I met my art teacher Ms. J in the seventh grade and she changed me.
In her first class, she encouraged us to ________ what art meant. During the discussion about facial structure and paintings, she ________ the “golden ratio (黄金比例)”, a beauty standard and explained how Da Vinci applied it to his works to ensure they were visually attractive.
I couldn’t help but think that if my ________ had been measured against the “golden ratio”, my score would have been low.
I was born with a facial disfigurement (缺陷) and my face looked ________. After regular appointments with________ , my face was changed many times with little improvement. I ________ seeing myself in the mirror.
People’s strange tones and curious expressions kept telling me that I was ________ . Worse still, my photo appeared in a magazine with big letters “Face similar to works of Picasso” right below. I felt________.
I told Ms. J about my sufferings and how my face was compared to Picasso’s painting.
“Art isn’t about what you see but about what you ________.” She comforted me and told me that our ________ appearances were our signatures (签名) that we left in the world, which set us ________ and made us beautiful. And then she showed me a picture of an old man with long white hair. “You see, Da Vinci doesn’t look too pretty, but his works ________ beauty on us,” she added.
I was touched by her words, and I wondered why I had never thought this way.
“Being compared to Picasso may seem like a shame, but it’s a(n) ________ . You are unique and you are a masterpiece.”
Today, when I look into the mirror, I will remember the words of my teacher, “Beauty is subjective” and I get to know my appearance is my ________ .
It takes me years to ________ that beauty is more than a cold calculation.
21. A.recognize | B.figure | C.explore | D.ignore |
22. A.invented | B.introduced | C.assumed | D.drew |
23. A.weight | B.jaw | C.height | D.face |
24. A.normal | B.frightening | C.pale | D.amusing |
25. A.doctors | B.artists | C.teachers | D.actors |
26. A.enjoyed | B.imagined | C.kept | D.hated |
27. A.respectable | B.wicked | C.different | D.dangerous |
28. A.ashamed | B.surprised | C.alarmed | D.confused |
29. A.paint | B.intend | C.contact | D.feel |
30. A.pretty | B.ordinary | C.unique | D.ugly |
31. A.down | B.apart | C.aside | D.off |
32. A.loaded | B.focused | C.based | D.impressed |
33. A.honour | B.victory | C.impact | D.award |
34. A.pain | B.opportunity | C.art | D.pressure |
35. A.realize | B.complain | C.observe | D.remind |