新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册Unit5.docx

1、新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册Unit5精选资料Listen and RespondTask One Focusing on the Main IdeasChoose the best answer to complete each of the following sentencesaccording to the information contained in the listening passage.1The philosophy professor began his lesson by _. A) asking the students to be well seatedB) pl

2、aying a game with the studentsC) asking the students to do a test on philosophy D) filling a large and empty glass bottle with rocks2The professor put the items into the jar in the order of _. A) rocks, beer, sand and pebblesB) rocks, pebbles, sand and beerC)sand, rocks, beer and pebblesD)pebbles, r

3、ocks, beer and sand3According to the professor the rocks represent _. A) different kinds of things in our lifeB)the things that matter in our life, like our job or our houseC)the most important things in our life, like our family or our healthD)the small stuff in our life1/24精选资料4The professor poure

4、d some beer into the jar because he wanted to _. A) mix the beer and the sand togetherB)arouse his students curiosity about natureC)draw his students attention to the small things in their lifeD)prove that even if our life may seem very full, there is always room for some enjoyment5 The message the

5、professor tried to put across in his lecture is that _.A)we should try our best to keep balance between our work and healthB)we should set priorities in our life and take care of the most important things firstC)we should pay attention to both the big things and the small stuff in our lifeD)no matte

6、r how full our life may seem, we can always enjoy a couple of beersTask Two Zooming In on the DetailsListen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks accordingto what you have heard.1 A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the desk infront of him. When the final

7、 student was seated he picked up a large and emptyglass bottle and filled it with rocks . He then asked the students if the jar was full .They agreed that it was.2/24精选资料2 He then picked up a box of pebbles and added them to the jar, shaking itlightly. The pebbles, of course rolled into the open are

8、as between the rocks.After that he poured some sand into bottle. The sand filled in everything else.Finally he took 2 cans of beer and poured it into the jar.3Through this the professor wanted his students to recognize that this jar represents our life. The rocks are the important things in our life

9、, like our family,our healththings that would stillremain even if everything else were lost, andour life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like ourjob or our house. The sand is the small stuff in our life. If we put the sand intothe jar first there is no room for the

10、pebbles or the rocks. So he told his studentsto set their priorities and pay attention to things that are critical to theirhappiness: their family, their health The else is just sand.Read and ExploreTask One Discovering the Main Ideas1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in

11、Text A.1)Why does Helen Keller think that it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow?Because she believes that such an attitude would emphasize sharply the value of life.3/24精选资料2) According to Helen Keller, what is the right way to live each day?According to Helen K

12、eller, we should live each day with a gentleness, a vigour,and a keenness of appreciation.3)What does Helen Keller mean by saying that most of us take life for granted? Although we all know that we will die sooner or later, we tend to picture that day as far in the future. So, we go about our petty

13、tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude towards life. In other words, we take life for granted.4)What does Helen Keller think of the attitude that most of us adopt towards our faculties and senses?She thinks that we tend to take our abilities to see and hear for granted and seldom make the full

14、est use of these blessed faculties. That is why we often fail to make our life fuller and richer.5)Why does Helen Keller think that it would be a blessing if each of us were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during our early adult life?Because darkness would make us more appreciati

15、ve of sight and silence wouldteach us the joys of sound.4/24精选资料2 Text A can be divided into two parts with the paragraph number(s)of each part provided as follows. Write down the main idea of eachpart.Part: One; Paragraph(s): 1- 4; Main Idea: Most of us take life for granted. Theauthor suggests tha

16、t we live each day with a gentleness, a vigor, and akeenness of appreciation as if we should die tomorrow.Part: Two; Paragraph(s): 5 10; Main Idea: We should also make full use of ourfaculties and senses so as to live a fuller and richer life.Task Two Reading Between the LinesRead the following sent

17、ences carefully and discuss in pairs what theauthor intends to say by the italicized parts.1)What events, what experiences, what associations, should we crowd into those last hours as mortal beings? (Para. 2)Suppose we know we are to die in just a few hours time. What should we thinabout doing durin

18、g our last hours?2) We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far inthe future . (Para. 4)but often we think of our death as something that will only happen manyyears later.5/24精选资料3)Particularly does this observation apply to those who have lost sight and hearing in adult

19、 life . (Para. 5)This is especially true of the people who have become blind and deaf after they have grown up.4)To me the colorful seasons are a thrilling and unending drama, the action ofwhich streams through my finger tips . (Para. 8)It seems to me that the change of seasons is like an exciting d

20、rama and I canfully appreciate what is going on there just by my sense of touch.5) It is human, perhaps, to appreciate little that which we have and to long forthat which we have not . (Para. 9)Perhaps, it is human nature that we do not truly cherish the things we alreadyhave but are always eager to

21、 get what we do not have.Checking Your VocabularyWord Detective1 Choose the definition in Column B that best matches each italicizedword in Column A.1)b2)f6/24精选资料3)d4)h5)j6)a7)i8)c2 The table below contains approximate synonyms and antonyms forsome words from Text B. Complete the crossword puzzle t

22、hat follows.If you have put in the correct words, you will discover a hiddenvertical word that means having or deserving great fame, honour,and admiration. What is the hidden word?1)STRAIGHTEN2)RELAXED3)LOWER4)INDIRECT5)RESPECTIVE6)OWE7)HOPEFUL8)CEASEThe hidden word is GLORIOUS.7/24精选资料3 The italici

23、zed part in each of the following sentences can beparaphrased by a phrase or idiomatic expression from Text B. Playdetective and find it with the help of the clues.1) The waiting room is full of people travelling to the Maldives( 马尔代夫 ). (Para.1) bound for2) He left without even thanking me for retu

24、rning his lost wallet. (Para. 5)without so much as3) Laughter is fairly likely to be the best medicine. (Para. 9) may well4) It is much easier to owe money than to repay the debt. (Para. 11 / Para. 12)fall / get into debt5)We couldn t help laughing every time hebehaved in a playful or comical manner

25、 in public . (Para. 13) played the fool6) All the troubles of life in the world will seem like a drop of salt water in a freshwater river when compared to life in Paradise. (Para. 14) on earth7) Harry wants to recommend me as a member of the tennis club. (Para. 27) putmy name up for8/24精选资料8) An awa

26、rd for poetry was given to Philip Levine for his collection( 作品集 )“ What Work Is ” . (Para.was27) bestowed onChecking Your Comprehension1 Answer the following questions with the information contained inText B.1) What was the author going to Stockholm for?She was to receive the Nobel Prize in Literat

27、ure in Stockholm.2) How did she feel about being awarded the Prize?She was very happy and anxious. And she felt a deep sorrow that her father, towhom she owed her success so much, had passed away and couldn t share herhappiness.3) Did the author really have a conversation with her father?No. Her fat

28、her was no longer alive. She was talking with her father in herimagination.4)According to the author, how would her father respond when she told him that she was in debt?He would say he couldn t help her because there was no money in Paradise.9/24精选资料5) What did the author mean when she said that sh

29、e was in debt?She meant that she owed her success to a) her father who taught her to lovereading and the country and human life; b) other people who told her wonderfulstories and gave her deeds to write about; c) nature, from which she learned somany secrets; d) those who had formed and molded the l

30、anguage into a goodinstrument and taught her to use it; e) the great writers in the past who turnedwriting into art; f) her readers; and g) those who singled her out for the Prize.2 Read the following sentences carefully and discuss in pairs whatthe author intends to say by the italicized parts.1) I seem to have heard of such things happening to other people why , then,not to myself ? (Para. 5)I have heard of other people meeting their dead family mem