新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册Unit5.docx

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新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册Unit5

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ListenandRespond

TaskOneFocusingontheMainIdeas

Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences

accordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

1Thephilosophyprofessorbeganhislessonby________.A）askingthestudentstobewellseated

B）playingagamewiththestudents

C）askingthestudentstodoatestonphilosophyD）fillingalargeandemptyglassbottlewithrocks

2Theprofessorputtheitemsintothejarintheorderof________.A）rocks,beer,sandandpebbles

B）rocks,pebbles,sandandbeer

C）sand,rocks,beerandpebbles

D）pebbles,rocks,beerandsand

3Accordingtotheprofessortherocksrepresent________.A）differentkindsofthingsinourlife

B）thethingsthatmatterinourlife,likeourjoborourhouse

C）themostimportantthingsinourlife,likeourfamilyorourhealth

D）thesmallstuffinourlife

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4Theprofessorpouredsomebeerintothejarbecausehewantedto________.A）mixthebeerandthesandtogether

B）arousehisstudents’curiosityaboutnature

C）drawhisstudents’attentiontothesmallthingsintheirlife

D）provethatevenifourlifemayseemveryfull,thereisalwaysroomforsomeenjoyment

5Themessagetheprofessortriedtoputacrossinhislectureisthat________.

A）weshouldtryourbesttokeepbalancebetweenourworkandhealth

B）weshouldsetprioritiesinourlifeandtakecareofthemostimportantthingsfirst

C）weshouldpayattentiontoboththebigthingsandthesmallstuffinourlife

D）nomatterhowfullourlifemayseem,wecanalwaysenjoyacoupleofbeers

TaskTwoZoomingInontheDetails

Listentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccording

towhatyouhaveheard.

1Aphilosophyprofessorstoodbeforehisclasswithsomeitemsonthedeskin

frontofhim.Whenthefinalstudentwasseatedhepickedupalargeandempty

glassbottleandfilleditwithrocks.Hethenaskedthestudentsifthejarwasfull.

Theyagreedthatitwas.

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2Hethenpickedupaboxofpebblesandaddedthemtothejar,shakingit

lightly.Thepebbles,ofcourserolledintotheopenareasbetweentherocks.

Afterthathepouredsomesandintobottle.Thesandfilledineverythingelse.

Finallyhetook2cansofbeerandpoureditintothejar.

3Throughthistheprofessorwantedhisstudentstorecognizethatthisjarrepresentsourlife.Therocksaretheimportantthingsinourlife,likeourfamily,

ourhealththingsthatwouldstillremainevenifeverythingelsewerelost,and

ourlifewouldstillbefull.Thepebblesaretheotherthingsthatmatter—likeour

joborourhouse.Thesandisthesmallstuffinourlife.Ifweputthesandinto

thejarfirstthereisnoroomforthepebblesortherocks.Sohetoldhisstudents

tosettheirprioritiesandpayattentiontothingsthatarecriticaltotheir

happiness:

theirfamily,theirhealthTheelseisjustsand.

ReadandExplore

TaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas

1Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedin

TextA.

1）WhydoesHelenKellerthinkthatitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow?

Becauseshebelievesthatsuchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevalueoflife.

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2）AccordingtoHelenKeller,whatistherightwaytoliveeachday?

AccordingtoHelenKeller,weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigour,

andakeennessofappreciation.

3）WhatdoesHelenKellermeanbysayingthatmostofustakelifeforgranted?

Althoughweallknowthatwewilldiesoonerorlater,wetendtopicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.So,wegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardslife.Inotherwords,wetakelifeforgranted.

4）WhatdoesHelenKellerthinkoftheattitudethatmostofusadopttowardsourfacultiesandsenses?

Shethinksthatwetendtotakeourabilitiestoseeandhearforgrantedandseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Thatiswhyweoftenfailtomakeourlifefullerandricher.

5）WhydoesHelenKellerthinkthatitwouldbeablessingifeachofuswerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringourearlyadultlife?

Becausedarknesswouldmakeusmoreappreciativeofsightandsilencewould

teachusthejoysofsound.

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2TextAcanbedividedintotwopartswiththeparagraphnumber（s）

ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeach

part.

Part:

One;Paragraph（s）:

1-4;MainIdea:

Mostofustakelifeforgranted.The

authorsuggeststhatweliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,anda

keennessofappreciationasifweshoulddietomorrow.

Part:

Two;Paragraph（s）:

5–10;MainIdea:

Weshouldalsomakefulluseofour

facultiesandsensessoastoliveafullerandricherlife.

TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines

Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhatthe

authorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.

1）Whatevents,whatexperiences,whatassociations,shouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings?

（Para.2）

Supposeweknowwearetodieinjustafewhours’time.Whatshouldwethin

aboutdoingduringourlasthours?

2）Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarin

thefuture.（Para.4）

butoftenwethinkofourdeathassomethingthatwillonlyhappenmany

yearslater.

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3）Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.（Para.5）

Thisisespeciallytrueofthepeoplewhohavebecomeblindanddeafaftertheyhavegrownup.

4）Tomethecolorfulseasonsareathrillingandunendingdrama,theactionof

whichstreamsthroughmyfingertips.（Para.8）

ItseemstomethatthechangeofseasonsislikeanexcitingdramaandIcan

fullyappreciatewhatisgoingontherejustbymysenseoftouch.

5）Itishuman,perhaps,toappreciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandtolongfor

thatwhichwehavenot.（Para.9）

Perhaps,itishumannaturethatwedonottrulycherishthethingswealready

havebutarealwayseagertogetwhatwedonothave.

CheckingYourVocabulary

WordDetective

1ChoosethedefinitioninColumnBthatbestmatcheseachitalicized

wordinColumnA.

1）b

2）f

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3）d

4）h

5）j

6）a

7）i

8）c

2Thetablebelowcontainsapproximatesynonymsandantonymsfor

somewordsfromTextB.Completethecrosswordpuzzlethatfollows.

Ifyouhaveputinthecorrectwords,youwilldiscoverahidden

verticalwordthatmeans"havingordeservinggreatfame,honour,

andadmiration".Whatisthehiddenword?

1）STRAIGHTEN

2）RELAXED

3）LOWER

4）INDIRECT

5）RESPECTIVE

6）OWE

7）HOPEFUL

8）CEASE

ThehiddenwordisGLORIOUS.

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3Theitalicizedpartineachofthefollowingsentencescanbe

paraphrasedbyaphraseoridiomaticexpressionfromTextB.Play

detectiveandfinditwiththehelpoftheclues.

1）ThewaitingroomisfullofpeopletravellingtotheMaldives（马尔代夫）.（Para.

1）boundfor

2）Heleftwithouteventhankingmeforreturninghislostwallet.（Para.5）

withoutsomuchas

3）Laughterisfairlylikelytobethebestmedicine.（Para.9）maywell

4）Itismucheasiertoowemoneythantorepaythedebt.（Para.11/Para.12）

fall/getintodebt

5）Wecouldn’thelplaughingeverytimehebehavedinaplayfulorcomicalmannerinpublic.（Para.13）playedthefool

6）Allthetroublesoflifeintheworldwillseemlikeadropofsaltwaterinafresh

waterriverwhencomparedtolifeinParadise.（Para.14）onearth

7）Harrywantstorecommendmeasamemberofthetennisclub.（Para.27）put

mynameupfor

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8）AnawardforpoetrywasgiventoPhilipLevineforhiscollection（作品集）

“WhatWorkIs”.（Para.was27）bestowedon

CheckingYourComprehension

1Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedin

TextB.

1）WhatwastheauthorgoingtoStockholmfor?

ShewastoreceivetheNobelPrizeinLiteratureinStockholm.

2）HowdidshefeelaboutbeingawardedthePrize?

Shewasveryhappyandanxious.Andshefeltadeepsorrowthatherfather,to

whomsheowedhersuccesssomuch,hadpassedawayandcouldn’tshareher

happiness.

3）Didtheauthorreallyhaveaconversationwithherfather?

No.Herfatherwasnolongeralive.Shewastalkingwithherfatherinher

imagination.

4）Accordingtotheauthor,howwouldherfatherrespondwhenshetoldhimthatshewasindebt?

Hewouldsayhecouldn’thelpherbecausetherewasnomoneyinParadise.

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5）Whatdidtheauthormeanwhenshesaidthatshewasindebt?

Shemeantthatsheowedhersuccesstoa）herfatherwhotaughthertolove

readingandthecountryandhumanlife;b）otherpeoplewhotoldherwonderful

storiesandgaveherdeedstowriteabout;c）nature,fromwhichshelearnedso

manysecrets;d）thosewhohadformedandmoldedthelanguageintoagood

instrumentandtaughthertouseit;e）thegreatwritersinthepastwhoturned

writingintoart;f）herreaders;andg）thosewhosingledheroutforthePrize.

2Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhat

theauthorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.

1）Iseemtohaveheardofsuchthingshappeningtootherpeople—why,then,

nottomyself?

（Para.5）

Ihaveheardofotherpeoplemeetingtheirdeadfamilymem