Unit 3 Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit and Reading—Preview（Word教师用书）-【优化指导】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第一册（译林版2020）

Painting is silent poetry，and poetry is painting that speaks. ——Simonides of CEOs 画是无声的诗，诗是有声的画。 ——西蒙尼戴斯的首席执行官 主题语境——人与社会。剪纸是中国传统民间艺术之一。春节期间，人们把剪纸贴在门上、窗上或桌上来烘托节日的气氛。对于剪纸，你了解多少呢？ Paper cutting can be seen in many parts of China during the Spring Festival.People stick it on the windows，doors or desks for the festival atmosphere①. It's difficult to tell when it originated②.One saying is that it originated from the religious ceremony.The ancient people cut the paper into animals or people.They either buried them with the dead or burned them on the funerals③，wishing that things that paper stood for④ could be with the dead．A thousand years ago，paper cutting was used for⑤ decoration.According to historic⑥ books，women in the Tang Dynasty used paper cutting as a headdress(头发式样).In the Song Dynasty，it was the decoration of the gifts.People posted the paper cutting on windows or doors or used it as decorations on walls，mirrors or lanterns.Some people made a living⑦ on it. Paper cutting is all made by hand⑧.It is easy to learn.Non­craftsmen need only a knife and paper.For craftsmen，they need knives and gravers(雕刻刀) of various types to make complicated⑨ patterns.No mistake can be made during the process，otherwise the work would fail.Paper cutting covers nearly all topics，from flowers，birds，animals，legendary⑩ people，figures in classic novels，to types of facial make­up in Peking Opera． ①atmosphere n．气氛；大气 ②originate vt.引起；开始 vi.起源于 ③funeral n．葬礼 ④stand for代表 ⑤be used for 被用作 ⑥historic adj.有历史意义的 ⑦make a living谋生 ⑧by hand用手 ⑨complicated adj.复杂的；难懂的 ⑩legendary adj.传说的；传奇的 Section Ⅰ　Welcome to the unit and Reading—Preview [对应学生用书P62] 1．impressionist n．印象派画家；adj.印象派的 2．masterpiece n．杰作 3．similarity n．类似；相似 4．traditionally adv.传统上；习惯上 5．generation n．一代；一代人 6．be inspired by受……启发 7．prefer to更喜欢；宁愿 8．leave a．..impression on 给……留下……印象 9．at that moment就在那时 10．have a lasting influence on对……有持久的影响 Step 1　Careful Reading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. 1．What is the