Question

The history of modern art begins with Impressionism, a movement started in Paris in the mid-1800’s. At that time many artists painted in a very traditional way that involved spending hours in a studio, painstakingly (辛苦地) creating paintings that were extremely detailed. These paintings were sometimes of people or landscapes or historical events. In 1863, Edouard Manet exhibited his painting “Dejeuner sur l’erbe” at the Salon des Refuses. The painting caused a commotion (骚动), thus starting the Impressionist movement. Although Edouard Manet is the declared leader and founder of the group, he was not present at the first group exhibition or any of the other eight collective Impressionist shows. The movement gained more attention in the April of 1874 when Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and Jean-Frédéric Bazille formed Society of Artists, Painters, Sculptors, Engravers and began exhibiting outside of the official salon. The same year, the term Impressionism was invented by criticizing (批评的) journalist Louis Leroy to describe their paintings, who worked for the magazine Le Charivari.

The Impressionists often paint out of doors and want to show how light and shadow fall on objects at particular times of the day. Their works are sometimes described as “captured moments” and are characterized by short quick brushstrokes (笔) of colour which, when viewed up close looks quite messy and unreal. If we step back from the Impressionist paintings, the colours are blended together by our eyes and we are able to see the painters’ subjects which often show colourful landscapes, sunlight on water as well as people busy with outdoor activities.

1.Before Impressionism, the works of artists were         .

A．quite abstract	B．very confusing
C．very detailed	D．quite controversial

2.Who first started Impressionism? ___________

A．Claude Monet.	B．Edouard Manet.
C．Auguste Renoir.	D．Alfred Sisley.

3. The works of the Impressionists are best viewed         .

A．with imagination	B．at a distance
C．outdoors	D．in a studio

4.The second paragraph is mainly about ______.

A．the painting style of the Impressionists

B．how to describe the Impressionist paintings

C．the influences of the Impressionist paintings

D．the subjects of the Impressionist paintings

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

1.从第一段第四行creating paintings that were extremely detailed在印象画派之前的绘画是相当细节化。

2.从第一段第五行In 1863, Edouard Manet exhibited his painting 。。。 thus starting the Impressionist movement.可知答案。

3.从第二段viewed up close looks quite messy and unreal可知印象画靠近看的话很凌乱，很不真实，所以最好离开一定距离看，故选B

4.仔细阅读第二段可以看出主要写印象主义画派的绘画风格。

考点：百科知识类短文阅读。