1、Unit 1Section Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Leonardo da Vinci is famous all over the world.The smile of Mona Lisa attracts many people.Do you know how he created the painting？Please read the following passage to get the answer.Leonardo da Vinci was one of the great creative minds of the Italian Rena
2、issance.He was not only hugely influential as an artist and sculptor but also talented as an engineer,scientist and inventor.He was widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time.He was born on 15 April,1452 near the town of Vinci in Florence.In about 1483,he moved to Milan to work
3、 as an engineer,sculptor,painter and architect.Da Vinci remained in Milan until the city was invaded by the French in 1499.He may have visited Venice before returning to Florence.During his time in Florence,he painted several portraits(肖像画),but the only one that survives is The Mona Lisa.The Mona Li
4、sa was one of Da Vincis favourite paintings,and he carried it with him until he died.Today,it is regarded as the most famous painting in the world,and is visited by many thousands of people every year.The painting,a halflength portrait,depicts a woman with an expression often described as mysterious
5、.Who is this familiar figure?Many suggestions have been made,but the most likely one is Lisa Gherardini,the wife of a Florentine silk merchant.Another more unlikely but popular theory is that the painting was a selfportrait.There are certainly similarities between the facial features of the Mona Lis
6、a and of the artists selfportrait painted many years later.Could this be why Da Vinci gave the subject such a mysterious smile?Da Vinci used a technique known as Sfumato(渲染层次)the blurring(使模糊不清)of sharp edges by mixing colours to leave the corners of the eyes and the mouth in shadow.It is this techn
7、ique that makes the Mona Lisas expression that can be understood in more than one way.Today,the Mona Lisa looks rather sad,in dull shades of brown and yellow.This is due to a layer of varnish(清漆)covering the paint,which has yellowed over the years.It is possible that the painting was once brighter a
8、nd more colourful than it is now.Look at the following pictures.Can you match the paintings and the painters?1_2._ _3._4._CADB.Appreciate the painting and translate the following sentence.As is known to us,good painting is like good cooking;it can be tasted,but not explained._答案：众所周知，好画犹如佳肴，只可意会，不可言
9、传。.Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it.The text mainly tells us 1.of the major movements in 2.art over the centuries.fourWestern.Scan the text and then choose the best answer.1The painters during the Middle Ages mainly _.Ashowed people as they really wereBlooked at their environme
10、nt in new waysCexpressed their respect and love for natureDrepresented religious themes2According to the text，the painters during the Renaissance _.adopted a more humanistic attitude to lifediscovered the rules of perspectivedeveloped oil paintsbroke away from the traditional style of paintingABCD3W
11、ho was first to use perspective in his paintings in 1428?ABondone.BRoman and Greek painters.CMasaccio.DThe Impressionists.4Which of the following is NOT true about Impressionism?AIt appeared in the early 20th century.BIt was the beginning of modern art.CIts painters were the first ones to work outdo
12、ors.DIt was not accepted at first.5It can be inferred that classical Roman and Greek ideas were _.Aimaginary BrealisticCridiculous Dabstract答案：15DDCAB.Read the text carefully and decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F)1Paintings in the Middle Ages were very realistic.()2Painte
13、rs in the Middle Ages painted mainly religious subjects.()3Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries.()FTF4Renaissance painters tried to paint things in a realistic way.()5Two important discoveries in the Renaissance period were oil paints and drawing in perspective.()6Im
14、pressionists painted their pictures mainly indoors.()7At first people did not like the impressionistspaintings.()8Modern art began with the impressionists.()TTFTT.Read the text again and fill in the blanks.PeriodMain aim of the paintersCharacteristics of the paintings1.(5th to 15th century AD)To rep
15、resent 2themesReligiousThe Renaissance(15th to 16th century)To paint 3.as they really were4.The Middle Agesreligiouspeople andnatureRealisticPeriodMain aim of the paintersCharacteristics of the paintingsImpressionism(late 19th to 5century)To show how 6.fell on objects at different times of dayNot de
16、tailedModern Art(20th century to today)To concentrate on certain 7of the object8.realisticearly 20thlightand shadowqualitiesAbstractFill in the blanks according to the text.Art is 1.by the customs and 2.of a people.There are so many different styles of Western art that it would be impossible to desc
17、ribe all of them in such a short text.3.,it will tell about only the most important ones.During the Middle Ages the main 4.of painters was to represent 5.themes.Artists were not interested in showing nature and people but 6.a feeling of respect and love for God.In the Renaissance newinfluencedfaithC
18、onsequentlyaimreligiouscreatingideas and values 7.those 8.in the Middle Ages when people 9.more attention to humans.One of the most important 10.during this period was how to draw things in 11.In the late 19th century,Europe changed from a mostly 12.society to a mostly 13.one.Impressionism dated fro
19、m the late 19th to the early 20th century.Then in Modern Art,the painter does not 14.to paint objects as we see them with our eyes but 15.on certain qualities of the object.replacedheldpaiddiscoveriesperspectiveagriculturalindustrialattemptconcentratesDoes the change of art have any influence on peoples daily life？What style of art do you like best？Why?_参考答案：Yes.It makes our life more colorful.I like paper cutting most.Because it is easy to make and looks more beautiful.
