Section Ⅲ Integrated skills Ⅰ.阅读理解 A WHAT’S ON？ New Year Paintings His life mostly spent during social wars， Qi Baishi often expressed a desire for peace. Although times have changed since then， people are still touched by the positive attitude towards life in Qi’s works. The Art Museum at Beijing Fine Art Academy is showing a selection of Qi’s ink-colour paintings and calligraphy works to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year. The exhibition runs until 5 November. 9 am－5 pm， closed on Mondays. European Treasures A Feast for the Eyes from Europe， an exhibition at the Hunan Museum until 17 November， presents a unique collection of art that belonged to European royal families and important figures. There are shining artworks on show， and people will find it difficult to take their eyes off some of the pieces. Through the objects on show， visitors are introduced to the functions that have been forgotten in modern society. 9 am－5 pm， Tuesday to Sunday. Revolutionary （革命的） Enthusiasm He Xiangning is recognized as one of the greatest women in 20th-century China. She was a revolutionary activist as well as a painter of great achievement. Seeking the Artbook Till the End of the Earth， an exhibition at He Xiangning Art Museum in Shenzhen， focuses on the period around 1929 when she made a trip to Europe and showed her works to raise funds for a school. The exhibition runs through 27 October. 9 am－5 pm， closed on Mondays. Vitality （生机） and Joy Wang Xuetao achieved excellence in the style of flower-and-bird paintings. An ongoing exhibition at the Suzhou Museum， until 13 October， reviews Wang’s works to present the long-standing tradition of flower-and-bird paintings in the context of 20th-century China. 9 am－5 pm， Tuesday to Sunday. 1.Which of the following will be on exhibition at the Hunan Museum？ 2.Which of the following visitors is likely to enjoy the show？ A.Jessica plans to go to Beijing to see New Year Paintings on 8 October. B.Tom plans to go to Europe to see European Treasures on 18 November. C.Lucy plans to go to Shenzhen to see Revolutionary Enthusiasm on Monday. D.Ross plans to go to Suzhou Museum to see Vitality and Joy at 8 am. 3.In which section of a magazine can we read this text？ A.Collection and Appreciation. B.Discovery and Exploration. C.Art and Exhibition. D.History and Customs. B Jamie Wardley is a special kind of artist — an ice sculptor. He first trained as a sand sculptor. Later，he learned about ice sculpture. Now he does sand sculpture in summer. And in winter， he sculpts ice. When sculpting ice， Wardley has to work in cold temperatures. If the weather is cold enough， he can work outside. But winter in the United Kingdom is not always very cold. So often he works in a large freezer where the temperature is about －12℃. Wardley enjoys sculpting ice outside in winter. When he sculpts in the open air， people can watch. They ... ...
