwithsomeone，yourstudiesenableyouto______。

A。enjoydiscussions。B。understandothers。C。contributesomethingtothediscussions。D。makejudgements。

2。Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying：Studiesareperfectedbyexperiences?

A。Therearesomanydirectionsinlife，youmaygetlostwithoutexperiences。B。Withoutyourownexperiences，youwontknowwhattobelieveinlife。C。Withoutyourownexperiences，youwontreallyunderstandwhatyouvestudied。D。Withoutyourownexperiences，youwontknowwhatdirectiontofollow。

3。Inthefourthparagraph，thesentence：Readingmakesafullman，fullmeans______。

A。cunningB。knowledgeableC。completeD。satisfied

4。Studyinglawhelpsaperson_____。

A。examineproblemsB。learntoprovethingsC。focusD。finddifferences

Humanfeelingsareaffectedbycolorunconsciously。Manufacturershavediscoveredbytrialanderrorthatsugarsellsbadlyingreenwrappings，thatbluefoodsareconsideredbyconsumersastasteless，andthatcosmeticsshouldneverbepackagedinbrown。Thesediscoverieshavegrownintoawholedisciplineofcolorpsychology。Someofourpreferencesareclearlypsychological。Darkblueisthecolorofthenightskyandthereforeassociatedwithquietandcalm；Whileyellowisakeycolorinassociationwithenergy。Forprimitivemen，activityduringthedaytimemeanthuntingandattacking，whichhesoonsawred，thecolorofbloodandthefire。Soitwasnaturalthatgreen，thecomplementarycolortored，shouldbeassociatedwithpassivedefense。Experimentshaveshownthatcolorsalsohaveadirectpsychologicaleffect。Peoplewhenexposedtobrightred，showanincreaseinbreathingrate，heartbeatandbloodpressure。Redisexciting。Similarexposuretopurebluehasexactlytheoppositeeffect，becauseitisacalmingcolor。Becauseredhasanimplicationofexciting，itwaschosenasthesignalfordanger。Someanalysisshowsthatavividyellowcanproduceamorebasicstateofalarm。Sofireenginesandambulancesinsomeadvancedcountriesarenowrushingaroundinbrightyellowcolorsthatstoptrafficdeed。

1。Whatcolormakespeoplefeelexciting?__________-

A。Red。

B。Green。

C。Blue。

D。Brown。

2。Whyshouldgreenbeassociatedwithpassivedefense?Because________

A。weusuallyseeit

B。itcanmakeusexcited

C。it’sthecomplementarycolortored

D。itmakespeoplefeelcomfortable

3。Whenyouareangry，whatcolorissuitableforyou?________

A。Red

B。Yellow

C。Blue。

D。White。

AntiquemapdealersandcollectorsfromasfarasAustraliaandArgentinaareinMiamiforwhatisdescribedasthepremierannualmapfairheldintheWesternHemisphere。Someofthemapsondisplaygoasbackasthe1500s，andrevealagreatdealaboutthechallengesearlyexplorersfaced，andthegeo-politicalattitudesheldbycartographersfromcenturiespast。

MapsofeverysizeandgeographicalregionplasterthewallsoftheHistoricalMuseumofSouthernFlorida，attractingthrongsofpeople，fromlife-longcollectorstothesimplycurious。Oneofthecoordinatorsoftheevent，JodiWeitz，saysthemapsarestunningpiecesofartandfascinatinghistoricaldocuments。“Iliketoseetheartworkthatgoesintothem，thedetail，thewayhavebeensocarefullypreserved，”shesaid。“Youcanseethetypeofpaperthatwasused300，400yearsago，andinksthatwereused。Thepieceslookunbelievable。Youcan’tbelievetheshapetheyarein”

BritishmapcollectoranddealerDavidBannistersaysbehasbeencomingtoMiamisincetheyearlyeventbeganin1994。Hesaystheaveragepersonwouldbehard-pressedtoacquireanythingofahistoricalnaturedatingback300to500years，hesays，areanexception。“Mapcollectingisreallyquiteextraordinary，becauseitisstillpossibleto16thcenturyitemsonpaper，”hesaid。“Imean，gotrytofinda16thcenturyteaspoonoraforkorsomething。Youcan’tfindthem，andifyoucan，theyarenotaffordable。”

Mostmapsrangeinpricefromseveralhundredtoseveralthousanddollars。Manyareornate，inscribedwithnotationsaboutvariousregionsoftheworldanddecoratedwithdrawings。PerhapsthemostspectacularitemondisplayisamapprintedinVenicein1511，oneoftheearliest-knownmapstochartatleastaportionoftheAmericas，includingtwoseparaterepresentationsofCuba。

1。Thepremierannualmapfairopensin__________。

A。LondonB。ParisC。SydneyD。Miami

2。The2003AntiqueMapFairwasthe_____eventformapdealersandcollectorsinMiami。

A。10thB。9thC。16thD。1st

3。WhydoestheauthorquotewhatDavidBannistersaid?

A。toshowtheeventisinterestingforordinarypeople。

B。Toshowhispassionontheevent。

C。Tostressthatmapcollectorsanddealerswillbenefitfromtheevent。

D。Totellreadersthatancientmapsaremuchmoreexpensivethananyotherancientarticle。

AccordingtoanoldChinesesaying，theearthofdifferentregionsraisesdifferenttypesofpeople。MostChinesearesentimentallyattachedtotheearthoftheirhometowns。

NowaUKartisthasprovokedChinesepeopleintorethinkingtheirrelationshipwiththeearthoftheirnativeregionswithanartworknamed“AsianField”。

AntonyGormleyistheartistwhogeneratedthisidea，guidingover300peopleofallagesfromHuaduDistrictinGuangzhou，thecapitalofGuangdongProvince，toco-operateinauniqueinstallationthisJanuary。

Theinstallationconsistsof192，000hand-sizedclayfigures。AccordingtoGormley，ithastakenover100tonsofmudtocreateallthefigures。TheartistclaimedmakingAsianFieldinChinaturnedouttobeaverywonderfulexperienceforhim。

Since1990，Gormleyhasheldsuch“Field”exhibitionsinfivedifferentregionsoftheworld，andthisoneisthelargestsofar---fivetimeslargerthananyoftheFieldexhibitedinotherareas。

ItisalsooneofitslargesttouringartexhibitionsinChinathisyear，theBritishCouncilhasrevealed。TheinstallationhasbeenondisplayinGuangzhouandBeijingalready，withmorethan10，000viewersattending。

GormleyalsofoundpeopleinChinahadgotintothespiritofmakingthesesculpturesmorequicklythananywhereelseintheworld。Hewasalsoimpressedbythelevelofco-operationandmutualsupportwhichoccurrednaturallyduringtheprocessofcreatingtheinstallationamongthe300people。

Althougheachclayfigureseemssimpleandcrude，Gormleybelieveeachisunique。Whenthefiguresareputsidebysidetoformaspectacularscene，itremindstheartistof“akindofcollaborationwiththespiritsoftheunbornandoftheancestors”。

ForGormley，hisseriesofFieldworksrevealsthedifferencesbetweentheindividualswhomaketheworkandalsothedifferencesexistingbetweenonegeographicalareaandanother。Hewanttopasssuchfeelingsontotheviewers。

1。What’sthemainpurposeofwritingthispassage?

A。torevealwhatanearthworkis。

B。TointroduceGormley，aUKartist。

C。ToexplainanoldChinesesaying。

D。Tointroducethetouringexhibition----AsianField。

2。WhatfeelingsdoestheartistwanttopassontotheviewersinhisseriesofFieldworks?

A。thedifferencesexistingbetweenonegeographicalareaandanother。

B。thedifferencesbetweentheindividualswhomakethework。

C。MostChinesearesentimentallyattachedtotheearthoftheirhometowns。

D。bothAandB。

专题四文化艺术练习答案及详解

拥抱知识经济时代，对一个学生来说意味着什么？

1．细节题。答案：A。

2．细节题。答案：C。

3．判断题。答案：B。

Passage321。A2。B3。D4。D

世界语真的能成为全球性的语言吗？1。理解文章第一段，得到答案：A。

2．猜词义。答案：WORKFOR。

3．细节题。答案：D。

1．主旨题。答案：D。

Passage331。D2。B3。A

钢琴大师克莱德曼和中国民族乐器笛子琵琶二胡同台演奏，韵味无穷。

1．细节题。答案：D。文章第二段最后一句提供信息源。

2．细节题。文中第三段。。。recentlycooperatedwithChinaBroadcastingChineseOrchestra(CBCO，中国广播民族乐团)torecordhislatestalbumNewEra(《新时代》)，whichwasreleasedacrosstheworldlastWednesday。一句提供解答的依据。

3．猜词义。答案：A。

Passage341。C2。A3。B

被命运捉弄的凡高在惊世的作品中得到永生。

1．段落大意理解。理解文中anniversary一词得到答案：C。

2．猜词义。答案：A。

3．句子理解。引用凡高信中的话InsteadoftryingtoreproduceexactlywhatIhavebeforemyeyes，Iusecolourmorefreely，inordertoexpressmyselfmoreforcibly，是为了说明他的艺术风格。

Passage351。C2。D3。B4。B5。D

看看NorahJones的成功经历能带给我们一点什么启示。

1．细节理解题。答案：C。

2．推测句义。答案：D。

3．词义判断。答案：B。

4．事件排序。答案：B。

5．句子理解。答案：D。

Passage361。B2。A3。C4。D

小说家莫泊桑以犀利的目光、独特的角度展现世事百态。他的人生经历你了解多少？

1．细节题。答案：B。

2．猜词义。Apprentice是“学徒”的意思。

3．细节题。答案：C。

4．猜词义。答案：D。

Passage371。C2。C3。B4。B

“名篇恒久远，真谛永流传”，让我们再读读散文大师培根的“论求知”吧！

1．推断题。答案：C。

2．句子理解。答案：C。

3．猜词义。答案：B。

4．细节题。答案：B。

Passage381。A2。C3。C

1。细节题。答案：A。

2。细节题。文中Soitwasnaturalthatgreen，thecomplementarycolortored，shouldbeassociatedwithpassivedefense。一句给出答案：C。

3。推理题。你生气的时候需要平静，蓝色使人平静。答案：C。

Passage391。D2。A3。C

珍稀地图交易会从1994年开始在MIAMI举行。

1．细节题。答案：D。

2．计算题。答案：A。

3．段义理解。理解文章第三段。答案：C。

Passage401。D2。D

地景艺术品是一种通过改变某一地区的土地或自然地理景观而制成的艺术品，英国艺术家GORMLEY的AsianFIELD在各大城市展出。

1．主旨题。文章的写作目的是介绍这个展览。

2．细节题。文章最后一段提供解答的信息源。