全大学英语第二册unit成人专升本期末考试复习资料

Unit 2Values

Pair Work

1. What is the Salvation Army? What does a Salvation Army bell ringer do?

The Salvation Army is a religious charitable organization. A Salvation Army bell ringer is a volunteer who helps it collect donations.

2. What did the boy ask the writer? What do you think made him raise such a question?

The boy asked him: Are you poor? He did it simply out of confusion and curiosity. Obviously he knew nothing about the Salvation Army bell ringer.

3. How did the writer answer? What does the writer's answer to the boy's question mean?

He said, "I have more than some people, but not as much as others." This means that he was neither poor nor rich.

4. Why did the boy's mother scold him?

The boy's mother scolded him because the question was socially inappropriate, especially to a person who looked poor.

5. Is the writer poor or not in terms of material possessions? Give facts to support your conclusion.

Yes, he's. He’s economically he is poor. He lives in a small basement apartment. He doesn't even have

a color TV. He falls into the lowest income category And so on.

6. Does the writer feel poor? Why or why not?

No, the writer does not feel poor. This is because he has enjoyed good health and creativity which he thinks are much more important than material goods.

7. In what situation does the writer feel out of place?

He feels out of place among people who ate primarily interested in material things.

8. What did the girl tell him before her visit to his basement apartment? And what happened after?

She told him that she was interested in what's on the inside. But after he Wok her to his poorly furnished apartment, she changed her mind completely.

9. How ought one to understand such "a seemingly abrupt change in her priorities"? It only shows that to her the most important thing was still material goods rather than what she had claimed before.

10. Can we infer from the essay what role commercials can play in society? Commercials can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.

11. Why does the writer say "December is the time of year I feel wealthiest"?

Because December is the time for him to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others.

12. How has the boy's question affected the writer?

The boy's question has helped the writer realize that, despite his lack of expensive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that.