Module4FineArtsWesternChineseandPopArts达芬奇的肖像画《蒙娜丽莎》以其神秘的微笑而著称,但是画中的女主人公是谁?神秘的微笑背后又有怎样的故事呢?MonaLisaMonaLisaisa16thcenturyportraitpaintedbyLeonardodaVinciduringtheItalianRenaissance,whichnowisunderthecareofLouvreinParis.Itisperhapsthemostfamouspaintingintheworld.Butwhowastheheroineandwhatisthestorybehindthemysterioussmile?Itsidentityremainsuncertain.SomeresearcherssaythatshewasthewidowedDuchessofMilan.OtherssayitispossiblethatshewasMonaLisaGherardini,thethirdwifeofthewealthysilkmerchantFrancesco.ThesmileofMonaLisahaskeptpeopleguessing.SomeonesaysthatthesmileoriginatedfromLeonardodaVinci'smother,Caterina.Otherssaythesmileisquitesimplebecausewomenweretaughttosmilesoastoaddanairofmysteryandgraceatthattime.ThetruthisthatthisstyleofsmilewasnotinventedbyLeonardodaVinci.Itcanbefoundinanumberofsculpturesfromthe15thcentury.NooneknowsthetruthbehindthisfamouspaintingexceptLeonardodaVincihimself,butpeoplearesofondofitandwouldenjoyguessing.Infact,therearemanyfineartformsinwesterncountriesandChinaaswell.It'sthesefineartsandpopartsthatmakeourlifecolourful.[阅读障碍词]1.mysteriousadj.神秘的2.identityn.身份;识别3.widowv.寡居n.寡妇4.originatev.起源,发端于5.sculpturen.雕塑[诱思导读]Whatdoes“It”refertointhelastsentenceinPara.3?ThestyleofsmileofMonaLisa.SectionⅠWarmingUp,Prereading&ReadingⅠ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.colourfulA.n.真实;现实;逼真()2.contemporaryB.vt.绘画;(用颜料)画()3.delightfulC.vt.观察;注意到()4.paintD.vt.采纳;采用()5.traditionalE.vi.以……为目标;打算;意欲()6.observeF.vt.忍受()7.realityG.adj.彩色的()8.adoptH.adj.当代的()9.aimI.adj.令人愉快的;可爱的()10.standJ.adj.传统的;习俗的[答案]1-5GHIBJ6-10CADEFⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A.对……厌烦B.喜欢;喜爱C.从……可以看出D.一直;总是E.对……产生兴趣1.I'vekeptonthinkingaboutthatallthetime.________2.Youcouldtellbythemother'sexpressionhowhappyshewasjusttobewiththechild.________3.Ingeneral,thenorthernerslikedumplingswhilethesouthernersarefondofrice.________4.InordertolearnEnglishwell,we'dbetterdevelopaninterestinEnglishatthebeginning.________5.Theyhavegottiredofthesamefoodeveryday.________[答案]1-5DCBEAAThisisapaintingbytheSpanishartist,PabloPicasso,consideredtobethegreatestwesternartistofthetwentiethcentury①.Picassoandanotherpainter,GeorgeBraque,startedCubism,oneofthemostimportantofallmodernartmovements②.Cubistartistspaintedobjectsandpeople,withdifferentaspectsoftheobjectorpersonshowingatthesametime③.A这是西班牙画家巴勃罗·毕加索的一幅油画,他被认为是20世纪西方最伟大的画家。毕加索和另一位名叫乔治·布拉克的画家创立了立体派,这是所有现代艺术流派中最重要的流派之一。在描绘物体或人的时候,立体派画家会同时展现对象的多个不同侧面。[助读讲解]①过去分词短语consideredtobe...作后置定语,相当于定语从句whoisconsideredtobe...。②oneof...为名词短语作Cubism的同位语。③withdifferentaspects...为with复合结构作状语。BThispaintingbycontemporaryAmericanartistRoyLichtenstein(1923-1997)isaworldfamousexampleofpopart.Popart(fromtheword“popular”)wasanimportantmodernartmovementthataimedtoshowordinarytwentiethcenturycitylife④.Forexample,itshowsthingssuchassoupcansandadvertisements.B这幅由美国当代画家洛伊·利希滕斯坦(1923-1997)画的油画是波普艺术闻名于世的典范。波普艺术(此词源自popular)是一个重要的现代艺术流派,着眼于展现20世纪普通的城市生活。比如它...