请问谁有人教版高中选修6课文的文本,就是reading 和 using language 的课文,可以复制粘贴的,要英文的文章，不需要翻译，

请问谁有人教版高中选修6课文的文本,就是reading 和 using language 的课文,可以复制粘贴的,要英文的文章，不需要翻译，
请问谁有人教版高中选修6课文的文本,就是reading 和 using language 的课文,可以复制粘贴的,
要英文的文章，不需要翻译，

请问谁有人教版高中选修6课文的文本,就是reading 和 using language 的课文,可以复制粘贴的,要英文的文章，不需要翻译，
选修6 Unit 1 Art-Reading
A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING
Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones, starting from the sixth century AD.

The Middle Ages (5th to the 15th century AD)
During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. A conventional artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were. A typical picture at this time was full of religious symbols, which created feeling of respect and love for God. But it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.

The Renaissance (15th to 16th century)
During the Renaissance, new ideas and values graduallv replaced those held in the Middle Ages.People began to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life. At the same time painters returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art. They tried to paint people and nature as they really were. Rich people wanted to possess their own paintings, so they could decorate their superb palaces and great houses. They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves, their houses and possessions as well as their activities and achievements.
One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in perspective. This technique was first used by Masaccio in 1428. When people first saw his paintings, they were convinced that they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene. If the roles of perspective had not been discovered, no one would have been able to paint such realistic pictures. By coincidence, oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colours used in paintings look richer and deeper. Without the new paints and the new technique, we would not be able to see the many great masterpieces for which this period is famous.

Impressionism (late 19th to early 20th century)
In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great deal. from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one. Many people moved from the countryside to the new cities. There were many new inventions and social changes. Naturally, these changes also led to new painting styles. Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris.
The Impressionists were the first painters to work outdoors. They were eager to show how light and shadow fell on objects at different times of day. However, because natural light changes so quickly, the Impressionists had to paint quickly. Their paintings were not as detailed as those of earlier painters. At first, many people disliked this style of painting and became very angr about it. They said that the painters were careless and their paintings were ridiculous.

Modern Art (20th century to today)
At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were controversial, but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we call "modem art". This is because the Impressionists encouraged artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but without the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modem art is abstract; that is, the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, but instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, using colour, line and shape to represent them. On the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they look like photographs. These styles are so different. Who can predict what painting styles there will be in the future?
THE BEST OF MANHATTAN’S ART GALLERIES
The Frick Collection (5th Avenue and E.70th Street)
Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture and art collection to the American people. Frick had a preference for pre-twentieth century Western paintings, and these are well-represented in this excellent collection. You can also explore Frick's beautiful home and garden which are well worth a Visit.

Guggenheim Museum(5th Avenue and 88th Street)
This museum owns 5,000 superb modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. These art works are not all displayed at the same time. The exhibition is always changing. It will appeal to those who love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. The Guggenheim Museum building is also world-famous. When you walk into gallery, you feel as if you
were inside a fragile, white seashell. The best way to see the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. There are no stairs just a circular path. The museum also has an excellent restaurant.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (5th Avenue and 82nd Street)
The reputation of this museum lies in the variety of its art collection. This covers more than 5,000 years of civilization from many parts of the world, including America, Europe, China, Egypt, other African countries and South America. The museum displays more than just the visual delights of art. It introduces you to ancient ways of living. You can visit an Egyptian temple, a fragrant Ming garden, a typical room in an 18th century French house and many other special exhibitions.

Museum of Modern Art (53rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues)
It is amazing that so many great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st century are housed in the same museum. The collection of Western art includes paintings by such famous artists as Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse. A few words of warning: the admission price is not cheap and the museum is often very crowded.

Whitney Museum of American Art (945 Madison Avenue, near 75th Street)
The Whitney holds an excellent collection of contemporary American painting and sculpture. There are no permanent displays in this museum and exhibitions change all the time. Every two years, the Whitney holds a special exhibition of new art by living artists. The museum also shows videos and films by contemporary video artists.
Module6 unit1
翻译：
艺术
西方的艺术风格经历了多次变革,而中国艺术所经历的变革则比较少.艺术受到人民生活方式和信仰的影响,而中国,和欧洲不同,它的生活方式在很长时期里都是相近的.西方艺术风格多种多样,在短短的一篇课文里不可能进行全面的描述.因此,本文只谈从公元5世纪以来少数几种主要的艺术风格.
中世纪（公元5世纪到15世纪）
在中世纪,画家的主要任务是把宗教的主题表现出来.艺术家们无意于如实地展现自然和人物,却着意体现对上帝的爱戴与敬重,因此,这段时期的绘画充满着宗教的信条.到13世纪时,情况已经开始发生变化,像乔托这样的画家们开始以一种比较现实的风格来画宗教场景.
文艺复兴时期（15世纪到16世纪）
在文艺复兴时期,新的思想和价值观取代了中世纪的思想和价值观.人们开始更多地关注人而非宗教.画家们回到了罗马、希腊的古典艺术理念上.他们力争如实地画出人物和自然.富人们想为自己的宫殿和豪宅收集艺术品,他们高价聘请著名艺术家来为自己画相,画自己的房屋和其它财物,以及他们的活动和成就.
在此期间,最重要的发现之一就是如何用透视法来画出事物.第一个在绘画中使用透视法的人是马萨乔,那是在1428年.当人们第一次看到他的画时,还以为是透过墙上的小洞来观看真实的场景,并对此深信不疑.如果没有发现透视法,人们就不可能画出如此逼真的画.在文艺复兴对期,油画也得到了发展,它使得色彩看上去更丰富、更深沉.
印象派时期（19世纪后期到20世纪初期）
19世纪后期,欧洲发生了巨大的变化,从以农业为主的社会变成了以工业为主的社会.许多人从农村迁入到新城市.有着许多新发明,还有许多社会变革.这些变革也自然而然地导致了绘画风格上的变化.在那些突破传统画法的画家中有生活和工作在法国巴黎的印象派画家.
印象派画家是第一批室外写景的艺术家.他们想把一天中不同时间投射到物体上的光线和阴影呈现出来.由于自然光的变化很快,所以印象派画家们必须很快地作画,因此,他们的画就不像以前那些画家的画那样细致了.起初,多数人都讨厌这种新式画法,甚至还怒不可遏.他们说这些画家作画时漫不经心、粗枝大叶,而他们的作品更是荒谬可笑.
现代艺术（加世纪至今）
在印象派作品的创建初期,它们是存在着争议的,但是如今已被人们接受而成为现在所说的"现代艺术"的始祖了.如今,现代艺术风格已经有好几十种,然而如果没有印象派,那么这许多不同的风格就不可能存在.印象派画家帮助艺术家甩新的方涣来观察环境与艺术.有些现代艺术养砷象的,《祖就是说,；画家并不打算把我们眼睛看到的东西如实地画出来,而是集中展现物体的某些品质特性,用色彩、线条和形状把它们呈现出来.而另一方面,有些现代派的艺术作品却是太现实了,它看上去就像是一张照片.预言将来绘画艺术的风格倒是饶有兴趣的一件事.
Module6 unit3
健康的生活
爷爷的忠告
亲爱的詹姆士：
今天这儿的天气很好.现在我正坐在花园尽头的那棵大树底下昵.我刚刚才回来,骑自行车跑了很长一段路,一直到了古城堡.感到惊奇吧,像我这样的年纪,身体健康而且能在一个下午骑车跑20公里.再过两个礼拜就是我82岁的生日了!我想我之所以长寿而且精力充沛,要归功于我的健康生活.
这就是我写信给你的真正原因,我亲爱的孙子.你妈妈告诉我,你已经开始吸烟了,而且还很难把它戒掉.相信我吧,我知道,吸烟容易戒烟难.你知道,当我还是一个十几岁的孩子的时候,.我也吸过烟, 而且还上了瘾.这儿我想顺便问你一个问题,你知道上瘾有三个方面的原因吗?
你会在身体上对尼古丁有瘾,它是香烟里几百种化学物质之一.这就是说,过了一段时间以后,你的身体习惯了香烟里的尼古丁, 一旦你的体内没有这种麻醉剂了,你就会感到不适、烦燥、甚至痛苦.你也可能因为习惯的原因而上瘾.你知道,如果你反反复复地傲同一件事情,你就会自动地做它.最后,上瘾还有心理上的原因.有的人认为,抽了一支烟后,他就会感到轻松愉快,于是就以为抽烟才能使感觉良好.我想我之所以上瘾是有着这三个方面的原因的,因此,要戒烟就很难.但是我终于还是戒掉了.
在我年轻的时候,关于吸烟的危害性我知道得并不多,当时,我不知道抽烟能严重侵害人的心脏和肺部,也不知道吸烟的夫妇生育能力会下降.我更不知道,我自己吸烟还会损害那些不吸烟人的健康.然而我的的确确知道,我的女朋友觉得我的烟味很难闻.：她说载的呼吸我的衣服都有味道,我的手指头都变黄了.她说在我把烟戒掉之前她是不会同我一起外出的.我也笨现我跑得不如以前那么快,也不像以前那样爱好运动了.而当我因为动作慢而被^足球队除名之后,我^知道该是我戒烟的时候了.
我把我从网上找到的一些忠告寄给你,也许对你戒烟会有所帮助.我的确希望你把它戒掉,因为我希望你能像我这样活得健康长寿.
爱你的爷爷
Module6 unit4
全球在变暖
全球在变暖会带来什么影响吗?
在20世纪期间,地球温度大约升了华氏1度.这个数值对你我来说很可能是无所谓的,但是跟多数自然变化相比较而言,这却是一种快速的增长.这种温度的增长是怎么产生的呢?会产生什么影响呢?"关爱地球"组织的阿姆斯特朗就在探究这些问题.
毫无疑问,地球是在变暖（见表一:略).但是全球变暖的原因是人为的昵,或者仅仅是一种自然现象呢?对于这个问题存在着激烈的争辩.
许多科学家认为,人们为了生产能量而燃烧化石燃料〖如煤、天然气和石油等）,从而引起了地球温度的升高.这个升温过程的副产品就叫做"温室"气体,其中最重要的就是二氧化碳.福斯特博士解释说："你知道,有一种科学家称之为'温室效应'的自然现象.这种现象发生在大气层中少量的气体（如二氧化碳、甲烷、水蒸汽等）吸收太阳的热量,因而使地球变暖的时候.如果没有这种'温室效应',地球的温度将比现在的温度还要低33摄氏度左右.因此,我们需要这些气体.而当我们因为烧化石燃料而使大—层中增加了大量额外的二氧化碳时,问题就来了. 二氧化碳含量的增加意味着更多的热量被困在大气层中,从而引起全球温度上升."
我们知道,在过去100 —150年期间,二氧化碳的含量急剧增加了.有一位名叫査尔斯'奎林的科学家曾经把1957—1997年期间大气层中二氧化碳的含量作了精确的统计.他发现,在这些年里,大气层中的二氧化碳含量从百万分之315上升到百万分之370.（见表二,略）所有科学家都接受这个数据.他们还认为,正是由于燃烧的化石燃料越来越多而导致了 二氧化碳的增加.然而,科学家们在对待这个问题的态度上却是大不相同的.福斯特博士说,在今后的100年里,全球变暖的量可能低到1 — 1.5摄氏度,但是也有可能高达5摄氏度.
"我荽说,气温升高五度可能是一场大灾难.对于未来的气候,我们不可能作出精确的预测,但是那时的天气可能是很糟糕的."多么糟糕呢?有人认为,全球变暖会导致海平面上升好几米,也有人预言会出现严重的风暴、干旱、饥荒、疫病和物种的绝灭.
在另一方面,还有一些人,像科学家乔治,汉布利,他们认为我们不必担心空气中会有高含量的二氧化碳.他们还认为,科学家对全球变暖的关注只不过是一种推测罢了.他预言说,变暖的情况不会很严重, 対环境的影响也不会太坏.他实际上是这样说的："二氧化碳含量的增加实际上是件好事,它使植物成长更快,庄稼产量更高,还会促进动物的生长——所有这些都能改善人类的生活."
温室气体继续在大气层中聚集.即使我们开始减少二氧化碳及其它温室气体的含量,在未来几十年或几个世纪内,气候仍会持续升温.没有人知道全球变暖会带来什么样的影响.这是不是意味着我们就不必采取任何措施昵?还是说,这样不采取任何措施危险性会很大呢?
Module6 unit5
大自然的力量
一想具有剌激性的工作
我的工作是世界上最伟大的工作.我胞的地方是稀罕奇特的地方,我见到的人是世界各地饶有趣味的人.有时在室外工作,有时在办公室里,有时工作中要用科学仪器,有时要会见当地百姓和旅游人去.但是我从来不感到工作烦人.虽然我的工作偶尔也有危险,但是我并不在乎,因为危险能激励我,使我感到有活力.然而,最重要的是,通过我的工作能保护人民免遭火山的威胁一这是世界上最大的自然威力之一.
我是一名火山学家,在夏威夷火山观测站（HVO)工作.我的主要任务是收集有关基拉韦厄》山的信息,这是夏威夷最活跃的火山之一.收集和评估了这些信息之后,我就帮助其他科学家一起预测下次火山熔岩将往何处流去,流速是多少.我们的工作拯救了许多人的生命,因为熔岩要流经之地,老百姓都可以得到离开家园的通知.遗憾的是,我们不可能把他们的家搬离岩浆流过的地方,因此,许多房屋被熔岩淹没,或者焚烧殆尽.
当滚烫的岩石从火山喷发出来并撞回地面时,它所造成的损失比想象的要小些,这是因为在岩右下落的基拉韦厄火山顶附近无人居住.而顺着山坡下流的火山熔岩所迨成的损失却大得多,这是因火山岩浆所流经的地方,一切东西都被掩埋在熔岩下面了.然而火山喷发本身的确是很壮观的,我永远都忘不了我第一次看见火山喷发时的情景.那是在我抵达夏威夷后的第二个星期.那天我辛辛苦苦地干了一整天,很早就上床睦觉了.我在熟睡中突然感到床铺在摇晃,接着我听到一阵奇怪的声音,就好像一列火车在我的窗外行驶一样.因为我在夏威夷曾经经历过多次地震,所以对这种声音我并不在意.我刚要再睡,突然我的卧室亮如白昼.我赶紧跑出房间,来到后花园,在那儿我能远远地看见基拉韦厄火山.在山的边有一次火山喷发,红色发烫的岩浆像喷泉一样,朝天上喷射达几百米高.真是绝妙的奇景!
就在这次火山喷发的第二天,我有幸作了一次近距离的观察.我和另外两位科学家驱车上山,到最靠远这次火山喷口的地方才下车.早先从观测站出发时就带了一些特别的姿全服,于是我们穿上安全服再走近火山口.我们三个人看上去就像宇航员一样,我们都穿着白色的防护服遮住全身,戴上了头盔和特别的手套,还穿了一双大靴子.穿着这些衣腋走起路来实在不容易,但我们还是缓绥往火山口的边缘走去,并且向下看到了红红的沸腾的中央.另外两人攀下火山口去收集供日后研究用的岩浆,我是第一次经访这样的事,所以留在山顶上观察他们.
今天,我还是像并始工作时那样,对我的工作满怀热情.虽然我从事火山研究20多年了,但是我对火山的壮丽景色以及它那潜在的巨大破坏力至今仍然感到惊愕不已.