大学英语精读第三版第二册unit8
大学英语精读第三版第二册unit8
1. Expression of percentage: xx%, xx% out of xx, most of us, few of us, none of us 2. Expression of opinions: we all agree / think / believe/ hold the opinion that…
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Summary of the discussion
For test-taking, honesty may be the best policy. Tests help students know themselves. Tests enable students to discover what they need to spend more time studying and help make their newly acquired knowledge sink in. The purpose of a test is to show what the students have learned about a subject. The world won’t end if they don’t pass a test.
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In the state of New York, the Department of Education requires that high school students take year-end examinations in science, math, and language subjects. A regent is a member of a board appointed to govern educational institutions. In New York, the regents make out these required examinations. The regents’ exam does not replace the final examination. It is a secure test, meaning that other than the regents themselves, no one, not even the teachers, is supposed to see the examinations prior to their administration. The exams are mostly multiple choice questions, though students may be required to write a short essay or solve math problems. A score of 65 is required to pass the exam, the top score being 100.
大学英语精读2unit8电子教案
教学目标:1. 让学生掌握本单元的核心词汇和短语。
2. 帮助学生理解课文内容,提高阅读理解能力。
3. 培养学生运用所学知识进行口头和书面表达的能力。
4. 增强学生对西方文化的了解。
教学对象:大学英语精读2学生教学课时:2课时教学重点:1. 课文中的重点词汇和短语。
2. 课文的主要内容和结构。
3. 文章的写作手法和修辞手法。
教学难点:1. 课文中的复杂句型。
2. 文章中的隐喻和象征意义。
教学过程:第一课时一、导入新课1. 教师简要介绍本单元的主题,激发学生的兴趣。
2. 提问:你们认为这个主题对我们的生活有什么意义?二、课文讲解1. 学生阅读课文,教师带领学生分析课文中的重点词汇和短语。
2. 学生朗读课文,教师纠正发音和语调。
3. 分析课文结构,讲解文章的写作手法和修辞手法。
三、课堂练习1. 学生进行词汇练习,巩固所学词汇。
2. 学生进行句子翻译练习,提高翻译能力。
3. 学生进行段落复述练习,锻炼口头表达能力。
四、课堂小结1. 教师总结本节课的重点内容。
2. 学生分享自己的学习心得。
第二课时一、复习导入1. 教师提问:上一节课我们学习了哪些内容?2. 学生回顾上一节课的学习内容。
二、课文精讲1. 教师讲解课文中的复杂句型,帮助学生理解。
2. 分析文章的隐喻和象征意义,引导学生深入思考。
三、课堂练习1. 学生进行阅读理解练习,提高阅读速度和理解能力。
2. 学生进行写作练习,运用所学知识进行写作。
四、课堂小结1. 教师总结本节课的重点内容。
2. 学生分享自己的学习心得。
五、布置作业1. 阅读课文,完成课后练习。
2. 搜集与课文主题相关的资料,撰写一篇短文。
教学反思:1. 教师应根据学生的实际情况调整教学进度,确保学生能够跟上教学节奏。
2. 注重培养学生的阅读能力和写作能力,提高学生的综合素质。
3. 鼓励学生积极参与课堂活动,提高学生的课堂参与度。
现代大学英语精读3第二版Unit8_Book3
appearance
character
Text Analysis
Detailed Analysis
Part IIhat way did Russell’s mother’s ways reflect the values of the time she lived in?
Detailed Analysis
Part I: Discussion
1. Russell says, ―At the age of eighty my mother had her last bad fall…‖ What inferences can you draw from this sentence? 2. What was his mother’s state of mind after her last bad fall? 3. Russell says, ―…when I did phone back she was all right, although she wasn’t all right, of course…‖ He uses the phrase ―all right‖ twice. Do they mean the same? 4. Russell’s mother stayed in a nursing home. What is a nursing home? 5. Do you think it is a good idea for children to send their aged parents to this kind of institutions?
Never trust anyone over thirty!
Warming up
Questions/Activities
大学英语 精读第三版第二册 英语翻译1--8单元
大学英语精读第二册(第三版)book2Unit1一)1.她砰地关上门,一声不吭地走了,他们之间那场争执就此结束。
Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word.2. 出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点意外。
The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American.3. 约翰尼已长大成熟,不再害怕独自呆在家里了。
Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone.4. 当全部乘客都向出口处 (exit) 走去时,他却独自留在座位上,好像不愿意离开这架飞机似的。
While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane.5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。
The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself.6. 南希虽然很想参加辩论,但腼腆得不敢开口。
While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth.7. 你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他?What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home?8. 猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下 (lay) 的陷阱(trap) 方向跑去,脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。
The hunter’s face lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid.大学英语精读第二册(第三版)book2Unit2答案1) 会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。
大学英语精读第二册Unit8:IsItGoingoutofStyle?
Unit Eight:Honesty:Is It Going out of Style?Ever thought about cheating on a test? Of course not. But some students are not quite so honest …Honesty: Is It Going Out of Style?Stacia RobbinsAccording to a recent poll, 61 percent of American high school students have admitted to cheating on exams at least once. It can be argued such a response my not mean much. After all, most students have been faced with the temptation to peek at a neighbor's test paper. And students can be hard on themselves in judging such behavior. However, there are other indications that high school cheating may be on the rise.More and more states are requiring students to pass competency tests in order to receive their high school diplomas. And many educators fear that an increase in the use of state exams will lead to a corresponding rise in cheating. A case in point is students in New York State who faced criminal misdemeanor charges for possessing and selling advance copies of state Regents examinations.Cheating is considered to be a major problem in colleges and universities. Several professors say they've dropped the traditional term paper requirement because many students buy prewritten term papers, and they can't track down all the cheaters anymore.Colleges and universities across the nation have decided to do more than talk about the rise in student cheating. For instance, the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland launched a campaign to stop one form of cheating. As 409 students filed out of their exam, they found all but one exit blocked. Proctors asked each student to produce an ID card with an attached photo. Students who said they'd left theirs in the dorm or at home had a mug shot taken. The purpose of the campaign was to catch "ringers," students who take tests for other students.The majority of students at the University of Maryland applauded the campaign. The campus newspaper editorial said, "Like police arresting speeders, the intent is not to catch everyone but rather to catch enough to spread the word."We frequently hear about "the good old days", when Americans were better, happier, and more honest. But were they more honest? Maybe yes, a long time ago when life was very different from what it is today.School children used to know the story of how Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny he'd overcharged a customer. It's the kind of story we think of as myth. But in the case of Lincoln, the story is true … unlike the story of George Washington and the cherry tree. Washington's first biographer invented the tale of little George saying to his father, "I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my ax." What is important in both stories, however, is that honesty was seen as an important part of the American character.And these are just two stories out of many. Students in the last century usually didn't read "fun" stories. They read stories that taught moral values. Such stories pointed out quite clearly that children who lied, cheated, or stole came to bad ends. Parents may have further reinforced those values. It's difficult to know. We do know that children didn't hear their parents talk of cheating the government on income taxes - there weren't any.A clue as to why Americans may have been more honest in the past lies in the Abe Lincoln story. Lincoln knew his customer. They both lived in a small town. Would a check-out person at a large supermarket return money a customer? It's less likely. On the other hand, would overnight guests at an inn run by a husband and wife, steal towels? It's less likely.Perhaps this tells us that people need to know one another to be at their honest best.The vast majority of Americans still believe that honesty as an important part of the American Character. For that reason, there are numerous watch-dog committees at all levels of society. Although signs of dishonesty in school, business, and government seem much more numerous in recent years than in the past, could it be that we are getting better at revealing such dishonesty?There is some evidence that dishonesty may ebb and flow. When times are hard, incidents of theft and cheating usually go up. And when times get better such incidents tend to go down.Cheating in school also tends to ebb and flow. But it doesn't seem linked to the economy.Many educators feel that as students gain confidence in themselves and their abilities, they are less likely to cheat. Surprisingly, some efforts to prevent cheating may actually encourage cheating - a person may feel "they don't trust me anyway," and be tempted to "beat the system." Distrust can be contagious. But, so can trust!NEW WORDShonestyn. freedom from deceit, cheating, etc. 诚实stylen. fashion 时髦polln. survey of public opinion by putting questions to a representative selection of persons 民意测验admitv. state or agree to the truth of; confess 承认,供认admissionn.temptationn. the act of tempting or being tempted 引诱;诱惑peekvi. look (at sth.) quickly, esp. when one should not 偷看behavio(u)rn. way of behaving ⾏为behavev.indicationn. sign or suggestion 迹象competencyn. ability; being competent 能⼒;胜任diploman. official paper showing that a person has successfully finished a course of study or passed an examination ⽂凭correspondinga. matching 相应的criminala. of crimemisdemeano(u)rn. crime that is less serious than, for example, stealing of murder 轻罪chargen. accusation 指控possessn. have, own 占有,拥有advancea. made available before the date of general publication or release 预先的regentn. member of a governing board (学校董事会的)董事dropvt. give up; discontinue 放弃;⾰除traditionala. of or according to tradition 传统的traditionn.requirementn. sth. required; sth. demanded as a condition 要求;必要条件prewrittena. written beforehand; written in advancepsychologyn. science of the mind ⼼理学psychologicala.launchvt. start, set going 发起;发动campaignn. series of planned activities for some special purpose运动filevi. march or move in a line 排成纵队⾏进exitn. way out of a place 出⼝(处)proctorn. 临考⼈ID cardn. identity card ⾝份证dormn. (short for) dormitory 宿舍mugn. the face or mouthshotn. a single photographmug shotn. (sl.) photograph of a person's face, used for purposes of identification ⾯部照⽚ringern. any person who pretends to be another 冒名顶替者applaudvt. praise esp. by striking one's hands to gether 拍⼿称赞campusn. university; the grounds of a university, college, or school ⼤学;校园editorialn. leading article 社论arrestvt. seize (sb.) in the name of the law 逮捕speedern. person who drives an automobile at a higher speed than is lawful 违法超速驾驶者intentn. purpose; intentionfrequentlyad. at short intervals, often 频繁地。
大学英语精读第二册Unti Eight
美国的教育制度
美国学生在高中的最后一年, 常常要申请 好几所大学或学院。大学(university)通常 比学院(college)大, 往往包括几所学院。 美国没有统一的大学入学考试。各所大学 或学院招生的标准不一。
Income taxes 个人所得税
税,指人们所上交的用以支持政府的钱。美国大 体上有三级政府:联邦政府、州、市;因此,税 收也分为向以上三级政府上交的三种税。薪水超 过几千美元的人必须向联邦政府缴纳一定比例的 税,联邦政府的税率是累进的,税率为14%-17%, 随着个人的收入的增加而增加,每年的4月15日 为缴纳税款的日子,随着税收的增加人们这一天 很不愉快。尽管美国人在许多问题上持不同意见, 但他们在一个问题上的意见是一致的:税收太高, 他们常常觉得每一周都有一天纯粹是为了交税而 工作的。
(Para.1) It can be argued such a response may not mean much.
该句等于“People can argue that such an answer maybe isn’t very meaningful”(人们 可以反驳说, 这样的回答恐怕没有什么意义)
all but…
①= all except 除了…都 e.g. All but Liping were here just now. (刚才除了李平,所有人都在这儿。) ②= nearly, almost 几乎 e.g. We all but finished here. (做到这儿我们几乎要完成了。) It’s all but impossible. (这几乎是不可能的。)
Olympic Games. (这位运动员在上届运动会期间处于鼎盛时期。)
大学英语精读第二册(第三版)Unit8答案
大学英语精读第三版第二册Book2Unit8答案上海外语教育出版社董亚芬主编1) decrease2) outside3) plus4) vague5) hard6) empty7) thin8) fall9) exclusive10) clever11) light12) present13) false14) stale15) pull16) at least17) minor18) alive/living19) relatively20) narrow1) is on the rise2) numerous3) was launched4) come to no good end/come to bad ends5) different from6) go down7) being hard on/being so hard on the child8) an indication9) possess10) a case in point1) out of style2) In the case of3) overnight4) on the other hand5) evidence6) clue7) incident8) corresponding9) contagious10) lay in11) anyway12) reinforced13) behavior1) We think of the Great Wall of China as one of the wonders of the world.2) Medical scientists have long recognized that heart disease is linked to cigarette smoking.3) San Francisco and Shanghai are both major seaports and financial centers, but unlike Shanghai, San Francisco is hilly and surrounded by water on three sides.4) An increase in investments will lead to a corresponding rise in profits in times of rapid economic growth.5) The size of the prize tempted many people to enter the competition.6) All the ca ndidates for the position must meet the requirement of successful completion of secondary school.1) disagreement2) disadvantage3) disappear4) disapprove5) misbehave6) discomfort7) miscount8) discontented9) discontinue10) disclose11) misdeed12) misdirect13) misfortune14) misguide15) dishearten16) dishonor17) misjudge18) mislead19) disobey20) disorder21) misprint22) misspelling23) mistranslate24) misunderstanding1) overpraised2) overate3) overwork4) overcrowded5) overweight6) overloading7) overanxious8) Overpopulation1) shoe repairers2) clothes shops3) cigarette packets4) customs duties5) child welfare6) arms control7) a salesperson/a sales clerk8) a ticket office1) Helen will have that dress altered to fit her.2) It was Qin Shi Huang who had all the walls joined up.3) I had my meals brought to me when I was ill in bed with a bad cold.4) He had three of his teeth knocked out in the fight.5) Bill had his hat blown off when (he was) crossing the bridge.6) The sleeping cat lay too near the fire and had its tail slightly burned.1) Our team is likely to win the game.2) Davis is not likely to get home before dark.3) These old buildings are very likely to be knocked down in a year or two.4) As the young man is very short of money, he is likely to apply for the dangerous job advertised in the paper.5) The old lady was even less likely to survive the operation if she got any worse.6) As Nancy is one of the best tennis players on the school team, she is most likely to be singled out for special training.1) The wish of the scientists is to find new resources for mankind.2) Her goal in life is to work hard for the happiness of all people in the world.3) The object of my visit was to consult your uncle as to how I could learn English better.4) Jefferson's / His purpose in making on-the-spot observations of the James River was to find out whether its South Branch was deep enough to be used by large boats.5) No. My approach is not to learn everything about something, but rather to learn something about everything.1) evidence2) on the rise3) behavior4) launched5) campaigns6) contagious7) Numerous8) linked9) unlike10) reinforced1) pair2) never3) very4) won5) On6) happened7) when8) along9) stopped10) help11) to12) station13) found14) gone15) lying16) this17) recognized18) back19) like20) strong21) fists22) got23) never24) on1) computer games2) was getting married3) hesitated4) Unfortunately5) Worse still6) forever7) positive8) property9) learn a lesson10) it's too bad I won't be able to replace it翻译1) 巨额投资(investment)使这一地区的经济得以迅速发展。
大学英语精读Book2 Unit8
Three teachers were put into prison for selling advance copies of CET 4 answers
1.What do you think are the main reasons that some students cheat on exams? Not review well before the tests No self-confidence Group psychology(从众心理)
根据图表请描述某校大学生平均每周使用计算机的时间变化请说明发生这些变化的原因可从计算机的用途价格或社会发展等方面加以说明
College English (2)
Warm-up Activities Background Information Text Analysis Language Points Useful Expression Summary Proverbs Homework
Harvard University
In China, there is a universal exam for enrolling a college or a university. Most students will take the same college entrance exams. However, recently, more and more universities are endowed(授予) the right to use their special tests, such as Peking University, Qinghua university…
2. Tests
1)TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language 托福考试 2)GRE: Graduate Record Examination 研究生考试 3)IELTS: International English Language Testing System 国际英语测试(雅思) 4)PETS: Public English Test System 全国公共英语等级考试 5)BEC: Business English Certificate 剑桥商务英语资格考试 6)CET4: College English Test Band 4 大学英语四级考试
现代大学英语 精读2(第三版)教学课件B2U8
现代大学英语精读2(第三版)教学课件B2U8明确教学目标,指导研究内容和教学方式本课件介绍了《现代大学英语精读2(第三版)教学课件B2U8》的具体内容和主题。
该课件主要包括以下内容:课程概述:简要介绍了本章所涵盖的主题和重点内容。
阅读材料:提供了一篇与主题相关的英文文章,用于学生的阅读训练。
词汇研究:列出了一些与文章内容相关的重要词汇,并提供了词义解释和例句。
阅读理解:包括了多个与文章相关的问题,旨在帮助学生理解和分析文章中的信息。
课堂讨论:提供了一些讨论问题,可用于课堂上的互动和学生之间的交流。
拓展阅读:列出了一些额外的阅读材料,供学生进一步拓展知识。
总结与复:对本课内容进行总结,并提供一些复建议。
通过研究《现代大学英语精读2(第三版)教学课件B2U8》,学生可以提高阅读能力,扩展词汇量,并深入了解与主题相关的知识。
本文档旨在探讨适合《现代大学英语精读2(第三版)》教材的教学方法,并包括以下内容:多媒体教学:通过利用多媒体资源,如投影仪、音频和视频材料,可以增加学生的参与度和互动性,提高他们的英语阅读能力。
教师可以结合文本内容,展示相关的图片、图表和视频片段,以帮助学生更好地理解和记忆。
讨论活动:通过组织小组讨论或全班讨论,可以促进学生之间的交流和合作。
教师可以提出问题,引导学生思考并发表自己的观点。
这不仅可以提高学生的口语表达能力,还可以培养他们的批判思维和分析能力。
案例分析:选取与教材相关的案例进行分析和讨论。
通过分析实际案例,学生可以将所学知识应用到实际情境中,提高他们的综合运用能力。
练与评估:在教学过程中,教师可以设计各种练和评估活动。
例如,阅读理解题、写作练、小组演讲等。
这些活动可以帮助学生巩固所学知识,并检验他们的研究成果。
通过采用上述教学方法,可以增强学生对《现代大学英语精读2(第三版)》教材的理解和应用能力,提高他们的研究效果和兴趣。
通过采用上述教学方法,可以增强学生对《现代大学英语精读2(第三版)》教材的理解和应用能力,提高他们的学习效果和兴趣。
外教社大学英语精读第2册第8单元参考答案
外教社大学英语精读第2册第8单元参考答案Comprehension of the Text31.d2.c3.c4.b5.a6.b7.c8.dVocabulary5decrease outside plus vague minorhard empty thin fall alive/livingexclusive clever light present relativelyfalse stale pull at least narrow61. is on the rise2. numerous3. was launched4. come to no good end/bad ends5. different from that6. go down7. being (so) hard on (the child)8. an indication 9. possess 10.reveal(his identity)71. out of style2. admitted (to)3. overnight4. on the other hand5. attached6. tends7. as to8. incident9. corresponding 10.a case in point y in12.anyway 13.evidence 14.reinforced 15.behavior81. We think of the Great Wall of China as one of the wonders of the world.2. Medical scientists have long recognized that heart disease is linked to cigarette smoking.3. San Francisco and Shanghai are both major seaports and financial centres,but unlike Shanghai, San Francisco is hilly and surrounded by water on three sides.4. An increase in investments will lead to a corresponding rise in profits in times of rapid economic growth.5. The man would not admit/refused to admit that the signature was his.6. All the candidates for the position must meet the requirement of successfulcompletion of secondary school.Word Building9disagreement disadvantage disappeardisapprove misbehave discomfortmiscount discontented discontinuedisclose misdeed misdirect misfortune misguide dishearten dishonor misjudge mislead disobey disorder misprint misspelling mistranslate misunderstanding101. overpraised2. overate3. overwork4. overcrowded5. overweight6. overloading7. overanxious8. OverpopulationstructureCloze14A(1) evidence (2) on the rise (3) behavior (4) launched(5) campaigns (6) contagious (7) Numbers (8) linked (9) unlike (10) moral (11) reinforcedB(1)pair (2)never (3)very (4)won (5)On (6)happended (7)when (8)along (9)stopped (10)help (11)to (12)station (13)found (14)gone (15)lying (16)this (17)recognized (18)back (19)like (20)strong (21)fists (22)got (23)never (24)onTranslation1.Vast amounts/accounts of investment have enabled the economy of the area to grow rapidly.2. They launched a campaign to raise money for a new hospital.3. It is true that success lies in diligence.4. Men of high moral standards, they are never to be tempted to take such expensive gifts.5. There are indications that numerous factories are faced with a verydifficult situation.6. The police arrested the criminal on a charge of armed robbery severalhours after they found an important clue to his identity.7. Investigation has revealed that retirement tends to cause psychologicaltroubles for some people.8. The medical team did more than complain about the relatively poor working conditions at the local hospital. For instance, several doctors bought simple nedical instruments with their own money.Key to Reading ActivityExercise A1.c2.b3.d4.a5.c6.c7. Acts of honor are, according to the author, acts of sacrifice, integrity, and love.8. Perhaps we have not lost our sacred Honor after all.Exercise B1.今天,荣誉已成为傻瓜的美德;如果今天亚伯拉罕.林肯步行10英里去归还一本图书馆的书,他会受到嘲笑,被人称作白痴。
大学英语精读第二册 Unit8 Honesty Is It Going out of Style 单词
unlike prep.& adj. 不像,不同的
Unlike his brother, John is very interested in poetry.
Collocation:
carry on / conduct a campaign 开展运动 launch / organize a campaign 发动/组织运动 a campaign against… 反…的运动 a campaign for… 争取…的运动
applaud: vt. & vi. 拍手称赞
Байду номын сангаас link
v. 连接 The road links all the new towns. 这条路把所有的新城镇都连接起来。
n. 连接,一环 Researches have established the link between smoking and cancer.
4) 掌管,照管,监护 leave a child in a friend’s charge
charge: v.
1) 指控,控告 He was charged with stealing the jewels.
2) 要价 The hotel charges $2 for washing and ironing a shirt.
The crowd applauded the performance for five minutes.
The audience applauded wildly at the end of the opera.
language point大学英语精读2Unit8The Man in Asbestos
★ drop into(para.2)
a. go somewhere in passing b. throw „ into c. fall into 1. In this weather the cliff face was a foggy drop into infinity. 在这种天气条件下,雾蒙蒙的悬崖隐入广漠无限之中。 2. Drop your cigarette ashes into the ashtray. 请把香烟灰弹在烟灰缸里。 3. The old men tend to drop into a doze. 老人往往爱打瞌睡。
I could feel my senses leaving me. I fell into a sleep, the deep immeasurable sleep in which the very existenc e of the outer world was hushed. Dimly I could feel the days go past, then the years, and then the long passage of the centuries.(para.6) The world around us ★ sense had become silent and still sense of „„的感觉 in a sense 在某种意义上 make sense 有意义;讲得通;言之有理 sense of responsibility 责任感,责任心 common sense 常识 1.I try to make each song make sense for itself. 我努力创作每首歌都有它自己的意义。 2.In this sense,personality is the very soul of art. 由这种意义上说来,人格就是艺术的灵魂。
大学英语精读第第三版(董亚芬)第二册1-10单元翻译答案
大学英语精读Book2第二册第三版课后翻译答案翻译Book2 Unit1 翻译1.她砰地关上门,一声不吭地走了,他们之间那场争执就此结束。
Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word.2. 出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点意外。
The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commandingtone of the American.3. 约翰尼已长大成熟,不再害怕独自呆在家里了。
Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone.走去时,他却独自留在座位上,好像不愿意4. 当全部乘客都向出口处 (exit) 走去时,他却独自留在座位上,好像不愿意离开这架飞机似的。
While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane.5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。
The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself.6. 南希虽然很想参加辩论,但腼腆得不敢开口。
While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth.7. 你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他?What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home?方向8. 猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下 (lay) 的陷阱的陷阱 (trap) 方向跑去,脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。
大学英语精读第二册第8课内容详解(2)
大学英语精读第二册第8课内容详解(2)大学英语精读第二册第8课内容详解frequentlyad. at short intervals, often 频繁地overchargevt. charge too much 对...要价太高customern. person who buys goods from a shop, esp. regularly 顾客mythn. 神话unlikeprep. not like, different fromcherryn. 樱桃biographern. person who writes about another person's life 传记作家ax(e)n. 斧子charactern. mental or moral qualities that make one person, race, etc. different from others 性格,品质morala. concerning principles of right of wrong 道德的reinforcevt. encourage of strengthen 加强taxn. 税,税款cluen. sth. that helps to find an answer to a question 线索check-outn. desk where one pays the bill of the goods one has chosen 结帐处supermarketn. large shop where one serves oneself with food and goods 超级市场overnighta. for or during the night 住一夜的;一整夜的innn. small hotel 小旅馆,客栈toweln. 毛巾vasta. very bignumerousa. manywatch-doga. organized or acting as a watchful guardian, esp. against unlawful practice 起监督作用的dishonestyn. the quality of being dishonestrevealvt. make known 揭露evidencen. sign or proof 证据ebbvi. (of the tide) flow back from the land to the sea; grow less; become weak or faint 落潮;低落,衰退flowvi. (of the tide) come in; rise; run or spread smoothly (潮)涨;上升;流incidentn. event; happening 事件theftn. (the act of, an instance of) stealingtendvi. have a tendency 易于,往往会linkvt. join or connect 连接;联系economyn. 经济anywayad. at all; in any case 究竟;无论如何temptvt. attract (sb.) to do sth. wrong or foolish 引诱systemn. 体制;制度systematica.distrustn. lack of trust; mistrust 不信任,怀疑contagiousa. tending to spread easily from person to person 传染的PHEASES & EXPRESSIONSout of styleno longer fashionable 过时的,不再流行according toas stated or shown by; in a way that agrees with 按照,根据(be) faced with面对be hard on对...过分严厉on the riseincreasing steadily 在增长;在加剧a case in pointa very good example 恰当的例子all butall except 除了...都(be) different fromunlike, not the same as 与...不同think of ... asregard asin the case of就...来说,至于come toarrive at a particular state or position 变成(某种状态) lie inexist in 在于on the other handfrom the opposed point of view 另一方面,反过来说at one's bestin as good a state as possible 处于最佳状态go uprise; increase 上升;增加go downfall; decrease 下降;减少PROPER NAMESStacia Robbins斯泰茜娅.罗宾斯Maryland马里兰(美国州名) Abe艾贝(Abraham的昵称) Abe。
大学英语精读第三版第二册教案_Unit8
教学目标:1. 让学生掌握课文中的重点词汇和短语,提高词汇运用能力。
2. 帮助学生理解课文内容,培养阅读理解能力。
3. 通过课堂讨论,提高学生的口语表达能力。
4. 培养学生的批判性思维,引导学生关注社会现象。
教学内容:1. 课文:Unit 8 A Man of Principle2. 重点词汇:principle, integrity, integrity, just, corrupt, influence, temptation, resist, betray3. 语法:被动语态教学步骤:一、导入1. 复习上节课的内容,检查学生对上节课知识的掌握情况。
2. 引导学生关注社会现象,提出问题:“在现实生活中,你是否遇到过诱惑?你是如何抵制诱惑的?”二、新课导入1. 介绍课文背景,让学生了解作者和文章主题。
2. 阅读课文,让学生找出重点词汇和短语,并解释其含义。
三、词汇讲解1. 讲解重点词汇:principle, integrity, integrity, just, corrupt, influence, temptation, resist, betray。
2. 通过例句和练习,帮助学生掌握这些词汇的用法。
四、课文分析1. 分析课文结构,帮助学生理解文章的层次。
2. 分析作者的观点,引导学生关注社会现象。
五、课堂讨论1. 让学生结合自己的生活经历,谈谈自己如何抵制诱惑。
2. 鼓励学生发表自己的观点,培养学生的批判性思维。
六、语法讲解1. 讲解被动语态的构成和用法。
2. 通过例句和练习,帮助学生掌握被动语态。
七、写作训练1. 让学生根据课文内容,写一篇关于抵制诱惑的短文。
2. 强调文章结构,要求学生运用被动语态。
八、课堂小结1. 总结本节课的重点内容。
2. 鼓励学生在课后继续学习,提高自己的英语水平。
教学评价:1. 课堂参与度:观察学生在课堂上的表现,了解学生对知识的掌握情况。
2. 作业完成情况:检查学生的写作作业,了解学生的写作能力。
大学英语精读第二册(第三版)Unit8答案
大学英语精读第二册(第三版)Unit8答案大学英语精读第三版第二册Book2Unit8答案上海外语教育出版社董亚芬主编1) decrease2) outside3) plus4) vague5) hard6) empty7) thin8) fall9) exclusive10) clever11) light12) present13) false14) stale15) pull16) at least17) minor18) alive/living19) relatively20) narrow1) is on the rise2) numerous3) was launched4) come to no good end/come to bad ends5) different from6) go down7) being hard on/being so hard on the child8) an indication9) possess10) a case in point1) out of style2) In the case of3) overnight4) on the other hand5) evidence6) clue7) incident8) corresponding9) contagious10) lay in11) anyway12) reinforced13) behavior1) We think of the Great Wall of China as one of the wonders of the world.2) Medical scientists have long recognized that heart disease is linked to cigarette smoking.3) San Francisco and Shanghai are both major seaports and financial centers, but unlike Shanghai, San Francisco is hilly and surrounded by water on three sides.4) An increase in investments will lead to a corresponding rise in profits in times of rapid economic growth.5) The size of the prize tempted many people to enter the competition.6) All the ca ndidates for the position must meet the requirement of successful completion of secondary school.1) disagreement2) disadvantage3) disappear4) disapprove5) misbehave6) discomfort7) miscount8) discontented9) discontinue10) disclose11) misdeed12) misdirect13) misfortune14) misguide15) dishearten16) dishonor17) misjudge18) mislead19) disobey20) disorder21) misprint22) misspelling23) mistranslate24) misunderstanding1) overpraised2) overate3) overwork4) overcrowded5) overweight6) overloading7) overanxious8) Overpopulation1) shoe repairers2) clothes shops3) cigarette packets4) customs duties5) child welfare6) arms control7) a salesperson/a sales clerk8) a ticket office1) Helen will have that dress altered to fit her.2) It was Qin Shi Huang who had all the walls joined up.3) I had my meals brought to me when I was ill in bed with a bad cold.4) He had three of his teeth knocked out in the fight.5) Bill had his hat blown off when (he was) crossing the bridge.6) The sleeping cat lay too near the fire and had its tail slightly burned.1) Our team is likely to win the game.2) Davis is not likely to get home before dark.3) These old buildings are very likely to be knocked down ina year or two.4) As the young man is very short of money, he is likely to apply for the dangerous job advertised in the paper.5) The old lady was even less likely to survive the operation if she got any worse.6) As Nancy is one of the best tennis players on the school team, she is most likely to be singled out for special training.1) The wish of the scientists is to find new resources formankind.2) Her goal in life is to work hard for the happiness of all people in the world.3) The object of my visit was to consult your uncle as to howI could learn English better.4) Jefferson's / His purpose in making on-the-spot observations of the James River was to find out whether its South Branch was deep enough to be used by large boats.5) No. My approach is not to learn everything about something, but rather to learn something about everything.1) evidence2) on the rise3) behavior4) launched5) campaigns6) contagious7) Numerous8) linked9) unlike10) reinforced1) pair2) never3) very4) won5) On6) happened7) when8) along9) stopped10) help11) to12) station13) found14) gone15) lying16) this17) recognized18) back19) like20) strong21) fists22) got23) never24) on1) computer games2) was getting married3) hesitated4) Unfortunately5) Worse still6) forever7) positive8) property9) learn a lesson10) it's too bad I won't be able to replace it翻译1) 巨额投资(investment)使这一地区的经济得以迅速发展。
新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit8-课文原文Animals or children
Animals or children? —A scientist's choice1 I am the enemy! I am one of those cursed, cruel physician scientists involved in animal research. These rumors sting, for I have never thought of myself as an evil person. I became a children's doctor because of my love for children and my supreme desire to keep them healthy. During medical school and residency, I saw many children die of cancer and bloodshed from injury —circumstances against which medicine has made great progress but still has a long way to go. More importantly, I also saw children healthy thanks to advances in medical science such as infant breathing support, powerful new medicines and surgical techniques and the entire field of organ transplantation. My desire to tip the scales in favor of healthy, happy children drew me to medical research.2 My accusers have twisted the truth into a fable and cast me as the devil. They claim that I have no moral compass, that I torture innocent animals for the sole purpose of career advancement, and that my experiments have no relevance tomedicine. Meanwhile, an uncaring public barely watches, convinced that the issue has no significance, and publicity-conscious senators and politicians increasingly give way to the lobbying of animal rights activists.3 We, in medical research, have also been unbelievably uncaring. We have allowed the most extreme animal rights protesters to creep in and frame the issue as one of "animal fraud" and hatred. We have persisted in our belief that a knowledgeable public would consent to the importance of animal research for public health. Perhaps we have been mistaken in not responding to the emotional tone of theargument. Perhaps we should have responded to those sad slogans and posters of animals by waving equally sad posters of children dying of cancer or external wounds. 4 In the animal rights forum, much is made of the volume of pain these animals experience in the name of medical science. Activists deny that we are trying to help and say it is evidence of our evil and cruel nature.A more reasonable argument, however, can be advanced in our defense. Life is often cruel to animals and human beings. Teenagers are flung from trucks and suffer severe head injuries. Young children barely able to walk find themselves at the bottom of swimming pools while a parent is occupied with something else. From everyday germs to gang violence, no life is free of pain. Physicians hoping to relieve the eternal suffering of these tragedies have only three choices: 1) create an animal model of the problem to understand the process and test new therapies; 2) experiment on human beings (some experiments will succeed, most will fail); or 3) leave medical knowledge static, hoping that accidental discoveries will lead us forward.5 Some animal rights activists would suggest an optional fourth choice, claiming that computer models can create animal experiments, thus omitting actualexperiments. Computers can imitate the effects of well-understood principles on complex systems, as in the application of the laws of physics to airplane and automobile design. However, when the principles themselves are in question, as is the case with the complex biological systems of human life under study, computer modeling alone is of little value.6 One of the terrifying effects of arresting the use of animals in medical research is that the impact will not be felt for years or even decades. Drugs to cure infection will remain undiscovered, surgical and diagnostic techniques will remain undeveloped, and fundamental biological processes that might have been understood will remain mysteries. There is the danger that quick decisions by well-meaning politicians will create resolution to diplomatically satisfy the small minority ofloud protesters while the consequences and damaging impact of those decisions will not be apparent until long after.7 Fortunately, most of us enjoy good health, and the agony of watching one's child die has becomea rare experience. Yet our good fortune should not make us unappreciative. Protection from serious sickness and drugs to combat heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke are all based on animal research. Most complex surgical procedures such as heart or hip surgery and organ transplantation surgeries were initially developed in animals. Techniques to replace defective genes, the cause of so much disease, as well as the development of synthetic organs are presently undergoing animal studies. These studies, and any subsequent advances, will effectively end if animal research is severely restricted.8 In America today, death has become an event isolated from our daily existence. As a doctor who has watched many children die and seen their parents' infinite grief, I am particularly angered by any minute expression of caring for the sufferingof creatures and so little for sick and dying human beings. People are too protected from the reality of human life and death and what it means.9 Make no mistake, however. I would never advocate needless cruel treatment of animals. The animal rights movement has made a contribution in making us more aware of animals' needs and the need to search harder for suitable alternatives. But if the more radical members of this movement are successful in threatening further research, their efforts will bring about a tragedy that will cost many lives. Hence the real question is whether an uncaring majority can be aroused to protect its future against a loud, but misdirected, minority.。
现代大学英语精读3(第二版)Unit8课后答案
Unit 8Vocabulary1.Translate the following expressions into English.1. lift the curtain 11. defy/challenge the authority2. resent the treatment 12. bend the rules3. calculate the price 13. oppose the decision4. confiscate one's property 14. plot murder5. draw ridicule l5. diagnose liver cancer6. offend the boss l6. complicate the matter7. commit treason 17. recharge a flagging spirit8. dismiss the idea 18. recapture one's childhood9. bury the dead 19. interrogate the suspect10. announce/declare bankruptcy 20. disconnect the power2.Give appropriate nouns or verbs that can formpossible collocations.Give nouns1. a report/an opinion/an order / a warning/a new stock/new stamps2. a missile/a satellite/a campaign3. the boat/the train/the bus/the chance/the point/one's friend/a few classes/the first part of the lecture4. the number/the amount/the size/the weight/consumption/price/cost5. time/money/life/space/energy/face/one's skin/sb a lot of trouble6. the sale of drugs/land use/private property/private schools/small businessmen7. the law/free speech/the rules/the contract/the agreement/the principle/human rights/the no-fly zone8. the table/the stage/the goal/the task/the record/the standard/the rule9. curiosity/interest/excitement/memories/fears/anger/hatredGive verbs1. have/develop/form/change/break/kick2. speak/change/read/slip/keep/close/cross3. have/lose/find/ask/block/mend (Note: With "mend," we have to say “mend one’s ways”)4.discuss/raise/address/confuse/confront/tackle/explore(Note:With “make,” we have to say "make sth an issue" or "make an issue of sth.")3.Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the appropriate words listed below.1. resign,resignation, cleared2, utterly, cleared, amounted3. resign, clearly, amount4. resign, mind, amount5. mind, utterly, mind, have amounted, clear up6. utter, mind, clearly, mind7.amount, utter, cleared4.Replace the italicized parts with appropriate words or expressions from the text.1. unthinkable: inconceivableput this unrealistic dream out of our minds: dismiss this idea2. long ago: way backhave lost contact: have been completely out of 'touch3. every now and then: time and again/from time to time/at timesas he had done all his life: out of habit4. how: the waywatch over: hover over5. calls a spade a spade: tells people what's tin his mindit is not always wise: it is not a good policy6.knew so little:was so ill-informedsecret plan: schemeadmit it: accept the inevitable7.talk to me and cheer me up: give me a pep talk and recharge my flagging spiritslook on the bright side: look for the silver liningthink of the good things in my life: count my blessings8. admit: confessalso make this mistake: am also guilty of thisclearly: transparently9.seldom: rarelyrouses my interest: stirs my curiosityfind out how they think nowadays: enter the current orbits of their minds 10.while: whereashas little interest in: is indifferent togeneration gap: disconnection between generations5.Choose the appropriate words or expressions in the given context .1. preside over, out of / in2. with, in/about3. dropped, in4. on, capable5. on the increase, upon6. in, of, to7. Instead of, on, way/vein8. by, with, for, free9. of, on10. impossible, him11. in advance, blow up6.Translate the following sentences into English.1. It is an utter waste of money and precious land resources. They must be out of their minds to turn such fertile farmland into golf courts for a few rich people.2. lt's utterly impossible to have complete safety with nuclear waste. Sooner or later some problem will occur. So unless we are ready to accept the inevitable, we must not rush to a decision.3. She was under severe attack throughout the meeting, but she did not utter a word. She had decided to hand in her resignation right away.4. Many people are lured to go after fancy titles out of vanity, and I am also guilty of this.5. As we were warned in advance, the inflation rate in the first quarter of this year was still on the rise. This amounted to a drop in people's income. But every cloud has its silver lining. Consumption was also on the rise.6. Keep in mind that we may be able to prevent young people from speaking their mind, but we can never succeed in making them stop thinking.7. Anybody in his right mind knows that we need both freedom anddiscipline. We either have both or neither. Therefore students cannot have their way unconditionally.8. She warned those countries in advance way back in the 1990s that if they did not get rid of their economic bubbles, their economies would face a hard landing.9. What I have in mind is to buy a house in the suburbs as I loathe the heavy pollution as well as the hustle and bustle of the big city. If because of this I cannot go shopping in Wangfujing every Sunday, that's just too bad.10. Many people there seem to be indifferent to the coming election. Right now they just hope the dark clouds of war will clear away so that they can live in peace.Grammar1 Learn about absolute construction.1 Classify the underlined absolute construction into categories on the basis of grammatical form.Category 1:5, 9Category 3: 2, 4Category 2: 1,6, 10Category 4: 3, 7, 82 Combine the sentences by using absolute construction.1. The old man dozed in his armchair, his chin on his chest, and his glasses on his lap.2. Jane cycled through the storm, her shoulders bent low, and her hair streaming in the wind.3. The little boy laughed, his eyes flashing with mischief.4. On New Year's Eve, our apartment was filled with a holiday atmosphere: (with) scrolls put on the door, the living room decorated with lanterns, and a great variety of food being prepared in the kitchen.5. Pistols in hands, the police officers dashed into the criminal's hiding place.6. With the last bus gone, we had to walk home.7. We waited for hours in bitter cold, our teeth chattering.8. (With) The three-year civil war over, the nation was ready to embark on a program of economic reform.9. The traffic inched along, horns honking, police officers blowing their whistles.10. The legendary police detective appeared in the doorway, his hat pulled low over his face, his narrow eyes sweeping the room for any sign of trouble.2 Translate the sentences using absolute construction.1. She walked right past me, nose in the air.2. With the wind howling, the rain beating against the windows, I didn't have a wink of sleep last night.3. The sentry kept watch on the bridge, gun in hand.4. The soldiers left, the house and courtyard cleaned up, the water jars full.5. The new republic ultimately triumphed, with the rebellion put down, major enemies wiped out, and peace and order established in the country.6. A storm brewing, the construction workers decided to call it a day.7. Their three-month training completed,the dogs embarked on the mission of guiding, protecting, and aiding blind people.8. The fire caused heavy casualties,twenty-four people killed and several injured.9. Night having fallen and the Trojans asleep, the Greek soldiers crept out of the wooden horse.10. Autumn is beautiful, the corn ripe, apples hanging from the trees, and everything red or yellow, or brown.3.Study the grammatical structure of these involved sentences.A note on the parenthetical clauses: They are a clause that is inserted inthe middle of a sentence and could be omitted without affecting the completeness of the rest of the sentence or its meaning. Parenthetical clauses are generally marked off by comas, dashes, or parentheses.1.This is a complex sentence. The main clause contains two predicate verbs: "stopped" and "tried." The what-clause functions as the object of the preposition "to."In the what-clause:Subject: IPredicate verb: consideredObject: whatObject complement: the real world2. This is also a complex sentence.In the main clause:Subject: the whole of the that-clausePredicate verb: irritatedSubordinate clauses:Parenthetical clause: as I thought (used twice)Adverbial clause of comparison: when my own had been so hard4. Translate the selection into Chinese.从心理上讲,老年时期要预防两种危险。
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1.The dinner partyI first heard this tale in India, where is told as if true -- though any naturalist would know it couldn't be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. That magazine story, and the person who wrote it, I have never been able to track down.The country is India. A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests -- officers and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist -- in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda.A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and a major who says that they haven't."A woman's reaction in any crisis," the major says, "is to scream. And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. And that last ounce is what really counts."The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is staring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy's eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room.Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors.The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing -- bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. He looks up at the rafters -- the likeliest place -- but they are bare. Three corners of the room are empty, and in the fourth the servants are waiting to serve the next course. There is only one place left -- under the table.His first impulse is to jump back and warn the others, but he knows the commotion would frighten the cobra into striking. He speaks quickly, the tone of his voice so commanding that it silences everyone."I want to know just what control everyone at this table has. I will count three hundred -- that's five minutes -- and not one of you is to move a muscle. Those who move will forfeit 50 rupees. Ready?"The 20 people sit like stone images while he counts. He is saying "...two hundred and eighty..." when, out of the corner of his eye, he sees the cobra emerge and make for the bowl of milk. Screams ring out as he jumps to slam the veranda doors safely shut."You were right, Major!" the host exclaims. "A man has just shown us an example of perfect self-control.""Just a minute," the American says, turning to his hostess. "Mrs. Wynnes, how did you know that cobra was in the room?"A faint smile lights up the woman's face as she replies: "Because it was crawling across my foot." UNIT 2-1一场关于男人是否比女人勇敢的激烈的讨论以一个意外的方式。
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In the state of New York, the Department of Education requires that high school students take year-end examinations in science, math, and language subjects. A regent is a member of a board appointed to govern educational institutions. In New York, the regents make out these required examinations. The regents’ exam does not replace the final examination. It is a secure test, meaning that other than the regents themselves, no one, not even the teachers, is supposed to see the examinations prior to their administration. The exams are mostly multiple choice questions, though students may be required to write a short essay or solve math problems. A score of 65 is required to pass the exam, the top score being 100.
To cheat or not to cheat: that is a question!
Unit 8
Honesty: Is It Going out of Style?
□ language points □ Key to exercises □ Before reading □ Part Division of the Text □ Warm-up questions □ Group discussion □ Summary Writing □ Talking About the Pictures □ Background information □ Useful expressions □ Proverbs and Quotations
1. In your opinion, tests or exams are______. A) helpful B) not very useful C) trying D) trying but necessary 2. Before a major test you usually feel ______. A) at ease B) excited C) worried D) nervous
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We as teachers should help students build up confidence in themselves and their abilities. Teachers and school authorities should not abuse tests. Teachers and students should trust each other. Distrust can be contagious. But so can trust!
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A public opinion poll is a method of learning what people think and how they feel about a wide variety of subjects. The first poll of public opinion was conducted in 1824 in the US. In the early 20th century public opinion polls began using statistical sampling techniques. After the Second World War and particularly in the 1960s the popularity of the opinion polls grew. One of the best-known is the Gallup Poll — a poll of public opinion on a major political or social issue, developed by George H. Gallup, an American statistician. Two methods of sampling are practiced by the polls, random and quota sampling. The former consists in selecting persons to be interviewed at random. Quota sampling involves selecting a sample of people which is representative of the population in terms of age, occupation, sex, region and so on.
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2. State Regents’ examinations
1) New York State 2) High school students 3) Examinations made out by regents 4) Not replace final exam 5) Pass score — 65
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3. — How often do you review your lessons? — I review my lessons ______. A) regularly B) when I feel like reviewing C) seldom D) only when there is a test 4. When you are preparing yourself for a major test, ______. A) you work hard with a view to making a thorough study of the subject concerned B) you prefer to take it easy but make sure to get a pass or better than pass grade C) you rely much on the hints the teacher gives you D) you keep on inquiring about it in every possible way 5. While taking a major test you usually are ______. A) calm and careful B) too excited to think carefully C) casual about your answers D) so nervous as to feel at a loss
1. Expression of percentage: xx%, xx% out of xx, most of us, few of us, none of us 2. Expression of opinions: we all agree / think / believe/ hold thve difficulty answering a question, ______. A) you keep on trying on your own B) you give it up after having a try C) you wish you could get help from your classmates D) you manage to obtain some help anyhow 7. When your classmates ask for help during a test, ______. A) you always give a flat refusal B) you often pretend not to have noticed it C) you are always ready to help any one of them D) you have no idea how to handle the situation because you have not had such experience 8. You think that cheating on exams is ______. A) dishonest B) tolerable C) unavoidable D) objectionable in principle
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An Opinion Poll
Directions: Ask students to do the poll about their attitude towards test and test taking, then analyze the statistics within big groups and the leader of each group gives a report with a conclusion.
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Background Information 1. Polls of public opinion
1) Public opinion poll: a method of learning what people think and how they feel about a wide variety of subjects 2) The first public poll: in 1824, in the US, one of the best-known — the Gallup Poll 3) Two sampling methods: random and quota sampling