高中英语选修六unit 1 reading 学案

Unit 1 Art

Reading

I. Warming up

1. What kind of art can you see in life?

2. Can you name some famous painting and painters?

3. If you could have four kinds of these paintings on the walls of your bedroom, which kind would you like to choose? Give your reasons.

II. Reading

◆Fast reading

Task one: Listen to the tape and answer the following questions.

1. How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they?

◆Careful reading

Task two: Read the passage carefully and choose the right answer foe each question.

1. According to the text，it’s less likely that art is influenced by________.

A. social changes

B. agriculture production

C. lifestyle changes

D. beliefs of people

2. When did painters mainly focus on religion?

A. From 5th to 15th century AD.

B. From 15th to 16th century.

C. From late 19th to early 20th century.

D. From 20th century to today.

3. According to the text, the painters during the Renaissance _______.

①adopted a more humanistic attitude to life

②discovered the rules of perspective

③developed oil paints

④broke away from the traditional style of painting

A. ①③④

B. ②③④

C. ①②④

D. ①②③

4. It can be inferred that classical Roman and Greek ideas were________．

A．imaginary B．realistic C．ridiculous D．abstract

5. Who were the first to paint outdoors?

A. Painters in the Middle Ages.

B. Painters in the Renaissance.

C. The Impressionists.

D. Contemporary painters.

6. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Paintings in the Middle Ages were very realistic.

B. Western art has changed a lot since the 5th century.

C. The Impressionist paintings were painted mainly indoors.

D. Modern art began in the Renaissance.

7. How is the text organized?

A. In time order

B. In space order

C. In logical order

D. In reverse order (倒序)

8. What’s the main idea of the text?

The text mainly tells us _____ of the major movements in ________ art over the centuries. Task three: Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.

◎The Middle Ages

1. Time:

2. Main aim: To represent _______ _ themes

3. Characteristics: full of ________

paint religious scenes in a more ________ way

4. Artists:

5. Why were the paintings at this time full of religious symbols?

6. When did the ideas begin to change?

◎The Renaissance

1. Time:

2. Main aim: adopt a more __________ ;

paint _________________ as they were

3. Characteristics: draw things in ____________ ;

paint __________ pictures

4. Artists:

5. Why did more and more painters begin to paint people and nature as they really were in the Renaissance?

6. What were the two key factors for the development of this time?

◎Impressionism

1. Time:

2. Main aim: show how _______________ fell on objects at of day

3. Characteristics: not as ________ as those of earlier painters

4. What led to new painting styles in Impressionism?