1、大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Culture & ArtsUNIT THREEFocus on Reading StrategySection OneReading ComprehensionSection TwoChallenging WorkSection Three大连理工大学出版社Focus on Reading StrategySection OneReading Strategy: Identifying Topic SentencesThe topic sentence is the main sentence of a paragraph. It describes it
2、s content and direction. 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 readin
3、g.Topic sentences can be 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.大连理工大学出版社Focus on Reading StrategySection OneStrategy in FocusI. Find the topic sentence in the following news.The ex
4、ploding salaries of stars have 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, add
5、ing up to tens of millions for a single 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.大连理工大学出版社Focus on Reading StrategySection OneStrategy in FocusII. Put the following sen
6、tences in the right order and identify the topic sentence.Eye Movements Betray EmotionBritish 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.If your love interest looks to the side, this means th
7、e door is still open and a verdict hasn t been reached.It is a great indication that the female is interested in you.A new study claims that a man can tell how a woman feels about him by studying how her peepers move.If your date looks directly over your head, your best bet is to leave that woman al
8、oneand move on.大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoWarm-upWhat hobbies do you have?1 1Nowadays many college students like playing online games. Do you think it is good for them? Why or why not?2 2What effects do hobbies have on our lives?3 3大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoReadingAThe W
9、orld Bodypainting FestivalBy Jennifer Gregory1 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, t
10、he World Bodypainting Festival is one of the largest 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 com
11、petition alone. It s about giving artists from this unique 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.大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoRead
12、ingA4 The artistic quality of the bodypainting work has increased 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 fin
13、d winners. Dozens of new artists from around the world are winning bodypainting 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 opportuni
14、ty to take a number of workshops during the main days. Interested parties learned 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 tha
15、t bodypainting has on the world. In the movie 300 Spartali for example, bodypainting was used to create a number of effects that would not have been possible with cinematography alone.大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoReadingABodypainting Categories and Awards7 The World Bodypainting Awards a
16、re given annually to competitors in a number of different categories. In 2008, the themes 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
17、deserve a healthy dose of credit as well. They dedicate hours of time to preparing their bodies 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 face
18、painting, bodypainting fluoro, special effects bodypainting, airbrush bodypainting and Pinsel/Schwamm bodypainting. 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
19、bodypainting.大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoReadingAThe World Bodypainting International Photo Competition8 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 Comp
20、etition. Five judges from Slovenia and Austria spend days reviewing the three photograph images and three digital 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
21、all over the world are welcome to the grounds during the World Bodypainting Festival. You do not have to participate 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,
22、parties and even fireworks throughout the week of the festival.大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoReadingAAudience Contests 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
23、 you stop by the World Bobypainting Festival if you are in Austria this July. It will be an experience you never forget!大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoNoteUV: abbr. Ultraviolet, wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays;Pinsel/Schwamm bodypainting: Another expression of brush/
24、sponge bodypainting (画笔/海绵体绘).大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoChecking Your ComprehensionI. 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.Why is the World Bodypainting Fe
25、stival important for artists all over the world?A. Because it opens to all the artists throughout the world now.B. Because the artistic quality of 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
26、art.D. Because there are more and more new artists coming to challenge the awards.大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoChecking Your ComprehensionI. 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
27、 is the best answer.What other activities can visitors take part in during the festival?A. Visitors can take numerous lessons to learn something interesting.B. Visitors can appreciate some high-quality photographs.C. Visitors can meet sponsors and teachers from around the world.D. Visitors can see 3
28、00 movies to appreciate bodypainting.大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoChecking Your ComprehensionI. 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.Which of the following st
29、atements 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 competitors in different categories every year.D. The Semi Professional category includes special-effect bodypainting.大连理工大学出版社Reading Compreh
30、ensionSection TwoChecking Your ComprehensionI. 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.What can you learn from this passage?A. Artists from all over the world appreciate the
31、 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 Festival in Austria which is one of the largest themed art festivals in the world.大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoCheck
32、ing Your ComprehensionI. 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.In the sentence “You do not have to participate in a class or in a competition in order tobrowse the halls.”
33、 (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, try different dishes大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoChecking Your ComprehensionII. Fill in the
34、 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. bodypainting H. gathered I. themed J. workshopsK. Entrants L. attraction M. competition N. s
35、ubmits O. producedThe 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. Visitors are about _ incredible painted designs, photographs and taking _ to
36、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 entrant _ 3 photograph images and 3 digital images to the Committee of
37、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.BIMDJGKAEA大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoChecking Your ComprehensionIII. Review Para. 7 of Reading
38、 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.AThe World Bodypainting Awards are given annually to competitors in a number of different categories.BT
39、he 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 within which competitors vie for awards.D大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSec
40、tion TwoReadingBThe 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 and for the first time I found myself consciously listening to pop mus
41、ic.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 my first hit. That Christmas my parents bought me my first reco
42、rd 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 came around. But from 8 to 13, with the release of the double
43、White album, the Beatles were undoubtedly my favorite band. Never a football fan, I finally felt I had a team to follow.大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoReadingB4 And now Beatlemania is about to explode all over again. All the album CDs have been carefully remastered and lovingly repackaged
44、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 could win them a new generation of fans.5 The ye
45、ar 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 air into our lives.“For those of you in th
46、e 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.”大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoReadingB6 Unlike the Stones, the Beatles were hardly ever t
47、hreatening. 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 bedrock of popular song. Th
48、ey 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 October 1962 and th
49、e 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 disillusion
50、. 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?大连理工大学出版社Reading ComprehensionSection TwoReadingB8 Over the years we hoped they would bury th
