英语选6.doc

Unit 1Art 高中英语·选修6 Chinese Painting 中国绘画艺术历史悠久，源远流长，人物画、山水画、花鸟画和宫廷画各有特色，形成了独具中国意味的绘画语言体系。 The Chinese have for centuries seen painting as the highest form of art.Chinese paintings capture the essence of natural living, and have an air of harmony and peace that is not always present in the art of other cultures. It is entirely different from Western painting, but that difference is hard to grasp and express. The following are some different forms of Chinese paintings： Figure painting： It includes portraits, story painting and genre painting(风俗画) with figures as the main subject. Lines are the key point. Landscape painting： According to the colors used in painting， Chinese landscape paintings can be divided into blue-and-green landscape, gold-and-green landscape, light-purple-red landscape and water ink landscape.The one without outlines is called boneless landscape. Flower and bird painting： Flowers, rocks and birds are usually the main subject of this kind of paintings. Technically, there are detailed style with colors and free style with ink. Court painting： It refers to the works done by those professional painters employed by the royal court, or imitations of their works by other painters. Section ⅠWarming Up and Reading （见学生用书P1） Ⅰ. Read the text carefully and then decide whether the following statements are True or False. 1.This text describes all the styles of Western art.(F) 2.In the 13th century, painters began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic style.(T) 3.In the Middle Ages, painters tried to paint people and nature as they really were.(F) 4.Picasso discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective.(F) 5.Most people hate the Impressionists style of painting at first because they thought their paintings were very ridiculous.(T) 6.Some paintings of modern art are abstract while others are realistic.(T) Ⅱ.Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text. 1.Why is it impossible to describe all of the styles