新视角研究生英语读说写3六单元.ppt

,Exercises,111Reading Comprehension,Structure and Style,Unit 6: Exercises,Vocabulary,Cloze,Translation,Unit 6: Reading Comprehension,1. When and to whom do you say the expressions such as “happily ever after” and “till death do us part”?,At your wedding ceremony, you will say these to your bride or groom.,Reference,Ex. I, p.103-104,2. What are the outside pressures which often affect marriage?,Outside pressures such as job loss, illness, infertility trouble with a child, care of aging parents and all the other plagues of life often hit marriage the way hurricanes blast our shores.,Reference,Unit 6: Reading Comprehension,We usually select with unconscious accuracy a partner who will recreate with us the emotional patterns of our first homes. Each of us in love with a mate who has qualities of our parents, who will help us rediscover both psychological happiness and misery of our past life.,Reference,Unit 6: Reading Comprehension,3. How, according to Anne Roiphe, do we usually choose our partners?,The basic myth of marriage can be described as follows. “When I wed this person all my problems will be over. I will have achieved success and I will become the center of life for this other person and this person will be my center, and we will mean everything to each other forever.” This myth is soon exposed. The coming of children, the pulls and tugs of their demands on affection and time, place a considerable strain on that basic myth of meaning everything to each other, of merging together and solving all of lifes problems.,Reference,Unit 6: Reading Comprehension,4. What is the “basic myth” of marriage? How is it soon exposed?,The struggle to survive in marriage requires adaptability, flexibility, genuine love and kindness and an imagination strong enough to feel what the other is feeling.,Reference,Unit 6: Reading Comprehension,5. What does the struggle to survive in marriage require?,Communication is essential for a good marriage. Many marriages fall apart because either partner cannot imagine what the other wants or cannot communicate what he or she needs or feels.,Reference,Unit 6: Reading Comprehension,6. What is the role of communication between husband and wife in a marriage? What are the results of poor communication?,A good marriage means growing as a couple but also growing as individuals. A good marriage takes some kind of sacrifice. Some of ones fantasies, some of ones legitimate desires have to be given up for the value of the marriage itself. A good marriage also requires sexual, financial and emotional discipline.,Reference,Unit 6: Reading Comprehension,7. What does it mean to have a good marriage? How can we achieve it?,Divorce is not an evil act. Sometimes it provides salvation for people who have grown hopelessly apart or were frozen in patterns of pain or mutual unhappiness. To illustrate her point of view, Roiphe points out that divorce can be, despite its initial devastation, like the first cut of the surgeons knife, a step toward new health and a good life.,Reference,Unit 6: Reading Comprehension,8. Is divorce an evil act according to the author? How does she illustrate her point of view?,Ex. II, pp.104,A. Thesis of the essay,Structure and Style,Unit 6: Structure and Style,B. Main ideas,A. Thesis of the essay,Anne Roiphe states the thesis of the essay explicitly in paragraph 2. Find the thesis and write it down. Thesis: _ _,Structure and Style,Unit 6: Structure and Style,Marriages fail not simply because of the outside,weather but because the inner climate becomes too hot,or too cold, too turbulent or too stupefying.,B. Main ideas,The essay could be divided into four parts. Write down the main idea of each part. Part One:_ _ _ 2) Part Two:_ _ _,Structure and Style,Unit 6: Structure and Style,The author brings out a question to the reader:,The author explores the common causes for,inner climate. (Paras 2-7),what has happened to us that so many marriages end in,divorce in todays society. (Para 1),failed marriages, involving both outside weather and,B. Main ideas,The essay could be divided into four parts. Write down the main idea of each part. 3) Part Three :_ _ 4) Part Four :_ _ _,Structure and Style,Unit 6: Structure and Style,The author expounds on the essential,The author draws the conclusion that,offer a wondrous shelter for the couples. (Para 16),requirements for a good marriage. (Paras 815),divorce is not an evil act, but marriages that do not fail,Part A, Ex. V, p.106 Complete the sentences with words given below, making sure that each word is used in the right form.,1. Construction of the hydropower station proved to be the _ of the local economy.,Unit 6: Vocabulary,salvations,Unit 6: Vocabulary,People were evacuated to the neighboring cities as the city has been _ by floods.,devastated,Unit 6: Vocabulary,3. There had been rumours for a long time of US President Clintons marital _.,infidelity,Unit 6: Vocabulary,Being a White House reporter in such _ times was like serving in the military: You went where duty called.,trying,Unit 6: Vocabulary,5. Eventually with the support of her family she managed to overcome her _ to alcohol.,addiction,Unit 6: Vocabulary,6. She has got as much chance of winning as _ snowball in the hell.,proverbial,Unit 6: Vocabulary,7. You cant believe it! The amount of money collected at the charity fund-raising evening is _.,stupefying,Unit 6: Vocabulary,8. The prisoners were _ together and forced to walk 600 miles across country.,shackled,Unit 6: Vocabulary,9. Recent employee relations surveys had reached an all-time low significantly below the _ point in practically every area.,crisis,Unit 6: Vocabulary,10. For the party, they had _ a special cocktail containing, among other things, rum and vodka.,concocted,1. Unhappiness was woven into the natural _ of peoples lives. A. disaster B. intimacy C. fabric D. loneliness,1. Unhappiness was woven into the natural _ of peoples lives. A. disaster B. intimacy C. fabric D. loneliness,Part B, Ex. V, p.106-107 Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.,Unit 6: Vocabulary,2. The committee briefly considers the prospects for extending the operational life of _ systems through physical restoration as well as logical simulation. A. artificial B. obsolete C. sacred D. essential,Unit 6: Vocabulary,2. The committee briefly considers the prospects for extending the operational life of _ systems through physical restoration as well as logical simulation. A. artificial B. obsolete C. sacred,3. None of us who set off on that calm September morning could have foreseen the _ that lay ahead. A. habits B. desires C. visions D. perils,Unit 6: Vocabulary,3. None of us who set off on that calm September morning could have foreseen the _ that lay ahead. A. habits B. desires C. visions D. perils,4. His speech carried a surprising pledge to end by March a nationwide _ of salary arrears. A. compromise B. impulse C. balance D. plague,Unit 6: Vocabulary,4. His speech carried a surprising pledge to end by March a nationwide _ of salary arrears. A. compromise B. impulse C. balance D. plague,5. Dashing into the room, the policemen pushed a plastic bag over his head and almost _ him. A. defeated B. suffocated C. punctured D. suffered,Unit 6: Vocabulary,5. Dashing into the room, the policemen pushed a plastic bag over his head and almost _ him. A. defeated B. suffocated C. punctured,6. Change has become a constant in the _ economy of deregulation and global competition. A. turbulent B. unrealistic C. hypnotic D. symbolic,Unit 6: Vocabulary,6. Change has become a constant in the _ economy of deregulation and global competition. A. turbulent B. unrealistic C. hypnotic,The doctor removed the small steel _ that had lodged themselves in my leg in the explosion. A. bonds B. splinters C. patterns D. chains,Unit 6: Vocabulary,The doctor removed the small steel _ that had lodged themselves in my leg in the explosion. A. bonds B. splinters C. patterns D. chains,8. He has been asked to _ remarks he made in a national newspaper about the honesty of the president. A. provide B. overcome C. withdraw D. exchange,8. He has been asked to _ remarks he made in a national newspaper about the honesty of the president. A. provide B. overcome C. withdraw,Unit 6: Vocabulary,9. The strange expression on his face really made me laugh; and I have to admit that my laughter was really _. A. euphoric B. emeritus C. psychological D. proverbial,Unit 6: Vocabulary,9. The strange expression on his face really made me laugh; and I have to admit that my laughter was really _. A. euphoric B. emeritus C. psychological D. proverbial,10. After living with him for a year, she began to notice one or two _ in his characters. A. pressures B. expressions C. expectations D. imperfections,Unit 6: Vocabulary,10. After living with him for a year, she began to notice one or two _ in his characters. A. pressures B. expressions C. expectations D. imperfections,Ex. VI, p.107 Choose an appropriate word from the following list to fill in each of the following blanks. Each word can be used only ONCE. Change the word form where necessary.,Encouraging and supporting healthy marriages is a cornerstone of the US governments proposed policies for addressing the poverty-related woes of single-parent households and, importantly, for improving the well-being of low-income children. The 1) _ is reasonably straightforward: About a third of all children 2) _ in the United States each year are born out of wedlock (婚姻).,Unit 6: Cloze,To be continued .,rationale,born,Unit 6: Cloze,To be continued .,Similarly, about half of all first marriages end in 3) _, and when children are involved, many of the 4) _ single-parent households are poor. For example, less 5) _ 10 percent of married couples with children are poor as 6) _ with about 35 to 40 percent of single-mother families.,divorce,resulting,than,compared,Unit 6: Cloze,To be continued .,The combination of an alarmingly high 7)_ of all new births occurring out of wedlock and 8)_ high divorce rate among families 9)_ children ensures that the majority of Americas children will spend a 10) _ amount of their childhood in single-parent households.,proportion,discouragingly,with,significant,Unit 6: Cloze,To be continued .,Moreover, research shows that 11)_ after one controls family background differences, children who grow up 12)_ in an intact household with both biological parents 13)_ seem to do better, on 14)_ , on a wide range of social indicators than 15)_ children who grow up in a single-parent household.,even,living,present,average,do,Unit 6: Cloze,For example, they are less likely to drop out of school, become a 16)_ parent, be arrested, and be unemployed. 17)_ single parenthood is not the main nor the sole cause of childrens increased likelihood of engaging 18)_ one of these detrimental (adj. 有害的) behaviors, it is one contributing factor. Put another 19)_ , equalizing income and opportunity do improve the life outcomes of children growing up in single-parent households, but children 20)_ in two-parent families still have an advantage.,teen,While,in,way,raised,Part A, Ex. VIII, p.108-109 Translate the following sentences into English.,1. 丈夫和妻子必须告诉对方自己是如何感受的；否则的话他们将会把一些角色和行为强加给对方，导致更多的不幸福。,Husband and wife must be able to tell each other how they feel; otherwise they will impose on each other roles and actions that lead to further unhappiness.,imposeon,Unit 6: Translation,2. 许多婚姻的失败都是因为一方不能想象另一方所想要的，或者不能表达自己的需要或感觉。,Many marriages fall apart because either partner cannot imagine what the other wants or cannot communicate what he or she needs or feels.,Unit 6: Translation,fall apart,3. 别再相信他了。他就是那个自己盖了房子然后把它赌输的人。,Dont trust him anymore. Hes the man who built this house and then gambled it away.,gamble away,Unit 6: Translation,4. 通常来说，即使在学术界，这些标准只是假设而已，几乎从不公布于众。,Often, the criteria even in the academic world are assumed, and are hardly brought out into the open.,bring out into the open,Unit 6: Translation,5. 我这么做就是鼓励她充分说出自己与这些讨论相反的意见。,While I did this, I was encouraging her to talk through opinions of her own that ran counter to these discussions.,run counter to,Unit 6: Translation,6. 当我们在农历大年夜回到故乡时，村子里洋溢着春节的欢乐气氛。,When we returned to our hometown on Chinese Lunar New Years Eve, the village rang with the joy of the Spring Festival.,ring with,Unit 6: Translation,7. 她一直对我很粗暴，但当她开始侮辱我的母亲时，使我忍无可忍了。,Shes always been rude to me, but it was the last straw when she started insulting my mother.,the last straw,Unit 6: Translation,8. 这位妇女已有几年没有听到丈夫的音信了，但对丈夫会回到她身边始终抱有希望。,The woman has not heard from her husband for years, but she always clings to the hope that her husband will come back to her.,cling to,Unit 6: Translation,9. 这项裁决本可以为新的起诉打开方便之门，现在却使问题陷入了混乱。,Now the ruling, which could open the way for new prosecutions, has thrown the issue into chaos.,throw into chaos,Unit 6: Translation,10. 逃犯紧紧盯着四周窗户，仿佛警察正从四面八方向他包围过来。,The escaped criminal stared at the windows, as if the policemen were closing in on him from all sides.,close in on,Unit 6: Translation,Part B,Part B, Ex. VIII, pp. 109 Translate the following underlined sentences into Chinese.,Some of the modern, liberal thinkers of our day have said that marriage will one day become extinct. 1) Theyve predicted marriage will slowly but surely be thought of as oldfashioned and unnecessary despite its curre