新世纪大学英语综合教程2课后作文

1、.Unit1?Writeanessay(ofabout150words)aboutamemorableexperienceinwhichforgivenessorasmileworkedtoclearupmisunderstandingorimproved the relationship between you and someoneelse.EG:In my middle school years, I had a best friend. We talked abouteverything.Andwelovedsingingsongstogether.Once,however,there

2、 was a bitter quarrel between us and we stopped talking to eachother. It was obvious that both of us wanted to keep the friendship,but neither had the courage to break the ice. It went on like this formonths. Then, one day we were asked to write about friendship. Iwroteinmycompositionwhatfriendshipm

3、eanttomeandthemisunderstanding that had separated us. It was given the top mark,and I was asked to read it in class. When I ended my presentationwith the words from our favourite song, my friend was singing along.Allmisunderstandingwasclearedandonceagain we were bestfriends. To break down the walls

4、between people is easy; all it takesis a little forgiveness! (150 words)?Writeanessay(ofabout150words)abouthumanrelationshipsinoursociety.Thefollowinghintsmight serve as a guide:a.Theproblemsexistingintherelationshipsbetween people in our society.b.Thenegativeresultssuchproblemsmaybringabout to our

5、society.c. What you can do to establish a harmonious societyas a student.EG: We are living in a world of distrust. We live behind cold securitybars; we do not talk to strangers, let alone go out of our way to helpthem; we live in fear of fake products. In short, fear and feelings ofinsecurity fill t

6、he environment we live in. All this greatly harms oursociety. Growing up in such an environment, we tend to feel isolatedandcareaboutourselvesonly.Ifthingsgoonlikethis,“ trust , ”“ teamwork ” , and “ harmony ” will eventually become terms unheard of.In my opinion, trusting others and being trustwort

7、hy are the two basic principles that we should follow if we want to improve human relationships. We may not be in a position to change others, but we.can change the way others see us by winning their trust in us. Mutual understanding and love are the pillars that support a harmonious society. (151 w

8、ords)Unit3? Write a narrative essay (of about 150 words) about your pursuit of a dream or someones experiences in making his / her dream come true.EG :Li Hui, my friend in high school, was born into a workers family.She began to dream of becoming a cartoon artist from her childhood.To herdisappointm

9、ent,herparentsstronglyopposedhercareerchoice, because the cost of her education would be too high for thepoor family, and they were worried about the job opportunities for acartoonartist.However,LiHuiwouldnot changehermind. Sheworked hard to perfect her skills and searched persistently for ways tore

10、alise her dream. Just before she finished high school, the chancecame: a famous art school was holding a cartoon drawing competition.The first three winners would be given a scholarship to study cartoondrawing at the school. Li Hui told herself not to let the chance slipthroughherfingers. Shereadily

11、participatedandwonthesecondplace. She is now studying there and I feel certain that her dream will come true. (156 words)? People may have different opinions about the key factors for success. Write a short essay (of about 150 words) and share your opinions withyour classmates.EG :Inmyopinion,before

12、 apersonbecomessuccessful, he orsheshould fully understand the basic elements of success: competence,determination and optimism. For a person to succeed, he or she hasto face great competition and excel in his or her chosen career. Thepersonneedstodemonstrateandprove hisorher competenceindealing wit

13、h problems. Without competence, the person can neitherstand out among the crowd nor attract the attention of those whohold thekeystothe doorsof opportunityandadvancement.Yetability alone cannot guarantee success. Often enough, things do not go the way we have planned and failure is unavoidable no ma

14、tter how intelligent or capable we may be. In such cases one needs to remain firm and optimistic, always believing that hard work will eventually pay off. If the person gives up halfway, success will never knock at the door. (149 words).Unit5? Many stories have demonstrated to us that character is s

15、omething thatgives life meaning and depth, and we can enjoy true happiness only bymaking character the guideline of our lives. Have you had any experience or read any story that conveys the message? Write an essay(of about 150 words) based on your understanding of the importance of character.EG :A w

16、idespread belief in modern society is that with talent, personaleffort and luck alone a person can succeed, regardless of character.However, history has proven over and over againthat the morallydefective cannot be truly successful, even if they at times enjoy sometemporaryglory.A typicalexampleisfo

17、undin thestoryof fourbrilliant Cambridge students. They were all talented and eventuallyworked their wayuptovery importantpositionsin theBritishgovernment, with one even ending up working in Buckingham Palace.During and after World War II, however, they betrayed their countryby giving away national

18、secrets to the Soviet Union, which damagedthe interests of Britain in many ways. Eventually what they had donewas uncovered. Three of them fled the country and ended up in exile;the fourthlosthisknighthoodin disgrace.“ Intelligentand”“ successful ” as they once were, they are now remembered as trait

19、ors to their country. (157 words)?Based on what you have learned from both Texts A and B, write an essay (of about 150 words) about the moral condition of our society.Your essay may cover the following points:a. Some cases in which mutual trust in our society is lacking.b. Consequences of the absenc

20、e of mutual trust.c. What we can do to improve the situation or to enhance mutual trust.EG :As modern society advances, we are growing more suspicious of each other. This is clearly reflected in our reaction to advertisements. Instead of seeing advertisements as a source of reliable information, we

21、tend to doubt the truth they claim and always assume that the producers are trying to trick customers into buying their products.One of the most serious consequences of such absence of mutual trust is the constant doubt and anxiety within our own minds. If wesee everyone else as a potential enemy, w

22、e can no longer make new friends; if we regard all information passed on to us as lies, how can we make use of such sources effectively? Mutual trust is the glue that holds human society together. As students, we should try to foster mutual trust and help build up a moral society by our own deeds. I

23、f we are honest to others and foster mutual trust, we shall soon see the difference. (158 words).Unit6? Based on Text A and what youve discussed in“Voicing Your Views”,write a short essay (of about 150 words) entitled“A Creative Person”in accordance with the following outline:a. A creative person I

24、knowb. The traits that can be found in him / herEG :A Creative Person My physics professor is a very creative person.Hisresearch projectfor hisdoctoraldissertationdealtwith averycomplicated physics problem at a time when many others thought itwas impossible to solve it. But he creatively introduced

25、a new conceptand finally resolved the theoretical and experimental contradiction.Hepossessesmanyuniquetraits.Heisveryenergeticandhard-working. He chairs the Physics Department and teaches manyhours aweek.Meanwhile,heisinchargeoftheuniversity stechnology research. Obviously he is a efficient worker.

26、My professorcan be eccentric, once he shocked the whole class by saying“ Goodphysics, everyone” instead of“ Good morning, everyone” . But aboveall, my professor has a sincere interest and a strong passion in hisresearchfield.Nowonderheishighlyrespectedby bothhiscolleagues and his students. (140 word

27、s)? Some sayings in our life sound so familiar and natural to us that we take them for granted without a second thought. Do you realize thatwhen you take them as“absolute truths”, you are locking your mindand creativity? Write a brief comment on such a saying in about 150words.EG :PopularSayingsMayB

28、ecome“ MentalLocks ” Tocultivateacreative mind, one needs to chip away at one s“ mental locks” . Someof the“ mental locks” are shaped by popular sayings, which sound sofamiliar to us that we tend to take them for granted. Instructive asthey may be, these common statements may restrict our freedom to

29、think.“ Look beforeyouleap!”Wemakethis remarktocautionsomeonetothinkcarefullybeforemakingadecision ortakinganaction. It may seem sound advice, but it may also put him or her in apassive position. He or she may just keep“ looking” round and withoutmaking a“ leap” . Similarly, we may say to the same p

30、erson,“ Don t letthe chanceslipthroughyourfingers!”Then,thepersonmaybemotivated to act promptly, regardless of the consequences. In eithercase, the personal may fall victim to popular sayings. So, if we wantto come up with a new idea, we must break up the“ mental locks” thatclose our minds. (166 wor

31、ds).unit7Write a short passage of (about 150 words) entitled My View of a Team Player. The questions listed below may serve as an outline.1) What does a team player mean?2) Why do we need team players?3) How do we make ourselves team players?EG :A team player is someone who can work well with other

32、people in ateam. But it is not enough just to get along withothers. A true teamplayer must be more positive and constructive than just following theherd; heor shemustalsobeableto playanactivepartindecision-making.Oursocietydemandsteamplayersbecausebygathering all our various strengths together, we c

33、an accomplish more ina shorter time. It is because of teamwork that most businesses are ableto functionproperly.Tobecometeamplayerswemustlearntocompromise. When our views conflict with the general view of the team we must restrain our egos and listen to what others say. We should learn how to deal w

34、ith criticism in a mature way; be honest and be aware of others feelings. (144 words)Unit8? Writeashortessay (ofabout150words)entitledWhenFacingAdversity. The following outline may be of some help.a. The adversity we may encounter in lifeb. General reactions of people to adversityc. Your own view on

35、 dealing with adversityEG :Throughoutourlifetimewe mayencountermanyadversities:unabletopayfortheeducation,obstaclesinstudiesandevenphysical disabilities. Whether we are rich or poor, intelligent or slow,adversity seems the constant companion of many of us. In the face ofadversity there are typically

36、 two reactions: one is to feel frightenedand run away; the other, to face it with courage. But what happensnextmakesabigdifferencebetweenthebraveand thecowardly.Some people turn away from adversity without even an attempt tomake things better; while others, though frightened emotionally ordisadvantagedphysically, managetoshakeofftheinitialfearandtakeholdoftheirbootstrapstopullthemselvesoutofthebadsituationstheyarein.Weshouldchoosethe attitudeofthelatterbecause running away is not going to solve the problem. In addition,thisattitudemayleadonetoacquirethehabitofalwaysthinking.negatively and