【题文】The dream of many people is to leave their mark on the world however they can. This could be in countless different ________ , from coming up with a new invention to simply starting a family. No matter what it is, ________ the world in some way is the purpose of many lives.

That's ________ makes the Renaissance-an art period which centered in Italy between the 14th and 17th centuries-the era of world-markers.

When we hear the word “art”, it's very likely that we'll imagine a work from the Renaissance period. This was a time when many believe art made a revival（复兴）—“renaissance”, ________ , means to bring new life to something.

Take the works of Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci for example. His painting Mona Lisa became one of the best-known ________ on Earth. While many artists left their marks by bringing beauty to the world，Da Vinci did much more than that. The artist was fascinated with the study of human anatomy（解剖学）and even ________ time dissecting human bodies to help with his studies. Da Vinci also proved his ________ in many other areas，and he created sketches of ideas for many inventions，from bridges and machinery to even a helicopter and a robot.

The Renaissance also played host to many other great names in the world of art. Italian painter Raphael, for example, was another leader of this era. But his most famous work isn't ________ on a wall today. Instead, his masterpiece-the Raphael Rooms of Italy's Palace of the Vatican-is the wall. The walls and ceilings of the palace are filled with beautifully ________ paintings of the Bible scenes, which he started as a young artist in 1508.

Religious works such as Raphael's were the ________ style of the Renaissance period. We only have to look at the most iconic sculpture of that period-and perhaps ________ —to realize that.

Italian artist Michelangelo's sculpture David, ________ a biblical character，was firstly shown in the 1500s. The sculpture has ________ years of exposure to the rain, having rocks thrown at it by protesters（抗议者）, and even someone ________ it with a hammer in the 1990s. In spite of all these, David is still standing strong and ________ today-a true symbol of the Renaissance.

【小题1】

A．ways

B．places

C．countries

D．centuries

【小题2】

A．changing

B．creating

C．helping

D．protecting

【小题3】

A．that

B．this

C．what

D．it

【小题4】

A．in all

B．at all

C．after all

D．of all

【小题5】

A．novels

B．poems

C．artworks

D．dramas

【小题6】

A．devoted

B．used

C．enjoyed

D．spent

【小题7】

A．greatness

B．talents

C．skills

D．morals

【小题8】

A．showing

B．hanging

C．appearing

D．shining

【小题9】

A．detailed

B．painted

C．decorated

D．described

【小题10】

A．famous

B．common

C．ordinary

D．special

【小题11】

A．in no time

B．at any time

C．of all time

D．at times

【小题12】

A．coming out

B．adapted from

C．based on

D．named after

【小题13】

A．survived

B．continued

C．lived for

D．experienced

【小题14】

A．making

B．pushing

C．correcting

D．attacking

【小题15】

A．handsome

B．gentle

C．cautious

D．proud

外研版2019 必修三 Unit 4 Using language