大学体验英语4 U2.doc

Unit 2 PersonalityWarm upScript/Answers1. Forgiveness is the act of erasing an emotional debt. At some time in your life, you may have been severely wronged or hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems impossible. However, harboring resentment only keeps you trapped in victimhood. Under such a circumstance, you should force yourself to see the bigger picture and shift the focus away from the anger and resentment.2. Integrity is an inner standard for judging your behavior. Integrity means you do what you do because its right and not just fashionable or politically correct. It is the real bottom line in every area of society.3. Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should let go and forget. Perhaps some man we helped has proved ungrateful, some woman we believed to be a friend has spoken iii of us, and some reward we thought we deserved has been denied us. We feel such disappointment so strongly that we can no longer work or sleep. Our inability to forgive and let go can make us sick.4. One of the most basic moral values for Americans is honesty. Sometimes American honesty - being open and direct - can offend people. But Americans still believe that honesty is the best policy.5. Patience is the display of tolerance while awaiting an outcome. You tend to expect immediate results and are often disappointed when you fail in your first few attempts. In fact, growth can be a slow, painstaking process and patience will provide you with the perseverance（坚定不移）you need to become mature.6. Flexibility is defined as being adaptable to change. In the course of your lifetime, it is essential that you learn to bend and flex around every new circumstance, as stubbornness deprives you of the opportunity to see new possibilities.7. Compassion同情,怜悯may be the queen of American virtues. To live in a state of compassion means you approach the world with your emotional barriers lowered. Compassion is the emotional glue connecting you to your essence and to the essence of those around you.Listen task 1AnswersA taxi driver who takes a visitor the long way round cheats. / Footballers who pretend to be hurt for a free-kick cheat./Riders who take drugs in a cycling tour cheat.Answers1. Footballers will do anything for a free-kick or a penalty shot.2. In 1998, the worlds greatest cycling event was hit by a drug-taking scandal./ Forty bottles of drugs were found with a team in the cycling tour./One rider was banned for nine months because of drug problem.Script Everybody cheats. Whether its the taxi driver who tricks a visitor and takes him the long way round, or the shop assistant who doesnt give the correct change, or the police officer who accepts a bribe - everybodys at it. Cheats in the news include the scientist whose research was based on fake data, the game show contestant who collaborated合作with a friend in the audience to win a million pounds, and the doctor who forged his qualifications and wasnt really a doctor at all. Everybody cheats; nobodys playing the game（遵守比赛规则, 行动光明正大）. Is cheating acceptable, a natural way of surviving and being successful? Or is it something that should be frowned on, and young people discouraged from doing? If its the latter, how can we explain to children why so many bend the rules? Take sport for example. The pinnacle尖顶of football, the World Cup, was rife with （充满）cheating. Whether pretending to be hurt or denying a handball, footballers will do anything for a free-kick（足球任意球） or a penalty shot（,篮罚球）. French player Henry denied cheating to win the free-kick which led to his sides second goal in their 3-1 victory over Spain. Whatever the nationality theres one common strategy: the player rolls over holding his leg, ankle or head seeming to be in great pain. As a result a yellow card or free-kick is given for the foul（犯规）and then, a few seconds later, the player is up and about as if nothing had happened! Of course its not just the footballers. In 1998 the Tour of France, the worlds greatest cycling event, was hit by a drug-taking scandal. Forty bottles of drugs found with a team triggered a massive investigation that almost caused the cycling tour to be abandoned. One rider was banned for nine months.Listening Task 2First ListeningAnswersFake products are everywhere./ It has become socially acceptable to buy fake Gucci bags. / More pupils than ever are caught cheating during exams.Second ListeningAnswersKeys to exam papers were put up for sale on the Internet./ Cheating took place by pupils using their mobile phones to receive texted answers./ Pupils admitted to candidate substitution（承认代考）.Third ListeningScript A climate of mistrust surrounds everyone. In the field of business, Enron, Americas seventhlargest company, could serve as an unfortunate example. Its collapse in 2001 caused thousands of people to lose their jobs and life savings. The company had fooled investors into believing it was healthier than it really was. One boss now faces the rest of his life in prison. Meanwhile companies around the world are losing billions of dollars to the counterfeit trade. From cut-price（打折扣的, 廉价的）CDs and DVDs to sportswear and cosmetics, cheap fake products are everywhere. It has become socially acceptable to buy fake Gucci bags and illegal copies of films. If parents are doing this, their children will follow. So perhaps its not surprising that around the world more pupils than ever are caught cheating during exams. In one case keys to exam papers were put up for sale on the Internet. In another, widespread cheating took place by pupils using their mobile phones to receive texted answers（用短信发的答案）. In a third case, pupils admitted to candidate substitution承认代考. They blame the pressure put on them to do well in exams. It doesnt help that their role models（榜样） are also cheats. Surely we cant complain when were setting such a bad example.Culture Notes1. EnronEnron Corp. is one of the worlds largest energy, commodities and services company. Based in Houston, Texas, Enron was formed in July 1985. The company began marketing electricity in 1994 and entered the European energy market in 1995.The company reported revenues of $101 billion in 2000. It has stakes in nearly 30,000 miles of gas pipeline, owns or has access to a 15,000-mile fiber optic network and has a stake in electricity generating operations around the world.2. Gucci 古琦(Gucci)是意大利最大的时装集团之一，1923年由古琦欧古琦(GuccioGucci)创立，集团位于佛罗伦萨。Gucci除时装夕L也经营皮包、皮鞋、手表、家饰品、宠物用品、丝巾、领带和香水等。3. Tour de FranceThe Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling event.It has provided entertainment for all and inspiration for generations of cyclists since it started in 1903. Then there were just six stages while todays race takes place over three weeks and 21 stages. In 2007, around 200 riders, 20 teams and thousands of journalists were involved in this event.Real world listeningAnswersGeorge lied to his father.Get the Main IdeasAnswerslc 2d 3a 4b 5eRespond to the IdeasScriptMr. Washington: George, are you sure you had nothing to do with chopping down the cherry tree?George: I dont clearly recall chopping this tree down.Mr. Washington: Isnt this your axe?George: That appears to be very similar to my axe.Mr. Washington: But your axe is right here, and the tree is freshly cut, and you are the only person around.Mrs. Washington: Oh, just drop it, and its only a tree.Mr. Washington: But its not just the tree. We really need to find out if hes being honest with us. I wont put up with（忍受, 容忍）lying, and he shouldnt get you to cover up for him.George: Im going to say this one more time: didnt chop down that tree - the cherry tree - and I did not ask anyone to lie. Not one time. Never!Mr. Washington: George, theres no fresh-cut firewood around, but your hair and clothing are full of wood c