【高一 拓展阅读-职业】Great Minds Vincent van Gogh

GreatMinds:VincentvanGoghVincentvanGoghwasafamousartistandpainter.Today,heisknownforsuchpaintingsasTheStarryNight(星月夜)andSunflowers.Butthefunnythingaboutfameisthatsometimesyoudon’tgetappreciatedwhileyou’realive.SuchisthecasewithVanGogh.Hewasn’trecognisedforthisgreatworkuntilafterhisdeathHewasbornin1853intheNetherlands.Whenhewasyoung,VanGoghenjoyeddrawingbutneverconsidereditasacareer.Infact,hehadmanyotherjobsbeforebecomingafull-timeartist.Forexample,heworkedasateacher,asalesclerkinabookstore,andfollowedhisfather’sfootstepsasaministerandmissionary(传教士).Butattheageof27,hedecidedtofollowhisheartandpursueartfull-time.Hisfirstdrawingsweremadeusingpencils,charcoal(炭笔)sticks,andwatercolours.OneofhisearliestfamouspaintingswascalledThePotatoEaters.Itshowedapeasantfamilychewingdownonsomepotatoesfordinner.Soonafter,VanGoghstartedusingoilpaints.Inthebeginning,helikeddarkercolours.Notonlythat,buthispaintingswereoftensadandabitgloomy.HisbrotherTheotriedtosellhispaintings,butnobodywantedtobuythem.ThenTheointroducedhimtoanewstyleofpaintingcalledImpressionism（印象主义）.VanGogheventuallymovedtoParistolearnmoreaboutthisstyle.HisworkwasinfluencedbysuchpaintersasclaudemonetandPaulGauguin.Hestartedtousebrightercoloursandchangedthewayheusedhispaintbrush.Hewasalsopassionateaboutpaintingportraitsofpeople.Inthelastfewyearsofhislife,hepaintedhundredsofpictures.Manyofthesebecamehisbestworks.Hewasobsessedwithhisart.Somedays,hewouldbarelyeatHenevergotmarriedorhadchildren,andbecamethestereotypical（典型的）“crazyandintenseartist”.Onenight,hehadanargumentwithhisfriendPaulGauguin.Rightafterthat,hecutoffpartofhisearlobe（耳垂）inafitofpassion.Soonafter,hecheckedhimselfintoamentalhealthhospital.ItissaidthathesufferedfrommentalillnessanddepressionHealsohadepilepsy（癫痫）.Buthecontinuedtopaint.In1890,hetookhislifeatonly37yearsold.Today,he’sconsideredoneofthegreatestpaintersofalltime.Andasyoucanimagine,someofhispaintingssellformillionsofdollars.PortraitofDoctorGachetwassoldfor$82.5million.That’saworldrecord！ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion1.WhowasanimportantsupporterofVanGogh’sartcareer?A.Hisbrother,TheoB.HisfatherC.Hisfriend,PaulGauguinD.Nobodysupportedhim2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafamouspaintingbyVincentvanGogh?A.TheStarryNightB.SunflowersC.PortraitofdoctorGachetD.MonaLisa3.WhathappenedbeforeVincentvanGoghcutoffpartofhisear?A.HepaintedawonderfulpictureB.HehadadinnerwithhisparentsC.HeboughtalotofnewpaintingtoolsD.Hehadanargumentwithhisfriend4.WhyisthepaintingPortraitofDoctorGachetsofamous?A.Itwassoldfor$82.5millionandsetaworldrecordB.ItwasthefirstpaintingbyVincentvanGoghC.ItwasthelastpaintingbyVincentvanGoghD.Gachetwashisbestfriendinhislife5.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutVincentvanGogh?A.HenevergotmarriedorhadchildrenB.HebecamethestereotypicalcrazyandintenseartistC.Hedecidedtofollowhisheartandpursueartattheageof17D.HisworkwasinfluencedbyClaudeMonetandPaulGauguinVocabulary基础词painting n.绘画（作品）油面 英apicturethathasbeenpainted记词根记忆paint（绘画）+ing（表名词,行为的产物）→绘画（作品） 搭oilpainting油画fame n.名声；名望 记联想记忆name（名字）变n为f成了fame（名声） 搭rise/shoottofame声名鹊起alive adj.有活力的；有生气的；活（着）的 英living；notdead 记词根记忆a（…的）+live（活）→活的→有生气的 搭bealivewithsth.充满,到处都是（活物）death n.死亡 记来自dead（adj.死的） 搭putsb.todeath杀死；处死career n.生涯；经历；事业,职业例Jennyrejectedapromisingcareerinlawtobecomeanactor.珍妮拒绝了有前途的法律职业,转而成了一名演员clerk n.售货员；职员；接待员；办事员 英apersonwhosejobistoservecustomersinashop 搭abankclerk一名银行职员footstep n.足迹；脚步声 记组合词foot（脚）+step（步）脚步声 搭followinsb’sfootsteps步某人的后尘；继承某人的事业chew v.嚼碎；咀嚼 搭chewinggum口香糖introduce vt.介绍；引进 英tomakesth.availableforuse,discussionetcforthefirsttime 记词根记忆into（进入）+duc（引导）+e→引进例WhenwascoffeeintroducedintoChina？咖啡是什么时候传入中国的？

Vocabulary进阶词appreciate vt.赏识；鉴赏；欣赏；感激 英torecognisethegoodqualitiesofsb./sth.例She’slearnedtoappreciatethesculptures.她已经学会了欣赏雕塑作品recognise vt.认出；承认,认可；意识到记词根记忆re（再,又）+cogn（知道）+ise（表动词）再次知道→认出例Companiesshouldrecognisethattheiremployeesareasignificantpartoftheirfinancialassets.公司应该认识到,雇员是其金融资产的重要组成部分。minister n.部长；外交使节；牧师pursue vt.继续进行；致力于；追击,追捕；追求例Fewpredatorsfailtopursuesuchobviouslyvulnerableprey.绝大多数食肉动物都能追捕到如此明显易受攻击的猎物。gloomy adj.忧郁的；（令人）泪丧的；昏暗的,阴暗的,阴沉的 英nearlydark,orbadlylitinawaythatmakesyoufeelsad 记词根记忆gloom（阴暗）+y（多…的）阴暗的portrait n.肖像,画像；照片；描写,描绘 搭afamilyportrait一张全家福obsess vt.（使）迷恋；（使）着迷记词根记忆ob