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Module4Fine Arts_Western,Chinese andPop Arts
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(一)A Todaymany peoplecall Paul Cezanne theTather ofModern Painting”.In fact,he soldfew picturesand wonno prizes.He had to besupported byhis fatherand was also helpedby thewriter EmileeZola,his boyhoodfriend.Only in the lastten yearsof hislife washis greatnessrecognized.Paul Cezanne was bornin Aix-en-Provence,France,on Jan19,
1839.His fatherwasasuccessful banker.Cezanne receivedan educationat theCollege Bourbonand studieddrawing atthe AixMuseum.After studyingfor ashort timeat lawschool andworking in his fathersbank,he wentto Paris to studypainting.Then heoften returnedto Aix.He workedmany summerspainting thescenery nearhis fathershome awayfrom thecenter of the city.Cezanne tookpart in the firstexhibition ofimpressionist paintingsin1874,though helater brokewith theimpressionists.He wasmore concernedwith structureand colorthan withthe effectsproduced bylight.Not untilCezannewasabout60years olddid galleriesand museumsbegin tolook forhis works.Even withhis new-found successhe stillremained unsociable.However,he continuedto paintuntil aweek beforehis deathon Oct22,
1906.Most20th-century painterswere influencedby Cezanne.He inventeda wayof modelingthree-dimensional(三维的)forms bypainting insmall areasof color.He paintedfrom naturebut oftenchanged ashape orits colorto express its specialeffect.His finestworks arevery calmand peacefulbut theyare powerfulexpressions offorms inspace.
1.During mostof hislife,Paul Cezanneseemed to.A.be afailure B.be agreat artistC.likes tohelp othersD.likes tomake friends
2.What wasPaulCezanne^attitude towardsimpressionist paintingsinhislater lifeA.Hopeful.B.Uncertain.C.Favorable.D.Uninterested.
3.What doesthe last paragraph mainlytell usabout PaulCezanne^A.His finestworks.B.His paintingstyle.C.His favoritepainters.D.His powerfulinfluence.B France has beenone of the mainpioneers ofmany formsof artisticexpression throughoutits history.France and art arestrongly connected with eachother,and itwould notbe possibleto thinkof worldart withoutthinking ofFrance.The importanceof artin Francecan beeasily seenby the great number of museumsand artexhibitions throughoutthe country.They includethe Munsee du Louvre,which isone of thegreatmuseums of the world.There is also the Munseedu Moyne Agein thislist,which exhibitsmedieval artworks,and theCentre Pompidou,exhibiting art from thetwentieth century.Among otherimportant museumsand exhibitionsare the Munsee dOrsay,where visitorscan observea collectionof French artfrom the century,and theMunsee Picasso,which exhibitsamazing artworks from this outstandingartist.The MunseeRodin isanother greatplace tovisit inorder toenjoy Frenchart andto observesome amazingsculptures fromthis artist.The relationbetween Franceandartcan betraced backto aslong agoas theStone Age.Many artworks datingfromthisperiod havebeen found in Franceand provideunique informationabout theculture andart of the world.In France,each differentperiod of time wasstrongly connectedwith artand hadits ownart expressionforms andcharacteristics,and theywere closelyconnectedwithFrench historyand culture.
4.What canwe learnabout Francefrom Paragraph1A.It hasthe greatestmuseum ofthe world.B.Its artplays animportant rolein worldart.C.It hasthe largestnumberoffamous artists.D.Its artmakes itthe mostfamous aroundthe world.
5.How manymuseums arementioned in the textA.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.
6.Where shouldyou goto observesome amazingsculptures A.theMunseedOrsay.B.theMunseeduMoyneAge.C.The CentrePompidou.D.The MunseeRodin.
7.What canwe inferfrom thelastparagraphA.Francehasthe mostart formsofthe world.
8.Frenchart is thebeginning oftheworldart.
9.Art worksfromtheStone Ageare themost valuable.
10.In France,different periodsoftimehave differentstyles of art.
(二)A TheValley ArtCenter encouragesart appreciationin peopleof allages andbackgrounds througheducation,inspiration andopportunities toexperience thearts.Concept BasedOil PaintingThe coursewill concludewith agroup discussionofthestudents,works.IMPORTANTStudents will be responsiblefor bringingall necessarymaterials.Guidance willbe offeredon color,tools andtechniques,but theemphasis(重点)willbeon thinkingcreatively.Supply listis available online.And dontforget yourlunch.$192/$173Digital Photography for the Friday CatLearn thebasic ofdigital photography.We willstart withunderstanding whatthose symbols on your camera mean.You willalso learnwhen touse aflash.In thisclass youwill practicewhat youhave learnedusing yourcamera!$96/$86Drawing for the Friday Cat Everyonecan draw!If youhave everwanted tolearn howto drawor justwant torefresh yourselfin drawing skills thenthis isthe classfor you.Students willwork onmany ofprojects withdifferent drawingmaterials to develop theirown personalstyle.A listof suggestedsupplies isavailableonline.$96/$86Enamel onMetal Inthis art form,drawingskillsare notrequired forthis colorfuland expressivecraft(技艺).Beginning studentslearn severalbasic classicaltechniques andthose withexperience areguided inLimoges,cloisonne,champ leveeor othertechniques ofchoice.All equipmentand suppliesare includedin firstproject feeof$8,payable tothe instructorat firstclass.$96/$
861.What doesthe courseConcept BasedOil Paintingemphasize A.The skillsof painting.B.The discussionsof artworks.C.The guidanceof basicpainting.D.The creativethinking ofstudents.
2.What willyou doin Digital Photographyfor the FridayCat A.Learn howto repaira camera.B.Explore howto developthe film.C.Visit somelandscape andportraits.D.Get toknow thesymbolsonyourcamera.
3.Which willprepare necessarymaterials forlearners A.Enamel onMetal.B.Drawing fortheFridayCat.C.Concept BasedOil Painting.D.DigitalPhotographyfortheFridayCat.In theUS,tornadoes(龙卷风)are responsiblefor80deaths andmore than1,500injuries eachyear.Although theyhappen quitefrequently,tornadoes aredifficult topredict.Why Tornadoesdevelop fromstorms,but onlysome stormsare likelyto becometornadoes.Scientists dontknow whereand whena stormwill touchthe groundand turninto a tornado.Today,the warningtime fora tornado is usuallyjust13minutes.Time Samaras isastorm chaser.His jobisto find tornadoesand followthem.When hegets close to a tornado,he putsa specialtool calleda turtle probe onthe ground.This toolmeasures thingslike atornados temperature,humidity(湿度),and windspeed.With thisinformation,Samaras canlearn whatcauses tornadoesto develop.If meteorologistsunderstand this,they canwarn peopleabout tornadoessooner andsave lives.How doesSamaras hunttornadoes Ifsnot easy.First,he hastofindone.Tornadoes aretoo smallto seeusing weathersatellites.So Samarascant relyon thesetools tofind atornado.Instead,he waitsfor tornadoestodevelop.Every Mayand June,Samaras driversabout40,000kilometers acrossan areaknown asTornado Alley,looking andhoping tospot atornado.Once Samarassees atornado,the chasebegins.But atornadoishard tofollow.Some tornadoeschange directionseveral times-for example,moving eastand thenwest and then eastagain.When Samarasfinally getsnear atornado,he putsthe turtleprobe onthe ground.Being thisclosetoatornadois terrifying.Debris(碎片)is flyingin theair.Then windis blowingat highspeed.He mustget awayquickly.The workis risky,even fora sk川ed chaserlike Samaras.But dangerwont stophis huntfortheperfect storm.
4.What dowe knowabout tornadoesfrom Paragraph1A.They rarelyoccurred.B.They oftendevelop intostorms.C.They usuallycome downin winter.D.They can be warnedin avery shorttime.
5.A turtleprobe isused to.A.chase tornadoesB.predict tornadoesC.decrease thepower oftornadoes D.collects informationabout tornadoes
6.What isParagraph3mainly aboutA.How tornadoesdevelop.B.How powerfulatornadois.C.How theturtleprobeworks.D.How Samaraschases atornado.
7.How isthe jobofatornado chaseraccording tothe textA.Difficult anddangerous.B.Exciting andpopular.C.Special andinteresting.D.Stressful andtroublesome.
(三)The firstdrawings onwalls appearedin cavesthousands ofyears ago.Modern graffiti(涂鸦)seems tohave appearedin Philadelphiainthe early1960s,and bythe latesixties ithad reached New York.The newartformreally tookoff inthe1970s,when peoplebegan writingtheir names,or“tags,on buildingsall overthe city.In theearly days,the“taggers”were youngstreet menwho weretrying tomark theirspace.They workedin groupsand calledwhat theydid writing—the word“graffiti”was firstused byThe New York Timesandthewriter NormanMailer.Art galleriesin New York beganbuying graffitiintheearly seventies.But atthe sametime thatit beganto beconsidered asan artform,John Lindsay,the thenmayor of NewYork,declared(宣告)the first war on graffiti.By the1980sitbecame muchharder towrite onsubway trainswithout beingcaught andinstead manyofthegraffiti artistsbegan usingroofs ofbuildings.The argumentover whethergraffiti isartisstill goingon.Peter Valona,a NewYork Citycouncilor,thinks thatgraffiti donewith permissioncanbeart,but ifit ison someoneelses buildingsit becomesa crime.On theother hand,Felix,a memberoftheBerlin-based groupReclaim YourCity,says thatgraffiti showsfreedom andmakes citieslivelier.Graffiti isnow sometimesbig business.The FrenchmanBlek IeRat andthe Britishartist Banksy have becomeinternationally famousby producingworks whichoften makehumorous points.Works byBanksyhavebeen soldfor over£100,
000.
1.The1970sisthought tobe animportant periodinthehistory ofgraffiti becauseit waswhen.A.graffiti wasfoundincaves B.modern graffiti first appearedC.graffitifirstreachedNewYork D.modern graffitifirst becamereally popular
2.Who createdthe word“graffiti”?A.Some streetartists.B.Art galleriesin NewYork.C.A newspaperand anauthor.D.The mayorofNewYork in1970s.
3.How didthings changeafter thefirstwarongraffiti A.NewYorklooked alot cleaner.B.Many peoplegave updoing graffiti.C.It becamesafer totake subwaytrains.D.Graffiti artistshadtofind differentplaces topaint.
4.What doesPeter Valonasay aboutgraffitiA.It canbe beautifulwhen ifsdone bya skilledartist.B.It isa crimeif theartist doesn5t havepermission.C.It givespeople thefreedom ofexpression.D.It isfar frombeing consideredart.
二、选词填空用单词的正确形式填空,使其句意完整有两个词是多余的
1.Her hobbiesinclude musicand birdsand flowers.
2.Only inhis dreamsdoes hegive tohis fears.
3.Although thelady isvery old,she isstill asas youngpeople.
4.ifs inAmerica toeat turkeyon ThanksgivingDay.
5.His dreamhas becomea n.
6.She andher friendshave the same likesand.
7.Ifs forthe treesto flowerso early.
8.One hadbetter seelife inits variouswhen young.
9.She thatall theseats werealready taken.
10.The museumhad severalpaintings representingtheearlystyle.
三、句子翻译
1.我现在热衷于打篮球be crazyabout
2.昨天他告诉我他厌倦了一直做同样的事be/get tiredof
3.他还是个孩子的时候就喜欢画画be fond of
4.我们讨论了工作中的一系列问题a seriesof
5.由于天气糟糕,我们最好将运动会延期举行put off答案阅读理解
(一)A1—3ADB B4—7BCDD
(二)A1—3DDA B4—7DDDA
(三)1—4DCDB选词填空
1.painting
2.expression
3.alive
4.traditional
5.reality
6.dislikes
7.unusual
8.aspects
9.observed
10.artists句子翻译
1.Now Iam crazyabout playingbasketball.
2.Yesterday hetold methat he was tiredof doingthesamething allthe time.
3.He wasfondofdrawing whenhewasa child.
4.We discusseda seriesof problemsin ourwork.
5.Wed betterput offthe sportsmeet becauseofthebad weather.。