Module 4 Period One.docx

MonaLisaMonaLisaisa16th­centuryportraitpaintedbyLeonardodaVinciduringtheItalianRenaissancewhichnowisunderthecareofLouvreinParis.1.Butwhoistheheroineandwhatisthestorybehindthemysterious(神秘的)smile?Theidentity(身份)ofthepersoninthepictureremainsuncertain.2.OtherssayitispossiblethatshewasMonaLisaGherardinithethirdwifeofthewealthysilkmerchantFrancesco.ThesmileofMonaLisahaskeptpeopleguessing.Someonesaysthatthesmileoriginated(起源于)fromLeonardodaVinci’smotherCaterina.Otherssaythesmileisquitesimplebecausewomenweretaughttosmilesoastoaddanairofmysteryandelegance(优雅)atthattime.3.Itcanbefoundinanumberofsculptures(雕塑)fromthe15thcentury.NooneknowsthetruthbehindthisfamouspaintingexceptLeonardodaVincihimselfbutpeoplearesofondofitandwouldenjoyguessing.InfacttherearemanyfineartformsinwesterncountriesandChinaaswell.4.Nowlet’sstepintothismoduletolearnmoreaboutthem.根据短文内容从A～D中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项A．Itisperhapsthemostfamouspaintingintheworld.B．It’sthesefineartsandpopartsthatmakeourlifecolourful.C．SomeresearcherssaythatshewasthewidowedDuchessofMilan.D．ThetruthisthatthisstyleofsmilewasnotinventedbyLeonardodaVinci.答案1.A2.C3.D4.BPeriodOneIntroduction&ReadingandVocabularyⅠ.重点单词1．artistn．艺术家artn．艺术美术2．colourfuladj.彩色的colourn．颜色3．delightfuladj.令人愉快的；可爱的delightn．快乐高兴；vt.使高兴4．drawingn．图画drawv．画描绘5．paintvt.绘画；(用颜料)画paintern．画家paintingn．绘画；油画6．scenen．景色；风景sceneryn．(全部的)景色7．traditionaladj.传统的；习俗的8．aliveadj.有活力的；有生气的9．aspectn．方面10．imitatevt.临摹；仿造；模仿；仿效11．observevt.观察；注意到12．realityn．真实；现实；逼真realadj.真的；现实的13．stylen．风格14．adoptvt.采纳；采用15．aimvi.以……为目标；打算；意欲16．standvt.(stoodstood)忍受17．unusualadj.不寻常的；非凡的usualadj.(反义词)通常的寻常的Ⅱ.重点短语1．atthesametime同时2．be/gettiredof对……厌烦3．allthetime总是一直4．becrazyabout对……狂热热衷于……5．befondof喜欢；喜爱6．tell