Unit1课件(泛读教程第一册-王守仁)

Unit1UniversityStudentLifeUnit1UniversityStudentLife1Unit1课件(泛读教程第一册-王守仁)2StudentintheUSAStudentintheUSA3A

studentisalearner,orsomeonewhoattendsaneducationalinstitution.Insomenations,theEnglishtermisreservedforthosewhoattenduniversity,whileaschoolchildundertheageofeighteeniscalledapupilinEnglish.Initswidestuse,studentisusedforanyonewhoislearning.Astudentisalearner,orsom4Firstyear(Freshmanyear)SecondyearPost-secondyearGraduateStudentsFirstyear(Freshmanyear)5Freshmanisafirst-yearstudentincollege,universityorhighschool.Freshmanyear:thefirstyearofcollegeorhighschool.Sophomoreisasecond-yearstudent.OutsidetheUSAthetermSophomoreisrarelyused,withsecond-yearstudentssimplycalled"secondyears".Freshmanisafirst-yearstude6Juniorisastudentinthethirdyear.Seniorisastudentinthelast(usuallyfourth)yearofcollege,university,orhighschool.Superseniorisastudentwhotakesmorethanthenormalnumberofyearstograduate.Juniorisastudentinthethi7UnderclassmanisusedtorefercollectivelytoFreshmenandSophomores.UpperclassmantorefercollectivelytoJuniorsandSeniors,sometimesevenSophomores.Middlerisusedtodescribeathird-yearstudentofaschool(generallycollege)thatoffersfiveyearsofstudy.Inthissituation,thefourthandfifthyearswouldbereferredtoasJuniorandSenioryears,respectively,andthefirsttwoyearswouldbetheFreshmanandSophomoreyears.Underclassmanisusedtorefer8

AGraduatestudentisastudentwhocontinuestheireducationaftergraduation.AGraduatestudentisastude9AMaster’sdegreeusuallyconsistsofanadditionaltwoyearsofstudyingafterearningaBachelor’sdegree.AMaster’sdegreeusuallycons10ADoctoratedegreeisusuallyearnedafterfouradditionalyearsofstudyafteryouearnyourBachelor’sdegree.ADoctoratedegreeisavailableinanyfieldofstudy.IfaMaster’sdegreehasbeenacquired,theDoctorateprogramcouldbecompletedinlessthanfouryears.ADoctoratedegreeisusually11PresidentObamaWeeklyAddress:StrengtheningtheAmericanEducationSystem

PresidentObamaWeeklyAddress12DISCUSSION1.

What’syourexpectationbeforeenteringtheuniversity?Whatdoyouexpecttosee?Whatdoyouexpecttolearn?DISCUSSION1.What’syourexpec132.

Howisyourcollegelifedifferentfromyourhighschooldays?2.Howisyourcollegelifedi14HighSchoolDaysStayinschoolalldayDostudyundertheteachers’instructionApassiverole–tobetaught(i.e.listeningandtakingnotes)KnowledgefromtextbooksCompulsorycoursesCollegeLifeNolongerforcedtostayinschoolalldayApartfromtheclasstime,youorganizeyourowntimeandplaceforstudyingAnactiverole–tostudy(classroomdiscussion,lectureandresearch)KnowledgefromtextbooksandlibraryCompulsoryandelectivecoursesHighSchoolDaysCollegeLife15WordpretestInhighschool,wewonseveralBestStudentAwardsforhisoutstandingacademicachievements.Sheisknownforheraccomplishmentinimprovingthecountry’smedicalsystem.Thecustomerasksthesalesmantodemonstratehowtousethemachine.Thecompanyisrunbycapableanddedicatedpeople.NewYorkisaculturallydiversecity.InNewYorkinthe1990s,therewasafadforwearingskin-tightpantscalled“leggings.”Thisresearchgivessomevaliditytothetheorythatthedrugmightcausecancer.SisterMaryisapersonofgreathumility.WordpretestInhighschool,we16OnBeingaStudentbyDonaldE.SimanekAstudentmeansmorethanmerelybeingapupil.Timeschange.Thedefinitionof"student"oncewas"onewhostudiessomething".Todayitcanmeanmerely"onewhoattendsaschool,collegeoruniversity".Thismoderndefinitiondoesn'tevensuggestthatthepersondoesmorethan"attend".Collegeanduniversityprofessorsstillusethefirstdefinition,andschoolshaveways(suchasrequirements,examsandgrades)toattempttoensurethatthosewhoattendwillalsostudyandlearnsomething.Sowhatdistinguishesastudent?Whatmakesthestudentstandoutfromtherestoftheclass?ThefourAs:attitude,academicskills,awareness,andaccomplishment,certainlyarealargepartofit,andastudentwhohasthemwillbeverylikelytoearnAs:Attitudeisprimarilyagenuinedesiretolearn,andthewillingnesstodohardintellectualworktoachieveunderstanding.Itisalsoshownbyhowwellyouapplyyourselfeventosubjectsinwhichyouhavelittleinterest,andhowmuchyoucanachieveevenwhenaprofessor'sstyleisn'ttoyourliking.Academicskillsincludeabilitytoreadwithcomprehension,intelligentuseofresources(includinglibraryresources),logicalandmathematicalskills,efficientstudyhabits,andtheabilitytocommunicateclearlyandfluentlyinspeakingandwriting.Awarenessofwhat'sgoingonintheworldaroundyou,andthehabitofintelligentlyrelatingittoyouracademiccourses.Forexample,whentakingacourseinpoliticalscience,youshouldrelatewhatyouarelearninginclasstowhat'shappeningonthenationalandworldpoliticalscene.Whentakingasciencecourse,youshouldrelatescientificprinciplestophenomenayouobserveineverydaylife,andgooutofyourwaytofindapplicationsandexamplesofscienceintherealworld.Accomplishmentisdemonstratedbysuccessfulapplicationofunderstanding.Theevidenceofthatis:1.correctandconfidentapplicationofwhatyou'velearnedtonewproblemsandchallenges,2.clearandeffectivecommunicationofyourunderstandingthroughspeakingandwriting,and3.possessionofabaseofinformation,skillsandunderstandingsufficienttoallowyoutocontinueyoureducationoutsideoftheclassroom,throughoutyourlife.AlloftheseadduptoafifthA:ability,awordfrequentlyusedabove.Thegoalofeducationistoachievetheabilitytoapplyone'sknowledgeinnew,creative,andcorrectways.Abilitiesarenotentirelyinnate;someareachievablethroughdedicatedandfocusedeffort.

17Othersymptomsandqualitiesofagoodstudentinclude:1.Self-discipline.Thesuccessfulstudenthaslearnedtobudgettime,andusesitefficiently,andwilldothethingsthatneedtobedone,whentheymustbedone,whetherornotonefeelslikeitatthetime.2.Initiative.Inshort:doingthingswithoutbeingtold.Thestudentdoesn'twaitforassignmentstoreadaheadinthetextbook,ortoseekoutandstudyrelatedbookstogainunderstanding.Thegoodstudentdoesmoreproblemsorexercisesthanassigned,anddoesthemevenwhennoneareassigned.Thegoodstudentworkinginthelaboratorydoesnotmerelyfollowinstructions(thoughthatisanimportantskill)butlooksforopportunitiestodiscovernewthings,trynewthings,orfindbettermethods.Whenanopportunityarisestodoaprojectoutsideofclass,thegoodstudentjumpsatthechanceanddoesn'tevenaskwhetheritwillearnextracredit.3.Breadthofinterests.Collegeprovidesagreatopportunitytobroadenyourinterestsandexplorenewthings.Youmayneveragainhaveavailabletoyousuchaconvenientandcomprehensivelibrary,suchdiverseandinexpensiveculturaleventsandacademicactivities.Mucheducationcanoccuroutsideofclass,ifyouseekit.Butifyouconfineyourselftothethingsyou'vealwaysdone,avoidinganythingnewandunfamiliar,youwillhavesquanderedavaluableopportunity.4.Anopenmindisamind.Havinganopenminddoesnotmeanthatonejumpsonthebandwagonofeverynewfad.Abettercharacterizationofanopenmindisonewhichiswillingtodispassionatelyandrationallyanalyzenewideas,weighingthemobjectivelyagainstestablishedknowledgeandthefactsathand.5.Acriticalhabitofmind.Educationincludestheabilitytoacquirenewinformation,tocriticallyevaluatethatinformation,andtocorrectlyandeffectivelyuseit.Oneofthevaluesofagoodeducationistheabilitytoseethroughfalseandunfoundedclaimsandoutrightdeceptions.6.Objectivity.Mostofusbeginoureducationwithan"egocentric"view,expectingeverythingtohavesomerelevancetoourneeds.Educationcanbroadenthatview.Wefindoutthatmereunsupportedpersonalopinionshavenovalueinanacademicdiscussion.Welearntorecognizethevalidityoffactsandideasthatwemaynotlike.7.Humility.Howevermuchoneknows,onemustrealizethere'salotmoretobelearned,andthatsomeofwhatone`knows'mayturnouttobewrong.Knowinglotsofthingsisgood,butknowingthelimitationsofone'sknowledgeisessentialtousingitproperly.Othersymptomsandqualitieso18READINGCOMPREHENSION1.Universityprofessorsgiveexamstomakesurethatthestudentsattendschool.2.Goodstudentsshouldbeabletodowellonsubjectsinwhichtheyarenotinterested.3.Communicativeabilityisnotsoimportantasotheracademicskills.4.Studentsshouldformthehabitofrelatingwhattheyarelearningtowhatishappeningaroundtheworld.5.Goodstudentsmakesurethattheymasterwhatistaughtinclassanddonotwastetheirtimeinactivitiesoutsideclass.6.Universitystudentsmustkeepupwitheverynewtrend.7.Unsupportedpersonalopinionshavenovalueinanacademicdiscussion.8.Knowingthelimitationsofone’sknowledgehasnothingtodowithusingitproperly.READINGCOMPREHENSION1.Univers19VocabularyBuilding

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1.WordMat20VocabularyBuilding2.Suffix-ize后缀-ize(-ise)可以加在名词或形容词的后面构成动词，表示“照……样子做”、“按……方式处理”、“使成为……”、“变成……状态”、“……化”的意思。dramatic(戏剧的)→dramatize(改编成剧本)，modern(现代的)→modernize(现代化)，organ(组织)→organize(组织起来)，civil(文明的)→civilize(使文明，变为文明)，system(系统)→systemize(系统化)，normal(正常的)→normalize(使正常化)，equal(平等的)→equalize(使平等，使相等)sympathy(同情心)→sympathize(同情，表同情)VocabularyBuilding2.Suffix21VocabularyBuilding-lyI.名词+ly构成的形容词这一类形容词的词义一般可以从相应的名词的词义中推出来，意思是“具有…性质或特点的。1.Herlipsweresetinagentleandsaintlysmile.2.Cathywearsapairofglasses,whichgivesherascholarlylook.3.Thelocalpeoplearealwaysfriendlytovisitors.4.Thenightlybulletinontelevisionadoptedamapofthecountrytorecordthenumberofjobslostinaweek.manly（男子气概的）fatherly（父亲般的）brotherly（兄弟般的）cowardly（懦夫般的）beastly（野兽般的）ghostly（鬼一样的）orderly（整洁的）

VocabularyBuilding-ly22另外，少数名词+ly构成的形容词在词义上与相应的名词稍有不同.1）sight情景，奇观，asadsight悲惨的景象；sightly悦目的，漂亮的，sightlycalligraphy悦目的书法，sightlybuilding漂亮的建筑物2）shape形状，外形；shapely样子好看的，匀称的另外，少数名词+ly构成的形容词在词义上与相应的名词稍有不同23II.形容词+ly构成的形容词这类形容词与相应的不带-ly的形容词词义相近，但略有差异，使用时应格外注意。5.Sheistakingcareofhersickchild.6.Heisasicklychild.7.Hishandsareclean.8.Sheisacleanlygirl,whoalwayskeepsherroomclean.有-ly与没有-ly的形容词词义相去甚远，几乎毫不相干。9.Tomlivesinalowcottage.10.Thefarmerlivesinalowlycottage.11.That’sagoodbook.12.Theoldladyhasagoodlysumofmoney.II.形容词+ly构成的形容词24III.一部分以-ly结尾的形容词，既可以作形容词用，又可以作副词用。13.Youhaveakindlyheartthatunderstandswithoutexplanation.14.Becausetheoldwomanspokesokindly,thegirltookheart.15.Theinhabitantssooncametoregardthewhitesettlersastheirdeadlyenemy.16.Aftertravelingtwodaysbyboat,Iwasdeadlytiredandsleepy.这类形容词还有：ghastlya.&ad.可怕的（地），rascallya.&ad.无赖的（地），slovenlya.&ad.邋遢的（地），等。III.一部分以-ly结尾的形容词，既可以作形容词用，又可25注意：有些以-ly结尾的形容词不能用作副词。用英文写作时要特别注意，切不可想当然。如：homely（家常的，质朴的）；earthly（地球的，人间的）；shapely（样子好看的）；comely（标致的，秀丽的）；costly（昂贵的）等。17.Sheishomelyandmotherly.18.Noearthlysovereigncandowhathepleases.注意：有些以-ly结尾的形容词不能用作副词。用英文写作时要特26IV.动词+ly构成的形容词此类形容词极少，如：seemly适宜的，合乎礼仪的19.Youngpeopleshouldaddresstheireldersinaseemlymanner.IV.动词+ly构成的形容词此类形容词极少，如：seem27Suffix

Domore1.Hestudiedhismap,tryingto________thewaytoRose’sStreet.(memory)2.She_______brokethevasewhenshewaswateringtheflowers.(accident)3.Therebelsseemtobetryingto_______onthepublic’sdiscontentwiththegovernment.(capital)4.Iwasonaverage_______,butwasgoodatsports.(academic)memorize,accidentally,capitalize,academicallySuffix

Domore1.Hestudiedhi28NamesofHolidaysChineseHolidays:

NewYear’sDay元旦InternationalWorkingWomen’sDay国际劳动妇女节Tree-PlantingDay植树节InternationalLabourDay/MayDay国际劳动节、五一节ChineseYouthDay中国青年节InternationalChildren’sDay国际儿童节Party’sBirthday党的诞生日ArmyDay 建军节Teachers’Day教师节NationalDay国庆节NamesofHolidaysChineseHolid29SpringFestival春节LanternFestival元宵节（灯节）PureBrightnessDay/Graveyard-SweepingDay/Tomb-SweepingDay清明节、扫墓节Dragon-BoatFestival端午节Mid-Autumn(Moon)Festival中秋节Double-NinthFestival重九（阳）节SpringFestival春节30ForeignHolidays:St.Valentine’sDay情人节Easter(耶稣)复活节AprilFool’sDay愚人节Mother’sDay母亲节Father’sDay父亲节Halloween万圣节ThanksgivingDay感恩节Christmas圣诞节ForeignHolidays:31TEST1.Wearingaseatbeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeathorseriousinjurybymorethanhalf.

2.Butitwillbethedriver’sresponsibilitytomakesurethatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltofsomekind.

3.However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyouarereversingyourvehicle;oryouaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle;orifyouhaveavalidmedicalcertificatewhichexcusesyoufromwearingit.

4.Rememberyoumaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprovetothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfromwearingit.

5.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldhesloweddown.6.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.

7.Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect(智能)andemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.

8.Contractionoffrontandsidepartsascellsdieoffwasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixtyandseventy-year-olds.

9.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.

10.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.

TEST1.Wearingaseatbeltsav32Unit1课件(泛读教程第一册-王守仁)331.Weknowthatyouhaveahighopinionofthekindoflearningtaughtinyourcolleges,andthatthecostsoflivingofouryoungmen,whilewithyou,wouldbeveryexpensivetoyou.

2.Butyoumustknowthatdifferentnationshavedifferentwaysoflookingatthings,andyouwillthereforenotbeoffendedifourideasofthiskindofeducationhappennottobethesameasyours.

3.Weare,however,notthelessobligedbyyourkindoffer,thoughwerefusetoacceptit;and,toshowourgratefulsenseofit,ifthegentlemenofVirginiawillsendusadozenoftheirsons,wewilltakecareoftheireducation,teachtheminallweknow,andmakemenofthem.

4.Inwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearth’spostwarera,therewasquiteawide-spreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrommanoneday.

5.Alreadytoday,lessthanfortyyearslater,ascomputersarerelievingusofmoreandmoreoftheroutinetasksinbusinessandinourpersonallives.Wearefacedwithalessdramaticbutalsolessforeseenproblem.

1.Weknowthatyouhaveahig34Unit1UniversityStudentLifeUnit1UniversityStudentLife35Unit1课件(泛读教程第一册-王守仁)36StudentintheUSAStudentintheUSA37A

studentisalearner,orsomeonewhoattendsaneducationalinstitution.Insomenations,theEnglishtermisreservedforthosewhoattenduniversity,whileaschoolchildundertheageofeighteeniscalledapupilinEnglish.Initswidestuse,studentisusedforanyonewhoislearning.Astudentisalearner,orsom38Firstyear(Freshmanyear)SecondyearPost-secondyearGraduateStudentsFirstyear(Freshmanyear)39Freshmanisafirst-yearstudentincollege,universityorhighschool.Freshmanyear:thefirstyearofcollegeorhighschool.Sophomoreisasecond-yearstudent.OutsidetheUSAthetermSophomoreisrarelyused,withsecond-yearstudentssimplycalled"secondyears".Freshmanisafirst-yearstude40Juniorisastudentinthethirdyear.Seniorisastudentinthelast(usuallyfourth)yearofcollege,university,orhighschool.Superseniorisastudentwhotakesmorethanthenormalnumberofyearstograduate.Juniorisastudentinthethi41UnderclassmanisusedtorefercollectivelytoFreshmenandSophomores.UpperclassmantorefercollectivelytoJuniorsandSeniors,sometimesevenSophomores.Middlerisusedtodescribeathird-yearstudentofaschool(generallycollege)thatoffersfiveyearsofstudy.Inthissituation,thefourthandfifthyearswouldbereferredtoasJuniorandSenioryears,respectively,andthefirsttwoyearswouldbetheFreshmanandSophomoreyears.Underclassmanisusedtorefer42

AGraduatestudentisastudentwhocontinuestheireducationaftergraduation.AGraduatestudentisastude43AMaster’sdegreeusuallyconsistsofanadditionaltwoyearsofstudyingafterearningaBachelor’sdegree.AMaster’sdegreeusuallycons44ADoctoratedegreeisusuallyearnedafterfouradditionalyearsofstudyafteryouearnyourBachelor’sdegree.ADoctoratedegreeisavailableinanyfieldofstudy.IfaMaster’sdegreehasbeenacquired,theDoctorateprogramcouldbecompletedinlessthanfouryears.ADoctoratedegreeisusually45PresidentObamaWeeklyAddress:StrengtheningtheAmericanEducationSystem

PresidentObamaWeeklyAddress46DISCUSSION1.

What’syourexpectationbeforeenteringtheuniversity?Whatdoyouexpecttosee?Whatdoyouexpecttolearn?DISCUSSION1.What’syourexpec472.

Howisyourcollegelifedifferentfromyourhighschooldays?2.Howisyourcollegelifedi48HighSchoolDaysStayinschoolalldayDostudyundertheteachers’instructionApassiverole–tobetaught(i.e.listeningandtakingnotes)KnowledgefromtextbooksCompulsorycoursesCollegeLifeNolongerforcedtostayinschoolalldayApartfromtheclasstime,youorganizeyourowntimeandplaceforstudyingAnactiverole–tostudy(classroomdiscussion,lectureandresearch)KnowledgefromtextbooksandlibraryCompulsoryandelectivecoursesHighSchoolDaysCollegeLife49WordpretestInhighschool,wewonseveralBestStudentAwardsforhisoutstandingacademicachievements.Sheisknownforheraccomplishmentinimprovingthecountry’smedicalsystem.Thecustomerasksthesalesmantodemonstratehowtousethemachine.Thecompanyisrunbycapableanddedicatedpeople.NewYorkisaculturallydiversecity.InNewYorkinthe1990s,therewasafadforwearingskin-tightpantscalled“leggings.”Thisresearchgivessomevaliditytothetheorythatthedrugmightcausecancer.SisterMaryisapersonofgreathumility.WordpretestInhighschool,we50OnBeingaStudentbyDonaldE.SimanekAstudentmeansmorethanmerelybeingapupil.Timeschange.Thedefinitionof"student"oncewas"onewhostudiessomething".Todayitcanmeanmerely"onewhoattendsaschool,collegeoruniversity".Thismoderndefinitiondoesn'tevensuggestthatthepersondoesmorethan"attend".Collegeanduniversityprofessorsstillusethefirstdefinition,andschoolshaveways(suchasrequirements,examsandgrades)toattempttoensurethatthosewhoattendwillalsostudyandlearnsomething.Sowhatdistinguishesastudent?Whatmakesthestudentstandoutfromtherestoftheclass?ThefourAs:attitude,academicskills,awareness,andaccomplishment,certainlyarealargepartofit,andastudentwhohasthemwillbeverylikelytoearnAs:Attitudeisprimarilyagenuinedesiretolearn,andthewillingnesstodohardintellectualworktoachieveunderstanding.Itisalsoshownbyhowwellyouapplyyourselfeventosubjectsinwhichyouhavelittleinterest,andhowmuchyoucanachieveevenwhenaprofessor'sstyleisn'ttoyourliking.Academicskillsincludeabilitytoreadwithcomprehension,intelligentuseofresources(includinglibraryresources),logicalandmathematicalskills,efficientstudyhabits,andtheabilitytocommunicateclearlyandfluentlyinspeakingandwriting.Awarenessofwhat'sgoingonintheworldaroundyou,andthehabitofintelligentlyrelatingittoyouracademiccourses.Forexample,whentakingacourseinpoliticalscience,youshouldrelatewhatyouarelearninginclasstowhat'shappeningonthenationalandworldpoliticalscene.Whentakingasciencecourse,youshouldrelatescientificprinciplestophenomenayouobserveineverydaylife,andgooutofyourwaytofindapplicationsandexamplesofscienceintherealworld.Accomplishmentisdemonstratedbysuccessfulapplicationofunderstanding.Theevidenceofthatis:1.correctandconfidentapplicationofwhatyou'velearnedtonewproblemsandchallenges,2.clearandeffectivecommunicationofyourunderstandingthroughspeakingandwriting,and3.possessionofabaseofinformation,skillsandunderstandingsufficienttoallowyoutocontinueyoureducationoutsideoftheclassroom,throughoutyourlife.AlloftheseadduptoafifthA:ability,awordfrequentlyusedabove.Thegoalofeducationistoachievetheabilitytoapplyone'sknowledgeinnew,creative,andcorrectways.Abilitiesarenotentirelyinnate;someareachievablethroughdedicatedandfocusedeffort.

51Othersymptomsandqualitiesofagoodstudentinclude:1.Self-discipline.Thesuccessfulstudenthaslearnedtobudgettime,andusesitefficiently,andwilldothethingsthatneedtobedone,whentheymustbedone,whetherornotonefeelslikeitatthetime.2.Initiative.Inshort:doingthingswithoutbeingtold.Thestudentdoesn'twaitforassignmentstoreadaheadinthetextbook,ortoseekoutandstudyrelatedbookstogainunderstanding.Thegoodstudentdoesmoreproblemsorexercisesthanassigned,anddoesthemevenwhennoneareassigned.Thegoodstudentworkinginthelaboratorydoesnotmerelyfollowinstructions(thoughthatisanimportantskill)butlooksforopportunitiestodiscovernewthings,trynewthings,orfindbettermethods.Whenanopportunityarisestodoaprojectoutsideofclass,thegoodstudentjumpsatthechanceanddoesn'tevenaskwhetheritwillearnextracredit.3.Breadthofinterests.Collegeprovidesagreatopportunitytobroadenyourinterestsandexplorenewthings.Youmayneveragainhaveavailabletoyousuchaconvenientandcomprehensivelibrary,suchdiverseandinexpensiveculturaleventsandacademicactivities.Mucheducationcanoccuroutsideofclass,ifyouseekit.Butifyouconfineyourselftothethingsyou'vealwaysdone,avoidinganythingnewandunfamiliar,youwillhavesquanderedavaluableopportunity.4.Anopenmindisamind.Havinganopenminddoesnotmeanthatonejumpsonthebandwagonofeverynewfad.Abettercharacterizationofanopenmindisonewhichiswillingtodispassionatelyandrationallyanalyzenewideas,weighingthemobjectivelyagainstestablishedknowledgeandthefactsathand.5.Acriticalhabitofmind.Educationincludestheabilitytoacquirenewinformation,tocriticallyevaluatethatinformation,andtocorrectlyandeffectivelyuseit.Oneofthevaluesofagoodeducationistheabilitytoseethroughfalseandunfoundedclaimsandoutrightdeceptions.6.Objectivity.Mostofusbeginoureducationwithan"egocentric"view,expectingeverythingtohavesomerelevancetoourneeds.Educationcanbroadenthatview.Wefindoutthatmereunsupportedpersonalopinionshavenovalueinanacademicdiscussion.Welearntorecognizethevalidityoffactsandideasthatwemaynotlike.7.Humility.Howevermuchoneknows,onemustrealizethere'salotmoretobelearned,andthatsomeofwhatone`knows'mayturnouttobewrong.Knowinglotsofthingsisgood,butknowingthelimitationsofone'sknowledgeisessentialtousingitproperly.Othersymptomsandqualitieso52READINGCOMPREHENSION1.Universityprofessorsgiveexamstomakesurethatthestudentsattendschool.2.Goodstudentsshouldbeabletodowellonsubjectsinwhichtheyarenotinterested.3.Communicativeabilityisnotsoimportantasotheracademicskills.4.Studentsshouldformthehabitofrelatingwhattheyarelearningtowhatishappeningaroundtheworld.5.Goodstudentsmakesurethattheymasterwhatistaughtinclassanddonotwastetheirtimeinactivitiesoutsideclass.6.Universitystudentsmustkeepupwitheverynewtrend.7.Unsupportedpersonalopinionshavenovalueinanacademicdiscussion.8.Knowingthelimitationsofone’sknowledgehasnothingtodowithusingitproperly.READINGCOMPREHENSION1.Univers53VocabularyBuilding

1.WordMatchrationally

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