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新视野大学英语第二版第二册读写教程完形填空原文

UNIT1

Iamfrequentlyaskedthequestion,”Canyouusechopsticks”IhavelivedinKorea,JapanandChina.Ineachcountry,Ihave,moreoftenthannotandwithouthavingrequestedone,beengivenaforkwhenonewasavailable.IhavepolitelyrefusedandsaidthatIwouldbefinewithchopsticks.Sometime,Ihavetomakefurtherexplanation.

ChopsticksaretheleastofmyworrieswhenIameatinginanAsianhomeorrestaurant.Infact,learninghowtousechopstickstakesmenothingbutafewweeks.ThisisnottosayIwasskillful,though.Learninghowtousechopsticksiseasyforme,whereaslearningtheritualsandhowtoconductmyselfatthetableisquitedifficult.JusthowmanytimesdoIhavetosay”no,thankyou”whenIreallymean”no,thankyou,Itrulyamfull”?

HowdoIgetawaywithrefusingmorefoodwithoutoffendingsomeone?

IfIinsistandIstillgetmore,isitappropriatejustnottoeatit?

ThiswouldbeimpolitewhereIcomefrom.

Ihaveenjoyedmanygreatmealsandmyinteractionswiththepeoplehavebeengreat.IamincreasinglyawarethatIwillneverbeabletogivebackasmuchasIhavereceived.Idon’tknowhowIcaneverthankallofthepeoplewhointroducedmetoeatinginAsia.

UNIT2

Thiswaswhatallofthetrainingandpainwasabout-winning.IwatchedTVtoseetheyoungrunnerwhohadbeenundermycoachingforthelastfewyears.Iwouldhavebeenthereonthespothaditnotbeenforthetrafficproblem.Icouldn’tmakeitevenonmybicycle.WhileIwatchedtheyoungrunnerentertothecheersofthousandsofpeople,Icouldnothelpthinkingofthepainsthathehadgonethroughinhistraining.

Theyoungrunnerwashardlyconsideredtobepromisingwhenhefirstcametome.Therewerecountlesstrainingsessionsfullofpainforhim.IhadseenfatiguewrittenonhisfaceIhadheardhimswearatme.Ihadbeenindifferenttohisangerandpain.Itwasclearthatonlyhardworkcouldearnhimsuccess.IhadsmiledtomyselfwhenIfoundthathehadtoomuchpassiontogiveup.Andhewouldpersistwiththetraininguntilhereachedperfection.Ihadneverforgottoremindhimthatdespitethechallengeshehadtokeeponpractice.ItwasunfairthathehadnotimeforhisGF.Butthatwaslifeforhim.

ThethunderousshoutsandcheersdrewmebacktotheTVscreen.Oh,mydear,theyoungrunnerwasgainingspeed.Hewasrunningtothefinishline.Hewasstrongenoughtobeatotherrunners.Hiscourage,heartanddisciplinetogetherwithhisyearsofpracticewonhimthehonor.TearsrolleddownmycheekswhenIfoundonthescreentheyoungrunnerwaslookingaround.Iunderstoodatoncethathewaslookingforme.Foryear,hehadbecomesousedtomypresence,successorfailure.Itmusthaveseemedstrangeforhimtofindmemissing.

UNIT3

Ididn’tmarryforallthe”rightreasons”.Lovehadnothingtodowithmarriage.And,formyhusband’spart,well,Isuspectlovewasonhismindeither.HemarriedmebecauseImadehimfeelyoung.Hewassuchanordinarymangoingaroundhisveryordinarymidlifecrisis.Hewasdivorced,lookingforyoungerwomenandacareerchange.Thatdidn’tbotherme,though.Hewasstillfairlycharming,prettyhandsomeandaboveallrich.Imarriedformoney,andIdon’thaveanydoubtaboutit.Myfriendsdon’tapplaudmydecision,butIcanalsotellthattheywish,atleastalittlebit,forsomeofthesamethingsthatInowenjoy.Theyalwaysprefertospeedalotoftimebymyswimmingpoolthanattheircommonlittlehomes.Andanotherthing,theyarealwayscomplainingabouttheir”beloved”.”He’salwayswatchinghowmuchIspend.””It’sbecomemorelikeabusinessrelationshipthanamarriage.’

Myhusband,however,doesn’tcarehowmuchIspendandourmarriageneverbecomeabusinessbecauseitalreadywasone.Youcouldsay,wehaveamutualunderstanding.Weareveryrealisticaboutthewholething.Itispainfulformyfriendswhentheyrealizethatloveisjustanillusion.Marriageforloveneverexistedforme.And,he’llneverdivorceme.He’dlosetoomuchmoney.

UNIT4

Loveisimportantbecausewithoutitlifehasnomeaningorpurpose.ILoveallowsustodomorethanwecouldeveraccomplishwithoutitspower.Sooftenwetakegoodcareofourphysicalneeds.Wemakesureourbodiesarefed,cleaned,clothed,exercisedandrested.However,wetendtooverlookthemostimportantneed-love.Ofcourse,asasociety,loveisnotoverlooked.Popularmediaconstantlyplacesgreatemphasisonwhatweneedtodotoattract”love”.Butbeinglovedisnotaspowerfulanemotionalneedasthatdesiretolovesomeoneelse.

Theneedtoloveandcareforotherisbuiltintousbiologically.Thisneediswhatallowsparentstogiveupsleepandfoodwhileraisingtheirchildren.Thisneediswhatallowspeopletoputthemselvesatrisktosaveotherfromnaturaldisastersorthreats.

Lovemeanstocherish,holddear,andtreasure.Wedonothurt,harm,orcausepaintothosewelove;rather,weseektoalleviatetheirsuffering.It’snotaboutwantingtopossessorcontrolothers;it’saboutwantingtosetthemfree.Loveisthepowerthatallowsthewheeloflifetocontinueturning,forwhenwelovebeyondourownneedsanddesires.Wesacrificeourtime,ourenergy,ourwishes,andsometimesevenourselvesbecauseoflove.Itislovethatallowsemergencyservicespersonneltofacedanger.Itislovethatallowssoldierstoriskeverything.Theultimatedefinitionofloveisnotaboutfeelinggoodbutratheraboutdoinggood.

UNIT5

“Knockitoff!

”Billywouldnotceasebanginghisfootonthetable.Mrs.Stewarthadlostallpatienceintellinghimtostop.Herwordswerefallingondeafears.Shehadaskedhersontoquitdoingsth.thatwasbotheringhersomanytimesthatshehardlyevenknewthewordswerecomingfromhermouth.Billyhadgotusedtothis.Hejustignoredhismom’sexpressionslikethese.Hebangedonwithoutapause.

Sheusedtotrytophraseherwordsinpositivewayslike,”Whenyoubangonthetablethatway,itupsetsme.Wouldyouminddoingsth.elsethatisalittlequieter?

”Therewaswarmthinhervoiceandshehadallofthebestintentions.ButwhensheactuallymanagedtogetBilly’sattentioninthisway,hesimplyreplied,’ButI’mbored.’’Shetriedtoofferhimabunchofalternatives,butnothingworkedanditallbecametootedious.Ithadbecomenoticeableeventoherselfthatshewasincreasinglyusingnegativeexpressions.

Mrs.Stewartseemstounderstandthatevenifsheshoutsshecan’texpectBillytorespondimmediately.Butshestillbelievesthattokeeponapplyingthepressuresmightworksomeday.Childrenmaylearnthatarguingnolongerworksbecauseofhercontinuousshouting.

UNIT6

What’sinaname?

Yourfatecouldhavebeenentirelydifferentifyouhadbeengivenadifferentnameatyourbirth.Someofusrecognizethatournamedoesnotnecessarilyfitandstartusingadifferentnameratherthantheoneweweregiven.Manyofuschoosetouseourmiddlenamesowecanbetruetoourparents,andatthesametimebemoreconfident.Somepeoplewhohavechangedtheirnameclaimthattheirprofessionallivesimproved.Theyfeelbetteraboutthemselvessotheyaremorelikelytoachievemore.Butthosewhohavechangedtheirnamesarenotjustbeingoverlysensitive.Namethemselvesconveysomeinformationcausingotherstomakejudgmentbasedsolelyonthem.Hereisanexample:

Amagazinedeclinedtoprintawriter’snamesimplybecausetheeditorthoughtitsuitedabaseballplayermorethananartcritic.Anotherexample:

Awomenatapartybecameembarrassedwhenshewantedtobeintroducedtoamanshehaddeclinedbecauseofhisname.Onestudyshowedthatteachersgivedifferentgradestotheidenticalessayswrittenbyboyswithdifferentnames.Similarly,girls’popularitycanberelatedtotheirnames.

Yet,whichnameworksandwhichdoesnotdependonthetimes.Thegoodqualitiesofawell-likedpresidentoractorcanofteninfluencehowanameisseen.Butifanamebecomestoowell-known,itmightalsofalloutoffavorasparentslookforsth.alittlemoreuniquefortheirchild.

UNIT7

Iwasinabadtemper.Iwasjustlikethestressinmylifethatwasrunningoutofcontrol.Icouldprobablyattributeittofinancialstress.Mycompanywascuttingjobsandtheywereevaluatingeachworker’sperformance.Thiswasinevitableinthosedaysofrisingcompetitionandshrinkingcompanies.Thecompaniesweregettingsmallerbecauseofthehopelesseconomicconditions.IknewIwasbeingconsideredasoneoftheworkerstheywouldletgothoughIhadbeenoverworking.Ormaybeitwasmyhomelife.MywifeandIhadgotteninanargumentandmy19-year-olddaughterannouncedthatshewasleavingthehousetomoveinwithherboyfriend.

Iamusuallynotapersonofquicktemper,butyesterdaywasdifferent.Irodemybiketoworkasusual；it’sabout20kilometers.Ihadstoppedforaredlightandthenproceededwhenthelightturnedgreen.Ihadassumedthecarcomingfrommyrightwouldstop,butinsteaditwentrightonthroughtheredlightandnearlyhitme.Ibarelyhadtimetoreact.Igrabbedmybikelockandthrewitathiscar,hittinghisrearwindowandmakingacrack.

Thedriverstoppedandgotoutofthecar.Ilaidmybikedownandpickedupthebikelockfromthegroundforprotection.Thenhereachedforhisphonetocallthepolice.

UNIT8

Itisstrangethatsomepeopletellustheeconomyisbadandthejobmarketischangingfortheworse,especiallyforyoungpeople.Thispuzzlesme.Frommyperspective,theworldisneverseensomanyincredibleopportunitiesforyoungpeopleexitingcollege.

Trendstowardspecializedcareersandlowersalarieslea