Chinese painting has a rich history and is well known throughout the world.
1. __________ (tradition), Chinese painting is done on rice paper or thin silk, using different brushes, Chinese ink and dye (染料). Chinese painting 2. __________ (cover) different subjects: portraits, landscapes, flowers, birds, animals, and insects.
Traditional Chinese painting is known as “guohua”. Like calligraphy, the painting is done using a brush 3. __________ is dipped in black or colored ink, usually on paper or silk.
Chinese painting has different styles in different dynasties. From Han to Tang Dynasties, artists painted many 4. __________ (detail) portraits of the royal court. Tang Dynasty 5. __________ (see) the beginning of landscape paintings, often 6. __________ (refer) to as “Shanshui” paintings. These are less accurate and allowed for individual 7. __________ (free) in interpreting the subjects.
The time from the Five Dynasties period to the Northern Song period is known as the “Great age of Chinese landscape”. 8. __________ (use) bold strokes and black lines, artists described rolling hills, rivers and stones. Others used softer brushwork to paint scenes of nature, birds and animals.
In Song Dynasty, landscape paintings almost attained 9. __________ mythical quality with unclear outlines of mountains and mists. During Yuan Dynasty, painters began adding poetry and calligraphy 10. __________ their works to express their thoughts and feelings. Color printing techniques perfected during Ming Dynasty allowed for illustrated books and manuals(手册) on the techniques of Chinese painting.
【文章大意】本文为说明文, 介绍了国画——历史悠久, 我国传统造型艺术之一。
1. 【解析】Traditionally。考查副词。修饰接下来一句话“Chinese painting is done on rice paper or thin silk, using different brushes, Chinese ink and dye. ”
2. 【解析】covers。考查谓语动词。“cover”在这里指“包含、涉及”, 作谓语动词, 表达现在的事实, 用一般现在时。
【解题提示】平时要注意熟词生义的积累, 这样才能正确理解语篇, 提高词语使用的准确性和丰富性。
3. 【解析】that/which。考查定语从句。先行词是“brush”, 在定语从句中作主语, 引导词用that/which。
4. 【解析】detailed。考查形容词。修饰portraits of the royal court。
5. 【解析】saw。考查谓语动词。“see”在这里指“见证”, 用作谓语动词, 表达过去事实, 用一般过去时。
6. 【解析】referred。考查非谓语动词。过去分词短语作定语, 修饰landscape paintings。
7. 【解析】freedom。考查名词。前有“individual”修饰, 这里用名词。
8. 【解析】Using。考查非谓语动词。“Using bold strokes and black lines”在句子中作状语。
9. 【解析】a。考查冠词。“一种品质”, 用不定冠词。
10. 【解析】to。考查介词。“add. . . to. . . ”添加。
