Unit 1舞蹈世界 1
Famous Sayings 1
Lead-in 1
Reading Focus 2
Text A Isadora Duncan，the Tenth Muse 2
Text B What Do You Know AboutHip-Hop Dance？ 12
Reading for Pleasure 20
Further Development 21
Unit 2音符的世界 30
Famous Sayings 30
Lead-in 30
Reading Focus 31
Text A Franz Schubert：Rough Life，Great Achievement 31
Text B Johann StraussⅡ：Fighting Against His Father 42
Reading for Pleasure 49
Further Development 50
Unit 3演讲艺术 57
Famous Sayings 57
Lead-in 57
Reading Focus 58
Text A Winston Churchill Speech—Never Give In 59
Text B How to Become a Confident Public Speaker 68
Reading for Pleasure 74
Further Development 75
Unit 4体育精神 81
Famous Sayings 81
Lead-in 81
Reading Focus 82
Text A My Greatest Olympic Prize 82
Text B Overcome Your Imperfections 90
Reading for Pleasure 97
Further Development 97
Unit 5艺术奇葩 105
Famous Sayings 105
Lead-in 105
Reading Focus 106
Text A Machu Picchu—“The Lost City of Inca” 107
Text B Golden-Orb-Spiders Textile 118
Reading for Pleasure 123
Further Development 123
Unit 6艺术家与社会 130
Famous Sayings 130
Lead-in 130
Reading Focus 131
Text A For the kids 131
Text B Oprah Winfrey’s Charity Life 140
Reading for Pleasure 146
Further Development 146
Unit 7国华精粹（Ⅰ） 153
Famous Sayings 153
Lead-in 153
Reading Focus 154
Text A Calligraphy 154
Text B The Oldest Performance Art in China—Acrobatics 164
Reading for Pleasure 171
Further Development 171
Unit 8国华精粹（Ⅱ） 178
Famous Sayings 178
Lead-in 178
Reading Focus 179
Text A Beijing Opera 179
Text B Poetry of the Tang Dynasty 189
Reading for Pleasure 195
Further Development 195