题目内容
Many of the new ideas and attitudes that marked the Renaissance times were shown in art.A new idea called humanism put a focus on human interests,needs,and abilities.This new ides changed how artists painted their subjects as well as the choice of subjects they painted.
Change of Subjects
In the Middle Ages,the subject of almost all European art was religion,specifically Christianity and the Catholic Church.Although Renaissance artists continued to paint religious paintings,they also branched out to other subjects including Creek and Roman mythology(神话),historical subjects,and portraits(肖像)of individuals.They also focused on the details of everyday life.
Realism
One of the big changes in art was to paint and sculpt subjects realistically.This is called realism and concerned with a number of techniques that make the subjects and background look like what they would in real life.This also meant giving the subjects more emotional qualities.
Many new techniques were introduced during the Renaissance.These techniques helped to improve the quality and realism of the art.
Perspective—perspective is drawing or painting a picture such that it looks like there are three dimensions.It gives the illusion(错觉)that some objects in the painting are further away than others.
Balance and Proportion—Drawing subjects such that they are the correct she when compared to each other.
Use of Light and Dark—Many artists started using light and shadows in their works to add drama, perspective,and timing to their art.
Sfumato—a technique used by Leonardo da Vinci to add additional perspective and dimension to paintings.It was a way of blurring(变暗)the lines between subjects.This technique was used in Leonardo's Mona Lisa.
Foreshortening—It is another technique that adds perspective and depth to paintings;foreshortening is a way of shortening lines to give the illusion of depth.
1.Before the Renaissance,what was(were) the primary subject(s) of paintings during the Middle Ages ?
A. Kings and Queens. B. Portraits of people.
C. Greek Mythology. D. Christianity.
2.What does realism mean when referring to paintings and art?
A. That the subjects and background appear as they would in real life.
B. That the paintings are landscapes of nature with no people.
C. That the painting is flat with little perspective.
D. That the subjects are only people.
3.What artistic technique make(s) some objects in a picture look further away than others?
A. Perspective. B. Balance and Proportion.
C. Sfumato. D. Light and Dark.
4.What was foreshortening?
A. When artists painted people shorter than they really were.
B. A way of making people look taller than they really were.
C. A technique where artists shortened lines to make some special effects.
D. When artists used shadow and light in their paintings to give the illusion of depth.
When we were (41)A,Colleen and I rode the train 300miles from Seattle to Spokane every summer and Christmas (42)A.Then we took a taxi and a bus to Loon Lake.We would hop out at the Loon Lake post office,where Granddad and Gammie(43)Cus with smiling faces.Christmases were always (44)Bat Loon Lake,with snow piled deep for building forts and (45)Bwith our grandparents'pet dog.Little balls of snow hung from her long fur like Christmas ornaments.But the fondest (46)Dof all was when Granddad would ride the horse Jenny and we'd walk up the hill into the (47)Bbehind their house.We'd search the pine trees looking for that (48)Aone to honor as our Christmas tree.The (49)Dalways involved excited chatter,for all three of us had to (50)Bthat we'd found the perfect tree (51)CGranddad would swing his ax.Granddad would (52)Dthe cut tree to Jenny and drag it back to the house.
Granddad passed away when my sister and I were grown.Only then did Grammie (53)Ahis secret:He'd (54)Da tree early each spring,then shape it trough the summer
and fall so it would be (55)Cfor our big day in December.As Colleen and I raced through the trees searching for the (56)Ctree,he would cleverly guide us toward its location,(57)Bactually pointing it out.
As Gammie told us this story,we (58)Athat was why she always had that extra happiness in her eyes when we came rushing in the door,bursting with (59)Cabout how this year we'd found the best Christmas tree ever.
Of all the Christmas presents we ever received,none has been more special than the memory of Granddad's (60)Dgift.It remains as bright and beautiful as the snow on a clear December day.
41.A.growing up | B.staying up | C.hanging out | D.setting out |
42.A.vacation | B.celebration | C.preparation | D.schedule |
43.A.praised | B.watched | C.met | D.visited |
44.A.warm | B.white | C.simple | D.different |
45.A.helping | B.playing | C.dealing | D.covering |
46.A.occasion | B.journey | C.process | D.memory |
47.A.field | B.forest | C.market | D.garden |
48.A.special | B.interesting | C.straightest | D.tallest |
49.A.festival | B.experiment | C.travel | D.search |
50.A.explain | B.agree | C.understand | D.promise |
51.A.when | B.until | C.before | D.after |
52.A.pass | B.give | C.apply | D.attac |
53.A.reveal | B.make | C.keep | D.know |
54.A.cut | B.buy | C.dig | D.plant |
55.A.possible | B.accessible | C.ready | D.normal |
56.A.big | B.magical | C.perfect | D.strange |
57.A.via | B.without | C.by | D.with |
58.A.realized | B.confirmed | C.admitted | D.enforced |
59.A.exhaustion | B.anxiety | C.excitement | D.surprise |
60.A.funny | B.practical | C.expensive | D.secret. |
A. | abruptly | B. | suddenly | C. | surprised | D. | abrupt |