高考I found out that I have no artistic ability at all, and now I know for sure that I do not want to be an artist.

我发现自己根本没有艺术能力，现在我清楚地知道我不想成为一名艺术家。

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读表达 原文

六级As a result, violations of the law and abuses of the intent of the law have lessened the financial rewards of authors, artists and producers.

因此，违反法律和滥用法律意图减少了作者、艺术家和制片人的经济回报。

2014年6月听力原文

考研Soon after Sketches by Boz appeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the ten-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

博兹的素描出现后不久，一家出版公司就找狄更斯写了一篇月刊，作为十位著名艺术家罗伯特·西摩（Robert Seymour）的一系列木刻画的背景。罗伯特·西摩是这个故事的创始人。

2017年考研阅读原文

考研After the first installment, Dickens wrote to the artist and asked him to correct a drawing Dickens felt was not faithful enough to his prose.

在第一期之后，狄更斯写信给这位艺术家，要求他纠正狄更斯认为对他的散文不够忠实的一幅画。

2017年考研阅读原文

考研Soon after Sketches by Bozappeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the then-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

在Bozappered的素描发表后不久，一家出版公司就找狄更斯写了一篇月刊，作为当时著名艺术家罗伯特·西摩（Robert Seymour）的一系列木刻画的背景。罗伯特·西摩是这个故事的创始人。

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Contemporary artists have followed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age: Life is precious, and delicate.

当代艺术家遵循这一传统，创造出了能表达我们这个时代焦虑的鸡蛋：生命是珍贵的，微妙的。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级But it might be time to unlearn that training 一 this summer, a group of culture addicts, artists and community organizers are inviting New Yorkers to write all over the walls of an old house on Governor's Island.

但也许是时候放弃这种训练了一 今年夏天，一群文化痴迷者、艺术家和社区组织者邀请纽约人在州长岛上的一所老房子的墙上到处写字。

2019年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

考研All but two pieces sold, fetching more than £70m, a record for a sale by a single artist.

除两件作品外，其余作品全部售出，成交金额超过7000万英镑，创下了一位艺术家的销售记录。

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考He also sent six engravings by an artist.

他还寄出了一位艺术家的六幅版画。

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

六级Also we have our own studio next door where reproduce albums for up and coming artists.

此外，我们隔壁还有自己的工作室，为后起之秀的艺术家复制专辑。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

高考I always liked drawing as early as I can remember, so right from then, I knew what I was going to be an artist.

我记得很早就喜欢画画，所以从那时起，我就知道我将成为一名艺术家。

2016年高考英语四川卷 听力 原文

高考If you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect a deep interest in romance among the artists.

如果你研究古人遗留在岩壁上的画，并试图确定它们的含义，你就不会发现艺术家们对浪漫的浓厚兴趣。

2015年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文

高考Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art.

任何给定的表演都会乘坐一辆满载艺术家、技术专家、经理、音乐家或作家的游览车，创造出一件吸引人的艺术作品。

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文

六级It has artworks that any museum in the world would want to collect, paintings by many world-famous artists like Monet and picasso.

这里有世界上任何一家博物馆都想收藏的艺术品，如莫奈和毕加索等世界著名艺术家的画作。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

四级Eggs have an oval shape appealing to artists.

鸡蛋呈椭圆形，对艺术家很有吸引力。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考In the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare's plays in their own language, in our globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for.

在未来的几个月里，我们将把来自世界各地的艺术家聚集在一起，在我们的世界里，在莎士比亚为之创作的建筑中，用他们自己的语言欣赏莎士比亚的戏剧。

2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

高考In art criticism, you must assume the artist has a secret message hidden within the work.

在艺术批评中，你必须假设艺术家在作品中隐藏着一个秘密信息。

2016年高考英语江苏卷 单项填空 原文

四级While Gail Obcamp, an American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting to an audience that included visitors from Japan, she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners have their eyes closed.

当美国艺术家盖尔·奥布坎普（Gail Obcamp）向包括日本游客在内的观众发表关于日本毛笔画艺术的演讲时，她困惑地发现，她的许多日本听众都闭着眼睛。

2011年12月听力原文

高考But it's quiet, and should be a nice place for an artist.

但这里很安静，应该是艺术家的好去处。

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 听力 原文

高考Great artists are skilled at combining various cultures.

伟大的艺术家善于将各种文化融合在一起。

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读E 选项

高考I'd skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li river which are pictured by artists in so many Chinese paintings.

我跳过了附近的桂林，这是一个旅游者寻找石灰岩山顶和漓江暗水的理想之地，艺术家在许多中国画中描绘了漓江。

2015年高考英语全国卷1 语法填空 原文

高考Recently, she has shown great interest in photo exhibits which feature young artists with islamic or Chinese background.

最近，她对以伊斯兰或中国背景的年轻艺术家为特色的摄影展表现出极大的兴趣。

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 信息匹配 题设

高考Research findings seem to indicate that the creation by a great artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great scientist.

研究结果似乎表明，一位伟大的艺术家的创作和一位伟大的科学家的发现一样是一项永久性的成就。

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

高考Salvador dali 1904-1989 was one of the most popular of modern artists.

萨尔瓦多·达利1904-1989年是最受欢迎的现代艺术家之一。

2015年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考Snowmen were made mainly by artists.

雪人主要由艺术家制作。

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

高考Some were created by famous artists, including a 19-year-old michelangelo, who in 1494 was appointed by the ruler of florence, italy, to build a snowman in his mansion's courtyard.

其中一些是由著名艺术家创作的，其中包括一位19岁的米开朗基罗，他于1494年被意大利佛罗伦萨的统治者任命在其官邸的庭院里堆雪人。

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

高考The beginning of Benjamin's life as an artist.

本杰明艺术家生涯的开始。

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

高考The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.

那个九岁的男孩当时决定成为一名艺术家。

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

高考The pompidou centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more.

位于巴黎的蓬皮杜中心（pompidou centre）举办了一场展览，展出了200多幅绘画、雕塑、素描等作品，以表达对这位艺术家及其强大个性的尊重和钦佩。

2015年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考They are created by the world's greatest artists.

它们是由世界上最伟大的艺术家创作的。

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读E 选项

高考Productions and the great Griffon present the play by Rajiv Joseph, in which an Origami artist invites a teenage talent and his teacher into her studio.

《制作》和《大狮鹫》展示了拉吉夫·约瑟夫（Rajiv Joseph）的戏剧，其中一位折纸艺术家邀请了一位十几岁的天才和他的老师进入她的工作室。

2019年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

四级In a straightforward sense, he could mean that a critic must be more talented than the artist she critiques ( ' , 评论 ).

从直截了当的意义上说，他可能意味着一个批评家必须比她所评论的艺术家更有才华（“，评论 ).

2015年12月阅读原文

四级In a straightforward sense, he could mean that a critic must be more talented than the artist she critiques.

从直截了当的意义上说，他可能意味着一个批评家必须比她所评论的艺术家更有才华。

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级It produced some famous European artists.

它产生了一些著名的欧洲艺术家。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Talented artists to work for it.

有才华的艺术家为它工作。

2013年6月听力原文

六级But on top of that, Merian, a German-born woman who lived in the Netherlands, also managed a successful career as an artist, botanist, naturalist and entomologist.

但除此之外，居住在荷兰的德国裔女性梅里安（Merian）也成功地成为了一名艺术家、植物学家、博物学家和昆虫学家。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研Dickens and his publishers simply pressed on with a new artist.

狄更斯和他的出版商只不过是紧逼着一位新的艺术家。

2017年考研阅读原文

考研his reports paralleled the "Willie" cartoons of famed Stars and Stripes artist Bill Maulden.

他的报道与著名星条旗艺术家比尔·莫登的《威利》漫画相似。

2012年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研In the case of Hamish Fulton, you can't help feeling that the Scottish artist has simply found a way of making his love of walking pay.

在哈米什·富尔顿的例子中，你会情不自禁地感觉到这位苏格兰艺术家只是找到了一种让他对走路的热爱得到回报的方法。

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Long is Britain's best-known Land Artist and his Stone circle, a perfect ring of purplish rocks from Portishead beach laid out on the gallery floor, represents the elegant, rarefied side of the form.

朗是英国最著名的陆地艺术家，他的石头圈，一个由波蒂谢德海滩的紫色岩石组成的完美圆环，布置在画廊的地板上，代表了这一形式优雅、精致的一面。

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级In recent years, feminists, historians and artists have all praised Merian's tenacity, talent and inspirational artistic compositions.

近年来，女权主义者、历史学家和艺术家都称赞梅里安的坚韧、才华和鼓舞人心的艺术作品。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研Generally however British land artists preferred to get away from towns, gravitating towards landscapes that are traditionally considered beautiful such as the Lake District or the Wiltshire Downs.

然而，一般来说，英国土地艺术家更喜欢远离城镇，转而欣赏传统上被认为美丽的风景，如湖区或威尔特郡丘陵。

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级The paintings were done with such skill and with such expensive dyes that experts believe the artists originally came from Italy.

这些画是用如此高超的技巧和昂贵的染料完成的，专家们认为这些艺术家最初来自意大利。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

四级A freshman textbook will have dozens of contributors, from subject-matter experts through graphic and layout artists to expert reviewers and classroom testers.

一本新生教科书将有几十名撰稿人，从主题专家到图形和布局艺术家，再到专家评论员和课堂测试人员。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

四级This summer, a group of culture addicts, artists and community organizers are inviting New Yorkers to write all over the walls of an old house on Governor's Island.

今年夏天，一群文化痴迷者、艺术家和社区组织者邀请纽约人在州长岛上的一所老房子的墙上到处写字。

2019年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

四级While Gail Obcamp, an American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting to an audience that included visitors from Japan, she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners have their eyes closed

当美国艺术家盖尔·奥坎普（Gail Obcamp）向包括日本游客在内的观众发表关于日本毛笔画艺术的演讲时，她困惑地发现她的许多日本听众都闭着眼睛

2011年12月听力原文

考研The Romantics commemorated the leading painters and authors of their day, stressing the uniqueness of the artist's personal experience rather than public glory.

浪漫主义者纪念当时的主要画家和作家，强调艺术家个人经历的独特性，而不是公众荣耀。

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Because he's on the run from what he describes as a disease that preys on every artist: "ease of use".

因为他正在逃离一种折磨每一位艺术家的疾病：“易用性”。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Effective Friday, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTR has declared a strike against 11 video game publishers over games that went into production after Feb. 17, 20 The companies include some of the heavyweights of the industry, like Electronic Arts Productions, Insomniac Games, Activision and Disney.

自周五起，美国演员工会美国电视和广播艺术家联合会（SAG-AFTR）宣布对11家视频游戏发行商进行罢工，原因是这些公司在20年2月17日之后开始生产游戏。这些公司包括该行业的一些重量级公司，如艺术制作、失眠游戏、动视和迪士尼。

2019.6六级真题第二套

四级In a straightforward sense, he could mean that a critic must be more talented than the artist she critiques (评论).

从简单的意义上说，他可能意味着评论家必须比她所批评的艺术家更有才华(评论).

2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)

四级But it might be time to unlearn that training—this summer, group of culture addicts, artists and community organizers are inviting New Yorkers to write all over the walls of an old house on Governor’s Island.

但也许是时候忘记这种训练了——今年夏天，一群文化痴迷者、艺术家和社区组织者邀请纽约人在州长岛一所老房子的墙上到处写字。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

四级A number of street artists around the world have started expressing themselves through a practice known as reverse graffiti (涂鸦).

世界各地的许多街头艺术家已经开始通过一种被称为反向涂鸦的做法来表达自己(涂鸦).

2020年9月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级Each artist has their own individual style but all artists share a common aim: to draw attention to the pollution in our cities.

每个艺术家都有自己的风格，但所有艺术家都有一个共同的目标：引起人们对我们城市污染的关注。

2020年9月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级Brazilian artist, Alexandre Orion, turned one of Sao Paulo's transport tunnels into an amazing wall painting in 2006 by getting rid of the dirt.

2006年，巴西艺术家Alexandre Orion通过清除泥土，将圣保罗的一条运输隧道变成了一幅令人惊叹的壁画。

2020年9月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级The anti-pollution message of the reverse graffiti artists confuses city authorities since the main argument against graffiti is that it spoils the appearance of both types of property: public and private.

反向涂鸦艺术家的反污染信息让城市当局感到困惑，因为反对涂鸦的主要论点是它破坏了公共和私人两种财产的外观。

2020年9月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级As for the Brazilian artist’s work, the authorities were annoyed but could find nothing to charge him with.

至于这位巴西艺术家的作品，当局很恼火，但找不到任何指控。

2020年9月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级The artist merely continued his campaign on the other side.

这位艺术家只是在另一边继续他的竞选活动。

2020年9月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

考研Many things make people think artists are weird.

很多事情让人们觉得艺术家很奇怪。

2006年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题

考研But the weirdest may be this: artists’ only job is to explore emotions, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.

但最奇怪的可能是：艺术家的唯一工作就是探索情绪，但他们却选择关注那些感觉不好的情绪。

2006年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题

考研But somewhere from the 19th century onward, more artists began seeing happiness as meaningless, phony or, worst of all, boring, as we went from Wordsworth’s daffodils to Baudelaire’s flowers of evil.

但从19世纪开始，随着我们从华兹华斯的水仙花到波德莱尔的邪恶之花，越来越多的艺术家开始将幸福视为无意义的、虚假的，或者最糟糕的是，无聊的。

2006年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题