2022年考博英语-河北工业大学考试题库及模拟押密卷39（含答案解析）

《2022年考博英语-河北工业大学考试题库及模拟押密卷39（含答案解析）》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《2022年考博英语-河北工业大学考试题库及模拟押密卷39（含答案解析）（52页珍藏版）》请在装配图网上搜索。

1、2022年考博英语-河北工业大学考试题库及模拟押密卷（含答案解析）1. 单选题The monument was _ out of the side of a mountain.问题1选项A.perforatedB.mastermindedC.bustledD.hewn【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. perforated穿孔 B. masterminded策划，组织；操纵C. bustled四下忙碌；催促（某人向某方向） D. hewn砍；劈【答案】D【考查点】固定搭配。【解题思路】由关键词monument（纪念碑）和the side of a mountain（山的一侧）可知，空格处表示“

2、凿”符合句意，且hewn out of为固定搭配，表示“从凿出，开辟出”。因此，该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A、B、C项不符合句意。【句意】这座纪念碑是从山的侧面凿出来的。2. 单选题In view of the extenuating circumstances and the defendants youth, the judge recommended _.问题1选项A.convictionB.a defenseC.a mistrialD.leniency【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. conviction判罪；定罪 B. a defense一个辩护C. a mistrial一个无效

3、审判 D. leniency仁慈，宽大【答案】D【考查点】名词辨析。【解题思路】根据前半句句意“考虑到情有可原的情况以及被告的年龄”可推断，the judge recommended _表示的是“法官建议宽大处理”。因此，该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A、C项不符合句意；B项是指在法庭上辩护来证明一个人没有犯罪，明显不符合前半句句意。【句意】考虑到情有可原的情况以及被告的年龄，法官建议宽大处理。3. 单选题The beauty of Hopi painted pottery is known throughout the modern world; so also was it known an

4、d highly valued in the aboriginal world of the North American West. Until approximately A.D. 1300 pottery in the Hopi country was simply a regional variation on the wares of other parts of the Pueblo area. Then, with the advent of the fourteenth century, came an artistic explosion. The black-on-whit

5、e designs, beloved of archaeologists but relatively undistinguished, were superseded by brilliant, black-on-orange designs and orange polychromes. These in turn were superseded by black-on-yellow types quite different in design, layout, and execution from any other Pueblo ware. By the addition of re

6、d to this, a polychrome was produced. Its modern counterpart is in constant demand in shops throughout the country. It is called Sikyatki Polychrome after the first major archaeological excavation in the Hopi country.In contrast to the almost exclusively geometric nature of other Pueblo wares, the l

7、ate prehistoric Hopi yellows and polychromes are characterized by startling, sweeping curvilinear motifs; bird, animal, floral, and human representations; and religious masks and ceremonial scenes. Their freedom of rendition is completely at variance with the canons of all other prehistoric Pueblo s

8、chools of pottery design, except for the contemporary Mimbres ware in western New Mexico, which shared some, but far from all of the freedom from established tradition.1. What does the passage mainly discuss?2. The word “it” in the first sentence refers to the _.3. In the first paragraph, what is sa

9、id about Hopi pottery made before A.D. 1300?4. According to the passage, when did the greatest artistic advancement in Hopi pottery take place?5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a design used for Hopi painted pottery?问题1选项A.The techniques used by the Hopi to market pottery.B.The pottery a

10、rtifacts found in an archaeological excavation at Sikyatki.C.The diverse designs and colors used by the Hopi in painting pottery.D.The relation of Hopi pottery to that designed by the Mimbres.问题2选项A.North American WestB.quality of a kind of potteryC.Hopi cultureD.modern world问题3选项A.It was transporte

11、d ail over the world.B.Its high cost made it difficult to purchase.C.Its black-on-white designs were uncommon.D.It was very similar to other Pueblo pottery.问题4选项A.During the years just prior to the thirteenth century.B.During the first few decades of the thirteenth century.C.In the beginning of the

12、fourteenth century.D.In the middle of the fourteenth century.问题5选项A.Bird representations.B.Common weapons.C.Ceremonial scenes.D.Human figures.【答案】第1题:C第2题:B第3题:D第4题:C第5题:B【解析】1.【选项释义】1. What does the passage mainly discuss? 1. 这篇文章主要讨论什么？A. The techniques used by the Hopi to market pottery. A. 霍皮人销售

13、陶器的技术。B. The pottery artifacts found in an archaeological excavation at Sikyatki. B. 在锡亚特基考古挖掘中发现的陶器。C. The diverse designs and colors used by the Hopi in painting pottery. C. 霍皮人在绘制陶器时使用的各种图案和颜色。D. The relation of Hopi pottery to that designed by the Mimbres. D. 霍皮陶器与明布雷斯人设计的陶器的关系。【答案】C【考查点】主旨大意题。【

14、解题思路】文章第一句指明“霍皮彩陶的美丽在现代世界闻名”，随之，作者介绍了不同时期下霍皮彩陶的特点，包括它们使用的色彩和图案，所以整篇文章主要讨论的就是霍皮人在彩绘陶器中使用的图案和色彩，所以该题选择C选项“霍皮人在绘制陶器时使用的各种图案和颜色”。【干扰项排除】A项“霍皮人销售陶器的技术”，原文没有提到霍皮人的销售技术，该项无中生有；B项“在锡亚特基考古挖掘中发现的陶器”和D项“霍皮陶器与明布雷斯人设计的陶器的关系”只是原文中的某一个方面，不是主要内容，以偏概全。2.【选项释义】2. The word “it” in the first sentence refers to the _. 2

15、. 第一句中的it指的是_。A. North American West A. 北美西部B. quality of a kind of pottery B. 一种陶器的品质C. Hopi culture C. 霍皮文化D. modern world D. 现代世界【答案】B【考查点】词汇推理题。【解题思路】根据题干定位至首段第一句“霍皮彩陶的美丽在现代世界闻名；因此，在北美西部的土著世界也被人们所知并被高度重视”，从中可知，这里的it指的依然是霍皮彩陶，所以该题选择B项“一种陶器的品质”。【干扰项排除】A项“北美西部”由解题思路可知，该项曲解原文；C项“霍皮文化”和D项“现代世界”在该句都没有

16、提及，无中生有。3.【选项释义】3. In the first paragraph, what is said about Hopi pottery made before A.D. 1300? 3. 在第一段中，关于公元1300年以前的霍皮陶器是怎么说的？A. It was transported ail over the world. A. 它被运往世界各地。B. Its high cost made it difficult to purchase. B. 它的昂贵价格使它很难购买。C. Its black-on-white designs were uncommon. C. 它的黑白设

17、计很少见。D. It was very similar to other Pueblo pottery. D. 它和其他普韦布洛陶器非常相似。【答案】D【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】根据原文第一段第二句“大约在公元1300年以前，霍皮人国家的陶器仅仅是普韦布洛地区其他地区陶器的区域变种”可知，霍皮陶器是普韦布洛地区其他地区陶器的区域变种，这也就是说霍皮陶器其实和其他普韦布洛陶器相似。因此，该题选择D项“它和其他普韦布洛陶器非常相似”。【干扰项排除】A项“它被运往世界各地”在原文中只在第一段倒数第二句提到“它的现代版（modern counterpart）在全国各地的商店里不断地有需求”，从

18、modern counterpart（现代版）可知这并不是公元1300年以前的事情，该项曲解原文；B项“它的昂贵价格使它很难购买”在原文并没有提到关于霍皮彩陶的价格，该项无中生有；C项“它的黑白设计很少见”，定位第一段第四句“考古学家们钟爱黑白图案，但相对来说并不出众（relatively undistinguished）”可知，黑白图案的设计只是并不出众，而不是很少见，该项曲解原文。4.【选项释义】4. According to the passage, when did the greatest artistic advancement in Hopi pottery take place

19、? 4. 根据这篇文章，霍皮陶器最伟大的艺术进步发生在什么时候？A. During the years just prior to the thirteenth century. A. 在十三世纪之前的几年里。B. During the first few decades of the thirteenth century. B. 在十三世纪的头几十年里。C. In the beginning of the fourteenth century. C. 在十四世纪初。D. In the middle of the fourteenth century. D. 在十四世纪中期。【答案】C【考查点

20、】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据原文第一段第三四句“然后，随着十四世纪的到来，艺术出现了爆炸性的发展（came an artistic explosion）。考古学家们钟爱的黑白图案，但相对来说并不出众，后来被明亮的颜色所代替，出现了彩陶。”可知，十四世纪的到来，霍皮陶器取得了重大进步，这也就是说霍皮陶器最伟大的艺术进步发生在十四世纪早期。因此，该题选择C项。【干扰项排除】A项“在十三世纪之前的几年里”和B项“在十三世纪的头几十年里”根据解题思路可知，这两项属于曲解原文；D项“在十四世纪中期”在原文没有提到，属于无中生有。5.【选项释义】5. Which of the following is

21、NOT mentioned as a design used for Hopi painted pottery? 5. 以下哪一项没有被提到作为霍皮彩陶的设计？A. Bird representations. A. 鸟禽描绘。B. Common weapons. B. 普通武器。C. Ceremonial scenes. C. 仪式场景。D. Human figures. D. 人体画像。【答案】B【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】根据原文第二段第一句“与其他普韦布洛人的几乎完全的几何性质相比，史前晚期的霍皮黄陶和彩陶以惊人的、广泛的曲线图案为特征，表现元素多为鸟、动物、花、人类以及宗教面具和

22、仪式场景”可知，霍皮彩陶的图案多为鸟、动物、花、人类以及宗教面具和仪式场景，只有B项“普通武器”没有提及。因此，该题选择B项。【干扰项排除】A项“鸟禽描绘”、C项“仪式场景”和D项“人体画像”由解题思路可知，这三项都是霍皮彩陶的图案，属于反向干扰。4. 翻译题是起点也是终点，是终点也是起点；是欢聚也是离散，是出发也是归宿。从来没有一个地方，能汇集如许人的流动量，从来没有一个地方，能拥有如许悲欢离合。从清晨到白昼，从黄昏到晚上，从黑夜到黎明，数不清的脚印，带着来自各地的泥土。重重叠叠，密密麻麻踩上去；有红色的土来自山间，有褐色的土来自田野，有黑色的土来自城市，有白色的土来自海滨。聚拢又散失，堆积

23、又泻落，没有一粒种子能在土里长根，如同没有一双脚步会在这里驻留；缘因这只是流动的浮土，这仅是过往的月台。【答案】It is the beginning yet the end, the end yet the beginning. It is the reunion yet the discrete, the starting point yet the destination. There has never been a place that can collect the flow of such people and that can have such joys and sorrow

24、s. From morning to day, from dusk to night, from night to dawn, countless footprints, with soil from all over the world, step on it: red earth from the mountains, brown earth from the fields, black earth from the cities, and white earth from the coast. Those soil gathers and disperses, accumulates a

25、nd falls. No seed can grow roots in the soil, just like no pair of feet will stay here. Because its just floating clay, and its just the platform of the past.5. 单选题Silver _ easily and turns black if not polished regularly.问题1选项A.snookersB.stewsC.tarnishesD.douse【答案】C【解析】【选项释义】A. snookers阻挠 B. stews炖

26、；焦虑C. tarnishes失去光泽，变暗淡 D. douse浇灭，熄；沉浸【答案】C【考查点】动词辨析。【解题思路】由后半句的句意“银器如果不定期擦拭就会变黑”可知，银器很容易失去光泽，C项符合句意。【干扰项排除】A、B、D项都不符合句意。【句意】银器很容易失去光泽，如果不定期擦拭就会变黑。6. 单选题The Welsh language has always been the ultimate market of Welsh identity, but a generation ago it looked as if Welsh would go the way of Manx, onc

27、e widely spoken on the Isle of Man but now extinct. Governments financing and central planning, however, have helped reverse the decline of Welsh. Road signs and official public documents are written in both Welsh and English, and schoolchildren are required to learn both languages. Welsh is now one

28、 of the most successful of Europes regional languages, spoken by more than a half-million of the countrys three million people.The revival of the language, particularly among young people, is part of a resurgence of national identity sweeping through this small, proud nation. Last month Wales marked

29、 the second anniversary of the opening of the National Assembly, the first parliament to be convened here since 1404. The idea behind devolution was to restore the balance within the union of nations making up the United Kingdom. With most of the people and wealth, England has always had bragging ri

30、ghts. The partial transfer of legislative powers from Westminster, implemented by Tony Blair, was designed to give the other members of the clubScotland, Northern Ireland, and Walesa bigger say and to counter centrifugal forces that seemed to threaten the very idea of the union.The Welsh showed litt

31、le enthusiasm for devolution. Whereas the Scots voted overwhelmingly for a parliament, the vote for a Welsh assembly scraped through by less than one percent on a turnout of less than 25 percent. Its powers were proportionately limited. The Assembly can decide how money from Westminster or the Europ

32、ean Union is spent. It cannot, unlike its counterpart in Edinburgh, enact laws. But now that it is here, the Welsh are growing to like their Assembly. Many people would like it to have more powers, its importance as figurehead will grow with the opening in 2003, of a new debating chamber, one of man

33、y new buildings that are transforming Cardiff from a decaying seaport into a Baltimore-style waterfront city. Meanwhile a grant of nearly two million dollars from the European Union will tackle poverty. Wales is one of the poorest regions in Western Europeonly Spain, Portugal, and Greece have a lowe

34、r standard of living.Newspapers and magazines are filled with stories about great Welsh men and women, boosting self-esteem. To familiar faces such as Dylan Thomas and Richard Burton have been added new icons such as Catherine Zeta-Jones, the movie star, and Bryn Terfel, the opera singer. Indigenous

35、 foods like salt marsh lamb are in vogue. And Wales now boasts a national airline. Awyr Cymru. Cymru, which means “land of compatriots,” is the Welsh name for Wales. The red dragon, the nations symbol since the time of King Arthur, is everywhereon T-shirts, rugby jerseys and even cell phone covers.“

36、Until very recent times, most Welsh people had this feeling of being second-class citizens,” said Dyfan Jones, an 18-year-old student. It was a warm summer night, and I was sitting on the grass with a group of young people in Llanelli, an industrial town in the south, outside the rock music venue of

37、 the National Eisteddfod, Waless annual cultural festival. The disused factory in front of us echoed to the sounds of new Welsh bands.“There was almost a genetic tendency for lack of confidence,” Dyfan continued. Equally comfortable in his Welshness as in his membership in the English-speaking, glob

38、al youth culture and the new federal Europe, Dyfan, like the rest of his generation, is growing up with a sense of possibility unimaginable ten years ago. “We used to think. We cant do anything, were only Welsh. Now I think thats changing.”1. According to the passage, devolution was mainly meant to

39、_.2. The word “centrifugal” in the second paragraph means _.3. Wales is different from Scotland in all the following aspects EXCEPT _.4. Which of the following is NOT cited as an example of the resurgence of Welsh national identity?5. According to Dyfan Jones what has changed is _.问题1选项A.maintain th

40、e present status among the nationsB.reduce legislative powers of EnglandC.create a better state of equality among the nationsD.grant more say to all the nations in the union问题2选项A.separatistB.conventionalC.feudalD.political问题3选项A.peoples desire for devolutionB.locals turnout for the votingC.powers o

41、f the legislative bodyD.status of the national language问题4选项A.Welsh has witnessed a revival as a national language.B.Poverty-relief funds have come from the European Union.C.A Welsh national airline is currently in operation.D.The national symbol has become a familiar sight.问题5选项A.peoples mentalityB

42、.pop cultureC.towns appearanceD.possibilities for the people【答案】第1题:C第2题:A第3题:D第4题:B第5题:A【解析】1.【选项释义】1. According to the passage, devolution was mainly meant to _. 1. 根据这篇文章，权力下放主要是为了_。A. maintain the present status among the nations A. 维持目前在各国之间的地位B. reduce legislative powers of England B. 减少英格兰的立法

43、权C. create a better state of equality among the nations C. 在国家之间创造一个更好的平等状况D. grant more say to all the nations in the union D. 给联盟中所有的国家更多的发言权【答案】C【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】根据关键词devolution定位至第二段第三句“权力下放背后的理念是恢复组成联合王国的各个国家之间的平衡（restore the balance within the union of nations making up the United Kingdom）”可知，

44、权力下放的目的是为了维持各个国家之间的平衡，C项“在国家之间创造一个更好的平等状况”表述符合题意。【干扰项排除】A项“维持目前在各国之间的地位”，根据解题思路，由restore可推断，成员国原来的关系已经被破坏，所以该项属于曲解原文；B项“减少英格兰的立法权”，由第二段最后一句“托尼布莱尔实施了从威斯敏斯特移交部分立法权的计划，目的是给俱乐部的其他成员苏格兰、北爱尔兰和威尔士更大的发言权”可知，部分立法权的转移旨在给其他成员更大的话语权，该项与原文相反，属于反向干扰；D项“给联盟中所有的国家更多的发言权”，由C项解题思路可知，原文只提到会赋予苏格兰、北爱尔兰、威尔士更大发言权，并非所有成员国，

45、该项曲解原文。2.【选项释义】2. The word “centrifugal” in the second paragraph means _. 2. 第二段中的“centrifugal”的意思是_。A. separatist A. 分离主义者的B. conventional B. 传统的C. feudal C. 封建制度的D. political D. 政治的【答案】A【考查点】词汇推测题。【解题思路】根据关键词centrifugal定位至第二段最后一句“托尼布莱尔实施了从威斯敏斯特移交部分立法权的计划，目的是给俱乐部的其他成员苏格兰、北爱尔兰和威尔士更大的发言权，并且对抗似乎威胁到联盟理

46、念的centrifugal力量”，从中可知，要对抗这种会威胁到联盟理念的力量，说明这种力量会分散成员国之间的联合，所以推测centrifugal表示“分离的，分散的”，A选项“分离主义者的”词义与之意思相近。因此，该题选择A项。【干扰项排除】B项“传统的”、C项“封建制度的”和D项“政治的”由解题思路可知，这三项属于曲解原文。3.【选项释义】3. Wales is different from Scotland in all the following aspects EXCEPT _. 3. 除了_，威尔士在以下方面都与苏格兰不同。A. peoples desire for devoluti

47、on A. 人民对权力下放的渴望B. locals turnout for the voting B. 当地选民的投票率C. powers of the legislative body C. 立法机构的权力D. status of the national language D. 国家语言的地位【答案】D【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】根据文章第一段最后一句“威尔士语现在是欧洲最成功的地方语言之一，在这个国家的300万人口中，有50多万人讲威尔士语”可知，虽然原文第一段提到了威尔士语言的成功性，但是文中并没有提到苏格兰语言的地位，这两者没有可比性，D项“国家语言的地位”属于无中生有，符合题

48、干。因此，该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A项“人民对权力下放的渴望”，根据第三段前两句“威尔士人对权力下放并不热心。苏格兰人以压倒性优势投票支持成立议会，而威尔士议会的投票仅以不到1%的得票率勉强通过，投票率不到25%。”可知，这两个国家人民对权利下放态度截然不同，该项符合原文，属于反向干扰；B项“当地选民的投票率”，根据A项解题思路可知，威尔士的投票率不到25%，而苏格兰 却以压倒性的投票率支持成立议会，可见这两个国家的选民投票率不同，该项属于反向干扰；C项“立法机构的权力”，根据第三段第五句“与爱丁堡不同，威尔士不能制定法律”可知，爱丁堡属于苏格兰，也就是说苏格兰和威尔士的立法机构的制定法律

49、的权力不同，该项也符合原文，属于反向干扰。4.【选项释义】4. Which of the following is NOT cited as an example of the resurgence of Welsh national identity?4. 以下哪一项没有被引用作为威尔士民族身份复苏的例子？A. Welsh has witnessed a revival as a national language. A. 威尔士语见证了它作为一种全国性语言的复兴。B. Poverty-relief funds have come from the European Union. B. 扶贫

50、资金来自欧盟。C. A Welsh national airline is currently in operation. C. 威尔士国家航空公司目前正在运营。D. The national symbol has become a familiar sight. D. 这个国家的象征已成为人们熟悉的景象。【答案】B【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】根据第三段倒数第二句“与此同时，来自欧盟的近200万美元赠款将用于解决贫困问题”可知，原文虽然提到威尔士从欧盟拿到将近200万美元解决贫困问题，但并不表明它的民族身份得到复苏，由此可判断本题选择B项“扶贫资金来自欧盟”。【干扰项排除】A项“威尔士语

51、见证了它作为一种全国性语言的复兴”，根据第二段第一句“这种语言的复兴，尤其是在年轻人中，是席卷这个自豪的小国的民族身份复兴的一部分”可知，语言的复兴，是威尔士民族认同感复兴的一部分，该项符合原文，属于反向干扰；C项“威尔士国家航空公司目前正在运营”，根据第四段第四句“威尔士现在拥有一家国家航空公司”，结合本段第一句提到“报纸和杂志上充斥着伟大的威尔士男人和女人的故事，提升了他们的自尊”可知，该项是提升威尔士人自尊的例子，符合原文，属于反向干扰；D项“这个国家的象征已成为人们熟悉的景象”，根据第四段最后一句“自亚瑟王时代以来，红龙就一直是这个国家的象征，它无处不在，印在T恤、橄榄球运动衫上，甚至

52、手机外壳上”可知，威尔士的象征红龙也变得随处可见，该项符合原文，属于反向干扰。5.【选项释义】5. According to Dyfan Jones what has changed is _. 5. 根据Dyfan Jones的说法，改变的是_。A. peoples mentality A. 人们的心态B. pop culture B. 流行文化C. towns appearance C. 城市外貌D. possibilities for the people D. 人民的可能性【答案】A【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据关键信息what has changed可以定位至文章最后一段，第

53、一句提到“缺乏自信几乎是一种遗传倾向”，可知，Dyfan Jones认为威尔士人曾经普遍缺乏自信；而最后一句提到“我们曾经这样想；我们什么都做不了，我们只是威尔士人；现在，我认为这种情况正在改变”可知，Dyfan Jones认为现在威尔士人的心态已经发生了变化，所以改变的是人们的心态，该题选择A项“人们的心态”。【干扰项排除】B项“流行文化”和C项“城市外貌”在原文均未提及，属于无中生有；D项“人民的可能性”，根据最后一段倒数第二句“他的威尔士身份和他在英语、全球青年文化和新联邦欧洲的成员身份一样舒适，Dyfan像他的同龄人一样，在一种十年前无法想象的可能性中成长”可知，现在的年轻人不再认为自

54、己只是什么也做不了的威尔士人，他们认为自己有更多的可能性，也是说明人们的心态发生了变化，该项曲解原文。7. 单选题Though having been living in Shanghai for 20 years, he still has a（ ）northern accent.问题1选项A.distinctiveB.distinctC.distinguishedD.distinguishing【答案】B【解析】【选项释义】A. distinctive独特的，特别的 B. distinct清晰的；清楚的C. distinguished卓越的，杰出的 D. distinguishing有区别

55、的【答案】B【考查点】形容词辨析。【解题思路】根据句意“虽然他在上海已经住了20年了，但他仍然有_北方口音”可知，空格处表示“明显的”符合句意，因此该题选择B项。【干扰项排除】A项强调某件事物的品质；C、D项不符合句意。【句意】虽然他在上海已经住了20年了，但他的北方口音仍然很重。8. 单选题My first encounter with the international artist and art critic Fairfield Porter was actually through the poetry of his wife, Anne (Channing) Porter. Whi

56、le both grew to become quite celebrated in their crafts, Fairfields story is unique.Born into an affluent, artistic family in 1907, the boy who was one day become a renowned artist and respected art critic showed a comparative lack of artistic ability when seen next to his siblings. While his older

57、brother Eliot took to photography, Fairfield Porter, despite being remarkably intelligent, appeared to be lacking any natural artistic talents. It seemed that, although a member of a family full of artists, his true skill lay in the critiquing of others artistry. This was evidenced in his second yea

58、r at Harvard by Farfields decision to pursue art history as his major field of study. After studying at Harvard under Arthur Pope and then traveling briefly through Europe, Fairfield came back to the United States to further his education at the Art Students League in New York City. There he became

59、acquainted with the famed photographer Alfred Stieglitzthe work of whom is said to have positively influenced Fairfields paintings to some degree.Between the years 1931 and 1932, Fairfield spent the majority of his time in Italy learning to appreciate and critique the works of the great Renaissance

60、painters. His training came from both direct study under world-famous art historian Bernard Berenson, and from countless hours spent in museums and galleries observing the greatest pieces of Italian art.Following his marriage to Anne upon his return from Italy, Fairfield spent the better part of the

61、 next two decades developing his skills as a painter while caring for his autistic son. During this period his meetings with the French Intimist painter Willem De Kooning would prove to have a profound effect on his later works. Porter was the first to publicly acclaim the work of Kooning.In fact, w

62、hat made Porter so famous was his knack for responding directly to an artists work. He found fault with the common “talk based” criticism that spoke to art only in reference to its past or to some vague theoretical framework; such criticism attempted to shape the future of art and was far too biased

63、 for Porter. His time as an art critic for such publications as Art News and The Nation ended, however, in 1961 when he decided to pursue a full-time painting career.The other side of his fame, his uncommon approach to painting, is just as important to the understanding of Fairfield Porters contributions to the world of art. His personal philosophy comes from a blending of two views; art should be personal, emotiona