Book III Unit 03 Single Parent, Double Trouble!
II. Listening Skills
Question 1
M: Amy, sit down, we need to talk. Your mother and I are going to separate.
W: What! Are you crazy? You can't do that! What will my friends say? I just want to have a normal
family.
Q: What is the girl saying?
Key: C
Question 2
M: Good evening, Mrs. Jones. The manager sent you these roses and his best wishes to you both for a
happy anniversary.
W: Thank you. We like the room and service here, and we especially appreciate the manager's
consideration.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
Key: A
Question 3
W: While I'm scrambling the eggs, could you put the flour into the bowl?
M: You bet, darling. I'll also turn the oven on so that it gets warmed up.
Q: Where does this conversation probably take place?
Key: B
Question 4
Unit 1
Listening skills
(1)David(2) Leigh (3) Vicky Klein (4) Laura Tish Hill(5) Anthony McDonald
Listening in
Task 1 BDBCA
Task 2 John 2,3,5 Lisa 1,4,6
Task 3
1. In order to gain admission to a study course.
2. To corner him.
3. He could answer either ten easy questions or one really difficult.
4. He was jolted / shocked.
5. Because the interviewer had promised that he would only ask one
difficult question.
Task 4 (1)attention (2)closing (3)five (4)checkouts (5)leave
Let’s talk
Major Future job plan Tuition source
Michael Travel and
tourism To work for a travel
agency Working his way
through school
Jane Computer
science To work in the IT
industry A four-year
scholarship Further listening and speaking
Task 1 1. new and different 2. on his own 3. a bit confused 4. talk with
5. sleep in
新视野大学英语2第第三单元课后作文
In the third unit of New Horizon College English 2, we
learned about the topic of "Culture Shock". Culture shock
refers to the feeling of disorientation and uncertainty
when you are in a new and unfamiliar culture. It can be
caused by the differences in language, customs, food, and
social norms. People may experience culture shock when they
travel to a different country or when they move to a new
place for work or study.
There are several stages of culture shock. The first
stage is the honeymoon stage, where everything seems
exciting and new. However, as time goes on, people may
start to feel frustrated and homesick, which is the second
stage of culture shock. This is followed by the adjustment
stage, where individuals begin to adapt to the new culture
and feel more comfortable. Finally, in the adaptation stage,
第一单元 永不放弃
1 英国的伟大首相温斯顿丘吉尔爵士， 小时候在哈罗公学上学。当时 他可不是个好学生，要不是出身名门，他可能早就因为违反纪律被开除了。谢天谢地，他总算从哈罗毕业了,在那里犯下的错误并没有影响到他上大学。后来，他凭着军旅生涯中的杰出变现当选为英国首相.他的才思、智慧、公民责任感以及在二战痛苦而黑暗的时期拒绝投降的无畏勇气，为他赢得了美名.他非凡的决心，不仅激励了整个民族，还鼓舞了全世界。
2在他首相任期即将结束时，他应邀前往母校哈罗公学，为满怀报国之志的同学们做演讲。校长说；校长说：“年轻的先生们,当代最伟大的演说家过几天就会你们演讲，他提出的任何中肯的建议，你们都要听从."那个激动人心的日子终于到了。温斯顿伯爵站了起来—-他只有5英尺5英寸高，体重却有107公斤。他做了言简意赅的讲话，永不放弃，永不，永不,永不，永不！“
3 个人经历、教育机会、个人困境,这些都不能阻挡一个全力以赴追求成功的、有着坚强意志的人。任务再苦，准备再长，难度再大，都不能让他放弃自己的追求。就以本时代最有学问的两位科学家—-阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦和托马斯·.爱迪生为例,他们都曾面临巨大的障碍和极端的批评，都曾被说成 “不开窍"，被老师当成笨蛋，而放弃。托马斯爱迪生还曾逃学，老师因为嫌他问的问题太多而经常鞭打他。爱因斯坦一直到将近9岁才能流利的说话，学习成绩太差，有些人认为他都已经学不好了.然而，这两个男孩的父母都相信他们，他们坚持不懈的每天和儿子一起努力，孩子们也了解到,要想成功就绝不要怕付出长期而艰辛的努力。最终,爱因斯坦和爱迪生都摆脱了童年的困扰，进而做出了造福当今全世界的伟大发现。
4 再如亚伯拉罕·林肯这个英雄的典范，他一生面临了无数艰辛，失败和接二连三的不幸。他的出身和经历真是一点也算不上光鲜,他在一个非常贫困的家庭长大，只受过一年正规教育,轻伤两度失败初恋爱人的突然离世也使他精神崩溃，还在八次政治选举中落马.此后他的4个孩子有3个不幸去世，令他悲痛欲绝.然而坚强的意志鞭策着他推动他前进,使他二更加乐观，投入，坚毅，这让他得以全力以赴，一次次战胜生命中的巨大困难和挫折，一百年以后世界各地的人们都赞颂亚伯拉罕·林肯，认为他是有史以来最伟大的美国总统.
