新标准大学英语(第二版)综合教程2 Unit 1 B篇练习答案及课文翻译

ContentsActiveReading2ListentoaVOAeducationreport.Task1:Whetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.IntheUnitedStates,thelegalagetodrinkalcoholis21—oneofthehighestintheworld.2.AllAmericancollegesrequireallfirst-yearstudentstotakeanalcoholpreventionandeducationprogram,oftengivenonline.3.SusanDavis,auniversitylawyer,sayscampuspoliceandlocalpolicereportunderagedrinkingviolationstotheparents.ScriptsWarmingUpTFFTask2:Listenagainandanswerthequestions.1.WhatdoAmericancollegestudentsusuallydoduringthespringbreak?2.Whatwillhappentothestudentswhoarefoundtodrinkina“zero-tolerance”school?3.WhatpunishmentdotheAmericancitizensfaceforunderagedrinkinginVirginia?4.IfinternationalstudentsareinvolvedinunderagedrinkinginVirginia,whatmayhappentotheminthefuture?ScriptsWarmingUp1.WhatdoAmericancollegestudentsusuallydoduringthespringbreak?Studentsmightgohometotheirfamilies—orspendaweekpartyingonawarmbeachwithnoparentsaround.2.Whatwillhappentothestudentswhoarefoundtodrinkina“zero-tolerance”school?Parentsareinformedofviolationsandstudentsmaybesuspended.WarmingUp3.WhatpunishmentdotheAmericancitizensfaceforunderagedrinkinginVirginia?Thatincludesafineof500dollarsor50hoursofcommunityservice.Butfirstoffendersmightbegivenachancetocompleteanalcoholeducationprograminstead.4.IfinternationalstudentsareinvolvedinunderagedrinkinginVirginia,whatmayhappentotheminthefuture?Evenminorviolationsstayonastudent’spermanentimmigrationrecord.Hesaysinternationalstudentsshouldknowthatthiscanaffecttheminthefutureiftheytrytore-entertheUnitedStates.WarmingUpScriptsThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.MostAmericancollegesanduniversitiestakeaspringbreak.Studentsmightgohometotheirfamilies—orspendaweekpartyingonawarmbeachwithnoparentsaround.Thatisthepopularimage,atleast.IntheUnitedStates,thelegalagetodrinkalcoholis21—oneofthehighestintheworld.Americansdebatewhetheritshouldbelowered,orwhetheryoungdrinkerswouldonlydrinkmore.InpartsofEurope,thelegaldrinkingageforbeer,andsometimeshardliquor,is16.YetFrancemayraisetheagelimitforbeerandwinesalesto18,thesameasforhardliquorthere.RulesonalcoholdifferfromcollegetocollegeintheUnitedStates.WarmingUpManyschoolsrequireallfirst-yearstudentstotakeanalcoholpreventionandeducationprogram,oftengivenonline.Somehavea“zerotolerance”policywherealcoholisbannedfromallbuildings.Parentsareinformedofviolationsandstudentsmaybesuspended.AttheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville,permissionisneededtoservealcoholatanyeventoncampus.Butalcoholisbannedinfirst-yeardorms—wheremoststudentsareunder21anyway.SusanDavis,auniversitylawyer,sayscampuspoliceandlocalpolicereportunderagedrinkingviolationstoadministrators.Theuniversityjudicialcommitteedecidespunishmentonacasebycasebasis.Forexample,thecommitteemightsuspendorexpelastudent.Itmightrequireanalcoholeducationprogram.Oritmightjustgiveawarning.WarmingUpJonZugisaprosecutorinAlbemarleCounty,wheretheuniversityislocated.HesaysinternationalstudentswouldfacethesamepunishmentasAmericancitizensforunderagedrinkinginVirginia.Thatincludesafineof500dollarsor50hoursofcommunityservice.Butfirstoffendersmightbegivenachancetocompleteanalcoholeducationprograminstead.SchoolshavetoreportlegalviolationsbyinternationalstudentstotheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity.InternationaladviserRichardTansonattheUniversityofVirginiasaysevenminorviolationsstayonastudent'spermanentimmigrationrecord.Hesaysinternationalstudentsshouldknowthatthiscanaffecttheminthefutureiftheytrytore-entertheUnitedStates.Andthat’stheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport,writtenbyNancySteinbach.EarlierreportsinourForeignStudentSeriescanbefoundatvoaspecialenglish.com.I’mSteveEmber.WarmingUpTextThepost-everythinggenerationBackgroundinformationGotothetextTextBackgroundinformationOurtextisadaptedfroma2007essaybyNicholasHandler,thenajunioratYaleUniversity,whowroteitforTheNewYorkTimescollegeessaycompetition,“What’stheMatterwithCollege?”Handler’sessaywonthefirstprize.NicholasHandlerwasthenmajoringinhistoryandactiveinsocialjusticeorganizationsandhopedtobecomeahumanrightslawyer.Thepost-everythinggenerationFrankThomasisasophomoreatPrinceton,majoringinliterarytheory.Hehopestobecomeahumanrightslawyer.Text1IneverhopedtounderstandthenatureofmygenerationorhowAmericancollegesarechangingbygoingtoLiteraryTheoryclasses.Thisistheclasswhereyoulookcool,abitsleepyfromtoomanylatenightsandwearingaT-shirtwithsomeironiccommentonit.That’showIspentmytimeonthecourse,strugglingthroughdifficultsubjectslikegendertheoryandpost-colonialism,andatthesametimecheckingmyiPodforsomethinggoodtolistento.ButwhenIstartedtostudypostmodernism,somethingclickedandmademesitupandtakeafreshlookatcollegelife.Text2Sowhatispostmodernism?Hardtosay,almostbydefinitionitcan’tbedefined...it’sjustkindofnegativeandagainsteverythingthatcamebeforeit.Andthatmakesitdifficulttoseewhatitis.Thetermwasfirstusedin1949,butnoonehasyetdecidedwhatpostmodernattitudesmeanforthefutureofcultureorsociety.Yetforme,itmademecurious,because“postmodern”seemedtodescribemycool,sleepyandironic,T-shirtwearingfriends.Text3We’re“post”insomanyways,post-ColdW