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1、2022年考研英语阅读理解题精读篇第六篇TEXT SIX The haunting paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck, on show in the final leg of a travelling tour that has already attracted thousands of visitors in Hamburg and The Hague, may come as a surprise to many. Few outside the Nordic world would recognise the work of this Finnish ar
2、tist who died in 1946. More people should. The 120 works have at their core 20 self-portraits, half the number she painted in all. The first, dated 1880, is of a wide-eyed teenager eager to absorb everything. The last is a sighting of the artists ghost-to-be; Schjerfbeck died the year after it was m
3、ade. Together this series is among the most moving and accomplished autobiographies-in-paint. Precociously gifted, Schjerfbeck was 11 when she entered the Finnish Art Societys drawing school. “The Wounded Warrior in the Snow”, a history painting, was bought by a private collector and won her a state
4、 travel grant when she was 17. Schjerfbeck studied in Paris, went on to Pont-Aven, Brittany, where she painted for a year, then to Tuscany, Cornwall and St Petersburg. During her 1887 visit to St Ives, Cornwall, Schjerfbeck painted “The Convalescent”. A child wrapped in a blanket sits propped up in
5、a large wicker chair, toying with a sprig. The picture won a bronze medal at the 1889 Paris World Fair and was bought by the Finnish Art Society. To a modern eye it seems almost sentimental and is redeemed only by the somewhat stunned, melancholy expression on the childs face, which may have been in
6、spired by Schjerfbecks early experiences. At four, she fell down a flight of steps and never fully recovered. In 1890, Schjerfbeck settled in Finland. Teaching exhausted her, she did not like the work of other local painters, and she was further isolated when she took on the care of her mother (who
7、lived until 1923). “If I allow myself the freedom to live a secluded life”, she wrote, “then it is because it has to be that way.” In 1902, Schjerfbeck and her mother settled in the small, industrial town of Hyvinkaa, 50 kilometres north of Helsinki. Isolation had one desired effect for it was there
8、 that Schjerfbeck became a modern painter. She produced still lives and landscapes but above all moody yet incisive portraits of her mother, local school girls, women workers in town (profiles of a pensive, aristocratic looking seamstress dressed in black stand out). And of course she painted hersel
9、f. Comparisons have been made with James McNeill Whistler and Edvard Munch. But from 1905, her pictures became pure Schjerfbeck. “I have always searched for the dense depths of the soul, that have not yet discovered themselves”, she wrote, “where everything is still unconsciousthere one can make the
10、 greatest discoveries.” She experimented with different kinds of underpainting, scraped and rubbed, made bright rosy red spots; doing whatever had to be done to capture the subconsciousher own and that of her models. In 1913, Schjerfbeck was rediscovered by an art dealer and journalist, Gosta Stenma
11、n. Once again she was a success. Retrospectives, touring exhibitions and a biography followed, yet Schjerfbeck remained little known outside Scandinavia. That may have had something to do with her indifference to her renown. “I am nothing, absolutely nothing”, she wrote. “All I want to do is paint”.
12、 Schjerfbeck was possessed of a unique vision, and it is time the world recognised that. 1Schjerfbecks paintings may come as a surprise to many because_. A her paintings are rarely known outside the Nordic world B her paintings have never been on show out of the Nordic world C her paintings have the
13、 power to haunt people whoever have seen them D her paintings focus on supernatural elements such as ghosts2Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A “The Convalescent” is in fact a portrait of Schjerbeck in her childhood. B “The Convalescent” is a reflection of Schejerbecks sentime
14、ntal childhood. C “The Convalescent” is made as a result of an accident in Schejerbecks childhood. D “The Convalescent” is featured by the childs stunned, melancholy expression.3Schejerbeck chose to live a secluded life mainly because of _. A she was exhausted by her teaching job B her personality p
15、refers this kind of style C she could not appreciate the work of the other local painters D her mothers health condition required her to adopt such a life style.4Schjerfbeck remained little known outside the Nordic world probably because_. A she did not make efforts to publicize her works. B she kne
16、w that her works would gain worldwide recognition one day. C she only cared about her painting instead of personal fame. D the last thing she was interested in was to have people disturb her5. We can infer from the passage that the most outstanding characteristics of Schjerfbecks paintings is_. A her vivid characterization of common people B her capture of the characters soul C the melancholy expression of the c
