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卷E全新版第二版综合B3U1-EPart I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes )Section A1.A) TB) FScript: The Doherties find contentment with life on the farm because they rely a lot on their own efforts to produce food and what they need for everyday life.正确答案：A2.A) TB) FScript: For the Doherties, their enjoyment on the farm is based on their hard work on all the crops and livestock. 正确答案：A3.A) TB) FScript: Mr. Doherty doesn’t make enough money now to maintain their living standard in the past so their life is seriously affected.正确答案：B4.A) TB) FScript: Beyond the first $500 bills, they still need to pay 20% of what they spend on medical cares. 正确答案：A5.A) TB) FScript: Living on the farm means the tolerance for solitude and the willingness for hard work.正确答案：A6.A) TB) FScript: Once economic conditions improve, the Doherties will sell the farm for more than double of their investment to make a lot of money.正确答案：B7.A) TB) FScript: In the old traditional American family, wife might stay home to make dinner and the whole family relies on the husband’s pay check.正确答案：A8.A) TB) FScript: The style of American meals has changed from “home-style” meals to prepared foods.正确答案：A9.A) TB) FScript: One essential part of family that is missing in their entertainment style is togetherness.正确答案：A10.A) TB) FScript: The author is suggesting we go back to the 1950s.正确答案：BSection BVegetable gardening is the relaxing art and science of turning a love for growing plants into a (11)_________________ activity. Many things make gardening a national hobby for both young and old. For a large number of people, the (12)_________________ of spring gardening provide a happy escape from winter (13)_________________ .Vegetable gardeners agree that many (14)_________________ vegetables are superior to those (15)_________________ from markets. From spring through late fall, a well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a (16)_________________ of fresh vegetables. Freezers make it possible to keep some of the vegetables to be (17)_________________ at a later date. Other vegetables can be stored for a few months in a cool area. Having vegetables (18)_________________ makes home gardening appealing for many people. In addition, vegetable gardening provides exercise and fun for both urban and suburban families. One should not plant a garden that is too large to care for. A small well-kept garden s more enjoyable and profitable than (19)_________________ one. Vegetables do well in full sunlight and need at least five or six hours of sun during the middle of the day.(20)_________________ results in poor plants and few vegetables. If possible the garden should be near the house so that the gardener can work in it at odd moments.Script: Vegetable gardening is the relaxing art and science of turning a love for growing plants into a productive activity. Many things make gardening a national hobby for both young and old. For a large number of people, the thoughts of spring gardening provide a happy escape from winter boredom. Vegetable gardeners agree that many home-grown vegetables are superior to those purchased from markets. From spring through late fall, a well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh vegetables. Freezers make it possible to keep some of the vegetables to be enjoyed at a later date. Other vegetables can be stored for a few months in a cool area. Having vegetables in the backyard makes home gardening appealing for many people. In addition, vegetable gardening provides exercise and fun for both urban and suburban families. One should not plant a garden that is too large to care for. A small well-kept garden is more enjoyable and profitable than a large neglected one. Vegetables do well in full sunlight and need at least five or six hours of sun during the middle of the day. Too much shading results in poor plants and few vegetables. If possible the garden should be near the house so that the gardener can work in it at odd moments.正确答案：productive正确答案：thoughts正确答案：boredom正确答案：home-grown正确答案：purchased正确答案：supply正确答案：enjoyed正确答案：in the backyard正确答案：a large neglected正确答案：Too much shadingPart II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )Section AThere are two things I have always wanted to do — write and live on a farm. Today I’m doing both. I am not in E. B. White’s class as a writer or in my neighbors’ league as a farmer, but I’m getting by. And after years of 21 with city and suburban living, my wife Sandy and I have finally found 22 here in the country. It’s a 23 sort of life. We grow nearly all of our fruits and vegetables. Our hens keep us in eggs, with several dozen left over to sell each week. Our bees provide us with honey, and we cut enough wood to just about 24 it _____ the heating season. It’s a 25 life too. In the summer we canoe on the river, go picnicking in the woods and take long bicycle rides. In the winter we ski and 26 . We get excited about sunsets. We love the 27 of the earth warming and the sound of cattle lowing. We watch for hawks in the sky and deer in the cornfields. But the good life can get pretty tough. Three months ago when it was 30 below, we spent two 28 days hauling firewood up the river on a sled. Three months from now, it will be 95 above and we will be 29 corn, weeding strawberries and killing chickens. Recently, Sandy and I had to retile the back roof. Soon Jim, 16 and Emily, 13, the youngest of our four children, will help me make some long-overdue improvements on the outdoor toilet that 30 our indoor plumbing when we are working outside. Later this month, we’ll spray the orchard, paint the barn, plant the garden and clean the hen house before the new chicks arrive.A) self-reliantB) frustrationC) contentmentD) satisfyingE) supplementsF) skateG) smellH) miserableI) cultivatingJ) satisfactoryK) make … throughL) senseM) mysteriousN) make … upO) self-respect21. ______________________ 正确答案：B22. ______________________ 正确答案：C23. ______________________ 正确答案：A24. ______________________ 正确答案：K25. ______________________ 正确答案：D26. ______________________ 正确答案：F27. ______________________ 正确答案：G28. ______________________ 正确答案：H29. ______________________ 正确答案：I30. ______________________ 正确答案：ESection B Passage OneQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our men unfortunately miss that beneficial branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It dose not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself. Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is "aim high." Say to yourself, "My place is at the top." Be king in your dreams. And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is all wrong. I tell you "put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket." Look around you and take notice; men who do that do not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets that break most eggs in the country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tremble and trip (摔倒) him up.31. The author will be glad to see a young man ______ the first day he is at work.A) trying his hand at a broom B) walking around the office C) reading books D) absent from work正确答案：A32. The author ______.A) started his career by sweeping out the office B) looks down on the janitors and janitressesC) pays respect to the janitors and janitresses D) thinks it unnecessary to have a professional sweeper正确答案：A33. According to the passage, ______ is an indispensable part of business education.A) being a good janitor or janitress B) starting from sweeping in the officeC) learning to use the computer D) getting familiar with the Internet正确答案：B34. ______ is essential in your way to success.A) Patience B) Concentration C) Perseverance D) Modesty正确答案：B35. In the second paragraph, "concerns" is most close in meaning to ______.A) firms B) worries C) businessmen D) deals正确答案：APassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Despite a cooling of the economy, high-technology companies are still crying out for skilled workers. The Information Technology Association of America projects that more than 800,000 technology jobs will go unfilled next year. The lack of qualified workers poses a huge threat to the U.S. economy. The most commonly cited reason for this state of affairs is that the country's agrarian-age (农村时代) education system fails to prepare students in the primary and secondary grades for twenty-first-century work. Yet an inadequate and outmoded education system is only part of the problem. A less tangible but equally powerful cause is an antique classification system that divides the workforce into two camps: white-collar knowledge workers and blue-collar manual laborers. Blue-collar workers emerged in the United States during the Industrial Age as work migrated from farms to factories. White-collar office workers became a significant class in the twentieth century, outnumbering the blue-collar workers by mid-century. Corporations increasingly require a new layer of knowledge worker: a highly skilled multi-disciplined talent, who combines the mind of the white-collar worker with a solid grounding in mathematics and science (physics, chemistry, and biology). These "gold-collar" workers — so named for their contributions to their companies and to the economy as well as for their personal earning ability —apply that knowledge to technology. The gold-collar worker already exists in a wide range of jobs. The maintenance technician who tests and repairs aircraft systems at American Airlines; the network administrator who manages systems and network operations at Procter & Gamble; the engineering technologist who assists scientists at Sandia National Laboratories; and the advanced-manufacturing technician at Intel can all be regarded as gold-collar workers.36. In the first paragraph, the word "projects" can be best replaced by _____.A) throws B) predicts C) concludes D) claims正确答案：B37. Compared with a blue-collar worker, a gold-collar worker _____.A) is more skillful in technology B) has received higher educationC) used to be a white-collar worker D) learnt more in high school正确答案：A38. A gold-collar worker _____.A) knows more than one kind of knowledge or skill B) knows only one kind of knowledge or skillC) earns less than a blue-collar worker D) earns less than a white-collar worker正确答案：A39. The first group of blue-collar workers were most likely to be _____ in the past.A) migrants B) educators C) servants D) farmers正确答案：D40. When did the number of white-collar workers become bigger than that of the blue-collar workers in America?A) Recently. B) In 1970 or so. C) In 1950 or so. D) During the Industrial Age.正确答案：CPart III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes )41. Every day she takes a _____ dose of medicine.A) fantastic B) fashionable C) fanciful D) favorable正确答案：A42. King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s _____. The play ends with the very sad death of Cordelia and Lear.A) comedies B) concerts C) cartoons D) tragedies正确答案：D43. By _____ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars. A) coarse B) rude C) crude D) rough正确答案：D44. It is said that in order to produce one pound of honey, the bees have to fly a _____ twice that around the world.A) distance B) square C) width D) nature正确答案：A45. The early pioneers had to _______ many hardships to settle on the new land.A) get along with B) get back on C) get through D) get into正确答案：C46. The doctor suggested __________ my diet with vitamins E and A.A) supplement B) supplementing C) add D) adding正确答案：B47. Our company recruited a new manager to ________ this important project.A) see that B) under see C) oversee D) over see正确答案：C48. They shouldn't take a risk of reaching the apples on the ______ branches.A) humble B) topmost C) reverse D) successive正确答案：B49. Even the most ______ judges can sometimes make a bad decision.A) dreary B) reverend C) representative D) hypothetical正确答案：B50. We are supposed to _____ all the books when we are finished with them.A) put off B) put up C) put away D) put out正确答案：C51. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to _____ in the courtyard.A) assemble B) converge C) crowd D) accumulate正确答案：A52. Her objection _____ the plan is based on the misleading facts.A) to B) for C) towards D) upon正确答案：A53. The massive _____ readership, the almost free publication, and the ease in putting words online, combined, mean that literary magazines, which are practically profit-free in printed form, are blooming across the Web.A) potential B) rotary C) patronize D) dizzy正确答案：A54. We tried to _____ the fact that it was just a school ball hall by putting up coloured lights and balloons.A) impress B) diminish C) disguise D) tolerate正确答案：C55. Getting to know Mary was his _____ — she made him laugh and forget all his troubles.A) salvation B) contentment C) compromise D) lantern正确答案：A56. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no _____, for you are with me.A) innocence B) evil C) sin D) tremble正确答案：B57. Mary did not allow her lack of money to become a(n) ______ to getting a good education.A) impact B) frustration C) barrier D) barricade正确答案：C58. Following him through the door were three frightening men wearing those horrible stocking masks, one of whom in front was carrying a(n) ______.A) instrument B) pistol C) sled D) machinery正确答案：B59. We shall not yield to any outside pressure or enter into _______ with any bigpower or group of countries, nor shall we establish any military bloc, join in the arms race or seek military expansion.A) arrangement B) terror C) discussion D) alliance正确答案：D60. I would just as soon _________ rudely to the child.A) you not speak B) you won't speak C) you not speaking D) you didn't speak正确答案：DPart IVTranslation ( 10 minutes )61. ____________________ (现在孩子们把互联网看成是理所当然的) because they think life is not enjoyable without it.正确答案：Nowadays, children take Internet for granted62. ____________________ (那位科学家三年前通过实验发明的一种新药) has turned out to be effective against cancer.正确答案：The new drug the scientist's experiments gave birth to three years ago63. ____________________ (所有的路灯突然灭了) and the street plunged into darkness.正确答案：All the street lights suddenly went off64. Tom used to be such an NBA fan that ____________________ (除了NBA球赛外他几乎不看任何电视).正确答案：he hardly watched any television program aside from/except NBA games65. In order to keep fit, Peter made up his mind to make small changes in his life and ____________________ (开始从每天工作12小时削减到每天工作6小时).正确答案：started to cut his working time from 12 hours to 6 hours every day。
全新版大学英语阅读教程3答案全新版大学英语阅读教程3答案全新版大学英语阅读教程3答案【篇一：全新版大学英语综合教程3(课后答案)完全版】>unit onechanges in the way we livetext acontent questions ( p10 )write and live on a farm.because they grow nearly all of their fruits and vegetables. they have enough eggs, honey and wood. they are very close to nature and can enjoy the beautiful scenery. besides, they can go skiing and skating in winter.no. sometimes the good life can get pretty tough.they were buried under five feet of snow from december through march.when the first spring came, it brought two floods. the second flood refers to the good harvest in the growing season.he decided to quit his job and start to freelance.he has to crawl into bl ack bear dens for “sports illustrated”, hitch up dogsled racing teams for “smithsonian” magazine, check out the lake champlain “monster” for “science digest”, and canoe through the boundary waters wilderness area of minnesota f or “destinations”.as for in surance, they have only bought a poor man’smajor-medical policy and the policy on their two cars.they cut back their expenses without appreciably lowering their standard of living. for example, they patronize local restaurants instead of more expensive places in thecity. they still attend the opera and ballet but only a few timesa year. they eat less meat, drink cheaper wine and see fewer movies.a tolerance for solitude and lots of energy.they will leave with a feeling of sorrow but also with a sense of pride at what they have been able to accomplish.they chose to live in the country because they want to improve the quality of their lives. yes, they have finally realized their dreams.text organization ( p11 )part one (paragraphs 1—3) the writer views his life in the country as a self-reliant and satisfying one.part two(paragraphs 4—7 ) life in the country is good yet sometimes very hard.part three (paragraphs 8—11) after quitting his job, the writer’s income was reduced, but he and his family were able to manage to get by.part four (paragraphs 12—15 ) a tolerance for solitude and a lot of energy have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country.happy moments and events1)growing nearly all their fruits and vegetables2)canoeing, picnicking, long bicycle rides, etc.3)keeping warm inside the house in winter4)writing freelance articles5)earning enough money while maintaining a happy family life hardships1)working hard both in winter and in summer2)harsh environment and weather condition3)anxious moments after the writer quit his job4)cutting back on daily expenses5)solitudevocabulary1. fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box.( p15 )1)on balance 2) resist 3) haul 4) wicked5) illustrated6) budget 7) lowering 8) boundary9) involved 10)economic11) blasting 12) just about2. now use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you have learned and complete the sentence with it. ( p16 )1)cut back / down 2）pick up3）get by 4) get through5）face up to 6）turn in7）making up for 8）think up3. rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. （p17 ）1)pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy.2)often generate misleading thoughts.3)attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work.4)be suspected of doing everything for money.5)before he gets through life.4. complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets ( p17 )1. their indoor a profit to invest in2. devicethe improvement on a global scale3. stackedtemptation never dined outconfusable use ( p18 )househomehome familyhouseholddoubtsuspecteddoubtedsuspectedsuspectword formation ( p19 )1) rise 2) final 3) regular 4) cash 5) hows and whys6) upped7) yellowed 8) bottled 9) lower10) searchcloze1. text-related ( p20 )1) gets by 2) temptation3) get through4) improvement 5) aside from6) suspect7) supplement8) profit 9) stacking2. theme-related( p21 )1) replaced2) consider3) quit4) world 5) tough 6) fuels7) provide 8) luxuries 9) balance10) idealtranslation1. translate the sentences into english( p21 )【篇二：全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程3答案unit1-unit8】ass=txt>unit 1p3：after listeningcomplete the following statements according to what you have heard.1.taking a break2.escaping relief out in the country fast move3.the pollution of the citysmog4.changes in the way we livep10: content questionspair workone of you asks the first six questions and the other answers. starting from question7, change roles. when you have finished, the teacher may want to put some of the questions to you to check your progress.1. write and live on a farm.2. because they grow nearly all of their fruits and vegetables. they have enough eggs, honey and wood. they are very close to nature and can enjoy the beautiful scenery. besides, they can go skiing and skating in winter.3. no. sometimes the good life can get pretty tough.4. they were buried under five feet of snow from december through march.5. when the first spring came, it brought two floods. the second flood refers to the good harvest in the growing season.6. he decided to quit his job and start to freelance.7. he has to crawl into black-bear dens for “sports illustrated”, hitc h up dogsled racing teams for “smithsonian” magazine, check out the lake champlain “monster” for “science digest”, and canoe through the boundary waters wilderness area of minnesota for “destinations”.8. as for insurance, they have only bought a poor man’smajor-medical policy and the policy on their two cars.9. they cut back their expenses without appreciably lowering their standard of living. for example：they patronize local restaurants instead of more expensive places in the city. they stillattend the opera and ballet but only a few times a year. they eat less meat, drink cheaper wine and see fewer movies.10. a tolerance for solitude and lots of energy.11. they will leave with a feeling of sorrow but also with a sense of pride at what they’ve been able to accomplish.12. they chose to live in the country because they want to improve the quality of their lives. yes, they have finally realized their dream.p11: text orqanizationworking on your owndo the exercises and then compare your answers with a partner.1. parts paragraphs main ideaspart oneparas. 1-3 the writer views his life inthe country as a self-reliantand satisfying one.part twoparas. 4-7 life in the country is goodyet sometimes very hard.part three paras. 8-11 after quitting his job, thewriter’s income wasreduced, but he and hisfamily were able tomanage to get by.part fourparas. 12-15a tolerance for solitudeand a lot of energy havemade it possible for thefamily to enjoy their life inthe country.2. happy moments and events hardships1) growing nearly all their fruits and 1)working hard bothvegetablesin winter and in summer2) canoeing, picnicking, long bicycle 2)harsh environment rides, etc. and weather condition3) keeping warm inside the house 3)anxious moments after the in winter writer quit his job4) writing freelance articles4)cutting back on daily expenses5) earning enough money while 5) solitudemaintaining a happy family life.p12 language sense enhancement1. (1)special qualities(2)a tight budget (3)entertain(4)anyway (5)involved (6)requirement (7)on a small scale (8)temptation (9)instead (10)machineryp15: vocabularyi1. 1)on balance 2)resist 3)haul 4)wicked 5)illustrated 6)budget7)lowering8)boundary 9)involved10) economic 11)blasting 12)just about2. 1)cut back/down 2)pick up 3)get by 4)get through5)face up to 6)turn in 7)making up for 8)think up3. 1)pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy.2)often generate misleading thoughts.3)attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work.4)be suspected of doing everything for money.5)before he gets through life.4. 1)their indoora profitto invest in2)devicethe improvementon a global scale3)stackedtemptationnever dined outp18 ii . confusable words1.1)house 2)home 3)home family 4)household2.1)doubt2)suspected 3)doubted 4)suspected 5)suspectp19 iii. word formation1)rise 2)final 3)regular 4)cash 5)hows whys 6)upped 7)yellowed 8)bottled 9)lower 10)searchp 20: comprehensive exercisei . cloze1.(1)gets by (2)temptation (3)get through (4)improvements (5)aside from (6)suspect (7) supplement (8)profit(9)stacking2. (1)replaced (2)consider (3)quit (4)world (5)tough(6)fuels (7)provide (8)luxuries (9)balance (10)ideal p21 ii. translation【篇三：全新版大学英语综合教程3(第二版)课后练习答案】abularyi.1.1) on balance5) illustrated9) involved2) resist 6) budget 10) economic3) haul7) lowering 11) blasting4) wicked 8) boundary12) just about2.1)cut back/ down 2) pick up 3) get by4) get through5)face up to6) turn in7) making up for 8) think up3.1) pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy2) often generate misleading thoughts3) attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work4) be suspected of doing everything for money5) before he gets through life4.1) their indoor, a profit, to invest in2) device, the improvement, on a global scale3) stacked, temptation, never dined outii confusable words1. 1) house 2) home3) home, family 4) household2. 1) doubt 2) suspect 3) doubted 4) suspected 5) suspect iii. word formation1) rise 2) final 3) regular 4) cash 5) hows, whys6) upped 7) yellowed 8) bottled 9) lower 10) search comprehensive exercisesi. cloze1. text-related1) get by 2) temptation 3) get through 4) improvements5) aside from 6) suspect 7) supplement 8) profit9) stacking2. (theme-related)1) replaced 2) consider 3) quit 4) world 5) tough6) fuels 7) provide 8) luxuries 9) balance 10) idealii. translation1. we have a problem with the computer system, but i think it’s fairly minor.2. my father died when i was too young to live on my own. the people of my hometown took over (responsibility for) my upbringing at that point.3. the toys have to meet strict/ tough safety requirements before they can be sold to children.4. radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriersof news and opinion.5. when it comes to this magazine, it is/ carries a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.a decade ago, nancy did what so many americans dream about. she quit an executive position and opened/ set up a householddevice store in her neighborhood. people like nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.but, to run a small business on a small scale is by no means an easy job. without her steady income, nancy had to cut back on her daily expense. sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premium for the various kinds of insurance she needed.fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. she is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.unit 2vocabularyi.1.1) decades5) slender9) on the side2) historic 6) web10) authorized3) imposed7) bade 11) terminal4) religious8) site12) make the best of2.1) went through2) stood up for3) laid down4) take on5) let (us) down6) draw on7) fall into8) pass for3.1) the europeans are fully confident that the americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the struggling american steel industry.2) clinton is, in the eyes of joe klein, staff writer of the new yorker and author of the natural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most compelling.3) theres not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves with drugs.4) a different experience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.5) it is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run.4.1) as for, do not compel, capture of, have forged2) at huge risk, the mission, shelter3) who abolished, in the eyes of, racialii. words with multiple meanings1. ill tell you in a minute how i have attained the genuine sense of belonging in america, but first let me hear about your french trip.2. most mcdonalds look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16 different basic designs.3. loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to get through a financial crisis.4. this second-hand car has been nothing but trouble; its always breaking down.5. in your resume youve mentioned everything but one vital6. our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.7. i am sorry, but i think you shouldnt have lingered on over coffee and missed the last bus..8. the bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance iii. usage1) lonely2)friendly 3) weekly, monthly 4)lovely5) cowardly6)kindly/ saintly 7) lively8)motherly comprehensive exercisesi. cloze1. text-related1)forged 2) stand up3) compelled 4)convictions5)mission6)abolish 7) intent on8) risk 9)in the eyes of10)threats2. (theme-related)1) assistance2) involved3) estimated4)coincidence5)emerged6) referred 7) numerous 8) stationed9)concern 10)capture ii. translation1. though greatly affected by theconsequences of the global financial crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis.2. under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave our cherished village and move to the new settlement.3. according to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may be motivated to consider buying products shown in tv commercials.4. having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at5. some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday since they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.shortly after he achieved freedom henson became intent on assisting fugitive slaves. he secretly returned to the united states from canada several times to help others to travel the underground railroad to freedom. once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and henson when they were on the run. he disguised them and successfully avoided capture. later he built a small settlement in dresden in canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school. he held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.unit 3vocabularyi.1.1) threatens 2) by a small margin3)civilize 4)closedup5)wandered6) paste 7) without so much as 8) sideways9) hook up to 10) universal 11) chart 12) bathed in2. 1)narrowed down2)looked back on 3)cut off 4)fit into5)wear(the other) down 6)lies in7)put up 8)stand for3. 1)...which is likely to make people vulnerable to asthma has been found by researchers at the department of clinical medicine in oxford.2)...with mirrored doors had to be built in so as to make their small bedroom look larger.3)...feature the space shuttle challenger blowing up injanuary 1986---killing all seven crew.4)...threatened to keep the pupils in after school, they were quieted at once.5)... are a major barrier to the countrys economic growth due to the fact that/because imported oil has absorbed 40% of its foreign exchange.4. 1) looked back on/ atmosphere/urban life2)era/ hooked up to the / the electronic3) the suburb / a sophisticated / system / analyze / make errorsii. 1) away2)inside/in 3)forward/through4)back5)off 6)home7) back down 8)in...outiii. 1) internet is not such an unusual word as it used to be2) most men do not look unattractive in them3) wealthy as she is, she is not unconcerned by her sudden unemployment4) the claim is not uealistic in view of a sharp decrease in the citys violent crimes.5)his poor health is not uelated to his unhealthy way of life.comprehensive exercises1. cloze1. 1) statistics2)rural3)era4)stood for 5)on the latch6)vulnerable7)barrier 8)electronic 9)reflection 10)civilized2. 1) together 2)liable3)shift4)electric 5)cautious6)sophisticated7)thieves 8)break9)chances 10)signsii. translation1.1) the internet is changing the way people live, (no matter) whether they are in urban or rural areas.2)medium-sized and small companies are more vulnerable to the threat of the global economic crisis than large ones.3) with regard to our term paper, the professor asked us to analyze the unemployment chart first, and then provide critical reflections on the nations economic development.4)it never occurred to him that their team would win the basketball match by a large margin.5) looking back on my twenty years teaching in high school,i attribute my success to patience, talent, and the constant pursuit of knowledge.2. it is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out. all you can do is discourage him for a few minutes. thus exposing him to police patrols. common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity. a light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night. make sure/assure yourself that you dont leave the door on the latch if you happen to be the last to come in. if you decide to buy a sophisticated electronic alarm system, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors. in addition you may have it hooked up to a police station.unit 4vocabularyi.1.1) accordingly 2) loose 3) concentration 4)stimulating 5) fabric 6)if anything7) reality 8) intuition9) trifle10) at the turn of the century11) mess12) undermine2. 1) approve of2) slow down 3) taken in4) sucked into5) set apart 6) dozed off 7)call forth 8)stretch into9) keep up with 10)believe in3. 1)...provided inspiration for many artists and musicians over the decades.2)...is credited to his powers of imagination3)...on the foundations of an agricultural revolution4)...not to make any complaints in the presence of the nurse.5)...the outbreak of the second world war.4. 1) flaw/came to the conclusion/would get nowhere2) in a row/dozed off/a mess of3) outbreak of/ has undermined / has strainedii. 1)with christmas only a week away2) with his physical condition improving day by day3) with our gdp growing steadily4) with all the shops closed5) with her eyes closed6) with the fog lifting during the night。
Unit 11.A White HeronComprehension Exercises1Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. A2. B3. C4. D5. A2Give brief answers to the following questions.1. Sylvia was living in the woods with her grandmother.2. He was a scientist who collected birds. He was looking for a heron.3. It was love.4. Because Sylvia could show the man where the heron was.5. Yes, she knew the forest well.6. The heron was living happily in the forest and was as much part ofnature as she herself. They had together watched the sea and the morning. She could not tell its secret and give its life away.2.The Nutrients in FoodComprehension Exercises1Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. A2. B3. A4. A5. C2Give brief answers to the following questions.1.Because they provide the body with heat and energy.k and hard cheese.3.Proteins are necessary for life. They can build and repair body tissues. They are animportant part of muscles, organs, skin and hair.4.Some nutrients provide fuel for energy, some build body tissues and some help controldifferent processes of the body.5.If a person does not have enough iron, the person will get a disease called anemia.3.Creativity Will Dominate Our TimeComprehension Exercises1Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. D2. C3. C4. C 4. C2 Put the following into Chinese.1. 历史上周期性地出现一些大的转折时期，在这些转折时期“工作”的含义发生了变化。
卷AGenetically modified foods (or GM foods) are foods derived from genetically modified organisms. Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. GM foods were first put on the market in the early 1990s. Typically, genetically modified foods are transgenic plant products: soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. Animal products have also been developed, although as of July 2010 none are currently on the market. Critics have objected to GM foods on several grounds, including safety issues, ecological concerns, and economic concerns. However, genetically-modified foods are here to stay. That’s not to say that food produced by conventional agriculture will disappear, but simply that food-buying patterns will polarize (两极分化): there will be a right market for conventional food just as there is for organic food. It may even be that GM food will become the food of preference because consumers come to appreciate the health benefits of reduced pesticide use. The reason GM food will not go away is that we need a three-fold increase in food production by the year 2050 to keep pace with the world’s predicted population growth to ten or eleven billion. It’s not just a quest ion of more mouths to feed either. What is often forgotten is that all these extra people will take up space, reducing the overall land available for agriculture. "Genetic modification is analogous to nuclear power: nobody loves it, but climate change has made its adoption imperative," says economist Paul Collier of Oxford University. "Declining genetic modification makes a complicated issue more complex. Genetic modification offers both faster crop adaptation and a biological, rather than chemical, approach to yield increases." The world has 800 million hungry people. Until now, food supplies have been increased by improved varieties, pesticides and artificial fertilizers: the green revolution. Now we’re on the edge of a new revolu tion: a genetic one.It may well be that in the long term it is the developing world that benefits most from GM foods. It’s true that for the next ten years or so GM crops may be too expensive. But the lesson of personal computers is applicable here — once the technology has been developed for profitable crops, it will spread and become affordable for all. This doesn’t mean, unfortunately, that famines will disappear, but severity and duration will be helped by an improved ability to produce and distribute food.31. The introduction of GM food will affect _____.A) food-pricing standardB) food-buying patternsC) food-supplies scaleD) food-production efficiency正确答案：B32 Consumers prefer GM food to conventional food because _____.A) GM food receives less pesticide applicationB) GM food is more nutritious than organic foodC) GM food is cheaper than conventional foodD) Conventional food is free from chemicals正确答案：A33. If the world population grows to ten or eleven billion by the year 2050,_____.A) a genetic revolution will take over the green revolutionB) the overall land available for agriculture will run outC) the number of hungry people will rise to 800 millionD) food production should be increased to three times that of today正确答案：D34. "But the lesson of personal computers is applicable here" (in the last paragraph) probably means that ______. A) once the technological innovationis in progress, its cost will be reducedB) once the technology has been turned into productivity, it will become popularC) once the technology has been developed for profitable products, it will enter into our daily lifeD) once the technology has been improved to meet the demands of the developing world, it will be affordable正确答案：C35. We can infer from the passage that GM food will _____A) be too expensive to affordB) keep the world from starvationC) be well-accepted by some consumersD) eventually replace conventional food正确答案：CPassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.The radical transformation of the Soviet society had a profound impact on women’s lives. Soviet women under Stalin were also the first generation of women able togive birth in the safety of a hospital, with access to prenatal care (产检). Marxists had traditionally believed that both capitalism and the middle-class husbands exploited women. The Russian Revolution of 1917 immediately proclaimed complete equalityof rights for women. In the 1920s divorce and abortion were made easily available,and women were urged to work outside the home and liberate themselves sexually. After Stalin came to power, sexual and familial liberation was played down, and the most lasting changes for women involved work and education. These changes were truly revolutionary. Young women were constantly told that they had to be equal to men, that they could and should do everything men could do. Peasant women in Russia had long experienced the equality of backbreaking physical labor in the countryside, and they continued to enjoy that equality on collective farms. Withthe advent of the five-year-plans, millions of women also began to toil in factories and in heavy construction, building dams, roads and steel mills in summer heat and winter frost. Most of the opportunities open to men through education were also open to women. Determined women pursued their studies and entered the ranks of thebetter-paid specialists in industry and science. Medicine practically became a woman’s profession. By 1950, 75 percent of doctors in the Soviet Union were women. Thus Stalinist society gave women great opportunities but demanded great sacrificesas well. The vast majority of women simply had to work outside the home. Wages were so low that it was almost impossible for a family or couple to live only on the husband’s earnings. Moreover, the full-time working woman had a heavy burden of household tasks in her off hours, for most Soviet men in the 1930s still considered the home and the children the woman’s responsibility. Men continued to monopolize the best jobs. Finally, rapid change and economic hardship led to many broken families, creating further physical, emotional, and mental strains for women. In any event, the often-neglected human resource of women was mobilized in Stalinist society.36. The main idea of this passage is that women in Stalinist society ________.A) had economic opportunities that had never been available beforeB) had difficulty balancing their work and family responsibilitiesC) had new opportunities but also many hardshipsD) moved quickly into the highest levels of government正确答案：C37. In the last paragraph, "monopolize" probably means _____.A) hold B) earn C) leave D) pay正确答案：A38. The author’s main purpose in writing this passage is to ________.A) compare different systems of governmentB) tell stories about women in Soviet UnionC) amuse the readerD) provide information正确答案：D39. The author’s tone in this passage can best be described as ________.A) disapproving B) emotional C) objective D) sympathetic 正确答案：C40.We can conclude that the economic and social status of women in Stalinist society ________.A) had been improvedB) was worse than beforeC) had not changed muchD) was better than that in capitalistic countries正确答案：A卷BA few years ago, Ann and Walter Taylor thought it might be time to move out of their New York City apartment to the suburbs. But after months of looking, they became discouraged and decided to buy an old house right in the middle of Brooklyn, which is a pa rt of New York City. To their delight, they discovered that they weren’t the only young couple to have made such a decision. Brooklyn isn’t the only city in the United States to experience this kind of renewal. Charleston, South Carolina, has so successfully rebuilt its old central area that it now ranks as one of America’s most charming cities. The restoration of the old port city of Savannah, Georgia, is also living proof that downtown areas do not need to die. But encouraging as these developments may be, they are among the few bright spots in a mass of difficulties that today’s cities face. In the 1940s, urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbowroom, and privacy. Suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Since most of those making the move were middle-class, they took with them the tax money the cities needed to maintain the neighborhoods in which they had lived. Thus, many cities began to fall into disrepair. Crime began to soar, and public transportation was neglected. Meanwhile, housing construction costs continued to rise higher and higher. Middle-class housing was allowed to decay, and little new housing was constructed. Eventually, many downtown areas existed for business only. During the day, they would be filled with people working in offices, and at nightthey would be deserted. Given these circumstances, some business executives began asking, "Why bother with going downtown at all? Why not move the offices to the suburbs so that we can live and work in the same area?" Gradually, some of the larger companies began moving out of the cities, with the result that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more. This movement of business to the suburbs is not confined to the United States. Business has also been moving to the suburbs in major European countries. But it may well be that this movement to the suburbs has reached its peak. Some people may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life. Perhaps, the decision made by the Taylors is a sign that people will return to the cities and begin to restore them. It begins to look as if subur ban sprawl may not have been the answer to man’s need to create an ideal environment in which to live and work.31. The author of the passage suggests that _____.A) moving to the suburbs is not the answer to an ideal environmentB) cities are likely to be replaced by suburbsC) downtown areas are too crowded to live inD) American people move a lot in history正确答案：A32. The word "elbowroom" in Para. 3 most probably means "_____".A) private space B) room to move freely C) peaceful places D) confined room正确答案：B33. Which of the following statements is true?A) There are just old and poor people left in the cities. B) The movement to the suburbs begins to decline.C) Downtown areas must die in the future. D) Suburbs are sure to replace cities.正确答案：B34. Why has business been moving to the suburbs?A) Because the environment is pleasant in the suburbs. B) Because the suburbs have developed rapidly.C) Because rich people have moved to the suburbs. D) Because many people can live and work in the same area. 正确答案：D35. Many cities began to fall into disrepair in the 1940s because _____.A) housing construction costs continued to rise B) middle-class housing was allowed to decayC) many people moved out of the cities D) only old and poor people were left in the cities正确答案：CPassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.The estimates of the numbers of home-schooled children vary widely. The U.S. Department of Education estimates there are 250,000 to 350,000 home-schooled children in the country. Home school advocates put the number much higher —at about a million. Public schools take a harsh attitude toward home schoolers, perceiving their actions as the ultimate slap in the face for public education and a damaging move for the children. Home schoolers harbor few kind words for public schools, charging shortcomings that range from lack of religious perspective in the curriculum to a herdlike approach to teaching children. Yet, as public school officials realize they stand little to gain by remaining hostile to the home school population, and as home schoolers realize they can reap benefits from public schools, these hard lines seem to be softening a bit. Public schools and home schoolers have moved closer to tolerance and, in some cases even cooperation. Says John Marshall, an education official, "we are becoming relatively toler ant of home schoolers. The idea is, let’s give the kids access to public school so they’ll see it’s not as terrible as they’ve been told, and they’ll want to come back." Perhaps, but don’t count on it, say home school advocates. Home schoolers oppose the system because they have strong convictions that their approach to education — whether fueled by religious enthusiasm or the individual child’s interest and natural pace — is the best. "The bulk of home schoolers just want to be left alone." says Enge Cannon, associate director of the National Center for Home Education. She says home schoolers choose that path for a variety of reasons, but religion plays a role 85 percent of the time. Professor Van Galen breaks home schoolers into two groups. Some home schoolers want their children to learn not only traditional subject matter but also "strict religious doctrine (教条) and a conservative political and social perspective. Not incidentally, they also want their children to learn —both intellectually and emotionally —that the family is the most important institution in society." Other home schoolers contend "not so much that the schools teach heresy (异端邪说), but that schools teach whatever they teach inappropriately." Van Galen writes. "These parents are highly independent and strive to take responsibility for their own lives within a society that they define as bureaucratic (官僚主义) and inefficient."36. Which of the following statements is true?A) Home schoolers engage private teachers to provide additional education for their children.B) Home schoolers don’t go to school but are educated at home by their parents.C) Home schoolers educate their children at home instead of sending them to school.D) Home schoolers advocate combining public education with home schooling.正确答案：C37. Public schools are softening their position on home schooling because ________.A) they want to show their tolerance for different teaching systemsB) there isn’t much they can do to change the present situationC) they have so many problems that they cannot offer proper education for all childrenD) home schooling provides a new variety of education for children正确答案：B38. Most home schoolers’ opposition to public education stems from their _______.A) concern with the cost involved B) worry about the inefficiency of public schoolsC) devotion to religion D) respect for the interests of individuals正确答案：C39. From the passage we know that home school advocates think that ________.A) home schooling is superior and therefore they will not easily give inB) their increased cooperation with public schools will bring about the improvement of public educationC) public schooling is not so bad as has often been saidD) their tolerance of public education will attract more kids to public schools正确答案：A40. It can be concluded from Van Galen’s research that some home schoolers believe that ________.A) teachers in public schools are not as responsible as they should beB) public schools take up a herdlike approach to teaching childrenC) public schools are the source of bureaucracy and inefficiency in modern societyD) public schools cannot provide education that is good enough for their children正确答案：D卷CIt is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our men unfortunately miss that beneficial branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It dose not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself. Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is "aim high." Say to yourself, "My place is at the top." Be king in your dreams. And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is all wrong. I tell you "put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket." Look around you and take notice; men who do that do not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets that break most eggs in the country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tremble and trip (摔倒) him up.31. The author will be glad to see a young man ______ the first day he is at work.A) trying his hand at a broom B) walking around the office C) reading books D) absent from work正确答案：A32. The author ______.A) started his career by sweeping out the office B) looks down on the janitors and janitressesC) pays respect to the janitors and janitresses D) thinks it unnecessary to have a professional sweeper正确答案：A33. According to the passage, ______ is an indispensable part of business education.A) being a good janitor or janitress B) starting from sweeping in the officeC) learning to use the computer D) getting familiar with the Internet正确答案：B34. ______ is essential in your way to success.A) Patience B) Concentration C) Perseverance D) Modesty正确答案：B35. In the second paragraph, "concerns" is most close in meaning to ______.A) firms B) worries C) businessmen D) deals正确答案：APassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Despite a cooling of the economy, high-technology companies are still crying out for skilled workers. The Information Technology Association of America projects that more than 800,000 technology jobs will go unfilled next year. The lack of qualified workers poses a huge threat to the U.S. economy. The most commonly cited reason for this state of affairs is that the country's agrarian-age (农村时代) education system fails to prepare students in the primary and secondary grades for twenty-first-century work. Yet an inadequate and outmoded education system is only part of the problem. A less tangible but equally powerful cause is an antique classification system that divides the workforce into two camps: white-collar knowledge workers and blue-collar manual laborers. Blue-collar workers emerged in the United States during the Industrial Age as work migrated from farms to factories. White-collar office workers became a significant class in the twentieth century, outnumbering the blue-collar workers by mid-century. Corporations increasingly require a new layer of knowledge worker: a highly skilled multi-disciplined talent, who combines the mind of the white-collar worker with a solid grounding in mathematics and science (physics, chemistry, and biology). These "gold-collar" workers — so named for their contributions to their companies and to the economy as well as for their personal earning ability —apply that knowledge to technology. The gold-collar worker already exists in a wide range of jobs. The maintenance technician who tests and repairs aircraft systems at American Airlines; the network administrator who manages systems and network operations at Procter & Gamble; the engineering technologist who assists scientists at Sandia National Laboratories; and the advanced-manufacturing technician at Intel can all be regarded as gold-collar workers.36. In the first paragraph, the word "projects" can be best replaced by _____.A) throws B) predicts C) concludes D) claims正确答案：B37. Compared with a blue-collar worker, a gold-collar worker _____.A) is more skillful in technology B) has received higher educationC) used to be a white-collar worker D) learnt more in high school正确答案：A38. A gold-collar worker _____.A) knows more than one kind of knowledge or skill B) knows only one kind of knowledge or skillC) earns less than a blue-collar worker D) earns less than a white-collar worker正确答案：A39. The first group of blue-collar workers were most likely to be _____ in the past.A) migrants B) educators C) servants D) farmers正确答案：D40. When did the number of white-collar workers become bigger than that of the blue-collar workers in America? A) Recently. B) In 1970 or so. C) In 1950 or so. D) During the Industrial Age.正确答案：C卷DThe estimates of the numbers of home-schooled children vary widely. The U.S. Department of Education estimates there are 250,000 to 350,000 home-schooled children in the country. Home school advocates put the number much higher — at about a million. Public schools take a harsh attitude toward home schoolers, perceiving their actions as the ultimate slap in the face for public education and a damaging move for the children. Home schoolers harbor few kind words for public schools, charging shortcomings that range from lack of religious perspective in the curriculum to a herdlike approach to teaching children. Yet, as public school officials realize they stand little to gain by remaining hostile to the home school population, and as home schoolers realize they can reap benefits from public schools, these hard lines seem to be softening a bit. Public schools and home schoolers have moved closer to tolerance and, in some cases even cooperation. Says John Marshall, an education official, "we are becoming relatively tolerant of home schoolers. The idea is, let’s give the kids access to publicschool so they’ll see it’s not as terrible as they’ve been told, and they’ll want to come back." Perhaps, but don’t count on it, say ho me school advocates. Home schoolers oppose the system because they have strong convictions that their approach to education — whether fueled by religious enthusiasm or the individual child’s interest and natural pace — is the best. "The bulk of home schoolers just want to be left alone." says Enge Cannon, associate director of the National Center for Home Education. She says home schoolers choose that path for a variety of reasons, but religion plays a role 85 percent of the time. Professor Van Galen breaks home schoolers into two groups. Some home schoolers want their children to learn not only traditional subject matter but also "strict religious doctrine (教条) and a conservative political and social perspective. Not incidentally, they also want their children to learn —both intellectually and emotionally —that the family is the most important institution in society." Other home schoolers contend "not so much that the schools teach heresy (异端邪说), but that schools teach whatever they teach inappropriately." Van Galen writes. "These parents are highly independent and strive to take responsibility for their own lives within a societythat they define as bureaucratic (官僚主义) and inefficient."31. Which of the following statements is true?A) Home schoolers engage private teachers to provide additional education for their children.B) Home schoolers don’t go to school but are educated at home by their parents.C) Home schoolers educate their children at home instead of sending them to school.D) Home schoolers advocate combining public education with home schooling.正确答案：C32. Public schools are softening their position on home schooling because ________.A) they want to show their tolerance for different teaching systemsB) there isn’t much they can do to change the present situationC) they have so many problems that they cannot offer proper education for all childrenD) home schooling provides a new variety of education for children正确答案：B33. Most home schoolers’ opposition to public education stems from their _______.A) concern with the cost involved B) worry about the inefficiency of public schoolsC) devotion to religion D) respect for the interests of individuals正确答案：C34. From the passage we know that home school advocates think that ________.A) home schooling is superior and therefore they will not easily give inB) their increased cooperation with public schools will bring about the improvement of public educationC) public schooling is not so bad as has often been saidD) their tolerance of public education will attract more kids to public schools正确答案：A35. It can be concluded from Van Galen’s research that some home schoolers believe that ________.A) teachers in public schools are not as responsible as they should beB) public schools take up a herdlike approach to teaching childrenC) public schools are the source of bureaucracy and inefficiency in modern societyD) public schools cannot provide education that is good enough for their children正确答案：DPassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our men unfortunately miss that beneficial branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It dose not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself. Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is "aim high." Say to yourself, "My place is at the top." Be king in your dreams. And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is all wrong. I tell you "put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket." Look around you and take notice; men who do that do not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets that break most eggs in the country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tremble and trip (摔倒) him up.36. The author will be glad to see a young man ______ the first day he is at work.A) trying his hand at a broom B) walking around the office C) reading books D) absent from work正确答案：A37. The author ______.A) started his career by sweeping out the office B) looks down on the janitors and janitressesC) pays respect to the janitors and janitresses D) thinks it unnecessary to have a professional sweeper正确答案：A38. According to the passage, ______ is an indispensable part of business education.A) being a good janitor or janitress B) starting from sweeping in the office C) learning to use the computer D) getting familiar with the Internet正确答案：B39. ______ is essential in your way to success.A) Patience B) Concentration C) Perseverance D) Modesty 正确答案：B40. In the second paragraph, "concerns" is most close in meaning to ______.A) firms B) worries C) businessmen D) deals正确答案：A卷EQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate。
2.The American Man我们不厌其烦地谈论“美国男人”，似乎他们身上存在着某种几十年或者十年恒常不变的品质。
当今的美国男人不再是1630 年来到新英格兰的快乐的农民了。
他们不再是老脑筋，他们不再以内向的性格为荣，他们不会坐在没有取暖设备的教堂里连做三遍祷告。
在南方，富裕的受母亲制约的种植园主也发展壮大了，但这两种“美国男人”都不像之后东北部发达起来的贪婪的铁路承包商。
而不计后果、为所欲为的西部文明移民也不像他们。
即使在我们自己的年代，公认的模范也发生了戏剧性的变化。
举个例子说，在20 世纪50 年代，这样一种美国人越来越凸显出来，成为大多数人认可的模范。
这就是50 年代的男人。
上班起早贪黑，干活尽职尽责，养家糊口，遵规守纪。
里根就是这类人的典型——固执而坚忍不拔。
这类人弄不懂女人的心，却颇为赏识女人的身体；他们的文化观和文化观的美国部分幼稚而乐观。
他们大都有坚忍不拔、信心十足的品质，但在他们魅力十足、虚张声势的外表下，还有另外的三个特征：孤立、清贫、被动。
他们需要通过自己的敌人来证明自己还活着。
50 年代的男人喜欢橄榄球，好斗，他们维护美国，从不流泪，只是默默奉献。
但在这些男人的身上，善于接纳和对人友善的品质消失了。
他们的个性缺乏洋溢感。
他们还缺乏同情心，正是这点怂恿了他们对越战的狂热；就像后来的里根，他的头脑中缺乏那种我们称之为“和平之心”的东西，这使得他对萨尔瓦多那些手无寸铁的人，对这里的老人、失业者、上学的孩子，乃至对穷人都铁石心肠、残暴野蛮。
50 年代的男人清楚地知道男人该是什么样，男人的职责是什么，但他们自身孤立和片面的观念弄得他们危机四伏。
到了60 年代，又出现了另外一类男人。
越战的荒废和暴虐让他们质疑，自已是否真的知道一个成年男人是什么样子?如果成年等于越战，他们对成年还有一丝一毫的向往吗?同时，女权运动激励男人们开始真切地审视女人，迫使他们开始理解50 年代男人苦苦逃避的担忧和苦楚。
大学英语阅读教程3
《大学英语阅读教程3》是一本非常有用的学习工具，它帮助
学生提高阅读理解能力和英语水平。
本书内容丰富多样，包括各种各样的文章类型，涵盖了科学、文化、历史、社会等多个领域。
学生可以通过阅读这些文章，了解不同的观点和文化背景，拓宽自己的视野和知识面。
本书主要分为四个部分，每个部分都有不同主题的文章。
第一部分主要介绍了一些科学相关的话题，如大脑研究、环境保护等。
这些文章既有科普性质的解释，又有专业性的讨论，对于学生了解现代科学发展十分有帮助。
第二部分的主题涉及文化和历史的相关内容。
这些文章介绍了不同国家和地区的特色文化，让学生了解到世界上的多样性和不同的传统习俗。
同时，一些历史相关的文章也帮助学生了解到人类社会的发展和变迁。
第三部分主要关注社会问题和时事热点。
这些文章涉及到一些重要的社会议题，如教育、医疗、环境等。
通过阅读这些文章，学生可以了解到社会问题的多样性和复杂性，培养批判性思维和综合分析能力。
最后，第四部分的文章主要是一些文学作品或是文化交流的报道。
这些文章有助于学生提高阅读理解能力和文学欣赏水平，同时加深对不同文化的理解和尊重。
总的来说，《大学英语阅读教程3》是一本内容丰富、有趣且
实用的教材。
通过阅读这些文章，学生可以提高英语阅读能力，同时了解到世界上的不同科学、文化、历史和社会等领域的发展和变化。
这对于学生扩展自己的知识面和增强综合素养来说十分重要。
15. ThanksgivingIntroduction对于最重视个人主义的美国人来说，有没有什么东西可以让他们回想起家庭的好呢？接下来的这篇文章给出的回答是“是的”。
在美国感恩节这一天，大多数家庭成员汇聚在餐桌边享受一顿大餐。
作者对于“我”和“我们”的关系以及在美国这个国家里家庭的重要性进行了深入的探讨。
Essay再过不久，那些在自己和他人的生活中穿梭的人们又将聚到一起。
这个包办旅行的季节吸引他们在这周举办家庭聚会。
这周四的宴会节、家庭日、感恩节，最重视个人主义的美国人将例行公事聚到百万张餐桌边聚餐寻求归属感。
他们将通过一起吃晚餐的方式聚集起他们的家庭成员：每个人都有自己的个性就像越橘酱和南瓜派的不同一样。
为了共同的晚餐，他们为彼此烹饪，为彼此忙碌，为彼此提供食物并且彼此谈论。
他们点头示意对他们共同的文化传统、对其他亲人的狂热关心的共识。
他们会评判他们共同的遗产——孩子。
所有的这些人，无论男的女的，老的少的，有着不同的梦想和失落，他们都对这个家族表示敬意，无论他们以前是不是这个家族的一份子。
“家庭”和“个人”是“我们”和“我”的关系。
作为标准的美国人，我们都在这两种理念之间徘徊。
我们从伟大的美国个人主义价值观穿行到家庭观。
我们疲于追赶，用速度来缩短这两种价值观之间的距离。
总会有一些鸿沟在个人与家庭之间。
从我们一开始认识到我们每个人都是独立分开的，我们便开始设法对付个人主义与集体主义的矛盾。
这些冲突时常会特别的尖锐。
毕竟，我们是在家庭中被抚养成长为……个体的。
这种双重信息将贯穿我们一生。
我们被教导关于“我”的自由性与“我们”的安全感，“我”的孤独感与“我们”的侵扰，“我”的自私与“我们”的负担。
我们被教导安德烈·马尔罗所说的：“离开家庭，人们将在寒冷中发抖着独活于世。
”我们也被教导了他所说的另一句话：“对于人类思想发展重要性的否认解释了许多对于家庭的反抗。
”在理论上，世界赞扬个人、自我意识为“最重要的”。
卷AGenetically modified foods (or GM foods) are foods derived from genetically modified organisms. Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. GM foods were first put on the market in the early 1990s. Typically, genetically modified foods are transgenic plant products: soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. Animal products have also been developed, although as of July 2010 none are currently on the market. Critics have objected to GM foods on several grounds, including safety issues, ecological concerns, and economic concerns. However, genetically-modified foods are here to stay. That’s not to say that food produced by conventional agriculture will disappear, but simply that food-buying patterns will polarize (两极分化): there will be a right market for conventional food just as there is for organic food. It may even be that GM food will become the food of preference because consumers come to appreciate the health benefits of reduced pesticide use. The reason GM food will not go away is that we need a three-fold increase in food production by the year 2050 to keep pace with the world’s predi cted population growth to ten or eleven billion. It’s not just a question of more mouths to feed either. What is often forgotten is that all these extra people will take up space, reducing the overall land available for agriculture. "Genetic modification is analogous to nuclear power: nobody loves it, but climate change has made its adoption imperative," says economist Paul Collier of Oxford University. "Declining genetic modification makes a complicated issue more complex. Genetic modification offers both faster crop adaptation and a biological, rather than chemical, approach to yield increases." The world has 800 million hungry people. Until now, food supplies have been increased by improved varieties, pesticides and artificial fertilizers: the green revolution. Now we’re on the edge of a new revolution: a genetic one.It may well be that in the long term it is the developing world that benefits most from GM foods. It’s true that for the next ten years or so GM crops m ay be too expensive. But the lesson of personal computers is applicable here — once the technology has been developed for profitable crops, it will spread and become affordable for all. This doesn’t mean, unfortunately, that famines will disappear, but sev erity and duration will be helped by an improved ability to produce and distribute food.31. The introduction of GM food will affect _____.A) food-pricing standardB) food-buying patternsC) food-supplies scaleD) food-production efficiency正确答案：B32 Consumers prefer GM food to conventional food because _____.A) GM food receives less pesticide applicationB) GM food is more nutritious than organic foodC) GM food is cheaper than conventional foodD) Conventional food is free from chemicals正确答案：A33. If the world population grows to ten or eleven billion by the year 2050,_____.A) a genetic revolution will take over the green revolutionB) the overall land available for agriculture will run outC) the number of hungry people will rise to 800 millionD) food production should be increased to three times that of today正确答案：D34. "But the lesson of personal computers is applicable here" (in the last paragraph) probably means that ______. A) once the technological innovationis in progress, its cost will be reducedB) once the technology has been turned into productivity, it will become popularC) once the technology has been developed for profitable products, it will enter into our daily lifeD) once the technology has been improved to meet the demands of the developing world, it will be affordable正确答案：C35. We can infer from the passage that GM food will _____A) be too expensive to affordB) keep the world from starvationC) be well-accepted by some consumersD) eventually replace conventional food正确答案：CPassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.The radical transformation of the Soviet society had a profound impact on women’s lives. Soviet women under Stalin were also the first generation of women able togive birth in the safety of a hospital, with access to prenatal care (产检). Marxists had traditionally believed that both capitalism and the middle-class husbands exploited women. The Russian Revolution of 1917 immediately proclaimed complete equalityof rights for women. In the 1920s divorce and abortion were made easily available,and women were urged to work outside the home and liberate themselves sexually. After Stalin came to power, sexual and familial liberation was played down, and the most lasting changes for women involved work and education. These changes were truly revolutionary. Young women were constantly told that they had to be equal to men, that they could and should do everything men could do. Peasant women in Russia had long experienced the equality of backbreaking physical labor in the countryside, and they continued to enjoy that equality on collective farms. Withthe advent of the five-year-plans, millions of women also began to toil in factories and in heavy construction, building dams, roads and steel mills in summer heat and winter frost. Most of the opportunities open to men through education were also open to women. Determined women pursued their studies and entered the ranks of thebetter-paid specialists in industry and science. Medicine practically became a woman’s profession. By 1950, 75 percent of doctors in the Soviet Union were women. Thus Stalinist society gave women great opportunities but demanded great sacrificesas well. The vast majority of women simply had to work outside the home. Wages were so low that it was almost impossible for a family or couple to live only on the husband’s earnings. Moreover, the full-time working woman had a heavy burden of household tasks in her off hours, for most Soviet men in the 1930s still considered the home and the children the woman’s responsibility. Men continued to monopolize the best jobs. Finally, rapid change and economic hardship led to many broken families, creating further physical, emotional, and mental strains for women. In any event, the often-neglected human resource of women was mobilized in Stalinist society.36. The main idea of this passage is that women in Stalinist society ________.A) had economic opportunities that had never been available beforeB) had difficulty balancing their work and family responsibilitiesC) had new opportunities but also many hardshipsD) moved quickly into the highest levels of government正确答案：C37. In the last paragraph, "monopolize" probably means _____.A) hold B) earn C) leave D) pay正确答案：A38. The author’s main purpose in writing this passage is to ________.A) compare different systems of governmentB) tell stories about women in Soviet UnionC) amuse the readerD) provide information正确答案：D39. The author’s tone in this passage can best be described as ________.A) disapproving B) emotional C) objective D) sympathetic 正确答案：C40.We can conclude that the economic and social status of women in Stalinist society ________.A) had been improvedB) was worse than beforeC) had not changed muchD) was better than that in capitalistic countries正确答案：A卷BA few years ago, Ann and Walter Taylor thought it might be time to move out of their New York City apartment to the suburbs. But after months of looking, they became discouraged and decided to buy an old house right in the middle of Brooklyn, which is a pa rt of New York City. To their delight, they discovered that they weren’t the only young couple to have made such a decision. Brooklyn isn’t the only city in the United States to experience this kind of renewal. Charleston, South Carolina, has so successfully rebuilt its old central area that it now ranks as one of America’s most charming cities. The restoration of the old port city of Savannah, Georgia, is also living proof that downtown areas do not need to die. But encouraging as these developments may be, they are among the few bright spots in a mass of difficulties that today’s cities face. In the 1940s, urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbowroom, and privacy. Suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Since most of those making the move were middle-class, they took with them the tax money the cities needed to maintain the neighborhoods in which they had lived. Thus, many cities began to fall into disrepair. Crime began to soar, and public transportation was neglected. Meanwhile, housing construction costs continued to rise higher and higher. Middle-class housing was allowed to decay, and little new housing was constructed. Eventually, many downtown areas existed for business only. During the day, they would be filled with people working in offices, and at nightthey would be deserted. Given these circumstances, some business executives began asking, "Why bother with going downtown at all? Why not move the offices to the suburbs so that we can live and work in the same area?" Gradually, some of the larger companies began moving out of the cities, with the result that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more. This movement of business to the suburbs is not confined to the United States. Business has also been moving to the suburbs in major European countries. But it may well be that this movement to the suburbs has reached its peak. Some people may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life. Perhaps, the decision made by the Taylors is a sign that people will return to the cities and begin to restore them. It begins to look as if subur ban sprawl may not have been the answer to man’s need to create an ideal environment in which to live and work.31. The author of the passage suggests that _____.A) moving to the suburbs is not the answer to an ideal environmentB) cities are likely to be replaced by suburbsC) downtown areas are too crowded to live inD) American people move a lot in history正确答案：A32. The word "elbowroom" in Para. 3 most probably means "_____".A) private space B) room to move freely C) peaceful places D) confined room正确答案：B33. Which of the following statements is true?A) There are just old and poor people left in the cities. B) The movement to the suburbs begins to decline.C) Downtown areas must die in the future. D) Suburbs are sure to replace cities.正确答案：B34. Why has business been moving to the suburbs?A) Because the environment is pleasant in the suburbs. B) Because the suburbs have developed rapidly.C) Because rich people have moved to the suburbs. D) Because many people can live and work in the same area. 正确答案：D35. Many cities began to fall into disrepair in the 1940s because _____.A) housing construction costs continued to rise B) middle-class housing was allowed to decayC) many people moved out of the cities D) only old and poor people were left in the cities正确答案：CPassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.The estimates of the numbers of home-schooled children vary widely. The U.S. Department of Education estimates there are 250,000 to 350,000 home-schooled children in the country. Home school advocates put the number much higher —at about a million. Public schools take a harsh attitude toward home schoolers, perceiving their actions as the ultimate slap in the face for public education and a damaging move for the children. Home schoolers harbor few kind words for public schools, charging shortcomings that range from lack of religious perspective in the curriculum to a herdlike approach to teaching children. Yet, as public school officials realize they stand little to gain by remaining hostile to the home school population, and as home schoolers realize they can reap benefits from public schools, these hard lines seem to be softening a bit. Public schools and home schoolers have moved closer to tolerance and, in some cases even cooperation. Says John Marshall, an education official, "we are becoming relatively tolerant of home schoolers. The idea is, let’s give the kids access to public school so they’ll see it’s not as terrible as they’ve been told, and they’ll want to come back." Perhaps, but don’t count on it, say home school advocates. Home schoolers oppose the system because they have strong convictions that their approach to education — whether fueled by religious enthusiasm or the individual child’s interest and natural pace — is the best. "The bulk of home schoolers just want to be left alone." says Enge Cannon, associate director of the National Center for Home Education. She says home schoolers choose that path for a variety of reasons, but religion plays a role 85 percent of the time. Professor Van Galen breaks home schoolers into two groups. Some home schoolers want their children to learn not only traditional subject matter but also "strict religious doctrine (教条) and a conservative political and social perspective. Not incidentally, they also want their children to learn —both intellectually and emotionally —that the family is the most important institution in society." Other home schoolers contend "not so much that the schools teach heresy (异端邪说), but that schools teach whatever they teach inappropriately." Van Galen writes. "These parents are highly independent and strive to take responsibility for their own lives within a society that they define as bureaucratic (官僚主义) and inefficient."36. Which of the following statements is true?A) Home schoolers engage private teachers to provide additional education for their children.B) Home schoolers don’t go to school but are educated at home by their parents.C) Home schoolers educate their children at home instead of sending them to school.D) Home schoolers advocate combining public education with home schooling.正确答案：C37. Public schools are softening their position on home schooling because ________.A) they want to show their tolerance for different teaching systemsB) there isn’t much they can do to change the pre sent situationC) they have so many problems that they cannot offer proper education for all childrenD) home schooling provides a new variety of education for children正确答案：B38. Most home schoolers’ opposition to public education stems from their _______.A) concern with the cost involved B) worry about the inefficiency of public schoolsC) devotion to religion D) respect for the interests of individuals正确答案：C39. From the passage we know that home school advocates think that ________.A) home schooling is superior and therefore they will not easily give inB) their increased cooperation with public schools will bring about the improvement of public educationC) public schooling is not so bad as has often been saidD) their tolerance of public education will attract more kids to public schools正确答案：A40. It can be concluded from Van Galen’s research that some home schoolers believe that ________.A) teachers in public schools are not as responsible as they should beB) public schools take up a herdlike approach to teaching childrenC) public schools are the source of bureaucracy and inefficiency in modern societyD) public schools cannot provide education that is good enough for their children正确答案：D卷CIt is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our men unfortunately miss that beneficial branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It dose not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself. Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is "aim high." Say to yourself, "My place is at the top." Be king in your dreams. And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is all wrong. I tell you "put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket." Look around you and take notice; men who do that do not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets that break most eggs in the country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tremble and trip (摔倒) him up.31. The author will be glad to see a young man ______ the first day he is at work.A) trying his hand at a broom B) walking around the office C) reading books D) absent from work正确答案：A32. The author ______.A) started his career by sweeping out the office B) looks down on the janitors and janitressesC) pays respect to the janitors and janitresses D) thinks it unnecessary to have a professional sweeper正确答案：A33. According to the passage, ______ is an indispensable part of business education.A) being a good janitor or janitress B) starting from sweeping in the officeC) learning to use the computer D) getting familiar with the Internet正确答案：B34. ______ is essential in your way to success.A) Patience B) Concentration C) Perseverance D) Modesty正确答案：B35. In the second paragraph, "concerns" is most close in meaning to ______.A) firms B) worries C) businessmen D) deals正确答案：APassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Despite a cooling of the economy, high-technology companies are still crying out for skilled workers. The Information Technology Association of America projects that more than 800,000 technology jobs will go unfilled next year. The lack of qualified workers poses a huge threat to the U.S. economy. The most commonly cited reason for this state of affairs is that the country's agrarian-age (农村时代) education system fails to prepare students in the primary and secondary grades for twenty-first-century work. Yet an inadequate and outmoded education system is only part of the problem. A less tangible but equally powerful cause is an antique classification system that divides the workforce into two camps: white-collar knowledge workers and blue-collar manual laborers. Blue-collar workers emerged in the United States during the Industrial Age as work migrated from farms to factories. White-collar office workers became a significant class in the twentieth century, outnumbering the blue-collar workers by mid-century. Corporations increasingly require a new layer of knowledge worker: a highly skilled multi-disciplined talent, who combines the mind of the white-collar worker with a solid grounding in mathematics and science (physics, chemistry, and biology). These "gold-collar" workers — so named for their contributions to their companies and to the economy as well as for their personal earning ability —apply that knowledge to technology. The gold-collar worker already exists in a wide range of jobs. The maintenance technician who tests and repairs aircraft systems at American Airlines; the network administrator who manages systems and network operations at Procter & Gamble; the engineering technologist who assists scientists at Sandia National Laboratories; and the advanced-manufacturing technician at Intel can all be regarded as gold-collar workers.36. In the first paragraph, the word "projects" can be best replaced by _____.A) throws B) predicts C) concludes D) claims正确答案：B37. Compared with a blue-collar worker, a gold-collar worker _____.A) is more skillful in technology B) has received higher educationC) used to be a white-collar worker D) learnt more in high school正确答案：A38. A gold-collar worker _____.A) knows more than one kind of knowledge or skill B) knows only one kind of knowledge or skillC) earns less than a blue-collar worker D) earns less than a white-collar worker正确答案：A39. The first group of blue-collar workers were most likely to be _____ in the past.A) migrants B) educators C) servants D) farmers正确答案：D40. When did the number of white-collar workers become bigger than that of the blue-collar workers in America? A) Recently. B) In 1970 or so. C) In 1950 or so. D) During the Industrial Age.正确答案：C卷DThe estimates of the numbers of home-schooled children vary widely. The U.S. Department of Education estimates there are 250,000 to 350,000 home-schooled children in the country. Home school advocates put the number much higher — at about a million. Public schools take a harsh attitude toward home schoolers, perceiving their actions as the ultimate slap in the face for public education and a damaging move for the children. Home schoolers harbor few kind words for public schools, charging shortcomings that range from lack of religious perspective in the curriculum to a herdlike approach to teaching children. Yet, as public school officials realize they stand little to gain by remaining hostile to the home school population, and as home schoolers realize they can reap benefits from public schools, these hard lines seem to be softening a bit. Public schools and home schoolers have moved closer to tolerance and, in some cases even cooperation. Says John Marshall, an education official, "we are becoming relatively tolerant of home schoolers. The idea is, let’s give the kids access to publicschool so they’ll see it’s not as terrible as they’ve been told, and they’ll want to come back." Perhaps, but don’t count on it, say home s chool advocates. Home schoolers oppose the system because they have strong convictions that their approach to education — whether fueled by religious enthusiasm or the individual child’s interest and natural pace — is the best. "The bulk of home schoolers just want to be left alone." says Enge Cannon, associate director of the National Center for Home Education. She says home schoolers choose that path for a variety of reasons, but religion plays a role 85 percent of the time. Professor Van Galen breaks home schoolers into two groups. Some home schoolers want their children to learn not only traditional subject matter but also "strict religious doctrine (教条) and a conservative political and social perspective. Not incidentally, they also want their children to learn —both intellectually and emotionally —that the family is the most important institution in society." Other home schoolers contend "not so much that the schools teach heresy (异端邪说), but that schools teach whatever they teach inappropriately." Van Galen writes. "These parents are highly independent and strive to take responsibility for their own lives within a societythat they define as bureaucratic (官僚主义) and inefficient."31. Which of the following statements is true?A) Home schoolers engage private teachers to provide additional education for their children.B) Home schoolers don’t go to school but are educated at home by their parents.C) Home schoolers educate their children at home instead of sending them to school.D) Home schoolers advocate combining public education with home schooling.正确答案：C32. Public schools are softening their position on home schooling because ________.A) they want to show their tolerance for different teaching systemsB) there isn’t much they can do to change the present situationC) they have so many problems that they cannot offer proper education for all childrenD) home schooling provides a new variety of education for children正确答案：B33. Most home schoolers’ opposition to public education stems from their _______.A) concern with the cost involved B) worry about the inefficiency of public schoolsC) devotion to religion D) respect for the interests of individuals正确答案：C34. From the passage we know that home school advocates think that ________.A) home schooling is superior and therefore they will not easily give inB) their increased cooperation with public schools will bring about the improvement of public educationC) public schooling is not so bad as has often been saidD) their tolerance of public education will attract more kids to public schools正确答案：A35. It can be concluded from Van Galen’s research that some home schoolers believe that ________.A) teachers in public schools are not as responsible as they should beB) public schools take up a herdlike approach to teaching childrenC) public schools are the source of bureaucracy and inefficiency in modern societyD) public schools cannot provide education that is good enough for their children正确答案：DPassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our men unfortunately miss that beneficial branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It dose not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself. Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is "aim high." Say to yourself, "My place is at the top." Be king in your dreams. And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is all wrong. I tell you "put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket." Look around you and take notice; men who do that do not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets that break most eggs in the country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tremble and trip (摔倒) him up.36. The author will be glad to see a young man ______ the first day he is at work.A) trying his hand at a broom B) walking around the office C) reading books D) absent from work正确答案：A37. The author ______.A) started his career by sweeping out the office B) looks down on the janitors and janitressesC) pays respect to the janitors and janitresses D) thinks it unnecessary to have a professional sweeper正确答案：A38. According to the passage, ______ is an indispensable part of business education.A) being a good janitor or janitress B) starting from sweeping in the office C) learning to use the computer D) getting familiar with the Internet正确答案：B39. ______ is essential in your way to success.A) Patience B) Concentration C) Perseverance D) Modesty 正确答案：B40. In the second paragraph, "concerns" is most close in meaning to ______.A) firms B) worries C) businessmen D) deals正确答案：A卷EQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate。
Passage 16翻译课文16 爸爸掖过的毯子介绍：对于那些住在体面公寓或别墅中的人，想象破陋的房子如何能影响它的居住者的生活和自尊是非常难的。
在这篇简短的自传中，Randall Williams回忆了他家肮脏破旧的房子如何给个人关系带来不愉快的改变并且研究贫困对于他的家人们心灵的影响。
在我将近16岁的时候。
我的朋友们开始想知道为什么我不再在家住了。
我总是用借口搪塞他们。
但是我没有说的是我找到了我的自由，我离开了家。
我经历了在阿拉巴马州的乡村地区的高中四年，变得在俱乐部与体育活动中很活跃。
我交了许多朋友，并且成为了一个普通而又令人愉快的人，如果你明白我的意思的话。
但是关于我有一件不寻常的事：四年中我没有带一个朋友参观我家。
我为我住的地方感到羞耻，自从我意识到等级差异我就一直为它感到羞耻。
我们是一个大家庭。
我们几个人睡在一个房间里。
但是如果你适应了那也不会感到太糟，就像我们一样。
然而，随着我们渐渐长大，情况变得越来越糟。
对于一个努力被大家接受的年轻人来说，处于贫穷是一个丢脸的经历。
即使是现在，几年过去了，谈起这些时仍然很艰难。
尽管我对这些文字的软弱感到憎恨，我仍希望你明白它的真实感受。
我们住过许多老房子，我们搬了许多次家。
因为我们总是在寻找比我们住的地方或一点点的地方。
你必须明白我家人比大多数人都工作得辛苦。
我母亲总是待在家里，但对于她来说那是一份全职工作并且没有乐趣。
自从我记事开始父亲就在工地上或商店里工作得极为努力,讷是辛苦的体力劳动.我告诉你这些让你看到我们并不懒惰.无论爸爸赚了多少钱,我们处在得社会阶级从未上一层台阶.我很难说感谢大学奖学金因为我比一般人比更能说会道一点点.我看到过我爸爸通过靴子鞋底包铜丝来使它们在冬天不散架。
他买不起新鞋因为他把钱都用在买食物和为我们买鞋上。
我们生活得像地狱一样，但我们仍然穿得整齐，吃饱喝足去学校。
住在一幢在你入住十年以前已经情况很糟的房子里。
而且一个大家庭又把许多磨损的东西放在一个新房子里。
1.待走读生好点克里斯托夫·M·贝利托你也许可以列出往宿家中，每天赫家和学校之间的大学走读生所享受的种森!}l}越之处。
_但在下面的文章中，作者试图揭示事‘清的另一面，认为走读生的生活并不如人}l!}们想像中的那般轻松。
走读生过着一种矛盾的生活，他去学校是为了能体会一种自我探}ll}索的生活，而实际上与父母在一起是绝对无法保持“我独立的。
你也许认为我们这些人住在家中、每天往返学校的日子很惬意。
不用等洗衣机，牙膏用完了橱拒里有新的，更重要的是，冰箱里塞满了食物，也不用自己付款。
不仅如此，通常还有人付电话费，即使再晚，微波炉里也还热着食物。
你会嗤之以弃—那不是大学生活，那只是永远长不大的孩子。
也许表面上看起来我们像被惯坏了的孩子，但事情远没有那么简单。
住在家里的大学生过着一种矛盾的生活。
跟你们一样，我们来到大学探索自我;自我探索和有机化学一样是我们所受教育的一部分。
然而，鉴于父母监督子女的本能不会减弱，我们要保持自我独立可就不容易了。
再者，家庭的责任也在所难免。
比方说，当父母的结婚周年纪念日正好在我们期末考试的前一天，我们该怎么办?事实上，做一个无法脱离家庭约束的学生简直与努力跟一个你不喜欢的室友相处一样困难。
我们的问题很复杂。
在一定程度上，我们是这个社会的二等公民。
由于你不得不开车回家或赶最后一班车，你很难享受俱乐部、大学生联谊会和舞会的乐趣。
同样不幸的是，你意识到你不能参加仅有一次的商法复习课，因为它结束得太晚。
但这还不是问题的关健:毕竟，每个人都可以随时在朋友的宿舍里借宿。
’真正的问题在于，我们错过了那些活动，错过了由此产生的一种友好的情嗦，这种情嗦来自于一同突击恶补工业心理学的漫漫长夜，来自于谁跟谁上了床的瞎扯闲铆，来自于关于“乔治·威尔”和“亲爱的艾比”的热门话题，以及在这之后彼此对于毕业临近的真切感受的交流。
诚然，我们走读生也可以偶尔参与这些活动，但我们跟不上大学学术生活的日夜节奏。
综合教程局部第—单元：卷A全新版第二版综合B3U5-APart I Listening Comprehension ( 13 minutes )Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONL Y ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.1.A) TB) FScript: I, as a cook, was busy in preparing a traditional dinner for the people in the ship on the Thanksgiving Day.正确答案：A2.A) TB) FScript: "Thanksgiving" reminded me to give thanks to the people who had done much for me.正确答案：A3.A) TB) FScript: I wrote three thank-you letters to my dad, one of my professors and my grandma respectively.正确答案：B4.A) TB) FScript: What I appreciate my father most is that he has taught me to love reading.正确答案：A5.A) TB) FScript: I thanked Nelson mainly because his prayer had a positive impact on my life.正确答案：A6.A) TB) FScript: I wept over my father’s letter because he said he had a sense of achievement after reading my letter.正确答案：B7.A) TB) FScript: Those who were grateful in the experiment seemed to live a happy and active life.正确答案：A8.A) TB) FScript: Those who focused on hassles appeared more materialistic and unwilling to share their possessions with others.正确答案：B9.A) TB) FScript: In one study, waitresses who wrote a message about an upcoming dinner special on the check received higher tips.正确答案：A10.A) TB) FScript: Gratitude makes you take an optimistic and positive attitude towards life.正确答案：ASection BDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a day when many Americans express gratitude for good (11)_________________ in their personal lives, their (12)_________________ and the larger world. But what are some of the (13)_________________ things Americans are grateful for this yearThree (14)_________________ girls visiting Washington on a school trip say gratitude is as much a part of a family Thanksgiving meal, as are roast (15)_________________ and yams. “At Thanksgiving, we go around the table and say what we are (16)_________________ and thankful for, and it just feels good,〞one says. “I’m really grateful for how close I am to my family and friends,〞(17)_________________ another, “and how they are always there for me and we are always here for each other.〞(18)_________________ on New York’s Broadway Avenue has seen his share of sorrows,(19)_________________ . “I’m breathing and I have two arms and two legs and I can talk and see. You wake up and you say ‘Dang! Thank God! I’m alive.’ And I get to work every day. I’m just grateful for what I’ve got,〞he says.As (20)_________________ lies fast asleep, Angel Figueroa and his wife Jessica Torres say they’re thankful for, "happiness, joy and being parents," this Thanksgiving. Torres says the couple plans to teach their daughter to express gratitude easily and often. “It’s a healthy way to live. Gratitude keeps the world going in a positive way.〞Script: Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a day when many Americans express gratitude for good fortune in their personal lives, their communities and the larger world. But what are some of the specific things Americans are grateful for this year Three teenage girls visiting Washington on a school trip say gratitude is as much a part of a family Thanksgiving meal, as are roast turkey and yams. “At Thanksgiving, we go around the table and say what we are grateful and thankful for, and it just feels good,〞one says. “I’m really grateful for how close I am to my family and friends,〞adds another, “and how they are always there for me and we are always here for each other.〞A street vendor on New York’s Broadway Avenue has seen his share of sorrows, yet remains appreciative. “I’m breathing and I have two arms and two legs and I can talk and see. You wake up and you say ‘Dang! Thank God! I’m alive.’ And I get to work every day. I’m just grateful for what I’ve got,〞he says.As their infant daughter lies fast asleep, Angel Figueroa and his wife Jessica Torres say they’re thankful for, “happiness, joy and being parents,〞this Thanksgiving. Torres says the couple plans to teach their daughter to express gratitude easily and often. “It’s a healthy way to live. Gratitude keeps the world going in a positive way.〞正确答案：fortune正确答案：communities正确答案：specific正确答案：teenage正确答案：turkey正确答案：grateful正确答案：adds正确答案：A street vendor正确答案：yet remains appreciative正确答案：their infant daughterPart II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.It was 1943, during World War II, and I was a young U.S. 21 . My ship, the USS Murzim, had been 22 for several days. Most of her holds contained thousands of 23 of canned or dried foods. The other holds were loaded with five-hundred-pound bombs packed 24 in padded racks. Our 25 was a big base on the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific.I was one of the Murzim’s several 26 and, quite the same as for folk ashore, this Thanksgiving morning had seen us busily preparing a traditional dinner 27 roast turkey.Well, as any cook knows, it’s a lot of hard work to cook and serve a big meal, and clean up and put everything away. But finally, around 28 , we finished at last.I decided first to go out on the Murzim’s afterdeck for a breath of open air. I made my way out there, 29 in great, deep 30 while walking slowly about, still wearing my white cook’s hat.A) cookers B) featuring C) sundown D) breathingE) featured F) destination G) coastguardsman H) draughtsI) cartoons J) on the way K) under way L) cartonsM) droughts N) cooks O) delicately21.______________________正确答案：G22.______________________正确答案：K23.______________________正确答案：L24.______________________正确答案：O25.______________________正确答案：F26.______________________正确答案：N27.______________________正确答案：B28.______________________正确答案：C29.______________________正确答案：D30.______________________正确答案：HSection BDirections: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.Passage OneQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Public distrust of scientists stems in part from the blurring of boundaries between science and technology, between discovery and manufacture. Most governments, perhaps all governments, justify public expenditure on scientific research in terms of the economic benefits the scientific enterprise has brought in the past and will bring in the future. Politicians remind their voters of the splendid machines “our scientists〞have invented. At the same time, the politicians demand of scientists that they tailor their research to “economics needs〞, that they award a higher priority to research proposals that are “near the market〞and can be translated into the greatest return on investment in the shortest time. Dependent, as they are, on politicians for much of their funding, scientists have little choice but to comply. Like the rest of us, they are membersof a society that rates the creation of wealth as the greatest possible good. Many have reservations, but keep them to themselves in what they perceive as a climate hostile to the pursuit of understanding for its own sake and the idea of an inquiring, creative spirit.In such circumstances no one should be too hard on people who are suspicious of conflicts of interest. When we learn that the distinguished professor assuring us of the safety of a particular product holds a consultancy with the company making it, we cannot be blamed for wondering whether his fee might conceivably cloud his professional judgment. Even if the professor holds no consultancy with any firm, some people many still distrust him because of his association with those who do, or at least wonder about the source of some of his research funding.This attitude can have damaging effects. It questions the integrity of individuals working in a profession that prizes intellectual honesty as the supreme virtue, and plays into the hands of those who would like to discredit scientists by representing them as venal (可以收买的). This makes it easier to dismiss all scientific pronouncements, but especially those made by the scientists who present themselves as “experts〞. The scientist most likely to understand the safety of a nuclear reactor, for example, is a nuclear engineer who declares that a reactor is unsafe, and we believe him, because clearly it is not to his advantage to lie about it. If he tells us it is safe, on the other hand, we distrust him, because he may well be protecting the employer who pays his salary.31.What is the chief concern of most governments when it comes to scientific researchA) The creativity of scientists.B) The reduction of public expenditure.C) Quick economic returns.D) The budget for a research project.正确答案：C32.Scientists have to tailor their research to “economic needs〞in order to ________.A) win more awardsB) put theories into practice more efficientlyC) obtain funding from the governmentD) pursue knowledge for knowledge’s sake正确答案：C33.Why won’t scientists complain about the government’s policy concerning scientific researchA) They think they work in an environment hostile to the free pursuit of knowledge.B) They are accustomed to keeping their opinions to themselves.C) They know it takes patience to win support from the public.D) They think compliance with government policy is in the interests of the public.正确答案：A34.According to the author, people are suspicious of the professional judgment of scientists because ________.A) their pronouncements often turn out to be wrongB) sometimes they hide the source of their research fundingC) some of them do not give priority to intellectual honestyD) they could be influenced by their association with the project concerned正确答案：D35.What damaging effects can public distrust of scientists haveA) Governments may spend less research funds on scientific research.B) People may doubt the intellectual honesty and the statements of the so-called experts.C) It may dampen the enthusiasm of scientists for independent research.D) Scientists themselves may doubt the value of their research findings.正确答案：BPassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Throughout the nation’s more than 15,000 school districts widely differing approaches to teaching science and math have emerged. Though there can be strength in diversity, a new international analysis suggests that this variability has instead contributed to lackluster (平淡的) achievement scores by U.S. children relative to their peers in other developed countries.Indeed, concludes William H. Schmidt of Michigan State University, who led the new analysis, “no single intellectually coherent vision dominates U.S. educational practice in math or science.〞The reason, he said, “is because the system is deeply and fundamentally flawed.〞The new analysis, released this week by the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Va., is based on data collected from about 50 nations as part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study.Not only do approaches to teaching science and math vary among individual U.S. communities, the report finds, but there appears to be little strategic focus within a school district’s curricula, its textbooks, or its teachers’ activities. This contrasts sharply with the coordinated national programs of most other countries.On average, U.S. students study more topics within science and math than their international counterparts do. This creates an educational environment that “is a mile wide and an inch deep,〞Schmidt notes.For instance, eighth graders in the United States cover about 33 topics in math versus just 19 in Japan. Among science courses, the international gap is even wider. U.S. curricula for this age level resemble those of a small group of countries including Australia, Thailand, Iceland, and Bulgaria. Schmidt asks whether the United States wants to be classed with these nations, whose educational systems “share our pattern of splintered (支离破碎的) visions〞but which are not economic leaders.The new report “couldn’t come at a better time,〞says Gerald Wheeler, executive director of the National Science Teachers Association in Arlington. “The new National Science Education Standards provide that focused vision,〞including the call “to do less, but in greater depth.〞Implementing the new science standards and their math counterparts will be the challenge, he and Schmidt agree, because the decentralized responsibility for education in the United States requires that any reforms be tailored and instituted one community at a time.In fact, Schmidt argues, reforms such as these proposed national standards "face analmost impossible task, because even though they are intellectually coherent, each becomes only one more voice in the babble (嘈杂声)."36.According to the passage, the teaching of science and math in America is ________.A) overcentralized in the pastB) characterized by its diversityC) advocated in other developed countriesD) focused on tapping students’ potential正确答案：B37.The fundamental flaw of American school education is that ________.A) it overemphasizes width of school subjetsB) it allows the creativity of individual teachersC) it sets a very low academic standard for studentsD) it lacks a coordinated national program正确答案：D38.By saying that the U.S. educational environment is “a mile wide and an inch deep〞(Para.5), the author means U.S. educational practice ________.A) scratches the surface of a wide range of topicsB) lays stress on quality at the expense of quantityC) encourages learning both in depth and in scopeD) offers an environment for comprehensive education正确答案：A39.The new National Science Education Standards are good news in that they will ________.A) solve most of the problems in school teachingB) provide depth to school science educationC) quickly dominate U.S. educational practiceD) be able to meet the demands of the community正确答案：B40.Implementing the new science and math standards will prove difficult because ________.A) intellectually coherence can’t be realizedB) there is always controversy in educational circlesC) the current educational patterns are still advocated by most educatorsD) school districts are responsible for making their own decisions正确答案：DPart III Vocabulary and Structure ( 12 minutes )Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.41.She got some books out of the library and immersed herself ________ Jewish history and culture.A) ofB) outC) inD) to正确答案：C42.Some of the commercially produced venison (鹿肉) ________ beef in flavour.A) assemblesB) resemblesC) congregatesD) corresponds正确答案：B43.She is a very ________ student. She’s always talking about travelling to outer space.A) imaginaryB) imaginativeC) imaginableD) imagining正确答案：B44.This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive.A) otherwiseB) on the contraryC) in shortD) anyway正确答案：B45.A key task is to get pupils to ______ for themselves the relationship between success and effort.A) perceiveB) conceiveC) deceiveD) receive正确答案：A46.______ average, people who don’t smoke are healthier than people who do.A) AboveB) OnC) UnderD) In正确答案：B47.The cargoes ________ when it stopped raining.A) had just unloadedB) were to unloadC) were just being unloadedD) were just unloaded正确答案：C48.Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were ________ deeply.A) appliedB) approvedC) appreciatedD) appealed正确答案：C49.In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ________ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.A) assembledB) acknowledgedC) appointedD) adapted正确答案：D50.Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, ________ those events do not interfere with their studies.A) so thatB) providedC) lestD) unless正确答案：B51.Thirty people were injured in the ensuing fracas that turned the restaurant into a ______ of broken glasses and overturned tables.A) hometownB) campusC) territoryD) battlefield正确答案：D52.The symbol of the shepherds' crook (曲柄杖) is an ancient one, representing the ______ shepherds who were the first to worship the newborn Christ.A) traditionalB) bushyC) wearyD) humble正确答案：D53."How could they do this to my children" cried one man with tears ______ down his face.A) saturatingB) streamingC) slashingD) sprinkling正确答案：B54.Jane glanced at the clock. "Oh dear, I'm late! I have to run or I'll be late for my first appointment." She kissed her huXand quickly, picked up her ______, and started for the door.A) checkbookB) briefcaseC) shoeshineD) champagne正确答案：B55.People often say "I'll put the ______ on" when they are going to make tea or coffee.A) spiceB) rackC) kettleD) oven正确答案：C56.That music always ______ happy memories.A) comes down toB) takes onC) brings backD) pops out正确答案：C57.Since the couple couldn't ______ their differences, they decided to get a divorce.A) repelB) reconcileC) resumeD) revise正确答案：B58.Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ______ eastern Nebraska.A) doesB) inC) it does inD) in it does正确答案：A59.________, we need to improve the equipment in our factory right now.A) As it isB) As it wasC) As it wereD) As it will be正确答案：A60.______, we should be glad.A) Were they to come tomorrowB) They were to come tomorrowC) They would come tomorrowD) They come tomorrow正确答案：APart IV Translation ( 10 minutes )Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.61. George often read his diary, ____________________ (这日记使他回忆起和父亲一起在海上度过的每一天).正确答案：which brought back every day he spent with his father at sea62. Professor Wang took advantage of multimedia to teach, ____________________ (这一方法毫无疑问进一步激发了他的学生们的制造性想象力).正确答案：which, beyond doubt, further stimulated his students' creative imagination63. ____________________ (是汤姆私下告诉她这件事的) and broke his promise to keep it secret from her.正确答案：It was Tom who told her about the matter in secret64. The ____________________ (动人的法国老歌) I used to hear before reminds me of the funny, sad and most embarrassing moments in my childhood.正确答案：lovely old French song65. China is the first to ____________________ (从全球经济衰退中走出来).正确答案：emerge from the global economic recession卷B全新版第二版综合B3U5-BPart I Listening Comprehension ( 13 minutes )Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONL Y ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.1.A) TB) FScript: I, as a cook, was busy in preparing a traditional dinner for the people in the ship on the Thanksgiving Day.正确答案：AA) TB) FScript: "Thanksgiving" reminded me to give thanks to the people who had done much for me.正确答案：A3.A) TB) FScript: I wrote three thank-you letters to my dad, one of my professors and my grandma respectively.正确答案：B4.A) TB) FScript: What I appreciate my father most is that he has taught me to love reading.正确答案：A5.A) TB) FScript: I thanked Nelson mainly because his prayer had a positive impact on my life.正确答案：A6.A) TB) FScript: I wept over my father’s letter because he said he had a sense of achievement after reading my letter.正确答案：B7.A) TB) FScript: Those who were grateful in the experiment seemed to live a happy and active life.正确答案：A8.A) TB) FScript: Those who focused on hassles appeared more materialistic and unwilling to share their possessions with others.正确答案：B9.A) TB) FScript: In one study, waitresses who wrote a message about an upcoming dinner special on the check received higher tips.正确答案：AA) TB) FScript: Gratitude makes you take an optimistic and positive attitude towards life.正确答案：ASection BDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Thanksgiving in the United States is a day Americans have set aside to gather with loved ones, to (11)_________________ , to be mindful of the gifts, both large and small, that they are grateful for, and to celebrate the (12)_________________ that gratitude itself brings to their lives.Like many Americans who have lost their jobs due to America’s ailing (13)_________________ , Nancy has battled with (14)_________________ swings in 2022. Still, she finds (15)_________________ in keeping what she calls a “gratitude (16)_________________ ,〞where she (17)_________________ down all the little things she can be thankful for. “I was sitting in NusXaum’s cafeteria up the street having coffee. And I love going there and just having coffee and I thought I was grateful for that place being there. Or for my kids. Or the fact that someone said something nice that day that I was glad to hear.〞Nancy adds that everyday life is full of small gifts that (18)_________________ . “But when you start to write, it starts to come out. It makes me realize that I have more in my life to be happy about than I thought I did.〞For his part, Kyle, an art teacher, prefers to cultivate (19)_________________ for whatever life has in store. “I’m grateful for every day, man,〞he says with a grin. “Every moment is new and exciting. There is always something good, something bigger and better (20)_________________ , and coming everyone’s way.〞Script: Thanksgiving in the United States is a day Americans have set aside to gather with loved ones, to feast, to be mindful of the gifts, both large and small, that they are grateful for, and to celebrate the value that gratitude itself brings to their lives.Like many Americans who have lost their jobs due to America’s ailing economy, Nancy has battled with mood swings in 2022. Still, she finds solace in keeping what she calls a “gratitude journal,〞where she jots down all the little things she can be thankful for. “I was sitting in NusXaum’s cafeteria up the street having coffee. And I love going there and just having coffee and I thought I was grateful for that place being there. Or for my kids. Or the fact that someone said something nice that day that I was glad to hear.〞Nancy adds that everyday life is full of small gifts that can elude awareness. “But when you start to write, it starts to come out. It makes me realize that I have more in my life to be happy about than I thought I did.〞For his part, Kyle, an art teacher, prefers to cultivate a thankful attitude for whatever life has in store. “I’m grateful for every day, man,〞he says with a grin. “Every moment is new and exciting. There is always something good, something bigger and better coming my way, and coming everyone’s way.〞正确答案：feast正确答案：value正确答案：economy正确答案：mood正确答案：solace正确答案：journal正确答案：jots正确答案：can elude awareness正确答案：a thankful attitude正确答案：coming my wayPart II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Rather than saying they would forgive that I hadn’t 21 thanked them, instead, for Pete’s sake, they were thanking me — for having remembered, for having considered they had done anything so 22 .Always the college professor, my dad had carefully avoided anything he considered too 23 , so I knew how moved he was to write me that, after having helped educate many young people, he now felt that his best results included his own son.The Reverend Nelson wrote that his 24 as a “simple, old-fashioned principal〞had ended with schools undergoing such swift changes that he had retired in self-doubt. “I heard more of what I had done wrong than what I did right,〞he said, adding that my letter had brought him welcome 25 that his career had been appreciated.A glance at Grandma’s 26 handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “settin’ down〞some letter to relatives.27 , Grandma would slowly 28 one word, then the next, so that a finished page would 29 hours. I wept over the page 30 my Grandma’s recent hours invested in expressing her loving gratefulness to me — whom she used to diaper!A) sentimental B) reassurance C) exceptional D) Character by characterE) representing F) consume G) sensational H) similarI) accomplish J) familiar K) obviously L) assuranceM) presenting N) decades O) previously21.______________________正确答案：O22.______________________正确答案：C23.______________________正确答案：A24.______________________正确答案：N25.______________________正确答案：B26.______________________正确答案：J27.______________________正确答案：D28.______________________正确答案：I29.______________________正确答案：F30.______________________正确答案：ESection BDirections: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.Passage OneQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.I’d heard about the feel-good benefits of a gratitude attitude. Hoping for tips, I called professor Emmons, who pioneered research on the benefits of positive thinking. Emmons quoted new studies that indicated that even pretending to be thankful raises levels of the chemicals associated with pleasure and contentment. He recommended keeping a log of everything I’m grateful for in a given week or month.I followed his suggestions, but my first attempts at keeping a gratitude list were pretty weak: coffee, naps, caffeine in general. As my list grew, I found more uplift: freshly picked blueberries; the Beatles’ White Album; that I’m not bald.By day three, I was on a tear, thanking every grocery bagger and parent on the playground like I’d just won an Oscar and hanging post-it notes to remind myself of the next day’s thank-you targets: the mailman, my son’s math teacher. But soon, the full-on approach started to bum me out. Researchers call it the Pledge of Allegiance effect. “If you overdo gratitude, it loses its meaning or, worse, becomes a chore,〞professor Emmons told me when I mentioned my slump. Be selective, he advised, and focus on thanking the unsung heroes in your life.Then professor Emmons suggested a “gratitude visit.〞Think of a person who has made a major difference in your life and whom you’ve never properly thanked. Compose a detailed letter to him or her that expresses your appreciation in concrete terms, then read it aloud, face-to-face.I immediately flashed on Miss Riggi, my eighth-grade English teacher. She was the first one to open my eyes to Hemingway, Faulkner, and other literary giants. To this day, I am guided by her advice (“Never be boring〞). I booked plane tickets to my hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania.Miss Riggi was shorter than I remember, though unmistakable with her still long, black hair and bright, intelligent eyes. After a slightly awkward hug and small talk, we settled in. I took a deep breath and read.And whether it was Miss Riggi’s enormous smile when I finished the letter, or the way she held it close as we said goodbye, my feeling of peace and joy remained long after I returned home.。
英语新概念3阅读In "English: New Concepts 3," students embark on a linguistic journey that challenges their comprehension and application of the English language. Through a series of carefully crafted lessons, the course aims to enhance vocabulary, grammar, and reading skills, providing learners with a solid foundation for effective communication.The book introduces various themes, ranging from everyday experiences to more abstract concepts, ensuring that learners encounter a diverse array of language contexts. Each unit consists of a reading passage followed by comprehension questions, exercises, and activities designed to reinforce understanding and retention.One of the key features of "English: New Concepts 3" is its progressive difficulty level. The passages start with simple, straightforward language and gradually increase in complexity, introducing new vocabulary and grammatical structures along the way. This gradual approach allows students to build confidence as they tackle increasingly challenging material.Furthermore, the readings cover a wide range of topics, exposing learners to different aspects of culture, history, and society. From personal anecdotes to informational texts, the passages provide valuable insights into the English-speaking world, fostering cultural awareness and appreciation.Moreover, the book incorporates various reading strategies to help students become more effective readers. These strategies include skimming for main ideas, scanning for specific information, and making inferences based on context clues. By teaching these skills, "English: New Concepts 3" equips students with the tools they need to comprehend a variety of texts independently.In addition to reading comprehension, the course also focuses on vocabulary development. Each unit introduces new words and expressions in context, encouraging students to infer meaning from the surrounding text. Furthermore, the exercises andactivities provide opportunities for learners to practice using the new vocabulary in different contexts, reinforcing their understanding and retention.Grammar instruction is another integral component of "English: New Concepts 3." The book covers a wide range of grammatical topics, including verb tenses, sentence structure, and word forms. Through clear explanations and contextual examples, students gain a deeper understanding of how English grammar functions, enabling them to express themselves more accurately and fluently.Overall, "English: New Concepts 3" offers a comprehensive approach to English language learning, combining engaging readings with targeted exercises to develop all aspects of language proficiency. Whether used in the classroom or for self-study, the course provides learners with the necessary tools and resources to achieve their language learning goals. By immersing students in authentic language contexts and providing ample opportunities for practice and application, "English: New Concepts 3" empowers learners to communicate confidently and effectively in English.。
英语新课标三级阅读The English new curriculum standard for third grade reading is a topic that has garnered much attention and debate among educators, parents, and policymakers. The implementation of new standards in any subject area is often met with both excitement and trepidation. In the case of English reading standards, the focus is on developing students' reading comprehension, critical thinking, and analytical skills. However, the new standards also bring about challenges for teachers, students, and parents.From the perspective of educators, the new curriculum standards for third grade reading present bothopportunities and challenges. On one hand, the standards provide a clear framework for what students should know and be able to do at each grade level, which can help guide instruction and assessment. This can be especially helpful for teachers who may have previously struggled to align their teaching with vague or outdated standards. On the other hand, the new standards may require teachers torethink their instructional practices and curriculum in order to meet the demands of the new benchmarks. This can be a daunting task, especially for educators who are already stretched thin with other responsibilities.For students, the new standards may also present both benefits and challenges. On the positive side, the standards are designed to help students become better readers and critical thinkers, which can ultimately benefit them in their academic and professional lives. By setting clear expectations for what students should know and be able to do, the standards can also help students and their families understand what is expected of them. However, the new standards may also place added pressure on students to perform at a certain level, which could lead to increased stress and anxiety, especially for those who struggle with reading.Parents and families are also impacted by the new curriculum standards for third grade reading. On one hand, the standards can provide parents with a clear understanding of what their child is expected to learn andaccomplish in reading at each grade level. This can help parents support their child's learning at home and advocate for their child's educational needs. However, the new standards may also lead to concerns and questions from parents who are unfamiliar with the expectations or who worry about their child's ability to meet the standards. This could lead to increased stress and pressure on both parents and students.In conclusion, the English new curriculum standard for third grade reading has the potential to positively impact students' reading abilities and critical thinking skills. However, it also presents challenges for educators, students, and parents as they navigate the implementation of the new standards. It is important for all stakeholders to work together to support the successful implementation of the standards, while also addressing the concerns and challenges that may arise. By doing so, we can ensure that the new standards ultimately benefit students and help them develop into strong, confident readers.。
新课标大学英语阅读教程3Unit4APromiseKept翻译In a world where so many lives are being torn apart by divorces and heartaches, es a story of a father and a daughter, and a promise that was kept、现今,离婚与关系破裂粉碎了无数人得人生,然而在这样得一个时世,有着这么一个关于一对父女信守承诺得故事。
My father was not a sentimental man、I don’t remember him ever “ooohhing” or “ahhing” over something I made as a child、Don’t get me wrong; I knew that my dad loved me, but getting all 1)mushy-eyed was not his thing、 I learned that he showed me love in other ways、我父亲不善表露感情。
我记得在我小时候,她从来不为我做得任何事情而发出“噢噢噢”或者“啊啊啊”之类得感叹。
不要误会我得意思;我知道我父亲就是爱我得,但就是将感情外露不就是她得性格。
我知道她通过其她方式表达对我得爱。
There was one particular time in my life when this became real to me、、、在我人生中,只有这么一回让我感受到她得爱就是如此得真实……I always believed that my parents had a good marriage, but just before I, the youngest of four children, turned sixteen, my belief was sorely tested、My father, who used to share in the2)chores around the house, gradually started being3)despondent、 From the time he came home from his job at the factory to the time he went to bed, he hardly spoke a word to my mom or us kids、The 4)strain on my mom and dad’s relationship was very evident、 However, I was not prepared for the day that Mom sat my siblings and me down and told us that Dad had decided to leave、 All that I could think of was that I was going to bee a product of a divorced family、It wassomething I never thought possible, and it grieved me greatly、I kept tellingmyself that it wasn’t go ing to happen, and I went totally 5)numb when I knew my dad was really leaving、The night before he left, I stayed up in my room for a long time、 I prayed and I cried and I wrote a long letter to my dad、 I told him how much I loved him and how much I would miss him、 I told him that I was praying for him and wanted him to know that, no matter what, Jesus and I loved him、I told him that I would always and forever be his Krissie、、、his Noodles、 As I folded my note, I stuck in a picture of me with a saying I had always heard: “Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a daddy、”我一直深信我父母得婚姻很美满,但就是当我——四个孩子中最小得一个——快满十六岁得时候,我这种想法受到了严峻得考验。
本文节选自Iron John: A Book About MenIron John: A Book About Men by Robert Bly. Copyright 1994, 2004 by Robert BlyWe talk a great deal about "the American man," as if there were some constant quality that remained stable over decades, or even within a single decade.The men who live today have veered far away from the Saturnian,old-man-minded farmer, proud of his introversion, who arrived in New England in 1630, willing to sit through three services in an unheated church. In the South, an expansive, motherbound cavalier developed, and neither of these two "American men" resembled the greedy railroad entrepreneur that later developed in the Northeast, nor the recklessI-will-do-without culture settlers of the West. 【这一段里作者提到哪几种美国人？他提这些的目的是什么？】Even in our own era the agreed-on model has changed dramatically. During the fifties, for example, an American character appeared with some consistency that became a model of manhood adopted by many men: the Fifties male.He got to work early, labored responsibly, supported his wife and children, and admired discipline. Reagan is a sort of mummified version of this dogged type. This sort of man didn't see women's souls well, but he appreciated their bodies; and his view of culture and America's part in it was boyish and optimistic. Many of his qualities were strong and positive, but underneath the charm and bluff there was, and there remains, much isolation, deprivation, and passivity. Unless he has an enemy, he isn't sure that he is alive.The Fifties man was supposed to like football, be aggressive, stick up for the United States, never cry, and always provide. But receptive space or intimate space was missing in this image of a man. The personality lacked some sense of flow. The psyche lacked compassion in a way that encouraged the unbalanced pursuit of the Vietnam war, just as, later, the lack of what we might call "garden" space inside Reagan's head led to his callousness and brutality toward the powerless in El Salvador【查工具书：是怎么回事？】, toward old people here, the unemployed, schoolchildren, and poor people in general. 【Fifties Male有什么特点？】The Fifties male had a clear vision of what a man was, and what maleresponsibilities were, but the isolation and one-sidedness of his vision were dangerous.【提问：作者对五十年代男性是什么态度？你觉得他有褒贬吗？】During the sixties, another sort of man appeared. The waste and violence of the Vietnam 【查工具书：了解越战、反越战、战后的反思】war made men question whether they knew what an adult male really was. If manhood meant Vietnam, did they want any part of it? Meanwhile, the feminist movement encouraged men to actually look at women, forcing them to become conscious of concerns and sufferings that the Fifties male labored to avoid. As men began to examine women's history and women's sensibility, some men began to notice what was called their feminine side and pay attention to it. This process continues to this day, and I would say that most contemporary men are involved in it in some way.There's something wonderful about this development--I mean the practice of men welcoming their own "feminine" consciousness and nurturingit--this is important--and yet I have the sense that there is something wrong. The male in the past twenty years has become more thoughtful, more gentle. But by this process he has not become more free. He's a nice boy who pleases not only his mother but also the young woman he is living with. 【提问：这句话怎么理解？作者这么说的意图是什么？作者对Soft Male的态度是什么？】In the seventies I began to see all over the country a phenomenon that we might call the "soft male." Sometimes even today when I look out at an audience, perhaps half the young males are what I'd call soft. They're lovely, valuable people--I like them--they're not interested in harming the earth or starting wars. There's a gentle attitude toward life in their whole being and style of living.But many of these men are not happy. You quickly notice the lack of energy in them. They are life-preserving but not exactly life-giving. Ironically, you often see these men with strong women who positively radiate energyHere we have a finely tuned young man, ecologically superior to his father, sympathetic to the whole harmony of the universe, yet he himself has little vitality to offer.The strong or life-giving women who graduated from the sixties, so to speak, or who have inherited an older spirit, played an important part in producing this life-preserving, but not life-giving, man. 【提问：你同意作者这个说法吗？为什么？作者为这个论点给出理由没有？】I remember a bumper sticker during the sixties that read "WOMEN SAY YES TO MEN WHO SAY NO." We recognize that it took a lot of courage to resist the draft, go to jail, or move to Canada, just as it took courage to accept the draft and go to Vietnam. But the women of twenty years ago were definitely saying that they preferred the softer receptive male. 【这一段有点绕，看明白它的逻辑没有？】So the development of men was affected a little in this preference. Nonreceptive maleness was equated with violence, and receptive maleness was rewarded.Some energetic women, at that time and now in the nineties, chose and still choose soft men to be their lovers and, in a way, perhaps, to be their sons 【这话怎怎么理解？】. The new distribution of "yang" energy among couples didn't happen by accident. Young men for various reasons wanted their harder women, and women began to desire softer men. It seemed like a nice arrangement for a while, but we've lived with it long enough now to see that it isn't working out.I first learned about the anguish of "soft" men when they told their stories in early men's gatherings. In 1980, the Lama Community in New Mexico asked me to teach a conference for men only, their first, in which about forty men participated. Each day we concentrated on one Greek god and one old story, and then late in the afternoons we gathered to talk. When the younger men spoke it was not uncommon for them to be weeping within five minutes. The amount of grief and anguish in these younger men was astounding to me.Part of their grief rose out of remoteness from their fathers, which they felt keenly, but partly, too, grief flowed from trouble in their marriages or relationships. They had learned to be receptive, but receptivity wasn't enough to carry their marriages through troubled times. In every relationship something fierce is needed once in a while: both the man and the woman need to have it. But at the point when it was needed, often the young man came up short. He was nurturing, but something else was required--for his relationship, and for his life.The "soft" male was able to say, "I can feel your pain, and I consider your life as important as mine, and I will take care of you and comfort you." But he could not say what he wanted, and stick by it. Resolve of that kind was a different matter.In The Odyssey, Hermes instructs Odysseus that when he approaches Circe,who stands for a certain kind of matriarchal energy, he is to lift or show his sword. 【查：这是什么典故？】In these early sessions it was difficult for many of the younger men to distinguish between showing the sword and hurting someone. One man, a kind of incarnation of certain spiritual attitudes of the sixties, a man who had actually lived in a tree for a year outside Santa Cruz, found himself unable to extend his arm when it held a sword. He had learned so well not to hurt anyone that he couldn't lift the steel, even to catch the light of the sun on it. But showing a sword doesn't necessarily mean fighting. It can also suggest a joyful decisiveness.The journey many American men have taken into softness, or receptivity, or "development of the feminine side," has been an immensely valuable journey, but more travel lies ahead. No stage is the final stop.【提问：最后这句话中体现作者的什么观点态度吗？】。
