Question

School of Athens 

This wall painting,located in the Vati?can,contains pictures of many famous phi?losophers. Plato and Aristotle are the two in the middle. As an inside joke,Raphael based Plato's face on his fellow artist Leonardo da Vinci. He also included Michelangelo and himself elsewhere in the painting.

The Night Watch 

Rembrandt is one of the most famous Dutch painters. This painting is huge (11 ft X 14 ft) and shows a group of soldiers leaving for a battle. Unlike earlier paintings which show people looking stiff (僵硬的) ，this picture captures their movement. Also,the way he painted the light em?phasizes the three men in the front as well as a young girl. The girl has a dead chicken hanging frdm her belt―a sym?bol that they will defeat their enemy.

American Gothic 

This is likely the most famous American painting of all time. "Gothic" refers to the top window of the house in the background. During the Great Depression,this paint?ing became a symbol of the hardworking and determined American people. Note that the pitchfork (干草叉) is mirrored on the man's overalls (夕卜套) .

The Son of Man 

This painting is an example of surrealism (超现实主义) ，a style that captures strange dreamlike feelings. Magritte explained this painting as follows, "Everything we see hides another thing,so we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest be?cause which is hidden does not show us."

20. Raphael played a joke in his painting School of Athens by       .

   A. painting philosophers of different times in one painting

   B. painting himself in this painting

   C. basing Plato's face on the artist Leonardo da Vin?ci

   D. putting Plato and Aristotle in the middle

21. What do we know about Rembrandt's The Night Watch？

   A. It is a wall painting located in the Vatican.

   B. It contains pictures of many philosophers.

   C. It is one of Rembrandt's early paintings.

   D. It shows some soldiers leaving for a battle.

22. The painting American Gothic most probably shows      

   A. philosophers   B. farmers

   C. artists   D. soldiers

Answer 1

本文主要介绍了不同时期、不同国家的著名经典艺术画作及其重要的历史内涵。

20. C细节理解题。根据第一段的"As an inside joke,Raphael based Plato's face on his fellow artist Leonardo da Vinci."可知应选C项。

21. D 细节理解题。根据第二段的"This painting is huge (11 ft X 14 ft) and shows a group of soldiers leaving for a battle."可知应选D项。

22. B推理判断题。根据第三段的"During the Great Depres?sion,this painting became a symbol of the hardworking and determined American people. Note that the pitchfork (干草叉) is mirrored on the man's overalls (夕卜套) ."可推断《美国哥特式》里画的是农民。