Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but also he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand－h(huán)e wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him.
What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.
Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in movement and rest; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, and that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, and that there is nothing more in it. Yet they do not choose them without reference to the character of their subjects.
If one painter chooses to paint a gangrenous(生瘡的) leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something－all of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.
1．It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because ___________.
A．painters do not express themselves well
B．painters use shapes and colors instead of words
C．painters use unusual words and phrases
D．painters do not say anything actually
2．The contemporary art contains ____________.
A．totally imaginary subjects
B．merely the subjects from nature
C．uninteresting aspects of the world
D．subjects chosen partly for their meaning
3．Compared with a painter of unpleasant subjects, a painter who draws a lake in moonlight is
_______________.
A．better to communicate with
B．more skilled at expressing himself
C．pointing at different things
D．showing more meaning
4．From the passage we can get the information that _____________.
A．paintings are not difficult to understand
B．painters intend to make the paintings hard to understand
C．artists don’t care about the public
D．one must look beyond shapes and colors to find what the artist is saying
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something that has not been said before. He hopes that the public will listen and understand ----he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him.
What visional artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experience into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain choice of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is very interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artists.
Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in movement and at rest; their choices show that these aspects(方面)of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Modern artists might say that they only choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose totally without thinking about the character of their subjects.
If one painter chooses to paint a decaying(潰爛的) leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world . Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing(強調) something - all of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.
It is hard to explain what a painter is saying because _______.
A. most painters do not express themselves well
B. a painter uses unusual words and phrases
C. a painter use shapes and colors instead of words
D. many painters do not say anything
Modern artists might say their choice of subjects ______.
A. carries a message to the public B. only provides interesting patterns
C. has no pattern or form D. teaches the public important truths
The writer says that modern art contains______
A. nothing but meaningless patterns B .uninteresting aspects of the world
C. subjects chosen partly for their meaning D. completely meaningless subjects
Which of the following is implied(暗示) but NOT directly stated in the passage?
A. A painting is more easily understood than a song
B. Art is only the arranging of shapes and colors
C. Every artist tries to say something to the public
D. One must look beyond shapes and colors to find out what an artist is saying
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科目：高中英語 來源：天水市一中2008級2009—2010學年第二學期第一階段考試蘭天班英語 題型：閱讀理解
Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand what he wants to teach them, and what he wants them to learn from him.
What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experience into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.
Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion (運動) and at rest; their choices show that these aspects (方面) of the world are worth looking at, and that they contain beautiful sights. Modern artists might say that they only choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, and that there is nothing more in it. Yet they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.
If one painter chooses to paint a decaying (腐爛) leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing out attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, explaining something – all of which means that he is trying to teach us.
50．According to the passage, all of the following is true except_________.
A．An artist wants to show something meaningful
B．An artist hopes that the public will understand and learn from him
C．An artist asks the public to believe what he says in his work
D．An artist intends to present something that has not been said before
51．It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because .
A．a painter uses unusual words and phrases
B．a painter uses shapes and colors instead of words
C．most painters do not express themselves well
D．many painters do not say anything
52．Modern artists might say their choice of subject .
A．only provides interesting patterns
B．carries a message to the public
C．has no pattern or form
D．teaches the public important truths
53．The underlined word “exceptionally” in the 2nd paragraph probably means .
A．entirely B．generally C．especially D．usually
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學年浙江省高三上學期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：其他題
下面是美國長大的臺灣人氣歌手Wang Lee Hom在接受CNN Talk Asia欄目專訪時，回答了主持人Lorraine Hahn提出的五個問題。請從下列提問（A、 B、C、D、E和F）中選出符合各小題要求的最佳選項。
A. What do awards mean to you?
B. How would you describe your style?
C. What is it about acting that’s so attractive?
D. How do you deal with this loss of privacy?
E. How do you divide your time in acting and music?
F. What gave you the idea to start the studios in the first place?
Born in New York in 1976, Wang grew up in the United States. Blessed with a mix of brains and talent, he spent his youth performing in local musicals. While in university, Wang landed a recording contract in Taiwan. His breakthrough album firmly established him as a rising star in the Asian music scene. In addition to writing and producing his own music, Wang has also taken part in movie projects around Asia. He has won a great popularity, and now he is having an interview with CNN Talk Asia.
1. _______
WL: It is a school of hip hop, which is the way I like to think of it. It combines Chinese elements and sounds. I started it off in my last album called Shangri-La. And this album combines the music of ethnic minorities, in China, in Tibet, and in Mongolia. It’s beautiful and original to Chinese culture. And this new album called Heroes of Earth combines Opera and Quench, which are thousand-year-old traditions also unique to Chinese culture. Very unique instruments, costumes, singing styles. I don’t think anyone has ever done this before in the hip hop world.
2._______
WL: Um, just the large quantity of work that I have to come up with. I produce for other artists and compose for them as well. And there are a lot of changes in music going on right now in Asia. And it’s really exciting so I decided that I’m going to need a studio in New York. I’m going to need a studio in Taipei. And maybe the rest I can get by with just my laptop.
3._______
WL: Well, I started doing musical theatre. And I loved it so much from the age of 13, you know. Actually in 2000, I did my first movie and ever since then I’ve been enjoying doing movies. I don’t think I’m much of an actor. But I just love being surrounded by creative people and a lot of times doing music is a lonely struggle, especially composing, and arranging, producing my own albums. Acting, every day you get called and you’re surrounded by other actors and creative people.
4._______
WL: The first time I won, like you just said, when I was 22, it meant a lot to me. It was like…I didn’t know I could make this happen. I didn’t know I could get this kind of recognition. So back then, it was huge increase of confidence. And I don’t want to say vanity (虛榮心), but confidence. I think every artist needs confidence.
5._______
WL: Well, it can be a real pain in the neck. You know, I feel lucky that I can go back to New York and not be recognized and not be followed. At times it can be really, really annoying. Today many people own a cell phone that has a camera on it… and a blog. In the entertainment news, there’s a recent trend of journalists or media just going on to the Internet and saying “Oh, so and so saw so and so.” when they see a blog. You know, it’s completely irresponsible but in the blog what he says can become the title of the newspaper article.
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public．Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before．He hopes the public will listen and understand he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him．
What visual（視覺的）artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colours, not words．They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colours, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us．Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colours, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist．
Most artists take their shapes and colours from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and repose（動態(tài)和靜態(tài)）, their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights．Contemporary（當代的）artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern that there is nothing more in it．Yet even they do choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects．If one painter chooses to paint a gangrenous（壞疽性的）leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world．Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something all of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us．
1．It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because ．
A．most painters do not express themselves well
B．a painter uses unusual words and phrases
C．a painter uses shapes and colours instead of words
D．many painters do not say anything
2．A painter chooses certain shapes and colours because he feels that they ．
A．have been used frequently in the past B．are easy to work with
C．are worth showing to the public D．will be most attractive to the public
3．The writer says that contemporary artists might say their choice of subject ．
A．carries a message to the public B．only provides interesting patterns
C．has no pattern or form D．teaches the public important truths
4．Compared with a painter of unpleasant subjects, a painter who draws a lake in moonlight is ．
A．having more meanings B．pointing out different things
C．more skilled D．giving less information
5．Implied（暗示）but not stated: ．
A．A painting is more easily understood than a symphony（交響樂）
B．Art is merely the arranging of shapes and colors
C．Every artist tries to say something to the public
D．One must look beyond shape and colour to find what the artist is saying
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