选修六unit1Using-language

Unit1ArtUsinglanguage高二人教新课标版选修六TheBestofManhattan’sArtGalleriesFastreading1.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?2.Whodoyouthinkthetextwaswrittenfor?ThepassageintroducessomebestartgalleriesofManhattan.Touristsandartgalleryvisitors.HenryClayFrickTheFrickCollection弗里克收藏馆CarefulreadingGuggenheimMuseumMetropolitanMuseumofArtMuseumofModernArt现代艺术博物馆WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt1.InwhichmuseumcanwefindChineseart?2.WherecanwefindtheworksofVanGogh,PicassoorMatisse?MetropolitanMuseumofArt.MuseumofModernArt.Readandanswer.1.MetropolitanMuseumofArtintroducesyoutoancientwaysofliving.2.TheadmissionpriceofMuseumofModernArtisverycheapanditisoftencrowded.3.MetropolitanMuseumofArtcoversmorethan5000yearsofcivilizationfrommanypartsoftheworldincludingChina.TFT______________notcheap/expensiveTrueorFalse?1.Thepassagemayprobablycomefrom____.A.anewspaperB.amagazineC.atouristguidebookD.atextbook2.Youmustwalkallthewayinsteadoftakingaliftifyouvisit_____.A.MetropolitanMuseumofArtB.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtC.MuseumofModernArtD.GuggenheimMuseumChoosethecorrectanswer.CD3.IfyouwanttoseeVanGogh’spaintingsyoumaygoto_____.A.TheFrickCollectionB.GuggenheimMuseumC.MuseumofModernArtD.MetropolitanMuseumofArt4.Youcanexpecttoseevideosin_____.A.MetropolitanMuseumofArtB.MuseumofModernArtC.TheFrickCollectionD.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtCD5.Ifyouwanttoknowhowpeoplelived5,000yearsago,youshouldvisit____.A.MetropolitanMuseumofArtB.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtC.MuseumofModernArtD.GuggenheimMuseum6.Whichmuseumdoesnumber4inthemapstandfor?A.MetropolitanMuseumofArtB.TheFrickCollectionC.MuseumofModernArtD.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtABLanguagePoints1.wouldrather:宁可;宁愿wouldratherdosth.Theywouldrathergofishingthanstayathome.他们宁愿去钓鱼,也不愿待在家里。Iwouldratherfailthancheatintheexamination.我宁愿考不及格,也不愿意考试作弊。[用法1]:wouldrather…than…宁愿……而不……,与其……不如……IwouldratherwatchTVathomethangotothecinema.=IwouldwatchTVathomeratherthangotothecinema.=IprefertowatchTVathomeratherthangotothecinema.[用法2]:wouldratherdosth表现在、将来havedonesth.表过去表示主语要做某事，而结果却事与愿违I’dratherhaveleftanoteonherdesk.我本想留张字条在她的书桌上。(事实上没有)[用法3]:wouldrather后面也可跟从句表示主语宁愿某人做某事。这时,从句谓语应用虚拟语气。wouldrathersbdidsth一般过去式表现在、将来sbhaddonesth.过去完成时表过去I’dratheryouhadn’ttoldhimthenewsthatday.[高考链接]---Shallwegoskatingorstayathome?---Which____doyourself?(05全国)A.doyouratherB.wouldyouratherC.willyouratherD.shouldyourather答案Bwouldratherdosth.更喜欢做…John:1.Interestedinart:suggeststhattheygotoamuseum2.Reasonable:preparedtoaccommodateSusan’swishes3.Independentthinker:argueswithSusanoverherideaaboutmodernart4.Accommodating:fitsinwiththeplansofothersSusan:1.Notaccommodating:onlyfitsinwiththeothersunwillingly2.Complaining:grumblesalotaboutsomethingthatisunimportant3.Irritating:eventhoughtheothersmakeconcessionstohersheisnothappy(G=GaoYanS=SusanJ=John)Part1G:We’vegottwodays.Whatwouldyouliketodotomorrow?J:I’dliketovisitsomeartgalleries.S:ButJohn,theguidebooksaysthattherearemorethansixtygalleriesinManhattan!ListeningtextJ:Well,let’schoosetheonesthatappealtous.G:IwanttovisittheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.Ithasartfromallovertheworld-evensomefromChina.J:Well,thatsoundsgreat,butit’saratherlargegallery.Whatdoyousuggest,Susan?Wouldyourathergotoasmallergallerytobeginwith?S:Yes,pleaseJohn.Idon’tlikelargemuseums.I’dgototheFrickCollection.That’squitesmallandwecouldgotheMetropolitanMuseumafterthat.G:Well,howaboutthis?TomorrowwegototheFrickinthemorningandtheMetropolitanintheafternoon.TheMetropolitanstaysopenuntil8:45pmonFridays.Soifyou’vehadenoughbydinnertime,Susan,youcangobacktothehotel.JohnandIcanstayatthemuseumtillitcloses.J:Soundsgoodtome.S:It’scertainlyabetterarrangement.Part2G:PerhapswecouldgototheMuseumofModernArtonSaturday.S:Ohno.It’stoobigandcrowded.Andit’sexpensive.J:Susan,wouldyouratherdosomethingelseonoursecondday?S:No,no.I’dliketoseesomeartbutnottoomuchandnottoomodern.G:What’stheproblem?S:I’mnotfondofModernart.Amonkeycouldpaintbetterpicturesthansomeofthosepaintings.Ifitwasuptome,I’dgetridofallofthem.J:Really?Idon’tunderstandwhyyoudislikemodernartsomuch.ButyouknowthatmodernartbeganwiththeImpressionist,right?S:Idon’tknowanythingabouttheimpressionists.G:It’sjustshedoesn’tknowenoughaboutit,John.Let’sgototheGuggenheim.They’vewonderfulImpressionistpaintingsthere.J:Iagree,butweshouldn’tmisstheWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt.Wouldyoumind,Susan,ifwewenttheretoo?S:Notifwedon’tstaytoolong.J:Doyouthinkwe’vetimetogototheWhitneyfirstandthentheGuggenheim?They’requiteclosetogether.G:Let’stry.IsthatOKwithyou,Susan?SUSAN:Yes,Isupposeso!(grudgingly).I’dprefer…I’drather…I’dlike…Iwantto…Wouldyourather…?Wouldyoulike…or…?Whichwouldyouprefer…?Ifitwasuptome,I’dchoose…Weshouldn’tmiss…That’smyfirstchoice.I’mnotfondof…Idon’tlike…What‘syourpreference?DiscussionYouhaveonlyonedaytovisitartgalleriesinNewYork.Inasmallgroupreadtheguidebookagainanddecidetogetherwhichgalleriesyoupreferandwhy.Useexpressionsaboutpreferencelikethefollowingonesinthebox.Writing1Ifyouwereaskedtostartanewartgalleryforyourdistrict,whatkindofartwouldyouputinitandwhy?Thinkabout:(1)whatkindofartworkspeopleinyourdistrictproduceandwouldli