1、During the Renaissance, new ideas and values slowly replaced old ones in theMiddleAges.Afewfamouspaintersbuiltuponsomeinnovations_39_(produce)some of the greatest works that Europe had ever seen. Kings,_40_(noble)and people of high rank were fond of _41_(reality)pictures ofthemselves and the people
2、they loved.Forming good habits is very important, especially for teenagers. Thats becausebad habits, if _42_(leave)unchecked, will have a bad effect on our adult life.Thus _43_ is essential to prevent harmful habits dominating our life. We mustexamine our bad habits and try to adapt them. There is p
3、lenty of time for us to changebad habits. _44_, there is no easy way that will help us. We have to think aboutthem and decide _45_ some changes.Unit 1What is Western art? Perhaps the best way56(understand) the developmentof Western painting over the centuries.During the Middle Ages, Western art57(ai
4、m) at teaching people aboutChristianity began to change in the l3th century with Giotto di Bondone. He showedreal people in a real environment.58particular, his paintings are set apart fromother paintings by their59(realize) human faces and deep emotional impact.New ideas and values60(gradual) repla
5、ced old ones from the Middle Ages.They began to adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.61importantbreakthrough during this period was the use of perspective by Masaccio.62(use) oil paints is another innovation. This technique reached its heightwith Rembrandt,63gained a reputation as a master of sh
6、adow and light.The development of Western art slowed until the invention of photography in themid-19th century. After that, paintings were no longer needed64(preserve) whatpeople and the world looked like. From this, Impressionism emerged in France.After Impressionism, subsequent65(art) began to ask
7、, “What do we donext?”What they attempted to do was no longer show reality, but instead to ask thequestion, “What is art?”As there have been so many different styles of Western art,perhaps the best way1._(understand) Western art is to look at the development of Westernpainting over the centuries.Dur
8、ing the Middle Ages,the purpose of Western art was2._(teach) people about Christianity.This began to change in the 13th centurywith Giotto di Bondone.His paintings are set apart from other paintings by their3._(reality) human faces and deep emotional impact.Painters concentrated4._(little)onreligiou
9、sthemesduringtheRenaissance.5._importantbreakthrough was the use of perspective by Masaccio and another innovation was theuse of oil paints.In subject matter,the emphasis 6._(increase) shifted fromreligious themes to people and the world around us.Photography was invented in themid-19th century,afte
10、r 7._ paintings were no longer needed to preserve whatpeople and the world looked like.Hence , Impressionism 8._(emerge) inFrance.The name of this new movement came from the painting by Claude Monet9._(call) Impression,Sunrise.After Impressionism,subsequent artists began toask what they would do nex
11、t.What they attempted to do was no longer showreality,10._ instead to ask the question,“What is art?”Unit 2As teenagers grow up,they become more independent and start making theirown decisions.However , during this period , it can be easy for some of them1._(form) bad habits.These bad habits, if 2._
12、(leave) unchecked, could leadto more serious ones when they become adults.3._(change) bad habits isnever easy,even with many attempts.The good news is that we can change our badhabits if we understand 4._ habits work.To facilitate 5._positive change inour bad habits,we must first examine our bad hab
13、it cycles and then try to adaptthem.We can do this by 6._(combine) the information from our habit cycleswith our own positive ideas.We can also use the habit cycle 7._ (create) goodhabits.Many of us try to change bad habits quickly,and if we are not successfulstraight away,we often become pessimisti
14、c and give up.In fact,the most successfulway to change is not suddenly,8._ over a period of time.To reach the goal ofchange,a person must 9._(repeat) take many small steps.Young people havethe power 10._(build) a happy and healthy life full of good habits!Unit 3There is little doubt that Earth is ge
15、tting warmer and warmer. In 2013,manypeople 1._(shock) by a news photo of a dead polar bear which appeared tohave starved and died. Experts claimed that low sea-ice levels 2._(cause) byclimate change meant the bear could not hunt seals as before,so it had to travelgreater distance 3._(find) food.The
16、n what is causing the increase in the globalaverage surface temperature?Climate scientists often mention a key climate processcalled the “greenhouse effect”,4._ has two common meanings: the “natural”greenhouseeffectandthe“man-made”greenhouseeffect.The“man-made”greenhouse effect has now become 5._ bi
17、g problem.There is strong andcomprehensive evidence 6._ the rise in temperature has led to an increase inextreme weather and natural disasters worldwide.In fact , news reports are7._(frequent)broadcastaboutextremerainstormsandheatwaves8._(cause) deaths and economic losses.Continued greenhouse gas em
18、issionswill result in further warming and long-lasting changes to the global climate.Thisrequires the attention of people all over the world.We as individuals can reduce our“carbon footprint” by 9._(restrict) the amount of carbon dioxide our lifestylesproduce.It is our responsibility 10._(seize) eve
19、ry opportunity to educateeveryone about global warming.Unit 4An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackletonthis is theadventure that I 1._(dream) of. However,2._ I applied to join theexpedition,Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young andwasnt 3._ (qualify)
20、, so I secretly went aboard his ship , theEndurance.Later I 4._(discover) and Shackleton had to assign me to be5._steward.The journey wasnt very easy,for Endurance was stuck in the ice aswe approached Antarctica.And when the ship sank,our hearts sank with it. Before weabandoned the ship,Shackleton 6
21、._(calm) told us to rescue our most essentialsupplies and he 7._(he) threw away all his gold.He allowed Hussey to keep hisbanjo,8._made us surprised.We had been struggling for days,but things weregoing from bad to worse.Soon after we arrived at Elephant Island,Shackleton left usto find help.Sometime
22、s we were able to catch a seal or a penguin to eat.I tried to thinkof 9._(happy) things.I was grateful, for Frank and Ernests genuine concern forothers,their perseverance,and their resolve filled me 10._ hope.Unit 5There are various reasons 1._ people compose poetry. Some poems tell astory or descri
23、be a certain image in the readers mind.2._ try to conveycertain feelings such as joy and sorrow.Poets use many different forms of poetry3._ (express) themselves.Now we will look at a few of the simpler forms.Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes.Thepoems may not
24、make sense and even seem contradictory , but they are easy4._(learn) and recite.One of the simplest kinds of poem is the “list poem”,5._ contains a list of things,people,ideas,or descriptions that develop aparticular theme.Another simple form of poem is the cinquain,6._ (make) upof five lines.Haiku
25、is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of 17 syllables.It is not a7._ (tradition) form of English poetry,but is very popular 8._Englishwriters.English speakers also enjoy poems from China,those from the Tang Dynastyin particular.A lot of Tang poetry 9._(translate) into English.With so manydiffer
26、ent forms of poetry to choose from,you may 10._(eventual) want towrite poems of your own.39. to produce40. nobles41. realistic42. left43. it44. However45. on56. to understand57. aimed58. In59. realistic60. gradually61.An62. Using63. who64. to preserve65. artists1.to understand 2.to teach3. realistic
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