1. What makes the man confused?
A.Why Roman Holiday was so famous. |
B.Why Audrey Hepburn learned ballet. |
C.Why so many girls adored Audrey Hepburn. |
A.Her physical condition. | B.Her interest in acting. | C.Her financial condition. |
A.Outgoing. | B.Shy and quiet. | C.Humorous and lovely. |
A.She was influenced by her roles. |
B.She thought children were her hope. |
C.Her family once got help from a charity. |
be fond of emerge influential in particular purchase realistic subjective theme |
Unlike the earlier Realists who painted in a
1. What did Peter learn from his grandfather?
A.How to appreciate art works. |
B.How to deal with artists. |
C.How to run a museum. |
A.He served in the army. | B.He studied at a college. | C.He worked in a gallery. |
A.Rembrandt’s. | B.Botticelli’s. | C.Ruben’s. |
4 . Mary Shelley bends over her latest creation. Although the carving is only half complete, the image of a waitress holding a plate of eggs comes out from the board. Of Shelley’s nearly seven hundred carvings, many show scenes with cows on farms and people in restaurants.
From memories to carvings
“My work is a visual diary, ” Shelley says. “The carvings describe things I have experienced and felt at different times in my life.”
Every one of her carvings tells a story. Many of the stories in Shelley’s woodcarvings come from memories of her childhood in a rural (乡村的) area outside of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Shelley’s family managed a small farm. Mary was a serious girl who spent a lot of time raising animals, exploring outdoors, and reading. Although Shelley never felt especially artistic as a child, there was always an art project in the works in the Shelley household. Her grandmother painted. Her father was a commercial artist, who drew and wrote to make a living.
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Shelley attended Cornell University and hoped to become a writer, but an unusual present took her in another direction. At age 23, she received a gift her father had made-a woodcarving of her as a girl on the farm. The gift caught her interest. After gathering boards from a building site where she worked as a carpenter, Shelley bought some tools and taught herself to carve.
Shelley soon realized that she loved the slow, thoughtful process of working with wood and painting. “A carving is like a jigsaw puzzle (拼图游戏),” she explains. “I didn’t know how it would all fit together, but the process of solving the puzzle kept me going.”
The Shelley style
Early in her career, people hired Shelley to carve special pieces that took four or five weeks to complete. The money she received motivated her to try more complicated scenes created by carving deeper in the wood. Over time, Shelley’s art began to have its own style. In a typical Shelley woodcarving, some objects seem to reach out of the frame while others drop back, creating a feeling of depth.
1. What can we infer from the “From memories to carvings” part?A.Art is from but beyond life. | B.Life is short and art is long. |
C.It is great art to laugh at your own misfortune. | D.Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist |
A.Life in School | B.A Dream Come True |
C.A Life-Changing Gift | D.Jigsaw Puzzles and Carving |
A.The dream to be an artist in her childhood. | B.Her father’s low-relief carving for her. |
C.The rugs hooked by her grandmother. | D.Her school life in Cornell University. |
A.is very popular | B.is very expensive |
C.has simple scenes | D.creates a feeling of depth |
Composed of more than 20, 000 Chinese characters, these special sculptures by Zheng Lu are soft and beautiful in
The contemporary Chinese sculptor
Lust for Life (《渴望生活:梵高传》) is a biographical (传记的) novel about the life of the famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.
The novel traces Van Gogh’s life from his early years in the UK to his final days in France. Stone weaves together historical facts, and
Another strength of Lust for Life lies
In conclusion, this book is a well-deserved
Shao Lujie, a 28-year-old craftsman from Zhejiang Province, has created multiple works of art for the upcoming 19th Asian Games. His craft is known
Since Shao
“During this process, I found that this paper art handicraft can
In an era
Shao hopes to open
8 . The Artistic Marvel: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh, a troubled but immensely talented Dutch painter, left a profound mark on the world of art with his iconic work “Starry Night.” Painted in 1889, during a period of emotional turmoil and personal struggle, this masterpiece reflects both the artist’s inner turmoil and his deep connection to nature.
“Starry Night” is an oil painting that measures 73.7 cm × 92.1 cm and is currently housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The painting features a small village with steeples and houses nestled beneath a sweeping, swirling night sky filled with stars. The sky itself seems to come alive, as the stars twinkle and the crescent moon shines brightly. Van Gogh’s use of bold, swirling brushstrokes creates a sense of movement and turbulence in the sky, as if it is in constant motion.
The village below is bathed in a peaceful, calming light, in stark contrast to the dynamic sky above. The cypress tree in the foreground reaches up towards the heavens, almost as if it is trying to touch the stars. This painting is a testament to van Gogh’s ability to convey emotion through color and form. It is said that he painted “Starry Night” from his room in the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, where he sought treatment for his mental health issues.
What makes “Starry Night” truly remarkable is the emotional depth it carries. Van Gogh’s use of vibrant blues and yellows, combined with the swirling patterns of the sky, evoke a sense of both wonder and melancholy. It is as if the painting captures the artist’s inner turmoil and his profound connection to the universe.
1. What is the medium used in the creation of “Starry Night”?A.Watercolor | B.Acrylic |
C.Oil painting | D.Pencil sketch |
A.The Louvre Museum, Paris |
B.The Tate Modern, London |
C.The Museum of Modern Art, New York City |
D.The Vatican Museums, Rome |
A.Tranquility | B.Melancholy |
C.Joy | D.Fear |
A.A sense of calm |
B.A sense of movement and turbulence |
C.A realistic landscape |
D.A static, unchanging scene |
Zhang Daqian was one of
In 1919 Zhang went to Shanghai,
In 1941 Zhang went to see the
Zhang
In 1978 Zhang settled in Taipei, and he died there on 2 April 1983.
10 . Elvis Aaron Presley was born in the southern town of Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8,1935. His family was extremely poor. During his childhood, he sang in church with his parents. He also listened to music that influenced his later singing.
After high school, Elvis had several jobs, including driving a truck. In 1953, he made his first recording of this song “My Happiness”. His first album was released (发行) on July 19, 1954. One of the songs was “That’s All Right”. The album sold well in Memphis,and was played a lot on local radio stations. One of Elvis’ first new recordings became a huge hit, and led to his many performances on television. It was “Heartbreak Hotel”.
By the middle of the 1950s, Elvis Presley was known around the world as the young man who moved his hips (臀部) as he sang rock and roll music. Many adults said he and his music were bad influences on young people. But young women loved him and huge crowds attended his performances.
He made his first movie in 1956. It was Love Me Tender. Elvis Presley was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood for a number of years in the 1950s. He acted in thirty-one movies.
Elvis Presley won three of the music industry’s highest award, the Grammy. He received the first one in 1967. It was for “How Great Thou Art”, an album of religious music.
Elvis Presley released many recordings of his performances during the 1970s. His last record album was called “Moody Blue”. He also enjoyed great success on television. His 1973 television show from Hawaii was seen in forty countries by more than one thousand million people.
Elvis Presley died on August 16,1977. Hundreds of thousands of people still visit his home, Graceland, in Memphis every year. Fans continue to buy his music, making him the most popular recording artist ever. Elvis Presley remains the King of Rock and Roll.
1. From the first paragraph we can know .A.Elvis Aaron Presley was born into a very poor family |
B.Elvis Aaron Presley was famous when he was a child |
C.Elvis Aaron Presley taught himself music |
D.Elvis Aaron Presley had no chance to listen to music during his childhood |
A.a strong attack |
B.a great pity |
C.something that is very popular |
D.something that is very strange |
a. How Great Thou Art
b. Moody Blue
c. My Happiness
d. That’s All Right
A.d,c,a,b | B.b,a,d,c | C.c,d,a,b | D.c,a,d,b |
A.Elvis Presley—the highest-paid singer |
B.Elvis Presley—the King of Rock and Roll |
C.Elvis Presley—a successful actor in Hollywood |
D.Elvis Presley—an excellent example to singers |