三、阅读理解。
主题群:文学、艺术与体育 子主题:线条艺术 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★
When you, as a child, first picked up a crayon, a line might have been the first mark you made. You use lines to write numbers, symbols and the letters of the alphabet. The lines on a map help you find the best route from one place to another. You also use lines to draw pictures.
Lines are everywhere. You can see lines in the grain(纹理) of a piece of wood or in the cracks on a sidewalk. You can see lines outside a building or in a field. Lines are used to create words, numbers, and symbols. They are also used to create art. In the drawing, the line is an element of art.
Artists use lines to lead your eyes through a work of art. They create lines in many ways. A line can be drawn on paper with a pencil or scratched into wet clay with a stick. Depending on its direction, a line can express different ideas or feelings. This is why the line is an important element in the language of art.
Lines are used to express different images in Chinese calligraphic drawing. In China, lines are used to form Chinese characters. However, Chinese characters are more than just letters of the alphabet. They are like pictures. They can represent an idea, an object, or a verbal sound. Calligraphic lines are usually made with brushstrokes that change from thin to thick in one stroke. To make a very thin line, artists use the tip of the brush. As you press the brush, more of it touches the paper, and the line becomes wider.
Now practise making calligraphic lines with ink or watercolours. Use brushes, both thin and thick, to draw a leaf or a vegetable with lines.
1. The passage mainly talks about .
A. lines B. calligraphy C. paintings D. brushstrokes
2. What does the underlined word "element" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Beautiful scene. B. Basic rule. C. Important part. D. Special feature.
3. The passage is most probably taken from a textbook of .
A. History B. Maths C. Art D. Science