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Period Ⅰ TOPIC TALK & LESSON 1
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北师英语 必修第三册
必备知识 自主学习
关键能力 合作探究
课堂检测 素养达标
课时作业 巩固提升
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MASTERPIECES①
The Starry② Night was painted in June 1889 when Vincent van Gogh was staying at a home for the mentally③ ill. Van Gogh painted what he saw from his window—the night sky with clouds, stars and a
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moon. However, he didn't just paint the clouds.He also painted the massive④ circles of white and yellow racing across the sky. The stars and the moon hang bright in the night sky. Beneath⑤ this amazing sky, we see a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree.
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His unusual use of colour has led experts to⑥ think that Van Gogh's mental illness may have affected⑦ his sense of sight. He also took a drug⑧ that can make people see yellow spots⑨, just like the stars in The Starry Night.
may have done表示对过去情况不肯定的推测,意思是“过去可能做了某事”。
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Unfortunately, Van Gogh's unique⑩ paintings weren't very popular and he only sold one painting in his lifetime⑪. He also thought The Starry Night was a failure⑫. However, the fact remains that The Starry Night is now one of the world's most famous paintings.
画线部分为固定句型“the fact remains that...”,意为“事实是……,真实的情况是……”,用于强调所说的某一情况为事实,人们必须意识到。
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The Scream was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893.What makes it striking⑬ is that it shows a thin figure⑭ with an expression of fear—the figure's mouth is wide open and letting out a powerful scream⑮. The figure covers his or her ears and looks directly at the viewer⑯. This figure is set on a bridge above a dark, stormy sea, and against a burning⑰ orangered sky.
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In his diary, Munch talked about what inspired him. “I was walking down the road with two friends when the sun set⑱; suddenly the sky turned as red as blood...I stood there shaking. Then I heard the scream of nature.”
画线部分为“Sb.was doing...when...”句型,意为“某人正在做某事,(这时)突然……”。
画线部分为“