(练习)19 课时达标训练(十二) Period Three-【提分教练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第一册(外研版2019)

课时达标训练(十二)　Period Three Ⅰ. 单句语法填空 1. My goal is to_perform (perform) together with my daughter before the audience. 2. Obviously, I was very disappointed (disappoint) at not getting the job. 3. The purpose of new technology is to_make (make) life easier. 4. The film is so thrilling (thrill) that it is worth seeing again. 5. Cleaning women in big cities usually get paid (pay) by the hour. 6. She felt rather frightened that she shouldn't drive the car at such a frightening speed. (frighten) 7. What pleases him most is bathing (bathe) in the sea. 8. I feel it is your husband who is to_blame (blame) for the spoiled child. 9. The situation at home and abroad is very inspiring (inspire)． 10. Her work is interesting(interest), and she enjoys taking care of children. Ⅱ. 阅读理解 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 about 1503－1506，is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫) 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 world's most famous painting is not easy.Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state. 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 you're 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. “It's 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 unti