2019年11月20日 星期三

【公職考題選125】文森特·梵高在世時只賣出他畫作的其中一幅.Vincent Van Gogh sold only one of his paintings in his life.


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In 1888, Vincent Van Gogh moved to Arles, a town in southern France. The artist Paul Gauguin moved there too, and they became good friends. The weather was beautiful, and they were both inspired by the colorful countryside. They painted daily and talked about art, but they didn’t have much money. Van Gogh often became sad and couldn’t paint. One day he became very angry and argued with Gauguin. Gauguin left Arles, and shortly after, Van Gogh cut off a piece of his own ear.
After a while, Van Gogh began to paint again. He sent some paintings to Paris but couldn’t sell them. Then, in 1890, early on a Sunday evening, Van Gogh went out to the countryside with his paints. He took out a gun and shot himself in the chest. His brother Theo traveled from Paris to be with him. Two days later, Van Gogh died. In his short, sad life, Van Gogh painted 200 paintings. He sold only one of them. In 1990, one of his paintings was sold for 82.5 million U.S. dollars.
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48 This passage is mainly about _____.
(A)a short friendship between Van Gogh and Gauguin
(B)the reason why Van Gogh cut off his own ear
(C)Van Gogh’s life in Arles as an unknown painter
(D)Theo’s brotherly love for Vincent Van Gogh
49 Which of the following statements is correct?
(A)Van Gogh could not paint any more after his crazy act.
(B)Van Gogh did not attempt to kill himself.
(C)Theo came from Paris to attend Van Gogh’s funeral.
(D)Van Gogh killed himself in the countryside.
50 One of Van Gogh’s paintings was sold for 82.5 million U.S. dollars about _____years after his death.
(A)50 (B)100(C)150(D)200

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答案:48.( C ) 49.( D ) 50.( B )
【講解】
In 1888, Vincent Van Gogh moved to Arles, a town in southern France. 1888年,文森特·梵高搬到法國南部的阿爾勒鎮。 The artist Paul Gauguin moved there too, and they became good friends. 藝術家保羅·高更(Paul Gauguin)也搬到那裡,他們成了好朋友。The weather was beautiful, and they were both inspired by the colorful countryside. 天氣很美,他們都受到色彩繽紛的鄉村的啟發。 They p ainted daily and talked about art, but they didn’t have much money. 他們每天畫畫和談藝術,但他們沒有多少錢。Van Gogh often became sad and couldn’t paint. 梵高常常變得傷心,不能畫畫。One day he became very angry and argued with Gauguin. 有一天,他變得非常生氣,並與高更爭辯。Gauguin left Arles, and shortly after, Van Gogh cut off a piece of his own ear. 高更離開阿爾勒,不久之後,梵高切斷了自己的一隻耳朵。
[48] After a while, Van Gogh began to paint again. 過了一會,梵高又開始畫畫了。He sent some paintings to Paris but couldn’t sell them. 他寄了一些畫到巴黎,但無法賣出他們。 Then, in 1890, early on a Sunday evening, [49] Van Gogh went out to the countryside with his paints. 然後,1890年的一個星期天傍晚,梵高帶著他的畫去了農村。He took out a gun and shot himself in the chest. 他拿出一把槍,朝自己的胸部開槍。His brother Theo traveled from Paris to be with him. 他的弟弟西奧從巴黎旅行回來後跟在他身邊。[50] Two days later, Van Gogh died. 兩天后,梵高去世了。In his short, sad life, Van Gogh painted 200 paintings. 在他短暫而悲傷的生活中,梵高畫了200幅畫。He sold only one of them. 他只賣出其中一個。[50] In 1990, one of his paintings was sold for 82.5 million U.S. dollars.1990年,他的一幅畫賣出了825萬美元。

C48 This passage is mainly about _____.
(A)a short friendship between Van Gogh and Gauguin
(B)the reason why Van Gogh cut off his own ear
(C)Van Gogh’s life in Arles as an unknown painter
(D)Theo’s brotherly love for Vincent Van Gogh
C48這段話主要是關於_____
(A)梵高和高更之間的短暫友誼
(B)凡高切斷自己的耳朵的原因
(C)梵高在阿爾勒的生活是一個不知名的畫家
(D)西奧對文森特梵高的兄弟之愛
D49 Which of the following statements is correct?
(A)Van Gogh could not paint any more after his crazy act.
(B)Van Gogh did not attempt to kill himself.
(C)Theo came from Paris to attend Van Gogh’s funeral.
(D)Van Gogh killed himself in the countryside.
D49以下哪項陳述是正確的?
(A)梵高瘋狂行動後再也畫不下去了。
(B)梵高並沒有試圖自殺。
(C)他們從巴黎來參加梵高的葬禮。
(D)梵高在農村自殺身亡。
B50 One of Van Gogh’s paintings was sold for 82.5 million U.S. dollars about _____years after his death.
(A)50 (B)100(C)150(D)200
B50梵高的一幅畫在他去世後的約_____年間售出了8,250萬美元。
(A)50(B)100(C)150(D)200
在文中第二段提及, Van Gogh 1890年死亡.


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