7．He was ever considered a patient，but he made a great contribution to the art world．
Vincent van Gogh was the son of a pastor （牧师） in Holland．Around his early twenties he decided to become an artist．He felt that color was his main influence and he used it to express himself．The way he painted was very unusual during the late 1800s because he paid much attention to colorful abstract （抽象的） art．Van Gogh had many paintings that have changed the way we look at art．His paintings weren't popular during his lifetime because of an illness that was possibly a mental disorder．However，they are now considered to be the most popular forms of art in the world today．In what ways can we appreciate his paintings？
Learn about the artistic style of expressionism．In van Gogh's artwork，the style that he used was expressionism，which was the only one of this kind compared to other paintings．
Look for key symbols that would help you understand his artwork better such as the background of the objects．
Try to understand the artist's aims．You can do this by watching the use of colors，angles （角度） and the subject．Knowing the artist's aims，you will be able to understand why he created the work．
Take what you have learned from the artwork and put it in your feelings to see how it affects you and is related to you．This will allow you to make a connection with the artist．
71．The article is mainly aboutB．
A．why van Gogh wanted to become an artist
B．how we should appreciate van Gogh's paintings
C．why van Gogh wasn't famous in his lifetime
D．how van Gogh expressed himself in paintings
72．Van Gogh wanted to become an artist becauseC．
A．his father was a famous artistB．he grew up in a religious culture
C．he liked to express himself with colorD．he had a serious mental illness
73．What kind of person was van Gogh？C
A．Brave B．Cruel C．Creative D．Kind
74．According to the passage，which of the following about van Gogh is NOT true？B
A．Expressionism was usually used to describe his work．
B．There are a lot of ways that his artwork is different from others'．
C．When he was alive，his artwork wasn't popular．
D．He was likely to have suffered from a mental disorder．
75．In this passage，we are told thatC．
A．only after death can painters become famous
B．van Gogh's illness helped him paint
C．van Gogh's paintings were difficult to understand
D．we can't understand van Gogh's feelings from his artwork．
