Problem: Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage of time), ordinary subject matter, inclusion of "movement" as a crucial element of human perception and experience, and unusual visual angles. Impressionism originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s.

The Impressionists faced harsh opposition from the conventional art community in France. The name of the style derives from the title of a Claude Monet work, "Impression, soleil levant" ("Impression, Sunrise"), which provoked the critic Louis Leroy to coin the term in a satirical review published in the Parisian newspaper "Le Charivari".

The development of Impressionism in the visual arts was soon followed by analogous styles in other media that became known as impressionist music and impressionist literature.

Radicals in their time, early Impressionists violated the rules of academic painting. They constructed their pictures from freely brushed colours that took precedence over lines and contours, following the example of painters such as Eugene Delacroix and J. M. W. Turner. They also painted realistic scenes of modern life, and often painted outdoors. Previously, still lifes and portraits as well as landscapes were usually painted in a studio. The Impressionists found that they could capture the momentary and transient effects of sunlight by painting "en plein air". They portrayed overall visual effects instead of details, and used short "broken" brush strokes of mixed and pure unmixed colournot blended smoothly or shaded, as was customaryto achieve an effect of intense colour vibration.
1. Was this form liked at first?
2. where does the name come from?
3. Which one?
4. Where did this form start?
5. When?
6. What does it consist of?
7. Why wasn't it liked?
8. Did it follow traditional rules?
9. What were they called because of that?
10. Who were they following?
11. What else did they do?
12. What came after this art form?
13. What kinds?
14. Before this, where was art created?
15. Inside or Outside?
16. What phrase describes where they painted?
17. Did they hide their strokes?
18. Why not?
19. What else could be shown?
20. Were they large?
Answer: 1. No
2. the title of a Claude Monet work
3. "Impression, soleil levant"
4. Paris
5. 1870s and 1880s
6. small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition
7. unknown
8. No
9. Radicals
10. Eugene Delacroix and J. M. W. Turner
11. they would painted realistic scenes
12. analogous styles
13. impressionist music and impressionist literature
14. conventional art community in France
15. they were usually painted in a studio
16. "en plein air"
17. No
18. They wanted to achieve an effect of intense colour vibration.
19. they could capture the momentary and transient effects of sunlight
20. No

Problem: CHAPTER XIX. THE KNIGHT AND THE DRAGON

A telegram had been received in the morning, which kept Valetta and Fergus on the qui vive all day. Valetta was an unspeakable worry to the patient Miss Vincent, and Fergus arranged his fossils and minerals.

Both children flew out to meet their father at the gate, but words failed them as he came into the house, greeted the aunts, and sat down with Fergus on his knee, and Valetta encircled by his arm.

'Yes, Lilias is quite well, very busy and happy---with her first instalment of children.'

'I am so thankful that you are come,' said Adeline. 'Jane ventured to augur that you would, but I thought it too much to hope for.'

'There was no alternative,' said Sir Jasper.

'I infer that you halted at Avoncester.'

'I did so; I saw the poor boy.'

'What a comfort for his sister!'

'Poor fellow! Mine was the first friendly face he had seen, and he was almost overcome by it'---and the strong face quivered with emotion at the recollection of the boy's gratitude.

'He is a nice fellow,' said Jane. 'I am glad you have seen him, for neither Mr. White nor Rotherwood can believe that he is not utterly foolish, if not worse.'

'A boy may do foolish things without being a fool,' said Sir Jasper. 'Not that this one is such another as his father. I wish he were.'

'I suppose he has more of the student scholarly nature.'

'Yes. The enlistment, which was the making of his father, was a sort of moral suicide in him. I got him to tell me all about it, and I find that the idea of the inquest, and of having to mention you, you monkey, drove him frantic, and the dismissal completed the business.'
1. Where were they all day?
2. What held them there?
3. When did it arrive?
4. Was anyone distracted by something?
5. Whom?
6. How did Miss Vincent feel?
7. Is someone a new parent?
8. Do they have a lot of spare time?
9. Who was met at the gate?
10. How many kids were there?
11. Was someone acting in an ignorant way?
12. Who was it?
13. Did Jane think he was mean?
14. How did she feel about him?
15. Who had seen him?
16. Was someone putting something in order?
17. Who?
18. What was he organizing?
19. Who let him sit on their knee?
20. Was he holding anyone else?
21. Whom?
Answer: 1. on the qui vive
2. A telegram
3. in the morning
4. yes
5. Fergus
6. worried
7. yes
8. yes
9. their father
10. Two
11. yes
12. the poor boy
13. no
14. She thought he was a nice fellow
15. Sir Jasper
16. yes
17. Fergus
18. his fossils and minerals
19. his father
20. yes
21. Valetta

Problem: A Bite of China Season Two(<< >> ) is coming! The program is shown at 9 : 00 0n CCTV-1 every Friday night from April 18 to June 6, 2014. There are altogether eight episodes , all about history and culture of food, eating and cooking in China. The directors spent one year visiting more than 150 different parts of China. More than 300 types of food are covered in the documentary . As an old Chinese saying goes, food is what matters most to people. It plays an important role in our daily life, and the rich food culture is also one of the most important parts of Chinese culture. A Bite of China Season Two wants to show the joys and sadnesses of ordinary Chinese in changing times through food. A Bite of China Season One was shown on CCTV in 2012. It attracted more than 100 million viewers. It is all about food, while the second season cares more about the relationship between the people and the food. For example, the first episode shows a young man spent four hours climbing a 40-metre-high tree to get something nice for his brother. The show reminds viewers of their homes and the tastes of childhood. One Weibo user wrote, "A Bite o f China Season Two makes me have so many words to say. It makes me think of my parents and my grandmother. I haven't been home for a long time, so I have decided to go back in a few days. " The show uses food as a window to introduce China to the world. Viewers can see how Chinese people love life by loving food. Anyone who wants to know more about Chinese culture and Chinese society should have a bite of the program.
1. how many types of food are covered in the documentary?
2. when did season one of a bite of china air?
3. when does season two air?
4. how many viewers did season one attract?
5. how many episodes will there be in the next season?
6. how many parts of China were visited by the directors?
7. what is the show all about?
8. how tall is the tree?
9. who climbed it?
10. how long did it take him?
11. why did he climb it?
12. who should watch a bite of china?
13. what time of day does season two come on?
14. what channel?
Answer:
1. More than 300
2. 2012
3. April 18 to June 6, 2014
4. more than 100 million
5. eight
6. more than 150
7. history and culture of food, eating and cooking in China
8. 40 metres
9. a young man
10. four hours
11. to get something nice for his brother
12. Anyone who wants to know more about Chinese culture and Chinese society
13. night
14. CCTV-1