最新全新版大学进阶英语-综合教程1-U2-Reading-2-with-Translation
全新版大学进阶英语综合教程 第一二册英语答案
2.3合集第一册U11.Over time----------------Gradually I lost more of my hearing2.After doing that-----------I because really interested in3.It was reassurance---------Their attitude encouraged me as it4.Music is not all------------Music benefits from the use of sences5.I’m big on talking----------I love and really enjoy talkingU21.I thought about those----------------I thought about how the young man2.So whatever are you doing-----------So I don’t understand why you are still3.I learned to find my way through------I went through the challenges4,Naturally,I made mistakes------------you see, I still make mistakes5,They never set foot in a--------------My parents never received a collU31.Less Wel known, howver, was the fact-----------------But few people were aware2.It was the time of surging----------------------------Anti-Semitism spread quickly3.I wanted to allow myself the pleasure of this joke.------I hope to have a lot of fun4.Family stories are always prone to exaggeration.------- Family stories are very likely5.The parents were equally shocked---------------------The parents were horrified U41 Li, as Premier and Party Secretary of ------------Li has to handle many issues2.NO x-ray machines or body scanners such ------There were no x-ray machines3 As an example of how China is moving forward--making huge progress in this area4.he was admitted to the elite Peking University---which gave him a start on his wayU51 One night,I didn’t turn off the water fast enough-------she wasn’t pleased with2.We need conserve our resources to buy---------------so the resources will3 His list,in descending order of importance, was--------His list contains ten items4.The reason energy and water sit at the top------------more important than food5. even though fixing water would help our energy------solving the water problemsU61 In fact,Miller realized that without the net he---As a matter of fact…disconnected2 I’ve been plugged in 24-7--------------------online round-the-clock3 S till,I’d forgotten one key lesson--------------Nevertheless, I’d forgotten4 I found myself reflecting on how living---------I was thinking about how immersing5 So instead of funny cat pictures--------------spend your time reading some great第二册U11 What? No electricity? | almost dismissed-------How could there be2 Forty acres would give us plenty of room------Forty acres would be large3 to learn the ins and outs of hauling-----------to learn each and every aspect4 With only a 5,000-gallon water tank----------With only 5000 gallons of water5 Everything from lights and ceiling fans--------Everything from lights and ceilingU21 AII day I have been fighting the feling---------I have been trying all day2 I keep continually thinking of home-----------I have been terribly homesick3 It is possible | may be a member in------------Just as I can possibly die4 Not my will God, but Thine-------------------Weather we win or lose5 I would certainly like to be on hand-----------I would be very glad toU31 The decision to relocate for a new school------When you decide to move2 What tends to hurt most is when just one-----It tends to hurt most3 The same applies to friendship---------------It is also true of friendship4 Eventually even the closest of friendships-----In the end it is possible5 Even those amazing close friendships---------Even for those amazing close1.1合集第一册U13.Making mistakes is inevitable as one grows up. What is important is to learn from them.4.Remember what our professor said. If you fail to complete your assignments on time, you may lose points for your final grade.5.What’s done is done. Believe me! You’ll feel less pain in life if you learn to let go.6.In the U.S., two thirds of students pay for college through loans and will have to pay them back with interest after graduation.7.Wherever you go in China, it is a common sight that people stand in line whether it is a restaurant, a bank, a hospital or a subway station.8.I’m really feeling embarrassed. I wish I had never said such stupid things in the presence of my friend.9.If students are not satisfied with their grades, should the college allow them to negotiate grades with their professors?10.The Minister of Education is visiting our campus, accompanied by our university president.11.Our professor meets his advanced students once a week to hold a(n) seminar on adult development. He always invites us to attend it too.12.No matter how big the campus is, I’m sure I can find my way around in a few days.13.Several students have reported the loss of valuables in their dorms. Police are now investigating these serious incidents.14.Reflecting on my past language learning experiences, I’ve come to realize that practice makes perfect.15.Our university enrol ls more students than our city’s other two colleges combined.U31.The reports of terror attacks in Paris were splashed across newspapers and websites.2.Today’s assignment is to go to the library and find out more about what happened to Jews during World War II.3.The bloody images in this war film are not suitable for young viewers.4.All TV entertainment shows have been cancelled because this is a special day for the state memorial service in Nanjing.5.The professor has just come out with a new book on war and world politics.U4U5U67.One of the first flight training lessons taught to student pilots is how to performan emergency landing in a small airplane.8.When you read the newspaper, you’re probably not reading it word-by-word, instead you’re scanning the text.9.In one of my first articles published on LinkedIn, I wrote about the importance of public speaking to every leader.10.For a while that story book was indeed very popular, but it was not long before the demand declined.11.Movie ticket prices have reached an all-time high. No wonder some people choose instead to watch movies at home.12.In the absence of anyone to spend New Year’s Eve with, I went to watch a show alone and I truly enjoyed it.13.In a recent study, more than 20% of drivers said they cannot resist the urge to send or check messages while driving.14.There is no doubt that human activity has something to do with climate change, and climate will continue to change unless we reduce our carbon emissions.第二册U11. Jack has no interest whatsoever in pursuing an acting career. He loves writing anddirecting.2. The idea was to have users upload their medical records, so that they could beavailable at any time.3. Traffic jams often build up when drivers slow down to see what happened in acrash.4. A native New Yorker, Ben is familiar with the city, its neighborhoods, and all hehas connections with.5. You may have already seen your dream house. Before you put in an offer, youcan do a few more things to ensure you purchase the right property for the right price.6. Buying organic fruit and vegetables costs more, and for many shoppers, thebenefits hardly seem worth the extra expense.7. Self-sufficient living is the practice of providing for your own needs withoutoutside aid or resources.8. In the interview, the writer was asked how he set about writing a novel based ona dream he once had.9. Are you thinking of becoming an insurance sales agent? Take this quiz to find outif this is the right career choice for you.10. The rent for the apartment is reasonable; besides, the utilities are included, whichmeans you don’t have to pay anything for gas, electricity and water.11. A central heating and cooling system produces warm or cool air in one centralarea and distributes it throughout the building.12. We were deeply shocked and saddened when we learned of the sudden death ofour newly retired professor.13. If you know the ins and outs of something, you know all the details about it andunderstand how it works.14. It’s long been proven that we can accomplish any project if we break it up intosmall pieces and do the project one piece at a time.U21. While I was working in a fast-food restaurant, I constantly dreamt of being able toown one someday.2. It was common for people to keep up correspondence with friends through lettersbefore the age of the Internet.3. In modern Chinese society, women, to a large extent, are no longer dominated bymen either in family life or in the workplace.4. There is now a growing realization of the importance of recycling among theresidents in our neighborhood.5. The Japanese invasion during World War II met with fierce resistance from theChinese people.6. It is wonderful to see flowers bloom in different colours after a long bleak winter.7. The elderly landlady couldn’t endure the behavior of the young man any more:he tossed trash all over the building.8. It is true that human beings have had war constantly throughout history;nevertheless human civilization has managed to survive.9. An increasingly large number of Chinese plan to spend their time travelling todifferent countries and seeing more of the world when they retire.10. Last week I submitted my first project proposal and I was very anxious to knowhow the department manager would react to it.11. We all sympathize with those who lost loved ones in the disaster.12. The general decided to launch an assault on the enemy at midnight.13. At that time, most stores in that region allowed shoppers to exchange goods andservices at a mutually agreed price.14. The kids never received any professional training previously, but theirperformance was impressive.15. It’s amazing that the toddler can count up to one hundred and backward.U31. We set out to find the truth behind the mystery of the scientist’s disappearance.2. A good relationship is built on honesty, trust, and mutual respect.3. Kids may grow faster or slower but most of them still end up with an averageheight.4. In the joint venture, the Chinese party will hold a 51 percent controlling interest.5. Although John has dated the girl for a year, he is still in two minds as to whetherto marry her or not.6. Many people are unaware of just how much food and drink they consume eachday.7. In order not to hurt Mary’s feelings, please don’t refer to the incident again.8. He and Jeannie used to live together, but recently they have been apart for thefirst time.9. Adam has announced that he is to take an extended touring break in order tospend more time with his family.10. Jim survived the heart attack thanks to the prompt first aid treatment.11. His interview did not go well and his chance of getting the job slipped away.12. Kids exposed to an unhealthy environment tend to grow up with more problems.13. An occasional all-nighter is rough, but he is young enough to bounce back.14. Olivier turned it down flat and tried to persuade Vivien to do likewise.15. Nowadays when you buy a house in a big city, you have to invest lots of money.1.2合集第一册U11.I’m a tech fan---------------------big on2.Instead of going------------------all the way3.If you ask me what----------------motivation4.I personally don’t believe----------predicting5.I made up my mind to-------------hooked6.He will not easily------------------pursuit of7.The questions were so-------------elementary8.My father taught me---------------folk9.Since the debate,it ----------------taken overU21.I’ll never go to the------------------------set foot in2.Setting goals can help to------------------take charge3.I wasn’t really interested in math-----------muddle through4.Just stay where you are-------------------stay put5.I threw a birthday------------------------in towU31 Baby boomers refer to those born-------------------surged2 Over time Steven Spielberg gained---------------------made it big3 Without doubt, civilians are going to suffer--------------Definitely4 Hundreds and thousands of people---------------------fled5 Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party-------------------throughoutU41 Bar hopping is an absolute--------------------------off limits2 In the beginning the tomatoes were green, but--------At first3 Have you contacted the former owner of this---------previous4 I caught the flight all because of the ride you---------thanks5 Mary, I think you'd better change into something-----appropriateU51.You see the lights in the students' reading--------around the corner2 At that time the working class was still too--------enable a successful revolution3 The high-rise building in the back makes---------dwarfs our old house4 The figures show that our economy is healthy----on track5 The two girls spent the whole night panning-----and so forthU61 Different from her father, who is a remarkable writer------------Unlike2 This washing machine factory has introduced a-----------------unique3 Amy Chua's book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother created------made waves4 Of all the things my grandma used to say----------------------turn out5 Every year a report comes out describing fully which cities-------detailing第二册U11 All electronic computers are made up of----------------------consist of2 The moment I saw it clearly for what it was--------------------tossed3 True, the furnishings are dated but in-------------------------overall4 They had little difficulty in hooking the fish--------------------hauling5 They built a fireplace to heat the small flat---------------------went out6 The pot you saw had been in service for four-------------------in useU21 The research team has made all necessary---------------------postponed2 What disturbs investors is the fact that the--------------------of late3 It's natural for young people to have a very strong-------------long for4 The client was very hard to please and had been---------------continually5 The travel agency apologized to the clients who---------------compensated for6 As the outdoor concert attracted crowds----------------------on land7 The proud woman intensely loved her son---------------------Adored8 Those days the number of the unemployed--------------------by the dayU31 While in New York, Sara developed a-------------------------passion2 Our friendship finally broke up mainly------------------------due to3 She had no liking for aimlessness----------------------------moreover4 We have to notice the presence of other cultures--------------cannot help but5 The king tried to overcome the difficulty---------------------receive6 Even though | wanted to keep our friendship-----------------As much as7 Mary paid no attention to my repeated----------------------neglected8 Because she spoke Spanish, she got around the--------------on her own9 Press reports say that firearms (枪械) kill---------------------injureReading1合集(True的句子题号前有*)第一册U1*1.Gac Filipaj is an2.After he came to the U.S.*3.In 1993,he started4.For ten years,he5.During the day,he studied*6.For his work as a janitor*7.As a janitor,he did8.On May 13,2012*9.He values education and believes in an*10.He has a plan to goU2*1 The author and his wife drove their youngest2 They felt relaxed when they said3 Freshman year is the most special*4 The author appreciates the education*5 On the way home the author kept on thinking6 Young people like the author's son are concerned*7 Both Albert Einstein and the author*8 When we judge the value of a man*9.Book learning and lab time will be most10.It can be inferred from the text that the authorU3*1 Alex Kurzem's family was killed2Alex survived the Nazi killing because*3.Whie wandering alone in the forest*4 The Nazi soldies made Aelx the*5 The soldiers left Alex with a Nazi family when*6 The only thing Alex remembered about his childhood7 People failed to discover Alex's identity*8 Alex's lifelong wish was to put flowers on his mother's grave.9 It turned out that, instead of being a Jew*10 Alex finally returned to his hometown and found out his real nameU41 This text records the first meeting between Oprah and Neson Mandela. *2 Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for fighting3 Nelson Mandela spent 27 years on Robben lsland.*4 Before imprisonment, Nelson Mandela was too busy to think.*5 Thanks to his prison years, Nelson Mandela was determined to*6 Nelson Mandela valued education greatly, for children, adults and himself.7 Nelson Mandela received two degrees while in prison.*8 Nelson Mandela thought himself a wiser person when coming out of prison.9 Oprah recommended The Grapes of Wrath to Nelson Mandela.*10 Nelson Mandela knew he was not going to spend his whole life in prisonU5*1 Water is a precious natural resource. But many people don't seem to see that.2 Fresh water is surface water in the form of rivers, lakes and swamps.*3 A global water crisis will come sooner or later if we do4 Water scarcity causes climate change directly.*5 Low quality drinking water creates a health problem in many developing countries. *6 Agriculture needs far more water than any other economic sector.*7 Urbanization is a factor that causes water shortage.8 Raising public awareness of the water problem is the first thing9 Desalination is not necessary because the 3% fresh water is enough for*10 There is a high chance that people who have easy access to water do not thinkU61 The writer's smartphone has dominated her thoughts and actions and she2 The writer finds it easy to sit through a show uninterrupted by her smartphone.3 While attending a weekly conference call with her boss, the writer wrote this letter of *4 The writer feels a sense of guilt for trying to be a professional and a parent at the*5 The writer's smartphone practically lets her lead her professional life and personal life *6 With her smartphone, the writer can capture the sweet7 The writer believes that it is almost impossible for her smartphone to let her go.*8 Instead of being dominated by the smartphone9 The writer hopes that her smartphone will get away from her life10 The writer holds that her relationship with her smartphone should be第二册U11 Last year, the writer's family conducted a 5-week experiment*2 After they sold the only car3 As their suburban household was close to*4 For trips outside their local suburb5 Usually, the traffic was light and smooth on their way to6 They used a trail-a-bike for shopping trips.*7 A most arduous part of*8 Living without a car, they achieved better physical*9 There were risks involved in riding a bike10 Since their return to the USA, they haveU21 The reason Jim sfered a series of accidents during2 Jim los this job because he suffered3 The first accident took place when Jim*4 Fortunately, in the two car accidents5 Instead of Kennedy Airport*6 On his way back home after returning*7 Anne was always sure Jim would return8 Anne had to work on weekends and holidays to make9 Jim went to Philadelphia*10 Jim recalled vaguely who he was while watching television one day.U31 The author begins his essay by*2 In the imagined trial, the reader3 Trompenaars' studies suggest that the*4 In the eyes of the typical American*5 The typical American will apply the*6 South Koreans have a different concept*7 Megan and Cheryl take quite different8 Students in France tended to see the*9 In the eyes of students from China, Spain and Cuba*10 The concept of friendship differs from culture to culture.。
全新大学进阶英语Unit_1_The_Pursuit_of_Dreams
Getting Prepared
Warm-up Video
Notes
DJ mixer
A mixer is a device for merging input signals to produce a combined output in the form of sounds or pictures. Most DJ mixers have far fewer channels than a mixer used by a record producer or audio engineer.
Qian Xuesen: a Chinese scientist, father of China’s space programs
Steve Jobs: an American businessman, co-founder of Apple Inc.
Pair Work
1. Can you say a few words about the two people in the pictures? 2. What dream did each of them have and work hard to achieve? 3. What difficulties did they come across when pursuing their dreams?
通常指在娱乐场所播放、调试音乐产生强劲效果引 导大家热辣跳舞的人，也可以是在酒吧主持与音乐有关 的节目（或广播）的主持人，俗称唱片骑士或打碟师。
全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程1课文原文课文翻译
Unit 1 Growing UPPart Text A Writing for MyselfⅡWhen we are writing we are often told to keep our readers in mind, to shape what we say to fit their tastes and interests. But there is one reader in particular who should not be forgotten. Can you guess who? Russell Baker surprised himself and everyone else when he discovered the answer.我们写作时常常被告诫，脑子里要有读者，笔者所云一定要符合读者的口味和兴趣。
但有一位读者特别不该忘记。
你能猜出是谁吗？当拉塞尔·贝克找到这个问题的答案时，他自己和别人都感到大为惊讶。
Writing for MyselfRussell Baker1The idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn't until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold. Until then I've been bored by everything associated with English courses. I found English grammar dull and difficult. I hated the assignments to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony for teachers to read and for me to write.为自己而写拉塞尔·贝克从孩提时代，我还住在贝尔维尔时，我的脑子里就断断续续地转着当作家的念头，但直等到我高中三年级，这一想法才有了实现的可能。
Unit 1 Living Green
Living Green
全新版大学进阶英语：综合教程2
NEW PROGRESSIVE COLLEGE ENGLISH 2
Unit Goals
Contents
Part One Opener Pair Work
Part Two Reading & Interacting Getting Prepared Text Study Focusing on Language in Context
风轮机是一种把风的动能转化为电 能的装置。风力带动风轮中两三片螺旋 桨叶转动，同时风轮与电机相连，依靠 风轮的旋转带动电机发电。
Text Study
Text
TUenxtderstanding the Text Text Analysis Questions for Discussion
TEXT If you were a city-dweller living with all the advantages of an endless supply of electricity and fresh water, would you be prepared to give up such conveniences? One American family set out to see if they could, moving from the city to the remote countryside to try living the simple life.
不夜城拉斯维加斯（美国内华
达州东南部城市），世界著名的赌 城
Getting Prepared
Warm-up Video
Notes
Thanksgiving Day
全新版大学进阶英语1,Unit2教案
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章节名称 Unit 2Freshman Year教学目的与要求：Upon completion of this unit, teachers are expected to h ave enabled students （Ss) to：■have a thorough understanding of the text contextually and linguistically;■build up an active vocabulary to talk about freshman year and know how to use the key words and expressions in context properly；■communicate with regard to freshman year experience；■understand what American parents and their children think of the freshman year;■reflect on their own experience of the first year at college and how their parents feel when they leave home to attend college；■make a comparison between American college students’ parents and Chinese ones;■get familiar with the writing of an email。
教学重点和难点：1。
教学重点:教学组织（含课堂教学内容、教学方法、辅助手段、师生互动、时间分配、板书设计等）：教学内容：Part Ⅰ Text:All Grown Up and Still in TowPart Ⅱ Reading 1 Learning to Make a DifferencePart Ⅲ Reading 2 Universities Encourage New Students to Go It AlonePart Ⅳ Theme—related Language Learning Tasks教学方法：eclecticismA theme-based and comprehensive from-input-to—output training approach辅助手段: Multi-media时间分配:This unit is designed for a six-to-eight period class. In each of the periods， certain tasks are to be completed.注：Reading 2和Opener一起处理,主要基于以下考虑:1)使用本书的学生应该都是新生,Reading 2是关于中国高校新生报到，内容非常贴近他们的生活；2)和主课文相比，Reading 2的语言较直接、明了.这样由浅入深的安排更容易帮助学生进入学习状态.Teaching ProceduresPart One: Opener周次。
全新版大学英语综合教程教案1-unit2
[5] know/ learn (sth.) by heart:memorize, remember exactly
e.g. You have to know all the music by heart if you want to be a concert pianist.
2)Hallloween (all saints’ day): It is on the night of 31 october. “trick or treat”
3.Grammatical points
1)Subjunctive mood: as if
4.Words, phrases and sentence structures
教学内容（包括基本内容、重点、难点）：
Part I Pre-reading tasks
1. Explain the word friendship and the suffix –ship;
2. Listen to the tape and discuss several questions:
a) What does a fair weather friend mean?
[3] or something:used when you are not very sure about what you have just said
e.g. The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something.
e.g Here's some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something.
最新（外教社）全新版大学英语综合教程第二册第一单元课后练习答案unit-1-book-2
最新（外教社）全新版⼤学英语综合教程第⼆册第⼀单元课后练习答案unit-1-book-2Unit1 Ways of LearningPart II Reading TaskComprehensionContent QuestionPair Work1.They were studying arts education in Chinese kindergartens and elementary schools inNanjing.2.Their 18-month-old son Benjamin was fond of trying to place the key into the slot of the keybox during their stay at the Jinling Hotel.3.They would come over to watch Benjamin and then try to teach him how to do it properly.4.Because he realized that this anecdote was directly relevant to their assigned tasks in China:to investigate early childhood education and to throw light on Chinese attitudes toward creativity.5.Most of them displayed the same attitude as the staff at the Jinling Hotel.6.He emphasized that the most important thing is to teach the child that on can solve a problemeffectively by oneself.7.He means that this incident pointed to important differences in educational and artisticpractices between China and the USA.8.The manner in which the Chinese staff saw the need to teach the child by guiding his hand inthe characteristic of a broader attitude to education, one that stands in contrast to the Western preference for leaving the child to explore and learn unaided.9.One example is of children at the age of 5 or 6 painting flowers, fish and animals skillfullyand confidently; in a second example, calligraphers 9 and 10 years old were producing works;and in a third, young artists work on perfecting their craft for several hours a day.10.Americans think that unless creativity has been acquired early, it may never emerge, andskills can be picked up later. Chinese think that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired, and there is no hurry to promote creativity.11.This is mainly due to the difference in their way of thinking.12.The author makes the suggestion that we should strike a better balance between the poles ofcreativity and basic skills.Text OrganizationWorking On Your Own1.1)The text begins with an anecdote.2)His thoughts are mainly about different approaches to learning in China and the West.3)He winds up the text with a suggestion in the form of a question.2.Chinese1)Show a child how to do something, or tech by holding the hand2)Give greater priority to developing skills at an early age, believing that creativity can be promoted over timeAmericans1)Teach children that they should rely on themselves for solutions to problems2)Put more emphasis on fostering creativity in young children, thinking skills can be picked up laterLanguage Sense Enhancement(1)summarizing(2)value originality andindependence(3)contrast between (4)in terms of(5)harbor(6)fearful(7)comparable(8)promote creativity(9)emerge(10)picked upLanguage Focus VocabularyI1.1)insert2)on occasion3)investigate4)In retrospect 5)initial6)phenomena7)attached8)make up for9)is awaiting10)not; in the least11)promote12)emerged2.1) a striking contrast between the standards of living in the north of the country and the south.2)is said to be superior to synthetic fiber.3)as a financial center has evolved slowly.4)is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.5)by a little-known sixteen-century Italian poet have found their way into some English magazines.3.1)be picked up; can’t accomplish; am exaggerating2)somewhat; the performance; have neglected; they apply to3)assist; On the other hand; are valid; a superiorII1.1)continual2)continuous 3)continual4)continuous2.1)principal2)principal3)principle 4)principles5)principalIII1.themselves2.himself/herself3.herself/by herself/on her own4.itself5.ourselves6.yourself/by yourself/on your ownComprehensive Exercises I.cloze1.(1)contrast(2)exaggerating(3)priority(4)on the other hand (5)promoting(6)pick up(7)assist(8)accomplish(9)on occasion(10)neglecting(11)worthwhile(12)superior2.(1)end(2)perform(3)facing(4)competent (5)equipped(6)designed(7)approach(8)rest(9)definitely(10)qualityII.translation1.(1)It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.(2)Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance infront of a large audience.(3)Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.(4)Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy it?(5)If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating. 2.To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking. Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English.。
全新版大学进阶英语综合教程(二)课文+翻译
After living in the 24-hour city of Las Vegas, Nevada for nearly ten years, my family and I decided to slow things down. My daughter wanted a horse. My husband wanted property. My son wanted a dirt bike. I wanted our family to be more self-sufficient.None of us felt that this could be accomplished where we were living and we all agreed that a move to the country would be great for everyone.Before long we set about looking for a home in Yucca, Arizona, a very small town of less than 1,000 people. It was while I was scanning listings from our real estate agent that I first learned of it. There was a home for sale there on 40 acres. When I called to inquire about the property, I was informed that there was no electricity available in the area. What? No electricity? I almost dismissed the idea immediately.The property was off the grid. It was not connected whatsoever to any utilities — power, water orsewer. Power was supplied by a wind turbine and solar panels. Water had to be hauled in and stored in two tanks located on the property. Forty acres would give us plenty of room for all of our animals and give my husband and son space to ride their ATVs. Besides, what better way is there to become more self-sustainable? After giving it some thought, we decided to put in an offer and moved in on Thanksgiving Day.When we first moved to the property, we did some remodeling and stayed in our motor home. We were confronted with real challenges at the time. The power kept going out, the main water line to the house broke, the plumbing backed up into the front yard and the generator died.But the setbacks just made us work harder. We slowly got things fixed and moved into the house after 38 days in the RV. The next challenge was to become familiar with your power system, and to learn the ins and outs of hauling your own water and generating your own power.Our off-the-grid system consists of eight solar panels (1,000 watts) that are mounted on a sun tracker rack. We also have a wind turbine that generates 3,000 watts in 24 mph winds. The energy generated by the wind and sun is stored in 16 6v golf cart batteries. We also have two 2,500-gallon above-ground water tanks and a 250-gallon propane tank. Every weekend, we haul two 275-gallon water tanks to the nearby town of Yucca and fill them with water, which we then pump into our big water tanks.While living here for the past four months has been a big adjustment, there are many benefits to living off the grid. I think one of the greatest is teaching my kids the importance of conservation. They used to take water, power and gas for granted. The first week we were here, we used almost 1,000 gallons of water. With only a5,000-gallon water tank, it didn’t take them long to understand that we had to use l ess water. We started taking quicker showers, doing only full loads of laundry, turning off the water while brushing our teeth or shaving.Over-consumption is even more clearly demonstrated by our electricity usage. We have a digital readout of how many volts of DC power we have stored in our batteries at any given time. If you turn on a light or the TV, the number goes down. In order to protect the batteries, the system is set up to shut the inverter off if the volts get too low. Then the power goes out. When we first moved in, we lost power almost daily. After this happens a few times, it becomes clear very quickly just how often you waste electricity. Everything from lights and ceiling fans to computers and radios were left on when they were not in use. The cell phone chargers were plugged in even when they weren’t charging anything. All of this uses unnecessary power. We are steadily learning to be more diligent with our power usage.In addition, we are also trying to make other changes. They include reducing the amount of trash we generate by recycling and composting, growing our own organic vegetables, and reusing and repurposing things that we would normally toss. We also want to produce our own eggs and goat’s milk in the near future.Overall, going off the grid has been great for our family. We have learned how to conserve power and water and to really appreciate what the earth gives to us every day. I hope that once my kids move out of the house, they will keep the habits that they have learned by living off the grid.I received an email from a reader who asked, “Why do some friendships end, no matter how much you want them to last?” She referred to having seen the question in one of my articles, Mystery of Friendship. As I wrote in it, I don’t think easy answers exist as to how friendships start, why some turn into lifetime ones, and why some end. Although I’ve tried answering the first two questions in other articles (To Have A Friend and Be A Friend), I still get surprised by friendships that endure and disillusioned by ones that slip away. Even so, I’ll try to offer some insights here as to why friendships end.My simple answer is that friendships end because the situations friends are in or even the friends themselves change. Others have similar answers. First, the situations friends face may change. The decision to relocate for a new school or job cannot help but affect a friendship. Likewise, if a friend is in an accident, develops an illness, or loses someone close, these situations cannot help but affect a friendship. Does a friendship need to end because of these changes? No, but it’ll require adjustments that one or both friends might not be willing to make. Second, the friends themselves may change. A significant reason that friendships often end when friendsare apart for an extended period of time (for summer camp, college, etc.) is that one or both of the friends change. I think it hurts less when both friends change, because then the breakup is more often mutual and so both friends get closure by both deciding to let go and move forward in their lives without eachother. What tends to hurt most is when just one friend changes. One friend might change social circles, become involved in new social organizations, start to date, get a pet, or take on someother venture that consumes more time and passion. Again, a friendship can endure these changes, unless one or both of the friends for some reason decide not to invest the time and energy involved in the adjustment period. (For example, one friend might forget the importance of the friendship due to the high of having a new pet or might feel that the change is impossible to overcome when one gets married but the other is still single.) In this situation, breakups may not be mutual and so one or both friends feel betrayed and end up with bitter memories about what was a precious friendship to them.There are other reasons why friendships end. For example, as much as two people might want a friendshipto survive, one or both of them might unintentionally neglect it. Friendship is often compared to a flower garden. Well, if flowers don’t get exposed regularly enough to sunlight and don’t get watered enough, flowers will wither and even die. The same applies to friendship. If week after week passes where plans are made to spend time together but are never honored, perhaps due to taking a friendship for granted, eventually even the closest of friendships may cease to have a reason to exist.Conflicts can also cause the end of friendships. If the flower is a fledgling plant, one blow might destroy it just as sometimes relatively young friendships aren’t strong enough to endure much conflict. Even those amazing close friendships, where friends love us no matter what our faults are, need care when it comes to conflicts. Sure, if a flourishing flower gets stepped on, it might revive on its own. Moreover, if it gets a little extra special care, it’ll probably bounce back as if it hadn’t ever been injured. At the same time, if a flower gets repeatedly trampled on, it’ll probably eventually break. Especially the friendships that have been around for a long time can endure storms, and even become stronger for them, but most friendships have breaking points.Nevertheless, while we can rarely predict at the outset which ones will last, most friendships do enrich us for however short or long they’re a part of our lives.In the sleepiness at the end of a library nap, I wasn’t sure where I was. I stretched out my arm to reach for a human being, but what I grabbed was a used copy of The Odyssey, the book about going home. My heart ached.It was 2 a.m. The library, flooded with white fluorescent light and smelling of musty books and sweaty sneakers, was eerily quiet. My readings seemed endless. I had been admitted into a three-course, yearlong freshman program called Directed Studies, dubbed Directed Suicide by Yalies. It was supposed to introduce us to “the splendors of Western civilization,” in the words of the catalog, by force-feeding the canons of philosophy, literature and history.I wanted very much to study the Western canon, because I knew nothing about it. Yes, McDonald’s ads and Madonna posters were plastered on Shanghai streets, but few Western ideas filtered through. We had been informed of Karl Marx’s habit of sitting at the same spot in the British Library, for instance, but had read none of his original words. Western civilization was different, mysterious and thus alluring. Besides, because I longed to be accepted here, I yearned to understand American society. What better way to comprehend it than to study the very ideas on which it is based?But at 2 a.m., I was tired of them all: Homer, Virgil, Herodotus and Plato. Their words were dull and the presentations difficult to follow. The professors here do not teach in the same way that teachers in Chinado. Studying humanities in China means memorizing all the “correct,” standard interpretations given during lectures. Here, professors ask provocative questions and let the students argue, research and write papers on their own. At Yale, I often waited for the end-of-class “correct” answers, which never came.Learning humanities was secure repetition in China, but it was shaky originality here. And it could be even shakier for me. The name Agamemnon was impossibly long to pronounce, and as a result I didn’t recognize it when we were discussing him in the seminars. I had written my first English essay ever just a year earlier, when applying to colleges, and now came the papers analyzing the canons. And I simply didn’t write in English fast enough to take notes in classes.I hoped my diligence would make up for lack of preparation. On weekend nights, when my American roommates were out on dates, I would tell them I had planned a date with Dante or Aristotle. (They didn’t think it was funny.)On one of those weekend nights, I wrote a paper on Aeneas, the protagonist of The Aeneid, who was destined to found Rome but reluctant to leave behind his native Troy. “Aeneas agonizes,” Iwrote. “He hesitates. Natural instincts call him to stick to the past, while at the same time, he feels obligatedto obey his father’s instructions for the future. His present life is split, pulled apart by the bygone days and by the days to come. ” I saw myself in what I wrote.During calls home every two weeks, my mother pleaded with me to take chemistry or biology. Science was the same everywhere, she said. And I, like everybody else from China, was well prepared in math, physics and chemistry. (To graduate from a standard six-year Chinese high school, one needs to take five years of physics, four years of chemistry and three years of biology.)Instead, I visited the writing tutor — there is one in every undergraduate residential hall — for every paper I turned in. My papers were always written days before they were due. I lingered after classes to question professors. My classmates lent me their notes so I could learn the skill of note-taking in English.By the time I missed home so much that soup dumplings and sautéed eels popped up in my head as I read, Nietzsche had replaced Plato on the chronological reading list and Flaubert Homer. And every paper of mine came back with an A.脱离电网的生活：一家城市居民如何发现了简单生活艾莉森·佐谢尔1.在内华达州的不眠之城拉斯维加斯生活了将近十年之后，我和我的家人决定放慢生活节奏。
全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程 第1册 Unit 2 课堂笔记
Before Reading >> English Song –That’s What Friends Are ForI. Introductory RemarksJust what are friends for? To have fun with, of course, to share in the good times. Yet most people would say that a real friend is more than just a fair-weather friend. A fair-weather friend?A fair-weather friend is someone who's happy to stay with you when things are going well but leaves as soon as trouble arrives, while a good friend, a true friend, is one who'll stand by you when you find yourself in difficulties. Th at’s certainly what the song is about. As they tell each other … So let's listen to them as they sing the song.II. That’s What Friends Are ForListen to the song and fill in the blanks with what you hear.And I never thought I’d feel this wayAnd as far as I’m concernedI’m glad I got the chance to sayThat I do believe I love youAnd if I should ever go awayWell, then close your eyes and tryTo feel the way we do todayAnd then if you can rememberKeep smiling, keep shiningKnowing you can always count on meFor sure, that’s what friends are forFor good times and bad timesI’ll be on your side forevermoreThat’s what friends are forWell, you came and opened meAnd now there’s so much more I seeAnd so by the way, I thank youAnd then for the times we’re apartWell, then close your eyes and knowThese words are coming from my heartAnd then if you can rememberKeep smiling, keep shiningKnowing you can always count on meFor sure, that’s what friends are forIn good times and bad timesI’ll b e on your side forevermoreThat’s what friends are forKeep smiling, keep shiningKnowing you can always count on meFor sure, that’s what friends are forFor good times and bad timesI’ll be on your side forevermoreThat’s what friends are forKeep smiling, keep shiningKnowing you can always count on meFor sure, that’s w hat friends are forFor good times and for bad timesI’ll be on your side forevermoreThat’s what friends are forCount on me, for sureCount on me, for sureCount on me, for sureT hat’s what friends are forKeep smiling, keep shiningIII. Questions and Answers1. What is a fair-weather friend?(One who is happy to stay with you when things are going well but leaves as soon as trouble arrives.)2. Do you know anything about the singers?(Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight.Dionne WarwickDionne Warwick was a pop and R&B (Rhythm and Blues, 节奏蓝调音乐) music star of the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1980s she worked jointly with Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder on the Grammy-winning single That’s What Friends Are For, a fundraiser for AIDS victims. Elton JohnElton John (1947~), an English rock composer, singer and pianist, is one of rock music’s durable (持久的) performers. He played the piano by ear from age four, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music at 11. The top pop star of the 1970s, his performance was featured by wild eyeglasses and outlandish (奇异的) costumes on the stage. Despite health problems in 1993 he continues to perform live across the world, mostly on the softer side these days.His latest success includes the best-selling sound track for The Lion King (1994), a Disney film. And the recording of Candle in the Wind 97, sung at the funeral of Princess Diana, became the largest-selling single in history within a month of its release (发行). He was knighted (授予爵士称号) in 1998.)3. According to the song, what are friends for?(For both good times and bad times.)4. How can friend and friendship be defined?(Friend Definition A:A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one’s heart, chaff (谷壳)and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift (筛，过滤) them, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.— George Eliot (1819~1880), English novelist Friend Definition B:A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may think aloud.— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803~1882),American poet and philosopher Friend Definition C:A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes.— Doug Larson (1902~1981),English middle-distance runner Friendship Definition A:True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.— Charles Caleb Colton (1780~1832),English author and clergyman Friendship Definition B:Friendship is a ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foul (天气恶劣的).— Ambrose Bierce (1842~1914),American author and journalist,from The Devil’s Dictionary Friendship Definition C:Friendship is a treasure that always helps us overcome any kind of difficulty. Friendship is a comfort which always understands worries and emotions. Friendship is a blessing because it teaches the way to live.— Unknown) 5. Can you give some examples of great friendship?(Marx and EngelsMarx valued Engels’ friendship so highly that he once said he loved and admired his friend very much. Engels had been aiding Marx who suffered greatly from bitter poverty. Were it not for the help Marx obtained from Engels, Marx would hardly have been able to overcome poverty and he surely would not have left behind him a monument.Qu Qiubai and Lu XunQu Qiubai was one of CPC’s pri ncipal leaders in the early period. Under the persecution (迫害)of Wang Ming, one of the CPC’s early leaders, Qu was dismissed from his important posts in the CPC Central Committee. But he soon took an active part in the struggles launched by theleft-wing cultural front, together with Lu Xun, in Shanghai. During the two years of joint work , they became true friends.)Before Reading >> Background InformationHalloweenHalloween is celebrated annually. It is on the night of 31 October, when people once believed that ghosts could be seen. Now, in Britain and America, it is a time when children have parties, dress up as witches, make lanterns out of pumpkins from which the inside has been remo ved, and play “trick or treat”.“Trick or treat” is a traditional activity at Halloween. Children dress in costumes and visit houses. At each house they say “Trick or treat”. This means that they will play a “trick”, or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a “treat”, e.g. sweets or money. Most people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks played on them.Before Reading >> Word WebThe stories in this unit are about friendship. Write down five words which you would use if you were writing a poem on this subject.(durable, long-standing, enduring, lifelong, genuine, help, generous, everlasting, intimate, close, warm, trust, perpetual)Before Reading >> Topic-related Prediction1. Text A is titled All the Cabbie Had Was a Letter. Before you read the story, think about the answers to the following questions.- What does a cabbie do?- What is a letter used for?- Who wrote the letter to the cabbie?- Why was all the cabbie had only a letter?2. Read the last sentence of Text A and try to guess what the story is about.When I got to my hotel room I didn’t unpack right away. First I had to write a letter — and mail it.3. Read Text A as quickly as possible, and find out if you are right. Can you summarize the story with three sentences?Key words: lost in thought; read a letter; an old friend; lifelong friendship; regret; author decidedBefore Reading >> Warm-up Questions1. Do you often write letters to your friends?2. Did you ever write a letter which was not sent? Why did you keep it?Global Reading >> ScanningScan Text A and decide which of the following statements is the theme.1. One should keep in touch with his friends.2. Never delay expressing your true feelings to a friend.3. A true friend will stand by you forever.4. Late is better than never.(Never delay expressing your true feelings to a friend.)Global Reading >> Group Discussion1. The following questions are what the narrator asked the cab driver. Put them in the right order.1) Did you go to school together?2) The letter must have made you feel good, didn’t it?3) Is your cab available?4) Is he someone you’ve known quite a while?5) Is he dead?6) I thought your friend was Ed. Why did he sign it Tom?7) Is the letter from a child or a grandchild?8) Did you two work at the same place?(3 — 7 — 4 — 1 — 5 — 8 — 2 — 6)2. What were the cabbie’s responses to these questions?3. The narrator thought that the cabbie had received a letter from a friend named Ed. Which round of question-and-answer in the text leads to the misunderstanding?(The second round: “Is the letter from a child or a grandchild?”“No. Ed was my oldest friend.”)Global Reading >> Part Division of the TextGlobal Reading >> Further UnderstandingI. For Part 1 True or False1. The driver caught a cold that day. (F)(He had just cried.)2. The driver had never seen Ed in the past 25 or 30 years. (F)(He had only seen him once or twice a year.)3. The driver had never forgotten his old friend. (T)4. The narrator was quite eager to read the letter.(F)(He thought it was very personal.)II. For Part 2 & 3 Question and Answers1. What did the driver and Ed use to do before they got married?(They went to school and passed time together.)2. What did the narrator mean by saying the first sentence in the letter reminded him of himself? (He often postponed writing to his friends.)3. Who wrote the letter? Who did the narrator think had written the letter? Find out sentences that demonstrate the narrator’s misunderstanding.(The driver wrote the letter. The narrator thought that Ed had written the letter. For example, “I know I’d like to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend.”)4. What did the narrator decide to do when he arrived at the hotel? Why?(He decided to write a letter and mail it immediately bec ause he wouldn’t wait until it was too late.)Detailed ReadingI. Difficult Sentences1.He sounded as if he had a cold or something. (Para. 2)What can we infer from this sentence?(This sentence implies the sad state of mind the taxi driver was in.)2.At l east they do with me because I’m on the road so much. (Para. 5)Paraphrase the sentence.(At least letters from home mean a lot to me because I travel a lot for long distances.)3.It might just as well have been family. (Para. 6)Translate the sentence into Chinese.(也可以算是一家人。
大一英语Unit 1
Teaching Goals
Upon completion of this unit, we are expected to be able to:
■ have a thorough understanding of the text contextually and linguistically; ■ expand their vocabulary about green living and know how to use the key words and expressions in context properly; ■ talk about the negative impact of our modern lifestyle on the environment and how to live green in our daily lives; ■ act out an interview about lifestyle issues, which centers on living in Las Vegas vs. living off the grid; ■ get familiar with the writing of a paragraph with a topic sentence that clearly states the main idea.
全新版大学英语综合教程-1-Unit2-课文正文电子书及翻译
All the Cabbie Had Was a LetterFoster Furcolo1He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because Ihad to tap on the windshield to get his attention. 出租车司机拥有的就剩一封信福斯特 ?弗克洛他准是完全沉浸在所读的东西里了，因为我不得不敲挡风玻璃来引起他的注意。
2"Is your cab available?" I asked when he finally looked up at me. He nodded, then said apologetically as I settled into the back seat, "I'm sorry, but I was reading a letter." He soundedas if he had a cold or something. 他总算抬头看我了。
“你出车吗？”我问道。
他点点头，当我坐进后座时，他抱歉地说：“对不起，我在读一封信。
”听上去他像是得了感冒什么的。
3 "I'm in no hurry," I told him. "Go ahead and finish your letter." “我不着急，”我对他说，“你接着把信读完吧。
”4 He shook his head. "I've read it several times already. I guess I almost know it by heart." 他摇了摇头。
“我已经读了好几遍了。
我想我都能背出来了。
”5"Letters from home always mean a lot," I said. " At least they do with mebecause I'm on the road so much." Then, estimating that he was 60 or 70 years old,I guessed: "From a child or maybea grandchild?" “家书抵万金啊，”我说。
全新版大学进阶英语：综合教程Unit 1
Getting Prepared
Warm-up Video
Notes
After watching the video, discuss the following questions with your partner:
1. What is the girl’s identity?
A. a young employee B. a waitress
澳大利亚英语的词汇：虽然澳大利亚英语中大多数 的词汇与其他地区的英语相同，但在词义或用法上有显 著差异。澳大利亚英语词汇的来源有许多，包括英国英 语中的各种方言、盖尔语、澳大利亚的土著语以及波利 尼西亚语。
Getting Prepared
Warm-up Video
Notes
Canadian lingo “eh“: An interjection or prompt spoken by Canadians, equivalent to the American “huh?” or “right?”, usually used to prompt a person to respond to what was said or to indicate a lack of understanding. This usage is exclusive to Canadians, and is sometimes regarded as a part of their national identity. The use of “eh” by Canadians is occasionally mocked in other countries, and often joked about by Canadians themselves.
全新版大学进阶英语综合教程2综合训练第二单元（含答案）
全新版大学进阶英语综合教程2综合训练第二单元（含答案）全新版大学进阶英语综合教程2综合训练第一单元练习题（含答案）Part I Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear two news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1.A) The reason behind the low high school graduation rate.B) The best time to help students graduate from high school.C) An organization which helps students graduate from high school.D) The number of students who graduate from high school.2.A) A welcoming space.B) Help with classwork.C) Caring teachers.D) Financial support.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3.A) Machine translators.B) Modeling sentence outputs.C) Translation software.D) Translation languages.4.A) Phrase-by-phrase system.B) Neural(神经的) machine translation.C) Multilingual(多语言的) system.D) Translation requests.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Conversation OneQuestions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A) The ways to become good students.B) The characteristic behaviors of bad students.C) The way good students behave themselves.D) The differences between good and bad students.6.A) They are not afraid to make mistakes.B) They like to experiment on bad students.C) They like to play games with language.D) They do not cooperate with their teacher.7.A) They rarely admit their mistakes.B) They have no confidence in themselves.C) They usually ask many a question.D) They seldom accept what is being taught.8.A) A teacher and a student.B) A teacher and a reporter.C) A teacher and a parent.D) A teacher and an officer.Conversation TwoQuestions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A) The man’s grades in high school.B) The man’s application for college.C) The man’s two sisters at college.D) The man’s growing hobbies.10.A) He went to a military school in his hometown.B) He spent eight years in a public school.C) He spent his high school life in his hometown.D) He was a soldier before he went to high school.11.A) He got very interested in sports.B) He worked very hardin studies.C) He chose to major in biology.D) He did well in both sports and studies.12.A) At school.B) At home.C) At a studio(演播室).D) At a meeting.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Passage OneQuestions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13.A) How Anna and Peter spent a romantic day.B) How Anna and Peter spent their first summer.C) How Anna and Peter got to know each other.D) How Anna and Peter spent the rest of their lives.14.A) disappointed. B) Excited.C) Regretful.D) Annoyed.15.A) He was 86 years old.B) He lived on the beach.C) He was good at dancing.D) He died nine months ago.Passage TwoQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A) A good job.B) Good health.C) Good relationships.D) Lifelong love.17.A) They give more importance to their work.B) They give more importance to their love life.C) They make a balance between love and work.D) They give deep thoughts before they make choice.18.A) We make a lot of money to spend.B) We develop long-term love relationships.C) We have a loving and caring person.D) We build a meaningful life.Part II Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.When it comes to a life partner, discomfort between you and your partner can bring about unhappiness 1) _____. T o feel at home with a partner, a few things need to be in place: Trust and security. Secrets are poison to a relationship, because they lead to an invisible 2) _____ inside the relationship, leaving both people somewhat alone in the world. On the other side of secrets will often be distrust, which is a(n) 3) _____ factor going against a good relationship. Natural chemistry. The 4) _____ between you should be easy and natural, energy exerted should be at the same level, and you should both feel 5) _____. If you put uneven (不均衡的) energy into the relationship, the relationship will 6) _____ failure someday.Acceptance of weaknesses. You抮e not perfect, and so is your current or future life-partner.7) _____ of weaknesses is helpful to a relationship. And one of the worst fates would be to spend most of your life 8) _____ by criticisms for your weaknesses and have to 9) _____ them. This isn 抰to say people shouldn’n work on self-improvement, but when it comes to a life partnership, the healthy attitude is, very person comes with a set of weaknesses, these are my partner抯, and they are part of thepackage I knowingly chose to spend my life with.?This is the attitude you should hold in order to have the relationship 10) _____.A) undergo B) exhausting C) constantly D) correspondenceE) endure F) overwhelmed G) bloom H) exchangeI) invasion J) hardship K) realization L) separationM) enjoyment N) impressive O) permanentSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with seven statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.A)What is love? Some people think it’s lifelong devotion. Others think it’s temporary madness. No matte r what, not that people think that love is not important. They are starved for it; they watch endless numbers of films about happy and unhappy love stories; they listen to hundreds of songs about love ?yet hardly anyone thinks that there is anything that needs to be learned about love.B)This particular attitude is based on several premises(前提) which either singly or collectively tend to give rise to it. Most people see the problem of love primarily as that of eing loved? rather than that of oving? of one capacity to love. In order to be loved, to be lovable, men try to get as rich, successful and powerful as their social positions permit; women are busily involved in making themselves attractive by working on their bodies, dresses, etc. Both men and women also develop pleasant manners, interesting conversation, to be helpful, modest and inoffensive(不冒犯人的).C) A second premise behind the attitude that there is nothing to be learned about love is the assumption that the problem of love is the problem of an bject? not the problem of a apacity? People think that to ove?is simple, but that to find the right object to love ?or to be loved by ?is difficult. There are several reasons behind it. One reason is the changed view of a ove object? Love no longer develops only after marriage is concluded as in traditional cultures. Romantic love, the personal experience of love, has become universal in modern culture. Freedom in love has greatly lifted the importance of the bject?D)Closely related to this reason is another characteristic of modern culture. Our culture is based on the appetite for buying, on the idea of a mutually(双方) favorable exchange. Modern man happiness lies in the excitement of looking at the shop windows, and in buying all that he can afford. He (or she) looks at people in a similar way. ttractive?is what men and women are after. It’s a package of qualities which are popular and wanted on the personality market. Two people fall in love when they have found the best object on the market.E)The third error leading to the attitude that there is nothing to be learned about love lies in the confusion(混淆) between the initial experience of alling?in love, and the permanent state of eing?in love. If two people who have been strangers suddenly let the wall between them break down, they feel close, feel one; this moment of oneness is one of the most exciting and wonderful experiences in life. However, this type of love is by its very nature not lasting. When the two persons become well acquainted(熟悉的), their intimacy is losing its magic until their mutual boredom(厌烦) kills whatever is left of the initial excitement.F)This attitude ?that nothing is easier than to love ?hascontinued to be spreading in our society. If any other activity, which is started with such huge hopes and expectations, and yet, fails so regularly, as love, people would be eager to know the reasons for the failure, to learn how to do better, or they would give up the activity. Since the latter is impossible in the case of love, there seems to be only one way to overcome the failure of love ?to examine the reasons for this failure, and to proceed to study the meaning of love.G)To learn about love is to learn about an art. That involves the mastery of the theory and the mastery of the practice. If I want to learn the art of medicine, I must first know the facts about the human body and various diseases. When I have all this theoretical knowledge, I am by no means competent in the art of medicine. Only after I have a great deal of practice, when my theoretical knowledge and my practice are blended into one ?my intuition, shall I become a master. Besides, there is a third factor necessary to becoming a master in any art ?the mastery of the art must be a matter of ultimate concern. This holds true for music, for medicine, for sports ?and for love.______11.It’s impossible for people to give up love and thus it’s necessary to find ways to overcome the failure of love.______12.People think love is important, but few people become aware that love is something that needs to be learned.______13.T o master the art of love, people should learn what makes love and practice it until the two are blended into one ?the intuition.______14.There is little reason to be surprised that human love relations follow the same pattern of exchange which governs the commodity(商品) and the labor market.______15.Two people being crazy about each other in thebeginning proves both the intensity of their love and the degree of their preceding loneliness.______16.Many of the ways men and women use to make themselves lovable are the ways used to make themselves successful, to win friends and influence people.______17.In many traditional cultures, love was mostly not a spontaneous(自发的) personal experience which then might lead to marriage, but was supposed to develop once the marriage had been concluded.Section CDirections: There are two passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.Passage OneThe Internet is changing the way society communicates, processes information and knowledge. Some of these developments are exciting and challenging, but in one particular sense the Internet creates a fundamental challenge to the way humans interact.Today, Internet dating has become more or less accepted as a way of forming relationships. There has been some criticism, but it has usually been of the functional and operational(操作上的) kind, regarding membership costs or users providing false pictures or information. There has been little thought or comment on why matchmaking websites by itself might be a bad thing.Online matchmaking is conditioned on the idea of making rational choices. Internet dating is like shopping at LoveMart. We watch and read the adverts (people profiles) and we then, makea rational decision to try the product. The more choices we have, we are told, the better for making the choice.Furthermore, the way dating websites calculate(计算) matches distorts(扭曲) the very core of interpersonal relations. Online seekers of partners and friends rely on computer calculations of a set of hard questions. The questions that many of these websites use are so terrible (are you happy with your life?A. Yes,B. No,C. Most of the time? that they cannot reflect real conversations. THIS is not human interaction; it is a fundamental shift. Interpersonal relationships are being shifted into products that can be (supposedly) objectively measured and objectively chosen, even though such relations represent the exact opposite.In his book, Alain Badiou noted love ?this great irrational driver of humanity ?has become an object, which people wish to be fully informed about, choose rationally, and not suffer any unexpected disappointments from. It is, as philosopher Slavoj Zizek has noted, like caffeine-free coffee.Some critics have suggested that online dating is taking society back to a pre-modern version of arranged marriages. I would say it is worse. It has taken over the very essence(实质)of what it means to be human.18.What’s known about online dating?A) It has become the most popular way of forming relationships.B) It costs no money to become a member online.C) It provides false pictures and information for users.D) It is rarely criticized for its own sake(自身缘故).19.What’s the reason for online dating being introduced?A) To help users make rational choices.B) To provide users with many choices.C) To ask users to do shopping online.D) To help users to try the product before buying.20.How does online dating influence human interactions?A) It measures human interactions objectively.B) It makes human interactions objective.C) It can’n reflect the real human interactions.D) It can correct human interactions.21.What is 搇ove?according to Alain Badiou?A) Love is reasonable.B) Love is irrational.C) Love is disappointing.D) Love is surprising.22.What’s the writer attitude towards online dating?A) Disapproving.B) Encouraging.C) Faithful. D) Extreme.Passage TwoRomance in China is often sacrificed to practicality; dating has largely become a commercial transaction. In Beijing parents gather in parks to introduce their children to one another. Singles?clubs set people up according to requirements ?height, income, property. And tens of thousands participate in matchmaking events in cities like Shanghai looking for the perfect mate. arriage in many ways in China is a way of pulling resources,?says Roseann Lake, a Beijing-based journalist researching a book on heng nv? In one direction, at least, he idea that a woman, no matter how successful she is professionally, is absolutely nothing until she is married ?it still comes down to that.?Yes, China has experienced miraculous growth in the past three decades, but traditions are hard to shake. Confucian ethics stress that marriage must satisfy societal duty over individual desire.The one-child policy has further reinforced these expectations. In China, the young are expected to provide for theold: whom you marry matters for your entire family.These concerns aren’t evenly shared, and they expose something of a generation gap. Children of the 1980s and 1990s ?who were born in better economic times and fed on pop music and movies ?are in less of a hurry to get married than their parents were.Although China changed birth rate means there will be a surplus(过剩) of about 24 million men in China by 2020, the majority of these singles will live in rural areas. In major cities ?where the rate of housing costs to income can reach 12:1 ?finding a good match is a constant worry for educated, ambitious women.When Chinese Valentine Day nears, preparations for dozens of matchmaking events, most aimed at marriage, are picking up. At the Huanleyuan Culture Club, a singles?club in Beijing ?basic requirement: a college degree; annual membership fee: about $560 ?hundreds will be attending a gala matchmaking event. Ten thousand people are expected at a mass blind date in many cities. They l be looking not just for an attractive smile or that spark of chemistry, but also for the promise of money and connections.23.Which of the following best describes Chinese marriage?A) It is practiced with romance.B) It is based on practical aspects.C) It depends on Chinese economy.D) It is associated with parents?introduction.24.What’s the influence of the one-child policy?A) It puts societal duty before individual desire.B) It drives people to find partners of good resources.C) It makes the young generation develop a sense of responsibility.D) It helps improve the welfare system in China.25.What’s known about children of the 1980s and 1990s?A) They are less anxious about marriage.B) They are from economically good families.C) They learn a lot about pop music and movies.D) They follow the tradition of their parents?marriage.26.What can be drawn from the passage?A) More rural women will be singles in the near future.B) More urban women will be singles in the near future.C) More urban men will be singles in the near future.D) More rural men will be singles in the near future.27.What’s the writer attitude towards Chinese marriage?A) Critical.B) Positive.C) Neutral.D) Negative.Part III TranslationDirections: Translate the passage from Chinese into English.两人万万没有料到，英台应父命回家是因为其父做主，替英台与富家子马文才定了亲。
全新版大学英语（第二版）综合教程1课后习题答案（1）
【一】全新版大学英语综合教程1课后题Unit 1 Growing UpPart II Language FocusVocabularyⅠ.1.1.Respectable2.agony3.put…down4.sequence5.hold back6.distribute7.off and on8.vivid9.associate 10.finally1.turn in2.tackle2.er’s Paris office.1.has been assigned to the newspap2.was so extraordinary that I didn’t know whether to believe him or not.3. a clear image of how she would look in twenty years’ time.4.gave the command the soldiers opened fire.5.buying bikes we’ll keep turning them out.3.1.reputation, rigid, to inspire2.and tedious, What’s more, out of date ideaspose, career, avoid showing, hardly hold backⅡ.posed2.severe3.agony4.extraordinary5.recallmand7.was violating8.anticipateⅢ.1.at2.for3.of4.with5.as6.about7.to8.in, in9.from10.on/uponComprehensive Exercises Ⅰ. Cloze1.1.hold back2.tedious3.scanned4.recall5.vivid6.off and on7.turn out/in8.career2.st2.surprise3.pulled4.blowing5.dressed6.scene7.extraordinary8.image9.turn10.excitementⅡ. Translation1.1.As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother toldme to.2.His girlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid of his bad habit ofsmoking before it took hold.3.Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during thenext few months, they have decided to increase its production.4.It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating thecompany’s safety rules. /Bill is said to have been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules.5.It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoidthe possibility of a severe water shortage. /The local government is reported to have taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage.2.Susan lost her legs because o f / in a car accident. For a time, she didn’t know how to face up to the fact that she would never (be able to) walk again.One day, while scanning (through) some magazines, a true story caught her eye /she was attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer. Greatly inspired, Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be bale to lead a useful life.Unit 2 FriendshipI. Vocabulary1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box.1) absolutely2) available3) every now and then4) are urging/ urged5) destination6) mostly7) hangs out8) right away9) reunion10) or something11) estimate12) going ahead2. Rewriting1) It seemed that his failure in the examination was still on his mind.2) He was completely choked up by the sight of his team losing in thefinal minutes of the game.3) She was so lost in study that she forgot to have dinner.4) Something has come u p and I am afraid I won’t be able to accomplishthe project on time.5) The cost of equipping the new hospital was estimated at $2 million.3. Complete the sentences.1) were postponed the awful is estimated2) reference not available an kind of3) not much of a teacher skips go aheadII. Collocation1.to2.for3.at4.from5.in6.to on7.on8.withIII. Usage1.more or less2.kind of/ sort of3.something4.kind of/ sort of5.more or less6.or somethingComprehensive exercisesI. Cloze1.text-related1)choked up2)awful3)practically4)neighborhood5)correspondence6)available7)destination8)reunion9)Mostly10)postponing11)absolutely2.Theme-related1)how2)savings3)embarrassment4)phone5)interrupted6)touch7)envelop8)signed9)message10)neededII. Translation1.Translate the sentences.1) Half an hour had gone by, but the last bus hadn’t come yet. We had walk home.2) Mary seems to be very worried about the Chinese exam because shehasn’t learned the texts by heart.3) Since the basketball match has been postponed, we might as well visitthe museum.4) He stayed in Australia with his parents all the way through WWⅡ.5) Since I graduated from Nanjing University in 1985, I have kind oflost touch with my classmates.2.Translate the passage.It is not easy to keep in touch with friends far away. This is true in my case.It has been a couple of years since I left my old neighborhood and all the friends there. I have been meaning to write to them but things comeways on my mind, up and I just don’t seem to find the time. They are alhowever, and I think I will certainly make an effort to keep up correspondence with them in the future.Unit 3I Vocabulary11) brief 2) in terms of 3) cut off 4) tend5) anyway 6)precise 7)in the form of 8) initiative9) convey 10) in two minds 11) concept 12) grasp21) has ensured their team a place in the Cup final.responsibility to heal the wounded and rescue the 2)medical workers’ dying.3)entertain as well as educate the learner.4)can do without air and water.5)is likely to be held in June.31)lies in contact between2)basis of is likely sufficient at the moment3)the steady will be highlyII Word Formation1 regained2 undecided3 undersupplied4 disabled5 precondition6 foresight7 mispronounced8 enrich IIIAntonyms1) majority 2) accepted 3)increased 4)weaknesses5) local 6) late 7)wrong 8)falseComprehensive exercisesI Close1.Text-related1)highly 2)bring about 3)evident 4)rate 5)sufficient6)put across 7)proportion 8)Hence 9)ensure2. Theme-related1)understand 2)travel 3)practical 4)use 5)Another 6)likely 7)affect 8)developments 9)supply 10) Someday II Translation1) As is predicted by scientists, global pollution has become one of the most serious problems humans are faced with.2) Competition for these jobs is very tough –we have five times as many applicants this year as we did last year/ there are five times as many applicants this year as there were last year.3) As the facts show, educational programs need to fit into the national plan for economical development.4) The car burns too much gas, and moreover, the price is almost twiceas much as I intend to pay.5) To understand a great international event, we, first of all, need to consider the historical and political background to it.2 It is hard to imagine how our forefathers could do without so many conveniences that modern technology has brought about. Back then onlya small proportion of the population enjoyed the comforts of life. The majority didn’t even have sufficient food, not to speak of/ let alone the privilege of being educated. However, many people blame modern technology for creating so many problems. They want to slow down the rate of progress. But no one can put the clock back.Unit 4Vocabulary1) wreck 2) balance 3) approaching 4) handle5) discard 6) Above all 7) diet 8) do with9) checked on 10) cleaned up 11) weekly 12) principles2.1) to look for survivors were abandoned after it had been/was determined that all the people in the sunken ship had died.2) was amazed that Bob left a well-paid job travel around the world.3) for a loan has been turned down by many a bank as her business is small and she could provide no guarantee.4) express her thoughts with precision, so people often misunderstand her.5) will weaken our determination to modernize our country in the shortest possible time.3.1) for sale hunting for be amazed by2) become skilled handle their loans3)character by calling on he passed awayII Confusable words1.1) personal 2) personnel2.1) sometime 2) Sometimes 3)some time 4) sometimeIII Euphemismde hcgabfComprehensive ExercisesI Close1. Text-related1)sponsored 2)determination 3) turned away 4) assumed 5) capacity 6)skilled 7)loan 8) character 9) hunting 10) for sale 11) send for 2. Theme-related1)save 2)recent 3)modest 4) grow 5) dream6) immigrants 7)business 8) engineering 9)invest 10) richIII Translation1)It is reported that UN mediators have worked out a plan which theyhope will be acceptable to both sides.2)Doris walked in the forest cautiously, afraid of being attacked by giantsnakes.3)Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters cannot be prevented,but action can be taken to protect life and property.4)I bought a new issue of my favorite sports magazine and hurried home,anxious to amuse myself reading it.e never known anyone so unsure of herself.5)Helen lacks confidence. I’ｖ2.After graduating from college, Tony decided to start his own business. At the beginning, many a bank turned down his request for a loan. But he was not a bit discouraged, and continued to call on one banker after another seeking help. Impressed by his determination and optimism, one banker finally agreed to loan him the money. Now he has become awealthy businessman. Talking about his amazing achievement, Tony says that it is important to create rather than wait for opportunities.Unit 5VocabularyI.11) monthly 2) acquaintances 3)classic 4) look; in the eye 5)manufactured 6) options 7)finance8) replacement 9) survived 10) pick out 11) married 12) grabbed at2.1) survived a car crash that killed both her parents.2) almost embarrassed t o death when Sarah read my poem out to the whole class.3) of the Children’s Hospital will care for the seriously injured pupils.4) several phone calls making inquiries about the position of the Chief Financial Officer.5) straighten out all your financial problems if you join our club.3.1) inquiry; died of hunger; people survied2) Instantly; give up his; retire; replace him; executive 3) his beloved; odd jobs; and all thatII Word Formation1.embarrassment2. survivors3. newly4. marketable5. monthly6.competition 7. conceivable8.respectableIII. Usage1.the poor2. The deceased/The dead3. the disabled4. the French5. Theaccused 6. the young 7. the unemployed 8. the latter…the former Comprehensive ExercisesI.Cloze1.Text-related1)died of 2) instantly 3) classic 4)ask around 5) surviving 6) retire7)executive 8) replacement9)stock 10) look…in the eye2.Theme-related1)impressed 2) diligence 3) Instead 4) Contrary 5) professionally 6)perform 7) personal8) balance 9) commitment 10) revealedII. Translation1.---you’d better ask1) I’m not sure where you can find a good carpenteraround.2) Feeling a little embarrassed, he quickly cleared his throat and lookedup at the painting on the wall.3) Michael was survived by three sons, two daughters, and his wife Elizabeth.4) As a financial expert, William advised us to invest our money in the stock market.5) We small retailers can’t compete with supermarkets in pricing and sales.2.My dad is a hard-working executive of a manufacturing firm. He works six days a week. Every day he has to s traighten out various kinds of problems so that he often stays up late/nights. However, he tries his best to balance/maintain balance between work and family. On Sundays my dad usually stays at home and cares for us as much as he can. To my greatest joy, he cooks our favorite dished and plays ball with us.Unit 6VocabularyⅠ1.1)Fertile2)Reflected3)Overseas4)Slim5)Split6)Sustained7)Glow8)Thrust9)Keen10)Bud11)Previous12)Whichever2.1) The sickly smell of carpets and furniture in the bedroom disgusts me.2) Mary stopped corresponding with Henry after the death of her mother.3) A radio transmitter is best located at an isolated place far from cities.4) I was so absorbed in the game on TV that I didn’t hear Martin come5) The rough surface of the basketball helps players grip the ball.3.1) to broaden; make their way2) disgusts; take a chance on3) the grand; and overseas; reflectedⅡ1. 1) frightened 2) afraid/ frightened2. 1) alike/similar 2) similar3. 1) alive 2) living4. 1) sleeping 2) asleepⅢ1.1) disappointed 2) disappointment 3) disappointing 4)disappoint5) disappointingly 6) disappointing2. 1) attractive 2) attract 3) attraction 4) attractively 5) unattractively6) unattractiveComprehension ExercisesⅠCloze1.Text-related1)Identifying 2) gripped 3) margins 4)corresponding 5) overseas6)little 7)hesitate8)grateful 9) made my way 10) going my way2. Theme-related1)first 2)ring 3)Nor 4) another 5) threw 6) deliberately 7) reasoned 8) himself9) restaurant 10) matterⅡTranslation1.1) Before I went off to university, my grandfather gave me a few words of wisdom which impressed me deeply.2)Never tell my parents about my injuries and I’ll be very grateful toyou (for it).3)At the meeting some of our colleagues put forward sensiblesuggestions about improving our working environment.4)The management has/have agreed to grant the workers a 10% pay risein response to union pressure.5)It was very thoughtful of the hostess t o give the house a thoroughcleaning before we arrived.2.Not rich himself, Uncle Li never hesitates to help others. Previousto/Before his retirement, through Project Hope he located the addresses of two country kids who grew up in poor families but had a keen desire to study. From then on he sent them money regularly.Later the two made their way to college, and even got a chance to study overseas.Unit 7Content QuestionsPair Work1.He thinks animals will probably do their best thinking when it servestheir own purposes, not when scientists ask them to.2.Because he believes they may encounter animal intelligence in theirdaily life.3.He regards them as a new window on animal intelligence.4.She wanted to get more pineapple.5.He expanded the money supply by breading chips in two.6.It shows he is clever and sly. He ate up the fruit leaving nothing butstems to share with Miles.7.They say that animals cooperate when they learn it is in their interestto do so.8.The author thinks that what behaviorists say is right, but he doesn’tthink their explanation is satisfactory enough.9.Because Orky was the most intelligent animal she had worked with.10.Corky is a female whale because she is Orky’s mate and delivered ababy whale.11.Because she thought the orange must have rolled off somewhereinaccessible.12.Towan hid his orange underneath his foot. The act reveals someanimals are intelligent enough to know how to deceive.Text Organization1.Eugene Linden wants to tell the reader that animals do have, at least,some limited intelligence, and the personal experiences of those who are in close contact with animals are more convincing evidence than that any experiments can provide.2.Let’s Make a Deal: Some animals are intelligent enough to know howto bargain with people.Tale of a Whale: Animals like whales can assess a situation and act accordingly.Primate Shell Game: Animals can attempt to deceive.Language Sense Enhancement1.(1) controversy (2) consciousness (3) explore (4) serves theirown purposes(5) encounter (6) lack of it (7) convinced (8) mental feats (9)captivity (10) humansLanguage FocusI.Vocabulary1.1) go (very) far 2) has expanded 3) in the interest(s) of 4) onlyto5) encountered 6) has cooperated 7) assessed 8) (had) switched9) horizons 10) gaze 11) disaster 12) wiped out2.1) … a long/long running controversy over whether the book should bepublished or not2) … felt relieved after her first meeting with Tom had gone smoothly3) ... suddenly went wrong with my computer when I was in themiddle of writing the essay4) … is obvious that our company is still maintaining its compositionas market leader in software.5) … give in until they give her a pay rise3.1) have undertaken, original, to explore2) evidence convinced, underneath, extending to3) to negotiate, encounter, to figure out, exploreII.Confusable Words1. firstly2. first, first3. At first4. First/Firstly5. first6. First7. at first8. firstage1. animal intelligence whose2. zoo keeper where3. eye contact through what4. money supply of what5. killer whale what kind6. baby whale how old7. family member of what8. sea turtle what kind/whereComprehensive ExercisesI.Cloze1.(1) emergency (2) evidence (3) original (4) sizing up(5) negotiates (6) reveal (7) make a deal (8) dominant(9) in their interest(s) (10) deceiving (11) controversy(12) judgment (13) explore2.(1) protect (2) However (3) type (4) situation (5) sights(6) together (7) rang (8) associate (9) without (10) environmentII.Translation1.1) A local business undertook the project but went bankrupt before itwas completed.make a deal—you wash my car, and I’ll let you use it tonight.2) Let’s3) We got to the village which we thought must have been wiped outin the severe earthquake, only to find it slightly damaged.4) My garden is dry and shady—few plants thrive in that condition5) Mystery still surrounds the exact truth behind the film star’sdeath/exact circumstance of the film star’s death.2.When I was young I used to visit the zoo in my hometown. There whatattracted me most was a couple of tigers, especially the male. Theywere dept in a huge iron cage at firs t, but later were released from itand moved to a place called Tiger Hill. Twenty years later I revisitedthe zoo and was relieved to find Tiger Hill was still there, but greatlyextended.Moving around now were six tigers, old and young, insteadof two!Unit 8Pair work1.She was amazed at the author’s ability to do mental calculation.2.Children can’t spell correctly; their knowledge of word history andgeography is non-existent3.He didn’t want to compete with the hard-working Asians at U.C.L.A.He preferred a less intellectually challenging life.4. A modern industrial state cannot function with an idle, ignorant laborforce.5.To use the media to dramatize and drive home the message to today’teenagers.6.He is fed up with the book he is forced to red.7.They can’t read or write. They place their hopes on their children.8.He works as a cleaner in a factory owned by the Japanese.9.Because he has no education, no useful skill, and no discipline.10.Americans stop demanding good education foe children. Machines doall the complex work and there is little manual work to be done.America is poorer than Japan and European countries.11.Hard work education, saving and discipline help a nation rise from theashes.12.He finally comes to realize the importance of study.Work on your own1.Part one paras.1-10idleness and ignorance will produce serious effects on all Teenagers’ concerned and society as a whole.Part two paras.11-24Kevin 1990 comes to realize in his dream how greatly lack of education costs his forebears, himself, his children and the society they live in, and how important it is to study hard.2.Part oneTeenagers’ intellectual laziness and ignorancePart twoKevin 1990, his forebears(with the exception of his intellectual father),and his children lead a poor, miserable life.America is on the decline.There is no law and order in the country.America children have no chance to receive a good education.Businesses in America are owned by wealthy Europeans and Asians. Language sense enhancementIndifference (1)Summed up (2)Preferred (3)Financial （4）Accumulated （5）Intellectual （6）Affect （7）Industrial （8）Idle （9）Break down （10）VocabularyI1.1.industrial2.idle3.is functioning4.intellectual5.scared6.handful7.luxury8.private9.work up10.slice11.miracle12.was jammed2.1. to be seriously affected by the rise in gas prices。
全新大学进阶英语Unit 1 The Pursuit of Dreams
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全新版大学进阶英语综合教程(二)课文+翻译
After living in the 24-hour city of Las Vegas, Nevada for nearly ten years, my family and I decided to slow things down. My daughter wanted a horse. My husband wanted property. My son wanted a dirt bike. I wanted our family to be more self-sufficient.None of us felt that this could be acplished where we were living and we all agreed that a move to the country would be great for everyone.Before long we set about looking for a home in Yucca, Arizona, a very small town of less than 1,000 people. It was while I was scanning listings from our real estate agent that I first learned of it. There was a home for sale there on 40 acres. When I called to inquire about the property, I was informed that there was no electricity available in the area. What? No electricity? I almost dismissed the idea immediately.The property was off the grid. It was not connected whatsoever to any utilities — power, water or sewer. Power was supplied by a wind turbine and solar panels. Water had to be hauled in and stored in two tanks located on the property. Forty acres would give us plenty of room for all of our animals and give my husband and son space to ride their ATVs. Besides, what better way is there to bee more self-sustainable? After giving it some thought, we decided to put in an offer and moved in on Thanksgiving Day.When we first moved to the property, we did some remodeling and stayed in our motor home. We were confronted with real challenges at the time. The power kept going out, the main water line to the house broke, the plumbing backed up into the front yard and the generator died.But the setbacks just made us work harder. We slowly got things fixed and moved into the house after 38 days in the RV. The next challenge was to bee familiar with your power system, and to learn the ins and outs of hauling your own water and generating your own power.Our off-the-grid system consists of eight solar panels (1,000 watts) that are mounted on a sun tracker rack. We also have a wind turbine that generates 3,000 watts in 24 mph winds. The energy generated by the wind and sun is stored in 16 6v golf cart batteries. We also have two 2,500-gallon above-ground water tanks and a 250-gallon propane tank. Every weekend, we haul two 275-gallon water tanks to the nearby town of Yucca and fill them with water, which we then pump into our big water tanks.While living here for the past four months has been a big adjustment, there are many benefits to living off the grid. I think one of the greatest is teaching my kids the importance of conservation. They used to take water, power and gas for granted. The first week we were here, we used almost 1,000 gallons of water. With only a 5,000-gallon water tank, it didn’t take them long to understand that we had to use less water. We started taking quicker showers, doing only full loads of laundry, turning off the water while brushing our teeth or shaving.Over-consumption is even more clearly demonstrated by our electricity usage. We have a digital readout of how many volts of DC power we have stored in our batteries at any given time. If you turn on a light or the TV, the number goes down. In order to protect the batteries, the system is set up to shut the inverter off if the volts get too low. Then the power goes out. When we first moved in, we lost power almost daily. After this happens a few times, it bees clear very quickly just how often you waste electricity. Everything from lights and ceiling fans to puters and radios were left on when they were not in use. The cell phone chargers were plugged in even when they weren’t charging anything. All of this uses unnecessary power. We are steadily learning to be more diligent with our power usage.In addition, we are also trying to make other changes. They include reducing the amount of trash we generate by recycling and posting, growing our own organic vegetables, and reusing and repurposing things that we would normally toss. We also want to produce our own eggs and goat’s milk in the near future.Overall, going off the grid has been great for our family. We have learned how to conserve power and water and to really appreciate what the earth gives to us every day. I hope that once my kids move out of the house, they will keep the habits that they have learned by living off the grid.I received an email from a reader who asked, “Why do some friendships end, no matter how much you want them to last?” She referred to having seen the question in one of my articles, Mystery of Friendship. As I wrote in i t, I don’t think easy answers exist as to how friendships start, why some turn into lifetime ones, and why some end. Although I’ve tried answering the first two questions in other articles (To Have A Friend and Be A Friend), I still get surprised by friendships that endure and disillusioned by ones that slip away. Even so, I’ll try to offer some insights here as to why friendships end.My simple answer is that friendships end because the situations friends are in or even the friends themselves change. Others have similar answers. First, the situations friends face may change. The decision to relocate for a new school or job cannot help but affect a friendship. Likewise, if a friend is in an accident, develops an illness, or loses someone close, these situations cannot help but affect a friendship. Does a friendship need to end because of these changes? No, but it’ll require adjustments that one or both friends might not be willing to make.Second, the friends themselves may change. A significant reason that friendships often end when friendsare apart for an extended period of time (for summer camp, college, etc.) is that one or both of the friends change. I think it hurts less when both friends change, because then the breakup is more often mutual and so both friends get closure by both deciding to let go and move forward in their lives without each other. What tends to hurt most is when just one friend changes. One friend might change social circles, bee involved in new social organizations, start to date, get a pet, or take on some other venture that consumes more time and passion. Again, a friendship can endure these changes, unless one or both of the friends for some reason decide not to invest the time and energy involved in the adjustment period. (For example, one friend might forget the importance of the friendship due to the high of having a new pet or might feel that the change is impossible to overe when one gets married but the other is still single.) In this situation, breakups may not be mutual and so one or both friends feel betrayed and end upwith bitter memories about what was a precious friendship to them.There are other reasons why friendships end. For example, as much as two people might want a friendshipto survive, one or both of them might unintentionally neglect it. Friendship is often pared to a flower garden. Well, if flowers don’t get exposed regularly enough to sunlight and don’t get watered enough, flowers will wither and even die. The same applies to friendship. If week after week passes where plans are made to spend time together but are never honored, perhaps due to taking a friendship for granted, eventually even the closest of friendshipsmay cease to have a reason to exist.Conflicts can also cause the end of friendships. If the flower is a fledgling plant, one blow might destroy it just as sometimes relatively young friendships aren’t strong enough to endure much conflict. Even those amazing close friendships, where friends love us no matter what our faults are, need care when it es to conflicts. Sure, ifa flourishing flower gets stepped on, it might revive on its own. Moreover, if it gets a little extra special care, it’ll probably bounce back as if it hadn’t ever been injured. At the same time, if a flower gets repeatedly tramp led on, it’ll probably eventually break. Especially the friendships that have been around for a long time can endure storms, and even bee stronger for them, but most friendships have breaking points.Nevertheless, while we can rarely predict at the outset which ones will last, most friendships do enrich us for however short or long they’re a part of our lives.In the sleepiness at the end of a library nap, I wasn’t sure where I was. I stretched out my arm to reach for a human being, but what I grabbed was a used copy of The Odyssey, the book about going home. My heart ached.It was 2 a.m. The library, flooded with white fluorescent light and smelling of musty books and sweaty sneakers, was eerily quiet. My readings seemed endless. I had been admitted into a three-course, yearlongfreshman program called Directed Studies, dubbed Directed Suicide by Yalies. It was supposed to introduce us to “the splendors of Western civilization,” in the words of the catalog, by force-feeding the canons of philosophy, literature and history.I wanted very much to study the Western canon, because I knew nothing about it. Yes, McDonald’s ads and Madonna posters were plastered on Shanghai streets, but few Western ideas filtered through. We had been informed of Karl Marx’s habit of sitting at the same spot in the British Library, for instance, but had read none ofhis original words. Western civilization was different, mysterious and thus alluring. Besides, because I longed to be accepted here, I yearned to understand American society. What better way to prehend it than to study the very ideas on which it is based?But at 2 a.m., I was tired of them all: Homer, Virgil, Herodotus and Plato. Their words were dull and the presentations difficult to follow. The professors here do not teach in the same way that teachers in Chinado. Studying humanities in China means memorizing all the “correct,” standard interpretations given during lectures. Here, professors ask provocative questions and let the students argue, research and write papers on their own. At Yale, I often waited for the end-of-class “correct” answers, which never came.Learning humanities was secure repetition in China, but it was shaky originality here. And it could be even shakier for me. The name Agamemnon was impossibly long to pronounce, and as a result I didn’t recognize it when we were discussing him in the seminars. I had written my first English essay ever just a year earlier, when applying to colleges, and now came the papers analyzing the canons. And I simply didn’t write in English fast enough to take notes in classes.I hoped my diligence would make up for lack of preparation. On weekend nights, when my American roommates were out on dates, I would tell them I had planned a date with Dante or Aristotle. (They didn’t think it was funny.)On one of those weekend nights, I wrote a paper on Aeneas, the protagonist of The Aeneid, who was destined to found Rome but reluctant to leave behind his native Troy. “Aeneas agonizes,” Iwrote. “He hesitates. Natural instincts call him to stick to the past, while at the same time, he feels obligated to obey his father’s instructions for the future. His present life is split, pulled apart by the bygone days and by the days to e. ” I saw myself in what I wrote.During calls home every two weeks, my mother pleaded with me to take chemistry or biology. Science was the same everywhere, she said. And I, like everybody else from China, was well prepared in math, physics and chemistry. (To graduate from a standard six-year Chinese high school, one needs to take five years of physics, four years of chemistry and three years of biology.)Instead, I visited the writing tutor — there is one in every undergraduate residential hall — for every paperI turned in. My papers were always written days before they were due. I lingered after classes to question professors. My classmates lent me their notes so I could learn the skill of note-taking in English.By the time I missed home so much that soup dumplings and s autéed eels popped up in my head as I read, Nietzsche had replaced Plato on the chronological reading list and Flaubert Homer. And every paper of mine came back with an A.脱离电网的生活：一家城市居民如何发现了简单生活艾莉森·佐谢尔1.在内华达州的不眠之城拉斯维加斯生活了将近十年之后，我和我的家人决定放慢生活节奏。
全新版大学进阶英语,综合教程1 U2 Text with Translation
All Grown Up andStill in TowSherri Beattie1 My heart went out to him. In fact, I felt so uncomfortable thatI looked away. How humiliating to be in a university registrar’soffice with your father taking charge.2 As I stood in line, waiting for my own question to beanswered, I reflected on how times have changed.3 I am as old as, if not older than, most faculty members.4 Nonetheless, I do remember what it was like to be an 18-year-old undergraduate. The first-year experience is exciting,liberating and terrifying, all combined to help us grow intoadulthood. That is, if our parents don’t come with us.5 The young man at the counter had some sort of registrationproblem. It is inevitable in the first year. The woman behind thecounter clearly felt, as I did, embarrassed for this young man,who was accompanied by his no doubt well-intentioned, butmisguided, father.6 Dad did the talking while his son struggled to lift his eyesand look at the woman trying to help them. I thought aboutthose small bits of self-confidence that were so painstakinglybuilt in boyhood, and how they were being crushed at thecounter. What I saw was a student who looked perfectly able toask a few questions and get the information he needed.7 I grew very angry. “Oh, grow up, go home,” I wanted toshout at Dad from my place in the line.8 I was equally shocked as I sat in a seminar for 500 first-yearteaching assistants and was told what to do when Mom and/or Dad shows up in your office complaining about the marksor assignments that you have given to their children. It is a veryreal issue in universities thesedays.9 Baby-boomer parents seem to struggle with two things:saying no and letting go. The teaching assistants massedtogether in the theatre were advised to send unhappy parentsdirectly to professors. I sat in disbelief, but yes, it happens.10 Mom and Dad, your children are no longer children.Rather, they are eagerly trying to be adults. So whatever areyou doing in line with them at the registrar’s office?11 Twenty years ago, when I first entered university, parentsdid not follow their children all the way there. My parentsdropped me at the front door of St. Hilda’s College at theUniversity of Toronto and drove five hours back home.12 I was not ready, prepared or clearly aware about whatwould happen over the course of the next four years, but Imuddled through. From professors and teaching assistants toregistrars and student-loan officers, I learned to find my waythrough the perils and pleasures of university life. Naturally, Imade mistakes, but then I still do.13 Were my parents not caring or uninterested? Not at all.What they were not was university-educated baby-boomers whobelieve all events must be designed and controlled and thateverything I did was a direct reflection on them.14 My parents came from another generation. They never setfoot in a university. They were pleased, and supportive, when Idecided to attend but they considered me an adult at 18.15 The incident I saw in the registrar’s office was not anunusual sight. I wish it were. Rather, about six people behindme in line, I discovered another parent-child grouping. This timea son was pleading with his mother to stay put while he went tothe counter and dealt with the problem himself. They were stillnegotiating when I left.16 Too many baby-boomer parents are overly concerned withsuccess. They just don’t want to let go.17 When I tell my mother that I have won a scholarship andwill undertake graduate research in Europe this fall she says,“That’s nice, dear.”18 My mother would argue that my success is my own. I wouldargue that my success is a result of being allowed the freedomto make mistakes and find my own way.19 To parent s whose children are at tending first-yearuniversity, just remember they have all grown up now. It is timefor you to do the same.只好仍跟随着父母的成年孩子谢丽·比蒂1 我十分同情这位男孩。
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Universities Encourage New Students to Go It Alone
Sun Xiaochen
1 With an eye to increasing college students’ independence and improving their social skills, Chinese universities are encouraging freshmen to enroll by themselves without their parents’ help.
2 It used to be quite a scene when families accompanied their children to college enrollment in China.
3 Vehicles packed with luggage usually filled campuses, while parents carrying bags would follow their children everywhere to help them handle procedures and get them settled in at dormitories.
4 However, it was a different scene at Tsinghua University on Wednesday, when more than 3,000 freshmen reported to school and finished all the procedures themselves.
5 A yellow line drawn across the entrance of the school arena separated parents from their children, who entered the gym alone with their documentation. The students would spend as much as three hours dealing with the enrollment procedures, including department registration, credential collection and room distribution.
6 Senior schoolmates helped new students transfer their baggage and explore the campus.
7 The move, launched by Tsinghua University last year, is expected to improve young Chinese people’s self-reliance and independent spirit at a crucial stage of life, university President Chen Jining said.
8 “An important goal of higher education is cultivating students’ independent personalities, which should be embodied in every process of campus life,” said Chen, who wrote a brief message with the admission letter that encouraged students to leave their parents behind on enrollment day.
9 “How can youngsters grow up with their parents spoiling them and taking care of everything? We expect to make a difference from the beginning.”
10 The call got a positive response from students.
11 Feng Lei, a student from Gansu province who will study hydraulic engineering, took a 25-hour train ride to Beijing with only one schoolmate.
12 “It’s my first long trip without my parents, and I am actually quite excited about it,” he said. “Coming to the university opens a new stage of my life, and
I should learn to take care of myself from the start.”
13 Feng said he has already made three new friends after enrollment and it really helps to get to know each other.
14 Inspired by Tsinghua, other universities have also launched their own campaigns to encourage students to enroll alone. Experts said these independence-improving initiatives should be promoted.
15 “The lack of independence has been a major conce rn for kids born in the 1990s as parents arranged everything, which instead hampered their all-around development,” said Xiong Bingqi, vice-president of the 21th Century Education Research Institute.
16 “Such campaigns will help them realize that they hav e to live their lives on their own, and schools should provide more independence-developing programs to go with academic education.”
高校鼓励新生独立
孙晓晨
1 着眼于提高高校大学生的独立能力和改善他们的社交能力，中国高校正在鼓励新生不要父母陪伴独自去学校报到。
2 过去中国父母亲陪伴孩子去大学报到，那场景好不热闹。
3 校园里挤满了满载行李的汽车，拎着大包小包的父母总是跟在孩子们后面，帮助他们处理各种报到手续，并帮助他们在宿舍安顿好。
4 但是，本周三，在清华大学，人们看到了一个全然不同的场景，3,000多名来学校报到的新生，都独立完成了所有报到手续。
5 在学校场地入口处划了一条黄线，把家长和学生分开，学生们带着报到材料独自进入体育馆。
他们将花上足足三个小时办完入学手续，包括去系里注册，领取证件和分配宿舍。
6 高年级同学帮助新生搬运行李和熟悉校园。
7 人们期望这项在去年由清华大学发起的活动能帮助中国年轻人在其人生关键阶段提高自力更生和独立自主的精神，清华大学校长陈吉宁说道。
8 “高等教育的一个重要目的是培养学生独立的个性，这应该体现在校园生活的每一个过程中，”陈校长说。
他在入学通知书上附了一个短信，鼓励学生在新生报到的当天独自来学校，不要父母陪伴。
9 “父母溺爱，包办一切，年轻人怎么能成长呢？我们希望他们从一开始就做出改变。
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10 这一号召得到了学生的积极响应。
11 来自甘肃省的冯雷将要学习水利工程，他只有一位同学为伴，坐了25小时的火车来到北京。
12 “这是我第一次没有父母陪伴的长途旅行，其实我还是非常兴奋的，”他说道。
“上大学开启了我人生的新旅程，我应该从一开始就学会自己照顾自己。
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13 冯说报到后他已经结交了三个新朋友，这确实有利于大家相互了解。
14 在清华大学的启发下，其他高校也纷纷仿效，鼓励学生独自报到。
专家们认为这些提高独立自主能力的倡议应该得到弘扬。
15 “缺乏独立自主的能力已成为人们对90后孩子的一大忧虑，因为父母亲为他们安排好了一切，这反而阻碍了孩子们的全面发展，”二十一世纪教育研究院副院长熊丙奇说道。
16 “这些活动将帮助学生意识到他们必须独立生活，学校在进行学历教育的同时，应该开展更多的培养独立自主能力的活动。
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