2．Prediction—Look at the three paintings on Page 8, read the phrases below and predict what the passage is probably about.
The__passage__is__mainly__about__three__world__famous__painters__and__their__paintings.
1．First reading—Read the text and then fill in the form below.
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The Starry Night
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The Scream
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The Empire of Light
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Writer
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①Vincent__van__Gogh
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②Edvard__Munch
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③René__Magritte
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What may have inspired the painter？
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Van Gogh’s ④mental__illness may have affected his sense of sight.He also took a drug that can make people see ⑤yellow spots.
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He ⑥was__walking__down the road when the sun set; suddenly the sky turned as red as blood. Then he heard the scream of ⑦nature．
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He was inspired by his ⑧thoughts__and__ideas．
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Opinions about the painting？
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He thought it was ⑨a__failure．
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The painting is connected to his mental health problems, which caused him much ⑩pain．
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He thought that the change between day and night in the paintings was ?surprising.
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2.Second reading—Read the text again and select the expressions for each painting.
A：The Starry Night B：The Scream C：The Empire of Light
a．with an expression of fear
b．let out a powerful scream
c．circles of white and yellow racing across the sky
d．a burning orange－red sky.
e．visual experiments
f．the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon
g．a beautiful house lit by lights from inside
h．full of brightness and soft white clouds
i．turn as red as blood
j．unusual use of colour
k．play with reality
l．challenge their sense of reality
答案 A：cfj B: abdi C：eghkl
