人教新目标高中英语选修六课后阅读训练 二 Unit 1 Period 2 Word版含答案文档格式.docx

1、. 阅读理解AIn painting, pointillism（点描画法）is a style that uses small dots to create an image. One of the most famous examples is Georges Seurats painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte1884”. The work describes a park populated by people relaxing under trees and taking part in other

2、relaxing activities. In the 1880s, Seurat and Paul Signac developed pointillism. It was first called “divisionism”. The name “pointillism” was developed only later, and was intended to laugh at this style. Today “pointillism” is an accepted term with no derisive connotations（嘲弄之意）. Some people still

3、 use the term “divisionism” to refer to paintings similar to pointillism, but this term is more exactly used to highlight the technical color theory that is employed in many such paintings. In a typical pointillist painting, you might see bright colors. In fact, these bright colors are combined by t

4、iny dots of yellow, red and blue. By using the combination of dots of primary colors, painters can create the illusion（错觉）that they are using many more colors than they are. The viewers eyes and brain could be amazed by this kind of illusion. Pictures in magazines and newspapers are printed in a met

5、hod similar to pointillism. Additionally, electronic screens like TVs use a similar technique. Screens display dots of red, blue and green, and our eyes and brains combine these collections of dots as detailed color images. Learning about pointillism is interesting not only from the view of art hist

6、ory. The masters of pointillism created outstanding masterpieces using this technique. Children can learn about and practice pointillism in order to get hands-on experience that can help them to understand color mixing and the principles of vision that make it possible. Because so many of our modern

7、 technologies rely on similar ideas to create the images we see around us. 【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了绘画艺术中的点描画法这种艺术风格, 它主要是利用圆点做出令人惊奇的绘画效果。1. What can be known about Georges Seurat and his painting? A. He painted it on a weekend afternoon. B. He created it using pointillism in 1884. C. He was impressed by the pa

8、rks beauty. D. What he painted might happen in the morning. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知, 乔治修拉的代表作品拉格兰德加特岛上的一个星期日的下午是在1884年完成的。2. According to the second paragraph, which of the following is wrong?A. Pointillism originated in the 1880s. B. No one could be willing to use the term “pointillism”. C. In the

9、beginning “pointillism” was not given a good meaning. D. “Pointillism” and “divisionism” refer to the same style of painting. 根据第二段第四句可知, pointillism一词现在已被接受了。3. Creating a pointillism painting, the painters skillfully use_. A. the viewers eyes and brainB. a mixture of a lot of colorsC. the combinat

10、ion of dots of primary colorsD. the contrast of different colors and brightness【解析】选C。根据第三段第三句可知, 在创作作品时, 创作者巧妙地运用了三原色的结合。4. It can be known from the passage that pointillism_. A. is out of fashionB. contributes to printing picturesC. increases peoples interest in artD. improves our understanding of

11、 painting推理判断题。根据第四段第一句可知, 杂志和报纸上印刷的图片运用了与点描画法相似的方法。故可推知点描画法对印刷图片有贡献。B（2017全国卷） In the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeares plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and joi

12、n us. National Theatre of China Beijing | ChineseThis great occasion（盛会） will be the National Theatre of Chinas first visit to the UK. The companys productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeares Richard III will be directed by the Nationals Associate D

13、irector，Wang Xiaoying. Date & Time: Saturday 28 April, 2. 30 pm & Sunday 29 April, 1. 30pm & 6. 30pm Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi| GeorgianOne of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production o

14、f As You Like It is helmed（指导）by the companys Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze. Friday 18 May, 2. 30pm & Saturday 19 May, 7. 30pmDeafinitely Theatre London | British Sign Language （BSL）By translating the rich and humourous text of Loves Labours Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely The

15、atre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeares comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience. Tuesday 22 May, 2. 30pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7. 30pmHabima National Theatre Tel Aviv| HebrewThe Habima is the centre of Hebrewlanguage theatre worldwide. Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958, they have bee