As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other      16     in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked      17     . He was an actor (演员).Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's 18     his books were so good. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted 19             part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays made from them 20             . Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful   21 . Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He      22     it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write      23      he died. When he died in 1870, he was      24     a story. But what a pity! We'll never know      25      it ended.

(   )16. A. cities   B. countries    C. towns       D. villages

(   )17. A. reading    B. writing   C. acting     D. painting

(   )18. A. what  B. how   C. when  D. why

(   )19. A. the next  B. next   C. next to    D. next time

(   )20. A. either   B. as well   C. as well as     D. also

(   )21. A. book  B. story   C. piece of music   D. film

(   )22. A. hated   B. enjoyed   C. wanted    D. shamed

(   )23. A. as  B. while   C. until     D. since

(   )24. A. drawing     B. singing  C. writing    D. making

(   )25. A. what   B. how   C. who     D. which

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other   31  in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked   32 . He was an actor.
Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's  33  his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted  34  part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them   35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful   36 __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He   37  it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write   38 he died. When he died in 1870, he was  39  a story. But what a pity! We'll never know _40_ it ended.

【小题1】

A．cities B．countries C．towns D．villages

【小题2】

A．reading B．writing C．acting D．playing

【小题3】

A．what B．how C．when D．why

【小题4】

A．the next B．next C．next to D．next time

【小题5】

A．too B．as well C．as well as D．also

【小题6】

A．book B．story C．play D．film

【小题7】

A．hated B．enjoyed C．wanted D．shamed

【小题8】

A．as B．while C．until D．since

【小题9】

A．drawing B．singing C．writing D．making

【小题10】

A．what B．how C．who D．which

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He’s very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other   31  in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked   32 . He was an actor.
Maybe it’s interesting to hear that and that’s  33  his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted  34  part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them   35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful   36 __.Dickens’ early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He   37  it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write   38 he died. When he died in 1870, he was  39  a story. But what a pity! We’ll never know _40_ it ended.

【小题1】

A．cities B．countries C．towns D．villages

【小题2】

A．reading B．writing C．acting D．playing

【小题3】

A．what B．how C．when D．why

【小题4】

A．the next B．next C．next to D．next time

【小题5】

A．too B．as well C．as well as D．also

【小题6】

A．book B．story C．play D．film

【小题7】

A．hated B．enjoyed C．wanted D．shamed

【小题8】

A．as B．while C．until D．since

【小题9】

A．drawing B．singing C．writing D．making

【小题10】

A．what B．how C．who D．which

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other   31   in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked   32 . He was an actor.

Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's  33  his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted  34  part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them   35  : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful   36 __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He   37   it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write   38 he died. When he died in 1870, he was  39   a story. But what a pity! We'll never know _40_ it ended.

1.A. cities           B. countries       C. towns          D. villages

2.A. reading         B. writing         C. acting          D. playing

3.A. what           B. how            C. when          D. why

4.A. the next        B. next            C. next to         D. next time

5.A. too            B. as well          C. as well as      D. also

6.A. book           B. story           C. play           D. film

7. A. hated          B. enjoyed         C. wanted         D. shamed

8.A. as             B. while           C. until          D. since

9.A. drawing       B. singing           C. writing        D. making

10.A. what          B. how             C. who          D. which

 

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other　 31　 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 　32 . He was an actor.

Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's　 33　 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted　 34　 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them　 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 　36 __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He　 37　 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write　 38　 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39　 a story. But what a pity! We'll never know 40 it ended.

31. A. cities　　　　　 B. countries　　　 C. towns　　　　 D. villages

32. A. reading　　　　 B. writing　　　　 C. acting　　　　 D. playing

33. A. what　　 　　　B. how　　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. why

34. A. the next　　　 B. next　　　　　 C. next to　　　　 D. next time

35. A. too　　　　　 B. as well　　　　 C. as well as　　 D. also

36. A. book　　　　　 B. story　　　　　 C. play　　　　　 D. film

37. A. hated　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　 C. wanted　　　　 D. shamed

38. A. as　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. until　　　　 D. since

39. A. drawing　　　 B. singing　　　　　 C. writing　　　 D. making

40. A. what　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. who 　　　　 D. which

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous in Britain, and also famous in many other 41 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he liked　 42　 ,too. He was an actor(演员).

　 Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's 　43 　his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted to read　 44　 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them 45 :Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 46 . Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He　 47　 it but he used his experiences(经历)in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued(继续)to write　 48 　he died. When he died in 1870, he was 49 a story. But what a pity! We'll never know 50 it ended.

41. A. cities　 　 B. countries　 C. towns　 D. villages

42. A. reading　 B. writing　 　C. acting　 　D. playing

43. A. what　 　B. how　 　　 C. when　 D. why

44. A. the next　 B. next　 　　C. next to　 D. next time

45. A. too　 　 B. as well　 　C. as well as D. also

46. A. book　 B. story　 　　 C. play　 　 D. film

47. A. hated　 　B. enjoyed　 C. wanted　 D. hoped

48. A. as　 　　B. while　 　　C. until　 　 D. since

49. A. drawing B. singing　 　 C. writing　 D. making

50. A. what　 B. how　 　　C. who　 　D. which

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As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other  1  in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked  2 . He was an actor.      Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's  3  his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted  4  part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them  5 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful  6 . Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He  7  it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write  8  he died. When he died in 1870, he was  9  a story. But what a pity! We'll never know  10  it ended.

(     )1. A. cities   (     )2. A. reading  (     )3. A. what     (     )4. A. the next (     )5. A. too      (     )6. A. book     (     )7. A. hated    (     )8. A. as       (     )9. A. drawing  (     )10. A. what    B. countries B. writing   B. how       B. next      B. as well   B. story     B. enjoyed   B. while     B. singing   B. how       C. towns      C. acting     C. when       C. next to    C. as well as C. play       C. wanted     C. until      C. writing    C. who        D. villages D. playing  D. why      D. next time D. also     D. film     D. shamed   D. since    D. making                    D. which

完形填空 　　As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer．He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other 　　1　　 in the world．He was born in 1812 and he lived in London．He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 　　2　　．He was an actor． 　　Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's 　　3　　 his books were so good．He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular．His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts．People always wanted 　　4　　 part．He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular．There are films and plays of them 　　5　　：Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 　　6　　．Dickens' early life was very hard．His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12．He 　　7　　 it, but he used his experiences in his writing．He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family．He continued to write 　　8　　 he died．When he died in 1870, he was 　　9　　 a story．But what a pity! We'll never know 　　10　　 it ended． (1) [　　] A． cities B． countries C． towns D． villages (2) [　　] A． reading B． writing C． acting D． playing (3) [　　] A． what B． how C． when D． why (4) [　　] A． the next B． next C． next to D． next time (5) [　　] A． too B． as well C． as well as D． also (6) [　　] A． book B． story C． play D． film (7) [　　] A． hated B． enjoyed C． wanted D． shamed (8) [　　] A． as B． while C． until D． since (9) [　　] A． drawing B． singing C． writing D． making (10) [　　] A． what B． how C． who D． which

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As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked . He was an actor.

Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write he died. When he died in 1870, he was a story. But what a pity! We'll never know _ _ it ended.

1.A. cities B. countries C. towns D. villages

2.A. reading B. writing C. acting D. playing

3.A. what B. how C. when D. why

4.A. the next B. next C. next to D. next time

5.A. too B. as well C. as well as D. also

6.A. book B. story C. play D. film

7.A. hated B. enjoyed C. wanted D. shamed

8.A. as B. while C. until D. since

9.A. drawing B. singing C. writing D. making

10.A. what B. how C. who D. which

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As we all know,Charles Dickens is considered (被认为) to be a great English writer. He very famous not only in Britain,but also in many other 1 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books,and he also liked 2 . He was an actor.

Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's 3 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine,in parts. People always wanted 4 part. He wrote a lot,and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them 5 ： oliver Twist became a famous musical

play,and Great Expectations was a wonderful 6Dickens’ early life was very hard. His family was poor,and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was12. He 7 it,but he used his experiences (经历) in his writing. He married (娶了) Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued (继续) to write 8 he died. When he died in 1870,he was 9 a story. But what a pity!We’ll never know 10 it ended.

() 1. A. cities   B. countries

   C. towns   D. villages

() 2. A. reading   B. writing

   C. acting   D. playing

() 3. A. what   B. how   C. when   D. why

() 4. A. the next   B. next

   C. next to   D. next time

() 5. A. either   B. as well

   C. as well as   D. also

() 6. A. book   B. story

   C. play   D. film

() 7. A. hated   B. enjoyed

   C. wanted   D. shamed

() 8. A. as   B. while

   C. until   D. since

() 9. A. drawing   B. singing

   C. writing   D. making

() 10. A. what   B. how

   C. who   D. which

As we all know，Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain，but also in many other 1    in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked2   He was an actor. Maybe it's interesting to hear that but that's 3    his books were so good.

He made public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in  a magazine in parts. People always wanted 4    part. He wrote a lot,and most of them were popular. There were films and plays of them5   Oliver Twist became a famous musical play,and Great Expectations became a wonderful6    Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor,and his mother sent him to work in a factory when he was 12. He

7    it,but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write 8   he died. When he died in 1870, he was  9   a story. But what a pity！We'll never know 10    it ended.

(   ) 1. A. cities    B. countries C. towns    D. villages

(   ) 2. A. reading    B. writing C. acting    D. playing

(   ) 3. A. what    B. how C. when    D. why

(   ) 4. A. the next    B. next C. next to    D. next time

(   ) 5. A. either    B. as well C. as well as    D. also

(   ) 6. A. book    B. story C. play    D. film

(   ) 7. A. hated    B. enjoyed C. wanted    D. shamed

(   ) 8. A. as    B. while C. until    D. since

(   ) 9. A. drawing    B. singing C. writing    D. making

(   ) 10. A. what    B. how C. who    D. which

10．Charles Dickens was one of the most beloved storytellers in the English language．His novels made him famous in his own time，and continue as classics in ours．
Dickens began his literary career with almost no formal education．He was born in Landport，on Feb.7，1812，the second of eight children．When he was 12，his father was sent to debtor's prison．Dickens was forced to quit school and work in a London blacking factory．He would rework that terrible experience into his fiction for the rest of his life．
"He was a social reformer，"says actor Simon Callow，author of a new biography called Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World．"He knew what poverty was．He knew what it was to be rejected，to be cast aside，to  live in squalor （悲惨）．"
And so Dickens wrote with great sympathy for the suffering of innocent and vulnerable （易受攻击的） children-characters like David Copperfield，Little Dorrit and the orphan，Oliver Twist：
With his slice of bread in his hand，and his little brown parish cap on his head，Oliver was now led away from the wretched home，where one kind word or look never lighted the gloom of his infant （幼儿） days．
Yet he burst into an agony of childish grief as the cottage gate closed after him．Wretched as were the little panions in，misery he was now leaving behind him，they were the only friends he had ever had．
His first book Sketches by Boz came out in 1836．With the appearance of Oliver Twist in London periodicals in 1837，the 25-year-old Dickens became the most popular writer in England．But his first love was theater，and he considered being an actor．
"When he was actually writing，he became his characters，"says Peter Ackroyd，author of Dickens：Public Life and Private Passion．"He would get up from his desk，go over to the mirror and mouth the words-do the expressions，grimaces （嵬脸），whatever，and then laugh，chuckle to himself，then go back to his desk and write it down．"
Dickens created 989named characters，which increased his popularity．Every one of his major works has been adapted for either stage or screen．A Christmas Carol inspired more than a dozen films，from Alistair Sims'Scrooge in 1951to Jim Carrey's voicing of the same character in Disney's 2009，3-D animated film．
The original 1843manuscript（手稿） of A  Christmas Carolis on display at the Morgan Library．Dickens wrote everything by hand，in tiny script，with a quill pen．Remarkably，the manuscript is both the first and the final draft，says Kiely，the curator．You can see where Dickens has changed the name of the first chapter from"Old Marley's Ghost"to"Marley's Ghost"．Further down the page，he has canceled an entire section．
"He realizes he's not writing a novel，and he only has a very short time in which to write this，"Kiely explains．"He's got to keep it tight，in order for it to be published in time for Christmas．"
Dickens wrote all the time．He traveled with a portable inkwell and a supply of quill pens．He was working on his last novel，Our Mutual Friend，en route from France to London when the train he was on crashed．
Dickens died five years later in 1870，after a stroke at age 58．As a ic talent and a social reformer，Dickens'achievement was extraordinary，says novelist T．C．Boyle，who eamed a doctorate in Victorian literature．
"He achieved what any great artist achieves-a body of work that has entertained and delighted and instructed people down through the ages．That's what we all hope for，"says Boyle．But Dickens'greatest fiction was his own character，says Callow，the biographer："People think of him as a cheerful man…but he was increasingly suffering from depression and a sense of hopelessness．And that's worth knowing．I think it's always good to know that great creative individuals have their struggle，their drama．"

66．What can probably be reflected in Dickens'works？B
A．His love for his family．
B．His childhood sufferings．
C．His desire for formal education．
D．His reason to choose literary career．
67．The author quotes Dickens'description of Oliver Twist mainly to showA．
A．that Dickens was full of pity for poor children
B．that Dickens knew well about poor children
C．what real poverty was like in his days
D．what kind of life Oliver Twist lived
68．It can be inferred from the passage thatC
A．Sketches by Boz is nothing but a plete failure
B．Oliver Twist made Dickens first known to the public
C．A Christrwas Carol proved Dickens an efficient writer
D．Our Mutual Friend came into being on a train
69．We can learn from the passage thatC
A．all the characters created by Dickens are popular
B．people prefer films based on Dickens'novels to his works
C．Dickens were more interested in performing than in writing
D．the films and plays based on Dickens'novels raise his popularity
70．What did Dickens intend to do by telling his stories？A
A．To amuse his readers and change society．
B．To analyze the nature of society he was m．
C．To make an attack on the upper class of the time．
D．To get rid of his depression and sense of hopelessness．

What is great art? On the one hand, we can all see that great art is old art which is called great. But how do we know which art of our own times is great, and which will be forgotten? And who decides?
These are important questions, for the great art of the past often was not considered great during its own time. When Shakespeare and Charles Dickens were writing, for example, most critics considered them as hack (平庸的) writers with little or no literary ability.
Similarly, Van Gogh and many of the other Impressionist painters of the late nineteenth century were not allowed to participate in events involving what were thought to be the "real" painters of the time, and often they were very poor. Yet today their paintings often sell for millions of dollars, while those so-called "real" painters are now barely remembered.
So what makes great art? Can, for example, rock music be great art? Music videos? Cartoons and comics? Those who call themselves critics of the fine arts often have been the last to recognize great art in the past, and we can probably expect this to be the situation today.
Critics often don’t recognize great art because they tend to be prejudiced against what is popular. Popular works, whether they are novels, movies, or comics, are usually considered to be produced for the sake of money only, and not for the sake of art.
But popularity, it seems to me, is one of the three signs that a present-day work of art may come to be thought of as great. The other two are that it is groundbreaking, and that it is inherently (内在的) beautiful.
Many works have one or even two of these qualities of being popular, unusual, and beautiful. But having all the three often will mean that a work of art will someday be seen to be great, though it may take a good spoonful of time, such as a century or two, to know for sure.
【小题1】The first paragraph is intended to__________.

A．lead to the following and arouse the reader’s curiosity

B．introduce some real painters to the readers

C．introduce the questions the writer wants to answer

D．explain what kind of art will become popular

【小题2】The author used the examples of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Van Gogh to prove _____.

A．these masters’ works have some shortcomings

B．these masters wouldn’t have been so successful without the critics

C．truly beautiful works of art are never understood when first created

D．great masters are often not acknowledged while they were alive

【小题3】According to the author, great works _______.

A．may be presented in different forms

B．are generally valued by critics

C．are thought valuable because of their sale price

D．will lose their value if they’re not accepted

【小题4】What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Critics have changed their attitudes to great works.

B．Most of the opinions of critics are valueless.

C．The work of art itself, not the critics, determines its greatness.

D．Works of Impressionist painters will be great one day.

What is great art? On the one hand, we can all see that great art is old art which is called great. But how do we know which art of our own times is great, and which will be forgotten? And who decides?

These are important questions, for the great art of the past often was not considered great during its own time. When Shakespeare and Charles Dickens were writing, for example, most critics considered them as hack (平庸的) writers with little or no literary ability.

Similarly, Van Gogh and many of the other Impressionist painters of the late nineteenth century were not allowed to participate in events involving what were thought to be the "real" painters of the time, and often they were very poor. Yet today their paintings often sell for millions of dollars, while those so-called "real" painters are now barely remembered.

So what makes great art? Can, for example, rock music be great art? Music videos? Cartoons and comics? Those who call themselves critics of the fine arts often have been the last to recognize great art in the past, and we can probably expect this to be the situation today.

Critics often don’t recognize great art because they tend to be prejudiced against what is popular. Popular works, whether they are novels, movies, or comics, are usually considered to be produced for the sake of money only, and not for the sake of art.

But popularity, it seems to me, is one of the three signs that a present-day work of art may come to be thought of as great. The other two are that it is groundbreaking, and that it is inherently (内在的) beautiful.

Many works have one or even two of these qualities of being popular, unusual, and beautiful. But having all the three often will mean that a work of art will someday be seen to be great, though it may take a good spoonful of time, such as a century or two, to know for sure.

1.The first paragraph is intended to__________.

A．lead to the following and arouse the reader’s curiosity

B．introduce some real painters to the readers

C．introduce the questions the writer wants to answer

D．explain what kind of art will become popular

2.The author used the examples of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Van Gogh to prove _____.

A．these masters’ works have some shortcomings

B．these masters wouldn’t have been so successful without the critics

C．truly beautiful works of art are never understood when first created

D．great masters are often not acknowledged while they were alive

3.According to the author, great works _______.

A．may be presented in different forms

B．are generally valued by critics

C．are thought valuable because of their sale price

D．will lose their value if they’re not accepted

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Critics have changed their attitudes to great works.

B．Most of the opinions of critics are valueless.

C．The work of art itself, not the critics, determines its greatness.

D．Works of Impressionist painters will be great one day.

 

What is great art? On the one hand, we can all see that great art is old art which is called great. But how do we know which art of our own times is great, and which will be forgotten? And who decides?
These are important questions, for the great art of the past often was not considered great during its own time. When Shakespeare and Charles Dickens were writing, for example, most critics considered them as hack (平庸的) writers with little or no literary ability.
Similarly, Van Gogh and many of the other Impressionist painters of the late nineteenth century were not allowed to participate in events involving what were thought to be the "real" painters of the time, and often they were very poor. Yet today their paintings often sell for millions of dollars, while those so-called "real" painters are now barely remembered.
So what makes great art? Can, for example, rock music be great art? Music videos? Cartoons and comics? Those who call themselves critics of the fine arts often have been the last to recognize great art in the past, and we can probably expect this to be the situation today.
Critics often don’t recognize great art because they tend to be prejudiced against what is popular. Popular works, whether they are novels, movies, or comics, are usually considered to be produced for the sake of money only, and not for the sake of art.
But popularity, it seems to me, is one of the three signs that a present-day work of art may come to be thought of as great. The other two are that it is groundbreaking, and that it is inherently (内在的) beautiful.
Many works have one or even two of these qualities of being popular, unusual, and beautiful. But having all the three often will mean that a work of art will someday be seen to be great, though it may take a good spoonful of time, such as a century or two, to know for sure.

1. 1.

   The first paragraph is intended to__________.

   1. A.
      lead to the following and arouse the reader’s curiosity
   2. B.
      introduce some real painters to the readers
   3. C.
      introduce the questions the writer wants to answer
   4. D.
      explain what kind of art will become popular
2. 2.

   The author used the examples of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Van Gogh to prove _____.

   1. A.
      these masters’ works have some shortcomings
   2. B.
      these masters wouldn’t have been so successful without the critics
   3. C.
      truly beautiful works of art are never understood when first created
   4. D.
      great masters are often not acknowledged while they were alive
3. 3.

   According to the author, great works _______.

   1. A.
      may be presented in different forms
   2. B.
      are generally valued by critics
   3. C.
      are thought valuable because of their sale price
   4. D.
      will lose their value if they’re not accepted
4. 4.

   What can be inferred from the passage?

   1. A.
      Critics have changed their attitudes to great works.
   2. B.
      Most of the opinions of critics are valueless.
   3. C.
      The work of art itself, not the critics, determines its greatness.
   4. D.
      Works of Impressionist painters will be great one day.