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新视野大学英语视听说2Passage汇总
新视野大学英语视听说2Passage汇总
Unit1
Passage1
IbeganlearningSpanishwhenIwasinhighschool,usingatraditionalacademicmethodofstudyingverbs,sentencestructures,andgrammarbyusingtextbooksandnotmuchelse.Ifounditveryeasytolearn,butwasfrustratedwiththeslowpaceandrepetitivenatureofallmySpanishclasses.SoIworkedextrahardinmysparetimeandaskedmyteacherifIcouldskipalevelbytheendofthesemester.
Thiswasunsuccessful,however,becausetheschoolwasnotwillingtotestmeorotherwiseprovethatIcouldbesuccessfulinthetoplevelafterskippingalevel.Thismadethingsevenmorefrustrating,asthenIwasstuckinaclasswhereIalreadyknewthematerial!
ThenIwentontocollegewhereIthenusedthelanguageextensivelybothinandoutoftheclassroom.IstudiedSpanishliterature,culture,andlinguisticsandverymuchenjoyedtheculturalandlinguisticelements,butfoundthein-depthstudyofliteratureaveryunbalancedwaytostudySpanish.
IgotalotoutofusingmySpanishoutsideoftheclassroom,includingatriptoMexicowithachurchgroup,whereIfoundmyselfactingasaninterpreter.Itwascertainlychallenging,butitwasalsoalotoffun.
IthenalsovolunteeredtobeaninterpreterinthecommunityschoolsandalsousedmySpanishtoteachEnglishtosomeSpanishspeakers.ThisisprobablywhereIlearnedthemost!
Passage2
HaveyoueverheardofhomeschoolingItisalegalchoiceforparentsinmostcountriestoprovidetheirchildrenwithalearningenvironmentasan1)alternativetopublicorprivateschoolsoutsidethehome.Parentscite2)numerousreasonsforhomeschoolingtheirchildren.ThethreereasonsthatareselectedbythemajorityofparentsintheUnitedStatesaretheconcernaboutthe3)traditionalschoolenvironment,thelackofreligiousormoralinstruction,andthedissatisfactionwiththe4)academicinstructionatpublicandprivateschools.Homeschoolingmayalsobeafactorinthechoiceofparentingstyle.Homeschoolingcanbeachoiceforfamilieslivinginisolated5)countrysideorlivingbrieflyabroad.Alsomanyyoung6)athletesandactorsaretaughtathome.
Homeschoolersoften7)takeadvantageofeducationalopportunitiesatmuseums,libraries,communitycenters,athleticclubs,after-schoolprograms,churches,parks,andothercommunityresources.8)Secondaryschoollevelstudentsmaytakeclassesatcommunitycolleges,whichtypicallyhaveopenadmissionpolicies.
Groupsofhomeschoolingfamiliesoftenjoinuptogethertocreatehomeschoolco-ops.Thesegroupstypicallymeetonceaweekandprovideaclassroomenvironment.Thesearefamily-centeredsupportgroupswhosemembersseektopooltheirtalentsandresources9)inacollectiveefforttobroadenthescopeoftheirchildren'seducation.Theyprovideaclassroomenvironmentwherestudentscandohands-onandgrouplearningsuchasperforming,scienceexperiments,artprojects,foreignlanguagestudy,spellingcontests,discussions,etc.Parentswhosechildrentaketheclasses10)serveasvolunteerstokeepcostslowandmaketheprogramasuccess.
Test
Manypeoplegotoschoolforaneducation.Theylearnlanguages,history,
(1)politicalmethods,geography,physics,chemistry,andmathematics.Othersgotoschooltolearnskillsinordertomakealiving.
(2)Traditionaleducationisveryusefulandimportant.Yet,noonecan(3)acquireeverythingfromschool.Ateacher,nomatterhowmuchheknows,cannotteachhisstudentseverythingtheywanttoknow.Theteacher'smainjobistoshowhisstudentshowtolearn.Heteachesthemhowtoreadandhowtothink.So,muchmoreistobelearnedoutsideschoolbythestudentsthemselves.
Itisalwaysmoreimportanttoknowhowtostudybyoneselfthanto(4)bearinmindsomefactsorsomeskills.Itisquiteeasytolearnacertainfactinhistoryoraformulainmathematics.Butitisvery(5)difficulttouseaformulainworkingoutamathproblem.
Greatscientistsdidn'tgeteverythingfromschool.Edisondidn'tevenfinishjuniorschool.Andyet,he(6)inventedsomanynewthings.Thesescientistswereso(7)successful,buttheirteachersonlyshowedthemtheway.The(8)reasonfortheirsuccesswasthattheyknewhowtostudy.Theyreadbooksthattheywerenottaughtatschool.Theywouldaskmanyquestionsastheyread.Theydid(9)thousandsofexperiments.Theyworkedhardalltheirlives,wastingnotasinglemoment.Mostimportantwasthattheyknewhowtousetheir(10)brains.
Unit2
Passage1
Ibelievewatchingnatureprogramsontelevisionisnotgoingtogiveusandourchildrenarealexperienceofnature.Onthecontrary,theymaydistanceusfromnature—actualnature—evenfurther.
Becauserealnatureexperiencesmeancontactwithnature.Itmeansbeingwithandwithinnature,toexperienceitwithallfivesenses.
True,TVprogramsgiveusjoybuttheywillneverbeabletohelpusformarelationshipwithnature.Wewatchoursmallscreenscomealivewiththevividcolorsandweallletout"aahhhh..."and"wooooow".But,neveroncewillwefeelthepleasureofbeingclosetonature.
Worsestill—theprogramssuchasthoseontheDiscoveryChannelmakenatureseemsostrange,andsofaraway,intheforestsoftheAmazonorinthewildsofAfrica.Childrenmaygrowupwithoutevenrealizingthattheflowers,plantsoracoupleoftreesintheirbackyardarenatureandtheyareequallyprecious.Thetruthis—natureissoclosetous.Wedon'tneedtogoanywherefartoenjoysuchexperiences.Itisrightthereinourbackyards.Or,inparks,gardens,forests,ornationalparks.
Allweneedtodoismakeanefforttogetclosertonature—knowit,appreciateit,andexploreit.Feelingthesoilunderourfeetandthewindinourhair;listeningtothesoundofthefallenleavesandtakinginthesmellofthewetsoil—allthesearepurejoytothesensesthatwemustexperience.
Passage2
Ihaveneverbeenabletounderstandpeoplewhodon'tseethepointintraveling.Thecommonreasonisthattravelingisawasteoftimeandmoney.I'veheardsomeare1)scaredtotraveltoofaraway.Ican'thelpbutfeelsorryparticularlyforthosewho2)perceivetheexperienceofseeinganewplaceasa100percent3)negativeone.Tellingthemstoriesaboutunusualencountersdoesn't4)resultintheexpectedcuriositybuta"Whywouldyouwannagothere!
"Itmakesme5)losefaithinhumanity.Experienceisthebestteacherandknowledgeispower.Thethingstravelingcanteachyouarebeautifulbecauseyoulearntotrustinwhatyouseeratherthanwhatyouaretold.
ItwasMarkTwainwhosaid,"Travelisfataltoprejudice,bigotryandnarrow-mindedness,"whichinmymind6)goesdownastheclosesttothetruthabouttraveling.Toobadtherearen'tenoughpeoplewiththemeanstotravelactuallydoingit.Ifyouhavethemeanstogoabroad,youshoulddoitdespitegoingoutofyourcomfortzone.Youmightrealizewhyyouloveditonceyou'rebackhome.
Ithinktravelingisalsothebestthingyoucoulddoifyoufeel7)depressedathome,don'tknowwhattodowithyourfuture,yourlife,yourpartner—anything.Onceyouareaway,8)preferablysomewhereverynewandunknown,youareforcedto9)adaptandmeetpeople.Thisworksespeciallyifyoutravelalone.Anewlifeandespeciallythenewrelationshipsyoubuild,evenifonlyforashortperiodoftime,10)revealopportunitiesandviewsyouneverwouldhavethoughtofandhadotherwise.
Test
Nowadaysitisverycommonforpeopletogetawayona
(1)vacationtripanytime.Peoplefromall
(2)walksoflife,bothyoungandold,enjoytraveling.Someevenconsidertravelingaspartoftheir(3)routinelifestyle.
Mostoftheyoungertravelerstendtoseekfun,discoveryand(4)adventureintheirtravels.Theyprefertovisitstrangeandexotic(异国情调的)places.Theoldertravelers,ontheotherhand,tendtolookforamorepleasantandenjoyabletrip.Infact,itwasnottoolongagothatanincreasingnumberofolderpeoplestartedtogoforleisuretripsmoreoften.Itcouldbethatafterspendingamajorpartoftheirlifeworkingsohard,theyfeltthattheyneededtoenjoythefruitsoftheirlabor.Leisuretravelinghasbecomea(5)treattheygivetothemselvesfortheyearsofhardworktheyhavedone.
Perhaps,thereasonforthe(6)popularityoftravelingisthatmorepeoplehavecometorealizeitsbenefits.Whenwevisitothercountries,we(7)gainabetterunderstandingofthepeoplelivingthere.Welearnabouttheirculture,historyandbackground.Wediscoverthe(8)similaritiestheyhavewithus,aswellastheirdifferencesfromus.
Also,travelinghelpstoenrichourlives.Itincreasesourknowledgeandwidensour(9)perspective.Whenwevisitinterestingplaces,wediscovernewpeopleandthings,whichnotonlyprovideusfun,butalsoprovideus(10)marvelousinsightsandenlightensourminds.
Unit3
Passage1
SinceI'mastudent,IgotoschoolonweekdaysandsoIdon'thavetoomuchfreetime.Iusuallyspendsixorsevenhoursatschool.AfterthatIeithergodowntownforsomeshoppingorgohomeandstudy.IfIhavesomefreetimeduringtheweekImightreadabookorwatchTV.Latelymyeveningshavebeenspentpreparingformygraduationexamination,whichtakesupalotoftime.
EventhoughIhavealottodo,Istillhavesomefreetimeforleisureactivities.OnweekendsIliketogowithmyfamilytoourcottage.IliketakinglongwalksaroundthecountrysideandIlikewatchingtheseasonschange.Ihavethemostfreetimeduringthesummermonths.Oneofmyfavoriteactivitiesistogocanoeingwithmyfriends.Weborrowacoupleofcanoesandchooseanicespotontherivertobegin.Wespendthedayfloatin