Although it’s said Van Gogh (梵高) (1853 — 1890) sold only one painting during his lifetime, different theories (理论) exist (存在).
It is true that The Red Vineyard is the only painting sold during Van Gogh’s lifetime, and that was officially (官方地) recorded and accepted by the art world. It’s recorded that Van Gogh started painting at 27, and died at 37. His famous paintings were produced after he went to France in 1888, only two years before he died. So it would be clear that he did not sell many.
However, others disagree. The leading Van Gogh scholar (学者), Mare, is one of them. Though the story that Van Gogh sold just one painting still goes around, he insists (坚持说) that Van Gogh sold at least two.
Also, according to the Van Gogh Museum website, Van Gogh actually sold a number of paintings for living during his lifetime. His first money came from his uncle, who was an art dealer (经销商). In order to help Van Gogh’s career (事业), he ordered 19 paintings. And Van Gogh himself would often trade his paintings for food or art supplies (美术用品) when he was younger.
Van Gogh died in July of 1890. His brother was a wise dealer and saved lots of paintings by Van Gogh. His greatest wish was to make the works more widely known and make much money. Sadly he himself died just six months later. He left a large collection of art to his wife, who “sold some of Van Gogh’s works, lent as many as she could to exhibitions, and published (出版) many of Van Gogh’s letters to his brother. Without her, Van Gogh would never have become as famous as he is today.” After her death, her son founded the Van Gogh Museum.
1. According to ________, only one painting was sold during Van Gogh’s lifetime.A.the official records | B.the Van Gogh Museum website |
C.Van Gogh’s uncle | D.Van Gogh’s brother’s son |
A.Van Gogh’s paintings were popular. | B.Van Gogh was poor then. |
C.Van Gogh disliked his paintings | D.Van Gogh’s paintings were expensive. |
A.Van Gogh’s brother got rich by selling his paintings. | B.Van Gogh wrote many letters to his brother. |
C.Van Gogh’s brother died earlier than him. | D.Van Gogh’s brother’s wife sold all his works. |
A.Van Gogh himself. | B.Van Gogh’s brother. |
C.Van Gogh’s brother’s wife. | D.The leading Van Gogh scholar. |
A.whether Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life | B.how Van Gogh became famous |
C.the whole life of Van Gogh | D.the family of Van Gogh |
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【推荐1】If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?
Don’t listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice Hamilton, 17
I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific—I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It’ll be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time.
Jason Moore, 18
This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16
I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
1. Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ________ helping others.A.school holidays | B.weekdays | C.every morning | D.every afternoon |
A.To breathe the clean mountain air. | B.To spend the whole summer living in the tent. |
C.To sleep under the stars. | D.To help build new hiking paths in the mountain. |
A.children in poor families | B.workers who build houses |
C.poor families who can’t afford houses | D.build hiking paths |
A.Alice Hamilton | B.Jason Moore | C.Trish Anderson | D.none of them |
A.Reading for Life | B.A Special House Program |
C.The Forest Centre | D.Young American Volunteers |
【推荐2】As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.
In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave the subjects 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information.The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.
In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder(文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location(位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory(交互记忆)”.
According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.
1. The passage begins with two questions to ________ .A.arouse the readers’ interest | B.show the author’s attitude |
C.teach how to store information | D.explain how to use the Internet |
A.主题 | B.学科 | C.实验对象 | D.中心实体 |
A.Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer. |
B.The two groups remembered the information equally well. |
C.The first group tried to remember the formation. |
D.The second group remember the information on purpose. |
A.keep the information in mind | B.change the quantity of information |
C.organize information like a computer | D.remember how to find the information |
A.We are using memory in different way. | B.We are becoming more intelligent. |
C.We have better memories than before. | D.We need another way to access information. |
【推荐3】Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?
On April 5, the State Council (国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are stricter than the old ones.
Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students go to nearby schools or boarding schools to reduce traffic risks. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.
From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80 km/h on highways and 60 km/h on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.
The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的).
There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit and a GPS.
Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. To stop such accidents, the Central government decided to strengthen the rules for school buses.
The most serious accident happened in Gansu in November, when a nine-seat mini bus crashed. There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.
1. The underlined phrase "keep an eye on" in the passage has a similar meaning to "__________"A.look after | B.play with | C.look for | D.chat with |
A.School buses can go first when there are other cars. |
B.School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on highways. |
C.School buses must drive 60 km/h or more on normal roads. |
D.School buses must have at least one adult to look after the kids. |
A.a GPS | B.more than seven seats |
C.a parent of one of the students | D.a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit |
A.How to Avoid Bus Accidents | B.How Do Students Go to School |
C.Safety First on School Buses | D.Bus Speed Limit Is Necessary |
【推荐1】At Beijing’s 798 art zone (区), Italian artist Jacopo Della Ragione’s work named Conquista attracted many visitors. Born and raised in Florence, the art capital of Italy, Jacopo has showed a strong interest in art since his childhood.
Before coming to China, Jacopo knew almost nothing about China except Marco Polo’s adventure (冒险) to the land full of mystery in the 12th century. As he was strongly curious about China, Jacopo moved to Beijing in 2001. “I planned to spend two weeks to know about China, but later I found the time was far from enough, and I have stayed here for more than 20 years until now,” said Jacopo.
Jacopo first worked as an art and creative director for design and advertising companies, and media companies in China, and in 2018, he gave up the job and decided to become a full-time artist who mainly created abstract (抽象) paintings.
Ancient buildings, music, traditional art—everything in China can be the inspiration (灵感) of Jacopo’s art creation. The happiest moment for Jacopo is when some visitors who don’t understand modern art begin to show interest in it and realize art is part of their life after enjoying his artworks.
Having lived in China for more than twenty years, he said he was amazed by the country’s rapid development. Jacopo points out that he also sees a big hidden possibility in modern Chinese art, especially through the young Chinese artists who have done a great job in passing on the great traditional Chinese culture.
Besides art creation, Jacopo sometimes works as an exhibition (展览) leader, offering a platform (平台) to feel the charm of Italian culture. With his help, Chinese people get to learn more about Italian culture. At the same time, Jacopo spreads Chinese culture to Italy through his art. In 2024, he plans to make more dialogues between artists and cultural institutions (机构). Both Chinese and Italian people can enjoy each other’s works and start talking and understanding each other through them.
1. When did Jacopo become interested in art?A.After he grew up. | B.When he was a child. |
C.When he moved to Beijing. | D.When he was twenty. |
A.Because he fell in love with Chinese art and lifestyle. |
B.Because his job required him to stay in China for long. |
C.Because he wanted to learn traditional Chinese culture. |
D.Because he wanted to understand China more deeply. |
A.Rich traditional Chinese culture. | B.People’s high praise for his artworks. |
C.The influence his artworks have on others. | D.His great achievements in the art field. |
A.Hopeful. | B.Difficult. | C.Useful. | D.Uncertain. |
A.The exhibition is held to sell Jacopo’s paintings. |
B.Jacopo devotes all his time to creating his artworks. |
C.Jacopo makes a contribution to cultural exchange. |
D.Jacopo thinks highly of China’s rapid development. |
【推荐2】Can you imagine a five-year-old boy writing and playing music on a child-sized violin? This was true of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a gifted boy who grew up to be one of the most creative composers (作曲家) of all time. Then you might think that the life of this child was easy all the time. Read on. Decide for yourself.
Mozart was born in January of 1756 into a musical family. His father, Leopold Mozart, recognized the talent of his child and devoted himself to teaching him. Later, Mozart toured Europe, putting on concerts for the people of high social positions. He could listen to any piece of music once and then play it from memory. He could play the piano or the violin with his eyes covered. What's more, music that Mozart wrote at the age of five was as good as works by many adult composers.
Mozart earned a living by selling his compositions, giving concerts and providing music lessons for the wealthy. Some of the operas Mozart wrote, such as The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni, are still performed today. He composed 41 symphonies(交响乐). However, none of them earned him much money, and he spent far more than he was able to earn. Mozart often waited until the last moment to work on pieces that had been asked for.
By the spring of 1791, Mozart was ill and sad. He was deeply in debt(债务). His health, which had never been good, was becoming even worse. A stranger asked Mozart to write a musical piece for a funeral( 葬 礼 ). Mozart agreed, but then began to fear that it was being written for his own death. His fears turned out to be true. Mozart died in December of 1791, at the age of 35.
1. What is the purpose of the writer by saying "Read on. Decide for yourself "in paragraph1?A.To increase your reading interest. |
B.To tell you it is your business to read it or not |
C.To introduce that the child always led an easy life |
A.He could play any music wonderfully |
B.He could write good works at an early age. |
C.He held concerts for the people of high social positions |
A.Mozart could support himself by working so hard |
B.Mozart led a poor life although he wrote many pieces |
C.Mozart's compositions sold well and he made a lot of money |
A.Mozart was still poor before his death |
B.Mozart's fame gave him a hard life and he felt unhappy |
C.Mozart was in poor health so he wanted to wrote a piece for his own funeral |
A.Mozart's lifetime | B.Mozart's talent | C.Mozart's works |
【推荐3】Do you enjoy watching movies when you are free? It’s a great way to have fun. So how much do you know about Xu Zheng and Huang Bo? They are both popular actors in China. They act in a lot of funny and wonderful movies. But do you know there are many differences between them? Let’s have a look.
Actor | Xu Zheng | Huang Bo |
Birthday | April 18, 1972 | August 26, 1974 |
Height | 178 cm | 172 cm |
Weight | 72 kg | 70 kg |
Hobbies | Watching movies, taking vacations, playing basketball | Swimming, dancing, singing, diving (潜水) |
Characters (性格) | Outgoing, funny, friendly | Funny, talented, hard-working |
A.two years younger than | B.two years older than |
C.four years older than | D.the same age as |
A.Singing. | B.Taking vacations. |
C.Doing sports. | D.Watching movies. |
A.a cinema | B.a library |
C.a chess club | D.a swimming pool |
A.Xu Zheng’s hair is longer than Huang Bo’s. |
B.Huang Bo is as outgoing as Xu Zheng. |
C.Huang Bo has fewer hobbies than Xu Zheng. |
D.Both Huang Bo and Xu Zheng are funny. |
A.cooking book | B.movie magazine |
C.travel diary | D.sport newspaper |