Art

 

课文知识点

1. Art is influnced by customs and faith of a people.

eg: There are many English-speaking peoples.

2. Consequently, this text will describe only

  the most important ones, starting from the

  sixth century AD.

  eg: He had been ill for a long time and consequently (=as a result)he was behind in his work

3. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of

   painters was to represent religious themes.

  represent: vt

① show sth in the field of art

② stand for …

 eg:  Paintings representing religious themes were common in Middle Ages.

     The red lines on the map represent railways.

    The rose represents(=stand for) love.

 

 

4. A conventional artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were.

   1). conventional: adj a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type  传统的, 惯例的, 常规的

    eg: conventional weapons

   "How are you?" is a conventional greeting.

  2). as: conj in the way in which…

   eg: Do as I told you.

      I can’t run as I used to do.

     Leave the room as it is.

5. A typical picture at this time was full of

   religious symbols, which created a feeling of respect and love for God.

   1)typical: adj  having the usual features or qualities of a particular group or thing

   典型的

     eg: typical British weather

       It is typical of him to forget.

 

  2) symbol: n AV a picture shape or a letter that has a particular meaning or represents sth particular

   eg: Fe is the chemical symbol for iron.

 

6. It was evident that ideas were changing in 13^th century when painters like Giotto

   began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.

“when”到底如何翻译？

eg:  I don't know when I'll see her again

When he was young, he liked swimming.

Sunday is the day when very few people go to work.

I was walking along street at night when someone strange patted me.

7. During the Renaissance, new ideas and values replaced those held  in Middle Ages.

8. People began to conventrated less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.

adopt: vt采用, 收养, 接受

 eg: We should adopt the consumers' suggestion

   an adopted son= a son who was adopted

9. Rich people wanted to possess their own paintings, so they could decorate their superb …

l   possess: vt (fml)to have or own sth

eg:  The man was found guilty of possess heroin.

     He possesses many good qualities.

 

10. One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in perspective.

  “wh- + to do “在英语中是一种常见的结构。”wh-“就是其本身表疑问的意思。

 I want to know when to start.

 Please tell me when/ how/where to complete the job.

 I wonder ____ to deal with the job.

 I wonder ____ to do with the job.

 

11. When people first saw his paintings, they were convinced that they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene.

 

convince：to make sb feel certain or sure that sth is true: 使令动词

eg:Your argument is too weak to convince me

I try to convince him of the reality of the danger.

== He was convinced of the reality of the danger.

What he said convinced me that I was mistaken.

== I was convinced that I was mistaken.

I've been trying to convince(=persuade) Jean to come with me.

[词汇拓展]

convinced: feeling certain or sure that sth is true

convincing : making you believe that sth is true or right:

eg: convincing evidence of his guilt

 

12. By conincidence, oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colours used in paintings look richer and deeper.

  make +sb/sth+ do/done/adj

a car made in china                  

  a car driven by a computern

  a book written by Luxun

  a film based on a true story

  a class made up of 50 Ss

  the English Spoken in the USA

 

13. Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris.

== The Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris，were among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of paintinga

 

  在那些突破传统画法的画家中有生活和工作在巴黎的印象派画家。

全倒装：表语+系动词+主语(n.)  

  Eg: Among the speakers was China's then Premier Zhu Rongji.

14. The Impressionists were the first painters

   to work outdoors.

  ----The last __D__ pays the bill.

  -----Agreed!

A. arrive        B. arrived  

C. to arrive      D. arriving

 

【解析】当名词被序数词修饰时，常用动词不定式“to +V原”来做后置定语。

15. ridiculous：adj very silly or unreasonable

 eg: Who made this ridiculous rule?

     It's an absolutely ridiculous decision.

 [词汇拓展]reasonable : adj.合理的, 通情达理的, 公平适度的

eg:  You are fortunate to have such a reasonable father

 

 He gave me a reasonable explanation good food at a reasonable price

16. cotroversial: adj causing a lot of disagreement, because many people have strong opinions about the subject being discussed: 有争议的, 引起争论的

eg: a highly controversial plan to flood the valley in order to build a dam

17. attempt:  to try to do sth, especially sth difficult

  attempt to do

 

The Best of Manhattan’s Art Gallery

                                     知识点解析

1. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, …to the American people.

  A fire broke out, killing over60 people.

  I hurried to the station, only to find that the train has left.

 

 

[高考真题]

European football is played in 80 countries ,______it the most popular sport in the world.

A.make  B.making  C.made  D.makes

2. Frick had a preference for ….

 preference : if you have a preference for sth, you like it more than another thing and will choose it if you can

eg: a cultural preference for boy babies

3. The art museum is well worth a visit.

==The art museum is well worth visiting

== The art museum is well worth paying

  a visit to .

4. These art works are not all displayed at the same time.

display: to show sth to people, or put it in a place where people can see it easily:

eg: shop windows which displays the latest fashions

 a fireworks display

His paintings are on display.

5. It will appeal to those who love …paintings.

 appeal : if sb or sth appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting

eg: The idea of working abroad really appeals to me.

6. It is amazing that so many great works of art from the late 19^th century to the 21th century are housed in same museum.

It is no wonder that he won the game.

It is reportd that he will return.

It is well known that light  runs faster than sound.

7. He had devoted his whole life to the study of contemporary art

The boss hired some temporary workers

Temporary emergency treatment for an

injured or sick person before

professional medical care is available.