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高中英语课文原文选修六
Unit1Art-Reading
ASHORTHISTORYOFWESTERNPAINTING
TheMiddleAges(5thtothe15thcenturyAD)
TheRenaissance(15thto16thcentury)
Impressionism(late19thtoearly20thcentury)
Inthelate19thcentury,Europechangedagreatdeal.fromamostlyagriculturalsociety
toamostlyindustrialone.Manypeoplemovedfromthecountrysidetothenewcities.Thereweremanynewinventionsandsocialchanges.Naturally,thesechangesalsoledtonewpaintingstyles.
AmongthepainterswhobrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpaintingweretheImpressionists,
wholivedandworkedinParis.
TheImpressionistswerethefirstpainterstoworkoutdoors.Theywereeagertoshowhowlightandshadowfellonobjectsatdifferenttimesofday.However,becausenaturallightchangessoquickly,theImpressionistshadtopaintquickly.Theirpaintingswerenotasdetailedasthoseofearlierpainters.Atfirst,manypeopledislikedthisstyleofpaintingandbecameveryangraboutit.Theysaidthatthepainterswerecarelessandtheirpaintingswereridiculous.
ModernArt(20thcenturytotoday)
THEBESTOFMANHATTAN’SARTGALLERIES
TheFrickCollection(5thAvenueandE.70thStreet)
ManyartloverswouldrathervisitthissmallartgallerythananyotherinNewYork.
HenryClayFrick,arichNewYorker,diedin1919,leavinghishouse,furnitureandartcollectiontotheAmericanpeople.Frickhadapreferenceforpre-twentiethcenturyWesternpaintings,andthesearewell-representedinthisexcellentcollection.YoucanalsoexploreFrick'sbeautifulhome
andgardenwhicharewellworthaVisit.
MetropolitanMuseumofArt(5thAvenueand82ndStreet)
Thereputationofthismuseumliesinthevarietyofitsartcollection.Thiscoversmorethan5,000yearsofcivilizationfrommanypartsoftheworld,includingAmerica,Europe,China,Egypt,otherAfricancountriesandSouthAmerica.Themuseumdisplaysmorethanjustthevisualdelightsofart.Itintroducesyoutoancientwaysofliving.YoucanvisitanEgyptiantemple,a
fragrantMinggarden,atypicalroominan18thcenturyFrenchhouseandmanyotherspecial
exhibitions.
MuseumofModernArt(53rdStreet,between5thand6thAvenues)
Itisamazingthatsomanygreatworksofartfromthelate19thcenturytothe21stcenturyarehousedinthesamemuseum.ThecollectionofWesternartincludespaintingsbysuchfamousartistsasMonet,VanGogh,PicassoandMatisse.Afewwordsofwarning:
theadmission
priceisnotcheapandthemuseumisoftenverycrowded.
(byWangJian)
DidyouknowthatEnglishspeakersalsoenjoyotherformsofAsianpoetry-TangpoemsfromChinainparticular?
AlotofTangpoetryhasbeentranslatedintoEnglish.ThisTangpoem(H)isatranslationfromtheChinese.
Withsomanydifferentformsofpoetrytochoosefrom,studentsmayeventuallywantto
writepoemsoftheirown.Itiseasierthanyoumightthinkandcertainlyworthatry!
I'VESAVEDTHESUMMER
I'vesavedthesummer
AndIgiveitalltoyou
ToholdonwintermorningsWhenthesnowisnew.
I'vesavedsomesunlight
Ifyoushouldeverneed
AplaceawayfromdarknessWhereyourmindcanfeed.
AndformyselfI'vekeptyoursmile
Whenyouwerebutnineteen,Tillyou'reolderyou'llnotknow
Whatbraveyoungsmilescanmean.
Iknownoanswers
Tohelpyouonyourway
TheanswersliesomewhereAtthebottomoftheday.
Butifyou'veaneedforlove
I'llgiveyoualllown
ItmighthelpyoudowntheroadTillyou'vefoundyourown.
(byRodMcKuen)
选修6Unit3Ahealthylife-Reading
Readinganddiscussing
Allscientistssubscribetotheviewthattheincreaseintheearth'stemperatureisduetothe
burningoffossilfuelslikecoal,naturalgasandoiltoproduceenergy.Somebyproductsofthisprocessarecalled"greenhouse"gases,themostimportantoneofwhichiscarbondioxide.DrJaniceFosterexplains:
"Thereisanaturalphenomenonthatscientistscallthe'greenhouseeffect'.
Thisiswhensmallamountsofgasesintheatmosphere,likecarbondioxide,methaneandwatervapour,trapheatfromthesunandthereforewarmtheearth.Withoutthe'greenhouseeffect',theearthwouldbeaboutthirty-threedegreesCelsiuscoolerthanitis.So,weneedthosegases.Theproblembeginswhenweaddhugequantitiesofextracarbondioxideintotheatmosphere.Itmeansthatmoreheatenergytendstobetrappedintheatmospherecausingtheglobaltemperature
togoup."
Weknowthatthelevelsofcarbondioxidehaveincreasedgreatlyoverthelast100to150
years.ItwasascientistcalledCharlesKeeling,whomadeaccuratemeasurementsoftheamountofcarbondioxideintheatmospherefrom1957to1997.Hefoundthatbetweentheseyearsthe
carbondioxideintheatmospherewentupfromaround315partstoaround370partspermillion
Greenhousegasescontinuetobuildupintheatmosphere.Evenifwestartreducingthe
amountofcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegases,theclimateisgoingtokeeponwarmingfordecadesorcenturies.Nooneknowstheeffectsofglobalwarming.Doesthatmeanweshoulddonothing?
Or,aretheriskstoogreat?
选修6Unit5Thepowerofnature-Reading
intotheair.Itwasanabsolutelyfantasticsight.
ThedayafterthiseruptionIwasluckyenoughtohaveamuchcloserlookatit.TwootherscientistsandIweredrivenupthemountainanddroppedascloseaspossibletothecraterthathadbeenformedduringtheeruption.Havingearliercollectedspecialclothesfromtheobservatory,weputthemonbeforewewentanycloser.Allthreeofuslookedlikespacemen.Wehadwhiteprotectivesuitsthatcoveredourwholebody,helmets,bigbootsandspecialgloves.Itwasnoteasytowalkinthesesuits,butweslowlymadeourwaytotheedgeofthecraterandlookeddownintothered,boilingcentre.Theothertwoclimbeddownintothecratertocollectsomelavafor
laterstudy,butthisbeingmyfirstexperience,Istayedatthetopandwatchedthem.
Today,IamjustasenthusiasticaboutmyjobasthedayIfirststarted.Havingstudiedvolcanoesnowformanyyears,Iamstillamazedattheirbeautyaswellastheirpotentialtocausegreatdamage.
THELRKEOFHERVEN
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