Module2TheRenaissancePeriodOneWarmup&Reading(Ⅰ)基础落实Ⅰ.课文理解1.TheMonaLisaisbelievedtobe__________.A.paintedintheyears1513-1516B.paintedbyLeonardodaVinciC.oneofthebestpaintingsintheRenaissanceD.keptinChina2.TheRenaissance________.A.isnotmorethanjustMonaLisaB.isanEnglishwordC.means“rebirth”D.firstappearedinEnglishinthe15thcentury3.WhichofthefollowingshowsthetradeduringtheRenaissance?A.Europewasgettingfatterthanbefore.B.LeonardoworkedforimportantpeoplesuchastheDukeofGerman.C.Peoplecouldn’taffordtobuytheartists’worksoremploythem.D.Richpeoplespentmoneyonarts.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.Paintersdiscoveredhowtouseperspectiveandtheeffectsoflight.B.Composersputdifferentvoicestogetherandcreatedpolyphony.C.Architectspreferredtodesignbuildingswithmorelight.D.Theylookedback,too,byopeningnewfrontiersinthearts.5.Leonardo________.A.isnotonlythegreatestpainterbutalsoaskilledinventorB.istheMonaLisaC.wasanordinarygeniusD.hasbeendescribedasaRenaissancewomanⅡ.课文缩写TheRenaissance,aFrenchword,whichmeans1.________,appearedintheEnglishlanguageinthe19thcentury.Itdescribedaperiodof2.__________andthebeginningofthemodernworld.FromItaly,it3.________alloverEuropewhereartistsfoundnewideasfortheirworkin4.________GreeceandRome.Theyalsoopenednew5.________intheartssuchaspainters’useof6.__________andthe7.________oflight.Thesenseofexplorationwhich8.__________theartistsalsodevelopedtogetherwithanewtypeof9.__________.Besides,itwasalsoatimeofscientificinvention,whenLeonardo,the10.__________genius,didalotinthescientificresearch.Inshort,theRenaissancemadegreatcontributionstothedevelopmentofEurope.Ⅲ.介、副词填空1.EvenifpeopledonotknowmuchabouttheRenaissance,theyhaveheard________thispainting.2.ItwasasifEuropewaswaking________afterthelongsleepoftheMiddleAges.3.Trade________otherpartsoftheworldmeantthatEuropewasgettingricher,too.4.Thesenseofexplorationwhichmotivatedtheartistswenthand________handwithanewtypeofphilosophy.5.Aftercenturiesofacceptingamedievalworldviewinwhichhumanlifewasconsidered________littlevaluecompared________thegreatnessofGod,philosophersbeganaskingquestionslike“Whatisaperson?”or“WhyamIhere?”6.Whereverhewent,hecarriedanotebookaroundwithhim,inwhichhewrote________hisideas.7.________short,Leonardowasanextraordinarygenius,anexampleofwhathasbeendescribed________“Renaissanceman”.8.Butevenifhisonlycontribution________historyhadbeentheMonaLisa,itwouldhavebeengeniusenoughforalltime.能力提升阅读理解ATheAlchemistisaneasystorywithadeepmessage.Itisamessagetofollowyourheartandsearchforyourdreams.ThebookisaboutayoungmannamedSantiagowholivesinSpainandworksasashepherd.Hebeginstohavestrangedreams,sohegoestoaGypsytofindoutwhattheymean.TheGypsytellshimthatheneedstogototheEgyptianpyramidstofindhistreasure.Ofcoursehedoesnotbelieveher.Butlaterhemeetsanotherpersonwhotellshimthesamething.AtlastSantiagodecidestogiveuphislifeasashepherdandgotofindhistreasure.Santiagocomesintomanyproblemsashegoesonhisjourney.Hemeetsmanypeopleandlearnsalotalongtheway.HealsolearnstolistentoandtrusttheSouloftheWorld.Doesheeverfindhistreasure?AndwhyisthebookcalledTheAlchemist?Ican’ttellyou.Youwillhavetoreadthebookifyouwanttofindout.TheAlchemistwasoriginallywritteninPortuguesebyPauloCoelho,aBrazilianauthor.Ithasbeentranslatedintomanylanguages,including,ofco...