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8．Today，the paintings by Vincent van Gogh are world-famous and worth many millions of dollars but while he was alive，Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting．He was a lonely，unhappy man who suffered from mental illness，and he died at the early age of 37．
   Vincent van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853．His first connection with paintings came in 1869，when he got a job in the Goupil Gallery．He worked for this art dealer in London and Paris for four years before he became a teacher in England for a short time．He moved back to France in 1877 and soon began to paint．
Vincent van Gogh was influenced by the famous artists that he met in Paris，where he returned to live in 1886．He did not stay long in the French capital．He was attracted by the vivid （鲜艳的） colors of the countryside and，in 1888，he moved to Aries，a small town in the south of France．There，he painted his most famous paintings，using strong brush strokes （画笔的笔触） and bright colors．Vincent van Gogh mainly painted landscapes，but he also produced portraits of local people，such as the doctor and the postman．
   It was around this time that Vincent van Gogh began to show signs of mental illness．In 1889，following an argument with another artist，he cut off his own ear．For a time，he lived in a mental hospital in Saint Remy．In 1890，Vincent van Gogh moved to a town called Auvers．For two months，he painted feverishly （狂热地）．Then，one day，he went into the fields with a revolver （左轮手枪） and shot himself．He died from his wounds the next day．
64．Living in Paris helped Vincent van Gogh to be a better artist becauseC．
A．he got well again after being ill
B．he began to make money there
C．he met some famous artists there
D．he found many beautiful scenes there
65．What's the RIGHT order of the following events？A
a．Vincent van Gogh cut off his own ear．
b．Vincent van Gogh got a job in Goupil Gallery．
c．Vincent van Gogh moved to a town called Auvers．
d．Vincent van Gogh met some famous artists in Paris．
A．bdac      B．dacb       C．acdb      D．bdca
66．Which of the following is TRUE about Vincent van Gogh？B
A．He never painted people．
B．He liked to paint using bright colors．
C．He began painting in his early childhood．
D．He was quite rich because his paintings were valuable．
67．What's the main reason for Vincent van Gogh's death？B
A．He died by accident．
B．He had mental illness．
C．No one bought his painting．
D．He used up all his inspiration．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要介绍Vincent van Gogh的生平．出生在荷兰，在伦敦和巴黎从事教书和绘画，后来受到了在巴黎遇到的著名艺术家的影响，喜欢用鲜艳的色彩作画．最后，因精神原因自杀．

解答 64--67．CABB
64．C 推理判断题．根据第三段Gogh was influenced by the famous artists that he met in Paris可知，他受到了在巴黎遇到的著名艺术家的影响．故选C．
65．A 细节理解题．根据本文情节可知a，b，c和d所指的四件事情分别发生在1889年，1869年，1890年和1886年．故选A．
66．B 细节理解题．根据第三段but he also produced portraits of local people，such as the doctor and the postman可知，排除A项；根据第二段 Vincent van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853．His first connection with paintings came in 1869，when he got a job in the Goupil Gallery可知，排除C项；根据第一段Today，the paintings by Vincent van Gogh are world-famous and worth many millions of dollars but while he was alive，Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting可知，排除D项；根据第三段he painted his most famous paintings，using strong brush strokes （画笔的笔触） and bright colors可知，梵高作品的特点之一是色彩鲜艳．故选B．
67．B 细节理解题．根据第四段第一句It was around this time that Vincent van Gogh began to show signs of mental illness可知，梵高自杀的原因是患上了精神疾病．故选B．

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