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Shao Ge was born to an ordinary family in Beijing in 1962. As a child, he spent much of his time in the Palace Museum, staring in wonder at the various ink masterpieces on the museum's massive walls. There was an elder man among Shao's neighbors, who was good at Chinese painting and calligraphy. In his spare time, the kind elder talked about traditional Chinese culture to young Shao. So Shao was attached to traditional Chinese paintings under the influence of his childhood experiences. Some years later, Shao decided to study painting in an art school.
Shao entered the Beijing Arts and Crafts School, where he studied painting for three years. After graduating in 1978, he worked for some time. Shao later passed an exam and became a painter for Rong Bao Zhai, a famous Chinese art gallery dating back to 1672, which allowed him to dive into a lifetime of ink paintings.
“At first, I just drew everything，” Shao said. “But I soon found that sticking to traditional thoughts and skills of Chinese paintings would limit my development as a professional painter, so I decided to develop my own style.”
In the late 1980s, experimentalism became popular among ink paintings and inspired Shao. “In 1995, I tried to draw experimental paintings. The initial works came out by chance.” Shao said. “On one occasion, I came back to Beijing by train. When the train approached the station, I saw the view outside the window change completely. Rubbish had started piling up along the tracks of the city. It was a shocking scene for me.”
In response to that, Shao started his work with environmentalism. Along with urbanization and industrialization, he found many new problems as materials. Shao hoped to remind the public of the crisis with his works.
语篇导读 本文讲述了中国现代水墨画画家邵戈的绘画经历。
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1．Why did Shao develop interest in Chinese paintings?
A．He was born to an artistic family.
B．He had special love for the Forbidden City.
C．He got influenced by his childhood experiences.
D．His neighbor encouraged him to learn painting.
解析 C 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，邵戈从小经常观察故宫博物院墙上的水墨画作品，并且听邻居讲中国传统文化，因此他爱上了中国画。由此可知，他喜欢中国画是受到了童年经历的影响，故选C项。
2．What can we infer from Paragraphs 3&4?
A．Shao wasn't a professional painter.
B．Shao worked hard to become popular.
C．Shao founded experimentalism.
D．Shao wanted to break with traditional painting.
解析 D 推理判断题。根据第三段可知，邵戈不想固守传统绘画的理念和技巧，决定开创自己的绘画风格。由此可推知，他想要打破传统绘画的束缚，故选D项。
3．What led Shao to involve environmentalism in his works?
A．His concern for the environment.
B．His disapproval of industrialization.
C．The diversity of painting materials.
D．The fast development of society.
解析 A 推理判断题。根据最后两段可知，邵戈坐火车时看到轨道旁堆积的垃圾让他感到震惊；为此，他开始进行与环保有关的创作，由此可推知，他对环境的关注促使他以环保为题作画，故选A项。
