新编大学英语文化阅读教程 3 教师用书Unit 5.pdf

1新编大学英语文化阅读教程新编大学英语文化阅读教程 3 教师用书教师用书Unit 5Warm-upStep 1 Matchinga 5 Cb 3 Dc 1 Ad 4 Ee 2 BStep 2 Translating1.热锅上的蚂蚁2.一石二鸟3.如鱼得水4.对牛弹琴Reading 1Language focus1.assorted2.benevolence3.yield4.domesticated5.totem6.decode7.gravitate8.engravedGlobal understanding1)philosophical2)social and ethical messages3)artistic representation4)pottery and earthenware5)qilin26)totem7)blessings8)yin and yang9)domesticated animalsDetailed understanding1 E2 C3 F4 G5 A6 D7 BCultural thinkingWestern art also uses animals to convey the meaning of life.Ever sinceman first painted on cave walls,animals have been a source of Westernarts creation.Whether literally or figuratively,artists depictions ofanimals not only express the animals themselves but also contain thequalities and characteristics that humans give them.For example,animalsappeared in various forms in paintings and sculptures,which gavereligious meanings through depictions of everyday interactions betweenhumans and animals.Animals figured prominently in medieval art andthought.Artists often incorporated animal motifs into their works,using avariety of common animals and mythical beasts to adorn sacred works,orusing them to inject majesty or humor into these artistic creations.Reading 2Language focus1.aversion2.restrain3.inspected4.gaze5.implants6.contort7.adornments8.anesthetized3Global understanding1)went viral2)Chimps3)advanced form of intellect4)sense of self5)inconsistently6)allegedly7)binary nature8)limitsDetailed understanding1.F2.F3.F4.T5.F6.T7.TCultural thinkingAnswer 1:Yes,I think that human is the most intelligent creature onEarth.Humans are the most advanced animals in the world.The biggestdifference between humans and animals is the extent to which one canuseandmaketools.Moreover,humanscanwalkuprightandcommunicate in different languages.Just as the above quotations imply,humans have a strong ability to reason.These are what other animalscannot do.The reasons why humans are intelligent lie in the rationaldiscovery and continuous excavation of self-ability.Especially after theworlds modern history of the two ideological liberation movements Renaissance and Enlightenment,humanism and rationalism spreadrapidly,and the developments of culture and science complement eachother.Thevalueofhumansisgraduallystressed,andhumanconsciousness is gradually awakening.The rapid development of modernsociety is also based on the ability of human beings which is superior toother animals.Answer 2:No,I dont think human is the most intelligent creature onEarth.Firstly,from the perspective of life science,some animals havebetter brains and cognitive abilities than humans.Animals possessvarious kinds of intelligence,such as social intelligence,which hasalways been underestimated due to the inherent patterns of human4understanding of language.Gibbons,for example,can make up to 20sounds with distinct meanings,allowing them to communicate in therainforest canopy.Koalas have special glands that make scent markers,but humans cant measure the complexity of the information contained inthese olfactory markers.Even domestic pets can express their needs tohumans and get them to do something they want.Secondly,from theperspective of natural ethics,although human beings have been exploringand inventing,thinking and developing,learning and applying,thedevelopment is quite limited by environmental resources and physicalfactors.In an environment where there is no fresh water but onlyseawater,it is difficult for a man to survive without the help of naturalresources to desalinate seawater.If humans could drink seawater,a lot ofnatural resources would be saved.If human bodys temperatureregulation is advanced enough,there is no need to kill animals for theirfur and make fires to keep warm.Therefore,the cleverness of humans isto change the world for their convenience.But when humans learn tochange themselves,the earth will become more beautiful.It can be seenthat humans are intelligent,but not the most intelligent creature on Earth.Integrated thinkingThe change in the relationship between humans and animals is related tothe theme of the times.From the viewpoint of human art history,theauthenticity and vividness of early animal pictures reflect the harmoniouscoexistence between humans and animals.Medieval animal legends showa distinctly mystical dimension.During the industrialization of cities,animals first existed as raw materials.Thus the equal relationshipbetween humans and animals disappears.Then,the emergence of familypets shows the marginalization of animals and the unequal relationshipbetween humans and animals.Contemporary artists continue to exploreanimals and the relationship between humans and animals from differentperspectives,often reflecting the environmentalism and ethical issuesrelated to animals.In general,animals are initially free,then personifiedand given a specific meaning.And it can be seen that the continuouschange of the relationship between humans and animals is closely relatedto 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