Question

Perhaps Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) isn’t the most famous artist in the world, but his personal story is probably the most well-known. The paintings he created didn’t become famous until after he died.

Van Gogh was born to a rich family in the Netherlands (荷兰). He started his career working for an art dealer(艺术品商). But then he tried other things like teaching in England. He also tried to become a priest (牧师) but failed the exams.

Finally, he found something else to believe in when he lived in Belgium (比利时) — art. He returned to his childhood love of painting and drawing.

He was an important artist in a generation that challenged the Impressionist (印象派) style. Post-Impressionists, like Van Gogh, wanted to show the world as it felt to them, not always as it looked.

Van Gogh used different forms and colors to make his art more abstract. The way he used colors was especially impressive. In Wheatfield with Crows (1890), the colors are very intense (强烈的). Corn is yellow, grass is green, and crows (乌鸦) are black. But the colors are used in such a way that it looks better than a photograph.

Unfortunately, Van Gogh’s art wasn’t very popular while he was alive. He was poor and was thought to have mental problems, which led to his death. What had made him so sad? It could have been the troubles he faced working as an artist in a practical world.

1.Van Gogh did the following jobs EXCEPT _________.

A.be an art dealer B.be a teacher C.be a priest D.be an artist

2.According to the story, Van Gogh _________.

A.started to love art when he lived in Belgium

B.wanted to show the world exactly as it looked

C.became famous for his painting Wheatfield with Crows

D.impressed people deeply by how he used colors

3.The underlined word “abstract” in Paragraph 5 means _________ in Chinese.

A.经典的 B.浪漫的 C.抽象的 D.醇雅的

4.We can learn from the story that _________.

A.Van Gogh got rich thanks to his paintings

B.Van Gogh lived a sad life in his later years

C.Van Gogh’s art was popular during his lifetime

D.Van Gogh died because of mental problems

5.What does the story mainly talk about?

A.Impressionists. B.Post-Impressionists.

C.Wheatfield with Crows. D.Vincent van Gogh.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了大画家梵高的生平。他生前不被认可，他的作品都是在其去世后才出名的。由于长期患有精神疾病，他最终自杀身亡。

1.细节理解题。根据“He started his career working for an art dealer. But then he tried other things like teaching in England. He also tried to become a priest but failed the exams”，可知他尝试做牧师，但是没通过考试，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据“The way he used colors was especially impressive”，可知他的用色令人印象深刻，故选D。

3.词义猜测题。划线词所在句句意为“梵高用不同的形式和颜色使他的作品更________”，根据前文“Post-Impressionists, like Van Gogh, wanted to show the world as it felt to them, not always as it looked”，可知他是一个印象派画家，可猜测此处表示“抽象的”，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据“He was poor and was thought to have mental problems, which led to his death. What had made him so sad? It could have been the troubles he faced working as an artist in a practical world”，可知梵高之后的生活充满了悲伤，故选B。

5.文章主旨题。通读全文，可知文章主要介绍了大画家梵高的一生，故选D。