新视野大学英语第三版第二册复习

一、视听说教程

Unit1Lifeisalearningcurve

1、Longconversation

M:Miranda,let'sspeakaboutyourperformanceinclass.You'renotparticipating;you're carelesswithyourassignmentsandoftenhandtheminlate.Youdon'twanttobehere,do you

W:I'msorryDr.Smith.It'sjust...I'vegotlotsofthingstodo.I'mstudyingWebdesignand I'mafirst-classplayeronourgolfteam.It'shardtoseewhyIneedtotakeaSpanishlan guageclass!

M:Well,I'msorryyoufeelthatway,butlearninganotherlanguagecanimproveyourperform anceinallofyourefforts.Anditcanbeveryusefulsometimes,forinstance,whenyouv isityourfatherinMexico.

W:Gosh!Whatdoyoumean,professorJustbecausemyfatherdoesbusinessinMexicoI'msuppo sedtolearnSpanish—ontopofeverythingelseIhavetolearnIt'sjusttoomuch!Andif Idon'tspendenoughtimeonthegolfcourse,Iwon'tremainafirst-classplayerontheg olfteam.Istilldon'tseewhyIshouldlearnalanguagethat'ssohardforme.Therearen overbtensesonthegolfcourseorinWebdesign!

M:ListenMiranda,I'veknownyourfathersincewewerestudentsatuniversity20yearsago —andhaveknownyousinceyouwerealittlegirl.Ofcourse,therearenoverbtensesing olforWebdesign.ButIamgivingyougoodadvice.Pleaselisten.

W:Yes,ofcourse,you'relikemyfavoriteuncle.

M:Yourbrainisn'tlikeacupthathaswaterflowingoveritsedgewhenitisfull.Instead,it 'slikeamuscle.LearningSpanishexercisesyourbraininnewways,makingitstronger .Itwillstrengthenyourcriticalthinkingskillsandcreativity.

W:Really!ThenIguessIcangiveitatry.

Question：

1、Howisthewomandoingintheman'sclass

2、WhatdoesthewomanthinkoflearningSpanish

3、Whatdoweknowfromthisconversationabouttheman

4、Whatisthewomanmostlikelytodoaftertalkingwiththeman

2、passage2

HaveyoueverheardofhomeschoolingItisalegalchoiceforparentsinmostcountriest oprovidetheirchildrenwithalearningenvironmentasan alternative topublicorprivate schoolsoutsidethehome.Parentscite numerous reasonsforhomeschoolingtheirchildren .ThethreereasonsthatareselectedbythemajorityofparentsintheUnitedStatesarethec oncernaboutthe traditional schoolenvironment,thelackofreligiousormoralinstructi on,andthedissatisfactionwiththe academic instructionatpublicandprivateschools.H omeschoolingmayalsobeafactorinthechoiceofparentingstyle.Homeschoolingcanbeach oiceforfamilieslivinginisolated countryside orlivingbrieflyabroad.Alsomanyyoung athletes andactorsaretaughtathome.

Homeschoolersoften takeadvantageof educationalopportunitiesatmuseums,librar

ies,communitycenters,athleticclubs,after-schoolprograms,churches,parks,andoth ercommunityresources.Secondary schoollevelstudentsmaytakeclassesatcommunitycol leges,whichtypicallyhaveopenadmissionpolicies.

Groupsofhomeschoolingfamiliesoftenjoinuptogethertocreatehomeschoolco-ops. Thesegroupstypicallymeetonceaweekandprovideaclassroomenvironment.Thesearefami ly-centeredsupportgroupswhosemembersseektopooltheirtalentsandresources inacoll ectiveeffort tobroadenthescopeoftheirchildren'seducation.Theyprovideaclassroom environmentwherestudentscandohands-onandgrouplearningsuchasperforming,science experiments,artprojects,foreignlanguagestudy,spellingcontests,discussions,etc .Parentswhosechildrentaketheclasses serveas volunteerstokeepcostslowandmakethep rogramasuccess.

Unit3TimeOut

1、Longconversation

W:Hello

M:HiAmy,it'sRyan.I'mcallingbecauseIwanttoinviteyouandyoursisterAshleytoadinne rpartythisSaturday.MyroommateErickandIarehostinga1960sthemepartywithafewo therfriends.

W:AthemepartyIsthatlikeadress-upparty

M:Sortof...You'recertainlyencouragedtodressin1960sfashions!Shortskirts,bright colors,andbell-bottomjeans!Orgotothebeginningofthe1960sandcomeasoneofyour favoriteactresses...Butit'snotjustcoolclothes;we'llhavefood,games,andente rtainmentinspiredbythe1960s.Infact,we'llstartourmealwithaliennoodlesinhon orofallthosespaceandalienTVshows.

W:Wait!Wait!Whatare"aliennoodles"WhynothaveregularnoodlesinhonorofthemovieThe Godfather

M:Noway!TheGodfatherisfromthe1970s.Anyway,aliennoodlesarebrightgreennoodleswi thpurplesauce!

W:What!That'scrazy!

M:Yeah!Anyway,there'llbelotsofotherthings.Idon'twanttospoilthesurprises.Butju stforyou,we'llendwithlightdessertsandcoffeefromoneofyourfavorite1960smovi es.

W:Ican'twait!Ooooooh,Ihaveanidea.Wecanhaveaspecialbarandmakefancymixeddrinks.

They'realwaysdrinkinginoldTVshows!

M:Perfect!Andstartreviewing1960smusic!We'rehavingadancecontestandasingingcont est.

W:Thissoundslikealotoffun.CanIinvitemyroommateShelovesalloftheclassicmoviesfr omthattime!

M:Ofcourse—themore,themerrier!Anyway,itstartsat7:00p.m.—myapartment. Questions：

1、Whatdoweknowaboutthosepeoplewhoareinvitedtotheparty

2、Whatisparticularaboutaliennoodles

3、Whywon'ttheyhaveregularnoodlesattheparty

4、Whatotherarrangementsdotheyhavefortheparty

2、passage2