1、语 篇 提 能阅读理解A(2014焦作高一调研)Israeli paintings Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman will hold a personal show named “Flock of Sheep” from November 26 to December 20 at the China National Art Museum. On show are 550 colorful oil paintings of sheep heads.His works have been on show in the Metropolitan Museum i
2、n New York and Tate Gallery in London over the past 30 years.Time: 9：00 am. 4：00 pm., November 26 December 20Place: China National Art Museum, Wusi Street, Dongcheng District, BeijingTel: 64012252Russia Ballet The Kremlin Ballet from Russia will perform two immortal classical ballets “Swan Lake” and
3、 “The Nutcracker” at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre. Set up in 1990, the theatre has a number of firstclass ballet dancers with pride. Most of their performances are classical.Time: 7：15 pm., December 5 and 6 (“Swan Lake”); 7：15 pm. December 7 (“The Nutcracker”)Place: Beizhan Theatre. Xiwai Street, Xic
4、heng District, BeijingTel: 6605 3388Folk concert The Central Conservatory of Music (音乐学院) will hold a folk concert in memory of the late musician Situ Huacheng.On the programme are many popular folks such as “Moon Night on the Bamboo Tower”， “Celebrating Harvest”， “Deep and Lasting Friendship”， “Gol
5、den Snake Dancers Wildly”， and “Childrens Holiday”Time: 7：30 pm., November 25Place: Beijing Concert Hall, Beixinhua StreetTel: 6605 58121If children are very fond of dancing, their parents should take them to _.A. China National Art MuseumB. Beijing Concert HallC. Beizhan TheatreD. Wusi Street答案与解析
6、C 细节理解题。由文章对 Beizhan Theatre 的活动介绍可知 C 项正确。2Menashe Kadishman is well known for painting _.A. deer B. sheepC. birds D. flowers答案与解析 B 由文章第一段可知他以画羊闻名。3Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The ballet “The Nutcracker” will be put on once.B. The folk concert will last three days.C.
7、 The Israeli paintings will be on show for a month.D. China National Art Museum lies in Xicheng District.答案与解析 A 是非判断题。由文章 Beizhan Theatre 的演出时间可知 The Nutcracker 只上演一次。BIn the 19th century there was an exhibition on the fine art in Paris. Before it was open to the public, several wellknown artists w
8、ere invited and showed their opinions. There was a curtain covering each painting. When they came near the first painting, an assistant drew the curtain away. A beautiful butterfly flew into the hall and stopped on one of the roses in the picture. All of them cheered. They all declared that it was e
9、xcellent because it confused the butterfly.Then they came to the second painting. When the assistant was going to draw the curtain，he stopped and cried, “Wonderful! Its the best painting I have ever seen！”All the artists were astonished and asked why he thought so. After he told them the reason, eve
10、rybody looked at the painting. Yes, it was exactly a painting of a curtain.4This story happened in the _.A. 1900s in Poland B. 1800s in BelgiumC. 1700s in Greece D. 1800s in France答案与解析 D 细节理解题。由文章第一句可知。5According to the passage, there _ in the hall.A. was only one curtainB. were two curtainsC. were
11、 a number of curtainsD. were no curtains答案与解析 C 推理判断题。由第一段中的“There was a curtain covering each painting.”可知，在大厅里应该有许多窗帘。6It confused the butterfly. Here “confused” means _.A. cheated B. drewC. struck D. moved答案与解析 A 词义猜测题。指图画中的玫瑰花太逼真了，蝴蝶都以为是真的，而被骗来了。draw“吸引 ”； strike“打动” ； move“感动” ，都不准确。7The second is even better because it _.A. was very true to lifeB. was another butterflyC. confused the assistantD. was beautiful答案与解析 C 推理判断题。助手想去打开窗帘，却发现是画中的窗帘，说明第二幅画把助手也骗过了，所以第二幅比第一幅更好。
