Unit 3 The art of painting
Part 1 Welcome to the unit &Reading
基础过关练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.China has made many achievements in improving its economy and people's living conditions in the past (十年).
2.Those with a (生动的) imagination tend to stand out in some creative work.
3.Jackson outlined his (想象) of a world where there would be no wars.
4.The victims of the landslide in Taiwan are (主要地) from Guangdong.
5.Scientists are afraid that some day an even bigger earthquake will s the area.
6.She wants her paintings d in the gallery, but we don't think they would be very popular.
Ⅱ.选词填空
look forward to;be struck by;take up;result in;as opposed to;be similar to
1.Many students don't know what to at university.
2.He wanted the man he to stay with him.
3.Tom Peter in height though they are of different ages.
4.The speed of communications today, that of yesterday, has greatly changed the way business today is conducted.
5.Visitors the natural scenery of Jiuzhaigou, which was beautiful beyond description.
6.A number of new machines were introduced, an increase in production.
Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1.Before (liberate) many people could not read or write.
2.No composer was considered (worth) of the name until he had written an opera.
3.The professor (oppose) to carrying out the project made a comment on the report.
4.Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find (employ).
Ⅳ.完成句子
1.从山顶上看,这座城市显得更美丽。
of the hill, the city looks more beautiful.
2.我正是因为交通堵塞才来晚的。
the traffic jam that I came late.
3.不管你对这个城市有多了解,你都容易迷路。
No matter how well you know this city, get lost.
Ⅴ.课文语法填空
I was 1 (please) to visit the Muse d'Orsay located in an old railway building,
2 (feature) some of the best-known paintings from the Impressionist movement of the 19th century.
The artists who made the deepest 3 (impress) on me were two of the greatest Impressionist 4 (painter), Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Monet was
5 (great) inspired by nature and in the last three decades of his life he painted mostly scenes from his garden, one of 6 is shown in the famous piece Blue Water Lilies. 7 , Renoir preferred to paint scenes of everyday life, for example, his 1876 masterpiece Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette showing life in 8 busy neighbourhood of Paris on a Sunday afternoon.
The Impressionists' vision influenced not only a whole new generation of Post-Impressionist painters like Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, whose works are also displayed at the Muse d'Orsay, but 9 modern art, 10 (encourage) artists to look at the world from an entirely new point of view.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2020北京首师大附中高一下期中,)
Van Gogh painted sunflowers for the first time in the summer of 1886. Two years later, his interest appeared again after he settled in Arles. After he had invited the French artist Paul Gauguin, whom he admired, to join his Studio of the South, he began painting sunflowers to brighten up the whitewashed walls of the yellow house he was living in, not far from the town's railway station.
Gauguin accepted Van Gogh's invitation. When he began dragging his feet, Van Gogh painted the last two of the four original Sunflowers for the modest bedroom where his guest would sleep following his arrival that autumn. “Van Gogh saw the Sunflowers for Gauguin's bedroom as a way of attracting his friend to come from Brittany,” says Bailey.
According to Martin Gayford, Gauguin was very surprised by the Sunflowers, which he repeatedly praised and asked for as a gift. Years later, Gauguin himself painted some sunflower pictures.
Van Gogh's Sunflowers stand for his relationship with Gauguin. “I think he painted them for the joy of it,” says Jansen. “Van Gogh was at the height of his powers in the summer of 1888,” explains Bailey. “He painted the Sunflowers quickly and with great energy and confidence.” Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo in late August, “I'm painting quickly now, and it won't surprise you when it's a question of painting large sunflowers.”
Van Gogh recognized at once that he had created something important and that his sunflowers were so different. As he told Theo in January 1889, while other artists were known for painting other flowers, the sunflower was his. This, in fact, explains the reason for the popularity of Van Gogh's Sunflowers today.
1.Van Gogh painted sunflowers in 1888 in order to .
A.give them to Gauguin
B.make his living
C.decorate his house
D.show his artistic talent to others
2.Where were the last two Sunflowers placed by Van Gogh
A.In the British museum.
B.In Gauguin's bedroom.
C.In the town's railway station.
D.In a rich businessman's house.
3.How did Gauguin feel about Van Gogh's painting—the Sunflowers
A.Very bad. B.Just so-so.
C.Rather worried. D.Quite surprised.
4.From the last two paragraphs we can learn that .
A.Van Gogh was not good at painting large sunflowers
B.Van Gogh had much trouble in painting the Sunflowers
C.Van Gogh didn't like his Sunflowers at all at that time
D.Van Gogh realized the Sunflowers would make him known
B
(2021江西南康中学高一月考,)
Girl with a Pearl Earring has been part of the Mauritshuis's collection in Hague since 1902 and is still on display at the museum. Rumours(谣言)have surrounded Johannes Vermeer's work ever since it was rediscovered in the late 19th century, and this painting still continues to generate interest, debate and imagination.
Although Vermeer was among the most successful artists working in Delft during the 17th century, he was almost completely forgotten after his death in 1675. Even during his lifetime, Vermeer's influence was mainly limited to Delft where he earned a reasonable living as a painter and art dealer. What's more, Vermeer's name is rarely mentioned in historical records and he left behind barely any other documents about his career or personal history.
Very little is known about Girl with a Pearl Earring. However, art historians have decided several important facts about the painting. Recent research suggests that the black, negative space behind Vermeer's model was originally painted dark green.
Much like other artists of his time, Vermeer enjoyed painting figures dressed in Middle Eastern clothes. As his model wears a turban(头巾帽), many art historians argue that the Vermeer's painting shouldn't be considered as a portrait at all. Instead, most scholars agree that Girl with a Pearl Earring belongs to a kind of painting called Tronie that began in the Low Countries around Vermeer's time. This type of artwork often portrays(描绘)characters rather than actual people. It portrays a certain type of character; in this case a girl in fanciful dress, wearing an oriental turban and an improbably large pearl in her ear.
It is interesting to note that the painting was known as Girl with Turban or simply Young Girl for most of its existence and only received its current name less than a century ago. While it is impossible to identify Vermeer's model, due to a complete lack of evidence, he may have asked one of his seven daughters to sit for the painting.
5.What do we learn about Johannes Vermeer when he was alive
A.He lived a very hard life.
B.He wasn't a gifted artist.
C.He liked writing about himself.
D.He wasn't much known out of his city.
6.What makes some scholars regard Girl with a Pearl Earring as a work of Tronie
A.The girl's special expression.
B.The girl's unusual dress.
C.The model's unclear gesture.
D.The model's background painting.
7.What can we know about the painting from the last paragraph
A.Its model remains mysterious.
B.Its name is still controversial.
C.It was severely damaged a century ago.
D.It was inspired by a daughter of the artist.
8.What would be the best title for the text
A.Life experiences of Johannes Vermeer
B.The model of Girl with a Pearl Earring
C.The story behind Girl with a Pearl Earring
D.Characteristics of Johannes Vermeer's paintings
Ⅱ.七选五
(2021江苏南京师大附中高二上模拟,)
Leonardo da Vinci and Nature
In the modern world, art and science are two very separate activities, but in Leonardo's time they were closely connected. Science meant mathematics and medical studies. 1 Mathematics included practical work like surveying land for making maps as well as measuring the movements of the stars in the sky. An artist might need to measure the different parts of the body. He could also use mathematics to place things in relationship to each other in a drawing or painting so the scene looked correct. 2
Mathematics was also connected with music because musical sounds have a fixed relationship with each other that can be described with numbers. 3 More than that, though, Leonardo believed that numbers were a part of all things in the world, including music, and he said that “without them nothing can be done.”
“Nature has kindly given us things everywhere to copy,” wrote Leonardo. In all his activities, Leonardo was trying to discover the rules that control nature. In his search for those rules, he looked very carefully at a lot of examples and details. Actual experience was more important to him than opinion, and he worked from facts to ideas. 4 His purpose was to examine the world so he could copy it into beautiful paintings and sculptures. He also wanted to learn from the clever solutions of nature.
5 His quick little sketches(素描), often done while wandering outside, helped him to catch a movement or a shape. More careful drawings would be done at a desk with a pen and a ruler. In July 2001, a small drawing by Leonardo was sold for $12 million. It was the most expensive drawing in the world.
A.Leonardo was always drawing.
B.How could these be connected with art
C.Leonardo was also an influential philosopher.
D.Mathematicians and doctors worked to discover the unknown.
E.Above all, Leonardo wanted to understand how and why things worked.
F.Leonardo himself was a very good musician and liked to play an instrument and sing.
G.You will see a good example of such positioning in the painting of The Last Supper.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Unit 3 The art of painting
Part 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading
基础过关练
Ⅰ.1.decade 2.vivid 3.vision 4.mostly 5.strike 6.displayed
Ⅱ.1.take up 2.was looking forward to 3.is similar to 4.as opposed to 5.were struck by 6.resulting in
Ⅲ.1.liberation 考查名词。句意:解放前,许多人不会识字,也不会写字。此处Before为介词,后接名词作宾语。故填liberation。
2.worthy 考查形容词。句意:作曲家直到写出一部歌剧来才被认为名副其实。根据介词of可知,应用形容词worthy构成固定搭配。故填worthy。
3.opposed 考查形容词。句意:那位反对执行该计划的教授对报告作了评论。分析句子结构可知,此处应用形容词化了的过去分词作定语。故填opposed。
4.employment 考查名词。句意:毕业生感到找工作越来越难。动词find后接名词作宾语。故填employment。
Ⅳ.1.Seen from the top 2.It was because of 3.it is easy to
Ⅴ.1.pleased 考查形容词。系动词was后接形容词作表语,且主语I指人,所以应用形容词pleased。be pleased to do sth.表示“乐于做某事”,故填pleased。
2.featuring 考查非谓语动词。feature表示“以……为特色”,与the Muse d'Orsay之间为主动关系,故此处应用现在分词作状语。故填featuring。
3.impression 考查名词。形容词最高级deepest后接名词。故填impression。
4.painters 考查名词复数。根据two of可知,这里用名词复数。故填painters。
5.greatly 考查副词。此处用副词作状语修饰谓语动词。故填greatly。
6.which 考查定语从句。由前面的逗号以及one of可知,这里为非限制性定语从句,修饰前面的scenes,故填which。
7.However 考查副词。根据上下文可知,这里叙述的是两位画家不同的绘画风格,且空格后有逗号,因此however“然而”符合语境。故填However。
8.a 考查冠词。此处表示泛指,busy以辅音音素开头,所以应用不定冠词a。故填a。
9.also 考查固定结构。分析可知此处为not only...but also...结构,故填also。
10.encouraging 考查非谓语动词。前文已有谓语动词influenced,所以此处应用非谓语动词,提示词与其逻辑主语之间为主动关系,应用现在分词作状语,故填encouraging。
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Ⅰ.A
◎语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了著名画家凡·高的绘画作品《向日葵》的创作背景。
1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的he began painting sunflowers to brighten up the whitewashed walls of the yellow house he was living in可知,他画向日葵的目的是为他居住的黄色房屋内的被粉刷成白色的墙壁增添色彩。因此凡·高1888年画向日葵是为了装饰他的房子,故选C。A项“把它们送给高更”;B项“谋生”;D项“向他人展示他的艺术天赋”。
2.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的Gauguin accepted Van Gogh's invitation...Van Gogh painted the last two of the four original Sunflowers for the modest bedroom where his guest would sleep following his arrival that autumn.可知,高更接受了凡·高的邀请……凡·高为那间简朴的卧室画了他最早的四幅《向日葵》画作的最后两幅,在那个秋天,他的客人到达后就可以睡在那间卧室里。句中his guest指代高更,由此可知,凡·高把最后两幅《向日葵》画作放在了高更的卧室里,故选B。
3.D 推理判断题。根据第三段可知,据马丁·盖福德说,高更对《向日葵》画作感到非常惊讶,他一再赞美并索要它们作为礼物,故选D。A项“很差劲”;B项“一般”;C项“很担心”。
4.D 推理判断题。根据第五段可知,凡·高立刻意识到自己创造出了有价值的东西,出自他手的向日葵是如此与众不同。正如他在1889年1月对西奥说的,尽管其他艺术家以画其他花卉而闻名,但向日葵是他的。这解释了为什么凡·高的《向日葵》在今天如此受欢迎。由此可见,凡·高对自己的作品很有自信,意识到《向日葵》会让他闻名遐迩。故选D。由第四段最后一句可知,凡·高在信中说他作画的速度很快,画大向日葵也得心应手,故排除A项(凡·高不擅长画大向日葵);由第四段中的He painted the Sunflowers quickly and with great energy and confidence.可知,凡·高画《向日葵》时很快,精力充沛且相当自信,故排除B项(凡·高画《向日葵》时遇到了很多困难);由第四段中的I think he painted them for the joy of it可知,詹森认为凡·高画这些向日葵是为了从中获得乐趣,因此凡·高当时是喜欢自己的画作的,故排除C项(凡·高当时一点也不喜欢他的《向日葵》)。
【高频词汇】 1.admire vt.欣赏;钦佩 2.brighten up使更艳丽
3.modest adj.朴素的;不太大的 4.stand for代表,象征 5.recognize vt.意识到;承认;认出
原句 After he had invited the French artist Paul Gauguin, whom he admired, to join his Studio of the South, he began painting sunflowers to brighten up the whitewashed walls of the yellow house he was living in, not far from the town's railway station. 分析 本句是主从复合句。After引导时间状语从句,其中whom he admired是一个定语从句,修饰先行词the French artist Paul Gauguin;主句中he was living in是一个省略了引导词that或which的定语从句,修饰先行词house。 句意 在他邀请自己崇拜的法国艺术家保罗·高更加入自己的南方画室之后,他开始画向日葵, 为他居住的离小镇的火车站不远的黄色房屋内的被粉刷成白色的墙壁增添色彩。
B
◎语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了约翰内斯·维米尔创作的名画《戴珍珠耳环的少女》背后的故事。
5.D 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的Even during his lifetime, Vermeer's influence was mainly limited to Delft where he earned a reasonable living as a painter and art dealer.(即使在他一生中,维米尔的影响力主要局限于代尔夫特,在那里他以画家兼艺术品经销商的身份过着还算体面的生活。)可知,在维米尔活着的时候,他在他的城市之外并不知名。故选D。A项“他过着非常艰苦的生活”错误;B项“他不是一个有天赋的艺术家”可由第二段中的Vermeer was among the most successful artists排除;C项文中没有提到。
6.B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二、三句可知,由于他画中的模特戴着头巾,许多艺术历史学家认为维米尔的画不应该被视为肖像画。相反,大多数学者赞成《戴珍珠耳环的少女》属于一种叫Tronie的画。因此,少女不寻常的着装使一些学者认为《戴珍珠耳环的少女》是一种Tronie作品。故选B。A项“这个女孩特殊的表情”;C项“模特不清晰的手势”;D项“模特的背景画”。
7.A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的While it is impossible to identify Vermeer's model, due to a complete lack of evidence可知,由于完全缺乏证据,无法确定维米尔的模特的身份。由此可知,这幅画的模特的身份很神秘。故选A。由最后一段首句可知,这幅画曾被称为《戴头巾的女孩》或《年轻女孩》,直到不到一个世纪前才有了现在的名字《戴珍珠耳环的少女》,因此目前没有争议,故排除B项“这幅画的名字仍然有争议”;C项“这幅画在一个世纪前被严重损坏”与文中描述不符;D项“这幅画的灵感来自这个画家的一个女儿”只是文中的推测,并未证实,故排除。
8.C 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了维米尔的著名画作《戴珍珠耳环的少女》背后的故事,包括作者的情况、该画作的类型和特点、画作中模特的神秘身份等。因此这篇文章的最佳标题就是“《戴珍珠耳环的少女》背后的故事”。故选C。A项“约翰内斯·维米尔的人生经历”、B项“《戴珍珠耳环的少女》的模特”和D项“约翰内斯·维米尔的画的特点”都是文章内容的一部分。
【高频词汇】 1.be limited to...被局限在…… 2.earn a living谋生 3.what's more另外;而且 4.negative adj.缺乏热情的,消极的 5.originally adv.起初;原来 6.be considered as...被认为是…… 7.note vt.指出;特别提到 8.existence n.存在
9.due to由于
原句 It is interesting to note that the painting was known as Girl with Turban or simply Young Girl for most of its existence and only received its current name less than a century ago. 分析 本句是主从复合句,句首的It为形式主语,真正的主语是后面的不定式短语to note..., note后为that引导的宾语从句。 句意 有趣的是,要特别提到这幅画在它存在的大部分时间内都被称为《戴头巾的女孩》或只是《年轻女孩》,仅仅不到一个世纪前才有了现在的名字。
Ⅱ.◎语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。列奥纳多·达·芬奇将艺术和科学联系起来进行创作。
1.B 由设空处前两句可知,在现代世界,艺术和科学是两个截然不同的活动,但在列奥纳多的时代,它们是紧密相连的。科学意味着数学和医学研究。由设空处后两句可知,数学包括测量土地以绘制地图、测量天空中星星的运动等实践任务。艺术家可能需要测量身体的不同部位。由此看来,B项(那这些是如何与艺术联系起来的呢 )可以合理衔接上下文。故选B。
2.G 空前指出,他还可以使用数学方法在素描画或油画中把东西合理放置,安排多者之间的关系。从该句中可以提取两点信息:一是in a drawing or painting;二是place things。G项(你会在画作《最后的晚餐》里看到这种放置的绝佳范例)符合语境,故选G。
3.F 由本段首句可知,本段叙述的是数学与音乐的关系。由空后句中的More than that可知,空后句与设空处构成逻辑上的递进关系,设空处应体现列奥纳多与音乐的关系,因此F项(列奥纳多本身就是一位非常优秀的音乐家,喜欢演奏乐器和唱歌)与此意切合。故选F。
4.E 从空前的叙述可知,实践经验对他来说比观点更重要,由空后两句可知他的目的是考察这个世界,以便能够把它复制在自己美丽的绘画和雕塑中;他也想从大自然巧妙解决问题的方法中学习。由His purpose was...和He also wanted to...可见E项(最重要的是,列奥纳多想要理解事物是如何运作的,又为什么会这么运作)切合题意,故选E。
5.A 由空后两句可知,他的快速小素描通常是在外面闲逛时完成的,帮助他捕捉一个动作或一个形状。他会在桌子上用钢笔和尺子画出更细致的素描画。设空处在本段的开头,有总起本段的作用,而后文所说的事情都与画画有关,故A项(列奥纳多一直在作画)符合文意。
【高频词汇】 1.practical adj.实际的;实用性的 2.scene n.场面;情景 3.detail n.细节 4.solution n.解决方法 5.above all最重要的是
11Part 2 Grammar and usage &Integrated skills
基础过关练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.Some plants are sensitive to light;they prefer the (阴凉处).
2.The workers in the factory often work in poor conditions with low (工资).
3.This kind of (蘑菇) is poisonous though it looks beautiful.
4.More and more citizens are suggesting ways to preserve the historically important (建筑风格) in China.
5.The bridegroom ended his speech by proposing a (干杯) to the guests.
6.To our satisfaction, great changes have taken place in Shantou after the (活动) of building a civilized city.
7.The police have warned the inhabitants not to (游泳) in the polluted river.
8.Vegetables are healthiest when eaten (生的), as the vitamin is not cooked out of them.
9.The manager will (安排) for you to visit the big company next week.
Ⅱ.选词填空
be determined to;be concerned about;have access to;take measures to;be well known for;regard...as...
1.Nowadays, cycling, along with jogging and swimming, one of the best all-round forms of exercise.
2.The scientists make a breakthrough in the development of the vaccine against COVID-19.
3.Jason should tell us that he is fine;otherwise, we would him.
4.Switzerland its impressive mountainous scenery.
5.We should protect our rivers from being polluted.
6.Our country has made every effort to make sure everyone can the good medical facilities.
Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1.Visitors were (amaze) at the amazing paintings that the guide showed.
2.It is (disappoint) that he didn't pass the exam.
3.The situation here is (encourage) and we are (encourage).
4.He was (worry) about his worrying son.
5.I'm not (satisfy) with his interpretation of this sentence.
6.Tom never works hard at his lessons, so it's not (surprise) to see a disappointed look on his face after the exam.
7.The music played by the little boy sounds so (excite).
8.Her parents were so (please) to get the news that she won the prize.
9.Tom is really (amuse)!Working with him in the same office, I don't think I'll get (bore).
Ⅳ.完成句子
1.放弃他的工作是我们最不希望他做的事情。
was the last thing we expected him to do.
2.那是一次非常可怕的经历。后来大家都很震惊。
It was a really frightening experience. Afterwards everybody .
3.目前,网络在我们的生活中起着重要作用,这使得很多人忽视面对面的交流。
At present, the network plays an important part in our
life, ignore face-to-face communication.
4.在日常生活中我们应该使自己远离危险。
In our daily life, we should danger.
5.考虑到她缺乏经验,她能成功令人惊讶。
Considering her lack of experience, that she has achieved.
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2020福建厦门一中高二开学考试,)
It's common knowledge that the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting seems to look at observers, following them with her eyes no matter where they stand in the room. But this common knowledge turns out wrong.
A new study finds that the woman in the painting is actually looking out at an angle that's 15.4 degrees off to the observer's right—well outside of the range that people normally believe when they think someone is looking right at them. “In other words,” said the study's author, Horstmann, “she's not looking at you.” This is somewhat ironic(讽刺的), because the entire phenomenon of a person's gaze in a photograph or painting seeming to follow the viewer is called the Mona Lisa effect. “That effect is absolutely real,” Horstmann said. If a person is painted or photographed looking straight ahead, even people viewing the portrait from an angle will feel they are being looked at. As long as the angle of the person's gaze is not more than about 5 degrees off to either side, the Mona Lisa effect occurs.
Horstmann and his co-author were studying this effect for its application in the creation of artificial-intelligence avatars(人工智能头像)when Horstmann took a long look at the Mona Lisa and realized she wasn't looking at him.
To make sure it wasn't just him, the researchers asked 24 people to view images of the Mona Lisa on a computer screen. They set a ruler between the viewer and the screen and asked the participants to note which number on the ruler intersected(相交) Mona Lisa's gaze. To calculate the angle of Mona Lisa's gaze as she looked at the viewer, they moved the ruler farther from or closer to the screen during the study. Consistently, the researchers found, participants judged that the woman in the Mona Lisa portrait was not looking straight at them, but slightly off to their right.
So why do people repeat the belief that her eyes seem to follow the viewer Horstmann isn't sure. “It's possible,” he said, “that people have the desire to be looked at, so they think the woman is looking straight at them. Or maybe the people who first coined the term Mona Lisa effect just thought it was a cool name.”
1.It is generally believed that the woman in the painting Mona Lisa .
A.attracts the viewers' eyes
B.seems mysterious because of her eyes
C.fixes her eyes on the back of the viewers
D.looks at the viewers wherever they stand
2.What gaze range in a painting will cause the Mona Lisa effect
3.The experiment involving 24 people was conducted to .
A.confirm Horstmann's belief
B.create artificial-intelligence avatars
C.calculate the angle of Mona Lisa's gaze
D.explain how the Mona Lisa effect can be applied
4.What can we learn from the passage
A.Horstmann thought it was cool to coin the term Mona Lisa effect.
B.The Mona Lisa effect contributes to the creation of artificial intelligence.
C.Feeling being gazed at by Mona Lisa may be caused by the desire for attention.
D.The position of the ruler in the experiment will influence the viewers' judgement.
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2021江苏无锡期中,)
The town of Paradise has suffered a fire, which lasted 17 days and caused a loss of $16.5 billion. As a result, the beautifully named place 1 its beauty.
Shane Grammer, the director of Disney's theme parks in Los Angeles, paid close attention to the news of the fire's deadly path. In fact, he felt 2 to help when seeing the picture shared by his friend, in which only a white chimney(烟囱) of his house
3 after the fire.
“I've got to 4 that chimney,” he said. “I'm not trying to say anything. It's just that I'm an artist. And it was a(n) 5 for me to express myself and be an artist, wasn't it ”
Grammer spent three hours spray-painting the image of a woman on the chimney in black and white, which was 6 mysterious. Perhaps it served as a(n) 7 of the beauty of life or just life itself.
Then Grammer put its picture on social media. On seeing it, the victims of the fire could not 8 themselves. “Beautiful and impressive,” one of them remarked. And another said, “You bring beauty and 9 .”
At this time, Grammer became aware that something 10 had been transformed by a purely artistic expression. “When the first mural(壁画)moved so many people, I knew I had to 11 ,”he told the journalist. Grammer returned to Paradise eight times in three months, 12 which he completed 17 murals of victims and other figures.
Today, Grammer's efforts have 13 into a movement. He has also painted murals in dark places around the world that seriously need some light.
Ironically, the first painting, on the chimney in Paradise, existed for just several months, 14 the bulldozer(推土机)was a merciless art critic. But Grammer couldn't be more pleased with it, which means the spirit of Paradise is 15 again.
1.A.destroyed B.created C.witnessed D.lost
2.A.powerless B.enthusiastic C.urgent D.reluctant
3.A.left B.remained C.disappeared D.collapsed
4.A.mend B.rebuild C.paint D.preserve
5.A.risk B.opportunity C.job D.duty
6.A.strikingly B.originally C.deliberately D.accidentally
7.A.label B.object C.content D.reminder
8.A.support B.contain C.help D.release
9.A.hope B.mystery C.entertainment D.diversity
10.A.brighter B.higher C.bigger D.deeper
11.A.take back B.come back C.bring back D.hold back
12.A.to B.from C.of D.during
13.A.broken B.looked C.developed D.dipped
14.A.since B.while C.unless D.once
15.A.lasting B.rising C.fading D.accumulating
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2021福建三明一中高二上第二次月考,)
Chinese painting has a history of more than 2,000 years. Chinese painting has three major kinds of subjects, 1 (include) birds and flowers, persons and sights of the countryside, mountains and rivers. Chinese painting has much to do with the art of fine handwriting 2 (call) calligraphy. Chinese painters use black ink 3 (produce) different tones and a brush to make many kinds of lines. Even if they add color, the ink drawing remains the basis 4 the design. In judging paintings, the Chinese pay more attention to the brushwork than to 5 subject.
Chinese painting, also known as the traditional national painting, has its unique and 6 (independence) system in the world's fine arts field. The traditional subjects are persons, sights, flowers and birds. They 7 (divide) into two different styles. One is Gong bi, or meticulous(细致的)painting. This traditional realistic style features the fine brushwork and close attention to detail. The other is Xie yi, 8 characteristics are vivid expression and powerful outlines. The 9 (form) of painting include wall paintings, screens, albums and fan covers. There 10 (be) also unique decoration skills for paintings.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2 Grammar and usage & Integrated skills
基础过关练
Ⅰ.1.shade 2.wages 3.mushroom 4.architecture 5.toast
6.campaign 7.bathe 8.raw 9.arrange
Ⅱ.1.is regarded as 2.are/were determined to 3.be concerned about 4.is well known for 5.take measures to 6.have access to
Ⅲ. 1.amazed 考查-ed形式的形容词作表语。句意:游客们对导游展示的令人惊叹的绘画感到惊奇。主语Visitors指人,所以应用形容词amazed作表语。故填amazed。
2.disappointing 考查-ing形式的形容词作表语。句意:令人失望的是他没有通过这次考试。It作形式主语,真正的主语是that引导的从句,所以应用disappointing作表语。故填disappointing。
3.encouraging;encouraged 考查-ing形式和-ed形式的形容词作表语。句意:这里的形势令人鼓舞,我们受到了鼓舞。situation指物,we指人,所以应分别用encouraging和encouraged作表语。故填encouraging和encouraged。
4.worried 考查-ed形式的形容词作表语。句意:他担心他那令人担忧的儿子。be worried about...为……担心。故填worried。
5.satisfied 考查-ed形式的形容词作表语。句意:他对这个句子的解释,我不满意。be satisfied with...意为“对……感到满意”。故填satisfied。
6.surprising 考查-ing形式的形容词作表语。句意:汤姆在功课上从不用功,所以考试后在他脸上看到失望的表情也就不足为奇了。代词it作形式主语,真正的主语是其后的动词不定式短语,所以应用surprising作表语。故填surprising。
7.exciting 考查-ing形式的形容词作表语。句意:由这个小男孩弹奏的音乐听起来如此令人兴奋。主语The music指物,所以应用形容词exciting作表语。故填exciting。
8.pleased 考查-ed形式的形容词作表语。句意:她父母得知她获奖的消息非常高兴。此处应用pleased作表语,修饰主句主语Her parents。故填pleased。
9.amusing;bored 考查-ing形式和-ed形式的形容词作表语。句意:汤姆真有趣!和他在一间办公室工作,我认为我不会感到无聊。第一空说明主语汤姆的特征,他是“有趣的”,所以用amusing作表语;get bored意为“(人)感到无聊”。故填amusing和bored。
Ⅳ.1.Giving up his job 2.was very shocked 3.which makes many people 4.keep ourselves away from 5.it is surprising
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Ⅰ.◎语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。人们通常认为无论赏画人站在房间的哪个角落,《蒙娜丽莎》画像中的女性总像是在注视着赏画人。但研究证明,这种认识是错误的。研究人员认为这种感觉的产生有可能是因为人们有被注视的欲望。
1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的It's common knowledge that the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting seems to look at observers, following them with her eyes no matter where they stand in the room.可知,众所周知,无论赏画人站在房间的哪个角落,列奥纳多·达·芬奇最著名的画作(《蒙娜丽莎》)中的女性似乎都在注视着赏画人,故选D项。A项“吸引赏画人的眼睛”;B项“因为她的眼睛而看起来很神秘”;C项“注视着赏画人的后方”。
2.B 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句As long as the angle of the person's gaze is not more than about 5 degrees off to either side, the Mona Lisa effect occurs.可知,只要人的视线向两边偏离的角度不超过大约5度,就会产生“蒙娜丽莎效应”,观察选项中夹角图可知选B项。
3.A 推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段首句To make sure it wasn't just him, the researchers asked 24 people to view images of the Mona Lisa on a computer screen.可知,霍斯特曼和他的合著者在研究这种效应在人工智能头像创作中的应用时,霍斯特曼看了很久《蒙娜丽莎》,发现她并没有一直在注视自己。为了确保不仅仅只有他是这样的,研究人员让24个人在电脑屏幕上观看《蒙娜丽莎》的图像。由此可知,对24个人进行的实验是为了证实霍斯特曼的看法,故选 A项。B项“创造人工智能头像”;C项“计算蒙娜丽莎视线的角度”;D项“解释如何运用‘蒙娜丽莎效应'”。
4.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知,霍斯特曼认为,可能人们有被注视的欲望,所以他们认为画作中的女性在注视着他们。故选C项。由文章最后一段可知,霍斯特曼认为,第一个创造“蒙娜丽莎效应”这个术语的人只是觉得这是个很酷的名字,与A项(霍斯特曼认为创造“蒙娜丽莎效应”这个术语很酷)内容不符。由第三段可知,霍斯特曼和他的合著者研究“蒙娜丽莎效应”在人工智能头像创作中的应用,与B项(“蒙娜丽莎效应”有助于人工智能的创造)内容不符。由第四段研究过程可知,研究人员在参与者和屏幕之间放了一把尺子,并要求参与者指出尺子上的哪个数字与蒙娜丽莎的目光相交。当蒙娜丽莎注视着参与者时,为了计算蒙娜丽莎视线的角度,他们把尺子向屏幕移远或移近。研究人员发现,参与者一致判断《蒙娜丽莎》画像中的女性并没有直视自己,而是稍微偏向他们右侧,因此D项(尺子在实验中的位置会影响赏画人的判断)叙述与原文不符。
【高频词汇】 1.common knowledge常识 2.turn out证明是;结果是 3.take a look at看一看 4.participant n.参与者 5.consistently adv.一致地;连续地 6.have the desire to do有做……的欲望
原句 This is somewhat ironic(讽刺的), because the entire phenomenon of a person's gaze in a photograph or painting seeming to follow the viewer is called the Mona Lisa effect. 分析 本句是主从复合句。because引导的是一个原因状语从句,状语从句的主语是the entire phenomenon of a person's gaze in a photograph or painting seeming to follow the viewer,在此主语中,seeming to follow the viewer为现在分词短语作定语,修饰a person's gaze。 句意 这有点讽刺,因为照片或绘画中的一个人的目光似乎跟随观看者的整个现象被称为“蒙娜丽莎效应”。
Ⅱ.◎语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了火灾之后,艺术家Shane Grammer在天堂镇的废墟上作画,为受难者带来了美好和希望。
1.D 句意:结果,这个拥有美丽的名字的地方失去了(lost)它的美丽。destroy破坏,毁灭;creat创造;witness见证。根据首句The town of Paradise has suffered a fire, which lasted 17 days and caused a loss of $16.5 billion.可知,天堂镇遭受了一场持续17天、造成严重损失的大火,这个地方因大火失去了它原有的美丽,故选D。
2.A 句意:事实上,当看到他的朋友分享的照片,照片中大火过后朋友的房子只剩下(remained)一根白色的烟囱时,他感到无力(powerless)相助。enthusiastic热情的;urgent紧急的,迫切的;reluctant不情愿的。故选A。
3.B 句意见上一题。leave剩下;disappear消失;collapse 倒塌。根据语境可判断出大火过后房子只剩下一根白色的烟囱,remain表示“剩余”,是不及物动词,而leave是及物动词,要用被动语态。故选B。
4.C 根据下文他是一名艺术家的提示,以及下一段首句Grammer spent three hours spray-painting the image of a woman on the chimney in black and white...可知,他在烟囱上涂鸦作画,故选C。mend修理,修补;rebuild重建;preserve 保护。
5.B 句意:这对我来说是一个表达自我、做一名艺术家的机会(opportunity),难道不是吗 risk风险;job工作;duty职责,义务。结合上下文可知,他这样做并未带着任何功利目的,而是把作画作为一次表达自我和追求艺术的机会。opportunity符合语境,而duty强调的是工作上的职责、义务,是必须完成的任务,并不契合此处语境。故选B。
6.A 这里指这个女人的画像充满了引人注目(strikingly)的神秘感。originally最初,本来;deliberately故意地;accidentally 意外地。在仅剩的一根烟囱上作画,这无疑是醒目的,strikingly符合语境。故选A。
7.D 句意:或许它充当生活的美抑或是生活本身的提醒(reminder)。label标签;object目标,物体;content内容,目录。这场大火把小镇上人们的美好生活都毁了,所有的过往都烟消云散,眼前只有废墟。因而这幅画可提醒人们想起生活的美或生活本身,故选D。
8.B 句意:看到这幅画,这场大火的受害者无法抑制(contain)自己的情绪。support支持;help帮助;release释放。作为火灾受害者,这幅画激发了他们内心强烈的情感,contain oneself是固定搭配,表示“抑制自己的情绪”,故选B。
9.A 句意:而另一个人说:“你带来了美好与希望(hope)。” mystery谜题,神秘;entertainment娱乐;diversity差异性。根据倒数第二段最后一句中出现的light一词可知,在被大火侵袭后,这幅废墟上的画让人们看到美好,也看到希望,hope符合语境。
10.D 句意:这时候Grammer意识到一种纯粹的艺术表达方式已经改变了更深刻的(deeper)东西。brighter更明亮的;higher更高的;bigger更大的。根据上下文可知,第一幅壁画产生了巨大的反响,给火灾的受害者带来了希望,已经具有了社会意义,所以此处指更为深刻的东西,故选D。
11.B 句意:他告诉记者:“当第一幅壁画打动了那么多人的时候,我知道我必须回来(come back)。”take back退回,撤销;bring back带回;hold back阻拦,隐瞒。根据下一句中的Grammer returned to Paradise eight times in three months可知,他在三个月里返回了天堂镇八次,后面还提到他进行了大量创作。因此,他是回到天堂镇,故选B。
12.D 句意:……在此期间(during),他完成了17幅受害者和其他人物的壁画。to到,向;from从;of属于……的。分析句子结构可知, 12 which he completed 17 murals of victims and other figures为非限制性定语从句,先行词是three months,表示时间,应用during which引导定语从句,故选D。
13.C 句意:今天,Grammer的努力已经发展(developed)成为一种运动。break into强行闯入;look into调查;dip into浏览。下文提到他还在世界各地作画,把这种艺术形式带到世界各地,使之发展成为一种运动,故选C。
14.A 句意:讽刺的是,天堂镇那根烟囱上的第一幅画,仅仅存在了几个月,因为(since)推土机就是一个无情的艺术批评家。while然而,当……时;unless除非;once一旦。分析句子内容可知,前面说明事实“这幅画仅仅存在了几个月”,后面解释原因“被推土机推了”,前后是因果关系,故选A。
15.B 句意:但Grammer对此再高兴不过了,这意味着天堂镇的精神正在重新崛起(rising)。last持续;fade衰退;accumulate积聚。小镇开始重建,说明小镇的精神开始复兴,故选B。
【高频词汇】 1.deadly adj.致命的 2.serve as起……作用;充当…… 3.victim n.罹难者;受害者 4.contain vt.抑制,控制;包含 5.aware adj.意识到的 6.transform v.使改变,使转换 7.seriously adv.非常,极其;严重地
Ⅲ.◎语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了具有两千多年历史的中国画。
1.including 考查介词。句意:中国画有三大主题,包括花鸟、人物和乡村风景及山水。结合语境可知,此处使用介词including,意为“包括……在内”,故填including。
2.called 考查非谓语动词。句意:中国画与被称作书法的优美书写艺术有很大关系。被修饰词handwriting与动词call之间为被动关系,所以用过去分词作定语。故填called。
3.to produce 考查非谓语动词。句意:中国画家用黑色的墨汁来生成不同的色调,用毛笔来创作各种线条。use sth. to do sth.意为“使用某物做某事”。故填to produce。
4.of 考查介词。句意:即使他们添加颜色,水墨画仍然是构思的基础。此处表示“构思的基础”,表示所属关系,故填of。
5.the 考查冠词。句意:在鉴赏画时,中国人更注重笔法而不是主题。分析句子结构可知,前面用to the brushwork,所以此处用定冠词the表示特指。
6.independent 考查形容词。句意:中国画,又称传统国画,在世界美术领域有着自己独特而独立的体系。设空处应填形容词作定语,与unique并列,共同修饰名词system,故填independent。
7.are divided 考查主谓一致、时态和语态。句意:它们被分为两种不同的风格。主语They与动词divide之间是被动关系,此处描述一般事实,所以使用一般现在时的被动语态,主语They是复数,故填are divided。
8.whose 考查定语从句。句意:另一种是写意,它的特点是生动的表达和强有力的轮廓。设空处引导定语从句,关系词在从句中作定语,故填关系代词whose。
9.forms 考查名词复数。句意:绘画的形式包括壁画、屏风、画册和扇面。设空处是该句主语,根据谓语动词include可知,此处应使用复数形式,故填forms。
10.are 考查时态和主谓一致。句意:还有针对画作的独特的装饰技巧。此处是There be句型,句子描述一般事实,应使用一般现在时,且主语skills是复数,故填are。
【高频词汇】 1.have much to do with和……有很大关系
2.pay attention to关注…… 3.unique adj.独特的;独一无二的
4.divide...into...把……分成…… 5.feature vt.以……为特色 n.特点
11Part 3 Extended reading, Project, Assessment &Further study
基础过关练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.Ancient Chinese teachings tell us that “men of (洞察力) see the trend, while men of wisdom ride it”.
2.Pork prices fell 7% last month, a further (下降) of 5.4 percentage points from September.
3.It was (显而易见的) that he could win the game after several months of hard training.
4.In times of (危机) I know which friends I can turn to.
5.Courage is one of the best qualities of a good (军人).
6.Wheat is the main (庄稼) in the north of China.
7.These results are a further proof of his (优秀的) ability.
8.By analysing the s of these sentences we learn more about English grammar.
9.Effective measures should be taken to protect the r species from being over-killed by human beings.
Ⅱ.选词填空
go about;all walks of life;be down to;in one's own right;speak volumes about
1.I like your small gestures that how much you care.
2.One of the greatest pleasures of this job is meeting people from .
3.I want him back, but I just don't know how to it.
4.She's a rich woman rather than by inheritance.
5.His success a combination of talent and fortune.
Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1.The (ambition) project was completed in only nine months.
2.The head went on a tour of (inspect) of all the classrooms.
3.She refused to allow the (exhibit) of her husband's work.
4.There has been serious disagreement between the two (politics) parties over the question.
Ⅳ.完成句子
1.我们的新老师站在教室前面。
In the front of the classroom .
2.人们相信十月去雅安市旅行是一次愉快的经历。
travelling to Ya'an City in October is an enjoyable experience.
3.那个著名的自行车运动员和他的父母要来参观我们城市。
The famous cyclist as well as his parents our city.
4.人性就是如此,许多人常常愿意放弃较高的工资以换取成为白领工人的殊荣。
human nature that many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
Ⅴ.课文语法填空
Zhang Zeduan's Qingming Scroll is a masterwork of Chinese art 1 (make) up of three main sections, whose 2 (combine) gives the viewer an idea of what life was like for the people of Bianjing.
Zhang used his 3 (amaze) precise brushwork to provide people with a comprehensive look at life during the Northern Song Dynasty in the painting, from 4 we can know about the 12th-century Chinese customs, clothing, transportation methods, business practices, and 5 wide range of buildings. However, some critics suggest that the painting 6 (actual) exposes serious political and social problems.
Zhang's timeless scroll is one of the examples of realism in the history of Chinese paintings,whose value is down 7 its representation of daily life as well as 8 (it) great scale, artistic quality and attention to detail. With the Qingming Scroll, Zhang 9 (make) great contributions to Chinese art and had a great effect on generations of future artists. People's enthusiasm about the Qingming Scroll clearly shows the power of this 10 (history) piece of art.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
能力提升练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2021湖南长沙一中高一月考,)
Pablo Picasso was an outstanding painter who experimented with color and shape. Picasso wanted to find ways to paint emotions. His paintings opened people's minds and showed there were many ways to express ideas.
Born in Spain in 1881, Picasso learned to paint at an early age because his father was a painter. At fourteen, Picasso began attending the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona. Although Picasso did well, his teachers wouldn't let him develop his own style. So he changed schools. Though his new teachers praised his brushwork, they still criticized it as being too different. Picasso made up his mind to express himself in his own way.
Disappointed with his career in Spain, nineteen-year-old Picasso moved to Paris, where he learned about abstract art. He started copying famous paintings so he could paint in any style. However, an important development in his own style came along when his best friend committed suicide. Picasso was so upset that he painted only in blue and gray. He painted the poor and the disabled. This is known as his “Blue Period”.
In 1904, his painting style changed again when he fell in love with an artist's model. He began painting everything with colors of rose, red and pink. He mostly painted artists during this time, called his “Rose Period”.
Picasso's style went through another change as he began to learn about African art and geometry(几何). Instead of painting with different colors, he employed different shapes. His paintings made people surprised because they looked like they had been broken and put back together incorrectly. Everything was geometric and abstract. Picasso's new style became known as “Cubism”. Cubism was so unique that it became very popular.
Pablo Picasso is most remembered for his Blue, Rose and Cubist periods. But Picasso never stopped experimenting with painting. His painting styles kept changing until his death at the age of ninety-two.
1.What can we learn from Paragraph 2
A.Picasso's schoolteachers in Spain disliked his creativity.
B.Picasso's schoolteachers in Spain praised him for good grades.
C.Picasso's schoolteachers in Spain made him drop out of school.
D.Picasso's schoolteachers in Spain taught him a new way of painting.
2.What's Paragraph 3 mainly about
A.What Picasso learned in Paris.
B.The death of Picasso's best friend.
C.The copies of Picasso's paintings.
D.How the Blue Period came into being.
3.Which had a great influence on Picasso's painting style during his Rose Period
A.Love. B.Sadness. C.Flowers. D.Friendship.
4.What can we learn about Cubism
A.It uses the same shapes. B.It has objects that look real.
C.It was thought to be unusual. D.It was inspired by African buildings.
Ⅱ.七选五
(2020浙江宁波高一联考,)
Vincent van Gogh (30 March,1853~29 July,1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist. 1
Van Gogh spent his early adult life working for a firm of art dealers. 2 He did not begin his career as an artist until 1880. However, during the last ten years of his life, he produced more than 2,000 pieces, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches. He worked only with somber (昏暗的) colours until he met Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism in Paris. 3 Most of his best-known works were produced during his final two years, when he was suffering from serious mental illness.
In 1890, at the age of 37, Van Gogh shot himself in the chest.He died two days later, with Theo, his brother and his best friend, at his side, who reported his last words as “The sadness will last forever.” Theo unable to come to terms with his brother's death died 6 months later and was buried next to him. 4
Vincent van Gogh's mother threw away quite a number of his paintings during Vincent's life and even after his death.But she would live long enough to see her son become a world famous painter.
The only painting he sold during his lifetime, The Red Vineyard, was created in 1888. 5 Several paintings by Van Gogh rank among the most expensive paintings in the world. On March 30, 1988 Van Gogh's painting Irises was sold for a record$53 million at Sotheby's, New York. On May 15, 1990, his Portrait of Doctor Gachet was sold for$82.5 million at Christie's, thus establishing a new price record.
A.Because he was a failure as an artist.
B.It didn't take long before Van Gogh's fame grew higher and higher.
C.It is now on display in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, Russia.
D.With his help, Vincent van Gogh achieved great success during his lifetime.
E.He was considered one of the greatest artists with great influence on 20th-century art.
F.After a brief period as a teacher, he became a missionary (传教士) worker in a very poor mining region.
G.Van Gogh incorporated(使并入) their brighter colours and styles of painting into a uniquely recognizable style.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Ⅲ.读后续写
()
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was one o'clock in the morning. In the Ritesville town art gallery, a window opened and a man came in. His name was Harry Black, and he was a thief. It was dark in the gallery, but Harry had a light. He looked around the room for a painting.
“There it is!” he said.
Harry moved quickly across the room. He stood and looked at the painting.
“A million dollars for this ” he thought. “I don't understand it.”
But he took a knife from his coat. Then he took the painting very, very slowly from its frame. Harry went back across the room to the window, but he walked into a table. There was a beautiful blue glass vase on the table. It fell onto the floor and broke into pieces. He ran across the pieces of glass to the window.
He had rented a room in Mrs. Allen's house. He went quietly up to his room and closed the door. In his room, Harry took the painting from his bag. He wrapped it in a newspaper and put it under his bed.
In the morning, Janey Allen was putting old bottles into a box. On the TV, a reporter was at the Ritesville town art gallery. He was talking about the lost painting and the broken glass vase. Janey glanced at a photo of a blue vase.
At that time Harry wasn't in his room. He was talking on his telephone. Janey was looking for old newspapers. Every Friday morning, she took them from every room in the house. Then later, the newspaper recycling truck arrived.
Janey opened Harry's door and looked into his room. She always took his old newspapers or bottles for recycling. She found a newspaper under Harry's bed. She put the old newspaper into a black recycling box. Then she ran from the house and saw the truck. “Wait!” she said. And she quickly gave the box to one of the men.
Harry came back to the house. He saw the recycling truck,and he saw Janey.
“The newspaper! Oh,no!” Harry cried.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1:
He desperately chased after the truck.
Paragraph 2:
Then Janey called the police on the telephone.
Part 3 Extended reading, Project, Assessment & Further study
基础过关练
Ⅰ.1.insight 2.decline 3.apparent 4.crisis 5.soldier 6.crop 7.outstanding 8.structure 9.rare
Ⅱ.1.speak volumes about 2.all walks of life 3.go about 4.in her own right 5.is down to
Ⅲ.1.ambitious 考查形容词。句意:这个宏大的项目在仅仅9个月之内就完成了。名词project前应用形容词修饰。故填ambitious。
2.inspection 考查名词。句意:校长巡视了所有教室。介词of后接名词。故填inspection。
3.exhibition 考查名词。句意:她拒不允许展出她丈夫的作品。动词allow后接名词。故填exhibition。
4.political 考查形容词。句意:这两个政党就这个问题有严重的分歧。名词parties前应用形容词修饰。
Ⅳ.1.stands our new teacher 2.It is believed that 3.is to visit 4.Such is
Ⅴ.1.made 考查非谓语动词。固定短语be made up of意为“由……组成”,所以用过去分词made作后置定语,修饰a masterwork of Chinese art。故填made。
2.combination 考查名词。分析句子结构可知,谓语动词gives前应用名词作主语。故填combination。
3.amazing 考查形容词。名词brushwork指物,所以应用形容词amazing修饰。故填amazing。
4.which 考查定语从句。先行词为painting,关系词在定语从句中作介词from的宾语,所以用关系代词which。故填which。
5.a 考查冠词。固定搭配a wide range of意为“各种各样的”。故填a。
6.actually 考查副词。此处应用副词修饰动词exposes。故填actually。
7.to 考查介词。固定短语be down to意为“由……引起”。故填to。
8.its 考查代词。名词scale前应用形容词性物主代词修饰。故填its。
9.made 考查动词的时态。连词and连接并列的谓语动词,根据had可知,此处应用一般过去时。故填made。
10.historic 考查形容词。名词piece前应用形容词修饰。故填historic。
能力提升练
Ⅰ.◎语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了毕加索多变的画风及不同时期的经历对他的画风的影响。
1.A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的they still criticized it as being too different可知,教师不喜欢毕加索的绘画风格。B项“毕加索在西班牙的教师因为他的好成绩而表扬了他”、C项“毕加索在西班牙的教师让他辍学”以及D项“毕加索在西班牙的教师教了他一种新的绘画方法”均不符合文意。故选A项。
2.D 主旨大意题。根据第三段中的an important development in his own style came along及This is known as his “Blue Period”可知,该段介绍了毕加索的“蓝色时期”是如何形成的。A项“毕加索在巴黎学到的东西”、B项“毕加索最好的朋友之死”以及C项“毕加索画作的复制品”与本段的大意不符。故选D项。
3.A 推理判断题。根据第四段中的his painting style changed again when he fell in love with an artist's model可知,毕加索的“粉红色时期”的形成主要是受爱情的影响,而不是悲伤、花或友谊。故选A项。
4.C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段尾句Cubism was so unique that it became very popular.可知,立体主义时期的作品被认为是与众不同的。A项“它使用相同的形状”、B项“它有看起来真实的对象”以及D项“它的灵感来自非洲的建筑”均与文意不符。故选C项。
【高频词汇】 1.outstanding adj.杰出的 2.experiment v.尝试,做实验 3.emotion n.情感,情绪 4.commit v.犯(罪、错误等);进行(自杀) 5.unique adj.独特的
原句 Disappointed with his career in Spain, nineteen-year-old Picasso moved to Paris, where he learned about abstract art. 分析 过去分词短语Disappointed with his career in Spain在此处作状语,表示原因;关系副词where引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词Paris。 句意 19岁的毕加索对他在西班牙的事业感到失望,他搬到了巴黎,在那里他学习了抽象艺术。
Ⅱ.◎语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。凡·高是荷兰后印象派画家,被认为是对20世纪的艺术有重大影响的最伟大的艺术家之一。
1.E 第一段介绍凡·高的生平, E项“他被认为是对20世纪的艺术有重大影响的最伟大的艺术家之一。” 是对他的介绍,符合该段的内容。因此选E项。
2.F 该段介绍凡·高职业的发展。空前讲了他从事绘画之前的职业经历,空后过渡到他的艺术生涯,因此F项符合语境。
3.G 根据G项中的代词their可以判断,their在此处指代上文中的Impressionism与Neo-Impressionism两种画派。因此G项符合语境。
4.B 该段介绍了凡·高的死,因此B项“没过多久,凡·高的声誉就变得越来越高。”承接上文,符合该段的情境。
5.C 利用C项中代词It可以判断,此处It指代上文中的The Red Vineyard,因此C项符合语境。
【高频词汇】 1.suffer from遭受……的痛苦 2.mental adj.精神的 3.come to terms with接受;向……妥协 4.bury vt.埋葬,埋藏 5.establish vt.建立
Ⅲ.
写作指导
故事 要素 Time in the morning
Place the Ritesville town art gallery, Mrs. Allen's house
Character Harry Black, Janey Allen
Reason A valuable painting in the Ritesville town art gallery was stolen.
情节 Beginning Harry stole a valuable painting from the Ritesville town art gallery and broke a blue glass vase. He wrapped the painting in a newspaper and put it under his bed in his rented room.
Developing Janey put the old newspaper into a black recycling box and sent it to the recycling truck. Harry realized that the painting he stole was in the truck.
续写 方向 Para. 1 He desperately chased after the truck. ①Harry拼命追赶卡车,Janey看到后有何感想,是如何做的; ②Harry作何反应,Janey是如何发现真相的
Para. 2 Then Janey called the police on the telephone. ①警察赶到后,做了什么 ②对于警察的做法,Harry有何想法 ③警察找到被偷的画了吗 Harry有没有受到应有的惩罚
One possible version:
Paragraph 1:
He desperately chased after the truck. Janey watched him. “What is he doing ” she thought, annoyed. Harry jumped into the back of the truck. Janey rushed from the house to the truck. She asked why his newspaper was important, but Harry went straight ahead as if he hadn't heard her. As Harry was looking for his newspaper, Janey saw some pieces of blue glass on Harry's shoes. Suddenly, she remembered the photo of the vase on the TV. She looked again at the pieces of glass. “Are they from the vase in the art gallery ” she thought. “Is Harry Black the thief ”
Paragraph 2:
Then Janey called the police on the telephone. Two policemen arrived quickly. They checked Harry's shoes and Harry felt confused. “What's wrong ” he asked. One of the policemen took a piece of glass from Harry's shoes. He looked at Harry carefully, exclaiming that the glass was from a very expensive vase. Suddenly, Harry understood. Police cars and policemen arrived. They looked in the truck for the million-dollar painting. Later, they found the right newspaper and the painting. Harry was punished.
10Part 4 Writing
应用文写作
写作题目
上周六你校组织英语俱乐部成员去市博物馆参观了中国画展览。请你用英语写一篇新闻报道,内容包括:
1.活动的时间和地点;
2.展览的内容;
3.你的感受。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
思路点拨
主题 参观中国画展览 体裁 新闻报道
人称 以第一人称和第三人称为主 时态 以一般过去时为主
布局 第一段:活动的时间和地点; 第二段:展览内容; 第三段:表达感受。
遣词造句
Ⅰ.用本单元所学单词填空
1. n.陈列,展览;表现;展示
2. n.展览,展出
3. adj.优秀的,杰出的;突出的,明显的
答案 1.display 2.exhibition 3.outstanding
Ⅱ.本单元语块、语法运用
1.完成句子
(1)上周六,我们学校的英语俱乐部的成员去了市博物馆欣赏中国画展览。市博物馆位于我们市的中心区域。
Last Saturday, the members of our school's English Club went to the City Museum the exhibition of the Chinese paintings. The City Museum the downtown area of our city.
(2)参观期间,大量的中国画正在展出。所有画都是中国著名画家的优秀作品。
During the visit, a large number of Chinese paintings .All of them of famous Chinese painters.
(3)它们都是典型的以自然为主题的中国画。
They're all typical Chinese paintings their main theme.
(4)此外,我们还看了一段视频,讲述了过去几个世纪我们所取得的成就。
Besides, we watched a video about the achievements in the past few centuries.
(5)这次参观很成功。
The visit was .
(6)它不仅丰富了我们的生活,也帮助我们了解了更多的中国画文化。
It not only enriched our life, us learn more about Chinese painting culture.
答案 (1)to appreciate;is located in (2)were on display;are the outstanding works (3)with nature as (4)we'd made (5)a great success (6)but also helped
2.句式升级
(7)用过去分词改写(1)
(8)用定语从句改写(2)
答案 (7)Last Saturday, the members of our school's English Club went to the City Museum, located in the downtown area of our city, to appreciate the exhibition of the Chinese paintings. (8)During the visit, a large number of Chinese paintings were on display, all of which are the outstanding works of famous Chinese painters.
连句成篇
参考范文
A visit to the City Museum
Last Saturday, the members of our school's English Club went to the City Museum, located in the downtown area of our city, to appreciate the exhibition of the Chinese paintings.
During the visit, a large number of Chinese paintings were on display, all of which are the outstanding works of famous Chinese painters. They're all typical Chinese paintings with nature as their main theme. Besides, we watched a video about the achievements we'd made in the past few centuries.
The visit was a great success. It not only enriched our life, but also helped us learn more about Chinese painting culture.
写作积累
1.A picture is worthy of a thousand words.一幅画胜过千言万语。
2.Art is the object of feeling, and the subject of nature. 艺术是情感的客观表现,也是本性的主观反映。
3.Art is the right hand of nature. The latter only gave us being, but the former made us men. 艺术是自然的右手。自然只让我们存在,而艺术创造我们人类。
4.Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travel. 艺术是人类灵魂中储存的蜜,以苦难和旅行的翅膀采集而成。
5.Good painting is like good cooking;it can be tasted, but not explained. 好画犹如佳肴,只可意会,不可言传。
6.Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a speaking picture.画是无言之诗,诗是有声之画。
实战演练
(2021广东广州执信中学月考,)
假定你是李华。你的英国笔友Peter很喜欢中国书法,你准备赠送他一本英文版《中国书法鉴赏》。请给他写一封电子邮件,内容包括:
1.写信目的;
2.简要介绍该书。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:书法 calligraphy; 鉴赏 appreciation
Dear Peter,
Yours,
Li Hua
概要写作
写作题目
阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
When Is the Mona Lisa Not the Mona Lisa
How many Mona Lisa paintings do you think there are in the world today Just the one I don't think so. The truth is that there are probably many, many Mona Lisa paintings hanging on walls or in studios. Of course only one was painted by Leonardo da Vinci but the art of copying is very common in the art world.
In fact, it is true to say that artists have been copying from other artists for hundreds if not thousands of years. Traditionally, it was normal for artists to copy other artists' paintings. This was a way of making sure historical, religious and artistic traditions were available for future generations. It was considered normal for an artist in training to practise by copying the work of other great artists.
Historically, the purpose of art was for historical or religious reference. Most of the time no one cared who painted the paintings. This is why we find it difficult to identify the artists behind some of the greatest older paintings. Paintings were usually commissioned by the church or state, not by individuals so the name of the artist was really unimportant.
However, from around the 16th century the church and state became poorer and money found its way into the hands of rich individuals. These individuals, as a means of showing their place in society or a knowledge of art, drastically increased the demand for art. Suddenly more and more artists were needed and people competed to buy the paintings of certain individual artists. These created people whose job was to buy and sell paintings. It also created galleries and auction houses.
文本分析
Ⅰ.语篇解读
主题语境:人与社会——艺术复制
语篇类型:说明文
文章大意:文章主要说明了艺术复制是普遍的,有很长的历史。在过去,艺术家复制画作以继承传统。当时,艺术的目的是记录历史和宗教,所以艺术家是谁并不重要。从大约16世纪开始,富人出现了,对艺术的需求增加了。艺术变成了一个行业,艺术家是谁开始变得重要起来。
Ⅱ.段落主题
本文先提出艺术复制很普遍,然后介绍了过去进行艺术复制的目的,最后一段点明主题,即艺术变成了行业。全文共分四段,各段落主旨如下:
第一段:The art of copying is very common in the art world.
第二段:Traditionally, it was normal for artists to copy other artists' paintings. This was a way of making sure historical, religious and artistic traditions were available for future generations.
第三段:Historically, the purpose of art was for historical or religious reference. Most of the time no one cared who painted the paintings.
第四段:From around the 16th century, the church and state became poorer and money found its way into the hands of rich individuals. Suddenly more and more artists were needed and people competed to buy the paintings of certain individual artists.
筛选、整合信息、转换表达
要点1 第一段主题句可概括为要点 1,第一句中的common可以同义转换为 。
要点 2 第二段主题句可概括为要点 2,可使用时间状语in the past。第二段主要介绍艺术复制的目的,即艺术家复制以继承传统,因此要点2可以整合为 。
要点 3 第三段主题句可概括为要点 3,可使用时间状语at that time,说明在那个时候,艺术是用来记录历史和宗教的,所以谁是艺术家并不重要。因此要点3可以概括为 。
要点 4 第四段可以概括为要点4,以归纳艺术复制的演变。from around the 16th century 可以同义转换为 ;the church and state became poorer and money found its way into the hands of rich individuals可以提炼为 ;more and more artists were needed and people competed to buy the paintings of certain individual artists可以概括为 。
答案
要点1 widespread
要点 2 Artists copied to inherit the traditions.
要点 3 At that time, art was intended to record history and religion, so who was the artist didn't matter.
要点 4 from the 1500s;rich individuals appeared and the demand for art increased; who was the artist began to matter
连句成篇
参考范文
Art copying is widespread and has a long history.(要点1) In the past, artists copied to inherit the traditions.(要点2) At that time, art was intended to record history and religion, so who was the artist didn't matter.(要点3) From the 1500s, rich individuals appeared and the demand for art increased, so who was the artist began to matter.(要点4)
写作积累
(一)常用的表示并列关系的过渡词:
and和;also/as well也;as well as 也,不但……而且……;both...and...……和……都;not only...but also...不但……而且……;neither...nor...既不……也不……
(二)常用的表示递进关系的过渡词:
besides除……之外(还有);what's more/moreover/furthermore此外;in addition另外;worse still/what's worse更糟糕的是;as for至于
(三)常用的表示选择关系的过渡词:
or或者;either...or...或者……或者……;not...but...不是……而是……
Part 4 Writing
实战演练
One possible version:
Dear Peter,
How are things with you Knowing you are so fond of Chinese calligraphy, I would like to send you the English version of a book about it.
The book is entitled Appreciation of Chinese Calligraphy, including a fascinating collection of masterpieces. It not only presents a variety of calligraphy styles, but also provides beautiful illustrations, expert analyses and useful comments, since one's handwriting is often viewed as a reflection of his personality.
I hope you will like the book and find it helpful.Looking forward to your comments on the book.
Yours,
Li Hua
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