The_____ ______ by Vincent van Gogh has now become increasingly popul

1. The ( 1 ) ( 2 ) by Vincent van Gogh has now become increasingly popular and is regarded as one of the most ( 3 )and sought-after prints. Its impact has penetrated into some other fields besides the art of painting，such as songs and other( 4 )products. Many features within the painting contribute to its ever growing ( 5 )and affect each viewer ( 6 ). The night sky with ( 7 ), stars and the moon keeps the viewer involved in the painting; the peaceful town may bring back the onlooker’s ( 8 )of childhood; the ( 9 )dark structure provides the viewer with a wide range of possibilities to guess what it represents. All these unique qualities have made The Starry Night a popular painting and now mankind still ( 10 )its greatness.

2.This painting by Vincent Van Gogh is called . 选项：A、Cafe Terrace at NightB、The Starry NightC、Night at MontmajourD、The scream

3.This text is a piece of expository writing about Vincent van Gogh’s painting, The Starry Night. To introduce the great influence and tremendous popularity of the painting, the article begins with the topic sentence “___1___”.In Paragraph 2, the author wonders “___2___”. Then in each of the following four paragraphs, the author discusses one of the reasons that might have caused its ever growing popularity. Paragraph 3 talks about ___3___. Paragraph 4 explores ___4___. Paragraph 5 analyzes___5___. Paragraph 6 probes into ___6___.The last paragraph echoes ___7___by restating the popularity of The Starry Night.

4. Directions: Please fill in the blanks based on the Text 1 Deep Blues and Sunny Yellows Van Gogh’s most famous painting, The Starry Night, takes this 1___ of joy and sadness one step further. It is a 2 ___full of deep blues and 3___ which represent the sadness van Gogh was feeling as he was painting, rather than what he was actually seeing. This is why van Gogh’s 4 ___in his painting look more imagined than real. The stars and moon The Starry Night are usually 5 ___, their light 6___ above the 7 ___ hills. A tree that looks like black fire 8___ the view of the night, interrupting its beauty. Because of his wild 9___, van Gogh was not 10 ___during his life. He sold only one painting and never found true love. However, people today who stand in front of Sunflowers or The Starry Night can experience the same joy and sadness van Gogh once did, as he painted those deep blues and sunny yellows.

5. Which painting of the artist Van Gogh was mentioned in the TED speech? 选项： A、 Sunflower. B、 Starry Night.

6. What are the two most important achievements in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties? (AC) 选项： A:Figure painting reaching its prime; B:Literati painting being developed; C:Landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting becoming more matured; D:Imperial painting coming into fashion

7.1 “Vincent” is a folk song by American singer-songwriter Don McLean written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is also known by its opening line, “Starry Starry Night”, a reference to Van Gogh's painting The Starry Night. The song also describes different paintings done by the artist. It was created on the 100th anniversary of the midpoint of Van Gogh’s life.2 Van Gogh painted “Starry Night” after committing himself to an asylum in 1889. He wrote that night was "more richly colored than the day," but he couldn't go outside to see the stars when he was committed, so he painted the night sky from memory.3 The lyrics, "Paint your palette blue and gray" reflect the prominent colors of the painting, and are probably a reference to Vincent's habit of sucking on or biting his paintbrushes while he worked. The "ragged men in ragged clothes" and "how you tried to set them free" refer to Van Gogh's humanitarian activities and love of the socially outcast as also reflected in his paintings and drawings. "They would not listen/They did not know how" refers to Van Gogh's family and some associates who were critical of his kindness to "the wretched." "How you suffered for your sanity" refers to the schizophrenic disorder from which Van Gogh suffered.4 McLean wrote the lyrics in 1971 after reading a book about the life of the artist. McLean told The Daily Telegraph February 24, 2010 the story of this song: "In the autumn of 1970 I had a job singing in the school system, playing my guitar in classrooms. I was sitting on the veranda one morning, reading a biography of Van Gogh, and suddenly I knew I had to write a song arguing that he wasn't crazy. He had an illness and so did his brother Theo. This makes it different, in my mind, to the garden variety of 'crazy' – because he was rejected by a woman [as was commonly thought]. So I sat down with a print of Starry Night and wrote the lyrics out on a paper bag."5 McLean was going through a dark period when he wrote this song. He explained to The Daily Telegraph: "I was in a bad marriage that was torturing me. I was tortured. I wasn't as badly off as Vincent was, but I wasn't thrilled, let's put it that way."6 The following year, the song became the number one hit in the UK Singles Chart and No. 12 in the US. Coincidentally, it spent 12 weeks on the HOT 100. In the US, "Vincent" also peaked at number two on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 94 song for 1972.7 Talking about the song on the UK show Songbook, McLean said: "It was inspired by a book. And it said that it was written by Vincent's brother, Theo. So what caused the idea to percolate in my head was, first of all, what a beautiful idea for a piece of music. Secondly, I could set the record straight, basically, he wasn't crazy. Regarding the writing of (Starry, Starry Night) , according to this passage, which of the following is NOT right?选项： A:This song, and Van Gogh's painting, reflect what it's like to be misunderstood.; B:The song Vincent was completed within a very short time and was written on a paper bag.; C:In the following year of this song being released, it was more popular in US than it was in UK.; D:Van Gogh was not appreciated until after his death, and his struggles to be understood were something many musicians also felt, including a young Don McLean.