内容正文:
I. Translate the group senses in the text into Chinese.
1. a short history of western painting
2 a precise definition
3 in/during the Middle ages
4 teach people about Christianity
5 be interested in
6 paint realistic scenes
7 in the 13th century
8 religious theme
9 in particular
10 be set apart from
11 their realistic faces
12 deep emotional impact
13 concentrate less on
14 adopt a more humanistic attitude to/towards
15 as a result
16 an important breakthrough
17 during this period
18 the use of perspective
19 influential painters
20 build on/upon
21 oil paints
22 deep colors
23 oil paintings
24 reach one’s height
25 gain a reputation as
26 a master of shadow and light
27 in subject matter
28 the emphasis shift from...to...
29 people of high rank
30 accurate pictures
31 important historical events
32 stories from mythology
33 hence
34 convey the light and movement in
the scene
35 the subjective impression
36 paint scenes of nature or daily life
37 focus on
38 seek to do
39 the outer images of his subjucts
40 inner warmth and humanity
41 subsequent artists
42 in a new way
43 a realistic but dream-like quality
44 turn to abstract art
45 attempt to do
46 no longer
47 show reality
II.
III. Fill in the blanks.
1. What’s Western art? _____ is hard to give a precise ______(define)
2. As there have been so many different styles of Western art, it is impossible _____(describe) them all in a short text.
3. Perhaps the best way _____(understand) Western art is ______(look) at the development of Western painting over the centuries.
4. During the Middle Ages, the purpose of Western art was ______(teach) people about Christianity. _____, artists were not interested ___ painting realistic scenes.
5. This began to change in the 13th century ____ Giotto di Bondone.
6. ____ his paintings still had ______(religion) themes, they showed real people in a real environment.
7. ____ particular, his paintings are set apart _____ other paintin