Unit 1 Masterpieces 1
Reading A Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival 3
Reading B Girl with a Pearl Earring 6
ReadingC Beethoven's Fifth Symphony（Fate Symphony） 11
Unit 2 Art Figures 17
Reading A Rare Stories About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven 19
Reading B My History—Claude Monet by Himself 23
Reading C The Great Artist：Antoni Gaudi 29
Unit 3 Achievements 33
Reading A Four World-Famous Awards 35
Reading B Every“First”of the Academy Awards 38
Reading C After Cyndi Lauper's Tony，Who Is Next to EGOT？ 43
Unit 4 Architecture 49
Reading A Chinese Architect Wang Shu Wins the Pritzker Prize 51
Reading B Will We Ever...Live in Underground Homes？ 55
Reading C Tomorrow's Architecture Today：Current Trends Shaping the Buildings of the Future 60
Unit 5 Design 65
Reading A Bank of China，Hong Kong 67
Reading B How to Become a Fashion Designer 71
Reading C A New Aesthetic of Modern Chinese Graphic Design 76
Unit 6 Diversity 83
Reading A East Meets West：A Look at Chinese and Western Folk Art 85
Reading B Characteristics of Folk Art 90
Reading C Folk Musical Instruments in China and the US 94
Unit 7 New Media 101
Reading A Five Ways Film-Making Is Evolving Thanks to New Technology 103
Reading B Challenges in Film Translation 107
Reading C Ten Tech Breakthroughs in Film 110
Unit 8 Creativity 117
Reading A 3D Street Painting 119
Reading B Musical CATS 124
Reading C Paint-on-Glass 129
Glossary 134
Key 160