自考《英语一》00012讲义_Unit_02_(含课文、生词表、课后练习及答案)

Unit2APathtoFollowAFAMOUSQUOTEWhenonedoorofhappinesscloses,anotheropens.—HelenAdamsKeller一扇幸福之门关闭时，另一扇便会开启。—海伦·亚当斯·凯勒HelenAdamsKeller（1880-1968）,USauthor,politicalactivistandeducator.Thoughblindanddeaffromanearlyage,shelearnedtoread,write,andcommunicatewithsignlanguage,andtravelledtheworldover,crusadingforimprovementintheeducationandlifeofthephysicallydisabled.海伦·亚当斯·凯勒是美国的作家、政治活动家和教育家。虽然她自幼失明又失聪，但是她学会了读和写，并且用手语与人交流，旅行足迹遍及全世界，一生致力于改善残障人的生活和教育事业。SpeakingActivityShowingGratitudeSampleDialogueReadthefollowingconversation.Payattentiontohowthespeakersshowgratitudeandrespondtoeachother.Mr.Wang:Mr.Wilson,sinceyou'releavingforhometomorrow,wouldyouacceptthislittlepresentasasouvenirfromChina?Mr.Wilson:Oh…Thankyouverymuchbutyoureallyshouldn'thave…Mr.Wang:It'sameretrifle.Ihopeyou'lllikeit.Mr.Wilson:It'sexactlywhatI'vebeenwantingforalongtime.IshallalwaysrememberChinaandthehappydaysI'vespentwithmyChinesefriendshere.Mr.Wang:Ihopeyou'llcomeandseeusagainnextyear.Mr.Wilson:Well,Mr.Wang,Ishouldcertainlyliketodothat.Mr.Wang:It'sadatethen.Mr.Wilson:Mr.Wang,Ithinkit'stimeformetoleavenow.Thankyouagainforthetroubleyou'vetakentomakemyvisitasuccess.Mr.Wang:I'monlytoogladtohavebeenofhelptoyou.Mr.Wilson:Goodbye.Mr.Wang:Goodbye.GuidedPracticeDirections:Expressthankstoafriendwhohelpedyou.Useyourowninformation.Youmayusethefollowingtipstohelpyou.Thankyouverymuchbutyoureallyshouldn'thave…Ishallalwaysremember…Ihope…Thankyouagainforthetroubleyou'vetakento…I'monlytoogladtohavebeenofhelptoyou.TextACrackedorPerfect:WeCanMakeaDifference!NewWordscrackedadj.damagedwithlinesonitssurfacebutnotcompletelybroken破裂的，有裂纹的bearern.apersonwhosejobistocarrysomething挑夫potn.acontainerofvariouskinds,madeforaparticularpurpose罐，容器polen.alongthinstraightpieceofwoodormetal,usedespeciallyforsupportingthings杆子crackn.alineonthesurfaceofsomethingwhereithasbrokenbutnotsplitintoseparateparts裂纹；裂缝deliverv.totakegoods,letters,etc.tothepersonorpeopletheyhavebeensentto递送；传送portionn.onepartofsomethinglarger部分streamn.asmallnarrowriver小河；溪mastern.amanwhohaspeopleworkingforhim,oftenasservantsinhishome（男）主人accomplishmentn.animpressivethingthatisdoneorachievedafteralotofwork成就；成绩imperfectionn.afaultforweaknessinsomebody/something缺点；瑕疵miserableadj.veryunhappyoruncomfortable痛苦的；非常难受的perceivev.tounderstandorthinkofsomebody/somethinginparticularway理解为；将……视为；认为bitteradj.makingyoufeelveryunhappy;causedbygreatunhappiness令人不快的；使人悲痛的apologizev.tosaythatyouaresorryfordoingsomethingwrongorcausingaproblem道歉；谢罪loadn.thetotalamountofsomethingthatsomethingcancarryorcontain装载量；容纳量flawn.amistakeinsomethingthatmeansthatitisnotcorrectordoesnotworkcorrectly错误；缺点compassionn.astrongfeelingofsympathyforpeoplewhoaresufferingandadesiretohelp同情；怜悯trailn.apaththroughthecountryside（乡间的）小路，小径replyv.tosayorwritesomethingasananswertosomebody/something回答；答复decoratev.tomakesomethinglookmoreattractivebyputtingthingsonit装饰；装潢gracev.tomakesomethingmoreattractive;todecoratesomething为……增色；为……锦上添花；装饰moraln.apracticallessonthatastory,aneventoranexperienceteachesyou寓意；教益beingn.existence存在PhrasesandExpressionsbeashamedoftofeelshameorembarrassmentaboutsomebody/somethingorbecauseofsomethingyouhavedone为……感到惭愧leakouttoallowliquidtogetoutthroughasmallholeorcrack渗漏；泄露feelsorryfortofeelpityorsympathyforsomebody怜悯；同情takenoticeoftopayattentiontosomebody/somethingorknowaboutsomething注意cheer…uptobecomemorecheerful;tomakesomebody/somethingmorecheerful振奋起来；使变得更高兴takeadvantageoftomakeuseofsomethingwell;tomakeuseofanopportunity利用ProperNamesIndia印度（南亚国家）TextAPre-readingQuestions1.Doyoueverfeelashamed?你曾经感到过羞愧吗？2.Whatsuggestionshaveyougotfromyourteachersoranybodyelseabouthowtogainconfidence?关于如何增强自信，你从老师或者其他人那里得到过什么建议？CrackedorPerfect:WeCanMakeaDifference!AwaterbearerinIndiahadtwolargepots.Eachhungoneachendofapolewhichhecarriedacrosshisneck.①Oneofthepotshadacrackinit,whiletheotherpotwasperfectandalwaysdeliveredafullportionofwaterattheendofthelongwalkfromthestreamtothemaster'shouse.②Thecrackedpotarrivedonlyhalffull.Forfullytwoyearsthiswentoneveryday,withthebearerdeliveringonlyoneandahalfpotsfullofwatertohismaster'shouse.Ofcourse,theperfectpotwasproudofitsaccomplishments,whilethepoorcrackedpotwasashamedofitsimperfectionandmiserablethatitwasabletoaccomplishonlyhalfofwhatithadbeenmadetodo.③Aftertwoyearsofwhatitperceivedtobeabitterfailure,itspoketothewaterbeareronedaybythestream.Iamashamedofmyself,andwanttoapologizetoyou.Why?askedthebearer,Whatareyouashamedof?ForthesepasttwoyearsIhavebeenabletodeliveronlyhalfmyloadbecausethiscrackinmysidecauseswatertoleakoutallthewaybacktoyourmaster'shouse.④Becauseofmyflaws,youdon'tgetfullvaluefromyourefforts,thepotsaid.Thewaterbearerfeltsorryfortheoldcrackedpot,andoutofcompassionhesaid,Aswereturntothemaster'shouse,Iwantyoutonoticethebeautifulflowersalongthepath.Andsoastheywentupthehill,theoldcrackedpottooknoticeofthesunwarmingthebeautifulwildflowersonthesideofthepath,andthischeereditup.⑤Butattheendofthetrail,itstillfeltbadbecausehalfitsloadhadleakedout,andsoagainheexpressedhisfeelingstothewaterbearer.Thewater