Unit1Art蒙娜丽莎的微笑是神秘的，每年吸引着数以百万计的游客。然而，蒙娜丽莎是谁以及达·芬奇如何描绘她是未知的世界。It’sreportedthatthehealthofthefamouspainting，the“MonaLisa”，paintedbyLeonardodaVincibetween1503and1506，isgettingworsebytheyear.“Thethin，woodenpanel(嵌板)onwhichthe‘MonaLisa’ispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago，”themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedchangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstate.Nowthe“MonaLisa”ishousedintheLouvreMuseum.Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseethe“MonaLisa”everyyear，manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile.“Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather，sheseemstobesmiling，andthenyoulookatherandshestops，”saidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.“It’sbecausedirectvisionisexcellentatpickingupdetail，butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.”However，theactualhistoryofthe“MonaLisa”isjustasmysteriousasthesmile.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim，untilitwassoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisⅠin1519.In1911，thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformeremployee，whotookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.DuringWorldWarⅡ，theFrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.Likemanyoldladies，the“MonaLisa”hassomeinterestingstoriestotell.词海拾贝1.currentadj.现在的；当前的2.housevt.把……储藏在……内3.pickup捡起；获得；收拾；(汽车；飞机)乘载4.employeen.雇员；雇工PartⅠWarmingUp&ReadingⅠ.重点单词1.typicaladj.典型的；有代表性的2.attemptn.努力；尝试；企图vt.尝试；企图3.abstractadj.抽象的；深奥的n.摘要4.ridiculousadj.荒谬的；可笑的5.techniquen.技术；方法；技能6.faithn.信任；信心；信念→faithfuladj.忠实的→faithfullyadv.忠实地7.aimn.目标；目的vi.&vt.瞄准；(向某方向)努力→aimlessadj.没目标的8.evidentadj.明显的；明白的→evidencen.证据9.adoptvt.采用；采纳；收养→adoptionn.收养10.possessvt.拥有；具有；支配→possessionn.财产11.coincidencen.巧合；巧事；同时发生→coincidentadj.同时发生的；(时间上)巧合的；相符的；一致的12.predictvt.预言；预告；预测→predictionn.预言Ⅱ.核心短语1.bycoincidence偶然地2.agreatdeal大量3.ontheotherhand另一方面4.concentrateon集中精力于……5.breakawayfrom逃脱；摆脱；脱离6.leadto导致；通向；通往Ⅲ.经典句式1.Butitwasevidentthatideaswerechanginginthe13thcenturywhenpainterslikeGiottodiBondonebegantopaintreligiousscenesinamorerealisticway.但是很显然，在13世纪时，(人们的)思想正经历着变化，像乔托这样的画家们开始以一种比较现实的风格来描绘宗教场景。2.Theypaidfamousartiststopaintpicturesofthemselves，theirhousesandpossessionsaswellastheiractivitiesandachievements.他们出价聘请著名的艺术家来为他们自己画像，画他们的房屋和财物，以及他们的活动和成就。3.Withoutthenewpaintsandthenewtechnique，wewouldnotbeabletoseethemanygreatmasterpiecesforwhichthisperiodisfamous.没有新的颜料和新的(绘画)手法，我们就不能看到很多使这一时期著名的杰作。4.AmongthepainterswhobrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpaintingweretheImpressionists，wholivedandworkedinParis.在那些突破传统画法的画家中有在法国巴黎生活和工作的印象派画家。5.TheImpressionistswerethefirstpainterstoworkoutdoors.印象派画家是第一批在室外写生的画家。6.Atthetimetheywerecreated，theImpressionists’paintingswerecontroversial，buttodaytheyare...