C Read the magazine article about art without boundaries and choose the best answer for each question.
West meets East in art
Art has always travelled across borders. In the modern age, many Western artists looked to the East for new ways to see and create art. Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso are two famous examples.
Vincent van Gogh
In the 19th century, Japanese woodblock prints began flooding the European market. They became very popular. Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh became interested in Japanese woodblock prints after he moved to Paris in 1886. At first, he studied and copied some of them. Later, he began using them for inspiration. He loved their bold lines, bright colours and unusual use of space. We can see this influence in oil paintings such as Almond Blossom and The Bedroom.
Pablo Picasso
In 1956, Chinese painter Zhang Daqian met Pablo Picasso in France. Zhang was surprised when Picasso showed him notebooks with many Chinese-style ink drawings of his own. Picasso had long admired Qi Baishi’s artwork. According to a well-known story, when Zhang invited him to China, Picasso replied that he could not go because China already had Qi. He admired Qi’s clean, simple lines and lively brushwork. Picasso also found inspiration in the Chinese idea that an artist should not copy nature but should work like nature. In his later years, Picasso continued to explore ink drawing. Some good examples are a series of bullfighting scenes he painted in 1960.
1 What is a feature of Japanese woodblock prints according to the article?
a Their creative use of colours. b Their bold lines. c Their small size.
2 How did Van Gogh’s way of working with Japanese woodblock prints change over time?
a He went from copying them to using them for ideas.
b He went from loving them to hating them.
c He went from selling them to collecting them.
3 What made Zhang Daqian surprised when he met Picasso?
a Picasso refused to visit China.
b Picasso made many Chinese-style ink drawings.
c Picasso was painting bullfighting scenes.
4 Why did Picasso say he could not go to China?
a Because he thought China already had a great artist.
b Because he was too busy painting.
c Because he was afraid of being compared with Qi Baishi.
5 How were Van Gogh and Picasso influenced by Eastern art?
a They started painting with ink instead of oil.
b They copied Eastern paintings exactly.
c They used Eastern ideas in their own way.
答案：1.b 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.c
解析：
1. 定位介绍梵高的对应段落，原文明确提到梵高喜爱日本木刻版画的粗线条（bold lines）、明亮色彩和对空间的独特运用，选项a的“创造性运用色彩”、选项c的“尺寸很小”均未在文中提及，因此b为正确答案。
2. 定位介绍梵高的对应段落，原文说明梵高最开始学习、临摹部分日本木刻版画，之后将其作为自己创作的灵感来源，对应选项a“从临摹它们到借助它们获取创作思路”，选项b的“从喜爱到厌恶”、选项c的“从售卖它们到收藏它们”均不符合原文内容。
3. 定位介绍毕加索的对应段落，原文提到张大千感到惊讶的原因是毕加索向他展示了自己创作的、满是中式水墨画的笔记本，对应选项b；选项a“毕加索拒绝访华”是后续的对话内容，不是初见时让张大千惊讶的原因，选项c“毕加索正在画斗牛场景”和该情节无关。
4. 定位介绍毕加索的对应段落，毕加索称自己不能去中国是因为中国已经有齐白石这位优秀的艺术家了，对应选项a，选项b“他作画太忙”、选项c“他害怕和齐白石被比较”均不符合原文表述。
5. 通读全文可知，梵高借鉴日本版画的特点创作自己的油画，毕加索借鉴东方水墨画的理念探索自己的水墨创作，二人都没有完全照搬东方艺术，而是以自己的方式运用东方艺术的理念；选项a“他们开始用水墨作画完全取代油画”不符合梵高的创作事实，选项b“他们完全复刻东方画作”和原文内容相悖，因此c为正确答案。
