大学体验英语4-U2

Unit2PersonalityWarmupScript/Answers1.Forgivenessistheactoferasinganemotionaldebt.Atsometimeinyourlife,youmayhavebeenseverelywrongedorhurtbyanotherpersontosuchadegreethatforgivenessseemsimpossible.However,harboringresentmentonlykeepsyoutrappedinvictimhood.Undersuchacircumstance,youshouldforceyourselftoseethebiggerpictureandshiftthefocusawayfromtheangerandresentment.2.Integrityisaninnerstandardforjudgingyourbehavior.Integritymeansyoudowhatyoudobecauseit'srightandnotjustfashionableorpoliticallycorrect.Itistherealbottomlineineveryareaofsociety.3.Oftenweallowourselvestobeupsetbysmallthingsweshouldletgoandforget.Perhapssomemanwehelpedhasprovedungrateful,somewomanwebelievedtobeafriendhasspokeniiiofus,andsomerewardwethoughtwedeservedhasbeendeniedus.Wefeelsuchdisappointmentsostronglythatwecannolongerworkorsleep.Ourinabilitytoforgiveandletgocanmakeussick.4.OneofthemostbasicmoralvaluesforAmericansishonesty.SometimesAmericanhonesty--beingopenanddirect--canoffendpeople.ButAmericansstillbelievethathonestyisthebestpolicy.5.Patienceisthedisplayoftolerancewhileawaitinganoutcome.Youtendtoexpectimmediateresultsandareoftendisappointedwhenyoufailinyourfirstfewattempts.Infact,growthcanbeaslow,painstakingprocessandpatiencewillprovideyouwiththeperseverance（坚定不移）youneedtobecomemature.6.Flexibilityisdefinedasbeingadaptabletochange.Inthecourseofyourlifetime,itisessentialthatyoulearntobendandflexaroundeverynewcircumstance,asstubbornnessdeprivesyouoftheopportunitytoseenewpossibilities.7.Compassion同情,怜悯maybethequeenofAmericanvirtues.Toliveinastateofcompassionmeansyouapproachtheworldwithyouremotionalbarrierslowered.Compassionistheemotionalglueconnectingyoutoyouressenceandtotheessenceofthosearoundyou.Listentask1AnswersAtaxidriverwhotakesavisitorthelongwayroundcheats./Footballerswhopretendtobehurtforafree-kickcheat./Riderswhotakedrugsinacyclingtourcheat.Answers1.Footballerswilldoanythingforafree-kickorapenaltyshot.2.In1998,theworld'sgreatestcyclingeventwashitbyadrug-takingscandal./Fortybottlesofdrugswerefoundwithateaminthecycling'tour./Oneriderwasbannedforninemonthsbecauseofdrugproblem.ScriptEverybodycheats.Whetherit'sthetaxidriverwhotricksavisitorandtakeshimthelongwayround,ortheshopassistantwhodoesn'tgivethecorrectchange,orthepoliceofficerwhoacceptsabribe-everybody'satit.Cheatsinthenewsincludethescientistwhoseresearchwasbasedonfakedata,thegameshowcontestantwhocollaborated合作withafriendintheaudiencetowinamillionpounds,andthedoctorwhoforgedhisqualificationsandwasn'treallyadoctoratall.Everybodycheats;nobody'splayingthegame（遵守比赛规则,行动光明正大）.Ischeatingacceptable,anaturalwayofsurvivingandbeingsuccessful?Orisitsomethingthatshouldbefrownedon,andyoungpeoplediscouragedfromdoing?Ifit'sthelatter,howcanweexplaintochildrenwhysomanybendtherules?Takesportforexample.Thepinnacle尖顶offootball,theWorldCup,wasrifewith（充满）cheating.Whetherpretendingtobehurtordenyingahandball,footballerswilldoanythingforafree-kick（〈足球〉任意球）orapenaltyshot（,[篮]罚球）.FrenchplayerHenrydeniedcheatingtowinthefree-kickwhichledtohisside'ssecondgoalintheir3-1victoryoverSpain.Whateverthenationalitythere'sonecommonstrategy:theplayerrollsoverholdinghisleg,ankleorheadseemingtobeingreatpain.Asaresultayellowcardorfree-kickisgivenforthefoul（犯规）andthen,afewsecondslater,theplayerisupandaboutasifnothinghadhappened!Ofcourseit'snotjustthefootballers.In1998theTourofFrance,theworld'sgreatestcyclingevent,washitbyadrug-takingscandal.Fortybottlesofdrugsfoundwithateamtriggeredamassiveinvestigationthatalmostcausedthecyclingtourtobeabandoned.Oneriderwasbannedforninemonths.ListeningTask2FirstListeningAnswersFakeproductsareeverywhere./IthasbecomesociallyacceptabletobuyfakeGuccibags./Morepupilsthaneverarecaughtcheatingduringexams.SecondListeningAnswersKeystoexampaperswereputupforsaleontheInternet./Cheatingtookplacebypupilsusingtheirmobilephonestoreceivetextedanswers./Pupilsadmittedtocandidatesubstitution（承认代考）.ThirdListeningScriptAclimateofmistrustsurroundseveryone.Inthefieldofbusiness,Enron,America'sseventhlargestcompany,couldserveasanunfortunateexample.Itscollapsein2001causedthousandsofpeopletolosetheirjobsandlifesavings.Thecompanyhadfooledinvestorsintobelievingitwashealthierthanitreallywas.Onebossnowfacestherestofhislifeinprison.Meanwhilecompaniesaroundtheworldarelosingbillionsofdollarstothecounterfeittrade.Fromcut-price（打折扣的,廉价的）CDsandDVDstosportswearandcosmetics,cheapfakeproductsareeverywhere.IthasbecomesociallyacceptabletobuyfakeGuccibagsandillegalcopiesoffilms.Ifparentsaredoingthis,theirchildrenwillfollow.Soperhapsit'snotsurprisingthataroundtheworldmorepupilsthaneverarecaughtcheatingduringexams.InonecasekeystoexampaperswereputupforsaleontheInternet.Inanother,widespreadcheatingtookplacebypupilsusingtheirmobilephonestoreceivetextedanswers（用短信发的答案）.Inathirdcase,pupilsadmittedtocandidatesubstitution承认代考.Theyblamethepressureputonthemtodowellinexams.Itdoesn'thelpthattheirrolemodels（榜样）arealsocheats.Surelywecan'tcomplainwhenwe'resettingsuchabadexample.CultureNotes1.EnronEnronCorp.isoneoftheworld'slargestenergy,commo