1、Module 2The Renaissance Reading Practice Reading Practice1 Predictions Answer the questions1.What can you remember about the Mona Lisa?Its a well-known 16th century portrait by Leonardo da Vinci.Her mysterious smile has interested generations of viewers.2.Why is the painting special?The Secret behin
2、d the Mona Lisa is that the“happy”part of her smile is actually buried in a low spatial pattern.So if you are not looking directly at her mouth,her smile looks cheerful.But when you look directly at her smile,some parts of it disappear into the background.As a result,youre never quite sure whether s
3、hes smiling or not.3.How many paintings of the Mona Lisa by da Vinci are there?Not sure.4.Can you guess what the puzzle of the Mona Lisa might be?It might be that people dont know how Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa.Or it might be that people dont know which one is the authentic one.Or it might be th
4、at noboday knew what Leonardo wanted to express through the painting.Reading Practice2 Fast reading 1 Read the passage quickly and choose the best summary.(a)The Mona Lisa was stolen so that someone could make six copies and sell them to collectors.(b)Perugia stole the Mona Lisa on behalf of his bos
5、s,who simply made copies but didnt pay him for stealing the painting.(c)The Mona Lisa was stolen,copies were made,and no one now knows if the painting which was returned is authentic.(d)The Mona Lisa in the Louvre Museum today is a copy and not the authentic painting.Reading Practice2 Fast Reading 2
6、 Decide what text type the passage is.(a)a description(b)a narrative(c)an argumentReading Practice3 Careful reading 1 Choose the most important sentences from theses paragraphs.1.Para 2(a)the story began one day in 1911 when someone noticed the mona Lisawas missing.(b)A spokesman said,:“the burglar
7、left the Antique frame and the glass behind.”(c)“.Were appealing to anyone who saw the suspect to contact us.”2 Paragraph 5(a)Why did the burglar,Vincenzo Perufia,wait so long?(b)The drawback for perugia was that de Valifierno didnt in fact need the painting,only the news of the theft.(c)De Valifier
8、no made six superb copies of the Mona Lisa painted by gifted students of Leonardo Da Vinci.3 Paragraph 8(a)There were a number of precise copies of the MonaLisa Painted by gifted students of Lenardo da Vinci.(b)Part of the paintings fascination is whether the one in the Louvre was authentic.even bef
9、ore it was stolen.(c)And if Pergia stole a copy.who has the authentic Mona Liza.1.dash meansa.go b.drive c.run d.walkReading Practice3 Careful reading 2 Choose the correct answers.2.drawback meansa.disadvantage b.mistake c.disappointment d.advice3.confidential meansa.secret b.unnecessary c.amusing d
10、.illegal4.De Valifierno wanted everyone to hear about the news of the burglary _.a.to tell the buyers the real Mona Lisa was just a copyb.to make six copies c.to avoid paying Perugiad.to convince each buyer they had the authentic painting and not a copy 5.The six buyers didnt know about the other pa
11、intings because _.a.they hadnt heard the newsb.they might have guessed that their painting was a copyc.De Valifierno had told them their copy was the authentic paintingd.Perugia had waited so long before trying to sell the paintingReading practice-4 Post reading Complete the sentences in your own wo
12、rds.1.Perugia stole the Mona Lisa because _.2.De Valfierno didnt need the painting,only the news of the burglary,so he _.de Valifierno said he would pay him to do socould sell the six copies he had made3.Perugia waited two years before trying to sell the Mona Lisa,because _.4.When the buyers heard t
13、hat Perugia had tried to sell the painting,de Valifierno _he thought de Valifierno would pay himtold them that it was a copy.5.The Mona Lisa in the Louvre mayonly have been a copy when it was stolen,so _ _.no one knows where the real Mona Lisa isSample Report“Thieves have stolen 15 rare items of med
14、ieval Chinese jewelry from the Capital Museum,including historically important gold earrings,amulets and hair pins,”a museum spokeswoman saidReading Practice5 Imagine that someonehas stolen a famous work of art in China.Write a newspaper article describing what happened.on Monday.The items,dating fr
15、om between 700 and 1400 AD,were taken from a glass cabinet in the Oriental Antiquities Gallery on Friday,but their loss was only spotted by security.Staff on Saturday.“The items are rare and easily portable and of great historical importance,”the spokeswoman said.She declined to put a monetary value
16、 on the missing items.The Capital Museum,home to such kind of treasures,suffered a number of robberies in the 1990s which forced changes in its security procedures.Language points1.A spokesman said,“The burglar left the antique frame and the glass behind.”leave behind(1)忘了带；留下:我忘了带笔。Ive left my pen
17、behind.(2)抛在后面:他们很快把城市的灯光抛到了后面。They soon left the city light behind.(3)留下，遗留他留下的名声很好。He left a great fame behind him.归纳拓展leave sb./sth.alone 不要干涉某人/某事leave to oneself 不要管某人，任其自由行动leave sb.sth.=leave sth.to sb.遗赠(给某人)，死后留下leave off 停止leave a message for sb.给某人留个口信leave for sp.动身到某地leave aside 忽视；不考虑l
18、eave sb./sth.+n./adj./v.-ing/p.p./to do/介词短语 使/让保持某种状态注意：“把忘/落在某地了”应用动词leave而不用forget。如：“我把手套忘/落在公共汽车上了。”应译为：Ive left my gloves on the bus.活学活用 Are you going to have a holiday this year?Id love to.I cant wait to leave this _ place.A.off B.out C.behind D.over解析 句意为：我迫不急待地想离开这个地方了。C2.A passerby saw a
19、man with a moustache,carrying a parcel under his arm,dash over the street crossing,along to the crossroads.along adv.(1)向前他边向前走边大声唱着歌。He sang loudly as he walked along.(2)一起；带着(+with):跟我们一道去吧。Come along with us.(3)来到；去到：我一会儿就来。Ill be along in a minute.3.Were appealing to anyone who saw the suspect t
20、o contact us.appeal v.呼吁；恳请n.魅力；吸引力Theyre appealing to local businesses for sponsorship.She appealed to her former husband to return their child to her.This poem makes an appeal to the emotions.归纳拓展appeal(to sb.)for sth.为(向某人)呼吁appeal to sb.to do sth.恳请某人干某事appeal to sth.唤起；对有吸引力appeal against.上诉mak
21、e an appeal to sb.向某人发出呼吁活学活用Did he say something in the lecture that _ you?Not really.Actually I felt sleepy over his speech.A.adjusted to B.attached toC.referred to D.appealed to解析 appeal to sb.吸引某人。由答语知D项正确。Dsuspect vt.&vi.猜想；怀疑；不信任n.嫌疑犯；可疑对象The three men were suspected of involvement in the bomb
22、ing.The police have taken the suspect to the police station.Im very suspicious about her motives.归纳拓展suspect sb.of(doing)sth.怀疑某人(做了)某事suspect that.怀疑suspect sb./sth.to be.怀疑某人/某物是be suspicious about/of sth./sb.对某物/某人有疑心；对某物/某人表示怀疑活学活用The man _ of shooting six school children was caught by Beijing p
23、olice,the Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday.A.being suspected B.suspectingC.suspected D.to be suspected解析 由句意知man和suspect之间是动宾关系，即sb.be suspected of sth.，故C项正确。C4.News about the loss of of the Mona Lisa was circulated in all the French newspaper,circulate (1)使循环；环流：血液在体内循环。Blood circulates round
24、 the body.开窗使空气流通。Open the window to allow the air to circulate.(2)散布；流传；扩散：谣言迅速散布开来。Rumors circulated rapidly.传播假消息的人应受责备。People who circulate false news areto blame.(3)随意地到处走动男女主人在客人间走来走招待客人。The host and hostess circulated amongtheir guests.5.Were seeking a gang of criminals.seek(1)搜寻，寻找，寻觅(常与for,
25、after 连用)：我们寻求这个问题的答案，可是没能找到。We sought an answer to the question,but couldnt find one.这些年青毕业生在探索人生成功之途。These young graduates are seeking after success in life.(2)请求，要求:我将征求医生的意见。I will seek my doctors advice.你需要请求经理批准。You must seek permission from the manager.(3)尝试；试图；企图:他企图讲和。He sought to make peac
26、e.我从不企图隐瞒自已的观点。I have never sought to hide my views.归纳拓展seek ones fortune 寻找致富及成功之路seek sth.from sb.向某人寻求某事seek to do sth.试图（设法）做某事seek after 追求；企图得到seek for 寻求；寻找seek out 找出seek through 在中搜索，搜查（某处）活学活用Many young graduates devoted dozens of years to _ success in life.A.wondering B.searchingC.suggest
27、ing D.seeking解析 seek寻求；wonder想知道；search寻找；搜索；suggest建议，由句意知D项符合句意。D6.Perugia had stolen the Mona Lisa on behalf of the chief organiser of the crime,Eduardo de Valfierno.on behalf of 代表 On behalf of the department I would like to thank you all.The president cant be here today,so Im going to speak on
28、his behalf.归纳拓展on behalf of sb.=on sb.s behalf 代表某人；为了某人in behalf of sb.=in sb.s behalf 为帮助某人stand for 代表活学活用Jane is not present,shall I accept the gift _?Which one is WRONG?A.on behalf of her B.in behalf of herC.on her behalf D.in my behalf解析 D项为“on her behalf”就正确了。D7.The outcome of the story is th
29、at Perugia got the blame for the crime and went to the prison.blame (1)v.埋怨，归咎他们把失败归咎于乔治。They blamed the failure on George.他们怪罪秘书造成计划延误。They blamed the secretary for the delay of the plan.(2)n.谴责；归咎他把考试不及格归罪于他的老师。He put the blame of his failure in the exam on his teacher.常用习语：put/lay the blame(n.)on
30、 sb.(for sth.)把某事归咎于某人take/bear the blame(n.)承担责任be to blame(v.)应受谴责孩子们不应受到谴责。The children were not to blame.品句填词1.The symptoms the doctor told us yesterday was really _(令人焦虑的).2.Were it not for music,life would be _(枯燥的).3.At Christmas people _(呼吁)to us to help the poor.4.Four possible _(结果)have be
31、en identified.5.The _(作用)of the new medicine were very beneficial to the patient.disturbingdullappealedoutcomeseffects6.This kind of material is a good _(替代品)for leather.7.A good teacher has to be able to _(激发)his/her students to study hard.8.They didnt know who stole the money,but they _(怀疑)John.9._(基本上)I agree with your plans,but there are a few small points Id like to discuss.10.The _(主题)of the book is a very interesting one.substitutemotivatesuspectedBasicallysubjectHomework1.Revise what you have learnt during this period of class.2.Get ready for the next period.