脑瘫艺术家
——勾画生命的色彩

江西龙南中学 廖 婷

在大多数人印象中，脑瘫患者一生可能一事无成。然而一个项目，帮助了许多残障艺术家创造了艺术奇迹。那就让我们一起来看看这个项目是如何帮助这些人的吧。

题材文章词数人物349 难度 ★★★体裁建议用时记叙文6′

海词积累

1.choreographyn.编舞艺术；舞蹈设计

2.precisionn.精确

3.correspondentn.通讯员；记者

4.cerebral palsy脑瘫

ArtistEllen Kane'sbrightpaintingshave known for their uniquecombinationof shapes and textures， butwhatmakes them even more 1._______is that Kane lives withcerebral palsy.Kane has limited control of her body，and only speaks with hand signals.But with the help of art promoters at the Matheny Arts Access Program，in Peapack， New Jersey， the images in her mindcome alive.

Matheny's unique program was 2._______（operated/founded）in 1993， when its creators asked a challenging question：How can someone who can't use his arms， is non-verbal，or has 3._______（limited/relative） range of motion， create art? “The answer is， art is in-side them，”Murray said. “It's not a physical thing.So，what we had to do was really develop a way for it to get from their heads to our hands.” Over the years， the program has allowed its artists to create digital renderings（演奏），paintings，and even dancechoreography.

Kane has been with the 4_____.__for 26 years.Through hand gestures，she directs others with carefulprecision.They ask Kane question after question about color， shape，line， form and texture； she answers “yes” or “no” with her hands—a nod of the fist means“yes”，and an open hand means “no”.The process is so precise.

“The work isoutstandingand I've always felt that itdeservesto be on a big stage，”Sotheby's thought.The famous auction （拍卖）house gave Kane and four of her fellow 5._______the chance of a lifetime： an exhibit in New York City，and a chance for buyers from the world to 6._______their artworks.

When the big day came，Kane's biggest cheerleader was there： her mom.By the end of the day，Kane had 7._______three of her paintings for hundreds of dollars each.CBS NewscorrespondentTom Hanson asked the artist's mother， Pyong Su Kane， “Knowing that many of her paintings have been sold，how does that make you feel?”“I feel like flying!”she exclaimed （呼喊）.“Congratulations，Ellen!”

And for someone non-verbal， on the walls of one of the world's great auction houses，Ellen Kane's art spoke louder than words.

Reading Check

Fill in each blank with only one word or with the words given according to the context.

Language Study

玉.Important vocabulary in the text

1.combinationn.结合；组合

2.outstandingadj.杰出的；明显的

3.deservev.应受；值得

4.come alive活跃起来

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences.

1.这项工作很出色，我一直觉得它值得在一个大舞台上进行。

The work is outstanding and I've always felt that_______.

2.所以，我们要做的是真正开发一种方法让艺术从艺术家们的头脑中传到我们的手上。

So， ________was really develop a way for it to get from their heads to our hands.