腦癱藝術家
——勾畫生命的色彩

江西龍南中學 廖 婷

在大多數人印象中，腦癱患者一生可能一事無成。然而一個項目，幫助了許多殘障藝術家創造了藝術奇跡。那就讓我們一起來看看這個項目是如何幫助這些人的吧。

題材文章詞數人物349 難度 ★★★體裁建議用時記敘文6′

海詞積累

1.choreographyn.編舞藝術；舞蹈設計

2.precisionn.精確

3.correspondentn.通訊員；記者

4.cerebral palsy腦癱

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 （拍賣）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.結合；組合

2.outstandingadj.杰出的；明顯的

3.deservev.應受；值得

4.come alive活躍起來

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences.

1.這項工作很出色，我一直覺得它值得在一個大舞臺上進行。

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

2.所以，我們要做的是真正開發一種方法讓藝術從藝術家們的頭腦中傳到我們的手上。

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