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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

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 1

JOHN SNOW DEFEATS “KING CHOLERA”

John Snow was a famous doctor in London—so expert，indeed，that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician.But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera.This was the deadly disease of its day.Neither its cause nor its cure was understood.So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak.John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve this problem.He knew that cholera would never be controlled until its cause

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

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unit 1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life

In America many people have a romantic idea of life in the countryside. Many living in towns dream of starting up their own farm, of living off the land. Few get round to putting their dreams into practice. This is perhaps just as well, as the life of a farmer is far from easy, as Jim Doherty discovered when he set out to combine being a writer with running a farm. Nevertheless, as he explains, he has no regrets and remains enthusi

必修2 unit1

IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM

Frederick William Ⅰ，the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history . This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country's best

unit 5 Writing Three Thank-You Letters

Alex Haley served in the Coast Guard during World War ll. On an especially lonely day to be at sea -- Thanksgiving Day -- he began to give serious thought to a holiday that has become, for many Americans, a day of overeating and watching endless games of football. Haley decided to celebrate the true meaning of Thanksgiving by writing three very special letters.

亚历克斯·黑利二战时在海岸警卫队服役。出海在外，时逢一个倍感孤寂的日子――感恩节，他开始认真思考起这一节日的意义。对许多美国人而言，这个节日已成为大吃大喝、没完没了地看橄榄球比赛的日子。黑