届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项突破文学与艺术.docx
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届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项突破文学与艺术
文学与艺术
一、阅读理解
1. WilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmony(和睦)thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact,heinherited(继承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydrama(戏剧)andpoetry.
Yeatshadstrongfaithincomingofnewartisticmovements.HesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn’tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.
Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats’spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.
HehadnotenjoyedamajorpubliclifesincewinningtheNobelPricein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheagesof50and75.AfterYeats’sdeathin1939,W.H.Audenwrote,amongothers,thefollowinglines:
Earth,receiveanhonouredguest:
WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.
LettheIrishvessel(船)lie
Emptiedofitspoetry.
1.WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeats’sfamily?
A.ItfilledYeats’schildhoodwithlaughter.
B.ItwasshockedbyYeats’schoice.
C.Itwasatypicallywealthyfamily.
D.Ithadanartisticatmosphere.
2.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutYeats’slife?
A.YeatsfoundedthefirstIrishtheater.
B.Yeatsstucktomodernformsinhispoetry.
C.Yeatsbegantoproducehisbestworksfromthe1910s.
D.Yeatswasnotfavoredbythepublicuntilthe1923NoblePrize.
3.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinW.H.Auden’slines?
A.Envy.
B.Sympathy.
C.Emptiness.
D.Admiration.
4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Yeats’sliteraryachievements.
B.Yeats’shistoricalinfluence.
C.Yeats’sartisticambition.
D.Yeats’snationalhonor.
2. ChenGuotao,borninaMiaoethnicfamilyinthemountainsofYaoyang,SouthwestChina’sChongqing,successfullymadeherwaytothebigcities.ButthelovefortheMiaoembroidery(刺绣)madeherquitthehighly-paidjobatastate-ownedbankandreturnedhometopromotethefolkart.
“IloveMiaoembroideryanditisourMiaopeople’sculturalsymbol,”shesaid.“EveryMiaowomanisgoodatthisskill.”
Chenlearnedembroideryfromhermotherattheageoffourandwhenshewaseightyearsold,shecouldmakeaskirtbyherself.
TheMiaopeoplelivemainlyinsouthernChina’smountains,suchasinChongqingandtheprovincesofGuizhou,Yunnan,Sichuan,HubeiandHunan.MiaoembroideryisaveryessentialpartofMiaocultureandatreasureofChinesecostumeculture.ItwasnamedasChina’sintangible(非物质)culturalheritagein2006.
In2001,ChenreturnedtoChongqingandstartedtolearnmoreabouttheembroideryskills.ShepaidvisitstotheMiaovillagesinHunanandGuizhouprovincesandlearnedtheskillsfromthemasters.Sheusuallyworkedfromsixinthemorninguntil11inthenight.
Atthesametime,sheresearchedthecurrentsituationoftheMiaoembroideryandcollectedthetraditionalpatternsinordertokeepthisartformpopular.
In2012,shefinallysetuphercompanytopromoteandpreservethisfolkart.Herartworkshavebeenexhibitedathomeandabroad.
“EverypieceoftheMiaoembroideryisallhandmadewithallkindsofcomplicatedskills,”shesaid.“Asquareclothofone-meterwilltakeatleastoneyeartocomplete,soitistime-consumingandveryhardtomakemoney.”
ToletmoreMiaowomeninherit(传承)theskills,Chenpartneredwithlocalwomen’sassociationtosetuptrainingcamps.
1.WhydidChengiveupthehighly-paidjob?
A.Shedidn’tlikethejob.
B.Shemissedherhometown.
C.ShewantedtopromoteMiaoembroidery.
D.Herparentsaskedhertogohometown.
2.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?
A.Chenisabeautifulgirl.
B.Chenisaveryclevergirl.
C.Chenhelpshermotheralot.
D.Chenlikeshermotherverymuch.
3.WhatdidChendoinordertocarryforwardandprotectthisfolkart?
A.Shefoundedhercompany.
B.Shedonatedalotofmoney.
C.Shetravelledtomanyplacesalloverthecountry.
D.ShestudiedthecurrentsituationofMiaoembroidery.
3. ALeonardodaVincipaintingofJesusChristthatrecentlysoldforarecord$450millionisheadingtotheLouvreAbuDhabi.Thenewlyopenedmuseummadetheannouncementthisweek.
Lastmonth,Christie’sauction(拍卖)houseinNewYorkCitysoldthepaintingforthemostmoneyeverpaidforapieceofartatauction.Theauctionhousedidnotsaywhothebuyerwas;itdoesnotcommentontheidentitiesofbuyersorsellerswithouttheirpermission.
The500-year-oldpaintingiscalledSalvatorMundi,LatinforSavioroftheWorld.Itisoneoffewerthan20daVincipaintingsknowntoexist.
The66-centimeter-tallpaintingdatestoaround1500.ItshowsJesusdressedinRenaissance-styleclothing.Hisrighthandisraisedinblessingandhislefthandisholdingacrystal(水晶)ball.
ThepaintingwasinaprivatecollectionofKingCharlesⅠofEngland.Itdisappearedfromviewuntil1900,whenaBritishcollectorboughtit.Atthattime,itwasthoughttohavebeenpaintedbyastudentofLeonardoratherthanthemasterhimself.
In2005,agroupofartdealerspaidlessthan$10,000fortheartwork.Itwasbadlydamagedandpartlypaintedover.TheyrestoredtheworkandprovedthatthepaintingwasdonebyLeonardodaVincihimself.
Beforelastmonth’srecord-breakingsale,thehighestknownsalepriceforanyartworkhadbeen$300millionforWillemdeKooning’spaintingInterchange.
1.Whatcanwelearnwhenthepaintingwassoldatthehighprice?
A.Thepeoplepresentweresurprised.
B.Thepaintingwasbadlydestroyed.
C.Thebuyerandthesellerwerenotknowntopeople.
D.Peopleallwanttoknowthebuyerandseller’snames.
2.HowoldisthepaintingSavioroftheWorld?
A.500yearsold.
B.1,000yearsold.
C.1,500yearsold.
D.1,900yearsold.
3.Whatdidpeoplethinkofthepaintingmanyyearsago?
A.Itwasveryvaluable.
B.Itwasveryspecial.
C.ItwaspaintedbyLeonardo.
D.ItwaspaintedbyastudentofLeonardo.
4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Anewresearch.
B.Apricelesstreasure.
C.Amysteriousdiscovery.
D.Anunexpectedharvest.
4. Anancientphilosopher’swisdomcanbecomparedinvaluetogold.Now“TheArtofWar”bythegreatthinkerSunTzuhasactuallybeenprintedonpuregold.Thereare5,000ofthesebookstoresacrossChina,costing19,600yuaneach.
Knownastheworld’soldestbookonmilitarystrategy(军事策略),itwasoriginallywrittenonbamboostrips(竹简).SunTzulivedinabout500BCinthelateSpringandAutumnPeriod.ThereidlittleinformationaboutSunTzu’sreallife.
Butaccordingtoonestory,dthekingaskedSunTzutogibeademonstrationofhiswayoftrainingthearmy.Twogroupsoftheking’sconcubines(妃子)playedthesoldiersandtwooftheking’sfavouritesactedascommanders.SunTzugavethemorders,buttheythoughtitwasjustagameandcouldn’tstoplaughing.SunTzusaid,“iftheorderisnotclearit’smyfault,butiftheorderisandsoldierdon’tobey,it’sthecommanders’fault.”Hethenkilledthetwocommanders,despitetheking’sprotest.WhenSunTzugaveneworders,theconcubinesperformedperfectly.
SunTzu’sbookbecamepopularwithleadersinAsiaandlaterintheWest.In1782aFrenchmannamedAmiottookthebooktoEurope.ItissaidthatNapoleonuseditsprincipleswhileconqueringEurope.
“TheArtofWar”istodayusedinbusiness,sport,diplomacy(外交)andevenrelationships.SunTzuispossiblythemostquoted(引用)Chineseintheworld.Onesayingis,“Ifyouknowtheenemyandknowyourself,youneednotfeartheresultofahundredbattles.”
1.Fromthispassageweknowthebook“TheArtofWar”bythegreatthinkerSunTzu_____.
A.hasbeencomparedtogold
B.hasbeenprintedonpuregold
C.cost19,000yuan
D.hasbeenwrittenonbamboostripsagain
2.InthestoryofSunTzu’swayoftrainingthearmy,SunTzukilled_____.
A.twogroupsoftheking’sconcubines
B.twooftheking’sfavoritesoldiers
C.twooftheking’sfavoriteconcubines
D.twofamouscommanders
3.SunTzu’sbookbecamepopular____.
A.inAsia
B.inthewest
C.inEurope
D.bothAandB
4.Thebesttitleofthisarticleis_____.
A.SunTzu’swisewordsturntogold
B.Thebook“TheArtofWar”hasbeenprintedonpuregold
C.SunTzu’swisdomcanbecomparedinvaluetogold
D.Thegreatancientphilosopher---SunTzu
5. Chinesepapercuttingor"jianzhi"istheartofcuttingpaperdesigns,andthecut-outsarealsousedtodecoratedoorsandwindows,sotheyaresometimescalled"chuanghua".PapercuttinghaslongbeenasymbolofEasterncharm.
Therearesymmetrical(对称的)designsthatareusuallycreatedbysomefoldingandcutting.Whenunfolded,itformsasymmetricaldesign.Chinesecut-outsarenormallysymmetricalandareusuallyinanevennumberseriesof2,4,24,etc.
Theoldestsurvivingpapercut-outisasymmetricalcirclefromtheearly6thcenturyfoundinXinjiang,China.Fromthe7thto13thcentury,papercuttingbecamepopularespeciallyduringChinesefestivals.Theartspreadtotherestoftheworldinthe
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