1. Language point

2. 1.symbol 2.abstract 3.religion 4.shadow 5.ridiculous 6.belief 7.sculpture 8.focus on 9.in possession of 10.convince sb of sth

3. Language points: 1.Would you rather have Chinese or Western-style paintings in your home? 今天我宁愿呆在家里。 (would rather do) 他宁死不屈。 (would rather do…than do) 我宁愿你明天来。 (would rather sb. did) I would rather stay at home. He would rather die than surrender. I would rather you came home tomorrow. Rather than ___ on a crowded bus, he prefers ___ a bike. A. ride, ride B. riding, ride C. ride, to ride D. to ride, riding

4. 2.The style of Western art has changed many times, while Chinese art has changed less often. 西方艺术风格经历了多次变革，而中国艺术所经历的变革 则比较少。 1 ）用来表示对比或相反的情况。例如： You like tennis, while I would rather read. 2) While in prison, he wrote his first novel. 3)He listened to the radio while driving to work. 4)While I admit that he was wrong, I couldn’t say it directly. 在 …… 期间 与 …… 同时 虽然

5. 3. Art is influenced by the way of life and beliefs of the people, and China, unlike Europe, has followed a similar way of life for a long time. (1)unlike prep. 有别于 … 插入语 For twins, they are very unlike.(adj.) The twins are very alike. (adj.) (2) 以 -f 或 -fe 结尾的名词单数变复数 -ves: half, knife, leaf, self, thief, wife, loaf( 一条面包 ), shelf, wolf… --s: safe, belief, gulf, reef( 暗礁 ), dwarf( 矮子 ), grief( 伤心事 ), chief, proof( 证据 ), roof, cliff…

6. 4. The main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. aim ( aimless adj ) 1 ）他把枪对准了敌人。 He aimed his gun at the enemy. aim at sth. 目标；瞄准 2) be aimed at 针对： 这本书的对象是幼童。 The book is aimed at very young children. 3) 汤姆立志成为画家。 Thom aims to be an artist.

7. to describe 描述，表现 n.representation representative (1)He was to be a painter. (2)My aim is to finish the work this class. 5.Instead, they were interested in … (1)adv. 我们没有咖啡改喝茶好吗？ We have no coffee. Would you like tea instead? (2)instead of (prep.) 我将代替你去。 I’ll go instead of you.

8. 6.New ideas and values took the place of those that were held in the middle ages. take the place of take one’s place take place These flowers now raised in the garden are those that once grew in the forest. 新的思想和价值观取代了中世纪的思想和价值观。 7. People became focused more on humans and less on religion. 聚集，使 …… 成为兴趣的焦点 所有的目光都集中在它的身上。 All the eyes were focused on him.

9. 8. When people first saw his paintings they were convinced they were looking through a hole in the wall at a real scene. 当人们第一次看到他的画的时候，还认为是透过墙上的小 洞来观看真实的场景。 9.Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the impressionists who lived and worked in Paris. 在那些突破传统画法的画家中有生活和工作在法国巴黎的 印象派画家。 10.They wanted to show how light and shadow fell on objects at different times of the day. 他们想把一天中不同时间投射到物体上的光线和阴影呈现 出来。

10. 11.Their paintings were not as detailed as those of earlier painters. 他们的画像就不像以前那些画家那样细致了。 12.…. they are accepted as the beginning of what we now call “modern art”. 如今已被接受而成为现在所说的 “ 现代艺术 ” 的始祖了。

11. 1.We couldn’t convince him ____ his mistake. A. of B. with C. on D. at 2. I ___ that he can do it. A. convince B. am convinced C. was convinced 3. I ___ him to start early but he couldn’t listen. A. persuaded B. convinced C. advised D. advice

12. be influenced by take the place of convince sb of sth lead to break away from scores of/a great deal of that is attempt doing sth/to do sth concentrate on on the other hand 受 … 影响 代替 使某人相信某事 导致 脱离 许多 也就是说 尝试做某事 集中精力于 另一方面

13. Have a try 1. After the accident two ___ policemen were sent to keep order. A. dozen of B. dozens C. dozen D. dozens of 2. He ___ to get a high position in the company, but failed because of his carelessness. A. managed B. succeeded C. attempted D. thought 3. The expert ___ that there will be an earthquake in that area in the near future. A. tells B. predicts C. foretells D. speaks 4. The truck was moving down the road ___ the church. A. leads to B. leading to C. lead D. led to

14. 5. I always take something to read when I go to the doctor’s ___ I have to wait. A. in case B. so that C. on order D. as if 6. There are many books in the library. I hardly know _____. A. which to choose B. which to choose from C. what to choose from D. what to choose 7. The branches of olive is the ___ of peace. A. symbol B. sign C. signal D. syllable

15. Useful structure: If you were an artist, what kind of pictures would you paint? Does the sentence express a factual or non-factural situation? Does it refer to the present or the past? This situation is not real, it is hypothetical( 假设的 ). In this sentence subjunctive mood is used.

16. Read the text and find out sentences in which subjunctive mood is used and pay attention to the verb form. 1.If you could have three of these paintings on the walls of your classroom, which would you choose? 2.If the rules of perspective had not been discovered, people would not have been able to pain such realistic pictures. 3. Without the impressionists many of these painting styles would not exist.

17. Words: 现实主义的；逼真的 adj. n. 现实 n. 真的 adj. 抽象的；深奥的 adj. 雕塑 n. 画廊 n. 作为结果的 adj. Adv. N. 象征 n. V. 价值 n. adj 集中 n&v. phrase 宗教 n. adj 所有；财产 n.(esp pl v. realistic realism reality real abstract sculpture galleryconsequent consequently consequence symbolsymbolize value valuable focus focus on religion religious possessionpossess

18. 透视法 n. 使确信 v. 印象 v. 印象主义，印象派 n. 大量 phrase 阴影 n. 荒谬的 adj. 争论的，争议的 adj. 尝试 v. 预言，预告 v. perspective convince impress impressionism a great deal/ scores of shadow ridiculous controversial attempt predict

19. Key idea in sentence: Each sentence, no matter how long in it, usually contains one key idea. The rest of the sentence then gives more information about that key idea. By taking away the minor details you can see the main idea more clearly.