内容提要 1
序 1
前言 1
Chapter 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 10
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 15
Ⅳ．Grammar:Simple Present Tense 18
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Application Form 19
Chapter 2 Art Appreciation 20
Ⅰ．Text A:Looking at Art 21
Ⅱ．Text B:Chinese Knots 26
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 32
Ⅳ．Grammar:Past Progressive Tense 34
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:A Short Letter 36
Chapter 3 Dressing Fashion 37
Ⅰ．Text A:Fashion Style 38
Ⅱ．Text B:Shape and Space 44
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 48
Ⅳ．Grammar:Past Perfect Tense 50
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Résumé 52
Chapter 4 Watercolor Painting 53
Ⅰ．Text A:The Development of Watercolor Painting in America 54
Ⅱ．Text B:Colonial Artists 60
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 65
Ⅳ．Grammar:Passive Voice 68
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Certificate 70
Chapter 5 Greek Sculpture 71
Ⅰ．Text A:The Art of Greek Sculpture 72
Ⅱ．Text B:The Romans Preserved Greek Culture 78
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 83
Ⅳ．Grammar:Modal Verb 86
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Business Card 88
Chapter 6 American Music 89
Ⅰ．Text A:Jazz(1) 90
Ⅱ．Text B:Jazz(2) 96
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 101
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Consistency of Subject and Predicate 104
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:An Application Letter 105
Chapter 7 Environmental Design 106
Ⅰ．Text A:The Ornamental Aesthetic 107
Ⅱ．Text B:On Garden 113
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 119
Ⅳ．Grammar:Present Participle 122
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:E-mail 124
Chapter 8 Religious Architecture 125
Ⅰ．Text A:Byzantine Art 126
Ⅱ．Text B:Gothic Art 132
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 137
Ⅳ．Grammar:Comparative Degree and Superlative Degree 140
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Business Letters 142
Chapter 9 Famous Paintings 143
Ⅰ．Text A:Why Vincent van Gogh Painted Sunflowers 144
Ⅱ．Text B:Claude Monet and Serial Paintings 150
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 155
Ⅳ．Grammar:Relative Pronouns 158
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:General Rules of Formal Invitation 159
Chapter 10 City Design 160
Ⅰ．Text A:City Reforms in the United States 161
Ⅱ．Text B:City in the United States 167
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 172
Ⅳ．Grammar:Relative Adverbs 175
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Poster and Post Card 176
Keys to the Exercises 177
Glossary 196
Acknowledgements 212