English Through Culture2 答案 Unit 8 - Teenage problems in the U. S..doc

Unite 8 Teenage Problems in the U. S. Close Reading Exercises I. 1. for, of, with 2. from, to 3. from, for, for/to/in 4. in, of, of, with 5. of, for, on II. 1. What they found in their poll of college students was that they drink “early and often,” frequent till they get sick. 2. Forbidding the selling of liquor to responsible young adults has led to an environment where binge drinking and alcohol abuse have bec9oome a problem. 3. American teens, unlike their European counterparts, dont learn how to drink in a gradual, non-risky process and in moderate amount. 4. We didnt always have a national law defining “twenty-one” as the drinking age. 5. In parts of the Western world, moderate drinking by teenagers and even children, when supervised by their parents, is an accepted custom. 6. Banning drinking by young people makes drinking a symbol of adulthood a tempting taboo. 7. Christine and her classmates now find themselves in an area where the law offers no clear guidance. 8. Since the preferred drink on campus is beer, we contrasted its potency with wine and hard liquor and stressed the importance of not drinking without having eaten something. 9. We want her to experience the effects of liquor in her own home, not while she is driving and not for the first time during a college orientation week when there is an overabundant supply of beer at parties. 10. If eighteen-year-olds are not allowed legally to have a beer at a public place, they have no experience dealing with drinking the right amount on their own. III. 1. We should come down hard on those who sell drugs to young people. 2. While we should allow our children have access to the Internet, we should also be aware that the huge of amount of junk in the cyber space poses risks. 3. If you could pick a city where you would work and live, which would be the city of your choice? 4. Both the teachers and his friends deserve high praise for the persistent assistance they have been offering to that handicapped young man in the last six years. 5. Ever since Mary broke off with her boyfriend, she has been in a dilemma. Do you think she can handle it on her own? IV. 1. As a public-health scientist with a daughter, Christine, going to college this fall, I have professional and personal concerns about teens excessive drinking. 2. It is very important that we examine the reasons why so many young people abuse alcohol. 3. When I was in college, in the mid 60s, the drinking age was different from state to state. 4. This involved risks of its own, with underage students crossing state lines to get a drink without violating the law. 5. But teens today have to go secretly with forged IDs and the fear of getting caught. 6. Comparing my daughters dilemma with my own as an “underage” college student, I see a difference and one that I think has worsened the current dilemma. 7. This makes the twenty-one restriction seem out of date. 8. We want our daughter to learn how to drink prudently and avoid this possible trap. 9. Shed tried it once before, thought it was bad in taste and refused. 10. A drunken student managed to climb into a chimney. 11. At the same time, we should impose more severe penalty on alcohol abusers and drunk drivers of all ages. 12. We should redouble our efforts at alcohol education for adolescents. V. 1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. c 7. d 8. d 9.c 10. d VI. 1. My father never knows the need to drink in moderation. Whenever he dines with his friends he drinks to the point of being sick. 2. To make sure that her son does not play computer games to the point of neglecting his studies, the mother has made it a rule that the computer should not be turned on except during the weekend. Now the son will do it on the sly or he will sneak out into Internet cafes, with the fear of being caught. 3. According to a prevalent medical view, drinking in moderation is good for the middle-aged and senior citizens, and dry red wine is the wine of primary choice. 4. There isnt a uniform speed limit for highways in our country; the speed limit varies from province to province. 5. It is said that the Japanese often hang out in bars after work in the pretext of relaxing. In fact, that is not a very good form of relaxation. 6. Our son will start on his employment soon. But in our eyes, he is still a kid and has yet to handle things on his own. Further Reading (Passage II) Multiple Choice Exercises 1. a 2. d 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. c 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. b Listening Exercises for Listening Comprehension I. 1. c 2. b 3. a II. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T III. 1. “It was really tough because we felt like she had lost a part of her childhood,” said her father, Dough Ledford. “The only thing I could really say is, Theyre still your daughter and even though its gonna hurt, and it may be a crushing blow, life does go on.” 2. “You have to remember that youre not the only one that matters anymore. When you do something, youve got to think about the consequences. Whats going to happen to you? And whats going to happen to the baby? And youre not as free anymore,” she said. “I wish that I were older when he was born.” Writing I. A shocking characteristic of recent urban violence is that those who commit crimes are much too young. And these young criminals rob, rape, main and kill in streets, subways and even in schools. The current justice system is not very effective in dealing with the juvenile delinquent. The system was conceived in the 1960s to protect children who violate the law; it was meant to function like a wise parent who provides problem children with rehabilitation. However, it seems to have added to the problems, not have solved them. In the 1950s, juvenile delinquencies would typically be shoplifting or car thefts. The typical delinquent would not be treated as an adult criminal. In the wording of the New York statute, he was “not criminally responsible by reason of infancy.” He would be given a hearing closed to the press and he would receive a disposition which would place him under the guidance of social workers. In the 1960s, juvenile court proceedings underwent a radical change. The delinquent was given “due process,” which meant that he would get the services of a lawyer and the protections that only adults would get from the justice system. II. In the hands of Legal Aid Society, the juvenile system focused on the small details of court proceedings at the expense of fact-finding, in order to achieve the goal of “getting the kid off.” The question is not whether a teenager has committed a crime. The question becomes whether his admission of crime can be invalidated because of some legal technicalities. It has become the lawyers job to protect his young client from being punished and to protect him from getting any rehabilitation in the systems various