托福听力Lecture题型全面解析

　　Student:

　　Um … real honest depictions of subject matter, pretty unidealized stuff, and pretty everyday subject matter, too.

　　Professor:

　　Good. One other painting I really want you to look at is of a young woman surrounded by pumpkins. You will notice that the woman’s face is so realistic looking that it’s almost like a photograph. The woman’s nose is a little less than perfect and her hair is kind of messed up. This is realism. But then, the background of the painting, this woman with the pumpkins is wrapped in a blanket of broad thick brushstrokes, and, it’s all kinds of zigzagging brushstrokes and lines, kind of chaotic almost when you look at it close. And there are vibrant colors. There’s lots of orange, with little hints of an electric blue peeking out.

　　I find Frantzen to be a very accessible artist. I mean, some artists, to appreciate them, you have to know their life story. But here’s a little bit about Rose Frantzen’s life anyway. She attended art school, but was told by one of her instructors that she was not good at illustration, that she should go into advertising instead. So she took advertising classes and fine arts classes too, until she was convinced by the head of an advertising agency that her work was really good, that she could be an artist. But of course, it’s not as easy as that, and so Frantzen had to paint other people’s portraits at places like art fairs just to make money to buy paint for her more serious art work. No matter what, she never stopped painting. And now, Frantzen is doing extremely well. And her work is being shown all over the country. So I think most of us would be discouraged if we had to face challenges and difficulties like that. But what’s important is that you keep at it that you don’t give up. That’s what is really important to remember.

　　文中用红色部分标出的是我们之前总结的考点预测的地方，也就是需要特别注意听，特别注意记录的地方。下面我们看一下题目，看这些点是不是涵盖了所有的题目。

　　托福听力lecture出题点总结

　　6. What is the purpose of the lecture?

　　To explain the difference between two artistic styles

　　To describe a new art gallery to the class

　　To introduce an artist's work to the class

　　To show how artists' styles can evolve over time

　　7. What does the professor say about Frantzen's painting of a farm scene?

　　It resembles a photograph

　　It may be Frantzen's best known painting

　　It was painted in the Impressionist style

　　It was painted while Frantzen lived abroad

　　8. Why did Frantzen go to the Sales Barn?

　　To study human form and movement

　　To earn money by painting portraits

　　To paint farm animals in an outdoor setting

　　To meet people who could model for her paining

　　9. What does the professor imply about the painting of the young woman surrounded by pumpkins?

　　It was painted at an art fair

　　It combines Impressionism with Realism

　　It convinced Frantzen that she was a good illustrator

　　It was originally meant to be used in an advertisement

　　10. Why does the professor discuss Frantzen's difficulties as a young painter?

　　He wants to point out mistakes that young artists commonly make

　　He thinks her example can inspire the students in their own lives

　　Her difficulties remind him of the difficulties he himself experienced as a young girl

　　Her difficulties are the subject of some of the paintings in the gallery that the students will visit

　　11. What does the professor imply when he says this?

　　The students can understand Frantzen's art without knowing about her life

　　The students should pay very close attention to what he is going to say

　　Some of his students are already familiar with Frantzen's life story

　　Some of his students may not appreciate Frantzen's work

　　文中阴影部分是正确答案出现的地方。可以从文中清楚的看到我们提前预测的出题点涵盖了所有的题目答案。因此同学们在复习的时候当听力基本功已经扎实的时候，可以从这个方面来提高正确率。