新视界大学英语综合教程2-unit1

WarmingupStartingpointActivereadingLanguageinuseReadingacrossculturesFurtherreadingTalkingpointGuidedwritingLiveandlearnWarmingupMoreMore1.Listenandunderlineanywordsorexpressionswhicharedifferentfromwhatyouhear.Thinkaboutit!Herearesometipsforstudentswhowanttoincreasetheirthinkingpower.MoreMore•Themorecarefullyyouthinkaboutsomething,thelessinterestingitbecomes.•AuniversitystudentcanlearnalotfromTVprogrammesaswellasfromteachers.•Ifyoutakeabreakwhenyougetstuckonadifficultpassageinabook,itmaybemoredifficulttounderstandwhenyoucomebacktoit.•Themorecarefullyyouthinkaboutsomething,thelessinterestingitbecomes.(more)•AuniversitystudentcanlearnalotfromTVprogrammesaswellasfromteachers.(otherstudent)•Ifyoutakeabreakwhenyougetstuckonadifficultpassageinabook,itmaybemoredifficulttounderstandwhenyoucomebacktoit.(easier)Startingpoint•Don’tbelieveanythingyourteachersays.Bepreparedtocheckthefacts.•Readyourlecturenotesagainwithin24days.Otherwisetheymaynotmakesensetoyouanymore.•Ifyouhaveanygoodideaswhileyouareinthebath,getoutandwritethemdown.Otherwiseyouwillforgetthem.•It’simportanttobelieveinyourownideasasmuchasanybodyelse’s.•Don’tbelieveanythingyourteachersays.Bepreparedtocheckthefacts.(everything)•Readyourlecturenotesagainwithin24days.(hours)Otherwisetheymaynotmakesensetoyouanymore.•Ifyouhaveanygoodideaswhileyouareinthebath,getoutandwritethemdown.Otherwiseyouwillforgetthem.(bed)•It’simportanttobelieveinyourownideasasmuchasanybodyelse’s.(morethan)Startingpoint2.Workinpairsanddiscusstheadvice.Decidewhichtipsyouagreewith,andwhichyoudon’t.Shorterpointsonthetips:•1stone:Thefirstseemstruetome.Ifyoujustlookatanantforamoment,itisoflittleinterest,butifyoustartthinkingabouthowtheylive,whattheydoandsoon,itgetsfascinating,andit’slikethatwithmostthings.•2ndone:Thoughperhapsthereisadifference.Youaremorelikelytolearnsubjectknowledgefromyourteacherandothertypesofknowledgefromfriendswhohavehaddifferentexperiencesoflife.MoreMoreStartingpoint•3rdone:Thereisnopointinjustreadingandrereading.Youneedtogoandgiveyourmindabreak,andthentryagainwhenyoufeelfresh.•4thone:Ithinkthatdependsonthesortofthingtheteachersays.Ifateachergivesyoufactsaboutthesubject,theyarenotlikelytobewrong;butyoucanquestionopinions.•5thone:Thisisverygoodadvice.IwishItookitmoreoften.Someofmynotesarelikeastrangeforeignlanguage!Startingpoint•6thone:Evenbetterkeepanotebookwithyouallthetime.Youcanputitbythebathaslongasyouarecarefulnottogetitwet,aswellasbesideyourbed.Itisbetterthangettingupandlookingaroundforpenandpaper.•7thone:Maybe,buttherehavebeenplentyofwiserandclevererpeoplethanmesoprobablyIshouldlistentotheiropinionsfirst.StartingpointActivereadingThinkingforyourselfMoreMoreNancyKlineLookatthetitleofthepassageandanswerthequestions.1Whatis“thinkingforyourself”?MoreMoreThemainmeaningisnotsimplyadoptingtheopinionsofothers,buttakingthetimeandefforttoformyourownopinion,tobeanindependentthinker.Activereading2Isitimportanttothinkforyourself?MoreMoreItisofgreatimportancetothinkforyourself;youcouldn’tjustsimplyaccepttheviewsofothers.Butweshouldalsolistentothewiserpeople,astheytendtoadviseusaccordingtotheirdeeperexperience.Activereading3Howdoyoulearntothinkforyourself?MoreMoreOnewayis,onanyquestion,totrytothinkaboutdifferentpointsofview.Thismeansyoudonotjustacceptanideabuttestitagainstothersandonlyadoptitifitseemsthebestonetoyou.Activereading4Isitpossibletoteachsomeonetothinkforthemselves?Yes,itispossiblebutnoteasy.Ithastobeaprocess.Ithinkitcomesslowlywhenstudents,withtheencouragementofteachers,learntochallengethemselvesinastimulatingenvironment.Onedaytheywillfindthemselvesactuallythinkingforthemselves.Iftheteacherpraisesthemforthis,itwillstrengthenthehabit.Activereading◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇Choosethebestanswertothequestionsonpage4and5.TaskMoreMore1Whydoesthewriterbelievethinkingforoneselfisnotpopular?(a)Becauseittakestoomuchtime.(b)Becauseinstitutionsdon’tlikeit.(c)Becauseitdoesn’tleadtoprogress.(d)Becauseonlyafewpeopleareabletodoit.Answer:(b)Skimming2Howoftenarepeopleinterestedinwhatotherpeoplethinkaccordingtothewriter?(a)Always.(b)Often.(c)Hardlyever.(d)Never.Answer:(c)MoreMoreSkimming3Whofirstmadethewriterrealizethatthinkingforoneselfisimportant?(a)Themanagerofanoilcompany.(b)Thewriter’sparents.(c)Thewriter’smathsteacher.(d)Thewriter’sfriendSarah.Answer:(c)MoreMoreSkimming4Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewasaskedtowrite“thesumofanumber”?(a)Pleased,becauseitwasaneasyquestiontoanswer.(b)Bored,becauseshewasn’tinterestedinmaths.(c)Worried,becauseshewastheonlyonewhodidn’tknowtheanswer.(d)Confused,becauseshedidn’tunderstandthequestion.Answer:(d)MoreMoreSkimming5Whatdidthewriterdointheend?(a)Shecopiedwhatsomeoneelsewrote.(b)Shesuddenlyrealizedthemeaningofthequestion.(c)Shefelttoofrightenedtowriteananswer.(d)Sheaskedtheteachertoexplain.Answer:(a)MoreMoreSkimming6Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthemathsteacher?(a)Shewasthebestteachersheeverhad.(b)Shewastheworstteachersheeverhad.(c)Shetaughtheranimportantlesson.(d)Shevaluedtheintelligenceofherpupils.Answer:(c)SkimmingListening