2021-2022学年度高二第40期总第870期 (4版)
Spreading a love of art (page 4)

I. Read and answer.
1. What do you learn about the vlogger Yeesha and her video from the text? 
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2. Why did she make these kinds of videos?
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3. What efforts has she made to achieve her goal?
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4. What does she think of the process?
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II. Guess the Chinese meaning of the following expressions.
1. the images of the iconic Peppa Pig        __________________
2. in her twenties                        __________________
3. relate to                            __________________
4. thought-provoking questions            __________________
5. cast a sidelong glance                    __________________
6. take up                                __________________

III. Sentence structure.
When asked about her future plans as a vlogger, Yeesha said that she wants to continue to help more people, young and old, learn the beauty of art.
When asked为状语从句的省略，完整形式为When she was asked…
状语从句同时具备下列两个条件时: ①主句和从句的主语一致，或从句主语为it；②从句主要动词是be的某种形式，从句中的主语和be动词常可省略。

根据所给提示完成下列省略句。
1. When ______________ (complete), the museum will be open to the public next year.
2. He’ll go to the seaside for his holiday if _________ (invite).

参考答案：
I. 1. The young vlogger, who’s in her twenties, has uploaded 88 videos to the Chinese short-video platform Douyin. The videos help the public learn more about art and the stories behind certain artworks. 
2. Yeesha said she studied art history for several years but still didn’t quite understand it.
When she studied art as an exchange student in New York City in 2020, teachers there often guided students to analyze artworks through simple and humorous language. 
She wants to introduce fun teaching styles in her vlogs to make art history more accessible to the public.
3. To achieve her goal, Yeesha created a virtual idol with curly black hair, because she thinks the virtual idol is energetic and can easily relate to the young generation.
To attract more people, Yeesha also works hard to make her video content interesting. Her videos always begin with thought-provoking questions. 
4. The process is never easy. As a part-time job, it takes up almost all of her spare time. Even so, she still feels proud. Yeesha said that she wants to continue to help more people, young and old, learn the beauty of art. 
II. 1. 小猪佩奇标志性的形象； 2. 在她二十多岁时；3. 与……产生共鸣
4. 发人深省的问题；5. 看向一边；6. 占据（时间，空间）
III. 1. completed; 2. invited