2018新标准大学英语二ALL-summary

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上U1 AR1This passage talks about the difference between the universities in the past and the universities today.In the past going to college or university was a more interesting experience. Some colleges were well-known for its student demonstrations and strikes. In Europe, students prote

2、st the Vietnam War. In France, students managed to launch a general strike to bring about the redignation of president de Gaulle.Instead of the heady atmosphere of freedom which students in the 1960s discovered, students today are much more serious. College has became a means to an end, an opportuni

3、ty to improve their prospects of being competitive in the employment market and not an end in itself.U2 AR1The passengers stopped at a small station at down. A bulky woman was in deep morning. Her husband tried to console his wife for the departure of their only son to the front. One of the travelle

4、rs ventured that their children belong to the country. A fat man interrupted their discussion, he claimed that their childrens love of the country is greater than their love for their parents. Finally when the fat man realized that his son was really dead-gone forever, the man became very upset and

5、was unable to continue his story. His face became distorted as he sob at the loss of his only son.U2 AR2The result of the study suggest that the roots of empathy can be traced to infancy. Infants feel sympathetic distress even before they fully realize that they exist apart from other people. A one

6、year old child may also imitate the distress of someone. AT around two and a half years, children may grow out of motor mimicry when they are able to differentiate their own feelings from others comfort. To be more empathetic, children need to be disciplined to behave with empathy rather than critic

7、ized for their behaviour.U3 AR1I think soccer is a sport that you can not get excited about if you didnt grow up with it and it is a good time to blow the whistle on the so-called beautiful game. For one thing, soccer is a game of chance. The scoring system says it all as most finals are 0-0,1-0 or

8、2-1 and its a matter of luck to be ahead when time runs out. Besides, goals are the best illustration of the chance nature of this game as ninety percent of goal shots failed. For another, soccer is a sport in which strategies and regulations are so obscure. There is no universal interpretation of t

9、he offside rule. And the only one referee can not commit most of the infractions. U3 AR2As walking in the Stadium Australia, I was attracted by the Olympic gold medal which made me feel so close to the realisation of my childhood dream and Im so exhilarated, but I tried to keep composed. When I hear

10、d the shouts of encourage and the cries of hope I felt unified with the crowd. The race began. The first lap was good but mental and physical fatigue were starting ti crush me. Just one lap to go and Prokhorova set the pace. To be the champion, I tried my best to stay her and kept encouraging myself

11、. With the roar of the crowd, I finished, And as I crossed the line I was sure that Id just made it, but negative thoughts didnt leave my mind until I saw my name in lights. I felt a tingle through the whole of my body and the moment that will stay with me for the rest of my life.U4 AR1The policeman

12、 on the beat moved up the avenue impressively and chill guests of wind with a taste of rain.Trying doors as he went, cost his watchful eye adown the pacific thoroughfare, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace.Then he saw a man stood in the doorway. The man who named Bob waiting for a friend

13、 because of a promise which made twenty years ago.The man said that he had been succeed, he hoped his friend Jimmy has done half as well because he thought Jimmy was a kind of plodder. The police left and hoped he could meet Jimmy.After a while, Jimmy came, and they chatted happily. With electric li

14、ghts, the man realized that its not Jimmy. The fake Jimmy said Bob has been arrested and his colleague asked him to give a note to Bob. It said, “I noticed that youre the wanted man when you struck the match. I cant arrest you by myself so I got a plain-clothes man to do the job. ”The police was Jim

15、my. U4 AR2 Identity theft refers to stealing information about someone that makes it possible to use their bank account or credit card. With an informal and conversational tone the author persuades readers into actions against the threats of identity fraud in our daily life. According to the author

16、we make the thieves job easy by leaving our mails unprotected, using ball pens for checks and forms, throwing documents containing our personal information in the trash,leaving our computer on and so on. So we should look for different ways to protect ourselves and change our mindset. Identity crime

17、 is very likely to happen at any time, to any of us.We can take precautions to improve the chances of avoiding this crime, though it will never go away.U5 AR1U5 AR2 To escape from Nazi persecution of the Jews,Anne and her familly members emigrated from Germany to Holland. However, in 1940 the German

18、s invaded,and occupied Holland. So quickly did the persecution of the Dutch Jews begin there that the Franks and another Jew family,the Van Pels went into hiding in the secret annexe. For the next two years, eight people of two families were confined to just six small rooms and could never go outsid

19、e. Under such harsh circumstances,Anne continued to her diary, which she started a few weeks before they moved to the hiding. Her diary was the account of the day-to-day activity in the annexe-the suffering, but her dreams and aspirations were still there. The diary voiced a declaration of her princ

20、iples and of the right to human dignity so profoundly that it was viewed as the voice of Holocaust. In August 1944,the hiding place was stormed,and Nazi officers arrested everyone. They were taken to concentration camps. Out of the eight people in hiding,Otto Frank was the only survivors, and when h

21、e found his daughters diary after the war, he arranged for its publication in recognition of her courage. Annes writing would be a support and comfort to the world after her death. Part I U5 AR2The passage describes that everyone should have some hobbies. A gifted American psychologist believed that

22、 worry is a spasm of the emotion.One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp. The most proper thing that make undue grip relaxes is just some hobbies. Proper hobbies give benefit and relief to us, so select rather than do all what you like.Rational, industrious and useful

23、human beings are divided into two classes: those whose work and pleasure are separate and those whose work and pleasure are one. To both classes, the need of change is essential, but the second class moat need the means of banishing their works at intervals from their minds.U6 AR1Do you get the impr

24、ession that you were born unlucky? Have you convinced that there is a force making mishaps occur at the worst possible time? We all like to believe the Murphys Law. Part of the explanation of bad luck is mathematical, but part is psychological. But what is bad? Somethings are only marginally bad, so

25、me are extremely bad. It depends on the circumstances. If you are in no hurry, the train arriving five minutes later is neutral, but it is bad if you are late for an important meeting. Another important reason is that one bad event can remain alive and kicking for many months. Your mind will in alre

26、ady on a low from the first bad event and then leap to connect the subsequent misfortunes as part of series.We also will ignore those which dont follow the law. As for why bad events might cluster together, it is related to probability and independence. For example, anybody who is made redundant is bound to suffer some depressions. That will lower physical resistance, making the person close to illness. The writer also gives two examples,one is Map reading misfortunes, the other is the lights are always red when Im in a hurry. They all explain why there is Murphys Law.U6 A