Questions1-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

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ThispassageisadaptedfromNikolaiGogol,TheMysteriousPortrait,"Qriginallypublishedin1835.

YoungTchartkoffwasanartistoftalent,whichpromisedgreatthings:hisworkgaveevidenceofobservation,thought,andastronginclinationtoapproachnearertonature.

Lookhere,myfriend,"hisprofessorsaidtohimmorethanonce,youhavetalent;itwillbeashameifyouwasteit:butyouareimpatient;youhavebuttobeattractedbyanything,tofallinlovewithit,youbecomeengrossedwithit,andallelsegoesfornothing,andyouwon’tevenlookatit.（第四题A）Seetoitthatyoudonotbecomeafashionableartist.Atpresentyourcolouringbeginstoassertitselftooloudly;andyourdrawingisattimesquiteweak;youarealreadystrivingafterthefashionablestyle,becauseitstrikestheeyeatonce.（第四题B）Haveacare!societyalreadybeginstohaveitsattractionforyou:Ihaveseenyouwithashinyhat,afoppishneckerchief.（第四题C）Itisseductivetopaintfashionable

littlepicturesandportraitsformoney;buttalentisruined,notdeveloped,bythatmeans.Bepatient;thinkouteverypieceofwork,discardyourfoppishness;letothersamassmoney,yourownwillnotfailyou."

Theprofessorwaspartlyright.Ourartistsometimeswantedtoenjoyhimself,toplaythefop,inshort,togiveventtohisyouthfulimpulsesinsomewayorother;buthecouldcontrolhimselfwithal.（第四题D）Attimeshewouldforgeteverything,whenhehadoncetakenhisbrushinhishand,andcouldnottearhimselffromitexceptasfromadelightfuldream.Histasteperceptiblydeveloped.HedidnotasyetunderstandallthedepthsofRaphael,buthewasattractedbyGuido’sbroadandrapidhandling,hepausedbeforeTitian’sportraits,hedelightedintheFlemishmasters.Thedarkveilenshroudingtheancientpictureshadnotyetwhollypassedawayfrombeforethem;buthealreadysawsomethinginthem,thoughinprivatehedidnotagreewiththeprofessorthatthesecretsoftheoldmastersareirremediablylosttous.Itseemedtohimthatthenineteenthcenturyhadimproveduponthemconsiderably,thatthedelineationofnaturewasmoreclear,morevivid,moreclose.Itsometimesvexedhimwhenhesawhowastrangeartist,FrenchorGerman,sometimesnotevenapainterbyprofession,butonlyaskilfuldauber,produced,bythecelerityofhisbrushandthevividnessofhiscolouring,auniversalcommotion,andamassedinatwinklingafundedcapital.Thisdidnotoccurtohimwhenfullyoccupiedwithhisownwork,forthenheforgotfoodanddrinkandalltheworld.Butwhendirewantarrived,whenhehadnomoneywherewithtobuybrushesandcolours,whenhisimplacablelandlordcametentimesadaytodemandtherentforhisrooms,thendidtheluckofthewealthyartistsrecurtohishungryimagination;thendidthethoughtwhichsooftentraversesRussianminds,togiveupaltogether,andgodownhill,utterlytothebad,traversehis.Andnowhewasalmostinthisframeofmind.

Yes,itisallverywell,tobepatient,bepatient!"heexclaimed,withvexation;butthereisanendtopatienceatlast.（第九题A）Bepatient!butwhatmoneyhaveItobuyadinnerwithto-morrow?Noonewilllendmeany.IfIdidbringmyselftosellallmypicturesandsketches,theywouldnotgivemetwentykopeksforthewholeofthem.（第九题B）Theyareuseful;Ifeelthatnotoneofthemhasbeenundertakeninvain;Ihavelearnedsomethingfromeachone.Yes,butofwhatuseisit?Studies,sketches,allwillbestudies,trial-sketchestotheend.Andwhowillbuy,notevenknowingmebyname?（第九题C）Whowantsdrawingsfromtheantique,orthelifeclass,ormyunfinishedloveofaPsyche,ortheinteriorofmyroom,ortheportraitofNikita,thoughitisbetter,totellthetruth,thantheportraitsbyanyofthefashionableartists?WhydoIworry,andtoillikealearneroverthealphabet,whenImightshineasbrightlyastherest,andhavemoney,too,likethem?"（第九题D）

Questions

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1、Thepassageisprimarilyfocusedonthe

A)influenceofaprofessorononeofhisstudents.

B)strugglesofayoungartistc

onflictedabouthisvalues.

C)descentofacharacterintohopelessnessandmadness.

D)personallifeofayoungpainterinrelationtohisart.

2、Thefirstparagraphservesmainlytoestablishthe

A)ironicoutlookofthenarrator.

B)centralconflictdepictedinthepassage.

C)maincharacter’sdefiningartistictraits.

D)relationshipbetweentwocharacters.

3、ThepassagesuggeststhatTchartkoff’sprofessorbelievesthatgreatartshouldbe

A)technicallyaccomplishedandnotgarish.

B)pleasingtotheeyebutnotoverlypopular.

C)originalinapproachandspontaneousinexecution.

D)representativeoftheartist’smoralsandbeliefs.

4、Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

A)lines5-10(Look...atit")

B)lines11-15(Atpresent...once")

C)lines15-17(Have...neckerchief")

D)lines23-27(Theprofessor...withal")

5、Asusedinline11,line14,andline18,thewordfashionable"mostnearlymeans

A)stylish.

B)trendy.

C)modern.

D)conventional.

6、Accordingtothepassage,onepointofdisagreementbetweenTchartkoffandhisprofessorconcernswhether

A)makingmoneyfromsellingpaintingsdestroysartisticintegrity.

B)fashionableartistsarecapableofmakingenoughmoneyfromtheirarttosupportthemselves.

C)nineteenth-centurypaintershadbeenabletoexpandontheinsightsoftheoldmasters.

D)nonprofessionalpaintersarecapableofproducingseriousartworks.

7、Asusedinline50,want"mostnearlymeans

A)need.

B)absence.

C)ambition

D)greed.

8、Thepassagesuggeststhattosomeextent,Tchartkofffindsmaintaininghishighartisticstandardstobea

A)meansofattainingshort-livedfameasopposedtoalastingreputation.

B)goallessimportantforhisprofessorthanitisforhimself.

C)necessarypathwaytoagoalhenowseekstoaccomplish.

D)laboriousundertakingthatdoesnotprovidesuitablecompensation.

9、Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

A)lines59-61(Yes...last")

B)lines63-65(IfI...them")

C)lines69-70(Andwho...name")

D)lines74-76(Why...them")

10、Thelastparagraphprimarilyservesto

A)suggestcontradictionsinTchartkoff’sargument.

B)exposethehypocrisyofTchartkoff’smind-set.

C)catalogTchartkoff’sfrustrationswithhissituation.

D)examinethesubjectmatterofTchartkoff’spaintings.

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