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1、2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题(IV)考试时间：100分钟第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Helivedhiswholelifeasapoorman.Hisartandtalentwererecognizedbyalmostnoone.Hesufferedfromamentalillnessthatledhimtocutoffpartofhisleftearin1888andtoshoothimselftwoyearslater
2、.Butafterhisdeath,heachievedworldfame.Today,DutchartistVincentvanGoghisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingartistsofalltime. Now,150yearsafterhisbirthonMarch30,1853,Zundert,thetownofhisbirth,hasmadexx“ThevanGoghYear”inhishonor.AndthevanGoghMuseuminAmsterdam,hometothebiggestcollectionofhismasterpieces
3、,ismarkingtheanniversarywithexhibitionsthroughouttheyear.Themuseumdrawsaround1.3millionvisitorseveryyear.Somepeopleenjoytheartandthenlearnabouthislife.Othersarefirstinterestedinhislife,whichthenhelpsthemunderstandhisart. VanGoghwasthesonofapastor(牧师).Heleftschoolwhenhewasjust15.Bytheageof27,
4、hehadalreadytriedmanyjobsincludinganartgallerysalesmanandaFrenchteacher.Finallyin1880,hedecidedtobeginhisstudiesinart. VanGoghisfamedforhisabilitytoputhisownemotionsintohispaintingsandshowhisfeelingsaboutascene.Hisstyleismarkedbyshort,broadbrushstrokes(笔画).“Insteadoftryingtoreproduceexactlyw
5、hatIhavebeforemyeyes,Iusecolormorefreely,inordertoexpressmyselfmoreforcibly,”hewroteinalettertohisbrotherin1888. VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingduringhisshortlife.Hereliedheavilyonthesupportfromhisbrother,anartdealerwholivedinParis.Butnowhisworksaresoldformillionsofdollars.HisportraitofDr.Gachers
6、oldfor$89.5millionin1990.Itisthehighestpriceeverpaidforapainting.“Ithinkhispaintingsarepowerfulandthebrilliantcolorsinthemareattractivetopeople,”saidaVanGogh’sfan.1.Allthroughhislife,VanGogh .A.dependedonhisbrotherB.workedhardonartstudiesC.wasnotrecognizedbypeopleD.expressedhimselfinpa
7、intings2.VanGoghkilledhimselfbecauseof .A.thepoorlifeB.hisillnessC.hispainfromleftearD.theobjectionsfromtheartistsofhistime3.OneofthecharacteristicsofVanGogh’spaintingsis .A.thelikenessbetweenhispaintin
