Period Four Writing 【单元主题表达】 【主题词汇和短语】 1.efficient 2.improve 3.turn into 4.hear from sb 5.used to do sth 6.communicate with 7.comfort and convenience 8.keep in touch with 9.have easy access to 10.have an advantage over 11.on the contrary 12.on the one hand…on the other hand… 13.in addition 【高级句式】 1.great changes have taken place in our life 2.will certainly be brought about 3.It is universally acknowledged that 4.have brought us comfort and convenience 【连贯成文】 1.Great changes have taken place in the way of communication in recent years 2.In the past, people kept in touch with each other mainly by writing letters or using the public telephone 3.people have easy access to the Internet, which enables them to send and receive e-mails anytime 4.but now it takes only several minutes, even if they are in two different continents 【活学活用】 One possible version: In recent years, great changes have taken place in my life. What impresses me most is that technology has made our study easier and more efficient. Take online study as an example. This term I have taken some online courses, which are more convenient and more flexible than studying on campus. The large variety of online courses, ranging from the school subjects to career courses, can provide me with abundant choices. I can choose the ones I like and have classes anywhere through the Internet. I also join some online study groups where I enjoy a closer relationship with my teachers and other group members. The online study has benefited me a lot. I believe that the development of technology will bring about far-reaching changes in every aspect of our life.Period Four Writing Ⅰ.A 【文章大意】 这是一篇说明文。一项研究表明,达·芬奇在创作著名的《蒙娜丽莎》时比人们之前认为的更有实验性,而且他很可能是一个世纪后的作品中使用的一种技艺的创造者。 1.D 推理判断题。根据第二段“Mixing these two substances is the technique that later artists like Rembrandt used to help the paint dry, according to the study.”(根据这项研究,混合这两种物质是Rembrandt等后来的艺术家用来帮助颜料变干的技术。)可知,作者提及Rembrandt是为了表明这种技艺能帮助颜料变干。故选D。 2.C 推理判断题。根据第三段“‘Everything that comes from Leonardo is very interesting, because he had lots of ideas, and he was an experimenter, attempting to improve the knowledge of his time,’ Wallez said. ‘Each time you discovered something in his processes, you discovered that he was clearly ahead of his time.’”(“来自Leonardo的一切都非常有趣,因为他有很多想法,他是一个实验者,试图提高他那个时代的知识,”Wallez说。“每次你在他的工序中发现一些东西,你就会发现他明显领先于他的时代。”)可推断,Wallez认为达·芬奇对于他所在的时代具有开拓性、先驱性。故选C。 3.A 细节理解题。根据第四段“The researchers believed that Leonardo had made his mixture of lead oxide powder with linseed oil to produce the thick coat of paint needed for the first layer, while unknowingly creating the rare compound.”(研究人员认为,Leonardo将氧化铅粉和亚麻 ... ...
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