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2. We agree with the government's prediction the economy will improve.
2. that
School of Athens
This wall painting,located in the Vati?can,contains pictures of many famous phi?losophers. Plato and Aristotle are the two in the middle. As an inside joke,Raphael based Plato's face on his fellow artist Leonardo da Vinci. He also included Michelangelo and himself elsewhere in the painting.
The Night Watch
Rembrandt is one of the most famous Dutch painters. This painting is huge (11 ft X 14 ft) and shows a group of soldiers leaving for a battle. Unlike earlier paintings which show people looking stiff (僵硬的) ，this picture captures their movement. Also,the way he painted the light em?phasizes the three men in the front as well as a young girl. The girl has a dead chicken hanging frdm her belt―a sym?bol that they will defeat their enemy.
American Gothic
This is likely the most famous American painting of all time. "Gothic" refers to the top window of the house in the background. During the Great Depression,this paint?ing became a symbol of the hardworking and determined American people. Note that the pitchfork (干草叉) is mirrored on the man's overalls (夕卜套) .
The Son of Man
This painting is an example of surrealism (超现实主义) ，a style that captures strange dreamlike feelings. Magritte explained this painting as follows, "Everything we see hides another thing,so we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest be?cause which is hidden does not show us."
20. Raphael played a joke in his painting School of Athens by .
A. painting philosophers of different times in one painting
B. painting himself in this painting
C. basing Plato's face on the artist Leonardo da Vin?ci
D. putting Plato and Aristotle in the middle
21. What do we know about Rembrandt's The Night Watch？
A. It is a wall painting located in the Vatican.
B. It contains pictures of many philosophers.
C. It is one of Rembrandt's early paintings.
D. It shows some soldiers leaving for a battle.
22. The painting American Gothic most probably shows
A. philosophers B. farmers
C. artists D. soldiers
5. 在电脑游戏中，这个男孩偏爱《帝国时代》。
In computer games,that boy The Age of the Empire (preference)
Although Zhang Bichen,a 25-year-old songstress with a power?ful yet delicate voice,took the crown of The Voice of China in 2014? runnerup Parhat Halik,32. seems to have impressed more of the au?dience with his husky (沙ft的) ,natural and,most of all,distin?guished sound.
Despite his unmistakable voice,Parhat Halik's music is also special. General?ly,it's rock―but influenced and mixed by different styles within the genre. Read on and find out where Halik's music gets its inspiration.
Blues rock
Representative artists：Guns N' Roses,The Rolling Stones,John Mayer Blues rock
combines improvisation (即兴创作) with rock 'n' roll style. It be?gan to develop in the mid-1960s in Britain and the US,when rock bands such as the Rolling Stones experimented with music from older African American blues musici?ans. It borrows the idea of instrumental combo (小型爵士乐队) from blues but is played at a faster tempo and louder volume,distinguishing it from the blues. The sound is created with the electric guitar,piano,bass and drums.
As the root for several contemporary rock styles,such as heavy metal and hard rock,blues rock had a rebirth in the early 2000s,with artists including John Mayer and The Black Keys.
Folk rock
Representative artists： Bob Dylan,Simon &. Garfunkel,The Byrds As the name indicates,folk rock is a genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. Also developed in the mid-1960s,folk rock was pioneered by the US band The Byrds,who began playing traditional folk music and Bob Dylanpenned material with rock instruments,in a style heavily influenced by The Beatles and other British bands.
The genre was most popular among teenagers and college students at the time,because it includes both rock 'n' roll's free spirit and the more serious,culturally authentic and socially aware sounds of folk music.
Soft rock
Representative artists： Bryan Adams,Eagles,Elton John,James Blunt Compared to hard rock's loud and aggressive nature,soft rock,or light rock,uses the techniques of rock music to compose a softer and less threatening sound. De?rived from folk rock,it uses acoustic instruments (原声乐器) and puts more empha?sis on melody and harmony.
Although the genre gets quite a bad name among hardcore rock fans,who see it as "wimpy"(软弱无力) ，it doesn't mean soft rock is without merit (优点) .Soft rock songs often deal with themes like romantic relationships and everyday life in a thoughtful and complex way that hard rock simply couldn't.
1. Which of the artists played traditional folk music and Bob Dylanpenned material with rock instruments first?
A. The Beatles. B. The Byrds. C. Eagles. D. Guns N' Roses.
2. We can learn from the passage that .
A. the Rolling Stones ignored African American musicians' work
B. soft rock focuses more on melody and culture awareness
C. blues rock gained a second birth in the 2000s
D. all the three rock styles developed in America
3. What is hardcore rock fans' attitude towards soft rock?
A. They quite admire it. B. They can hardly tolerate it.
C. They are indifferent to it. D. They misunderstand it.
4. What's the main purpose of the text?
A. To help readers become rock 'n' roll artists.
B. To inform the readers of the result of The Voice of China
C. To introduce some common rock music to the readers.
7. (具体地说) ，the argument in your graduation thesis is logical.
7. Of the two paintings,Mr Black chose the cheaper one out of (prefer) ， though it was not the work of a famous painter.
8. I'm not going to let anyone else pack my china;it's much too (易碎的)
4.尽管他强壮，但是他不如你跑得快。
Though he is strong,he doesn't run . ( not as/so +adv. / adj.原级+ as)
1. He has made great (contribute) to the science.
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