1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家艺术思维是人类最原始的思维方式，也是儿童心理发展的第一个阶段。艺术教育实际上是遵循人的心理自然发展规律的一种健康的教育方式。家长们应该鼓励孩子去追求自己的艺术理想。Why is Art Important in Education?Education is，another area where the presence of arts and crafts is more than welcome.If children realize the importance of art and creativity from a young age，they can
2、grow up to be more confident，more creative，and definitely more mature. Schools are the breeding grounds for future painters and movie makers，and these arts should be encouraged wholesomely in such an environment.Sadly，many parents do not understand why art is important for children，and subconsciousl
3、y force them to follow career paths that are orthodox and conformist in nature.This is fair enough in its own way，because the world does need some standard blue collar and white collar jobs to continue its existence; but this is a choice that children should be allowed to make for themselves.The doo
4、rs to creativity and expression must not be shut in their faces，even if it comes at a cost of making more money.To put it more scientifically，here are some benefits of kids art activities that give a suitable answer to the question “Why is art important in schools？”Exposure to art，music and drawings
5、 at an early age improves the amount of brain activity in children.It increases the span of knowledge in the minds of children，thus making them sharper and more educated.It builds up the levels of selfconfidence，selfesteem，motivation，cooperation and communication in children.It helps children unders
6、tand other peoples opinions and point of view as well.It helps them sharpen their problem solving skills，decisionmaking and gives them the possibility of really exploring their imaginations.阅读障碍词1arts and crafts n工艺品2wholesomely adv. 有益健康地3subconsciously adv. 潜意识地4orthodox adj. 普遍赞同的5conformist adj.
7、 墨守成规的诱思导读阅读文章，回答下面的问题1What does the underlined word “breeding” in the first paragraph mean?“Breeding”_here_means_“reproduced”_in_the_passage.2What benefits can children get from exposure to art，music and drawings at an early age?Improving the amount of brain activity；increasing the span of knowledg
8、e in childrens minds，making them sharper and more educated; building up the levels of selfconfidence，selfesteem，motivation，cooperation and communication in children; helping children understand other peoples opinions and point of view; sharpening their problem solving skills，decisionmaking and givin
9、g them the possibility of really exploring their imaginations.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.abstractAn.建筑；建筑学()2.architectureBn.回报，报酬，奖励 vt.奖励，给以报酬()3.reward Cadj.锐角的；强烈的；灵敏的；(疾病)急性的；敏锐的()4.mediumDadj.抽象的 n摘要，概要()5.acute En.(艺术创作的)材料，形式；媒介，传媒 adj.中等的()6.consensus Fvt.& vi.计算；推测()7.calculate Gadj.布满星星的；像星星的，明亮的(
10、)8.shadow Hn.共识，一致的意见()9.starry Ivt.& vi.全心全意投入；犯罪，犯错；承诺，保证()mit Jn.阴影，影子；阴暗处答案15DABEC610HFJGI.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A拿/用做试/实验 B从到变化C典型的D非常，很，不仅仅是E充当，担当 F动身去()1.She has had a number of different jobs，ranging from chef to swimming instructor.()2.Typical of Chinese，he is kind，hardworking and determined.()3.He
11、wanted to experiment more with different textures in his painting.()4.A trained dog can act as a guide to a blind person.()5.Tom，along with his friends，has been off to the art gallery.Hell be back in two hours.()6.I was more than a little angry when I saw how theyd ruined it.答案16BCAEFDVisiting the m
12、astersHi Yang YanHere I am in Amsterdam.This trip has been fantastic! As you know，I am with my aunt and grandmother.They are both good artists，and Im thinking about starting painting myself after I get back.Let me tell you all about our trip.拜访艺术大师杨彦，你好！我现在是在阿姆斯特丹。这趟旅行真是妙极了！正如你所知道的，我是跟我姑妈和奶奶一起来的。她们都
13、是优秀的画家，我在想回去之后我也要开始学绘画。让我告诉你有关我们旅行的情况吧。助读讲解As you know正如你所知道的，为as引导的非限制性定语从句。and连接表示顺承关系的并列分句，第二个分句中after I get back为时间状语从句。My grandmother really likes Picassos paintings and thinks he is the greatest artist ever，so we started in Spain(西班牙) and went to the city of Mlaga，the birthplace(出生地) of Picass
14、o.Near the house where Picasso was born is a museum full of his art.Mlaga is a lovely city and the architecture(建筑) is beautiful.I was amazed to learn that Picasso had an output(产量) of more than 20,000 pieces of art.He did not just paint，but made sculptures and worked with all kinds of media.He expe
15、rimented with different styles of painting，but was most famous for his work in Cubism(立体派)，which often uses acute angles(锐角) and where the world is represented as being constructed of cubes(立方体) and rectangles(矩形).我奶奶非常喜欢毕加索的作品，认为他是有史以来最伟大的艺术家，所以我们从西班牙出发，去了毕加索的出生地马拉加市。在毕加索出生的房子附近有一座博物馆，里面都是他的艺术作品。马拉
16、加是一座迷人的城市，建筑很美。我惊讶地得知，毕加索一生创作了两万多件艺术作品。他不仅绘画，还创作雕塑，利用各种材料创作作品。他尝试过多种不同的绘画风格，但尤以立体派作品著称。立体派常常运用锐角，在立体派画作中世界被呈现为由立方体和矩形构成。助读讲解so连接表示因果关系的并列分句，第一个分句中he is the greatest artist ever为省略了that的宾语从句，第二个分句中the birthplace of Picasso为Mlaga的同位语。where引导定语从句，修饰先行词the house。and连接两个并列的定语从句，其先行词都是Cubism。Of course，eve
17、n though Picasso was Spanish，he left Spain while he was still a young and struggling artist，and settled in Paris，France.So，after visiting Spain，we went to Paris.During our four days in Paris we spent one whole day at the Louvre Museum，where we saw the Mona Lisa，painted by the Italian artist Leonardo
18、 da .He created this work between 1503 and 1506.I was really impressed by this picture of a lady with a mysterious smile.By popular consensus(共识，一致的意见)，this is the most valuable painting in the worldit is impossible to calculate what price it would fetch if it ever came on the market.Besides being a
19、 painter，da Vinci was also an architect，scientist and engineer.He designed many new inventions，including a primitive form of a helicopter(直升机) and a tank(坦克)当然，尽管毕加索是西班牙人，但是当他还是一名年轻而又苦苦挣扎的艺术家时，他离开了西班牙，在法国巴黎定居下来。因此，游览了西班牙之后，我们去了巴黎。在巴黎的四天当中，我们花了一整天参观卢浮宫，在那里我们欣赏了意大利艺术家列奥纳多达芬奇创作的蒙娜丽莎。他于1503年至1506年间创作了这幅
20、作品。这幅带着神秘微笑的女子的画像的确给我留下了深刻的印象。举世公认，这幅画是世界上最珍贵的油画作品如果这幅画在市场上出售，很难估算它的价值。达芬奇不仅是画家，还是建筑师、科学家和工程师。他搞出了许多新发明，包括直升机和坦克的雏形。助读讲解even though Picasso was Spanish为让步状语从句；while he was still a young and struggling artist为时间状语从句。where we saw the Mona Lisa为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the Louvre Museum。painted by the Italian art
21、ist Leonardo da Vinci为过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰the Mona Lisa。what引导名词性从句作calculate的宾语；if引导条件状语从句。Besides the works of da Vinci，the Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings，ranging from the 13th century to the 19th century.It doesnt have any modern paintings in it，however.Modern paintings are
22、all kept at the Muse dOrsay.We went there on our second day in Paris because my aunt was eager to see the works of Claude Monet.除了达芬奇的作品，卢浮宫还藏有六千余件其他欧洲画家的画作，时间跨度从13世纪到19世纪。然而，它里面没有任何现代艺术作品。现代艺术作品都被保存在奥塞美术馆。在巴黎的第二天，我们去了那里，因为我姑妈迫不及待地想去看看克劳德莫奈的作品。助读讲解现在分词短语ranging from.to.作后置定语，修饰前面的paintings；range fro
23、m.to.是固定结构，意思是“从到不等”。because引导原因状语从句；be eager to do sth.是固定结构，意思是“迫不及待地做某事”。Monet was a French painter who lived between 1840 and 1926.His paintings were typical of a style called Impressionism(印象派)With Impressionism，the painter abandons the idea of representing things exactly as they look in a phot
24、ograph，but seeks to show movement and the feelings of the moment，through the use of colours，light and shadows(阴影)Monet loved to paint outdoors，and almost never used a studio.Though when he was younger he painted a wide variety of subjects，when he was older he most often painted the water lilies(睡莲)
25、floating on the surface of the pond(池塘) in his garden.莫奈是一名法国画家，生于1840年，在1926年去世。他的画作是典型的印象派风格。印象派画家摒弃了要像拍照一样精确地描绘物体这一观念，而是尝试通过色彩、光线和阴影的运用，表现物体的运动和瞬间的感受。莫奈喜爱在室外作画，几乎从不使用画室。尽管在较年轻时他画了各种各样的题材，但到岁数大一点时，他最常画的就是他家花园池塘里漂浮的睡莲。助读讲解as引导方式状语从句。though引导让步状语从句，其中when he was younger为时间状语从句；when he was older也是一个时
26、间状语从句，现在分词短语floating on the surface of the pond in his garden作名词water lilies的后置定语。Yesterday，we went to the Van Gogh Museum，here in Amsterdam.Van Gogh was also a member of the Impressionist Movement(印象主义运动)Altogether，he painted about 800 oil paintings(油画) and did 1,600 drawings.One of his most famous
27、 oil paintings is The Potato Eaters，which he painted in 1885.Among his works，my favourite is Starry Night, which he completed in 1889.Unfortunately，although van Gogh committed his whole being(身心) to painting，he received little reward (回报，报酬)for his effort.His younger brother，Theo，acting as his agent
28、(经纪人)，tried hard to sell van Goghs paintings，but could only sell one painting，for 400 francs(法郎)，before van Gogh died in 1890.Today，van Goghs paintings are worth upwards of (在以上，大于，超过)millions of dollars each.昨天我们去了位于阿姆斯特丹的凡高博物馆。凡高也是印象派画家之一。凡高一共画了大约800幅油画和1 600幅素描。他最著名的油画之一是食土豆者，创作于1885年。在他的作品中，我最喜欢
29、的是星夜，这幅画是他于1889年完成的。遗憾的是，尽管凡高全身心地投入绘画，他所得到的回报却微乎其微。他的弟弟西奥作为他的经纪人，竭力推销凡高的画，但直到1890年凡高去世，他弟弟只卖出了一幅画，售价400法郎。今天，凡高的画每一幅都值数百万美元。助读讲解which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词The Potato Eaters。which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Starry Night。although引导让步状语从句；commit ones whole being to.把自己的整个身心贡献于。现在分词短语acting as his agent作后置定语。Tomorrow we
30、are off to (动身去)another museum in Amsterdam.The most famous paintings there are by Rembrandt.He lived from 1606 until 1669.My aunt really wants to see a painting of his called The Night Watch，which was painted in 1642.Ill tell you more about my trip when I get back.RegardsLi Ming明天我们将动身去阿姆斯特丹的另一座博物馆
31、，那里最著名的是伦勃朗的画。他生于1606年，在1669年去世。我姑妈非常想去看看他创作于1642年的叫夜巡的作品。回去之后我会告诉你有关我行程的更多情况。致礼！李明助读讲解过去分词短语called The Night Watch作a painting of his的后置定语；which was painted in 1642为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词The Night Watch。when引导时间状语从句。第一步速读了解文章主题和段落大意速读P3435教材课文，选择最佳答案Whats the main idea of the text?AA visit to the world famo
32、us masters.BDifferent styles of painting.CThe Impressionist Movement.DSome of the most famous paintings.答案A第二步细读把控文章关键信息细读P3435教材课文，选择最佳答案1According to Li Mings grandmother，the greatest artist ever is_.AVan GoghBLeonardo da VinciCPablo PicassoDClaude Monet2Pablo Picasso developed different styles of
33、 painting in his life，and_is one of them.ACubismBImpressionismCportraitDstill life3Which of the following is TRUE about Van Gogh?AHe loved painting outdoors.BHe painted various subjects.CHe tried many styles of painting.DHe was not recognized before his death.4We can infer from the text that_.Athe a
34、rts of Picasso were more than paintingsBMonet was also a famous architect in his old ageCVan Gogh and his brother were both famous paintersDthe Mona Lisa was typical of the Impressionist style5What do you know about Van Gogh after reading this text?AVan Gogh was not a member of the Impressionist Mov
35、ement.BHe painted only 80 oil paintings in his life.CThe famous oil painting，The Potato Eaters，was painted by Van Gogh in 1885.DVan Gogh received much reward for his paintings.答案15CADAC第三步研读能力升华接轨高考根据P3435教材课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。We started our trip in Spain and went to Mlaga，where Picasso 1.wa
36、s_born (bear)Picasso produced more than 20,000 pieces of art，and he did not just paint，but made sculptures and worked with all kinds of 2.media/mediums (medium)After visiting Spain，we went to Paris.In the Louvre Museum is the famous Mona Lisa 3.painted (paint) by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci
37、，4.who was also an architect，scientist and engineer. Later we went to the Muse dOrsay 5.to_see (see) the modern works of Claude Monet.His paintings were typical of a style called 6.Impressionism (impression)，with which the painter abandons the idea of showing real things.Yesterday we went to the Van
38、 Gogh Museum.Van Gogh painted about 800 oil paintings and did 1,600 7.drawings (drawing)But the sad thing is that he only sold one 8.painting (paint) when he was alive.Today，his paintings are worth upwards of millions 9.of dollars each.Tomorrow we are 10.off to another museum in Amsterdam. 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
