The artist, Vincent van Gogh, an important __...

The artist, Vincent van Gogh, an important ______ of the 19th century, was only an artist for the last ten _______ of his life. He was born in Holland in 1853, but he lived much of his life in France.

______ van Gogh enjoyed drawing from the time he was a young boy, he had a number of ______ jobs before he decided to work as an artist full time. He suffered setbacks (挫折) and failures in life. He worked as a clerk and a business agent in his early years, and also served as a missioner (传教士) in the mining areas (矿区). Finally, he devoted himself to ______ and was determined to "fight with himself in painting". He painted _______ until he was up to the point of madness. He ______ more than 2, 000 artworks, consisting of around 900 paintings and 1, 100 drawings and sketches (素描).

Much of what we know about van Gogh comes from ______ he wrote to his brother Theo. Theo worked in an art gallery (画廊) in Paris and supported van Gogh's art career. He tried to ______ his paintings, but no one wanted to buy them. He sent van Gogh money and encouraged him.

Although van Gogh wasn't ______ during his life time, today he is considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of his time. Many of his paintings sell for millions of dollars.

1.A.clerk B.writer C.painter D.salesman

2.A.days B.months C.seasons D.years

3.A.Although B.But C.Because D.When

4.A.other B.others C.another D.any other

5.A.suffering B.painting C.selling D.mining

6.A.interruptedly B.slowly C.continuously D.unwillingly

7.A.bought B.kept C.borrowed D.produced

8.A.books B.notes C.letters D.diaries

9.A.buy B.sell C.send D.keep

10.A.famous B.honest C.brave D.active

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Perhaps Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) isn’t the most famous artist in the world, but his personal story is probably the most well-known. The paintings he created didn’t become famous until after he died.

Van Gogh was born to a rich family in the Netherlands (荷兰). He started his career working for an art dealer(艺术品商). But then he tried other things like teaching in England. He also tried to become a priest (牧师) but failed the exams.

Finally, he found something else to believe in when he lived in Belgium (比利时) — art. He returned to his childhood love of painting and drawing.

He was an important artist in a generation that challenged the Impressionist (印象派) style. Post-Impressionists, like Van Gogh, wanted to show the world as it felt to them, not always as it looked.

Van Gogh used different forms and colors to make his art more abstract. The way he used colors was especially impressive. In Wheatfield with Crows (1890), the colors are very intense (强烈的). Corn is yellow, grass is green, and crows (乌鸦) are black. But the colors are used in such a way that it looks better than a photograph.

Unfortunately, Van Gogh’s art wasn’t very popular while he was alive. He was poor and was thought to have mental problems, which led to his death. What had made him so sad? It could have been the troubles he faced working as an artist in a practical world.

1.Van Gogh did the following jobs EXCEPT _________.

A.be an art dealer B.be a teacher C.be a priest D.be an artist

2.According to the story, Van Gogh _________.

A.started to love art when he lived in Belgium

B.wanted to show the world exactly as it looked

C.became famous for his painting Wheatfield with Crows

D.impressed people deeply by how he used colors

3.The underlined word “abstract” in Paragraph 5 means _________ in Chinese.

A.经典的 B.浪漫的 C.抽象的 D.醇雅的

4.We can learn from the story that _________.

A.Van Gogh got rich thanks to his paintings

B.Van Gogh lived a sad life in his later years

C.Van Gogh’s art was popular during his lifetime

D.Van Gogh died because of mental problems

5.What does the story mainly talk about?

A.Impressionists. B.Post-Impressionists.

C.Wheatfield with Crows. D.Vincent van Gogh.

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Van Gogh, the Dutch artist, is famous for his amazing use of color and shape. Born in 1853, he was painting at a time when art was changing. A long time ago, artists tried to make their paintings look real like photographs. But later on, art became more about the artist’s own ideas. If you see a Van Gogh, it won’t look like the real world. It will look even more beautiful.

Some of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings are of the nature and flowers, such as Sunflowers. He also painted many wonderful self-portraits (自画像). However, Van Gogh was a troubled man. At one point, he cut off his own ear.

Van Gogh is now one of the world’s most famous artists. But he died at the age of 37, alone and poor. Almost nobody knew or cared about his art at that time. Some say that his madness was the price he paid for his art.

1.Does Van Gogh’s paintings look like the real world?

___________________________________________________________________________

2.What’s Van Gogh famous for in his paintings?

___________________________________________________________________________

3.Who knew or cared about Van Gogh’s art before he died?

___________________________________________________________________________

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—Did you watch the movie Loving Vincent?

—Yes. It’s about the great artist Vincent Willem van Goh. He made a big difference to the ______ of painting.

A.decision B.development C.satisfaction D.relation

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Van Gogh had great influence ______ the development of modern painting.

A.for B.on C.at D.in

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Van Gogh is _____________ (或许、大概)the best- known painter in the world.

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It was at an exhibition of the artist's woks organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special guest to attend the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked me for my signature(签名).

“I haven't bought my pen. Is the pencil okay?" Actually, I knew they wouldn't refuse. I just wanted to show a well-known writers good manners to the common readers.

“Certainly,” the young girls readily agreed. I could see they were very excited. Of course their excitement also made me feel more pleased and satisfied. One of the girls handed her fine notebook to me. I turned over the cover of the notebook, wrote a few words of encouragement naturally and signed my name. The girl read my signature, frowned(皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked. “Aren’t you Robert Char?”

“No” I told her proudly, “I'm the author of Alice Adams, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes.”

The young girl turned to the other, shrugged (耸肩) and said, “Mary, lend your rubber to me.” At that moment, all my pride turned into a bubble(泡泡) immediately. Since then, I always warn myself: no matter how outstanding you are, don't think highly of yourself.

1.Why did the writer attend the exhibition? (不超过 8 个词)

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.How did the writer feel when the two girls asked for his signature? (不超过 8 个词)

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.What can you learn from this passage? (不超过 15 个词)

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

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______ old man in front of Tom is _______ artist.

A. An, an　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. A, the

C. The, an　　 　　　　　　　　 D. The, a

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An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his painting brushes and painted till evening. When it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.

At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What’s money? In a week it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here.”

The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”

1. Every day, the artist ___________.

A. helped the farmer to do some farming

B. went out to visit his friends

C. painted pictures outside

D. enjoyed the beautiful scenery

2.The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ___________.

A. wanted nothing

B. wanted much more money

C. didn’t want any things at all

D. wanted one of his pictures instead of money.

3.After hearing the farmer’s words, perhaps the artist would be ___________.

A. sad　　　　 B. happy　　　　 C. thankful　 D. excited

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An artist went to a beautiful place of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out and painted from morning to evening. When it got dark, he came back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.

At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will be here.”

The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words. The farmer smiled and said, “I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I believe.”

1. The artist liked to ___________ near a nice place.

A. sing songs　　　      B. dance

C. paint pictures　　 D. write something

2. He liked painting ____________.

A. in a house

B. in the open air

C. because he would do well in painting

D. with the most important artist

3. The farmer thought that the artist ____________.

A. was not good at painting

B. was really a great man

C. did well in painting

D. was the most important artist

4.The farmer’s son wanted to __________ some day.

A. be an artist　　　　　　　　　　 B. become a popular singer

C. write twenty novels　　　　 D. dance around the world

5. The farmer ____________.

A. was a foolish man

B. didn’t want his son to be a painter

C. liked the artist’s picture very much

D. couldn’t pay for his son about his paintings

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