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课时作业(九)Unit3SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project&Furtherstudy阅读理解AMasterpainterZhangDaqian(1899—1983)waswellknownforhavingalargenumberoffrie
ndsandstudents.Amongthem,painterLiQiujunwasspecial.TheygottoknoweachotherthroughLi'selderbrother,whowasoneofZhang'sbestfriends.Theya
dmiredeachother'sartistictalentandbecameconfidants,__whichresultedinaromanticrelationship.In1948,ZhangproducedSpringCloudsAmidAutumnL
andscape,amountain-and-waterinkpaintingfeaturinggongbi(meticulousbrushwork),asagiftforLi's50thbirthday.Ayearlater,Zha
ngpermanentlydepartedfromthemainland,andtraveledandexhibitedaroundtheworldbeforesettlingdowninTaipeiin1976.Afterleavingthemainland,heoftensaidthath
emissedLi,whodiedinShanghaiin1973.SpringCloudsAmidAutumnLandscapewillbeauctionedinHongKongonOct.4.Thepaintingnotonlymarksafriendshipbetweenthetwopa
inters,butitdeservesspecialattentionbecauseitshowsZhangatthetopofhisgameashesoughttomasterthemountain-and-waterstyle,accordingtoC.
K.Cheung,headofSotheby'sChinesepaintingdepartment.Sotheby'swillauction(拍卖)theworkatitsmajorautumnsal
e,whichrunsfromOct.1to5.Cheungsaysthepainting'scompositionandZhang'sattentiontodetailsreflecthisincorporation
oftraditionaltouches,especiallyfromSongDynasty(960—1279)paintings,whilealsodevelopinghisownstyle.1.Theunderlinedword“con
fidants”inParagraph2probablymeans____________.A.enemiesB.collegesC.friendsD.painters2.HowoldwasLiQiujunwhenshedied?A.50.B.75.C.78.D.84.3.Accordingtot
hepassage,whichofthefollwingistrue?A.SpringCloudsAmidAutumnLandscapewasoriginallyagiftforLi's50thbirthday.B.ZhangDaqian
temporarilydepartedfromthemainlandin1949.C.Sotheby'swillauctionSpringCloudsAmidAutumnLandscapeinTaipe
i.D.LiQiujun'selderbrotherwasoneofZhangDaqian'sstudents.BImovedtotheUnitedStatesasateenager.Theadjustment(适应)toanewplacew
asdifficult.Buttherewasmajorstressinmylifeatthattime:IwastheonlymemberofmyfamilywhospokeEnglish,meaningIhadtostepupwhenwedeal
twithashopassistant,awaiterandsoon.However,therewasanotheruniversallanguageIlovedtolearnasachild:art.AlthoughIconnectedmyse
lfwithdrawingandpaintingwhileinschool,Ididn'tmostlyconsiderartasapathtoacareer.Sincemydadalwayssaid“Thinkaboutthefuture”,Ididnotthinkhewou
ldsupportthestudyofartonceIwenttocollege.But,tomysurprise,itwasmyparentswhosuggestedjustthatandurgedmetoapplytotechnicalandliberalar
tsschools.Iwasadmittedintoindustrialdesign.It'sbasicallytodesignproductsandservices.Icouldbedoingsomethingmoretechnicalorsomethi
ngmorerelatedtoproblem-solving.Itwasnoeasytasktodothecourseincludingmetalworking,woodworkingandmodelmaking.InoneclassIjust
drewcubesforanentiremonth,whichledmetoaquestion:“Wow!DoIreallywanttodothis?”ButIfinallysurvivedthecourse.NowIamadesigns
trategistforMarshallMoyaDesign,afamousarchitectureandinteriordesigncompany.Ihaveexperienceinexhibitdesign,productdesignandwebsitedesig
n,apartfromwhichIenjoydevelopingpublicartinmyfreetime.Throughoutmycareer,I'vepickedupdifferentthingsalongtheway.Thebestwaytolearnin
myopinionisthroughworking,therefore,togetasmanyprojectsasyoucan.Industrialdesignkindofmakesyouanall-roundperson.4.Whatw
astheauthor'sbiggestproblemwhenfirstmovingtoAmerica?A.Theadjustmenttoanewenvironment.B.Difficultyinlearninganewlanguage.C.Beingshortofenoughfood.D.Th
epressureofbeingacommunicator.5.Whatmadetheauthorchoosetostudyart?A.Herdeeploveforart.B.Thesuggestionofherfamily.C.Hertalentfordesign.D.Theneed
ofagoodjob.6.Whywastheauthor'sexperienceofdrawingcubesmentioned?A.Topresenthereffortatstudy.B.Toexpressthere
gretatherchoice.C.Toprovethecoursewasdifficult.D.Toshowapartofthecourse.7.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshementionedhercareer?A.Surprised.B.Stress
ed.C.Eager.D.Proud.CThroughoutthehistoryofthearts,thenatureofcreativityhasremainedconstant(持续的)toartists.Nomatter
whatobjectstheyselect,artistsaretobringforthnewforcesandformsthatcausechange—tofindpoetrywherenoonehaseverseenorexperienceditbefore.Landscapeisanoth
erunchangingpartofart.Itcanbefoundfromancienttimesthroughthel7th-centuryDutchpainterstothe19th-centur
yromanticistsandimpressionists.Inthe1970sAlfredLeslie,oneofthenewAmericanrealists,continuedthispractice.Lesliefoundoutthesameplacewh
ereThomasCole,aromanticist,hadproducedpaintingsofthesamesceneacenturyandahalfbefore.UnlikeColewhokeepsonafeelingoflo
nelinessandtheideaoffindingpeaceinnature,Lesliepaintswhatheactuallysees.Inhispaintings,thereisnoparticularchangeinem
otion,andheincludesordinarythingslikethehighwayinthebackground.Healsotakesadvantageofthelatestdevelopmentsofcolorphotog
raphy(摄影术)tohelpboththeeyeandthememorywhenheimproveshispaintingbackinhisworkroom.Besides,allartbegstheage-oldquestion:Whatisreal?Eachgenera
tionofartistshasshowntheirunderstandingofrealityinoneformoranother.Theimpressionistssawrealityinbriefemotionaleffects,thereali
stsineverydaysubjectsandinforestscenes,andtheCro-Magnoncavepeopleintheirnaturalisticdrawingsoftheanimalsintheancientforests.Tos
umup,understandingrealityisanecessarystruggleforartistsofallperiods.Overthousandsofyearsthefunctionoftheartshasremainedrela
tivelyconstant.Pastorpresent,EasternorWestern,theartsareabasicpartofourimmediateexperience.Manyanddifferentarethefacesofart,andtogethertheyexpressthe
basicneedandhopeofhumanbeings.8.Theunderlinedword“poetry”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans____________.A.anobjectforartisticcreationB.acollectionof
poemsC.anunusualqualityD.anaturalscene9.WhichofthefollowingshowsthestyleofLeslie'spaintings?A.Theyarec
loseinstyletoworksbyThomasCole.B.Theylooklikeworksby19th-centurypainters.C.Theymainlyshowcommonthingsinlife.D.Theydependheavilyoncolorpho
tography.10.Whatistheauthor'sopinionofartisticreality?A.Itwillnotbefoundinfutureworksofart.B.Itdoesnothavealong-lastingstandard.C.Itisexpressedinafi
xedartisticform.D.Itislackinginmodernworksofart.11.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestabouttheartsinthelastparagraph?A.Theyexpressp
eople'scuriosityaboutthepast.B.Theymakepeopleinterestedineverydayexperience.C.Theyareconsideredimportantforvarietyinform.D.Theyarerega
rdedasamirrorofthehumansituation.