1、课时作业(三)Unit 1Section Using Language & Assessing Your Progress阅读理解AEvery year in May, art galleries and museums prepare shows to honor Leonardo da Vinci, who died in France on May 2, 1519. He is remembered as one of the most influential artists and creative thinkers of all time. His most famous and r
2、epresentative paintings are Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Recently, researchers have been studying a paintingLandscape 8P, which they think is Da Vincis earliestknown artwork. They used special lighting to study the artwork and discovered there are two images, not one. One drawing is on the back of
3、 the piece, which dates back to August 5,1473.The drawing on the front was painted when Leonardo was 21 years old. It shows a river valley and a castle outside the city of Florence. There is little left of the drawing on the back, perhaps because it was wiped off. Only a bridge over a river can be s
4、een. But there is writing on both sides.The writing on the front gives the date and goes from right to left. Some people would call this “mirror writing”. Its a way Leonardo often wrote in his notebooks. The writing on the back goes from left to right and tells about an agreement, probably to produc
5、e a work of art.Cecilia Frosinini is an art historian. She said, “Leonardo was born lefthanded, but was taught to write with his right hand from a very young age. By looking at his writing, we can see his righthanded handwriting is educated and well done. ”Experts compared the two handwriting sample
6、s (样本) and said they were both made by Leonardo. They show he could write well using his left hand or his right hand.The artwork is known as Landscape 8P from its number in an art list. It will be part of an exhibition at the Uffizi Gallery in Italy. The gallery director, Eike Schmidt, said the artw
7、ork is worthy of our attention, and that by studying it, researchers gave us a new way of looking at Leonardos drawing techniques and his abilities in writing.1What does the writing on the back probably tell about?AA statement about the painting.BAn agreement to produce a painting.CAn introduction o
8、f Leonardo.DSomething about the city of Florence.2What can we learn about Leonardo from Cecilias words?AHe did badly in righthanded handwriting.BHe wasnt good at writing with his left hand.CHe could write with both of his hands.DHe taught himself to write with the right hand.3Whats Eike Schmidts att
9、itude towards the research?AUnclear. BIndifferent.CPositive. DDoubtful.BChinese 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 (颜料), Chinese painting is d
10、rawn 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
11、 and frames, and then produce it by the minds eye. It is not only a simple copy, but it combines the object with the artistic concept of the painter, turning a natural image into an “artistic image”. The object can convey the artists feelings and personality to achieve the effect of “being alike not
12、 only in spirit, but also in appearance”. Not all objects are to be drawn on the paper, and much space is left for 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 qua
13、lity of the object and variations of the tone (色调). Ancient Chinese artists listed 18 different ways of drawing lines with the brush in figure painting. Different ways of creating lines were used when painting a landscape, flowers and birds, clouds and bamboos.Traditional Chinese painting and callig
14、raphy are different branches of art dating 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 fe
15、elings. They influence each other to create another artistic feature.4The writer believes that a traditional Chinese painters picture_.Areflects social problems of his timesBdescribes mainly a natural imageCexpresses his thoughtsDtells a true story5It can be inferred that a traditional Chinese paint
16、er spent much time_.AtravelingBlearning to draw linesCreadingDstudying calligraphy before drawing6What do traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy have in common?AUsing the similar techniques.BStarting from the same period.CBelonging to the same artistic form.DCovering the same themes.CArt resea
17、rchers have found a hidden painting of a man under one of Pablo Picassos masterpieces, The Blue Room. By using infrared (红外线的) imagery they discovered that the hidden man under the painting was a man with his face resting on his hand. Now the question that scientists at The Phillips Collection hope
18、to answer is simple. Who is he?The finding of the hidden man in The Blue Room leads to new research about the 1901 painting, which was created by Picasso in Paris at the start of his blue period of unhappiness. Researchers discovered that the hidden man was painted in a reworked composition by Picas
19、so. They are sure that it is not a selfportrait. They think it might be the Paris art dealer Ambrose Villard who hosted Picassos first show in 1901, but theres no record or evidence to prove this, so the research continues.Hidden pictures have been found under Picassos other important paintings, suc
20、h as La Vie and Woman Ironing. A technical analysis of La Vie at the Cleveland Museum of Art also found that Picasso reworked the paintings composition. And scientists found a portrait of a man under Picassos painting Woman Ironing at the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan.Dorothy Kosinski, director of
21、The Phillips Collection, said more new knowledge about Picassos paintings can be discovered through hightech cooperation among museums. “Our audience are curious about the hightech research because it can help them know more about the paintings. Its giving them a doorway to make them understand Pica
22、ssos paintings more, ” she said. “The more we can understand, the greater our appreciation of the paintings will be. ”7What do researchers agree according to Paragraph 1?AA man is hiding behind The Blue Room.BA painting of a man is hidden under The Blue Room.CThe Blue Room is Pablo Picassos favorite
23、 masterpiece.DA man is taking a rest in The Blue Room of Pablo Picasso.8What can we know about the hidden man in The Blue Room?AHe first showed up in 1901.BHe is Ambrose Villard from Paris.CNobody knows for sure who he is.DHe was not painted by Pablo Picasso.9Whats the similarity among The Blue Room
24、, La Vie and Woman Ironing?AThey are painted by Dorothy Kosinski.BThey have a hidden picture under them.CThey are exhibited at the same museum.DThey have a hidden selfportrait in them.10What can we know from the last paragraph?AThe research on Picassos works can add mystery to him.BThe audience are
25、curious about the doorway of the museums.CMore people will be crazy about researching Picassos life.DThe hightech research can help people know more about Picassos paintings.课时作业(三)阅读理解A【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。研究人员在研究达芬奇的艺术作品Landscape 8P时发现里面有两张图像和两处文字，专家们比较了这两种笔迹样本，认为它们都是达芬奇所作。意大利乌菲齐美术馆馆长认为研究人员通过研究这件艺术作品为我们了
26、解达芬奇的绘画技巧和书写才能提供了一种新的方式。1答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第四段中的The writing on the back goes from left to right and tells about an agreement, probably to produce a work of art.(背面的文字从左往右写着一份协议，可能是要创作一件艺术品。)可知，背面的文字可能是一份创作一幅画的协议。故选B。2答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第五段中的She said，“Leonardo was born lefthanded, but was taught to write wi
27、th his right hand from a very young age. By looking at his writing, we can see his righthanded handwriting is educated and well done.”可知，达芬奇能用两只手写字。故选C。3答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的The gallery director, Eike Schmidt, said the artwork is worthy of our attention, and that by studying it, researchers gave us
28、a new way of looking at Leonardos drawing techniques and his abilities in writing.可知，美术馆馆长Eike Schmidt说，研究人员通过研究这件艺术作品为我们了解达芬奇的绘画技巧和书写才能提供了一种新的方式。由此推断Eike Schmidt对这项研究的态度是积极肯定的。故选C。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了中国画。中国画又称传统国画，是历史悠久的传统绘画之一，有其独特而独立的体系。中国传统绘画和书法是不同的艺术分支，它们有着相同的起源。4答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第二段中的The object ca
29、n convey the artists feelings and personality to achieve the effect of “being alike not only in spirit，but also in appearance”可知，作者认为一个中国传统画家的画表达了他的思想。故选C。5答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据第二段中的Ancient Chinese artists listed 18 different ways of drawing lines with the brush in figure painting. Different ways of creat
30、ing lines were used when painting a landscape，flowers and birds, clouds and bamboos.可知，在人物画中，中国古代画家列举了18种不同的用画笔画线的方法；在画风景、花鸟、云彩和竹子时，他们会使用不同的方法来创造线条。由此推知，一位传统的中国画家要花很多时间学习画线条。故选B。6答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy are different branches of art dating from the same orig
31、in. They use the same kind of tools and all the lines used in painting are variations of the points and lines of calligraphy.可知，中国传统绘画和书法是不同的艺术分支，它们有着相同的起源，它们使用同样的工具，绘画中使用的所有线条都是书法的点和线的变体。由此可知，书法和绘画使用类似的技巧。故选A。C【语篇解读】研究者们运用红外成像(技术)发现毕加索的作品中有隐藏的画。7答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Art researchers have found a hi
32、dden painting of a man under one of Pablo Picassos masterpieces, The Blue Room”可知，研究者们发现蓝色房间画中有画，里面有一个隐藏的男子肖像。8答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“but theres no record or evidence to prove this, so the research continues”可知，没有记录和证据表明画中隐藏的男子的身份，研究还需继续，由此可推知目前还没有定论。9答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第一、第三段可知，这三幅画都是毕加索的杰作，都有隐藏的画在其中。1
33、0答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“ Our audience are curious about the hightech research because it can help them know more about the paintings. Its giving them a doorway to make them understand Picassos paintings more, she said.The more we can understand, the greater our appreciation of the paintings will be. ”可知，对毕加索的画进行高科技研究会帮助人们进一步认识他的作品。