新视野大学英语2选词填空原文及答案

1、 Unit1AsaforeignerdoingbusinessintheUnitedStates,Ifeelveryrushed.Iamusedtofriendlyopeningexchangeswhendoingbusiness.HereinChicago,thingsaredifferent.Thereisnotimeforgettingtoknowoneanother.Thisdoesnotseemappropriatetome.Thereisnochaneetodevelopasenseoftrustwhenpeoplemeettotalkoverissues.Therearenori

2、tualsliketeaorcoffeebeforediscussingbusiness,thoughthisisa(n)conventioninmycountry.Whenwediscussbusinessitstartswitha(n)leisurelychat.Ithinkthatitisimportantforbusinesspartnerstogetfamiliarwitheachotherfirstandtofeelrelaxed.Iftheexchangeistooabrupt,thereisariskthatsomethingwillbeforgotten.Somepossib

3、ilitiesgowithoutbeingassessedwhenthereistoomuchpressure.Idontbelievethisisthebeststrategyforpropercommunication.Besides,theperceptionisthattheyjustdontcareaboutyouasanindividualhere.Youarebasicallyjustanothermeansofmakingmoney.Allofthisusedtocreatearealdilemmaforme.Atfirst,itcausedmetohaveaslittlein

4、teractionwithAmericanbusinesspartnersaspossible.Gradually,though,Ihavecometounderstandtheculturaldifferencesbetweenourtwocountries.Thishasreallyhelpedmetofeelmorecomfortabledoingbusinesshere.Unit2BillJohnsonspathtoOlympicgoldwasdifferentthanthatofmost.Infact,eventhoughhewasthefirstAmericanmantoeverw

5、inthedownhillskiingevent,manyrejectedhimasatrueOlympichero.Hewasarebelliouskidwhocamefromatroubledbackground,andheboastedtoomuch.Moreover,heonlybecameinvolvedinskiingbecauseajudgesenthimtoaskischoolafterhehadstolenacaratage17.Therewasnolifelongcommitmenttothesport.HedidnotexemplifytheOlympicspirit.H

6、edidnotgaindistinctionbycontinuouslytrainingforhisevent.Still,fewfailedtoappreciatehismarvelousraceinthe1984WinterOlympicGamesinSarajevo.Hewasjustanaturalskierandhistechniquewasperfectforthecourse.Andsoevenbeforetheracebegan,hewasclaimingvictory.Thiscoursewasmadeforme.Nothingcanstopme,hehadboasted.H

7、ealsocausedsomecommentswhenhetalkedaboutthemillionsofdollarshewouldbeabletomakeafterhewontherace.Thismademanyskiershostiletowardhim.Thatjustencouragedhimevenmore.Thenonthedayoftheevent,heturnedoutthefastest.Ittakesalotofcouragetothrowyourselfdownamountain,BillJohnsonremarkedproudlyafterhewonagoldmed

8、alfortheUnitedStates.Notmanycandothat.Unit3Atfirst,mydadwasnotinfavorofmemarryingWillbecauseWillisblack.Iguessmydadwasabitofaracist.Unfortunately,noargumentscouldcounterdadsbeliefs.Despitehisprotests,though,WillandIdecidedtogothroughwithourwedding.OnamarvelousJunedayweweremarriedinthepark.Thewedding

9、wentoffwithoutanyhostilewordsorembarrassingexchanges.Itwasactuallyquitebeautiful.Therewasjustoneproblem.Manyofourfriendsandrelativesdidntattendourwedding.Ihadtoconcludethatmydadwasnottheonlyprejudicedpersonweknew.Otherthanmyfather,noonehadcomeouttospeakagainstmyrelationshipwithWill.Itdidnotseemappro

10、priateforthemtoshowtheirresistaneetoourmarriageinthisway.MydadhadstrongreservationsaboutmymarriagetoWill,butatleasthewasthere.WillandIdecidedtoovercomethisburdenbyshowingeveryonehowwrongtheywere.Wewantednotonlytoloveoneanother,butalsotodefyracialhatredbylovingoneanother.Weprobablywerentbeingallthatr

11、ealistic,butwedidsucceedwithoneperson.MydadandWillhavedevelopedanamazingfriendship.Mydadsayshehasforgottenwhyheeverhadanydoubtsaboutourmarriage.Unit4Whatdoweknowaboutlove?Isit,assomepeoplewouldsuggest,amysteriousforce?Orcanitbeexplainedandpossiblyevencreated?Well,eveninthisscientificandreason-driven

12、age,loveseemsstilltodefytotalunderstanding.Wecan,however,knowsomethingaboutloveandmakestrongerconnectionsbetweenindividuals.Onethingthatseemstoaffectloveisdistanee.Thecommonideaisthatthelovebetweenpeoplegrowsastheyareseparated.Sometimesitistruethatlongingforsomeonewhohasgoneoverseasbecomesmoreintens

13、e.Somethingthatnourishesloveisdanger.Sendbothloverstodangerousplacesandtheywillenduplovingeachothermore.Thiscouldbecausedbytheworryitdevelops.Itcouldalsobethatfeelingsofuncertaintyorneedtransformintolovewithtime.Lovegivesuswarmth,courage,andafeelingofbeingsafe,butitalsodemandsselflessdevotionandsacr

14、ifice.Ifyouaretrulycommittedtofindingtruelove,youshouldmakeyourselfmoreinteresting.Dothingsthatyouenjoyandtrytomeetpeoplewhoshareidenticalinterests.Unit5Mysonhasstartedtohangoutwiththewrongtypeofboys.HeisfifteenyearsoldanduntilrecentlyIhadalwaysbeengratefulforhoweasyhehasbeentoraise.Lately,though,he

15、hasceasedtolistentowhatIsay.Heusedtobesuchasweetboy,butbeinginhighschoolseemstohavehardenedhimagainstauthorityfigures.Thechangeinhisattitudehasbeenverynoticeableeventohisteachers.TheotherdayIaskedhimtocomestraighthomeafterschool,butinsteadherebelledandstayedoutuntiltenoclock.LaterIfoundoutthathehads

16、kippedschoolcompletelythatday.Ifoundoutthathewaswitha(n)bunchofboyswhooftencausetrouble.Idecidedtoforbidhimtodoanythingwiththoseboys,buthedidntlistentome.Inspiteofmyobjectionstohimbeingwiththoseboys,hewaswiththemtheverynextday.Afriendofminehasasonwhoishavingidenticalproblems.Shedecidedtogivehimachan

17、geofsceneryandsenthimtoaprivateschool.Imnotsurethisisthebestsolution,though.Youcantjustchangeaboysbehaviorbychanginghisschooleverytimehedoessomethingwrong.Itisbettertohelpakidestablishagoodsetofcorevalues.Unit6Myname,Bobby,isusedbothforboysandgirls.GirlsspellitBobbie.Itischaracteristicforlittleboyst

18、obegivenanamewithaysoundattheend.Forexample,IoftenhadaJimmy,JohnnyorBillyinmyclasses.Inmysecondgrade,IalsohadaBobbie.Inordernottoconfuseuswhenshecalledournames,ourteacherassignedusthenamesBobbieGirlandBobbyBoy.Thiscausedmealotoftroubleontheplayground.There,myfriendslabeledmeBobbieGirl.Formyfriends,t

19、heapparentcontrastbetweenmynameandmysexwasthesourceofmuchlaughter.Thefactthattheylabeledmeasagirlwasveryembarrassing.IhadatendencytocompensateformynamebyactingmorelikeaboythanImighthaveotherwise.Ithrewmorerocksandyelledlouderthanthesumofalloftheotherboysaddedtogether.TherealBobbieGirl,conversely,act

20、edmorelikeagirl.Whenmyteacherrealizedshehadmadeamistake,shestoppedcallingusBobbieGirlandBobbyBoy.Unfortunately,myfriendsneverforgotorceasedcallingmeBobbieGirl.Thirdgradewasanimprovement;theoriginalBobbieGirlwasinadifferentclass.Also,IrequestedtheteacherjustcallmeBob.Unit7Myfamily,myboss,evenmydoctor

21、hadtoldmethiswouldhappen,butIdidntlisten.TheysaidIwasgettingoverwhelmedandfocusingtoomuchonthenegativethingsthathappenedtome.Ifyoudontlearntocontrolhowyoureacttobadthingsthathappeninyourlife,youaregoingtocausedamagetoyourheart,saidmydoctor.Somanyofthesituationsyoucomplainaboutarebeyondyourcontrol.Ge

22、ttingcaughtinthemisverydestructiveforyouphysicallyandemotionally.Youhavetolearntoletthesethingsgoandfocusonthingsyoucanactuallychange.I,undoubtedly,shouldhavemadehisadvicemynumberonepriorityrightthen.Unfortunately,Igotcaughtinatrafficjamthatverysamedaywhiledrivinghomefromwork.Thiswasthesettingforthe

23、heartattackmydoctorhadwarnedmeabout.Insteadoflookingforabetteroutletformystress,Ibegantoyellatthecarinfrontofme.Thenthemusclefibersofmyheartbeganbeatinglikeabagofwormsinsteadofpumpingblood.Fortunately,itwasonlyamildheartattack.Someonecametomyaidandthenaccompaniedmetothehospital.Ihavedefinitelylearne

24、dthatlifeistooshorttoworryaboutthingsyoucantcontrol.Unit8Havingalotofmoneyisuselesswithoutagoodeducation.Lifeisntsimplyaboutconsumptionandhavingagoodtimewhenyourenotatwork.Moneywillonlycauseyougriefunlessyouuseitforthewelfareoftheworld.ThatswhyIbelievethatagoodeducationisindispensable.Aformaleducati

25、onwithemphasisonhistory,literature,andculturehelpsapersonlearnhowtodistinguishrightfromwrong.Educationthatonlyteachesskillsspecifictoajobcanonlyrenderskillsforperformingatask.Itdoesntteachyouhowtomakeimportantdecisions.Employerstendtodemandmorefromtheiremployeesthantheabilitytoperformatask.Ourworldn

26、eedsworkerswhopayconstantattentiontohighstandardsfortheirperformanee.Itisevidentthatfartoomanypeopletodayarefocusingonmakingmoneyandnotonimprovingthemselves.Whatpuzzlesmeiswhypeopleshouldignorecontributionstothegoodofhumanitywhilemakingmoney.Itisonlyrationalapersonwhogivestotheworldenjoysthebenefits

27、.Afterall,ourcivilizationsimplycantbebuiltontheprincipleofmakingmoneyalone.Insummary,wemusteducateouryoungpeopletounderstandandlovetheworldaroundthem.Thisistheonlywaytoensureabettertomorrow.Unit9Nobodyhaseverhadtotellmetogetoutofbed.MynumberoneassethasalwaysbeenthatIammuchmoreambitiousthanmost.Thewa

28、yIseeit,lifeistooshorttomakeperiodicalconcessionstocomfortandfun.Ifyouwanttoaccomplishsomethingremarkable,youvegottostaymotivatedandconstantlyworktowardyourgoals.Mygoalhasbeentobecomea(n)journalistsinceIwasayoungboy.WhenIwaseight,myfathersaid,Thatfieldofworkistoocompetitiveforyou.Youshouldbemorereal

29、isticaboutyourprospectsandabilities.Ididntwanttodeceivemyselfabouthowharditwouldbe,soIstartedthatdaybygettingajobdeliveringnewspapers.Idepartedfromhomeeverymorningat4:30todomyworkbeforeschool.IwasfascinatedwiththeprintingmachinessoIalwaysarrivedtoworkearlytoaskquestions.Iwasntmuchofascholar,soIeventuallyendedupenrollinginanaverageuniversity.Still,Iwaskeenonbecomingareporteranddidnotgiveupmydream.IwrotefortheschoolnewspaperandwhenIgraduated,tookajobsortingmailwithaloc