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新视野第二册unit15

UnitOne

SectionATextA

TheFirstMcDonald'sRestaurant

1.EventhoughthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantsoldonlyhamburgersandFrenchfries,itstillbecameaculturalsymbol.Now,intheSouthernCaliforniacityofDowney,peoplearetryingtosavethefirstMcDonald'srestaurantinhistory.McDonald's,though,saysthebuildingshouldbetorndown.

2.Builtin1953,therestaurantinDowney,California,istheoldestofalltheGoldenArchesinAmerica,andhastheearliestMcDonald'sbuildingdesign.

3.ManypeoplehavegoodmemoriesofthatoldMcDonald's.Thesepeopleareangrythatthebuildingisnowindangerofbeingdestroyed,alongwiththeirmemories.

4.McDonald'sexplainsthatthebuildingwasdamagedinanearthquake,andthereforeneedstobetorndown.ManypeopleinthetownofDowneydon'tagreewiththislineofthinking,though.

5.Onewomansays,"Ithinkit'sterrible.Theyareusingtheearthquakeasanexcuse.It'sabiglie."

6.AnotherDowneyresidentremarks,"Iamsoupset.Theydon'trespectthepublicatall.Theyhaven'teventried.Theycoulddosomesmallrepairsandmakeitagoodrestaurantagain."

 7.McDonald'smanagerssaytherestaurantislosingmoneyatthatlocation.Thereisnoroomforadrive-thruwindow,orforseatinginside.Aftertheearthquake,theysayitwasimpossibletofix.Themanagerswanttobuildacopyofthisbuildingatanotherlocationinstead.

8.Buildinginspectors,ontheotherhand,saythatthestructurecanberepaired,butthatitwillbeexpensive.ManypeoplesaythatMcDonald'scancertainlyaffordtopaythatamount.SomethinkthatMcDonald'srealreasonforwantingtoclosedowntherestauranthasnothingtodowithmoney.

9.ModernMcDonald'srestaurantsoftenhaveasignclaimingthatamannamedRayKrocopenedthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantinIllinoisin1955.Thetruth,however,isthatMr.KrocactuallylearnedthefastfoodbusinessfromDickandMacMcDonaldinDowney.Later,Mr.Krocboughttheirrestaurants.Thus,manypeopleinDowneythinkMcDonald'sistryingtochangehistory,thoughthecompanydeniesthis.

10.Tolocalhistorians,thisexplanationmakestotalsense.Onehistoriansaid,"Weshouldnotrewritethepast.RayKrocdidnotinventMcDonald's.TheMcDonaldbrothersdid."

 11.Thesedays,agroupofhistorianswantthebuildingtobeaddedtotheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlacessothatthecityofDowneywillbeabletostopMcDonald'sfromtearingthebuildingdown.TheMcDonald'smanagersareveryangry,andhaveabandonedthestructure.

12.EveryonehopesthattheMcDonald'smanagersandthepeopleofDowneywillsoonfindpeace.Thebuildingisstillthere,butboardscoverthewindows.Evenso,peopledrivebytoremembertheirMcDonald's,takingpicturesofamomentinhistorybeforeitgetstakenaway.

Readthequestionsandcompletetheanswersaccordingtothetext.

1.WhereandwhenwasthefirstMcDonald’sbuilt?

2.WhydoesMcDonald’swanttoteardowntherestaurant?

3.WhydosomepeoplewanttosavethefirstMcDonald’s?

4.Accordingtothelocalhistorians,whatisMcDonald’srealpurposetoteardowntherestaurant?

5.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthisarticle?

Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.Therearemorewordsinthelistthanyouneed.

damagedenypublicinspectactuallylocationstructureclaimregisteramount

1.Beescommunicatebydancing:

forexample,theydoakindofdancetotellotherbeesaboutthe_________offlowers.

2.ItwassaidthatNancywasgoingtomarryarichEnglishman,butshe________it.

3.Weneedahuge__________ofmoneytobuildanewhighschoolforthechildreninthisarea.

4.Sinceyoubrokethewindow,youshouldpayforthe___________.

5.Peoplewhofishandsailsometimes_____tohaveseenstrangeanimalsinthesea.

6.Helooksyoung,but_________heismuchtheelderofthetwo.

7.Theguardwalkedthroughthetrain__________everyone’sticket.

8.TheNewsmart_________couldbeveryexpensivetobuild.However,theywouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.

Fillintheeachftheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithasuitableprepositionoradverb.

1.Peoplewhosmokeare______dangerofdevelopinglungdiseasefromheavysmoking.

2.Thematterhasnothingtodo_____him;hewasjustdoinghisjob.

3.Ifyouareinterestedinthisline______thinking,pleasereadthisbookformoredetails.

4.Weshouldtryourbesttostopyoungpeople_______smoking.

5.Thefactoryclosed_______andshelostherjob.

6.Thesebooksareforreadinginthelibrary,andmaynotbetaken______.

7.Idefinitelyagree_______youthatyounggirlsshouldn‘twearthatmuchmakeup（化妆品）.

8.They’retearing________theseoldhousestoputupanewofficebuilding.

UnitOne

SectionBTextB

DisneyMirrorsAmericanCulture

1.Lastfall,theWaltDisneycompanydidsomethingrare:

itadmitteddefeatinitsfighttobuildahistorythemeparkinVirginia.Theparkwasgoingtobecalled“Disney’sAmerica”.

2.Somepeoplemightbewondering,however,ifDisneylostthebattlebutwonthewar,asitseemsislivinginDisney’sAmericathesedays.

3.WithitspurchaseofCapitalcities/ABCInc.lastmonth,thecompanyfoundedbyWalterEliasDisneyin1923deepeneditsclaimonAmericanculture.Infact,itwouldbehardtofindanothercompanysowidelyrespected—evenloved—byAmericans.

4.AmericansrushedouttoseeDisneyfilms,andthenreplaythem—onvideotapes;theyreadDisneybookstotheirchildren;theywatchDisneyshowsonDisneyTV;theymaketripstoDisneylandandDisneyworld,wheretheystayinDisneyhotelandeatDisneyfood;AmericansbuyDisneyproductsatDisneystores,andlistentoDisneyrecordsofDisneysongs.

5.TheworldofDisneyisbecominganythingbutsmall.

6.Allthismakessomepeoplemorethanalittleupset.HaroldBloom,aprofessoratYaleUniversity,providesanexaminationoftheculturalhistoryofWesternsociety.

7.“Attheendofthisroadliesculturaluniformityoftheworstkind.Itsjustterrible.”

8.Thisisbecomingapopularopinioninuniversitiesaroundtheworld.

9.“Disneyproducts,”saidPaulFussell,aprofessorofEnglishattheUniversityofPennsylvania,“havealwaysseemedtomeseriouslysub-adult.

10.ThosewhoopposeDisney（andtherearemany）seeitsfilmsandby-productsassexist,racistandassimpler,cheered-upaccountsofAmericanhistoryandfolklore.

11.“There’sakindofprotectionatworkhere,”saidHenryGiroux,aprofessoratPennStateUniversity.LikeallthoseopposedtoDisney,hecanlist,indetail,Disney’smanycrimesagainstculture:

heisveryangry,forexample,aboutthetreatmentofAmericanIndiansinPocahontas.

12.“Imean,theentirehistoryofwhathappenedtotheIndians,whichsomepeoplewouldcallthemurderoftheirpeople,issortofplayedoutasalovestory,”hesaidangrily.

13.GirouxsaidhebelievesthatDisneyhasbecomeabasiceducatorofAmerica’schildren,mostofwhomwillbeabletoperformeverywordoftheLionKinglongbeforetheyevenlearnUSPresidentAbrahamLincoln’shistoricGettysburgAddress.

14.However,eventhemoststronglyopposedarequicktonotethatDisneyhasmanypositivevalues–cheerfulness,good–heartedfun,andatraditionofartisticquality–thathelpexplainitssuccess.Criticalornot,mostofthosewhoopposethecompanyareDisneycustomersthemselves.

Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions

1.WhatrarethingdidtheWaltDisneycompanydolastautumn?

A.ItplannedtobuildahistorythemeparkinVirginia.

B.Itadmittedthattheirplantobuildanotherparkfailed.

C.Itboughtabigcompany.

D.ItclaimedtobethemirrorofAmericanculture.

2.PeopleareinfluencedbyDisneyinmanyways.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthetext?

A.PeopleeatDisneyfood.

B.PeoplelovetoseeDisneyfilms.

C.PeoplelistentoDisneysongsonRadioDisney.

D.PeoplevisitDisneylandandDisneyWorld.

3.AccordingtoProfessorBloom,whatwillhappenifpeoplecontinuetobeinfluencedbyDisneyinsuchaway?

A.Childrencanlearnalotbeforetheygotoschool.

B.Peoplewillhavemanydifferentformsofentertainment.

C.Peoplewillfindthemselvesinthesamecultureallover—Disney’sculture.

D.Peoplewillbecomesexistorracist.

4.Accordingtothetext,whatiswrongwithDisneyfilms?

A.Somefilmsarelovestoriesandarenotgoodforchildren.

B.Somefilmsarenotgoodinquality.

C.Somefilmsaretoocheerfultobetrue.

D.Somefilmsarenottruetothehistory.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.WaltDisneyCompanyisasuccessfulcompany.

B.DisneyisthesymbolofAmericanculture,thoughsomepeopledon’tlikeit.

C.Disneyisnotgoodbecauseitgivesfalseaccountsinitsfilms.

D.Disneyisgoodbecauseitbringspeoplefun.

Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.there’remorewordsinthelistthanyouneed.

criticaldefeatuniformopposeadmitvaluetreatprovidepurchasemurder

1.Amongthedecisionthatmostpeoplemake,____ahouseisperhapsthebiggestone.

2.Don’tbe________abouthim;heisabeginner.

3.Theirbasketballteamhadbadluckyesterday:

itwastheirthird__infourmatches.

4.Itishumannaturetobe_________tochangebecauseitrequiresustocrossintotheunknown.

5.Hisworksmirroredsuchpositive________ascheerfulnessandkindness.

6.Wemustalwaystryto________thehighestlevelofservicetoourcustoms.

7.Theteacherwasverypopularamongthestudentsbecausehe________themashisownchildren.

8.WhenIaskedthestudentsifthey’dliketohavethelessonnearthelake