新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第一册Unit1课后习题答案

Unit1FreshStartSectionAPre-readingactivities1.JenniferkeepabalanceB2.MarkgotoclassregularlyD3.NancygetinvolvedoncampusC4.SimonfindagoodplacetostudyA5.SarahtakeadvantageofthestudyresourcesoncampusE1.Whichofthetipsmentionedintheinterviewismostusefultoyou?Why?Infactallthepiecesofadvicementionedintheinterviewareveryuseful.ButifIhavetochooseoneasthemostuseful,I'dchoosekeepabalance.Whenwewereinhighschool,wespentalmostallourtimestudying.Therelackedabalancebetweensociallifeandacademiclifeinhighschool.It'simportanttokeepabalancebetweenlifeandworkbecauseitwillgiveusasoundmindinasoundbody.Nowwehavemuchmorefreetime,sowecanjoinstudentorganizationsorgotodifferentactivities.2.Whatadvicedidyourparentsgiveyoubeforeyouleftforcollege?BeforeIleftforcollegemyparentsdidhaveatalkwithme.Theytoldmehowimportantcollegeexperiencewouldbeinmylife.Theytoldmeabouttheopportunitiesthatcollegeeducationwouldopenuptome.Theytoldmetotrytodevelopmoreinterestsandjoinsomestudentclubs.ThemostimpressiveadvicetheygavemewasthatIshouldnotonlyreadbooksaboutmymajor;instead,theyadvisedmetoreadaswidelyaspossible.Alltheseareveryvaluablepiecesofadvice.Readingcomprehension1.Accordingtothepresident,whatdidtheparentsremindtheirchildrentodobeforetheyleftforcollege?Theparentsremindedtheirchildrentoworkhardandachievethebesttheycould.2.Whatdoesthepresidentcallonthestudentstodowiththegreatestresourcesoncampus?Thepresidentcallsonthestudentstomakethemostofthegreatresourcesoncampus:toexplorenewsubjects,tomeetfascinatingpeople,andtopursuenewpassions.3.Whatdoesthepresidentmeanwhenhesayssamplethemwidely(Para.5)?Bysayingsamplethemwidely,thepresidentmeansstudentsshouldtrymanydifferentcoursesandtrysomethingnewtoseewhatitislike.4.Whatcouldbetheconsequencesifyoudon'tchallengeyourself?Ifwedon'tchallengeourselves,wewillnotbecomebroadlyeducatedpeople,andwemaynotfindthepassionthatwillhelpusshapeourfuture.5.WhatcanyoulearnfromtheexampleofVeraWang?WecanlearnfromtheexampleofVeraWangthatweshouldchallengeourselves,andbychallengingourselves,wearemorelikelytofindaninterestwedon'tknowwehave,andthisinterestmayhelpusbuildaprosperousfuture.6.Howshouldyoudealwithnewandunpleasantexperiencesincollege?1Weshouldnotworry,andweshouldlearntofacethisnewpartofourlifewithenthusiasm.Collegeexperiences,pleasantorunpleasant,willprovideuswithvaluablelessonsandwillenrichourlife.7.HowdoyouunderstandNowitisyourturn(Para.7)?TheexpressionNowitisyourturnmeansthatnowitistimeforyoutoacquireknowledgeandtopassiton.8.Howdoesthepresident'sspeechimpressyou?Thepresident'swelcomingspeechisreallyimpressive.Hementionsmanyimportantthingsaboutcollegelife,theresourcesavailableoncampus,aswellastheopportunitieswehaveandtheresponsibilitiesthatweshouldtake.Thespeechisveryinspiring.1.Whatroledoyouthinkauniversityeducationwillplayinyourlife?Auniversityeducationwillplayaveryimportantroleinmylife,anditwillbenefitmeinanumberofways.IntheuniversityIcanacquirespecializedknowledgeaboutmymajor,anddevelopmycriticalthinkingandresearchskills.Iwillhavetheopportunitiestomeetandshareideaswithpeopleofdifferentminds.Icangainabroaderviewoftheworldbymeetingpeoplefromdiversebackgroundsandcultures.AndIwillstartmylifejourneyofself-discovery,self-improvement,andself-fulfillment.2.Doyouthinkauniversityeducationcanchangeaperson'slife?Inwhatwayandwhy?Yes,absolutely.Withauniversityeducation,apersonwillhavemorefreedomandthereforemorechoices.Thiseducationexperienceprovidesunlimitedpotential.Moreover,auniversityeducationprovidesthemeansforonetosucceed.Notonlywillapersonobtainknowledgeandskillsessentialforhiscareerdevelopment,buthewillalsodevelopanindependentmindandbeabletomakerightdecisionsonhisown.3.HowdoyouthinkaboutthosesuccessfulpeoplesuchasBillGateswhodroppedoutofuniversity?Iadmirethosewhodroppedoutofuniversityandyethadmadefameforthemselvesbyachievingbiggoals.Somepeopleusethosesuccessfulcollegedropoutsascounterexamplestoshowtheirbeliefthatapersoncansucceedevenwithoutauniversityeducation.Chancesarethatmostpeopledonothavethesamemind,talent,determination,oropportunitiesasBillGates,SteveJobs,andMarkZuckerbergdid;therefore,theymightnotbeabletoachievesuccesswithouthavingauniversityeducation.Infact,auniversityeducationwillequipthemwiththenecessaryknowledgeandskillswhichwillhelpthemtosucceed.4.HowdoyouunderstandthestatementIfyouthinkeducationisexpensive,tryignorance?Nowadayseducationisgettingmoreandmoreexpensive,especiallycollegeeducation.Andtherearepeoplewhochoosetogiveupeducationbecauseofthehighcost.Butwithouteducation,onewouldnotbeabletoacquireknowledgethataneducationwilloffer.Inotherwords,theywouldbeignorant.Theresultwouldbethatignorantpeoplewillsufferevenmoreorpayevenmoreforbeingso.Itistruethateducationisexpensive,butifyoutryignorance,thecostwouldbeevenhigher.5.Whatareyougoingtodoatuniversityinordertosamplewidelyandchallengeyourself?Tosamplewidelyandchallengemyself,IamgoingtoventureoutofmycomfortzoneanddowhatIhavenothadthecouragetodo.Forinstance,Iwillmakefriendswithpeoplefromdiverse2backgroundsandcultures.Iwilltakeaswimmingclassandlearnhowtoswim.Iwillattendle