Unit 1 Reading课文语法填空
A Short History of Western Painting
一、语法填空(根据课文内容、依据语法规则完成下面短文）
Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed a lot. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. 1________ it was 2________ (evidence) that ideas changed when painters began to paint in a more realistic way. People in the Renaissance 3________ (adopt) a more humanistic attitude to life. During this period, rich people paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves, their houses and 4________ (possess) as well as their activities and achievements. 5________ coincidence, oil paints were also developed. From the late 19th century, the Impressionists 6________ paintings were thought ridiculous drew 7________ (quick) to show how light and shadow fell on objects. Today, they 8________ (accept) as the beginning of modern art. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract, but on the 9________ hand, some is realistic. It is not easy to 10________ (prediction) the painting styles in the future.
参考答案：一、
1. But
2. evident
3. adopted
4. possessions
5. By
6. whose
7. quickly
8. are accepted
9. other
10.predict。