四、阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。
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Perhaps Vincent van Gogh isn’t the most famous artist in the world, but his personal story is probably the most well-known. The paintings he created didn’t become famous until after he died.
1. He started his career working for an art dealer(交易商). Later he tried other things like teaching in England. He also tried to become a priest but failed the exams. Finally, he found something else to believe in when he lived in Belgium(比利时): art.
2.
He was an important artist in a generation that challenged the Impressionism(印象派) style. Post-Impressionists, like Van Gogh, wanted to show the world as it felt to them, not always as it looked. Van Gogh used different forms and colours to make his art more abstract(抽象的).
3. In Wheatfield with Crows, the colours are very intense(十分强烈的).
4. But the colours are used in such a way that the painting looks better than a photograph.
5. He was poor and was thought to have mental problems, which led to his death. What had made him so sad? It could have been the troubles he faced working as an artist in a practical world.
A. The way he used colours was especially impressive.
B. Wheat is yellow, grass is green, and crows are black.
C. Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands.
D. He returned to his childhood love of painting and drawing.
E. A museum was built to honour the top artists of the country.
F. Unfortunately, Van Gogh's art wasn't very popular while he was alive.
G. Unfortunately, he once cut off part of his own ear after a quarrel with Gauguin.

1. C 后文介绍他的职业起点，C项介绍其出生背景，衔接自然，符合语境。
2. D 前文讲他在比利时找到了可信仰的事，D项说明他重拾对绘画的热爱，对应具体内容。
3. A 后文提到色彩浓烈，A项指出他用色的方式尤其令人印象深刻，前后呼应。
4. B 后文评价色彩运用让画作优于照片，B项具体列举画作中的色彩，衔接合理。
5. F 后文讲述他贫困且被认为有精神问题，F项说明他生前画作并不受欢迎，符合语境。

【分析】
这是一道人物介绍类的七选五阅读理解题，解题思路为：1. 通读全文和所有选项，明确文章围绕梵高的生平、艺术风格及生前状况展开；2. 定位每个空格前后的语境，分析空格处需填内容的逻辑（如开篇需人物背景、中间需衔接信仰与绘画、涉及色彩需匹配色彩相关选项等）；3. 逐一匹配选项，确保内容衔接自然、逻辑通顺，排除多余选项。
【解析】
1. 第1空后介绍梵高的职业发展，C项“Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands.”介绍其出生背景，符合人物介绍的开篇逻辑，衔接自然，故选C；
2. 第2空前提到梵高在比利时找到可信仰的事，D项“He returned to his childhood love of painting and drawing.”说明他重拾对绘画的热爱，承接上文，故选D；
3. 第3空后举例《Wheatfield with Crows》的色彩浓烈，A项“The way he used colours was especially impressive.”指出他用色方式令人印象深刻，呼应下文，故选A；
4. 第4空后评价色彩运用让画作优于照片，B项“Wheat is yellow, grass is green, and crows are black.”具体列举画作中的色彩，衔接合理，故选B；
5. 第5空后讲述梵高贫困且被认为有精神问题，F项“Unfortunately, Van Gogh's art wasn't very popular while he was alive.”说明他生前画作不受欢迎，符合语境，故选F。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.F
【知识点】
七选五题型、人物介绍类阅读理解、语境逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题围绕优秀艺术家梵高展开，考查学生对语篇上下文语境的理解及逻辑衔接能力，需结合人物生平脉络匹配选项，是中等难度的阅读理解题型。
【难度系数】
0.5