新目标大学英语系列教材：综合教程第三册 课后答案主编 刘正光

第一单元

Text A

Reading Comprehension

1.

1) (1) sniffed at, smug

(2) proud

2) (1) the few remaining holes, quite soon

(2) disheartened

3) (1) impossible to be truly alone, more and more endangered, staring, even

(2) critical

4) (1) love the wilderness, can’t wait for my next trip, walk for miles, drink deeply from a mountain stream, stretch out under the open sky, gaze up at the stars, use my phone

(2) optimistic

2.

1) F The author admitted that his colleague kind of had a point because he did use GPS. That is to say, to some degree he agreed with his colleague.

2) NG It is not mentioned in the text.

3) F Waldeinsamkeit becomes more and more endangered with every

cell tower.

4) T Technology can enhance your wilderness experience, for example the Night Sky mobile app, an app concerning birding, or a map app.

5) F The phone isn’t the problem. The problem is us — our inability to step away from email and games and inessential data, our inability to look up, be it at an alpine lake or at family members.

Language in Use

4.

A.

?1) urge, urgent

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?2) delete, deletions

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?3) enforced, enforcement ?4) identification, identified ?

?5) persistence, persistent

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?6) civilization, civilize ?7) populated, populous

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?8) migrate, migration

5.

?1) draw the line

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?2) off the grid

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?3) had a point

?4) get away from it all

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?5) (Being) free of

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?6) serve up

?7) save for

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?8) live with

6.

?1) sniffed at

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?2) murmuring at

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?3) rejoice at

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?4) grasp at

?5) Glancing at

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?6) marveling at

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?7) aim at

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?8) barked at

7.

?1) packed with

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?2) consisting with

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?3) endowed with

?4) quivering with

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?5) combined with

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?6) gossiping with

?7) compromise with

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?8) paled with

8.

Reference translation

1) 我们走了200多英里却没有踏足任何公路；更爽的是，这期间我们没有回复任何电话、电子邮件、推特或其他日常网络通信。这简直就是人间天堂。

2) 但当我们走到小路尽头，站在惠特尼山巅，俯瞰着广阔无垠的西部，随处可见的各种智能手机让我惊愕不已。

3) 每个人对何为彻底逃离（科技）都有自己的定义。在某些人看来，我的所谓彻底逃离其实并不彻底。

4) 现在的情形已基本如此了。只消上网看看国家电信和信息管理局的全美宽带覆盖图，你就会发现，除了一些高山和人烟稀少的沙漠外，全国基本呈一片连续的蓝色。

5) 这些做法也许荒诞可笑，却发人深省。我们生活在一个非凡的年代，在这个年代里，真正的独处很快将难以企及。

9.

Reference translation

Bhutan did not introduce TV until 1999, and is the last country that is open to TV and the Internet. Its mobile phone and Internet penetrations are as low as 30% and 5% respectively, almost out of tune with the modernized world. Now that the majority of its people have no mobile phones and no access to the Internet, they have little odds of being phubbers or night persons. While the other countries are striving desperately to develop economy and boost GDP at all costs, what Bhutan pursues is GNH (Gross National Happiness). They are willing to take advantage of modern technology, but would do it at their own pace, according to their own needs and at their own proper time. Although likewise thirsting for economic prosperity, Bhutan refuses to realize it at the price of their cherished

tradition and culture.

Text B

Reading Comprehension

1.

1) (1) objective

(2) People show love to their mothers online on Mother’s Day.

2) (1) subjective

(2) The influence of technology is admittedly an important factor, but it is also true that the Millennial Generation is more obsessed with individualism than ever.

3) (1) subjective

(2) Whether the pursuit of originality is the cause or consequence of our generation’s alienation, the two are clearly linked and central to understanding it.

4) (1) objective

(2) It is reported that Millennials are more materialistic and indifferent.

Language in Use

2.

?1) conscious

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?2) profess

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?3) dilemma

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?4) alienate

?5) prejudice

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?6) interaction

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?7) obsession

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?8) crafted

3.

?1) at the cost of

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?2) at the mercy of

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?3) at the speed of

?4) in partnership with

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?5) in accordance with

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?6) in connection with

?7) beyond doubt

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?8) beyond words

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?9) beyond comparison

4.

Reference translation

1) Many people tend to be more concerned with how other people react to an issue, rather than how they feel about it themselves.

2) We’re going to look into the root cause of the failure, and get

it resolved once and for all.

3) The most challenging thing in foreign language learning might be to think in the same manner as native speakers.

4) She was not beautiful. Nothing about her was extraordinary. Nothing about her made her stand out.

5) Many of these interviewers will be your supervisors and colleagues, and they will take turns asking you questions.

Writing

Exercise 1

1) As a result of human population growth, deforestation and hunting, the number of koalas has declined.

2) The work was physically hard; the pay was poor; and most of all, the working conditions were dismal.

3) Because of its sense of loyalty, its ability to be trained, and

its great companionship, a dog is the perfect pet for me.

4) The person who practices tae kwon do gains discipline, maturity, and a changed self-concept.

Exercise 2

?1) b

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?2) b

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?3) b

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?4) a

Exercise 3

For reference

1) it appears that computers have made our life and work more convenient

2) meals prepared by either chefs or cooks can be equally delicious

3) have their idiosyncrasies

4) its crowdedness and inconvenience sometimes

第二单元

Text A

Reading Comprehension

1.

The students’ response

1. As the room filled with chattering voices, each one grew louder to compete with the clamor around them.

Inference: The students were indifferent to the history class.

2. A soft murmur rippled across the room as students turned from side to side and whispered expressions of disbelief.

Inference: The students doubted about the history teacher’s words.

3. The room grew still now.

Inference: The students became serious about the history course.

4. No one dropped the course.

Inference: The students were convinced to take the course.

2.

Cons of liberal education:

A. Many students would reject the appeal of pursuing liberal education, for they believe that:

1) In an increasingly specialized world you must concentrate on a single area and become an expert in that field, forsaking all other subjects.

2) “Liberal arts” is like something you pursue if you don’t have

a real major.

3) Liberal arts courses should be got out of the way, and the advisors should help students check off those requirements.

4) Schools exist only to get you the right certificate or degree, not to help you develop as a creative, critically intelligent, compassionate, and concerned human being.

B. Many professors and deans also don’t understand why students should take all those general education requirements because they

know very little about what the whole tradition of liberal education entails.

C. Some influential policy-makers in Washington,

D.C. dismiss liberal education as meaningless for they hold that:

1) The value of education is to prepare for a job.

2) The aim of higher learning is to train someone to do a task that would make them money.

Pros of liberal education:

Our most creative and productive subjects found great value in general and liberal education because:

1) It enables students to encounter a vast range of ideas and creations, so that they can recognize good ideas when meeting them.

2) It helps students to engage and stimulate their minds, and understand education as a developmental process in which they sought to grow the power of their minds.

Language in Use

4.

?1) stimulating, stimuli

?2) implicate, implication

?3) compassion, compassionate

?4) specialize, specialization

?5) reject, rejection

?6) defined, definite

?7) utilizing, utility

?8) influential, influence

5.

?1) by accident

?2) by turns

?3) By contrast

?4) by definition

?5) in case of

?6) in terms of

?7) in consideration of

?8) in honor of

6.

?1) groping for

?2) strive for

?3) applauded for

?4) substituted for

?5) compensate for

?6) stand for

?7) weep for

?8) blame for

7.

?1) comment on

?2) deciding on

?3) elaborate on

?4) imposed on

?5) concentrate on

?6) acts on

?7) feed on

?8) relied on

8.

Reference translation

1) 接下来的几分钟里，他简要介绍了通识教育的发展历史，告诉学生们“通识”一词来自拉丁语，意为“自由”，这种学校教育在古代只有自由的小孩（而非奴隶）才能享受。

2) 现代的通识教育让学生接触许多理工和人文学科，这些学科知识有助于深入探求人生重大问题的答案。

3) 他们认为，高等教育如果不以培训学生做事挣钱为核心，就是毫无意义的。

4) 如果想弄清我们的调查对象究竟做了什么成就了极富成效与创造力的人生，我们就必须理解为什么他们如此重视在选定专业领域之前所接受的通识教育。

5) 他们把教育理解为一种成长历程，在此过程中，他们致力于思维能力的提升，这样一种理解也影响到了他们所尝试的学习方向。

9.

Reference translation

The imperial examination system in China began to be put into

practice in the Sui Dynasty and lasted more than 1,300 years. In ancient China, class consciousness was distinct and people from lower classes had little chance to gain a position in the official court. But once the imperial examination system was introduced, scholars from poor families had opportunities to take the government exams, which enabled them to bring honor to their families. Such a talent-selection system had great impact not only on the politics, economy, education, cultural concepts and social customs in Chinese feudal society, but also on the education systems of such neighboring countries as Japan, Korea and Vietnam. To some extent, China’s current education system has selectively inherited some advantages from the imperial examination system.

Text B

Reading Comprehension

1.

1) pro

Plumbing college clearly has a lot to recommend it. You

learn useful and relevant skills there. You become eminently employable. And you probably don’t find yourself having ￡30,000 of tuition fees to pay back when you finally complete the course.

2) con

A humanities student in the 1980s, pursuing a non-vocational course, could still feel confident that the degree he or she was studying was worthwhile in itself. University was supposed to be about a broadening and deepening of the individual.

3) con

Job prospects, employability skills and building networks of “contacts”, must be a secondary or even tertiary concern. Study something that fascinates you, and worry about the future later on.

4) con

Classicists would be able to tell us that Aristotle’s concept of “flourishing” as an individual — eudaimonia —does not imply great material success at all. Living and doing well is what matters. One probably needs to be well educated to achieve this, but not necessarily paid an inves tment banker’s salary (or bonus).

Language in Use

2.

?1) affordable

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?2) conscientious

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?3) synthetic

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?4) suppress

?5) defiant

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?6) condemn

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?7) incurred

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?8) fascinate

3.

?1) as far as … is concerned

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?2) take on

?3) die down

?4) in due course

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?5) may as well

?6) go through

?7) for the sake of

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?8) pays off

4.

Reference translation

1) 这位焦虑的家长上世纪80年代读的本科，那时学生生活的某些本质还是不言自明的，尽管英国当时正经历着一次重大的经济转型。

2) 我曾亲耳听到时任首相托尼?布莱尔（他毕业于牛津大学圣约翰学院）宣称“学得越多，挣得也越多”，说这话时他显然没有挖苦之意。

3) 一旦政治上的争执和愤慨（不管是真义愤还是伪装的）平息下来，我们所有人将不得不冷静思考如何帮助我们的孩子应付他们终将面对的债务。

4) 与最初用来替代助学金的学生贷款一样，贷款付学费、再慢慢偿还的方式，可能将成为年轻人所能获取的最好最实惠的贷款之一。

5) 就在20多年前我们很多人都还得到过父母的经济支持，然而随着这个国家里“夹缝中的中产阶级”日益沦落，极有可能这也要变成稀罕事了。

Writing

1

1) Victoria as a favorite tourist city and a comfortable place to live

2) location and climate, interesting things to do there, lifestyle

3) healthy life, clean and pleasant environment, good standard of living, artistic atmosphere and good taste

2

American Fast Food: Why Is It So Popular in China?

I. American fast food is now very popular in China.

A. There are several kinds of popular American fast food restaurants in China.

(McDonald, Kentucky, Pizza Hut, etc.)

B. These fast food restaurants serve different kinds of food.

C. The number of American fast food restaurants in China is increasing dramatically.

II. There are several reasons for the popularity of American fast food in China.

A. The service is generally good.

1. It is fast.

2. The employees of the restaurants are professional and friendly.

3. It is convenient for people too busy to prepare a meal.

4. The environment is clean and pleasant.

B. The food tastes good.

1. It tastes different from typical Chinese food and excites Chinese taste buds.

2. The taste is the same in chain stores, which provides a sense of security and standard.

C. The packaging makes the food look appealing.

1. Colorful paper wrappings appear appealing.

2. Plastic utensils are clean and convenient.

D. Various promotions attract customers.

1. Discount and special prices help the sales.

2. TV commercials and newspaper advertisements greet regular customers and catch new ones.

III. The popularity of American fast food is a result of both the food culture and the lifestyle it represents.

第三单元

Text A

Reading Comprehension

1.

2.

As one of the most 1) influential leaders of our time, Steve Jobs was a leader who had confronted and 2) navigated through a number of struggles, when he had 3) redefined his life purpose and

4) transformed his leadership energies so as to serve this core purpose. What he had achieved is radically changing our thinking about leadership and 5) innovation.

Starting with the case of Steve Jobs, the text presents a new idea about leadership, initiating a fundamentally different premise that struggle and leadership are intertwined. Leadership is often a struggle, yet strong 6) taboos keep us from talking openly and honestly about our difficulties 7) for fear of being 8) perceived to be in lack of strength and confidence. Social mores 9) reinforce the notion that leaders are supposed to be perfect, and that struggle is inherently bad, something to be ashamed of. However, exceptional leaders know that it is struggle that unlocks the 10) potential for the greatest growth.

To 11) probe real stories of leaders, the author conducted an extensive research studying 151 struggle examples. He discovered a 12) distinct pattern of leadership struggle, which showed how struggles threw leaders off balance. However, what determined the 13) outcomes of these real-world stories was the effectiveness of leaders in treating the struggles. There was much learning to be 14) gained even in the stories that did not turn out so good, because growth could often be 15) accelerated by failures.

Language in Use

?1) maximize, maximum

?2) fulfilling, fulfillment

?3) illustrations, illustrates ?4) reinforcing, reinforcement ?5) distinct, distinction

?6) perceive, perceptions

?7) denial, deny

?8) emerges, emergent/emerging 5.

?1) act out

?2) acts as

?3) act on

?4) seek … through

?5) seek out

?6) seek after

?7) playing at

?8) (would) play out

?9) playing on

6.

?1) available to

?2) superior to

?3) indispensable to

?4) sensitive to

?5) adverse to

?6) beneficial to

?7) indifferent to

?8) comprehensible to

7.

?1) be productive of

?2) expressive of

?3) be critical of

?4) is respectful of; boastful of

?5) are desirous of

?6) be suspicious of

?7) was neglectful/negligent of

?8) was envious of

8.

Reference translation

1) 尽管他在2011年不幸英年早逝，他的一生仍然完美诠释了个人成长、领导力发展和人性潜能实现的过程。

2) 乔布斯不仅将可以做的事情推向了新的高度，还彻底改变了我们对于领导力和创新精神的看法。

3) 有些领导者，特别是那些刚进入领导岗位的人，可能意识不到他们的行为适得其反。

4) 他们的幸福感和成就感不仅来自于成功，更来自于这个过程的内在特征。

5) 即使结局不尽人意，也可以获得很多经验教训；失败常常正是未来发展的催化剂。

9.

Reference translation

As a manager/an administrative officer, I have worked in four enterprises well known for their great passion and creativity. Rarely do I assign tasks for my employees in a top-down manner. I prefer to place myself on an equal footing with my employees, regarding myself as one to motivate, coordinate or communicate with them, rather than one to lead, monitor or command. The 21st century has set up a higher and more comprehensive standard for managers. Turning from the traditional role of the manager to a successful leader, we need to create an environment filled with passion and innovation for all employees. In this sense, rather than a method or technique, leadership is actually a unique art.

Text B

Reading Comprehension

1.

1) F I have met many people who feel unfulfilled, overwhelmed, or stagnant because they are forsaking performance in one or more aspects of their lives.

They aren’t bringing their leadership abilities to bear in all of life’s domains — work, home, community, and self.

2) NG

3) F Scoring four-way wins starts by taking a clear view of what you want from and can contribute to each domain of your life with thoughtful consideration of the people who matter most to you.

4) T

5) T

6) F You don’t need a workshop to identify worthwhile experiments. The process is pretty straightforward.

Language in Use

2.

?1) succession

?2) sustainable

?3) zeal

?4) entail

?5) craved

?6) overwhelmed

?7) explicit

?8) unfulfilled

3.

?1) get involved with

?2) be focused on

?3) be committed to

?4) be consistent with

?5) for the taking

?6) in support of

?7) in common with

?8) On the face of it

4.

Reference translation

在过去20年的专题研究和指导工作中，我见过很多人，他们或是觉得壮志未酬，或是不堪重负，或是停滞不前，原因就在于他们在生活的某一个或多个领域里没有积极努力。他们没有让领导能力在生活的各个领域都开花结果，包括工作、家庭、社

区及他们自身（思想、身体和精神）。当然，我们所承担的不同角色间总存在一些矛盾冲突，但和通常理解不同的是，我们并没有理由认为这是一个零和游戏。在四个领域都成为领导者，有出色表现，实现我所说的“四赢”，不舍此求彼，而寻求它们之间的契合点与价值，这才是更明智的做法。

Writing

1

1) The general information about the essay mainly includes the opinion on the effect of stress.

2) Contrary to popular opinion, people can learn to turn stress into an asset in the classroom and the workplace.

3) The essay is going to discuss how people can learn to make use of stress in the classroom and the workplace.

4) Yes. It gives general information about the essay, contains a thesis statement, and catches the reader’s interest by offering to share with them how to make use of stress, which in popular opinion has a negative effect on people’s lives.

2

1) This introductory paragraph gives interesting facts about koalas.

2) This introductory paragraph states a personal story by describing the author’s various work experiences.

Unit 1 Part Ⅱ Reading Task Vocabulary Ⅰ1. 1)respectable 2)agony 3)put down 4)sequence 5)hold back 6)distribute 7)off and on 8)vivid 9)associate 10)finally 11)turn in 12)tackle 2. 1)has been assigned to the newspaper’s Paris office. 2)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 inspire 2)and tedious; What’s more; out of date ideas 3)compose; career; avoid showing; hardly hold back Ⅱviolating Ⅲ;in upon Comprehensive Exercises ⅠCloze back; tedious; scanned; recall; vivid; off and on; turn out/in; career ; surprise; pulled; blowing; dressed; scene; extraordinary; image; turn; excitement ⅡTranslation As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to. 2)His girlfriend advised him to get out of /get rid of his bad habits of smoking before it took hold. 3)Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months, they have decided to increase its production. 4)It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the company’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 avoid the 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 of/in a car accident. For a time, she didn’t know how to face up to the fact 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 able to lead a useful life. Unit 2 Part ⅡReading Task Vocabulary Ⅰ1. 1)absolutely 2)available 3)every now and then 4)are urging/urged 5)destination 6)mostly 7)hangs out 8)right away 9)reunion 10)or something 11)estimate 12)going ahead 2. 1)in the examination was still on his mind. 2)was completely choked up by the sight of his team losing in the final minutes of the game. 3)was so lost in study that she forgot to have dinner. 4)has come up and I am afraid I won’t be able to accomplish the project on time. 5)of equipping the new hospital was estimated at﹩2 million. 3. 1)were postponed; the awful; is estimated 2)reference; not available; am kind of 3)not much of a teacher; skips; go ahead Ⅱ;on Ⅲor less of/sort of 4. kind of/sort of 5. more or less 6. or something Comprehensive Exercises ⅠCloze up; awful; practically; neighborhood; correspondence; available; destination; reunion; Mostly; postponing; absolutely ; savings; embarrassment; phone; interrupted; touch; envelope; signed; message; needed ⅡHalf an hour had gone by, but the last bus hadn’t come yet. We had to walk home. 2)Mary looks as if she is very worried about the Chinese exam because she hasn’t learned the texts by

Unit 4 Fresh Start In-Class Reading Fresh Start 新的开端 1当我父母开车离去，留下我可怜巴巴地站在停车场上时，我开始寻思我在校园里该做什么。我决定我最想做的就是平安无事地回到宿舍。我感到似乎校园里的每个人都在看着我。我打定主意：竖起耳朵，闭上嘴巴，但愿别人不知道我是新生。 2第二天早上我找到了上第一堂课的教室，大步走了进去。然而，进了教室，我又碰到了一个难题。坐哪儿呢？犹豫再三，我挑了第一排边上的一个座位。3“欢迎你们来听生物101 课，”教授开始上课。天哪，我还以为这里是文学课呢！我的脖子后面直冒冷汗，摸出课程表核对了一下教室——我走对了教室，却走错了教学楼。 4怎么办？上课途中就站起来走出去？教授会不会生气？大家肯定会盯着我看。算了吧。我还是稳坐在座位上，尽量使自己看起来和生物专业的学生一样认真。 5下了课我觉得有点饿，便赶忙去自助食堂。我往托盘里放了些三明治就朝座位走去，就在这时，我无意中踩到了一大滩番茄酱。手中的托盘倾斜了，我失去了平衡。就在我屁股着地的刹那间，我看见自己整个人生在眼前一闪而过，然后终止在大学上课的第一天。 6摔倒后的几秒钟里，我想要是没有人看见我刚才的窘相该有多好啊。但是，食堂里所有的学生都站了起来，鼓掌欢呼，我知道他们不仅看见了刚才的情景，而且下决心要我永远都不会忘掉这一幕。 7接下来的三天里，我独自品尝羞辱，用以果腹的也只是些从宿舍外的售货机上买来的垃圾食品。到了第四天，我感到自己极需补充一些真正意义上的食物。也许三天时间已经足以让校园里的人把我忘在脑后了。于是我去了食堂。 8我好不容易排队取了食物，踮脚走到一张桌子前坐下。突然我听到一阵熟悉的“哗啦”跌倒声。抬头看见一个可怜的家伙遭遇了和我一样的命运。当人们开始像对待我那样鼓掌欢呼的时候，我对他满怀同情。他站起身，咧嘴大笑，双手紧握高举在头顶上，做出胜利的姿势。我料想他会像我一样溜出食堂，可他却转身重新盛一盘食物。就在那一刻，我意识到我把自己看得太重了。

3.Many products for sale seem to scream at us, "Buy me! Buy me!" Advertising is a big busin ess in our world with many products competing for our attention. Think of the last time you boug ht clothes. You probably noticed the variety of colors, patterns, fabrics and brands you could choo se from. Which kind of soft drink would you like to have today or what kind of computer do you want? Advertisers are skilled in the art of making their products look the best to appeal to our se nses. But products aren't always what they seem. Sometimes advertising is deceptive and as cons umers ,we must be careful about what we choose to buy. It is important to learn to compare prod ucts and identify our purpose in purchasing the things we need. But the good thing about advertising is that it helps people to make decisions and refine thei r choices. In the United States, the Ad Council creates timely public service messages to the nation. Th eir purpose is to raise awareness of public problems that citizens can respond to. Inspiring ads ca use individuals to take action and even save lives. Pollution in America, for example has been red uced over the years because of the creative Public Service advertisements that the council provid es" Please, please don't be a litter bug, 'cause every 'litter bit' hurts." Many families have taught t heir children to place litter in the trash can in response to this catchy phrase, which has affected g enerations as each succeeding generation has taught their children not to litter. 4.Nature imposes difficult conditions upon the earth from time to time . The tornado and fo rest fire destroy natural resources ,homes and other structures ,and very often harm or kill peopl e . Technological tragedies happen with little or no warning as we see trains crash and airplanes f all from the sky shortly after take-off. As tragic as calamities are , they seem to bring out the best in human nature . people trained in em ergency care arrive at the scene and begin assisting the inj ured .Others come with equipment to remove debris. Men , women ,and young people willingly c ome to the scene of an accident , hoping to be of help in some way . These selfless acts of kindne ss make our world a better place . compassion eases the wounds of calamities. American Airlines flight number 587 crashed less than three minutes after taking off from JF K Airport in New York in November,2001. Witnesses s aw an engine fire develop on the plane’s nu mber one engine located under the left wing of the aircraft .seconds later ,the airliner crashed int o eight homes ,completely destroying four of them .All 260 people aboard the airplane were kille d along with six people at the crash site ,leaving many people to mourn the loss of their loved on es .the residents (people who live in the area of the crash ) rallied together to comfort those griev ing, while others removed bodies from the wreckage and did the necessary clean-up. 工程实施困难的条件下在地上的时候。龙卷风和森林火灾破坏自然资源,房屋和其他建筑物,和经常伤害或杀死人。技术的悲剧发生在很少或没有预警,因为我们看到火车事故,飞机起飞后不久就从天空坠落。一样悲惨的灾难,他们似乎显示出人性中最好的。在急诊受训的人到达现场并开始帮助受伤的人则跟设备清除残骸。男人,女人,和年轻人自愿来到事故现场,希望能有帮助。这些无私的善举让我们的世界变得更美好。同情减轻灾害的伤口。 美国航空公司587号航班坠毁不到三分钟后从纽约肯尼迪机场起飞,11月2001。目击者看到一个引擎火灾发展在飞机上的1号引擎位于下飞机的左翼,接着后,客机坠毁八家,完全摧毁了四个260名乘客的飞机遇难连同6人在事故现场,造成许多人悼念失去的亲人,居民(住在崩溃的面积)聚集在一起,安慰那些悲伤,而另一些人则从残骸,并把尸体移走必要的清理。 5.Success can be reached in different ways by people in different careers. Bill Gates began at age to program computers,His vision for personal computing has been central to the success of M icrosoft Corporation, the company he founded with his childhood friend in 1975 . The former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, is a business legend. A famous quote by Mr. Welch is,” Chang before you have to. ”He believes in leading by example and encourages his empl oyees to do their best every day. Michael Jordan s aid,”I accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.” He is one of the best athl etes to ever play team sports. His great smile, athletic achievements, and pleasant personality ha ve made him one of the most famous athletes in the world. Michael Jordan spent a lot of time pla ying basketball as a child but in senior middle school he was taken off the team . Instead of giving up , he worked through adversity and became the greatest basketball player yet .

One way of summarizing the American position is to state that we value originality and independence more than the Chinese do. The contrast between our two cultures can also be seen in terms of the fears we both harbor. Chinese teachers are fearful that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired; there is, on the other hand, no comparable hurry to promote creativity. American educators fear that unless creativity has been acquired early, it may never emerge; on the other hand, skills can be picked up later. However, I do not want to overstate my case. There is enormous creativity to be found in Chinese scientific, technological and artistic innovations past and present. And there is a danger of exaggerating creative breakthroughs in the West. When any innovation is examined closely, its reliance on previous achievements is all too apparent (the "standing on the shoulders of giants" phenomenon). But assuming that the contrast I have developed is valid, and that the fostering of skills and creativity are both worthwhile goals, the important question becomes this: Can we gather, from the Chinese and American extremes, a superior way to approach education, perhaps striking a better balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills?

1. Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. 1. (attention) Correct answer inattention 2. (qualify) Correct answer qualified Correct answer Navigation 4. Correct answer participants 5. Correct answer unconscious 6. Correct answer competence 7. Correct answer inequalities 8. morning. (request) Correct answer

requested 9. Correct answer varied 10. Correct answer partners 2. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb. 11. Correct answer in 12. Correct answer of 13. Correct answer to 14. accident. Correct answer at 15. Correct answer beyond 16.

Your answer Correct answer from from 17. Your answer Correct answer to to 18. Your answer Correct answer on on 19. Your answer Correct answer in in Your answer Correct answer On On 3. Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the best answer from the choices given. 21. The buses, ___________ were already full, were surrounded by an angry crowd. A. most of which B. both of which C. few of them D. those of which 22. There's only one man ____________ the job. A. qualified for

Key to Exercises Opener Mary is thinking of getting a tattoo tomorrow afternoon. She asks Mel to join her, but Mel cannot because she has to work tomorrow. And then Mary invites Mel to go to a party tomorrow night. Mel hesitates at first, but finally decides to go with Mary. They will meet at eight o’clock. Abbreviation Meaning 1. TGIF Thank God it’s Friday 2. AMA Ask me anything 3. OMG Oh my God! 4. YOLO You only live once 5. FOMO Fear of missing out 6. FYI For your information 7. LOL Laugh out loud 8. TBH To be honest 9. PPL People 10. ETA Estimated time of arrival Transcript: A: Hey, Mary. B: Hey, Mel. A: TGIF.

B: TGIF. A: Mel, I need some advice on something. B: AMA A: Yeah, thanks. I’m thinking of getting a tattoo. B: OMG! Really Are you serious A: Well, YOLO. B: That’s true. A: Well. B: When are you going to do it A: I’m thinking tomorrow afternoon. Do you want to come B: Oh, I’d love to come, but I’ve got to work tomorrow. Oh, major FOMO. A: What a shame! B: Yeah, A: Well, FYI, there’s a party tomorrow night. And if you are not busy, you can come to that instead. B: I’m not busy, but TBH I really need to take it easy this weekend. A: What That’s so not like you. B: LOL, that’s true. A: Party is in Hackney Wick. It’s gonna be good, good music, good PPL. B: Oh, major FOMO again. Oh, what the hell Yes, why not I’ll go.

BOOK2课文译文 UNIT1 TextA 中国式的学习风格 1987年春，我和妻子埃伦带着我们18个月的儿子本杰明在繁忙的中国东部城市南京住了一个月，同时考察中国幼儿园和小学的艺术教育情况。然而，我和埃伦获得的有关中美教育观念差异的最难忘的体验并非来自课堂，而是来自我们在南京期间寓居的金陵饭店堂。 我们的房门钥匙系在一块标有房间号的大塑料板上。酒店鼓励客人外出时留下钥匙，可以交给服务员，也可以从一个槽口塞入钥匙箱。由于口子狭小，你得留神将钥匙放准位置才塞得进去。 本杰明爱拿着钥匙走来走去，边走边用力摇晃着。他还喜欢试着把钥匙往槽口里塞。由于他还年幼，不太明白得把钥匙放准位置才成，因此总塞不进去。本杰明一点也不在意。他从钥匙声响中得到的乐趣大概跟他偶尔把钥匙成功地塞进槽口而获得的乐趣一样多。 我和埃伦都满不在乎，任由本杰明拿着钥匙在钥匙箱槽口鼓捣。他的探索行为似乎并无任何害处。但我很快就观察到一个有趣的现象。饭店里任何一个中国工作人员若在近旁，都会走过来看着本杰明，见他初试失败，便都会试图帮忙。他们会轻轻握牢本杰明的手，直接将它引向钥匙槽口，进行必要的重新定位，并帮他把钥匙插入槽口。然后那位“老师”会有所期待地对着我和埃伦微笑，似乎等着我们说声谢谢——偶尔他会微微皱眉，似乎觉得我俩没有尽到当父母的责任。 我很快意识到，这件小事与我们在中国要做的工作直接相关：考察儿童早期教育（尤其是艺术教育）的方式，揭示中国人对创造性活动的态度。因此，不久我就在与中国教育工作者讨论时谈起了钥匙槽口一事。 两种不同的学习方式

我的中国同行，除了少数几个人外，对此事的态度与金陵饭店工作人员一样。既然大人知道怎么把钥匙塞进槽口——这是走近槽口的最终目的，既然孩子还很年幼，还没有灵巧到可以独自完成要做的动作，让他自己瞎折腾会有什么好处呢？他很有可能会灰心丧气发脾气——这当然不是所希望的结果。为什么不教他怎么做呢？他会高兴，他还能早些学会做这件事，进而去学做更复杂的事，如开门，或索要钥匙——这两件事到时候同样可以（也应该）示范给他看。 我俩颇为同情地听着这一番道理，解释道，首先，我们并不在意本杰明能不能把钥匙塞进钥匙的槽口。他玩得开心，而且在探索，这两点才是我们真正看重的。但关键在于，在这个过程中，我们试图让本杰明懂得，一个人是能够很好地自行解决问题的。这种自力更生的精神是美国中产阶级最重要的一条育儿观。如果我们向孩子演示该如何做某件事——把钥匙塞进钥匙槽口也好，画只鸡或是弥补某种错误行为也好——那他就不太可能自行想方设法去完成这件事。从更广泛的意义上说，他就不太可能——如美国人那样——将人生视为一系列 的情境，在这些情境中，一个人必须学会独立思考，学会独立解决问题，进而学会发现需要创造性地加以解决的新问题。 把着手教 回想起来，当时我就清楚地意识到，这件事正是体现了问题的关键之所在——而且不仅仅是一种意义上的关键之所在。这件事表明了我们两国在教育和艺术实践上的重要差异。 那些善意的中国旁观者前来帮助本杰明时，他们不是简单地像我可能会做的那样笨拙地或是犹犹豫豫地把他的手往下推。相反，他们极其熟练地、轻轻地把他引向所要到达的确切方向。 我逐渐认识到，这些中国人不是简单地以一种陈旧的方式塑造、引导本杰明的行为：他们是在恪守中国传统，把着手教，教得本杰明自己会愉快地要求再来一次。

Unit 1 Personal Relationship In-Class Reading The Gift of Life 以生命相赠 1 炸弹落在了这个小村庄里。在可怕的越南战争期间，谁也不知道这些炸弹要轰炸什么目标，而它们却落在了一所由传教士办的小孤儿院内。 2 传教士和一两个孩子已经丧生，还有几个孩子受了伤，其中有一个小女孩，8岁左右，双腿被炸伤了。 3 几小时后，医疗救援小组到了。医疗小组由一名年轻的美国海军医生和一名同样年轻的海军护士组成。他们很快发现有个小女孩伤势严重。显然，如果不立即采取行动，她就会因失血过多和休克而死亡。 4 他们明白必须给小女孩输血，但是他们的医药用品很有限，没有血浆，因此需要匹配的血型。快速的血型测定显示两名美国人的血型都不合适。而几个没有受伤的孤儿却有匹配的血型。 5 医生会讲一点越南语，护士会讲一点法语，但只有中学的法语水平。孩子们不会说英语，只会说一点法语。医生和护士用少得可怜的一点共同语言，结合大量的手势，努力向这些受惊吓的孩子们解释说，除非他们能输一些血给自己的小伙伴，否则她将必死无疑。然后他们问孩子们是否有人愿意献血来救小女孩。 6 对医生和护士的请求，孩子们瞪大眼睛，一声不吭。此时小病人生命垂危。然而，只有这些受惊吓的孩子中有人自愿献血，他们才能够得到血。过了好一会儿，一只小手慢慢地举了起来，然后垂了下去，一会儿又举了起来。 7 “噢，谢谢，”护士用法语说。“你叫什么名字？” 8 “兴，”小男孩回答道。 9 兴很快被抱到一张床上，手臂用酒精消毒后，针就扎了进去。在整个过程中，兴僵直地躺着，没有出声。 10 过了一会儿，他发出了一声长长的抽泣，但立即用那只可以活动的手捂住了自己的脸。 11 “兴，疼吗？”医生问。 12 兴默默地摇了摇头，但一会儿忍不住又抽泣起来，并又一次试图掩饰自己的哭声。医生又问是不是插在手臂上的针弄疼了他，兴还是摇了摇头。 13 但现在，偶尔的抽泣变成了持续无声的哭泣。他紧紧地闭着眼睛，用拳头堵住嘴，想竭力忍住哭泣。 14 医疗小组此时非常担忧，因为针不会使他们的小输血者一直感到疼痛。一定是哪里出了问题。恰好这时，一名越南护士前来帮忙。看到小男孩在哭，她用越南话很快地问他原因。听了小男孩的回答后，又立即作了回答。护士一边说，一边俯身轻轻拍着小男孩的头，她的声音亲切柔和。 15 一会儿，小男孩不再哭了，他睁开眼睛，用质疑的目光看着越南护士。护士点了点头，小男孩的脸上马上露出了宽慰的神色。 16 越南护士抬起头平静地对两名美国人说: “他以为自己快死了。他误解了你们。以为你们要他献出所有的血，小女孩才能活下来。” 17 “那他为什么还愿意这么做呢?”海军护士问。 18 越南护士把这个问题向小男孩重复了一遍。小男孩简单地回答道: “她是我的朋友。” 19 他为了朋友甘愿献出自己的生命，没有比这更伟大的爱了。

Unit 1 Living in Harmony Enhance Your Language Awareness 1. Text A amaze bunch bundle capacity commerce conquer display drop roast rob style symbol vague figure Text B appreciate participate shift slip 1)My neighbours are a friendly bunch of people. 2)Dave amazed his friends by leaving a well-paid job to travel around the world. 3)The employees in this company work an eight-hour shift . 4)The professor came to the classroom with a bundle of newspapers under his arm. 5)A passenger asked the driver: “Could you drop me off near the post office? I'd like to post a letter.” 6)The little girl's capacity for learning languages astonished me. 7)How many countries will be participating in the Olympic Games? 8)I like the typically French style of living. It is so romantic. 9)They have made their fortunes from industry and commerce . 10)They threatened to shoot him and rob him of all his possessions.

Globalization is sweeping aside national borders and changing relations between nations. What impact does this have on national identities and loyalties? Are they strengthened or weakened? The author investigates. 全球化正在扫除国界、改变国与国之间的关系。这对国家的认同和对国家的忠诚会带来什么影响呢？它们会得到加强还是削弱？作者对这些问题进行了探讨。 In Search of Davos ManPeter Gumbel 1. William Browder was born in Princeton, New Jersey, grew up in Chicago, and studied at Stanford University in California. But don't call him an American. For the past 16 of his 40 years he has lived outside the ., first in London and then, from 1996, in Moscow, where he runs his own investment firm. Browder now manages $ billion in assets. In 1998 he gave up his American passport to become a British citizen, since his life is now centered in Europe. "National identity makes no difference for me," he says. "I feel completely international. If you have four good friends and you like what you are doing, it doesn't matter where you are. That's globalization." 寻找达沃斯人 彼得·甘贝尔 威廉·布劳德出生于新泽西州的普林斯顿，在芝加哥长大，就读于加利福尼亚州的斯坦福大学。但别叫他美国人。他今年40岁，过去16年来一直生活在美国以外的地方，先是在伦敦，1996年后在莫斯科经营他自己的投资公司。布劳德如今掌管着价值16亿美元的资产。1998年，他放弃美国护照，成为英国公民，因为他现在的生活中心在欧洲。“国家认同对我来说不重要，”他说，“我觉得自己完全是个国际人。如果你有四个朋友，又喜欢你所做的事情，那么你在哪儿无关紧要。这就是全球化。” 2. Alex Mandl is also a fervent believer in globalization, but he views himself very differently. A former president of AT&T, Mandl, 61, was born in Austria and now runs a French technology company, which is doing more and more business in China. He reckons he spends about 90% of his time traveling on business. But despite all that globetrotting, Mandl who has been a . citizen for 45 years still identifies himself as an American. "I see myself as American without any hesitation. The fact that I spend a lot of time in other places doesn't change that," he says. 亚历克斯·曼德尔也是全球化的狂热信徒，但他对自己的看法与布劳德不同。61岁的曼德尔曾任美国电报电话公司总裁。他出生于奥地利，现在经营着一家法国技术公司，该公司在中国的业务与日俱增。他估计自己几乎90%的时间都花在出差上。然而，尽管曼德尔全球到处跑，已经做了45年美国公民的他还是认为自己是个美国人。“我毫不迟疑地把自己当作美国人。我在其他地方度过很多时间，但是这一事实不能改变我是美国人，”他说。 3. Although Browder and Mandl define their nationality differently, both see their identity as a matter of personal choice, not an accident of birth. And not incidentally, both are Davos Men, members of the international business élite who trek each year to the Swiss Alpine town for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, founded in 1971. This week, Browder and Mandl will join more than 2,200 executives, politicians, academics, journalists, writers and a handful of Hollywood stars for five days of networking, parties and endless earnest discussions about everything from post-election Iraq and HIV in Africa to the global supply of oil and the implications of nanotechnology. Yet this year, perhaps more than ever, a hot topic at Davos is Davos itself. Whatever their considerable differences, most Davos Men and