课后阅读作业 十三Module 4Period 1

温馨提示：此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。课后阅读作业十三Module4Period1Ⅰ.阅读理解AApaintingbyChineseartistQiBaishisetarecordformodernartandcalligraphy(书法)onthemainlandwhenitsoldfor425.5millionyuanatanauction(拍卖)onMay22.Thesalewasamilestone(里程碑)intheauctionofmodernandcontemporaryartworks.Thepricemeantitsvaluehadrisenmorethan2,000percentinsixyears.Thework,Eaglestandingonpinetreewithfour-charactercouplet(对联),measuresabout2.6metersby1meter.Itwasthesecondhighestpricepaidforanartworkonthemainland.ASongdynastyworkbyHuangTingjianwassoldfor436.8millionyuanin2022.Qi’spaintingwasfinishedin1946whenQiwas86,andwashislargestwork.Withastartingpriceof88millionyuan,itattractednearly50bids(出价)inhalfanhour.ShanghaibusinessmanLiuYiqiansaidthattheworkhadbelongedtohimandhadcostlessthan20millionyuanin2022.TheauctioncompanysaidtheworkwasbroughtbacktothemainlandafterbeingboughtfromaprivateownerinSanFranciscosixyearsago.Chinarankedfirstinglobalartsaleslastyear,aheadoftheUnitedStatesandBritain.FourChineseartistswereamongthetop10inworldwidesales:QiBaishi,ZhangDaqian,XuBeihongandFuBaoshi.Qi’sworksrankedsecondinsalestoPabloPicasso’slastyear.QiwasbornintoapeasantfamilyinHunanin1864.Hetaughthimselftopaintandfocusedonnatureincludingplants,insects,birdsandfish.Heismostlywell-knownforhispaintingsofshrimps.In1953,hewaselectedpresidentoftheAssociationofChineseArtists.HediedinBeijingin1957.【语篇概述】本文介绍了中国著名艺术家齐白石的作品在中国拍卖会上卖出425500000元,并介绍了齐白石的生平情况。1.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A.QiBaishi’sPaintingWasDiscovered.B.QiBaishi’sPaintingWasBroughtBack.C.QiBaishi’sPaintingSetsanAuctionRecord.D.TheValueofQiBaishi’sPaintingsIsontheIncrease.【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知文章是关于齐白石的一部作品被拍卖了天价,创造了中国大陆的艺术品拍卖的记录,故C正确。2.Whoseartworksoldforthehighestpriceonthemainland?A.QiBaishi’s. B.HuangTingjian’s.C.XuBeihong’s. D.ZhangDaqian’s.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段Itwasthesecondhighestpricepaidforanartworkonthemainland.ASongdynastyworkbyHuangTingjianwassoldfor436.8millionyuanin2022.说明黄庭坚的书法拍出了最高价,故B正确。3.TheauctionpriceofQi’spaintingwas______millionyuanhigherthanthestartingpriceintheauction.A.337.5 B.348.8 C.50 D.11.3【解析】选A。推理判断题。这部作品的起价是88million,最终拍出了425.5millionyuan,那么涨了337.5million。故A正确。4.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma______.A.computerbook B.libraryguideC.technologymagazine D.newspaperreport【解析】选D。推理判断题。文章介绍了齐白石的作品在拍卖会上卖出了大钱,应该属于新闻报道,故D正确。BChinesepainting,alsoknownasthetraditionalnationalpainting,oneofthetraditionalpaintingswithalonghistory,hasitsuniqueandindependentsystem.Usingbrushes,ink,andChinesepigments(天然颜料),apaintingisdrawnonaspecialkindofpaper(Xuanpaper)orsilk.Thetraditionalsubjectsarefigure,landscapes,flowersandbirds.IncomparisonwithWesternpainting,Chinesepaintinghasitsownartisticcharacteristics.Afteracarefulstudyoftheobject,apaintercandiscovertherulesofitsstructure,andthenproduceitbythemind’seye.Itisnotmerelyasimplecopy,butitcombinestheobjectwiththeartisticconceptoftheproducer,turninganaturalimageintoan“artisticimage”.Theobjectcanshowtheartist’sfeelingsandpersonalitytoachievetheeffectof“beingalikenotonlyinspirit,butalsoinappearance.”Notalltheobjectsaretobedrawnonthepaper,andmuchspaceisleftfortheimagination.TheuseoflineisimportantinChinesepainting.Clear,swift,sharpandchangeablelinesarecombinedwiththepush,pintandpressofthebrushandinktoshowthequalityoftheobjectandvariationsoftone.AncientChineseartistslisted18differentwaysofdrawinglineswiththebrushinfigurepainting.Differentwaysofcreatinglinesareusedwhenpaintingalandscape,flowersandbirds,clouds,andbamboos.TraditionalChinesepaintingandcalligraphy(书法)aredifferentbranchesofartstemmingfromthesameorigin.Theyusethesamekindoftoolsandallthelinesusedinpaintingarevariationsofthepointsandlinesofcalligraphy.Thoughtheyaredifferentartisticforms,theyarecloselylinkedintermsoftheirexpressionofthoughtsandfeelings.Theyinfluenceeachothertocreateanotherartisticfeature.【语篇概述】本文是说明文。中国的国画艺术,用一张宣纸,一支毛笔,勾勒出画家的内心世界,写意出山水花鸟的生命和灵魂。5.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethecommonsubjectsoftraditionalChinesepainting?A.Valuable. B.Independent.C.Special. D.Natural.【解析】选D。推理判断题。由第一段可知,画的内容通常是人物、风景、花鸟,故自然物较多,D正确。6.ThewriterbelievesthatatraditionalChinesepainter’spicture______.A.reflectssocialproblemsofhistimesB.describesmainlyanaturalimageC.expresseshisthoughtsD.tellsatruestory【解析】选C。推理判断题。由第二段Theobjectcanshowtheartist’sfeelingsandpersonalitytoachievetheeffectof“beingalikenotonlyinspirit,butalsoinappearance.”可知国画更侧重创造出“艺术形象”,表达作者的情感和个性,不仅“形似”,而且“神似”,故C正确。7.ItcanbeinferredthatatraditionalChinesepainterspentmuchtime______.A.travellingB.learningtodrawlinesC.readingD.studyingcalligraphybeforedrawing【解析】选B。推理判断题。第二段说国画不管是画人物还是画风景、花鸟,都主要通过线条的各种变化来表现,所以线条的运用多,技巧多,学习画好线条自然是要下大力气的。8.Whatdopaintingandcalligraphyhaveincommon?A.Usingthesimilartechniques.B.Startingfromthesameperiod.C.Belongingtothesameartisticforms.D.Coveringthesamethemes.【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第三段Theyusethesamekindoftoolsandallthelinesusedinpaintingarevariationsofthepointsandlinesofcalligraphy.可知中国国画与书法艺术都注重线条的运用和变化,绘画中线条的运用只不过是书法中线条运用的变通,故在这一技法上是相通的,故A正确。CSheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.But,atnearly500yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa.Thehealthofthefamouspicture,paintedbyLeonardodaVinciin1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,accordingtotheLouvreMuseum(卢浮宫)whereitishoused.“Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago,”themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedchangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstate.Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyear,manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile.“Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops.”saidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.“It’sbecausedirectvision(视觉)isexcellentatpickingupdetail,butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadowsHowever,theactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmile.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim,untilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisIin1519.In1911,thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformeremployee,whotookitoutofthemuseum,hiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.DuringWorldWarⅡ,FrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.【语篇概述】经历了500年的世界名画《蒙娜丽莎》面临着损害,而修复它也是一个很大的难题。9.Wecaninferfromthetextthat______.A.theMonaLisaisprovedtobeabletolastanother500yearsB.MonaLisa’sbeautyisfadinggraduallywith500yearspassingbyC.theMonaLisahasbeencatchingpeople’swideattentioninthepast500yearsD.MonaLisadoesnotlookoutofdatethoughpainted500yearsago【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段But一词可知后半句的意思是与前半句意思相反。由第三段Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshape可推断答案选B。10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMonaLisa?A.ItwasoncetakenawayandhiddenupbyGermanforces.B.Itspainterhimselfloveditgreatlyandalwayskeptitintheshade.C.MonaLisastopssmilingwhenyoulookatherwantingtoseehersmiles.D.KingFrancisⅠboughtitandthenreturnedittoItaly.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第四段的Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops.可知C项正确。文章最后一句表明A不对;B应将keptitintheshade改为carrieditwithhim;D中的returnedittoItaly与文意不符。11.Whatmakestherepairworkdifficult?A.Expertshaven’tnoticedchangesinitsshapeasvisitorsdo.B.Itislikelytobestolenagainwhenit’sunderrepair.C.Itisuncertainwhichcountry,ItalyorFrance,shouldtakecharge.D.Expertsaren’tsureaboutthematerialsandthechemicalstateofitsoilpaint.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstate.可知答案选D。Ⅱ.阅读填句根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。LearningaSecondLanguageSomepeoplelearnasecondlanguageeasily.1

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