Unit 3 Art and architecture
I. Speaking
Task 1 What is modern architecture?
Directions: Have a look at the modern buildings in your city and find out what they have in common. Then give at least 3 characteristics of modern architecture.
Task 2 Disadvantages of modern buildings
Directions: Read the report in the form and discuss the following questions in groups.
1. If you were a designer, what could be done to prevent birds from being killed by collisions?
2. What harm do modern buildings do to people in and outside them?
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Task 3 Imagine future Architecture!
Directions: Our lives may be very different in the future. Architecture must change as we change. Work in groups and try to imagine what your future house could be! Complete the task according to the suggested steps.
Step 1 Discussions
(1) What will houses of the future look like?
(2) Will people live on other planets? Or underground or under the sea?
(3) What new building materials will we use?
(4) Where will your house be built?
(5) What will your building site be like?
(6) Will you use recycled materials or invent new ones?
(7) Will there be new ways to power your house?
(8) Will there be new ways your house functions?
(9) Will there be new rooms and spaces we don't have now?
(10)Who will live in your house? How many people?
(11)What form will your future house have? How will it look?
Step 2 Drawing
Draw a rough sketch of your future house and color it.
Step 3 Describing
Write a short description about your house and how you think the future will be. You can put your drawing and paragraph together on a piece of colored paper for display. A possible version is given to help you.
A possible version: My future building is a passive solar, earth shelter house with lots of room to grow food. There are plenty of windows, so it doesn't feel like living underground! I also converted the yard to food growing space. I invented a water collector that also filters the rainwater. For electricity, there are plenty of "windmills." My house is built with materials found on the site and takes little wood.
II. Understanding the text
1. Buildings, streets, squares and parks are in different styles because _________.
A. they were all designed by different architects
B. different ideas of beauty are expressed in them
C. they are part of the man-made living environment
D. they are built out of modern building materials.
2. Which of the following is NOT true about modernism?
A. It has existed for 70 years or so
B. Steel, glass and concrete are used as modern architecture materials
C. All the buildings in developing countries belong to modernism.
D. Sometimes traditional materials are used in modern architecture
3.According to the text, most people think modern buildings are ______________.
A. huge B. beautiful C. friendly D. welcoming
4. Antonio Gaudi _________________.
A. was a traditional architect
B. invented modernism in order to change society
C. preferred steel, glass and concrete to natural materials
D. knew that there aren’t any straight lines in nature.
5. Which of the following will NOT probably make people think about nature?
A. The Opera House in Sydney
B. All the art museums in New York
C. The 2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing
D. Most of Gaudi’s works in and around Barcelona
III. Post-reading activities
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White shell-like roofs, unlike anything else in the world, make the Sydney Opera House an image of timeless beauty. It is famous for being a (1) , not only of a city, but a whole country and continent too. Its (2) , Danish architect Jorn Utzon, turned 85 last Wednesday. And he was awarded the Pritzker prize, (3) as the Nobel Prize of architecture, on April 6.
But Utzon has never seen his Opera House. The story began in 1957 when Utzon won an international competition to (4) an opera house in Sydney. But not everyone was excited. Utzon left his Opera project in 1966 after an argument with the local government and a storm of public criticism (批评) over the building's design. It was not completed until seven years later and Utzon has (5) returned to Australia to see the result of his work.
"Utzon made a building well ahead of its time, and he persevered (坚持) through criticism to build a building that changed the image of an entire country," said Frank Gehry, a Pritzker Architecture Prize judge. (6) the Sydney Opera House was Utzon's masterpiece, it damaged his career. Upon his (7) to Denmark, he found work hard to come by, so he became a teacher at a university in Hawaii.
Utzon said he once saw posters of the Opera House. The interiors (内部构造) were different from his designs. But, he said: "There is no (8) , for it gave me such a wonderful experience in Australia, towards which I only have (9) and appreciation." Britain's Queen Elizabeth opened the Opera House in 1973, and it now holds around 3,000 events every year. It is (10) as one of the great symbolic buildings of the 20th century.
1 symbol; 2 creator; 3 known; 4 design; 5 never;
6 Although; 7 return; 8 regret; 9 love; 10 recognized
IV. Language focus
1. Usage of words
(1) We have both red and white wine. Do you have a p______ for one or the other?
(2) The a___________ showed several designs for the new theatre; but none was satisfying.
(3) The couple only moved into the new flat recently and they haven’t got much f____________.
(4) Can I a t__________ piece of that cheese to see what it’s like?
(5) Pollution is one of the major problems in the m_________ world.
(6) It isn’t c________ to talk at the moment; I’m in the middle of a meeting.
(7) These shoes have gone out of s__________, but I like them.
(8) Early houses were c____________ out of mud and sticks.
(9) Ann is always trying to i____________ people with her new clothes.
(10)Our hotel room had a b__________ where we could sit and look at the lake.
3. Usage of phrases
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(1) The man we met on the plane to Tokyo was kind enough to __________ our guide.
(2) Don’t take anything that doesn’t __________ you.
(3) There weren’t many people at first but then the room __________.
(4) Have you __________ some money for your child’s education?
(5) Martha __________ her parents’ wishes and married a poor artist.
(6) The old cinema has been __________ and a new one will be constructed.
(7) —Did you enjoy your holiday? —No, __________ it. It was terrible.
(8) __________ the village where I grew up, the city is really exciting.
(9) It was __________ midnight when dad came back from work.
(10)More trees have been planted __________ the village.
3. Multiple choice
(1) A net is to a fisherman is _________ a gun is to a hunter.
A. what B. who C. which D. whom
(2) —Which do you ________, the red or the blue one?
—I like the blue one better.
A. expect B. prefer C. wish D. hope
(3) We have little in common; our ________ and interests are so different.
A. styles B. taste C. quality D. appearance
(4) Wherever you go, you can see the product ____________.
A. advertise B. advertised
C. to be advertised D. being advertised
(5) As we all know, modernism was invented ________________.
A. in the 1920 B. in 1920’s C. in the 1920’s D. in 1920s
(6) Jessica _________ a flat near the college with three other girls.
A. constructed B. hired C. preferred D. rented
(7) _________ the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday.
A. Although B. Despite C. Because of D. According to
(8) The result of the entrance exams was not made ________ to the public until last Thursday.
A. knowing B. known C. to know D. to be known
(9) The PLA soldiers _____ ready to do what’s necessary to fight against the flood.
A. stood B. belonged C. created D. acted
(10) Antonio Gaudi is the first architect ________ that nature doesn’t not have any straight lines.
A. understanding B. understands C. to understand D. understood
(11) The girl asked him not to leave the door ____________ .
A. to close B. closed C. to be closed D. closing
(12) It took quite a long time before we felt we ________ in the city.
A. impressed B. constructed C. belonged D. created
(13) All the buildings in the district are _____________.
A. a color B. of color C. of a color D. of color.
(14) ________ the grandparents love the children, they are strict with them
A. When B. Despite C. While D. Unless
(15) With many flowers _______ around the house，it looks like a beautiful garden.
A. planted B. be planted C. to plant D. to be planted
4. Cloze
Building a house costs quite a lot of money suppose you plan to build a house. Your first (1) will be to find a (2) piece of land. Your (3) will depend on many different things. You will probably try to find a sunny place, with (4) surroundings near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work.
(5) you will find an excellent (6) , and together with the builder you will work out a (7) . The builder will draw the plan. It will (8) the number of rooms, their position and (9) , and other (10) which must be noticed, (11) windows, doors, and electric outlets. The builder will work out how much money is (12) to build your house. He will work out the (13) of the wood, bricks, the glass, and (14) else that must be used in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate must be corrected and revised. His estimate is based on (15) price, but prices of such things may change, and many other things may happen (16) the time when he makes the (17) and the time when he builds the house.
When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. (You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too (18) !) You may find that some of the features you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can spend a little more and (19) something to your plan. The builder’s estimate depends on the plan, (20) the final plan depends on the builder’s estimate.
⑴A. way B. plan C. step D. idea
⑵A. small B. large C. right D. exact
⑶A. land B. choice C. house D. preference
⑷A. quiet B. pleased C. lonely D. pleasant
⑸A. Yet B. Next C. However D. Though
⑹A. worker B. engineer C. builder D. drawer
⑺A. plan B. cost C. suggestion D. price
⑻A. appear B. design C. show D. recite
⑼A. height B. width C. length D. size
⑽A. rooms B. doors C. parts D. roofs
⑾A. for example B. such as C. in other words D. on the other hand
⑿A. collected B. spent C. needed D. taken
⒀A. numbers B. amount C. cost D. level
⒁A. something B. everything C. whatever D. others
⒂A. rising B. falling C. existing D. remaining
⒃A. by B. in C. among D. between
⒄A. plans B. design C. estimate D. cost
⒅A. expensive B. high C. cheap D. low
⒆A. reduce B. place C. add D. lay
⒇A. and B. so C. but D. then
V. More language input
Art museums are places where people can learn about various cultures. The increasingly popular “design museums” that are opening today, however, perform quite a different role. Unlike most art museums, the design museum shows objects that are easily found by the general public. These museums sometimes even place things like fridges and washing machines in the center of the hall.
People have argued that design museums are often made use of as advertisements for new industrial technology. But their role is not simply a matter of sales-it is the honoring of excellently invented products. The difference between the window of a department store and the showcase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something, while the second tells you the success of a sale.
One advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits. Unlike the average art museum visitors, design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled. This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-produced products work and look as they do, and how design has improved the quality of our lives. Art museum exhibits , on the other hand , would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something beyond their understanding .
In recent years, several new design museums have opened their doors. Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public’s growing interest in the field with new ideas. London’s Design Museum, for example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins. The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums , and visitors may also sense the humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys collected in our everyday life .
1. Showcases in design museums are different from store windows because they .
A. show more technologically advanced products
B. help increase the sales of products
C. show why the products have sold well
D. attract more people than store windows do
2. The author believes that most design museum visitors .
A. do not admire mass-produced products
B. are puzzled with technological exhibits
C. dislike exhibits in art museums
D. know the exhibits very well
3. The choices open to design museums .
A. are not as strict as those to art museums
B. are not aimed to interest the public
C. may fail to bring some pleasure to visitors
D. often contain precious exhibits
4. The best title for this passage is .
A. The forms of design museums
B. The exhibits of design museums
C. The nature of design museums
D. The choices open to design museums
Unit 4 A garden of poems
I. Speaking
Task 1 Your comment!
Directions: Read aloud a poem by a writer of your age and tell what it’s about. What does the writer try to tell you? Do you enjoy it? Why? Why not?
You want to fly,
But you can't.
You just can't seem to get free.
To let your wings spread.
Just let them feel the breeze.
All you have is earned,
But yet your told you are spoiled
And give in everything.
I don't understand,
What did I do to make you shield me?
Did I not try at what you wanted.
I thought it would please you, but it didn't.
Why?
What did I ever do to you?
Let me free.
Let me breath.
Just let my wings spread
And feel the breeze.
Pleas.....
Let go and grow on my own.
If I need you I will go to you.
I have to solve my own problems, you can't.
You will not be here all my life;
So I ask one thing of you.
Let my wings spread and let me fly.
Task 2 A promising poet?
Directions: First, use the words in the form to complete the passage and then work in groups to discuss the following questions
1. What made Wu Bin full marks in his Chinese writing in the NCEE?
2. Do a survey to see how many of your classmates are crazy about poems. If any, which do you they prefer, ancient or modern poems? Chinese or foreign poems?
3. Some people think teenagers should be encouraged to learn more about Chinese ancient famous poems. Do you agree?
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Few students get full marks in their Chinese writing in the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE; 高考). But Wu Bin, who has just taken the exam, is (1) to be one of those rare students. He wrote a poem.
"I've never (2) my poem to be given full marks. I only thought that it would not be that bad," said the 18-year-old boy. Wu (3) from Ruiquan Middle School in Weinan, Shaanxi Province. He said when he heard the news, two strong feelings (4) up inside him — surprise and excitement.
Writing a poem in the NCEE is always considered a (5) because teachers find it hard to mark students' poems. Also, there are seldom opportunities for students to read or practice writing poems. And only in the last three years have students been allowed to hand in a poem in their writing test. It's (6) for students to write a good argumentative (议论的) or narrative (记叙的) story.
Wu started working on his piece in the last 50 minutes of the test. Since he spent almost half that time (7) his ideas, Wu decided to save time by writing a poem that needed fewer words than other types of writing.
In the exam, he was asked to (8) why it's not wise for people to make judgments using their hearts rather than their heads.
"When I looked out the window, the shining sun gave me some ideas on a similar truth. People with sunglasses will say the sunlight is red, orange, yellow, or blue, but everyone knows that its real color is white," he said. So Wu's 27-line modern (9) philosophically (富有哲理地) showed his ideas on the topic. And it turned out to be a great success with the teachers who (10) his paper.
II. Understanding the text
1. Which is the correct order of time about the following English poets?
A. Shakespeare → Alexander Pope → John Donne
B. John Donne → Alexander Pope → John Kates
C. William Wordsworth → George Gordon Byron → John Milton
D. John Milton → Robert Frost → Gorge Gordon Byron
2. When did modern English come into being?
A. Towards the end of 16th century B. In the 18th century
C. Towards the end of 19th century D. Between 1910 and the late 1930s
3. Whose poems do NOT have rhyme at the end of each line?
A. Wang Wei’s B. Shakespeare’s
C. Su Dongpo’s D. John Milton’s
4. Which group of poets did NOT come from the same country?
A. Li Bai, Wang Wei, and Su Dongpo
B. William Wordsworth, Robert Frost and Shakespeare
C. John Keats, John Donne, and John Milton
D. George Gordon Byron, Shakespeare and John Keats
5. The introduction of English poetry to China began ___________.
A. at the start of the 20th century B. in the late 1930s
C. at the end of the 19th century D. between 1910 and the 1930s
6. How is an English poem different from its Chinese version（译文）?
A. It will become more difficult to understand
B. Some of the information in the original poem is missing
C. Chinese version will offer readers much less choice.
D. Something of the spirit of the original poem will be lost
III. Language focus
1. Usage of words
(1) I live near an airport; the noises of passing planes drive me m_________!
(2) Our new china has a flower p__________ on it. It looks great!
(3) They have begun d___________ to improve understanding between the two countries.
(4) Bob has so many friends, but deep down, at the bottom of his heart, he has a fear of l____________.
(5) Your head teacher will be away for days; I will be in charge in his a________.
(6) There was a tense a____________ during the final minutes of the game.
(7) —Well, you don’t need an i____________ to each other, do you?
—No. We’ve been friends for years.
(8) The popular novel has been t___________ from French into English.
(9) Barbara speaks 5 languages; she has an e____________ ability to learn foreign languages.
(10)The little girl hopes to meet a handsome prince, just like a princess in a fairy t____________.
2. Usage of phrases
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(1) __________ the family doctor quickly; Grandpa is coughing a lot.
(2) They say they would like to _______ more _______ charity（慈善）, but money is tight this year.
(3) John’s eyes __________ when his dad promised him a sports car as his birthday gift.
(4) The road sign is easy to read; the words __________ well.
(5) —When did the organization__________? —It started in 1978.
(6) When the country was at war, all the men between the ages of 18 and 35 were __________.
(7) Stop _______ the knife, Tommy! It’s very sharp and you may cut your fingers.
(8) The boy took his dad’s watch apart piece by piece, and ______ it back _______ again.
(9) It was a difficult time but I __________ it and then things improved.
(10)Animals __________ two groups, those with backbones and those without.
3. Multiple choice
⑴Once the data is collected, the computer will _________ it by date.
A. translate B. sort C. recite D. follow
⑵Unless _________ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.
A. invited B. being invited C. having invited D. inviting
⑶I’m going to Paris tomorrow. Which hotel can you __________ me to stay in?
A. contribute B. suggest C. translate D. recommend
⑷The old men like being together and telling stories that can ________ old times.
A. call at B. call for C. call on D. call up
⑸We've worked out a method ____________ our production can be greatly raised.
A. that B. what C. of which D. by which
⑹You’ll have to ________ what he says very carefully if you want to understand it.
A. follow B. sort C. intend D. share
⑺This is the first time that Jane has spoken to _______ public about her experience in ________ public.
A. / ; / B. the; / C. / ; the D. the; the
⑻Mr. Smith，________ of the _________ speech，started to read a novel.
A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring
⑼Generally speaking, when ___________ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.
A. taking B. taken C. to take D. to be taken
⑽________ the general state of his health，it may take him a while to recover from the operation.
A. Given B. To give C. Giving D. Having given
⑾I’ve got no ___________ of staying indoors on a nice sunny day like this.
A. loneliness B. intention C. pattern D. fantasy
⑿It was so hot that the farmers had to go and sit in the _____________.
A. shade B. shadow C. absence D. district
⒀Pearl’s bright clothes always maker her _________in a crowd.
A. light up B. call up C. send out D. stand out
⒁When you’ve finished, put the books back where they __________.
A. collect B. gather C. belong D. place
⒂When the wounded soldier waked up in the hospital, he found ______ by doctors and nurses.
A. it to surround B. himself surrounded
C. to be surrounded D. himself surrounding
4. Cloze
I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she (1) to be having a good time in the other room .No problem ,I figured .But then it got a little too (2) and I shouted ,“What are you doing ?”No answer. I (3) my question and heard her say ,“Oh,…nothing.”Nothing？
I got up from my desk and ran out (4) the living room ,where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick (5) into the bathroom .I had her (6) ! I told her to turn around .She (7) . I pulled out my big Daddy voice ,“Young lady ,I said turn around !”
(8) , she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was (9) with bright red ! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes, I heard (10) voice that had been shouted to me as a child .“How could you …You should know …How many times have you been (11) …What a bad thing to do …”It was just a matter of my picking out which old (12) I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been .But (13) I could let loose ,I looked (14) at the sweater on her .In big (15) it said,“I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL（天使）！”I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, (16) seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen ,I saw a little angel full of (17) that I had come dangerously close to (18) .“Sweetheart ,let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how (19) you look .”I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t (20) the chance to prove what a perfect little angel He had given me .
⑴. A. happened B. liked C. appeared D. pretended
⑵. A. long B. quiet C. calm D. strange
⑶. A. asked B. answered C. raised D. repeated
⑷. A. into B. of C. from D. for
⑸. A. way B. turn C. change D. progress
⑹. A. followed B. scolded C. cornered D. fooled
⑺. A. laughed B. listened C. agreed D. refused
⑻. A. Slowly B. Eagerly C. Angrily D. Unfortunately
⑼. A. filled B. marked C. printed D. covered
⑽. A. every B. such C. any D. one
⑾. A. told B. beaten C. frightened D. forbidden
⑿. A. reports B. notice C. advice D. words
⒀. A. as B. when C. since D. before
⒁. A. up B. down C. in D. on
⒂. A. signs B. letters C. messages D. figures
⒃. A. because of B. instead of C. in spite of D. as a result of
⒄. A. value B. sadness C. pities D. tricks
⒅. A. preventing B. getting rid of
C. destroying D. doing wrong on
⒆. A. dirty B. ugly C. special D. silly
⒇. A. have B. get C. take D. miss
IV. More language input
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between “being a writer”and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You've got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded (报答). When I left a 20-year job in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a writer, I had no hopes at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering, what if? I would keep putting my dream to the test ---- even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
1.The passage is meant to ________.
E. warn young people of the hardship that a successful writer has to experience
F. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
G. show young people it's unrealistic for writers to seek wealth and fame
H. encourage young people to seek good jobs
2.What can be concluded from the passage?
A. Real writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
B. A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort.
C. Famous writers usually live in poverty.
D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small.
3. .Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing work?
A. He wasn't able to produce a single book.
B. He hadn't seen a change for the better.
C. He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.
D. He found his dream would never come true.
4.“Shadow land”in the last sentence refers to ________.
A. the wonderland one often dreams about
B. the bright future that one is looking forward to
C. a world that exists only in one's imagination
D. the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached
Key:
Unit 3
II. Understanding the text
1-5 BCADB
III. Post-reading activities
1 symbol; 2 creator; 3 known; 4 design; 5 never;
6 Although; 7 return; 8 regret; 9 love; 10 recognized
IV. Language focus ⑴⑵⑶⑷⑸⑹⑺⑻⑼⑽
1. Usage of words
⑴mad ⑵pattern ⑶dialogues ⑷loneliness ⑸absence
⑹atmosphere ⑺introduction ⑻translated ⑼extraordinary ⑽tale
2. Usage of phrases
⑴act as ⑵belong to ⑶filled up ⑷set aside ⑸went against
⑹pulled down ⑺far from ⑻Compared with ⑼close to ⑽in and around
3. Multiple choice
1-5 ABBBC 6-10 DBBAC 11-15 BCCCA
4. Cloze
1-5 CCBDB 6-10 CACDC 11-15 BCCBC 16-20 DCBCC
V. More language input
1-4 CDAC
Unit 4
I. Speaking
Task 2
1 proud; 2 expected; 3 graduated; 4 rose; 5 risk;
6 easier; 7 organizing; 8 explain; 9 marked; 10 poem;
II. Understanding the text
1-5 BADBC 6 D
III. Language focus
1. Usage of words
⑴preference ⑵architect ⑶furniture ⑷taste ⑸modern
⑹convenient ⑺style ⑻constructed ⑼impress ⑽balcony
2. Usage of phrases
⑴Send for ⑵contribute to ⑶lit up ⑷stand out ⑸come into being
⑹called up ⑺playing with ⑻put together ⑼got through ⑽fall into
3. Multiple choice
1-5 BADDD 6-10 ABABA 11-15 BADCB
4. Cloze
1-5 CBDAB 6-10 ADDBB 11-15 CDADA 16-20 BACCD
IV. More language input
1-4 ADBD