阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
This painting Spring Bouquet has a precise structure.
The flowers spill over into the lower left-hand corner, with an imbalance as
free and as wild as nature. But at once the artist responds to this unbalance.
To the right of the vase, Renoir has developed a heavy shadow area, rich in
purples and sharply contrasted with the light below it. The placing of the
straight line in the lower right side is necessary. If the reader covers this
line, he will see that the composition becomes unbalanced.
The Impressionist
technique had not yet developed when Renoir painted this picture. Yet the
painting with light and color indicates Impressionism is around the corner;
there is something of that school in the feeling of the out-of-doors that
Renoir has acquired. The texture (纹理) of the
flowers is described. Above all, one can't help saying the very nice smell of
the flowers is there, too.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
was born in 1841. He began working as a young painter of porcelain and
textiles. At age 21, Renoir entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and went
on to study under the instructions of painter Charles Gleyre's. Even though his
paintings had been initially rejected by the Academy and the public, with time
he became one of the most admired artists of his generation.
Unfortunately, in
1899, he was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (风湿性关节炎). It is a disease that causes a lot of pain. In addition, the
person affected by it may also have deformities (畸形).
Consequently, his movements became very limited and each movement was a big and
certainly painful effort.
His son, Jean Renoir,
writes in the book Renoir, My Father after his father passed away,
the reaction of the people to the painting of the father, after seeing his
hands:
Visitors
who were unprepared for this could not take their
eyes off his deformity. Though they did not dare to mention it, their reaction
would be expressed by some such phrase as "It isn't possible!" With hands
like that, how can he paint those pictures? There's some mystery somewhere.
(1)
What can readers see in the painting?
A . A vase in the left corner.
B . A shadow to the vase's right.
C . A straight line at the bottom.
D . A natural light in the middle.
(2)
What seems quite special about this picture when people appreciate it?
A . The painting material.
B . The color choice.
C . The smelly flower taste.
D . The impressive feeling.
(3)
What does the underlined word "this" in the last paragraph refer to?
A . Renoir, My Father.
B . Spring Bouquet.
C . Rheumatoid arthritis.
D . Renoir's bravery.
(4)
Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A . Patience Is a Lifetime Practice
B . Pain Passes, but Beauty Remains
C . Impressionism Is a Unique Technique
D . Work hard, and You Will Catch Up
答案: B
D
C
B