Taste the sweets and bitters of family life
I.Lead in
Task 1:
Extended family;DINK family;Nuclear family;Single parent family
II. Basic Listening Practice
Keys: 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D
III. Listening In
Task 1:Nuclear family living patterns
Script:
A nuclear family is typical in highly-industrialized societies.
Beginning in the early 20th century, the two-parent family known as the nuclear family was the predominant American family type.
Generally children live with their parents until they go away to a college or university, or until they find jobs and acquire an apartment or home of their own.
In the early mid-20th century, the father was typically the sole wage-earner, and the mother was the children's principal caregiver.
Today, often both parents hold jobs. Dual-earner families are the predominant type for families with children in the United States. Increasingly, one of the parents has a non-standard shift, that is, a shift that does not start in the morning and end in the late afternoon.
In these families, one of the parents manages the children while the other works.
Prior to school, adequate day care of children is necessary for dual-earner families. In recent years, many private companies and home-based day care centers have sprung up to fulfill this need.
Increasingly, companies are getting involved in the arrangement of day care. Governments are providing assistance to parents that require day care as well.
Keys:
(1)typical
(2)known
(3)Generally
(4)find
(5)apartment
(6)sole
(7)principal
(8)Dual-earner families are the predominant type for families with children in the United States
(9)adequate day care of children is necessary for dual-earner families
(10)companies are getting involved in the arrangement of day care
Task 2:Fatherhood in Australia
Can it be true that Australian men spend more time during the week brushing their teeth than they do alone with their children?
A new study from the University of New South Wales has discovered that during the working week, Australian fathers only spend an average of just over a minute each day alone with their children.
Australian mothers, on the other hand, spend three hours a week purely looking after their children—a much greater disparity than in other countries like America, Denmark, Italy, and France, where couples divide the childcare more evenly.
These findings will probably infuriate those who want to shake off the perhaps unfair image of Australia as a land of old-fashioned male chauvinism.
According to the study, Australian fathers appear to like the fun aspects of parenthood, but shy away from the boring housework. So while they tend to be happy taking the kids to the park or to sporting events, they are unlikely to participate regularly in feeding, bathing, or taking the kids to school.
In short, Australian parenting is seen as a woman's job and a man's hobby. Many people believe that the last 20 years have seen the arrival of the so-called "new man"—the man who is willing to share the housework and childcare.
The new man has a picture of his children on his computer desktop at work; he never misses the kids' school plays, and he skips a drink at the bar after work so that he can get home in time to read bedtime story to their kids. This study suggests that the new man feels a little more at home in Europe than in Australia.
Indeed, a poll conducted in the U.K. for the think tank the Fatherhood Institute in January indicates that almost 70 percent of British women think that men are as good at raising children as women.
That's something for Australian men to ponder while they brush their teeth! Keys:1.B 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.A
Task3: Views on filial piety see change
Script:
With fast economic development in Hong Kong, young people are less likely to cherish the traditional notion of filial piety.
Instead, they are gradually taking a new approach to a welfare society, according to a three-year survey conducted by the City University of Hong Kong.
As many as 85 percent of the respondents expect the government to take up the responsibility for supporting the elderly, and 77 percent agree with the idea that the burden should fall on society as a whole rather than on individual families.
Researcher Richard Wong, who took charge of the study, is sad about the eroding of traditional family bonds.
He said that while most people still respect their parents and grandparents, they tend to equate economic assistance with love.
When asked about how they would show their love for their old parents, many simply said they would send them to old people's homes.
Others said they would give money, and only two percent of the respondents said they would be ready to take care of the psychological health of their parents.
According to the study, middle-aged people who have children of their own take their filial duties more seriously.
Also, married women know better than men the need for this kind of loving care.
Researcher Wong questioned the wisdom of adopting the new concept of government welfare.
He said, "A welfare society is founded on high tax rates, but here in Hong Kong the personal tax rate is only 15 percent.
How can you expect the government to take care of all the elderly?"
He further pointed out that even when a social security network can support all senior citizens, it cannot replace the love that only family members can give.
Keys:1.A 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.C
IV. Speaking Out
MODEL1
MODEL2
MODEL3
V. Let?ˉs Talk
Task 1:When I knew my parents split up
Keys:
(1) cry
(2) relief
(3) strong
(4) understanding
(5) angry
(6) left
(7) wondering
(8) five
(9) sad
(10) stress
(11) friends
(12) helps
(13) Christmas
(14) cousins
(15) presents
Task 2:What's your answer?
She felt it was very traumatizing, but in other ways it was a relief to just talk
about it.
She makes drawings when she feels sad. She feels that it's like a wave of calmness just washes over her. It relieves a lot of stress. She talks to her friends or invites them for a sleepover. They do lots of silly and fun things together.
Task 3:Let's group work!
VI. Further Listening and Speaking
Listening Task:
Task1: Reasons for a divorce
Keys:
(1) divorce her husband
(2) irresponsible
(3) changing jobs
(4) stability
(5) bills
(6) poverty line
(7) apartment
(8) yells at
(9) calls him names
(10) half
Task 2: Thick cloud of pollution covering southern Asia
Script
Question:
Hi, I have been divorced for eight years.
My ex sees our child Maria on a regular basis.
She is eight and in the second grade. My ex has a wife that is 20.
My ex and his wife go to the school almost every day to see our daughter. Our daughter has failed the second grade and now has to repeat it.
I have seen her grades plummet since those two started showing up at school.
They are both very controlling and verbally abusive to me and to our daughter.
I'm concerned about this. He forced my daughter to call his wife mommy.
I am really tired of their unkind visits. I don't know what to do.
If you have any advice to give me, I would be grateful. Thanks.
Answer (by a woman psychiatrist):
Hi, Diana. It's obvious to me that your daughter is having problems with the visits.
I would suggest having a frank conversation with your daughter to see what she feels the problems are.
If she says it is all these problems as you have stated above, I would try to talk to your ex about her problems.
I'll try to stick to what your daughter feels to be the problems and hope he
will help your daughter do better at school.
If he is not responsive, then I'll take your daughter for counseling to help her. You can't make others do things that are right for your child, not even the father, so spend your energy on things you can control like counseling for your daughter.
Also, you should spend quality time with her and allow her to vent her feelings on you, and let her know you are always there for her no matter what happens. Try to keep her self-esteem high.
When a child fails a grade, they will feel bad. Good Luck!
Keys:1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C
Task3: A man who remarried
Script
If you want me to tell you why I remarried, here's my story.
Remarriage was the last word I'd consider for two years after my divorce.
I had heard about the high rate of remarriage failures.
More importantly, I wondered how remarriage would affect my 10-year-old son, John.
My heart ached when I saw my son draw a picture of himself, my ex-wife and me holding hands—with sadness on our faces.
Since my parents have married and divorced eight times altogether, I hoped my son would not have to go through the same pain I experienced.
As a result, my primary focus after the divorce was my relationship with John, not finding a wife.
As time went by, my son gradually grew up, and he became conscious of my loneliness and anxiety. One day he asked me to consider dating.
The first time he said this, I ignored him. The second time he brought it up, I reconsidered my reservations about dating. I began to date Maria.
As our relationship developed over the following year, I was concerned about how my son would actually respond to her.
At first, John's affection for Maria was lukewarm. For instance, he would hug her, but the act seemed mechanical. But after several months, he warmed up to her.
Seeing the time was ripe, I asked Maria to marry me. She accepted. So the two of us blended smoothly into the three of us.
Thinking back, I believe my remarriage was the right choice.
Some single parents are still hesitating about remarriage. Now that you've heard my story, I hope you won't hesitate and let golden opportunities slip through your fingers.
Keys:
(1) the last word
(2) remarriage
(3) picture
(4) eight times
(5) wife
(6) dating
(7) loneliness and anxiety
(8) second
(9) response to her
(10) lukewarm
(11) warmed up
(12) accepted
(13) ripe
(14) blended into
(15) right
Viewing and speaking:
Task 1:Mother-daughter relationship
Script
I love all the children, they've all got fantastic personalities.
Lovely children, but the one that's the most like me is Sarah Lucy.
I can, I can... she does things like I do, she says things I say.
Um, and I think that's why sometimes we have our clashes because we are so similar.
She's very, very much like me.
Me and Sarah Lucy have very... both have very strong personalities, so we clash quite a bit.
When Sarah Lucy can't have her own way, she struts off, slams the door, stamps up the stairs.
Favorite expression for me is, very quietly she'll say, "Mum's like a witch!" And then, um, I'll say to her, "Stay in your room till you feel better.
When you feel better, you come and talk to me about it."
Um, so she'll stay in her room for a few minutes and then she'll come back down and she's all, "I'm sorry mum."
And then if I've upset Sarah Lucy, I'll apologize if I think I'm in the wrong. And then we'll have a discussion or a debate about it.
There's certain aspects about Sarah Lucy's behavior, um, it's learned behavior because children live what they learn, and so there're some traits that she's got and I think, "Oh they're beautiful, they're lovely, I love them." And there're other ones and I think, "Oh they're not so good."
For example, her strutting off and slamming the door.
But, um, confession: She gets it off me.
She gets it off mum. Um, and she'll say to me, "You haven't got a lot of patience."
and she's telling the truth. And so I have to say to her, "What do you think I could do to make that better?"
And then she'll sit me down and she'll say, "You have to listen more, you have to learn to listen."
So, I try. I do. When we have this conversation, I do listen more, and I do try.
Don't always get it right, but I do try.
When I'm feeling angry, um, if the other children are around, when one of them sees me upset, they don't like to see me upset, so one of them will come to me and say, "
Is it time for some medicine?" And their medicine is they give me a big cuddle. So we have a cuddle, a hug, and that is fantastic medicine because it does make you feel better.
And that's what works for us.
Keys:
(1)Lovely
(2)similar
(3)room
(4)apologize
(5)children
(6)patience
(7)listen
(8)angry
(9)medicine
(10)fantastic
Task 2:Talk after viewing
Unit 4 test
Part I
Keys: 1.D 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.C
Part II
(1) at
(2) wheel
(3) tone
(4) expression
(5) Honey
(6) divorce
(7) speed
(8) I don't want you to try to talk me out of it because I don't love you any more
(9) I want the bank accounts, and all the credit cards, too
(10) No, I've got everything I need
Part III
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.D
5.A
Part IV
1.A
2.D
3.B
4.C
5.A
6.D
7.A
8.B
9.C 10.D
U4 A Heroes among us 我们身边的英雄 Who's a hero these days?In an era of heightened heroism, the word hero has become more common.We use hero to describe both victims and survivors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies.Who are the heroes among us? 谁是当今的英雄？在一个英雄主义发扬光大的时代，“英雄”一词已经变得更加常见。我们把各种困难和悲剧的受害者和幸存者都称为“英雄”。那么，我们身边哪些人是英雄呢？In the days subsequent to a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, many described20-year-old political associate Daniel Hernandez as a hero.During the horrible shooting, he courageously ran through the danger to save the life of one of the victims,his boss and friend,congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Daniel held her head up so she could breathe and applied pressure to her wounds.He spoke tender words of sympathy, telling her that he would find her
新视野大学英语视听说教程第二版第三册答案 Uint1 Enjoy the colorful campus life! II. Basic Listening Practice Keys: 1.C 2.D 3. B 4.D 5.A III. Listening In Task 1:On the first day Keys: (1)the first day (2)changing (3)really good (4)hard workers (5)went over her head (6)explained (7)notes (8)Wednesday (9)participation (10)education Task 2:How to select elective courses? Keys:
(1)extra training (2)chemistry (3)accounting (4)many fields of study (5)better potential (6)business degree (7)challenging (8)how to learn (9)better understanding (10)narrow-minded Task3: How to get straight A's? Keys:1.B 2.C 3. D 4.A 5.D IV. Speaking Out MODEL1 MODEL2 MODEL3 V. Let?ˉs Talk Task 1:Maintaining the quality or increasing the intake? Keys: (1)quality (2)young (3)25
The shortest way t 新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说3 答案 Unit 1 Sharing Task 2 (1) daredevil (2) bungee jumping (3) cup of tea (4) feel good (5) achievement Task 3 c-d-e-b-a Task 4 1, 2, 4
The shortest way t Task 5 BCBCB Task 6 1.(1)started off(2) a huge business empire 2.(1)teacher(2)taught me so much about life 3.(1)imprisoned(2)survived (3)impressed(4)ability or the skills Listening Task 2 Activity 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11
The shortest way t Viewing Task 2 Activity 1 3 Activity 2 e-g-c-b-f-a-d Activity 3 1. 90 minutes 2. true landmark 3.(1)10 times(2)focus 4. make this challenge 5. seven miles 6.(1)four months(2) outstanding achievement
The shortest way t Role-play Task 1 Activity 1 B Activity 3 1. Like I said 2. having said that 3. That's what I was saying Presenting Task 1 Activity 2 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11
Unit1 Listening skills BBDCA Listening in Task1 FTFTF Listening in Task2 BBDAC Listening in Task3 classical，peaceful，relaxing，Jazz，sadness，heavy metal，energy，sporting events，physical labor，road accidents Let's talk Task 1 Good Morning to All，success，musical talents，without，second part，replaced，legal action，real owners Further listening and speaking > Further listening > Task 1 special，joke，talent，proud，loud，joy，honesty，dancer，talk，wondered，capture，fan Task2 BAADC Task 3 TFTTT Unit 1 test 1-5 CCDCB 1.favorite band ， 2.Not anymore ， 3.no longer ， 4.a big fan ， 5.collected ， 6.the ones ， 7.Going crazy ， 8.Maybe to you ， 9.pressure ，10.fall in love ，11.get it ，12.from time to time ，13.Go on ，14.music video 1-5 BCDDA 1-5 CDABA 6-10 CDCBC Unit2 Listening skills: Making inferences ADBCB
Mountain regions face a number of dangers. 1、negative 2、report 3、warming 4、pressures Mountainous Barely make way for expect 98 percent of the mountain areas to experience severe climate change by 2055 The UN is anxious to raise awareness of the problems facing mountain areas Thousands of villages in Europe are deserted most of the year signs Santa's home town in danger warmer temperatures warmest snow attracts trouble normal best season one-time white Unit 2 test CCBCD
consequences for the health of human beings 10、Cities with large numbers of automobiles or those that use great quantities of coal often suffer most severely from air pollution problems PART3：BCDCB PART4：BCDCC ADDBC Unit 3 1、Collectivism 2、individualism 2、individualism 4、Collectivism Basic listening practice CADBA Competition in America CACBD roots what moral diligence sin teachings centuries If it's worth doing at all, it's worth doing well In English a new word has been created to describe people who work compulsively Others hold that workaholics are valuable members of society because they are extremely productive
新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册答案 Uint 1 II. Basic Listening Practice 1. Script W: Have you chosen your electives for next semester yet? Are you taking French writing again? M: Yes I am, but it’s compulsory for us next semester. So I think I’m going to take marketing as an elective instead. Q: Which class will the man choose as his elective? 2. Script M: Did you go to that business strategy lecture on Friday? I missed it and need to copy your notes. W: I’d say you could borrow my notes, but Sarah has got them. Be careful not to miss Professor Brown’s lecture; he takes attendance in that. Q: What does the woman tell the man? 3. Script W: Wow, Steven! In the library! What brings you here?
M: I’m enjoying the view. All the girls in fashion design are here preparing for an exam on Monday. Q: Why is the man in the library? 4. Script W: How’s your group doing with this statistics presentation? Mine’s doing a terrible job. M: Yeah, mine too. David and Mike are OK, but Steven doesn’t pull his weight and Suzan’s never around. I don’t see how we can pass unless Steven and Suzan realize that this is their last chance. Q: What is true of Steven and Suzan? 5. Script W: You took an MBA at Harvard Business School, didn’t you? What’s it like? M: It’s expensive, about U.S. $ 40,000 a year, plus the cost of food and housing. But the teaching is first-class. The professors have a lot of practical experience. They use the case system of teaching, that is, you study how actual businesses grew or failed. Q: Why is he MBA teaching in Harvard Business School first-class? Keys: 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.A III. Listening In
新视野大学英语（第2版）第1册Unit 1答案 (1) 新视野大学英语（第2版）第1册Unit 2答案 (2) 新视野大学英语（第二版）第1册Unit 3答案 (3) 新视野大学英语（第二版）第1册Unit 4答案 (4) 新视野大学英语（第二版）第1册Unit 5答案 (5) 新视野大学英语（第二版）第1册Unit 6答案 (7) 新视野大学英语（第二版）第1册Unit 7答案 (8) 新视野大学英语（第二版）第1册Unit 8答案 (9) 新视野大学英语（第2版）第1册Unit 9答案 (10) 新视野大学英语（第2版）第1册Unit 10答案 (11) 新视野大学英语（第2版）第1册Unit 1答案 III. 1. rewarding 2. communicate 3. access 4. embarrassing 5. positive 6. commitment 7. virtual 8. benefits 9. minimum 10. opportunities IV. 1. up 2. into 3. from 4. with 5. to 6. up 7. of 8. in 9. for 10.with V. 1.G 2.B 3.E 4.I 5.H 6.K 7.M 8.O 9.F 10.C Sentence Structure VI. 1. Universities in the east are better equipped, while those in the west are relatively poor. 2. Allan Clark kept talking the price up, while Wilkinson kept knocking it down. 3. The husband spent all his money drinking, while his wife saved all hers for the family. 4. Some guests spoke pleasantly and behaved politely, while others wee insulting and impolite. 5. Outwardly Sara was friendly towards all those concerned, while inwardly she was angry. VII. 1. Not only did Mr. Smith learn the Chinese language, but he also bridged the gap between his culture and ours. 2. Not only did we learn the technology through the online course, but we also learned to communicate with friends in English. 3. Not only did we lose all our money, but we also came close to losing our lives. 4. Not only do the workers want a pay increase, but they also want reduced working hours. 5. Not only is the house expensive, but it is also too far away from my company. Translation VIII. 1. Not only can students choose when and where to learn for an online course, but they can also take time to think through answers before making a reply. 2. She is excited by the idea of online learning while be considers it meaningless and useless. 3. Communicating with native English speakers is a very rewarding experience from which we can learn a lot. 4. Today, more and more people have access to the Internet through which they look for the information they need. 5. He wants her to give up working and stay home to look after the children. She feels, however, that this is too much for her. 6. Now that we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work. IX. 1. 我永远都不会忘记那位老师，是他告诉我学外语是有趣的、有价值的。如果没有他，我的英语说得不会像现在这样好。 2 没有任何其他语言能像英语那样让你感受到多姿多彩的世界文化。有了过硬的英语知识，你就可以体验奇妙的文化之旅。 3. 写作不仅仅要写老师布置的话题，而且要写自己感兴趣的东西，例如，给朋友写电子邮件。 4. 远程教学课程是指授课者与学生通过计算机通信技术进行交流的课程。 5. 英语不但是世界上最有用的语言，也是世界上最易学、易用的语言之一。 6远程教学课程在时间安排上给予学生更多的自由，但与其他课程比，这些课程要求学生有更强的自律能力。Cloze 1. B 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.C 6,C 7.B 8.A 9.a 10.B 11.A 12.A 13.B 14.A 15.B Structured Writing XII. I am proud to say that I succeeded in learning a foreign language. It was a real challenge and, needless to say, it took a lot of practice. I carried a small dictionary with me everywhere I went as well as a notebook in which I listed new words I
新视野大学英语（第三版）第二册读写教程课后答案 新视野大学英语（第三版）第二册读写教程课后答案Unit 1 Language in mission Text A An impressive English lesson Ex.1 Understanding the text 1、Because he is tired of listening to his father and he is not interested in grammar rules. 2、The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture are so marvelous and remarkable that they should be described at least in a brief account; however, what the student could do was only one single utterance :“whoa!” without any any specific comment. 3、Because the schools fail to set high standards of language proficiency. They only teach a little grammar and less advanced vocabulary. And the younger teachers themselves have little knowledge of the vital structures of language. 4、Because teaching grammar is not an easy job and most of the students will easily get bored if it’s not properly dealt with. 5、He familiarized his son with different parts of speech in a sentence and discussed their specific grammatical functions including how to use adverbs to describe verbs. 6、Because the son had never heard about the various names and functions of words in an English sentence before. 7、The author uses “road map”and “car”to describe grammar and vocabulary. Here,“road map”is considered as grammar and “car”as vocabulary. 8、Since the subjunctive mood his son used is a fairly advanced grammar structure, the interjection“whoa!”reflects the tremendous pride the father had toward his son; it also reflects the author’s humor in using the word because it was once used by his student, tho ugh in two different situations and with two different feelings. Ex.3 Words in use 1.condense 2.exceed 3.deficit 4.exposure 5.asset 6.adequate https://www.doczj.com/doc/692043125.html,petent 8.adjusting 9.precisely 10.beneficial Ex.4 Word building -al/-ial: managerial/editorial/substance/survival/tradition/margin -cy : consistency/accuracy/efficient -y : recovery/ministry/assembly Ex.5 Word building 1.editorial 2.recovery 3.accuracy 4.substance 5.managerial 6.margin 7.assembly 8.Ministry 9.survival 10.tradition 11.consistency 12.efficient Ex.6 Banked cloze 1-5: L C J A I 6-10: O N E H F Ex.7 Expressions in use 1.feel obliged to 2.be serious about 3.run into 4.distinguish between 5.thrust upon 6.was allergic to 7.get lost 8.be attracted to 9.make sense 10.looked upon as Ex.8 Structured writing Some bookworms in my dormitory often spend hours reading their “Bible”, Practical English Grammar, and do a lot of exercises in that book , but I don’t care about it at all. My assumption is since I have never learned Chinese grammar, what’s the sense of l earning English grammar? In fact, English grammar has always been a big headache to me. English grammar is very complicated because, unlike Chinese, there are many verb tenses. Even
---- 新视野大学英语视听说教程第二版3（参考答案） Unit 1 Enjoy the colorful campus life! II Basic listening practice 1. C) 2. D) 3. B) 4. D) 5. A) III Listening in Task 1 (1) the first day(2) changing (4) hard workers(3) really good (6) explained(5) went over her head (8) Wednesday(7) notes (10) education(9) participation Task 2 (1) extra training(2) chemistry
(4) many fields of study(3) accounting (6) business degree(5) better potential (8) how to learn(7) challenging (10) narrow-minded(9) better understanding Task 3 2. C) 3. D)1. B) 4. A) 5. D) IV Speaking out Model 1 (1)already I feel like I 've learned a lot (2)I already feel like I 'm up to my ears in homework (3)have to hit the books (4)rub off on you (5)Probably, you'll have no repeat the year (6)I 'llbe burning the midnight oil. Model 2
Unit 1 III 1 beneath 2 disguised 3 whistles 4 restrain 5 grasp 6 longing 7 praying 8 faithful 9 pledge 10 drain IV 1 tell …on you 2 track down 3 work it out 4 picking on me 5 reckoned with 6 call on 7 on his own 8 get through 9 in disguise 10 revolves around V G O D I K L B F A N VI 1 advise 2 level 3 problems 4 necessity 5 skills 6 experience 7 solution 8 value 9 tool 10 manner VII 1 air-conditioned(装空调的；有冷气的) 2 handmade（手工制作的） 3 thunderstruck（非常吃惊的）4heartfelt（衷心的；诚挚的）5data-based（基于数据的）6self-employed（自主经营的）7 custom-built（定制的；定做的）8 weather-beaten（饱经风霜的） VIII 1. well-informed（对……非常熟悉的）2 new-found（新获得的）3 hard-earned（辛苦挣得的）4 soft-spoken（说话温柔的）5 newly-married（新婚的）6 widely-held（普遍认为的）7 well-meant（出于好意的）8 well-educated（受过良好教育的） IX
新视野Book3 汉译英翻译 Unit 1 Translate the following paragraph into English 如今，很多年轻人不再选择“稳定”的工作，他们更愿意自主创业，依靠自己的智慧和奋斗去实现自我价值。青年创业(young entrepreneurship)是未来国家经济活力的来源，创业者的成功不但会创造财富、增加就业机会、改善大家的生活，从长远来看，对于国家更是一件好事，创业者正式让中国经济升级换代的力量。尤其是在当前，国家鼓励大众创业、万众创新，在政策上给予中小企业支持，这更加激发了年轻人的创业热情。 Nowadays, many young people no longer choose“stable” jobs. Instead, they prefer to start their own businesses and realize their self-value through their own wisdom and efforts. Young entrepreneurship is the source of national economic vitality in the future. The success of entrepreneurs not only creates fortune, increases job opportunities, improves people’s life, but it is also good for the country in the long term. Entrepreneurs are a driving force in upgrading China’s economy. Especially for the time being, our country is encouraging people to start their own businesses and make innovations and giving policy support for medium and small businesses. This further arouses young people’s enthusiasm to start their own businesses. Unit 2 Translate the following paragraph into English 实现中华民族伟大复兴（rejuvenation)是近代以来中国人民最伟大的梦想，我称之为“中国梦”，其基本内涵是实现国家富强、民族振兴、人民幸福。中国梦，是让每一个积极进取的中国人形成世世代代的信念：只要经过不懈的奋斗便能获得更好的生活。人们必须通过自己的勤奋、勇气、创意和决心迈向繁荣，而不是依赖于社会和他人的援助。每个中国人都是中国梦的参与者和创造者。中国梦是民族的梦，也是每个中国人的梦。 Realizing the great national rejuvenation, which we define as the Chinese Dream, has been the greatest Chinese expectation since modern times. It basically means achieving prosperity for the country, renewal of the nation and happiness for the people, thus ensuring that every enterprising Chinese carries, generation after generation, the firm conviction that a better life is accomplished through persistent effort. People should achieve their prosperity through diligence, courage, creativity and determination instead of aid from society or other people. Each individual is a participant and a designer in the cause of realizing the Chinese Dream, for it is a dream not only for the entire nation but also for every Chinese. Unit 3 Translate the following paragraph into English 水墨画（ink and wash painting）是中国独具特色的传统艺术形式之一，是中国国画的代表。它大约始于唐代，兴盛于宋代和元代，距今已有一千多年的历史，其间经历了不断的发展、提高和完善。水墨画的创作工具和材料是具有浓厚中国特色的毛笔、宣纸和墨，其作品特点也与此紧密相关。例如，水和墨相互调和，使作品具有干湿浓淡的层次。水墨和宣纸的交融渗透也使画作善于表现丰富的意向，从而达到独特的审美效果。水墨画在中国绘画史上具有很高的地位，甚至被认为是衡量东方绘画艺术水平的标准。 Ink and wash painting, one of the unique traditional art forms of China, is representative of Chinese painting. It began around the time of the Tang Dynasty, and then prospered in the Song and Yuan dynasties. With a history of over one thousand years, it has experienced constant development, improvement and perfection. The tools and materials used to create ink and wash painting, i.e. brushes, rice paper, and ink, are characteristic of Chinese culture and closely related to the features of the paintings. For example, the mixing of water and ink creates different shades of dryness, wetness, thickness and thinness. The integration and infiltration of water, ink, and rice paper enables such paintings to convey rich images, and hence to achieve unique aesthetic effects.
1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. 4.0. B. 4.5. C. 6.0. D. 6.5. 2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. The crops were all failed in this area because of the drought. B. The area was hit by the worst drought in the last 30 years. C. The government should improve the development of the infrastructure in the area. D. The irrigation system in this area played an important role in coping with the drought. 3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. There will be a volcanic eruption on La Palma Island. B. La Palma Island will be completely submerged. C. Tidal waves will strike the coasts of two continents. D. Tidal waves will die down along the coasts of Africa and North America. 4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. The man thinks human beings can change nature. B. The woman thinks human beings can change nature. C. The man thinks human beings can do nothing in the face of nature disaster. D. The woman thinks human beings can do nothing but minimizing losses in the face of natural disasters. 5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. The man thinks modern technology can tame nature while the woman does not. B. The woman thinks modern technology can tame nature while the man does not. C. Both the man and woman think mankind can conquer nature. D. Neither the man nor the woman thinks mankind can conquer nature. Part II Script Directions: Listen to the passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from (1) to (7) with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from (8) to (10), write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read the third time, check your answers. A few years ago, my friend and I were walking (1) noon on a street near my home in a northern (2) of Teheran. This area is well-known because it is a beautiful avenue that (3) two major traffic circles. It is located at the (4) of a high mountain. That day, the sun was (5), but the weather suddenly changed. (6) we were walking between the two circles, it started raining very hard. We started to (7) the boulevard to get to the second circle.