2016年12月11日托福阅读真题+题目+答案：Sistine Ceiling

2016年12月11日托福阅读真题+题目+答案：Sistine

The term fresco refers to a number of techniques for painting images on a room surface.▋ In buon fresco, pigments (mineral colors) are mixed with water and then applied to a layer of wet, lime-based (alkaline) plaster. ▋Because the pigments become embedded in the plaster as it dries, no glue or other binder is needed to hold them in place and buon frescoes are very durable. ▋However, some pigments, especially shades of blue, cannot be used in combination with wet plaster, and since pigments can be applied only as long as the plaster remains damp, mistakes can be corrected only by replastering and then repainting the affected area. ▋In contrast, a secco fresco is done on a dry surface, thus requiring a binder. Sometimes artists combined the two techniques, beginning a work in buon and then, once the plaster dried, using a secco to correct mistakes or add colors that could not be applied using buon.

1.Paragraph 1 supports which of the following statements about a secco frescoes?

A.Images in them are easier to change than are images in buon frescoes.

B.They cannot be painted on a surface containing alkaline materials.

C.They are more difficult to paint on an uneven surface than are buon frescoes.

D.They use a smaller range of colors than can be used in buon frescoes.

The biblical scenes created by Michelangelo for the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City are among the world’s most famous frescoes. Commissioned in 1508, Michelangelo began his wok reluctantly, considering himself more of a sculptor than a painter, and spent four years perched on scaffolding, painting some 300 figures across about 5,000 square feet of ceiling. Despite his initial hesitation, Michelangelo followed the purest fresco tradition of the time, applying his pigments mixed in water directly to fresh lime plaster and choosing only those that are chemically compatible, avoiding azurite, vermilion, and lead-based colors, all of which deteriorate under the alkaline conditions of the lime. The incredible scale of the task required him to execute each scene in patchwork, with about five square meters worth of wet plaster applied per giornata, or “day’s work.” The use of plaster relatively low in lime, which dries more slowly, bought him some extra time, but it is clear that Michelangelo painted each giornata extremely quickly--rarely, if ever, resorting to finishing a section with touch-up paint containing binder.

2.The word “reluctantly” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A.nervously

B.carefully

C.with little experience

D.unwillingly

3.According to paragraph 2, how did Michelangelo maximize the amount of work he could accomplish in a day while painting the Sistine ceiling?

A.He used touch-up paint to finish sections.

B.He sometimes worked at night to gain extra time.

C.He used a type of plaster that dried comparatively slowly.

D.He eliminated some figures originally planned for inclusion in scenes.

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