大学英语二级 Unit One

WelcomeBackWishyouhaveawonderfulsemester!Introduction1.使用教材全新版《大学英语》第二册（第二版）应用型本科《大学英语》快速阅读第三册全新版《大学英语语法手册》《21世纪综合课程》第二册作泛读教材2.教学计划学期分为17周，平均每两周完成一个单元的学习，期中考试现定在第9周，期末考试定在第18周主要以《大学英语》中的课文（TextA+TextB）为主单周讲写作，双周讲语法快速阅读和泛读为辅读材料3.学生评定学生学期总评：平时50%，期末50%平时成绩核定：作业20%，Quiz20%，出勤30%，课堂表现30%期末考试评定：听力25分，口试10分，综合65分UnitOne:WaysofLearningWarm-upGroupDiscussionListeningPracticeGlobalReadingCloseReadingTextAnalysisWarm-upQuestions

1.Ifyoufindatwo-year-oldboyistryingtoputakeyintoabox,willyouhelphimimmediately?2.Canyourecallhowyourparentstaughtyouinyourchildhood?Didtheyliketoteachyoubyholdingyourhand?3.Whichwaydidyoupreferwhenyouwereintroublewithoneofyourtoysinyourchildhood,turningtoyourparentsforhelp,orexploringbyyourselves?MyOwnExperience!GroupDiscussion

Makestudentintogroupoffourtodiscussthefollowingstatements.Doyouagreethestatements?1.Playisthebestwaytolearn.2.Childrendeveloplifeskillsbestthroughformalprograms.3.Childrenarenaturallycurious,inspired,motivatedlearners,butsometimestheenjoymentoflearningcangetlostinthepressureto“succeed”informaleducation.4.Parentsarethemostimportantinstructorstothechildren,sotheyshouldgiveasmuchguidanceaspossible.Eachgroupwillchooseaspeakertoreporttheirthoughtsthatrefertothestatements.ListeningPractice

P.3.HereisastorytoldbyanAmericanmotheraboutherson’swayoflearning.Let’slistentowhatshehastosay.Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:tricycle<n>三轮脚踏车impose…on将…强加于hamradio业余无线电台fellowship奖学金differentialequations微分方程ample<a>充足的Duringlistening

Completethefollowingstatementsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.1.TheChinesechildwas

thanherson.2.Themothertriedto

toherson,butquickly

.3.Shecomparesherson’sloveforsubjectslikedifferentialequationsandphysicstotheway

.4.Hersonisnotgoodat

,butgoodat

.5.Inconclusionsheadvisesthatweshouldgiveourchildren

.TipMakingnotesisveryessentialforlisteningcomprehension.Justwritedownthemainpointandtrytocatchthemostimportantinformationwhenyoulisteningtothepassage.

Checktheanswerswithclass:1.TheChinesechildwas

muchmoreadvanced

thanherson.2.Themothertriedtoapplysomeacademicpressuretoherson,butquicklygaveupintohispleas.3.Shecomparesherson’sloveforsubjectslikedifferentialequationsandphysicstothewayaducktakestowater.4.Hersonisnotgoodat

memorizing(stuff),butgoodatthinking.5.Inconclusionsheadvisesthatweshouldgiveourchildrenamplespacetogrow.ReadingTask

TextA-Learning,Chinese-Style

ScanTextAanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.Benjaminwasworriedthathecouldn’tputthekeyintothebox.()2.IntheChinesestaff’sopinion,theparentsshouldguideBenjamintoinsertthekey.()3.Theauthorandhiswifedidn’tcarewhetherBenjaminsucceededininsertingthekeyintotheslot.()4.FortheWesterners,learningshouldtakeplacebycontinualcarefulshapingandmolding.()5.Chineseteachersholdtheopinionthatskillsshouldbeacquiredasearlyaspossible,whileAmericaneducatorsthinkthatcreativityshouldbeacquiredearly.()TipScanningisatechniquewhenyousearchforkeywordsorideas.Inmostcases,youknowwhatyouarelookingfor,soyouareconcentratingonfindingaparticularanswer.Itisalsousedwhenyoufirstfindaresourcetodeterminewhetheritwillansweryourquestions.Checktheanswerwithclass:1.F2.T3.T4.F5.TPartDivisionoftheText

PartsPara(s)MainIdeas11～5Thetextbeginswithananecdote.26～13Theauthor’sthoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest.314Theauthorconcludesthestorywithasuggestionintheformofaquestion.CloseReadingDetailedStudyofthetexts1.telling<adj>Haveanoticeableeffect;impresisive

-Themosttellingargumentforwearingaseatbeltsisthenumberoflivestheysave.2.attach<vt>(attachsth.tosth./beattachedtosth.)

Fasternorjiononethingtoanother-Attachedtothisletteryouwillfindacopyofthedocumentyouaskedfor.-ACDwasattachedtoeachbook.3.tender<adj>young;gentleandlovingStanhadtoleavehisparentsatthetenderageofsix.Thesetenderflowersarepronetoseverefrost.Iwasparticularlyimpressedbyhertenderandsoftvoice.4.notintheleastnotatallAnndidn’tseemintheleastconcernedaboutherfuture.5.phenomenon<n>

sth.thathappensorexistsandthatcanbeseenorexpressedStress-relatedillnessisacommonphenomenoninbigcities.Thunderandlighteningarenaturalphenomena.

6.initial(usedonlybeforenouns)

oforatthebeginnings,first-Ifacarsuddenlypullsoutinfrontofyou,yourinitialreactionmayincludefearandanger.7.await<vt.>waitforitisfairlycommonwordinformalwriting,butyoudonotusuallyuseitinconversation.-Wemustawaittheresultsoffieldstudiesyettocome.8.occasion<n>aparticulartimewhensth.happens-Iwillbuyoneiftheoccasionarises.onoccasionv.s.ontheoccasionofonoccasion;nowandthen有时；间或-Youhaveonoccasionsurprisedpeople.你有时使人们感到诧异。ontheoccasionof在…之际-ontheoccasionofmycousin’swedding在我表姐婚礼之际9.neglect<vt.>

givetoolittleattentionorcareto

-Hegavetoomuchattentiontohiscareer,workinglonghoursandneglectinghisfamily.

ignorepaynoattentiontosb/sthonpurposeorasifithasnothappened-Isaid“Goodmorning”toher,butshejustignoredmeandwalkedon.10.relevant<adj>

directlyconnectedwiththesubject,followedbyto;oppositeirrelevant-WhilewritingmytermpaperIwasabletoborrowalltherelevantbooksfromtheschoollibrary.

11.investigate<v>trytofindsomeinformationabout-Policearestillinvestigatinghowthecaraccidenthappened.investigate,examine&inspectinvestigate

较正式，指有条不紊地进行调查研究以发现事实真相，更常用以说明调查案件、情况、背景来历等。例如：-Theyinvestigatedthecauseoftheaccident.

他们调查了事故的原因。

-Thepoliceareinvestigatingthemurder.警方正在调查这件谋杀案。examine指仔细地检查某人或物。该词还指官方主持的检查或医生进行的诊察，也表示对某种观点的讨论研究，更指考试。例如：-Theyexaminedourpassportsverycarefully.

他们仔细检查了我们的护照。inspect

较正式，用得不如examine广泛，指对某人或某物进行检查、查问，带有揭示其差异或缺陷的意思。更常指官员们的视察以发现下属单位的缺点等，还指检阅军队。例如：-Thefiremenwereinspectingthewarehouseforpotentialfirehazards.消防人员正在检查仓库以防火灾。-Everylengthofclothisinspectedbeforeitleavesthefactory.

出厂之前每寸布匹都检查过。12.desirable<adj>

worthwanting-Thereareseveraldesirablehousesinthisstreet.

13.accomplish<vt.>

managetodo(sth.)-Ifyouworkhard,youcanaccomplishyourgoalofgettingAsattheendofthesemester.

14.induecoursewhenitistherighttime-Yourbookwillbepublishedinduecourse.-Bepatient.Youwillgetyourpromotioninduecourse.accomplish,complete&finishaccomplish通常接task,aim,journey等名词，有时兼有取得效果之意。例如：-Idon‘tfeelourvisitreallyaccomplishedanything.我不认为我们的访问真正取了什么结果。complete比

accomplish具体，可接建筑、工程、书籍等名词，指按预期目的把未完成的工作经过进一步的努力使之完成，主要涵义是补足缺少的部分。例如：-Thebuildingwillbecompletedbytheendofthismonth.这座楼于本月底建成。finish在许多情况下可与complete换用,但不及complete正式，常含有认真仔细地完成工作的最后阶段的精工修饰，使之完美的意思。例如：-Finishtheworkoffbeforeyouleaveforyourholiday.你去度假前应先把工作做完。15.critical<adj>

1)veryimportant-Howwellyouaccomplishthistaskwillbecriticaltothesuccessofyourcareer.2)veryseriousordangerous-Inyesterday’scaraccident,tenpeoplewerekilledandfivepeoplearestillincriticalcondition.16.continual<adj>

happeningagainandagain-Thedog’scontinualbarkingdisturbedthewholeneighborhood.

17.apply<v>

1)berelevant(tosb/sth);haveaneffect(applytosb/sth)-Theadvicegivenbytheprofessoronlyappliestosomeofthecollegestudents.2)writealetterorfillinaforminordertoaskformallyforsomething.-Howmanyjobshadyouappliedforbeforeyouwereofferedthisone?18.priority<n>

1)sth.thatonemustdobeforeanythingelse-Beingaqualifiedteacherisherfirstpriority.2)sth.thatholdsahighplaceamongcompetingclaims-TheschoolwillgiveprioritytoEnglishandcomputerstudies.19.departure<n>

1)actiondifferentfrom(whatisusualorexpected)-Idon’tlikethemoviebecauseitisadeparturefromthenovelitwasadaptedfrom.2)anactofleaving-Ibarelymadeittotheairportbeforetheflight’sdeparture.20.contrast<n>(stressonthefirstvowel)

actionofcontrasting-Incontrasttothehotdays,thenightsarebitterlycold.

contrast<v>(stressonthesecondvowel)comparetwothingssothatdifferencearemadeclear-StudentswereaskedtocontrastErnestHemingwaywithMarkTwain21.emerge<vi>comeout(followedbyfrom)-Themagicianemergedfrombehindthecurtain.

emergence<n>emergency<n>suddenseriouseventorsituationrequiringimmediateaction22.enormous<adj>

extremelylarge-TheNewYear’sconcertwasanenormoussuccess.

23.exaggerate<v>makesomethingseemlarger,better,thanitreallyis-Inhisresumeshehasclearlyexaggeratedhistalentsalittle.24.assuming(that)Youmustuseassumingthatwhenyouareconsideringapossiblesituationorevent,sothatyoucanthinkabouttheconsequences.-AssumingthatthispaintingreallyisaVanGogh,howmuchdoyouthinkit’sworth?25.valid<adj>

baseontruthorsoundreasoning

-Scientifictheoriesmustbebackedupwithvalidevidence.

26.worthwhile<adj>worthdoing,worththetroubletaken-Atriptothemuseumisalwaysworthwhile.worthworthy-Thehouseisworthabout$60,000.-Ithinktheideaisworthyofconsideration.27.superior<adj>betterthanaverageorthanothersofthesametype-Thiswineisfarsuperiortotheonewehadlastweek.Worthv.s.WorthyWorth是一个只能做表语的形容词，意为“相当于…的价值”，“有…价值的”，后接名词、和动名词的主动形式。Thissecond-handcarisworth$2,000atthemost.Theexhibitionisworthavisiting/visit.It’snotworthgettingangrywithhim.Thequestionisnotworthdiscussingagainandagain.Worthy可作表语，也可做定语，后接ofsth/todosthThatisworthyofnote.Thisproblemisworthytobeconsidered.worthyof+动名词(被动形式)v.s.worth+动名词(主动形式)Thesecond-handhouseisworthyofbeingbought.=Thesecond-handhouseisworthbuying.ImportantSentences1.Becauseofhistenderageandincompleteunderstandingoftheneedtopositionthekeyjustso,hewouldusuallyfail.

(para.3)Paraphrasethesentence.(=Becausehewassoyounganddidn’tquiteknowthatheshouldpositionthekeycarefullytofitintothenarrowkeyslot,hewouldusuallyfail.)ImportantSentences2.…andtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.

(para.5)Paraphrasethispartofthesentence.(=AndtohelpexplainChineseattitudestowardcreativity.)3.

…sincethechildisneitheroldenoughnorcleverenoughtorealizethedesiredactiononhisown,whatpossiblegainisachievedbyhavinghimstruggle?

(para.6)1.Whatdoesthedesiredactionreferto?(=Positioningthekeycarefullytofitintotheslot.)2.Inyouropinion,whatpossiblegaincanbeachievedbyhavingBenjaminstruggle?(=Open-ended.)ImportantSentences4.Hemaywellgetfrustratedandangry.(para.6)1.Paraphrasethesentence.(=Heislikelytogetfrustratedandangry.)2.Youuse“maywell”whenyouaresayingwhatyouthinkislikelytohappen.5.…whetheritbeplacingakeyinakeyslot,drawingahenormakingupforamisdeed…(para.7)1.Paraphrasethesentence.(=Nomatterwhetheritisplacingakeyinakeyslot,drawingahenormakingupforsomemistakes.)2.Analyzethestructureofthesentence.-Whetherhebepresentorabsent,weshallhavetodoourpart.ImportantSentences6.

…youngWesternersmakingtheirboldestdeparturesfirstandthengraduallymasteringthetradition…(para.11)1.Whatdoesmakingtheirboldestdeparturesmean?(=Doingsth.differentfromanestablishedruleortradition.)2.TranslatethispartintoChinese.(=西方的年轻人先是大胆创新，然后逐渐深谙传统。)7.Canwegather,fromtheChineseandAmericanextremes,asuperiorwaytoapproacheducation,perhapsstrikingabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills?(para.14)TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.(=我们能否从中美两个极端中寻求一种更好的教育方式，它或许能在创造力与基本技能这两极之间获得某种较好的平衡?)TextAnalysisAnessayisusuallymadeupofthreeparts:abeginningwherethetopicisintroduced;thebodypartwherethetopicisintroduced;thebodypartwherethetopiciselaboratedon,andaconclusion.Besidesstatingthetopicdirectly,therearemanyotherwaystointroduceatheme.InTextA,ananecdoteoranincidentisused.Wealsocanintroduceatopicbyposingaquestion,orquotingotherpeople’swords.TextAnalysisHowever,themoreimportantpointisthatyoushouldlearntovaryyourownwritingbyadoptingvarioustypesoftopicintroduction.Agoodintroductioncangainyouraudience’sattention,whatotherkindsofintroductionyoucanthinkabouttopresentyourtopic?Withoutaconclusion,anessaylacksasenseofcompleteness.Aconclusionmaybeare-statementofthemainpointspreviouslymentioned,aproposedsolution,asuggestionforfurtherstudyandsoforth.LikeinHowardGardner’sessay,hemakesasuggestionintheformofaquestion.WritingSkills:Comparison&ContrastComparisonandcontrastcomeinthreedifferentways.Comparison:Youareaskedtoexplainhowtwoormorethingsarealike–findingthesimilarities

Contrast:Youareaskedtoexplainhowtwoormorethingsaredifferent

–findingthedifferencesComparisonan