17．In his lifetime La Tour must have been one of the most admired painters，who was on close terms with courts in Lorraine and Paris and became the King's Painter to Louis XIII in 1639．However，not many of his works survived．These can be divided into his early"day pieces"，and the later"night pieces"．His sometimes direct realism and unflattering（不恭維的） presentation of the miserable subjects does not at all mean a sympathetic attitude to the socially disadvantaged of the day，on the contrary，issues of this kind were intended to amuse high society，who enjoyed decorating the walls of their homes with such melodramatic scenes．La Tour，affected by Caravaggio，painted various scenes of gambling．In Cheater with the Ace of Diamonds，an inexperienced，wealthy and well-dressed young man is being cheated at cards in the dishonest company of a courtesan （交際花） with her lover and a servant girl．Wine and the promise of love adventure have made the young dandy （好打扮的男人） so light-headed that he does not notice the apparent trick of an ace being drawn from his opponent's belt．
Most of the paintings by La Tour we have at our disposal the art historians date after 1640．In these works La Tour is captivated with lightning effects which create sharp outlines．This fascination with light brought him great success in his day．However，he was completely forgotten after his death，only to be rediscovered in our own day．La Tour is an example of how artists can pass in and out of favor of the public．
28．Why did La Tour present the socially disadvantaged in his works？B
A．To show sympathy for them
B．To amuse people of high society
C．To show how miserable his subjects are
D．To decorate the walls of rich people's homes
29．What do we know about Cheater with the Ace of Diamonds？A
A．It shows a gambling scene
B．It has lightning effects
C．It bears no influence of other painters
D．It is about love between a young man and a courtesan
30．What does the underlined word captivated probably mean？D
A．concerned B．satisfied
C．connected D．fascinated
31．What can be inferred from the passage？C
A．La Tour wasn't admired in his day
B．La Tour became The King's Painter in 1639
C．La Tour didn't always win favor of the public
D．Most of La Tour's works were created after 1640．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了一位優秀的畫家拉圖爾，他有時會表現出并不同情的態度對當時的社會弱勢群體來取悅上流社會，他的作品創造出了鮮明的輪廓，這給他帶來了巨大的成功．
解答 28．B 細節理解題，根據 第一段His sometimes direct realism and unflattering（不恭維的） presentation of the miserable subjects does not at all mean a sympathetic attitude to the socially disadvantaged of the day，on the contrary，issues of this kind were intended to amuse high society，who enjoyed decorating the walls of their homes with such melodramatic scenes．可知拉圖爾在他的作品中寫社會上的弱勢是為了取悅上層社會中的人，故選B．
29．A 推理判斷題，根據第一段In Cheater with the Ace of Diamonds，an inexperienced，wealthy and well-dressed young man is being cheated at cards in the dishonest company of a courtesan （交際花） with her lover and a servant girl．可知在"Cheater with the Ace of Diamonds"中，拉圖爾向我們展示了一個冒險的場景，一個沒有經驗的年輕人被一個妓女所欺騙，故選A．
30．D 詞義猜測題，根據最后一段In these works La Tour is captivated with lightning effects which create sharp outlines．This fascination with light brought him great success in his day．可知在拉圖爾的大多數作品中他以閃電般的效果被他創造出的鮮明的輪廓迷住了，故選D．
31．C 推理判斷題，通讀全文可知拉圖爾雖然是一個受尊敬的畫家，但是他并不總是能贏得公眾的好感，故選C．
點評 考查學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力．做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
