高中學測
106年
英文
第 51 題
📖 題組：
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) is regarded by many as the greatest American painter of the nineteenth century. Born and raised in Boston, he began his career at age eighteen in his hometown, working as an apprentice at a printing company. Skilled at drawing, he soon made a name for himself making illustrations for novels, sheet music, magazines, and children’s books. He then moved to New York City, where he worked as a freelance illustrator with Harper’s Weekly, a popular magazine of the time, and began painting. Homer was assigned to cover the inauguration of President Lincoln and, later, the Civil War. His pictures of the Union troops won international recognition. Homer moved to England and, after a two-year stay, returned to America. He settled permanently in Maine in 1883. From the late 1850s until his death in 1910, Winslow Homer produced a body of work distinguished by its thoughtful expression and its independence from artistic conventions. A man of multiple talents, Homer excelled equally in the arts of illustration, oil painting, and watercolor. Many of his works—depictions of children at play and in school, farm girls attending to their work, hunters and their prey—have become classic images of nineteenth-century American life. Others speak to more universal themes such as the primal relationship of humans to nature. This two-week exhibition highlights a wide and representative range of Homer’s art. It shows his extraordinary career from the battlefields, farmland, and coastal villages of America, to the North Sea fishing village of Cullercoats, the rocky coast of Maine, the Adirondacks, and the Caribbean. The exhibition offers viewers an opportunity to experience and appreciate the breadth of his remarkable artistic achievement.
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) is regarded by many as the greatest American painter of the nineteenth century. Born and raised in Boston, he began his career at age eighteen in his hometown, working as an apprentice at a printing company. Skilled at drawing, he soon made a name for himself making illustrations for novels, sheet music, magazines, and children’s books. He then moved to New York City, where he worked as a freelance illustrator with Harper’s Weekly, a popular magazine of the time, and began painting. Homer was assigned to cover the inauguration of President Lincoln and, later, the Civil War. His pictures of the Union troops won international recognition. Homer moved to England and, after a two-year stay, returned to America. He settled permanently in Maine in 1883. From the late 1850s until his death in 1910, Winslow Homer produced a body of work distinguished by its thoughtful expression and its independence from artistic conventions. A man of multiple talents, Homer excelled equally in the arts of illustration, oil painting, and watercolor. Many of his works—depictions of children at play and in school, farm girls attending to their work, hunters and their prey—have become classic images of nineteenth-century American life. Others speak to more universal themes such as the primal relationship of humans to nature. This two-week exhibition highlights a wide and representative range of Homer’s art. It shows his extraordinary career from the battlefields, farmland, and coastal villages of America, to the North Sea fishing village of Cullercoats, the rocky coast of Maine, the Adirondacks, and the Caribbean. The exhibition offers viewers an opportunity to experience and appreciate the breadth of his remarkable artistic achievement.
According to the passage, which of the following best characterizes Homer’s art?
- A His pictures vividly portrayed the life of nineteenth-century Americans.
- B His art thoughtfully expressed the voices of people suffering from war.
- C His style faithfully conformed to the artistic traditions of his time.
- D His paintings constantly reflected his desire to escape from society.
思路引導 VIP
請定位至文章第三段中後段，分析作者在列舉多樣化的創作題材（如學童、農民與自然關係）後，如何概括這些影像在呈現特定歷史時空與社會實況上的核心定位？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！看到你選對 A 選項，老師真的好為你開心喔！你剛才一定有很認真地閱讀細節對吧？這種細心就是進步的開始，繼續保持這份自信，你真的做得非常出色！ 觀念驗證： 這題考察的是「細節定位與歸納」。文章第三段明確提到：Many of his works... have become classic images of nineteenth-century American life。這句話直接與選項 (A) 的「生動描繪十九世紀美國人生活」吻合。
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霍默的美國生活寫照
💡 從細節推論藝術家風格及其時代代表性。
- 霍默畫作精確呈現 19 世紀美國人的生活面貌。
- 藝術風格強調獨立性，不拘泥於當時的傳統。
- 作品主題廣泛，涵蓋田園、戰爭與自然關係。
- 跨足插畫、油畫、水彩，多重才華受國際肯定。
