Unit One Chinese Calligraphy＆Painting 1
Section A 1
Passage 1 Chinese Painting 1
Passage 2 Chinese Seal 4
Section B 7
Passage 1 Chinese Calligraphy 7
Passage 2 The Four Treasures of the Study:They Record Civilization 12
Unit Two Ancient Chinese Architecture 17
Section A 17
Passage 1 Yongding Tulou 17
Passage 2 Zhaozhou Bridge 20
Section B 23
Passage 1 Temple of Confucius 23
Passage 2 Summer Palace 28
Unit Three Traditional Chinese Sports 33
Section A 33
Passage 1 Nadam Fair 33
Passage 2 Dragon Boat Racing 36
Section B 39
Passage 1 Recreative Gymnastics 39
Passage 2 Qigong 44
Unit Four Ancient Chinese Education 49
Section A 49
Passage 1 Confucius and Education 49
Passage 2 Academies of Classical Learning 52
Section B 55
Passage 1 Chinese Ancient Education 55
Passage 2 Imperial Examination 60
Unit Five Education 65
Section A 65
Passage 1 Private Colleges Are a Waste of Money for White,Middle Class Kids 65
Passage 2 Give Students the Right to Switch University 69
Section B 72
Passage 1 Scottish Education:Why Don't the Sums Add Up？ 72
Passage 2 A Proposed Federal College Rating System Could Hurt Disadvantaged Students 76
Unit Six Arts 81
Section A 81
Passage 1 Mona Lisa 81
Passage 2 British Museum 85
Section B 88
Passage 1 Big Bands 88
Passage 2 Ballet 92
Unit Seven Literature 97
Section A 97
Passage 1 Of Studies 97
Passage 2 Three Days to See 100
Section B 103
Passage 1 Heart of a Teacher 103
Passage 2 Doris Lessing:British Novelist of the"Female Experience" 108
Unit Eight Movie and Media 113
Section A 113
Passage 1 Artificial Intelligence 113
Passage 2 The Times 116
Section B 119
Passage 1 The Legend of 1900 119
Passage 2 The Introduction of BBC 123
Key 129