新课标大英三Summary.doc

大学英语3 第二版summaryU1Activereading（1）Inthefallofourfinalyear,ourmoodchanged.Therelaxedatmospherehaddisappeared,andthepeergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Meanwhile,atthebackofeveryonesmindwaswhatwewoulddonextaftergraduation.Asforme,Iwantedtotravel,andIwantedtobeawriter.Ibracedmyselfforsomeresistancetotheideafrommyfather,whowantedmetogotolawschool,andfollowhispaththroughlife.However,hesupportedwhatIwantedbuthemademethinkaboutitbywatchingthecrabs.Thecagewasfullofcrabs.Oneofthemwastryingtoescape,buteachtimeitreachedthetoptheothercrabspulleditback.Intheenditgaveuplengthystruggletoescapeandstartedtopreventothercrabsfromescaping.Bywatchingcrabs,myfathertoldmenottobepulledbackbyothers,andtogettoknowoneselfbetter.U1Activereading（2）Lifeisshort.Weneverquiteknowwhenwebecome1)coffindwellersor2)trampledashintherosegardenofsomelocalcemetery.Sotheresnopointinputtingourdreams3)onthebackburneruntil4)therighttimearrives.Nowisthetimetodowhatwewanttodo.5)Makethebestofourshortstayand6)fillourlifewiththerichesonoffersothatwhenthereaperarrives,weveachievedmuchinsteadof7)regrets.U2Activereading（1）TheauthorsfamilyneverbelievedinSantamyth,asherparentscouldnotaffordexpensivegifts.Inhermothersview,thechildrenhavebeenbrainwashedintobelievingthesillymyth.SotheirfamilycelebratedChristmasaboutaweekafterDec.25andthekidsgottheirgiftsfromafter-Christmassale.Onthatyear,thefatherlosthisjobandtheyhadnomoneyforChristmas.OnChristmasEve,thefathertookeachofthekidsoutintothedesertnightonebyoneandaskedthemtopickoutastarastheirChristmasgift.TheauthorclaimedVenusandwhenthesunstartstoburnoutandEarthturnscold,everyoneheremightwanttomovetoVenustogetwarm.Andtheyllhavetogetpermissionfromyourdescendantsfirst.ThefathersimaginationleadtoauniqueChristmas.U2Activereading（2）Historically,childhoodhasundergoneenormoustransformationsintermsofchildrensresponsibilitiesandparentalexpectations.Culturally,childhoodissociallyconstructed.Theinterplayofhistoryandcultureleadstodifferentunderstandingofchildhood,consequently,itisadvisablenottoimposeideasfromoneculturetounderstandchildhoodinanotherculture.U3Activereading（1）Forthesakeofclarity,we1)splituptheprocessoflisteningtomusicintothreehypotheticalplanes.Firstly,2)thesensuousplane.Itisakindof3)brainlessbutattractivestateofmindengenderedbythemere4)soundappealofthemusic.Secondly,5)theexpressiveplane.Itiswhenwebelieveeachpieceofmusichasatheme,which6)mirrorsadifferentworldoffeeling,suchasgaiety,sadness.Thirdly,7)themusicalplane.Itistheabilitytoexperiencedifferent8)musicalelements,suchasmelodies,therhythms,theharmonies,thetonecolorsetc.Weusuallylistentomusiconallthreeplanes.U3Activereading（2）V-JDayinTimesSquareisaphotographbya1)prominentphotographerthatportraysanAmericansailorkissingawomaninawhitedresson2)VictoryoverJapanDayinTimesSquareinNewYorkCity,onAugust14.Sinceitspublication,ithas3)commandedtheworldsattention.Itbrimswithperceiveduncontrolled4)passionandsexual5)tension.Also,it6)ignitestheimaginationofpeople,who7)devisedstorylinesaboutwhateverhappenedtothecouple.Mostimportantofall,itsketchesforpeopleabeautiful8)visionoflifeaftertheSecondWorldWar,withasprinttowardsamore9)prosperousstandardoflivingandinventiveidealfamilylife.Thoughtheyearspass,thephotowillneverfadeandremindpeopleofthe10)fondmemorytheyhavehad.U4Activereading（1）Icanstillrememberthemenwhobuiltthehouse.Themasterfromthemanorhousefoundaclearinginthehugeorchardwhichranupanddownthehills.Ionlyseemyneighbourside-on.Iveneverseenhimfromthefront.Apartfromtheautumn,thegroundsmanbroughtayoungwomanhome.Iwasfilledwiththesoundofconversationandlaughter.Thewomanlookedafterthegardenaroundme,therewasariotofcolours.Withtimegoingby,theyhadchildrenandthengrewup.Butoneday,Isawapostmanarrivewithabundleofletters,thewomancriedoutandfainted.Yearslater,theyleftwithoutsayinggoodbyetome.Twomiddle-agedwomenspentseveralyearshere.Ilikethembecausetheykepteverythingspickandspan.Thelastpersonlivedwithmeworkingathomeassemblingfurniture.Wejustkepteachothercompany.Hewalkedveryslowlyusinghishandstosteadyhimself.Astimepassed,therearetracesofeveryonewhohaslivedwithme.However,therearemygoldenmemories.Butinfact,Ilookandfeelmyage.U4Activereading（2）HomesicknesswastraditionallyexperiencedbyAmericanchildrenduringthelongsummervacationwhentheyreceivedconvenientchildcarewhichwasidealizedbytheparentsasbeinggreat“fun”,whileBritishchildrenexperiencedhomesicknessatanevenearlierage,whensonsofthearistocracyweresenttoboardingschoolattheageofseven.Nowadays,homesicknessisusuallyfirstexperiencedbyteenagerswholeavehomeandgotocollege.Then,whatishomesickness?Ishomesicknessjustassociatedwithalackofmaturity?Actually,themodernterm“homesickness”wascoinedinthe17thcenturytodescribethefeelingsofSwissmercenarieswhomissedtheirhomelandwhilefightingelsewhereinEurope.Inthe18thand19thcentury,peopleespeciallywomenwhomissedtheirhomewereevenconsideredvirtuous.BritishactorsinHollywood,sportsmenonlongtoursabroad,soldiersservinginforeignwars,businesstravellersandaswellastheauthoralladmithowtheysufferfromanddealwithextremehomesickness.Intherecentyears,peoplearemorewillingtotalkabouthomesicknessanditisbelievedthatacknowledginghomesicknessmayhelpavoidtheriskofanxietyanddepression.Therefore,insteadofbeingimmatureorsomethingtobeashamedof,homesicknessisbothapainfullongingtobebackhome,andanextremelycommonoccurrence.U5Activereading（1）Whenayoungblackmanarrivesinacrowdedandexpensiverestaurant,theheadwaitermakeshimsitintheleastcomfortableplace,eventhoughatablehasbeenbookedforhimanda“MsRogers”.WhenMsRogersarrives,thewaiterrealizesthatsheisawell-knownSenator;andMsRogersrealizesthatherfriendhasbeentreatedbadlybecauseofthecolourofhisskin.Thewaiterrealizeshismistaketoo,andtriestomakeupforit,butitistoolate.U5Activereading（2）ThewriterusesstoriesaboutdoingbusinessbetweenSwedesandSaudistoillustratethedifferencesbetweenanindividualistandacollectivistapproachtobusiness.Theyhavedifferentconceptsoftheroleofpersonalrelationshipsinbusiness.TheSwedesbelievethebusinessisdonewithacompanywhiletheSaudisthinkitshouldbedonewithapersontheyknowandtrust.Thenthewritercomparesthecharacteristicsofthecollectivistandthoseoftheindividualist.Inmostcollectivistsocieties,thefamiliesareusuallyextendedfamilieswhileintheindividualistsocieties,nuclearfamiliesareprevalent.Peopleconsiderthemselvesaspartofa“we”grouporin-groupinthecollectivistsocieties.Incontrast,theindividualiststhinkofthemselvesas“I”,theirpersonalidentitywhichisdistinctfromotherpeoples.Apracticalandpsychologicaldependencerelationshipdevelopsbetweenthepersonandthein-groupinthecollectivistsocieties.However,rarelydopeopledependonagroupintheindividualistsocieties.U6Activereading（1）Asayoungboy,thewriter(1)overheardhisparentstalkingabouthelpinghisfatherdothemilkingearlyeverymorning.Herealizedthathehad(2)takenhisfathersloveforgrantedsoonChristmasmorninghe(3)roseveryearlyand(4)creptdownstairsanddidthemilkingallalone.Whenhisfatherdiscoveredwhathehaddone,he(5)clutchedtheboyinhisarms.Now,asanolderman,hedecidesto(6)trimmedtheChristmastreeandtiehispresentandlettertohis(7)belovedwifebeforeshe