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一、 阅读理解 主题:人与社会——文学、艺术与体育 学科素养:文化意识 词数:约250 建议用时:6分钟
Look at the following paintings by Vincent van Gogh: Cafe Terrace at Night, Starry Night Over the Rhone, and The Starry Night. What do these paintings all have in common? They all have stars.
Starry backdrops (星空背景) at night are one of Van Gogh’s main painting styles. For Van Gogh, night-time was a special, almost magical time. Working outdoors at night helped him enter the world of spirits and dreams that inspired his imagination. He painted his first starry scene, Cafe Terrace at Night, on a street in Arles, France.
Soon after Cafe Terrace at Night, Van Gogh made another painting called Starry Night Over the Rhone. In the picture, the sky is full of stars, and gas lamps from Arles reflect off the river. Showing the color and light of the night-time world was deeply important to Van Gogh. He worked outside by the light of the stars and gas lamps in Arles, where he was able to study the scene carefully to catch its light.
The Starry Night was made several months later, not from observation (观察) but from memory. Some believe The Starry Night was a reflection of Van Gogh’s mental situation at that time. He had a mental problem and went to live in a hospital. Through his work, Van Gogh tried to express the mystery and strangeness he noticed around him. Viewing it, you may fall into a world of dreams with the unsteady (不稳定的) lines and forceful colors.
These paintings are what Van Gogh is best known for today. Although he died more than a century ago, his starry paintings live on, like stars, and make everyone who sees them happy.
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A. Because he could get much inspiration. B. Because stars could be seen every night.
C. Because the temperature at night was low. D. Because the streets in the evening were quiet.
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A. By comparing the Rhone with other famous rivers.
B. By working outside under the light of stars and gas lamps in Arles.
C. By spending the whole night sitting in a boat on the Rhone.
D. By choosing the same colors used in his first drawing.
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A. Van Gogh’s observation in a hospital.
B. Van Gogh’s experience in a hospital.
C. The mystery and strangeness Van Gogh noticed.
D. Unsteady lines and forceful colors Van Gogh used.
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A. Van Gogh’s starry paintings explain the mystery of art rather than simply bring joy.
B. Van Gogh’s starry paintings are mainly famous for historical value rather than the joy they bring.
C. Van Gogh’s starry paintings keep bringing happiness and have a lasting influence nowadays.
D. Van Gogh’s starry paintings quickly catch people’s eye but soon disappear from memory.
Look at the following paintings by Vincent van Gogh: Cafe Terrace at Night, Starry Night Over the Rhone, and The Starry Night. What do these paintings all have in common? They all have stars.
Starry backdrops (星空背景) at night are one of Van Gogh’s main painting styles. For Van Gogh, night-time was a special, almost magical time. Working outdoors at night helped him enter the world of spirits and dreams that inspired his imagination. He painted his first starry scene, Cafe Terrace at Night, on a street in Arles, France.
Soon after Cafe Terrace at Night, Van Gogh made another painting called Starry Night Over the Rhone. In the picture, the sky is full of stars, and gas lamps from Arles reflect off the river. Showing the color and light of the night-time world was deeply important to Van Gogh. He worked outside by the light of the stars and gas lamps in Arles, where he was able to study the scene carefully to catch its light.
The Starry Night was made several months later, not from observation (观察) but from memory. Some believe The Starry Night was a reflection of Van Gogh’s mental situation at that time. He had a mental problem and went to live in a hospital. Through his work, Van Gogh tried to express the mystery and strangeness he noticed around him. Viewing it, you may fall into a world of dreams with the unsteady (不稳定的) lines and forceful colors.
These paintings are what Van Gogh is best known for today. Although he died more than a century ago, his starry paintings live on, like stars, and make everyone who sees them happy.
（
A
）1. Why was night-time special for Van Gogh?A. Because he could get much inspiration. B. Because stars could be seen every night.
C. Because the temperature at night was low. D. Because the streets in the evening were quiet.
（
B
）2. How did Van Gogh create the painting Starry Night Over the Rhone?A. By comparing the Rhone with other famous rivers.
B. By working outside under the light of stars and gas lamps in Arles.
C. By spending the whole night sitting in a boat on the Rhone.
D. By choosing the same colors used in his first drawing.
（
D
）3. What makes The Starry Night seem like a world of dreams?A. Van Gogh’s observation in a hospital.
B. Van Gogh’s experience in a hospital.
C. The mystery and strangeness Van Gogh noticed.
D. Unsteady lines and forceful colors Van Gogh used.
（
C
）4. How can we understand the last sentence in the last paragraph?A. Van Gogh’s starry paintings explain the mystery of art rather than simply bring joy.
B. Van Gogh’s starry paintings are mainly famous for historical value rather than the joy they bring.
C. Van Gogh’s starry paintings keep bringing happiness and have a lasting influence nowadays.
D. Van Gogh’s starry paintings quickly catch people’s eye but soon disappear from memory.
答案
答案速查 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.C
【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了梵高的三幅以星空为主题的画作：《夜间的露天咖啡座》、《罗纳河上的星夜》和《星月夜》。
1. A【点拨】细节理解题。根据“Working outdoors at night helped... inspired his imagination.”可知，夜晚能给梵高带来灵感。
2. B【点拨】细节理解题。根据“He worked outside by the light... to catch its light.”可知，梵高是在夜晚于户外借助阿尔勒的星光与煤气灯的光进行作画的。
3. D
4. C【点拨】推理判断题。根据“Although he died more than... who sees them happy.”可知，该句说明这些星空画作有持久的影响力并给人带来快乐，C选项符合。
解析
【分析】本题是关于梵高三幅星空主题画作的阅读理解题，共4道小题，其中1、2、3为细节理解题，4为推理判断题。解题思路：1. 定位题干关键词“night-time special”，查找原文对应内容；2. 定位“Starry Night Over the Rhone”相关创作描述；3. 定位“The Starry Night”与“world of dreams”相关的语句；4. 结合最后一段上下文推理最后一句的含义，匹配选项。
【解析】1. 细节理解题：根据第一段“Working outdoors at night helped him enter the world of spirits and dreams that inspired his imagination.”可知，夜晚能给梵高带来灵感，对应选项A。
2. 细节理解题：根据第二段“He worked outside by the light of the stars and gas lamps in Arles, where he was able to study the scene carefully to catch its light.”可知，梵高创作《罗纳河上的星夜》时，在户外借助阿尔勒的星光与煤气灯的光进行创作，对应选项B。
3. 细节理解题：根据第三段“Viewing it, you may fall into a world of dreams with the unsteady (不稳定的) lines and forceful colors.”可知，不稳定的线条和强烈的色彩让《星月夜》呈现出梦境般的感觉，对应选项D。
4. 推理判断题：最后一段最后一句“his starry paintings live on, like stars, and make everyone who sees them happy.”意为他的星空画作流传至今，像星星一样，给每个看到的人带来快乐，对应选项C。
【答案】1.A 2.B 3.D 4.C
【知识点】细节理解题、推理判断题、阅读理解
【点评】本文介绍了梵高三幅星空主题画作的创作背景与特点，考查学生对文章细节的把握和简单推理能力，属于文化类阅读理解，有助于学生了解梵高的艺术风格，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】1. 细节理解题：根据第一段“Working outdoors at night helped him enter the world of spirits and dreams that inspired his imagination.”可知，夜晚能给梵高带来灵感，对应选项A。
2. 细节理解题：根据第二段“He worked outside by the light of the stars and gas lamps in Arles, where he was able to study the scene carefully to catch its light.”可知，梵高创作《罗纳河上的星夜》时，在户外借助阿尔勒的星光与煤气灯的光进行创作，对应选项B。
3. 细节理解题：根据第三段“Viewing it, you may fall into a world of dreams with the unsteady (不稳定的) lines and forceful colors.”可知，不稳定的线条和强烈的色彩让《星月夜》呈现出梦境般的感觉，对应选项D。
4. 推理判断题：最后一段最后一句“his starry paintings live on, like stars, and make everyone who sees them happy.”意为他的星空画作流传至今，像星星一样，给每个看到的人带来快乐，对应选项C。
【答案】1.A 2.B 3.D 4.C
【知识点】细节理解题、推理判断题、阅读理解
【点评】本文介绍了梵高三幅星空主题画作的创作背景与特点，考查学生对文章细节的把握和简单推理能力，属于文化类阅读理解，有助于学生了解梵高的艺术风格，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
