现代大学英语听力3原文及答案unit7.docx
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现代大学英语听力3原文及答案unit7
Unit7
Task1
【答案】
A.
1)Inamentalasylum.
2)Hewasamemberofacommitteewhichwenttheretoshowconcernforthepertinentsthere.
3)Theywerecantsbehavinglikehumans.
4)Hewasinjuredinabusaccidentandbecamementallyill.
5)Hespenttherestofhislifeincomfort.
B.
painter,birds,animals,cats,wide,published,encouragement,Ayearortwo,TheIllustratedLondonNews,cats'Christmasparty,ahundredandfifty,worldfamous
【原文】
DanRider,abooksellerwholovedgoodcauses,wasamemberofacommitteethatvisitedmentalasylums.Ononevisithenoticedapatient,aquietlittleman,drawingcats.Riderlookedatthedrawingsandgasped.
"Goodlord,man,"heexclaimed."YoudrawlikeLouisWain!
"
"IamLouisWain,"saidtheartist.
MostpeopletodayhaveneverheardofLouisWain.But,whenRiderfoundhimin1925,hewasahouseholdname.
"Hemadethecathisown.Heinventedacatstyle,acatsociety,awholecatworld,"saidH.G.Wellsinabroadcastappealamonthortwolater."BritishcatsthatdonotlookandlivelikeLouisWaincatsareashamedofthemselves."
BeforeLouisWainbegandrawingthem,catswerekeptstrictlyinthekitcheniftheywerekeptatall.Theywereusefulforcatchingmiceandperhapsforkeepingthemaidservantcompany.Anyoneelsewhofeltaffectionforcatsusuallykeptquietaboutit.Ifamanadmittedthathelikedcats,hewouldbelaughedat.Thedogwastheonlydomesticanimalthatcouldbecalledafriend.
LouisWainstudiedartasayouthandbecamequiteasuccessfulnewspaperandmagazineartist.Hespecializedinbirdsandanimals,includingdogs,butneverdrewacattillhiswifewasdying.Theyhadnotbeenmarriedlong,andduringherillnessablack-and-whitecatcalledPeterusedtositonherbed.Toamusehiswife,LouisWainusedtosketchandcaricaturethecatwhilehesatbyherbedside.Sheurgedhimtoshowthese-drawingstoeditors,fiewasunconvinced,butwantedtohumourher.
Thefirsteditorheapproachedsharedhislackofenthusiasm."Whoeverwouldwanttoseeapictureofacat?
"heasked,andLouisWainputthedrawingsaway.AyearortwolaterheshowedthemtotheeditorofTheIllustratedLondonNews,whosuggestedapictureofa
cats'Christmaspartyacrosstwofullpages.UsinghisoldsketchesofPeter,LouisWainproducedapicturecontainingaboutahundredandfiftycats,eachonedifferentfromtherest.Ittookhimafewdaystodraw,anditmadehimworldfamous.
Forthenexttwenty-eightyearshedrewnothingbutcats.Hefilledhishousewiththem,andsketchedtheminalltheirmoods.Therewasnothingsubtleabouthiswork.Itshumoursimplylayinshowingcatsperforminghumanactivities;theyfollowedeverynewfashionfromseabathingtomotoring.Hewasrecognized,somewhatflatteringly,astheleadingauthorityonthefelinespecies.HebecamePresidentoftheNationalCatClubandwaseagerlysoughtafterasajudgeatcatshows.
LouisWain'scareerendedabruptlyin1914,whenhewasseriouslyinjuredinabusaccidentandbecamementallyill.Finally,hewascertifiedinsaneandputinanasylumforpaupers.
AfterDanRiderfoundhim,appealswerelaunchedandexhibitionsofhisworkarranged,andhespenttherestofhislifeincomfort.Hecontinuedtodrawcats,buttheybecameincreasinglystrangeashismentalillnessprogressed.Psychiatristsfoundthemmorefascinatingthananythinghehaddonewhenhewassane.
Task2
【答案】
A.
1)Becausehewasalwaystryingnewthingsandnewwaysofdoingthingsjustlikeayoungpainter.
2)Itdidn’tlooklikeher.
3)Itwastheonlypicturesheknewthatshowedherasshereallywas.
4)PeoplefromthepoorerpartsofParis,whowerethin,hungry,tired,andsick.
B.1)F2)T3)F4)T
C.1881,1973,Malaga,Spain,ninety-oneyears
D.fifteen,nineteen,twenty-three,colors,darker,change,soft-colored,strange,shape,humanfaceandfigure,strange
【原文】
PabloPicassowasbornin1881.Soprobablyyouarewonderingwhywecallhim"theyoungestpainterintheworld".Whenhediedin1973,hewasninety-oneyearsold.Butevenatthatage,hewasstillpaintinglikeayoungpainter.
Forthatreason,wehavecalledhimthe"youngest"painter.Youngpeoplearealwaystryingnewthingsandnewwaysofdoingthings.Theywelcomenewideas.Theyarerestlessandareneversatisfied.Theyseekperfection.Olderpeopleoftenfearchange.Theyknowwhattheycandobest,rileyprefertorepeattheirsuccesses,ratherthanriskfailure.Theyhavefoundtheirownplaceinlifeanddon'tliketoleaveit.Weknowwhattoexpectfromthem.
Whenhewasoverninety,thisgreatSpanishpainterstilllivedhislifelikeayoungman.Hewasstilllookingfornewideasandfornewwaystousehisartisticmaterials.
Picasso'sfiguressometimesfacetwowaysatonce,withtheeyesandnoseinstrangep
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