1、Unit 6Design凤凰城大学体育场(University of Phoenix Stadium)位于美国亚利桑那州，是美国著名的亚利桑那红雀橄榄球队的主场以及美国大学生体育协会(NCAA)嘉年华杯的举办地。 Have you ever heard of the University of Phoenix Stadium? It has the most modern technology in the world.Workers began building the stadium in two thousand and three.It was completed about thre
2、e years and four hundred fiftyfive million dollars later. Unlike most stadiums，it has a roof that fully opens.It is made of two parts that slide in and out. This area is called the Valley of the Sun.It sometimes is a very hot place.The average high temperature in the summer is above thirtyseven degr
3、ees Celsius. So the roof of the stadium can be closed to permit air conditioning machines to be used. But the roof can be opened during the cooler months for sporting and other events，like big rock concerts and trade shows.The stadium has an unusual feature that no other stadium has.The natural gras
4、s playing field rolls in and out of the structure as needed.The grass grows on an object like a giant tray(托盘)Most of the time the grass is moved outside to get sunshine and rain.Workers roll it back inside for football games. Officials say this makes the center more usable for nonsporting events.Ar
5、chitect Peter Eisenman designed the huge stadium.Its shape represents the barrel cactus(圆桶掌)，a common plant in the area.The huge metal pieces that form its walls shine brightly in the desert sun.1hear of听说，听说过2technology n.技术；工艺3be made of由组成；由造成4feature n.特色，特征5common adj.共同的；普通的；一般的；通常的1When did w
6、orkers begin building the stadium? 2Who designed the huge stadium? 【答案】1.In 2003.2.Peter Eisenman.Section Warmup & A Matter of TastePreparing根据提示写出下列单词1abstract adj.抽象的，深奥的2straight adj.直的adv.直，直接3imagination n.想象，想象力4pain n.痛苦；疼，痛5exhibition n.展览会6poetry n.诗(总称)7shade n.阴影，阴暗处；(色彩的)浓淡8sweat n.汗9cre
7、ature n.动物；(有特性或物质的)人10valuable adj.贵重的，有价值的11typical adj.典型的12elegantly adv.优雅地13emphasise vt.强调14detail n.细节，详情15shallow adj.浅的看单词 学构词：后缀able常用于名词之后构成形容词，如：usable可用的；fashionable时髦的；portable手提的，便携式的；reasonable合情合理的；comfortable舒适的；knowledgeable知识渊博的，有见识的等。根据提示补全下列短语1 high speed以很高的速度2fix ones eyes 注
8、视；凝视3(be)deep thought陷入沉思中4so 到目前为止，迄今为止5 a creative way用一种有创意的方式6add. .往中添加7be filled 装满；充满8 the nineteenth century在19世纪9show interest 对有兴趣10 detail详细地【答案】1.at2.on3.in4.far5.in6.to 7with8.in9.in10.in根据提示补全下列教材原句1Qi Baishis style of painting often leaves the audience guessing and makes them use thei
9、r imagination.齐白石的绘画作品常给观赏者留出运用想象力解读其内涵的余地。2I wish I could have bought a painting，but they are too expensive for me!我希望我能买一幅画，但是它们对于我来说太贵了！阅读P36教材课文，选择最佳答案1Why did Xu Beihong hold some exhibitions in Asia and Europe between 1933 and 1940?ATo sell his painting.BTo show his painting skills.CTo promote
10、 Chinese art.DTo make himself famous.2Qi Baishis painting style is unique because .Ahe used different shades of grey in a creative wayBhis painting often leaves the audience guessingChis painting often makes the audience use their imaginationDboth B and C3Why did Chen Yifei add a lot of detail to th
11、e fan in the painting Poppy?ATo show the fan is quite beautiful.BTo emphasise the woman.CBecause the fan is difficult to paint.DBecause Chen Yifei is good at painting fans.4. Which of the following did Qi Baishi NOT do?AHe worked with wood.BHe painted pictures of scenery.CHe painted simple pictures
12、from everyday life.DHe worked with metal.【答案】14CDBD阅读P36教材课文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Xu Beihong，1. developed the tradition of combining poetry with painting，was important in modern Chinese folk art.His famous painting is Racing Horse.He used different shades of grey in a 2. (create)way to show t
13、he sweat along the horses body.Qi Baishi was one of Chinas 3. (great)painters.He worked with wood during his early youth.Then 4. (he)interest changed later to simple pictures from everyday life，such as vegetables，flowers，birds and insects.Chen Yifei was a very successful artist，5. soft portraits of
14、beautiful women are very valuable.His painting，6. (name)Poppy，is a typical example of Chens style.In the painting，a young woman sits alone and is deep 7. thought.Her hand holding the fan is 8. (elegant)positioned above her knees.9. (emphasise)the woman even more，Chen adds a lot of detail 10. the fan and the cloth of her dress，and chooses to paint the background behind the woman black.【答案】1.who2.creative3.greatest4.his5.whose6.named7.in8.elegantly9.To emphasise10.to