单选题 Gallery News
New Picture
The Gallery now has a fine still life by the Dutch 18th century painter Jan van Os. This large picture (89.1 cm×71 cm) of flowers and fruit is painted in light bright colors on wood. It is one of the first pictures of this type in the Gallery. The picture is signed and dated 1777 and 1778. It is unusual for a picture like this robe dated in two years: The artist waited for particular flowers to come out in their different seasons in order to paint them. This picture was given to the Gallery by Miss Violet Churchman in memory of her sister Ida Nancy. It is now on show in Room 25.
Special Exhibition
The exhibition "Painting in Spain During the Late 18th Century" opened in the Sunley Room on 15th March. Recently the Gallery has bought works by three Spanish painters of this period--Paret, Melendez and Francisco Bayeu, who are the focus of the exhibition. These three artists are joined by Francisco's brother Ramon, by Antonio Gonzalez, and by two Italians who Worked in Spain during these years Corrado Giaquinto and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The exhibition runs until 31st May.
Lecture News
Lectures will be given along with the special exhibition every Wednesday. On 5th April, Lizzie Barker will discuss the work of Melendez, while on 12th April, Sarah Symmons will lecture on Lugs Patter. On 19th and 26th April, Juliet Wilson will talk about Francisco Bayeu. On 25th April, a Tuesday, Erika Langmuir will explain how artists often "tell a story" through their pictures,

单选题 What is a "still Me" (Line 1, Para. 1) according to the text?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[精解] 释义题。题干意为“根据文章，still life的意思是什么?”文章第一段第二句话说This large picture(89.1 cm×71 cm)of flowers and fruit is painted in light bright colors on wood．即图画中睡的是一些不会动的花朵和水果，所以still life应该是指静物画。所以本题的正确答案为C。

单选题 How many artists' paintings are on show at the special exhibition?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[精解] 推理题。题干意为“这次专展展出了几位画家的作品?”除了三位重要画家的作品被展出外，文章第二段还提到 These three artists are joined by Francisco's brother Ramon, by Antonio Gonzalez, and by two Italians who worked in Spain during these years--Corrado Giaquinto and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo．即总共有7位画家的作品参与了这次展出。所以本题的正确答案为C。

单选题 Which speaker will give a lecture on a general topic rather than on particular artists?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[精解] 细节题。题干意为“下列哪一位的讲座不是关于某些特别的画家，而讲的是概括性的题目?”文章最后一句话说on 25th April, a Tuesday, Erika Langmuir will explain how artists of- ten“tell a story”through their pictures．即艾里卡·兰格穆尔将解释画家如何通过他们的图画来“讲故事”，而不是具体讲哪位画家，所以本题的正确答案为C。