現(xiàn)代大學英語聽力3原文及答案

1、1Unit7Task1【答案答案】A.1)Inamentalasylum.2)Hewasamemberofacommitteewhichwenttheretoshowconcernfthepertinentsthere.3)Theywerecantsbehavinglikehumans.4)Hewasinjuredinabusaccidentbecamementallyill.5)Hespenttherestofhislifeincom

2、ft.B.painterbirdsanimalscatswidepublishedencouragementAyeartwoTheIllustratedLondonNewscatsChristmaspartyahundredfiftywldfamous【原文原文】DanRiderabooksellerwholovedgoodcauseswasamemberofacommitteethatvisitedmentalasylums.Onon

3、evisithenoticedapatientaquietlittlemandrawingcats.Riderlookedatthedrawingsgasped.“Goodldman“heexclaimed.“YoudrawlikeLouisWain!““IamLouisWain“saidtheartist.MostpeopletodayhaveneverheardofLouisWain.ButwhenRiderfoundhimin19

4、25hewasahouseholdname.“Hemadethecathisown.Heinventedacatstyleacatsocietyawholecatwld“saidH.G.Wellsinabroadcastappealamonthtwolater.“BritishcatsthatdonotlooklivelikeLouisWaincatsareashamedofthemselves.“BefeLouisWainbegand

5、rawingthemcatswerekeptstrictlyinthekitcheniftheywerekeptatall.Theywereusefulfcatchingmiceperhapsfkeepingthemaidservantcompany.Anyoneelsewhofeltaffectionfcatsusuallykeptquietaboutit.Ifamanadmittedthathelikedcatshewouldbel

6、aughedat.Thedogwastheonlydomesticanimalthatcouldbecalledafriend.LouisWainstudiedartasayouthbecamequiteasuccessfulnewspapermagazineartist.Hespecializedinbirdsanimalsincludingdogsbutneverdrewacattillhiswifewasdying.Theyhad

7、notbeenmarriedlongduringherillnessablackwhitecatcalledPeterusedtositonherbed.ToamusehiswifeLouisWainusedtosketchcaricaturethecatwhilehesatbyherbedside.Sheurgedhimtoshowthesedrawingstoeditsfiewasunconvincedbutwantedtohumo

8、urher.Thefirsteditheapproachedsharedhislackofenthusiasm.“Whoeverwouldwanttoseeapictureofacat“heaskedLouisWainputthedrawingsaway.AyeartwolaterheshowedthemtotheeditofTheIllustratedLondonNewswhosuggestedapictureofacatsChris

9、tmaspartyacrosstwofullpages.UsinghisoldsketchesofPeterLouisWainproducedapicturecontainingaboutahundredfiftycatseachonedifferentfromtherest.Ittookhimafewdaystodrawitmadehimwldfamous.Fthenexttwentyeightyearshedrewnothingbu

10、tcats.Hefilledhishousewiththemsketchedtheminalltheirmoods.Therewasnothingsubtleabouthiswk.Itshumoursimplylayinshowingcatsperfminghumanactivitiestheyfollowedeverynewfashionfromseabathingtomoting.Hewasrecognizedsomewhatfla

11、tteringlyastheleadingauthityonthefelinespecies.HebecamePresidentoftheNationalCatClubwaseagerlysoughtafterasajudgeatcatshows.LouisWainscareerendedabruptlyin1914whenhewasseriouslyinjuredina3everythinginthewldthatinterested

12、them.ThenonedayPicassowipedoutthepaintedheadthoughhehadwkedonitfsolong.“WhenIlookatyouIcantseeyouanyme!“heremarked.Picassowentawayfthesummer.Whenhereturnedhewentatoncetothepictureleftinthecomerofhisstudio.Quicklyhefinish

13、edthefacefrommemy.Hecouldseethewomansfacemeclearlyinhismindthanhecouldseeitwhenshesatinthestudioinfrontofhim.WhenpeoplecomplainedtohimthatthepaintingofMissSteindidntlooklikeherPicassowouldreply“Toobad.Shellhavetolooklike

14、thepicture.“ButthirtyyearslaterGertrudeSteinsaidthatPicassospaintingofherwastheonlypicturesheknewthatshowedherasshereallywasPicassowasbninMalagaSpainapleasantquiettown.Hisfatherwasapainterartteacherwhogavehissonhisfirstl

15、essonsindrawing.YoungPablodidbadlyatschool.Hewaslazydidntlistentowhattheteachersweresaying.Hehadconfidenceinhimselffromthebeginning.Butitwassoonclearthattheboywasanartistdeservedthebesttraininghecouldget.Notevenhisearlie

16、stdrawingslooklikethewkofachild.OnecansaythatPicassowasbntobeapainter.Hewonaprizefhispaintingwhenhewasonlyfifteen.HestudiedartinseveralcitiesinSpain.Buttherewasnoonetoteachhimallhewantedtoknow.WhenhewasnieenhevisitedPari

17、s.Pariswasthenthecenterofthewldfartists.Mostpainterswenttheresoonerlatertostudytoseepicturestomakefriendswithotherpainters.Everythingthatwasnewexcitinginthewldofpaintinghappenedthere.WhenhewastwentythreePicassoreturnedth

18、eretolivelivedinFranceftherestofhislife.Hewasalreadyafinepainter.Hepaintedscenesoftownlife—peopleinthestreetsinrestaurantsathseracesbullfights.Theywerepaintedinbrightcolswerelovelytolookat.Butlifewasnoteasyfhim.Fseveraly

19、earshepaintedpeoplefromthepoerpartsofthecity.Hepaintedmenwomenwhowerethinhungrytiredsick.Hiscolsgotdarker.Mostofthesepictureswerepaintedinblueshowedveryclearlywhattheartistsawfelt.Thepaintingsofthis“blueperiod“arefullofp

20、itydespair.Picassodidnothavetowaitlongfsuccess.Ashebegantosellhispicturesbecomerecognizedasapainterhispicturestookonawarmerlook.Atthesametimehebegantopaintwithmemefreedom.Hebegantoseepeopleplacesassimplefmsshapes.Henolon

21、gertriedtomakehispicturestruetolife.Theresultsatfirstseemedstrangenotreal.Thepicturesweredifficulttounderst.HisstyleofpaintingwasknownasCubismfromtheshapeofthecube.Manypeopledidnotlikethisnewsometimesfrighteningstyle.But

22、whatgreatpaintingsgiveusisaviewoflifethroughonemanseyeseverymansviewisdifferent.SomeofPicassospaintingsarerichsoftcoledbeautiful.Othersarestrangewithsharpblackoutlines.Butsuchpaintingsallowustoimaginethingsfourselves.The

23、ycanmakeourownviewofthewldsharper.Ftheyfceustosaytoourselves“WhatmakeshimpaintlikethatWhatdoeshesee“BirdsplacesfamiliarobjectsplayapartinPicassospainting.Butwhenonethinksofhimoneusuallythinksofthewayhepaintedthehumanface