UNIT 1 ART Section I Reading and Thinking 一、单词拼写 best to grab the chance. 1.You don't need to p additional 3.The artists had a lot of comments about software if you buy this new computer in the techniques in the painting my shop. particular. 2.She is famous now,but her success and 4.The operator's bright red scarf set her r both result from her apart the other girls. own great efforts. 5.It seemed that they paid more attention 3.The very i government to the (human)nature official shows his great concern about of classical photography. the surviving victims in the disaster. 6.Although she was out of shape,she still 4.Please c my apologies to concentrates her teaching. your wife. 7.Newton was not just a genius.He was 5.We should analyse s causes among the most (influ- concerning anxiety of the fellows. ence)figures. 6.We can see there was a swollen blister 8.Besides,I was fond our little (水疱)on the o layer of the rented house in the suburb,which is not skin. far from the workplace. 7.With the increase of population in 9.His techniques rank) years,the local govern- high among those of other contemporary ment has to seek practical measures to photographers won him great popularity. protect wild animals in this area. 10.People who are less 8.The judge was praised for his courage (subjective)involved are better judges. and h 三、完成句子 二、单句语法填空 1.尽管学生们来自不同的国家，但是他们 1.The young manager was asked to justify 在夏令营相处得很融洽。 the decision (precise). 2.We have to be (real) about our chances of winning and try our they got along quite well
UNIT1 ART SectionⅠ ReadingandThinking 一、单词拼写 1.Youdontneedtop additional softwareifyoubuythisnewcomputerin myshop. 2.Sheisfamousnow,buthersuccessand r bothresultfrom her owngreatefforts. 3.Theveryi government officialshowshisgreatconcernabout thesurvivingvictimsinthedisaster. 4.Pleasec myapologiesto yourwife. 5.Weshouldanalyses causes concerninganxietyofthefellows. 6.Wecanseetherewasaswollenblister (水疱)ontheo layerofthe skin. 7.With the increase of population in s years,thelocalgovernmenthastoseekpracticalmeasuresto protectwildanimalsinthisarea. 8.Thejudgewaspraisedforhiscourage andh . 二、单句语法填空 1.Theyoungmanagerwasaskedtojustify thedecision (precise). 2.Wehaveto be (real) aboutourchancesofwinningandtryour besttograbthechance. 3.Theartistshadalotofcommentsabout thetechniquesinthepainting particular. 4.Theoperatorsbrightredscarfsether apart theothergirls. 5.Itseemedthattheypaidmoreattention tothe (human)nature ofclassicalphotography. 6.Althoughshewasoutofshape,shestill concentrates herteaching. 7.Newtonwasnotjustagenius.Hewas amongthemost (influence)figures. 8.Besides,Iwasfond ourlittle rentedhouseinthesuburb,whichisnot farfromtheworkplace. 9.Histechniques (rank) highamongthoseofothercontemporary photographerswonhimgreatpopularity. 10.Peoplewhoareless (subjective)involvedarebetterjudges. 三、完成句子 1.尽管学生们来自不同的国家,但是他们 在夏令营相处得很融洽。 ,theygotalongquitewell — 1 —
in the summer camp.(while) town on the southern coast of Spain.His 2.中国伟大的思想家和教育家孔子在各个 father was a painter who taught art.Picasso 方面都发展了许多理论，这些理论为几 showed exceptional talent at an early age 乎全世界的人所钦佩和应用。 and,by the time he was in his teens,painted Confucius,a great thinker and educator in better than his father or any of the local art China,developed many theories 0 teachers.At sixteen,Picasso was sent to various aspects the Royal Academy of San Fernando, where students drew from plaster casts and copied works of the old masters.Picasso felt these assignments were pointless and (that引导定语从句) began to work on his own.Picasso's father 3.他没有意识到自己做出了多么重要的 soon became angry with his son's rebellious 决定。 behaviour,long hair,and strange clothes. He was not conscious of He believed that Picasso was wasting his talent and scolded him,"Why don't you cut your hair and paint sensibly?" (what引导宾语从句) In 1900,Picasso left for Paris-then 4.令游客们感到震惊的是如此多的艺术品 the center of the art world.He lived in a 都放在同一个博物馆里。 cold,run-down building,painting constantly, sometimes surviving for days on only a that so many works of art piece of bread.During these years,his art are housed in the same museum.(what reflected his dismal(凄凉的)surroundings. 引导主语从句) Homeless outcasts were the subject of 四、阅读理解 many of his fairly realistic early paintings. A After seeing African masks and sculptures,he No artist has affected modern art more made his works more simplified and angu- than Picasso.The thousands of masterpieces lar(有角的)leading up to the revolutionary he had created changed the way people new style known as Cubism. thought about art.Picasso was perhaps the Picasso didn't sell many of his works most talented and successful artist who during these early years.On May 8,1995, ever lived. Picasso's Angel Fernanadez de Soto was Picasso was born in 1881 in a small sold at auction for $29 million.The next —2
inthesummercamp.(while) 2.中国伟大的思想家和教育家孔子在各个 方面都发展了许多理论,这些理论为几 乎全世界的人所钦佩和应用。 Confucius,agreatthinkerandeducatorin China,developed many theories in variousaspects . (that引导定语从句) 3.他没有意识到自己做出了多么重要的 决定。 Hewasnotconsciousof . (what引导宾语从句) 4.令游客们感到震惊的是如此多的艺术品 都放在同一个博物馆里。 thatsomanyworksofart arehousedinthesamemuseum.(what 引导主语从句) 四、阅读理解 A Noartisthasaffectedmodernartmore thanPicasso.Thethousandsofmasterpieces hehadcreatedchangedthe way people thoughtaboutart.Picassowasperhapsthe mosttalentedandsuccessfulartist who everlived. Picassowasbornin1881inasmall townonthesoutherncoastofSpain.His fatherwasapainterwhotaughtart.Picasso showedexceptionaltalentatanearlyage and,bythetimehewasinhisteens,painted betterthanhisfatheroranyofthelocalart teachers.Atsixteen,Picasso wassentto the Royal Academy of San Fernando, wherestudentsdrewfromplastercastsand copiedworksoftheold masters.Picasso felttheseassignmentswerepointlessand begantoworkonhisown.Picassosfather soonbecameangrywithhissonsrebellious behaviour,longhair,andstrangeclothes. HebelievedthatPicassowaswastinghis talentandscoldedhim,“Whydontyoucut yourhairandpaintsensibly?” In1900,PicassoleftforParis—then thecenteroftheartworld.Helivedina cold,run-downbuilding,paintingconstantly, sometimessurvivingfordaysononlya pieceofbread.Duringtheseyears,hisart reflectedhisdismal(凄 凉 的)surroundings. Homelessoutcasts werethe subject of manyofhisfairlyrealisticearlypaintings. AfterseeingAfricanmasksandsculptures,he madehisworksmoresimplifiedandangular(有角的)leadinguptotherevolutionary newstyleknownasCubism. Picassodidntsellmanyofhisworks duringtheseearlyyears.OnMay8,1995, PicassosAngelFernanadezdeSoto was soldatauctionfor$29million.Thenext — 2 —
day Blue Period,one of his later works, looks can last forever.But,at nearly 500 sold for $5 million.But he worked continuously, years of age,time is catching up with the always experimenting with different styles Mona Lisa. of painting.Though Picasso lived to be The health of the famous picture, ninety-two and became the most famous painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1503- artist in the world,he spoke of his youthful 1505,is getting worse by the year,according days in Paris as "the happiest time of my to the Louvre Museum where it is housed. life”. "The thin,wooden panel on which the 1.This passage mainly discusses Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed A.Picasso's Cubism as a revolutionary shape since experts checked it,"the museum style in art said.Visitors have noticed the changes but B.Picasso as a rebel and his art repairing the world's most famous painting C.Picasso's life and painting in Paris is not easy.Experts are not sure about the D.Picasso's influences on the development materials the Italian artist used and their of modern art current chemical state. 2.Pablo Picasso showed unusual talent for Nearly 6 million people go to see the painting Mona Lisa every year,many attracted by A.in his early childhood the mystery of her smile."It is very interesting B.in his early teens that when you're not looking at her,she C.at the age of sixteen seems to be smiling,and then you look at D.when he painted better than local art her and she stops,"said Professor Margaret teachers Livingstone of Harvard University."It's 3.Pablo Picasso started to reveal his rebellious because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at spirit picking up details,but less suited to looking at A.when he was a child shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in B.in his early teens shadows.” C.when he was studying in the Royal However,the actual history of the Academy of San Fernando Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the D.after he moved to Paris smile.Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him,until it B was eventually sold to the king of France, She is widely seen as proof that good Francis I,in 1518. —3
dayBluePeriod,oneofhislaterworks, soldfor$5million.Butheworkedcontinuously, alwaysexperimentingwithdifferentstyles ofpainting.Though Picassolivedtobe ninety-twoandbecamethemostfamous artistintheworld,hespokeofhisyouthful daysinParisas“thehappiesttimeofmy life”. 1.Thispassagemainlydiscusses . A.PicassosCubism asarevolutionary styleinart B.Picassoasarebelandhisart C.PicassoslifeandpaintinginParis D.Picassosinfluencesonthedevelopment ofmodernart 2.PabloPicassoshowedunusualtalentfor painting . A.inhisearlychildhood B.inhisearlyteens C.attheageofsixteen D.whenhepaintedbetterthanlocalart teachers 3.PabloPicassostartedtorevealhisrebellious spirit . A.whenhewasachild B.inhisearlyteens C.whenhewasstudyingintheRoyal AcademyofSanFernando D.afterhemovedtoParis B Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgood lookscanlastforever.But,atnearly500 yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwiththe MonaLisa. Thehealth ofthefamous picture, paintedbyLeonardoda Vinciin1503— 1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,according totheLouvreMuseumwhereitishoused. “Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichthe MonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschanged shapesinceexpertscheckedit,”themuseum said.Visitorshavenoticedthechangesbut repairingtheworldsmostfamouspainting isnoteasy.Expertsarenotsureaboutthe materialstheItalianartistusedandtheir currentchemicalstate. Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseethe MonaLisaeveryyear,manyattractedby themysteryofhersmile.“Itisveryinteresting thatwhenyourenotlookingather,she seemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookat herandshestops,”saidProfessorMargaret Livingstoneof Harvard University.“Its becausedirectvision(视觉)isexcellentat pickingupdetails,butlesssuitedtolookingat shadows.Da Vincipaintedthesmilein shadows.” However,theactualhistory ofthe MonaLisaisjustas mysteriousasthe smile.DaVincihimselfloveditso much thathealwayscarrieditwithhim,untilit waseventuallysoldtothekingofFrance, FrancisⅠ,in1518. — 3 —
In 1911,the painting was stolen from a.It was stolen from the Louvre. the Louvre by a former employee,who b.Its painter sold it to King Francis I. took it out of the museum hidden under his c.Its state of health was checked. coat.He said he planned to return it to d.It was returned to France and housed Italy.The painting was sent back to France in the Louvre Museum. two years later.During World WarⅡ， e.It was hidden and protected against French hid the painting in small towns to German forces. keep it out of the hands of German forces. A.b-a-d-e-c B.d-e-c-b-a 4.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph C.d-a-e-c-b D.b-c-a-d-e means the Mona Lisa 6.What makes her smile so mysterious A.is losing its value according to Professor Livingstone? B.is being damaged after so many years A.The materials the Italian artist used. C.is getting more valuable with years B.The way she smiles. passing C.The way Leonardo da Vinci painted D.will rot away the smile. 5.Choose the right order about the happenings D.It plays a trick upon the human eye. onto the Mona Lisa
In1911,thepaintingwasstolenfrom theLouvrebyaformeremployee,who tookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhis coat.Hesaidheplannedtoreturnitto Italy.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrance twoyearslater.During World War Ⅱ, Frenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownsto keepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces. 4.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraph meanstheMonaLisa . A.islosingitsvalue B.isbeingdamagedaftersomanyyears C.isgetting morevaluablewithyears passing D.willrotaway 5.Choosetherightorderaboutthehappenings ontotheMonaLisa. a.ItwasstolenfromtheLouvre. b.ItspaintersoldittoKingFrancisⅠ. c.Itsstateofhealthwaschecked. d.ItwasreturnedtoFranceandhoused intheLouvreMuseum. e.Itwashiddenandprotectedagainst Germanforces. A.b-a-d-e-c B.d-e-c-b-a C.d-a-e-c-b D.b-c-a-d-e 6.What makeshersmileso mysterious accordingtoProfessorLivingstone? A.ThematerialstheItalianartistused. B.Thewayshesmiles. C.ThewayLeonardodaVincipainted thesmile. D.Itplaysatrickuponthehumaneye. — 4 —
SectionⅡ Learning About Language 一、单词拼写 an important press confer- 1.Both of the sisters are fond of ence this afternoon.(be to do) (雕刻术)and decide to go abroad on further 3.他的抱负是创办一家大公司，为社会提 study. 供大量的工作岗位。 2.More and more young people became interested in (视觉的)arts while the elderly are absolutely puzzled. and offer 3.Water running from the (池 a large number of jobs to the society. can irrigate his big garden rich in 词十be to do) fruit and vegetables that many citizens 4.现在最大的困难之一是如何确保所有人 like to purchase. 的基本生活需求。 4.With the windows shining in the reflected Now one of the greatest difficulties rays of the rising sun,the (新娘)and bridegroom left home to honeymoon in Europe. 5.The accident has not done any for all people.(疑问词十todo) (长久的)damage. 5.除了等待申请结果以外，我们还有很多 6.He wrote a poem as a (纪 事情可以做。 of his close friend who was a gifted We have many things to do sculptor by reputation. 二、完成句子 1.当老师进入教室时，那个男孩好像在看 (except/but) 外边的东西。 三、完形填空 More than anything else in the world, Jayden Hairston wanted to learn how to something outside when sing.1 his elementary school in Yonkers the teacher entered the classroom.(seem) didn't 2 the music instruction he 2.今天下午，他们要举行一个重要的新闻 needed.So he begged his parents to sign 发布会。 him up for after-school lessons. His mother said,"Ever since I could
SectionⅡ LearningAboutLanguage 一、单词拼写 1.Bothofthesistersarefondof (雕刻术)anddecidetogoabroadonfurther study. 2.Moreand moreyoungpeoplebecame interestedin (视觉的)arts whiletheelderlyareabsolutelypuzzled. 3.Waterrunningfromthe (池 塘)canirrigatehisbiggardenrichin fruitandvegetablesthatmanycitizens liketopurchase. 4.Withthewindowsshininginthereflected raysoftherisingsun,the (新 娘)andbridegroom lefthometo honeymooninEurope. 5.The accident has not done any (长久的)damage. 6.Hewroteapoemasa (纪 念)ofhisclosefriendwhowasagifted sculptorbyreputation. 二、完成句子 1.当老师进入教室时,那个男孩好像在看 外边的东西。 somethingoutside when theteacherenteredtheclassroom.(seem) 2.今天下午,他们要举行一个重要的新闻 发布会。 animportantpressconferencethisafternoon.(betodo) 3.他的抱负是创办一家大公司,为社会提 供大量的工作岗位。 andoffer alargenumberofjobstothesociety.(名 词+betodo) 4.现在最大的困难之一是如何确保所有人 的基本生活需求。 Now one ofthe greatest difficulties forallpeople.(疑问词+todo) 5.除了等待申请结果以外,我们还有很多 事情可以做。 Wehavemanythingstodo .(except/but) 三、完形填空 Morethananythingelseintheworld, Jayden Hairston wantedtolearnhowto sing. 1 ,hiselementaryschoolinYonkers didnt 2 the musicinstruction he needed.Sohebeggedhisparentstosign himupforafter-schoollessons. Hismothersaid,“EversinceIcould — 5 —