新标准大学英语综合教程2课文总结

新标准大学英语综合教程2课文总结U1AR1Whatarethemostimportantissuesforstudentstoday?Istheuniversitycampusreallysuchadifferentplacecomparedtowhatitwas40yearsago?Forthestudentsinthe1960s,goingtocollegewasthemostexcitingandstimulatingexperienceoftheirlife.Theytookpartinprotestsandlaunchedstrikesagainsttheestablishmentwiththeirnewandpassionatecommitmenttofreedomandjustice.Goingtocollegealsomeanttheirfirsttasteofrealfreedom.Theycoulddiscussthemeaningoflife,readtheirfirstforbiddenbookandseetheirfirstIndiefilm.Incontrast,thestudentstodaydon’thavethepassionforcollegelifethattheyusedto.Today,collegeisseenasakindofsmalltownfromwhichpeoplearekeentoescape.Insteadoftheheadyatmosphereoffreedomwhichstudentsinthe1960sdiscovered,studentstodayaremuchmoreserious.Collegehasbecomeameanstoanend,anopportunitytoimprovetheir13)prospectsofbeingcompetitiveintheemploymentmarket,andnotanendinitself.Butinspiteofallthis,theroleoftheuniversityisthesameasitalwayshasbeen.Itistheplacewherestudentshavetheopportunitytolearntothinkforthemselves.U1AR2Oldergenerationsgenerallyhaveanegativeattitudetotoday’sstudents,theproductofpostmoderntimes.Today’sstudentsareexpectedtoaccomplishanythinginanerawithextraordinaryprivilegesandopportunities.Itwouldseemtheydotheopposite.TheydirecttheirenergyontheInternetcommunicatingideasandfrustrations,insteadoftryingtoasserttheiridentitybyrevolution.Perhapswhentheyarenottoldaboutwhattheirparentsdidbefore,theywillbeseenwritingtherevolutionintechnology.U2AR1Empathy,onceknownasmotormimicry,originatesfromphysicalimitationofothers’distress,whichthenarousesthesamefeelingsinoneself.Childrenseemtofeelotherchildren’spainanddiscomfortfromthedaytheyareborn--muchearlierthantheyrealizetheyexistasindividuals.Byoneyearold,theystarttolearnthemiseryissomeoneelse’sbutstillseemconfusedaboutwhattodo.Ataroundtwoandahalfyears,childrenmaygrowoutofmotormimicrywhentheyareabletodifferentiatetheirownfeelingsfromothers’feelings,sotheyareabletouseothermeanstocomfortothers.Atthesametime,theirempathicconcernbeginstodifferfromonetoanother.U2AR2ThisisSandyisanextractfromTone,astoryaboutthelifeofadeafgirl.Shethinksherfriendsarehonorablepeoplewhobeamwithpridewhentheyintroducehertosomeonenew.Whenpeoplefindoutsheisdeaftheyaremostlyshockedforamomentatfirstbutpretendnottobe.Sandysaysthatthehearingaidsshesawinacatalogaregreatfashionaccessories,they’rejustlikeaclipyouputontoyourear.Sandylikestoshowherhearingaid.Shedoesn’ttieherhairupinaknotbutshetucksitbehindherears.Sandy’sfriendCarolintroduceshertoaboycalledColinataparty.TheysittogetheronacouchandColinrealizesthatSandycanunderstandwhatheissayingbyreadinghislips.Someoneturnsupthevolumeofthemusicandtheydancetogether.Soontheyaredating.Thisiswhentherealdramabegins.U3AR1Identitytheftreferstostealinginformationaboutsomeonethatmakesitpossibletousetheirbankaccountorcreditcard.Withaninformalandconversationaltonetheauthorpersuadesreadersintoactionsagainstthethreatsofidentityfraudinourdailylife.Accordingtotheauthorwemakethethieves’jobeasybyleavingourmailsunprotected,usingballpensforchecksandforms,throwingdocumentscontainingourpersonalinformationinthetrash,leavingourcomputeronandsoon.Soweshouldlookfordifferentwaystoprotectourselvesandchangeourmindset.Identitycrimeisverylikelytohappenatanytime,toanyofus.Wecantakeprecautionstoimprovethechancesofavoidingthiscrime,thoughitwillnevergoaway.U3AR2Thewritertriestocreateafeelingoffearinordertowarnreadersofthethreatinvolvedintheever-increasingamountsofdataonpeoplebeingcollected.Withvariousstylisticdevices,thewriterleadsreadersalonghisthought-pathstepbysteptothepointthatcollectingpersonalinformationplacespeopleinperilbecausewedon’tknowwhocollectsitforwhatpurposes.Andneitherdoweknowwheretheinformationgoesandhowitisused.Accordingtothewriter,identitytheftismuchfearedinsociety,butthereareworsethingsthanthat.Andthedangerisgrowingthoughitisvague,notcertain.Thereisnobalanceyetbetweentheconvenienceoftheworldandtheperilthatwesenseinthepresenceofallthatinformationinthedatabaseswhichcanbeemployedasaweaponaswellasatool.U5AR1Asananti-warnovel,Catch-22iswellknownforitscomictoneasagainstthenormalperceptionofawarnovelwhichtendstobeserious,sentimentalandinvolvebloodshed.ItsmaincharacterisYossarian.Unlikethewarheroeswhowoulddiefortheirhomecountry,Yossarianaimstosurvivethewarandgobackhome.Toachievethisgoal,hehastopretendtobeinsane.Ifhewerecrazy,hecouldbegrounded.SohehadtoaskDocDaneekafirst.ButonceheaskedDocDaneeka,itmeanthewouldnolongerbecrazyandwouldhavetoflymoremissions.Normally,hewassaneifhedidn’tflymoremissionswhilehewouldbecrazyifheflewmoremissions.Anyway,hewouldbeplungedintoatrickysituation–aCatch-22situation.U5AR2ToescapefromNazipersecutionoftheJews,AnneandherfamilymembersemigratedfromGermanytoHolland.However,in1940theGermansinvaded,andoccupiedHolland.SoquicklydidthepersecutionoftheDutchJewsbegintherethattheFranksandanotherJewfamily,theVanPelswentintohidinginthesecretannexes.Forthenexttwoyears,eightpeopleofthetwofamilieswereconfinedtojustsixsmallroomsandcouldnevergooutside.Undersuchharshcircumstances,Anneco