1、Unit 1ArtSection Warming Up&Reading一、课文大意填空This passage is a brief history of Western painting.Art isinfluenced by the(1)_ and(2)_ of a people.Stylesin Western art have (3)_ so many times.The mostimportant four styles(4)_ from the sixth century AD,thatis,the Middle Ages,the Renaissance,(5)_ and Mode
2、rnArt,are introduced in this passage.customs faith changed starting Impressionism二、根据课文内容，选择最佳答案1What themes did the main aim of painters represent du-ringthe Middle Ages?_ANature.CReligious.BPeople.DPerspective.2 It can be inferred from the text that classical Roman andGreek ideas were _.Aimaginary
3、CimpressionisticBperspectiveDrealisticC D 3In the Renaissance,painters _.Apainted religious scenes in a more realistic styleBpainted people and nature in a realistic styleConly painted pictures for rich peopleD would have been able to paint more realistic pictureswithout the discovery of perspective
4、 rulesB 4 At first people disliked the Impressionists paintingsbecause _.Atheir paintings were really ridiculousBtheir paintings were painted in a careless wayC their paintings were not as detailed as those of earlierpaintersDboth A and BC 5Which of the following statements is TRUE?_A Many of modern
5、 art styles might not exist without theImpressionists.B Some modern art is abstract because the painter does notconcentrate on certain qualities of the object.C Modern artists look at their environment and art in adifferent way from the Impressionists.DWe can predict that no more new styles of Weste
6、rn art willcome into being.A StylesCharacteristicThe MiddleAgesThe main aim of painters was to represent(1)_TheRenaissancePeople adopted(2)_ attitude tolife and painters tried to paint people and nature as(3)_ImpressionismThe Impressionists worked outdoors and were eagerto show(4)_ fell on objects a
7、tdifferent times of day,but many people said this kindof paintings were(5)_Modern Art Some modern art is(6)_；some modern artis realistic.三、阅读课文，然后完成下列表格religious themes a more humanistic they really were how light and shadow ridiculous abstract Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people.
8、艺术受民族习俗和信仰的影响。1faith n信任；信心；信念典例 Faith can move mountains.精诚所至，金石为开。拓展 have faith in 相信，信任keep faith with sb.对某人守信用by ones faith 保证；千真万确in good/bad faith 诚实地/不诚实地运用 完成句子I _(相信)his ability to succeed.have faith in During the Middle Ages,the main aim of painters wasto represent religious themes.在中世纪，画
9、家的主要任务是表现宗教主题。2aim解析(1)n.目标；目的Our aim is to make our school more beautiful.我们的目标就是让学校变得更美丽。(2)vi.&vt.瞄准；(向某方向)努力He aims to be a successful businessman.他立志成为一名成功的商人。拓展 achieve ones aim 达到目的miss ones aim 打不中目标；达不到目的take aim at 向瞄准with the aim of 以为目标；意在aim at 瞄准aim to do sth./aim at doing sth.意欲，力求做某事
10、be aimed at(doing)sth.旨在；目的在于运用 完成句子You should do your best to _(实现你的目标)Jimmy practices playing the violin day and night and_(意欲成为)the best violinist.achieve your aim aims at being/aims to be A typical picture at this time was full of religioussymbols.这个时期典型的绘画充满了宗教色彩3typical adj.典型的；有代表性的典例 He is a
11、 typical student who likes to ask questions.他是一个典型的爱问问题的学生。拓展 be typical of.是特有的；是典型的It is typical of sb.to do sth.某人做某事是他的特点运用 完成句子These are likely to _(是典型的)theearly symptoms of lung cancer._(是 他 的 特 点)to leave the mobilephone in the office.be typical of Its typical of him People began to concentr
12、ate less on religious themesand adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.人们开始较少关注宗教主题，而是采取一种更人性化的生活态度。4adopt vt.采用；采纳；收养典例 Miss Gao has adopted a new teaching method.高老师采用了一种新的教学法。As they had no children of their own,they adopted an orphan.由于他们没有亲生儿女，就收养了一个孤儿。运用 完成句子You should learn to _(采纳建议)They a
13、re not my real parents.I _(被收养)adopt a suggestion am adopted Rich people wanted to possess their own paintings,sothey could decorate their superb palaces and great houses.富人们想拥有自己的画像并用来装饰自己的高级宫殿和豪宅。5possess vt.解析(1)意为“拥有”，不能用于进行时。如：Mr.Zhang asked me if I possessed my own car.张先生问我是否有自己的车。(2)意为“具有”。如
14、：Im afraid he doesnt possess a sense of humor.恐怕他没有什么幽默感。(3)意为“支配”，通常指感觉、情绪、想法等的支配。如：She was suddenly possessed with fear.她突然感到害怕。拓展 possess oneself of 获得be possessed of 拥有be in possession of(某人)拥有(某物)be in the possession of(某物)为(某人)所有运用 完成句子They dont _ (拥 有)the necessarytechnical knowledge.Although
15、 plain-looking,Mary is _(具有)great intelligence.One main idea _(支配 着她);she mustget away from home.possess possessed of possessed her By coincidence,oil paints were also developed at thistime.巧合的是，这一时期油画颜料也得到了发展6by coincidence 巧合地典例 By coincidence,we arrived here at the same time.巧合的是，我们同时到这。拓展 by cha
16、nce 偶然；意外地(一般不放在句首)by accident 偶然；无意中；不小心地运用 完成句子_(巧合的是),we bought the same skirt.By coincidence Without the new paints and the new technique,wewould not be able to see the many great masterpieces for whichthis period is famous.没有新的颜料和新的(绘画)手法，我们就不能看到很多使这一时期著名的杰作。7without 引导的非真实条件句解析句中 without 引导的介词
17、短语是一个暗含的非真实条件句，主句谓语用“would/should/might/could动词原形”。如：Without your help,she would not achieve her aim.没有你的帮助，她就不能实现她的目标。运用 完成句子_(没有水),people would die.Without water In the late 19th century,Europe changed a great deal,from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one.19世纪后期，欧洲发生了巨大的变化，从以农
18、业为主的社会变成了以工业为主的社会。8a great deal解析 a great deal 意为“大量”，作名词性短语。如：I have a great deal for supper because I am going to stay uplate tonight.我晚饭吃得很多，因为准备熬夜。拓展(1)a great deal 还可作副词性短语，修饰形容词。如：She is a great deal happier than I thought.她比我所想的要幸福得多。(2)a great deal of 意为“大量的”，作形容词性短语，后接不可数名词。如：They have spen
19、t a great deal of money on this project.他们在这个工程上花了大量的钱。运用 完成句子Our hometown _(改变了许多)in thepast five years.Look at that tree.Its _(高了很多)thanbefore._(大量的时间)has been wasted in thelast two weeks.a great deal taller has changed a great deal A great deal of time.the painter does not attempt to paint object
20、s as we seethem with our eyes.画家并不打算把我们眼睛看到的东西如实地画出来9attempt解析(1)n.努力；尝试；企图She made an attempt to learn to ride a bike.她尝试着学骑自行车。(2)vt.尝试；企图The prisoner attempted an escape,but failed.犯人企图逃走，但失败了。拓展 表示“尝试、试图做某事”可有以下表达方法：attempt to do sth.make an attempt to do sth.make an attempt at doing sth.运用 完成句子
21、Do not _(尝试)repair this yourself.He _(试图)skipping off,but failed.attempt to/make an attempt to made an attempt at On the other hand,some paintings of modern art are sorealistic that they look like photographs.而另一方面，有些现代派的艺术作品却是那么写实，看上去就像是照片。10on the other hand(可是)另一方面解析on the other hand 常与 on the on
22、e hand 连用，但在许多情况下，会根据上下文省略 on the one hand。如：I know this job isnt well-paid,but on the other hand I donthave to work long hours.我知道这份工作报酬不高，但从另一方面来说，我也不必工作太长时间。运用 完成句子_(另一方面),they wont take the jobs thatdont pay much.On the other hand Who can predict what painting styles there will be inthe future?谁
23、能预言将来会有什么样的绘画艺术风格？11predict vt.预言；预告；预测典例 He predicted a good harvest.他预言丰收。拓展(1)predict that.预言She predicted that he would marry a wealthy lady.她预言他会娶到一位有钱的女士。(2)be predicted to do sth.被预测做某事Unemployment is predicted to increase to 70,000 by the endof this year.预计年底失业人数会上升到 7 万。(3)It is predicted that.据预测It is predicted that the food prices will continue to go up in thenext few months.预计未来几个月食品价格还会继续上涨。运用 完成句子Can you _(预测天气)tomorrow?_(据 预 测)the economy may becomebetter after September.predict the weather It is predicted that
