16.A water lily painting,Water Lily Pond,by Claude Monet,the French impressionist artist,was sold for more than﹩80million Tuesday,breaking the auction(拍賣)record for himself.Water Lily Pond was part of a four-work collection of water lily paintings that Monet put up for sale during his lifetime.
The four paintings of Monet's water lily garden were signed and dated by the artist in 1919.One of the other paintings is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York,while another was sold at auction in 1992for﹩12.1million and is in a private collection now.The final painting in the series was cut into two before World War II.
"After a fierce bidding battle between a number of buyers in the room and on the telephone,the painting finally was sold to a collector for﹩80.4million,setting a new world record price for the artist at auction."said Olivier Camu,a scholar of impressionist art.
The last record for a Monet work was set in May when Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil sold for﹩41.4million.
The painting sold Tuesday was bought at a 1971New York auction for﹩320,000.It has not been exhibited since.
Monet's later works had unique characteristics,especially Grandes decorations,another good example,which was bedded in Musee de I'Orangerie in Paris five months after Monet's death in 1926.
Monet created his water lily garden in Giverny,F(xiàn)rance.He selected different water lilies in an effort to get as many different colored flowers as possible,specially creating the garden as a base for his paintings.
28.According to the passage,Water Lily Pond broke the last record for Monet's paintings byC.
A.﹩12million B.﹩39million
C.﹩41.4million D.﹩0.32million
29.What can we learn about Water Lily Pond?A
A.It was once auctioned in America.
B.It was cut into halves before World War II.
C.It had been kept in New York for over 40years.
D.It was once put in Musee de I'Orangerie.
30.What does Olivier Camu think of the auction?A
A.Exciting. B.Inspiring.
C.Disappointing. D.Frightening.
31.What would be the best title for the passage?A
A.Monet's Water Lily Pond broke the auction record for himself
B.Monet a great impressionist artist
C.Monet's garden and its characteristics
D.Water Lily Pond-Monet's best-known painting.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了monet的睡蓮池打破了自己的拍賣紀錄,他的畫十分具有藝術(shù)價值,曾在美國拍賣,這次又創(chuàng)下了藝術(shù)品價格的新紀錄.
解答 28.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第四段"The last record for a Monet work was set in May when Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil sold for﹩41.4million"可知莫尼特的畫作最后的記錄是41.4million;故選C.
29.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第五段"The painting sold Tuesday was bought at a 1971New York auction for﹩320,000"可知Water Lily Pond它曾經(jīng)在美國被拍賣;故選A.
30.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第三段"the painting finally was sold to a collector for﹩80.4million,setting a new world record price for the artist at auction"這幅畫最后被賣給了一個收藏家,設(shè)置一個新的藝術(shù)家在拍賣價格的世界紀錄;可知Olivier Camu認為拍賣會使令人興奮的;故選A.
31.A.標題推斷題.通讀全文,可知文章主要講了monet的睡蓮池打破了自己的拍賣紀錄,他的畫十分具有藝術(shù)價值,曾在美國拍賣,這次又創(chuàng)下了藝術(shù)品價格的新紀錄;可知最佳標題為monet的睡蓮池打破了自己的拍賣紀錄;故選A.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.