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1、综合教程二第三单元TaskaSeriptGeneration gaps have always existed The generation who grew up with the first automobiles shocked their parents by having wild parties accompanied by jazz music in the 1920s. But one of the greatest generation gaps in history was the one between Boomers, those born in the years f

2、ollowing WII, and their parents and grandparentsMy father was born in 1919 He spent his teenaged years in the Great Depression Pleasures and pastimes were few for him, as he pulled through harsh economic times on a Minnesota farm Poor dental care cost him his teeth by the age of thirty. So entertain

3、ment and having fun were rather low on his list of priorities In addition, he disliked loud rock and roll music, and saw little reason in the student protests of the 60 sHe was a great father, but you can see how his thinking and the thinking of his offspring would be so differentThe parents who wor

4、ked so hard to provide great lives for the post WWII-born children would one day find themselves disagreeing with their children over the cultural, musical, and political preferences For instance, refusal to go to war in 1942 would have been regarded as cowardly. However, many Boomers were bold enou

5、gh to question the very morality of the war in Vietnam, and to thereby burn draft cards and loudly protest and refuse to go, fleeing to Canada or going to jail, if necessaryOur parents just couldn* t relate or understandBut not all of us protested the war or used drugs, though its hard to imagine a

6、Boomer not being into Rock and Roll. But even if we lived more straight-laced lives than the hippies on the nightly news, there s no doubt that our thinking was a whole lot different from that of our parents And that constituted a massive generation gap that has not been repeated since1 According to

7、 the speaker, one of the greatest generation gaps in history was theone between and theirand(1) Answer: Boomers(2) Answer:(3) Answer:parents grandparents;whereas many2 People refusing to go to war in 1942 were consideredBoomers protested the war in Vietnam because theyits morality.(1) Answer: coward

8、s / cowardly(2) Answer: questionedtimes, doesn，t care much3. The speaker* s father, having grown up inand.(1) Answer:harsh / difficult / hard(2) Answer: entertainment(3) Answer:having funScriptFather: What possessed you to give them our address?Son: They called and asked for it. Dear Sleepless in Se

9、attle - You are most attractive man I ever laid ears on.Father: Wait, wait, wait They called How did they get our number Oh, let me guess You gave it to themSon: You have to give them your phone number, or they won t let you on the airDwr Sleepless in Seattle, I live in TulsaWhere is that?Father: It

10、 s in Oklahoma Do you know where Oklahoma is?Son： Somewhere in the middle?Father: Im not even gonna think about what they* re not teaching you in school Tm not gonna think about it. Yeah, someone in the middle And generally speaking, we should rule out anyone that doesnt live near hereSon: Shes will

11、ing to fly anywhereFather: Well, she looks like my third grade teacher I hated my third grade teacher Wait a minute, she is my third grade teacherSon: Arent you gonna read any of these?Father: No, this is not how its done Id much rather just see somebody I like and get a feeling about them and ask t

12、hem if they want to have a drinkSon: Or a slice of pizza?Father: Not a dinner Not necessarily on the first date Because halfway through dinner you could be really sorry you asked them to dinner Whereas, if its just a drink, if you like them you could always ask them to dinner But if not, you can just say, Well, that was great And then you go home See what I mean I wonder if it still works this way.Son: It doesnt They ask you.Father: Im starting to notice that1) How do people get their mailing address2) Can you guess what these letters are about from t