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大学英语综合教育教案4unit2passageB作文作品规范标准答案
Unit1
MenAreDifferentfromWomeninManyWays
Traditionally,menandwomenwereseenasoppositepolesofamagnet.Menwerestrong,womenwereweak;menwerethebreadwinners,womenwerethehomemakers;menwererational,womenwereemotional.Inaccordancewiththesebeliefs,themenfilledtheleadershippositionsinsociety,aswellasthemajorityofpositionsthatrequiredcourage,clear-thinkingandintellect.Womentookonthenurturing,caringorsupportivejobssuchasnurse,teacher,assistant.However,modernsocietyhasgreatlychallengedtheseperceiveddifferencesbetweenmenandwomen
Thesedaysgenderrolesarebecominglessclear.Womenaremovingintothemale-dominatedoccupationsandprovingthattheycanbeequallysuccessfulinthesefields.Moreover,somemenaretakingonthehomemakerroleandfindingthatitsuitsthem.Insomecultures,forexampletheNaxicultureofsouthwesternChina,thewomenhavealwaysbeentheheadofthehouseholdandresponsibleforbothworkandfinance.
So,aremenandwomenreallyallthatdifferent?
Fromthechangingperspectivestowardsthisquestion,itwouldseemthatsocializationplaysalargeroleindefiningmasculinityandfemininityinanygiventimeperiodandinanygivenculture.Inotherwords,perhapsmenandwomenarenotthatdifferentafterall.
Unit2
Cultureplaysanimportantroleinbusiness.Indifferentculturestherearedifferentideasaboutwhenmeetingsshouldbescheduled,howmuchnoticeshouldbegiven,Wherepeopleshouldbeseatedandhowthenegotiationsshouldbeproceed.Duringthenegotiationstherearealsovastculturaldifferencesinwhatisconsideredappropriatelanguage,communicationstyleandbodylanguage.Forexample,someculturevalueeyecontact,othersdonot.Someculturesuse'yes'asanacknowledgementofwhatthepersonhassaid,otheruse'yes'onlyforagreement.
Socialconventionsofgreeting,dressing,eatingandentertainingalsovaryconsiderablyamongstculturesandtheseareimportanttolearnsincealotofbusinesstakesplacewhilehavingdinnerorenjoyingdrinkstogether.
Ifabusinessmanattemptsacross-culturalbusinesspartnershipwithoutanadequateawarenessofhisassociate'sculture,heislikelytoencountermisunderstandingandmayevencauseoffence.Thiswilldamageandmayevenendthebusinessrelationship.Therefore,culturaldifferencesmustbecarefullyhandledwhendoingbusinesswithpeoplefromdifferentcountries.
Unit3
FightingAgainstPiracy
Nowadaystheproblemofpiracyhasbecomeincreasinglyserious.Notonlyisthereaseriouslackofknowledgeamongstthegeneralpublicaboutpiracyissues,butthereisalsoanattitudeofindifference.
ThesedayspiracyisstronglyevidentinthecommercialworldinthewideavailabilityofillegalVCDsandDVDs,theinclusionofCopyrightedpictures,webgraphics,videoclipsandmagazineportionsinbusinesspresentationsandthephotocopyingofbooksandarticlesfordistributionwithouttheauthor'spermission.
Thenegativeconsequencesofpiracyaretwo-fold.Firstly,theCopyrightownersarelikelytosuffersignificantfinanciallosses.Secondly,theCopyrightownerlosesrecognition,ifthesourceofthematerialisunacknowledged.
Thereforeitisimportantforallcitizenstobecomeeducatedaboutpiracyissues,tofollowcopyrightlawsintheirownlives,andtoencouragetheircolleaguesandfriendstodothesame.
Unit4
TheImportanceofLearningSpokenEnglish
Intoday'smodernworld,learningspokenEnglishhasmanyadvantages.Englishisfastbecomingtheinternationallanguageofmanyfields,includingpolitics,businessandeducation.NotonlyisEnglishusedbetweennativespeakersandnon-nativespeakers,butitisalsousedincreasinglyasacommonlanguageininteractionsbetweennon-nativespeakers.
HavingagoodgraspofspokenEnglishhelpsyoutoimproveyourchancesofemployment.Thesedays,therearemanyforeigncompaniesoperatingfromChina,andmanyChinese-ownedcompanieshavetradelinkswithforeignpartners.ThesecompaniesrequirespeakersofEnglishwithsufficientlanguageskillstoensuresmoothbusinesstransactions.
SpokenEnglishalsoprovidesthechancesforyoutocommunicatesociallywithpeoplefrommanyothercountries.Itgivesyouawindowintoothercultures,andotherperspectivesoftheworld.Italsogivesyouaccesstoforeignfilms,TVprograms,musicandnews.
Therefore,spokenEnglishisanimportantandfundamentaltoolintoday'sglobalvillage.
Unit5
BusinessEthics
Creatingandsustaininganethicalcorporationisn'tasdifficultasyoumightthink;it'sactuallyeasierthansomeoftheday-to-daybusinesschallengesyouface.Thekeystorunninganethicalcompanyareaccountability,honesty,andinformationtransparency.
Corporationsaren'tethicalorevilinandofthemselves--butpeoplecanbe.Soethicsmustfocusonyouandthepeopleyouworkwith.Mostpeoplewanttodotherightthing,butorganizationalstructuredoesnotguaranteetheywilldotherightthing,withoutmeaningtoorevenknowingit.Structuringanethicalcorporationmakesthegoaleasiertoachieve.
Thechallengecouldnotbemoreurgent.AsubstantialmajorityofpeopleinChinaaredissatisfiedwiththesocialbehaviorofourcorporations,sayseveralrecentnewsreports.Poortreatmentofworkersathomeandabroad,productsthatdon'tperformasadvertised,fakecommodities,poorcustomerservice,environmentalpollution,tomentionafew.
Responsiblebehaviorisimportanttoyourbusinesssuccess,butlet'snotforgetthatyou'reinbusiness--you'renotouttosolvetheworld'sproblems.Sohowdoyoubalancethetwo?
Whatdoesitmeantobeethicalinbusiness?
Itsimplyrequiresthatyoufollowyourbestmoralinstincts,eveninareasthatdon'tappeartoinvolvemoralissues,suchascost-benefitanalyses.Butwhilegoodethicsoftenequatestogoodbusiness,sometimesitdoesn't.Sometimesbeingtrulyethicalmeansgivingupsomethingyouwantinexchangefordoingtherightthing.That'swhyweworryaboutethicsinthefirstplace--ifitdidn'tcostusanything,everyonewouldbeethicalallthetime.
Unit6
SPORTSANDPSYCHOLOGICALHEALTH.
Sportsdomuchgoodtoourhealth.Especiallytheycanbeofgreatvaluetoourpsychologicalhealth.Peoplewhoareinvolvedinathleticsfeelmoreself-sufficientandconfidentintheirabilities.Theyfeeltheyareincontroloftheirownactions.SportsofferpeopleanopportunitytoexperienceIfeachofthemlearnstoworkforhisteamandnotforhimselfonthefootballfield,hewillfinditnaturaltoworkforthegoodofhiscountryinsteadofonlyforhisownbenefit.
Unit7
LifeafterRetirement
ThemomentofretirementwillmeanthebeginningofanewlifeforOldJack.Fromtheageof16to60,hekeptworkingveryhard.Workandstudy,familyandsocietywerewhathefocusedon.Now,inretirement,hewantstohavealifeofhisown.Thefirstthinghewantstodoistotravelaroundtheworld,tovisittheAfricanwildlife,toappreciatethegloriousWesternandOrientalcultureandtogotoeverycorneroftheworldhehaseverdreamedof.Then,hewillfindabeautifulquietplace,andwrite.Hewillwriteabouthisownworld.Maybe,hewillnotpublishit,andhewillsimplywriteforfun.Ofcourse,familylifewillremainimportantforhim.Everyweek,whenhisfamilygatherstogether,theywillsharetheirhappinessandsolvetheirproblemstogether.Lifeafterretirementmeansmuchmoretimeforhim,andhewillenjoyeveryminuteofit.
Unit8
OnGlobalization
Intheprocessofglobalization,manyforeignthingshaveenteredintoourlivesandhavechangedourlives.Thishasmadetheworldbecomesmallerandsmaller.Forexample,wecanwatchforeignmovies,enjoyforeignfood,wearfashionableforeignclothes,andevenusehigh-techproductsimportedfromadvancedcountries.Somepeopleevencelebratetheforeignfestivalsandadoptforeignlifestyleorforeignideasinordertobeaglobalcitizen.Wheneveryougo,youmayfindthingsthatarefamiliartoyouinyourhometownorhomeland.Manypartsoftheworldarewatchingthesamefilm,andthesamesongispopularatthesametimeallovertheworld.Eventhestyleofarchitecturehasbecomeidentical,especiallyincosmopolitancites,youmayfindsomesimilarfeaturesintheircitybuildings.
Therearedifferentideasaboutglobalization.Thosewhoareinfavorofglobalizationtakeapositiveandoptimisticattitudetowardsit.Whattheyvaluemostisthegoodeffectsoftheglobalizationandthevariousbenefitsitbringsabout.However,therearealsosomepeoplewhostronglydisliketheideaandthepracticeofglobalization.Theyplacemoreemphasisonthebadorevileffectsofglobalization.
Inmyopinion,everycoinhastwosides.Weshouldtakearealisticattitudetowardsglobalization.Ontheonehand,globalizationoftheeconomyandtosomeextent,theglobalizationofculturemaybringsomeadvantages.Itmaypromotethedevelopmentoflessdevelopedareas,improvesomepeople'slivingstandardandenrichtheirlocalculture,andalsogivepeoplemorechancestoknowaboutotherswhicharequitedifferentfromtheirown.Ontheotherhand,globalizationmaybringaboutsomedisadvantagesornegativeeffects.Forexample,theworldwillloseitsculturaldiversitybecauseoftheinvasionandprevailingofoneculture,andsomecultureswillloseitsculturalidentitiesandpeculiarcharacteristics.Thus,it'sappropriateforustotakeabalancedattitudetowardsglobalization.