【正文】 t her rare beauty on canvas. “Please sit for me in the workroom,” he pleaded, “and I will make your beauty permanent. The work will be my masterpiece!” She was humble and patient as well as flattered by his words, so she said, “Yes, my love. I will be happy to sit for you.” So the beautiful, young wife of the artist sat meekly for hours in his studio, not plaining. Day after day she sat patiently, smiling as she posed, because she loved him and because she hoped that he would see her love in her smile and obedience. She sometimes wanted to call out to him, “Please love me and want me as a person rather than as an object!” But instead, she spoke nothing but words which pleased him. At length, as the labor drew to close, the painter became wilder in his passion for his work. He only rarely turned his eyes from the canvas to look at his wife. As he stood there gazing at his beautiful work of art, he cried with a loud voice, “This is indeed life itself!” Then he turned to his beloved and saw that she was dead!（1）In what way did the artist express his appreciation of his wife39。s rare beauty? A.He put her classic beauty on canvas.B.He promised to marry her.C.He centered his deep affection on her.D.He pledged his love and promised his life to her.（2）What can be inferred from the story? A.The artist loved his work more than his wife.B.The artist didn39。t really understand what is beauty.C.The wife was fooled to sacrifice for his art creation.D.The wife loved his painting more than herself.（3）What did the artist mean by saying “This is indeed life itself!”？ A.He appreciated his life of painting.B.He was grateful to his wife.C.His work was more true to life than life itself.D.His effort was really worth it.（4）What would be the best title for this passage? A.A Wellmatched CoupleB.A Devoted ArtistC.A Rare MasterpieceD.A Stupid Wife【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，有一位技藝超群的畫(huà)家遇到一位美麗的女士，頓生愛(ài)意。他關(guān)懷備至，贊不絕口，終于使她答應(yīng)嫁給他，婚后不久這位美女就發(fā)現(xiàn)，丈夫?qū)λ绱烁信d趣卻并非愛(ài)她，而是欣賞藝術(shù)。畫(huà)家是一位充滿(mǎn)激情、既狂熱又郁郁寡歡的人。他完全沉浸在繪畫(huà)中的時(shí)候便只看見(jiàn)想看見(jiàn)的東西。他沒(méi)有發(fā)現(xiàn)，盡管她微笑著，她的身體卻在衰弱下去，內(nèi)心并不快活。終于這幅畫(huà)完成時(shí)，他卻發(fā)現(xiàn)妻子死了。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“And soon he expressed his great desire to put her rare beauty on canvas.”可知過(guò)不久他就強(qiáng)烈表示要把她曠古稀世的美畫(huà)出來(lái)。 他想把妻子的倩影畫(huà)在畫(huà)布上永遠(yuǎn)留在人間， 故選A。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“When he admired her classic beauty, it was as though he were standing in front of a work of art rather than in front of a human being to whom he had pledged his love and promised his life.”可知他稱(chēng)贊她身上的古典美，就好像是站在一件藝術(shù)品前欣賞，而不是把她當(dāng)做活生生的人，當(dāng)做他發(fā)誓要終生相愛(ài)的愛(ài)人。 故選A。（3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)最后一段中的“As he stood there gazing at his beautiful work of art, he cried with a loud voice, ‘This is indeed life itself!’”。他站在那兒凝視自己創(chuàng)作的藝術(shù)珍品，不僅高聲喊道：“真的，生命就在這兒！可以推斷出這位畫(huà)家善于運(yùn)用色彩，他畫(huà)什么像什么，甚至超過(guò)原樣，好像他能在畫(huà)布上展示生命。 故選C。（4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)全文大意。得知本文講述了一位技藝超群的畫(huà)家完全沉浸在繪畫(huà)中的時(shí)候只看見(jiàn)想看見(jiàn)的東西。他完全忽視妻子的感受和變化。故選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷，詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類(lèi)閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 The year 2117 will be an eventful one for art. In May of that year in Berlin, the philosopherartist Jonathon Keats39。 “century cameras”— cameras with a 100yearlong exposure (曝光)time—will be brought back from hiding places around the city to have their results developed and exhibited. Six months after that, the Future Library in Oslo, Norway, will open its doors for the first time, presenting 100 books printed on the wood of trees planted in the distant past of 2017. As Katie Paterson, the creator of the Future Library, puts it: “Future Library is an artwork for future generations.” These projects, more than a century in the making, are part of a new wave of slow art intended to push viewers and Participants to think beyond their own lifetimes. They aim to challenge today39。s shortterm thinking and the brief attention spans of modern consumers, forcing people into considering works more deliberately. In their way, too, they are fighting against modern culture—not just regarding money, but also the way in which artistic worth is measured by attention. In a similar fashion, every April on Slow Art Day, visitors are encouraged to stare at five works of art for 10 minutes at a time—a tough task for the average museum visitor, who typically spends less than30seconds on each piece of art.Like the Future Library, the century cameras are very much a project for cities, since it39。s in cities that time runs fastest and the pace of life is fastest. “Since I started living in a city, I39。ve somehow been quite disconnected,” Anne Beate Hovind, the Future Library project manager, who described how working on the library drew her back to the Pace of life she knew when she was growing up on a farm in her youth, told The Atlantic magazine.（1）According to the first paragraph, what will NOT happenin2117? A.A camera which was produced 100 years ago will be exhibited.B.The Future Library will be0pen to the public for the first time.C.Photos with a 100year exposure time will be developed and exhibited.D.Books printed on the wood of trees planted in 2017 will be displayed.（2）What can we learn about today39。s people39。s attitude toward works of art? A.They consider works deliberately.B.They spend little time on Works.C.They spend much money 0n works.D.They stare at works for 10 minutes at a time.（3）What is the purpose of the wave of slow art? A.To advocate creating works of art slowly.B.To protect works of art from being damaged.C.To promote works of art for modern culture.D.To encourage people to pay more attention to works of art.（4）H