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1) The study encompasses a diverse range of experiments.
2) Art, open to multiple interpretations, often stirs controversies over its definition.
3) English is often understood as a course with no practical function other than preparation for the
national examination.
4) All the students are required tot visualize a successful future. 5) Art can enhance and enrich one’s life with joys and delights.
6) Art is source of imagination , allowing a person to think beyond boundaries. 7) Those materials are frequently adopted in the absence of better ones. 8) There is agreement among artists that art is open to multiple interpretations.
5. Paraphrase each of the sentences below according to the models. The share your answers
with your partner or with the class.
1) There has been a recognition of the importance of art in our daily life. 2) There is a deep concern about the loss of traditional morality. 3) It is important to prevent human interference of the climate system.
4) There is a growing awareness of the necessity of offering the course of modern art at college. 5) There is a renewal interest in tradition art despite the popularity of digital art.
4. Read the paragraphs taken from this unit and summarize each of them using one sentence
only. Then compare yours with your partner’s Write it on the board and share yours with the rest of the class.
1) Modern Art is the result of the change in technology and artists’ attitudes towards society. 2) Modern art requires people to have an open mind and a big imagination.
3) Instead of using words, artists can send messages through their art to promote their own beliefs. 5. Read the following paragraphs and indicate what devices of coherence are used. 1) Transitions: however, in this case, of course
Pronouns: this, one, he
Synonyms: meaning—sense, word---term
Semantic field words: family, grandparents, relatives, wife, children Repeated words: family, meaning, foreigner
2) Transitions: however, for one thing, for another, and
Pronouns: they
Synonyms: learn-study, Japanese students-American counterparts, children---students Semantic field words: learn, memorize, exam Repeated words: demanding, advantage, students
3) Transitions: but, as, only, before long
Pronouns: it one
Synonyms:distinct-characteristic, easily recognizable, in its own way;beat-rhythm,
surge; overwhelming-dominant, overpowering
Semantic field words: foot, body, head, thought Repeated words: music, song,
Integrated Exercises
8. 略。
9. Fill in the following blanks with words and sentences given below. Change the forms where necessary.
1) categorize 5) academic 9) decorative
2) illuminates 6) innovation
3) deliberately 7) permanent 11) variations
4) portrait 8) interpretation 12) radical
10) commissioned
10. Guess the meaning of the following words and then add more words using the same prefix or suffix. Share your answers with the class.
1)
1) clockwise 2) 1) kindness 3) 1) translate 4) 1) Brazilian 5)
1) businesslike 6) 1) realistic 7)
1) self-confident 8) 1) physicist 9)
2) archaeologist 3) novelist
4) scientist
5) socialist 2) self-conscious 3) self-reliance 4) self-control 5) self-made
2) magic
3) cosmic
4) microscopic
5) ironic 2) childlike
3) warlike
4) womanlike
5) ladylike
2) magician
3) logician
4) technician
5) musician
2) transfer
3) transform
4) transitive
5) transplant
2) playfulness 3) business
4) consciousness 5) likeness 2) sidewise
3) otherwise
4) moneywise 5) crabwise 1) agriculture 10) 1) player
2) architecture 3) mixture 4) moisture 5) gesture 2) singer 3) baker 4) writer 5) dancer 11. Tick off those words or phrases which can not collocate the head word.
1) the distance 6) house, station
2) have 7) an apple
3) somebody 8) lack in
4) to the public
5) in the
9) a photograph, disappointment
10) strength, passion
12. Find synonyms (in the box bellow) of the following words as many as possible. Then exchange with your partners.
11) encompass (comprise, contain, include, cover, consist of, embrace) 12) broaden (develop, enlarge, expand, increase, augment, widen, enlighten) 13) component (factor, element, ingredient, item, part)
14) dispute (argument, debate, controversy, disagreement, quarrel) 15) range (area, domain, extent, scope, sphere) 16) enrich (improve, enhance, develop, cultivate) 17) reveal (exhibit, expose, uncover, show, disclose)
18) central (chief, essential important, fundamental, key, main, primary, vital) 19) judgment (assessment, estimate, appraisal, evaluation)
20) promote (develop, encourage, stimulate, advance, contribute to, encourage) 13. 略。
14. Complete the following statements with phrases from the box. You may change the phrases according to the Chinese given.
11) speaking and listening go hand in hand, making language learning more efficient and
interesting
12) engage in the dispute about the question: is there another world beyond boundaries 13) posed some questions of much controversy
14) is bound to serve as the indispensable interactive tool for the blind to surf online 15) In the absence of, limit their ability to find new methods to do scientific research
16) countless books relating to art, literature and science, filling ourselves with wonder and
contentment
17) the source of knowledge and wisdom, creating a sense of happiness in the readers
18) are filled with passion and imagination, which in turn enhance and enrich their lives with joys
and delights
19) it was recognized that in this new age of globalization, have been thrown aside in a spirit of
opening market and blooming economy
20) is generally understood as a tool for communication , transmits ideas and values among
nations and cultures
VII . Chinese translations of the readings
Reading 1
何为艺术
什么是艺术？常有人问这个问题，答案不尽相同。许多人认为，艺术是无法定义的。我们可以从几方面解释这一点。艺术，通常被认为是刻意将各种元素排列组合起来的创作过程或产品，以吸引感官和激发情感。艺术涉及的范围广泛且多样，人类活动，及创作和表达的方式均属此列，包括音乐、文学、电影、雕塑和绘画。在哲学范畴，艺术指的是其中一个分支，被称为美学。
艺术通常被理解为以沟通或审美为目的的活动或产品——用以表达思想、情感，或更通俗地说，表达世界观。做任何活动或产品。它是文化的组成部分，在其设计中反映了经济基础和社会基础。它跨越时空，传达每一个文化承传下来思想与价值观。其作用随着时间而发生变化，它在此可能更具美学意义，于彼可能更多地发挥着其社会教育的功能。
上述观点具有一定的真实性，但也只是观点罢了。维基百科的词条这样表述：“究竟把艺术归类为一种特定的文化形式还是一件作品，艺术史学家和艺术哲学家在很久以前就对此存在分歧。”
艺术的定义是开放的，主观的，值得商榷。历史学家和艺术家未能就如何定义艺术达成一致，这就是为什么我们赋予了艺术如此多的定义。而在过去数百年里，“艺术”这一概念本身也不断变化着。
直至今天，人们依然为“艺术”这一概念争论不休，对“艺术”的阐释多种多样——它可以纯粹只是任何一项人类活动，或任何一套开展活动的规则。这一阐释概括了“艺术”通