现代大学英语听力3原文及答案unit7.docx

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现代大学英语听力3原文及答案unit7

现代大学英语听力3原文及答案unit7

Unit7

Task1

【答案】

A.

1）Inamentalasylum.

2）Hewasamemberofacommitteewhichwenttheretoshowconcernforthepertinentsthere.

3）Theywerecantsbehavinglikehumans.

4）Hewasinjuredinabusaccidentandbecamementallyill.

5）Hespenttherestofhislifeincomfort.

B.

painter,birds,animals,cats,wide,published,encouragement,Ayearortwo,TheIllustratedLondonNews,cats'Christmasparty,ahundredandfifty,worldfamous

【原文】

DanRider,abooksellerwholovedgoodcauses,wasamemberofacommitteethatvisitedmentalasylums.Ononevisithenoticedapatient,aquietlittleman,drawingcats.Riderlookedatthedrawingsandgasped.

"Goodlord,man,"heexclaimed."YoudrawlikeLouisWain!

"

"IamLouisWain,"saidtheartist.

MostpeopletodayhaveneverheardofLouisWain.But,whenRiderfoundhimin1925,hewasahouseholdname.

"Hemadethecathisown.Heinventedacatstyle,acatsociety,awholecatworld,"saidH.G.Wellsinabroadcastappealamonthortwolater."BritishcatsthatdonotlookandlivelikeLouisWaincatsareashamedofthemselves."

BeforeLouisWainbegandrawingthem,catswerekeptstrictlyinthekitcheniftheywerekeptatall.Theywereusefulforcatchingmiceandperhapsforkeepingthemaidservantcompany.Anyoneelsewhofeltaffectionforcatsusuallykeptquietaboutit.Ifamanadmittedthathelikedcats,hewouldbelaughedat.Thedogwastheonlydomesticanimalthatcouldbecalledafriend.

LouisWainstudiedartasayouthandbecamequiteasuccessfulnewspaperandmagazineartist.Hespecializedinbirdsandanimals,includingdogs,butneverdrewacattillhiswifewasdying.Theyhadnotbeenmarriedlong,andduringherillnessablack-and-whitecatcalledPeterusedtositonherbed.Toamusehiswife,LouisWainusedtosketchandcaricaturethecatwhilehesatbyherbedside.Sheurgedhimtoshowthese-drawingstoeditors,fiewasunconvinced,butwantedtohumourher.

Thefirsteditorheapproachedsharedhislackofenthusiasm."Whoeverwouldwanttoseeapictureofacat?

"heasked,andLouisWainputthedrawingsaway.AyearortwolaterheshowedthemtotheeditorofTheIllustratedLondonNews,whosuggestedapictureofacats'Christmaspartyacrosstwofullpages.UsinghisoldsketchesofPeter,LouisWainproducedapicturecontainingaboutahundredandfiftycats,eachonedifferentfromtherest.Ittookhimafewdaystodraw,anditmadehimworldfamous.

Forthenexttwenty-eightyearshedrewnothingbutcats.Hefilledhishousewiththem,andsketchedtheminalltheirmoods.Therewasnothingsubtleabouthiswork.Itshumoursimplylayinshowingcatsperforminghumanactivities;theyfollowedeverynewfashionfromseabathingtomotoring.Hewasrecognized,somewhatflatteringly,astheleadingauthorityonthefelinespecies.HebecamePresidentoftheNationalCatClubandwaseagerlysoughtafterasajudgeatcatshows.

LouisWain'scareerendedabruptlyin1914,whenhewasseriouslyinjuredinabusaccidentandbecamementallyill.Finally,hewascertifiedinsaneandputinanasylumforpaupers.

AfterDanRiderfoundhim,appealswerelaunchedandexhibitionsofhisworkarranged,andhespenttherestofhislifeincomfort.Hecontinuedtodrawcats,buttheybecameincreasinglystrangeashismentalillnessprogressed.Psychiatristsfoundthemmorefascinatingthananythinghehaddonewhenhewassane.

Task2

【答案】

A.

1）Becausehewasalwaystryingnewthingsandnewwaysofdoingthingsjustlikeayoungpainter.

2）Itdidn’tlooklikeher.

3）Itwastheonlypicturesheknewthatshowedherasshereallywas.

4）PeoplefromthepoorerpartsofParis,whowerethin,hungry,tired,andsick.

B.1）F2）T3）F4）T

C.1881,1973,Malaga,Spain,ninety-oneyears

D.fifteen,nineteen,twenty-three,colors,darker,change,soft-colored,strange,shape,humanfaceandfigure,strange

【原文】

PabloPicassowasbornin1881.Soprobablyyouarewonderingwhywecallhim"theyoungestpainterintheworld".Whenhediedin1973,hewasninety-oneyearsold.Butevenatthatage,hewasstillpaintinglikeayoungpainter.

Forthatreason,wehavecalledhimthe"youngest"painter.Youngpeoplearealwaystryingnewthingsandnewwaysofdoingthings.Theywelcomenewideas.Theyarerestlessandareneversatisfied.Theyseekperfection.Olderpeopleoftenfearchange.Theyknowwhattheycandobest,rileyprefertorepeattheirsuccesses,ratherthanriskfailure.Theyhavefoundtheirownplaceinlifeanddon'tliketoleaveit.Weknowwhattoexpectfromthem.

Whenhewasoverninety,thisgreatSpanishpainterstilllivedhislifelikeayoungman.Hewasstilllookingfornewideasandfornewwaystousehisartisticmaterials.

Picasso'sfiguressometimesfacetwowaysatonce,withtheeyesandnoseinstrangeplaces.Sometimestheyareoutofshapeorbroken.Eventhecolorsarenotnatural.Thetitleofthepicturetellsusitisaperson,butitmaylookmorelikeamachine.

AtsuchtimesPicassowastryingtopaintwhathesawwithhismindaswellaswithhiseyes.Heputinthesideofthefaceaswellasthefront.Hepaintedthenakedbodyandtheclothesonitatthesametime.Hepaintedinhisownway.Heneverthoughtaboutotherpeople'sopinions.

Mostpaintersdiscoverastyleofpaintingthatsuitsthemandkeeptoit,especiallyifpeopleliketheirpictures.Astheartistgrowsolderhispicturesmaychange,butnotverymuch.ButPicassowaslikeamanwhohadnotyetfoundhisownstyle.Hewasstilllookingforawaytoexpresshisownrestlessspirit.

Thefirstthingonenoticedabouthimwasthelookinhislarge,wide-openeyes.GertrudeStein,afamousAmericanwriterwhoknewhimwhenhewasyoung,mentionedthishungrylook,andonecanstillseeitinpicturesofhimtoday.Picassopaintedapictureofherin1906,andthestoryisaninterestingone.

AccordingtoGertrudeStein,shevisitedthepainter'sstudioeightyorninetytimeswhilehepaintedherpicture.WhilePicassopaintedtheytalkedabouteverythingintheworldthatinterestedthem.ThenonedayPicassowipedoutthepaintedheadthoughhehadworkedonitforsolong."WhenIlookatyouIcan'tseeyouanymore!

"heremarked.

Picassowentawayforthesummer.Whenhereturned,hewentatoncetothepictureleftinthecomerofhisstudio.Quicklyhefinishedthefacefrommemory.Hecouldseethewoman'sfacemoreclearlyinhismindthanhecouldseeitwhenshesatinthestudioinfrontofhim.

WhenpeoplecomplainedtohimthatthepaintingofMissSteindidn'tlooklikeher,Picassowouldreply,"Toobad.She'llhavetolooklikethepicture."Butthirtyyearslater,GertrudeSteinsaidthatPicasso'spaintingofherwastheonlypicturesheknewthatshowedherasshereallywas

PicassowasborninMalaga,Spain,apleasant,quiettown.Hisfatherwasapainterandartteacherwhogavehissonhisfirstlessonsindrawing.

YoungPablodidbadlyatschool.Hewaslazyanddidn'tlistentowhattheteachersweresaying.Hehadconfidenceinhimselffromthebeginning.Butitwassoonclearthattheboywasanartistanddeservedthebesttraininghecouldget.Notevenhisearliestdrawingslookliketheworkofachild.

OnecansaythatPicassowasborntobeapainter.Hewonaprizeforhispaintingwhenhewasonlyfifteen.HestudiedartinseveralcitiesinSpain.Buttherewasnoonetoteachhimallhewantedtoknow.WhenhewasnineteenhevisitedParis.

Pariswasthenthecenteroftheworldforartists.Mostpainterswenttheresoonerorlatertostudy,toseepictures,andtomakefriendswithotherpainters.Everythingthatwasnewandexcitingintheworldofpaintinghappenedthere.Whenhewastwenty-three,Picassoreturnedtheretolive,andlivedinFrancefortherestofhislife.

Hewasalreadyafinepainter.Hepaintedscenesoftownlife—peopleinthestreetsandinrestaurants,athorseracesandbullfights.Theywerepaintedinbrightcolorsandwerelovelytolookat.

Butlifewasnoteasyforhim.Forseveralyearshepaintedpeoplefromthepoorerpartsofthecity.Hepaintedmenandwomenwhowerethin,hungry,tired,andsick.Hiscolorsgotdarker.Mostofthesepictureswerepaintedinblue,andshowedveryclearlywhattheartistsawandfelt.Thepaintingsofthis"blueperiod"arefullofpityanddespair.

Picassodidnothavetowaitlongforsuccess.Ashebegantosellhispicturesandbecomerecognizedasapainter,hispicturestookonawarmerlook.Atthesametimehebegantopaintwithmoreandmorefreedom.Hebegantoseepeopleandplacesassimpleformsorshapes.Henolongertriedtomakehispicturestruetolife.

Theresultsatfirstseemedstrangeandnotreal.Thepicturesweredifficulttounderstand.HisstyleofpaintingwasknownasCubism,fromtheshapeofthecube.Manypeopledidnotlikethisnewandsometimesfrighteningstyle.Butwhatgreatpaintingsgiveusisaviewoflifethroughoneman'seyes,andeveryman'sviewisdifferent.

SomeofPicasso'spaintingsarerich,soft-colored,andbeautiful.Othersarestrangewithsharp,blackoutlines.Butsuchpaintingsallowustoimaginethingsforourselves.Theycanmakeourownviewoftheworldsharper.Fortheyforceustosaytoourselves,"Whatmakeshimpaintlikethat?

Whatdoeshesee?

"

Birds,places,andfamiliarobjectsplayapartinPicasso'spainting.But,whenonethinksofhim,oneusuallythinksofthewayhepaintedthehumanfaceandfigure.Itisbothbeautifulandstrange.GertrudeSteinwrote,"Thehead,theface,thehumanbody--theseareallthatexistforPicasso.Thesoulsofpeopledonotinteresthim.Therealityoflifeisinthehead,t