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【題目】閱讀短文，完成下列任務(wù)。

Masterpieces

The Starry Night was painted in June 1889 when Vincent van Gogh was staying at a home for the mentally ill. Van Gogh painted what he saw from his window—the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon. However, he didn’t just paint the clouds. He also painted the massive circles of white and yellow racing across the sky. The stars and the moon hang bright in the night sky. Beneath this amazing sky, we see a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree.

His unusual use of colour has led experts to think that Van Gogh’s mental illness may have affected his sense of sight. He also took a drug that can make people see yellow spots, just like the stars in The Starry Night.

Unfortunately, Van Gogh’s unique paintings weren’t very popular and he only sold one painting in his lifetime. He also thought The Starry Night was a failure. However, the fact remains that The Starry Night is now one of the world’s most famous paintings.

The Scream was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893. What makes it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear—the figure’s mouth is wide open and letting out a powerful scream. The figure covers his or her ears and looks directly at the viewer. This figure is set on a bridge above a dark, stormy sea, and against a burning orange-red sky.

In his diary, Munch talked about what inspired him. “I was walking down the road with two friends when the sun set; suddenly the sky turned as red as blood ... I stood there shaking. Then I heard the scream of nature.”

Many experts say that The Scream is connected to Munch’s mental health problems, which caused him a lot of pain.

The Empire of Light is a series of paintings by Belgian artist René Magritte. Between 1953 and 1954, he painted the same scene 27 times. It shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of night. What is strange is that above the house and the tree, we see a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds. It seems like quite a mysterious scene.

Magritte was a painter inspired by his thoughts and ideas. His paintings were visual experiments as he tried to play with reality. His view was that art should shock the viewers and challenge their sense of reality.

The Empire of Light has produced different reactions in viewers. Some feel that the paintings look dark and troubling. Others, however, find them calming. As for Magritte himself, he thought that the change between day and night in the paintings was surprising. “I call this power poetry,” he said.

任務(wù)一：圖文匹配，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

【1】The Scream Picture _____

【2】The Starry Night Picture _____

【3】The Empire of Light Picture _____

任務(wù)二：選擇最佳選項。

【4】What do these three paintings have in common?

A.They are paintings of night.

B.They were painted in the 19th century.

C.They were drawn by mentally-ill artists.

D.They picture the artists’ understanding of nature.

任務(wù)三：閱讀短文，回答問題。

【5】Which of the three paintings do you like best? Why? (List at least one reason.)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】略

【解析】

本文為一篇說明文。文章介紹了三幅著名的畫作。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段What makes it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear—the figure’s mouth is wide open and letting out a powerful scream. 讓人吃驚的是，它顯示了一個瘦弱的身影，臉上帶著恐懼的表情，那人的嘴張開，發(fā)出一聲強烈的尖叫。結(jié)合圖畫可知，Picture B符合The Scream的描述。故填B。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段Van Gogh painted what he saw from his window—the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon. 梵高用云彩、星星和月亮描繪了他從窗戶看到的夜空。及Beneath this amazing sky, we see a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree. 在這片神奇的天空下，我們看到了一個沉睡的村莊和一棵黑暗而孤獨的樹。推測 Picture A為梵高的The Starry Night。故填A。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第七段It shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of night. 它展示了一個美麗的房子，從里面燈光照亮，被黑夜包圍。結(jié)合Picture C的房子，推測Picture C為The Empire of Light Picture。故填C。

【4】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Van Gogh painted what he saw from his window—the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon. 梵高用云彩、星星和月亮描繪了他從窗戶看到的夜空。第五段I stood there shaking. Then I heard the scream of nature. 我站在那里發(fā)抖。然后我聽到了大自然的尖叫。第七段What is strange is that above the house and the tree, we see a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds. It seems like quite a mysterious scene. 奇怪的是，在房子和樹的上方，我們看到一個白天的天空充滿了明亮和柔和的白云。這似乎是一個相當神秘的場景�？芍�，三幅畫都描繪出作者對大自然的理解。故選D項。

【5】

開放題型，只要觀點積極，言之有理即可。答案略。