Unit4AmazingartⅠ.閱讀理解Makingtinyfurnitureisnopieceofcake.Inthiscourse,joinAmandaKelly,whoisnowpursuingherMaster’sdegreeofFineArtsinSculptureatRadfordUniversity,tolearnhowtocreaterealisticfurniturefromthebeginning.Whilestudentswhohavetakenthiscoursearehighlyencouragedtosignup,studentsofalllevelsarewelcome!CourseOverviewThiscourseincludesfivesessions,eachlastingfor2hoursonfiveTuesdaysbeginningonNovember7.Session1(Tuesday,11/7,7—9:00PM)FoundationsandScaleSession2(Tuesday,11/14,7—9:00PM)MakingtheSideTableSession3(Tuesday,11/21,7—9:00PM)MakingtheBedSession4(Tuesday,11/28,7—9:00PM)OnePerson’sWasteIsAnother’sTinyTreasureSession5(Tuesday,12/5,7—9:00PM)SharingYourCreationsPricingOptionsInadditiontofull-priceticketsof$225,alimitednumberofno-payticketsareavailableforthiscourse.Pleasenotethattheseticketsarereservedforthosewhowouldnototherwisebeabletotakethiscourseandwhoexpecttoattendallsessions.No-payticketsaredistributedviaarandomdrawingtwoweeksbeforeeachcoursebegins.Formoreinformationandtoapplyforano-payspot,pleaseclickhere.WhatElsetoKnowThisisaninteractive,small-groupworkshop.Studentsareencouragedtoparticipateindiscussionsandworkonassignmentsoutsideofclass.Duetotheinteractivenatureofthiscourse,westronglyrecommendstudentsattendasmanylivesessionsaspossible.Ifstudentsareunabletoattendthelivesessions,aftereachsessiontheywillreceiveaccesstoarecordingofthelivesession,whichtheycanwatchforuptotwoweeksafterthecourseconcludes.1.Inwhichsessionmaystudentsdisplaytheirworks?A.Session2. B.Session3.C.Session4. D.Session5.2.Whatcanstudentsdoiftheymissalivesession?A.Reachouttootherstudents.B.Emailtheinstructorimmediately.C.Makeupfortheclasswithin72hours.D.Watchtherecordedclasswithin14days.3.Whatisthetext?A.Aresearchpaper. B.Asubmissionguide.C.Acourseintroduction. D.Afurniturebrochure.Grammy(格萊美)Awardsdon’tonlygotothepeoplewhoproduceandperformsongs.Thisyearthe2024MusicEducatorAwardwenttoAnnieRay,amusicteacheratahighschoolinVirginia,forhereffortstomakemusicaccessibletoallstudents,particularlythosewithdisabilities.However,intheawardceremony,shegavethecredittoherstudents.InspiredmostlybythediversityoftheAnnandalecommunityincludingover60countries,Raycreatedanorchestraforstudentswithsevereintellectualanddevelopmentaldisabilities.Theorchestraisaboutmuchmorethanjustmakingmusic.Raysaystheprogramgivesstudentsachancetodeveloptheircollaborationskills,makemistakesandlearntheartofrefiningsomething.Andtheyteachheralotinreturn—morethanshecouldeverteachthem.Shesaysherstudentscompletelychangedhereducationalphilosophyandapproachofwhatittrulymeanstomeetastudentwherethey’reatandapplythatelsewhere.“Ibelievetheyhaveatrulypowerfulmessagetosharewitheveryone,andespeciallywithhowwelookatapproachingmusiceducationandwhatthatlookslike,”sheadded.Raysaysthesuccesswasespeciallymeaningfulbecausenotmanypeopleunderstandwhatexactlymusiceducatorsdointheclassroomorhowmuchtheirworkmatters.Whileheradministrationissupportive,anotherchallengeisthatherschool“desperately”needsnewinstruments.Raysaysshewillusesomeofhergrant(撥款)moneytobuymore.Rayplanstoputsomeofthemoneytowardsanongoingscholarshipforstudentswhowanttopursuemusicwhentheygraduate.Sheknowsofseveralwhowanttogointomusiceducationthemselves,whichshefindsespeciallyrewarding.“Itisahardprofession,butit’sonethatistruly,deeplypersonalandsatisfying,”Raysaid.“Andthere’snothingelselikeit.”4.WhydidRaywinthe2024MusicEducatorAward?A.Becauseofherpioneeringteachingphilosophy.B.Becauseofhergreatmusicaltalent.C.Becauseofheroutstandingeducationcontribution.D.Becauseofherextraordinarypersonalstyle.5.WhatabilitycanRay’sstudentsgainfromtheorchestraatpresent?A.Theabilitytoavoidmistakes.B.Theabilitytowinscholarships.C.Theabilitytobecomecooperative.D.Theabilitytodevelopintelligence.6.Whatistheorchestrastarvingfor?A.Newinstruments.B.Supportfromschool.C.Students’participation.D.Sponsorshipfromthegovernment.7.WhichofthefollowingisgratifyingtoRay?A.Morestudentsmajoringinmusic.B.Morestudentsintoteachingmusic.C.Moreawardsformusiceducators.D.Moreparentsjoiningtheorchestra.Lookingatartshouldbelikewalkinginthecountryside.Youmaynotknowexactlywhereyouare,whatbirdismakingthatstrangesound,orwhatthehillaheadofyouiscalled,butthat’spartofthefunofit.Youdon’tneedtoknowthesethingstofeelthebeautyofnature.Ofcourse,ifyoudoknowyourbirds,treesandlocalhistory,awalkcanbemoreattractive.Yetsuchknowledgecomesslowly.Itispickedupthroughexperience.Atrueknowledgeofnaturecannotjustbegiventoyouthroughanapponyourphone.Imaginepointingyourphoneatthehillandgettingplentyofinformationonscreen.Wouldthatenrichyourdreamywalkorruinit?Braggartsenjoyanappthatallowsthemtoshowofftheirknowledge,forexample,aboutbaroque(巴洛克風(fēng)格的)paintings.Infact,appsinmuseumstrytoprovideon-screenarthistoryatoncejusttoencouragepeopletoreadtheirphonesinsteadoflookingatpaintings.Itisamistakenideathatyouneedtobespoon-fed(灌輸)amazingfactsaboutaworkofartinordertoappreciateit.Ourfirstexperienceofaworkofartshouldberaw(自然狀態(tài)的),unguided,andabitpuzzling,likefollowingapathinthewoods.Later,youmightchoosetodosomepersonalresearchintothework.Itcanfurtherincreaseyourenjoymentandappreciationforit.Yetitisbestdonewhenyou’reawayfromtheartitself,sothatevenwhenyoureturn,theworkstillfeelsfresh.Anyonewhothinksknowingsomedatesanddetailsmakesyoubetterunderstandaworkofartiswrong.Weallneedtoputasideourscreensandoursupposedknowledgewhenwelookatart.Letthepaintingsflowin;letyourintuitions(直覺(jué))flyoff.Artisajourneyinthewildernessoritisnothingatall.8.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttosay?A.Artisbestwiththehelpofapps.B.Artisbestwhenhiddeninmystery.C.Artisnothingcomparedwithnature.D.Artisnothingwhendetailsandfactsareknown.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Braggarts”refersto?A.Peoplewholikeshowingoff.B.Peoplewholikebaroquepaintings.C.Thosewhoaregoodatappreciatingart.D.Thosewhoaregoodatpaintingwithphones.10.What’sthemainideaofParagraph4?A.Howtoappreciateaworkofart.B.Howtodopersonalresearchintoaworkofart.C.Howtokeepyourfeelingsaboutaworkofartfresh.D.Howtobespoon-fedamazingfactsaboutaworkofart.11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Becauseofapps,artwillberuinedinthefuture.B.Agoodpieceofartisusuallymadeaboutnature.C.Researchworkandintuitionscanbothhelpunderstandart.D.Museumsarenotsupposedtoallowtheuseofmobilephones.Ⅱ.七選五Therearealotofstrategiesforvisitingamuseumandavoiding“museumtiredness”.Considerwhatismentionedbelowinplanning.1

Regardlessofamuseum’ssize,you’llgettiredquicklyifyoutrytolookcloselyateveryobjectdisplayed.Likewise,mostmuseumsprovidelotsofinformationabouttheobjectsonview.Sodon’ttrytoreadeverything.2“Tombstone”labelsareverybriefandprovidefactsabouttheartist,theircountry,etc.Theremaybeanumber,whichthemuseumusestoregistertheobject,usuallyaccordingtowhenitbecameapartofthecollection,andacreditlinethatindicatesthedonor.Objectlabelsareplacednexttomanyobjects.3Theapproachusedtowritemuseumlabelshasbeenmuchdebatedamongarthistoriansandmuseumprofessionals.

4Askforamap,orhavemuseumstaffsuggesthighlightsinthecollectionorspecialexhibitions.Manymuseumshavespecialtours,audioguides,ordownloadableappsthatpointyoutotheseobjects.

Somepeoplerecommendsettingaspecificamountoftimeforyourvisit(1or2hours).5Inadditiontobenchesinthegalleries,mostmuseumshaveacafe,ashop,asculpturecourtyardorgardenswhereyoucanhangoutandrelaxforabit.

A.You’lllikelymeetwithtwotypesoflabels.B.Youaresuretomakethemostofyourexperience.C.It’salwaysagoodideatostopbytheinformationdesk.D.Itwouldalsobewisetoplanfrequentbreaksinthegalleries.E.Notethatthesemightnotbeartworksthatyoufindappealing.F.Ifyoulivenear,considerfrequentvisitstothechangedexhibitions.G.Theseaimtogiveinformationnotalwaysobviousabouttheartwork.A篇1.核心單詞:Para.1:pursuev.追求;致力于;執(zhí)行;貫徹Para.2:overviewn.概論;概況Para.3:rese