1、she said. “Where is a good picture of this man?” Then as the article was going to be written in English Zhou Yang also took a copy to the native speaker employed by the newspaper to polish the style. She was also very happy with Zhou Yangs story. “You are really able to write a good front page artic
2、le,” she said. Zhou Yang smiled with happiness. Last of all, the chief editor read it and approved it. “Well done,” he said to Zhou Yang. “But please show me your evidence so were sure weve got our facts straight.” “Ill bring it to you immediately,” said Zhou Yang excitedly. The news desk editor too
3、k the story and began to work on all the stories and photos until all the pages were set. All the information was then ready to be processed into film negatives. This was the first stage of the printing process. They needed four negatives, as several colors were going to be used on the story. Each o
4、f the main colors had one negative sheet and when they were combined they made a colored page for the newspaper. After one last check the page was ready to be printed. Zhou Yang waited excitedly for the first copies to be ready. “Wait till tonight,” his friend whispered. “I expect there will be some
5、thing about this on the television news. A real scoop!” Unit 5 FIRST AID FOR BURNS The skin is an essential part of your body and its largest organ. You have three layers of skin which act as a barrier against disease, poisons and the suns harmful rays. The functions of your skin are also very compl
6、ex: it keeps you warm or cool; it prevents your body from losing too much water; it is where you feel cold, heat or pain and it gives you your sense of touch. So as you can imagine, if your skin gets burned it can be very serious. First aid is a very important first step in the treatment of burns. C
7、auses of burns You can get burned by a variety of things: hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation (by being close to high heat or fire, etc), the sun, electricity or chemicals. Types of burns There are three types of burns. Burns are called first, second, or third degree burns, depending on which layers
8、 of the skin are burned. First degree burns These affect only the top layer of the skin. These burns are not serious and should feel better within a day or two. Examples include mild sunburn and burns caused by touching a hot pan, stove or iron for a moment. Second degree burns These affect both the
9、 top and the second layer of the skin. These burns are serious and take a few weeks to heal. Examples include severe sunburn and burns caused by hot liquids. Third degree burns These affect all three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under the skin. Examples include burns caused by electr
10、ic shocks, burning clothes, or severe petrol fires. These burns cause very severe injuries and the victim must go to hospital at once. Characteristics of burns First degree burns dry, red and mildly swollen mildly painful turn white when pressed Second degree burns rough, red and swollen blisters wa
11、tery surface extremely painful Third degree burns black and white and charred swollen; often tissue under them can be seen little or no pain if nerves are damaged; may be pain around edge of injured are. First aid treatment Remove clothing using scissors if necessary unless it is stuck to the burn.
12、Take off other clothing and jewelry near the burn. Cool burns immediately with cool but not icy water. It is best to place burns under gently running water for about 10 minutes. (The cool water stops the burning process, prevents the pain becoming unbearable and reduces swelling.) Do not put cold wa
13、ter on third degree burns. For first degree burns, place cool, clean, wet cloths on them until the pain is not so bad. For second degree burns, keep cloths cool by putting them back in a basin of cold water, squeezing them out and placing them on the burned area over and over again for about an hour
14、 until the pain is not so bad. Dry the burned area gently. Do not rub, as this may break any blisters and the wound may get infected. Cover the burned area with a dry, clean bandage that will not stick to the skin. Hold the bandage in place with tape. Never put butter, oil or ointment on burns as th
15、ey keep the heat in the wounds and may cause infection. If burns are on arms or legs, keep them higher than the heart, if possible. If burns are on the face, the victim should sit up. If the injuries are second or third degree burns, it is vital to get the victim to the doctor or hospital at once. H
16、EROIC TEENAGER RECEIVES AWARD Seventeen-year-old teenager, John Janson, was honored at the Lifesaver Awards last night in Rivertown for giving lifesaving first aid on his neighbor after a shocking knife attack. John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the bravery of ten peopl
17、e who had saved the life of another. John was studying in his room when he heard screaming. When he and his father rushed outside, a man ran from the scene. They discovered that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed repeatedly with a knife. She was lying in her front garden bleeding very hea
18、vily. Her hands had almost been cut off. It was Johns quick action and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slades life. He immediately asked a number of nearby people for bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels and tape from their house. John used thes
19、e to treat the most severe injuries to Ms Slades hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the police and ambulance arrived. “Im proud of what I did but I was just doing what Id been taught,” John said. John had taken parting in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high sch
20、ool. When congratulating John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme said, “There is no doubt that Johns quick thinking and the first aid skills he learned at school saved Ms Slades life. It shows that a knowledge of first aid can make a real difference.” Before receiving their
21、awards last night, John and the nine other Life Savers attended a special reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister. 选修六 Unit 1 A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. As there are so many diffe
22、rent styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones, starting from the sixth century AD. The Middle Ages (5th to the 15th century AD)During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to
23、 represent religious themes. A conventional artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were. A typical picture at this time was full of religious symbols, which created a feeling of respect and love for God. But it was evident that ideas were changing in the
24、 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way. The Renaissance (15th to 16th century) During the Renaissance, new ideas and values gradually replaced those held in the Middle Ages. People began to concentrate less on religious themes and a
25、dopt a more humanistic attitude to life. At the same time painters returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art. They tried to paint people and nature as they really were. Rich people wanted to possess their own paintings. so they could decorate their superb palaces and great houses. They p
26、aid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves, their houses and possessions as well as their activities and achievements. One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in perspective. This technique was first used by Masaccio in 1428. When people first saw his
27、paintings, they were convinced that they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene. If the rules of perspective had not been discovered, on one would have been able to paint such realistic pictures. By coincidence, oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colors used i
28、n paintings look richer and deeper. Without the new paints and the new technique, we would not be able to see the many great masterpieces for which this period is famous. Impressionism (late 19th to early 20th century) In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great deal, from a mostly agricultural
29、 society to a mostly industrial one. Many people moved from the countryside to the new cities. There were many new inventions and social changes. Naturally,she said. “Where is a good picture of this man?” Then as the article was going to be written in English Zhou Yang also took a copy to the native
30、 speaker employed by the newspaper to polish the style. She was also very happy with Zhou Yangs story. “You are really able to write a good front page article,” she said. Zhou Yang smiled with happiness. Last of all, the chief editor read it and approved it. “Well done,” he said to Zhou Yang. “But p
31、lease show me your evidence so were sure weve got our facts straight.” “Ill bring it to you immediately,” said Zhou Yang excitedly. The news desk editor took the story and began to work on all the stories and photos until all the pages were set. All the information was then ready to be processed int
32、o film negatives. This was the first stage of the printing process. They needed four negatives, as several colors were going to be used on the story. Each of the main colors had one negative sheet and when they were combined they made a colored page for the newspaper. After one last check the page w
33、as ready to be printed. Zhou Yang waited excitedly for the first copies to be ready. “Wait till tonight,” his friend whispered. “I expect there will be something about this on the television news. A real scoop!” Unit 5 FIRST AID FOR BURNS The skin is an essential part of your body and its largest or
34、gan. You have three layers of skin which act as a barrier against disease, poisons and the suns harmful rays. The functions of your skin are also very complex: it keeps you warm or cool; it prevents your body from losing too much water; it is where you feel cold, heat or pain and it gives you your s
35、ense of touch. So as you can imagine, if your skin gets burned it can be very serious. First aid is a very important first step in the treatment of burns. Causes of burns You can get burned by a variety of things: hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation (by being close to high heat or fire, etc), the su
36、n, electricity or chemicals. Types of burns There are three types of burns. Burns are called first, second, or third degree burns, depending on which layers of the skin are burned. First degree burns These affect only the top layer of the skin. These burns are not serious and should feel better with
37、in a day or two. Examples include mild sunburn and burns caused by touching a hot pan, stove or iron for a moment. Second degree burns These affect both the top and the second layer of the skin. These burns are serious and take a few weeks to heal. Examples include severe sunburn and burns caused by
38、 hot liquids. Third degree burns These affect all three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under the skin. Examples include burns caused by electric shocks, burning clothes, or severe petrol fires. These burns cause very severe injuries and the victim must go to hospital at once. Character
39、istics of burns First degree burns dry, red and mildly swollen mildly painful turn white when pressed Second degree burns rough, red and swollen blisters watery surface extremely painful Third degree burns black and white and charred swollen; often tissue under them can be seen little or no pain if
40、nerves are damaged; may be pain around edge of injured are. First aid treatment Remove clothing using scissors if necessary unless it is stuck to the burn. Take off other clothing and jewelry near the burn. Cool burns immediately with cool but not icy water. It is best to place burns under gently ru
41、nning water for about 10 minutes. (The cool water stops the burning process, prevents the pain becoming unbearable and reduces swelling.) Do not put cold water on third degree burns. For first degree burns, place cool, clean, wet cloths on them until the pain is not so bad. For second degree burns,
42、keep cloths cool by putting them back in a basin of cold water, squeezing them out and placing them on the burned area over and over again for about an hour until the pain is not so bad. Dry the burned area gently. Do not rub, as this may break any blisters and the wound may get infected. Cover the
43、burned area with a dry, clean bandage that will not stick to the skin. Hold the bandage in place with tape. Never put butter, oil or ointment on burns as they keep the heat in the wounds and may cause infection. If burns are on arms or legs, keep them higher than the heart, if possible. If burns are
44、 on the face, the victim should sit up. If the injuries are second or third degree burns, it is vital to get the victim to the doctor or hospital at once. HEROIC TEENAGER RECEIVES AWARD Seventeen-year-old teenager, John Janson, was honored at the Lifesaver Awards last night in Rivertown for giving l
45、ifesaving first aid on his neighbor after a shocking knife attack. John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the bravery of ten people who had saved the life of another. John was studying in his room when he heard screaming. When he and his father rushed outside, a man ran fro
46、m the scene. They discovered that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed repeatedly with a knife. She was lying in her front garden bleeding very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut off. It was Johns quick action and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slades life. He immediately asked a
47、number of nearby people for bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels and tape from their house. John used these to treat the most severe injuries to Ms Slades hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the police and ambulance
48、 arrived. “Im proud of what I did but I was just doing what Id been taught,” John said. John had taken parting in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When congratulating John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme said, “There is no doubt that Johns quick thinking and the first aid skills he learned at school saved Ms Slades life. It shows that a knowledge of first aid can make a real difference.” Before receiving their awards last night, John and the nine other Life Savers attended a special reception yesterd
