高二英语人教版选修6学案UNIT1SECTIONⅠWARMINGUPREADING-PREREADING

Startingaround4000B．C.,traditionalChinesebrushpaintinghasdevelopedcontinuouslyoveraperiodofmorethanStartingaround4000B．C.,traditionalChinesebrushpaintinghasdevelopedcontinuouslyoveraperiodofmorethansixthousandyears.Itsgrowthhasreflectedthechangesoftime.Duringthe1stcenturyA．D.,theartofpaintingreligiousmoralsgraduallygainedinprominence(明显；突出),withtheintroductionofBuddhismtoChinaandtheconsequentbuildingoftemples.However,thesubjectlaterexpandedbeyondreligiousthemes.Forexample,paintingsofhistoricalcharactersandstoriesofeverydaylifebecameextremelypopular.Bythe4thcentury,thisparticulartypeofpaintinghadalreadyestablisheditselfasanindependentformofexpression.Itthengraduallydevelopedintotwoseparatestylesincludingagenre(艺术风格)monlyfoundinChinesebrushpainting—flower­and­birdpainting.Agreatmanyartistsinthe9thcenturypaintedinthisgenreandtheirsubjectsincludedarichvarietyofflowers,fruits,birds,insects,andfish.Sincetheturnofthe20thcentury,paintershaveoftenmixedseveralcolorsononebrushormixedtheircolorswithblackinks,whichissimilartothewesternpaintingskill.Asaresult,theyhaveobtainedmorenaturalandrichlyvariedcolors.Suchtechniqueshavebeenwidelyadoptedandfurtherdevelopedinthecontemporaryperiod.SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Pre­readingeq\a\vs4\al([原文呈现])ASHORTHISTORYOFWESTERNPAINTINGArtisinfluencedbythecustomsandfaith①ofapeople.StylesinWesternarthavechangedmanytimes.AstherearesomanydifferentstylesofWesternart②，itwouldbeimpossibletodescribealloftheminsuchashorttext.Consequently③，thistextwilldescribeonlythemostimportantones,startingfromthesixthcenturyAD④.TheMiddleAges⑤(5thto15thcenturyAD)DuringtheMiddleAges,themainaim⑥ofpainterswastorepresentreligiousthemes.Aconventional⑦artistofthisperiodwasnotinterestedinshowingnatureandpeopleastheyreallywere.Atypical⑧pictureatthistimewasfullofreligioussymbols,whichcreatedafeelingofrespectandloveforGod.Butitwasevident⑨thatideaswerechanginginthe13thcentury⑩whenpainterslikeGiottodiBondone⑪begantopaintreligiousscenesinamorerealisticway.eq\a\vs4\al([读文清障])①faith/feIθ/n.信任；信念；信念faithfully/'feIθfəlI/adv.忠实地②as引导缘由状语从句。③consequently/'kɒnsIkwəntlI/adv.因而；所以④现在分词短语startingfrom...在句中作定语，修饰ones。⑤theMiddleAges中世纪⑥aim/eIm/n.目标；目的vi.&vt.瞄准；(向某方向)努力⑦conventional/kən'venʃənl/adj.常规的；传统的；因循守旧的⑧typical/'tIpIkl/adj.典型的；有代表性的⑨evident/'evIdənt/adj.明显的；明白的⑩Itis/wasevidentthat...“明显……〞，it为形式主语，that引导的从句为真正的主语。⑪GiottodiBondone/'dʒɒtəʊdI'bɒndən/乔托(意大利画家、雕刻家、建筑师)西方绘画艺术简史艺术受一个民族的生活习俗和影响。西方的艺术风格经受了屡次变革。由于西方的艺术风格多种多样，在短短的一篇课文里不行能去全面的描述它们。因此，本文只谈及从公元6世纪以来最主要的几种(艺术风格)。中世纪(公元5世纪到15世纪)在中世纪，画家的主要目的是表现主题。这个时期传统的艺术家无意于照实地呈现自然和人物。这个时期的典型的绘画布满了的特征，表达出了对的敬重与爱戴之情。但是，很明显在13世纪时，(人们的)思想正经受着变化，像乔托这样的画家们开头用一种比拟现实的风格来画场景。TheRenaissance⑫(15thto16thcentury)DuringtheRenaissance,newideasandvaluesgraduallyreplacedthoseheldintheMiddleAges.Peoplebegantoconcentratelessonreligiousthemesandadopt⑬amorehumanistic⑭attitudetolife.AtthesametimepaintersreturnedtoclassicalRomanandGreekideasaboutart.Theytriedtopaintpeopleandnatureastheyreallywere.Richpeoplewantedtopossess⑮theirownpaintings,sotheycoulddecoratetheirsuperb⑯palacesandgreathouses.Theypaidfamousartiststopaintpicturesofthemselves,theirhousesandpossessions⑰aswellas⑱theiractivitiesandachievements.Oneofthemostimportantdiscoveriesduringthisperiodwashowtodrawthingsinperspective⑲.Thistechnique⑳wasfirstusedbyMasaccioeq\o(○,\s\up1(21))in1428.Whenpeoplefirstsawhispaintings,theywereconvincedthattheywerelookingthroughaholeinawallatarealscene.Iftherulesofperspectivehadnotbeendiscovered,noonewouldhavebeenabletopaintsuchrealisticpictureseq\o(○,\s\up1(22)).Bycoincidenceeq\o(○,\s\up1(23))，oilpaintswerealsodevelopedatthistime,whichmadethecoloursusedinpaintingslookricheranddeeper.Withoutthenewpaintsandthenewtechnique,wewouldnotbeabletoseethemanygreatmasterpieceseq\o(○,\s\up1(24))forwhichthisperiodisfamouseq\o(○,\s\up1(25)).⑫renaissance/rI'neIsns;US'renəsɑːns/n.新生；复兴；复活theRenaissance文艺复兴(时期)⑬adopt/ə'dɒpt/vt.接受；接受；收养⑭humanistic/ˌhjuːmə'nIstIk/adj.人道主义的⑮possess/pə'zes/vt.拥有；具有；支配⑯superb/suː'pɜːb；sjuː'pɜːb/adj.卓越的；杰出的；极好的⑰possession/pə'zeʃn/n.(尤作复数)全部；财产⑱aswellas既……又……；也，连接两个并列成分。⑲perspective/pə'spektIv/n.透视画法；透视图；观点⑳technique/tek'niːk/n.技术；方法；技能eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))Masaccio/mə'sɑːtʃIəʊ/马萨乔(意大利画家)eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))Iftherulesofperspectivehadnotbeendiscovered,noonewouldhavebeen...是含有虚拟语气的复合句，表示与过去事实相反的状况。eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))coincidence/kəʊ'InsIdəns/n.巧合(的事)；(事情、口味、故事等)相合bycoincidence巧合地eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))masterpiece/'mɑːstəpiːs/n.杰作；名著eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))这里without引导的介词短语表述非真实条件，整个句子叫含蓄虚拟条件句。forwhich...是“介词＋关系代词〞引导的定语从句。文艺复兴时期(15世纪到16世纪)在文艺复兴时期，新的思想和价值观渐渐取代了中世纪提出的那些。人们开头较少关注主题而且实行一种更人性化的生活态度。同时画家们回到了罗马、希腊的古典艺术理念上。他们力争照实地画出人物和自然。富人们想拥有自己的艺术品以便用来装饰他们的高级宫殿和豪宅。他们出价聘请闻名艺术家来为自己画像，画自己的房屋和财物，以及他们的活动和成就。在此期间，最重要的发觉之一就是如何用透视法来画出事物。这一手法是1428年由马萨乔第一次使用的。当人们第一次看到他的画时，他们还以为是透过墙上的小洞来观看真实的场景，并对此深信不疑。假如没有发觉透视法，就没有人能画出如此逼真的画。巧合的是，这一时期油画颜料也得到了开展，使得绘画中使用的颜色看上去更丰富、更肤浅。没有新的颜料和新的(绘画)手法，我们就不能够看到很多使这一时期闻名的杰作。Impressionismeq\o(○,\s\up1(26))(late19thtoearly20thcentury)Inthelate19thcentury,Europechangedagreatdealeq\o(○,\s\up1(27))，fromamostlyagriculturalsocietytoamostlyindustrialone.Manypeoplemovedfromthecountrysidetothenewcities.Thereweremanynewinventionsandsocialchanges.Naturally,thesechangesalsoledtonewpaintingstyles.Amongthepainterswhobrokeawayfromeq\o(○,\s\up1(28))thetraditionalstyleofpaintingweretheImpressionists,wholivedandworkedinPariseq\o(○,\s\up1(29)).TheImpressionistswerethefirstpainterstoworkoutdoorseq\o(○,\s\up1(30)).Theywereeagertoshowhowlightandshadoweq\o(○,\s\up1(31))fellonobjectsatdifferenttimesofday.However,becausenaturallightchangessoquickly,theImpressionistshadtopaintquickly.Theirpaintingswerenotasdetailedasthoseofearlierpainterseq\o(○,\s\up1(32)).Atfirst,manypeopledislikedthisstyleofpaintingandbecameveryangryaboutit.Theysaidthatthepainterswerecarelessandtheirpaintingswereridiculouseq\o(○,\s\up1(33)).eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))impressionism/Im'preʃənIzəm/n.印象主义；印象派impressionist/Im'preʃənIst/adj.印象派的n.印象派艺术家post­impressionistadj.后印象派的n.后印象派艺术家eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))agreatdeal大量eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))breakawayfrom脱离eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))介词短语Amongthepainters位于句首，句子用完全倒装语序。eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))动词不定式短语toworkoutdoors作定语，修饰thefirstpainters。当中心词被thefirst/last等修饰时，通常用动词不定式(短语)作定语。eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))shadow/'ʃædəʊ/n.阴影；影子eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))句子Theirpaintingswere...中包含notas...as句式，表示“不如……〞，those指代前面提到的复数名词paintings。eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))ridiculous/rI'dIkjʊləs/adj.荒唐的；可笑的印象派时期(19世纪后期到20世纪初期)19世纪后期，欧洲发生了巨大的变化，从以农业为主的社会变成了以工业为主的社会。很多人从农村迁到了新城市。有着很多新创造和社会变革。这些变革也自然而然地促成了新的绘画风格。在那些突破传统绘画风格的画家中有生活和工作在巴黎的印象派画家。印象派画家是第一批室外写生的画家。他们急迫地想把一天中不同时间投射到物体上的光线和阴影呈现出来。然而由于自然光的变化很快，印象派画家们必需很快地作画，他们的画就不像以前那些画家们的画那样细致了。起初，很多人都不喜爱这种画法，甚至还怒不行遏。他们说这些画家漫不经心、粗枝大叶，而他们的作品是荒唐可笑的。ModernArt(20thcenturytotoday)Atthetimetheywerecreated,theImpressionistpaintingswerecontroversialeq\o(○,\s\up1(34))，buttodaytheyareacceptedasthebeginningofwhatwecall“modernart〞eq\o(○,\s\up1(35)).ThisisbecausetheImpressionistsencouragedartiststolookattheirenvironmentinnewwayseq\o(○,\s\up1(36)).Therearescoresofmodernartstyles,butwithouttheImpressionists,manyofthesepaintingstylesmightnotexist.Ontheonehand,somemodernartisabstract;thatis,thepainterdoesnotattempteq\o(○,\s\up1(37))topaintobjectsasweseethemwithoureyes,butinsteadconcentratesoncertainqualitiesoftheobject,usingcolour,lineandshapetorepresentthem.Ontheotherhandeq\o(○,\s\up1(38))，somepaintingsofmodernartaresorealisticthattheylooklikephotographseq\o(○,\s\up1(39)).Thesestylesaresodifferent.Whocanpredicteq\o(○,\s\up1(40))whatpaintingstylestherewillbeinthefuture？,eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))controversial/ˌkɒntrə'vɜːʃl/adj.争辩的；争议的eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))what引导的从句作介词of的宾语。whatwecall译为“我们所说的；所谓的〞。eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))Thisisbecause...这是由于……(because后跟缘由)Thisiswhy...这就是为什么……(why后跟结果)eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))attempt/ə'tempt/n.努力；尝试；企图vt.尝试；企图eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))ontheotherhand(可是)另一方面eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))so...that“如此……以至于〞，在此引导结果状语从句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))predict/prI'dIkt/vt.预言；预报；猜测现代艺术(20世纪至今)在印象派作品的创立初期，它们是存在争议的。但是如今它们已被人们接受而成为我们所说的“现代艺术〞的始祖了。这是由于印象派鼓舞画家用崭新的方式去看待他们的环境。现代艺术风格有好几十种，然而假如没有印象派，那么这很多不同的风格或许就不存在。一方面，有些现代艺术是抽象的，也就是说，画家并不准备把我们眼睛看到的东西照实地画出来，而是集中呈现物体的某些品质特性，用颜色、线条和外形把它们呈现出来。(而)另一方面，有些现代派的艺术作品却是那么写实，它们看上去就像是照片。这些风格如此不同。谁能预言将来会有什么样的绘画艺术风格呢？Pre­readingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．faith A．sth.youhopetoachievebydoingsth.2．typical B．astrongfeelingoftrustorconfidenceinsomeoneorsth.3．aim C．thedarkshapethatsomeoneorsomethingmakesonasurface4．possession D．havingtheusualfeaturesorqualitiesofaparticulargrouporthing5．shadow E．sth.thatyouownorhavewithyouataparticulartime6．superb F．basedongeneralideasratherthanspecificexamples7．abstract G．havepossessionof8．possess H．excellent;splendid1～56～8答案：1～5BDAEC6～8HFGLead­inWhatisart?Canyoulistsomeformsofart?答案：(1)painting(2)papercutting(3)sculpture(4)architecture(5)danceWhile­readingFast­readingSkimthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1．Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Howreligiouspaintingsdeveloped.B．Howoilpaintingsdeveloped.C．HowImpressionistpaintingsdeveloped.D．HowWesternartdeveloped.2．Inwhatwayisthepassagedeveloped?A．Bytime. B．Byspace.C．Byparison. D．Bycontrast.答案：Careful­readingReadthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．PaintingsintheMiddleAgeswereveryrealistic.B．Westernarthaschangedalotsincethe5thcentury.C．TheImpressionistpaintingswerepaintedmainlyindoors.D．ModernartbeganintheRenaissance.2．AtfirstmostpeoplehatedtheImpressionists'styleofpainting,because.A．theirpaintingswereveryabstractB．theirpaintingswereveryrealisticC．theybrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpaintingD．theirpaintingswereveryridiculous3．IntheRenaissance,painters.A．paintedreligiousscenesinamorerealisticstyleB．focusedmoreonreligionthanonhumansC．begantopaintoutdoorsD．returnedtoclassicalRomanandGreekideasaboutart4．discoveredhowtomakepaintingslookmorerealbyusingperspective.A．GiottodiBondone B．MasaccioC．ClaudeMonet D．PabloPicasso5．Accordingtothepassage,artisinfluencedlesslikelyby.A．agriculture B．faithofapeopleC．socialchanges D．thecustoms答案：1～5BCDBAStudy­readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Butitwasevidentthatideaswerechanginginthe13thcenturywhenpainterslikeGiottodiBondonebegantopaintreligiousscenesinamorerealisticway.[句式分析][尝试翻译]但是，很明显在13世纪时，(人们的)思想正经受着变化，像乔托这样的画家们开头用一种比拟现实的风格来画场景。2．Bycoincidence,oilpaintswerealsodevelopedatthistime,whichmadethecoloursusedinpaintingslookricheranddeeper.[句式分析]本句是主从复合句，which引导非限制性定语从句，指代前面整个句子的内容；从句中madethecoloursusedinpaintingslookricheranddeeper是“make＋宾语＋宾补〞结构，宾补是不带to的不定式短语；过去分词短语usedinpaintings作后置定语，修饰colours。[尝试翻译]巧合的是，这一时期油画颜料也得到了开展，使得绘画中使用的颜色看上去更丰富、更肤浅。3．AmongthepainterswhobrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpaintingweretheImpressionists,wholivedandworkedinParis.[句式分析]本句的主干是AmongthepaintersweretheImpressionists，介词短语Amongthepainters位于句首，引起全部倒装。句中的两个who引导的定语从句分别修饰先行词thepainters和theImpressionists。[尝试翻译]在那些突破传统绘画风格的画家中有生活和工作在巴黎的印象派画家。4．Atthetimetheywerecreated,theImpressionistpaintingswerecontroversial,buttodaytheyareacceptedasthebeginningofwhatwecall“modernart〞．[句式分析][尝试翻译]在印象派作品的创立初期，它们是存在争议的。但是如今它们已被人们接受而成为我们所说的“现代艺术〞的始祖了。5．Ontheonehand,somemodernartisabstract;thatis,thepainterdoesnotattempttopaintobjectsasweseethemwithoureyes,butinsteadconcentratesoncertainqualitiesoftheobject,usingcolour,lineandshapetorepresentthem.[句式分析]thatis为插入语；asweseethemwithoureyes为方式状语从句；usingcolour,lineandshapetorepresentthem为现在分词短语作方式状语。[尝试翻译]一方面，有些现代艺术是抽象的，也就是说，画家并不准备把我们眼睛看到的东西照实地画出来，而是集中呈现物体的某些品质特性，用颜色、线条和外形把它们呈现出来。Ⅰ.阅读理解AWhentheApolloastronauts(宇航员)landedontheMoonin1969,millionsofpeoplewererathersad.Thepersontoblame(责怪)forthiswasanartistnamedChesleyBonestell.Formanyyears,BonestellhadbeencreatingbeautifullydetailedpaintingsoftheMoonandplanets.ViewersofhisartworkwereunhappybecausetherealMoondidnotlooklikeBonestell'spicturesofit.Asaspaceartist,BonestelltriedtomakehisdrawingslookexcitingandastrueastheMoonis.Heworkedcloselywithastronomersandscientiststogetthemostup­to­datescientificinformationavailable.Butinthe1940sand1950s,noonehadeverseenanotherplanetupclose.YetBonestell'spaintingslookedsorealthatsomepeoplethoughttheywerephotographs.EventhoughBonestellwasinterestedinastronomy,hedidnotstartoutasaspaceartist.Asayoungmanhestudiedarchitecture—theartandscienceofdesigningandmakingbuildings.In1938BonestellbecameaspecialeffectsartistinHollywood.Itwasherethathelearnedhecouldimprovehispaintingsbyfollowingthemethodsusedinthemovies.In1944,apopularmagazinepublishedaseriesofBonestell'spaintingsoftheplanetSaturn.HedrewSaturnasifitwereseenbysomeonestandingoneachoftheplanet'smoons.Theresultsweredazzling.Withinafewyears,Bonestell'sartworkwasappearingregularlyinmagazinesandbooksonastronomyandspaceflight.ManyofBonestell'sartworkshadbeenrightallalong.ButthebiggestsurprisewastheMoon.SomeoneaskedBonestellwhathewasthinkingwhenhesawthefirstpicturesfromtheMoon.“IthoughthowwrongIwas！〞hesaid.“Mymountainsweresharp(陡峭的),andtheyaren'tontheMoon.〞Butheshouldn'thavefeltbad.Nospaceartisthadeverbeforetakensomanypeopletosomanyfarawayworlds.Intheyearsjustbeforethefirstmannedspaceflights,Bonestell'sartworkpreparedpeoplefortheamazingspaceadventuretoe.eq\x(语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了太空美术ChesleyBonestell。)1．Bonestellmadehisspacedrawings.A．fromaveryearlyageB．bycopyingphotographsC．withthehelpofscientistsD．inordertomakealiving解析：选C细节理解题。由其次段中的“Heworkedcloselywithastronomersandscientiststogetthemostup­to­datescientificinformationavailable.〞可知，Bonestell的画作得到了科学家的关心，是有科学依据的，应选C项。2．Theunderlinedword“dazzling〞inParagraph4canbestbereplacedby“〞．A．doubtful B．worryingC．terrible D．wonderful解析：选D词义猜想题。由该段中的“Withinafewyears,Bonestell'sartworkwasappearingregularlyinmagazinesandbooksonastronomyandspaceflight.〞可知，结果喜人，Bonestell的画作在随后几年常常消失在关于天文学和太空探险的书刊杂志上，应选D项。3．Bonestell'ssuccesslayinthefactthat.A．hecreatedanewdrawingskillB．hehelpedfinishthefirstspaceflightC．hemadespacetravelmorepopularD．hehelpedbringspaceclosertopeople解析：选D推理推断题。由最终一段内容可知，在载人宇宙飞船探究太空之前，Bonestell的画让人们提前对太空有了了解并对之后的太空探险有所预备，所以他功不行没，应选D项。4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThefirstmenontheMoonB．ThespaceartofChesleyBonestellC．ThejourneysoftheApolloastronautsD．Spacewalking:throughanastronaut'seyes解析：选B标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了太空美术ChesleyBonestell，故用B项作为标题最恰当。BLifecansometimesseemlikeanendlessseriesofexhibitions.Forthoseofusinvolvedintheartworld,therearetimeswhenwe'reconstantlyvisitinggallery(画廊)aftergallery,takinginasmuchaspossibleandgettingtoknowtheworksofartistsfromfarandwide.Buttherearesomeartistswhoseworksconsistentlystandout.Someartists'worksstayinthethoughtandheartofanaudiencelongaftertheshowisover.I'venoticedovertheyearsthattheseareoftentheartistswhohaveunderstoodfullytheskilloftellingthestorybehindtheirart.Theseartistsaren'tjustsellingpaintings—they'resellinganexperience.RoxannaKibseyisoneoftheseartists.Herpaintingsareoftenexactdescriptionoffrozentundra(冻原)orautumntrees—sobrightthattheycouldnearlyburnaholeinthecanvas.WhenImetheratanexhibitionshecouldn'twaittotellmeabouttheplaceinherpaintings.“WhereIgrewupwehadninemonthsofwintereveryyear.It'sreallyquiteatoughplace，〞shesaid.Sherelivedapartofherchildhoodwhenwechattedinfrontofherpainting.Theimagebroughttomymindmemoriesofdrivingthroughthesnow­coveredcountrysideduringmyownfirstwinterinCanada.Icouldalmosthearthecrunchingiceundermyfeetasshedescribedtomethecountrysideshegrewupin.Businessmenmayhavetheirelevatorpitch,butartists,too,needtheir30­secondstorywhichrollsfreelyoffthetongue.That'swhyit'ssoimportantthatforeachpieceyoumightbeexhibiting,youcanconjureup(唤起)astorybehindit,andtellthatstorytoyouraudienceinawaythathelpsthemconnectwithyourwork,andmakesthemwanttobuyapiece.语篇解读：作者通过自己跟一位画家的接触以及对她作品的描述来告知我们什么样的画家才会打动我们，感染我们。5．Whatkindofartistsdoestheauthorlike?A．Thosewhohavegreatskills.B．Thosewhohaveheldmanyexhibitions.C．Thosewhopaintscenesoftheirownhometowns.D．Thosewhotelltheirexperiencethroughtheirpaintings.解析：选D细节理解题。由第一段的“Theseartistsaren'tjustsellingpaintings—they'resellinganexperience.〞可知，作者认为能够打动观众、给观众以深刻印象的是那些能够通过自己的画作描述自己的经受的画家。6．ThroughRoxannaKibsey'spainting,theauthor.A．hadabeautifulimaginationB．thoughtofaseriousquestionC．broughtbackhisownmemoryD．thoughtofhisownhometown解析：选C细节理解题。由其次段最终两句可知，作者看着RoxannaKibsey的画作，听着她的叙述，不禁联想到自己第一次在加拿大过冬时的情景。7．WecanlearnfromParagraph2that.A．Kibsey'sworkreflectsherownlifeB．KibseyhadanunhappychildhoodC．Kibseydoesn'tlikeherhometownD．Kibsey'shometownisbeautifulinwinter解析：选A推理推断题。由其次段可知，RoxannaKibsey的画作描述了画家家乡冬天一片肃杀的景象，反映了她的童年生活。8．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“elevatorpitch〞probablyreferto?A．Asalesintroduction.B．Awisechoice.C．Asmallmistake.D．Amoderntool.解析：选A词义猜想题。分析最终一段，商人的“elevatorpitch〞就等同于画家的“30­secondstory〞，是一种“产品推介〞，用来吸引买家。CFormanypeople,moths(飞蛾)aredust­coloredpeststhateatourclothesanddisturbusbyflyingaroundlightsafterdark.NotforartistJosephScheer.Thepictureshecreatesbringoutthebeautyofmoths,withcolors,shapes,andpatternsthathaveneverbeenseenbeforesoclearly.“Digitaltoolsletyouseethingsyou'dneverseejustlookingwithyoureyes，〞Scheersays.Scheer'spictureshavebeendisplayedaroundtheworld,andonereactionisheardeverywhere：“Peopleinsist,‘No,thatcan'tbeamoth，’〞saysScheer.Scheer'sworkbeganwithamothhuntinthestateofNewYork.Scheerwouldleavethelightsonandthewindowsopenovernightathisuniversityoffice,andthencollectthemothsthathadflownin.Whenthebuildingcleanersattheuniversityplained,hemovedthehunttohisfriendMarkKlingensmith'syard.Theysetuptwolightsshiningoveraplasticcontaineronawhitesheet.Thenmothsappearedfromthedarkness,flewintothesheet,andfellintotheplasticcontainer.“Wegotadifferentspecieseverynight，〞Scheersays.“Thepatternsandcolorswereunbelievable.〞Afterthehunt,theyusedapowerfulscannertogetdetailedpicturesofmoths.Smallmothspresentedspecialchallenges.Thescannerrecordssomuchinformationthatasinglemothcantake20minutestoscan.AscanofjusttwosmallmothsfillsanentireCD.Allthatinformationmeansthesizeofthepicturecanbeincreasedby2,700percentbutstillkeepallthedetailsandappearperfectlyclear.You'dneedamicroscopetoseethedetailsshowninScheer'sprints.Scheer'sworkisnotonlyanewformofart.Hehasalsomadeavaluablecontributiontotherecordofthemothsaroundhim.Hehashelpedidentifymorethanathousanddifferentspecies.“NotfromAlaskaortheAmazon，〞Klingensmithsays.“Allfromonebackyard.〞语篇解读：本文主要叙述了纽约艺术家Scheer采集不同种类的飞蛾标本，并制作高清图片，为当地的飞蛾记录工作做出了奉献。9．Whatdopeoplemeanby“No,thatcan'tbeamoth〞？A．Scheerishighlyskilledatdrawing.B．Theydon'tlikethepicturesofmoths.C．Themothsinthepicturesaretoostrange.D．Thepicturesseemtoobeautifultobemoths'.解析：选D推理推断题。依据第一段内容可知，Scheer是一位收集飞蛾图片的艺术家，他用电子仪器拍出人们肉眼看不到的飞蛾的漂亮，以至于人们都无法信任。所以人们说这句话暗含Scheer的作品美得不行思议。10．WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A．HowScheercaughtmoths.B．Scheer'sworkingenvironment.C．HowScheerfoundmoths'beauty.D．Scheer'sfriendshipwithKlingensmith.解析：选A段落大意题。其次段主要叙述了Scheer在办公室和伴侣家的后院捕获飞蛾的方法。11．ThefiguresmentionedinParagraph4showthat.A．localmothshavebrightcolorsandclearpatternsB．amicroscopeshouldbeusedtopreparethepicturesC．clearpicturesresultfrommuchdetailedinformationD．highqualitypaintmustbeusedtocreatethepictures解析：选C推理推断题。第四段中提到Scheer用扫描仪扫描一只飞蛾需要20分钟，这样能够储存足够多、足够具体的图片信息；两只飞蛾的图片信息就能占满一张CD；而且当把图片放大至2700倍时，图片依旧很清楚，由此可见，高清图片得益于很多具体的图片信息。12．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofScheer'swork?A．Itisamonformofart.B．Itbenefitsresearchonmoths.C．It'llgetpopularinAlaskaortheAmazon.D．Itneedstoovereregionallimitations.解析：选B推理推断题。