英语高二第二学期unit4reading

galleryXuBeihongwasprimarilyknownforhisshuimohua(Chineseinkpaintings)ofhorses.QiBaishiwasparticularlyknownforpaintingshrimps.Thesubjectsofhispaintingsincludealmosteverything,commonlyanimals,scenery,vegetables,andsoon.LeonardodaVinciwasanItalianRenaissance(文艺复兴)painter.MonaLisaandTheLastSupperarehismostfamousworksofart.PabloPicasso,aSpanishpainter,wasoneofthegreatestandmostinfluentialartistsofthe20thcentury.TheinventionofCubism(立体派)isPicasso’sgreatestcontributiontoarts.WhatdoyouknowaboutVanGogh?birthplaceworkofartpaintingstyleexperiencepersonality…(sunflower)self-portraitReadtheintroductionandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whowrotethisarticle?2.Wheredidthisarticlecomefrom?3.Whatwillthewritertellus?Anartcritic.Anewspaperormagazine.VanGogh’slifeandwork.Readthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphandthendotheexercisesbelow.1.VanGoghisprobablytheworld’s.2.WherewasVanGoghfromandwhenwasheborn?3.Wheredidhereceivehismoneyfrom?4.Itcouldbesaidthathewas.A.notagoodpainterB.madC.successfulinhisownlifetimemostfamouspainterIntheNetherlandsin1853.HisbrotherTheoEarlyjobs:1.2.3.1880-90:1888:1889-90:1890:1990:Hepaintings.Heear.Hespent.He.AVanGoghwassoldfor.inanartdealer’scompanyalanguageteacheramissionaryproducedhisbestcutoffpartofhisayearinamentalhospitaltookhisownlifeUS$82millionWasVanGoghsuccessfulinhislifetime?VanGogh’sfamedevelopedafterhisdeath.Doeshedeservesuchahighreputation?Whatisthewriter’sopinion?WhatarethecharacteristicsofVanGogh’spaintings?Whydoesthewriterrecommendpeoplegotoexhibition?MyviewpointonVanGogh(Youcanrefertothefollowingquestions.)1.Didheleadasuccessfullife?►Couldhesupporthimself?►Whatledtohismentalillness?►Whydidhetakehisownlife?2.Doeshedeservethefamehenowpossesses?►Whatdoyouthinkofhispaintings?1.attheCulturalCentre2.deservesuchareputation3.inhislifetime4.hearof5.pay…forsth.6.trymanydifferentjobs7.anartdealer’scompany8.lookforadeeperpurposeinlife在文化中心值得这样的声望在他的一生中听说为了某物支付…钱尝试了许多不同的工作一家艺术品经营公司寻找更深层的人生目标9.quarrelwithsb.about/oversth.10.abandonone’scareer11.fortherestofhislife12.dependon13.financialsupport14.believein15.takeone’sownlife16.havedifficulty(in)doingsth.为某事和某人争吵放弃某人的事业在他的余生中依靠经济支持信任自杀做某事有困难17.getalongwithsb.18.arguewithsb.about/oversth.19.cutoff20.spendayearinamentalhospital21.expressone’sideas22.atthesametime23.befullofpowerfulandhonestemotions与某人相处为某事和某人争辩割下在精神病院度过了一年表达某人的想法于此同时充满了强烈而诚挚的情感24.haveachancetodosth.25.inthequeue26.missthechance有机会做某事排队错过这个机会