话题10 文学与艺术(Literature and art)
Ⅰ.重点单词
1．reflect v． 表达，反映 2．adapt v． 改编，编写 3．award v． 授予 n. 奖品 4．novel n． (长篇)小说 5．novelist n． 小说家 6．adaptation n． 改编本 7．literature n． 文学
8．character n． 角色；人物 9．fiction n． (虚构)小说 10．moral n． 教育意义，寓意 11．writing n． 写作；书写 12．background n． 出身背景
13．essay n． 论说文，散文，小品文 14．influence n． 影响
15．drama n． 戏；剧本；戏剧 16．prize n． 奖品，奖赏，奖金 17．classic adj. 经典的 n. 名著
18．original adj. 原创的 n． 原作
19．literary adj. 文学的，从事文学的
20．educational adj. 有教育意义的，具有启发性的 Ⅱ.常考短语
1．folk tales 民间故事
2．the main character(s) 主角
3．a modern Chinese poet 一位中国现代诗人
4．a bestselling novel/book 一本畅销小说/书 5．a classical musician 一位古典音乐家 6．a book/film review 一个书评/影评 7．novels and essays 长篇小说和散文
8．a collection of short stories 短篇小说集 9．the Nobel Prize for Literature 诺贝尔文学奖 10．one's masterpiece 某人的杰作 11．bestloved and worldfamous 最受喜爱和闻名世界的
12．highlyrespected and wellknown 备受尊敬和著名的
13．at the top of the bestseller list 位居畅销书榜首
14．attract/catch one's attention 引起某人的注意
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15．publish one's first book 出版某人的第一本书
16．give a vivid description of生动描述…… 17．give/award a prize to...授予……奖项 18．bring sb. happiness 给……带来愉悦 19．be enthusiastic about 对……充满热情 20．in the traditional Chinese style 按照中国传统风格 Ⅲ.经典句式
1．Reading is beneficial to us a lot. 阅读令我们受益良多。
2．Good literature works bring people happiness. 好的文学作品给人们带来愉悦。
3．A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 好书如挚友，相伴一生。
4．Some books are to be tasted，others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested (by Francis Bacon)．
一些书可以浅尝辄止；一些书可以狼吞虎咽；而有些书则需要细嚼慢咽，好好消化。(——培根)
5．Those who make contributions to the development of the literature is admirable. 那些对文学的发展作出贡献的人是令人钦佩的。
6．Many writers went through many difficulties before they were successful. 许多作家获得成功前都经历了很多困难。
7．I will turn to my teachers for help when I can not understand what the poems try to tell us.
当我弄不懂诗里面的含意时， 我会向老师求助。
8．Whenever she is faced with difficulties in writing，she won't give up easily. 无论什么时候她面对写作中的困难，她都不会轻易放弃。
9．There was a time when he was very absorbed in a book called the Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
曾有一度他聚精会神地在看一本叫《鲁宾孙漂流记》的书。
10．This film was one of the most successful films of all time, for which he won Oscar(officially known as Academy Awards), Hollywood's highest prize.
这部电影是有史以来最成功的电影之一，为此，他获得好莱坞的最高奖项——奥斯卡奖(官方称为学院奖)。 Ⅳ.佳作背诵
假如你的朋友有一幅郑板桥的画，要在国际购物网站eBay上出售。请根据下面提示为其作简单的英文介绍。
作者 郑板桥，清代画家，擅长花卉木石，尤擅画竹 主题：竹子 画作 尺寸：138 cm×38 cm 售价：30 000美元 收藏理由：代表作之一，保存完好，极具升
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值空间 注意：1.词数100左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [参考范文] As a wellknown painter in the Qing dynasty，Zheng Banqiao enjoys great popularity in China all the time.He is famous for painting flowers，trees and stones，especially bamboos.This painting happens to be one of his masterpieces on bamboo.It measures 138 centimeters long and 38 centimeters wide.Besides，preserved with great care by the former owners，it is still in very good condition.Currently，it is for sale at a price of 30 000 dollars.I do believe you have good reasons to buy it.You may keep it for long if you like.And if you sell it in the future，it is sure to be worth more money.
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高中英语 话题10 文学与艺术(Literature and art)学业水平测试
