If you are crazy about paintings, you shouldn’t miss the following four famous masterpieces which have stood the test of time.
The Arnolfini Portrait
Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, an oil painting on wood produced in 1434, in which a man and a woman hold hands with a window behind him and a bed behind her, is undoubtedly one of the masterpieces in the National Gallery, London. This painting is as visually interesting as it is famed. It is also an informative document in fifteenth-century society, through Van Eyck’s heavy use of symbolism—while husbands went out to engage in business, wives concerned themselves with domestic duties.
The Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night, oil on canvas, a moderately abstract landscape painting of an expressive night sky over a small hillside village, during his 12-month stay at the mental hospital near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France between 1889 and 1890. When the Museum of Modern Art in New York City purchased the painting from a private collector in 1941, it was not well known, but it has since become one of Van Gogh’s most famous works.
The Harvesters
The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565. It depicts the harvest time which most commonly occurs within the months of August and September. Nicolaes Jonghelinck, a merchant banker and art collector from Antwerp, commissioned this painting. The painting has been at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City since 1919.
Guernica
Guernica, a large black-and-white oil painting, was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso in 1937. The title “Guernica” refers to the city that was bombed by Nazi planes during the Spanish Civil War. The painting depicts the horrors of war and as a result, has come to be an anti-war symbol and a reminder of the tragedies of war. Today, the painting is housed at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofaí in Madrid.
1. Which of the following paintings was produced earliest?| A．The Arnolfini Portrait. | B．The Starry Night. |
| C．The Harvesters. | D．Guernica. |
| A．It was painted on wood in oil. |
| B．It wasn’t widely recognized before 1940s. |
| C．It described the painter’s life in hospital. |
| D．It was given away to the museum by a private collector. |
| A．Pieter Bruegel the Elder. | B．Vincent van Gogh. |
| C．Jan van Eyck. | D．Pablo Picasso. |
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【推荐1】The Best Photography Contests to Enter
Moscow International Foto Awards
Deadline: April 30,2023
Prize: The Photographer of the Year title along with a $ 3,000 prize
There are nine: categories for you to enter. The entry expenses vary according to the level of proficiency, and students can enter at a reduced price. Here you can hand in up to twenty images. which can be individual images or photo series in either category.
Monochrome Photography Awards
Deadline: November 13,2022
There’re thirteen categories to enter, ranging across landscapes, fashion and abstract photography. If you’re in the top three of any of them, you will get a certificate and an exhibition of-your work. Each image costs $15.The only rule is that the image has to be black and white.
Prize:$ 2,000,certificate and exhibition
World Press Photography Awards
Deadline: January 13,2023
Prize:$ 5,000 for each category
There’re eight categories for you to enter. Each of these is aiming to find the best visual journalist in that particular field. Every category is judged by three photographers specializing in that area. The competition definitely captures the reality of our world. If you’re a press photographer and feel like you’re excellent at capturing important contemporary topics, this contest is for you.
BigPicture Natural World Photography Awards
Deadline: March 3,2023
Prize: Each category winner receives $1,000
The contest accepts nature, wildlife and protection images from all around the world, organized into seven categories. Sea life, wild animals, and humans’ interaction with nature are especially welcome. You can hand in up to 10 single images for $ 25,or 4-6 images in the Photo Story category for $ 10.
1. What is special about Moscow International Foto Awards?| A．It only accepts color images. |
| B．It has the biggest number of categories. |
| C．There are discounts for students. |
| D．Participants have to hand in 20 images. |
| A．Moscow International Foto Awards. |
| B．Monochrome Photography Awards. |
| C．World Press Photography Awards. |
| D．BigPicture Natural World Photography Awards. |
| A．A new start. |
| B．Meet the muse. |
| C．Times change. |
| D．At one with nature. |
【推荐2】PAssionArts Festival
PAssionArts Festival this year will run from 6 July to 25 August, bringing community arts to 250,000 residents across Singapore. The festival theme, “Our Home, Our HeARTs”, invites residents to use arts to express our love for our community and for Singapore.
Our aim is to bring residents together to experience and appreciate creativity. Look forward to over 500 arts activities and programmes, including visual art displays and performing arts co-created by residents and artists. The following are some of them.
ARTS PARTY @ TELOK BLANGAH
TIME: 14 July (9:00 AM—12:00 AM)
PLACE: Talok Blangah Mall
Art can happen in so many ways and for so many people—and that is what Arts Party @ Telok Blangah will show you this July!
For example, you can participate in the large oil painting activity to complete a huge oil painting art. Or carry art in your pocket anytime and anywhere by creating your own matchbox art.
We’re also bringing art therapy to the elderly as it becomes more popular in our society. Come explore Nagomi art, a Japanese art healing method that introduces calm and relaxation to the painter.
HUES IN TUNE
TIME: 20 July (2:00 PM—8:00 PM)
PLACE: Kampung Admiralty
One of the most expected part is Hues in Tune’s performance line-up. Sembawang Hues is the highlight with music performances. Fusion Tunes features cross-racial bands, and Our Own Tune presents heartfelt music by talented residents. Come to this festival village!
L.O.U.D @ KAMPONG GLAM TIME: 27 July (7:30 PM—9:30 PM)
PLACE: Kampong Glam Community Club
At Kampong Glam, the theatre performance Voices from the Belly of Carp will take us back centuries into Singapore’s history for new discoveries.
MAD TEA PARTY
TIME: 12 August (9:30 AM—11:30 AM)
PLACE: Pasir Ris Elias CC
ARTISTS: Stacy Huang, Jesse Chong and Lena Lok
Mad Tea Party is inspired by Alice in Wonderland. This will be an installation of delightful treats, where residents can gather around the tea table to create “food” together.
1. What is the goal of PAssionArts Festival?| A．To make the country more appealing in art. |
| B．To develop a sense of togetherness through art. |
| C．To promote cooperation between communities. |
| D．To cultivate a young generation full of creativity. |
| A．Kampung Admiralty | B．Kampong Glam Community Club |
| C．Pasir Ris Elias CC | D．Talok Blangah Mall |
| A．Hues in Tune’s performances are intended for music lovers. |
| B．Mad Tea Party mainly involves learning to make and serve tea. |
| C．The performance at Kampong Glam is about the history of man. |
| D．Arts Party @ Telok Blangah is specially designed for the elderly. |
【推荐3】My first introduction to Chinese art was an early morning walk in Beihai Park in Beijing. There, I saw elderly people writing on the pavement with paintbrushes which were a metre long! I soon learned that they were doing water calligraphy − writing in water. The words have meanings, but they are also art. The calligraphy quickly disappears, of course. But tomorrow, the old people will be back.
Temporary art like this is very popular in China. Every winter, Harbin, in northern China, is visited by sculptors and tourists from around the world. They come for the Harbin Ice Festival, when the city has huge sculptures made out of ice. The sculptures are bigger than houses, and they take weeks to make. Harbin’s freezing winter temperatures make it very difficult for the artists to work outside. But the weather also means that the sculptures will be protected until the spring.
Of course, not all Chinese art is temporary − some of it has been around for a very long time! Near the city of Xi’an, I visited the amazing terracotta warriors, or soldiers. In 200 BC, 8,000 statues of soldiers were made by sculptors out of a material called terracotta. They are as big as real people and they all have different faces. An important king had the statues produced to protect his body after he died. They stayed under the ground with the dead king for over 2,000 years, until they were discovered by a farmer in 1974.
At the China Art Museum, in Shanghai, I saw wonderful 16th-century Chinese paintings of tall mountains, trees and cliffs. The paintings were beautiful, but they didn’t look very realistic to me at the time. ‘Mountains aren’t like that,’ I thought. But that was before the last stop on my trip: the mountains of Zhangjiajie National Park.
These mountains were used by film director James Cameron in his sci-fi film Avatar because they look like something from another planet. On my last weekend in China, I took a cable car up into the mountains there. Trees grew on the sides of hundred-metre cliffs, and strange towers of rock appeared out of the morning fog. It looked just like the pictures in the China Art Museum. For a moment, I felt like I was inside a Chinese painting!
1. According to the passage, what is true about the people in Beihai Park?| A．They introduced themselves to the writer. |
| B．Some of them were writing graffiti (涂鸦). |
| C．Their art didn’t last very long. |
| D．They use paint and big brushes. |
| A．The sculptures don’t last long. |
| B．It’s only popular with local people. |
| C．It’s easy to make sculptures out of ice. |
| D．The winter weather both helps and causes problems. |
| A．They all look exactly the same. |
| B．Nobody saw them for a long time. |
| C．Many people died making them. |
| D．They are bigger than real people. |
| A．She particularly liked Chinese paintings made long time ago. |
| B．She was impressed by different types of Chinese art. |
| C．She did not think it was very realistic. |
| D．She was surprised that it was so old. |
From Lincoln Center comes “a new production of the most perfect musical of all time”, Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Director Bartlett Sher’s glowing production is “thrilling, glorious and better than it ever was”. The production features such classic songs as I Could Have Danced All Night, The Rain in Spain and Wouldn’t it Be Lovely.
Dates &Times: Now through Mar 8 Tue-Fri at 7:30 Sat & Sun at 1:30& 7:30
Details: Kennedy Center Opera House
Kennedy-center. org or call 202-467-4600
Price: Tickets available at the Box Office
MUSIC-CONCERTS
The Marine Band kicks off its 2021 season with a journey through John Philip Sousa’s keen imagination for the theater, revealing another side of The March King. The concert is dedicated to his operettas, including the marches, songs and instrumental selections from EL. Captain, The Charlatan, The bride Elect and other works for the stage.
Dates & Times: Sunday, Feb 28 at2 pm
DETAILS: Center for the Arts University
Braddock Road & Route 123, Fairfax, VA202-433-4011
www.marincbband. marines.mil
PRICE: Free Tickets Required
ADDITIONAL: Free parking available
MUSIC-ORCHESTRAL
The Apollo Orchestra welcomes violinist Roberto Diaz to perform Jennifer Higdon’s Grammy-winning Viola Concerto.
DATES & TIMES: Sunday, Feb 28 at 4pm
DETAILS: Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle
Washington, DC20015
www.apolloorchestra.com
PRICE: Free
ADDITIONAL: Free parking
COMEDY
A musica! political satire.
Bringing comedy to politics!
Info:202-312-1555
www.capsteps.com
DATES & TIMES: Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm.
DETAILS: Ronald Reagan Building
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Ticketmaster.com
PRICE: $36
ADDITIONAL: Discounts available for groups of 10 or more.
Call 202-312-1427
1. We can get further details about My Fair Lady by________.| A．calling 202-433-4011 | B．contacting Roberto Diaz |
| C．going to Kennedy-center. org | D．visiting Lincoln Center Theater |
| A．the Ronald Reagan Building | B．the Kennedy Center Opera House |
| C．Center for the Arts University | D．Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church |
| A．My Fair Lady. | B．Make America Grin Again. |
| C．The Apollo Orchestra. | D．The Marine Band’s Sousa Season Opener. |
【推荐2】Skate Westgate
Nov. 3rd — Dec. 28th
●Admission: $22
Kids & adults are invited to partake in a timeless holiday tradition — outdoor ice-skating on our real ice rink! Whether you’re a professional skater or wearing skates for the first time, you are welcome. Skate Westgate will be open from November 3rd through December 28th, with hours varying each day.
Posers! An Art Installation
Nov. 16th — Nov. 30th
●Admission: $15
●Time: 3 pm — 5 pm
Peter Leue, a wood and mixed media artist for 5 decades, brings wood to life with his fascinating art tools. Posers! A series of wood sculptures that take on the trappings (装饰) of real life will be on exhibit in Haggerty Plaza from November 16th through the 30th. Join Peter and his Posers for an interactive opening ceremony on November 16th from 3 pm to 7 pm. Children under 12 are admitted free.
Candlelight: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & More
Nov. 10th
●Admission: $12
●Time: 6: 30 pm — 11:00 pm
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Tucson. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Vivaldi at Grace St Paul’s Episcopal Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Oak Creek Arts and Crafts Show
Nov. 16th — Dec. 31st
●Admission: $10
●Time: 9 am — 5 pm
Arts and crafts lovers celebrate the return of the Oak Creek Arts and Crafts Show at Sedona Vista Village. Our shows are very popular with locals and visitors. In fact, we have another location in Sedona, Arizona just to showcase all works of the artists. Shopping is at its finest with paintings, photography, pottery, jewelry and Native American art.
1. What do we know about Skate Westgate?| A．It admits skaters of all levels. |
| B．It is a competitive event for skaters. |
| C．It has a fixed open time during the day. |
| D．It asks kids to be accompanied by their parents. |
| A．It takes place in the open air. |
| B．It charges the highest admission. |
| C．It focuses on both music and fine arts. |
| D．It has age limits for its participants. |
| A．At Skate Westgate. | B．At Haggerty Plaza. |
| C．At Episcopal Church. | D．At Sedona Vista Village. |
【推荐3】Do you do team projects at school? I do a lot. I enjoy team projects because I like sharing ideas with other people. Of course, team activities aren’t always easy. You need to know how to work well together. Here are some suggestions to make team work easier.
| ·Know the goals Make sure everyone understands the goal of the project. If you’re doing a class project, you need to check the teacher’s instructions carefully and ask questions whenever something isn’t clear. There’s a popular saying: If you don’t know where you’re going, you probably won’t get there. |
| ·Assign (指派) roles Everyone should have a role in the team. For example, there should be a leader who helps everyone make decisions. There might be a note-taker who writes down the team’s ideas during meetings, and a time-keeper to control the time. There might also be a fact-checker or a group speaker. |
| ·Divide the work For large projects, the work can be divided into smaller tasks. Then you can choose tasks that you do well or enjoy. Of course, you shouldn’t always do the same task. It’s good to try new things, even if they’re difficult! |
| ·Make a plan After you divide the work, write down a plan on paper. You can use a calendar to help you. List all the tasks and think about when each one must be finished. It’s important for everyone to follow the plan. And if you can’t finish your part on time, tell the others as soon as possible. |
Try to be positive. Everything is easier when you’re enjoying yourself in the team.
1. How does the writer begin the text?| A．By telling a story. | B．By asking a question. |
| C．By showing a saying. | D．By sending a message. |
| A．Controlling the activity time. | B．Writing down the team’s ideas. |
| C．Making speeches for the team. | D．Helping the others make decisions. |
| A．Follow the plan. | B．Write down a plan. |
| C．Decide everyone’s role. | D．Check the teacher’s examples. |
| A．Introduce the teacher’s instructions. |
| B．Give information about smaller tasks. |
| C．Explain the method to do team projects. |
| D．Describe the importance of creative ideas. |
