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Module 2
The Renaissance
Reading Practice
The Puzzle of the Mona Lisa
To try to understand a passage titled the Puzzle of the Mona Lisa
To learn some key words in the passage
1) What can you remember about the Mona Lisa
2) Why is the painting special
3) How many paintings of the Mona Lisa by da Vinci are there
4) Can you guess what the puzzle of the Mona Lisa might be
1. Answer the questions.
2. Read the passage and choose the best summary.
(a) The Mona Lisa was stolen so that someone could make six copies and sell them to collectors.
(b) Perugia stole the Mona Lisa on behalf of his boss, who simply made copies but didn’t pay him for stealing the painting.
(c) The Mona Lisa was stolen, copies were made, and no one now knows if the painting which was returned is authentic.
(d) The Mona Lisa in the Louvre Museum today is a copy and not the authentic painting.
3. Decide what text type the passage is.
a description
a narrative
an argument
1 Paragraph 2
The story began one day in 1911 when someone noticed the Mona Lisa was missing.
(b) A spokesman said, “The burglar left the antique frame and the glass behind.”
(c) “… We’re appealing to anyone who saw the suspect to contact us.”
4. Choose the most important sentence from these paragraphs.
2 Paragraph 5
(a) Why did the burglar, Vincenzo Perugia, wait so long
(b) The drawback for Perugia was that de Valifierno didn’t in fact need the painting, only the news of the theft.
(c) De Valifierno made six superb copies and sold them, claiming that each one was the authentic stolen painting.
3 Paragraph 8
(a) There were a number of precise copies of the Mona Lisa painted by gifted students of Leonardo da Vinci.
(b) Part of the painting’s fascination is whether the one in the Louvre was authentic…even before it was stolen.
(c) And if Perugia stole a copy…who has the authentic Mona Lisa
1) dash means
a. go b. drive c. run d. walk
2) drawback means
a. disadvantage b. mistake c. disappointment d. advice
3) confidential means
a. secret b. unnecessary c. amusing d. illegal
5 Choose the correct answers.
c
a
a
4) De Valifierno wanted everyone to hear about the news of the burglary ____.
a. to tell the buyers the real Mona Lisa was just a copy
b. to make six copies
c. to avoid paying Perugia
d. to convince each buyer they had the authentic painting and not a copy
d
5) The six buyers didn’t know about the other paintings because ______.
a. they hadn’t heard the news
b. they might have guessed that their painting was a copy
c. De Valifierno had told them their copy was the authentic painting
d. Perugia had waited so long before trying to sell the painting
c
6. Complete the sentences in your own words.
1) Perugia stole the Mona Lisa because
_________________________________________.
2) De Valfierno didn’t need the painting, only the news of the burglary, so he _________________________________.
de Valifierno said he would pay him to do so
could sell the six copies he had made
3) Perugia waited two years before trying to sell the Mona Lisa, because ____________________________________.
4) When the buyers heard that Perugia had tried to sell the painting, de Valifierno _________________________________
he thought de Valifierno would pay him
told them that it was a copy.
5) The Mona Lisa in the Louvre may only have been a copy when it was stolen, so ______________________________________.
no one knows where the real Mona Lisa is
Fill in the blanks.
One day in 1. _______, the Mona Lisa in the Louvre was missing. Then there was a widespread search for the burglar all over the country. Two years later, a man with a moustache made a(n) 2. ________________ to sell the Mona Lisa to an art dealer. After checking it, the art dealer agreed it was 3. _________ and called the police. The truth was that the burglar had stolen it on behalf of the chief organizer of the crime. But the chief organizer refused to pay the burglar for the painting because what he needed was 4. __________________ rather than the painting.
1911
tentative attempt
authentic
the news of the theft
He made six superb copies and sold them, claiming each one was the 5. ______________. At last the burglar was 6. ______________.
However, there is still a puzzle. Is the Mona Lisa in the Louvre the original work by Leonardo da Vinci or just a copy
stolen painting
put into prison
1. A passerby saw a man with a moustache, carrying a parcel under his arm, dash over the street crossing, along to the
crossroads.
一个路人看见一个有胡子的男人胳膊下夹着一个包裹冲向十字路口,沿十字路口向前。
along adv.
1) 向前
e.g. He sang loudly as he walked along. (翻译)
他边向前走边大声唱着歌。
along
2) 一起;带着(+with)
e.g. Come along with us.
跟我们一道去吧。
3) 来到;去到
e.g. I’ll be along in a minute.
我一会儿就来。
2. The burglar left the antique frame and the glass behind.
窃贼留下古董架和玻璃。
leave… behind
1) 忘了带;留下
e.g. I’ve left my pen behind. 我忘了带我的笔。
2) 抛在后面
e.g. They soon left the city light behind.
他们不久就把这座城市的灯光抛在后面了。
3) 留下,遗留
e.g. He left a great fame behind him.
他留了一个伟大的名声。
3. We’re appealing to anyone who saw the suspect to contact us.
我们正在呼吁人们看到嫌犯联系我们。
appeal v. 1) 呼吁;恳求
e.g. He appealed to me for help.
他向我求援。
He appealed to his friends for support.
他请求朋友支持。
2) 诉诸;求助
e.g. We will appeal to a great variety of sources of information.
我们将求助于多种资料来源。
3) 有吸引力;迎合爱好
e.g. The idea appealed to Mary.
这主意正合玛丽的心意。
【归纳】
appeal to sb. for sth. 恳求/呼吁/诉诸/求助某人……
appeal to sb./ sth. (对某人/物) 有吸引力; 向……呼吁, 求助于
appeal to sb. to do sth. 恳请某人做某事
make an appeal to sb. 向某人提出呼吁, 引起某人的兴趣
4. News about the loss of the Mona Lisa was circulated in all the French newspapers,…
蒙娜丽莎丢失的消息在法国报纸上流传。
circulate v.
1) 使循环;环流;
e.g. Blood circulates round the body.
Open the window to allow the air to circulate.
2) 散布;流传;扩散
e.g. Rumors circulated rapidly.
People who circulate false news are to blame.
circulate v. 3) 随意地到处走动
e.g. The host and hostess circulated among their guests.
男女主人在客人间走动以招待他们。
5. We’re seeking a gang of criminals.
我们正在寻找一个犯罪团伙。
seek v.
1) 搜寻, 寻找, 寻觅(常与for, after连用)
e.g. We sought an answer to the question, but couldn’t find one.
我们寻求这个问题的答案, 可是没能找到。
These young graduates are seeking after success in life.
这些年青毕业生在探索人生成功之途。
seek v.
2) 请求,要求
e.g. I will seek my doctor’s advice.
You must seek permission from the manager.
3) 尝试;试图;企图
e.g. He sought to make peace.
他试图讲和。
I have never sought to hide my views.
我从不尝试隐瞒自已的观点。
6. The outcome of the story is that Perugia got the blame for the crime and went to prison.
故事的结局是佩鲁贾被定为犯罪,去了监狱。
blame v. 埋怨,归咎 n. 谴责;归咎
【归纳】
blame sb. for sth. /doing sth. 因……而指责某人
blame ... on sb. 把......归咎于某人
be to blame (for sth.) (主动表被动) 应受责备
accept/ bear/ take the blame for sth. 对某事承担责任
put/ lay the blame for sth. on sb. 把某事归咎于某人
e.g. They blamed the failure on George.
They blamed the secretary for the delay of the plan.
He put the blame of his failure in the exam on his teacher.
单句填空。
1) Don’t always blame your own failure ______ others. Sometimes you yourself are____________ (blame).
不要总把自己的失败归咎于他人,有时该怪的是你自己。
2) The police had figured out the cause of the traffic accident and it was the lorry driver that should take the blame _______ it.
警方已经查明这起交通事故的起因,是那位卡车司机应为此负责。
on
to blame
for
一句多译。
3) 我们不能把这起事故归咎于天气。
→We can’t _________ the accident ______ the weather.
→We can’t _________________________ the accident ______ the weather.
blame
on
put/lay the blame for
on
Imagine that someone has stolen a famous work of art in China. Write a newspaper article describing what happened.