华南农业大学新视野大学英语第三版第二册复习资料.docx

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华南农业大学新视野大学英语第三版第二册复习资料

一、视听说教程

Unit1Lifeisalearningcurve

1、Longconversation

M:

Miranda,let'sspeakaboutyourperformanceinclass.You'renotparticipating;you'recarelesswithyourassignmentsandoftenhandtheminlate.Youdon'twanttobehere,doyou?

W:

I'msorryDr.Smith.It'sjust...I'vegotlotsofthingstodo.I'mstudyingWebdesignandI'mafirst-classplayeronourgolfteam.It'shardtoseewhyIneedtotakeaSpanishlanguageclass!

M:

Well,I'msorryyoufeelthatway,butlearninganotherlanguagecanimproveyourperformanceinallofyourefforts.Anditcanbeveryusefulsometimes,forinstance,whenyouvisityourfatherinMexico. 

W:

Gosh!

Whatdoyoumean,professor?

JustbecausemyfatherdoesbusinessinMexicoI'msupposedtolearnSpanish—ontopofeverythingelseIhavetolearn?

It'sjusttoomuch!

AndifIdon'tspendenoughtimeonthegolfcourse,Iwon'tremainafirst-classplayeronthegolfteam.Istilldon'tseewhyIshouldlearnalanguagethat'ssohardforme.TherearenoverbtensesonthegolfcourseorinWebdesign!

M:

ListenMiranda,I'veknownyourfathersincewewerestudentsatuniversity20yearsago—andhaveknownyousinceyouwerealittlegirl.Ofcourse,therearenoverbtensesingolforWebdesign.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

Haveyoueverheardofhomeschooling?

Itisalegalchoiceforparentsinmostcountriestoprovidetheirchildrenwithalearningenvironmentasanalternativetopublicorprivateschoolsoutsidethehome.Parentscitenumerousreasonsforhomeschoolingtheirchildren. ThethreereasonsthatareselectedbythemajorityofparentsintheUnitedStatesaretheconcernaboutthetraditionalschoolenvironment,thelackofreligiousormoralinstruction,andthedissatisfactionwiththeacademicinstructionatpublicandprivateschools.  Homeschoolingmayalsobeafactorinthechoiceofparentingstyle.Homeschoolingcanbeachoiceforfamilieslivinginisolatedcountrysideorlivingbrieflyabroad.Alsomanyyoungathletesandactorsaretaughtathome. 

Homeschoolersoftentakeadvantageofeducationalopportunitiesatmuseums,libraries,communitycenters,athleticclubs,after-schoolprograms,churches,parks,andothercommunityresources.Secondaryschoollevelstudentsmaytakeclassesatcommunitycolleges,whichtypicallyhaveopenadmissionpolicies. 

Groupsofhomeschoolingfamiliesoftenjoinuptogethertocreatehomeschoolco-ops.Thesegroupstypicallymeetonceaweekandprovideaclassroomenvironment.Thesearefamily-centeredsupportgroupswhosemembersseektopooltheirtalentsandresourcesinacollectiveefforttobroadenthescopeoftheirchildren'seducation.Theyprovideaclassroomenvironmentwherestudentscandohands-onandgrouplearningsuchasperforming,scienceexperiments,artprojects,foreignlanguagestudy,spellingcontests,discussions,etc.Parentswhosechildrentaketheclassesserveasvolunteerstokeepcostslowandmaketheprogramasuccess. 

Unit3TimeOut

1、Longconversation

W:

Hello?

M:

HiAmy,it'sRyan.I'mcallingbecauseIwanttoinviteyouandyoursisterAshleytoadinnerpartythisSaturday.MyroommateErickandIarehostinga1960sthemepartywithafewotherfriends. 

W:

Athemeparty?

Isthatlikeadress-upparty?

M:

Sortof...You'recertainlyencouragedtodressin1960sfashions!

Shortskirts,brightcolors,andbell-bottomjeans!

Orgotothebeginningofthe1960sandcomeasoneofyourfavoriteactresses...Butit'snotjustcoolclothes;we'llhavefood,games,andentertainmentinspiredbythe1960s.Infact,we'llstartourmealwithaliennoodlesinhonorofallthosespaceandalienTVshows. 

W:

Wait!

Wait!

Whatare"aliennoodles"?

Whynothaveregularnoodlesinhonorofthemovie TheGodfather?

M:

Noway!

 TheGodfather isfromthe1970s.Anyway,aliennoodlesarebrightgreennoodleswithpurplesauce!

W:

What?

!

That'scrazy!

M:

Yeah!

Anyway,there'llbelotsofotherthings.Idon'twanttospoilthesurprises.Butjustforyou,we'llendwithlightdessertsandcoffeefromoneofyourfavorite1960smovies. 

W:

Ican'twait!

Ooooooh,Ihaveanidea.Wecanhaveaspecialbarandmakefancymixeddrinks.They'realwaysdrinkinginoldTVshows!

M:

Perfect!

Andstartreviewing1960smusic!

We'rehavingadancecontestandasingingcontest. 

W:

Thissoundslikealotoffun.CanIinvitemyroommate?

Shelovesalloftheclassicmoviesfromthattime!

M:

Ofcourse—themore,themerrier!

Anyway,itstartsat7:

00p.m.—myapartment. 

Questions：

1、Whatdoweknowaboutthosepeoplewhoareinvitedtotheparty?

2、Whatisparticularaboutaliennoodles?

3、Whywon'ttheyhaveregularnoodlesattheparty?

4、Whatotherarrangementsdotheyhavefortheparty?

2、passage2

Rockclimbingisanactivityinwhichparticipantsclimbup,downoracrossnaturalrockformationsorartificialrockwalls.Thegoalofrockclimbingistoreachthetopofaformationortheendpointofapredefinedroutewithoutfalling.Rockclimbingcompetitionshaveobjectivesofcompletingtherouteinthequickestpossibletimeorreachingthefarthestpointalonganeverincreasinglyharderroute.WhilenotanOlympicevent,rockclimbingisrecognizedbytheInternationalOlympicCommitteeasasport. 

Rockclimbinghasbeenseparatedintoseveraldifferentstylesandsubdisciplines.Atitsmostbasic,rockclimbinginvolvesclimbingaroutewithone'sownhandsandfeetandlittlemorethanacushionedboulderingpadforprotection.Thisstyleofclimbingisreferredtoasbouldering,sincetherelevantroutesareusuallyfoundonbouldersnomorethan10to15feettall.Asroutesgethigherofftheground,theincreasedriskoflife-threateninginjuriesmakesadditionalsafetymeasuresnecessary.Climberswillusuallyworkinpairsanduseasystemofropesandanchorsdesignedtocatchfallers. 

Rockclimbingisaphysicallyandmentallydemandingsportthattestsaclimber'sstrength,endurance,andbalancealongwiththeirmentalcontrol.Itcanbeadangeroussportandclimbersareputtingthemselvesatriskwhentheygoclimbing.However,theriskcanbereducedbyhavingtheknowledgeofproperclimbingtechniquesandusingspecializedclimbingequipment. 

Unit5Urbanpulse

1、Longconversation

M:

HiEmily!

Somethingtroublingyou?

W:

Notsleepingwell.Myhusband'sgotanewjobinSantaFe,NewMexico!

I'magirlbornandraisedinbigcities.I'malittleworried... 

M:

Whatabout?

W:

Well,myhometownhasabout4.5millionpeople!

YouknowhowmanypeopleliveinSantaFe?

M:

Notexactly,but,listen!

W:

Well,Ilookedupthepopulationandit'slike70,000!

Tiny!

ItreallyisagreatjobforJohn—myhusband,butinasmalltown!

I'msuretherewillbenogoodrestaurants,orniceplacestowalk,nonightlife... 

M:

Whoa!

WaitaminuteEmily!

DidyoudoanythingbesideslookingatthepopulationofSantaFe?

W:

Uh,no... 

M:

You'rejumpingtoconclusions—andthey'reallwrong!

I'mfromSantaFe!

Itdoeshaveasmallpopulation—butit'sanamazingplace!

Thehistoryandarchitectureisunique.Thecitycenterwasbuiltinthe1600sbytheSpanish.It'sfullofbeautifulshops,restaurants,coffeeshops,andartgalleries.Ithasamazingnightlife—fullofwonderfulpeople.That'swhyfamouswritersandmoviestarsloveSantaFe,too!

W:

Wow,soundsgreat...Whataboutoutdoorlife?

M:

It'swonderful!

Thecolorsoftheskyandmountainsaresobeautifulthatartistscomefromaroundtheworldtopaint!

Andtheskyatnightissofullofstarsthatyoufeellikeyoucanreachoutandtouchthem.It'samagicalplace,Emily.Soonyou'llrealizehowluckyyouare.You'llhavealonglineoffamilyandfriendswaitingtocomeandvisityouinSantaFe!

Question：

1、WhatisEmilygoingtodo?

2、WhatdidEmilythinklifeinSantaFewouldbelike?

3、WhatisuniqueinSantaFeaccordingtotheman?

4、WhatattractsartistsaroundtheworldtoSantaFe?

2、passage2

Aroundtheworldsmartcitiesarebeingbuiltwhilethosewehavelivedinforcenturiesarebeingupgradedforthefuture.Asmartcitymaymeanonethatusesdataontraffictoeasecongestionoronethataimstojoinupservicestoprovidebetterinformationforcitizens.Formanyitisaboutmakingcitiesgreenerandmoreefficient.Itispartlyareactiontoovercrowdingandpollutionandpartlybecauseinanever-connectedworlditmakesincreasingsensetohookentirecitiesuptothenetwork. 

MasdarisacitythatstandsinthemiddleofthedesertofAbuDhabiintheUnitedArabEmirates.Itisdesignedtobeoneofthemostsustainablecitiesontheplanet.Withasolarpowerstationatitsheartandwindfarmsprovidingenergyforit,itaimstobecarbonfree.Everythinginthecity,fromwatertorubbish,ismeasuredandmonitored,becomingasourceofinformation.Thecityisbuiltonaraisedplatformtoallowits“digitalplumbers”easyaccesstothesystemofadvancedtechnologiesthatrunit.Itispedestrian-friendlyandentirelycarfree.Thecityisexperimentingwithanetworkofelectricdriverlesspodcars.ThePRT—personalrapidtransit—will