Key for the exercises in Unit 9
Vocabulary
I.severe, smoothness in speaking, colleague, close relationship based on common interests,
forced me to do anything, animated
II.retreat, pressed, gritted, critique, classics, kinship, is dubious about, round up
III.narrative, critical, fortunate, abundance, worship, dramatically, fluent, resurrection
IV.ABCDACBD
https://www.doczj.com/doc/9118875463.html,d(agreeable, gentle,), passionate(enthusiastic, ardent), comment(assessment, evaluation), doubt(uncertainty), certain(definite, positive), scornful(mocking), instruction(teaching, tuition), enjoy(appreciate)
VI.Place, preserve, whereas, despite, very well, extension,
Grammar
I.can and could can express ability, permission and possibility. In sentence 1, could
expresses possibility. In sentence 9, can expresses permission. In sentence 8, could see shows the action is in progress. In sentence 3, 4, and 5, could expresses the general past ability, while in sentences 2, 6, 7 and 10, could is used in the negative sentences to refer to the past ability, general or specific.
II.
1.I can feel something crawling up my leg.
2.He ran very fast and was able to catch the bus.
3.By the time she finishes her course, she will be able to speak English well.
4.correct
5.In yesterday’s competition, Jane was able to spell the new words without making a single
mistake.
6.correct
7.I talked for a long time, and in the end I was able to make her believe me.
8.correct
III.
1.Could we meet again tomorrow?
2.She could sing like an angel when she was a kid.
3.John was so drunk that he couldn’t open the door.
4.
5.
6. You could talk with your teacher.
7. No one knows where he is. He could be in Paris. He could be in London.
8. Could I use your phone?
IV.
A.Excuse me, would you open this door?
B.I’m afraid it’s locked. Shall I get the key?
A.Please, if you wouldn’t mind, as quickly as you can.
V.
1. Three pretty little French girls came to tea yesterday.
2. I spent a long happy time living in Germany years ago.
3. I have hardly ever worked so hard as I did yesterday.
4. We rarely get more than three consecutive days of hot weather in summer.
5. There were two hard wooden chairs in the waiting room.
6. Mary has often spoken of your kindness to her when she was staying in Austria some years ago.
7. Everybody concerned must be ready to leave at 8:30 tomorrow.
8. We have not yet obtained all the information you requested yesterday.
VI.
1.In its present state, the economy couldn’t stand another rise in interest rates.
2.He stood as if rooted to the ground.
Translation
I.
1. 从那生活温暖而舒适的鲶鱼之乡搬到气候严酷而且人似乎也不大相同的北方，是一件令人不安的事．
2．我惊讶地站着，然后在一片激烈的掌声中恍恍惚惚地飘回到我的座位上．
3．随着年龄的增长，我那种嗓音被卡在喉咙里的可怕感觉变得更加糟糕了．
4．经管我的老师再也看不见了，他却依然生活在一个充满着他以前所收藏的奇珍异宝的世界里．
II.
1.With the development of economy large numbers of farmers flooded from the countryside
into cities to seek a job.
2.Young as he is, all judges share the opinion that his performance at the international piano
competition has come close to perfection.
3.Perhaps because of the spirits she had drunk, she was in a daze all the way to London.
4.In this mountain retreat you can find the best climate in the country.
5.He leaned back into his seat and relaxed, savoring the comfort.
6.What makes this young couple proud is that their child could recite poems from memory at
the age of three.
7.He repeated in public what he had said in private.
8. A family vibrant with life and love is to be built with the joint efforts of all its members.
III.
从八岁到十一岁，我在英格兰巴思的一所教会小学上学．那是一所很小的学校，由四个班级组成，每个班大约二十五个孩子，按年龄分班．一般都是由一个老师负责教一个班的全部课程．但是校长罗纳德布罗克斯偶尔也会到班里来，用大约一个半小时的时间讲授他特别喜欢的课程．他对我很感兴趣，并且很快就知道我喜欢破解难题．他经常在我进教室的路上拦住我，从口袋里掏出一张纸条给我，上面通常写着数学或逻辑方面的难题．随着时间的推移，题目难度逐步增大，可我非常喜欢．这些小纸条点燃了我对数学和难题的热爱，这种热爱一直保持到今天．当我找出答案时，我会觉得那种智力活动很有价值，或许更重要的是，那是要一种巨大的乐趣．
Exercises for integrated skills
I.As human beings, we have the special ability to share our thoughts by talking. We start by
forming a thought in our brains. In the brain, this thought is changed into a code called language. Finally, the brain sends a message to the muscles, telling them to move and make the right sounds come out. Then the mouth, face, neck, tongue, and throat muscles move into motions.
Sometimes this process doesn’t work perfectly, though. There might be an interruption or
break in the flow of speech. This interruption is called disfluency.
Disfluency becomes a speech problem when it gets in the way of everyday talking and is noticeable to other people. It can make it hard to get thoughts out. It can also cause a lot of embarrassment or frustration for the person who is talking.
II.between, can, who, not, as, without, together, vary, when, some
Unit1 (1)听到他屡遭失败的消息，我感到很难过 It distressed me a great deal to hear the news that he had suffered repeated failures. (2)他虽然失去了老板的欢心，但仍然装出一副高兴的样子 He assumed an air of cheerfulness, even though he lost favor with his boss. (3) 格列佛经历了冒险奇遇，见到了各色奇异人物 Gulliver met with extraordinary adventures and saw an assortment of strange people. (4)如果你再犯同样的错误，他会很生你的气 He will be furious with you if you repeat the same mistake. (5)我们都被他坦率的观点，、幽默的语言和亲切的态度所深深吸引 We were all greatly drawn by his frank views, humorous words and genial manner. (6)等到欢呼的掌声平息下来，那位若贝尔奖获得者开始演讲 After cheerful applause died down, the Nobel Prize winner began his speech. (7)他天生有一种特别的洞察力和预见力，因此，他很少随大流 He is gifted with a sort of insight and foresight, so he rarely runs with the crowd. (8) 我发现现实毕竟是非常严酷的，一个人难以完全按照自己的理想去生活。
【一】全新版大学英语综合教程1课后题 Unit 1 Growing Up Part II Language Focus Vocabulary Ⅰ.1. …down back and on in 2. been assigned to the newspaper’s Paris office. so extraordinary that I didn’t know whether to believe him or not. clear image of how she would look in twenty years’ time. the command the soldiers opened fire. bikes we’ll keep turning them out. 3. , rigid, to inspire tedious, What’s more, out of date ideas , career, avoid showing, hardly hold back Ⅱ. violating Ⅲ. , in upon Comprehensive Exercises Ⅰ. Cloze 1. back
and on out/in 2. Ⅱ. Translation 1. 1.As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to. 2.His girlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it took hold. 3.Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months, they have decided to increase its production. 4.It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules. /Bill is said to have been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules. 5.It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. /The local government is reported to have taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. 2. Susan lost her legs because of / in a car accident. For a time, she didn’t know how to face up to the fact that she would never (be able to) walk again. One day, while scanning (through) some magazines, a true story caught her eye /she was attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer. Greatly inspired, Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be bale to lead a useful life. Unit 2 Friendship I. Vocabulary 1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. 1) absolutely 2) available
Unit 7 Section A Word Pretest ABABC BAC Reading Skill BBBCC BCB V ocabulary Building 1. deduced behavior adhere replacement option delicacy enormous pursuit 2. (1) inquired required inquire required (2) compatible comparable compatible comparable Cloze satellite some space asked/wondered life sort/kind orbiting/going/circling have living were believe own solar where likely living through Section B FTFF TTTTT FFF BBC ACC Section C BCBCC AED EBAFDC UNIT 8 Section A Word Pretest BCABC BBCCA Reading Skill CBABC BCCCC
1. occupation occupy occupational occupationally segregation segregate segregated discrimination discriminate discriminating/discriminatory discriminatingly/discriminatorily enforcement enforce enforceable enforceably exclusion exclude exclusive exclusively perseverance persevere persevering perseveringly conviction convict convictive convectively amendment amend amendable superficiality superficialize superficial superficially spectator spectate spectatorial 2. job career jobs career principal principles principal principle feminine female feminine Cloze acceptable domestic property wages husband divorce claims legal suit permitted make excluded lacked belonged determined Section B BAC CCCA CCC AAB BAC TTF Section C CCAACB UNIT 9 Word Pretest BAABC ACBBA BC Reading Skill CACCB BBBBA CB
One way of summarizing the American position is to state that we value originality and independence more than the Chinese do. The contrast between our two cultures can also be seen in terms of the fears we both harbor. Chinese teachers are fearful that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired; there is, on the other hand, no comparable hurry to promote creativity. American educators fear that unless creativity has been acquired early, it may never emerge; on the other hand, skills can be picked up later. However, I do not want to overstate my case. There is enormous creativity to be found in Chinese scientific, technological and artistic innovations past and present. And there is a danger of exaggerating creative breakthroughs in the West. When any innovation is examined closely, its reliance on previous achievements is all too apparent (the "standing on the shoulders of giants" phenomenon). But assuming that the contrast I have developed is valid, and that the fostering of skills and creativity are both worthwhile goals, the important question becomes this: Can we gather, from the Chinese and American extremes, a superior way to approach education, perhaps striking a better balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills?
Unit One Growing up 一、补全单词并写出汉语 1、m __ n __ h ______ 2、fl __ ________ 3、c __ t __h ________ ; _______ 4、t __ rtl __ ____________ 5、h __ nds __ me ________ ; ________ 6、pr __ tt __ ______ 二、词组、句式 1、长大、成长__________ 2、初级中学________________ 3、出生 ____________ 4、她的头发________ 5、在图1中____________ 6、baby (复数) ______ ，名词变复数规则之一，以____ + y 结尾的单词，将y变____ 再加上____ 7、两个月大__________ 8、又小又可爱______________ 9、She was small and cute. ________________ 10、small (反) ______ 11、is (过去式) ____ ，am (过去式) ____ 12、(那时) 她的眼睛很大_____________ 13、old(反) ______ 14、short (反) ______ 15、a primary school student __________ 16、Now she _____ (be) 14 years old , She ______ (go) to junior high school . 17、junior high school __________ 18、pretty (同义词) _______ 19、Her hair ____ (be) long . 20、在河里____________ 21、black (反) ______ 22、look around ________ 23、He can find his mum . (否) _______________ 24、She _____ (have) a round head and a long tail . 25、fish (复)________ 26、 She has a tail . (否) ____________ . 27、she?s = ______ 28、I?m in the room. ______________ 29、fly (复) _____ 30、I am your mum . (一般疑问句，否回) ____________________ 31、抓苍蝇____________ 32、In this photo, my sister ______ (be) one year old . 33、她的头发很短____________ 34、grow(现分) ________ 35、She is a baby .(用过去时改写) ____________ 36、She was about six years old . (否定句) ________________ . (一般疑) ________________ Unit Two My summer holiday 一、补全单词并写出汉语 1、f __ m __ us ______ ; ______ 2、d __ r __ __ __ ________ 3、sp __ nd ________ 4、__ v __ ry__ ne _______ ; _______ 5、c __ untr __ s __ de ________ ; ________ 6、p __ ck ______ 7、s __ mm __r h __ l __ d __ y ________ 二、词组、句式 1、fun (汉) ____；(形容词) ______ 2、拜访我的爷爷奶奶___________ 3、 去海滩_______ 4、go(过去式) _____ 5、和我的家人________ 6、there (同音词) ______ ；(对应词) ______ 7、玩球类游戏_____________ 8、去游泳___________ 9、在海里__________ 10、…怎么样__________ . 11、My summer holiday was fun . ______________________ 12、I ____ (go) to Beijing yesterday. 13、长城_________ 14、天安门广场______________ 15、故宫博物院____________ 16、take (过去式) ______ 17、拍许多照片__________ 18、I?ll = ________ 19、show you ________ 20、have(过去式)______ 21、You can see my photos. (一般疑) ____________ 22、during the summer holiday ______________ 23、在八月_________ 24、visit(过去式)
Part II Reading Task Comprehension Content Question Pair Work 1. They were studying arts education in Chinese kindergartens and elementary schools in Nanjing. 2. Their 18-month-old son Benjamin was fond of trying to place the key into the slot of the key box during their stay at the Jinling Hotel. 3. They would come over to watch Benjamin and then try to teach him how to do it properly. 4. Because he realized that this anecdote was directly relevant to their assigned tasks in China: to investigate early childhood education and to throw light on Chinese attitudes toward creativity. 5. Most of them displayed the same attitude as the staff at the Jinling Hotel. 6. He emphasized that the most important thing is to teach the child that on can solve a problem effectively by oneself. 7. He means that this incident pointed to important differences in educational and artistic practices between China and the USA. 8. The manner in which the Chinese staff saw the need to teach the child by guiding his hand in the characteristic of a broader attitude to education, one that stands in contrast to the Western preference for leaving the child to explore and learn unaided. 9. One example is of children at the age of 5 or 6 painting flowers, fish and animals skillfully and confidently; in a second example, calligraphers 9 and 10 years old were producing works; and in a third, young artists work on perfecting their craft for several hours a day. 10. Americans think that unless creativity has been acquired early, it may never emerge, and skills can be picked up later. Chinese think that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired, and there is no hurry to promote creativity. 11. This is mainly due to the difference in their way of thinking. 12. The author makes the suggestion that we should strike a better balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills. Text Organization Working On Your Own 1. 1) The text begins with an anecdote. 2) His thoughts are mainly about different approaches to learning in China and the West. 3) He winds up the text with a suggestion in the form of a question. 2. Chinese 1) Show a child how to do something, or tech by holding the hand 2) Give greater priority to developing skills at an early age, believing that creativity can be promoted over time Americans 1) Teach children that they should rely on themselves for solutions to problems 2) Put more emphasis on fostering creativity in young children, thinking skills can be picked up later Language Sense Enhancement
BOOK2课文译文 UNIT1 TextA 中国式的学习风格 1987年春，我和妻子埃伦带着我们18个月的儿子本杰明在繁忙的中国东部城市南京住了一个月，同时考察中国幼儿园和小学的艺术教育情况。然而，我和埃伦获得的有关中美教育观念差异的最难忘的体验并非来自课堂，而是来自我们在南京期间寓居的金陵饭店堂。 我们的房门钥匙系在一块标有房间号的大塑料板上。酒店鼓励客人外出时留下钥匙，可以交给服务员，也可以从一个槽口塞入钥匙箱。由于口子狭小，你得留神将钥匙放准位置才塞得进去。 本杰明爱拿着钥匙走来走去，边走边用力摇晃着。他还喜欢试着把钥匙往槽口里塞。由于他还年幼，不太明白得把钥匙放准位置才成，因此总塞不进去。本杰明一点也不在意。他从钥匙声响中得到的乐趣大概跟他偶尔把钥匙成功地塞进槽口而获得的乐趣一样多。 我和埃伦都满不在乎，任由本杰明拿着钥匙在钥匙箱槽口鼓捣。他的探索行为似乎并无任何害处。但我很快就观察到一个有趣的现象。饭店里任何一个中国工作人员若在近旁，都会走过来看着本杰明，见他初试失败，便都会试图帮忙。他们会轻轻握牢本杰明的手，直接将它引向钥匙槽口，进行必要的重新定位，并帮他把钥匙插入槽口。然后那位“老师”会有所期待地对着我和埃伦微笑，似乎等着我们说声谢谢——偶尔他会微微皱眉，似乎觉得我俩没有尽到当父母的责任。 我很快意识到，这件小事与我们在中国要做的工作直接相关：考察儿童早期教育（尤其是艺术教育）的方式，揭示中国人对创造性活动的态度。因此，不久我就在与中国教育工作者讨论时谈起了钥匙槽口一事。 两种不同的学习方式
我的中国同行，除了少数几个人外，对此事的态度与金陵饭店工作人员一样。既然大人知道怎么把钥匙塞进槽口——这是走近槽口的最终目的，既然孩子还很年幼，还没有灵巧到可以独自完成要做的动作，让他自己瞎折腾会有什么好处呢？他很有可能会灰心丧气发脾气——这当然不是所希望的结果。为什么不教他怎么做呢？他会高兴，他还能早些学会做这件事，进而去学做更复杂的事，如开门，或索要钥匙——这两件事到时候同样可以（也应该）示范给他看。 我俩颇为同情地听着这一番道理，解释道，首先，我们并不在意本杰明能不能把钥匙塞进钥匙的槽口。他玩得开心，而且在探索，这两点才是我们真正看重的。但关键在于，在这个过程中，我们试图让本杰明懂得，一个人是能够很好地自行解决问题的。这种自力更生的精神是美国中产阶级最重要的一条育儿观。如果我们向孩子演示该如何做某件事——把钥匙塞进钥匙槽口也好，画只鸡或是弥补某种错误行为也好——那他就不太可能自行想方设法去完成这件事。从更广泛的意义上说，他就不太可能——如美国人那样——将人生视为一系列 的情境，在这些情境中，一个人必须学会独立思考，学会独立解决问题，进而学会发现需要创造性地加以解决的新问题。 把着手教 回想起来，当时我就清楚地意识到，这件事正是体现了问题的关键之所在——而且不仅仅是一种意义上的关键之所在。这件事表明了我们两国在教育和艺术实践上的重要差异。 那些善意的中国旁观者前来帮助本杰明时，他们不是简单地像我可能会做的那样笨拙地或是犹犹豫豫地把他的手往下推。相反，他们极其熟练地、轻轻地把他引向所要到达的确切方向。 我逐渐认识到，这些中国人不是简单地以一种陈旧的方式塑造、引导本杰明的行为：他们是在恪守中国传统，把着手教，教得本杰明自己会愉快地要求再来一次。
3.Many products for sale seem to scream at us, "Buy me! Buy me!" Advertising is a big busin ess in our world with many products competing for our attention. Think of the last time you boug ht clothes. You probably noticed the variety of colors, patterns, fabrics and brands you could choo se from. Which kind of soft drink would you like to have today or what kind of computer do you want? Advertisers are skilled in the art of making their products look the best to appeal to our se nses. But products aren't always what they seem. Sometimes advertising is deceptive and as cons umers ,we must be careful about what we choose to buy. It is important to learn to compare prod ucts and identify our purpose in purchasing the things we need. But the good thing about advertising is that it helps people to make decisions and refine thei r choices. In the United States, the Ad Council creates timely public service messages to the nation. Th eir purpose is to raise awareness of public problems that citizens can respond to. Inspiring ads ca use individuals to take action and even save lives. Pollution in America, for example has been red uced over the years because of the creative Public Service advertisements that the council provid es" Please, please don't be a litter bug, 'cause every 'litter bit' hurts." Many families have taught t heir children to place litter in the trash can in response to this catchy phrase, which has affected g enerations as each succeeding generation has taught their children not to litter. 4.Nature imposes difficult conditions upon the earth from time to time . The tornado and fo rest fire destroy natural resources ,homes and other structures ,and very often harm or kill peopl e . Technological tragedies happen with little or no warning as we see trains crash and airplanes f all from the sky shortly after take-off. As tragic as calamities are , they seem to bring out the best in human nature . people trained in em ergency care arrive at the scene and begin assisting the inj ured .Others come with equipment to remove debris. Men , women ,and young people willingly c ome to the scene of an accident , hoping to be of help in some way . These selfless acts of kindne ss make our world a better place . compassion eases the wounds of calamities. American Airlines flight number 587 crashed less than three minutes after taking off from JF K Airport in New York in November,2001. Witnesses s aw an engine fire develop on the plane’s nu mber one engine located under the left wing of the aircraft .seconds later ,the airliner crashed int o eight homes ,completely destroying four of them .All 260 people aboard the airplane were kille d along with six people at the crash site ,leaving many people to mourn the loss of their loved on es .the residents (people who live in the area of the crash ) rallied together to comfort those griev ing, while others removed bodies from the wreckage and did the necessary clean-up. 工程实施困难的条件下在地上的时候。龙卷风和森林火灾破坏自然资源,房屋和其他建筑物,和经常伤害或杀死人。技术的悲剧发生在很少或没有预警,因为我们看到火车事故,飞机起飞后不久就从天空坠落。一样悲惨的灾难,他们似乎显示出人性中最好的。在急诊受训的人到达现场并开始帮助受伤的人则跟设备清除残骸。男人,女人,和年轻人自愿来到事故现场,希望能有帮助。这些无私的善举让我们的世界变得更美好。同情减轻灾害的伤口。 美国航空公司587号航班坠毁不到三分钟后从纽约肯尼迪机场起飞,11月2001。目击者看到一个引擎火灾发展在飞机上的1号引擎位于下飞机的左翼,接着后,客机坠毁八家,完全摧毁了四个260名乘客的飞机遇难连同6人在事故现场,造成许多人悼念失去的亲人,居民(住在崩溃的面积)聚集在一起,安慰那些悲伤,而另一些人则从残骸,并把尸体移走必要的清理。 5.Success can be reached in different ways by people in different careers. Bill Gates began at age to program computers,His vision for personal computing has been central to the success of M icrosoft Corporation, the company he founded with his childhood friend in 1975 . The former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, is a business legend. A famous quote by Mr. Welch is,” Chang before you have to. ”He believes in leading by example and encourages his empl oyees to do their best every day. Michael Jordan s aid,”I accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.” He is one of the best athl etes to ever play team sports. His great smile, athletic achievements, and pleasant personality ha ve made him one of the most famous athletes in the world. Michael Jordan spent a lot of time pla ying basketball as a child but in senior middle school he was taken off the team . Instead of giving up , he worked through adversity and became the greatest basketball player yet .
Globalization is sweeping aside national borders and changing relations between nations. What impact does this have on national identities and loyalties? Are they strengthened or weakened? The author investigates. 全球化正在扫除国界、改变国与国之间的关系。这对国家的认同和对国家的忠诚会带来什么影响呢？它们会得到加强还是削弱？作者对这些问题进行了探讨。 In Search of Davos ManPeter Gumbel 1. William Browder was born in Princeton, New Jersey, grew up in Chicago, and studied at Stanford University in California. But don't call him an American. For the past 16 of his 40 years he has lived outside the ., first in London and then, from 1996, in Moscow, where he runs his own investment firm. Browder now manages $ billion in assets. In 1998 he gave up his American passport to become a British citizen, since his life is now centered in Europe. "National identity makes no difference for me," he says. "I feel completely international. If you have four good friends and you like what you are doing, it doesn't matter where you are. That's globalization." 寻找达沃斯人 彼得·甘贝尔 威廉·布劳德出生于新泽西州的普林斯顿，在芝加哥长大，就读于加利福尼亚州的斯坦福大学。但别叫他美国人。他今年40岁，过去16年来一直生活在美国以外的地方，先是在伦敦，1996年后在莫斯科经营他自己的投资公司。布劳德如今掌管着价值16亿美元的资产。1998年，他放弃美国护照，成为英国公民，因为他现在的生活中心在欧洲。“国家认同对我来说不重要，”他说，“我觉得自己完全是个国际人。如果你有四个朋友，又喜欢你所做的事情，那么你在哪儿无关紧要。这就是全球化。” 2. Alex Mandl is also a fervent believer in globalization, but he views himself very differently. A former president of AT&T, Mandl, 61, was born in Austria and now runs a French technology company, which is doing more and more business in China. He reckons he spends about 90% of his time traveling on business. But despite all that globetrotting, Mandl who has been a . citizen for 45 years still identifies himself as an American. "I see myself as American without any hesitation. The fact that I spend a lot of time in other places doesn't change that," he says. 亚历克斯·曼德尔也是全球化的狂热信徒，但他对自己的看法与布劳德不同。61岁的曼德尔曾任美国电报电话公司总裁。他出生于奥地利，现在经营着一家法国技术公司，该公司在中国的业务与日俱增。他估计自己几乎90%的时间都花在出差上。然而，尽管曼德尔全球到处跑，已经做了45年美国公民的他还是认为自己是个美国人。“我毫不迟疑地把自己当作美国人。我在其他地方度过很多时间，但是这一事实不能改变我是美国人，”他说。 3. Although Browder and Mandl define their nationality differently, both see their identity as a matter of personal choice, not an accident of birth. And not incidentally, both are Davos Men, members of the international business élite who trek each year to the Swiss Alpine town for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, founded in 1971. This week, Browder and Mandl will join more than 2,200 executives, politicians, academics, journalists, writers and a handful of Hollywood stars for five days of networking, parties and endless earnest discussions about everything from post-election Iraq and HIV in Africa to the global supply of oil and the implications of nanotechnology. Yet this year, perhaps more than ever, a hot topic at Davos is Davos itself. Whatever their considerable differences, most Davos Men and