Question

    The artist, Vincent van Gogh, an important ______ of the 19th century, was only an artist for the last ten _______ of his life. He was born in Holland in 1853, but he lived much of his life in France.

______ van Gogh enjoyed drawing from the time he was a young boy, he had a number of ______ jobs before he decided to work as an artist full time. He suffered setbacks (挫折) and failures in life. He worked as a clerk and a business agent in his early years, and also served as a missioner (传教士) in the mining areas (矿区). Finally, he devoted himself to ______ and was determined to "fight with himself in painting". He painted _______ until he was up to the point of madness. He ______ more than 2, 000 artworks, consisting of around 900 paintings and 1, 100 drawings and sketches (素描).

Much of what we know about van Gogh comes from ______ he wrote to his brother Theo. Theo worked in an art gallery (画廊) in Paris and supported van Gogh's art career. He tried to ______ his paintings, but no one wanted to buy them. He sent van Gogh money and encouraged him.

Although van Gogh wasn't ______ during his life time, today he is considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of his time. Many of his paintings sell for millions of dollars.

1.A.clerk B.writer C.painter D.salesman

2.A.days B.months C.seasons D.years

3.A.Although B.But C.Because D.When

4.A.other B.others C.another D.any other

5.A.suffering B.painting C.selling D.mining

6.A.interruptedly B.slowly C.continuously D.unwillingly

7.A.bought B.kept C.borrowed D.produced

8.A.books B.notes C.letters D.diaries

9.A.buy B.sell C.send D.keep

10.A.famous B.honest C.brave D.active

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本文主要向我们介绍了著名的艺术家文森特·梵高。

1.句意：艺术家文森特·梵高是19世纪重要的画家，他只是在生命的最后十年才成为画家。

clerk职员，办事员；writer作家；painter画家；salesman销售员。根据后文“___3___ van Gogh enjoyed drawing from the time he was a young boy”可知，梵高喜欢画画，所以此处指“画家”。故选C。

2.句意：艺术家文森特·梵高是19世纪重要的画家，他只是在生命的最后十年才成为画家。

days天；months月；seasons季节；years年。分析上下文及“The artist, Vincent van Gogh, an important ___1___ of the 19th century, was only an artist for the last ten ___2___ of his life.”可知，梵高年轻时从事过许多工作，最后才决定投身于绘画，此处表示“他只是在生命的最后十年才成为画家”的含义，选项中years最符合语境。故选D。

3.句意：虽然梵高从小就喜欢画画，但在他决定成为全职艺术家之前，他还有很多其他的工作。

Although尽管；But但是；Because因为；When当……时。分析句子可知，此处表示“虽然梵高从小就喜欢画画，但……”的含义，用于句中引导让步状语从句。故选A。

4.句意：虽然梵高从小就喜欢画画，但在他决定成为全职艺术家之前，他还有很多其他的工作。

other其他的；others其他人；another另一个；any other任何其他的。分析句子可知，此处表示“其他的”，用于句中作定语修饰其后的名词jobs。故选A。

5.句意：最后，他投身于绘画，决心“在绘画中与自己斗争”。

suffering遭受；painting画；selling卖；mining采矿。分析“Finally, he devoted himself to ___5___ and was determined to ‘fight with himself in painting’.”可知，此处表示“他投身于绘画”，用于“devote oneself to doing sth”结构中。故选B。

6.句意：他不停地画画，直到他到了疯狂的地步。

interruptedly间断地；slowly缓慢地；continuously连续不断地；unwillingly不情愿地。分析上下文可知，梵高决心“在绘画中与自己斗争”，创作了2000多件艺术品，所以此处表示“他不停地画画，直到他到了疯狂的地步”，强调“不停地，连续不断地”。故选C。

7.句意：他创作了2000多件艺术品，包括大约900幅油画和1100幅草图和素描。

bought买；kept保持；borrowed借；produced生产，创作。根据前文可知，梵高不停地画画，创作了2000多件艺术品，此处强调“生产，创作”。故选D。

8.句意：我们对梵高的了解大多来自于他写给弟弟西奥的信。

books书；notes笔记；letters信；diaries日记。分析上下文可知，此处表示“我们对梵高的了解大多来自于他写给弟弟西奥的信”的含义，构成“write letters to sb”短语。故选C。

9.句意：他想卖掉自己的画，但没有人想买。

buy买；sell卖；send发送；keep保持。分析“He tried to ___9___ his paintings, but no one wanted to buy them.”可知，后半句表示没人想买，所以前句表示他想卖画。故选B。

10.句意：虽然梵高在世时并不出名，但今天他被认为是他那个时代最伟大、最有影响力的艺术家之一。

famous著名的；honest诚实的；brave勇敢的；active积极的。分析“Although van Gogh wasn't ___10___ during his life time, today he is considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of his time.”可知，后半句表示现今梵高被认为是他那个时代最伟大、最有影响力的艺术家之一，前句中有Although，所以前后句构成转折关系，前句表示“虽然梵高在世时并不出名”，强调“著名的，出名的”。故选A。