Unit 3 The art of painting Reading 语法填空-2024-2025学年高中英语译林版(2020)选择性必修第一册

选择性必修一U3 reading As 1 huge art fan, I knew exactly 2 I was looking forward to most about my trip to Paris: visiting the Musee d'Orsay. 3 (house) in an old railway building, this world-famous art museum features some of the best-known paintings from the Impressionist movement of the 19th century.As I wandered through the Impressionist gallery, I appreciated masterpieces like The Ballet Class and The Card Players. Even though I 4 （admire） them hundreds of times on my computer screen, nothing could have prepared me for the wonder I felt when I finally laid eyes 5 the real thing. While it was hard to pick a favourite painting out of 6 many amazing works, the artists who made the 7 （deep） impression on me 8 （be） two of the greatest Impressionist painters, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.I could see from Monet's works that he was greatly inspired 8 nature. In the last three decades of his life, he painted mostly scenes from his garden. One of these scenes is shown in the famous piece Blue Water Lilies, 9 I studied for quite a while in the gallery. I couldn't believe it when I heard he did around 250 painting of the same water lily pond, all in different colours and styles. It is amazing 10 every time Monet studied this simple scene, he brought the pond's beauty to the 20 canvas 11 a unique way.Renoir, I noticed, 12 (prefer) to paint scenes of everyday life. For me, the most interesting of his paintings is his 1876 masterpiece Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, which shows life in a busy neighbourhood of Paris 13 a Sunday afternoon. When I saw it up close, I was struck by the small areas of light across the painting, and the way 14 the soft edges of the figures seemed to mix together. There's so much going on, but so little clear detail. This effect makes the lively movement of the dance almost jump out at the viewer.Although the paintings had very different settings, it was their similarities 15 stayed with me long after I left the Musee d'Orsay—similarities which can be seen throughout the Impressionists' paintings. Monet and Renoir, along with other like-minded artists, 16 (seek) liberation from the rules of the old style. Everyday subject matter was the main focus of their works, as opposed 17 the history paintings that had 18 (tradition) dominated European art. They employed free brushwork and used colours to show the effect of light on things, 19 (create) paintings that were far less realistic than the works that came before. To me, these techniques are the essence of the Impressionist view of art. Impressionist artists did not try to paint every detail in a scene一just a brief "impression" they had at that moment, burning with vivid colours and light, before it disappeared.The Impressionists' vision inspired a whole new generation of Post-Impressionist painters such as Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, 20 works are also displayed at the Musee d'Orsay. It is also worthy of note 21 Post-Impressionist painters were not the only ones 22 (influence) by Impressionism—the movement has had a lasting influence on modern art, encouraging artists to look at the world from an 23 (entire) new point of view. It certainly left a lasting impression 24 me too! (#) Unit 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 选择性必修一U3 reading As a 1 huge art fan, I knew exactly 2 what I was looking forward to most about my trip to Paris: visiting the Musee d'Orsay. 3 (housed) in an old railway building, this world-famous art museum features some of the best-known paintings from the Impressionist movement of the 19th century.As I wandered through the Impressionist gallery, I appreciated masterpieces like The Ballet Class and The Card Players. Even though I 4 had （admired） them hundreds of times on my computer screen, nothing could have prepared me for the wonder I felt when I finally laid eyes 5 on the real thing. While it was hard to pick a favourite painting out of 6 so many amazing works, the artists who made the 7 （deepest） impression on me 8 were （be） two of the greatest Impressionist painters, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.I could see from Monet's works that he was greatly inspired 8 by nature. In the last three decades of his life, he painted mostly scenes from his garden. One of these scenes is shown in the famous piece Blue Water Lilies, 9 which I studied for quite a while in the gallery. I couldn't believe it when I heard he did around 250 painting of the same water lily pond, all in different colours and styles. It is amazing 10 that every time Monet studied this simple scene, he brought the pond's beauty to the 20 canvas 11 in a unique way.Renoir, I noticed, 12 (preferred) to paint scenes of everyday life. For me, the most interesting of his paintings is his 1876 masterpiece Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, which shows life in a busy neighbourhood of Paris 13 a Sunday afternoon. When I saw it up close, I was struck by the small areas of light across the painting, and the way 14 that/in which the soft edges of the figures seemed to mix together. There's so much going on, but so little clear detail. This effect makes the lively movement of the dance almost jump out at the viewer.Although the paintings had very different settings, it was their similarities 15 that stayed with me long after I left the Musee d'Orsay—similarities which can be seen throughout the Impressionists' paintings. Monet and Renoir, along with other like-minded artists, 16 sought (seek) liberation from the rules of the old style. Everyday subject matter was the main focus of their works, as opposed 17to the history paintings that had 18 (traditionally) dominated European art. They employed free brushwork and used colours to show the effect of light on things, 19 (creating) paintings that were far less realistic than the works that came before. To me, these techniques are the essence of the Impressionist view of art. Impressionist artists did not try to paint every detail in a scene一just a brief "impression" they had at that moment, burning with vivid colours and light, before it disappeared.The Impressionists' vision inspired a whole new generation of Post-Impressionist painters such as Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, 20 whose works are also displayed at the Musee d'Orsay. It is also worthy of note 21that Post-Impressionist painters were not the only ones 22 to be (influenced) by Impressionism—the movement has had a lasting influence on modern art, encouraging artists to look at the world from an 23 (entirely) new point of view. It certainly left a lasting impression 24 on me too! $$