达芬奇英文

2018年12月英语六级阅读理解：达芬奇传奇

LeonardDaVinci

LeonarddaVinciwasapainter,asculptor,anarchitect,a

musician,anengineer,manofmanytalents,

aRenaissancemaninthetruenoftheword.

LeonardwasbornatasmalltownnearFlorence,wherehewas

oonsurpasdhismastersinuniting

precisionoflinewithrhythmofmovement,andinfindingnewways

toshowlightandshade.

AlthoughLeonardisgenerallyknownasapainter,hisactual

todayonlyabouttwelvepaintingsare

becauhisdiver

interest,hisfar-rangingcuriosityinnatureandhindlessscientific

rstandthemanonehas

therefore,toreadthe,000notebooksinwhichheputdownhis

obrvationsinlifeandhissketchdrawings.

Nevertheless,Leonardhadprofoundunderstandingsofart,

whichexertedgreatinfluenceamongthepaintersofhisown

tinghestresdthe

expressionofemotionalstates,which,tohimwere,theheartof

painting:

Agoodpainterhastwochiefobjectstopaintmanandthe

meriasy,thelatterhard,foritmust

beexpresdbygesturesandthemovementofthelimbs...A

paintingwillonlybewonderfulforthebeholderbymakingthat

whichisnotsoraidanddetachedfromthewall.

Hismajorworks:LastSupper,manyEuropeanartmastershave

eoftheirversionshasbeenas

impressiveasdaVinci’ehastheenduringvalueintheart

worldashis.

MonaLisa,ifLastSupperisthemostfamousofreligious

pictures,thenMonaLisaprobablyistheworld’smostfamous

etly

foldedhands,thegazethatisdirectedattheobrver,theambiguity

ofthesmiletogetherhelptocreateacuriouffectandacreteffect.

阅读自测

Ⅰ.Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords:

LeonarddaVinciisfirstknownasa________,andheisalso

a________,an________,a________,an________,anda

________.TheamountofdaVinci’

areonlyabout________inci,agoodpainterhas

twochiefobjectstopaint________andthe________ofhissoul.

InhisfamousworkMonaLisa,thequietly________hands,

the________thatisdirectedattheobrver,theambiguityofthe

________togetherhelptocreateacuriouffectandacret

effect.

Ⅱ.Question:

WhataredaVinci’sfamouspaintings?

参考答案

Ⅰ.painter/sculptor/architect/musician/engineer/scientist/

12/man/intention/folded/gaze/smileⅡ.LastSupperandMona

Lisa.