题目
Pieter Bruegel's 1565 realistic painting The Harvesters hangs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The work describes farmers cutting wheat nearly as tall as they are，" Ghent University biologist Ive De Smet says. "Nowadays，if you walk through a wheat field，you basically see wheat is about knee-high，which is a consequence of selective breeding from the second half of the 20th century." De Smet says he's teaming up with art historian David Vergauwen of Amarant to look at things where they can spot differences in shape，in color，and in size.Wheat is just one example of how historical artwork can help track the transformation of food crops over time. Friends since childhood，their interest in plants in artwork began with a visit to the Hermitage Museum in Russia—where they noticed an odd-looking watermelon in an early- 17th-century painting by Flemish artist Frans Snyders. "So if you think of a watermelon，you cut it through，it should be dark red on the inside.But that one appeared to be pale and white." De Smet assumed the painter had done a poor job.But Vergauwen said， "This is one of the best painters ever from that era.So if he paints it like that，that's the way it must have been." Other paintings showed that both red and white watermelons were raised during the 17th century. The team hopes to set up an online research database of historical plant artwork.They create a social media hashtag （主题标签） for it.Anyone could send pictures of relevant artwork and details of plants when they visit a museum or exhibit through the hashtag.But，they adds，the sources need to be realistic. "If you're going to use，for example，Picasso to understand how a pear looked，you might be misled."（1）What can we learn from De Smet's words in paragraph 1？ ____ A．Humans have mainly fed on wheat since 1565.B．Selective breeding affects agricultural structure.C．Wheat has gone through great changes in height.D．The scene in The Harvesters may be unbelievable.（2）What is Vergauwen's attitude to the watermelon painted by Frans Snyders？ ____ A．Curious.B．Disapproving.C．Favorable.D．Doubtful.（3）Why was the social media hashtag created？ ____ A．To collect more source paintings.B．To encourage people to focus on art.C．To advertise their research database.D．To share some historical plant artwork.（4）What is the text mainly about？ ____ A．Ancient paintings focus on food crops.B．Old art reveals agricultural information.C．Two men create a database of plant artwork.D．Plants today are different from their ancestors.
Pieter Bruegel's 1565 realistic painting The Harvesters hangs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The work describes farmers cutting wheat nearly as tall as they are，" Ghent University biologist Ive De Smet says. "Nowadays，if you walk through a wheat field，you basically see wheat is about knee-high，which is a consequence of selective breeding from the second half of the 20th century." De Smet says he's teaming up with art historian David Vergauwen of Amarant to look at things where they can spot differences in shape，in color，and in size.Wheat is just one example of how historical artwork can help track the transformation of food crops over time.
Friends since childhood，their interest in plants in artwork began with a visit to the Hermitage Museum in Russia—where they noticed an odd-looking watermelon in an early- 17th-century painting by Flemish artist Frans Snyders.
"So if you think of a watermelon，you cut it through，it should be dark red on the inside.But that one appeared to be pale and white." De Smet assumed the painter had done a poor job.But Vergauwen said， "This is one of the best painters ever from that era.So if he paints it like that，that's the way it must have been." Other paintings showed that both red and white watermelons were raised during the 17th century.
The team hopes to set up an online research database of historical plant artwork.They create a social media hashtag （主题标签） for it.Anyone could send pictures of relevant artwork and details of plants when they visit a museum or exhibit through the hashtag.But，they adds，the sources need to be realistic. "If you're going to use，for example，Picasso to understand how a pear looked，you might be misled."
（1）What can we learn from De Smet's words in paragraph 1？ ____
A．Humans have mainly fed on wheat since 1565.
B．Selective breeding affects agricultural structure.
C．Wheat has gone through great changes in height.
D．The scene in The Harvesters may be unbelievable.
（2）What is Vergauwen's attitude to the watermelon painted by Frans Snyders？ ____
A．Curious.
B．Disapproving.
C．Favorable.
D．Doubtful.
（3）Why was the social media hashtag created？ ____
A．To collect more source paintings.
B．To encourage people to focus on art.
C．To advertise their research database.
D．To share some historical plant artwork.
（4）What is the text mainly about？ ____
A．Ancient paintings focus on food crops.
B．Old art reveals agricultural information.
C．Two men create a database of plant artwork.
D．Plants today are different from their ancestors.
Friends since childhood，their interest in plants in artwork began with a visit to the Hermitage Museum in Russia—where they noticed an odd-looking watermelon in an early- 17th-century painting by Flemish artist Frans Snyders.
"So if you think of a watermelon，you cut it through，it should be dark red on the inside.But that one appeared to be pale and white." De Smet assumed the painter had done a poor job.But Vergauwen said， "This is one of the best painters ever from that era.So if he paints it like that，that's the way it must have been." Other paintings showed that both red and white watermelons were raised during the 17th century.
The team hopes to set up an online research database of historical plant artwork.They create a social media hashtag （主题标签） for it.Anyone could send pictures of relevant artwork and details of plants when they visit a museum or exhibit through the hashtag.But，they adds，the sources need to be realistic. "If you're going to use，for example，Picasso to understand how a pear looked，you might be misled."
（1）What can we learn from De Smet's words in paragraph 1？ ____
A．Humans have mainly fed on wheat since 1565.
B．Selective breeding affects agricultural structure.
C．Wheat has gone through great changes in height.
D．The scene in The Harvesters may be unbelievable.
（2）What is Vergauwen's attitude to the watermelon painted by Frans Snyders？ ____
A．Curious.
B．Disapproving.
C．Favorable.
D．Doubtful.
（3）Why was the social media hashtag created？ ____
A．To collect more source paintings.
B．To encourage people to focus on art.
C．To advertise their research database.
D．To share some historical plant artwork.
（4）What is the text mainly about？ ____
A．Ancient paintings focus on food crops.
B．Old art reveals agricultural information.
C．Two men create a database of plant artwork.
D．Plants today are different from their ancestors.
题目解答
答案
（1）细节理解题。根据第一段Nowadays，if you walk through a wheat field，you basically see wheat is about knee-high，which is a consequence of selective breeding from the second half of the 20th century.（如今，如果你走过一块麦田，你基本上会看到小麦大约有膝盖那么高，这是20世纪下半叶选择性育种的结果）可知，我们可以从德斯米特在第一段中的话中了解小麦在高度上经历了很大的变化。故选C。
（2）观点态度题。根据第三段But Vergauwen said， "This is one of the best painters ever from that era.So if he paints it like that，that's the way it must have been."（但Vergauwen说："这是那个时代最好的画家之一。所以如果他把它画成那样，那就一定是那样的。"）可知，Vergauwen认为Frans Snyders画的西瓜是真实的，表示支持。故选C。
（3）推理判断题。根据最后一段The team hopes to set up an online research database of historical plant artwork.They create a social media hashtag （主题标签） for it. （该团队希望建立一个历史植物艺术品的在线研究数据库。他们为它创建了一个社交媒体标签。）可知，社交媒体标签被创建是为了收集更多的与植物有关的绘画作品。故选A。
（4）主旨大意题。根据第一段Wheat is just one example of how historical artwork can help track the transformation of food crops over time.（小麦只是历史艺术作品如何帮助追踪粮食作物随时间而变化的一个例子。）并结合全文内容可知，通过以在大都会艺术博物馆展出的一幅1565年的绘画作品"The Harvesters"为例，结合其它艺术作品，说明了可以通过过去的艺术作品了解当时的农业情况。故选B。
（2）观点态度题。根据第三段But Vergauwen said， "This is one of the best painters ever from that era.So if he paints it like that，that's the way it must have been."（但Vergauwen说："这是那个时代最好的画家之一。所以如果他把它画成那样，那就一定是那样的。"）可知，Vergauwen认为Frans Snyders画的西瓜是真实的，表示支持。故选C。
（3）推理判断题。根据最后一段The team hopes to set up an online research database of historical plant artwork.They create a social media hashtag （主题标签） for it. （该团队希望建立一个历史植物艺术品的在线研究数据库。他们为它创建了一个社交媒体标签。）可知，社交媒体标签被创建是为了收集更多的与植物有关的绘画作品。故选A。
（4）主旨大意题。根据第一段Wheat is just one example of how historical artwork can help track the transformation of food crops over time.（小麦只是历史艺术作品如何帮助追踪粮食作物随时间而变化的一个例子。）并结合全文内容可知，通过以在大都会艺术博物馆展出的一幅1565年的绘画作品"The Harvesters"为例，结合其它艺术作品，说明了可以通过过去的艺术作品了解当时的农业情况。故选B。