人教课标高二 选修 6

Unit 1

The Frick Collection 弗里克收藏馆

Home of Frick煤矿大亨亨利弗里克的宅邸

Henry Clay Frick

5th Avenues and E.70th Street

Many art lovers would rather visit this

small art gallery than any other in New

York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New

Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house,

furniture, and art collection to the

The Frick Collection

Avenue n. 大街 : a hotel on Fifth Avenue 第五大街上的旅馆

American people. Frick had a preference

for pre-twentieth century Western

paintings, and these are well-represented

in this excellent collection. You can also

explore Frick’s beautiful home and

garden which are well worth a visit.

Guggenheim Museum古根海姆博物馆

1929–30 At age sixty-six, the wealthy American industrialist Solomon R. Guggenheim begins to form a large collection of important modern paintings by artists such as Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Marc Chagall. He is guided in this pursuit by a young German artist and theorist, Hilla Rebay (born Baroness Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen).

In July 1930, Rebay brings Guggenheim

to Vasily Kandinsky’s Dessau studio, and

Guggenheim purchases several of the

artist’s paintings and works on paper; he

will eventually acquire more than 150

works by Kandinsky.

5th Avenue and 88th Street

This museum owns 5,000 superb modern

paintings, sculptures and drawings.

These art works are not all displayed at

the same time. The exhibition is always

changing.

Guggenheim Museum

exhibition n. 展览 , 展出 ; 展览品

It will appeal to those who love

Impressionist and Post-Impressionist

paintings. The Guggenheim Museum

building is also world-famous. When you

walk into the gallery, you feel as if you

were inside a fragile, white seashell. The

best way to see the paintings is to start

from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. There are no stairs, just a circular path. The museum also has an excellent restaurant.

Metropolitan Museum Of Art大都会博物馆

Metropolitan Museum of Art

(5th Avenue and 82nd Street)

The reputation of this museum lies in the

variety of its art collection. This covers

more than 5,000 years

of civilization from many parts of the world, including America, Europe, China, Egypt, other African countries and South America. The museum displays more than just visual delights of art. It introduces you to ancient ways of living. You can visit an Egyptian temple, a fragrant Ming garden, a typical room in an 18th century French house and many other special exhibitions.

civilization n. 文明

Museum of Modern Art 现代艺术博物馆

Museum of Modern Art

(53rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues)

It is amazing that so many great works of art

from the late 19th century to the 21st

century are housed in the same museum.

The collection of Western art includes

paintings by such famous artists as

Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Matisse.

A few words of warning: the admission

price is not cheap and the museum is

often very crowded.

Monet

MatisseFrench painter

Whitney Museum of American Art惠特尼美国艺术博物馆

Whitney Museum of American Art惠特尼美国艺术博物馆

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City

Whitney Museum of American Art

(945 Madison Avenue, near 75th St.)

The Whitney holds an excellent collection

of contemporary American painting and

sculpture. There are no permanent displays

in this museum and exhibitions change all

the time.

contemporary adj. 当时的 , 同时代的permanent adj. 永久的 , 持久的

Every two years, the Whitney holds a

special exhibition of new art by living

artists. The museum also shows videos

and films by contemporary video artists.

Number on map Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

The Frick Collection

Museum of Modern Art

Guggenheim Museum

2

3

4

51

Match the number on the map with

the names of the museum.

Name AddressWhich centuries?

What countries?

Whitney Museum of American Art

945 Madison Avenue (near 75th St.)

20th-21st centuries

America

Complete the chart with the information from the reading passage.

Name AddressWhich

centuries?

What

countries?

Museum

of

Modern

Art

53rd Street

(between

5th and 6th

Avenues)

19th -21st

century

Western

countries

Name AddressWhich centuries?

What countries?

Metropolitan Museum of Art

5th Avenue and 82nd Street

All over the world

From ancientto modern times

Name AddressWhich centuries?

What countries?

GuggenheimMuseum

5th Avenue and 88th Street

20th-21st centuries

Western countries

Name AddressWhich centuries?

What countries?

The Frick Collection

5th AvenueAnd E.70th Street

Pre-20th century

western countries

Match the names in column I with the

collections in column II.

I

1. Museum of Modern Art

2. The Frick Collection

3. Whitney Museum of American Art

4. Metropolitan Museum of Art

5. Guggenheim Museum

IIa. Pre-twentieth century Western paintingsb. Art collection covering more than 5, 000 years of civilization from many parts of the worldc. Great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st centuryd. 5, 000 modern paintings, sculptures and drawingse. Contemporary American painting and sculpture

Match the names in column I with the

collections in column II.

I

1. Museum of Modern Art

2. The Frick Collection

3. Whitney Museum of American Art

4. Metropolitan Museum of Art

5. Guggenheim Museum

c a

e

bd

I. 根据句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语 提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。1. Do be careful with that vase — it’s very f

______.

2. Put your s________ here, and then print

your name underneath.

3. The history book covers the __________

( 文明 ) of ancient Greece and Rom

e.

fragile

signature

civilizations

4. The area has a really bad __________

( 名声 ) but it isn’t as bad as people

think.

5. The car accident has caused _________

( 永久的 ) damage to Jane’s eyesight.

6. Laura is on the finance _________

( 委员会 ).

reputation

permanent

committee

II. 根据汉语提示完成下面短文。 Los Angeles art galleries

These art galleries feature ________________ ( 当代艺术 ) and traditional fine art, and other types of __________ ( 视觉艺术 ). ______________________________ ( 如果你偏爱艺术 ), these are two of the art galleries that you should visit.

contemporary art

visual art If you have a preference for art

Artspace Warehouse

As one of ___________________ ___

______ ( 世界上的主要画廊 ) for contem

porary art, Artspace Warehouse speciali

zes in urban, pop, and abstract art.

the world’s leading

galleries

Beverly Hills Fine ArtThe gallery represents over 45 of the

top living artists including fine art, celebrity photography, contemporary painting, and sculpture. Beverly Hills _________________________________ ( 容纳了不同的艺术收藏品 ) which are of good quality.

holds a diverse collection of artworks

III. 根据括号内的提示，将下列句子翻译 成英语。1. 出国工作这个想法对我来说确实有吸

引 力。 (appeal to)

The idea of working abroad really

appeals to me.

2. 这对夫妇在地震中去世，他们的孩子成 了孤儿。 ( 动词 -ing 形式作结果状语 )

3. Mary 总是以我姐姐的语气和我说话。 (as if)

The couple died in the earthquake, leaving their child an orphan.

Mary always talks to me as if she were my elder sister.

4. 让人惊讶的是 Bob 竟然通过了这次考 试。 (It is amazing that ...)

5. 公共汽车每隔 5 分钟发一班车。 (eve

ry)

It is amazing that Bob passed the

exam.

The buses go every five minutes.