2016年6月英语六级阅读预测练习题及答案
第一篇：Leonard Da Vinci
Leonard da Vinci was a painter, a sculptor, anarchitect, a musician, an engineer, and a scientist.He was a man of many talents, a Renaissance man1in the true sense of the word.
Leonard was born at a small town near Florence,where he was apprenticed to2 a painter. But he soonsurpassed his masters in uniting precision of linewith rhythm of movement, and in finding new ways to show light and shade.
Although Leonard is generally known as a painter, his actual output was very small. In facttoday only about twelve paintings are looked upon as3 having been done by him. This isbecause his diverse interest, his far-ranging curiosity in nature and his endless scientificexperiments and designings. To understand the man one has therefore , to read the 5, 000notebooks in which he put down his observations in life and his sketch4 drawings.
Nevertheless, Leonard had profound understandings of art, which exerted5 great influenceamong the painters of his own generation and generations to follow. In painting he stressed theexpression of emotional states, which , to him were, the heart of painting:
"A good painter has two chief objects — to paint man and the intention of his soul. The formeris easy, the latter hard, for it must be expressed by gestures and the movement of the limbs. .. A painting will only be wonderful for the beholder by making that which is not so raised anddetached from the wall."
His major works: Last Supper, many European art masters have painted on the same subject.But none of their versions has been as impressive as da Vinci's. And none has the enduringvalue in the art world as his.
Mona Lisa, if Last Supper is the most famous of religious pictures, then Mona Lisa probably isthe world's most famous portrait. Mona Lisa had as its model wife of a banker. The quietlyfolded hands, the gaze that is directed at the observer, the ambiguity of the“smile”togetherhelp to create a curious effect and a secret effect.
阅读自测
Ⅰ. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words :
Leonard da Vinci is first known as a________ , and he is also a________ , an________ , a________ , an________ , and a ________ . The amount of da Vinci's paintings is very small.There are only about________ paintings. For da Vinci, a good painter has two chief objects —to paint ________ and the ________ of his soul. In his famous work Mona Lisa , thequietly________ hands, the________ that is directed at the observer, the ambiguity of the"________ " together help to create a curious effect and a secret effect.
Ⅱ. Question :
What are da Vinci's famous paintings?
参考答案
Ⅰ. painter / sculptor / architect / musician /engineer / scientist / 12 / man / intention / folded /gaze / smile
Ⅱ. Last Supper and Mona Lisa
参考译文
达芬奇传奇
列奥纳多·达· 芬奇是一位画家、一位雕刻家、一位建筑师、一位音乐家、一位工程师和一位科学家。他多才多艺，是一位真正的文艺复兴新人。
列奥纳多出生在佛罗伦萨附近的一个小城镇上，从小给一位画家当学徒。但是，很快他就超越了老师。他将清晰的线条与绘画的动态感和谐地结合在一起，找到了显示光与影的新方式。
虽然通常列奥纳多是作为画家而闻名，可他的画作数量并不多。事实上，今天也只有12 幅画被认为是他的作品。之所以这样，是因为他兴趣广泛，对自然界充满好奇，还做了无穷无尽的科学实验及设计。因此，要了解这个人，就必须去读那5 000 份笔记。在那些笔记中，达· 芬奇记录了他在生活中的观察结果与许多素描。
尽管如此，列奥纳多对艺术还是有着深刻的理解。这对与他同时代的人及后人都有着深远的影响。在绘画方面，他强调对人物情感的传达。对他而言，这是衡量绘画优秀与否的灵魂所在：
“优秀的画家有两大目标——— 画人和画魂。前者易而后者难，因为后者必须通过人物姿态及肢体语言来表达一幅挂在墙上的画，只有给人以呼之欲出之感，才算得上是杰作。”他的主要作品有：
《最后的晚餐》，许多欧洲艺术大师都作了同样的画。但是，没有一幅能像达· 芬奇的那样给人留下深刻印象;也没有哪幅作品能像达· 芬奇的那样在艺术界拥有持久的价值。
《蒙娜丽莎》，如果说《最后的晚餐》是最有名的宗教画，那么《蒙娜丽莎》则算得上世界上最著名的'肖像画。《蒙娜丽莎》以一位银行家的妻子为模特。她娴静地搭在一起的双手，凝视着欣赏者 的双眼以及那含义不甚明了的“微笑”，共同创造出一种奇特而神秘的效果。
第二篇：Beethoven And Lennon
Ludwig Van Beethoven1 was one of the greatestmusicians in the 19 th century. John Lennon2 wasone of the greatest musicians in the 20 th century. Although there is a period of about 200 yearsbetween them, they are quite similar in certain ways.
Both men expressed the spirit of their time in theirmusic. Beethoven lived in the period of risingcapitalism. At that time, people were trying to break the shackles of feudalism3 , and theywere pursuing freedom, equality, and universal love. This social trend, especially the Frenchrevolution, greatly inspired Beethoven. His music was very active, passionate, and vigorous.Some of his works praised heroism, some conveyed the love for nature, and some extolled4harmony among people. Similarly, Lennon's music revealed his time. In the 1960s and 1970 s,the youth in America were deeply frustrated by the discrimination and injustice in the societyand were longing to build a new one . Most of Lennon's songs expressed the ideas of theyouth. In one of his songs entitled Imagine, he sings, "Imagine all the people, living underpeace", and "The world will be united together as one". These words show his anti-war attitudeand his hope for peace , and reflect the spirit of the 60s and 70 s.
Both men were social rebels to some extent. They refused to bow to social conventions andpower. Beethoven was a devoted republican. When Napoleon5 was in power, who claimed to bea defender of republicanism, Beethoven admired him so much that he dedicated his SymphonyNo. 3, the theme of which is heroism, to him. But then Napoleon crowned6 himself and becamean emperor. Beethoven was so angry that he openly declared he took back what he had saidabout Napoleon, regardless of possible persecution. Lennon was also considered a trouble-maker by the authorities because of his support for youth movements. For a time he was noteven allowed to give public performances. But he ignored all this and stuck to his belief.
阅读自测
Ⅰ. Fin d the correct me anings of the words in the left from the right side :
1. passionate A. praise somebody or something highly
2. dedicate B. discouraged, not satisfied
3. frustrated C. caused by or showing strong feelings
4. stick to D. not change something; keep to
5. extol E. address ( one's book, a piece of music) to somebody as a way of showing respect
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks :
1. At the time of capitalism, people were trying to break the _____________(枷锁)offeudalism to pursue freedom _____________(平等)and _____________(博爱).
2. In the 60s and 70s, the youth in America were deeply frustrated by the _____________(歧视)and_____________(不公正)in the society and were longing to build a new one.
3. They refusedto bow to social _____________(习俗)and power and Beethoven was a _____________(忠实的)republican.
4. But then Napoleon ________(加冕)himself and became an emperor.
参考答案
Ⅰ. 1. C 2 . E 3. B 4 . D 5. A
Ⅱ. 1. shackles / equality / universal love 2.discrimination / injustice 3. conventions / devoted4. crowned
参考译文
以音乐作武器
路德维希· 冯·贝多芬是18 世纪最伟大的音乐家之一。约翰· 列侬则是20 世纪最 有成就的音乐家之一。尽管两人相距近两百年，但是他们在某些方面却极其相似。
贝多芬和列侬都在音乐中表达各自的时代精神。贝多芬生活在资本主义崛起之时。那时，人们正试图打破封建主义的枷锁，追求自由、平等和博爱。这种社会趋势，特别是法国大革命，给了他极大的启发。贝多芬的音乐非常积极向上、热情激昂、气势磅礴。他的音 乐作品有的赞美英雄主义，有的表达对自然的热爱之情，还有的歌颂人与人之间的融洽情感。和贝多芬一样，列侬的音乐也展示了他生活的那个时代。20世纪60 年代与70 年代，美国社会上出现的歧视与不公正现象强烈地打击了青年们，他们都期望建立新的社会。列侬的歌曲大多表达了青年的这种思想。他在一首名为《想象》的歌曲中唱道，“想象全人类 都生活在和平之中”，“世界大同”。这些歌词表达了他的反战情绪以及对和平的向往之情，并反射出上世纪60 和70 年代的时代精神。
在 一定程度上，两人都是社会的叛逆者。他们拒绝向社会习俗和权势低头。贝多芬是个忠实的共和党人。拿破仑当权时曾宣称自己是共和制的捍卫者，贝多芬非常钦佩他，就把歌颂英雄主义的作品《第三交响曲》献给了他。但是不久， 拿破仑就加冕称帝了。贝多芬异常气愤，不顾可能遭受的迫害，公开宣布收回对拿破仑的赞扬。列侬因支持青年运动也被当权者认定是捣乱分子，甚至一度遭到封杀，可他却依然不顾一切地坚持自己的信仰。
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