11.technique 12.ridiculous

13.gallery 14. sculpture

15.impressionism 16.figure

17.evident 18.faith

19.superb 20.masterpiece

21.大量 22.在另一方面

23.瞄准 24.试图做某事

25.巧合地 26.集中于

27.宗教主题 28.宗教的象征

29.透视画法 30.文艺复兴

31.公元六世纪 32.典型的绘画

33.西方绘画艺术简史

34.更人性化的生活态度

35.一种比较现实的风格 36.社会变革

37.现代艺术 38.新的绘画风格

39.光线和阴影 40.新的思想和价值观

Step2 Pre-reading

Ask the students some questions:

1. Can you name some famous Western or Chinese paintings and painters? Who are your favorite painters, from China and from other countries?

2. The following paintings are all very famous. Can you guess their names and their painters?

Step3 Reading

A. Fast-reading Read the text quickly and answer the