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WELCOME UNIT
UNIT 7 ART
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese painting is one of the __1__ (old) continuous artistic traditions in the world. The materials __2__ (use) in Chinese painting, brush, ink, paper and silk and so on, have determined __3__ (it) character and development over thousands of years.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
Chinese painting is __4__ (close) related to Zen (禅宗) and Taoist ideals of total concentration on the act of __5__ very moment, and harmony between man and nature. It does not attempt to get the actual physical appearance of a subject, but rather its essential nature. Chinese painting does not have a single perspective (视角); every area of the painting is interesting to the eye. Landscapes are often painted from a viewpoint above the scene, so that many areas can be seen __6__ once. In large scenes or landscapes, the eye is meant __7__ (travel) along a visual path from one area to another.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
There are three main __8__ (subject) of Chinese painting: human figures, landscapes, and birds and flowers. Figure painting became highly developed during the Tang Dynasty, and landscape painting reached its height during the Song Dynasty. After Chinese painters __9__ (expose) to Western art during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, they began to develop new styles, __10__ combine traditional Chinese painting with Western impressionism.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________9.________ 10.________
答案:1.oldest 2.used 3.its 4.closely 5.the 6.at 7.to travel 8.subjects 9.were exposed 10.which
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Landscape painting is regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting.
山水画被认为是中国画之最。
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