高中英语 Module 2 The Renaissance Section Ⅰ Introduction Reading — Pre-reading教案（含解析）外研版选修8-外研版高二选修8英语教案VIP专享VIP免费

Module2TheRenaissanceAhiddenportraitunderneath(在……下面)the“MonaLisa”hasbeendiscoveredbyaFrenchscientist,whosaidheuncoveredtheimageusingreflectivelighttechnology.ThedigitallyreconstructedimageofthehiddenportraitwaspresentedatapressconferencebyscientistPascalCotte,who'sbeenanalyzingtheLeonardodaVinci'smasterpieceforoveradecade.Cottesaidheuncoveredtheimageusingacamerathattookimagesofthepaintingunderintenselight.Thehiddenportraitshowedasittingfigurethatlooksalmostthesameasthe“MonaLisa.”Therearesmallbutgreatdifferences.Thesitterintheimageappearstobelookingtothesideratherthandirectlyattheviewer,andthesitterdoesnotseemtohavethesmilethathasattracted“MonaLisa”viewersforover500years.Cottealsosaidthathisfindingschallengedthewidelyacceptedtheorythatthe“MonaLisa”isapaintingofareallifeItalianwomanLisaGheradiniinthe16thcentury.“TheresultschangeourvisionofLeonardo'smasterpieceforever，”hesaid.“WhenIfinishedthereconstructionofLisaGherardini,Iwasinfrontoftheportrait,andsheistotallydifferentto‘MonaLisa’today.Thisisnotthesamewoman.”Inarecentdocumentary,arthistorian,AndrewGrahamDixon,saidhestudiedhistoricaldocumentslinkedtothe“MonaLisa”alongsideCotte'sfindingsandcametothesameconclusionasCotte.“Ithinkthenewdiscoveriesarelikeahugestonethrownintothestillwaterofarthistory，”GrahamDixonsaid.“Theydisturbeverythingthatwethoughtthatweknewaboutthe‘MonaLisa’．Theremaybesomereluctance(不情愿)onthepartoftheauthoritiestothinkaboutchangingthetitleofthepaintingbecausethat'swhatwe'retalkingabout.It's‘Goodbye,MonaLisa.’Sheissomebodyelse.”TheLouvreMuseumdeclinedtocommentonthefindings,sayingitwasnotapartofthescientificteamthatstudiedthepainting.OtherarthistoriansremaindoubtfulabouttheclaimsthatCotte'sfindingscouldprovethe“MonaLisa”wassomeoneelseratherthanLisaGheradini.Section_ⅠIntroduction&Reading—Prereading[原文呈现]TheRenaissance①Formanypeople,theRenaissancemeans14thto16thcenturyItaly,andthedevelopmentsinartandarchitecture,musicandliteraturewhichtookplacethereatthattime②.Butthereisoneworkwhich,perhapsmorethananyother,expressesthespiritoftheRenaissance③：theMonaLisa.Itisbelievedtobethebestexampleof④anewlifelike⑤styleofpaintingthatamazed⑥peoplewhenitwasfirstused⑦.PaintedbyLeonardodaVinciintheyears1503－1506⑧，theMonaLisaisamysterious⑨masterpiece⑩.PeoplewanttoknowwhoMonaLisais,andwhysheissmiling⑪.EvenifpeopledonotknowmuchabouttheRenaissance⑫，theyhaveheardofthispainting.[读文清障]①renaissance/rI'neIsns/ən.(文艺的)复兴②which引导定语从句，修饰developments。③which引导定语从句，修饰onework。④Itisbelievedtobe...“它被认为是……”，此处的it指代theMonaLisa。⑤lifelikeadj.栩栩如生的，逼真的⑥amazev．使大为惊奇，使惊愕⑦that引导定语从句，修饰painting；该从句中含有一个when引导的时间状语从句。⑧过去分词短语作状语。⑨mysteriousadj.神秘的⑩masterpiecen．杰作，名作，佳作，代表作(＝masterwork)⑪and连接两个宾语从句。⑫Evenif引导让步状语从句。文艺复兴[第1段译文]对于很多人来说，文艺复兴指的是14－16世纪时期的意大利，及其当时出现在艺术、建筑、音乐以及文学领域方面的发展。但有一件作品可能比其他的任何作品都更能表达文艺复兴的精神——《蒙娜·丽莎》。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。《蒙娜·丽莎》由莱奥纳多·达·芬奇于1503到1506年间绘制而成，是一件神秘的杰作。人们想知道蒙娜·丽莎是谁，她又为什么在笑。即便是对文艺复兴了解不多的人，他们也...