Question

【題目】 What do you see when you look at abstract(抽象) art? Does it make sense to you? Does it look like anything? Is it supposed to?

Abstract art became popular in the early 20th century. Artists did not want to paint, draw, or sculpt things exactly(確切地) like they looked. They didn't want their art to be realistic. They were more interested in basic shapes and colours.

Picasso is probably the most famous of these artists. He painted and drew in many, many styles. Sometimes he used a lot of blue colours (his "blue period"). Later, he used more red and pink colours (his "rose period"). Many of his other paintings are called "cubist(立體畫(huà)派)" because they are made of painted squares.

After a long time, Picasso's paintings became more and more abstract. He painted people and things using strange shapes. His work was so original; many of his fellow artists didn't understand it.

Kandinsky, another famous artist, used lines, shapes, and patterns to paint his subjects. His paintings also used strong colours to express feelings.

Other artists like the surrealists(超現(xiàn)實(shí)主義者), were interested in subconscious(潛意識(shí)). Painters like Breton and Magritte used many symbol in their work. The meaning or subject of their work wasn't always clear. Dali, another surrealist artist, painted pictures that look like dreams.

There are still many abstract artists around the world. That's the way many artists prefer. They want each person to look at art and find their own meaning in it.

【1】Which would be most like abstract art?

A.A painting of a house.

B.A sculpture of a car.

C.A drawing of two people in a coffee house.

D.A red and blue painting, with no clear subject.

【2】What happened to Picasso's work after a long time?

A.It became more abstract.

B.It became less original.

C.He went from using red colours to using blue colours.

D.He only painted with coloured squares.

【3】How did Kandinsky express feelings?

A.By using colours and shapes.

B.By painting realistic people.

C.By painting with a lot of symbols.

D.By painting in red and pink colours.

【4】Who is probably the most famous abstract artist?

A.Breton.B.Dali.C.Picasso.D.Magritte.

【5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Picasso painted in many different styles.

B.Dali was interested in dreams.

C.Abstract artists feel each work of art only has one meaning.

D.Magritte's art was full of symbols.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文，短文講述了抽象的藝術(shù)在20世紀(jì)初比較流行，抽象藝術(shù)的特點(diǎn)是沒(méi)有清晰的主題，對(duì)基本形狀和顏色感興趣。藝術(shù)家畢加索的畫(huà)是抽象藝術(shù)的代表，他的許多畫(huà)被稱為“立體派”，另外還有其他著名的畫(huà)家，如：康定斯基，布列塔和馬格利特。當(dāng)今世界仍有許多抽象的藝術(shù)家，每位藝術(shù)家都有自己出色的藝術(shù)。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句“They didn't want their art to be realistic. They were more interested in basic shapes and colours.”他們不希望他們的藝術(shù)是真實(shí)的，他們更感興趣基本的形狀和顏色；及第六段“the meaning or subject of their work wasn’t always clear.”可知像抽象藝術(shù)的是：沒(méi)有明顯的主題的紅藍(lán)畫(huà)。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句“After a long time, Picasso's paintings became more and more abstract.”很久以后，畢加索的畫(huà)變得越來(lái)越抽象，可知畢加索的繪畫(huà)更抽象。故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段“Kandinsky, another famous artist, used lines, shapes, … to express feelings.” 康定斯基，另一位著名藝術(shù)家，用線條，形狀和圖案來(lái)描繪他的主題，他的繪畫(huà)也用強(qiáng)烈的色彩來(lái)表達(dá)情感，可知Kandinsky用線條，形狀和圖案以及強(qiáng)烈的色彩來(lái)表達(dá)感情。故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句“Picasso is probably the most famous of these artists.” Picasso或許是這些藝術(shù)家中最著名的�？芍�是畢加索。故選C。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“There are still…h(huán)eir own meaning in it.”世界上仍有許多抽象的藝術(shù)家，那就是許多藝術(shù)家喜歡的方式，他希望每個(gè)人都看藝術(shù)，并從中找到自己的意義，可知C項(xiàng)“抽象藝術(shù)家認(rèn)為每一件藝術(shù)作品中有一種意義”是不正確的。故選C。