correct meanings:

[A] [B]

a. realistic 1. accurate, minute

b. abstract 2. state or fact of existing

c. existence 3. being in thought but having a physical or practical existence

d. detailed 4. lifelike, true to life

e. religious 5. classical, of old beliefs

f. traditional 6. sincere to believe in a god or gods

Step3 Reading

Task 1 Fast-reading

Read the text quickly and answer the following questions.

1.What's the main idea of the text?

2. How many styles are mentioned in the passage and what are they?

3. How is the passage organized?

Task 2 Careful-reading

1.Read the text again and fill in the blanks..

1). This text will describe only the most important ones, starting from _____.

2). During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to_________.

3). During the Renaissance,_______gradually replaced those held in the Middle Ages.