试题习题、尽在百度仔细审题、认真作答题型组合练(六)(对应学生用书第179页)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(文化教育)【导学号：25874095】(2017·南京、盐城高三二模)GrantWood'sAmericanGothicisapaintingthat'spuzzledgenerationswho'vestoppedtowonderattherealmeaningbehindit.Weallknowit：aserious-lookingcoupleinfrontoftheirgothic-archedwoodenhouse—inastylecalledCarpenter'sGothic，forwhichthepaintingisnamed.Itwaspaintedin1930，whenUSartistswereinspiredtopaintrealisticscenesofruralAmericaduringtheDepressioninastylethatbecameknownasRegionalism.Thecoupleareidentifiedeitherasafarmerandhiswife，orasadaughterwithherunsmilingandoverprotectivefather.Wood'ssister，Nan，whoposedforthepicture，alwaysinsistedthetwowerefatheranddaughter，perhapsfindingtheagegaptooimproper.Therelationshiphasalwaysremainedinterestinglyconflicting.Unlikehereldercompanion'sfixedstare，thewomanglancesofftotheside.Herexpressionisactuallydifficulttodetermine.Shelookssorrowful，orperhapsuncomfortable，thoughherstraitlacedprimness(拘谨保守的古板)isweakenedbyanescapingcoilofhairatthebackofherneck.Asifholdingguardagainstthoseanticipatedintruders(侵入者)—probably，protectinghisdaughter-wife'svirtue，thoughshedoesn'tseemparticularlyhappyaboutit－themanholdsapitchforkinasoldier-likefashion.Andthatiswhatlendstheworkitsuneasy(不协调的)comedy.Everythingaboutitisanartfulsetup.Firstofall，Nanneveractuallyposedwiththemaninthepicture，noraretheyinanywayrelated.WoodhadspottedthehouseduringadrivetothetownofEldoninIowa.Itimmediatelygavehimanidea.“Thatideawastofindtwopeoplewho，bytheirstraitlacedcharacters，wouldbesuitableforsuchahome，”helaterexplained.Thecouplewereactuallypaintedseparately，andneithersitterwaspaintedinfrontofthehouse.Thefarmer，asyoumighthavealreadyguessed，isn'tactuallyafarmer，buta试题习题、尽在百度仔细审题、认真作答certainDrBryonMcKeeby，awealthydentistfromCedarRapids，whereWoodlivedwithhismotherandsister.Thecouple'sclothingtoohasbeencarefullyhandpickedbytheartist.Inaddition，boththeirfaces，Nan'sinparticular，havebeenthinnedandlengthened，ashavethefamousgothicwindowandroof.And，ifyoulookcarefully，youmightevendetectsomethingfunerealaboutthescene，beyondthetombstonefeaturesofthecouple.It'ssuggestedbythewoman'sprimlybuttonedblackdress，andintheman'ssmartblackovercoat.Somethoughttheworkmercilesslylaughedatthelifestyleinthemidwest.Meanwhile，somecriticspraisedthepaintingasacuttingsmall-townsatire(讽刺)．Stillotherssawthepaintingashonoringthemidwestanditsstrongvalues.Regardingthepainting'scomictone，Woodhimselfgavecontradictoryaccounts.“Thereissatireinit，”heoncesaid，“butonlyasthereissatireinanyrealisticstatement.”PerhapsitisthisambiguitythathasmadethepaintingthemostsymbolicinUShistory.【语篇解读】文章介绍了GrantWood的绘画作品AmericanGothic的艺术风格及人们对这一作品的理解.1．WhatisuncertainaboutAmericanGothic?A．Theidentityofthemodels.B．Thecharacters'relationship.C．Howthepaintinggotitsname.D．Wherethebackgroundhousewas.B[细节理解题.根据文章第三段，尤其是结尾的“Therelationshiphasalwaysremainedinterestinglyconflicting.”可知人们无法确定画中的人物关系.]2．Whatindicatesthewoman'sstraitlacedprimness?A．Herglancingofftotheside.B．Hercarefullybuttonedblackdress.C．Thedeterminationinherexpression.D．Theescapingcoilofhairatthebackofherneck.试题习题、尽在百度仔细审题、认真作答B[推理判断题.根据文章第四段中的“thoughherstraitlacedprimnes...
