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2UNIT1..............................................................-1-UNIT2..............................................................-3-UNIT3..............................................................-4-UNIT4..............................................................-5-UNIT5..............................................................-6-UNIT6...............................................................-7-UNIT7...............................................................-9-UNIT8.............................................................-11-2-1-Unit1Englishisknownasaworldlanguage,regularlyusedbymanynationswhoseEnglishisnottheirfirstlanguage.Likeotherlanguages,Englishhaschangedgreatly.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagecanbedividedintothreemainperiods:OldEnglish,MiddleEnglishandModernEnglish.TheEnglishlanguagestartedwiththeinvasionofBritainbythreeGermanictribesduringthe5thcenturyAD,andtheycontributedgreatlytotheformationoftheEnglishlanguage.Duringthemedievalandearlymodernperiods,theinfluenceofEnglishspreadthroughouttheBritishIsles,andfromtheearly17thcenturyitsinfluencebegantobefeltthroughouttheworld.TheprocessesofEuropeanexplorationandcolonizationforseveralcenturiesledtosignificantchangeinEnglish.Today,AmericanEnglishisparticularlyinfluential,duetothepopularityofAmericancinema,television,music,tradeandtechnology,includingtheInternet.5172-2-(calligraphy)Chinesecalligraphyisauniqueartandtheuniquearttreasureintheworld.TheformationanddevelopmentoftheChinesecalligraphyiscloselyrelatedtotheemergenceandevolutionofChinesecharacters.Inthislongevolutionaryprocess,Chinesecharactershavenotonlyplayedanimportantroleinexchangingideasandtransmittingculturebutalsodevelopedintoauniqueartform.Calligraphicworkswellreflectcalligraphers'personalfeelings,knowledge,self-cultivation,personality,andsoforth,thusthereisanexpressionthatseeingthecalligrapher'shandwritingislikeseeingtheperson.AsoneofthetreasuresoChineseculture,Chinesecalligraphyshinessplendidlyintheworld'streasurehouseofcultureandart.2-3-Unit2Inrecentyears,withthedevelopmentofInternettechnology,theconstructionofdigitaleducationrecoursesofourcountryhasmadegreatachievements.Manyuniversitieshavesetuptheirowndigitallearningplatform,anddigitalteachingisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleineducation.Comparedwiththetraditionalwayofteaching,thedigitalwayhasalotofadvantages.Ononehand,digitalteachingmakesglobalsharingofteachingresourcespossible;ontheotherhand,itexpandsthelearnersstudytimeandspacetolearn,allowingpeopletogetaccesstothedigitalvirtualschoolsthroughtheInternetanytimeandanywhere.Theseadvantagesmakeitpossibleforpeopletoshiftfromone-timelearningtolifelonglearning.2-4-Unit3FilialpietyisthebasiccodeofethicsintheancientChinesesociety.Chinesepeopleconsiderfilialpietyastheessenceofapersonsintegrity,familyharmony,andthenationswell-being.WithfilialpietybeingthecoreofConfucianethics,ithasbeenthemoralstandardfortheChinesesocietytomaintainthefamilyrelationshipforthousandsofyears.ItsundoubtedlyatraditionalChinesevirtue.Thecultureoffilialpietyisacomplexconcept,richincontentandwideinrange.Itincludesnotonlyculturalideasbutalsoinstitutionaletiquettes.Generallyspeaking,itreferstotheobligationofchildrentotheirparentsrequiredbythesociety,includingrespect,care,supportfortheelderlyandsoforth.FilialpietyisfundamentaltotheancientOrientalcivilization2-5-Unit4214214214July7thontheChinesecalendarisChineseQixiFestival,themostromanticofalltraditionalChineseholidays.Everyyear,somebigbusinessorganizevariousactivities,andyoungpeoplesendgiftstotheirlovers.Asaresult,theQiXiFestivalisconsideredtobetheChineseValentinesDay.TheQiXiFestivalisderivedfromthelegendofCowherdandWeavingMaid.ThelegendholdsthatonthisparticularnighteveryyeartheWeavingMaidinheavenmeetswiththeCowherd.SopeoplecanseeCowherdandWeavingMaidmeetingintheMilkyWayonthenightofQiXi.Onthisnight,girlswouldalsobegWeavingMaidforsomewisdomforahappymarriage.But,withthechangingoftimes,theseactivitiesarediminishing.AllthatremainsisthelegendofCowherdandWeavingMaid,asignoffaithfullove,continuouslycirculatedamongthefolk.2-6-Unit51518TheSilkRoadisatrafficrouteintheancienttimesconnectingChinaandEurasia.Thistraderoutefocusesonthetradeofsilk,hencethenametheSilkRoad.Asaninternationaltradechannelandabridgeofculturalexchanges,theSilkRoadeffectivelyimprovedtheeconomicandculturalexchangesanddevelopmentbetweentheEastandtheWest,exertingaprofoundimpactontheprogressoftheworldcivilization.Nowadays,underthenewhistoricalcircumstances,ourcountryproposesthestrategyofOneBelt,OneRoad(namelytheSilkRoadEconomicBeltand21stcenturyMaritimeSilkRoad).ThestrategyofOneBelt,OneRoadfocusesoncooperationandmutualbenefits,emphasizingmutualbenefits,win-win,aswellascommondevelopmentoftherelatedcountries.Onceproposed,thestrategyhasreceivedpositiveresponsesfromtherelatedcountriesalongtheroad.2-7-Unit6Minimalism()isaboutgettingridofexcessstuffandkeepingonlywhatyouneed.Minimalistliving,insimplestterms,istolivewithaslessaspossible,mentallyandphysicallyuntilyouachievepeaceofmind.Resultstha