【正文】 e Impressionists. For them, it was not simply a matter of seeing the world differently, but feeling and thinking about it differently, too. Gauguin saw, felt and thought differently from most members of European society. He thought that European culture was too fancy and not spontaneous. This is why he turned to the traditions of other parts of the world, like Africa, and, eventually, Tahiti. Artists like Gauguin used the word primitive for these cultures, but not as a negative term. For him, Europe, in being modem, industrial and scientific, seemed less natural than other parts of the world. In truth, Gauguin39。s paintings may be unconventional but they are certainly not primitive. They are the work of a painter with great awareness of what he was doing. It was this awareness that made him such an important painter for those that came after, in the 20th century. When we look closely at the works of Gauguin we begin to understand Pablo Picasso, and especially Henri Matisse, a little better.（1）What can we infer about Gauguin39。s life? A.He had an unhappy childhood.B.He lived most of his life in Peru.C.He enjoyed painting in Tahiti.D.He preferred a traditional life style.（2）What39。s the main purpose of Paragraph 4? A.To explain why Gauguin39。s works were popular.B.To point out where Gauguin39。s inspiration came from.C.To show Gauguin39。s different understanding of painting.D.To pare Gauguin39。s painting style with Vincent van Gogh39。s.（3）Which of the following best explains spontaneous underlined in Paragraph 5? A.NaturalB.ModernC.IndustrialD.Scientific（4）The author mentions Picasso and Matisse in the last paragraph to show ________. A.their styles are different from Gauguin39。sB.great artists share many similaritiesC.they are as important as GauguinD.Gauguin39。s influence on their works【答案】 （1）C（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物傳記，今年是Gauguin誕辰170周年。他只活了54年，但他短暫的一生充滿了活力。這篇文章介紹了著名畫家Gauguin的生平及其作品。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Indeed, Gauguin is best known for his colorful paintings of Tahitians and their culture.“事實(shí)上，Gauguin最為人所知的是他對(duì)塔希提人和他們的文化的豐富多彩的繪畫?！笨芍矚g在塔希提島畫畫。故選C。 （2）考查段落大意。根據(jù)第四段中的“The artistic culture that Gauguin developed from was that of Impressionism (印象派).”Gauguin發(fā)展起來(lái)的藝術(shù)文化是印象派；以及“Gauguin, and similar artists like his friend Vincent van Gogh, moved even further away from‘respectable’ art than the Impressionists. ”Gauguin和他的朋友文森特梵高（Vincent van Gogh）等類似藝術(shù)家比印象派畫家更遠(yuǎn)離“受人尊敬的”藝術(shù)。可知第四段的目的是“展示Gauguin對(duì)繪畫的不同理解?！惫蔬xC。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第五段中的“For him, Europe, in being modem, industrial and scientific, seemed less natural than other parts of the world.”在他看來(lái)，歐洲在走向現(xiàn)代化、工業(yè)化和科學(xué)化的過(guò)程中，似乎沒有世界其他地區(qū)那么自然?！庇纱送浦狧e thought that European culture was too fancy and not spontaneous. 中劃線詞的意思是“自然的”。故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“It was this awareness that made him such an important painter for those that came after, in the 20th century. When we look closely at the works of Gauguin we begin to understand Pablo Picasso, and especially Henri Matisse, a little better. ”正是這種意識(shí)使他成為20世紀(jì)后來(lái)者的重要畫家。當(dāng)我們仔細(xì)觀察Gauguin的作品時(shí)，我們開始更好地理解畢加索，尤其是馬蒂斯?！笨芍髡咴谧詈笠欢沃刑岬搅水吋铀骱婉R蒂斯，以展示Gauguin對(duì)他們作品的影響。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷，詞義猜測(cè)和段落大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人物類閱讀，要求考生根據(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．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 Dave Merry and his tools have been through a lot together. The tools helped Dave, now 80, repair his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he and his wife, Annette Merry, lived for 46 years and raised three children. The table saw, the jointer plane, the drill press, and the dozens of other power and hand tools had pride of place in his carefully organized workshop. I had a whole setup, and it was beautiful, says Dave, a retired engineer. But then Annette experienced a stroke (中風(fēng)) that left her relying on a walker to get around, and the Merrys decided to move into assisted living. Dave39。s workshop was obviously a minor consideration given Annette39。s condition, but the family knew that giving it up, on top of everything else, would hurt. It was the Merrys39。 daughter who came up with a possible solution. She39。d heard about some people who were setting up a tool library—a nonprofit facility that would lend out tools just as a regular library lends books. Might Dad be interested in donating his? I said yes, Dave says. The people creating the St. Paul Tool Library were thrilled. They had expected it would take a year to collect enough tools to make their facility fully functional. Instead it took one day: the day Dave donated his. The library39。s founders drove over to the Merrys39。 house and picked everything up themselves. The library is housed in the basement of the American Can Factory. Members pay an annual fee (from $20 to $120) for unlimited tool use and a varying number of visits to the workshop. And they get an extra benefit: Dave Merry. Almost every time we39。re open, Dave39。s here, says one of the founders, Peter Hoh. It means a lot to me to be able to go and use my tools, Dave says. But it means just as much to help DIYers use the tools properly. As Hoh puts it, This is his workshop now.（1）What do we know about Dave Merry? A.He had few DIY tools.B.He kept his tools well.C.He owned a tool library.D.He used a walking stick after stroke.（2）How did the daughter help her parents? A.She took over Dad39。s workshop.B.She offered Dad useful information.C.She moved them into assisted living.D.She sold Dad39。s tools to a tool library.（3）What is available to the visitors to the St. Paul Tool Library? A.Free use of the tools.