新课标大英三Summary

大学英语3第二版summaryU1Activereading(1)Inthefallofourfinalyear,ourmoodchanged.Therelaxedatmospherehaddisappeared,andthepeergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Meanwhile,atthebackofeveryone'smindwaswhatwewoulddonextaftergraduation.Asforme,Iwantedtotravel,andIwantedtobeawriter.Ibracedmyselfforsomeresistancetotheideafrommyfather,whowantedmetogotolawschool,andfollowhispaththroughlife.However,hesupportedwhatIwantedbuthemademethinkaboutitbywatchingthecrabs.Thecagewasfullofcrabs.Oneofthemwastryingtoescape,buteachtimeitreachedthetoptheothercrabspulleditback.Intheenditgaveuplengthystruggletoescapeandstartedtopreventothercrabsfromescaping.Bywatchingcrabs,myfathertoldmenottobepulledbackbyothers,andtogettoknowoneselfbetter.U1Activereading(2)Lifeisshort.Weneverquiteknowwhenwebecome1)coffindwellersor2)trampledashintherosegardenofsomelocalcemetery.Sothere'snopointinputtingourdreams3)onthebackburneruntil4)therighttimearrives.Nowisthetimetodowhatwewanttodo.5)Makethebestofourshortstayand6)fillourlifewiththerichesonoffersothatwhenthereaperarrives,we'veachievedmuchinsteadof7)regrets.U2Activereading(1)Theauthor'sfamilyneverbelievedinSantamyth,asherparentscouldnotaffordexpensivegifts.Inhermother'sview,thechildrenhavebeenbrainwashedintobelievingthesillymyth.SotheirfamilycelebratedChristmasaboutaweekafterDec.25andthekidsgottheirgiftsfromafter-Christmassale.Onthatyear,thefatherlosthisjobandtheyhadnomoneyforChristmas.OnChristmasEve,thefathertookeachofthekidsoutintothedesertnightonebyoneandaskedthemtopickoutastarastheirChristmasgift.TheauthorclaimedVenusandwhenthesunstartstoburnoutandEarthturnscold,everyoneheremightwanttomovetoVenustogetwarm.Andthey'llhavetogetpermissionfromyourdescendantsfirst.Thefather'simaginationleadtoauniqueChristmas.U2Activereading(2)Historically,childhoodhasundergoneenormoustransformationsintermsofchildren'sresponsibilitiesandparentalexpectations.Culturally,childhoodissociallyconstructed.Theinterplayofhistoryandcultureleadstodifferentunderstandingofchildhood,consequently,itisadvisablenottoimposeideasfromoneculturetounderstandchildhoodinanotherculture.U3Activereading(1)Forthesakeofclarity,we1)splituptheprocessoflisteningtomusicintothreehypotheticalplanes.Firstly,2)thesensuousplane.Itisakindof3)brainlessbutattractivestateofmindengenderedbythemere4)soundappealofthemusic.Secondly,5)theexpressiveplane.Itiswhenwebelieveeachpieceofmusichasatheme,which6)mirrorsadifferentworldoffeeling,suchasgaiety,sadness.Thirdly,7)themusicalplane.Itistheabilitytoexperiencedifferent8)musicalelements,suchasmelodies,therhythms,theharmonies,thetonecolorsetc.Weusuallylistentomusiconallthreeplanes.U3Activereading(2)V-JDayinTimesSquareisaphotographbya1)prominentphotographerthatportraysanAmericansailorkissingawomaninawhitedresson2)VictoryoverJapanDayinTimesSquareinNewYorkCity,onAugust14.Sinceitspublication,ithas3)commandedtheworld'attention.Itbrimswithperceiveduncontrolled4)passionandsexual5)tension.Also,it6)ignitestheimaginationofpeople,who7)devisedstorylinesaboutwhateverhappenedtothecouple.Mostimportantofall,itsketchesforpeopleabeautiful8)visionoflifeaftertheSecondWorldWar,withasprinttowardsamore9)prosperousstandardoflivingandinventiveidealfamilylife.Thoughtheyearspass,thephotowillneverfadeandremindpeopleofthe10)fondmemorytheyhavehad.U4Activereading(1)Icanstillrememberthemenwhobuiltthehouse.Themasterfromthemanorhousefoundaclearinginthehugeorchardwhichranupanddownthehills.Ionlyseemyneighbourside-on.I'vneverseenhimfromthefront.Apartfromtheautumn,thegroundsmanbroughtayoungwomanhome.Iwasfilledwiththesoundofconversationandlaughter.Thewomanlookedafterthegardenaroundme,therewasariotofcolours.Withtimegoingby,theyhadchildrenandthengrewup.Butoneday,Isawapostmanarrivewithabundleofletters,thewomancriedoutandfainted.Yearslater,theyleftwithoutsayinggoodbyetome.Twomiddle-agedwomenspentseveralyearshere.Ilikethembecausetheykepteverythingspickandspan.Thelastpersonlivedwithmeworkingathomeassemblingfurniture.Wejustkepteachothercompany.Hewalkedveryslowlyusinghishandstosteadyhimself.Astimepassed,therearetracesofeveryonewhohaslivedwithme.However,therearemygoldenmemories.Butinfact,IlookandfeelmyageU4Activereading(2)HomesicknesswastraditionallyexperiencedbyAmericanchildrenduringthelongsummervacationwhentheyreceivedconvenientchildcarewhichwasidealizedbytheparentsasbeinggreat“fun”，whileBritishchildrenexperiencedhomesicknessatanevenearlierage,whensonsofthearistocracyweresenttoboardingschoolattheageofseven.Nowadays,homesicknessisusuallyfirstexperiencedbyteenagerswholeavehomeandgotocollege.Then,whatishomesickness?Ishomesicknessjustassociatedwithalackofmaturity?Actually,themodernterm“homesickness”wascoinedinthe17thcenturytodescribethefeelingsofSwissmercenarieswhomissedtheirhomelandwhilefightingelsewhereinEurope.Inthe18thand19thcentury,peopleespeciallywomenwhomissedtheirhomewereevenconsideredvirtuous.BritishactorsinHollywood,sportsmenonlongtoursabroad,soldiersservinginforeignwars,businesstravellersandaswellastheauthoralladmithowtheysufferfromanddealwithextremehomesickness.Intherecentyears,peoplearemorewillingtotalkabouthomesicknessanditisbelievedthatacknowledginghomesicknessmayhelpavoidtheriskofanxietyanddepression.Therefore,insteadofbeingimmatureorsomethingtobeashamedof,homesicknessisbothapainfullongingtobebackhome,andanextremelycommonoccurrence.U5Activereading(1)Whenayoungblackmanarrivesinacrowdedandexpensiverestaurant,theheadwaitermakeshimsitintheleastcomfortableplace,eventhoughatablehasbeenbookedforhimanda“MsRogers”.WhenMsRogersarrives,thewaiterrealizesthatsheisawell-knownSenator;andMsRogersrealizesthatherfriendhasbeentreatedbadlybecauseofthecolourofhisskin.Thewaiterrealizeshismistaketoo,andtriestomakeupforit,butitistoolate.U5Activereading(2)ThewriterusesstoriesaboutdoingbusinessbetweenSwedesandSaudistoillustratethedifferencesbetweenanindividualistandacollectivistapproachtobusiness.Theyhavedifferentconceptsoftheroleofpersonalrelationshipsinbusiness.TheSwedesbelievethebusinessisdonewithacompanywhiletheSaudisthinkitshouldbedonewithapersontheyknowandtrust.Thenthewritercomparesthecharacteristicsofthecollectivistandthoseoftheindividualist.Inmostcollectivistsocieties,thefamiliesareusuallyextendedfamilieswhileintheindividualistsocieties,nuclearfamiliesareprevalent.Peopleconsiderthemselvesaspartofa“we”grouporin-groupinthecollectivistsocieties.Incontrast,theindividualiststhinkofthemselvesas“I”，theirpersonalidentitywhichisdistinctfromotherpeoples'.Apracticalandpsychologicaldependencerelationshipdevelopsbetweenthepersonandthein-groupinthecollectivistsocieties.However,rarelydopeopledependonagroupintheindividualistsocieties.U6Activereading(1)Asayoungboy,thewriter(1)overheardhisparentstalkingabouthelpinghisfatherdothemilkingearlyeverymorning.Herealizedthathehad(2)takenhisfather'sloveforgrantedsoonChristmasmorninghe(3)roseveryearlyand(4)creptdownstairsanddidthemilkingallalone.Whenhisfatherdiscoveredwhathehaddone,he(5)clutchedtheboyinhisarms.Now,asanolderman,hedecidesto(6)trimmedtheChristmastreeandtiehispresentandlettertohis(7)belovedwifebeforesh