Unit 1 Olympic Mascots 1
Ⅰ．Text A:The Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 2
Ⅱ．Text B:A Brief History of the Olympic Mascots 9
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 14
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Simple Present Tense 17
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Application Form 18
Unit 2 Art Appreciation 19
Ⅰ．Text A:Looking at Art 20
Ⅱ．Text B:Chinese Knots 25
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 30
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Past Progressive Tense 32
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:A Short Letter 34
Unit 3 Dressing Fashion 35
Ⅰ．Text A:Fashion Style 36
Ⅱ．Text B:Shape 41
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 44
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Past Perfect Tense 46
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Résumé 48
Unit 4 Watercolor Painting 49
Ⅰ．Text A:The Development of Watercolor Painting in America 50
Ⅱ．Text B:Colonial Artists 56
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 61
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Passive Voice 64
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Certificate 66
Unit 5 Greek Sculpture 67
Ⅰ．Text A:The Art of Greek Sculpture 68
Ⅱ．Text B:The Romans Preserved Greek Culture 73
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 78
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Modal Verbs 81
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Business Card 83
Unit 6 American Music 84
Ⅰ．Text A:Jazz(1) 85
Ⅱ．Text B:Jazz(2) 91
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 96
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Consistency of Subject and Predicate 99
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:An Application Letter 100
Unit 7 Environmental Design 101
Ⅰ．Text A:The Ornamental Aesthetics 102
Ⅱ．Text B:On Garden 107
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 113
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Present Participle 116
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:E-mail 118
Unit 8 Religious Architecture 119
Ⅰ．Text A:Byzantine Art 120
Ⅱ．Text B:Gothic Art 126
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 131
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Comparative Degree and Superlative Degree 134
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Business Letter 136
Unit 9 Famous Paintings 137
Ⅰ．Text A:Why Vincent van Gogh Painted Sunflowers 138
Ⅱ．Text B:Claude Monet and Serial Paintings 144
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 149
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Relative Pronouns 152
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:General Rules of Formal Invitation 153
Unit 10 City Design 154
Ⅰ．Text A:City Reforms in the United States 155
Ⅱ．Text B:City in the United States 161
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 166
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Relative Adverbs 169
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Poster and Postcard 170
Key to the Exercises 171
参考译文 190
Glossary 208
Acknowledgement 222