选修六课文朗读

Unit 1

Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones, starting from the sixth century AD.

The Middle Ages (5th to the 15th century AD)

During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. A conventional artist of this period was not interest

Unit 1A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING

Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones. Starting from the sixth century AD.

The Middle Ages(5th to the 15th century AD)

During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. A conventional artistof this per

Unit 1A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING

Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones. Starting from the sixth century AD.

The Middle Ages(5th to the 15th century AD)

During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. A conventional artistof this per

Unit 1A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING

Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones. Starting from the sixth century AD.

The Middle Ages(5th to the 15th century AD)

During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. A conventional artistof this per

Unit 1A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING

Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones. Starting from the sixth century AD.

The Middle Ages(5th to the 15th century AD)

During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. A conventional artistof this per

英语选修6课文reading

选修6 Unit 1 Art-Reading

A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING

Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones, starting from the sixth century AD.

The Middle Ages (5th to the 15th century AD)

During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. A

选修六MODULE 2课文背诵课程（外研版） 第一轮一遍：语境记忆单词、短语、句式，逐句理解全文

The Cat That Vanished（阅读1）

Will was stupefied with 1. vanish ['v?n??] vt. vi. 消20. patrol [p?'tr?ul] vt. vi. n.

巡逻；巡查 exhaustion, and he might have 失；突然不见；

gone on to the north, or he might 2. stupefied ['stju:pifaid] adj. 21. mice [ma?s]n. 老鼠

（mouse的复数） have laid his head on the grass 神志不清，昏昏沉沉

under one of those trees and slept; 3. exhaustion [iɡ'z?:st??n] n.22. hunt [h?nt] vt. vi.n. 狩猎；

打猎；搜索 but as he stood trying to clear his 精疲力竭；耗尽

4. He might have gone. 他本23. be

选修六MODULE 2课文背诵课程（外研版） 第一轮一遍：语境记忆单词、短语、句式，逐句理解全文

The Cat That Vanished（阅读1）

Will was stupefied with 1. vanish ['v?n??] vt. vi. 消20. patrol [p?'tr?ul] vt. vi. n.

巡逻；巡查 exhaustion, and he might have 失；突然不见；

gone on to the north, or he might 2. stupefied ['stju:pifaid] adj. 21. mice [ma?s]n. 老鼠

（mouse的复数） have laid his head on the grass 神志不清，昏昏沉沉

under one of those trees and slept; 3. exhaustion [iɡ'z?:st??n] n.22. hunt [h?nt] vt. vi.n. 狩猎；

打猎；搜索 but as he stood trying to clear his 精疲力竭；耗尽

4. He might have gone. 他本23. be

Reading : Para.1

①孩子们进食的场所是一间宽敞的大厅,一口锅放在大厅一侧. 开饭的时候,大师傅 在锅边舀粥,有两个女人替他打杂。每个 Para.4 --6

管理员是个健壮的胖子,但他的脸一下子 变白了。⑧他瞪着这个孩子,完全惊呆了, 手里抓着锅以求站稳。⑨至少过了30分钟, 他才说出话来。“什么？”管理员最后开了 孩子只可分得一碗粥,绝不多给,除非在特 别节日,他们才可以另外再分到 60克的面 包.②粥碗从来用不着洗,因为孩子们用汤 匙把碗刮得干干净净,尽力吃掉每一点粥。 这花不了多长时间,因为汤匙几乎和碗 差不多大小。③他们这样把碗刮干净后, 就坐在那儿,眼巴巴的瞅着汤锅,似乎要把 它也吞进肚子.男孩子们有着旺盛的食欲。 三个月来,Olive Twist 和同伴们一起忍受 着慢性饥饿的煎熬,到后来饿的都快发疯了。 Para.2

④其中有个男孩子，个子较同龄人高, 而且不习惯 总是这么挨饿,因为他父亲开 过一家小饭馆.他跟朋友们说他每天必须 多喝一碗汤,否则,难保哪天晚上他就会把 睡在他身边的那个小男孩吃掉。那个高个 男孩的眼睛里闪动着野性的饥饿目光,孩子 们都信以为真.大家开了一个会,决定在当 天傍晚吃过饭

1.选修九Unit1 Breaking records-Reading打破记录 \―路永在前方‖

Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records. 阿什里塔·弗曼是一位热衷挑战并想争创吉尼斯世界纪录的运动员。Over the last 25 years, he has broken approximately 93 Guinness records. 在过去的25年中，他大约已经打破了93项吉尼斯世界纪录。 More than twenty of these he still holds, including the record for having the most records. 至今，他仍然是其中20多项纪录的保持者，还包括拥有最多的吉尼斯纪录这一项。But these records are not made in any conventional sport like swimming or soccer. Rather Ashrita attempts to break records in very imag