The small unframed painting called “Fisherman” was signed by a little-known Italian artist, Maveleone (1669-1740). When it was sold recently in New York for $ 27000, the seller, Mr. Oliver Pitt, was asked to explain how the picture had come into his possession.
Pitt said, “I didn’t know it was so valuable. I’m not an art expert. Photography is my hobby. I bought ‘Fisherman’ in Italy in 1970 for $140.the picture was dirty, and I couldn’t see the artist’s signature. But anyway it wasn’t the picture that I like. I bought it because of the frame.”
“It’s most unusual frame, made of tiny, silvery sea-shells. They are set in such a way that they reflect perfect light onto the surface of a picture. I now have a photograph of my wife in that frame, and I’ll never part with it.”
“When I returned to New York I showed the painting in its frame to a customs officer. I told him that I had paid $140 for it but admitted I didn’t know its actual worth. The customs man valued it at $ 140, and I was asked to pay duty on that value. I did so, there and then.”
“Later, I took off the frame, and that uncovered Maveleone’s signature. My wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so I cleaned it and put it up for sale.”
As a result of his explanation, Oliver Pitt had to appear in court. He was accused of (指控) knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the Customs Department.
Pitt was not happy. “I told the truth as I knew it then,” he said, “What else could I say?”
And then the judge agreed with him. “The Customs Department is to be responsible (blame),” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods bought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. Mr Pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. He paid the duty that was demanded. If now, the Customs Department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. Pitt is not guilty.
1.Pitt met the customs officer __________, where the officer was employed to ________.
A.at the railway station or airport; examine people’s baggage |
B.at the airport or port; examine people’s baggage |
C.at the bus-stop; help people enter the USA |
D.at the airport or port; help people enter the USA |
2.From the passage we can infer that if Maveleone had been a well-know artist _________.
A.the painting would have cost much more than $ 140 |
B.he wouldn’t have sold his painting at such a low price |
C.the customs officer wouldn’t have valued the painting at $ 140 |
D.Pitt wouldn’t have had the intention to buy any of his paintings |
3.Pitt took off the frame in order to ____________.
A.clean the painting to put it up for sale |
B.look for the artist’s signature |
C.use if for his wife’s photograph |
D.find the painting’s true value |
4.Which is true according to the passage?
A.Pitt knew the true value of the picture. |
B.Pitt’s wife knew the true value of the picture. |
C.When Pitt’s wife suggested keeping the picture, she was kind of joking. |
D.Pitt didn’t pay any duty at all. |
5.Which of the following statements is true to the story? In the end __________.
A.Pitt was asked to pay the correct amount of duty. |
B.Pitt sold the frame of the painting at an even higher price. |
C.The Customs Department had no right to revalue the painting. |
D.Pitt’s wife was regarded as an expert because of her wise suggestion. |
高二英语阅读理解简单题
The small unframed painting called “Fisherman” was signed by a little-known Italian artist, Maveleone (1669-1740). When it was sold recently in New York for $ 27000, the seller, Mr. Oliver Pitt, was asked to explain how the picture had come into his possession.
Pitt said, “I didn’t know it was so valuable. I’m not an art expert. Photography is my hobby. I bought ‘Fisherman’ in Italy in 1970 for $140.the picture was dirty, and I couldn’t see the artist’s signature. But anyway it wasn’t the picture that I like. I bought it because of the frame.”
“It’s most unusual frame, made of tiny, silvery sea-shells. They are set in such a way that they reflect perfect light onto the surface of a picture. I now have a photograph of my wife in that frame, and I’ll never part with it.”
“When I returned to New York I showed the painting in its frame to a customs officer. I told him that I had paid $140 for it but admitted I didn’t know its actual worth. The customs man valued it at $ 140, and I was asked to pay duty on that value. I did so, there and then.”
“Later, I took off the frame, and that uncovered Maveleone’s signature. My wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so I cleaned it and put it up for sale.”
As a result of his explanation, Oliver Pitt had to appear in court. He was accused of (指控) knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the Customs Department.
Pitt was not happy. “I told the truth as I knew it then,” he said, “What else could I say?”
And then the judge agreed with him. “The Customs Department is to be responsible (blame),” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods bought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. Mr Pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. He paid the duty that was demanded. If now, the Customs Department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. Pitt is not guilty.
1.Pitt met the customs officer __________, where the officer was employed to ________.
A.at the railway station or airport; examine people’s baggage |
B.at the airport or port; examine people’s baggage |
C.at the bus-stop; help people enter the USA |
D.at the airport or port; help people enter the USA |
2.From the passage we can infer that if Maveleone had been a well-know artist _________.
A.the painting would have cost much more than $ 140 |
B.he wouldn’t have sold his painting at such a low price |
C.the customs officer wouldn’t have valued the painting at $ 140 |
D.Pitt wouldn’t have had the intention to buy any of his paintings |
3.Pitt took off the frame in order to ____________.
A.clean the painting to put it up for sale |
B.look for the artist’s signature |
C.use if for his wife’s photograph |
D.find the painting’s true value |
4.Which is true according to the passage?
A.Pitt knew the true value of the picture. |
B.Pitt’s wife knew the true value of the picture. |
C.When Pitt’s wife suggested keeping the picture, she was kind of joking. |
D.Pitt didn’t pay any duty at all. |
5.Which of the following statements is true to the story? In the end __________.
A.Pitt was asked to pay the correct amount of duty. |
B.Pitt sold the frame of the painting at an even higher price. |
C.The Customs Department had no right to revalue the painting. |
D.Pitt’s wife was regarded as an expert because of her wise suggestion. |
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Which of these paintings was painted by the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci? _______.
A.None | B.No one | C.Nothing | D.Neither |
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A good idea was ______ by the local government that all the ancient paintings in the ruined temples should be protected right now.
A.adapted | B.adopted | C.absorbed | D.abused |
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Silvano Lattanzi, the master of made — in — Italy shoemaking, was totally conquered by a painting hung in the entrance hall of the very modem Rich Gate, the luxury district in Shanghai.
The painting, before which he knelt down to show his admiration, is the Rich Gale Rose painted by Liu Linghua. who's known as the “Chinese Van Gogh".
It was in May 2016 that Lattanzi first met Liu Linghua who was working on his 15-square-meter great piece. Lattanzi, from the country where Renaissance began, saw the painting accidentally and was immediately impressed by its beauty. He told others that he never imagined that western oil-painting techniques could be developed so well by a Chinese and that this was the best painting he had ever seen.
In the eyes of westerners, Lattanzi is a great master of shoemaking, fashion and arts. His admiration for the Rich Gate Rose well shows the high level of Liu’s painting. Ever since this, the two art masters of different nationalities, different ages and different cultural backgrounds have forged a profound friendship.
When Lattanzi came back to China six months later with the pair of shoes he made for Liu, he insisted on delivering the shoes to Liu himself. The two friends met again al the Rich Gale and Liu Linghua presented an embroidery (刺绣)of his master work The Drunken Beauty in return.
Liu expressed repeatedly that his works should be explained by painting and not the words of compliments. He does not care about the titles, though he is on par with the greatest painters. A leading light or a grand master of art, Liu pays little attention to it. Liu thinks actions are more important than words.
1.We can know from the passage that ______.
A.Lattanzi specially came to see the painting
B.Lattanzi is best at oil painting in Europe
C.Liu presented an oil painting to Lattanzi in return
D.the Rich Gate Rose is an excellent oil painting
2.What does Liu think of the compliments on his paintings?
A.He thinks his works are worthy of the compliments.
B.He cares much about the compliments.
C.He thinks the words can encourage him all the time.
D.He thinks the words can't well explain his works.
3.The underlined phrase “on par with” in the last paragraph roughly means .
A.no better than B.different from
C.as good/important as D.ahead of
4.What's the right order of the following things according to the passage?
a. Silvano Lattanzi and Liu Linghua became true friends.
b. Silvano Lattanzi knelt down in front of the Rich Gate Rose.
c. Liu Linghua presented Silvano Lattanzi an embroidery.
d. Liu Linghua met Silvano Lattanzi for the first time.
e. Silvano Lattanzi came back to China and met Liu Linghua again at the Rich Gate with the shoes he made for Liu.
A.e-d-a-c-b B.a-c-b-d-e
C.b-e-d-a-c D.b-d-a-e-c
5.What's the best title for this passage?
A.Chinese Van Gogh. B.Friendship between Masters.
C.Western Oil Painting. D.A Shoemaking Master.
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I was wandering into the small store, when the store owner received a call from a customer. The customer and his wife had shopped there several months before. When noticing that his wife really liked one thing in the store, he wanted to buy it as a surprise. Because time was limited, out 1. (go) the couple without buying it. It was not until several months later that the customer wanted to buy it.
But the customer was in Tennessee, living far away from the store which was in Maine. What was more, he had been to the store several months before, and it was difficult to believe that the store owner would remember him, or 2. it was that he was referring to. There were 3. (diversity) goods in the store. The customer’s question was whether she could do it. She said yes. The store owner advised him to describe the thing for her and so he did.
4. (inform) what the thing was like, the store owner took a few close-up photos with her camera, and e-mailed them to the customer. Having received the photos, then the customer decided which one was the very thing.
Then the customer said, “Now it is time we discussed a price over the phone.” Apart 5. discussing the price, they also decided the time to send it. Then she took care of the credit card transaction(交易) online, and the customer proposed the gift 6. (send) that afternoon. Then the agreement was reached. The customer said. “I live far away from your place now. 7., I would get it myself.”
The store owner was really smart. She wasn’t necessarily 8. (talent) for new technology but she was willing to push herself to find new ways to make the transaction (交易) actually happen. It was not a dramatic thing. It was the first time she had ever done it. Never before had she done such a thing.
9. difficult it was, the store owner discovered a creative solution 10. (contribute) to a new way of doing business. In my view, we should realize that challenge and opportunity go hand in hand.
高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
By _____ coincidence, oil paints were developed at the time when ____technique of perspective was used.
A. a ; the B \ ; a C. \; the D. a; a
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Most Beautiful of All
1. .Autumn was in the air.Rich, pleasant reds, painted by nature’s hand, were coloring some of the trees.On the ground a carpet of dry leaves had begun to form along the path. 2. .High in the sky we noticed a V-shaped flock of birds heading south for the winter.As we walked along, I smiled.Beauty was all around us.It felt so good to be out in nature.I felt blessed to be watching nature’s glorious creation at its best.
3. .She was an elderly lady with gray hair.She wore old jeans and work boots.Her sweater was worn out in places.She was carrying a trash bag in one hand and a pointed stick with a nail driven through it in the other.As she slowly made her way towards us, she stopped to jab (刺) a piece of trash that she had seen on the ground with her stick. 4. .When we met she smiled and said hello to us.Her teeth were cracked and worn, but her voice was as youthful as I had heard in many a day.We talked for a bit and I thanked her for making our nature more beautiful with her work.She smiled again and said, “I just do what I can before continuing down the path.”
5. .May we all have as lovely a life as her.
A.They smelled wonderful and crunched (发出碎裂声) under our feet as we walked along.
B.Then, she approached and asked us whether we had any trash.
C.I decided to take my sons for a walk the other day.
D.As is often the case, we are too busy to find the beauty of nature.
E.As we turned a corner along the walking trail, I noticed a woman slowly making her way towards us.
F.Of all the things I saw that day, she was the most beautiful.
G.Then, quickly and neatly, she placed it in the trash bag.
高二英语信息匹配中等难度题查看答案及解析
I___swim when I saw a sign written by the police.
A.was about to | B.would | C.was going to | D.was to |
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Several weeks had gone by____I realized the painting was missing.
A.as B.before C.since D.when
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Several weeks had gone by______ I realized the painting was missing.
A. as B. before C. since D. when
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