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Unit 1 Fine Arts and Music 2

Reading A Leonardo's Horse 3

Reading B A Van Gogh's Trip from the Attic to the Museum 9

Reading C The Man Who Heard His Paintbox Hiss 14

Unit 2 Mythology 20

Reading A Introduction to Mythology 21

Reading B Abraham and the Chosen People 25

Reading C Introduction of the Myths of Greece and Rome 30

Unit 3 Poetry,Drama and Fiction 34

Reading A Feeling into Words 35

Reading B An Ideal Husband（Excerpt） 40

Reading C The Romance of a Busy Broker 46

Unit 4 Architecture and National Character 52

Reading A The United States Capitol Building 53

Reading B The Colosseum：Emblem of Rome 58

Reading C The Early Church：Towards Gothic Splendour 63

Unit 5 Work Ethics 70

Reading A Why Developing a Good Work Ethic Is Essential to Career Success 71

Reading B Work Ethic 75

Reading C Eye on Ethics 81

Unit 6 Ritual and Etiquette 86

Reading A Table Manners 87

Reading B How Ramadan Works 93

Reading C Egyptian Burial 98

Unit 7 Animal Rights 103

Reading A Animal Farm 104

Reading B Animal Cruelty Must Stop 109

Reading C A Change of Heart about Animals 113

Unit 8 Environment and Ecology 119

Reading A Ten of Today's Most Important Environmental Issues 120

Reading B Environment：Endless Summer 126

Reading C Beyond Rio：Pursuing“Ecological Citizenship” 131

Unit 9 The Rise and Fall of Greco-Roman Civilization 137

Reading A 8 Innovations That Built Ancient Rome 138

Reading B Greece：Birthplace of the Modern World？ 143

Reading C The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 149

Unit 10 Renaissance 156

Reading A Renaissance Entertainment 157

Reading B Elizabethan Playhouses 161

Reading C Michelangelo's David—A Symbol of the Renaissance 165

Unit 11 The Industrial Revolution and the Advent of the Information Age 169

Reading A Steam Power during the Industrial Revolution 170

Reading B The New Information Age 174

Reading C Hard Times—ChapterⅡ 179

Unit 12 Two World Wars 185

Reading A From D-Day to VE Day 186

Reading B First Word War—US Participation 190

Reading C Life of Churchill 195

Unit 13 Education 200

Reading A How to Become a Lifelong Learner 201

Reading B MOOC Creators Criticise Courses'Lack of Creativity 206

Reading C Why a Liberal Education Creates Great Entrepreneurs 212

Unit 14 Marxism 218

Reading A Speech at the Grave of Karl Marx 219

Reading B Is Marxism Relevant in the Third World？ 222

Reading C How the“Marxists”Buried Marx 227

Unit 15 Hellenism and Hebraism 231

Reading A Hebraism and Hellenism 232

Reading B Reconciling Hellenism and Hebraism in Nineteenth Century Europe 237

Reading C On Hellenism and Hebraism 242

Unit 16 The Enlightenment Thinkers 247

Reading A The Enlightenment 248

Reading B Early Modern Europe and Enlightened Thinkers 254

Reading C Modernity in Fugue and a Fugue of Modernities 260