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话题十二 文化与艺术人物及作品
第一部分 话题词汇积累
单词&短语
1.adaption n.____________ 2.author n.____________
3. calligraphy n.____________ 4.chapter n.____________
5.collection n.____________ 6.inherit v.____________
7.inspect v.____________ 8. institute n.____________
9.insurance n.____________ 10.interpret v.____________
11.invasion n.____________ 12.invisible adj.____________
13.irrigation n.____________ 14.jealous adj.____________
15.jungle n.____________ 16.justice n.____________
17.kangaroo n.____________ 18.lame adj.____________
19.leather n.____________ 20.incredible adj.____________
21.individual n./adj.____________ 22.inflation n.____________
23.__________________n.珠宝；首饰
24.__________________adj.独立的；自主的
25.__________________n.工业，行业
26.__________________n.影响；作用
27.__________________v.教授，指导，命令
28.__________________n.信息；消息，资料
29.__________________adj.正式的 __________________adj.非正式的
30.__________________v.使受伤；损害
31.__________________v.激发；激励；启发
32.__________________adj.聪明的；智能的
33.__________________n.乐器；器械；手段
34.__________________v.打断；使中断
35.__________________v.采访__________________n.采访者 __________________n.
被采访者
36.__________________n. v.__________________ 发明
37._________________v. _________________n.邀请
38._________________n.旅行；历程
39._________________n.法官v.判断 _________________n.判断力
40._________________n.幼儿园
41._________________n.知识 ___________________adj.博学的
42._________—(过去式)__________—(过去分词)___________一(现在分词)__________放置，
产卵
__________—(过去式)__________—(过去分词)__________一(现在分词)__________平躺
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】__________—(过去式)___________—(过去分词)__________—(现在分词)__________撒谎
43._____________________________通知某人某事
44.insist on_____________________________
45._____________________________代替，而不是
46._____________________________对……感兴趣
47.be/get involved in/involve oneself in_____________________________
48._____________________________戏弄，开玩笑
49._____________________________从……判断
50.成功的秘诀_____________________________
51.据我所知_____________________________
52.以……而出名_____________________________
53._____________________________因……而出名
54._____________________________为……所熟知
55.the former... the latter_____________________________
56._____________________________引起，导致
57._____________________________过着有意义的生活
58._____________________________把……丢在后面为……留有余地
59._____________________________遗漏
60._____________________________记住
词汇拓展
1.inform v.知会；通知；通告；了解；熟悉；对……有影响
【搭配】 inform sb.of sth.告知某人某事
inform sb.that/wh-……告知某人
inform sb+疑问词+不定式
information n.信息；消息；情报；资料；资讯
They would____________any progress they had made.他们会把他们取得的任何进步都告诉他。
I regret to____________you he died as a consequence of his injuries.
我很遗憾地通知你，他因伤势太重不治身亡。
We need time to____________ourselves thoroughly of the problem.
我们需要时间对这个问题有个透彻的了解。
Religion____________every aspect of their lives.宗教影响着他们生活的各个方面。
All great songs are____________by a certain sadness and tension.
所有很棒的歌曲都透着某种悲伤和张力。
2.insist v.坚决要求；坚持；坚持说；固执己见
【搭配】 insist一般作为不及物动词用，需要在后面加上on/upon才可以加动名词、名词、
代词宾语。
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】它可以接宾语从句。在接宾语从句的时候，如果它的意思是“坚持自己的意见要求别人去
做”的时候，它后面的从句需要用虚拟语气：should+动词原形作为谓语。其他的则作为陈
述语气，意思是“坚持这样说/认为”。
insist on/upon坚持；强调
She____________on being present at all the interviews她坚持所有采访自己都要在场。
We____________wanting his student to participate in this work.
我们坚持要他的学生参加这项工作。
If you____________that something is the case,you say so very firmly and refuse to say
otherwise,even though other people do not believe you.如果你认为这是事实，你就坚持认定，
尽管别人不会相信你。My family____________that I(should)not give in,but stay and fight.
家里人坚持认为我不应让步，而应该留下来继续抗争。
活学活用
一、阅读下列句子，在空白处填入1个单词或用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.Since they insist on____________(go),we'll simply push the boat with the current and let them
go with us.
2.Leave me out of this quarrel,please I don't want to get____________(involve).
3. Reading is important because it will make me be____________(knowledge)person.a more.
4.In all cases,the key____________success is an ability to understand and work within different
cultures.
5.They knew they had done something terribly wrong and____________(lie)to cover it up.
二、翻译句子
1.Don't leave your shopping on the back seat of your car—it's an open invitation to a thief.
_____________________________________________________________________
2.我很荣幸地通知你，你已经被录取了。(inform)
_____________________________________________________________________
3.你在申请单上不要遗漏任何必要的信息。(leave out)
_____________________________________________________________________
4.就我所知，这本书还没有被译成中文。(as far as)
_____________________________________________________________________
第二部分 话题阅读训练
（A）阅读理解
The following four famous paintings－from Jan van Eyck's portrait to Pablo Picasso's
masterpiece－have stood the test of time.
The Arnolfini Portrait
Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait, an oil painting on wood produced in 1434，in which a
man and a woman hold hands with a window behind him and a bed behind her，is undoubtedly
one of the masterpieces in the National Gallery，London.This painting is not only visually
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】interesting but also famed.It is also an informative document on fifteenthcentury society，through
Jan van Eyck's heavy use of symbolism－while husbands went out to engage in business，wives
concerned themselves with domestic duties.
The Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night，an oil on canvas(油画布)，a moderately
abstract landscape painting of a night sky over a small hillside village，during his 12month stay at
the mental hospital in SaintRémydeProvence，France between 1889 and 1890.When the Museum
of Modern Art in New York City purchased the painting from a private collector in 1941, it was
not well known，but it has since become one of Vincent van Gogh's most famous works.
The Harvesters
The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565.It
depicts(描绘)the harvest time which most commonly occurred within the months of July and
August. Nicolaes Jonghelinck，a merchant banker and art collector from Antwerp, once held this
painting.The painting has been at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City since 1919.
Guernica
Guernica，a large oil painting，was painted by the Cubist (立体派的)Spanish painter, Pablo
Picasso in 1937.The title Guernica refers to the city that was bombed during the war.The painting
depicts the horrors of war and as a result，has come to be an antiwar symbol and a reminder of
the tragedies of war.Today，the painting is housed at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina
Sofía in Madrid.
1．Which of the following paintings was produced earliest?
A．Guernica. B．The Harvesters.
C．The Starry Night. D．The Arnolfini Portrait.
2．Who created the painting describing the harvest seasons?
A．Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
B．Vincent van Gogh.
C．Jan van Eyck.
D．Pablo Picasso.
3．What do we know about the painting The Starry Night?
A．It was painted on wood in oils.
B．It described the painter's life in hospital.
C．It wasn't widely recognized before 1941.
D．It was given away to the museum by a collector.
（B）七选五
Cayce Zavaglia is an artist with a unique transformation to her work. 1 Painting with tiny
needles is not as fast as painting with a brush. 2 It takes two months-nearly 200 hours to
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】complete a portrait.
3 Once she decides, she invites that person to her studio and takes hundreds of photographs.
She studies the way the light falls across the person's face. After many hours of studying the
photos, she chooses the perfect one for her portrait. Next, she enlarges the photo on a canvas(画
布)。Then, she matches the colors in the photo and the stitching begins.
Cayce starts with the hair and forehead, then moves on to the shoulders and clothing, and
finally the face. The human face is what she most enjoys creating in her art. 4 In a portrait of
her baby daughter, the skin appears soft and smooth. In a portrait of her dad, the stitches show a
wrinkled and aging face.
Cayce believes her success depends on three things: her choice of colors, the length and
direction of the stitches, and her ability to make the portrait look true. She loves the surprise when
people view her art. From a distance, people believe the portraits are painted. 5
A. She makes sure the person looks straight into her.
B. The biggest challenge is making the skin look real.
C. Instead of painting with a brush, she sews with a needle.
D. Cayce's first step is deciding who will be in the portrait.
E. She loves creating portraits of her family and close friends.
F. It requires a lot of patience, for you often have to rethread your needle.
G. But when they take a closer look, they see the portrait has been embroidered.
1.____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5.
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