From 1902 to 1904, Picasso painted a series o...

From 1902 to 1904, Picasso painted a series of pictures________ the main color was blue.

A.which B.that C.where D.when

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From 1902 to 1904, Picasso, the twentieth-century’s greatest western artist, painted a series of pictures _______ the main color was blue.

A. when　　 B. that

C. where　　 D. which

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1.I’m thinking about starting painting　　　 （I) of ter I get back from my trip．

2.Picasso was most famous for his work in　 Cubism，　　　 the world is represented as being constructed of cubes and rectangles．

3.Moneys paintings were typical　　　 a style called“impressionism"．

4.Van Gogh’s younger brother，Theo，　　　 （act）as his agent，tried hard to sell Van Gogh's paintings．

5.　　　 they invite me，I would go to the art gallery with them．

6.A few years ago，a picture of Mona Lisa　　　 （make) out of bread toasted to different colors．

7.One end of a tin can be dipped into paint and　　　 （use）to make circles on a piece of card．

8.Why not try＿　　 some ideas of your own?

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The following 4 famous paintings — from Jan van Eyck's portrait to Pablo Picasso's masterpiece — have stood the test of time.

The Amolfini Portrait

Jan van Eyck’s Amolfini Portrait, an oil painting on wood produced in 1434, in which a man and a woman hold hands with a window behind him and a bed behind her, is undoubtedly one of the masterpieces in the National Gallery, London. This painting is as visually interesting as it is famed. It is also an informative document on fifteenth-century society, through van Eyck's heavy use of symbolism — while husbands went out to engage in business, wives concerned themselves with domestic duties.

The Starry Night

Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night, oil on canvas (帆布), a moderately abstract landscape painting of an expressive night sky over a small hillside village, during his 12-month stay at the mental hospital near Saint–Remy-de-Provence, France between 1889 and 1890. When the Museum of Modem Art in New York City purchased the painting from a private collector in 1941, it was not well known, but it has since become one of van Gogh's most famous works.

The Harvesters

The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565. It depicts the harvest time which most commonly occurred within the months of August and September. Nicolaes Jonghelinck, a merchant banker and art collector from Antwerp, commissioned this painting. The painting has been at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City since 1919.

Guernica

Guernica, a large black-and-white oil painting, was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso in 1937. The title 'Guernica' refers to the city that was bombed by Nazi planes during the Spanish Civil War. The painting depicts the horrors of war and as a result, has come to be an anti-war symbol and a reminder of the tragedies of war. Today, the painting is housed at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid.

1.Which of the following paintings was produced earliest?

A.Guernica. B.The Harvesters.

C.The Starry Night. D.The Amolfini Portrait.

2.Who created the painting describing the harvest seasons?

A.Pieter Bruegel the Elder. B.Vincent van Gogh.

C.Jan van Eyck. D.Pablo Picasso.

3.What do we know about the painting The Starry Night?

A.It was painted on wood in oils.

B.It described the painter's life in hospital.

C.It wasn't widely recognized before 1941.

D.It was given away to the museum by a collector.

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Picasso paintings regularly sell for millions of dollars, making it unlikely that the majority of art lovers will ever own a work by the famous Spanish painter. But Care International, a Paris-based nonprofit is offering individuals around the world the chance to acquire a Picasso original for just $111 and contributes to a worthy cause at the same time.

As Caroline Elbaor reports for artnet News, Aider les Autres is offering tickets for Nature Morte, a 1921 Picasso painting describing a newspaper and a glass of absinthe(苦艾酒). The painting, which is on display at the Picasso Museum in Paris, has been valued at SI. I million. But one lucky winner will be able to obtain the painting for a mere small amount of that price.

By selling the Picasso painting at an extremely discounted rate, Aider les Autres hopes to raise a lot of money for Care International. Around 200, 000 rale tickets (抽奖券)are available for purchase, meaning the organization will be able to raise up to $22 million. Some of the money will be used to buy the painting and cover other costs, but the majority will be donated to the charity.

Care International plans to use the donated money to build and restore wells, washing facilities and toilets in Cameroon, Madagascar and Morocco. Having easy access to clean water not only reduces the risk of water borne diseases, but also reduces the time that people and particularly women and girls have to spend walking to clean water sources.

“Besides the huge waste of time, women and girls are at risk as they walk alone along remote paths and tracks,” Aider les Autres explains. “Girls are also more likely to miss school because of lack of hygiene (卫生). By providing clean water, we will increase girls' attendance by many thousands.”

1.Where are art lovers likely to get a Picasso original at a very low price?

A.From the lucky winner. B.From Caroline Elbaor.

C.From the Picasso Museum. D.From Care International.

2.What will most money from raffle tickets be used to do?

A.Buy tickets for art overs.

B.Buy the painting Nature Morte.

C.Contribute to charitable projects.

D.Give away to the lucky winner.

3.Why will Care International build wells in Morocco?

A.To promote its status. B.To store more clean water.

C.To improve people’s health. D.To increase girls 'learning time.

4.Where is this text most likely from?

A.A personal diary. B.A news report.

C.A book review. D.A science fiction novel.

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There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists _____1_____. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he ____2_____

liked and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a ___3___ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering ___4____ were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a _____5_____ picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains too. But there were rugged and ____6____. Above was an ____7____ sky from which rain fell, in which lightening ____8____. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look ____9____at all.

But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny ____10____growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her ____11____. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, ____12____ the mother bird on her nest…perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize?

The King ____13____ the second picture.

Do you know why?

“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, ___14___, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your ____15___. That is the real meaning of peace.”

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He is perfectly __________ to live in the mountains and paint pictures all day, even though he is of poor health.

A．curious           B．proud            C．anxious           D．content

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Below is a page from TV guide:

1.The main purpose of writing these three texts is ________．

A．to invite people to see films

B．to invite people to topic discussions

C．to attract more students to attend lectures

D．to attract more people to watch TV programs

2.Who will be most probably interested in Discovery?

A．Parents who want to send their children to school of medicine．

B．Children who are good at mathematics．

C．Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein．

D．Children who are interested in playing chess．

3.In Science/Health, “Johns Hopkins” is _______．

A．a famous university                         B．a medical center

C．a well-known doctor                       D．a drug company

4.According to the third text, which of the following has almost the same effect as Hypertension drugs?

A．Exercise plus a healthy diet．              B．Loss of thirteen pounds in weight．

C．Six months of exercise without drugs． D．Low-salt and low-fat food．

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From Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Many believe that music helps inspire creativity, but an international Study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging that idea.

Psychologists from Lancaster University, The University of Gavle, and The University of Central Lancashire say that their findings indicate music actually prevents creativity.

To come to their conclusions, researchers had participants complete verbal insight(洞察) problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music played in the background. They found that background music "significantly impaired( 削弱)" the participants' ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity.

The research team also tested background noises such as those commonly heard in a library, but found that such noises had no impact on subjects' creativity.

The tasks were simple word games. For example, participants were given three words, such as dress, dial, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word associated with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be "sun” (sundress, sunflower, etc.)

Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while exposed to three different types of music; music with unfamiliar lyrics, instrumental music, or music with familiar lyrics.

"We found strong evidence of impaired performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions," says co-author Dr. Neil McLatchie of Lancaster University.

Dr. McLatchie and his colleagues theorize that music interferes (干 扰) with the verbal working memory processes of the brain, preventing creativity. Also, as far as the library background noise having seemingly no effect, the study's authors believe that was the case because library noises create a "steady state" environment that doesn't prevent concentration.

It's worth mentioning that even familiar music with well known lyrics impaired participants creativity, regardless of whether or not it produced a positive reaction, or whether participants typically studied or created while listening to music.

"To conclude, the findings here challenge the popular view that music inspires creativity, and instead show that music, regardless of the presence of semantic(语义的) content (no lyrics, familiar lyrics or unfamiliar lyrics), always prevent creative performance in insight problem solving", the study reads.

1.What conclusion can most probably be drawn from this passage?

A.Background music inspires creativity.

B.Background music impairs creativity.

C.Background noises have bad influence on creativity.

D.Different music has different effects on creativity.

2.The participants were asked to______________.

A.do some reading in a library

B.design some verbal insight problems

C.do some word games

D.listen to some background music

3.Why can't the participants perform well?

A.Because the music prevents concentration.

B.Because they aren't familiar with music.

C.Because the tasks are too challenging

D.Bee the background is not creative.

4.Which of the connections about background music with their learning effects is true?

A.The music with a positive reaction has a positive effect.

B.The effects depend on the contents of music.

C.Quiet music does good to learning effects.

D.All background music is bad for learning effects.

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From Mozart to pop music, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Many believe that music helps improve creativity. But an international study is challenging that viewpoint. 1.

To come to their conclusions, researchers had participants complete verbal (文字的) problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room. 2. They found that background music significantly hurt the participants, ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity.

The tasks were simple word games. 3. Then, they were asked to find a single word associated with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while exposed to three different types of music: music with unfamiliar lines, instrumental music, or music with familiar lines.

Dr. McLatchie and his colleagues conclude that music interferes with (干扰) the verbal working memory of the brain. 4.Also, as far as the library background noises having seemingly no effect, the researchers believe that is the case because library noises create an environment of steady state that doesn't interrupt concentration.

"5.Instead, they demonstrate that music, regardless of the presence of its content, consistently interrupts creative performance in insight problem solving," the study reads.

A. And this in turn holds back creativity.

B. It has nothing to do with the positive reaction.

C. Then again, they were tested while music was played in the background.

D. Psychologists say that their findings indicate music actually blocks creativity.

E. For example, participants were given three words, such as dress, dial, and flower.

F. Before the experiment, the participants didn't study the music they would listen.

G. To conclude, the findings here challenge the popular view that music builds up creativity.

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