新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)（第二版）第二冊(cè).StructuredWriting

Unit1

Alargerandlargerpartofsocietyis

expressingitsconcernaboutenvironmental

protection.Activeintheirconcern,teachers

andstudentsholdspecificmeetingstodiscuss

environmentalprotection.Also,cityplanners

takeenvironmentalproblemsintoserious

consideration.And,thoughreducingpollution

canbeexpensive,factoriesoftentakeevery

possiblemeasuretodotheirpart.Many

peopleareconcernedandactivebecauseair

andwaterpollutionaffectseveryoneand

makesitdifficultforcitiestosurviveand

businessestomakeaprofit.

Unit2

Computers,justlikeanynewtechnology,

haveanegativeside.Asmoreandmore

computersareusedinproductionlines,many

jobsarebeingtakenoverby

computer-controlledmachines.Asaresult,

manyworkersarefindingthemselvesjobless.

Thisconstitutesathreattosocialsecurity.

Anotherproblemiscomputercrimes.For

example,somepeoplearefindingwaysto

breakintothebankcomputersystemsand

transferlargesumsofmoneytotheirown

accounts.Therehavebeenmanyreportslike

this.Onemorenegativeeffectofcomputersis

thattheybringabouthealthproblems.Sitting

infrontofcomputersalldayundoubtedly

affectspeople’shealth.Backpain,wristpain,

failingeyesight,tonameonlyafew.

Unit3

Manypeopleplacesomuchemphasison

successthattheythinkanyfailureisbad.

Failureisneverpleasantbecauseithurts

people.Butinfactitcanmakepositive

contributiontoourlifeoncewelearnhowto

makethebestofit.Wecanlearnfroma

disastrouspartyhowtogiveagoodone.And

wecanlearnfromanill-chosenfirsthouse

whattolookforinasecond.Evenatotal

failurecangiveusfreshideasorachangeof

direction.Repeatedfailuresleadtosuccess

andprovetobebeneficialtousaswe

experimenteverydaytofindouttherightway

ofdoingthings.

Unit4

Parentshavetosavealargeamountof

moneyfortheirchildrentostudyabroad.

Apartfromtheinternationalflight,theyhave

topayfortheirdailyexpense,suchasfood,

shelter,entertainment,long-distance

telephonecalls,andclothing.Inaddition,the

childrenshouldhavesomemoneyreadyto

coverunexpectedexpenses.

Unit5

Therearemanyproblemsformixed

marriages.Thenumberonereasonisthe

culturaldifferencesbetweenthemixedcouple,

likethoseincustomsandlifestyle.Many

peoplehaveprejudiceagainstmixed

marriages.Theyoftenfeelshockedtosee

peopleofdifferentracesgetmarriedandhave

doubtsaboutsuchmarriages.What’smore,

childrenfrommixedmarriagestendtobe

lookeddownuponorevenbadlytreatedby

theirpeers.Mixedmarriagesfacemanytrials,

andasaresult,mixedcoupleshavehigher

divorceratesthancouplesofthesamerace.

Unit6

Myhometownandmycollegetownhave

severalthingsincommon.First,my

hometownisasmalltown.Ithasapopulation

ofonlyabout10,000people.Locatedinarural

area,itissurroundedbymanyacresof

farmlandwhicharedevotedmainlytogrowing

cornandsoybeans.Asformycollegetown,it

issmalltoo.Havingapopulationofabout

11,000localresidents,itliesinthecenterof

farmlandwhichisusedtoraisehogsandcattle.

Thereforelivinginmycollegetownmakesme

feelathome.Ienjoyit.

Unit7

MyfriendJackhasbecomeaworkaholic.

Hehastoostrongadesiretoprovehimself.

Accordingtohim,goodenoughisnevergood

enough.Whileotherswantonlytofinishafew

things,heaimstodoeverythingbyhimself.

Also,heisunwillingtospendtimewithhis

family,playingwiththedog,orgoingfishing.

Hewouldfeelguiltyifhedidso,becausehe

believesthatallhistimeshouldbespent

working.Heevenwishesthathecouldhavea

dayof26hoursorevenmore.Hehasbecome

aworkaholicwhetherhelikesitornot.

Unit8

Therehasbeenasadtendencyamong

youngstersinvaluingmaterialthingsmore

andmore.Forcollegestudents,themost

popularsubjectsthattheyprefertochooseare

accounting,computerprogramming,business,

etc.Whentheygraduatefromcolleges,the

jobstheyprefertochoosearesales

representative,advertisementdesigning,

internationalbusiness,etc.Fewerandfewer

peoplearechoosingteachingorsocialservices

astheirlifecareer.

Unit9

Somepeoplethinkthatbooksarethemain

sourceofhimamledge,summariesofwhat

peoplehaveacquiredintheirstrugglewith

natureandsociety.Moreover,withtherapid

developmentofmodernsociety,book

knowledgeisupdatedfromtimetotime.For

thesepeople,booksareeverything.

However,bookknowledgeisnoteverything!

Bookscannevercoverallthethingsand

happeningsintheworld.Bookknowledgeis

onlyarecordingofwhathasbeendiscovered.

Therearemanymysteriesunsolvedandwe

canfindnoanswersfrombooksuptonow.So

ifonedoesnottrytolearnsomethingbeyond

books,itwillbedifficultforonetocopewith

somepracticalproblems.

Weshoulddevelopourabilitythrough

practiceandobservingtheworld.Itisnot

practicaltorelyonbooksonly.

Unit10

Londonwouldnotsurrender.Allthepeople

ofLondonwereinthefrontlines.Theyputout