Reading Test 10 form Art

Додано: 5 квітня 2021
Предмет: Англійська мова, 10 клас
Тест виконано: 1076 разів
17 запитань
Запитання 1

Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in Daugavpils, Latvia in 1903. His father emigrated to the United States, afraid that his sons would be drafted into the Czarist army. Mark stayed in Russia with his mother and older sister; they joined the family later, arriving in the winter of 1913, after a 12-day voyage.

Mark moved to New York in the autumn of 1923 and found employment in the garment trade and took up residence on the Upper West Side. It was while he was visiting someone at the Art Students League that he saw students sketching a nude model. According to him, this was the start of his life as an artist. He was twenty years old and had taken some art lessons at school, so his initial experience was far from an immediate calling.

In 1936, Mark Rothko began writing a book, which he never completed, about the similarities in the children's art and the work of modern painters. The work of modernists, which was influenced by primitive art, could, according to him, be compared to that of children in that "child art transforms itself into primitivism, which is only the child producing a mimicry of himself." In this same work, he said that "the fact that one usually begins with drawing is already academic. We start with colour."

It was not long before his multiforms developed into the style he is remembered for; in 1949 Rothko exhibited these new works at the Betty Parsons Gallery. For critic Harold Rosenberg, the paintings were a revelation. Rothko had, after painting his first multiform, secluded himself to his home in East Hampton on Long Island, only inviting a very few people, including Rosenberg, to view the new paintings. The discovery of his definitive form came at a period of great grief; his mother Kate died in October 1948 and it was at some point during that winter that Rothko chanced upon the striking symmetrical rectangular blocks of two to three opposing or contrasting, yet complementary colours. As part of this new uniformity of artistic vision, his paintings and drawings no longer had individual titles; from this point on they were simply untitled, numbered or dated. However, to assist in distinguishing one work from another, dealers would sometimes add the primary colours to the name. Additionally, for the next few years, Rothko painted in oil only on large vertical canvasses. This was done to overwhelm the viewer, or, in his words, to make the viewer feel enveloped within the picture.

On February 25, 1970, Oliver Steindecker, Rothko’s assistant, found him in his kitchen, lying on the floor in front of the sink, covered in blood. His arms had been cut open with a razor. The emergency doctor arrived on the scene minutes later to pronounce him dead as the result of suicide; it was discovered during the autopsy that he had also overdosed on anti-depressants. He was just 66 years old.


Comprehension Questions...


Q1 - Mark Rothko emigrated to the United States

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with his father and elder sister.

with his mother and brothers.

with his mother and elder sister.

with all his family.

Запитання 2

Q2 - Rothko wanted to be an artist

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from his early childhood.

when he joined the Art Students League.

when he watched students drawing.

when he moved to the Upper West Side.

Запитання 3

Q3 - Rothko thought that modern art

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was primitive.

could be compared to children's pictures.

was already academic.

was childish.

Запитання 4

Q4 - Rothko's distinctive style

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was inspired by Rosenberg.

resulted from moving to Long Island.

resulted from his grief.

evolved in 1948.

Запитання 5

Q5 - Who named paintings by their colours?

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Rosenberg

Rothko

Dealers

Steindecker

Запитання 6

Passage 1 - Opera

Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.


It is pointed out in the reading that opera ----.

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has developed under the influence of musical theater

is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestra

is not a high-budget production

is often performed in Europe

is the most complex of all the performing arts

Запитання 7

We can understand from the reading that ----.

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people are captivated more by opera than musical theater

drama in opera is more important than the music

orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size

musical theater relies above all on music

there is argument over whether the music is important or the words in

        opera

Запитання 8

It is stated in the reading that ----.

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acting and costumes are secondary to music in musical theater

many people find musical theater more captivating than opera

music in musical theater is not as important as it is in opera

an opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir

opera doesn't have any properties in common with musical theater

Запитання 9

Passage 2 - Dolphins

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.


It is clear from the passage that dolphins ----.

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don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them

are proven to be less intelligent than once thought

have a reputation for being friendly to humans

are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans

are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans

Запитання 10

The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they can kill us ----.

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means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are

shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication

proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea

does not mean that we are superior to them

proves that Dolphins have linguistic skills far beyond what we previously thought

Запитання 11

One can infer from the reading that ----.

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dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the world

communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphins

dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the ability to think

it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other

dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans

Запитання 12

Passage 3 - Unsinkable Ship

Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger-and-car ferry Estonia in the Baltic surely should have never have happened. It was well designed and carefully maintained. It carried the proper number of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected the day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled over and sank in a cold, stormy night. It went down so quickly that most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins, had no chance to save themselves: Of those who managed to scramble overboard, only 139 survived. The rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea. The final death toll amounted to 912 souls. However, there were an unpleasant number of questions about why the Estonia sank and why so many survivors were men in the prime of life, while most of the dead were women, children and the elderly.


One can understand from the reading that ----.


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the lifesaving equipment did not work well and lifeboats could not be lowered

design faults and incompetent crew contributed to the sinking of the Estonia ferry

139 people managed to leave the vessel but died in freezing water

naval architects claimed that the Estonia was unsinkable

most victims were trapped inside the boat as they were in their cabins

Запитання 13

It is clear from the passage that the survivors of the accident ----.

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helped one another to overcome the tragedy that had affected them all

were mostly young men but women, children and the elderly stood little chance

helped save hundreds of lives

are still suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder

told the investigators nothing about the accident

Запитання 14

According to the passage, when the Estonia sank, ----.


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there were only 139 passengers on board

few of the passengers were asleep

there were enough lifeboats for the number of people on board

faster reaction by the crew could have increased the Estonia's chances of survival

all the passengers had already moved out into the open decks

Запитання 15

Passage 4 - Erosion in America

Erosion of America's farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s, more than 282 million acres of farmland were damaged by erosion. After 40 years of conservation efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due to new demands placed on the land by heavy crop production. In the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum scarcity as the nation's most critical natural resource problem.


As we understand from the reading, today, soil erosion in America ----.


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causes humans to place new demands on the land

is worse than it was in the nineteenth century

happens so slowly that it is hardly noticed

is the most critical problem that the nation faces

is worse in areas which have a lot of petroleum production

Запитання 16

The author points out in the passage that erosion in America ----.


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has damaged 282 million acres ever since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow

has been so severe that it has forced people to abandon their settlements

occurs only in areas with no vegetation

can become a more serious problem in the future

was on the decline before 1930s

Запитання 17

It is pointed out in the reading that in America ----.


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petroleum is causing heavy soil erosion and pollution problems

heavy crop production is necessary to meet the demands and to prevent a disaster

soil erosion has been hastened due to the overuse of farming lands

water is undoubtedly the largest cause of erosion

there are many ways to reduce erosion

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