1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When did Albert Bierstadt move to America?

A．In 1830.

B．In 1831.

C．In 1832.

2. What did Albert Bierstadt do in 1854?

A．He focused on improving his drawing skills.

B．He held exhibitions in different countries.

C．He started to work as an art teacher.

3. Why did Albert Bierstadt go to the Bahamas yearly in his old age?

A．To visit his sick family member.

B．To get inspiration for his paintings.

C．To engage in environmental protection.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is a major challenge that Stevie Wonder has had to face?

A．His unsuccessful records.

B．Pressure from other musicians.

C．Not being able to use his eyes.

2. When did Stevie Wonder start his professional career?

A．At the age of 6.

B．At the age of 11.

C．At the age of 19.

3. How many Grammy Awards did Stevie Wonder receive?

A．10.

B．25.

C．30.

4. What kinds of songs did Stevie Wonder often record?

A．Rap songs about life.

B．Sad songs about death.

C．Happy songs about love.

3 . 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。

Thomas Eakins, a painter, photographer,     1     (sculpt) and fine arts educator, received little     2     (recognize) during his lifetime but he is now widely considered as one of the most     3     (influence) figures in American art history. Eakins was interested in bringing     4     the individuality of his models and created     5     are now regarded as masterpieces in portraiture (肖像画法). His most famous work, The Gross Clinic, is “celebrated as a great 19th-century medical history painting,     6     (feature) one of the greatest portraits in American art.”

Apart from his art, Eakins     7     (credit) for introducing “the camera to the American art studio”     8     for being a famous art teacher. As an early pioneer of photography, he used the medium extensively throughout his career as both a way of documenting his own work and as a tool for     9     (explore) new visual ideas. He is recognized as the most important     10     (real) in American art in the 19th and early 20th century.

4 .

“By removing needless details in pursuit of perfection, Van Den followed in the footsteps of many great artists, writers, composers, and painters.”

Juhani Murros made an unexpected discovery during his visits to art galleries when he worked for an organization in Ho Chi Minh City in 1990. A small still life in an unnoticeable gallery commanded the Finnish physician’s attention. “It was not an eye-catching oil painting, yet its dark, mysterious colors and the emotional tension of its disciplined composition set it apart.” Thus began a long journey of discovering the art and life of Van Den, a Buddhist of mixed Chinese and Vietnamese ancestry who studied in Paris for less than two years during the first French Indochina War.

Murros’ biography is, by necessity, brief because there is limited knowledge of the artist, mostly in oral way by family and friends. Many of his paintings did not survive the damp Southeast Asian climate nor the political chaos of his lifetime. However, the author’s research appears to be extensive, as much a years-long spiritual examination of Van Den as a historical one. The artist’s love for country life is apparent in his work, and it is said by those who knew him that he preferred to paint countryside scenes close to his heart and worked as an outsider. He is uninterested in the more elegant work of academically recognized painters. Despite these limitations, Van Den won Vietnam’s most honorable art award in 1960.

Murros gives an in-depth look into the life of this little-known unsung master. The book introduces the readers to Van Den’s art with photographs of his paintings, accompanied by short stories behind them. The book is as quiet as the artist’s work, but it is a satisfying read. Each stroke of words in the book connects to the readers; the narrative awakens the artistic spirit in each one of us, encouraging us to follow our heart.

1. What of Van Den first impressed Juhani Murros?

A．His life story.	B．His painting style.
C．His birth place.	D．His emotional stale.

2. What can we learn about Van Den?

A．His works are rarely available today.	B．He showed great love for his country.
C．He works were of mysterious themes.	D．He ever travelled in China and Vietnam.

3. Why is Murros’ biography brief?

A．Van Den’s art wasn’t well accepted.	B．Murros had limited knowledge of art.
C．Murros had gained little primary data.	D．Van Den’s family kept everything back.

4. Which of the following can describe this book?

A．Amusing.

B．Detailed.

C．Objective.

D．Inspirational.

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Taylor Swift is ending her year with another honor. The pop superstar     1     (name) Time magazine’s 2023 “Person of the Year,”     2     (beat) out Barbie and King Charles III. “While her popularity     3     (grow) across the decades, this is the first year     4     Swift, 33, achieved a kind of nuclear fusion (核聚变): shooting art and commerce together     5     (release) an energy of historic force,” the magazine said. Time said Swift was selected     6     she found a way to give people around the world hope in some seriously dark times. “No one else     7     the planet today can move so many people so well,” Time said in its profile, “    8     giving too much credit to     9     star ignores her skill and her power.” The magazine also interviewed Swift, with the artist revealing that “this is the proudest and happiest I’ve ever felt, and the most     10     (creative) fulfilled and free I’ve ever been.”

6 . One of the most productive architects of the 20th century, Frank Lloyd Wright had no shortage of ideas. Throughout his life, he designed 1,171 architectural works. Many of them, like the Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater, were eventually built. But over half — 660 to be exact — never moved beyond paper. Now, thanks to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, we are finally getting a look at what his unbuilt architecture would have looked like. Working with digital artist David Romero, the organization has been building an impressive library of works that show Wright’s creative genius.

The reasons that these pieces of incredible architecture were never built vary. Wright’s homage to his adopted home state of Arizona was rejected for several reasons. While Wright considered his avant-garde (前卫的) design for the Arizona State Capitol Building to be a gift to the city, officials felt otherwise. With a price of $5 million, too costly, he was passed over for the project.

In the case of the cliffside (悬崖边) Morris House, it’s not completely clear why the family did not go with Wright’s design. But, in examining his ideas for the home, it’s clear that Wright successfully combines the architecture and nature. The design uses rounded forms that fit into the cliffs and merge the home and the natural surroundings.

In 1947, he was asked to rebuild Roy Wetmore’s service station. What Wright provided was a futuristic design that included a ramp (斜坡) allowing a car to be displayed on the roof. Unfortunately, Wetmore wished to simply remodel the existing structure rather than demolish it and start over, so the project was never done. Later, Wetmore did incorporate the car ramp on the roof.

Romero has been able to bring these ideas to life and give a new generation of architecture lovers a reminder of why Wright had such a long, influential career.

1. Why was the design for Arizona State Capitol Building refused?

A．The government wanted a perfect design.

B．It was originally designed for other states.

C．It needed much more money than expected.

D．The design didn’t go with the surroundings.

2. What’s the author’s attitude toward Wright’s design about Morris House?

A．Favorable.

B．Intolerant.

C．Doubtful.

D．Unclear.

3. What does the underlined word “demolish” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Redesign.

B．Pull down.

C．Improve.

D．Put up.

4. What’s the text mainly about?

A．Wright’s productive architecture wasn’t recognized.

B．Many good productive architects didn’t come to light.

C．Wright’s excellent designs for some famous buildings.

D．Modern technology makes a genius’ designs come true.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. What do we know about the album Thriller?

A．It was Michael Jackson’s first album as an adult

B．It’s by far the biggest-selling album in the world

C．It was recorded in the year of 1983

2. When did Michael Jackson join in his family musical group?

A．In 1963

B．In 1969

C．In 1972

3. Which of the following songs was sung by Michael Jackson alone?

A．I’ll Be There

B．ABC.

C．Ben

4. What is Quincy Jones?

A．a director

B．a band’s lead singer

C．a producer and composer

8 . 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。

In a wooden fan workshop in Jiangxi Province, China, Yu Xiuying is     1     (busy) than usual, and as she paints, delicate flowers appear across the fan.

“Now I decorate at least 120 fans a day,” says the artist,     2     has 14 years of fan painting experience under her belt. “As the market recovers, orders for this kind of handicraft (手工艺) wooden fans have been     3     the increase,” she adds.

The fans Yu has painted in Ganzhu Township in Guangchang County     4     (export) to Spain next month. The small town owns a flourishing (繁荣的) handicraft fan industry,     5     its annual output of fans is over 70 million with an output value of over 300 million yuan.

The fans are     6     elegant that they attract more and more European buyers. “At the end of each year, the     7    (prepare) for the coming year begins. The fans are shipped to Spain,     8     (distribute) all over Europe,” one owner of a fan company says. He also adds that the wooden fans needed by Spanish traders     9     (become) the main products of his enterprise so far. The handicraft fan craze fanned by the success motivates a large number of locals     10     (work) in the industry now.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which date was Van Gogh born on?

A．March 30.

B．March 20.

C．March 13.

2. What did Van Gogh do when he was 15?

A．He began to learn French.

B．He decided to be an artist.

C．He started to work.

3. Which country did Van Gogh move to in 1886?

A．France.

B．Germany.

C．Britain.

4. How did Theo support Van Gogh according to the talk?

A．He made paintings for Van Gogh.

B．He sold Van Gogh’s paintings to others.

C．He bought Van Gogh’s works from others.

10 . 听下面一段独白, 根据所听内容完成表格, 每空填写不超过四个词。

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry	•One of the most important     1    performers. •Born on,     2    , 1926 in Missouri.
His music career	•He was introduced to music at school     3    . •In 1955, the song Maybellene had become popular across the country. •In 1958, he opened his own     4    . Throughout the 1960s, he wrote a lot of popular songs. •On his 90th birthday, he had plans to     5     a new album for his wife.