Together with other activities(1)ritualistic in origin but have come to be designated as artistic(such as music or dance), painting was one of the earliest ways in which man(2)to express his own personality and his(3)understanding of an existence beyond the material world.(4)music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have survived to the present day. The modern eye can derive aesthetic as well as antiquarian satisfaction(5)the 15,000-year-old cave murals of Lascaux —— some examples(6)to the considerable powers of draftsmanship of these early artists. And painting, like other arts, exhibits universal qualities that(7)for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciate.
The major(8)examples of early painting anywhere in the world are found in Western Europe and the Soviet Union. But some 5,000 years ago, the areas in which important paintings were executed(9)to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions.(10),Western shared a European cultural tradition —— the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and, later, the countries of the New World.
Western painting is in general distinguished by its concentration(11)the representation of the human(12), whether in the heroic context of antiquity or the religious context of the early Christian and medieval world. The Renaissance(13)this tradition through a(14)examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance, harmony, and perspective in the visible world, linking painting(15)the developing sciences of anatomy and optics. The first real(16)from figurative painting came with the growth of landscape painting in the 17th and 18th centuries. The landscape and figurative traditions developed together in the 19th century in an atmosphere that was increasingly(17)“painterly” qualities of the(18)of light and color and the expressive qualities of paint handling. In the 20th century these interests(19)to the development of a third major tradition in Western painting, abstract painting, which sought to(20)and express the true nature of paint and painting through action and form.
问题1选项
A.may have been
B.that may have
C.may have
D.that may have been
问题2选项
A.seek
B.sought
C.seek for
D.sought for
问题3选项
A.emerging
B.emergency
C.merging
D.merger
问题4选项
A.As
B.Unlike
C.Like
D.Since
问题5选项
A.from
B.to
C.into
D.for
问题6选项
A.ratify
B.testify
C.certify
D.gratify
问题7选项
A.make easy
B.make it easy
C.make hard
D.make it hard
问题8选项
A.extinct
B.extent
C.extant
D.exterior
问题9选项
A.had shifted
B.have shifted
C.shifting
D.shifted
问题10选项
A.Nevertheless
B.Moreover
C.However
D.Therefore
问题11选项
A.to
B.in
C.on
D.for
问题12选项
A.figure
B.shape
C.shadow
D.form
问题13选项
A.extracted
B.extended
C.extorted
D.extruded
问题14选项
A.closing
B.close
C.closed
D.closure
问题15选项
A.on
B.for
C.in
D.to
问题16选项
A.break
B.breakage
C.breakdown
D.breaking
问题17选项
A.concerned with
B.concerning
C.concerning with
D.concerned for
问题18选项
A.reaction
B.action
C.interaction
D.relation
问题19选项
A.distributed
B.attributed
C.contributed
D.construed
问题20选项
A.discover
B.uncover
C.recover
D.cover
第1题:D
第2题:B
第3题:A
第4题:B
第5题:A
第6题:B
第7题:B
第8题:C
第9题:D
第10题:D
第11题:C
第12题:A
第13题:B
第14题:B
第15题:D
第16题:A
第17题:A
第18题:C
第19题:C
第20题:B
1.考查语法。根据下文的“but have come to …”可知此空应该也使用完成时态,并且引导定语从句,故D项符合。
2.考查动词辨析。seek为及物动词,sought为seek的过去式和过去分词,seek to do sth试图做某事。根据该句中的was可确定时态为过去时,故用sought。
3.考查形近词辨析。emergency 紧急事情;merging合并;merger合并;emerging understanding新兴的观点。
4.考查上下文逻辑关系。根据上下文可知,该句将painting与music和dance进行对比,故unlike符合。
5.考查固定搭配。derive… from来源于,从…中得到。
6.考查形近词辨析。testify to 证明,作证。ratify批准;certify担保,保证;gratify满足。句意:一些例子证明这些早期的艺术家具有相当大的制图能力。
7.考查语法。make it easy使容易;句意:会话,与其他艺术一样,展现了一些使所有国家和文明的观赏者容易理解和欣赏的品质。
8.考查形近词辨析。extinct灭绝;extent范围,长度;extant现存的;exterior外在的。该句表示在西欧和苏联找到了世界上现存的早期绘画作品。
9.考查时态。由上文的5000 years ago可知该句应该用过去时,故D项正确。
10.考查逻辑关系。根据上下文内容可知,前后两句属于因果关系,故用therefore。
11.考查固定搭配。concentrate on集中于。
12.考查名词辨析。human figure人物的身材。
13.考查形近词辨析。extract提取;extend延伸,扩展;extort勒索;extrude挤压。句意:文艺复兴使该传统延续。
14.考查语法。close examination详细检验;closure关闭,终止。
15.考查词组辨析。link…to…联系…
16.考查动词辨析。break 打破,突破;breakage破坏,破损;breakdown故障,崩溃;breaking破坏,阻断。句意:真正的从象征艺术的突破是在18世纪随着风景画的发展产生的。故A项符合句意。
17.考查固定搭配。be concerned with 关注,涉及;只有A项形式正确。
18.考查名词辨析。reaction反应;action行动,活动;interaction相互作用;relation关系。该句表示颜色和光线的相互作用,故C项正确。
19.考查动词辨析。contribute to 对…有贡献;distribute分发,分配;attribute to 归因于;construe 理解,习惯上虞with连用。只有C项符合句意。句意:20世界的这些兴趣对西方会话的第三种主要传统有贡献。
20.考查形近词辨析。cover 包括,采访;uncover揭示秘密,发现;recover 恢复,重新获得;covet垂涎。只有B项符合题意,句意:抽象画寻求通过形式和行动来解释和表达绘画的本质。