1、When the Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon in 1969，millions of people were rather sad.The person to blame for this was an artist named Chesley Bonestell.For many years，Bonestell had been creating beautifully detailed paintings of the Moon and the planets.Viewers of his artwork were unhappy becaus
2、e the real Moon did not look like Bonestells pictures of it. As a space artist，Bonestell tried to make his drawings look exciting and as true as the Moon is.But in the 1940s and 1950s，no one had ever seen another planet up close.Yet Bonestells paintings looked so real that some people thought they w
3、ere photographs.,话题导入,As a young man Bonestell studied architecturethe art and science of designing and making buildings.In 1938 Bonestell became a special effects artist in Hollywood.It was here that he learned he could improve his paintings by following the methods used in the movies. In 1944，a po
4、pular magazine published a series of Bonestells paintings of the planet Saturn.He drew Saturn as if it were seen by someone standing on each of the planets moons.The results were dazzling(耀眼的).Within a few years，Bonestells artwork appeared regularly in magazines and books on astronomy and space flig
5、ht.,Many of Bonestells artworks had been right all along.But the biggest surprise was the Moon.Someone asked Bonestell what he was thinking when he saw the first pictures from the Moon.“I thought how wrong I was！” he said.“My mountains were sharp，and they arent on the Moon.” But he shouldnt have fel
6、t bad.No space artist had ever before taken so many people to so many faraway worlds.In the years just before the first manned space flights，Bonestells artworks prepared people for the amazing space adventure to come.,判断正(T)误(F) 1.The real Moon did not look like Bonestells pictures of it.( ) 2.Bones
7、tells artworks were not highly thought of by the people.( ),查看答案,T,F,PART 1,读前清障,PART 2,课文理解,Period One Warming Up & ReadingPre-reading,PART 1,读前清障,1.realistic A.n.信任；信心；信念 2.abstract B.adj.现实主义的；逼真的；现实的 3.faith C.n.目标；目的；vi.&vt.瞄准；(向某方向)努力 4.aim D.adj.常规的；传统的；因循守旧的 5.conventional E.adj.抽象的；深奥的；n.摘要
8、,查看答案,匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思 第一组,6.typical A.adj.明显的；明白的 7.evident B.n.巧合(的事)；(事情、口味、故事等)相合 8.adopt C.adj.典型的；有代表性的 9.possess D.vt.采用；采纳；收养 10.coincidence E.vt.拥有；具有；支配,查看答案,第二组,11.controversial A.adj.荒谬的；可笑的 12.attempt B.vt.预言；预告；预测 13.predict C.adj.争论的；争议的 14.shadow D.n.努力；尝试；企图；vt.尝试；企图 15.ridiculous E.
9、n.阴影；影子,查看答案,第三组,PART2,课文理解,Step 1 Fast-reading Skim the passage and do the following exercises. 1.What does the passage mainly tell us? A.How religious paintings developed. B.How oil paintings developed. C.How Impressionist paintings developed. D.How Western art developed.,查看答案,2.In what way is the
10、 passage developed? A.By time. B.By space. C.By comparison. D.By contrast.,查看答案,Step 2 Careful-reading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1.It can be inferred from the passage that classical Roman and Greek ideas were . A.imaginary B.perspective C.impressionistic D.realistic,查看答案
11、,2.Which of the following are the styles of paintings about Modern Art? A.Abstract and realistic. B.Abstract and natural. C.Religious and natural. D.People and objects.,查看答案,3.In which period can we find more paintings about people and nature? A.20th century to today. B.5th to 15th century AD. C.15t
12、h to 16th century. D.Late 19th to early 20th century.,查看答案,4.What is the relationship between the Impressionists and Modern Art? A.The Impressionists teach the modern artists how to draw things in perspective. B.By learning modern art，the Impressionists begin to look at their environment in new ways
13、. C.With the modern artists help，the Impressionists know how to paint outdoors. D.Without the Impressionists，maybe we would not see many kinds of modern art styles.,查看答案,Step 3 Post-reading After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks. Art 1. (influence) by the customs and faith of
14、a people.Styles in Western art have changed many times.During the Middle Ages，the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes.A 2. (convention) artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people 3. they really were.A 4. (type) picture at this time was full of religious
15、symbols.However，during the Renaissance，new ideas and values 5. (gradual) replaced those held in the Middle Ages.,is influenced,conventional,as,gradually,查看答案,typical,People began to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a 6. (much) humanistic attitude to life.One of the most important disco
16、veries during this period was how 7. (draw) things in perspective.As Europe changed a great deal from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial 8. in the late 19th century，these changes led to new painting styles.The Impressionists were the first painters 9. (work) outdoors.There are scor
17、es of modern art styles，but without the Impressionists，many of these painting styles might not exist.No one can predict 10. painting styles there will be in the future.,more,to draw,one,what,查看答案,to work,Step 4 Sentence-learning 1.By coincidence，oil paints were also developed at this time，which made
18、 the colours used in paintings look richer and deeper. 句式分析 本句是主从复合句，which引导非限制性定语从句，指代前面整个句子的内容；从句中made the colours used in paintings look richer and deeper是“make宾语宾补”结构，宾补是不带to的不定式短语；过去分词短语used in paintings作后置定语，修饰colours。 自主翻译 _ _,查看答案,巧合的是，这一时期油画颜料也得到了发展，使得绘画中使用的色彩看上去更丰富、更深沉。,2.Among the painter
19、s who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists，who lived and worked in Paris. 句式分析 本句的主干是Among the painters were the Impressionists，介词短语Among the painters位于句首，引起全部倒装。句中的两个who引导的定语从句分别修饰先行词the painters和the Impressionists。 自主翻译 _ _,查看答案,在那些突破传统绘画风格的画家中有在巴黎生活和工作的印象派画家。,
20、3.At the time they were created，the Impressionist paintings were controversial，but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we call “modern art”. 句式分析 此句是一个由but连接的并列句。they were created是定语从句，修饰the time；what we call “modern art”在句中作介词of的宾语。 自主翻译 _ _,在印象派作品的创建初期，它们是存在争议的，但是如今它们已被人们接受而成为我们所说的“现代
21、艺术”的始祖了。,查看答案,4.On the one hand，some modern art is abstract；that is，the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyes，but instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object，using colour，line and shape to represent them. 句式分析 that is为插入语；as we see them with our eyes为方式状语从句；using colour，line and shape to represent them为现在分词短语作方式状语。 自主翻译 _ _,查看答案,一方面，有些现代艺术是抽象的，也就是说，画家并不打算把我们眼睛看到的东西如实地画出来，而是集中展现物体的某些品质特性，用色彩、线条和形状把它们呈现出来。,
