2016年6月英語六級閱讀預測練習題及答案
第一篇：Leonard Da Vinci
Leonard da Vinci was a painter, a sculptor, anarchitect, a musician, an engineer, and a scientist.He was a man of many talents, a Renaissance man1in the true sense of the word.
Leonard was born at a small town near Florence,where he was apprenticed to2 a painter. But he soonsurpassed his masters in uniting precision of linewith rhythm of movement, and in finding new ways to show light and shade.
Although Leonard is generally known as a painter, his actual output was very small. In facttoday only about twelve paintings are looked upon as3 having been done by him. This isbecause his diverse interest, his far-ranging curiosity in nature and his endless scientificexperiments and designings. To understand the man one has therefore , to read the 5, 000notebooks in which he put down his observations in life and his sketch4 drawings.
Nevertheless, Leonard had profound understandings of art, which exerted5 great influenceamong the painters of his own generation and generations to follow. In painting he stressed theexpression of emotional states, which , to him were, the heart of painting:
"A good painter has two chief objects — to paint man and the intention of his soul. The formeris easy, the latter hard, for it must be expressed by gestures and the movement of the limbs. .. A painting will only be wonderful for the beholder by making that which is not so raised anddetached from the wall."
His major works: Last Supper, many European art masters have painted on the same subject.But none of their versions has been as impressive as da Vinci's. And none has the enduringvalue in the art world as his.
Mona Lisa, if Last Supper is the most famous of religious pictures, then Mona Lisa probably isthe world's most famous portrait. Mona Lisa had as its model wife of a banker. The quietlyfolded hands, the gaze that is directed at the observer, the ambiguity of the“smile”togetherhelp to create a curious effect and a secret effect.
閱讀自測
�、�. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words :
Leonard da Vinci is first known as a________ , and he is also a________ , an________ , a________ , an________ , and a ________ . The amount of da Vinci's paintings is very small.There are only about________ paintings. For da Vinci, a good painter has two chief objects —to paint ________ and the ________ of his soul. In his famous work Mona Lisa , thequietly________ hands, the________ that is directed at the observer, the ambiguity of the"________ " together help to create a curious effect and a secret effect.
�、�. Question :
What are da Vinci's famous paintings?
參考答案
�、�. painter / sculptor / architect / musician /engineer / scientist / 12 / man / intention / folded /gaze / smile
�、�. Last Supper and Mona Lisa
參考譯文
達芬奇?zhèn)髌?/strong>
列奧納多·達· 芬奇是一位畫家、一位雕刻家、一位建筑師、一位音樂家、一位工程師和一位科學家。他多才多藝，是一位真正的文藝復興新人。
列奧納多出生在佛羅倫薩附近的一個小城鎮(zhèn)上，從小給一位畫家當學徒。但是，很快他就超越了老師。他將清晰的線條與繪畫的動態(tài)感和諧地結合在一起，找到了顯示光與影的新方式。
雖然通常列奧納多是作為畫家而聞名，可他的畫作數(shù)量并不多。事實上，今天也只有12 幅畫被認為是他的作品。之所以這樣，是因為他興趣廣泛，對自然界充滿好奇，還做了無窮無盡的科學實驗及設計。因此，要了解這個人，就必須去讀那5 000 份筆記。在那些筆記中，達· 芬奇記錄了他在生活中的觀察結果與許多素描。
盡管如此，列奧納多對藝術還是有著深刻的理解。這對與他同時代的人及后人都有著深遠的影響。在繪畫方面，他強調對人物情感的傳達。對他而言，這是衡量繪畫優(yōu)秀與否的靈魂所在：
“優(yōu)秀的畫家有兩大目標——— 畫人和畫魂。前者易而后者難，因為后者必須通過人物姿態(tài)及肢體語言來表達一幅掛在墻上的畫，只有給人以呼之欲出之感，才算得上是杰作。”他的主要作品有：
《最后的晚餐》，許多歐洲藝術大師都作了同樣的畫。但是，沒有一幅能像達· 芬奇的那樣給人留下深刻印象;也沒有哪幅作品能像達· 芬奇的那樣在藝術界擁有持久的價值。
《蒙娜麗莎》，如果說《最后的晚餐》是最有名的宗教畫，那么《蒙娜麗莎》則算得上世界上最著名的'肖像畫。《蒙娜麗莎》以一位銀行家的妻子為模特。她嫻靜地搭在一起的雙手，凝視著欣賞者 的雙眼以及那含義不甚明了的“微笑”，共同創(chuàng)造出一種奇特而神秘的效果。
第二篇：Beethoven And Lennon
Ludwig Van Beethoven1 was one of the greatestmusicians in the 19 th century. John Lennon2 wasone of the greatest musicians in the 20 th century. Although there is a period of about 200 yearsbetween them, they are quite similar in certain ways.
Both men expressed the spirit of their time in theirmusic. Beethoven lived in the period of risingcapitalism. At that time, people were trying to break the shackles of feudalism3 , and theywere pursuing freedom, equality, and universal love. This social trend, especially the Frenchrevolution, greatly inspired Beethoven. His music was very active, passionate, and vigorous.Some of his works praised heroism, some conveyed the love for nature, and some extolled4harmony among people. Similarly, Lennon's music revealed his time. In the 1960s and 1970 s,the youth in America were deeply frustrated by the discrimination and injustice in the societyand were longing to build a new one . Most of Lennon's songs expressed the ideas of theyouth. In one of his songs entitled Imagine, he sings, "Imagine all the people, living underpeace", and "The world will be united together as one". These words show his anti-war attitudeand his hope for peace , and reflect the spirit of the 60s and 70 s.
Both men were social rebels to some extent. They refused to bow to social conventions andpower. Beethoven was a devoted republican. When Napoleon5 was in power, who claimed to bea defender of republicanism, Beethoven admired him so much that he dedicated his SymphonyNo. 3, the theme of which is heroism, to him. But then Napoleon crowned6 himself and becamean emperor. Beethoven was so angry that he openly declared he took back what he had saidabout Napoleon, regardless of possible persecution. Lennon was also considered a trouble-maker by the authorities because of his support for youth movements. For a time he was noteven allowed to give public performances. But he ignored all this and stuck to his belief.
閱讀自測
�、�. Fin d the correct me anings of the words in the left from the right side :
1. passionate A. praise somebody or something highly
2. dedicate B. discouraged, not satisfied
3. frustrated C. caused by or showing strong feelings
4. stick to D. not change something; keep to
5. extol E. address ( one's book, a piece of music) to somebody as a way of showing respect
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks :
1. At the time of capitalism, people were trying to break the _____________(枷鎖)offeudalism to pursue freedom _____________(平等)and _____________(博愛).
2. In the 60s and 70s, the youth in America were deeply frustrated by the _____________(歧視)and_____________(不公正)in the society and were longing to build a new one.
3. They refusedto bow to social _____________(習俗)and power and Beethoven was a _____________(忠實的)republican.
4. But then Napoleon ________(加冕)himself and became an emperor.
參考答案
�、�. 1. C 2 . E 3. B 4 . D 5. A
�、�. 1. shackles / equality / universal love 2.discrimination / injustice 3. conventions / devoted4. crowned
參考譯文
以音樂作武器
路德維希· 馮·貝多芬是18 世紀最偉大的音樂家之一。約翰· 列儂則是20 世紀最 有成就的音樂家之一。盡管兩人相距近兩百年，但是他們在某些方面卻極其相似。
貝多芬和列儂都在音樂中表達各自的時代精神。貝多芬生活在資本主義崛起之時。那時，人們正試圖打破封建主義的枷鎖，追求自由、平等和博愛。這種社會趨勢，特別是法國大革命，給了他極大的啟發(fā)。貝多芬的音樂非常積極向上、熱情激昂、氣勢磅礴。他的音 樂作品有的贊美英雄主義，有的表達對自然的熱愛之情，還有的歌頌人與人之間的融洽情感。和貝多芬一樣，列儂的音樂也展示了他生活的那個時代。20世紀60 年代與70 年代，美國社會上出現(xiàn)的歧視與不公正現(xiàn)象強烈地打擊了青年們，他們都期望建立新的社會。列儂的歌曲大多表達了青年的這種思想。他在一首名為《想象》的歌曲中唱道，“想象全人類 都生活在和平之中”，“世界大同”。這些歌詞表達了他的反戰(zhàn)情緒以及對和平的向往之情，并反射出上世紀60 和70 年代的時代精神。
在 一定程度上，兩人都是社會的叛逆者。他們拒絕向社會習俗和權勢低頭。貝多芬是個忠實的共和黨人。拿破侖當權時曾宣稱自己是共和制的捍衛(wèi)者，貝多芬非常欽佩他，就把歌頌英雄主義的作品《第三交響曲》獻給了他。但是不久， 拿破侖就加冕稱帝了。貝多芬異常氣憤，不顧可能遭受的迫害，公開宣布收回對拿破侖的贊揚。列儂因支持青年運動也被當權者認定是搗亂分子，甚至一度遭到封殺，可他卻依然不顧一切地堅持自己的信仰。
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