1、 Read for more details _ _ _ A. Read the travel journal and write down the main idea of each part in the chart below. Para.1 Paras. 2-4 Paras. 5-6 _ _ _ Seeing the Muse dOrsay was what I was looking forward to most about my trip to Paris. _ _ _ _ _ I was impressed by two of the greatest Impressionis
2、t painters Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir the most. Impressionist painters shared some similarities in terms of their subject matter and painting techniques, and influenced future painters and modern art. B. Read paras. 2-4 and complete the table. Claude MonetPierre-Auguste Renoir Famous pie
3、ce Subjects of painting Other informati on (1)_ _ Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette He painted mostly scenes (2) _ _ in the last three decades of his life. He painted about 250 paintings of the same water lily pond. He brought the ponds beauty to the canvas(3) _ _. He preferred to paint scenes of (4)
4、 _. Blue Water Lilies from his garden in a unique way everyday life life in a busy neighbourhood of Pairs on a Sunday afternoon light across the painting His masterpiece shows (5） _ _ _. It is characterized by the small areas of (6)_ _ C.Read para. 5 and make a comparision between the Impressionists
5、 paintings and the works that came before by completing the following table. the works that came before the Impressionists paintings Subject Style Feature Realistic History paintings Everyday subject matter Less realistic Paint everyday detail in a scene Just paint a brief “impression” they had at t
6、hat moment D. Read para. 6 and answer the following question. What influence did the Impressionists have on other painters? The Impressionists influenced the Post- Impressionist painters as well as painters in modern art by encouraging artists to look at the world from an entirely new point of view.
7、 Language points 1. house v. 收藏；给（某人）提供住处；是（某物）的收藏；给（某人）提供住处；是（某物）的 贮藏处（或安置处）贮藏处（或安置处） e.g The gallery houses 2 000 works of modern art. The building is open to the public and houses a museum. The government is committed to housing the refugees. 美术馆收藏了美术馆收藏了2 000件现代艺术作品。件现代艺术作品。 政府承诺收容难民。政府承诺收容难民。 2
8、. feature n. 特点；特点；v. 以以.为特点为特点, 由由主演主演 * characteristic n. 特征特征 characterize v. 具有具有的特征的特征 be characterized by. 以以.为特征为特征 e.g The city is characterized by tall modern buildings in steel and glass. 这座城市的特点是钢铁和玻璃建造的现代化高楼大厦。这座城市的特点是钢铁和玻璃建造的现代化高楼大厦。 3. wander v. 漫步，闲逛；开小差，神游；蜿蜒漫步，闲逛；开小差，神游；蜿蜒 n. 漫步漫步 e
9、.g When he got bored he wandered around the fair. 烦闷时，他便在集市上四处闲逛。烦闷时，他便在集市上四处闲逛。. When geting bored he wandered around the fair. The road wanders along through the hills. 这条路蜿蜒曲折地穿过山丘。这条路蜿蜒曲折地穿过山丘。 4. Even though I had admired them hundreds of times on my computer screen, nothing could have prepared
10、 me for the wonder I felt when I finally laid eyes on the real thing. that 省略省略that的定语从句的定语从句 lay eyes on sb./sth. 状语从句状语从句 看见，注意到看见，注意到 尽管我在电脑屏幕上已经欣赏过数百次，但当尽管我在电脑屏幕上已经欣赏过数百次，但当 我终于亲眼见到实物时，还是觉得猝不及防，我终于亲眼见到实物时，还是觉得猝不及防， 惊叹不已。惊叹不已。 5. inspire v. 鼓舞；激起；给鼓舞；激起；给.启示，为启示，为.赋予灵感赋予灵感 adj. inspiring n. inspi
11、ration 灵感灵感 U；鼓舞人心的人或事物；鼓舞人心的人或事物 SING * be inspired by. 受到受到.启发启发/鼓励鼓励 inspire sb to do sth 鼓励鼓励/鼓舞某人做某事鼓舞某人做某事 e.g Our goal is to inspire those voters to join our cause. 我们的我们的目标目标是要鼓励他们加入我们的事业。是要鼓励他们加入我们的事业。 鼓舞人心的；启发灵感的鼓舞人心的；启发灵感的 6. prefer v. 更喜欢更喜欢 adj. preferable 更可取的，更合适的更可取的，更合适的 adv. prefer
12、ably 更可取地，最好是更可取地，最好是 n. preference 偏爱，喜爱偏爱，喜爱 * have a preference for. 偏爱偏爱. e.g Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan. 许多人强烈表示喜欢原计划。许多人强烈表示喜欢原计划。 7. strike v. 碰撞；击打；划（火柴）；敲碰撞；击打；划（火柴）；敲 ；侵袭；侵袭 n. 罢工；袭击罢工；袭击 * be struck by. 被被.迷住迷住 strike a balance between. and. 找到平衡找到平衡 e
13、.g It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation. 我一下子明白我们如何能改善局面了。我一下子明白我们如何能改善局面了。 8. opposed adj. 截然不同的；强烈反对的截然不同的；强烈反对的 v. oppose 反对反对 * as opposed to. 与与截然相反截然相反 in contrast to. / be different from. The Louvre Museum is located in Paris. It houses more than 7,500 paintings ranging fr
14、om the 13th century to 1848. The Muse dOrsay is also located in Paris. It mainly devoted to French art betwwen 1848 and 1914. Both the Louvre Museum and the Muse dOrsay is located in Paris. The Louvre houses more than 7,500 paintings ranging from the 13th century to 1848. The Muse dOrsay is differen
15、t from the Louvre in that it mainly devoted to French art betwwen 1848 and 1914. 9. dominate v. 控制，支配；俯视，高出；控制，支配；俯视，高出； 在在中具有中具有 最重要（或明显）的特色最重要（或明显）的特色 n. domination 控制，统治控制，统治 e.g The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists. 这本书预期将占据畅销书榜首的位置。这本书预期将占据畅销书榜首的位置。 10. employ v. 雇佣；运用，使用，采用雇佣
16、；运用，使用，采用 adj. employed 就业的；就业的；unemployed 失业的失业的 n. employer 雇主；雇主；employee(s) 雇员雇员 employment 就业；就业；unemployment 失业失业 e.g There are no paid holidays or sick leave if you are self-employed. 如果你是个体经营的，那就没有带薪休假或病假了。如果你是个体经营的，那就没有带薪休假或病假了。 11. realistic adj. 现实的，实际的；逼真的现实的，实际的；逼真的 * unrealistic adj. 不切实际的不切实际的 e.g It is unrealistic to expect them to be able to solve the problem immediately. 指望他们能够立即解决问题是不现实的。指望他们能够立即解决问题是不现实的。 Thank you
