1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many brothers and sisters did Grandma Moses have?

A．Five.

B．Ten.

C．Nine.

2. What did Grandma Moses spend most of her life doing?

A．Farming.

B．Painting.

C．Working at a drugstore.

3. Why did Grandma Moses paint at her old age?

A．To exhibit her artworks

B．to make money.

C．To pass the time.

4. When did Grandma Moses hold her first exhibition?

A．In 1930.

B．In 1940.

C．In 2000.

2 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.

A black slate (石板), an alloy steel needle and decades of practice are     1     Li Yahua needs to create the perfect Huihe stone shadow carving work of art. With her left hand     2     (gentle) leaning against the mirror-like stone to support the heavy chisel (凿子) she’s holding in her right hand, the artist creates a black-and-white landscape by intensively chiseling dots in various sizes and density on the stone.

    3     (difference) from traditional Chinese art types that emphasize the beauty of lines, stone shadow carving highlights the size and     4     (deep) of dots.

“We use an alloy steel needle to chisel white dots to create images on a polished and smooth black slate,” Li explained, adding the pressure     5     (use) to chisel them was the key to getting the carving right.

“On an A4-paper-size black slate, we need to chisel about 100 million dots     6     (create) an image,” she continued, adding it would take 7 to 20 days to complete the work depending on its level of complexity.

Born into a family of stone carvers, stone and alloy steel needles     7     (be) Li’s best friends since childhood and the sound of chisel     8     (knock) on the slate is the soundtrack to her life.     9     56-year-old has devoted nearly 40 years to the craft. For her, shadow carving is about preserving history, culture and art,     10     recording the stories of the times.

3 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

People generally agree that Pablo Picasso,    1     lived from 1881 to 1973, is the twentieth-century’s greatest western artist. He was born in Spain and at 10 was already     2     excellent artist. He     3     (have) his first exhibition at the age of 16. Picasso studied art in Spain, but moved to France     4     his early twenties.

From 1902 to 1904 he painted a series of     5     (picture) where the main colour was blue. These pictures showed poor, unhappy people and this period     6     (know) as Picasso’s “blue period”. From 1904 to 1906 Picaso painted much     7     (happy) pictures in the colour pink. This period was called Picasso’s “pink period”.

With another Spanish artist     8     (name) George Braque, Picasso then started an     9     (importance) new artistic movement called Cubism. People agree that Picasso’s greatest Cubist painting is Guernica, which was painted     10     (show) his feelings about what had happened to the town during the 1930s war in Spain.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

As a     1     (gift) child, Beethoven was pushed by his father to study music. Not long after, he began to be appreciated     2     his piano performances. Many important figures like Mozart made     3     (predict) about Beethoven’s future.     4    , life took a sharp turn. He started to lose his hearing. The loss of hearing made him     5     (depress). Despite his hearing loss, he was determined     6     (continue) a life full of music. Although he was able to continue composing music, it became     7     (increasing) difficult to perform in public. Since he presented Symphony No.9 in 1824, the piece has become famous. He died less than three years after the concert in Vienna, aged 56. For his amazing     8     (achievement) and for his determination in     9     (he) darkest days, Beethoven     10     (regard) as one of the most remarkable musicians who ever lived.

5 . 课本原文填空。

Exceptional beauty, extraordinary grace and e    1     artistry are qualities     2     Tai Lihua to dance on the great stages of the world in more than 40 countries. If that were not exceptional enough,     3     is more is that Tai Lihua is     4     deaf.

The Battle of El Alamein,     5     in the deserts of North Africa, is seen     6     one of the decisive     7     of World War II. The Battle of El Alamein was primarily fought between two of the outstanding commanders Montgomery and Rommel. The Allied victory at El Alamein     8     to the     9     of the Afrika Korps and the German surrender in North Africa     10     May 1943.

6 . Throughout history, there have been sculptors who are prized for their willingness to push boundaries. Without their contributions, it would be difficult to imagine visual art as we now know it. Here are some of the pioneers.

Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598~1680)

As a master of materials, Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini is known for his astonishing ability to create movement and bring forth emotion with his work. In his masterpiece, Pluto and Perse, the rough and cold stone has been turned into flesh that looks so real and soft that you just want to reach out and touch it.

Alberto Giacometti (1901~1966)

Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti is perhaps most recognized for his slim and small sculptures, like Seated Man, with each piece measuring no more than 2.75 inches in height. Many scholars have suggested that his slim figures relate to a lack of meaning in 20th-century life.

Henry Moore (1898 ~ 1986)

Known for his abstract public sculpture, British artist Henry More's works most often focus on the theme of mother and child, who usually sit or lie in a relaxed way, with their bodies leaning backwards Moore's figures are often composed of multiple pieces, yet his clean lines allow viewers to effectively see the figures within the abstract form. Such features are very obvious in his master piece Mother and Child.

Louise Bourgeois (1911 ~ 2010)

Most well-known for her public art, French-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois rose to international lame in 1982 after the Museum of Modern Art held her first exhibit. By this time, she was already in her 70s. Drawing from her own life experience, her sculptures often explore themes of family and death. In her representative work, Maman, Bourgeois has used a spider to stand for her mother, who died when she was a child, to show her strength and protection over her family.

1. When did Alberto Giacometti pass away?

A．In 1689.

B．In 1966.

C．In 1986.

D．In 2010.

2. Which one belongs to realistic sculpture?

A．Maman.

B．Mother and Child.

C．Seated Man.

D．Pluto and Persephone.

3. What do the last two artists have in common?

A．They became famous in their 70s.	B．They are known for their public sculptures.
C．They are from the same country.	D．They explored the themes of family and death.