Warming Up & Reading 课 文 预 读.课文理解1It can be inferred from the text that classical Roman and Greek ideas were _Aimaginary Bperspective Cimpressionistic Drealistic2Which of the following are the styles of paintings about Modern Art?AAbstract and realistic. BAbstract and natural.CReligious and natural. DPeople and objects.3In which period can we find more paintings about people and nature?A20th century to today. B5th to the 15th century AD.C15th to 16th century. DLate 19th to early 20th century.4What is the relationship between the Impressionists and Modern Art?AThe Impressionists teach the modern artists how to draw things in perspective.BBy learning modern art，the Impressionists begin to look at their environment in new ways.CWith the modern artists help，the Impressionists know how to paint outdoors.DWithout the Impressionists，maybe we would not see many kinds of modern art styles.5What can we learn from the text?AMany people liked the Impressionist paintings at first.BThe first painters to work outdoors were the Impressionists.CStyles in Western art have changed little and are easy to describe.DOil paints were developed in the late 19th century to make the colours look richer and deeper.答案1.D2.A3.C4.D5.B.根据课文内容判断正(T)误(F)1Western art has changed very little over the last 17 centuries.()2Painters in the Middle Ages painted mainly religious subjects.()3Paintings in the Middle Ages were very realistic.()4Renaissance painters tried to paint things in a realistic way.()5Two important discoveries in the Renaissance period were oil paints and drawing in perspective.()6Impressionists painted their pictures mainly indoors.()7At first people did not like the impressionists paintings.()8Modern art began with the impressionists.()答案1.F2.T3.F4.T 5.T6.F 7.T8.T.课文语法填空Art 1._ (influence) by the customs and faith of a people.Styles in Western art have changed many times.During the Middle Ages，the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes.A 2._ (convention) artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were.A 3._ (type) picture at this time was full of religious symbols.4._，during the Renaissance，new ideas and values gradually replaced those held in the Middle Ages.People began to concentrate less 5._ religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.One of 6._ most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in perspective.As Europe changed a great deal from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial 7._ in the late 19th century，these changes led to new painting 8._(style)The Impressionists were the first painters 9._(work) outdoors.There are scores of modern art styles，but without the Impressionists，many of these painting styles might not exist.No one can predict 10._ painting styles there will be in the future.答案1.is influenced2.conventional3.typical4.However5.on6.the7one 8.styles9.to work10.what.用60词左右概括课文大意【参考范文】The customs and faith of a people have influenced the styles in Western art many times.During the Middle Ages，a typical picture was full of religious symbols.During the Renaissance，people began to adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.Impressionism began to develop as Europe changed a great deal.All in all，it is difficult to predict what painting styles there will be in the future.知 识 梳 理.单词拼写1To be honest，I prefer his _(雕塑) to his paintings.2We may often talk of beautiful things，but beauty itself is _(抽象的)3He is taken ill，and _(结果) I cannot start.4The teacher has lost _(信心) in the naughty boy.5He thought what the child painted was _(荒谬的)6He made an _(企图) to escape from being punished.7The topic of argument is _(具有争议的)8Sometimes earthquakes cant be _(预测)9Modern education should _(采用) advanced teaching techniques.10Their _(目标) is to buy a villa of their own in 2 years.答案1.sculptures2.abstract3.consequently4.faith 5.ridiculous6attempt7.controversial8.predicted9.adopt10.aim.用课文中的词语替换画线部分1. As a result，this text will describe only the most important ones，starting from the sixth century AD. _2During the Renaissance，new ideas and values gradually took the place of those held in the Middle Ages. _3Rich people wanted to have their own paintings，so they could decorate their superb palaces and great houses. _4When people first saw his paintings，they believed that they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene. _5In the late 19th century，Europe changed a lot，from a mostly agricultu