2017-2018届高中英语 Unit 1 Art课时作业 新人教版选修6.docVIP

Unit 1　Art 【导语】　人们在凝视达·芬奇的不朽之作《蒙娜丽莎》时，常常会被画中人物迷人的微笑倾倒。但你知道这安谧的笑容正在消失吗？ She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever.But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa. The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci (列奥纳多·达·芬奇) in 1505，is getting worse by the year，according to the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫博物馆) where it is housed. “The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago，” the museum said.Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy.Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state (化学状态)． Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year，many attracted by the mystery of her smile.“It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her，she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops，” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“Its because direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.” However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile，Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francis Ⅰ in 1519. In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee，who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat.He said he planned to return it to Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later. During World War Ⅱ， French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces. Like many old ladies，the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell. 【词海拾贝】 1．proof n．证明；证据；试验 2．panel n．嵌板；仪表板 3．current n．趋势；潮流 adj.现行的；当前的 4．excellent adj.出色的，优秀的；杰出的 5．employee n．职员；职工；受雇用人员 【问题思考】 1．What does the writer mean by “time is catching up with the Mona Lisa”？ ________________________________________