Unit1Art一提到文艺复兴时期的艺术,哪怕对西方艺术一知半解的人,都能说出达·芬奇、米开朗基罗、拉斐尔、提香等艺术巨匠,以及《蒙娜丽莎》、《最后的晚餐》、《大卫》、《西斯廷圣母》等传世艺术名作。在大众心目中,文艺复兴艺术一度成为了西方艺术的代名词。Unit1ArtRenaissanceArtRenaissanceartismorelifelikethantheartoftheMiddleAges.Renaissanceartistsstudiedperspective(透视法)orthedifferencesinthewaythingslookwhentheyareclosetosomethingorfaraway.Theartistspaintedinthewaythatshowedthesedifferences.Asaresult,theirpaintingsseemtohavedepth(深度).Unit1ArtAnartistfromFlorencenamedGiottowasoneofthefirsttopaintinthisnewstyle.GiottolivedmorethanacenturybeforethebeginningoftheRenaissance,buthispaintingsshowrealemotions.Thebodieslooksolid,andthebackgroundofhispaintingsshowsperspective.TheartproducedduringtheRenaissancewouldbuilduponGiotto’sstyle.Unit1ArtLeonardodaVinciwasbornin1452inthevillageofVinci.LeonardobeganhiscareerworkingforamasterpainterinFlorence.Later,Leonardolefthismasterandsetuphisownworkshop.PeoplehavebeentryingtoguessthesecretbehindthesmileofhisMonaLisaeversincehepaintedit.HisLastSuppershowsclearlythedifferentfeelingsofJesusandhisfollowers.Leonardo’sfamegrew—butnotjustforhispainting.Leonardowastrulya“RenaissanceMan”,skilledinmanyfields.Hewasascientistandaninventoraswellasanartist.Unit1ArtTheBirthofVenuswaspaintedbyItalianartistSandroBotticelli.ThepaintingshowsthegoddessVenusarrivedattheshoreaftershehadappearedfromthesea,fullygrown.MichelangeloBuonarrotiofFlorencewasoneofthegreatestartistsofalltime.LikeLeonardo,Michelangelowasa“RenaissanceMan”ofmanytalents.Hewasasculptor,apainter,andanarchitect.WhenMichelangelocarvedastatueofMoses,heincludedveins(纹理)andmusclesinthearmsandlegs.Unit1ArtSectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—ComprehendingUnit1Art重点单词写作词汇1._________adj.典型的;有代表性的2._________vt.采用;采纳;收养3._________n.技术;方法;技能4._________n.努力;尝试;企图vt.尝试;企图typicaladopttechniqueattempt重点单词拓展词汇5._________n.信任;信心;信念→faithfuladj.忠实的;守信的→faithfullyadv.忠实地6._________adj.明显的;明白的→evidencen.证据7._________n.目标;目的vi.&vt.瞄准;(向某方向)努力→aimlessadj.无目的的8._________vt.拥有;具有;支配→possessionn.(尤作复数)所有;财产9.____________n.巧合(的事);(事情、口味、故事等)相合→coincidentadj.巧合的;同时发生的;同一时间发生的10.________vt.预言;预告;预测→predictionn.预言→predictorn.预言者faithevidentaimpossesscoincidencepredict重点单词阅读词汇11.abstractadj.__________________n._________12.sculpturen._________13.galleryn.__________________14.conventionaladj.___________________________15.superbadj.______________________16.masterpiecen.__________________17.shadown.__________________18.ridiculousadj.__________________19.controversialadj.__________________抽象的;深奥的摘要雕塑美术陈列室;画廊常规的;传统的;因循守旧的卓越的;杰出的;极好的杰作;名著阴影;影子荒谬的;可笑的争论的;争议的重点短语1.____________大量2.__________________(可是)另一方面3.____________也就是说4.__________________集中于……5.____________巧合地6.____________许多,大量7.____________信任8.____________瞄准……;把……对准9.__________________试图做某事10.__________________脱离(政党等);放弃;打破(陈规)agreatdealontheotherhandthatistosayconcentrateonbycoincidencescoresofhavefaithinaim...atattempttodosth.breakawayfrom重点句型1.Itisevidentthat...显而易见……________________________(但是很显然)ideaswerechanginginthe13thcenturywhenpainterslikeGiottodiBondonebegantopaintreligiousscenesinamorerealisticway.2.表示地点的介词短语位于句首且主语又是名词时,句子要完全倒装__________________(在那些画家中)whobrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpainting________________________(有印象派画家),wholivedandworkedinParis.ButitwasevidentthatAmongthepaintersweretheImpressionists重点句型3.thefirst(+n./pron.)+todosth.第一个做某事的……TheImpressionistswere_________________________________(第一批在户外写生的画家).4.what引导介词后宾语从句Atthetimetheywerecreated,theImpressionistpaintingswerecontroversial,buttodaytheyareacceptedasthebeginningof___________________________(我们所说的“现代艺术”).5.Thisisbecause...这是因为……__________________(这是因为)theImpressionistsencouragedartiststolookattheirenvironmentinnewways.thefirstpainterstoworkoutdoorswhatwecall“modernart”ThisisbecauseⅠFastreadingSkimthetextandthendothefollowingexercises.1.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Howreligiouspaintingsdeveloped.B.Howoilpaintingsdeveloped.C.HowImpressionists’paintingsdeveloped.D.HowWesternartdeveloped.答案:D2.ReadthetexttofindorconcludeatopicsentenceforeachperiodofWesternpainting.(1)TheMiddleAges:___________________________________(2)TheRenaissance:___________________________________(3)Impressionism:_____________________________________(4)ModernArt:_______________________________________答案:(1)DuringtheMiddleAges,themainaimofpainterswastorepresentreligiousthemes.(2)DuringtheRenaissance,newideasandvaluesgraduallyreplacedthoseheldintheMiddleAges.(3)DuringImpressionism,theImpressionistsbrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpaintingandtheywerethefirstpainterstoworkoutdoors.(4)Atthetimetheywerecreated,theImpressionistpaintingswerecontroversial,buttodaytheyareacceptedasthebeginningofwhatwecall“modernart”.ⅡCarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullyandthenchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1.Atfirst,mostpeoplehatedtheImpressionists’styleofpainting,becausetheythought________.A.theirpaintingswereveryabstractB.theirpaintingswereveryrealisticC.theydidn’tbreakawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpaintingD.theirpaintingswereveryridiculous2.DuringtheRenaissance,painters________.A.paintedreligiousscenesinamorer