(1) The boy asked the policeman the way to
the railway stati on.
(2) There isn' t any short cut to take for lear
ning En glish.
(3) Lear ning the math teacher I like most is
still teach ing in that school, I decided to go and see him.
(4) This old worker teaches his childre n to be hon est pers ons.
(5) He asked his boss if he could leave the
office earlier that day.
(6) Hardship taught us to be grateful to what
we have now.
(7) Whe n he graduated, he asked to work
for one year in Tibet.
(8) I only want to care about others, and
hope to get concern from other s too. m not ask ing too much.
(9) Clever people lear n from their own mistakes.
(10) It ' no use to ask for help because '
already over midni ght.
(11) The scie ntist taught his stude nts that
young people should face the future.
(12) Whe n she was asked what her greatest pleasure was, she said,Study”.
3. Complete the followi ng senten ces.
1) Put suitable prepositions or adverbs in the bla nks.
(1) in (2)at (3)for; above (4) toward (5)
In (6) at; of (7) On; in
(8) on (9) in; behind (10)to; at; on (11) by (12)from
2) Choose the right word from the brackets. (1) facilities (2)difficult ⑶ con fide nt (4)co nfine
(5)remarks
4. Choose the best word for each bla nk.
(1) a (2) when (3) move ⑷ what (5) with (6) tak
ing (7)release (8) drives (9) perhaps (10)so (11) at least (12) more Exercises 1. Choose the right verb form. 1) is 2) are 3) are 4) stay 5) is 6) are 7) n gs
8) mean 9) is 10) belong 2. Put in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
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Lessonl
A.Vocabulary Exercises
1. Complete the followi ng senten ces with
compound words formed in the same way as in the examples. Each word is to be used oncfionly.
1) supermarket 2) first-ha nd 3) gen tlema n 4) high — grade 5) n ewcomer
2. Tran slate the followi ng in to En glish.
1) Use the verb + noun collocation. atte nd a
meeti ng do a good job experie nee hardship teach on eself En glish
discover won ders restrict the cough acquire a skill gain kno wledge
n eed en courageme nt en rich one ' s )pfenb:o correcti on correct mistakes
aba ndon the expectati on make an effort 2)Use the “ useful expressions ” . (1) The collapse of the n ewly-built bridge led to the penal suit aga inst one engin eer and two local officials.
(2) He has worked the whole day leaving the lunch un touched.
(3) Far from a waste of time regular physical exercises can make stude nts stro ng and more capable of study ing eve n better.
(4) In the Sea World, the seals and dolphi ns are capable of doing all the tricks which make the childre n laugh all the time.
(5) Those who take delight in others sufferi ng ' will get retribution sooner or later. (6) In some respects, the new dicti onary n eeds impro ving. (7) Whe n the bus rushed out of the road and tur
ned over, many childre n got trapped in side.
(8) At the ope ning cerem ony, the muni cipal gover
nment will provide food and drink for more than 1000
guests.
(9) In China, an urban family is restricted to only
one child.
(10) It doesn ' t matter where we shall go as lc as
we can have a rest.
3)Use lear n, ask and teach.
1) are 2) are 3) does 4) is 5) cannot go
6) was criticized 7) doesn ' t believe 8) has
3. Tran slate the followi ng into En glish, pay ing special atte nti on to verb forms.
1) Both Mary and her child like Uncle Tom very much.
2) Either my father or my mother will atte nd the pare nts meeti ng.
3) The team are practic ing very hard.
4) The gover nment was criticized by the people for this policy.
5) Neither you nor your frie nd Jack has to take the resp on sibility for it.
6) Poultry tend to be in fected with this disease.
4. Complete the followi ng senten ces with the correct choice (for revisi on of noun s).
1) B 2) B 3) C 4) A 5) C
6) D 7) C 8) A 9) C 10) A
Lesson2
B. Vocabulary Exercises
1. Complete the following sentenceswith words formed in the same way as in the examples, mak ing cha ngesi n the spelli ng and the verb form wherever n ecessary.
1) moder nize 2) apologize 3) memorize
4) computerized 5) popularize
2. Tran slate the followi ng in to En glish.
1) Use the verb + noun or adj. + noun collocati on
reach the goal
worship money
gain recognition
keep sile nee
break sile nee
catch atte nti on
disti nguish en emies from frie nds accelerate the speed
reveal the secret
shape the future
start the lives
make progress
the curre nt preside
nt
origi nal ideas
sin cere wishes
2) Use the “seful expression￡.
(1) On our way to Zhengzhou, we passed through a flood damaged village.
(2) The unu sual experie nee tur ned Bob into a patie nt and lenient man.
(3) The man whose hair was dyed fresh gree n looks like a clow n.
(4) They always measure their own work aga inst those of the professi on als.
(5) The civilian clothes policemen are wait ing for the show ing up of the thief.
(6) Mrs. Jones kindness filled the boy with hope and gratitude.
(7) The private lives of those superstars are ofte n comme nted on by the tabloid.
(8) This girl's remarkable fortitude will dist in guish her from her classmates.
(9) At sun set, the strong chilly wind shifted from the southeast to the no rthwest.
(10) The highest scholarship went to a postgraduate majori ng in physics.
(11) Andersen's fairy tales are known for their deep morals.
(12) Many people come to realize the bad effects caused by the using of cellular phones in public places.
3) Use make, recog nize and defi ne.
(1)The intern ati onal society gen erally recognizes that the People's Republic of China represe nts China.
(2) Whe n she was young, her pare nts taught her to be ready to make self-sacrifice for the n ati on's ben efit.
(3) We recog ni zed the Romeo on the stage is our British teacher at the first sight.
(4) The reserved manner of the English makes them haughty.
(5) Different nations define human rights so differe ntly.
(6) My friend George is highly recognized for his no vel ideas, and compared with his success my efforts seem worthless.
(7) Mr. Lin, can you defi ne the purposes of your orga ni zati on explicitly?
(8) Our sympathy for others and the enthusiasm for study make our lives more meanin gful.
(9) Although my sister is a fan of pop song, she did n't recog nize the song that I just hummed.
worship the heroes acquire con fide nee shift responsibilities
shape the history mitigate poverty the focus of the work
(10) By defi niti on, cultural icons gen erally refer to the celebrities created by the media like TV
stars, fashio n-models, professi onal sportsme n and movie stars, etc.
3. Complete the followi ng senten ces.
1)Put suitable prepositi ons or adverbs in the bla nks.
(1) of; from (2) up; for
(5)o n (6) from; to
(9) x (10) to; for (11) for
(13) by;up (14) for (15) agai
nst
2) Choose the right word from the brackets.
(1) achievement (2) rise (3) proof
(4)grateful (5) ni ghtmare disaster
4. Choose the best word for each bla nk.
(1) dista nces ⑵ a nd (3)could (4)it
(5)full (6)race (7)decide (8)advice (9)that (10) protect (11)surfaces (12) feel
Exercises
1. Choose the correct verb form from the brackets.
1) was 2) are 3) are 4) has come 5) are 6) have bee n 7) is 8) are 9) is 10) has
2. Tran slate the followi ng senten ces into En glish.
1) None of the stude nts are willi ng to go on an excursi on on this weeke nd .
2) All who came to watch the football match were very excited.
3) One fourth of the houses hasn' t been made use of.
4) Twenty five percent of their salaries were spe nt on food and cloth ing.
5) Five kilos of tropical fruit such as bananas and pin eapples and so on costs a lot here.
6) The past ten weeks have bee n the happiest ones in my life so far.
7) All that he has said is un believable.
8) Only 20 perce nt of the applica nts have got the opport unity to have an in terview.
9) Two mon ths are to be take n to complete this work.
10) 100 kilos of rice is too heavy for me to carry.
3. Complete the following sentences with the correct choice (for revisi on of articles).
1) B 2) C 3) A 4) C 5) A
6) D 7) B 8) D 9) A 10) B
C. Vocabulary Exercises
1. Complete the following sentences with words formed in the same way as in the examples.
1) textbook 2) weekend 3) newspaper 4) raincoat
5) headline
2. Translate the following.
1) Use the verb + noun or adj. + noun collocation.
fall behind others value one's time value friends hip settle problems fulfill a task make room
attach importance to obtain information first impression life's pace soaring commodity prices
conduct business the business world
2) Use the useful expressions”
(1) The engineers have discussed the program thoroughly. Once the work begins, it will move ahead smoothly.
(2) In the past few months, export rate has fallen behind.
(3) He must account clearly to the firm for the files which he deals with every day.
(4) Some senior and prestigious academicians of the Academy of Sciences applied for retirement in order to make room for younger and more promising scientists.
(5) The government attaches much importance to the preservation of the Chinese virgin forests.
(6) In terms of area, Russia is the largest nation in the world.
(7) This university is trying to seek for a suitable person to be the head of the library.
(8) Nowadays he who knows little about the computer can hardly carry on anything.
(9) Do you think that Mark has taken Tom's joke seriously?
(10) Shakespeare'sachievements in literature are worthy of high appreciation.
3) Use save, allow and try.
(1) We have been trying a new teaching approach, and so far it turns out to be satisfactory.
(2) The money allowed to the two brothers is not enough for them to travel, and they have to give it up.
(3) In order to save the modification of the current file, you must save the file.
(4) This timely rain saves the peasants the trouble of watering.
(5) They have been searching for new means of saving energy.
(6) Don't run too fast at the beginning, saving strength for the last 100 meters.
(7) Visitors are not allowed to touch the things on display.
⑶for ⑷to ⑺ up
(8) of; at
(12)up;with
(8) The young couple are saving money for their daughter'
(9) She tried her best, and caught up with her classmates at the end of the first term.
(10) Neither smoking nor drinking or eating is allowed on the bus in that city.
3. Complete the sentences.
1) Put suitable prepositions or adverbs in the blanks.
(1) behind (2) in; between (3) in; for (4) for (5) under
(6) in; of; into (7) to; to (8) to
(9) without; from (10) upon; into (11) on (12) for
2) Choose the right word from the brackets.
(1) abrupt (2)steady (3) intervals (4) probe (5)conferred
4. Choose the best word for each blank.
(1) devotion (2) since (3)for
(4) treat (5)opportunities (6) accepted
(7) practice (8)individual (9) how
(10) build (11)take (12) normal
Exercises
1. Complete the sentences with the correct choice, noting that in some cases both may be acceptable.
1) are; their 2) is 3) have; their; their 4) has; it; its 5) are; their
6) is; it 7) has; its 8) are; They; their 9) was; It ' s 10) their; wer
2. Complete the sentences with correct choice, noting that in some cases both may be acceptable.
1) isn't it 2) his/their 3) its 4)them 5) his/their
6) their 7) they are 8) their 9) them 10) their
3. Translate the following sentences into English.
1) Nothing has changed, has it?
2) Everyone wants to come to the get-together with their family.
3) The students in this class come from different parts of the country.
4) Everyone is here, aren'tthey ?
5) Someone has left his ID card in the cloakroom.
6) No one enjoyed themselves very much at the party last night.
7) Those who know the answer, please raise your hands.
8) The audience wear all kinds of clothes. Some wear suits, and others wear jackets.
9) An average urban family in China is made up of three members: father, mother and the child.
10) The committee couldn't arrive at an agreement on this issue.
4. Put in the blanks the correct form of the verbs in the brac kets (revison:tenses and voices).
1) based 2) depends 3) is expected
4) has developed 5) arrange 6) is required
7) is awarded 8)is offered 9) holds 10) will be filled
Lesson4
D. Vocabulary Exercises
1. Complete the following sentences with words formed in the same way as in the example, putting in a hyphen wherever necessary.
(1) computer.世designed (2) broken.：hearted
(3) snow ■ i：［ covered (4)blood d shot (5) home.|i：〕made
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
1) Use the verb + noun or adj. + noun collocation.
miss the target hit the target shut one's eyes
quit one's job raise one's head raise one's voice
aim the gun at sb. bend one's head relax one's mind
leave marks a hoarse voice shoot at
2) Use the “ useful expressions ” .
(1) When I heard that the company I was in was to be taken over by
a pet roleum company, I was so shocked.
(2) The miners had held out in the collapsed tunnels for more than a wee k before they were rescued.
(3) The girl looked forward anxiously to his father's bringing her to travel, which he had promised.
(4) Seeing the truck rushing towards him, he dodged it rapidly on instinct.
(5) In order to avoid the rush hour, Susan has to run for the bus at 8 in the morning.
(6) Before the arrival of reinforcements, the soldiers had held off the enemies for one week.
(7) Mr. Smith has been in command of that successful enterprise for more than twenty years.
(8) My mother never gives in to the trouble which was come across in the course of my growth.
(9) This nation can 菲tafford to get into a civil war again, and people are looking forward to lasting peace.
(10) His sincere self-criticism made us respect him all the more.
3) Use keep, look and stop.
(1) We should stop to think it over. Why do the youths admire the singer s and football stars?
(2) He raised his head, and happened to see a person putting his hand in to a passenger's trousers pocket.
(3) rm so sorry to have kept everyone waiting for such a long time .
(4) No power can stop the Chinese people from reuniting their own country .
(5) Someone keeps staring at me. Do you think that I can be
education.
engrossed in working?
(6) The journalists were keeping their cameras ready, waiting
for the ap pearance of Diana.
(7) If you keep coming and complaining constantly, they maybe take this issue seriously. (8) If we all keep avoiding f he bad children”，how can they improve?
(9) When she met the minister again two days later, it looked as if he h ad never met her before.
(10) When one of the professor's former students came to him for help, he looked very happy.
3. Complete the following sentences.
1) Put suitable prepositions or adverbs.
(1) on;at
(2) With; on
(3) In; with
(4) out ；beyond
(5) off
(6) away; from
(7) at; on; without
(8) with; in; to
(9) in; over
(10) for
(11) for
(12) to
(13) upon
(14) in
(15) to
2) Choose the right word from the brackets.
(1) glared
(2) wrecked
(3) violent
(4) quit
(5) screaming
4. Choose the best word for each blank.
(1) development
(2) wondered
(3) affect
(4) informed
(5) brief
(6) out
(7) contrarily
(8) case
(9) for
(10) popularization
(11) Likewise
(12) on
Exercises
1. Add a suitable tag to each of the following statements.
1) didn't they
2) didn't you
3) didn't he
4) do they
5) has he
6) doesn't it
7) wouldn't he
8) aren't they
9) have we
10) shall we
2. Correct the following wrong tags.
1) can't it —can they
2) he—they
3) wouldn't —hadn't
4) it —there
5) do I —will they
6) didn't —did
7) do—will
8) don't—do
9) he—they
10) was—wasn't
3. Translate the following sentences into English, using tag questions.
1) Nothing could stop us, could it ?
2) I am older than you, aren't I?
3) I think you know what happened, don't you?
4) Don't forget to call me, will you?
5) You don't mind if I use your dictionary, do you?
6) You haven't returned your book, have you ?
7) It seldom snows in winter here, does it ?
8) Let's do by ourselves, shall we ?
9) He said he would come, didn't he?
10) You think he will have no trouble passing the exam, will he?
4. Put in the blanks the correct form of the verbs in the brackets (revision: tenses and voices )
1) arrived 2) presented 3)
had planned
4) got
5) decided 6) was 7) did 8) wanted
9)was 10) wants 11) believe 12) would like
13)thought 14) swims 15) rides 16) takes
17)made 18) is 19)talked 20) will try
21)mentioned
Text-B The Language of Confidence The language we use program s our brain s.Master ing our language gives us a great degree of mastery over our lives and our destinies. It is important to use language in the best way possible in order to dramatically improve your quality of life. program 程序 brain 大脑 master 主人、精通 degree 程度 destinies 命运 possible 可能的 dramatically 显著的 improve 改善 quality 品质 Even the smallest of words can have the deepest effect on our sub-conscious mind.It is like a child,it doesn’t really understand the difference between what really happens and what you imagine. It is eager to please and willing to carry out any commands that you give it-whether you do this knowingly or not is entirely up to you. "Try" even 甚至 effect 影响 sub-conscious 潜意识 mind 记忆 imagine 想象 eager 渴望 to carry out 执行 command 命令 knowingly 故意的 entirely 完全的 It is a small word yet it has an amazing impact upon us. If someone says, "I'll try to do that" you know that they are not going to be putting their whole heart into it, and may not even do it at all. How often do you use the word try when talking about the things that matter to you? Do you say "I'll try to be more confident" or "I'll try to do that" or "I'll try to call"?
Lesson One: The Time Message Elwood N, Chapman 新的学习任务开始之际，千头万绪，最重要的是安排好时间，做时间的主人。本文作者提出了7点具体建议，或许对你有所启迪。 1 Time is tricky. It is difficult to control and easy to waste. When you look a head, you think you have more time than you need. For Example,at the beginning of a semester, you may feel that you have plenty of time on your hands, but toward the end of the term you may suddenly find that time is running out. You don't have enough time to cover all your duties (duty), so you get worried. What is the answer? Control! 译：时间真是不好对付，既难以控制好，又很容易浪费掉，当你向前看时，你觉得你的时间用不完。例如，在一个学期的开始，你或许觉得你有许多时间，但到学期快要结束时，你会突然发现时间快用光了，你甚至找不出时间把所有你必须干的事情干完，这样你就紧张了。答案是什么呢？控制。 2 Time is dangerous. If you don't control it, it will control you. I f you don't make it work fo r you, it will work against you. So you must become the master of time, not its servant. As a first-year college student, time management will be your number one Problem. 译：时间是危险的，如果你控制不了时间，时间就会控制你，如果你不能让时间为你服务，它就会起反作用。所以，你必须成为时间的主人，而不是它的奴仆，作为刚入学的大学生，妥善安排时间是你的头等大事。 3 Time is valuable. Wasting time is a bad habit. It is like a drug. The more time you waste,the easier it is to go on wasting time. If seriously wish to get the most out of college, you must put the time message into practice. 译：时间是珍贵的，浪费时间是个坏习惯，这就像毒品一样，你越浪费时间，就越容易继续浪费下去，如果你真的想充分利用上大学的机会，你就应该把利用时间的要旨付诸实践。 Message1. Control time from the beginning. 4 Time is today, not tomorrow or next week. Start your plan at the Beginning of the term. 译：抓紧时间就是抓紧当前的时间，不要把事情推到明天或是下周，在学期开始就开始计划。 Message2. Get the notebook habit. 5 Go and buy a notebook today, Use it to plan your study time each day. Once a weekly study plan is prepared, follow the same pattern every week with small changes. Sunday is a good day to make the Plan for the following week.
Unit 1 Text A How Difficult Is English? 英语有多难 Like the national push for Asian literacy （n.有文化，有教养，有读写能力）in Australia，就如澳大利亚在全国推行学亚洲语言一样，there has been foreign languages fervor[f??v?] in China，中国也掀起一股外语热，with English on top of the list. 在这股热潮中，英语高居榜首。English is not only taught at schools，colleges and universities，but also at evening classes，on radio and TV．不仅各级学校教英语，夜校、电台、电视台也都设有英语课程。Parents hire private tutors for their school children；父母为学龄的孩子聘请英语家教，adult English learners would sacrifice the weekend at an English corner in a public park practicing their spoken English with peop1e of the same interest and determination. 成年英语学习者会牺牲周末休息日，到公园参加英语角，与志趣相投的英语学习者练习口语。Is English such a difficult language that it really demands people to invest a large amount of time and energy before it is mastered ? 英语真的有这么难，需要人们投入大量的时间和精力才能掌握吗? The answer，if I am asked to offer，is undoubtedly，yes．如果我被问及这个问题，那么毫无疑问，我的答案是：是的。From my personal experience, 从我个人的经验来看，I think learning English means far more than learning its pronunciation，its grammatical rules，its words，etc．英语学习不仅仅是学习英语发音、语法规则、词汇等，It involves learning everything about the countries where it is used and the people who use it．它包括学习与使用该语言的国家和民族有关的所有内容。Without such a complete understanding of the language, 对英语没有这样全面的理解，the English a foreigner speaks will inevitably sound strange or even unintelligible though there is not anything wrong with his pronunciation，sentence structure and the words he uses．即使发音、句子结构、措辞毫无错误，一个外国人所讲的英语也难免听起来稀奇古怪甚至难以理解。The social customs and habits of the English-speaking people contribute a lot to the difficulty a foreigner has in learning it．讲英语民族者的社会风俗习惯增加了外国人学习英语的难度。Take the Chinese English learners for example．以学英语的中国人为例，" Hello "and "Good morning" may sound a little bit simple to Chinese people．"你好"和"早上好"是非常简单的。It is totally beyond the understanding of a Chinese English learner that native English speakers would be annoyed when they're addressed "Where are you going?"，which is a commonly used addressing among the Chinese．"你去哪儿?"是中国人常用的问候语，若英语母语者被问及"你去哪儿?"，他们会因此感到不悦，这一点让中国的英语学习者大为不解。Is there anything wrong with the English sentence structure ? 这个英语句子结构不对吗? Of course not．当然不是。It takes quite some time for a Chinese English learner to understand the western concept of privacy being violated in this address. 学英语的中国人得费点儿时间才能理解这一问候语侵犯了西方人的隐私。By the same token，同样，"Have you eaten?"(which is another addressing term the Chinese people usually use)will sound to native English speakers that the Chinese are so hospitable that they invite people to meals off-handedly. 英语母语者听到"你吃了吗?"(中国人常用的另外一个问候语)，会觉得中国人非常好客，会在事先毫无准备的情况下请人吃饭。Meanwhile，the Chinese would be shocked to hear，"Oh，it's very nice of you．When?"，if the addressee happens to have a craving for Chinese cooking and has not had his dinner yet.如果听话者此刻正希望品尝一下中国美食，又碰巧没有吃饭，他会回答"太好了，什么时候?"，中国人为此也会大吃一惊。 "We can say we are going to have chicken for dinner．Why can't we say pig，bull or sheep for dinner instead of pork，beef or mutton?" Chinese English learners may raise such questions．中国的英语学习者可能会这样问："我们可以说吃鸡，为什么不能说吃猪、吃牛、吃羊，而要说吃猪肉、牛肉、羊肉呢?"Figuring out the reasons for the peculiar English vocabulary is no easy task for Chinese English learners．对学习英语的中国人来说，为这些特殊的英语词汇找出理由并非易事。But the problem is that memorizing English words mechanically would be devastating and inefficient if they did not know what had happened in British history．问题在于如果不懂英国历史，死记硬背英语单词毫无效率。Thus learning English(and other languages as well)involves learning the history of the countries where it is spoken．所以说，学英语(其他语言亦如此)还包括学习使用该语言国家的历史知识。A task of this kind is more difficult for Chinese English learners than for people who speak
NUIT1 大学已经不再特别了 有这么一种说法：“要是你能记得20世纪60年代的任何事情，你就没有真正经历过那段岁月。”对于在大麻烟雾中度过大学时光的那些人，这话可能是真的。但是，20世纪60年代有一件事人人都记得，那就是：上大学是你一生中最激动人心、最刺激的经历。 20世纪60年代，加州的高校把本州变成了世界第七大经济实体。然而，加州大学的主校园伯克利分校也以学生示威、罢课以及激进的政治氛围而著名。1966年，罗纳德?里根竞选加州州长，他问加州是否允许“一所伟大的大学被喧闹的、唱反调的少数人征服。”自由派人士回答说，大学之所以伟大正是因为它们有能力容忍喧闹的、唱反调的少数人。 在欧洲的大学校园里，大学生以新的姿态和激情投入到争取自由和正义的事业中去，大规模的社会主义或共产主义运动引发了他们与当权者之间日益升级的暴力冲突。许多抗议是针对越南战争的。可是在法国，巴黎大学的学生与工会联盟，发动了一场大罢工，最终导致戴高乐总统辞职。 20世纪60年代大学生活的特点并不仅仅是激进的行动。不论在什么地方，上大学都意味着你初次品尝真正自由的滋味，初次品尝深更半夜在宿舍或学生活动室里讨论人生意义的滋味。你往往得上了大学才能阅读你的第一本禁书，看你的第一部独立影人电影，或者找到和你一样痴迷吉米?亨德里克斯或兰尼?布鲁斯的志同道合者。那是一段难以想象的自由时光，你一生中最无拘无束的时光。 可如今那份激情哪儿去了？大学怎么了？现在，政治、社会和创造意识的觉醒似乎不是凭借大学的助力，而是冲破其阻力才发生的。当然，一点不假，高等教育仍然重要。例如，在英国，布莱尔首相几乎实现了到2010年让50％的30岁以下的人上大学的目标（即使愤世嫉俗的人会说，这是要把他们排除在失业统计数据之外）。不过，大学教育已不再是全民重视的话题了。如今，大学被视为人们急于逃离的一种小城镇。有些人辍学，但大多数已经有些麻木，还是坚持混到毕业，因为离开学校实在是太费事了。 没有了20世纪60年代大学生所发现的令人头脑发热的自由气氛，如今的大学生要严肃得多。英国文化协会最近做了一项调查，研究外国留学生在决定上哪所大学时所考虑的因素。这些因素从高到低依次是：课程质量、就业前景、学费负担、人身安全问题、生活方式，以及各种便利。大学已变成实现目的的手段，是在就业市场上增加就业几率的一个机会，上大学本身不再是目的，不再是给你提供一个机会，让你暂时想象一下：你能够改变世界。 童年与大学之间的距离已缩小了，大学与现实世界之间的距离也缩小了。其中的一个原因可能和经济有关。在一个没有保障的世界里，现在的许多孩子依赖父母资助的时间比以前的孩子更长。21世纪的学生大学毕业后根本无法自立门户，因为那太昂贵了。另一个可能的原因是通讯革命。儿子或女儿每学期往家里打一两回电话的日子一去不复返了。如今，大学生通过手机与父母保持着脐带式联系。至于寻找痴迷无名文学或音乐的同道好友，没问题，我们有互联网和聊天室来帮助我们做到这一点。
Unit 1 A heated discussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a rather unexpected way. The dinner party Mona Gardner I first heard this tale in India, where is told as if true -- though any naturalist would know it couldn't be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. That magazine story, and the person who wrote it, I have never been able to track down. The country is India. A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests -- officers and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist -- in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda. A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and a major who says that they haven't. "A woman's reaction in any crisis," the major says, "is to scream. And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. And that last ounce is what really counts." The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is staring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy's eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room. Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing -- bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. He looks up at the rafters -- the likeliest place -- but they are bare. Three corners of the room are empty, and in the fourth the servants are waiting to serve the next course. There is only one place left -- under the table. His first impulse is to jump back and warn the others, but he knows the commotion would frighten the cobra into striking. He speaks quickly, the tone of his voice so commanding that it silences everyone. "I want to know just what control everyone at this table has. I will count three hundred -- that's five minutes -- and not one of you is to move a muscle. Those who move will forfeit 50 rupees. Ready?" The 20 people sit like stone images while he counts. He is saying "...two hundred and eighty..." when, out of the corner of his eye, he sees the cobra emerge and make for the bowl of milk. Screams ring out as he jumps to slam the veranda doors safely shut. "You were right, Major!" the host exclaims. "A man has just shown us an example of perfect self-control." "Just a minute," the American says, turning to his hostess. "Mrs. Wynnes, how did you know that cobra was in the room?" A faint smile lights up the woman's face as she replies: "Because it was crawling across my foot."
Lesson One Twelve Things l Wish They Taught at School Carl Sagan Learning Guide 俗话说：“活到老，学到老。”人的一生就是不断学习、不断丰富和充实自己的过程。青少年阶段， 尤其是中学阶段，无疑是学习的最佳时期。中学教育的重点应放在什么地方？美国著名科学家和科普 作家萨根批评中学只抓各个学科具体内容的做法，他认为中学要注重对青少年的宏观教育，使他们建 立起唯物的世界观和宇宙观，使他们能够正确对待自己，关心周围的世界——人类生存的环境和自己 的地球同胞。 1. I attended junior and senior high school, public institutions in New York and New Jersey, just after the Second World War. It seems a long time ago. ① The facilities and the skills of the teachers were probably well above average for the United States at that time.Since then, I've learned a great deal. One of the most important things I've learned is how much there is to learn, ② and how much I don't yet know.③ Sometimes I think how grateful I would be today if I had learned more back then about what really matters. In some respects that education was terribly narrow; the only thing I ever heard in school about Napoleon was that the United States made the Louisiana Purchase from him. ④(On a planet where some 95% of the inhabitants are not Americans, the only history that was thought worth teaching was American history. ) In spelling, grammar, the fundamentals of math, and other vital subjects, my teachers did a pretty good job. But there's so much else I wish 2.Perhaps all the deficiencies have since been rectified. It seems to me there are many things (often more a matter of attitude and perception than the simple memorization of facts) that the schools should teach — things
Lesson1 A.Vocabulary Exercises 1. Complete the following sentences with compound words formed in the same way as in the examples. Each word is to be used once only. 1) supermarket 2) first-hand 3) gentleman4) high－grade 5) newcomer 2. Translate the following into English. 1) Use the verb + noun collocation. attend a meeting do a good job experience hardship teach oneself English discover wonders restrict the cough acquire a skill gain knowledge need encouragement enrich one’s life be open to correction correct mistakes abandon the expectation make an effort 2)Use the “useful expressions”. (1) The collapse of the newly-built bridge led to the penal suit against one engineer and two local officials. (2) He has worked the whole day leaving the lunch untouched. (3) Far from a waste of time regular physical exercises can make students strong and more capable of studying even better. (4) In the Sea World, the seals and dolphins are capable of doing all the tricks which make the children laugh all the time. (5) Those who take delight in others’ suffering will get retribution sooner or later. (6) In some respects, the new dictionary needs improving. (7) When the bus rushed out of the road and turned over, many children got trapped inside. (8) At the opening ceremony, the municipal government will provide food and drink for more than 1000 guests. (9) In China, an urban family is restricted to only one child. (10) It doesn’t matter where we shall go as long as we can have a rest. 3)Use learn, ask and teach.
Unit12 Text A Importance重 要 性 Many important things that contribute to our overall objectives and give meaning to life don't tend to act upon us or press us．很多重要事情有助于实 现我们的总目标，使生活有意义，但是它们不作用于我们.They're not ''urgent"，but they are the things that we must act upon．它们并不紧迫，但它们却是我们必须做的 事情。 In order to focus on the issues of urgency and importance more effectively，为了更有效地把精力集中在紧急和重要的事情上，let's look at the Time Management Table below．我们来看下面的时间管理分类表。As you can see it divide s our activities into four parts．该表将人的活动分为四部分，We spend time in one of these four ways：我们以其中任何一种方式度日。 Urgent紧迫Not Urgent不紧迫 Important重要 I II Crises危机Preparation准备工作 Pressing Problems紧急问题Prevention预防工作 Dealine-driven projects, meetings, preparations有最 后期限的项目、会议和准备工作 Values clarification价值分类 Planning计划 Relationship building确立人际关系 True-creation真正的再创造 Not Important不重要 III IV Interruptions, some phone calls小插曲，某些电话Trivia ,busywork Some mail, some reports某些信件、报告Some phone calls某些电话 Some meetings某些会议Time wasters消耗时间的事情 Many proximate, pressing matters许多迫在眉睫的 事情 "Escape" activities“逃避现实”的活动Many popular activities许多大众活动Irrelevant mail不相关的信件 Excessive TV过度看电视 Part I represents things that are both "urgent''and"important" ．第1部
Unit1 A Learning, Chinese-Style Unit2 A A Life Full of Riches Unit3 A Father Knows Better Unit4 A A Virtual Life Unit5 A True Height Unit6 A A Woman Can Learn Anything a Man Can Unit1 Howard Gardner, a professor of education at Harvard University, reflects on a visit to China and gives his thoughts on different approaches to learning in China and the West. 哈佛大学教育学教授霍华德·加德纳回忆其中国之行，阐述他对中西方不同的学习方式的看法。 Learning, Chinese-Style Howard Gardner 1 For a month in the spring of 1987, my wife Ellen and I lived in the bustling eastern Chinese city of Nanjing with our 18-month-old son Benjamin while studying arts education in Chinese kindergartens and elementary schools. But one of the most telling lessons Ellen and I got in the difference between Chinese and American ideas of education came not in the classroom but in the lobby of the Jinling Hotel where we stayed in Nanjing. 中国式的学习风格 霍华德·加德纳 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的大堂。 2 The key to our room was attached to a large plastic block with the room number on it. When leaving the hotel, a guest was encouraged to turn in the key, either by handing it to an attendant or by dropping it through a slot into a box. Because the key slot was narrow, the key had to be positioned carefully to fit into it. 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。 3 Benjamin loved to carry the key around, shaking it vigorously. He also liked to try to place it into the slot. Because of his tender age and incomplete understanding of the need to position the key just so, he would usually fail. Benjamin was not bothered in the least. He probably got as much pleasure out of the sounds the key made as he did those few times when the key actually found its way into the slot. 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
综合英语二课文总结 上册 Lesson One: Twelve Things I wish they taught at school Outline: The author attended junior and senior high school in New York and New Jersey. Sometimes he think how grateful he would be today if he had learned more back then about what really matters. List of the things that school should teach: -Pick a difficult thing and learn it well. While you learn a little bit about many subjects, make sure you learn a great deal about one or two. -Don’t be afraid to ask “stupid” questions. Many apparently naive questions are really deep questions. -Listen carefully. Try to understand what they are saying, what experience is behind their remarks. -Everybody makes mistakes. The only embarrassment is in not learning from your mistakes. -Know your planet. -Science and technology. The great discoveries in modern science are also great discoveries of the human spirit. -Don't spend your life watching TV. -Culture Don’t restrict to American or Western culture. -Compassion Our passion to understand the universe and our compassion for others jointly provide the chief hope for the human race. Lesson Two: Icons Outline: Heroes and cultural icons People today choose media icons for their “most admired” list. Definition: Heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made often for the benefit of others. Cultural icons are people who manage to transcend celebrity, who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic. Being somebody