牛津译林版选修八Unit The world of colours and light

Unit3TheworldofcoloursandlightSectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—Pre­readingStep4Step3Step2Step1Step51．Listthefunctionofpapercutsaccordingtothepassage.2．Doyouthinkitisnecessarytomastertheskillwiththedevelopmentofsociety?Papercutisaveryspecialvisual(视觉的)artofChinesehandicrafts.Itoriginatedfromthe6thcentury.Theancientpeoplecutpapersintoanimalsorpeopleforreligiouspurposes.Later,papercutswereusedduringfestivalstodecorate(装饰)gatesandwindows.Afterhundredsofyears'development,nowtheyhavebecomeaverypopularmeansofdecorationamongcountryfolk,especiallywomen.Itiseasytolearncuttingapieceofpaperbutverydifficulttomasterittoperfection.Knivesandgravers(刻刀)ofvarioustypesareneededtomakecomplicated(复杂的)patterns.Firstly,onemustdrawthepatternonthepaperandthenusedvariouskindsofknivestomakeit.Nomistakecanbemadeduringtheprocess,otherwisetheworkwouldfail.Peopleexpresstheirwishesthroughpapercuts.Forexample,ontheweddingceremony,redpapercutsaretraditionalandrequireddecorationontheteaset,onthedressingtableglassandonotherfurniture.Papercutscovernearlyalltopics.Theycanbeflowers,birds,animals,legendary(传奇的)people,figuresinclassicalnovels,typesoffacialpaintinginPekingOperaandsoon.Associetyisdeveloping,fewerandfewerpeoplemasterthisskill.Buttherearesomewhostillregarditasaprofession.Atpresent,therearefactoriesandassociationsforpapercutsinChina.Exhibitionsandexchangesareheldregularlyandbooksrelatedtothesearepublished.Papercutshavechangedfromdecorationintoakindofart.Ⅰ.Doyouknowthesepictures?A．Mona

Lisa

B．Sunflowers

C．The

Starry

Night答案：1.C

2.A

3.BA．PabloPicasso

B．LeonardodaVinci

C．VincentVanGogh答案：1.A

2.C

3.BⅡ.Doyouknowthesemen?Scanthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1．AccordingtoLiMing'sgrandmother,thegreatestartisteveris________．A．VanGogh

B．LeonardodaVinciC．PabloPicasso D．ClaudeMonet2．Whichofthefollowingisoneofthepaintingstheauthorlikesbest?A．Starry

Night B．The

Night

WatchC．Mona

Lisa D．The

Potato

Eaters3．HowmanyartmuseumshastheauthorvisitedsofaronhistriptoEurope?A．Four. B．Five.C．Six. D．Seven.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A．MonetandVanGoghbelongtotheimpressionismartsofthesametime.B．Theimpressionismpaintingsshowmovementandthefeelingofthemoment.C．Monetmainlypaintedthewaterliliesathisoldage.D．VanGogh'spaintingswerenotsoldoutbeforehisdeath.答案：1.C

2.A

3.A

4.DⅠ.True(T)orFalse(F)．1．PabloPicassowasborninEngland. (

)2．ThepaintingofMona

LisaisintheLouvreMuseum. (

)3．LeonardodaVinciisanItalian. (

)4．MonetwasanAmericanpainter. (

)答案：1.F

2.T

3.T

4.F

Ⅱ.Readthetextagainandfillintheformbelow.Title：VisitingthemasterscountryVisitedplacesandtheircharactersartistsAchievementsormasterpiecesSpain,the1．

ofPicasso,wherethe2.

isbeautiful.PicassoHehadan3.

ofmorethan20，000piecesofart;butwasmostfamousforhisworkin4.

.birthplacearchitectureoutputCubismTitle：VisitingthemastersFranceParis,wherewespentonewholedayattheLouvreMuseum,inwhichtherearemanypaintings5.

fromthe13thcenturytothe19thcentury.LeonardodaVinciMona

Lisa,whosevaluecan'tbe6.

bypopular7.

.ClaudeMonetHispaintingswere8.

ofastylecalledImpressionismandhemostoftenpaintedthewater9.

.rangingcalculatedconsensustypicalliliesTitle：VisitingthemastersDutchVanGoghMuseumVanGoghalsoamemberof10.

;hismostfamouspaintingisThe

Potato

Eaters.RembrandtMuseumRembra­ndt

The

Night

Watch.ImpressionismFillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.WestartedourtripinSpainandwenttoMálaga,wherePicassowas

．Picassoproducedmorethan20，000piecesofart,andhedidnotjustpaint,butmadesculpturesandworkedwithallkindsof

．AftervisitingSpain,wewenttoParis.IntheLouvreMuseumisthefamousMona

Lisapaintingbythe

artistLeonardodaVinci,whowasalsoanarchitect,scientistand

.LaterwewentbornmediaItalianengineertotheMus

ed'Orsaytoseethe

worksofClaudeMonet.Hispaintingsweretypicalofastylecalled

,withwhichthepainter

theideaofshowingrealthings.YesterdaywewenttoVanGoghMuseum.VanGoghpaintedabout800

paintings,did1，600drawings.Butthesadthingisthatheonlysoldpaintingwhenhewasalive.Today,hispaintingsareworth

ofmillionsofdollarseach.TomorrowweareofftoanothermuseuminAmsterdam.modernImpressionismabandonsoiloneupwardsDoyouthinkartisimportant？Whyorwhynot?____