周国兵
欣賞优秀的艺术作品可以提高一个人的审美修养,可以提升一个人的思想境界,甚至可以改变一个人的世界观、人生观和价值观。
1 Art can often seem inaccessible because it has been stereotyped in popular culture as something that only particularly educated or wealthy people can enjoy. However, this cant be further from the truth!Anyone can come to appreciate art with a little bit of time and effort.
2 Understand the historical context of the time when the art was produced. Artists often create works to comment on major historical events, and this can give you a window into their unique perspectives.
3 Find out the genre of the painting. If youre looking at a painting, knowing what genre it belongs to can be helpful. Genres are essentially categories that are used to classify art.
4 Learn about the art movements or schools that influenced the piece. Art movements were surges in popularity of certain ways of creating art. An art“school” is basically just a group of artists, sometimes all in the same region, who all have a similar style or subject matter. Knowing a little bit about these can help you understand why an artist might have made certain choices.
5 Read up on the life and perspective of the artist. Learning a bit about the artist who created a piece can help shed light on it in a variety of ways. It can help you understand why artists made certain artistic decisions, or chose to make the work at all in the first place.
6 Learn when the piece was produced. Art museums typically have informational plaques next to each work that will provide basic information about the piece. Knowing when a piece of artwork was created can help you appreciate the difficulty involved in making it.
7 Offer your own interpretation of what the art means. Part of the fun of viewing art is that you get to come up with your own story about it! Art is very subjective, so even if your interpretation of a piece isnt exactly what the artist intended, its okay! There is often not just one right answer. Whats important is that you make a genuine effort to extract meaning from the works.
Detail 1. Why does art often seem inaccessible according to paragraph 1?
A. It needs too much effort to enjoy.
B. Its hard to understand for common people.
C. It only aims at special peoples preferences.
D. Its only accessible to educated or wealthy people.
Vocabulary 2. Which can replace the underlined word “perspectives” in paragraph 2?
A. Lots of concern.
B. Points of view.
C. Schools.
D. Jobs.
Inference 3. What can we know about an art “school”?
A. It has painters with a similar style.
B. It originates from the art movements.
C. It helps an artist make correct choices.
D. It helps understand the historical context.
Detail 4. Whats part of the fun of viewing art according to the last paragraph?
A. Creating the art of your own.
B. Becoming a talent for enjoying art.
C. Explaining art with your own story.
D. Understanding exactly what the artist intended.
Ⅰ. Discover useful structures in the text
1. why引导宾语从句
Knowing a little bit about these can help you understand why an artist might have made certain choices. 对这些有所了解可以帮助你理解为什么艺术家会做出某些选择。
2. that引导表语从句
Whats important is that you make a genuine effort to extract meaning from the works. 重要的是你要真正努力从作品中提取意义。
Ⅱ. Memorize some themecentered chunks
find out 查明;弄清
belong to 属于
be used to 适用于
a group of 一群
read up on 廣泛阅读;博览群书
come up with 想出;提出