Leonardo da Vinci

Pablo Picasso Self-portrait

Van Gogh Sun- flowers Starry Night

Fast reading Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in Part A on page 34.

1. Which countries has Li Ming visited on his trip? 2. How many days did they spent in Paris? 3. Where are they going next? Spain, France, Netherlands. Four days. They are going to another museum in Amsterdam.

Detailed reading 1. Read the passage a second time and complete Part C1. (1) What did Li Ming think about Málaga? (2) What is cubism? Who developed it? He thinks Málaga is a lovely city and that the architecture there is beautiful. Cubism is a type of art developed by Pablo Picasso that represents things as geometric shapes.

(3) What did Li Ming do in Paris? (4) What can be seen in the Louvre Museum? (5) What did da Vinci do besides painting? He went to the Louvre Museum and the Musée d’Orsay. Mona Lisa. He was also a sculptor, an architect, an engineer and a scientist.

(6) In which museum can you see Monet’s works? (7) Where is the Van Gogh Museum? (8) In which city did Li Ming see Rembrandt’s paintings? Musée d’Orsay. It is in Amsterdam. In Amsterdam.

2. Read the article again and complete Part C2. ArtistNationali ty Dates of birth and death Famous PaintingYear of painting Pablo Picasso Spanish Self-portrait1972 Van GoghDutch The Potato Eaters Starry Night RembrandtDutch The Night Watchman 1642 Leonardo da Vinci Italian Mona Lisa

Do you like art? Do you think art is important to us?

What do you think of the artists mentioned in the passage? What do you think of their works?

Consolidation Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the reading material.

Li Ming: Hi, Yang Yan. This is Li Ming speaking. Yang Yan: Hi. Li Ming: I am in Amsterdam now. I’ve just had a (1)f________ trip with my aunt and grandmother who are both (2)t________. Yang Yan: Please tell me about your trip. Li Ming: All right. First, we visited the birthplace of Picasso and the house where he was born. Yang Yan: What do you know about him? antastic alented

Li Ming: He produced more than 20,000 pieces of art and he (3)d________ different styles of painting. He wasn’t just a painter, he was also a sculptor and a photographer. Yang Yan: Where else did you go? Li Ming: We went to Paris and spend 4 days there. Yang yan: Then you must have been to the Louvre Museum. Li Ming: Yes. We visited the Louvre Museum which (4)c________ the famous painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. eveloped ontained

Yang Yan: Tell me more about da Vinci. Li Ming: Da Vinci was a painter and also a sculptor, an architect, engineer and a scientist. He made a lot of scientific discoveries that he (5)s________ with the world. Yang Yan: By the way, do you know about Monet? Li Ming: Of course. In the Musée d’Orsay we saw the works of Monet. He was a French painter who lived between 1840 and He loved to paint lotus flowers. hared

Yang Yan: What did you do next? Li Ming: We experienced a thunderstorm and then we went to the Van Gogh Museum. There we know something about Van Gogh. He painted about 800 oil paintings and did 1,600 drawings. One of his most paintings is The Potato Eaters. Later, he created more (6)a________ art work. He did 36 paintings of himself, and his most famous still lifes are of sunflowers. bstract

Yang Yan: But I heard that he was also (7)u________. Would you please tell me the reason? Li Ming: Yes, you are right. Though he devoted his whole self to painting, and we (8)a________ his work today, he only sold one painting before he died. His younger brother tried hard to sell and (9)d________ van Gogh’s paintings to buyers, but he was never able to (10)n________ a successful sale. nfortunate dore istribute egotiate

Yang Yan: It’s a pity. What are you going to do next? Li Ming: Tomorrow we are off to another museum in Amsterdam. My aunt really wants to see a painting of Rembrandt called The Night Watchman. Yang Yan: I envy you very much. Thank you for telling me so much about the masters. Li Ming: You are welcome. Goodbye. Yang Yan: Bye.

Language points

1. talent: noun [C or U] (1) (someone who has) a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught: Her talent for music showed at an early age. 她的音乐天赋在很小的年龄就显示出来了。 His artistic talents were wasted in his boring job. 他的艺术才能浪费在他的令人厌烦的工作上了.

There was plenty of talent at the party last night. (2) [U] UK SLANG MAINLY HUMOROUS people who are sexually attractive: 昨天晚上的晚会上有许多有才能的人。 talented adjective a talented footballer/pianist 一个有才能的足球运动员 / 钢琴家 2. amaze verb [T] to cause someone to be extremely surprised:

[+ question word] I was amazed by how well he looked. 他看上去气色很好我感到很惊异. [+ that] It amazes me that she’s got the energy for all those parties. 她有那么多的精力参加那些晚会使我很惊异。 amazed adjective extremely surprised: She was amazed at how calm she felt after the accident. 她惊疑于在事故之后她感到这么平静。

[+ to infinitive] I was amazed to hear that He had won first prize. 我很惊异地听说他获得了一等奖。 [+ (that)] I’m amazed (that) she didn’t complain. 她没有抱怨我很惊异。 amazement noun [U] extreme surprise: To my amazement, he ate the whole lot. 使我惊异的是，他把整个儿的全吃了。

amazing adjective extremely surprising: It’s amazing that no one else has applied for the job. 没有其他的人申请这份工作真是令人惊异。 amazingly adverb Amazingly enough (= Very surprisingly), no one else has applied for the job. 没有其他的人申请这份工作真是令人惊异。

3. represent: verb [T] (1) to speak, act or be present officially for another person or people: They chose a famous barrister to represent them in court. 他们选择了一个著名的律师代表他们出庭。 (2) to show or describe something or someone: This new report represents the current situation in our schools. 这份新的报道描述的是我们学校当前的情况。

(3) to be a sign or symbol of something: In this dictionary the word ‘noun’ is represented by the letter n. 在这本词典里， “noun” 是由字母 ”n” 表示的。 representation noun [U] representative noun [C] 他供应得起法定代理的费用吗 ? Can he afford legal representation?

someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people: The firm has two representatives in every European city. 这家公司在每个欧洲城市有两个代表. representative adjective a representative system of government 政府的一个有代表性的制度。

4. calculate: verb [T] to judge the number or amount of something by using the information that you already have, and adding, multiplying, subtracting or dividing numbers: [+ question word] At some stage we need to calculate when the project will be finished. 在某个阶段我们需要估计一下这项工程将 在什么时候完成。

calculation noun [C or U] The calculations that you did/made contained a few inaccuracies. 你所做的估算有几点不精确的地方。 calculator noun [C] a small electronic device which is used for doing calculations: a pocket calculator 小型计算器

5. so/such…that… 意为 “ 如此 …… 以致于 ……”, 引导结果 状语从句, so 修饰形容词或副词, such 修饰名词 ; so that… 可以引导结果状语从句， “ 以致于 ” 也可以引导目的状语从句, “ 以便 ” ，从句中常 有情态动词出现。 She is so beautiful girl that we all like her. 她是这么漂亮的一个女孩以致于我们都喜欢她。 She is such a beautiful girl that we all like her.

He got up very early so that he could catch the early bus. He got up very early so that he caught the early bus. He got up so early that he caught the early bus. 他起的这么早以致于他赶上了早班车。 他起得非常早以便他可以赶上早班车。 他起得非常早以致于他赶上了早班车。

高考链接 1. Can you believe that in a rich country there should be many poor people? （ 1995 全国） A. such; such B. such; so C. so; so D. so; such 2. So difficult it to live in an English-speaking country that I determined to learn English well. (2001 上海 ) A.I have feltB. have I felt C. I did feelD. did I feel

6. range: noun 1) [C] a set of similar things: I offered her a range of options. 我给了她很大的选择范围。 2) [C] a group of hills or mountains: We could see a low range of hills in the distance. 我们可以看到远处的矮山。

3) [S] the amount, number or type of something between an upper and a lower limit: The price range is from $100 to $500. 价格在 100 美圆到 500 美圆之间变化。 4) [S or U] the distance within which you can see, hear or hit someone: The ship was in/out of range of our guns. 这艘轮船在我们手枪的射程范围之内 / 外。

5) [C] all the musical notes that a singer can sing or a musical instrument is able to produce Prices range between $50 and $250. 价格在 50 美圆到 250 美圆之间变化。 7. float: verb [I] (1) to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink: An empty bottle will float. 一只空瓶子将会漂浮着。 verb [I usually + adverb or preposition]

(2) [I or T; usually + adverb or preposition] to (cause to) move easily through, or along the surface of a liquid, or to (cause to) move easily through air: We spent a lazy afternoon floating down/along the river. 我们沿着河流飘荡懒洋洋地度过了一个下午。 (3) [I usually + adverb or preposition] to move or act without purpose: 自从他失去工作, 他四处游荡, 什么事也不做。

Since he lost his job, he’s just floated around/about doing nothing. 8. distribute: verb [T] to give something out to several people, or to spread or supply something: The books will be distributed free to local schools. 这些书被免费送给了当地的学校。 distribution noun [C or U] an unfair distribution of wealth 财富的不公平分布

9. negotiate: verb [I or T] I’m negotiating for a new contract. 我正在谈判签一个新的合同。 negotiation noun [C or U] the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the discussions themselves: 在一系列的艰难的谈判之后终于达成了 这一协议。

The agreement was reached after a series of difficult negotiations. 10. adore: verb [T not continuous] FORMAL (1) to worship: We adore him for all his works. 我们崇拜他所有的作品。 (2) to love someone very much, especially in an admiring or respectful way, or to like something very much:

I absolutely adore chocolate. 我非常喜欢吃巧克力。 adoration noun [U] very strong love for someone: her complete adoration of her brother 她对她弟弟的爱 11. subjective: adjective influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts:

I think my husband is the most handsome man in the world, but I realize my judgment is rather subjective. 我认为我丈夫是世界上最英俊的男人, 但我 意识到我的判断是相当主观的。. The opposite: objective (FAIR OR REAL) adjective subjectively adverb subjectivity noun [U]

There’s always an element of subjectivity in decision-making. 在决策上总是会有主观的成分在内。 12. appetite: noun [C or U] a desire for food: The children all have healthy/good appetites (= they eat a lot). 孩子们都有好的胃口。 noun [C] a strong desire or need:

her appetite for adventure 她冒险的欲望 13. admire: verb [T] to respect and approve of someone or their behavior, or to find someone or something attractive and pleasant to look at: I admired him for his determination. 我钦佩他的决心。 admirable adjective deserving respect or approval:

admiration noun [U] when you admire someone or something: My admiration for that woman grows daily. 我对那个女子的仰慕与日俱增。 admirer noun [C] someone who finds someone else sexually attractive, or someone who admires someone or something: She’s got plenty of admirers. 她有许多崇拜者。

14. assistance: noun [U] help: The company needs more financial assistance from the Government. 这家公司需要更多的来自于政府的援助。 come to sb’s assistance to help someone 15. abandon: verb [T] to stop doing an activity before you have finished it:

They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain. 他们不得不放弃了爬山的尝试。 abandonment noun [U] 16. scratch: verb 1) [I or T] to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough: 你小心别被玫瑰刺伤了。

Be careful not to scratch yourself on the roses. 2) [T] to rub your skin with your nails: He was scratching (at) his mosquito bites. 他正在抓蚊子咬伤处。 from scratch from the beginning, without using anything that already exists: He built the shed from scratch. 他从头开始建这个小屋。