1、Unit 1ArtPeriod OneWarming Up & Reading.用适当的介、副词填空1A typical picture at this time was full _ religious symbols，which created a feeling _ respect and love _ God.2But it was evident that ideas were changing _ the 13th century when painters _ Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes _ a more r
2、ealistic way.3People began to concentrate less _ religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude _ life.4_ the same time painters returned _ classical Roman and Greek ideas about art.5When people first saw his paintings，they were convinced that they were looking through a hole _ a wall _ a rea
3、l scene.6Naturally，these changes also led _ new painting styles.7Among the painters who broke away _ the traditional style _ painting were the Impressionists，who lived and worked _ Paris.8They were eager to show how light and shadow fell _ objects _ different times _ day.9There are scores _ modern a
4、rt styles，but _ the Impressionists，many of these painting styles might not exist.10_ the other hand，some paintings _ modern art are so realistic that they look _ photographs.佳句翻译与仿写1Would you rather have Chinese or Westernstyle paintings in your home?翻译_仿写：_(1)你更愿意做什么，是去看电影还是呆在家里？_，go to the cinema
5、or stay at home?(2)你愿意步行还是坐公共汽车？_2But it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.翻译：_仿写：(1)显然已经出了差错。_ a mistake has been made.(2)显然，他不能胜任那项工作。_3 When people first saw his paintings，they were
6、 convinced that they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene._仿写：(1)我相信他将比卓别林更出名。_ he would be more famous than Chaplin.(2)我相信他知道真相。_4If the rules of perspective had not been discovered，no one would have been able to paint such realistic pictures.翻译_仿写：(1)如果你听了我的建议，就不会考试不及格了。If you _，y
7、ou _ in the exam.(2)如果我现在见到他，我会很高兴的。_5Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists，who lived and worked in Paris.翻译_仿写：(1)地上躺着一只生病的山羊。_ a sick goat.(2)铃一响，学生们就冲了出去。_ the moment the bell rang.单项填空1If you were an artist，what kind of pictures_ you_？ A
8、would；have painted Bhad；painted Chave；painted Dwould；paint2They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves，their houses and possessions_ their activities and achievements. Aas long as Bas well as Cas far as Das soon as3Without the new paints and the new technique，we would not be able to see
9、 the many great masterpieces_ this period is famous. Afor whom Bfor that Cfor which Dwhere4The Impressionists were the first painters_ outdoors. Awork Bto work Cworked Dworking5Their paintings were not as detailed as_ of earlier painters. Aones Bthose Cit Dthat6Today they are accepted as the beginni
10、ng of_ we call “modern art” Awhat Bwhere Cwhich Dthat7There are_ modern art styles，but without the Impressionists，many of these painting styles_. Ascores of；might not exist Btwo scores of；would not have existed Cscore of；might exist Dtwo scores；would have existed8The work of art is so_ that the visi
11、tors cant see what the painter meant. Aabsolute Babstract Cabsorbed Dattractive9He_ to get out of trouble，but no one would help him. Asucceeded Battempted Cmanaged Doffered10On the one hand，we should develop our economy._，we should protect the environment. AOn the other hand BAs a matter of fact CTh
12、at is DIn other words.阅读理解Throughout the history of the arts，the nature of creativity has remained constant to artists.No matter what objects they select，artists are to bring forth new forces and forms that cause changeto find poetry where no one has ever seen or experienced it before.Landscape (风景)
13、 is another unchanging element of art.It can be found from ancient times through the 17thcentury Dutch painters to the 19thcentury romanticists and impressionists.In the 1970s Alfred Leslie，one of the new American realists，continued this practice.Leslie sought out the same place where Thomas Cole，a
14、romanticist，had produced paintings of the same scene a century and a half before.Unlike Cole who insists on a feeling of loneliness and the idea of finding peace in nature，Leslie paints what he actually sees.In his paintings，there is no particular change in emotions and he includes ordinary things l
15、ike the highway in the background.He also takes advantage of the latest developments of colour photography (摄影术) to help both the eyes and the memory when he improves his painting back in his workroom.Besides，all art begs the ageold question：What is real？Each generation of artists has shown their un
16、derstanding of reality in one form or another.The impressionists saw reality in brief emotional effects，the realists in everyday subjects and in forest scenes，and the CroMagnon cave people in their naturalistic drawings of the animals in the ancient forests.To sum up，understanding reality is a neces
17、sary struggle for artists of all periods.Over thousands of years the function of the arts has remained relatively constant.Past or present，Eastern or Western，the arts are a basic part of our immediate experience.Many and different are the faces of art，and together they express the basic need and hop
18、e of human beings.1The underlined word “poetry” most probably means_.Aan object for artistic creationBa collection of poemsCan unusual qualityDa natural scene2Leslies paintings are extraordinary because_.Athey are close in style to works in ancient timesBthey look like works by 19thcentury paintersC
19、they draw attention to common things in lifeDthey depend heavily on colour photography3What does the author suggest about the arts in the last paragraph?AThey express peoples curiosity about the past.BThey make people interested in everyday experience.CThey are considered important for variety in fo
20、rm.DThey are regarded as a mirror of the human situation.4Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?AHistory of the arts.BBasic questions of the arts.CNew developments in the arts.DUse of modern technology in the arts.abstract adj.抽象的；深奥的生义：vt.提取，抽取；写出(书等的)摘要；n.摘要，概要abstract.from.从提取Some people say beauty itself is abstract.Do you agree?有些人认为美本身是抽象的。你同意吗？In the end he abstracted the most important points from his long speech.最后他从自己的长篇演说中提取出最重要的几点。Harper made an abstract of Prof.Hunters lecture.哈珀将亨特教授的讲座做了摘要。
