Keys
◆Lead-in◆
（1）He said,“All my sculpture is really based on the human body.”
（2）His sculptures were usually in human body's simplest poses—standing,seated and reclining.
（3）His sculptures reflected the fragilities and uncertainties in the century in which they were created.
◆Module 1 Learn to Talk◆
Before You Listen
Open.
While You Listen
1.（1）C （2）D （3）A
2.（1）It is a source of pleasure for the citizens and a tourist attraction of the city.
（2）Two.One is modernistic in style and the other is of Neoclassical style.
（3）A sculpture garden.Because we can learn much about art there,such as different sculpture materials and different art schools.
After You Listen
Open.
◆Module 2 Learn to Read◆
Passage A Auguste Rodin Is Still Influential Today
Before You Read
1.Open.
2.（1）It is generally done on the beach or at festivals where they have competitions.
（2）Because after they have a competition they are generally destroyed and taken down.
（3）First wet the sand,next carve it up,then dribble on it,finally create large castles and dragons and all kinds of things.
While You Read
1.His works modeled the human body with realism,and celebrated individual character and physicality.
2.Because of its life⁃liking quality,accuracy of proportion and anatomy,and rendering of movement.
3.Seven.
4.Because nearly every large encyclopedic museum owns a casting of one of his sculptures,and exhibitions of his works are held regularly.
After You Read
1.His great influence is that his use of symbolism and distortion,and the amazing sensitiveness of his modeling.
2.He regarded the fragment as a finished work,usually a head and trunk,but sometimes a pair of hands only.
3.Open.
Reading Comprehension
1.Global understanding
（1）A （2）C （3）C
2.Detailed understanding
（1）B （2）B （3）C
3.Questions for critical thinking Open.
Language Practice
1.Read the following definitions and find the words from Passage A which can match them.
（1）mason （2）celebrate （3）savage （4）distortion （5）encyclopedic
2.Write your own sentences by using the following words or phrases on the underlined space.
（1）Unhygienic conditions give rise to disease.卫生条件不好会导致疾病。
（2）It is ridiculously absurd to believe that the number 13 is unlucky.相信数字13是个不吉祥的数字是荒唐可笑的。
（3）That old man is a fount of wisdom.那位老人富有智慧。
（4）The quagga was a strikingly beautiful variant of the zebra.斑驴是一种极美丽的斑马变种。
（5）The book seemed to open up before me a new and unfamiliar world.那本书似乎在我面前揭示出一个我所不熟悉的新世界。
Passage B The Fate of Monument to Balzac
Reading Comprehension
1.Global understanding
（1）B （2）A （3）C （4）A
2.Detailed understanding
（1）T （2）T （3）F （4）T （5）F （6）T
3.Questions for critical thinking Open.
Language Practice
1.Look at the list of words and match them to the correct pictures.
2.Complete the following sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in the brackets.
（1）You can commission the sculptor to carve a marble bust for you.
（2）Acting on your recommendation,they have decided to make a trip to Beijing International Sculpture Park.
（3）A Nine⁃Dragon Wall is a type of screen wall with reliefs of nine different Chinese dragons.
（4）In recent days,the artist has been working on the important figure statue.
（5）Henry Moore,the English sculptor,is best known for his semi⁃abstract monumental bronze sculptures.
3.Read the following passage about difference between monuments and memorials and then fill in the blanks by choosing the words from the box below.Each word can only be used once.Change the form where necessary.
（1）similarity （2）in terms of （3）related to （4）significant （5）booming
（6）military （7）blurring （8）somber （9）achievement （10）symbolic