AShortHistoryofWesternPaintingArtPre-reading3WarmingUp12Comprehending4ReadingPre-readingA.RealisticB.AbstractC.ExistenceD.DetailedE.ReligiousF.TraditionalAB1.Accurate2.Stateorfactofexisting3.Beinginthoughtbuthavingaphysicalorpracticalexistence4.Truetolife5.Classical,ofoldbeliefs6.SinceretobelieveinagodorgodsPre-reading1.Whichwouldyouchoosetoputuponthewallsofourclassroom?2.WouldyouratherhaveChineseorWestern-stylepaintingsinyourhome?3.Doyouevervisitartgalleries?Whatkindofarthaveyouseeningalleries?Fast-reading1.Whatisthetopicofthetext?ItisaboutWesternpaintings.2.Howistheinformationorganized?Theinformationisorganizedintimeperiods,fromearliesttopresenttime.ReadingNameofagesTimeArtistFeatureTheMiddleAgesTheRenaissanceImpres-sionismModernart5thto15thCenturyADGiottodiBondoneReligious,realistic15thto16thcenturyMasaccioPerspective,Realistic,newoilpaintsLate19thtoearly20thcenturyNotdetailed,paintedoutdoors,paintedchangesinlight20thcenturytotodayAbstract,veryrealistic1.Whatweretheartistsinterestedinfrom5thto15thcenturyAD?TheywereinterestedincreatingrespectandloveforGod.Theypaintedmanyreligiousscenes.ReadingReading2.HowdidMasacciopainthispaintings?Hedrewthingsinperspective,whichmakespicturesveryrealistic.Reading3.Whydidtheimpressionistshavetopaintquickly?Becausenaturallightchangesquickly,theyhadtopaintquickly.Reading1.Intherenaissance,painters______A.PaintedreligiousscenesinamorerealisticstyleB.FocusedmoreonreligionthanonhumansC.BegantopaintoutdoorsD.ReturnedtoclassicalRomanandGreekideasaboutartDReading2.Accordingtothetext,artisinfluencedlesslikelyby____A.SocialchangesB.ThewayoflifeC.AgricultureD.BeliefsofpeopleCReading3.Whendidpeoplefocusmoreonpeopleandlessonreligion?A.From5thto15thcenturyADB.From15thto16thcenturyC.Fromlate19thtoearly20thcenturyD.From20thcenturytotodayBReading4.MostpeoplehatetheImpressionists’styleofpaintingatfirstbecausetheythought____A.TheirpaintingswereveryabstractB.TheybrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpaintingsC.TheirpaintingswereveryrealisticD.TheirpaintingswereveryridiculousDReading5.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.HowreligiouspaintingdevelopedB.HowoilpaintingdevelopedC.HowImpressionistpaintingdevelopedD.HowWesternartdevelopedDThanks!
