Unit 4 Amazing art Developing ideas&Presenting Ideas
一、单词拼写
1.Beginning with the Song dynasty (960—1279), e_____ (皇帝) unearthed these symbolic bronzes and began collecting them.
2.In Guatemala, I s_____(资助) with thirty dollars a month, but it doesn't seem enough.
3.The government is taking every measure to s_____(刺激) the economy.
4.The walls were painted in two s_____(色度) of green.
5.His teachers always sing high p_____(赞美) for the progress he is making.
6.F_____(经常的) stops are made for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history.
7.Though not particularly f_____(喜欢) of children, he had a gift for entertaining them.
8.You can help your children to gain the concept that soil is not just d_____(尘土) but something necessary for life.
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空
agree with, by accident, come up, lie in, look into, look up, mistake...for, reach out, rang from, subscribe to
1. The salesgirl has been ___________ the telephone numbers in the directory this morning.
2. I have never ___________ the view that schooldays are the happiest days of your life.
3. On the stage were a group of children whose ages ___________ five to eight.
4. It was strange that the same problems ___________ suddenly when we were busy to care for something else.
5. Once you are ___________ a thief, it is hard for you to prove that you are innocent.
6. I ___________ my hands to the girl in the lake, trying to pull her up.
7. The police are ___________ the robbery that took place in this street last night.
8. I don't think that such weather ___________ an old man like you. You'd better not go on the trip.
9. The failure in the experiment ___________ our misunderstanding of the instructions.
10. What a surprise! We met each other quite ___________ in the street on a foreign land.
三、阅读理解
The history of pop art begins with abstract art. Pop art emerged from the foundation of abstract art in the 1950s, first gaining recognition in Great Britain, then establishing itself in the United States in the 1960s.
In the 1930s and 1940s, abstract art was greatly popular, but people began to hate this art form. Most abstract art produced in this era could be found in art galleries or the homes of the elite(名流), not in the homes of everyday people. Pop art sprung onto the scene as the people's art.
Some art critics say pop art is a rebellion against abstract art; others say it is an extension of abstract art. You can see elements of abstract art in many pop art prints, especially those that consist of a collage of images. However, some pop art pieces have nothing to do with abstract art, looking more like a photo of a popular consumer item, which impressed people deeply.
Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi were two of the first contemporary pop art pioneers recognised in Great Britain. They were a part of the Independent Group, an organised group of British artists who wanted to challenge ruling modernist approaches to culture. They recognised the value of modern advertising and comic book images. They used these popular images in art as a social commentary, often building irony and humour into their artworks, thus creating a new form of art. These pieces were mass-produced and sold at affordable prices.
When pop art took off in the United States, it expanded to include a celebration of kitsch and the common images found in movies and television. Andy Wharhol is perhaps the most famous American pop art artist, known for his prints of the actress Marilyn Monroe, the singer Elvis Presley and of Gampbell's soup cans. Andy Wharhol was inspired by images from advertisements and common consumer items. He also made a series of paintings which showed images of car accidents.
1.Why did people dislike abstract art
A.People found it hard to understand. B.Ordinary people couldn't afford it.
C.People disliked enjoying it in galleries. D.It wasn't based on everyday life.
2.What impression do pop art works leave on people
A.They are a rebellion against abstract art. B.They have many elements of abstract art.
C.They are created so real. D.They are products of advertisers.
3.The Independent Group was set up to ________.
A.introduce a new art form to the world B.develop modern advertising further
C.create new comic book images D.make British culture better known
4.What is the writer's attitude towards pop art
A.Supportive. B.Uninterested. C.Objective. D.Negative.
四、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Qi Baishi, one of China's greatest painters, followed the ①_________(tradition) Chinese style of painting. Chinese painting is known ②_________ its brush drawings in black ink and natural colours. Qi Baishi observed the world of nature very carefully, and his paintings are special because of this.
Xu Beihong was one of China best-known twentieth-century artists. Like Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong painted in the traditional Chinese style. Both painters have a beautiful brush line. Xu Beihong believed that artists should show ③_________ (real), but not just imitate it. Instead, a picture should try to show the "life" of its subject. He is most famous for his ④_________ (live) paintings of horses.
Pablo Picasso is the twentieth-century greatest western artist. He was born in Spain and at the age of ten was already ⑤_________ excellent artist. He first had his works of art ⑥_________ (exhibit) at the age of 16. Picasso studied art in Spain, but moved to France ⑦_________ his early twenties. From 1902 to 1904 he painted a series of pictures where the main colour was blue. These pictures showing poor, ⑧_________ (happy) people are known as Picasso's "blue period". From 1904 to 1906 Picasso painted much happier pictures in the colour pink. This period was known as Picasso's "pink period". With another Spanish artist ⑨_________ (call) George Braque, Picasso then started an important new ⑩_________ (art) movement called Cubism(立体派).
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:emperors
解析:句意:从宋朝(960—1279)开始,皇帝发掘这些具有象征意义的青铜器,并开始收集它们。
2.答案:sponsor
解析:句意:在危地马拉,我每个月资助30美元,但这似乎还不够。
3.答案:stimulate
解析:句意:政府正在采取一切措施刺激经济。stimulate v.刺激,促使,促进。
4.答案:shades
解析:句意:墙壁是用两种不同深浅的绿色漆成的。shade n.(色彩的)浓淡,深浅,色度。
5.答案:praises
解析:句意:老师们总是对他的进步赞不绝口。praise n.赞美。
6.答案:Frequent
解析:句意:当你的导游提供独特的事实和历史时,还可以经常停下来拍照。
7.答案:fond
解析:句意:虽然他不是特别喜欢孩子,他却有使孩童快乐的天分。
8.答案:dirt
解析:句意为“你可以帮助你的孩子获得这样一个概念:土壤不仅仅是‘泥土’,而且是生命必需的东西”。
二、答案:1.looking up
2. subscribed to
3. ranged from
4. came up
5. mistaken for
6. reached out
7.looking into
8. agrees with
9. lies in
10. by accident
三、答案:1-4.BCAC
解析:语篇解读:这是说明文,短文介绍了一种艺术形式——pop art。
1.解析:推理判断题。根据第二段中的"Most abstract art produced in this era could be found in art galleries... of everyday people."和第四段末句"These pieces were mass-produced and sold at affordable prices."可知pop art价格便宜,人们能负担得起。而抽象画只能在艺术馆或名流家里看到,普通人是买不起的。
2.解析:推理判断题。根据第三段的末句"However, some pop art pieces have nothing to do with abstract art, looking more like a photo of a popular consumer item, which impressed people deeply."可判断pop art的绘画像是真实的物品的照片,不像是画出来的。
3.解析:细节理解题。根据第四段的"...an organised group of British artists who wanted to challenge ruling modernist approaches to culture."以及"They used these popular images in art as a social commentary, often building irony and humour into their artworks, thus creating a new form of art."可知答案为A项。
4.解析:推理判断题。作者只是客观地叙述事实,没有表明自己的观点。
四、答案:traditional ; for ; reality ; lively ; an ; exhibited ; in; unhappy ; called ; artistic
解析:①解析:修饰名词用形容词。
②解析:固定短语be known for以……而出名。
③解析:及物动词show“表现;展示”后面需用名词形式。
④解析:修饰名词用形容词, lively“生动的;栩栩如生的”。
⑤解析:单数可数名词前用不定冠词,名词前的形容词以元音音素开头,故用不定冠词an。
⑥解析:使役动词have后面跟宾语his works of art,后面跟过去分词作宾语补足语,表示被展出。
⑦解析:数词的特殊用法in one's early twenties“在他20岁出头的时候”。
⑧解析:根据上文的形容词poor可知,这些人不开心,故用happy的反义词unhappy。
⑨解析:介词with后面的宾语another Spanish artist是call动作的承受者,故用过去分词作后置定语。
⑩解析:本空修饰名词movement,故选用形容词,art的形容词形式是artistic“艺术的;艺术家的”。
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