Section_ⅠIntroduction & Reading - Pre­reading

　　A

　　This is a painting① by the Spanish artist②， Pablo Picasso, considered to be the greatest western artist of the twentieth century③. Picasso and another painter④， George Braque, started Cubism, one of the most important of all modern art movements⑤. Cubist artists painted objects and people, with different aspects of the object or person showing⑥ at the same time⑦.

　　B

　　This painting by contemporary⑧ American artist Roy Lichtenstein(1923－1997) is a world famous example of pop art⑨. Pop art(from the word "popular") was an important modern art movement that aimed⑩ to show ordinary⑪ twentieth­century city life. For example, it shows things such as⑫ soup cans⑬ and advertisements.

　　C

　　Qi Baishi(1863－1957), one of China's greatest painters, followed⑭ thetraditional⑮ Chinesestyle⑯ of painting. Chinese painting is known for⑰ its brush drawings⑱ in black inks⑲ and natural⑳ colours. Qi Baishi observed\s\up1(21(21) the world of nature very carefully, and his paintings are special because of\s\up1(22(22) this. 　　①painting/'peIntIŋ/n.绘画；油画

　　②artist/'aːtIst/n.艺术家

　　③considered ...为过去分词短语作后置定语。

　　④painter/'peIntə/n.画家

　　⑤art movements 艺术流派

　　one of ...为Cubism的同位语。

　　⑥aspect/'æspekt/n.方面

　　with ... showing为with复合结构。

　　⑦at the same time 同时

　　⑧contemporary/kən'tempərəri/adj.当代的

　　⑨pop art 波普艺术，是一个重要的画派。

　　⑩aim/eIm/vi.以......为目标；打算；意欲

　　aim to do sth./aim at (doing ) sth. 意欲作某事

　　⑪ordinary adj.普通的，平常的

　　⑫such as 例如，诸如

　　⑬can n．罐头

　　⑭follow vt.遵循

　　⑮traditional/trə'dIʃnəl/adj.传统的；习俗的

　　⑯style/staIl/n.风格

　　⑰be known for 以......闻名

　　⑱drawing/'drɔːIŋ/n.图画

　　⑲in black ink 用黑墨

　　⑳natural adj.自然的；天然的

　　\s\up1(21(21)observe/əb'zɜːv/vt.观察；注意到

　　\s\up1(22(22)because of 因为，由于