1、1Module 2 The Renaissance Section Introduction Reading-Pre-readingShe is widely seen as proof that good looks can lastfor ever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time iscatching up withthe Mona Lisa.The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year,
2、according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed.“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape” the museum said. Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the ltalian artist
3、used and their current chemical state.Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mysteryof her smile.“It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops， ” said Professor Margaret Livingsto
4、ne of Harvard University. “Its because direct vision (视觉 ) is excellent atpicking up detail, but less suited 2tolooking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smilein shadows.”In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre. During World War ll, France hid the painting in small towns to keep it out ofthe
5、 hands of German forces.3Section_ Introduction 29 composers put different voices together and created polyphony (“many 30 voices”); architects preferred designing buildings with more light which 31 contrasted with the heaviness of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages.32 33 The sense of explorati
6、on which motivated the artists went hand in hand34 35 with a new type of philosophy. After centuries of accepting a medieval world 36 view in which human life was considered of little value compared with the 37 38 greatness of God ， philosophers began asking questions like “What is a 39 person？” or
7、“Why am I here？” For the first time, they put people, not religion, at the centre of the universe.classical adj.古典的，古典艺术的26 classic古典的，传统的；典型的，经典的look forward展望未来27 look forward to期待，盼望(to 为介词)frontier/frntI/n.新领域28 6perspective/pspektIv/n.透视(画)法；透视效果；透视感29 polyphony/plIfni/n.复调音乐(作品)30 prefer v宁愿(选
8、择)，更喜欢(后可接动名词或不定式)31 contrast v causing worry2dull Bnot bright or clear; lacking interest3disturbing Cdarkness or coolness caused by sth.; blocking direct light or heat4basically Dto be in the reason for; to make sb.want to do sth.5shade Ehaving enough ability; skillful6effect Fa phenomenon that fol
9、lows and is caused by some previous phenomenon7motivate Ga branch of knowledge8skilled Hat bottom or by ones (or its) very nature15 _ 68 _答案：15 GBAHC 68 FDELeadinDo you like painting? Can you name some famous painters at home and abroad?Look at the following pictures and find out who paint them.1Xu_
10、Beihong 2.Van_GoghWhilereading Fastreading()Whats the general idea of the passage?The_meaning_of_Renaissance,_the_representative_figures_and_their_works.9()Skim the text and match each paragraph with their main ideas.Para.1 ALeonardo was an extraordinary genius.Para.2 BIt was also a time of scientif
11、ic invention and Leonardo was a skilled inventor of that period.Para.3 CPhilosophers began to change their attitudes to God.Para.4 DRenaissance artists opened new frontiers in the arts.Para.5 EInternational trade is one of the motivations that made the Renaissance possible.Para.6 FHow did the Renais
12、sance get its name?Para.7 GThe Mona Lisa is believed to be a masterpiece of the Renaissance.答案：Para.1Para.7 GFEDCBACarefulreading()Read the passage again and answer the questions.1Why was the Renaissance given this name?Because_it_has_the_concept_of_“rebirth”2When and where did the Renaissance begin
13、?It_began_in_Italy_from_the_14th_to_the_16th_century.3How many years did Leonardo da Vinci spend painting the Mona Lisa?3_years.4How was philosophy at that time different from that before?Philosophers_put_people_at_the_center_of_the_universe.()Complete the following form according to the passage.Par
14、a.1The Renaissance refers to 14th to 16th century 1.Italy and the development of art, architecture, music and literature there. The famous painting, the Mona Lisa, is a good example of the Renaissance 2.spirit.The meaning of the RenaissancePara.2Renaissance means 3.“rebirth” in French, and it was us
15、ed to show that the Europeans had 4.woken_up after their long sleep in the long Middle Ages.The background of the Para.3 International trade made the Europeans 10Renaissance richer, so they had extra money to 5.spend on the arts.Para.4Renaissance artists found new ideas for their work in classical 6
16、.Greece_and_Rome.Para.5The sense of 7.exploration motivated the artists with a new type of philosophy and they put 8.people at the center of the universe.Para.6The Renaissance was a time of 9.scientific_invention. Da Vinci was one of the skilled inventors at that time.Achievements of the Renaissance
17、Para.7Da Vinci, who was interested in everything and had many different talents, was a good example of “10.Renaissance_man”.StudyreadingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the passage.1It is believed to be the best example of a new lifelikestyle of painting that amazed people when it was fi
18、rst used.句式分析It is believed to_be_the_best_example_. of painting主语 不定式作补语that_amazed_peoplewhen_it_was_first_used.定语从句 时间状语从句尝试翻译 它被认为是一种新的形象逼真型绘画风格的最好代表，这种绘画风格首次被使用就使人们惊叹不已。2They included detailed drawings of the human body, plans for engineers to build canals and bridges, and astonishing drawings
19、of machines which were not to be built hundreds of years later, such as aeroplanes, parachutes, submarines and tanks.句式分析 本句是一个复合句； 主句中 They是主语，astonishing 前面的 and连接三个并列的宾语；which 引导定语从句，修饰先行词 machines。尝试翻译 这些包括人体的细致素描、供工程师建造运河以及桥梁的设计以及一些令人震惊的成百上千年后才被造出来的机器制图，如飞机、降落伞、潜水艇以及坦克。11.阅读理解AMichelangelo Buon
20、arroti was born in Caprese, Italy on March 6,1475.He was still young when his family moved to Florence where Michelangelo grew up. His mother died when he was only six years old. Growing up in Florence during the Italian Renaissance was the perfect stage of young Michelangelos life. Even as a child
21、all he wanted to do was painting and to be an artist.At the age of thirteen, he went to learn from Domenico Ghirlandaio, who was not only a painter but also an artist. Michelangelos talents became apparent as he worked for Domenico. Within a year or so Domenico sent him to the powerful Medici family
22、 to continue his training under the sculptor (雕刻家) Bertoldo di Geovanni. Michelangelo was able to work with some of the finest artists and philosophers of the time. During the next few years, Michelangelo produced many famous sculptures including MadonnaoftheSteps, BattleoftheCentaurs and Bacchus.In
23、 1496 Michelangelo moved to Rome. A year later he was asked to make a sculpture called ThePieta. It would become one of the masterpieces of Renaissance art. Today this sculpture sits in St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican. It is the only piece of art that Michelangelo signed.Michelangelos fame (名声) a
24、s a great artist began to grow. He returned to Florence and was asked to create a large statue of David. It took him a couple of years to finish the giant statue. The piece of marble (大理石) he began with was very tall and thin. Many people didnt think he could do much with it. He worked without letti
25、ng anyone see it until it was finished. David became Michelangelos most famous work of art. It is thirteen feet tall and is the largest statue made since Ancient Rome. It is considered by many experts in art to be a nearly perfect sculpture. Today the statue sits at the Academy of Fine Arts in Flore
26、nce, Italy.语篇解读：米开朗基罗是意大利文艺复兴时期著名的艺术家，本文向我们介绍了一些他的生平事迹。1.What can we learn about Michelangelo as a young child?12AHe lived a very hard life.BHe showed great interest in art.CHe wanted to go to Florence very much.DHe didnt have much time to learn painting.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第一段的“Even as a child all he wa
27、nted to do was painting and to be an artist”可推断，米开朗基罗小时候就对艺术很感兴趣。2Michelangelo was sent to work under the sculptor Bertoldo di Geovanni most probably because_.AMichelangelo had lost his interest in paintingBDomenico didnt think Michelangelo had a gift forpaintingCBertoldo di Geovanni offered to show
28、 MichelangelosculpturesDDomenico wanted Michelangelo to make better use of his gift there解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Michelangelos talents became apparent as he worked . the sculptor (雕刻家) Bertoldo di Geovanni.”可推断，Domenico 是为了米开朗基罗能更好地利用自己的天赋才把他送到 Bertoldo di Geovanni 那里去工作的。3What sculpture by Michelangelo
29、 will you see in St.Peters Basilica?A Bacchus.B ThePieta.C MadonnaoftheSteps.D BattleoftheCentaurs.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第三段的“A year later he was asked to make a sculpture called ThePieta. It would become one of the masterpieces of Renaissance art. Today this sculpture sits in St. Peters Basilica in the Va
30、tican.”可知，应选 B。4When Michelangelo began his work on creating a large statue of David, many people_.Acouldnt wait to make fun of his workBthought he would finish it within monthsCknew it would be his most famous work of artDdidnt think he would make good use of it解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第四段的“Many people didnt
31、 think he could do 13much with it.”可知，一开始很多人认为那块大理石不适合雕刻那个作品。BLeonardo da Vinci, the son of a local lawyer, was born on 15 April 1452 near the Tuscan town of Vinci. He was apprenticed (做学徒) to the sculptor and painter Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence and in 1478 became an independent master. In abo
32、ut 1483, he moved to Milan to work for the ruling (统治的) Sforza family as an engineer, sculptor, painter and architect. Leonardo was in Milan until the city was invaded by the French in 1499 and the Sforza family was forced to flee. He may have visited Venice before returning to Florence. During his
33、time in Florence, he painted several portraits, but the only one that survives is the famous portrait theMonaLisa (15031506). In 1506, Leonardo returned to Milan, staying there until 1513.This was followed by three years living in Rome. In 1517, at the invitation of the French King Francis ， Leonard
34、o moved to the Chateau of Cloux, near Amboise in France, where he died on 2 May, 1519.The fame of Leonardos surviving paintings means that he has been regarded primarily as an artist, but the thousands of surviving pages of his notebooks show the most brilliant mind. He wrote and drew on subjects in
35、cluding geology, anatomy (解剖学), which he studied in order to paint the human form more exactly. He “invented” the bicycle, airplane, helicopter, and parachute some 500 years ahead of their time. If all these works had been published in an understandable form, Leonardos place as a pioneering scientis
36、t would have been beyond debate. Yet his true genius was not as a scientist or an artist, but as a combination of the two: an artistengineer. His painting was scientific, based on a deep understanding of the workings of the human body and the physics of light and shade. His science was expressed thr
37、ough art, and his drawings and diagrams showed what he meant, and how he understood the world worked. 语 篇 解 读 ： 本 文 介 绍 了 达 芬 奇 的 生 平 以 及 其 在 绘 画 、 科 学 等 方 面 的 成 就 。5Leonardos career reached its peak probably during his stay in _.AMilan BVenice CFlorence DRome解析：选 C 推理判断题。从文章第二段最后一句可知，达芬奇在 Florence期
38、间创14作了很多绘画，其中留下来的只有蒙娜丽莎 ，由此推断，这个时期是他事业的巅峰。6Why did Leonardo study anatomy?AHe wanted to be a doctor.BHe had strong interest in it.CHe wanted to invent other objects.DHe wanted to paint the human form exactly.解析：选 D 细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段可知，达芬奇研究解剖学的目的是为了更加精确地描绘人体。7What does the last paragraph intend to tell
39、 us?ALeonardo had a special way of painting.BLeonardo was both an artist and a scientist.CLeonardo was an artist instead of a scientist.DLeonardo was more of a scientist than an artist.解析：选 B 段落大意题。综合文章最后一段，本段主要强调达芬奇是画家和科学家的融合，既是画家也是科学家。CAre people less happy or more happy the older they get? If you
40、 answered more happy, then you were right, based on a study published two years ago. It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after the age of fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eightyfive, people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen.The find
41、ings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States in 2011. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eightyfive.Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the st
42、udy. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twentytwo and twentyfive. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. But the people least likely to report
43、 feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as 15they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.The researchers also considered possible influences lik
44、e having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and wellbeing related to age.So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and
45、 have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.The findings appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.语 篇 解 读 ： 本 文 主 要 介 绍 了 一 项 新 的 发 现 ： 我 们 会 随 着 年 龄 的 增 长 而 变 得 越 来 越 快 乐 。8How does this passage introduce the topic?ABy givi
46、ng examples.BBy offering the concept of happiness.CBy making a survey.DBy asking and answering a question.解析：选 D 写作手法题。由第一段可知本文通过提出问题并回答问题的形式引出话题。9Which of the following is TRUE about the study led by Arthur Stone?ALevels of stress increase as one gets older.BPeople feel happiest when they are fifti
47、es.CPeople become happier as they get older.DMost of the people in their seventies and eighties feel happy.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第四段的最后一句“But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.”可知这项研究表明，七八十岁的老人大多很快乐。10What is the possible reason why happi
48、ness would increase with age?APeople will do less work.BPeople become more grateful and control their emotions better.CTheir children have all grown up.DPeople wont be afraid of losing jobs.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句“One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have
49、and have better control of their emotions.”可知随着年龄的增长，幸福感在增强。这是因为人们变老会对所拥16有的更懂得感激，并能更好地控制个人情绪。11The authors attitude towards study is _.Anegative BobjectiveCpessimistic Doptimistic解析：选 B 观点态度题。作者在本文中主要是客观地介绍了一项研究结果。objective“客观的” 。negative“否定的” ；pessimistic“悲观的” ；optimistic“乐观的”。.阅读七选五4 Hidden But Powerful Qualities of Successful StudentsIt is ess
