Unit 4 Amazing art Starting out&Understanding ideas
一、单词拼写
1.You can take a s_____(自拍照) with a hand-held digital camera or mobile phone and later share it on the Internet.
2.A new e_____(展览) on the living and working spaces of Spain's greatest artist has just opened.
3.Don't book a l_____(某物的量) of things which you can't afford.
4.He is a famous s_____(雕塑家) both at home and abroad.
5.I care these because my mother was a painter, who was a p_____(肖像) painter.
6.Don't f_____(折起) down the comers of the page; it damages the book.
7.When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a b_____(战斗) against myself.
8.She pulled me back to the s_____(楼梯), where Alice stood, a small leather bag in one hand.
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空
at the top of, come up, get a good view of, get a load of, for oneself, have a mind of one's own, look into, pay for, reach out, subscribe to
1. I tried to persuade him to wait a little longer, but this guy _________.
2. _________this: she got married yesterday.
3. Seeing a snake crawling towards her, the young lady cried _________ her voice.
4.Sorry to have been late for your party. Something _________ at home.
5. When we had climbed the mountain, we _________ the islands below.
6. A working party has been set up to _________ the problem.
7. We human beings have done much damage to the environment, and we are sure to _________ all that.
8. One shouldn't live _________ alone, but care for others.
9. I could almost _________ and grab it right then and there.
10. I've personally never _________ the view that either sex is superior to the other.
三、阅读理解
Some of Vincent van Gogh's most famous works are his sunflower series. He painted a total of twelve of these canvases(油画), although the most commonly referred to are the seven he painted while in Arles in 1888 1889. He had painted the other five while in Paris in 1887.
While Vincent himself never actually stated why he liked the sunflowers in particular, references to them are made in his many letters, which help give us some ideas. In a letter to his sister dated 21 August 1888, he talked of his friend Gauguin coming to live with him in Arles. Then he went on to say that he would like to decorate the whole studio with nothing but sunflowers.
Vincent had quite an attachment to the flowers personally. In the year before his death he wrote to his brother, "It is a kind of painting that rather changes in character, and takes on a richness the longer you look at it… You know the peony (牡丹) is Jeannin's, the hollyhock(蜀葵) belongs to Quost, but the sunflower is somewhat my own." In many of his letters he spoke glowingly(热心地) of the richness of colour that he saw in the sunflowers, and his desire to paint them quickly before they faded.
But whether Vincent painted the sunflowers because he was trying to please Gauguin, or because he really loved the sunflowers for themselves as they brought him joy in colour, he certainly left us works of art to enjoy.
1._______ showed that Vincent liked the sunflowers best.
A.His many letters B.12 canvases C.The hollyhock D.The peony
2.The best title of this passage would probably be _________.
A.Vincent van Gogh's Famous Works B.Vincent van Gogh Really Loved Sunflowers
C.Vincent van Gogh Was Kind to His Friend D.Vincent van Gogh's Really Interesting Life
3.According to Vincent van Gogh's letters we can know that ________.
A.Gauguin was Vincent van Gogh's close friend
B.Vincent would like to live with Gauguin all the time
C.Vincent's studio was full of sunflowers every day
D.Gauguin was clearly interested in sunflowers
4.We can know from the third paragraph that ________.
A.some sunflowers belong to Vincent van Gogh
B.sunflowers are more beautiful than hollyhock
C.Vincent liked the colour of the sunflowers best
D.Vincent liked painting all kinds of flowers
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。
Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a nation. Styles in Western art ①_________(change) many times throughout history.
During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was ②_________ (present) religious themes. A typical picture at this time was full of religious symbols, ③_________ created a feeling of respect and love for religion.
During the Renaissance, new ideas and values gradually replaced those ④_________ (hold) in the Middle Ages. People began to focus less ⑤_________ religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude towards life. During this period, perspective paintings even convinced people that they were looking ⑥_________ a hole in the wall.
In the late nineteenth century, some painters broke away from the ⑦_________ (tradition) style of painting and became the Impressionists. They were the first painters to work outdoors. At first, many people disliked their paintings, ⑧_________ (consider) them ridiculous. Nowadays, ⑨_________, the paintings are accepted as the beginning of modern art. Paintings can reflect the development of civilisation, and it is interesting ⑩_________ (predict) what styles of paintings there will be in the future. Why not try to visit some art galleries to appreciate different styles of paintings
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:selfie
解析:句意:你可以用手持数码相机或手机自拍,然后在网上分享它。selfie n.自拍照。
2.答案:exhibition
解析:句意:一个关于西班牙最伟大的艺术家生活和工作处所的新展览刚刚开幕。exhibition n.展出,展览。
3.答案:load
解析:句意:不要预订大量你买不起的东西。load n.某物的量。a load of意为“大量,许多”。
4.答案:sculptor
解析:句意:他是国内外著名的雕塑家。sculptor n.雕刻家,雕塑家。
5.答案:portrait
解析:句意:我关心这些是因为我母亲是一名画家,她是一名肖像画家。
6.答案:fold
解析:句意:别把书角折起来,这会把书弄坏。
7.答案:battle
解析:句意:当我30多岁开始跑步时,我意识到跑步是一场与自己的战斗。
8.答案:stairs
解析:句意:她把我拉回那个楼梯,艾丽斯正在那里站着,一只手上拿着一只小巧的皮包。
二、答案:1. had a mind of his own
2. Get a load of
3. at the top of
4. came up
5. got a good view of
6.look into
7. pay for
8. for oneself
9. reach out
10. subscribed to
三、答案:1-4.ABAC
解析:语篇解读:本文介绍著名画家梵高绘画中最典型的有关向日葵的作品,文中还提及梵高对向日葵情有独钟的原因。
1.解析:细节理解题。由短文第二段第一句可知,梵高的一些信件表明他最喜爱向日葵。
2.解析:主旨大意题。本文介绍了画家梵高喜欢向日葵的事实,作者引入了若干证据加以说明。
3.解析:推理判断题。根据第二段中的"he talked of his friend Gauguin coming to live with him in Arles",再结合梵高用向日葵装饰房间以迎接朋友可以推知Gauguin是他的好朋友。
4.解析:推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句可以推知他尤其喜欢向日葵的颜色。
四、答案:have changed; to present ; which ; held ; on ; through ; traditional ; considering ; however ; to predict
解析: 语篇解读:本文介绍历史上几次主要的绘画风格的改变。
①解析:根据时间状"throughout history"和理解句意可知,艺术风格从过去到现在曾发生过多次变化,故用现在完成时。
②解析:不定式作表语,说明主语the main aim的具体内容。
③解析:非限制性定语从句,关系代词which指代先行词religious symbols。
④解析:过去分词作后置定语,修饰those (ideas),根据短语hold ideas可知, ideas是hold动作的承受者,故用过去分词,表被动。
⑤解析:固定短语focus on“集中精力于”。
⑥解析:理解句意可知,此处指透过墙上的洞看过去,故用介词through表示“穿过;透过”。
⑦解析:名词style前面需用形容词作定语,意为“传统的风格”。
⑧解析:现在分词作状语,表示伴随情况,句子的主语many people是consider动作的执行者,故用现在分词。
⑨解析:根据上下文的逻辑关系可知,本空表示转折,而且有逗号隔开,故用however。
⑩解析:不定式句型It is + adj. + to do, it是形式主语,to predict是真正的主语。
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