8.Salvador Dali (1904-1989)was one of the most popular of modern artists.The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200paintings,sculptures,drawings and more.Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces,most importantly The Persistence of Memory.There is also L'Enigme sans Fin from 1938,works on paper,objects,and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist's showman qualities.
The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning,the world of birth.The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.
The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (無限)."From the infinity small to the infinity large,contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus:amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,"explains the Pompidou Centre.
The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作)with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid,Spain,and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg.
25.Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1?B
A.Optimistic.
B.Productive
C.Generous.
D.Traditional.
26.What is Dali's The Persistence of Memory considered to be?A
A.One of his masterworks.
B.A successful screen adaptation.
C.An artistic creation for the stage.
D.One of the beat TV programmes.
27.How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?D
A.By popularity.
B.By importance.
C.By size and shape.
D.By time and subject.
28.What does the word"contributions"in the last paragraph refer to?A
A.Artworks.
B.Projects.
C.Donations.
D.Documents.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,主要講述了薩爾瓦多達利是最受歡迎的現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)家之一,巴黎的蓬皮杜藝術(shù)中心展示了他200多幅油畫,雕塑和繪畫作品.展覽是按時間和主題展示的,展品融合了多種風(fēng)格,顯示了非凡的技能.
解答 25.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文第一段第二句The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200paintings,sculptures,drawings and more.可知,達利的作品是多產(chǎn)的.故選B.
26.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文第一段第三句"Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces,most importantly the Persistence of Memory."可知"the Persistence of Memory"是他的杰作之一.故選A.
27.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文第二段第二句"The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain."可知展覽是根據(jù)時間和主題安排的.故選D.
28.A.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)下文"like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg."可以推測出contribution與"藝術(shù)作品"相關(guān).故選A.
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道詞義猜測題,主旨大意題,細節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題.做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測.