大學英語二級 Unit One

WelcomeBackWishyouhaveawonderfulsemester!Introduction1.使用教材全新版《大學英語》第二冊（第二版）應用型本科《大學英語》快速閱讀第三冊全新版《大學英語語法手冊》《21世紀綜合課程》第二冊作泛讀教材2.教學計劃學期分為17周，平均每兩周完成一個單元的學習，期中考試現(xiàn)定在第9周，期末考試定在第18周主要以《大學英語》中的課文（TextA+TextB）為主單周講寫作，雙周講語法快速閱讀和泛讀為輔讀材料3.學生評定學生學期總評：平時50%，期末50%平時成績核定：作業(yè)20%，Quiz20%，出勤30%，課堂表現(xiàn)30%期末考試評定：聽力25分，口試10分，綜合65分UnitOne:WaysofLearningWarm-upGroupDiscussionListeningPracticeGlobalReadingCloseReadingTextAnalysisWarm-upQuestions

1.Ifyoufindatwo-year-oldboyistryingtoputakeyintoabox,willyouhelphimimmediately?2.Canyourecallhowyourparentstaughtyouinyourchildhood?Didtheyliketoteachyoubyholdingyourhand?3.Whichwaydidyoupreferwhenyouwereintroublewithoneofyourtoysinyourchildhood,turningtoyourparentsforhelp,orexploringbyyourselves?MyOwnExperience!GroupDiscussion

Makestudentintogroupoffourtodiscussthefollowingstatements.Doyouagreethestatements?1.Playisthebestwaytolearn.2.Childrendeveloplifeskillsbestthroughformalprograms.3.Childrenarenaturallycurious,inspired,motivatedlearners,butsometimestheenjoymentoflearningcangetlostinthepressureto“succeed”informaleducation.4.Parentsarethemostimportantinstructorstothechildren,sotheyshouldgiveasmuchguidanceaspossible.Eachgroupwillchooseaspeakertoreporttheirthoughtsthatrefertothestatements.ListeningPractice

P.3.HereisastorytoldbyanAmericanmotheraboutherson’swayoflearning.Let’slistentowhatshehastosay.Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:tricycle<n>三輪腳踏車impose…on將…強加于hamradio業(yè)余無線電臺fellowship獎學金differentialequations微分方程ample<a>充足的Duringlistening

Completethefollowingstatementsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.1.TheChinesechildwas

thanherson.2.Themothertriedto

toherson,butquickly

.3.Shecomparesherson’sloveforsubjectslikedifferentialequationsandphysicstotheway

.4.Hersonisnotgoodat

,butgoodat

.5.Inconclusionsheadvisesthatweshouldgiveourchildren

.TipMakingnotesisveryessentialforlisteningcomprehension.Justwritedownthemainpointandtrytocatchthemostimportantinformationwhenyoulisteningtothepassage.

Checktheanswerswithclass:1.TheChinesechildwas

muchmoreadvanced

thanherson.2.Themothertriedtoapplysomeacademicpressuretoherson,butquicklygaveupintohispleas.3.Shecomparesherson’sloveforsubjectslikedifferentialequationsandphysicstothewayaducktakestowater.4.Hersonisnotgoodat

memorizing(stuff),butgoodatthinking.5.Inconclusionsheadvisesthatweshouldgiveourchildrenamplespacetogrow.ReadingTask

TextA-Learning,Chinese-Style

ScanTextAanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.Benjaminwasworriedthathecouldn’tputthekeyintothebox.()2.IntheChinesestaff’sopinion,theparentsshouldguideBenjamintoinsertthekey.()3.Theauthorandhiswifedidn’tcarewhetherBenjaminsucceededininsertingthekeyintotheslot.()4.FortheWesterners,learningshouldtakeplacebycontinualcarefulshapingandmolding.()5.Chineseteachersholdtheopinionthatskillsshouldbeacquiredasearlyaspossible,whileAmericaneducatorsthinkthatcreativityshouldbeacquiredearly.()TipScanningisatechniquewhenyousearchforkeywordsorideas.Inmostcases,youknowwhatyouarelookingfor,soyouareconcentratingonfindingaparticularanswer.Itisalsousedwhenyoufirstfindaresourcetodeterminewhetheritwillansweryourquestions.Checktheanswerwithclass:1.F2.T3.T4.F5.TPartDivisionoftheText

PartsPara(s)MainIdeas11～5Thetextbeginswithananecdote.26～13Theauthor’sthoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest.314Theauthorconcludesthestorywithasuggestionintheformofaquestion.CloseReadingDetailedStudyofthetexts1.telling<adj>Haveanoticeableeffect;impresisive

-Themosttellingargumentforwearingaseatbeltsisthenumberoflivestheysave.2.attach<vt>(attachsth.tosth./beattachedtosth.)

Fasternorjiononethingtoanother-Attachedtothisletteryouwillfindacopyofthedocumentyouaskedfor.-ACDwasattachedtoeachbook.3.tender<adj>young;gentleandlovingStanhadtoleavehisparentsatthetenderageofsix.Thesetenderflowersarepronetoseverefrost.Iwasparticularlyimpressedbyhertenderandsoftvoice.4.notintheleastnotatallAnndidn’tseemintheleastconcernedaboutherfuture.5.phenomenon<n>

sth.thathappensorexistsandthatcanbeseenorexpressedStress-relatedillnessisacommonphenomenoninbigcities.Thunderandlighteningarenaturalphenomena.

6.initial(usedonlybeforenouns)

oforatthebeginnings,first-Ifacarsuddenlypullsoutinfrontofyou,yourinitialreactionmayincludefearandanger.7.await<vt.>waitforitisfairlycommonwordinformalwriting,butyoudonotusuallyuseitinconversation.-Wemustawaittheresultsoffieldstudiesyettocome.8.occasion<n>aparticulartimewhensth.happens-Iwillbuyoneiftheoccasionarises.onoccasionv.s.ontheoccasionofonoccasion;nowandthen有時；間或-Youhaveonoccasionsurprisedpeople.你有時使人們感到詫異。ontheoccasionof在…之際-ontheoccasionofmycousin’swedding在我表姐婚禮之際9.neglect<vt.>

givetoolittleattentionorcareto

-Hegavetoomuchattentiontohiscareer,workinglonghoursandneglectinghisfamily.

ignorepaynoattentiontosb/sthonpurposeorasifithasnothappened-Isaid“Goodmorning”toher,butshejustignoredmeandwalkedon.10.relevant<adj>

directlyconnectedwiththesubject,followedbyto;oppositeirrelevant-WhilewritingmytermpaperIwasabletoborrowalltherelevantbooksfromtheschoollibrary.

11.investigate<v>trytofindsomeinformationabout-Policearestillinvestigatinghowthecaraccidenthappened.investigate,examine&inspectinvestigate

較正式，指有條不紊地進行調查研究以發(fā)現(xiàn)事實真相，更常用以說明調查案件、情況、背景來歷等。例如：-Theyinvestigatedthecauseoftheaccident.

他們調查了事故的原因。

-Thepoliceareinvestigatingthemurder.警方正在調查這件謀殺案。examine指仔細地檢查某人或物。該詞還指官方主持的檢查或醫(yī)生進行的診察，也表示對某種觀點的討論研究，更指考試。例如：-Theyexaminedourpassportsverycarefully.

他們仔細檢查了我們的護照。inspect

較正式，用得不如examine廣泛，指對某人或某物進行檢查、查問，帶有揭示其差異或缺陷的意思。更常指官員們的視察以發(fā)現(xiàn)下屬單位的缺點等，還指檢閱軍隊。例如：-Thefiremenwereinspectingthewarehouseforpotentialfirehazards.消防人員正在檢查倉庫以防火災。-Everylengthofclothisinspectedbeforeitleavesthefactory.

出廠之前每寸布匹都檢查過。12.desirable<adj>

worthwanting-Thereareseveraldesirablehousesinthisstreet.

13.accomplish<vt.>

managetodo(sth.)-Ifyouworkhard,youcanaccomplishyourgoalofgettingAsattheendofthesemester.

14.induecoursewhenitistherighttime-Yourbookwillbepublishedinduecourse.-Bepatient.Youwillgetyourpromotioninduecourse.accomplish,complete&finishaccomplish通常接task,aim,journey等名詞，有時兼有取得效果之意。例如：-Idon‘tfeelourvisitreallyaccomplishedanything.我不認為我們的訪問真正取了什么結果。complete比

accomplish具體，可接建筑、工程、書籍等名詞，指按預期目的把未完成的工作經(jīng)過進一步的努力使之完成，主要涵義是補足缺少的部分。例如：-Thebuildingwillbecompletedbytheendofthismonth.這座樓于本月底建成。finish在許多情況下可與complete換用,但不及complete正式，常含有認真仔細地完成工作的最后階段的精工修飾，使之完美的意思。例如：-Finishtheworkoffbeforeyouleaveforyourholiday.你去度假前應先把工作做完。15.critical<adj>

1)veryimportant-Howwellyouaccomplishthistaskwillbecriticaltothesuccessofyourcareer.2)veryseriousordangerous-Inyesterday’scaraccident,tenpeoplewerekilledandfivepeoplearestillincriticalcondition.16.continual<adj>

happeningagainandagain-Thedog’scontinualbarkingdisturbedthewholeneighborhood.

17.apply<v>

1)berelevant(tosb/sth);haveaneffect(applytosb/sth)-Theadvicegivenbytheprofessoronlyappliestosomeofthecollegestudents.2)writealetterorfillinaforminordertoaskformallyforsomething.-Howmanyjobshadyouappliedforbeforeyouwereofferedthisone?18.priority<n>

1)sth.thatonemustdobeforeanythingelse-Beingaqualifiedteacherisherfirstpriority.2)sth.thatholdsahighplaceamongcompetingclaims-TheschoolwillgiveprioritytoEnglishandcomputerstudies.19.departure<n>

1)actiondifferentfrom(whatisusualorexpected)-Idon’tlikethemoviebecauseitisadeparturefromthenovelitwasadaptedfrom.2)anactofleaving-Ibarelymadeittotheairportbeforetheflight’sdeparture.20.contrast<n>(stressonthefirstvowel)

actionofcontrasting-Incontrasttothehotdays,thenightsarebitterlycold.

contrast<v>(stressonthesecondvowel)comparetwothingssothatdifferencearemadeclear-StudentswereaskedtocontrastErnestHemingwaywithMarkTwain21.emerge<vi>comeout(followedbyfrom)-Themagicianemergedfrombehindthecurtain.

emergence<n>emergency<n>suddenseriouseventorsituationrequiringimmediateaction22.enormous<adj>

extremelylarge-TheNewYear’sconcertwasanenormoussuccess.

23.exaggerate<v>makesomethingseemlarger,better,thanitreallyis-Inhisresumeshehasclearlyexaggeratedhistalentsalittle.24.assuming(that)Youmustuseassumingthatwhenyouareconsideringapossiblesituationorevent,sothatyoucanthinkabouttheconsequences.-AssumingthatthispaintingreallyisaVanGogh,howmuchdoyouthinkit’sworth?25.valid<adj>

baseontruthorsoundreasoning

-Scientifictheoriesmustbebackedupwithvalidevidence.

26.worthwhile<adj>worthdoing,worththetroubletaken-Atriptothemuseumisalwaysworthwhile.worthworthy-Thehouseisworthabout$60,000.-Ithinktheideaisworthyofconsideration.27.superior<adj>betterthanaverageorthanothersofthesametype-Thiswineisfarsuperiortotheonewehadlastweek.Worthv.s.WorthyWorth是一個只能做表語的形容詞，意為“相當于…的價值”，“有…價值的”，后接名詞、和動名詞的主動形式。Thissecond-handcarisworth$2,000atthemost.Theexhibitionisworthavisiting/visit.It’snotworthgettingangrywithhim.Thequestionisnotworthdiscussingagainandagain.Worthy可作表語，也可做定語，后接ofsth/todosthThatisworthyofnote.Thisproblemisworthytobeconsidered.worthyof+動名詞(被動形式)v.s.worth+動名詞(主動形式)Thesecond-handhouseisworthyofbeingbought.=Thesecond-handhouseisworthbuying.ImportantSentences1.Becauseofhistenderageandincompleteunderstandingoftheneedtopositionthekeyjustso,hewouldusuallyfail.

(para.3)Paraphrasethesentence.(=Becausehewassoyounganddidn’tquiteknowthatheshouldpositionthekeycarefullytofitintothenarrowkeyslot,hewouldusuallyfail.)ImportantSentences2.…andtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.

(para.5)Paraphrasethispartofthesentence.(=AndtohelpexplainChineseattitudestowardcreativity.)3.

…sincethechildisneitheroldenoughnorcleverenoughtorealizethedesiredactiononhisown,whatpossiblegainisachievedbyhavinghimstruggle?

(para.6)1.Whatdoesthedesiredactionreferto?(=Positioningthekeycarefullytofitintotheslot.)2.Inyouropinion,whatpossiblegaincanbeachievedbyhavingBenjaminstruggle?(=Open-ended.)ImportantSentences4.Hemaywellgetfrustratedandangry.(para.6)1.Paraphrasethesentence.(=Heislikelytogetfrustratedandangry.)2.Youuse“maywell”whenyouaresayingwhatyouthinkislikelytohappen.5.…whetheritbeplacingakeyinakeyslot,drawingahenormakingupforamisdeed…(para.7)1.Paraphrasethesentence.(=Nomatterwhetheritisplacingakeyinakeyslot,drawingahenormakingupforsomemistakes.)2.Analyzethestructureofthesentence.-Whetherhebepresentorabsent,weshallhavetodoourpart.ImportantSentences6.

…youngWesternersmakingtheirboldestdeparturesfirstandthengraduallymasteringthetradition…(para.11)1.Whatdoesmakingtheirboldestdeparturesmean?(=Doingsth.differentfromanestablishedruleortradition.)2.TranslatethispartintoChinese.(=西方的年輕人先是大膽創(chuàng)新，然后逐漸深諳傳統(tǒng)。)7.Canwegather,fromtheChineseandAmericanextremes,asuperiorwaytoapproacheducation,perhapsstrikingabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills?(para.14)TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.(=我們能否從中美兩個極端中尋求一種更好的教育方式，它或許能在創(chuàng)造力與基本技能這兩極之間獲得某種較好的平衡?)TextAnalysisAnessayisusuallymadeupofthreeparts:abeginningwherethetopicisintroduced;thebodypartwherethetopicisintroduced;thebodypartwherethetopiciselaboratedon,andaconclusion.Besidesstatingthetopicdirectly,therearemanyotherwaystointroduceatheme.InTextA,ananecdoteoranincidentisused.Wealsocanintroduceatopicbyposingaquestion,orquotingotherpeople’swords.TextAnalysisHowever,themoreimportantpointisthatyoushouldlearntovaryyourownwritingbyadoptingvarioustypesoftopicintroduction.Agoodintroductioncangainyouraudience’sattention,whatotherkindsofintroductionyoucanthinkabouttopresentyourtopic?Withoutaconclusion,anessaylacksasenseofcompleteness.Aconclusionmaybeare-statementofthemainpointspreviouslymentioned,aproposedsolution,asuggestionforfurtherstudyandsoforth.LikeinHowardGardner’sessay,hemakesasuggestionintheformofaquestion.WritingSkills:Comparison&ContrastComparisonandcontrastcomeinthreedifferentways.Comparison:Youareaskedtoexplainhowtwoormorethingsarealike–findingthesimilarities

Contrast:Youareaskedtoexplainhowtwoormorethingsaredifferent

–findingthedifferencesComparisonan