新视野大学英语读写教程第四册10课答案及课文翻译分析解析

新视野大学英语读写教程第四册10课答案及课文翻译分析解
析
新视野大学英语第四册学习辅导材料
New Horizon College English
(Book 4)
2012年3月
Unit 1
Part One : Intensive Reading:
Section A: The Tail of Fame
III.
1.idle
2.justify
3.discount
4.distinct
5.minute
6.accused
7.object
8.contaminate
9.sustain 10.worship
IV.
1.accusing...of
2.end up
3.came upon
4.at her worst
5.pay for
6.run a risk of
7.participate in
8.other than
9. object to/objected 10. at best V.
1.K
2.G
3.C
4.E
5.N
6.O
7.I
8. L
9.A 10. D VI.
1.delay
2.pain
3.hardship
4.suffering
5.fever
6.defeat
7.poverty
8.treatment
9.noise 10.agony VII.
1.justify
2.glorify
3.exemplifies
4.classified
5.purified
6.intensify
7.identify
8.terrified VIII.
1.bravery
2.jewelry
3.delivery
4.machinery
5.robbery 6 nursery 7.scenery 8.discovery
IX.
1. other than for funerals and weddings
2. other than to live an independent life
3. other than that they appealed to his eye
4. but other than that, he'll eat just about everything
5. other than that it's somewhere in the town center.
X.
1. shouldn't have been to the cinema last night
2. would have; told him the answer
3. they needn't have gone at all
4. must have had too much work to do
5. might have been injured seriously
XI.
1. The plant does not grow well in soils other than the one in which it has been developed.
2. Research findings show that we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what
we may have done during the day.
3. Some people tend to justify their failure by blaming others for not trying their best.
4. We remain true to our commitment: Whatever we promised to do; we would do it.
5. Even Beethoven's father discounted the possibility that his son would one day become the greatest musician in the world. The same is true of Edison, who seemed to his teacher to be quite dull.
6. They were accused by authorities of threatening the state
security.
Ⅻ.
l.出入除自己家以外的任何场所时，如果你带有宠物，一定要了解有关宠物的规定。

2一些女性完全可以不待在家里，而是去工作，挣一份不错的工资。

但是为了家庭，她们放弃了工作。

3.你怎么为这样粗鲁的行为辩护？你将会为此付出沉重的代价，因为他们己经以低毁名誉的
罪名起诉你了。

4.批评有其重要作用；我们可能当时不喜欢它，但是它能激励我们去做更伟大的事情。

5.他毫不让步的行为遭到公众的反对，这使得他陷人了精神上崩溃、经济上破产的境地。

6．即使你失败了，也不要被失败伤害，更不要被失败左右。

记住：失败是学习过程中必要的一步；它不是学习的结束，而是学习的开始。

XIII.
1．B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.A 9. C 10.A
11．D 12.C 13. D 14.A 15.C 16.D 17.B 18.C I9. A 20.D Section B: The Power of a Good Name
II.
1.F
2.T
3.F
4.T
5.T
6.T
7.F
8.T
III.
1.melted
2.restore
3.initiative
4.obligation
5.induce
6.lest
7.relief
8.furnish
9.enquire 10.meanwhile
IV.
1.kept his word
2.shrugged off
3.melted away
4.enquire into
5.cool off
6.pave the way for
7.hold up
8.fall apart
9.wipe away 10.on credit
课文A
名气之尾
艺术家追求成名，如同狗自逐其尾，一旦追到手，除了继续追逐不知还能做些什么。

成功之残酷正在于它常常让那些追逐成功者自寻毁灭。

对一名正努力追求成功并刚刚崭露头角的艺术家，其亲朋常常会建议“正经的饭碗不能丢！”他们的担心不无道理。

追求出人头地，最乐观地说也困难重重，许多人到最后即使不是穷困潦倒，也是几近精神崩溃。

尽管如此，希望赢得追星族追捧和同行赞扬之类的不太纯洁的动机却在激励着他们向前。

享受成功的无上光荣，这种诱惑不是轻易能抵挡的。

成名者之所以成名，大多是发挥了自己在歌唱、舞蹈、绘画或写
作等方面的特长，并能形成自己的风格。

为了能迅速走红，经纪人会极力吹捧他们的这种风格。

他们青云直上的过程让
人看不清楚。

他们究竟是怎么成功的，大多数人也都说不上来。

尽管如此，艺术家仍然不能闲下来。

若表演者、画家或作家感到厌烦，他们的作品就难以继续保持以前的吸引力，也就难以保持公众的注意力。

公众的热情消磨以后，就会去追捧下一个走红的人。

有些艺术家为了不落伍，会对他们的写作、跳舞或唱歌的风格稍加变动，但这将冒极大的失宠的危险。

公众对于他们籍以成名的艺术风格以外的任何形式都将不屑一顾。

知名作家的文风一眼就能看出来，如田纳西·威廉斯的戏剧、欧内斯特·海明威的情节安排、罗伯特·弗罗斯特或T.S.艾略特的诗歌等。

同样，像莫奈、雷诺阿、达利这样的画家，希区柯克、费里尼、斯皮尔伯格、陈凯歌或张艺谋这样的电影制作人也是如此。

他们鲜明独特的艺术风格标志着与别人不同的艺术形式上的重大变革，这让他们名利双收，但也让他们付出了代价，那就是失去了用其他风格或形式表现自我的自由。

名气这盏聚光灯可比热带丛林还要炙热。

骗局很快会被揭穿，过多的关注带来的压力会让大多数人难以承受。

它让你失去自我。

你必须是公众认可的那个你，而不是真实的你或是可能的你。

艺人，就像政客一样，必须常常说些违心或连自己都不完全相信的话来取悦听众。

一滴名气之水有可能玷污人的心灵这一整口井，因此一个艺术家若能保持真我，会格外
让人惊叹。

你可能答不上来哪些人没有妥协，却仍然在这场名利的游戏中获胜。

一个例子就是爱尔兰著名作家奥斯卡·王尔德，他在社交行为和性行为方面以我行我素而闻名于世。

虽然他的行为遭到公众的反对，却依然故我，他也因此付出了惨痛的代价。

在一次宴会上，他的一位密友的母亲当着他的朋友和崇拜者的面，指责他在性方面影响了她的儿子。

他听了她的话以后大为光火，起诉了这个年轻人的母亲，声称她毁了自己的“好”名声。

但是，他真该请一个更好的律师。

结果是，法官不仅不支持他提出的让这个女人赔偿他名誉损失费的请
求，反而对他本人进行了罚款。

他由于拒交罚款最终还被送进了监狱。

更糟糕的是，他再也无法获得更多公众的宠爱。

在最糟糕的时候，他发现没有一个人愿意拿自己的名声冒险来替他说话。

为保持真我，他付出的代价是，在最需要崇拜者时，谁也不理他。

奇怪的是，收获最大的恰恰是失败者。

他们收获了自由！他们可以自由地表达，独辟蹊径，不落窠臼，不用担心失去崇拜者的支持。

失败的艺术家寻求安慰时，可以想想许多伟大的艺术家都是过世多年以后才成名，或是他们没有出卖自己。

他们也可以为自己的失败辩解：自己的才华实在过于高深，不是当代听众或观众所能理解得了的。

那些失败了却仍不肯放弃的顽固派也许会乐于知道，某些名人曾经如何越挫越勇，直至成功。

美国小说家托马斯·伍尔芙的第一本小说《向家乡看吧，安琪儿》被拒39次后，才最终得以出版。

贝多芬战胜了父亲认为他毫无音乐家潜质的偏见，成为世界上最伟大的音乐家。

19世纪瑞士著名教育家裴斯泰洛齐原先干的工作没有一件成功，直到他想到去教小孩子，并研究出一种新型教育模式的基础理论。

托马斯·爱迪生在四年级时被赶出了学校，因为老师觉得他似乎太迟钝。

但不幸的是，对大多数人而言，失败是奋斗的结束，而不是开始。

对那些孤注一掷的追名逐利之徒，我要说：祝你们好运。

但是，遗憾的是，你会发现这不是你想得到的。

狗自逐其尾所得到的只是一条尾巴而已。

获得成功的人常常发现成功对他来说弊大于利。

所以要为真实的你，为自己的所为感到高兴，而不是拼命去获得成功。

做那些你为之感到骄傲的事情。

可能在有生之年你默默无闻，但你可能创作了更好的艺术。

课文B
好名声的力量
夏日的一天，父亲让我去买些铁丝网和栅栏，用来围畜棚，把牛圈起来。

那时我16岁，最喜欢开上货车，沿着老磨坊路到城里去。

研磨机轮子上的水花在阳光下喷洒，在河道上空形成一道彩虹。

我常在半路上把车停下来，在河里洗个澡，凉快一会，享受一下天然空调。

太阳火辣辣的，不用毛巾擦，等我爬上岸边的土坡，穿过路边的壕沟，
到达货车时，身上已经都干了。

快进城时，有一段沿着海滩的路，我会在那儿拣贝壳，拣海藻，头顶就是正从货轮上卸货的巨大起重机。

但是，这次却有所不同。

父亲告诉我，我得向店里要求赊帐。

那是1976年，种族主义的丑陋阴影仍然是生活的现实。

我曾目睹我的朋友要求赊帐，然后就低头站在那里，等着店主查询他“配不配赊帐”。

许多店员只要一看见年轻的黑人走进商店，就盯着他们，疑心他们是小偷。

我们家人诚实正派，有债必还。

但在庄稼收割之前，所有的钱都已经花光了。

银行里也没有新的存款，现金不够。

在戴维斯兄弟杂货店。

巴克·戴维斯站在收银机后面，正和一个中年农夫说着话。

巴克个子高高的，穿着一件红色的狩猎衬衫，显得饱经风霜。

我冲他点了点头，经过他的身边，向五金柜台走去，拿了一盒钉子，一卷用于捆扎的铁丝网和栅栏。

我把要买的东西拖到柜台前，把钉子放进秤盘，小心翼翼地说道：“我要赊帐。

”一边抬起胳膊去擦额头上由于紧张而冒的汗。

那个农夫像寻开心般怀疑地看着我，但是巴克的脸色却没有变。

他随和地说道：“当然可以，你老爹总能有借有还，”一边伸手去拿记帐的帐本。

我舒了一口气。

他转过头，对那个农夫说，“这是詹姆斯·威廉斯的儿子。

像詹姆斯·威廉斯这样讲信用的人是很少的。

”
那个农夫友善地点了点头。

我的心里顿时充满了自豪。

“詹姆斯·威廉斯的儿子”，这句话打开了通往成年人的尊敬和信任的大门。

当我把沉重的货物拉进货车车厢时，觉得轻而易举，感到比早上离开农庄时更有劲了。

我发现，一个好名声所带来的友好是一笔无价之宝。

人人都知道，威廉斯家的人是什么样的：是诚实守信的体面人，自尊自重，不干坏事。

我的曾祖父也许曾被作为奴隶拍卖，但这不能成为伤害他人的理由。

相反，我父亲相信，赢得尊敬的唯一方法就是努力工作、尊敬他人。

我们这些孩子—八个男孩和两个女孩—可以坐享这个好名声，除非或直到我们做错什么事情而失去它。

我们要对自己的行为负责，我们也要为相互的行为负责，否则就会毁掉父亲建立起来的好名声。

我
们的好名声曾经是，现在仍是把我们家紧紧联系在一起的纽带。

我不愿意辜负父亲的好名声，这激励我成为了家里第一个上大学的人。

我靠在一家四星级酒店当行李工挣钱读完了大学。

最终，好名声促使我在华盛顿特区开办了我个人的公共关系公司。

美国需要在社区里重新树立羞耻感。

吸毒、在酒馆把钱挥霍一空、偷盗、让年轻女子怀孕却又不想和她结婚，这些事本应让人感到无地自容，但事实并非如此。

在美国，近三分之一的婴儿是单身母亲所生的。

这些孩子在成长过程中大多会缺乏安全感和指导，而这正是成为社会的好公民所需要的。

一旦社会纽带和家人相互间的责任瓦解了，社区也就分崩离析。

自从1960年以来，美国的人口虽然只增长了40%。

但暴力犯罪却陡增了550%，而我们对此却已司空见惯。

青少年吸毒人数也在上升。

在北卡罗来纳的一个县，警察从12所中学逮捕了73名交易毒品的学生，而有些交易就发生在教室里。

与此同时，支撑着文明、体现于细微之处的礼貌和敬意，却正从学校、商店和街头消失。

由于受到电视和音乐中的脏话的影响，像是“是的，女士”、“不，先生”、“谢谢”和“请”这样的话，只会让今天的孩子哈欠连天。

他们对好名声的作用满不在乎。

从父亲那传下来的、由我的兄弟姐妹和我保持的好名声，现在仍和过去一样地珍贵。

甚至直到今天，当我走进巴克·戴维斯的商店，或去老家的理发店理发时，人们仍然称呼我是詹姆斯·威廉斯的儿子。

我们家的好名声确实为我铺平了道路。

Part Two: Viewing, Listening＆ Speaking
Ⅱ.Lis tening Skills
1.M: I‘m beside myself with joy. I‘m so lucky. Guess what? I‘ve won a lot of money in the
lottery.
W: Yeah? Well, you do know that money is the root of all evil, right?
Q: What does the woman mean?
2.W: Mary was furious. Her wrecked up her car.
M: He shouldn‘t have driven a car without a driver‘s license. He‘s still taking driving lessons.
Q: What do we know about Mary‘s son?
3. M: Susan, I hear you‘re going to marry that guy. Some people think you‘ll regret it.
W: Is that so? Only time will tell.
Q: What does the woman imply?
4. M: Mary, I just want to say how sorry I was to learn your mother‘s passing. I know how close
you two were.
W: Thank you. It was so sudden. I‘m still in a state of shock.
I don‘t know what to do.
Q: Which of the following is true?
5. M: I get furious at work when my opinions aren‘t considered just because I‘m a woman.
W: You should air your views more emphatically and demand that your voice be heard.
Q: What is the woman complain about?
Keys: 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D
Ⅲ. Listening In
Task 1: Soft answers turn away wrath.
Mary: Darn! You‘ve spilled red wine on me. My new dress is ruined.
John: I‘m terribly sorry! What can I do to help? Here‘s some water to wash it off.
Mary: Stop splashing water on me! Oh, this is so emba rrassing! I‘m a mess.
John: Well, you do look a little upset. Please don‘t blow up.
Don‘t lose your cool.
Mary: Hmm, you‘ve got the nerve talking like that! Who wouldn‘t fly off the handle? This dress cost
a fortune.
John: You look really cute when you‘re mad. I kid you not. Some people do look attractive when they are in a rage.
Mary: This is a very expensive dress. I saved for months to buy it, and now it‘s ruined. Look at this stain!
John: Accidents do happen. Give me your dress, and I‘ll take it to the cleaners.
Mary: Sure! You want to take it off right here in public and give it to you? I don‘t even know you! John:This might be a really good time to get acquainted. I‘m John Owen.
Mary: Mmm, at least you‘re polite. I guess I really shouldn‘t have flared up. After all, it was an accident. I‘m Mary Harvey.
John:Come on. I‘ll take you home. You can change your clothes, and I‘ll get the dress cleaned for you.
Mar y: Now you‘re talking. Thanks. You‘re a real gentleman.
John: You‘d better believe it. I‘m glad to see that you‘ve cooled down. Feel like a bite to eat afterward? I‘m starving.
Mary: OK. You‘re pretty good. I‘m not really as mad. If you can get this stain out, I‘ll be very happy. John: I‘ll try my best. But if I can‘t get the stain out, please don‘t l et your happiness turn to wrath. Keys: 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5.C
Task 2: Big John is Coming
A bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender. The (S1) owner of the establishment is giving his new hire some instructions on (S2) running the place. He tells the timid man, ―If
you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, (S3) drop everything and run for the hills! He‘s the biggest, nastiest (S4) outlaw who‘s ever lived.
A few weeks pass (S5) uneventfully. But one afternoon, a local cowhand comes run ning through town (S6) yelling, ―Big John is coming to town! Run for your (S7) lives!‖
When the bartender leaves the bar to start running, he is knocked to the ground by several townspeople rushing out of town. (S8) As he‘s picking himself up, he sees a la rge man, almost seven feet tall. He‘s muscular, and is growling as he approaches the bar.
He steps up to the door, orders the poor barkeep inside, and demands, ―I want a beer NOW!‖
He strikes his heavy fist on the bar, splitting it in half. (S9) The bartender nervously hands the big man a beer, hands shaking. He takes the beer, bites the top of the bottle off, and downs the beer in one gulp.
As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar, the big man gets up to leave. ―Do you want another beer?‖ the barten der asks in a trembling voice.
―Dang it, I don‘t have time!‖ the man yells. (S10) ―I got to get out of town! Didn‘t you hear Big John is coming?‖Task 3: A View of Happiness
Dr. Smith has proposed a reasonable, if perhaps somewhat oversimplified, view of happiness. According to his theory, happiness might be described as a state of balance. And when humans or certain animals achieve that balance, they tend to remain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling.
To illustrate this, we may study the action of two magnets. When their positive and negative poles meet, they are
comfortably joined, and they remain there. In other words, they have attained a balance or state of happiness. If on the other hand, one of the poles is reversed, and positive pole is pressed against positive pole, there is resistance, instability, imbalance or a state of happiness.
Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness in reinforcement. Once they have gained one or more of their goals such as food, and water, they learn to repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of those goals. This repetition or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense of happiness.
According to this theory, only animals with a significant capacity to learn should be able to experience happiness. But in truth learning can take place through surprisingly simple short-term actions such as scratching an itch, followed by pleasure, followed by more scratching, and so on. Thus learning can occur with almost no conscious thought.
For human beings, blessed with the ability to reason, goals are not limited to the short-term satisfaction of basic needs. Indeed, there is a strong link between happiness and the fulfillment of long-tern goals. Even if humans strive for goals that are more complex and longer-term than the animals‘ goals, once those goals are gained, happiness is reinforced.
Keys: 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A
Ⅳ.Speaking Out
Model 1: Don’t let it get to you!
Susan: You look so angry. What happened?
Chris: Nothing. I‘d rather not talk about it. Just don‘t ask.
Susan: Come on. Relax. Talk to me.
Chris: All right. This morning I took my car to the garage to check the air conditioner. They only gave it a quick look, refilled
it with some Freon, and charged me 300 bucks!
Susan: No wonder you‘re livid. I‘d be mad too if someone ripped me like that.
Chris:Yeah. And they were rude. They said I didn‘t know anything about cars, which I don‘t, but they didn‘t have to be so blunt!
Susan: Sounds like you got a raw deal!
Chris: What‘s worse,as I was leaving, I heard them saying, ―Don‘t trust this guy. He looks broke.‖When I heard that, I almost hit the roof.
Susan: Don‘t let it get to you. Better ignore them.
Chris: I agree. I did manage to keep my cool.
Susan:Well, the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Agency. Chris: Sounds like a good idea.
Model 2: I’m too depressed.
Susan: Chris, I hear you‘ve been down in the dumps, so I‘ve come to cheer you up.
Chris: It‘s not going to work. I‘m too depressed.
Sus an: Come on. Tell me what‘s on your mind.
Chris: Everything. My girlfriend left me; my dog ran away; my wallet was stolen.
Susan: Don‘t worry. I‘ll help you solve the biggest problem: finding you a new girlfriend.
Chris:Forget it. Anyway, I‘m getting bad g rades, and I was told that I‘d have to repeat a lot of courses next year. When I heard that, I almost lost it.
Susan: Look, relax. I‘ll help you with those courses.
Chris: Yeah, but I also have three weeks‘ laundry to do, and my room is a pigsty.
Susan: Fo rget it. You‘re on your own.
Chris: Come on. What are friends for?
Susan: To keep you in high spirits; not to do your laundry.
Model 3: You seem to be on top of the world.
Nora: Oh, hey, John!
John: Hey!
Nora: You seem to be on top of the world tonight. Wh at‘s up?
John: I‘m so happy I‘m about to burst. Guess what?
Nora: You‘ve got me.
John: It might be true that misfortunes never come singly, but you can also have a ―double blessing‖.
And that‘s what I had.
Nora: You mean you‘ve had two happy events in your life?
John:Exactly. You know, I was strong in all subjects except physics. Now I‘ve finally passed the test---the one I needed to qualify for a Bachelor‘s degree.
Nora: Congratulations! You‘d failed it three times. No wonder you‘re beaming. What‘s the oth er good news?
John:The multinational I was doing my field project at offered me a job at a good starting salary. Nora: Wow, wonderful, simply wonderful.
John:I feel like celebrating. Shall we go to a bar?
Nora: Why not?
Ⅴ. Let’s Talk Causes of Depression
Hello, everyone. Today I invite you to join me in an exploration of the causes of depression. There are many factors involved, but I believe some deserve special attention.
Heredity certainly plays a role. The tendency to develop depression may be inherited; there is evidence that this disorder
may run in families.
Physiology is another factor related to depression. There may be changes or imbalances in chemicals which transmit information in the brain, called neurotransmitters. Many modern antidepressant drugs attempt to increase levels of certain neurotransmitters so as to increase brain communication. While the causal relationship is unclear, it is known that antidepressant medications do relieve certain symptoms of depression.
Researchers also study psychological factors. They include the complex development of one‘s personality and how one has learned to cope with external environmental factors, such as stress. It is frequently observed that low self-esteem and self-defeating thinking are connected with depression. While it is not clear which is the cause and which is the effect, it is known that sufferers who are able to make corrections to their thinking patterns can show improved mood and self-esteem.
Another factor causing depression is one‘s early experiences. Events such as the death of a parent, the divorce of the parents, neglect, chronic illness, and severe physical abuse can also increase the likelihood of depression later in life.
Some present experiences may also lead to depression. Job loss, financial difficulties, long periods of unemployment, the loss of a spouse or other family member, or other painful events may trigger depression. Long-term stress at home, work, or school can also be involved.
It is worth noting that those living with someone suffering from depression experience increased anxiety, which adds to the possibility of their also becoming depressed.
Ⅵ. Further Listening and Speaking
Task 1: Reason and Emotion
Emotion is sometimes regarded as the opposite of reason, as is suggested by phrases such as ―appeal to emotions rather than reason‖and ―don‘t let your emotions take over‖. Emotional reactions sometimes produce consequences or thoughts which people may later regret or disagree with; but during an emotional state, they could not control their actions. Thus, it is generally believed that one of the most distinctive facts about human beings is a contradiction between emotion and reason. However, recent empirical studies do not suggest there is a clear distinction between reason and emotion. Indeed, anger or fear can often be thought of as an instinctive response to observed facts. The human mind possesses many possible reactions to the external world. Those reactions can lie on a continuum, with some of them involving the extreme of pure intellectual logic, which is often called ―cold‖, and others involving the extremes of pure emotion not related to logical argument, which is called ―the heat of passion‖. The relation between logic and emotion merits careful study. Passion, emotion, or feeling can reinforce an argument, even one based primarily on reason. This is especially true in religion or ideology, which frequently demand an all-or-nothing rejection or acceptance. In such areas of thought, human beings have to adopt a comprehensive view partly backed by empirical argument and partly by feeling and passion. Moreover, several researchers have suggested that typically there is no ―pure‖ decision or thought; that is, no thought is based ―purely‖ on intellectual logic or ―purely‖ on e motion---most decisions are founded on a mixture of both.
Keys: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D
Task 2: Depression
Pat: You look depressed. Are you feeling blue? I‘ve come to
cheer you up.
Ted: But there‘s nothing that can cheer me up. I‘m down in the dumps. Life‘s miserable.
Pat: You have to try to get your mind off things.
Ted: But I can‘t. I just feel there‘s too much pressure on me sometimes!
Pat: You can‘t let things get you down. Learn to relax and stop worrying all the time. What‘s your problem anyway?
Ted: I failed my last exam, and another exam is coming. What can I do?
Pat: If I were you, I‘d start working hard. If you work hard for a long time, you‘re bound to get better grades. You see, ―no pain, no gain.‖
Ted: It‘s easier said than done. If I read for fifteen minutes, I get bored.
Pat: You have to learn some self-discipline.
Ted: Worse than that! If I work for half an hour, I get a headache. Then I start to worry about passing the next exam.
Pat: It‘s all in your mind. If you stay cheerful like me, everything will soon be OK.
Ted: But how can I stay cheerful all the time?
Pat: Try to look on the bright side of things.
Ted: But what if there isn‘t a bright side?
Pat: You know the saying: Every cloud has a silver lining. It means there‘s always two sid es to everything--- both the dark and bright sides. So, try to identify your strengths and then bring them into full play.
Ted: Oh no! your corny old sayings are making me even more depressed.
Keys: 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.F
Task 3: Anger
Anger is an emotion that can be hard to control. Despite this, we should learn how to manage
anger in a constructive manner. In the most intense moments of anger, we usually have two choices: to fight or to run. Some choose the option of violence, which is a negative reaction to anger; and others choose to run. Some may think running means you are a coward. But the option of walking away and calming down is the more productive method of handling anger. It is difficult to walk away, especially when your heart is racing, and your anger is boiling over.
There are constructive ways of handling anger in any situation. First, you have to stop for a brief moment and think before you act. Take that moment and calm down if you feel yourself being pushed. At that moment you should admit you are angry. If you refuse to admit that you‘re angry or hurt, or if you make it appear that everything is peaches and cream, you are not managing anger in a productive way. You should first admit you are angry and let your feelings out before you blow up. For example, you can stay in a quiet place by yourself and shout; or you can talk to a close friend to vent your rage. If you do not acknowledge your anger, it only builds up inside you and will eventually explode like a volcano.
Then, in order to manage your anger, you can ask yourself an important question that we all must ask ourselves, ―What made me angry?‖ When you get the answer, then ask yourself, ―Why did that make me angry?‖ Through such logical reasoning, one tends to calm down and move towards a sensible solution.
1.We usually have two choices: to fight or to run.
2.The writer says the option of walking away and calming
down is the more productive method of
handling anger.
3.The writer says, ―If you refuse to admit that you‘re angry or hurt, or if you make it appear that
everything is peaches or cream, you are not managing anger in a productive way.‖
4.We must ask ourselves. ―What made me angry?‖
5.Finally you can ask yourself, ―Why did that make me angry?‖ Through such logical reasoning,
one tends to calm down and move toward a sensible solution.
News Report U.S. Roller Coaster
The world‘s first 4D roller coaster, ―X‖, took on its first passengers last week at the Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park, just outside Los Angeles.
After climbing on board and properly securing their safety harnesses, ―X‖ riders are first taken to a height of over 66 meters. At the top, the passengers train is released and builds up enough speed to race and plummet around the track at speeds of over 130 km an hour.
The ride takes the daring passengers down an incredible 66m dive and over the top of a 62m loop, in cars that spin independently of the roller coaster train. This unique design allows riders to spin 360 degrees, both forwards and backwards, through the entire ride.
Passengers hurtle through this ride often moving in many different directions at the same time as the cars somersault back and forth and the roller coaster twists, loops, and dives.
The complicated series of maneuvers includes two raven turns, one front flip, one twisting front flip, and two back flips.
Since passengers aren‘t always facing the right direction to
see what‘s coming up next, the element of surprise is high. For ―X‖ riders, this adds to the thrill of the ride.
The track of this newest roller coaster runs a total length of a little over 1,100 meters. The passengers trains measure 6 meters wide and 21 meters long, large enough to carry 28 passengers at a time. At full capacity, the trains can take 1,600 passengers for the ride of their lives each hour.
The entire ride lasts for only a total of about 2 minutes, but you can tell from the exhilarated faces of passengers returning to the boarding dock that they were two of the most thrilling minutes of their lives.
Unit 2
Part One : Intensive Reading
Section A: Charlie Chaplin
III.
1. coarse
2. betrayed
3. incident
4. postponed
5. execute
6. surrounding
7. applause
8. extraordinary
9. clumsy 10. sparked
IV.
1. for
2. against
3. up
4. about
5. up
6. to
7. down
8. down
9. in 10. on
V.
l. I 2.J 3.B 4.D 5.E 6.G 7.F 8.L 9.N 10.A VI.
1. service
2. help/hand
3. influence
4. guarantee
5. visit
6. span .
7. welcome
8. spirit
9. duties 10. buildings
VII.
1. artist
2. terrorist
3. novelist
4. activists
5. biologists
6. idealist
7. capitalists
8. tourist
VIII.
1. terrorism
2. industrialism
3. realism
4. idealism
5. criticism
6. heroism
7. racism
8. Modernism
IX
1. If I had known that you were coming, I would have met you at the airport.
2. If he had tried to leave the country, he would have been stopped at the border.
3. If we had found him earlier, we could have saved his life.
4. If I had caught that plane, I would have been killed in the air crash.
5. If he had been in good health, he could have written many books.
X.
1. it is a wonder to find
2. It is a surprise for us to find
3. it is a waste of time to argue with him
4. It‘s a comfort to know
5. It is a relief for us to learn
XI
1. If the characters in this comedy had been more humorous, it would have attracted a
larger audience.
2. She has never lost faith in her own ability, so it is a possibility for her to become a successful actress.
3. I never had formal training, I just learned as I went along.
4. As their products find their way into the international market, their brand is gaining in popularity.
5. She could make up a story by saying she was knocked
unconscious by thieves and that all her money was gone, but she doubted whether she could make it sound believable.
6.No one was certain whether he postponed the visit on purpose, but this brought more criticism of
him.
XII
1.如果没有查理?卓别林，世界电影史就会不一样了。

2.令人感到宽慰的是，他的努力最终给予了他长期渴望的结果—他成功地发现了这种疾病的原
因。

3.查理?卓别林是最伟大、最广受热爱的电影明星之一。

从《流浪汉》到《摩登时代》，他拍摄
了许多他那个时代最有趣、最受欢迎的电影。

他最出名的是他扮演的一个人物—年轻可爱的小流浪汉。

4.卓别林是一个才能非凡的人：自他1914 年第一次在电影中出现，两年时间内他就成了这个国
家最有名的人物之一。

5.查理﹒卓别林对20 世纪初期每个人的生活都产生了影响。

与有史以来的任何人相比，他让更
多的人欢笑，改变了人们看待这个世界的方式。

6. 1977 年，查理﹒卓别林在圣诞节那天去世了，身后留下了悲伤的家人和朋友，以及全世界数
以百万计的影迷。

XIII.
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. C
8. A
9. D 10. C
11. D 12. A 13. A 14.C 15. B 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. A Section B : The Political Career of a Female Politician
I.
1. F.
2. F.
3. O.
4. F.
5. O.
II.
1.T
2.F
3.F
4.T
5.F
6.T
7.F
8.T
III.
1. fierce
2. launched
3. colleagues
4. illegal
5. funded
6. jealous
7. refresh
8. substantial
9. sow 10. ridiculous
1. Could we take a walk? I feel like a little exercise.
2. Ms. Mbogo had made a bold decision: to run for mayor of Embu, Kenya.
3. Some leaders in Kenya were afraid of losing their power, so they tried everything to shut Kenyan
women out of politics.
4. She decided long ago that she would study the subject in earnest as soon as she left school.
5. He was arrested because he was paid to spy on our air bases.
6. After almost four hours of fierce negotiation, the President had the upper hand.
7. Victims of traffic accidents make up almost a quarter of the hospital‘s patients.
8. Ms. Mbogo‘s victory was important because all her male colleagues vot ed her in.
9. Two young men were originally hired to watch over the house as it was being built.
10. It is reported that government troops tried to break up the protest by firing their guns in the air.
课文A
查理·卓别林
他出生在伦敦南部的一个贫困地区，他所穿的短袜是从妈妈的红色长袜上剪下来的。

他妈妈一度被诊断为精神失常。

狄更斯或许会创作出查理·卓别林的童年故事，但只有查理·卓别林才能塑造出了不起的喜剧角色"流浪者"，这个使其创作者声名永驻的衣衫褴褛的小人物。

就卓别林而言，其他国家，如法国、意大利、西班牙，甚至日本和朝鲜，比他的出生地给予了他更多的掌声（和更多的收益）。

卓别林在1913年永久地离开了英国，与一些演员一起启程到美国进行舞台。