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1、The Impressionists were the first painters to work outdoors. They were eager to show how light and shadow fell on objects at different times of day. However, because natural light changes so quickly, the Impressionists had to paint quickly. Their paintings were not as detailed as those of earlier pa

2、inters. At first, many people disliked this style of painting and became very angry about it. They said that the painters were careless and their paintings were ridiculous.Modern Art（29th century to today）At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were controversial, but today they a

3、re accepeted as the beginning of what we call modern art. This is because the Impressionists encouraged artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles,but without the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exsist. On the one hand, some modern

4、 art is abstract; that is, the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, but instead concentrates n certain qualities of the object, using colour, line and shape to represent them. On the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they look like phot

5、ographs. These styles are so different. Who can predict what painting styles there will be in the futureThe Best of Manhattans GalleriesThe Frick Collection（5th Avenue and Street）Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker

6、, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture and art collection to the American people. Frick had a preference for pre-twentieth century Western paintings, and these are well-represented in this excellent collection. You can also explore Fricks beautiful home and garden which are well worth a visit.

7、Guggenheim Museum（5th Avenue and 88th Street）This museum owns 5,000 modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. These art works are not all displayed at the same exhibition is always changing. It will apeal to those who love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Guggenheim Museum building is also worl

8、d-famous. When you walk into the gallery, you fell as if you were inside a fragile ,white seashell. The best way to see the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. There are no stairs, just a circular path. The museum also has an excellent reaturant.Metropolitan Museum

9、of Art（5th Avenue and 82nd Street） The reputation of this museum lies in the variety if its art collection. This covers more than 5,000 years of civilization from many parts if the world, including America, Europe, China, Egypt, other African countries and South museun diaplays more than just the vi

10、sual delights of introduces you to ancient ways of living. You can visit an Egyptian temple, a fragrant Ming garden, a typical room in an 18th century French house and other special exhibitions.Museum of Modern Art（53rd Street, btween 5th and 6th Avenues）It is amazing that so many great works of fro

11、m the late 19th century to the 21st century are housed in the same museum. The collection of Western art includes paintings by such famous artists as Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse. Afew words of warning:the admission price is not cheap an the meseum is often very crowded.Whitney Museum of Ame

12、rican Art（945 Madison Avenue, near 75th Street）The Whitney holds an excellent colection of comtemporary painting and sclpture. There are no permanent displays in this museum and exhibitions change all the time. Every two years, the Whitney holds a special exhibition of new art by living artists. The

13、 museum also shows videos and films by comtemporary video artists.Unit2A FEW SIMPLE FORMS OF ENGLISH POEMSThere are various reasons why people write poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impression. Others try to convey certain emotions. Po

14、ets use many different forms of poetry to express themselves. In this text, however, we will look at a few of the simpler forms.Some of the first poetry a young child learns in English is nursery rhymes. These rhymes like the one on the right （A） are still a common type of childrens poetry. The lang

15、uage is concrete but imaginative, and they delight small children because they rhyme, have strong rhythm and a lot of repetition. The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite. By playing with the words in nursery rhymes, children learn about languag

16、e.A Hush, little baby, dont say a word, Papas going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird wont sing, s going to buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass, s going to buy you a looking-glass. If that looking-glass gets broke, s going to buy you a billy-goat. If that billy-go

17、at runs away, s going to buy you another today.One of the simplest kinds of poems are those like B and C that list things. List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. Some rhyme （like B） while others do not （like C）.I saw a fish-por

18、tal all on fireI saw a fish-pond all on fire,I saw a house bow to a squire,I saw a person twelve-feet high,I saw a cottage in the sky,I saw a balloon made of lead,I saw a coffin drop down dead,I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses making lace,I saw g girl just like a cat,I saw a kitten wea

19、r a hat,I saw a man who saw these too,And said though strange they all were true.Our first football matchWe would have won .if Jack had scored that goal,if wed had just a few more minutes,if we had trained harder,if Ben had passed the ball to Joe,d had thousands of fans screaming,if I hadnt taken my

20、 eye off the ball,if we hadnt stayed up so late the night before,t taken it easy,t run out of energy.d been better!Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem made up of five lines. With these, students can convey a strong picture in just a few words. Look at t

21、he examples （D and E） on the top of the next page.Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too MineSummer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out EndlessA fallen blossom Is coming back to the branch. Look, a butterfly!（ by Moritake）Snow having melte

22、d, The whole village is brimful Of happy children.（by Issa）Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that is made up of 17 syllables. It is not a traditional form of English poetry, but is very popular with English writers. It is easy to write and, like the cinquain , can give a clear picture and create a

23、special feeling using the minimum of words. The two haiku poems （F and G） above are translations from the Japanese. Where she awaits her husband On and on the river flows. Never looking back,Transformed into stone.Day by day upon the mountain top,wind and rain revolve.Should the traveller return,this stone would utter speech.,（by Wang Jian）Did you know that English speakers also enjoy other forms of Asian poetry - Tang poems from China in particular A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into English. This Tang poem （H） is a translation from the Chine