Unit 1Art 第一学时第一学时Reading and Reading and ComprehensionComprehensionTask 1快速阅读课文快速阅读课文“A Short History of Western Painting”，用大约用大约30词写出课文的概要。词写出课文的概要。温馨提示：温馨提示：本文属说明文。写说明文的概要时要弄清被本文属说明文。写说明文的概要时要弄清被说明的对象说明的对象(Western Painting)，抓住其特征，抓住其特征(change many times)，起始时间段，起始时间段(sixth century ADtoday)，理清逻辑结，理清逻辑结构。构。_Influenced by customs and faith，western painting has always been changed since the 6th century mainly including the Middle Ages，the Renassiance，Impressionism and Modern Art, each of which has different identities.(32 words)Task 2仔细阅读仔细阅读“A Short History of Western Painting”，选，选择正确答案。择正确答案。What were the typical characteristics of western painting style in the Renaissance?ADrawing things in perspective.BOil painting was developed.CNew ideas and values gradually appeared.DAll of above.B2Which of the following can best replace the word “ridiculous” in the text?ADetailed.BFoolish.CCareful. DLaughable.3Firstly，People didnt like the way the Impressionists painted because _.Athe painters were careless and ridiculousBthe painters painted their pictures in a careless and ridiculous wayDCCtheir paintings were not as detailed as those of earlier paintersDtheir paintings were not as real as those of the Renaissance painters4It can be inferred from the text that classical Roman and Greek ideas were_.Aimaginary BperspectiveCimpressionistic DrealisticD5The whole passage mainly tells us _.Athat the style of Western art has changed a great deal with time going byBthat the style of Chinese art has changed less oftenCthe main styles of art in the Middle Ages and the RenaissanceDthe main styles of art in the Impressionism and modern timesATask 3 再次阅读再次阅读“A Short History of Western Painting”，然，然后完成下面的表格。后完成下面的表格。StylesTimeFactsThe Middle Ages1._The main aim of painters was to represent 2._. Artists were interested in creating a feeling of 3._for God，so paintings from this period were full of 4._5th to 15th 5th to 15th century ADcentury ADreligious themesreligious themesrespect and loverespect and lovereligious symbolsreligious symbolsStylesTimeFacts5._15th to 16th centuryPainters tried to paint 6._ as they really were.People in this period adopt a more 7._ attitude，and they were able to draw 8._ pictures by following the rules of 9._The The RenaissanceRenaissance people and naturepeople and nature humanistichumanistic realisticrealistic perspectiveperspective (续表续表) StylesTimeFacts10._late 19th to early 20th centuryThere were many new 11._ and social 12._ in this period，which led to changes in 13._.The Impressionists whose paintings were not as 14._ as those of earlier painters were the first artists to paint 15._(续表续表) ImpressiImpressionismonism inventionsinventions changeschanges painting stylespainting stylesdetaileddetailed outdoorsoutdoors StylesTimeFactsModern Art 16._Although the Impressionists paintings were 17_，they are now accepted as the 18._ of modern art which is 19._.Painters of this period concentrate more on 20._to paint objects using color，line and shape to represent them20th century 20th century to today to today controversialcontroversialbeginningbeginningabstractabstractcertain qualitiescertain qualities(续表续表) Task 4根据课文根据课文“A Short History of Western Painting”，完，完成下列短文。成下列短文。Styles of Western art 1._ (change) many times，art is influenced 2._ the customs and faith of a people.During the Middle Ages，the main aim of painters was 3._(represent) religious themes.Artists were interested in creating respect and love for God.In the Renaissance，people focused more on humans and less on religion.Artists tried to paint people and nature have changed have changed bybyto representto represent4._ they really were.Masaccio used perspective in his paintings which made people 5._(convince) they were looking through a hole in the wall 6._ a real scene.In the late 19th century，Europe changed a great deal from 7._ mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial 8._.The impressionists were the first to paint outdoors. They had to paint quickly and their paintings were not as detailed as 9._ of earlier painters.Today people accepted impressionists paintings as the beginning of modern art.Some modern art is abstract 10._ some is realistic.asasconvincedconvincedatata aoneonethosethosewhile/but yetwhile/but yet