新视角研究生英语读说写3二单元.ppt

,Exercises,111Reading Comprehension,Structure and Style,Unit 2: Exercises,Vocabulary,Cloze,Translation,Unit 2: Reading Comprehension,1. How was Jobs adopted when he was born? What do we know about his adoptive parents?,The lawyer couple that had agreed to adopt Jobs changed their mind at the last minute, so Jobs was adopted by another couple who promised to send Jobs to college one day. Jobs adoptive parents were working class, and neither of them was a college graduate.,Reference,Ex. I, p.27,2. Why did Jobs drop out of Reed College after just six months of study?,Because the tuition fee was too high for his family and Jobs couldnt see much value in studying in college. He believed that not going to college did not really matter, and later it turned out that he was right.,Reference,Unit 2: Reading Comprehension,The courses Jobs found interesting at Reed College helped him in many ways in his later years. For example, the calligraphy class, which didnt seem to have any practical application at the time, helped Jobs design computer typefaces and fonts.,Reference,Unit 2: Reading Comprehension,3. Did studying at Reed College do Jobs any good or not at all? Why?,We learned in the first story that in his early days, Jobs just followed his curiosity and did many things that seemed pointless. However, later these things and experiences, or the “dots”, “connected” and became relevant to his goal. “Connecting the dots” usually means a reflection on how a person proceeded from one situation to another to arrive at a particular goal.,Reference,Unit 2: Reading Comprehension,4. Why is the first story about connecting the dots? What does “connecting the dots” mean?,Jobs and the person hired to run Apple with him had differences about the future of the company. And the Board of Directors agreed with the other person, so Jobs got fired, which was devastating for him at the time.,Reference,Unit 2: Reading Comprehension,5. Why did Jobs get fired from Apple Computers when he had just turned 30?,Because Jobs became a beginner again, which was much less stressful and meant more freedom. It was then that he entered one of the most creative periods of his life, during which he started two companies and made the worlds first computer animated feature film.,Reference,Unit 2: Reading Comprehension,6. Why did Jobs think that being fired from Apple was the best thing that had happened to him?,Death is probably the best invention of Life. No one wants to die, yet death is inevitable. Knowing that you can die any day can help you sift out the truly important things in your life and rid yourself of unnecessary fears, pride and hesitations, so that you can really concentrate on realizing your dream.,Reference,Unit 2: Reading Comprehension,7. What is Jobs attitude towards death after he was diagnosed with cancer?,It was like Google in the sense that both are a kind of catalogue helping people locate the information they need, and both are very innovative and idealistic in their time.,Reference,Unit 2: Reading Comprehension,8. Why do you think The Whole Earth Catalogue was described as Google in paperback form?,Ex. II, pp.27-28,A. Complete the following outline based on the text.,Structure and Style,Unit 2: Structure and Style,B. Tone and style,3. The concluding remarks (Paras. 2225),Structure of the Text,1. The opening remarks (Para. 1),2. The body of speech (Paras. 221),Structure and Style,Unit 2: Structure and Style,1. The opening remarks (Para. 1),I am honored to _ _. and I want to _.,Structure and Style,Unit 2: Structure and Style,be with you today at your commencement,from one of the finest universities in the world,tell you three stories from my life,2. The body of speech (Paras. 221),1) The first story is _. 2) The second story is _. 3) The third story is _.,Structure and Style,Unit 2: Structure and Style,about connecting the dots,about love and loss,about death,3. The concluding remarks (Paras. 2225),Stewart Brand and his team put out_ _. On the back cover of _ _. Beneath it were the words: _. And I have always _. And now, I_.,Structure and Style,Unit 2: Structure and Style,several issues of,The Whole Earth Catalog,their final,issue was a photograph of an early morning country road,“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”,wished that for myself,wish that for you,Tone and Style,The tone of a piece of writing reflects the writers attitude towards his/her readers; the style of a piece of writing depends on the subject and also reveals the writers individuality through the choice of words, the sentence structure, the organization and paragraphing. Discuss the tone and style of Jobs speech.,Structure and Style,Unit 2: Structure and Style,Part A, Ex. V, p.29 Complete the sentences with words given below, making sure that each word is used in the right form.,1. We will not _ until the terror networks that threaten us are exposed and broken, and their leaders are held to account for their murder.,Unit 2: Vocabulary,relent,Unit 2: Vocabulary,2. Every man who believes the _ that one country is not fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.,dogma,Unit 2: Vocabulary,3. With great efforts on the part of his lawyer, his relatives finally agreed to _ his private papers.,release,Unit 2: Vocabulary,4. All great men are gifted with _, and they know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know.,intuition,Unit 2: Vocabulary,5. The nurse said we could visit him, but hes heavily _ and probably wont recognize us.,sedated,Unit 2: Vocabulary,6. The two roads _ in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, which has made all the difference.,diverged,Unit 2: Vocabulary,7. The market wont shrink and if it grows, it will be _ to overall industry growth.,proportional,Unit 2: Vocabulary,8. He was extremely worried about the result of biopsy, but it turned out his _ was benign.,tumor,Unit 2: Vocabulary,9. It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will _ a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.,hitchhike,Unit 2: Vocabulary,10. According to experts, this decision will _ result in more crimes and more victims in our cities.,encounter,1. _ is not about finding children for families, its about finding families for children. A. Destination B. Endoscope C. Adoption D. Animation,1. _ is not about finding children for families, its about finding families for children. A. Destination B. Endoscope C. Adoption D. Animation,Part B, Ex. V, p.30 Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.,Unit 2: Vocabulary,2. The novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing _. A. romantic B. naive C. unwed D. gradual,Unit 2: Vocabulary,2. The novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing _. A. romantic B. naive C. unwed D. gradual,3. These on-campus jobs are very low paid, while it is impossible to support yourself and pay _ from work that you can legally do here. A. graduation B. intuition C. instruction D. tuition,Unit 2: Vocabulary,3. These on-campus jobs are very low paid, while it is impossible to support yourself and pay _ from work that you can legally do here. A. graduation B. intuition C. instruction D. tuition,4. The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no _. A. baton B. vision C. curiosity D. dogma,Unit 2: Vocabulary,4. The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no _. A. baton B. vision C. curiosity D. dogma,5. There is nothing in the world so wonderful as to love and be loved; there is nothing so _ as love lost. A. devastating B. diverging C. overflowing D. stumbling,Unit 2: Vocabulary,5. There is nothing in the world so wonderful as to love and be loved; there is nothing so _ as love lost. A. devastating B. diverging C. overflowing D. stumbling,6. “Ice Age” is crossing the $500 million mark at the box office to become one of the most popular _ film of all time. A. unexpected B. animated C. dramatic D. released,Unit 2: Vocabulary,6. “Ice Age” is crossing the $500 million mark at the box office to become one of the most popular _ film of all time. A. unexpected B. animated C. dramatic D. released,7. Creating a _ in this area is what the current government has been working on for the past 7 years. A. typography B. commencement C. renaissance D. calligraphy,Unit 2: Vocabulary,7. Creating a _ in this area is what the current government has been working on for the past 7 years. A. typography B. commencement C. renaissance D. calligraphy,8. AIDS was an _ disease in the 1980s. Now as new medicines are developed, it has become treatable. A. expensive B. incurable C. embarrassing D. eventual,8. AIDS was an _ disease in the 1980s. Now as new medicines are developed, it has become treatable. A. expensive B. incurable C. embarrassing D. eventual,Unit 2: Vocabulary,9. With delays in production and escalating development costs, Simputer, or computers for the poor in the third world countries can only remain an _ dream. A. external B. adventurous C. idealistic D. artistic,Unit 2: Vocabulary,9. With delays in production and escalating development costs, Simputer, or computers for the poor in the third world countries can only remain an _ dream. A. external B. adventurous C. idealistic D. artistic,10. A breast _ involves removing a sample of breast tissue to determine whether it is cancerous or non-cancerous. A. diagnosis B. surgery C. pancreas D. biopsy,Unit 2: Vocabulary,10. A breast _ involves removing a sample of breast tissue to determine whether it is cancerous or non-cancerous. A. diagnosis B. surgery C. pancreas D. biopsy,Ex. VI, p.30-31 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.,The Internet has been a major source of leisure since before the World Wide Web. One main area of leisure on the Internet is multiplayer gaming. This form of leisure creates 1)_, bringing people of all ages and 2) _ to enjoy the fast-paced world of multiplayer games. This has revolutionized the way many people 3) _ and spend their free time on the Internet.,Unit 2: Cloze,To be continued .,communities,origins,interact,Unit 2: Cloze,To be continued .,While online gaming has been 4) _ since the 1970s, todays style of online gaming began with services such as GameSpy and MPlayer, 5)_ gamers would typically subscribe （订购）to. Non-subscribers were 6)_ to certain types of gameplay or certain games. With the release of Diablo （暗黑破坏神）by Blizzard Entertainment, gamers were treated to a built-in online game service that was free of 7)_ over Battle. net.,around,which,limited,charge,Unit 2: Cloze,To be continued .,Recently with the 8)_ of World of Warcraft （WOW, 魔兽世界） many users spend hours in a day trying to level 9)_ their characters. Many use the Internet to access and 10)_ music, movies and other works for their enjoyment and relaxation. As discussed above, there are 11)_ and unpaid sources for all of these, using centralized servers（服务器） and distributed（分布式的）, peer-to-peer （点对点的）technologies.,release,up,download,paid,Unit 2: Cloze,To be continued .,Discretion（谨慎）is needed as some of these sources take 12)_ care over the original artists rights and over copyright laws than others. Many use the World Wide Web to 13)_ news, weather and sports reports, to plan and book holidays and to find out more about their random ideas and 14)_ interests. People use chat, 15)_ and email to make and stay in touch with friends 16)_, sometimes in the same way as some pen pals had previously.,more,access,casual,messaging,worldwide,Unit 2: Cloze,Social networking web sites like Friends Reunited and many others also put and keep people in 17)_ for their enjoyment. Cyberslacking（因上网而工作懈怠）has become a serious 18)_ on corporate resources; the 19)_ UK employee spends 57 minutes a day 20)_ the web at work, according to a study by Peninsula Business Services.,contact,drain,average,surfing,Part A, Ex. VIII, p.32 Translate the following sentences into English.,1. 半年后，乔布斯便从里德学院辍学，因为他发现读大学没有什么价值，而且也承担不起昂贵的学费。,After six months, Jobs dropped out of Reed College because he couldnt see any value in going to college and couldnt afford the expensive tuition.,drop out of,Unit 2: Translation,2. 昨天我偶遇一位久未谋面的朋友，他告诉了我在非洲旅行时的冒险经历。,I ran into a long-lost friend yesterday, and he told me his adventures when traveling in Africa.,Unit 2: Translation,run into,3. 要不是乔布斯在大学旁听了书法课，今天的计算机或许就不会有那么布局匀称的字体了。,If Jobs hadnt attended the calligraphy class at college, the computers today wouldnt have such proportionally spaced fonts.,drop in on,Unit 2: Translation,4. 有一件事很清楚：如果合伙人彼此反目，每一个人都会在收益上遭受损失。,One thing is clear: if the partners fall out with each other, everybody stands to lose in the earnings.,fall out with,Unit 2: Translation,5. 心理学家在调查中发现，父母吵架的时候，女儿们通常站在母亲的一边。,Psychologists have found in their studies that when parents are having an argument, the daughters usually side with their mothers.,side with,Unit 2: Translation,6. 我们指望你在选举中支持我们 别让我们失望！,We are counting on you to support us in the election dont let us down!,let sb. down,Unit 2: Translation,7. 当他无意中看到那封信时，终于明白了事情可怕的真相。,The awful truth dawned on him when he ran across the letter.,dawn on,Unit 2: Translation,8. 当你连续很多天所做的事对你都不是真正重要的，那你就应该改变一下了。,When you are not doing the things that truly matter to you for many days in a row, it is time to make some changes.,in a row,Unit 2: Translation,9. 尽管他已经用了最大的嗓门，他的话还是被众人大声的欢呼所淹没。,Although he spoke at the top of his voice, his words were drowned by loud cheers from the crowd.,be drowned by,Unit 2: Translation,10. 令他们感到非常欣慰的是，那场病终于自然而然地结束了，而她也恢复了健康。,Much to their relief, the disease ran its course and she finally recovered.,run its course,Unit 2: Translation,Part B,Part B, Ex. VIII, pp. 32-33 Translate the following underlined sentences into Chinese.,Blogs arent as new as some people might think. 1) Since the early days of the Internet users have been keeping online diaries recording their opini