Section Ⅰ “Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节
泛读课文，完成以下学习任务
(一)理清文脉结构
(二)把握主旨大意
The passage mainly talks about ____________.( )
A．a visit to Paris' museum — the Louvre
B．a live broadcast from the Louvre
C．a day of a journalist
D．a useful guidebook
精读课文，完成以下学习任务
(一)阅读理解
1．What do you know about Zack？( )
A．He is a journalist from Paris.
B．He is just a visitor to the Louvre.
C．His job is to make a live broadcast.
D．He will spend a lifetime visiting the Louvre.
2．What is the Nike of Samothrace made of？( )
A．Stone. B．Cloth.
C．Plastic. D．Glass.
3．Why is Mona Lisa so attractive？( )
A．Because she is beautiful.
B．Because it is protected by glass.
C．Because she has a mind of her own.
D．Because her smile is mysterious and attractive.
4．What can you learn from the fourth paragraph？( )
A．Rembrandt is good at painting himself.
B．Rembrandt can't afford to hire a model.
C．It was a trend to take a selfie in the 17th century.
D．Self-portrait is cheaper than other paintings.
5．What does “They” mean in the last paragraph？( )
A．The visitors who come to the Louvre.
B．The great works of art in the Louvre.
C．The artists who created the great works in the Louvre.
D．The people who are watching the broadcast.
[Tip]
“就近原则”解代词指代题
第5题为代词指代题，考查They的指代含义。代词指代题最常见的解题思路是根据“就近原则”，在上文距离代词最近的地方，找到符合句中语意且语法形式一致的核心名词，就可以锁定答案。由题干定位至最后一段倒数第二句，然后按照“就近原则”，向前找答案，即可知They指代前一句中的these great works of art。
(二)阅读表达
1．Which of the three artworks makes the greatest impression on you Why
2．What do you think of the role of art in our daily life
3．Which galleries or museums have you visited Share your experience with the class.
|阅|读|技|能|提|升|
本文的语篇类型是网络直播，属于新媒体语篇。此类文章一般有明确的四要素：时间、地点、人物和事件；语言风格生动活泼，互动性强。本文以第一人称的视角依次介绍了在巴黎卢浮宫陈列的雕像《萨莫色雷斯的胜利女神》、达·芬奇的绘画作品《蒙娜丽莎》和伦勃朗的自画像，在介绍这些艺术品的同时，主播加入了自己的看法，给听众以身临其境之感。
另外，新媒体语篇讲究简洁明了，文章通常开篇即点题。如本文首段的倒数第二句“Today we're going to find out about some of the Louvre's most amazing treasures.”直接点明了本文的主题：探索卢浮宫里的奇珍异宝。
(一)赏用词之妙
1．Today we're going to find out about some of the Louvre's most amazing treasures.
赏析：most amazing渲染出即将直播的艺术品的珍贵和稀有，起到了激发观众兴趣的作用。amaze的分词形容词有两种形式：amazing “令人惊奇的”，通常修饰物；amazed“感到惊奇的”，通常修饰人。
2．It's the one and only Mona Lisa!
赏析：the one and only写出了《蒙娜丽莎》在艺术领域无可比拟的地位，该短语常用于节目中介绍演员、歌手或其他名人，如：Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the one and only ...以及Here he is, the one and only ...
3．One moment she seems to be laughing at me, but then again I catch a sense of sadness in her smile.
赏析：One moment与but then again构成了前后语意的完美衔接，令表达和谐自然；catch a sense of sadness精准到位地传达了“捕捉到一丝悲伤”之意，特别是catch一词，用在此处起到了画龙点睛的作用。
①(选词填空)The tourists are __________ by the __________ scenes of China. (amazing/amazed)
②(完成句子)______________________________ I ever did anything like that.
那是我唯一一次做像那样的事。
③(完成句子)“I've had a few regrets. __________________， too few to mention.” he said, but I ____________________________ in his tone.
“我有一些遗憾。不过话又说回来，数量太少，不值一提。”他说，但我从他的语气中听出了一丝遗憾。
(二)赏句式之高
1．I can't even begin to tell you how amazing this is!
赏析：I can't even begin to tell you ...写出了该艺术品的精妙绝伦及作者难以言表的震撼与惊叹。
2．I guess that's why she attracts so many visitors every day.
赏析：本句中用that's why承接上文，说明了《蒙娜丽莎》受欢迎的程度。that's why 常用来说明结果，that's because则用来解释原因。
3．They really do reach out to us across the centuries as if time itself were nothing.
赏析：本句中使用了as if引导的虚拟语气，表明此处表达的只是作者的“假设”，而非现实中的真实情况。
①____________________________ how excited I was then.
我都不知道该如何向你们形容我当时是多么兴奋。
②In our inner minds, Uncle Johnny was an imaginary person, who didn't exist at all. __________________________________ when he actually showed up at our door.
在我们内心深处，约翰尼叔叔是一个虚构的人，根本不存在。那就是为什么当他真的出现在我们门口的时候，我们非常惊讶。
③The violent wind shook the windows wildly, ________________________________________.
狂风猛烈地摇晃着窗户，好像外面有人在拍打玻璃。
(三)赏描摹之韵
1．(画面描写)It looks like she has just flown down out of the sky and is standing on a ship. Her head and arms are missing, but you can imagine her holding her arms up high, celebrating the result of an ancient battle.
赏析：此处的looks like ...以充满想象力的描述展示了栩栩如生的胜利女神雕像，同时与下一句中的imagine相呼应，将现实与想象融会在一起，描绘了一幅动静相结合的画面。
2．(情感描写)I really can't believe she's made of stone. The skill of the sculptor is just incredible.
赏析：此处的really can't believe及just incredible写出了作者内心所受到的强烈的震撼，同时高度赞叹了雕刻家的绝妙技艺。
3．(场景描写)You can see there are so many people here. I'm being pushed around quite a bit, in fact.
赏析：so many写出了参观者之多，being pushed around则具体描述了博物馆内人挤人的场面，笔墨不多，但形象传神。
4．(语气描写)Throughout his life, he made over 90 self-portraits! No one really knows why. Perhaps it was his way of taking a 17th-century selfie Or was it simply cheaper to paint himself than to pay for a model
赏析：此处运用了一波三折的语气描写。首句先用了感叹语气，突出了伦勃朗的自画像之多；第三句则使用了疑问句，表达作者的揣测和不确定的语气；最后一句则是一种幽默调侃，起到活跃气氛的作用，体现了“直播”的特色。
Now ①______________ tomorrow might be another sunny day.He decided he would ask Dad if they could go to look for turtles again.Just then Alex saw something in the road up ahead.It looked like a big gray rock.As Alex watched, ②____________________________ was that the rock started to move.When he rode his bike up to get a closer look, he saw that it wasn't a rock at all, ③______________________________.Alex suddenly realized what she was going to do.
现在看来明天又是一个晴天。他决定问问爸爸他们是否可以再去找乌龟。就在那时，亚历克斯看到前面的路上有东西。它看起来像一块灰色的大石头。当亚历克斯看着的时候，他不敢相信的是那块石头开始移动了。当他骑着自行车走近看时，他发现那根本不是一块石头，这真是令人难以置信。亚历克斯突然意识到它要做什么。
美即生活，艺术就在我们身边。世界各地不同的艺术作品，像绘画、雕刻、剪纸、木刻等均以各种不同的艺术形式表现出生活之美。
了解中外艺术作品、艺术形式和代表性作家、了解中国传统艺术和现代艺术，比较中外艺术的特点，是我们中学生应有的文化素质。联系自身的经历，描述身边的艺术，努力创作出自己的艺术作品，培养认识美、感受美、鉴赏美和创作美的能力，应是我们青少年向往的目标和不懈的追求。
我们一起来欣赏几幅世界艺术大师的杰作吧！梵·高的《星空》 The Starry Night 、蒙克的《呐喊》 The Scream ，还有……
Masterpieces
The Starry Night was painted in June 1889 when Vincent van Gogh was staying at a home for the mentally ill. Van Gogh painted what he saw from his window — the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon. However, he didn't just paint the clouds. He also painted the massive circles of white and yellow racing across the sky. The stars and the moon hang bright in the night sky. Beneath this amazing sky, we see a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree.
His unusual use of colour has led experts to think that Van Gogh's mental illness may have affected his sense of sight. He also took a drug that can make people see yellow spots, just like the stars in The Starry Night.
Unfortunately, Van Gogh's unique paintings weren't very popular and he only sold one painting in his lifetime. He also thought The Starry Night was a failure. However, Starry Night is now one of the world's most famous paintings.
The Scream was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893. figure with an expression of fear — the figure's mouth is wide open and letting out a powerful scream. The figure covers his or her ears and looks directly at the viewer. This figure is set on a bridge above a dark, stormy sea, and against a burning orange-red sky.
In his diary, Munch talked about what inspired him. “ friends when the sun set; suddenly the sky turned as red as blood ... I stood there shaking. Then I heard the scream of nature.”
Many experts say that The Scream is connected to Munch's mental health problems, which caused him a lot of pain.
The Empire of Light is a series of paintings by Belgian artist René Magritte. Between 1953 and 1954, he painted the same scene 27 times. It shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of night. What is strange is that above the house and the tree, we see a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds. It seems like quite a mysterious scene.
Magritte was a painter inspired by his thoughts and ideas. His paintings were visual experiments as he tried to play with reality. His view was that art should shock the viewers and challenge their sense of reality.
The Empire of Light has produced different reactions in viewers. Some feel that the paintings look dark and troubling. Others, however, find them calming. As for Magritte himself, he thought that the change between day and night in the paintings was surprising. “I call this power poetry，” he said.
[阅读理解]
1．Which of the following is true about The Starry Night ( )
A．It was created when Van Gogh was healthy.
B．It is the world's best-known painting.
C．Van Gogh once thought it would sell well.
D．Van Gogh used extraordinary colors in it.
2．What can we know about The Scream ( )
A．It shows a person with a frightened look.
B．The sea is bright and calm.
C．The person's mouth is shut.
D．The sky is red.
3．What can be inferred about The Empire of Light？( )
A．It is the only work left by Magritte.
B．Viewers' attitude to it is different.
C．It shows the scene on a bright day.
D．It is more appealing than The Scream.
[素养积累]
1．由文积词汇
starry adj. 布满星星的
massive adj. 巨大的
beneath prep.& adv. 在……(正)下方
striking adj. 惊人的；显著的
viewer n. 观看者
burning adj. 燃烧着的
be connected to ... 与……有联系
mysterious adj. 神秘的；难以解释的
visual adj. 视觉的，视力的
reaction n. 反应
2．据文悟句式
句① the fact remains that ...是固定句型，表示“事实是……，真实的情况是……”，用于强调所说的某一情况是真实的。
句② What引导主语从句，在从句中作主语；that引导表语从句。
句③ be doing ...when ...是固定句型，表示“正在做……，这时……”。
Section Ⅰ
课文阅读理解
泛读课文，完成以下学习任务
(一)①broadcast ②sculpture ③painting ④artists ⑤visit
(二)B
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(一)1.C 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.B
(二)1.I'd say the artwork that makes the greatest impression on me is Mona Lisa, because one can always have a different view of her when looking at this painting in a different way.
2．It seems to me that art plays a very important role in our daily life.For one thing, it makes our life more colourful and interesting. For another, it spreads some positive information and values to us.
3．I once visited The Palace Museum，and the experience left a deep impression on me.The royal buildings，which are so magnificent，caught my sight immediately when I stepped into the front gate.Travelling through the palaces，I was quite shocked to see the elegance of the collections.They really touched me.I hope you can all visit the museum yourself.
课文写法借鉴
(一)①amazed; amazing
②It was the one and only time
③But then again; caught a sense of regret
(二)①I can't even begin to tell you
②That's why we were very surprised
③as if someone outside were beating on the glass
(三)①it looked like ②what he couldn't believe
③which was really incredible
美文阅读润心
1．D 2.A 3.B(共89张PPT)
UNIT 4 Amazing art
外研英语必修第三册
把握单元素养目标
主题 意识 本单元的主题是“不同艺术形式及相关艺术家的故事”，通过了解绘画、雕塑、剪纸等多种艺术形式和相关艺术家，以及艺术对生活的重要性，能够结合自身感受评价艺术作品和对艺术的价值和意义发表自己的看法，思考人类艺术创作的价值，培养艺术鉴赏力和批判性思维能力。
语法 项目 总结归纳现在进行时的被动语态的用法，并能灵活运用。
续表
语言 输入 听 能够听懂对一些当代艺术家的特点和作品的介绍，能够理解对当代艺术作品的不同看法，加深对当代艺术的理解。
读 能够理解与读懂与巴黎卢浮宫、唐代画家韩干等有关的语篇。
看 通过观看视频，初步了解佛罗伦萨、纽约和北京三座充满艺术气息的城市，了解艺术发展的特点。
语言 输出 写 通过介绍Van Gogh的画作Sunflowers，能够使用本单元所学语言介绍艺术作品。
说 能够阐述对当代艺术作品和民间艺术的看法，能恰当使用所学词汇和句型描述一些艺术家及其艺术作品。
续表
Section Ⅰ “Understanding ideas”
的课文习读环节
目 录
课文阅读理解
课文写法借鉴
美文阅读润心
课时跟踪检测
课文阅读理解
泛读课文，完成以下学习任务
(一)理清文脉结构
(二)把握主旨大意
The passage mainly talks about .
A．a visit to Paris' museum — the Louvre
B．a live broadcast from the Louvre
C．a day of a journalist
D．a useful guidebook
√
精读课文，完成以下学习任务
(一)阅读理解
1．What do you know about Zack
A．He is a journalist from Paris.
B．He is just a visitor to the Louvre.
C．His job is to make a live broadcast.
D．He will spend a lifetime visiting the Louvre.
√
2．What is the Nike of Samothrace made of
A．Stone. B．Cloth.
C．Plastic. D．Glass.
√
3．Why is Mona Lisa so attractive
A．Because she is beautiful.
B．Because it is protected by glass.
C．Because she has a mind of her own.
D．Because her smile is mysterious and attractive.
√
4.What can you learn from the fourth paragraph
A．Rembrandt is good at painting himself.
B．Rembrandt can't afford to hire a model.
C．It was a trend to take a selfie in the 17th century.
D．Self-portrait is cheaper than other paintings.
√
5．What does “They” mean in the last paragraph
A．The visitors who come to the Louvre.
B．The great works of art in the Louvre.
C．The artists who created the great works in the Louvre.
D．The people who are watching the broadcast.
√
[Tip]
“就近原则”解代词指代题
第5题为代词指代题，考查They的指代含义。代词指代题最常见的解题思路是根据“就近原则”，在上文距离代词最近的地方，找到符合句中语意且语法形式一致的核心名词，就可以锁定答案。由题干定位至最后一段倒数第二句，然后按照“就近原则”，向前找答案，即可知They指代前一句中的these great works of art。
(二)阅读表达
1．Which of the three artworks makes the greatest impression on you Why
I'd say the artwork that makes the greatest impression on me is Mona Lisa, because one can always have a different view of her when looking at this painting in a different way.
2．What do you think of the role of art in our daily life
It seems to me that art plays a very important role in our daily life.For one thing, it makes our life more colourful and interesting. For another, it spreads some positive information and values to us.
3．Which galleries or museums have you visited Share your experience with the class.
I once visited The Palace Museum，and the experience left a deep impression on me. The royal buildings，which are so magnificent，caught my sight immediately when I stepped into the front gate. Travelling through the palaces，I was quite shocked to see the elegance of the collections.They really touched me.I hope you can all visit the museum yourself.
|阅|读|技|能|提|升|
本文的语篇类型是网络直播，属于新媒体语篇。此类文章一般有明确的四要素：时间、地点、人物和事件；语言风格生动活泼，互动性强。本文以第一人称的视角依次介绍了在巴黎卢浮宫陈列的雕像《萨莫色雷斯的胜利女神》、达·芬奇的绘画作品《蒙娜丽莎》和伦勃朗的自画像，在介绍这些艺术品的同时，主播加入了自己的看法，给听众以身临其境之感。
另外，新媒体语篇讲究简洁明了，文章通常开篇即点题。如本文首段的倒数第二句“Today we're going to find out about some of the Louvre's most amazing treasures.”直接点明了本文的主题：探索卢浮宫里的奇珍异宝。
课文写法借鉴
(一)赏用词之妙
1．Today we're going to find out about some of the Louvre's most amazing treasures.
赏析：most amazing渲染出即将直播的艺术品的珍贵和稀有，起到了激发观众兴趣的作用。amaze的分词形容词有两种形式：amazing “令人惊奇的”，通常修饰物；amazed“感到惊奇的”，通常修饰人。
2．It's the one and only Mona Lisa!
赏析：the one and only写出了《蒙娜丽莎》在艺术领域无可比拟的地位，该短语常用于节目中介绍演员、歌手或其他名人，如：Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the one and only ...以及Here he is, the one and only ...
3．One moment she seems to be laughing at me, but then again I catch a sense of sadness in her smile.
赏析：One moment与but then again构成了前后语意的完美衔接，令表达和谐自然；catch a sense of sadness精准到位地传达了“捕捉到一丝悲伤”之意，特别是catch一词，用在此处起到了画龙点睛的作用。
[提能训练]
①(选词填空)The tourists are ________ by the ________ scenes of China.(amazing/amazed)
②(完成句子)___________________________ I ever did anything like that.
那是我唯一一次做像那样的事。
amazed
amazing
It was the one and only time
③(完成句子)“I've had a few regrets.______________, too few to mention.” he said, but I ______________________ in his tone.
“我有一些遗憾。不过话又说回来，数量太少，不值一提。”他说，但我从他的语气中听出了一丝遗憾。
But then again
caught a sense of regret
(二)赏句式之高
1．I can't even begin to tell you how amazing this is!
赏析：I can't even begin to tell you ...写出了该艺术品的精妙绝伦及作者难以言表的震撼与惊叹。
2．I guess that's why she attracts so many visitors every day.
赏析：本句中用that's why承接上文，说明了《蒙娜丽莎》受欢迎的程度。that's why 常用来说明结果，that's because则用来解释原因。
3．They really do reach out to us across the centuries as if time itself were nothing.
赏析：本句中使用了as if引导的虚拟语气，表明此处表达的只是作者的“假设”，而非现实中的真实情况。
[提能训练|完成句子]
①___________________________ how excited I was then.
我都不知道该如何向你们形容我当时是多么兴奋。
②In our inner minds, Uncle Johnny was an imaginary person, who didn't exist at all. ________________________________ when he actually showed up at our door.
在我们内心深处，约翰尼叔叔是一个虚构的人，根本不存在。那就是为什么当他真的出现在我们门口的时候，我们非常惊讶。
I can't even begin to tell you
That's why we were very surprised
③The violent wind shook the windows wildly, _____________
______________________________.
狂风猛烈地摇晃着窗户，好像外面有人在拍打玻璃。
as if someone
outside were beating on the glass
(三)赏描摹之韵
1．(画面描写)It looks like she has just flown down out of the sky and is standing on a ship. Her head and arms are missing, but you can imagine her holding her arms up high, celebrating the result of an ancient battle.
赏析：此处的looks like ...以充满想象力的描述展示了栩栩如生的胜利女神雕像，同时与下一句中的imagine相呼应，将现实与想象融会在一起，描绘了一幅动静相结合的画面。
2．(情感描写)I really can't believe she's made of stone. The skill of the sculptor is just incredible.
赏析：此处的really can't believe及just incredible写出了作者内心所受到的强烈的震撼，同时高度赞叹了雕刻家的绝妙技艺。
3．(场景描写)You can see there are so many people here. I'm being pushed around quite a bit, in fact.
赏析：so many写出了参观者之多，being pushed around则具体描述了博物馆内人挤人的场面，笔墨不多，但形象传神。
4．(语气描写)Throughout his life, he made over 90 self-portraits! No one really knows why. Perhaps it was his way of taking a 17th-century selfie Or was it simply cheaper to paint himself than to pay for a model
赏析：此处运用了一波三折的语气描写。首句先用了感叹语气，突出了伦勃朗的自画像之多；第三句则使用了疑问句，表达作者的揣测和不确定的语气；最后一句则是一种幽默调侃，起到活跃气氛的作用，体现了“直播”的特色。
[提能训练|补全语段]
Now ①_______________ tomorrow might be another sunny day.He decided he would ask Dad if they could go to look for turtles again.Just then Alex saw something in the road up ahead.It looked like a big gray rock.As Alex watched, ②_______________________ was that the rock started to move.When he rode his bike up to get a closer look, he saw that it wasn't a rock at all, ③_______________________.Alex suddenly realized what she was going to do.
it looked like
what he couldn't believe
which was really incredible
现在看来明天又是一个晴天。他决定问问爸爸他们是否可以再去找乌龟。就在那时，亚历克斯看到前面的路上有东西。它看起来像一块灰色的大石头。当亚历克斯看着的时候，他不敢相信的是那块石头开始移动了。当他骑着自行车走近看时，他发现那根本不是一块石头，这真是令人难以置信。亚历克斯突然意识到它要做什么。
美文阅读润心
美即生活，艺术就在我们身边。世界各地不同的艺术作品，像绘画、雕刻、剪纸、木刻等均以各种不同的艺术形式表现出生活之美。
了解中外艺术作品、艺术形式和代表性作家、了解中国传统艺术和现代艺术，比较中外艺术的特点，是我们中学生应有的文化素质。联系自身的经历，描述身边的艺术，努力创作出自己的艺术作品，培养认识美、感受美、鉴赏美和创作美的能力，应是我们青少年向往的目标和不懈的追求。
我们一起来欣赏几幅世界艺术大师的杰作吧！梵·高的《星空》(The Starry Night)、蒙克的《呐喊》(The Scream)，还有……
Masterpieces
The Starry Night was painted in June 1889 when Vincent van Gogh was staying at a home for the mentally ill. Van Gogh painted what he saw from his window — the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon. However, he didn't just paint the clouds. He also painted the massive circles of white and yellow racing across the sky. The stars and the moon hang bright in the night sky. Beneath this amazing sky, we see a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree.
His unusual use of colour has led experts to think that Van Gogh's mental illness may have affected his sense of sight. He also took a drug that can make people see yellow spots, just like the stars in The Starry Night.
The Empire of Light is a series of paintings by Belgian artist René Magritte. Between 1953 and 1954, he painted the same scene 27 times. It shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of night. What is strange is that above the house and the tree, we see a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds. It seems like quite a mysterious scene.
Magritte was a painter inspired by his thoughts and ideas. His paintings were visual experiments as he tried to play with reality. His view was that art should shock the viewers and challenge their sense of reality.
The Empire of Light has produced different reactions in viewers. Some feel that the paintings look dark and troubling. Others, however, find them calming. As for Magritte himself, he thought that the change between day and night in the paintings was surprising. “I call this power poetry，” he said.
[阅读理解]
1．Which of the following is true about The Starry Night
A．It was created when Van Gogh was healthy.
B．It is the world's best-known painting.
C．Van Gogh once thought it would sell well.
D．Van Gogh used extraordinary colors in it.
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2．What can we know about The Scream
A．It shows a person with a frightened look.
B．The sea is bright and calm.
C．The person's mouth is shut.
D．The sky is red.
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3．What can be inferred about The Empire of Light
A．It is the only work left by Magritte.
B．Viewers' attitude to it is different.
C．It shows the scene on a bright day.
D．It is more appealing than The Scream.
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[素养积累]
1．由文积词汇
starry adj. 布满星星的
massive adj. 巨大的
beneath prep.& adv. 在……(正)下方
striking adj. 惊人的；显著的
viewer n. 观看者
burning adj. 燃烧着的
be connected to ... 与……有联系
mysterious adj. 神秘的；难以解释的
visual adj. 视觉的，视力的
reaction n. 反应
2．据文悟句式
句① the fact remains that ...是固定句型，表示“事实是……，真实的情况是……”，用于强调所说的某一情况是真实的。
句② What引导主语从句，在从句中作主语；that引导表语从句。
句③ be doing ...when ...是固定句型，表示“正在做……，这时……”。
课时跟踪检测
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Lynn Colwell is a mixed-media artist in Redmond，Washington.In grade school, a teacher told her that she had no artistic talent and Lynn believed her.However, when she retired, she hoped to have a new interest and began to take a year-long online painting class.
“It blew me away，” she says.She started painting striking portraits of women's faces，combined with short messages of hope almost every day.In five years，she's completed about 1,000 paintings.
Lynn gives her paintings away.She started with friends，but that only went so far.Then she read about a movement called Art Abandonment，which encourages artists to leave their art in public places for anyone to pick up.That gave her the idea of putting her work into the hands of strangers through the Internet.
Nearly every day, Lynn posts a painting online.The first person who responds saying they're interested in it has 24 hours to make a donation of $25 or more to their favorite nonprofit or an individual in need.Then the painting is theirs.Lynn doesn't ask for proof.She trusts that the people who want her paintings share her ideas.
Five years later, she's still amazed at the results.Her paintings have raised more than $57,000 for nonprofit organizations such as animal rescue centers, homeless shelters as well as for people who have lost their jobs.Sometimes Lynn hears that a painting helped someone at the moment who needed it most.“That gives me chills，” she says.
To be a part of Lynn Colwell's art-for-a-cause effort, send her a friend request online.Then keep an eye out for a painting that speaks to you. Lynn personally approves each request, so she asks for your patience. Also, she spends most of her time in her art studio — there's painting to be done.“I wake up every day and can't wait to get started，” she says.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一位多媒体艺术家退休后学习绘画，并通过捐赠自己的画作来募集资金帮助需要帮助的人的故事。
1．Why did Lynn take an online painting class
A．Her teacher once praised her.
B．She desired to change her life.
C．She needed another hobby.
D．This kind of class charged little.
√
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“she hoped to have a new interest and began to take a year-long online painting class”可知，她需要一种新爱好是她线上学习绘画的原因。
2．What's the purpose of Art Abandonment
A．To encourage artists to donate their art.
B．To make the public love paintings.
C．To tell strangers to be kind to others.
D．To improve the atmosphere of public places.
√
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Then she read about a movement called Art Abandonment, which encourages artists to leave their art in public places for anyone to pick up.”可知，该活动的目的就是鼓励艺术家们捐赠他们的艺术作品。
3．How can a stranger get one of Lynn's paintings
A．By getting familiar with Lynn.
B．By working voluntarily in a nonprofit.
C．By contacting Lynn online.
D．By donating at least $25 to someone in need.
√
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“make a donation of $25 or more to their favorite nonprofit or an individual in need.Then the painting is theirs”可知，向需要帮助的个人至少捐款25美元就可以得到一幅她的画。
4．Which of the following words can best describe Lynn
A．Narrow-minded. B．Kind-hearted.
C．Far-sighted. D．Selfish.
√
解析：推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Her paintings have raised more than $57,000 for nonprofit organizations such as animal rescue centers，homeless shelters as well as for people who have lost their jobs.”可知，她将自己的画作捐赠出去从而帮助了一些非营利组织和一些失业的人。由此推知，她是一个心地善良的人。
B
Chinese painting, also known as the traditional national painting, one of the traditional paintings with a long history, has its unique and independent system.Using brushes, ink, and Chinese pigments (天然颜料), a painting is drawn on a special kind of paper (Xuan paper) or silk.The traditional subjects are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds.
In comparison with Western painting, Chinese painting has its own artistic characteristics.After a careful study of the object, a painter can discover the rules of its structure, and then produce it by the mind's eye. It is not merely a simple copy, but it combines the object with the artistic concept of the producer, turning a natural image into an “artistic image”． The object can show the artist's feelings and personality to achieve the effect of “being alike not only in appearance, but also in spirit”．
Not all the objects are to be drawn on the paper, and much space is left for the imagination.The use of lines is important in Chinese painting. Clear, swift, sharp and changeable lines are combined with the push, point and press of the brush and ink to show the quality of the object and variations of tone (色调)．Ancient Chinese artists listed 18 different ways of drawing lines with the brush in figure painting. Different ways of creating lines are used when painting a landscape, flowers and birds, clouds, and bamboos.
Traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy are different branches of art stemming (起源) from the same origin.They use the same kind of tools and all the lines used in painting are variations of the points and lines of calligraphy.Though they are different artistic forms, they are closely linked in terms of their expression of thoughts and feelings.They influence each other to create another artistic feature.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国画作为传统国画的特点，以及传统绘画与书法的异同点。
5．Which of the following words can describe the common subjects of traditional Chinese painting
A．Valuable. B．Independent.
C．Special. D．Natural.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，中国画传统的题材是人物、风景和花鸟。因此，可以用“自然的”来描述中国画的共同主题。
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6．The author believes that a traditional Chinese painter's picture .
A．reflects social problems of his times
B．describes mainly a natural image
C．expresses his thoughts
D．tells a true story
√
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The object can show the artist's feelings and personality”可知，作品能表现艺术家的情感和个性。因此，一个中国传统画家的画表达了该画家的思想。
7．It can be inferred that a traditional Chinese painter spent much time .
A．traveling
B．learning to draw lines
C．reading
D．studying calligraphy before drawing
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解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The use of lines is important in Chinese painting.”及本段最后两句可知，在中国画中线条的使用很重要。由此可以推断，一位传统的中国画家会花很多时间学习画线条。
8．What do painting and calligraphy have in common
A．Using the similar techniques.
B．Starting from the same period.
C．Belonging to the same artistic form.
D．Covering the same themes.
√
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句可知，绘画和书法使用同样的工具，绘画中使用的所有线条都是书法的点和线的变化。由此可知，绘画和书法使用类似的技法。
Ⅱ. 阅读七选五
Do you draw to express yourself or for fun Did you know that drawing has positive health benefits Drawing is a form of expression and communication. Artists of all ages, countries, cultures, and social classes have delighted humanity with their works. They can express their wants and their lifestyles. 9
Drawing helps widen your communicative range. This is because it allows you to express what you feel and what you want in a different way. 10 This form of communication is especially significant for people who have communication problems. Shy people who are not capable of verbally communicating in a natural manner would also find it especially helpful.
11 The left hemisphere, responsible for logical tasks, plays a role. At the same time, the right hemisphere, responsible for creativity and imagination also cooperates. Therefore, when you draw, you are working with your brain to develop its abilities.
It clearly benefits your mental health. 12 This is due to the fact that when we draw, we tend to focus on the message we want to get across and not on external events. On the other hand, it helps to distract you from difficult problems or difficult situations that you may be going through, while we do something relaxing.
Drawing is something that you can do in the company of others. 13 It is an activity in which you can be clear-headed, calm, work with your brain, and just have fun all at the same time.
A．Drawing can relieve stress and anxiety.
B．Not your strength, but the process of drawing matters.
C．Your brain engages actively during the process of drawing.
D．On the one hand, drawing helps develop your concentration.
E．This can promote friendships and let you spend good times with friends.
F．You are able to show your feelings, emotions, and thoughts through drawing.
G．Through these works, we can see drawing has great value as art and many benefits.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍的是画画的诸多好处。
9．选G 上文提到，“绘画是一种表达和交流的形式。不同年龄、不同国家、不同文化、不同社会阶层的艺术家们用他们的作品取悦了人类。他们可以表达自己的愿望和生活方式。”由此可知，G选项“通过这些作品，我们可以看到绘画作为艺术有很大的价值和许多好处”总结了前面内容，且引起下文提到的绘画好处，因此G选项承上启下，符合语境。
10．选F 上文提到，“这是因为它能让你用不同的方式表达你的感受和你想要的东西。”由此可知，F选项“你可以通过绘画来表达你的感受、情绪和想法”承接上文，F选项中的“show your feelings, emotions, and thoughts”和前面的“express what you feel and what you want”相一致。故选F。
11．选C 空格处是本段的主题句，下文提到，“当你画画时，你是在利用你的大脑来发展它的能力。”因此本段主要讲的是在画画的过程中，你的大脑会积极参与，因此C选项概括本段主题，符合语境。
12．选D 下文提到，“另一方面，当我们做一些放松的事情时，它可以帮助你从困难的问题或你可能正在经历的困难情况中分散注意力。”由此可知，D选项“一方面，画画可以帮助你集中注意力。”符合语境。
13．选E 上文提到，“画画是你可以在别人的陪伴下完成的事情。”，E选项“这可以促进友谊，让你和朋友度过美好时光”符合语境，且E选项中的“spend good times with friends”对应上文的“in the company of others”。故选E。UNIT 4 课时检测(一) “Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Lynn Colwell is a mixed-media artist in Redmond，Washington.In grade school, a teacher told her that she had no artistic talent and Lynn believed her.However, when she retired, she hoped to have a new interest and began to take a year-long online painting class.
“It blew me away，” she says.She started painting striking portraits of women's faces，combined with short messages of hope almost every day.In five years，she's completed about 1,000 paintings.
Lynn gives her paintings away.She started with friends，but that only went so far.Then she read about a movement called Art Abandonment，which encourages artists to leave their art in public places for anyone to pick up.That gave her the idea of putting her work into the hands of strangers through the Internet.
Nearly every day, Lynn posts a painting online.The first person who responds saying they're interested in it has 24 hours to make a donation of $25 or more to their favorite nonprofit or an individual in need.Then the painting is theirs.Lynn doesn't ask for proof.She trusts that the people who want her paintings share her ideas.
Five years later, she's still amazed at the results.Her paintings have raised more than $57,000 for nonprofit organizations such as animal rescue centers, homeless shelters as well as for people who have lost their jobs.Sometimes Lynn hears that a painting helped someone at the moment who needed it most.“That gives me chills，” she says.
To be a part of Lynn Colwell's art-for-a-cause effort, send her a friend request online.Then keep an eye out for a painting that speaks to you.Lynn personally approves each request, so she asks for your patience.Also, she spends most of her time in her art studio — there's painting to be done.“I wake up every day and can't wait to get started，” she says.
1．Why did Lynn take an online painting class
A．Her teacher once praised her.
B．She desired to change her life.
C．She needed another hobby.
D．This kind of class charged little.
2．What's the purpose of Art Abandonment
A．To encourage artists to donate their art.
B．To make the public love paintings.
C．To tell strangers to be kind to others.
D．To improve the atmosphere of public places.
3．How can a stranger get one of Lynn's paintings
A．By getting familiar with Lynn.
B．By working voluntarily in a nonprofit.
C．By contacting Lynn online.
D．By donating at least $25 to someone in need.
4．Which of the following words can best describe Lynn
A．Narrow-minded. B．Kind-hearted.
C．Far-sighted. D．Selfish.
B
Chinese painting, also known as the traditional national painting, one of the traditional paintings with a long history, has its unique and independent system.Using brushes, ink, and Chinese pigments (天然颜料), a painting is drawn on a special kind of paper (Xuan paper) or silk.The traditional subjects are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds.
In comparison with Western painting, Chinese painting has its own artistic characteristics.After a careful study of the object, a painter can discover the rules of its structure, and then produce it by the mind's eye.It is not merely a simple copy, but it combines the object with the artistic concept of the producer, turning a natural image into an “artistic image”．The object can show the artist's feelings and personality to achieve the effect of “being alike not only in appearance, but also in spirit”．Not all the objects are to be drawn on the paper, and much space is left for the imagination.The use of lines is important in Chinese painting.Clear, swift, sharp and changeable lines are combined with the push, point and press of the brush and ink to show the quality of the object and variations of tone (色调)．Ancient Chinese artists listed 18 different ways of drawing lines with the brush in figure painting.Different ways of creating lines are used when painting a landscape, flowers and birds, clouds, and bamboos.
Traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy are different branches of art stemming (起源) from the same origin.They use the same kind of tools and all the lines used in painting are variations of the points and lines of calligraphy.Though they are different artistic forms, they are closely linked in terms of their expression of thoughts and feelings.They influence each other to create another artistic feature.
5．Which of the following words can describe the common subjects of traditional Chinese painting
A．Valuable. B．Independent.
C．Special. D．Natural.
6．The author believes that a traditional Chinese painter's picture ________.
A．reflects social problems of his times
B．describes mainly a natural image
C．expresses his thoughts
D．tells a true story
7．It can be inferred that a traditional Chinese painter spent much time ________.
A．traveling
B．learning to draw lines
C．reading
D．studying calligraphy before drawing
8．What do painting and calligraphy have in common
A．Using the similar techniques.
B．Starting from the same period.
C．Belonging to the same artistic form.
D．Covering the same themes.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Do you draw to express yourself or for fun Did you know that drawing has positive health benefits Drawing is a form of expression and communication. Artists of all ages, countries, cultures, and social classes have delighted humanity with their works. They can express their wants and their lifestyles. __9__
Drawing helps widen your communicative range. This is because it allows you to express what you feel and what you want in a different way. __10__ This form of communication is especially significant for people who have communication problems. Shy people who are not capable of verbally communicating in a natural manner would also find it especially helpful.
__11__ The left hemisphere, responsible for logical tasks, plays a role. At the same time, the right hemisphere, responsible for creativity and imagination also cooperates. Therefore, when you draw, you are working with your brain to develop its abilities.
It clearly benefits your mental health. __12__ This is due to the fact that when we draw, we tend to focus on the message we want to get across and not on external events. On the other hand, it helps to distract you from difficult problems or difficult situations that you may be going through, while we do something relaxing.
Drawing is something that you can do in the company of others. __13__ It is an activity in which you can be clear-headed, calm, work with your brain, and just have fun all at the same time.
A．Drawing can relieve stress and anxiety.
B．Not your strength, but the process of drawing matters.
C．Your brain engages actively during the process of drawing.
D．On the one hand, drawing helps develop your concentration.
E．This can promote friendships and let you spend good times with friends.
F．You are able to show your feelings, emotions, and thoughts through drawing.
G．Through these works, we can see drawing has great value as art and many benefits.
UNIT 4 课时检测(一)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一位多媒体艺术家退休后学习绘画，并通过捐赠自己的画作来募集资金帮助需要帮助的人的故事。
1．选C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“she hoped to have a new interest and began to take a year long online painting class”可知，她需要一种新爱好是她线上学习绘画的原因。
2．选A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Then she read about a movement called Art Abandonment, which encourages artists to leave their art in public places for anyone to pick up.”可知，该活动的目的就是鼓励艺术家们捐赠他们的艺术作品。
3．选D 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“make a donation of D|S25 or more to their favorite nonprofit or an individual in need.Then the painting is theirs”可知，向需要帮助的个人至少捐款25美元就可以得到一幅她的画。
4．选B 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Her paintings have raised more than D|S57,000 for nonprofit organizations such as animal rescue centers，homeless shelters as well as for people who have lost their jobs.”可知，她将自己的画作捐赠出去从而帮助了一些非营利组织和一些失业的人。由此推知，她是一个心地善良的人。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国画作为传统国画的特点，以及传统绘画与书法的异同点。
5．选D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，中国画传统的题材是人物、风景和花鸟。因此，可以用“自然的”来描述中国画的共同主题。
6．选C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The object can show the artist's feelings and personality”可知，作品能表现艺术家的情感和个性。因此，一个中国传统画家的画表达了该画家的思想。
7．选B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The use of lines is important in Chinese painting.”及本段最后两句可知，在中国画中线条的使用很重要。由此可以推断，一位传统的中国画家会花很多时间学习画线条。
8．选A 细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句可知，绘画和书法使用同样的工具，绘画中使用的所有线条都是书法的点和线的变化。由此可知，绘画和书法使用类似的技法。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍的是画画的诸多好处。
9．选G 上文提到，“绘画是一种表达和交流的形式。不同年龄、不同国家、不同文化、不同社会阶层的艺术家们用他们的作品取悦了人类。他们可以表达自己的愿望和生活方式。”由此可知，G选项“通过这些作品，我们可以看到绘画作为艺术有很大的价值和许多好处”总结了前面内容，且引起下文提到的绘画好处，因此G选项承上启下，符合语境。
10．选F 上文提到，“这是因为它能让你用不同的方式表达你的感受和你想要的东西。”由此可知，F选项“你可以通过绘画来表达你的感受、情绪和想法”承接上文，F选项中的“show your feelings, emotions, and thoughts”和前面的“express what you feel and what you want”相一致。故选F。
11．选C 空格处是本段的主题句，下文提到，“当你画画时，你是在利用你的大脑来发展它的能力。”因此本段主要讲的是在画画的过程中，你的大脑会积极参与，因此C选项概括本段主题，符合语境。
12．选D 下文提到，“另一方面，当我们做一些放松的事情时，它可以帮助你从困难的问题或你可能正在经历的困难情况中分散注意力。”由此可知，D选项“一方面，画画可以帮助你集中注意力。”符合语境。
13．选E 上文提到，“画画是你可以在别人的陪伴下完成的事情。”，E选项“这可以促进友谊，让你和朋友度过美好时光”符合语境，且E选项中的“spend good times with friends”对应上文的“in the company of others”。故选E。
