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1、2013年大学英语六级考试阅读训练题（5）3900字
In the past century Irish painting has changes from a British-influenced lyrical tradition to an art that evokes the ruggedness and roots of an Irish Celtic past. At the turn of the twentieth century Irish painters, includ
2、ing notables Walter Frederick Osborne and Sir William Orpen, looked elsewhere for influence. Osborne’s exposure to “plein air” painting deeply impacted his stylistic development; and Orpen allied himself with a group of English artists, while at the same time participated in the French avant-garde e
3、xperiment, both as painter and teacher. 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/
However, nationalist energies were beginning to coalesce (接合)，reviving interest in Irish culture-including Irish visual arts. Beatrice Elvery’s (1907), a landmark achievement, merged the devotional simplicity of fifteenth-century It
4、alian painting with the iconography (肖像画法) of Ireland’s Celtic past, linking the history of Irish Catholicism with the still-nasce t (初生的) Irish republic. And, although also captivated by the French plein air school, Sir John Lavery invoked the mythology of his native land for a 1928 commission to p
5、aint the central figure for the bank note of the new Irish Free State. Lavery chose as this figure, with her arm on a Celtic harp (竖琴)，the national symbol of independent Ireland.
In Irish painting from about 1910, memories of Edwardian romanticism coexisted with a new sense of realism,exemplifi
6、ed by the paintings of Paul Henry and Se Keating, a student of Orpen’s. realism also crept into the work of Edwardians Lavery and Orpen, both of whom made paintings depicting World WarⅠ,Lavery with a distanced Victorian nobility, Orpen closer to the front, revealing a more sinister and realistic vis
7、ion. Meanwhile, counterpoint to the Edwardians and realists came Jack B. Yeats, whose travels throughout the rugged and more authentically Irish West led him to depict subjects ranging from street scenes in Dublin to boxing matches and funerals. Fusing close observations of Irish life and icons with
8、 an Irish identity in a new way, Yeats changed the face of Irish painting and became the most important Irishartist of his century.
1. Which of the following art most probably exerted the greatest influence on Irish painting in the 19th century? 毕业
A. British lyrical tradition B. Frenc
9、h avant-garde experiment C. notionalist energies D. Italian painting 论文代写
2. It is implied_________was least influenced by the contemporary art of Frence. 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/
A. Sir John Lavery B. Sir William Orpen C. Beatrice Elvery D. Se Keating 毕业论文
3. Which of the followin
10、g best explains the author’s use of the word “counterpoint” in referring to Yeats? 总结大全 /html/zongjie/
A. Yeats’ paintings differed significantly in subject matter from those of his contemporaries in Ireland. 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/
B. Yeats reacted to the realism of his contemporary artists
11、by invoking nineteenth-century naturalism in his own painting style.
C. Yeats avoided religious and mythological themes in favor of mundane portrayals of Irish life. 毕业论文
D. Yeats built upon the realism painting tradition, elevating it to unprecedented artistic heights. 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao
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4. The author points out the coexistence of romanticism and realism most probably in order to show that_________. 毕业
A. Irish painters of the early twentieth century tended to romanticize the harsh reality of war 作文 /zuowen/
B. for a time painters from each school influenced painter
13、s from the other school 毕业
C. Yeats was influenced by both the romantic and realist schools of Irish painting
D. the transition in Irish painting from one predominant style to the other was not an abrupt one 毕业
5. The most likely topic of the paragraph followed is _________. 简历大全
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A. The Role of Celtic Mythology in Irish Painting 毕业
B. Who Deserves Credit for the Preeminence of Yeats among Irish Painters?
C. Realism vs. Romanticism: Ireland’s Struggle for National Identity 作文 /zuowen/
D. Irish Paintings: Reflections of an Emerging Independent State
答案AAADD
2013年大学英语六级考试阅读训练题（5）3900字
