L9quick-fix-society

Unit9QuickFixSocietyWarm-upQuestions:1.Whatdoes“quickfix”mean?Howdoyouunderstandthetitle?2.Ifyouwanttoreadanovel,whichonewouldyouliketoread,acompleteoneoracompressedone?Why?3.Howis“quickfixsociety”reflectedinthefollowingaspects?transportationandcommunicationeatinghabitsandconsumptionhabitsentertainmentworkingstyle4.Doyouhaveanydoubtsaboutthefastpacedsociety?“Fix”meanssolution.“Quickfix”inthisessaymeansquick.Itreferstothelifestyleofmodernpeoplewhoareimpatienttogeteverythingdoneandwanttofindthequicksolutiontoeverything.E.g.ConversionofsexistEnglishintononsexistEnglishisnotaquickfix—itisanythingbutmechanical.将性别歧视的英语转变为非性别歧视的英语不是权宜之计，这一过程只是机械性的改变，别无意义.Longwaitingtimeswereasymptomofamuchbiggerproblem,DrPostlsaid:therecouldbenoquickfix.等候时间之漫长的现象其实折射出了一个更深层次的问题，波斯托博士认为这个问题不可能速战速决There'snoquickfixfordepression.Evenifyouareundermedicalcareandtakingantidepressantmedication,improvementtakestime.没有快速消除抑郁的方法。即使你正在接受治疗，服用抗抑郁药物，要缓解症状也需要一定时间。quickfix:arepairtosth.orananswertoaproblemthathappensquickly,butmayworkforonlyashorttime;waysofgettingthingsdonequicklye.g.Thereisno~forstoppingpollutionQuotesWeliveinafast-pacedsociety.Walkingslowsusdown.—RobertSweetgalLifeisgettingfaster,nodoubtaboutit.Werusheverything:weeatfastfood,havequickiesex,drivelikemaniacs,andcompetehardforfast-pacedjobs.Wewishtoslowdownandslackoff,butwe'reafraidwe'llfail.—LibraryJournalReviewLifeisalreadytooshorttowasteonspeed.—EdwardAbbeyWhydidthewritertaketheturnpikesandinterstates?Didtheyhaveanyfunontheway?Whydidthewritertakeanotherwayback?Howdidshefeelthistime?Whatistheattitudeofmodernpeopletodoeverything?Howdoesitaffectourlife?Whydidtheauthorwritethisarticle?Wasshesuggestingwestopusingalltime-savingtechniquesandproducts?ReadingComprehensionQuestions:I.FastRoadsintheU.S.•Highways:connectcities•Superhighways:aroadwithsixormorelanes•Interstatehighways:connectcitiesindifferentstates•Freeways:roadswithinacity•Expressways:fastroadsinornearcities•Turnpike:paymoneybeforeyouuseitBackgroundinformation:Location:LancasterCounty,PATheheartofthePennsylvaniaDutchCountryislocatedinsouthcentralPennsylvania11/2hourswestofPhiladelphia.MostoftheAmishCountryattractionsareinLancasterCounty,andalmostallofthelocalAmishpeoplelivehereaswell.II.PennsylvaniaDutchTownPeopleAmish阿米什人,美国宾夕法尼亚州的一群再洗礼派门诺会教徒TheAmishareareligiousgroupwholiveinsettlementsin22statesoftheU.S.andOntario,Canada.TheoldestgroupofOldOrderAmish,about16,000—18,000peopleliveinLancasterCounty,Pennsylvania.TheAmishstresshumility,familyandcommunity,andseparationfromtheworld.Amish’sbeliefsTheAmishwaspartoftheearlyAnabaptist再洗礼派movementinEurope,whichtookplaceatthetimeoftheReformation.TheAnabaptistsbelievedthatonlyadultswhohadconfessedtheirfaithshouldbebaptized,andthattheyshouldremainseparatefromthelargersociety.Theyalsobelieveinnon-resistanceandbasicBibledoctrines.Amish’slifestyle•Thesepeopleasawholearenotasmaterialisticasmodernsocietytoday.Theydonotuseelectricityormodernconveniences.•Amishmenhavebeards,butnotmustaches.•MostAmisharetrilingual:dialectofGerman,HighGermanandEnglish.Amish’slifestyle•OldOrderchildrenattendone-roomschoolsthroughtheeighthgrade.•TheyareaprivatepeoplewhobelieveGodhaskeptthemtogether.Theyareastrongexampleofacommunitythatsupportsandcaresforitsmembers.Theyareapeopleapart;theyarealsoapeopletogether.Antiqueshopping(Para.2)PennsylvaniaDutchtowniscalled“SundayAntiquesCapitaloftheUnitedStates”.Over3,000antiquedealersgatherheretodisplayandselltheirmerchandise.Here,you’llfindover240factoryoutletstoresfeaturingnamebrandsandqualitymerchandisepricesatreducedprices.Outletshopping(Para.2)SceneryAmisholdestmeetinghouseHand-madequiltsSceneryCoveredbridgeTheyridetheirhorseandbuggyandhaveaslower-pacedlifestyle.ListeningLabWelcometoLancasterCountyandthescenicPennsylvaniaDutchCountry.Thisisanareathatvisitorshavegrowntolove.Hereyou’lldiscoverAmish__________wherelifemovesataslowerpaceandcentersaroundtime-honoredtraditionsandvalues.You’llfindbeautifulscenery______withone-roomschoolhousesandwoodencoveredbridges,modernfarmmachinerybeingpulledbehindfour-andsix-muleteams,_________clothingandquiltsgentlyblowinginthebreeze,andwhereyou’llheartheclip-clopofhorses’hooves_______downquietcountryroads.Fillintheblankswhileyouarelistening.keyscommunitiesdottedhomemadeechoingListeningLabTherelaxingatmosphere,thepeacefulscenery,andthevarietyofourmanyunique_________andfamilyactivitieshavemadeLancasterCountyoneofAmerica’sfavorite_______destinations.OverfivemillionpeoplevisitLancasterCountyeachyear.ManypeoplereturnhereyearafteryearbecausetheyfindLancasterCountyso______.Whereveryougohereyou’llfindPennsylvaniaDutch________andindividualizedattention.So,let’stakealookatmuchofwhatawaitsyouhereinLancasterCounty,Pennsylvania.keysattractionsvacationspecialhospitalityFillintheblankswhileyouarelistening.ListeningLabThenumerousAmishandplaincommunitiesheregivethisareaawholedifferentatmosphere.Thesepeopleasawholearenotas__________asmodernsocietytoday.Instead,they______tomoretraditionalwaysandfamilyvalues.Theirinfluenceisfeltthroughoutourlocals