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 (无限)."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类阅读,主要讲述了萨尔瓦多达利是最受欢迎的现代艺术家之一,巴黎的蓬皮杜艺术中心展示了他200多幅油画,雕塑和绘画作品.展览是按时间和主题展示的,展品融合了多种风格,显示了非凡的技能.
解答 25.B.细节理解题.根据短文第一段第二句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,达利的作品是多产的.故选B.
26.A.细节理解题.根据短文第一段第三句"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.故选A.
27.D.细节理解题.根据短文第二段第二句"The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain."可知展览是根据时间和主题安排的.故选D.
28.A.词义猜测题.根据下文"like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg."可以推测出contribution与"艺术作品"相关.故选A.
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读,题目涉及多道词义猜测题,主旨大意题,细节理解题,推理判断题.做题时学生应仔细阅读原文,把握文章主要内容,联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义,从中选出正确答案,一定要做到有理有据,切忌胡乱猜测.