Kettle’s Yard, CambridgeThis modern-art galle...

Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge

This modern-art gallery in a Victorian house was founded in the 1950s by Tate Jim and reopened in February following a two-year redevelopment by Jamie Fobert Architects, the team behind the 2017 Tate Steves extension. This means a new cafe, a four-floor education wing and improved gallery space that can accommodate more visitors. The gallery’s permanent collection includes works by Joan Miró, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth.

Being Brunel, Bristol

To celebrate the life and work of famous civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunei, Being Brunei will open in March on Bristol’s harbourside. The museum will include a range of interactive and entertaining exhibits, including talking portraits of his friends and family and personal possessions, including an 1821 school report. It is a good place for families to strengthen connections.

Royal Academy of Arts, London

The RA reopens on 19 May for its 250th anniversary, following a £50m renovation (翻新) with a gallery and expanded exhibition programme. These will include three day-lit galleries, which will host exhibitions with a focus on contemporary art and architecture. The grand frontwall of the Burlington Gardens building has also been restored—possibly the first time it’s had a proper clean in its 150 year history.

V&A, Dundee

One of the most significant new openings of the year will be Scotland’s first design museum and also the first V&A anywhere outside of London on 15 September. The museum building sits on the river Tay. It will celebrate Scottish design and objects in its collection.

1.What do we know about Being Brunel?

A. It has a long school report.

B. It includes three day-lit galleries.

C. It is family-friendly.

D. It possesses permanent collections.

2.The purpose of the RA reopening is _______.

A. to expand the exhibition

B. to mark its 250th anniversary

C. to display contemporary art

D. to present its 150-year history

3.What does the writer intend to tell us?

A. To compare different tourist attractions.

B. To attract more visitors to the UK.

C. To describe some famous museums and artists.

D. To introduce openings of some famous art museums.

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The housewife got her hands and arms _____ while trying to pour the boiling water from the kettle into the thermos; she ______ some healing ointment to her burn but the pain was still unbearable

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A.In an art gallery. B.In a classroom. C.In a railway station D.In a ward.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where is the treehouse?

A.In Justin’s yard. B.In Stanley’s yard. C.In Miss Johnson’s yard.

2.How will Justin get back to the treehouse?

A.By car. B.By bike. C.On foot.

3.Why is Justin in a hurry?

A.He is afraid of thunder.

B.He thinks it’s going to rain.

C.He wants Mom to see the treehouse.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where is the treehouse?

A.In Justin’s yard.

B.In Stanley’s yard.

C.In Miss Johnson’s yard.

2.How will Justin get back to the treehouse?

A.By car. B.By bike. C.On foot.

3.Why is Justin in a hurry?

A.He is afraid of thunder.

B.He thinks it’s going to rain.

C.He wants his mother to see the treehouse.

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Charles Blackman：Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV),Australia

10 June —12 August 2015

Venue (地点)　　　 The Ian Potter Centre

Admission　　　　 Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland –the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experiences all kinds of things. At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Dates　　 Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm

Venue　　 Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit

Date　　 Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm

Venue　　 Exhibition Space, Level 3

Topsy-Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates　　 Sunday 8,15,22,29 July, and Tuesday 24-Friday 27 July, 12noon—3pm

Venue　 Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale ( 比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting. Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world. Then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date　　 Friday 27 July, 10:30am-3pm

Venue　　 Foyer, Level 3

1.Charles Blackman’s paintings come from ________.

A. his wish to express his own feelings

B. his dream of becoming a famous artist

C. his admiration for Lewis Carroll

D. his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

2.Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?_________

A. Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

B. Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

C. Wonderful World and Topsy –Turvy.

D. Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World.

3.To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to ________.

A. Exhibition Space .Level 3　　 　 B. Gas Works Arts Park

C. Theatre, NGV Australia　　　　　　 D. Foyer, Level 3

4.Activities concerning children’s books are to be held

A. on July 24, 2015　　 B. on July15, 2015

C. on June 24, 2015 　 D. on August 5, 2015

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Charles Blackman:Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria(NGV),Australia

10 June-12 August 2007

Venue(地点)         The Ian Potter Centre

Admission           Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful paintings of dreams.In 1956,he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland—the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole,meets a lot of funny characters and experiences all kinds of things.At that time,Blackman’s wife was suffering from progressive blindness.The story of Alice moving through the strange situations,often disheartened by various events,was similar to his wife’s experiences.It also reflected so much of his own life.All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration(插图).The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques,workshop exercises and group projects.

Dates Sunday 17 June&Sunday 5Aug,10 am-1pm

Venue Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day,including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.

Date Sunday 24 June,11 am-4 pm

Venue Exhibition Space,Level 3

Topsy-Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box.Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you.Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates Sunday 8,15,22,29 July,and Tuesday 24-Friday 27 July,12 noon-3pm

Venue Theatre,NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale(比例失真)can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world,then experiment with scale in your own drawings.More information upon booking.

Date Friday 27 July,10:30 am-3 pm

Venue Foyer,Level 3

1.Charles Blackman’s paintings come from ________.

A.his admiration for Lewis Carroll

B.his dream of becoming a famous artist

C.his wish to express his own feelings

D.his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

2.Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

A.Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World.

B.Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

C.Wonderful World and Topsy-Turvy.

D.Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

3.To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings,you should go to ________.

A.Exhibition Space,Level 3                  B.Gas Works Arts Park

C.Theatre,NGV Australia                 D.Foyer,Level 3

4.Activities concerning children’s books are to be held ________.

A.on June 24,2007                           B.on July 15,2007

C.on July 27,2007                           D.on August 5,2007

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Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Australia

10 June—12 August 2013

Venue(地点)   The lan Potter Centre

Admission     Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland—the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things. At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering from progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration(插图). The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercises and group projects.

Dates  Sunday 17June & Sunday 5 Aug. 10 am—1 pm

Venue  Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.

Date   Sunday 24 June, 11 am—4 pm

Venue  Exhibition Space. Level 3

Topsy-Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates  Sunday 8,15,22,29 July, and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July, 12 noon—3 pm

Venue  Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of Scale(比例失真)can make artworks strange but interesting. Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date   Friday 27 July, 10:30 am—3 pm

Venue  Foyer, Level 3

1.Charles Blackman’s paintings come from ________.

A．his admiration for Lewis Carroll

B．his dream of becoming a famous artist

C．his wish to express his own feelings

D．his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

2.Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

A．Illustrator workshop and Wonderful World.

B．Illustrator workshop and Drawing Workshop.

C．Wonderful World and Topsy-Turvy.

D．Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

3.To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to ________.

A．Exhibition Space. Level 3                  B．Gas Works Arts Park

C．Theatre, NGV Australia                   D．Foyer, Level 3

4.Activities concerning children’s books are to be held ________.

A．on June 24        B．on July 15         C．on July 24         D．on August 5

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Bringing Light to the Darkness with Crisco Art

Most paintings are best enjoyed in galleries with good lighting. But an Italian artist who goes by the name Crisco is changing the way we look at paintings with a new approach: glow (发光）－in-the-dark paint.

Crisco's paintings are beautiful in normal lighting, but it is when the lights go down that they really come alive. 1. His art mostly shows landscapes. Trees, horizons, and especially starry skies come alive with the glow of his paints. At the center of most of his work, there is often a human or animal figure. The figure may be just a shadow surrounded by the glowing colors, but it often appears to be the source of the light. 2.

Instead, they are all bright pictures of hope, life, wonder, and growth. They are Crisco's way of adding a little light to the world.

Crisco's full name is Cristoforo Scorpiniti. 3.Instead of letting a negative experience get the best of him, he threw himself into a new pursuit: art. According to Crisco, he paints with glowing colors to inspire hope. Though his paintings often show night scenes that look good in the dark, Crisco does not focus on the darkness. Instead, he uses his paintings to express positivity by creating light in the darkness.

A lot of his best work has come out of just painting what he felt at the time without any plan or structure. 4.With over half a million followers on Instagram, Crisco is already popular on social media for his unique paintings. He'll surely only get more famous in the future for his inspiring paintings that beautifully mix darkness and light.

A.In addition to painting on canvas, Crisco also paints on musical instruments.

B.However, no matter what the scene is, none of the paintings focus on the darkness.

C.His paintings take you on an unknown adventure into an unknown space, reminding you to be alert and brave.

D.Through the use of glowing paint, he brings a sense of magic and energy to the scenes that he creates.

E.Studies have shown that expressing themselves through art can help people with depression and anxiety.

F.As a self-taught artist, he found his passion for art at a dark time in his life when he found himself suddenly out of work.

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Eric Attayi, owner of the Urban Bicycle Gallery in Houston, Texas, has watched the pandemic transform his shop in a way most businesses can only dream of.

Bicycles are selling before he has time to assemble them for display. Attayi said he'd matched his 2019 sales by the start of May. He's had to hire new employees to meet demand, and hasn't taken a day off since February. Attayi said now the phone doesn't stop ringing and his guys get overwhelmed. He'd given raises and started buying lunch for his stressed staff.

As unemployment reaches record levels and small businesses scramble to survive, bike shops have been an exception.

They're thriving whether they're in car-dominated cities like Houston or more traditional biking areas like New York. Keeping enough bikes in stock, and finishing repairs in a timely manner, has become a challenge. Customers are being turned away, in some cases.

New customers are looking for ways to be active and outdoors. Bike shop owners say that the closing of gyms and yoga studios during the pandemic has contributed. Others say customers are looking for a commuting alternative to public transportation. Social spacing is easiest on individual modes of transportation, like cars and bikes. In March 2020, US cycling sales increased 39% when compared with March 2019, according to a survey.

"Bikes are like the new toilet paper," Attayi said. "If it's available, buy it."

Robert Keating, owner of the Triathlon Lab outside Los Angeles, said he's never seen anything like the current bicycle boom in the 37 years he's worked in bike shops. He's shifted his shop from a focus on high-end bicycles to affordable bikes people are likely to ride in their neighborhood. Beach cruisers have been especially popular, he said.

Bike shop owners are also wondering how long the current boom will last. Some said customers were more interested in biking because with less car traffic, roads felt safer. Their interest may decrease as traffic returns. But some cities have begun to reallocate street space to bike lanes, which could lead to more biking in the long term.

Phil Koopman, owner of BicycleSpace in Washington DC, compared the current bicycle boom to 1999, when many people bought computers to prepare for Y2K.

"Then those companies didn't sell a lot of computers for a few years because everyone already had one," Koopman said. "That's the big question. Is this a one-time thing or is it something sustainable?"

1.What can we learn from Para l and Para 2?

A.Most businesses have experienced the same development as Attayi's shop.

B.Attayi's 2019 sales were as many as those of the start of May.

C.Bikes are flying off shelves, overwhelming shops.

D.The staff's wages were raised because they had no day off since February.

2.What does the underlined word They in Para 4 refer to?

A.Unemployment levels.

B.Small businesses.

C.Bike shops

D.Stressed staff

3.What is the challenge for bike shops?

A.Jo attract customers when they are not keen on biking.

B.To survive in car-dominated ciles.

C.To promote their sales in traditional biking cities.

D.To prepare enough bikes for sale and do repairs quickly.

4.Which is not the reason why more customers are turning to bikes during the pandemic?

A.They can spend much less on qualified goods.

B.They cannot go to gyms and yoga studios.

C.They prefer biking to public transportation.

D.They are trying to find an active way in the open air.

5.We can infer from para7 and para8 that _______?

A.The current bicycle boom was totally within Keating's expectations.

B.Triathlon Lab used to mainly sell bikes that were unaffordable for most people.

C.Roads feel dangerous when there are more bikers.

D.People lose interest in biking because there is no bike lane.

6.What is Phil Koopman's attitude towards the bike boom?

A.Short-sighted. B.Unconcerned.

C.Skeptical. D.Optimistic

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