本教程以教育部高教司颁发的《大学英语教学基本要求》为指导，在广泛调研的基础上，遵循发展性和拓展性原则，注重选材的科学性、趣味性和开放性。选材内容广泛，涉及艺术领域的多个方面，包括绘画、书法、摄影、影视、装饰、装潢、建筑景观、服装设计、妆扮艺术及手工艺制作等相关学科和专业的内容，并配有与主题相关的插图，精美新颖。本书的特点是以英语语言为引导，结合艺术知识和文化，让学生通过阅读学习获取大量的与专业相关的信息和知识，从而激发学生的学习兴趣，同时提高学生的英语综合应用能力，为他们在今后的学习和工作中能有效地以英语为工具进行本专业的研究和学术交流打下良好的基础。本书的适用对象是艺术院校和综合性大学艺术专业的学生以及对英语感兴趣的广大的艺术爱好者。

Unit 1

Passage A Chinese Painting/1

Passage B Xu Beihong, Pioneer of Contemporary Realistic Painting/5

Unit 2

Passage A Leave Something for the Imagination/9

Passage B Rhythmic Vitality: the Highest Ideal of Chinese Art/13

Unit 3

Passage A Papercuts/16

Passage B Nineteenth-Century American Folk Art/20

Unit 4

Passage A Manifestation of Prehistoric Residents' Artistic Talent--Painted Pottery/23

Passage B Chinese Brush Painting/27

Unit 5

Passage A Silk Handicraft/30

Passage B Ethical Aesthetics/34

Unit 6

Passage A The Pyramids/37

Passage B Colosseum/41

Unit 7

Passage A Stained Glass/44

Passage B The Flower Clock/48

Unit 8

Passage A Art Theft/52

Passage B Leonardo da Vinci/56

Unit 9

Passage A Design History/59

Passage B Claude Monet's Impression Sunrise /63

Unit 10

Passage A Fashion/66

Passage B Modern Art/70

Unit 11

Passage A Kira Plastinina/73

Passage B Classical Chanel/77

Unit 12

Passage A Wearing History--Chinese Dress Since 1949/81

Passage B 3D Takes Off/86

Unit 13

Passage A Orientalism. Visions of the East in Western Dress/89

Passage B Primary Considerations about Our House/93

Unit 14

Passage A Interior Design Ideas/97

Passage B Psychological Need. A Factor Causing the Green Revolution/101

Unit 15

Passage A Design Icon. Coca-Cola/104

Passage B Advertisements/108

Unit 16

Passage A Design Defined/112

Passage B Design Defined (continued) /116

Unit 17

Passage A The Human Body--Source of Design/119

Passage B The Human Body--Source of Design (continued) /123

Unit 18

Passage A Street Photography/126

 Passage B Philosophical Thinking in the Classic Presentation of Pho- tography/130

Unit 19

Passage A Photography and Art/134

Passage B Did You Ever Wonder Who Designed the Current American Flag？/138

Unit 20

Passage A Transformers Review/142

Passage B The Future of the Cartoon Feature Film/146

Appendix I Glossary [1]

Appendix II Glossary [2]

Appendix III Answers