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with his bro ther39。s death, died 6 months later and was buried next to him. It would not take long before his fame grew higher and higher. Vincent Van Gogh39。s mother threw away quite a number of his paintings during Vincent39。s life and even after his death. But she would live long enough to see her son bee a world173。famous painter. The only painting he sold during his lifetime, The Red Vineyard, was created in 1888. It is now on display in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, Russia. Several paintings by Van Gogh rank among the most expensive paintings in the world. On March 30, 1987 Van Gogh39。s painting Irises was sold for a record $ million at Southeby39。s, New York. On May 15, 1990 his Portrait of Doctor Gachet was sold for $ million at Christie39。s, thus establishing a new price record. 【語篇大意】 本文主要介紹了著名畫家梵高的人生經(jīng)歷。 1. What39。s the right order of Van Gogh39。s life experience? a. worked as a teacher b. took up drawing c. worked in an art firm d. worked as a missionary worker A. c, a, b, d B. c, a, d, b C. b, c, a, d D. b, a, c, d 答案 B [細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段可知 B項(xiàng)正確敘述了梵高的人生經(jīng)歷。 ] 2. Which words can best describe Van Gogh39。s later years? A. Sad and boring. B. Normal and peaceful. C. Happy but fruitless. D. Painful but productive. 答案 D [推斷判斷題。根據(jù)文章可知,梵高晚年患有嚴(yán)重的精神疾病 (serious mental illness),而他的大部分著名作品創(chuàng)造于生命的最后兩 年,由此可以判斷他的晚年是 “ 痛苦而又多產(chǎn)的 ” 。 ] 3. Why did Van Gogh kill himself? A. Because he was a failure as an artist. B. Because he had an unhappy family. C. Because he lost his beloved brother. D. Because he was suffering from mental illness. 答案 D [細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段結(jié)尾告訴我們,梵高晚年患有嚴(yán)重的精神疾 病,第 4段開頭接著說梵高自殺,由此可知 D項(xiàng)正確。 ] 4. What can we learn from the passage? A. Van Gogh didn39。t bee famous until he died. B. Van Gogh drew and sold many paintings in his life. C. Van Gogh achieved great success during his lifetime. D. Van Gogh drew most of his paintings between 1888 and 1890. 答案 A [推斷判斷題。結(jié)合最后一段開頭 The only painting he sold during his lifetime...和第三段結(jié)尾 It would not take long before his fame grew higher and higher.可以判斷梵高生前并不輝煌,只是死后才聲名大噪,故 A項(xiàng)正確。 ]