Module 2  Art and design

                         Unit 4

以下是课文The Future of Cyberspace的缩写，请根据上下文及首字母或汉语提示写出单词的正确形式。

    In the last thirty years, the Internet has grown r    . The number of computers connected to the Internet has grown from 200 to 50 million and is still growing.

Some people are p    . They worry about the c     in cyberspace and they are afraid that in the future terrorists may attack the world’s computers, cause c     and make planes and trains crash.

However, many other people are o    . Today people can do many things such as shopping on the Internet, writing to each other by e-mail. They believe that in the future they can even get ____ (娱乐) from the Internet. The TV and mail service may ____ (消失).

Some ____ (专家) think ____ (虚拟的) ____ (现实) will become a part of modern life. It is the use of computers with sounds and pictures that make you feel as if you are in a real situation.

                              Unit 5

以下是课文Alanis—A True Performer的缩写，请根据上下文及首字母或汉语提示写出单词的正确形式。

Alanis Morissettte is a 30-year-old Canadian singer and songwriter. Her most famous a  1   came out in 1995. Since then she has made several other ones and has continued giving great p  2   on stage.

Last Thursdy night, she performed at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, Engliand. It was the first time she had played in England since she won this year’s Grammy A  3   for the best rock sone. The singer has a strong fan base in England, so although it was an e  4   cold night, there was not an empty seat anywhere in the concert.

The concert lasted for three hours and the singer sang many songs from her award-winning album and a few from her new alum. These songs e  5   feelings such as anger, love and joy. Her performance was   6   (观众) enjoyed the concert and sany along to nearly every song.   8   (贯穿) the concert, the   9   (气氛) was exciting and everyone was greatly   10   (使人印象深刻) by her brilliant music and singing. Alanis Morissette showed that she was a true performer and a real superstar.

以下是课文Kong goes for folk!的缩写，请根据上下文及首字母或汉语提示写出单词的正确形式。

Kong Xiangdong, the famous classical p  1  , gave a concert combining classical music with Chinese folk music last weak. As a m  2   he wanted to create something new and he felt that playing Chinese folk music could help bring it to the rest of the world.

Kong began to practise music at a very early age. He had to practise on a piece of paper with k  3   drawn on it before his mother could buy him a piano. Although he had thought about giving up, he didn’t q  4   and became the youngest prize winner in Moscow’s Tchaikovsky International Competition.

Because of his t  5   and hard work, he became famous   6   (全世界.地). But he felt that in some ways he had lost his   7   (身份；特征) so he went back to his roots and   8   (重新发现) the beauty in Chinese folk music.

The result of his experiment in Chinese folk music was the Dream Tour Concert. Because he was   9   (转换) his music style, he even changed his __10   (外貌) at the concert. The concert was such a success that the Dream Tour Concert was expected to run for the next two years in main cities in China before going to Paris and New York.

1.        写出单词的正确形式。

1)        The famous band, Twins, came to our city and gave five ____ (perform).

2)        Although it was ____ (extreme) hot, the dancers were still performing.

3)        He is a very ____ (create) songwriter and he has written about 2,000 songs.

4)        His performance was so ____ (power) that almost everyone in the theater was deeply moved.

5)        Every time I listened to her songs, I would have a very strange ____ (feel).

6)        Some words in his speech were so ____ (clear) that no one could understand.

7)        Those who went to the airport to meet the band were ____ (obvious) its long-time fans.

8)        Tonight there will be a concert of ____ (class) music.

9)        Do you know who is the most famous ____ (music) in the world?

10)    The Chinese ____ (piano) Lang Lang was chosen to perform at the World Cup in Germany in 2006.

11)    They studied the poems again and wanted to ____ (discover) the meaning.

12)    The actress has to change her ____ (appear) to that nobody can recognize her in the street.

13)    Only if you have lived here for years, can you find the ____ (beautiful) of this country.

14)    The police can decide his ____ (identify) immediately because they have found his ID card.

15)    His concert was such a ____ (successful).

                             Unit 6

以下是课文A Matter of Taste的缩写，请根据上下文及首字母或汉语提示写出单词的正确形式。

Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi and Chen Yifei were important a  1   in Chinese folk art. Xu Beijong developed the tradition of combining p  2   with painting. He also held several e  3   abroad to promote Chinese art. In his famous painting, Racing Horse, he used dark ink to show the moving hair on the horse’s m  4   and tail and he used different s  5   of grey to show the sweat along the horse’s body.

Qi Baishi painted many pictures of scenery in his early years. Later his interest changed to simple pictures of everyday life. His painting, Cabbage, is the example. In the painting, the tiny   6   (昆虫) is near the cabbage and the black eyes of the   7   (生物) are fixed on the cabbage. Chen Yefei was famous for his   8   (贵重的，有价值的) soft portraits of beautiful women. The painting, Poppy, is a   9   (典型的) example of his style. In the painting, a thoughtful woman sits alone and her hand is   10   (优美地) positioned above her knees.