I met my art teacher Ms.J in the seventh grade and she changed me.
In her first class,she encouraged us to(1)
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C
what art meant.During the discussion about facial structure and paintings,she(2)
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the "golden ratio(黃金比例)",a beauty standard and explained how Da Vinci applied it to his works to ensure they were visually(視覺上)attractive.
I couldn't help but think that if my(3)
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D
had been measured against the "golden ratio",my score would have been low.
I was born with a facial disfigurement(缺陷)and my face looked(4)
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.After regular appointments with(5)
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A
,my face was changed many times with little improvement.I(6)
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D
seeing myself in the mirror.
People's strange tones and curious expressions kept telling me that I was(7)
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.Worse still,my photo appeared in a magazine with big letters "Face similar to works of Picasso" right below.I felt ashamed.
I told Ms.J about my(8)
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and how my face was compared to Picasso's painting.
"Art isn't about what you see but about what you(9)
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." She comforted me and told me that our(10)
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C
appearances were our signatures that we left in the world,which set us(11)
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B
and made us beautiful.And then she showed me a picture of an old man with long white hair. "You see,Da Vinci doesn't look too pretty,but his works(12)
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beauty on us," she added.
I was touched by her words,and I wondered why I had never thought this way.
"Being compared to Picasso may seem like a shame,but it's a(n)(13)
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.You are unique and you are a masterpiece."
Today,when I look into the mirror,I will remember the words of my teacher, "Beauty is subjective" and I get to know my appearance is my(14)
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.
It takes me years to(15)
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that beauty is more than a cold calculation.
(1) |
A.record |
B.like |
C.explore |
D.ignore |
(2) |
A.invented |
B.introduced |
C.questioned |
D.drew |
(3) |
A.weight |
B.head |
C.height |
D.face |
(4) |
A.normal |
B.frightening |
C.pale |
D.a(chǎn)musing |
(5) |
A.doctors |
B.a(chǎn)rtists |
C.teachers |
D.a(chǎn)ctors |
(6) |
A.enjoyed |
B.imagined |
C.kept |
D.hated |
(7) |
A.dangerous |
B.old |
C.different |
D.nice |
(8) |
A.sufferings |
B.dreams |
C.choices |
D.goals |
(9) |
A.paint |
B.plan |
C.hear |
D.feel |
(10) |
A.pretty |
B.ordinary |
C.unique |
D.ugly |
(11) |
A.down |
B.a(chǎn)part |
C.a(chǎn)side |
D.back |
(12) |
A.loaded |
B.focused |
C.went |
D.impressed |
(13) |
A.honour |
B.victory |
C.job |
D.excuse |
(14) |
A.chance |
B.stress |
C.a(chǎn)rt |
D.pain |
(15) |
A.realize |
B.complain |
C.watch |
D.forget |