Unit 3 Section Ⅰ Welcome to the Unit & Reading(Word教参)-【学霸笔记·同步精讲】2026-2027学年高中英语选择性必修第一册（译林版）

Section Ⅰ　Welcome to the unit & Reading

Part Ⅰ　Reading Comprehension

Activity 1　Reading for Main Idea and Structure

1.Skim to find out the main idea of the passage．

The main idea of the passage is about the author’s first impression of the Impressionist art museum and some Impressionists’ masterpieces．

2.Read for structure and clues．

Activity 2　Reading for Details

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers．

1.What can we learn about the Musée d’Orsay？（　　）

A．It is located in an old railway building．

B．There are many modern art works in it．

C．It features famous paintings from all kinds of movements．

D．It was built by some famous Impressionists of the 19th century．

2.Which of the following works is about the scenes of everyday life？（　　）

A．The Ballet Class．

B．The Card Players．

C．Blue Water Lilies．

D．Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette．

3.What can we learn about Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette？（　　）

A．It shows so many clear details．

B．It was painted by Renoir in 1876.

C．It is made up of small areas of light．

D．It’s Renoir’s most famous painting．

4.What does the phrase “jump out at” in the fourth paragraph mean？（　　）

A．Easily attract．　 B．Easily puzzle．

C．Easily move．　 D．Easily disappoint．

5.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph？（　　）

A．The Post－Impressionist painters．

B．The works of the Impressionist painters．

C．The features of the Impressionists’ paintings．

D．The influence of the Impressionists’ paintings．

6.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage？（　　）

A．To introduce two famous paintings．

B．To introduce several world－famous artists．

C．To introduce the Musée d’Orsay to readers．

D．To give readers information about Impressionism．

答案：1－6　ADBADD

Activity 3　Reading for Elevating Thinking

1.Which of the following do you think is most likely to be an Impressionist painting？Give your reasons．（Logical Thinking逻辑性思维）

Picture ②． Because the painting is not painted in a realistic way and has little details in it．What’s more， it used the painting skills to show the vivid colours and light．

2.If you were a tour guide of the Musée d’Orsay， how would you introduce the museum to the visitors？（Creative Thinking创造性思维）

The Musée d’Orsay is a world－famous art museum in Paris， France．It is unusual because it was previously used as a railway station．This museum is famous for its large collection of paintings from the Impressionist and Post－Impressionist movements of the 19th century．It also displays masterpieces from masters such as Claude Monet， Pierre－Auguste Renoir， Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin．A visit to the Musée d’Orsay allows visitors to look at and compare the different styles between the two art movements．They can enjoy looking at the world from an entirely new point of view．

Activity 4　Reading for Analyzing Complex Sentences

1.

尝试翻译：令人赞叹的是，莫奈每次端详睡莲池这处简单的风景，都以独特的方式让它的美跃然于画布之上。

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尝试翻译：尽管这两幅画的背景截然不同，但在我离开奥赛博物馆后很长一段时间里，一直萦绕着我的却是它们的相似之处——这种相似之处在印象派的画作中随处可见。

Activity 5　Fill in the Blanks According to the Text

　　I visited the Musée d’Orsay on 3 June，which is a world－famous art museum 1.housed （house） in an old railway building in Paris.2.Wandering （wander） through the Impressionist gallery， I appreciated