1、Unit 7ARTPeriod OneTOPIC TALK .单词拼写 1.Which do you prefer, cmusic or modern music? 2.Fresh fruit and vegetables are a very important cof a healthy diet. 3.Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest(喜剧) actors in the world. 4.The(表演) lasted nearly three hours, but few people left the theatre early. 5.Th
2、e boss is trying to create an easy(氛围) where his employees enjoy their work. 6.My brother has a gift for music and he joined a famous rock bwhile in college. 7.Peking Opera(戏服) are called Xingtou or, more popularly, Xifu in Chinese. 8.Strangely, the exchange students from Africa are particularly int
3、erested in traditional Chinese(戏剧). 9.Cis the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen. 10.The film we saw last night tells a very(令人振奋的) story. .单句填空 1.Ive got two ticketstonights show. Would you like to go with me? 2.You may have no idea how(talent) the young man is as
4、 a painter. 3.Both his father and his mother are famous Peking Opera(perform). 4.The famous actress came out of the hall,(follow) by lots of reporters. 5.I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have for my parents. 6.Morning exercise makes me feel fresh and(energy) throughout the whole day
5、. 7.Many countries are now setting up national parksanimals and plants can be protected. 8.As we know, a(profession) football player earns a lot of money every year. .短语填空 full of energy, in the shade, once a month, on exhibition, on the stage, sound like 1.The old lady was soas if she never felt ti
6、red. 2.Though I was a bit nervous, I performed my role quite well. 3.No matter how busy she is, she goes home to see her parents at least. 4.The ideaa dream ten years ago, but it has already turned into a reality. 5.Some world-famous paintings will bein the museum next month. 6.This kind of silk clo
7、thing should be dried. .阅读理解 John Constable was born in Suffolk, England, on June 11, 1776. His family hoped that he would join his fathers business, but he showed great interest in art when he was very young. Finally, his family allowed him to enter the Royal Academy, a very famous art college in E
8、ngland, at the age of twenty-two. At the Royal Academy, he was a good student, spending all his spare time drawing and reading. He showed his first painting in 1802. Constable believed the greatest art came from using the inspiration(灵感) of nature, rather than using various techniques (技巧) and imagi
9、nation on art. In his lifetime, Constable never had much money. His fame only grew after his death. He was unable to earn a living from the paintings. To support his family, Constable often drew portraits(肖像)of others. But it was something he never really enjoyed. He was attracted by the beauty of t
10、he British countryside. He sold more paintings in France than in his home country, England, at first. But when given the chance to travel to sell his paintings abroad, he said he “would rather be a poor man in England than a rich man abroad”. Constable died in 1837. During his lifetime he got little
11、 praise in his home country for painting countryside scenery. Yet he is now considered to be one of the greatest British artists. ()1.John Constable studied painting because. A.he was interested in it B.his parents hoped he would study it C.he wanted to make more money D.He liked the Royal Academy (
12、)2.At the Royal Academy, John Constable. A.wasnt a good student B.didnt get on well with his classmates C.was very hard-working D.became very famous ()3.What do we know about John Constable? A.He thought technique was the most important in art painting. B.His paintings sold better in France than in
13、England at first. C.He was interested in drawing portraits. D.He became very rich by painting. ()4.What can we learn from the underlined sentence? A.John Constable was willing to travel to France. B.John Constable was tired of being poor. C.John Constable didnt want to sell his paintings. D.John Con
14、stable loved his country very much. .语法填空 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Starting around 4,000 BC, traditional Chinese painting has developed continuously over a period of more than 6,000 years. Its growth has certainly reflected the changes of time and social conditions. With Buddhism introduce
15、d 1.China from India around the first century AD, the art of painting religious murals (壁画) became important. By the 4th century, landscape painting 2.(make) itself an independent form of expression. 3.,during the Song Dynasty (9601279), paintings of historical characters and stories of everyday lif
16、e gained growing 4.(popular). Around the 9th century, bird-and-flower painting 5.(separate) from decorative art to form an independent style, 6.subjects included a rich variety of flowers, birds, insects and fish. Many of the scholar painters worked with ink and brushes. They produced paintings of s
17、uch things as plum blossoms(梅花),orchids(兰 花),bamboo,chrysanthemums(菊花),pines, etc., using their subject matter 7. (reflect) their own ideals and characters. Modern paintings often mix several colours on one brush or mix their colours with black inks. As 8.result, they have obtained varied colours. S
18、uch 9. (technique) have been widely adopted and 10.(far) developed in the contemporary period. 参考答案 edy4.performance5.atmosphere 6.band7.costumes8.dramas9.Calligraphy10.uplifting .1.for2.talented3.performers4.followed5.What6.energetic7.where 8.professional .1.full of energy2.on the stage3.once a mon
19、th4.sounded like5.on exhibition 6.in the shade .【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了英国最伟大的艺术家之一 John Constable的人生经历。 1.A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“His family hoped that he would join his fathers business, but he showed great interest in art when he was very young.”可知,他的家人希 望他能加入父亲的生意,但他很小的时候就对艺术表现出极大的兴趣。因此 John Constable学习绘画
20、是因为他对绘画感兴趣。故选 A。 2.C推理判断题。根据第二段“At the Royal Academy, he was a good student, spending all his spare time drawing and reading.”可知,在皇家美术学院,他是个好学生, 把业余时间都花在绘画和阅读上。因此在皇家美术学院,John Constable是非常努力 的。故选 C。 3.B细节理解题。根据第五段中的“He sold more paintings in France than in his home country, England, at first.”可知,起初他在
21、法国卖的画比他在英国卖的多。因此一开始 他的画在法国比在英国卖得好。故选 B。 4.D推理判断题。根据第五段中的“He sold more paintings in France than in his home country, England, at first. But when given the chance to travel to sell his paintings abroad, he said he would rather be a poor man in England than a rich man abroad.”可知,他在法 国卖的画比在自己的祖国卖的多。但当他有
22、机会去国外卖画时,他说他宁愿在英国当 穷人,也不愿在国外当富人,因此我们看得出 John Constable是非常热爱他的国家的。 故选 D。 .【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。中国传统绘画有着悠久的历史和深厚的文化 艺术底蕴。它大约起源于公元前 4000 年左右,并在 6000多年的历史中不断发展。它 的成长也反映了时代和社会条件的变化。 1.to考查介词。文中指的是在公元 1世纪左右佛教从印度传入中国。 introduceto为固定搭配,故填 to。 2.had made考查动词时态。根据时间状语 by the 4th century可知句子用过去完成时, 故填 had made。 3.H
23、owever考查副词。结合语境可知,此处和上句之间构成转折关系,故填 However。 4.popularity考查词形转换。此处放在动词 gained的后面作宾语,且表示越来越受欢 迎,故空格处填名词 popularity。 5.was separated考查动词的时态和语态。此处动词 separate与主语 bird-and-flower painting 之间是被动关系,且指过去发生的事,所以用一般过去时的被动语态,故填 was separated。 6.whose考查定语从句。此处 an independent style是先行词,在后面的定语从句中作 定语,故填 whose。 7.to reflect考查非谓语动词。此处为“use+宾语+to do sth”结构,意为“用来做某 事”,故填 to reflect。 8.a考查固定短语。as a result意为“结果,因此”。 9.techniques考查名词复数。根据后面的 have可知主语应用复数形式,故填 techniques。 10.further考查副词。further意为“更进一步地,更深一层地”,修饰动词 developed。
