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(拍卖)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,France.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 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了monet的睡莲池打破了自己的拍卖纪录,他的画十分具有艺术价值,曾在美国拍卖,这次又创下了艺术品价格的新纪录.
解答 28.C.细节理解题.根据文章第四段"The last record for a Monet work was set in May when Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil sold for﹩41.4million"可知莫尼特的画作最后的记录是41.4million;故选C.
29.A.细节理解题.根据文章第五段"The painting sold Tuesday was bought at a 1971New York auction for﹩320,000"可知Water Lily Pond它曾经在美国被拍卖;故选A.
30.A.推理判断题.根据文章第三段"the painting finally was sold to a collector for﹩80.4million,setting a new world record price for the artist at auction"这幅画最后被卖给了一个收藏家,设置一个新的艺术家在拍卖价格的世界纪录;可知Olivier Camu认为拍卖会使令人兴奋的;故选A.
31.A.标题推断题.通读全文,可知文章主要讲了monet的睡莲池打破了自己的拍卖纪录,他的画十分具有艺术价值,曾在美国拍卖,这次又创下了艺术品价格的新纪录;可知最佳标题为monet的睡莲池打破了自己的拍卖纪录;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.