Unit 1Art【导语】人们在凝视达芬奇的不朽之作蒙娜丽莎时，常常会被画中人物迷人的微笑倾倒。但你知道这安谧的笑容正在消失吗？She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever.But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci (列奥纳多达芬奇) in 1505，is getting worse by the year，according to the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫博物馆) where it is housed.“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago，” 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 Italian artist used and their current chemical state (化学状态)Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year，many attracted by the mystery of 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 Livingstone of Harvard University.“Its because direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile，Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francis in 1519.In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee，who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat.He said he planned to return it to Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later.During World War ， French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.Like many old ladies，the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.【词海拾贝】1proof n证明；证据；试验2panel n嵌板；仪表板3current n趋势；潮流 adj.现行的；当前的4excellent adj.出色的，优秀的；杰出的5employee n职员；职工；受雇用人员【问题思考】1What does the writer mean by “time is catching up with the Mona Lisa”？_答案：It means the painting needs repairing.2Why is it difficult to repair the worlds most famous painting?_答案：Because no one knows exactly the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.将单词与其正确释义连线1abstractA画廊，美术陈列室2gallery B抽象的；深奥的；摘要3typical C技术；方法，技能4technique D典型的；有代表性的5shadow E阴影；影子6figure F过敏性的7allergic G敢作敢为的；好斗的8aggressive H肉；肌肉，肉体9flesh I署名；签字10signature J画像；身材；数字答案：1B2A3D4C5E6J7F8G9H10I.根据所给汉语提示写出单词1_ n信任；信心；信念2_ n目标；目的 vi. & vt.瞄准；(向某方向)努力3_ adj.明显的；明白的4_ vt.采用；采纳；收养5_ vt.拥有；具有；支配答案：1.faith2.aim3.evident4.adopt5.possess.根据英语释义写出单词1_：very silly or unreasonable2_：an act of trying to do sth，especially sth difficult3_：extremely good；excellent4_：the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance，in a surprising way5_：traditional答案：1.ridiculous2.attempt3.superb4.coincidence5.conventional.选用短语的适当形式完成句子concentrate on；by coincidence；a great deal of；on the other hand；break away from；lead to1You should _ your English study.答案：concentrate on2_ money was used in rescuing the victims in the disaster.答案：A great deal of3_，we got to the cinema at the same time.答案：By coincidence4I dont want to buy these books，_ I seldom have time to read them.答案：on the other hand5Only the small road can _ the house on the top of the mountain.答案：lead to.领会句子所用的句型并译成汉语1But it_was_evident_that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way._答案：但是很显然，在13世纪(人们的)思想正经历着变化，像乔托这样的画家们开始以一种比较现实的风格来画宗教场景。2They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves, their houses and possessions as_well_as their activities and achievements._答案：他们聘请著名的艺术家，不仅让艺术家画他们的活动和成就，还让他们画自己的肖像、房子及所有物。3Among_the_painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris._答案：在那些突破传统画法的画家中有生活和工作在法国巴黎的印象派画家。4Without the new paints and the new technique, we would_not_be able to see the many great masterpieces for which this period is famous._答案：没有新的颜料和新的(绘画)手法，我们就不能看到很多使这一时期著名的杰作。5At the time they were created, the Impressionists paintings were controversial, but today they are accepted as the beginning of what_we_call_“modern_art”_答案：在印象派作品的创建初期，它们是存在着争议的，但是如今已被人们