-Module 4 Fine Arts-Western,Chinese and Pop Arts同步练-2022-2023学年外研版高中英语必修二

Module4FineArts-Western,ChineseandPopArts

一、阅读理解

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TodaymanypeoplecallPaulCezannethe"FatherofModernPainting".Infact,he

soldfewpicturesandwonnoprizes.Hehadtobesupportedbyhisfatherandwasalso

helpedbythewriterEmileeZola,hisboyhoodfriend.Onlyinthelasttenyearsofhislife

washisgreatnessrecognized.

PaulCezannewasborninAix-en-Provence,France,onJan19,1839.Hisfather

wasasuccessfulbanker.CezannereceivedaneducationattheCollegeBourbonand

studieddrawingattheAixMuseum.Afterstudyingforashorttimeatlawschooland

workinginhisfather'sbank,hewenttoParistostudypainting.Thenheoftenreturned

toAix.Heworkedmanysummerspaintingthescenerynearhisfather'shomeawayfrom

thecenterofthecity.

Cezannetookpartinthefirstexhibitionofimpressionistpaintingsin1874,thoughhe

laterbrokewiththeimpressionists.Hewasmoreconcernedwithstructureandcolorthan

withtheeffectsproducedbylight.

NotuntilCezannewasabout60yearsolddidgalleriesandmuseumsbegintolook

forhisworks.Evenwithhisnew-foundsuccesshestillremainedunsociable.However,

hecontinuedtopaintuntilaweekbeforehisdeathonOct22,1906.

Most20th-centurypainterswereinfluencedbyCezanne.Heinventedawayof

modelingthree-dimensional(三维的)formsbypaintinginsmallareasofcolor.He

paintedfromnaturebutoftenchangedashapeoritscolortoexpressitsspecialeffect.

Hisfinestworksareverycalmandpeacefulbuttheyarepowerfulexpressionsofformsin

space.

1.Duringmostofhislife,PaulCezanneseemedto__.

A.beafailureB.beagreatartist

C.likestohelpothersD.likestomakefriends

2.WhatwasPaulCezanne'sattitudetowardsimpressionistpaintingsinhislater

life?

A.Hopeful.B.Uncertain.

C.Favorable.D.Uninterested.

3.WhatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellusaboutPaulCezanne's?

A.Hisfinestworks.B.Hispaintingstyle.

C.Hisfavoritepainters.D.Hispowerfulinfluence.

B

Francehasbeenoneofthemainpioneersofmanyformsofartisticexpression

throughoutitshistory.Franceandartarestronglyconnectedwitheachother,andit

wouldnotbepossibletothinkofworldartwithoutthinkingofFrance.

TheimportanceofartinFrancecanbeeasilyseenbythegreatnumberofmuseums

andartexhibitionsthroughoutthecountry.TheyincludetheMunseeduLouvre,whichis

oneofthegreatmuseumsoftheworld.ThereisalsotheMunseeduMoyneAgeinthis

list>whichexhibitsmedievalartworks,andtheCentrePompidou,exhibitingartfrom

thetwentiethcentury.AmongotherimportantmuseumsandexhibitionsaretheMunsee

d'Orsay,wherevisitorscanobserveacollectionofFrenchartfromthecentury,andthe

MunseePicasso,whichexhibitsamazingartworksfromthisoutstandingartist.The

MunseeRodinisanothergreatplacetovisitinordertoenjoyFrenchartandtoobserve

someamazingsculpturesfromthisartist.

TherelationbetweenFranceandartcanbetracedbacktoaslongagoastheStone

Age.ManyartworksdatingfromthisperiodhavebeenfoundinFranceandprovide

uniqueinformationaboutthecultureandartoftheworld.InFrance,eachdifferent

periodoftimewasstronglyconnectedwithartandhaditsownartexpressionformsand

characteristics,andtheywerecloselyconnectedwithFrenchhistoryandculture.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutFrancefromParagraph1?

A.Ithasthegreatestmuseumoftheworld.

B.Itsartplaysanimportantroleinworldart.

C.Ithasthelargestnumberoffamousartists.

D.Itsartmakesitthemostfamousaroundtheworld.

5.Howmanymuseumsarementionedinthetext?

A.Four.B.Five.

C.Six.D.Seven.

6.Whereshouldyougotoobservesomeamazingsculptures?

A.theMunseed'Orsay.B.theMunseeduMoyneAge.

C.TheCentrePompidou.D.TheMunseeRodin.

7.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Francehasthemostartformsoftheworld.

B.Frenchartisthebeginningoftheworldart.

C.ArtworksfromtheStoneAgearethemostvaluable.

D.InFrance,differentperiodsoftimehavedifferentstylesofart.

（二）

A

TheValleyArtCenterencouragesartappreciationinpeopleofallagesand

backgroundsthrougheducation,inspirationandopportunitiestoexperiencethearts.

ConceptBasedOilPainting

Thecoursewillconcludewithagroupdiscussionofthestudents'works.

IMPORTANT：Studentswillberesponsibleforbringingallnecessarymaterials.

Guidancewillbeofferedoncolor,toolsandtechniques,buttheemphasis（重点）will

beonthinkingcreatively.Supplylistisavailableonline.Anddon'tforgetyourlunch.

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Everyonecandraw!Ifyouhaveeverwantedtolearnhowtodraworjustwantto

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EnamelonMetal

Inthisartform,drawingskillsarenotrequiredforthiscolorfulandexpressivecraft

（技艺）.Beginningstudentslearnseveralbasicclassicaltechniquesandthosewith

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choice.Allequipmentandsuppliesareincludedinfirstprojectfeeof$8,payabletothe

instructoratfirstclass.$96/$86

1.WhatdoesthecourseConceptBasedOilPaintingemphasize?

A.Theskillsofpainting.

B.Thediscussionsofartworks.

C.Theguidanceofbasicpainting.

D.Thecreativethinkingofstudents.

2.WhatwillyoudoinDigitalPhotographyfortheFridayCat?

A.Learnhowtorepairacamera.

B.Explorehowtodevelopthefilm.

C.Visitsomelandscapeandportraits.

D.Gettoknowthesymbolsonyourcamera.

3.Whichwillpreparenecessarymaterialsforlearners?

A.EnamelonMetal.

B.DrawingfortheFridayCat.

C.ConceptBasedOilPainting.

D.DigitalPhotographyfortheFridayCat.

B

IntheUS,tornadoes（龙卷风）areresponsiblefor80deathsandmorethan1,

500injurieseachyear.Althoughtheyhappenquitefrequently,tornadoesaredifficultto

predict.Why?Tornadoesdevelopfromstorms,butonlysomestormsarelikelyto

becometornadoes.Scientistsdon'tknowwhereandwhenastormwilltouchtheground

andturnintoatornado.Today,thewarningtimeforatornadoisusuallyjust13minutes.

TimeSamarasisastormchaser.Hisjobistofindtornadoesandfollowthem.When

hegetsclosetoatornado,heputsaspecialtoolcalledaturtleprobeontheground.

Thistoolmeasuresthingslikeatornado'stemperature,humidity（湿度），andwind

speed.Withthisinformation,Samarascanlearnwhatcausestornadoestodevelop.If

meteorologistsunderstandthis,theycanwarnpeopleabouttornadoessoonerandsave

lives.

HowdoesSamarashunttornadoes?It'snoteasy.First,hehastofindone.

Tornadoesaretoosmalltoseeusingweathersatellites.SoSamarascan'trelyonthese

toolstofindatornado.Instead,hewaitsfortornadoestodevelop.EveryMayandJune.

Samarasdriversabout40,000kilometersacrossanareaknownasTornadoAlley,

lookingandhopingtospotatornado.

OnceSamarasseesatornado,thechasebegins.Butatornadoishardtofollow.

Sometornadoeschangedirectionseveraltimes—forexample,movingeastandthen

westandtheneastagain.WhenSamarasfinallygetsnearatornado,heputstheturtle

probeontheground.Beingthisclosetoatornadoisterrifying.Debris（碎片）isflyingin

theair.Thenwindisblowingathighspeed.Hemustgetawayquickly.

Theworkisrisky,evenforaskilledchaserlikeSamaras.Butdangerwon'tstophis

huntfortheperfectstorm.

4.WhatdoweknowabouttornadoesfromParagraph1?

A.Theyrarelyoccurred.

B.Theyoftendevelopintostorms.

C.Theyusuallycomedowninwinter.

D.Theycanbewarnedinaveryshorttime.

5.Aturtleprobeisusedto

A.chasetornadoes

B.predicttornadoes

C.decreasethepoweroftornadoes

D.collectsinformationabouttornadoes

6.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Howtornadoesdevelop.

B.Howpowerfulatornadois.

C.Howtheturtleprobeworks.

D.HowSamaraschasesatornado.

7.Howisthejobofatornadochaseraccordingtothetext?

A.Difficultanddangerous.B.Excitingandpopular.

C.Specialandinteresting.D.Stressfulandtroublesome.

（三）

Thefirstdrawingsonwallsappearedincavesthousandsofyearsago.Modern

graffiti（涂鸦）seemstohaveappearedinPhiladelphiaintheearly1960s,andbythe

latesixtiesithadreachedNewYork.Thenewartformreallytookoffinthe1970s,when

peoplebeganwritingtheirnames,or"tags,onbuildingsalloverthecity.

Intheearlydays,the"taggers"wereyoungstreetmenwhoweretryingtomarktheir

space.Theyworkedingroupsandcalledwhattheydid"writing"—theword"graffiti"was

firstusedbyTheNewYorkTimesandthewriterNormanMailer.ArtgalleriesinNew

Yorkbeganbuyinggraffitiintheearlyseventies.Butatthesametimethatitbegantobe

consideredasanartform,JohnLindsay,thethenmayorofNewYork,declared（宣

告）thefirstwarongraffiti.Bythe1980sitbecamemuchhardertowriteonsubway

trainswithoutbeingcaughtandinsteadmanyofthegraffitiartistsbeganusingroofsof

buildings.

Theargumentoverwhethergraffitiisartisstillgoingon.PeterValona,aNewYork

Citycouncilor,thinksthatgraffitidonewithpermissioncanbeart,butifitison

someoneelse'sbuildingsitbecomesacrime.Ontheotherhand,Felix,amemberof

theBerlin-basedgroupReclaimYourCity,saysthatgraffitishowsfreedomandmakes

citieslivelier.

Graffitiisnowsometimesbigbusiness.TheFrenchmanBlekIeRatandtheBritish

artistBanksyhavebecomeinternationallyfamousbyproducingworkswhichoftenmake

humorouspoints.WorksbyBanksyhavebeensoldforover£100,000.

1.The1970sisthoughttobeanimportantperiodinthehistoryofgraffitibecauseit

waswhen___.

A.graffitiwasfoundincaves

B.modemgraffitifirstappeared

C.graffitifirstreachedNewYork

D.moderngraffitifirstbecamereallypopular

2.Whocreatedtheword"graffiti"?

A.Somestreetartists.

B.ArtgalleriesinNewYork.

C.Anewspaperandanauthor.

D.ThemayorofNewYorkin1970s.

3.Howdidthingschangeafterthefirstwarongraffiti?

A.NewYorklookedalotcleaner.

B.Manypeoplegaveupdoinggraffiti.

C.Itbecamesafertotakesubwaytrains.

D.Graffitiartistshadtofinddifferentplacestopaint.

4.WhatdoesPeterValonasayaboutgraffiti?

A.Itcanbebeautifulwhenit'sdonebyaskilledartist.

B.Itisacrimeiftheartistdoesn'thavepermission.

C.Itgivespeoplethefreedomofexpression.

D.Itisfarfrombeingconsideredart.

二、选词填空

用单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。

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