新标准大学英语-综合教程4-口语考试Summary(精简版)

SummarizingUnit1Passage1:(不考)Passage2:“Ifyouaskme”Thereisaneconomicgraduatewhogetsajobinapubforayear.Shehasfinancialproblemsandfeelslonely.ShetellshertroublestoTony,aregularcustomerofthepub,whotalkstosomefriendsandgetsheraloantosetupabusiness.Withthishelpshehasandherowncompany.Thesituation,however,isreversed(颠倒);Tonyisdisabledafteranaccident.ShepaysbackTony’shelp,andTonythinksthatinvestinginpeoplegivesthebestreturnyoucaneverhopefor.Unit2Passage1:“Danger!Booksmaychangeyourlife”Readingisalife-changingactivity.Itaidsustogetoutofconfusioninamaterialworldandtodiscovertherealmeaningofthelife.Simplyput,booksaresupremelyinfluentialinthewaywelive.Homerunbookmightbetheanswerforthebookthateveryoneshouldread.Itdescribesthefirstreadingexperience.Everyoneislookingfortheirownhomerunbooks.Andwhatisyours?Passage2:“Theywerealiveandtheyspoketome”HenryMillerdepictsthestrugglehemadetoobtainbookswhenhewasyoung,andthenintroducesthereasonthatmakesabooklive.Inhiseyes,booksareoneofthefewthingsmencherisheddeeply,butifyoulendittoothers,itmakesfriendsforyou.Hecontinuestosuggestthatthevastmajorityofbooksrepeatwhatotherssay,soreadaslittleaspossible.Unit3Passage1:Fiftyyearsoffashion”Between1960and2010,fashionstyleshaverangedwidely,therearetwoconstantfactors:theubiquitousjeansandtheriseandfallofhemlines.Jeanssoonbecamepopularamongyoungpeopleafterbeinginvented.Hemlineswererelatedtotheeconomy.Whenevertheeconomicoutlookisunsettled,bothmenandwomentendtowearmoreconservativeclothes.Andastheeconomysituationchanged,timesawanumberofdifferentstyles.Passage2:“Eco-jewellery:seaglass”Seaglassispopularamongthejewellerycollectorsforseveralreasons.First,thecreationofseaglassisaformofrecycling.Second,withhumanrecyclingratherthanhurlingitintothesea,seaglassbecomesrarerthandiamonds.Third,itseco-credentialslendseaglassfurtherappeal.However,withthedeclineofseaglassinsupply,therehasarisenproblemofrevivingoldhabitsofdumpingglassintothesea.GinaCowen,aseaglassjeweler,refusestocondoneitandsheevenrejectstheideaofpolishingnewglasstomakeitlookold.Unit4Passage1:“Thecreditcardtrap”Today,wearecaughtinthecreditcrunchbecausebankssettrapswhichappealtoourvanityandgreedandsometimestoourbasicneedforsurvival.Thebankstargetpeoplewhoarepronetoimpulse-buying,andpotentiallybadcreditrisks.Thenthebankschargethemmoreinterestandearnmoremoney.So,takealargepairofscissorsandcutcreditcardsintosmallpieces.Thenthebankshavenopotentialtotemptmoneyawayfromyou.Passage2:“Thekeytoweddedbliss?Moneymatters”What’sthekeytoweddedbliss?Moneymatters.Marriageatitscoreisafinancialunion.sTobecomemorecompatible,couplesneedfollowtheseguidelines:talkingandsharinggoals;runningahomelikeabusiness,beingsupportiveofcareers;enjoying,butwithinreason;Usingamediatorwhilehavingstrongyetdivergentopinions.Maintainingsomefinancialindependence,spendingtimeandmoneytogetherasakindofinvestmentinmarriage.Unit5Passage1:“SexdifferencesinEnglishgossiprules”Researchershavefoundthatmengossipasmuchaswomen.However,mendon’tadmittheygossip.Thereasonwhyfemalegossipactuallysoundslikegossipisthatthereseemtobethreeprincipalfactorsinvolved.First,Womenadoptatonewhichisalwayshighlyanimatedwhilemengossipinthesameflat.Second,womenareinterestedindetails.Third,womenpaymoreattentiontothefeedbackthanmenPassage2:“Marked:womenintheworkplace”Womenconstantlyhavetomakechoicesaboutdressandappearance,andeventhewaytheysigntheirnames,whichleadpeopletomakejudgmentsaboutthem.Awomanwhotakesherhusband’ssurnameannouncestotheworldthatsheismarriedandalsothatsheistraditionalandmaybelessherself.However,mendonothavetomakethesamechoices.Unit6Passage1:“WinstonChurchill”WinstonChurchillwasbornin1874intooneofBritain’sgrandestfamilies.Hewasbulliedwhenhewasyoung.Hisdreamwastobeageneral,sohegotintotheRMAS.ThenhebecameasoldierandaheroinBoerwar.HethroughhisleadershipandexampletoencourageBritonstowinthewar.In1945,whenBritainwonthewar,Churchilllostthegeneralelection.ButwewillalwaysrememberthathesavedBritain.Passage2:(不考)