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【题目】The painter Craigie Aitchison was born in Scotland. He came to London intending(打算)to study law, but went to art school instead. There he found the traditional drawing classes diffcult, but still kept on painting.

In his late twenties he was given money by the Italian government to study art and liked early Italian artists, which shows in some of his work. He loved the greens and browns of the Italian fields and the clear light there, and wanted to put this light into his paintings.

This led him to paint colours thinly one on top of another from light to dark, but he insists he's never sure what the results will be. He says, "It's a secret-because I don't know myself. I don't start by painting yellow, knowing I'm going to put anything on top." Like most talented people, Aitchison makes it sound easy. "Anyone can do the colours-you can buy them. I simply notice what you put the colours next to."

Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting, as he feels that if he did, he might get bored and not do the painting afterwards. Instead, Aitchison changes his paintings many times before they are finished. This explains why his favourite models are people who don't ask to see their pictures while he's painting them. "If I feel they're worried and want to look at the painting, I can't do it."

Since moving to London years ago, he has not felt part of the Scottish(苏格兰的)painting scene. He says he doesn't want to follow any tradition, but just paints the way he can. However, his work still influences young British painters.

【1】In the passage, the writer is trying to .

A. describe particular works by Craigie Aitchison

B. teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison

C. introduce the artist Craigie Aitchison to the readers

D. explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting

【2】What can the reader learn about Aitchison from the passage?

A. He works in a different way from other artists.

B. He often gets bored easily with his paintings.

C. He found the drawing classes easy at art school.

D. He was sure what his painting was like before drawing.

【3】Aitchison prefers models who don't .

A. keep moving around while he's working

B. ask him about his strange method of working

C. worry about how long the work will take

D. feel worried to see the work as it's developing

【4】What might a visitor at an exhibition say about Aitchison's work?

A. I love his recent painting of Scotland, which are very similar to a number of other Scottish painters.

B. You can still see the influence of his trip to Italy in some of these pictures.

C. You can tell he spent a lot of time drawing the picture before he started painting.

D. I wonder if his law training helps him at all, especially in selling his work.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文介绍画家克雷吉·艾奇森。克雷吉·艾奇森出生于苏格兰。他来伦敦想学法律，但却去了艺术学校。在他二十多岁的时候，意大利政府给了他钱让他学习艺术，并且喜欢早期的意大利艺术家，这在他的一些作品中有所体现。他坚持说他永远不确定结果会是什么。直到开始画画时他才画画。艾奇逊在完成他的画之前，改变了很多次。他不想遵循任何传统，只想用自己的方式来描绘。他的作品影响着年轻的英国画家。

【1】题意：在这篇文章中，作者试图________________。考查主旨理解。A. describe particular works by Craigie Aitchison描述雷吉·艾奇森的作品；B. teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison教读者如何像克雷吉·艾奇森那样画画；C. introduce the artist Craigie Aitchison to the readers向读者介绍艺术家克雷吉·艾奇森；D. explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting解释雷吉·艾奇森如何通过绘画赚钱。本文主要内容：克雷吉·艾奇森出生于苏格兰。他来伦敦想学法律，但却去了艺术学校。在他二十多岁的时候，意大利政府给了他钱让他学习艺术，并且喜欢早期的意大利艺术家，这在他的一些作品中有所体现。他坚持说他永远不确定结果会是什么。直到开始画画时他才画画。艾奇逊在完成他的画之前，改变了很多次。他不想遵循任何传统，只想用自己的方式来描绘。他的作品影响着年轻的英国画家。通读全文可知本文主要介绍了艺术家克雷吉·艾奇森；选C。

【2】题意：读者从这篇文章中可以了解到关于艾奇逊的什么？考查细节理解。A. He works in a different way from other artists. 他以不同于其他艺术家的方式工作；B. He often gets bored easily with his paintings. 他经常对他的画感到厌烦；C. He found the drawing classes easy at art school. 他发现美术学校的绘画课很容易；D. He was sure what his painting was like before drawing. 他在画前很确定他的画是什么样子的。根据第5段第2句He says he doesn't want to follow any tradition, but just paints the way he can.（他说他不想遵循任何传统，只想用自己的方式来描绘。）可知“以不同于其他艺术家的方式工作”；选A。

【3】题意：艾奇森更喜欢那些_______________模特。考查细节理解。A. don't keep moving around while he's working在他工作的时候不一直在走动的；B. don't ask him about his strange method of working不问他奇怪的工作方法的；C. don't worry about how long the work will take不担心这项工作要花多长时间的；D. don't feel worried to see the work as it's developing随着作品的进展不担心看到这幅作品的。根据第4段第3句This explains why his favourite models are people who don't ask to see their pictures while he's painting them. "If I feel they're worried and want to look at the painting, I can't do it."（这就解释了为什么他最喜欢的模特是那些在画画时不要求看他们的照片的人。“如果我觉得他们很担心，想看看这幅画，我就做不到。”）可知选D。

【4】题意：一个展览会的参观者会怎么评价艾奇逊的作品？考查细节理解。A.I love his recent painting of Scotland, which are very similar to a number of other Scottish painters. 我喜欢他最近的苏格兰绘画，这与其他苏格兰画家非常相似； B. You can still see the influence of his trip to Italy in some of these pictures. 你仍然可以在这些画中看到他意大利之行的影响；C. You can tell he spent a lot of time drawing the picture before he started painting. 你可以看出他在开始画画之前花了很多时间；D. I wonder if his law training helps him at all, especially in selling his work. 我想知道他的法律培训是否对他有帮助，尤其是在推销他的作品方面。根据第二段“在他二十多岁的时候，意大利政府给了他钱让他学习艺术，并且喜欢早期的意大利艺术家，这在他的一些作品中有所体现。他喜欢意大利田野的绿色和棕色以及那里的清澈的光线，并想把这种光线放进他的画里。”可知选B。

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