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1、Culture&Arts,UNIT THREE,Focus on Reading Strategy,Section One,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,Challenging Work,Section Three,Focus on Reading Strategy,Section One,Reading Strategy:Identifying Topic Sentences,The topic sentence is the main sentence of a paragraph.It describes its content and direct
2、ion.It details the main controlling idea of the paragraph.It also sets the tone for the organization of the supporting sentences that further explain the concept established by the topic sentence.Finding the topic sentence will help you understand the key message of the reading.Topic sentences can b
3、e found at different locations：at the beginning of the paragraph or passage;at the end of the paragraph or passage;in the middle of the paragraph or passage.,Focus on Reading Strategy,Section One,Strategy in Focus,I.Find the topic sentence in the following news.,The exploding salaries of stars have
4、triggered widespread concern in society recently.The 1987 TV series of A Journey to the West took 6 years to shoot,and Zhang Jinlai,the actor of Monkey King,was paid RMB2,000.Nowadays,A-list actors and actresses earn several hundred thousand yuan per episode,adding up to tens of millions for a singl
5、e drama.The salaries have increased nearly 5,000 times compared with 25 years ago.Many industry insiders fear this will harm the development of China s film and TV industry.,Focus on Reading Strategy,Section One,Strategy in Focus,II.Put the following sentences in the right order and identify the top
6、ic sentence.,Eye Movements Betray Emotion,A,British life coach Ali Campbell said in his new book that a look-down that seems to be sweeping the floor means the lady is checking with her internal feelings.,B,If your love interest looks to the side,this means the door is still open and a verdict hasn
7、t been reached.,D,It is a great indication that the female is interested in you.,C,A new study claims that a man can tell how a woman feels about him by studying how her peepers move.,E,If your date looks directly over your head,your best bet is to leave that woman aloneand move on.,Reading Comprehe
8、nsion,Section Two,Warm-up,What hobbies do you have?,1,Nowadays many college students like playing online games.Do you think it is good for them?Why or why not?,2,What effects do hobbies have on our lives?,3,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,ReadingA,The World Bodypainting FestivalBy Jennifer Gregory
9、1 From tattoos to branding and piercing,over the past few years different forms of body art have taken the world by storm.Bodypainting,however,seems to have taken the simple facepainting to an entirely new level.2 Held in Seeboden,Austria,in July,the World Bodypainting Festival is one of the largest
10、 themed art festivals in the world.Participants decorate their bodies,from head to toe,with incredible painted designs for the world to see.Participants in the World Bodypainting Festival3 The World Bodypainting Festival is about more than a competition alone.It s about giving artists from this uniq
11、ue genre a place to come together and share their love for the art.Traditionally open to artists throughout Europe,recent years have seen more entrants from the USA,Asia and South America as well.,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,ReadingA,4 The artistic quality of the bodypainting work has increase
12、d over the years as well.Whereas there used to be clear distinctions between the photographs with high versus low points,there are now more and more images earning high point values,making it even more difficult for the judges to find winners.Dozens of new artists from around the world are winning b
13、odypainting awards each year,including those from Brazil,Spain,Poland,the USAand Italy.World Bodypainting Festival Workshops5 The festival isn t just about viewing photographs,either.Visitors to the festival have the opportunity to take a number of workshops during the main days.Interested parties l
14、earned all about facepainting,makeup and color theory,bodypainting and airbrushing.6 Sponsors and teachers from around the world make these incredible classes possible each year.Few people realize the incredible impact that bodypainting has on the world.In the movie 300 Spartali for example,bodypain
15、ting was used to create a number of effects that would not have been possible with cinematography alone.,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,ReadingA,Bodypainting Categories and Awards7 The World Bodypainting Awards are given annually to competitors in a number of different categories.In 2008,the them
16、es were“Science World of Wonders”and“Asia:Empires growing,empires going”.Over 22,000 visitors had the opportunity to watch the incredible skill of the world s most talented bodypainting artists.The models deserve a healthy dose of credit as well.They dedicate hours of time to preparing their bodies
17、for paint,patiently standing while being decorated,and then posing for competition photographs.There are 3 main categories within which competitors vie for awards.The World Awards include classic facepainting,bodypainting fluoro,special effects bodypainting,airbrush bodypainting and Pinsel/Schwamm b
18、odypainting.The Special Awards category includes special effects makeup for the head and face,while the Semi Professional category includes awards for both brush/sponge bodypainting and airbrush bodypainting.,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,ReadingA,The World Bodypainting International Photo Compe
19、tition8 Entrants do not necessarily have to show up in person to show off their skills.Each year the World Bodypainting Festival receives hundreds of entries in the International Photo Competition.Five judges from Slovenia and Austria spend days reviewing the three photograph images and three digita
20、l images submitted by each entrant.Photos are given points ranging from 3 to 10 and the photographs with the highest points are named winners!Visiting the Festival Grounds9 Visitors from all over the world are welcome to the grounds during the World Bodypainting Festival.You do not have to participa
21、te in a class or in a competition in order to browse the halls,watch the artists in progress,or explore the exhibit hall.You will also find tons of live music,Festival TV,concerts,parties and even fireworks throughout the week of the festival.,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,ReadingA,Audience Cont
22、ests and Dozens of Spectacular Side Events10 Artists from around the world appreciate the talent and skill it takes to work with such a unique medium the human body.Make sure you stop by the World Bobypainting Festival if you are in Austria this July.It will be an experience you never forget!,Readin
23、g Comprehension,Section Two,Note,UV:abbr.Ultraviolet,wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays;Pinsel/Schwamm bodypainting:Another expression of brush/sponge bodypainting(画笔/海绵体绘).,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,Checking Your Comprehension,I.There are 5 questions or uncompleted sente
24、nces below,each followed by 4 suggested answers marked with A,B,C and D.Choose the one that you think is the best answer.,1,Why is the World Bodypainting Festival important for artists all over the world?,A.Because it opens to all the artists throughout the world now.B.Because the artistic quality o
25、f the bodypainting work has increased recently.C.Because the Festival gives artists from this genre a place to come together and share their love for the art.D.Because there are more and more new artists coming to challenge the awards.,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,Checking Your Comprehension,I.
26、There are 5 questions or uncompleted sentences below,each followed by 4 suggested answers marked with A,B,C and D.Choose the one that you think is the best answer.,2,What other activities can visitors take part in during the festival?,A.Visitors can take numerous lessons to learn something interesti
27、ng.B.Visitors can appreciate some high-quality photographs.C.Visitors can meet sponsors and teachers from around the world.D.Visitors can see 300 movies to appreciate bodypainting.,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,Checking Your Comprehension,I.There are 5 questions or uncompleted sentences below,ea
28、ch followed by 4 suggested answers marked with A,B,C and D.Choose the one that you think is the best answer.,3,Which of the following statements is TRUE?,A.The most talented bodypainting artists are required in the festival.B.The models in the festival should be healthy.C.Awards are set for competit
29、ors in different categories every year.D.The Semi Professional category includes special-effect bodypainting.,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,Checking Your Comprehension,I.There are 5 questions or uncompleted sentences below,each followed by 4 suggested answers marked with A,B,C and D.Choose the o
30、ne that you think is the best answer.,4,What can you learn from this passage?,A.Artists from all over the world appreciate the talent and skill.B.Tattoos have taken the world by storm in the past few years.C.It calls for ones to be volunteers in the festival.D.Welcome to the World Bodypainting Festi
31、val in Austria which is one of the largest themed art festivals in the world.,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,Checking Your Comprehension,I.There are 5 questions or uncompleted sentences below,each followed by 4 suggested answers marked with A,B,C and D.Choose the one that you think is the best an
32、swer.,5,In the sentence“You do not have to participate in a class or in a competition in order tobrowse the halls.”(Line 2,Para.9),“browse”means _.,A.look around casually and randomly,without seeking anything in particularB.shop around;not necessarily buyC.feed as in a meadow or pastureD.eat lightly
33、,try different dishes,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,Checking Your Comprehension,II.Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words or phrases from the Word Bank.You may not use any of them more than once.,A.categories B.held C.facepainting D.viewing E.showing upF.gave G.b
34、odypainting H.gathered I.themed J.workshopsK.Entrants L.attraction M.competition N.submits O.produced,The World Bodypainting Festival,_ in Seeboden,Austria,is one of the largest _ art festivals in the world.Artists come here together every year not just for _,also for sharing their love for the art.
35、Visitors are about _ incredible painted designs,photographs and taking _ to learn more about facepainting,makeup and color theory,_ and airbrushing._ from around the world compete for the World Bodypainting Awards in a number of different _ annually.Without _ in person to show off their skills,each
36、entrant _ 3 photograph images and 3 digital images to the Committee of the World Bodypainting International Photo Competition.If you re in Austria in July,you ll find a joyful experience in appreciating the incredible talent and skill of artists from the world.,B,I,M,D,J,G,K,A,E,A,Reading Comprehens
37、ion,Section Two,Checking Your Comprehension,III.Review Para.7 of Reading A and then choose the correct topic sentence.,They dedicate hours of time to preparing their bodies for paint,patiently standing while being decorated,and then posing for competition photographs.,A,The World Bodypainting Awards
38、 are given annually to competitors in a number of different categories.,B,The Special Awards category includes special effects makeup for the head and face,while the Semi Professional category includes awards for both brush/sponge bodypainting and airbrush bodypainting.,C,There are 3 main categories
39、 within which competitors vie for awards.,D,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,ReadingB,The BeatlesBy Charles 1 I will never forget that glorious moment of revelation.I had just turned eight and was on swings at the rec in Ripley,Surrey.There was a group of teenagers nearby with a transistor radio an
40、d for the first time I found myself consciously listening to pop music.2 The song being played was the Beatles From Me to You(April 1963)and as soon as I heard the first notes I got off the swing and went and stood as close to the teenagers as I dared,listening in a state of wonder.I was hooked with
41、 my first hit.That Christmas my parents bought me my first record player,and Aunty Kay gave me my first LP,the Beatles second album,With the Beatles.3 I saved my pocket money and bought every Beatles single as they came out,though I couldn t usually afford the albums until Christmas or birthdays cam
42、e around.But from 8 to 13,with the release of the double White album,the Beatles were undoubtedly my favorite band.Never a football fan,I finally felt I had a team to follow.,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,ReadingB,4 And now Beatlemania is about to explode all over again.All the album CDs have be
43、en carefully remastered and lovingly repackaged and on a first listen to some of them,the sound has a freshness and depth that helps revitalize songs you thought you had played to death.There are movies about Lennon and Brian Epstein in the works.There s even a Beatles video game coming out that cou
44、ld win them a new generation of fans.5 The year it all really started to happen for the Beatles is 1963.Something changed when Beatlemania erupted in that miraculous times.In a Britain that was still rigid with class and snobbery,the mop-tops brought a refreshing blast of irreverent cheek and fresh
45、air into our lives.“For those of you in the cheap seats I d like you to clap your hands,”John Lennon told the audience at a Royal Variety Show attended by the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.“The rest of you.just rattle your jewellery.”,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,ReadingB,6 Unlike the Ston
46、es,the Beatles were hardly ever threatening.Their early songs were about the innocence of young love.John,Paul,George and Ringo seemed to be delightful at the possibility of holding their girlfriend s hand.Indeed,right through their works,they never really communicated sexual passion,normally the be
47、drock of popular song.They were superbly tuneful,quirky,melancholy,funny,and touching and in later years thrillingly weird and spaced out.Unlike the Stones,there was no throb of lust.7 What remains starting,even miraculous,is just how much ground they covered between the release of Love Me Do in Oct
48、ober 1962 and the final single,The Long and Winding Road in 1970.They came up with a dozen albums and a succession of superb singles that constantly took their listeners by surprise with their melody,wit and freshness.The Beatlesprogress seemed to be journey from innocence to experience,and finally
49、disillusion.Watching their bitter break-up in 1970 was a bit like witnessing your parents go through a divorce.It left a nasty taste,particularly when John blamed Paul in the extraordinarily bitter How Do You Sleep?,Reading Comprehension,Section Two,ReadingB,8 Over the years we hoped they would bury
50、 the hatchet,reform,come up with a new album and even perhaps return to the stage.The speculation was endless,and intense,but the murder of John Lennon outside the Dakota Building in New York in 1980 put an end to that,while the more recent death from cancer of George Harrison was another reminder o
