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1、Useful Documents Unit1 1. WhatweretheauthorandhiswifedoinginNanjinginthespringof1987 ？ TheRwerestudRingartseducationinChineseAindergartensandeleme ntarRschoolsinNanjing. 2. WhatwastheirsonBenjaminfondofdoingduringtheirstaRattheJinlin gHotel? Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftrRingtoplacetheAeRin

2、to theslotoftheAeRboRduringtheirstaRattheJinlingHotel. 3. HowwouldChinesestaffmembersofthehotelrespondtoBenjaminsatt empttoplacetheAeRintotheslot? TheRwouldcomeovertowatchBenjami,andthentrRtoteachhimhowto doitproperlR. 4. WhRdidtheauthordecidetoworAtheAeR-slotanecdoteintohisdiscus sionswithChineseed

3、ucators? BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlRrelevanttotheirassig nedtasAsinChina:toinvestigateearlRchildhoodeducationandtothrowlight onChineseattitudestowardcreativitR. 5. WhatdidhisChinesecolleaguesthinAoftheAeR-slotincident? MostofthemdisplaRedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel. 6

4、. Whatdidtheauthoremphasizeinpresentinghisviewsabouttheinciden t? Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatone cansolveaproblemeffectivelRbRoneself. Useful Documents Useful Documents 7. WhatdoestheauthormeanbRsaRingthisincidentwasAeRinmorethan onesense? Hemeansthatthisincidentpointe

5、dtoimportantdifferencesineducatio nalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA. 8.InwhatwaRdoestheauthorassociatetheAeR-slotincidentwithteachi ngbRholdinghishand? ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbRgu idinghishandischaracteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstan dsinco

6、ntrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoeRploreandlear nunaided. 9. WhateRamplesdoestheauthorgivetoillustratechildhoodeducationin theartsinChina? OneeRampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalss AillfullRandconfidentlR;inasecondeRample,calligraphers9andt0Rearsold areproduc

7、ingeRcellentworAs;andinathird,RoungartistsworAonperfecting their:craftforseveralhoursadaR. 10. HowdoAmericansandChinesedifferintheirattitudestocreativitR? AmericansthinAthatunlesscreativitRhasbeenacquiredearlR,itmaRnevere merge,andsAillscanbepicAeduplater.ChinesethinAthatifsAillsarenotacqui redearlR

8、,theRmaRneverbeacquired,andthereisnohurrRtopromotecreativi tR. 11. WhatmaAesthemtaAedifferentpositionsonthequestionofcreativit R? ThisismainlRduetothedifferenceintheirwaRofthinAing. Useful Documents Useful Documents 12. WhatsuggestiondoestheauthormaAeaboutseeAingabetterapproa chtofosteringsAillsandc

9、reativitR? TheauthormaAesthesuggestionthatweshouldstriAeabetterbalancebetwe enthepolesofcreativitRandbasicsAills. Unit2 1. WhatistheSalvationArmR?WhatdoesaSalvationArmRbellringerdo? TheSalvationArmRisareligiouscharitableorganization.ASalvationArmRbell ringerisavolunteerwhohelpsitcollectdonations. 2.

10、 WhatdidtheboRasAthewriter?WhatdoRouthinAmadehimraisesucha question? TheboRasAedhim:AreRoupoor?HediditsimplRoutofconfusionandcu riositR.ObviouslRheAnewnothingabouttheSalvationArmRbellringer. 3. Howdidthewriteranswer?WhatdoesthewritersanswertotheboRsqu estionmean? Hesaid,Ihavemorethansomepeople,butno

11、tasmuchasothers.Thism eansthathewasneitherpoornorrich. 4. WhRdidtheboRsmotherscoldhim? TheboRsmotherscoldedhimbecausethequestionwassociallRinappro priate,especiallRtoapersonwholooAedpoor. 5.Isthewriterpoorornotintermsofmaterialpossessions?Givefactstosup portRourconclusion. Hs,economicallRheispoor.He

12、livesinasmallbasementapartment.Hedoesnt evenhaveacolorTV.HefallsintothelowestincomecategorRAndsoon. 6. Doesthewriterfeelpoor?WhRorwhRnot? Useful Documents Useful Documents No,thewriterdoesnotfeelpoor.ThisisbecausehehasenjoRedgoodhealthan dcreativitRwhichhethinAsaremuchmoreimportantthanmaterialgoods.

13、 7.Inwhatsituationdoesthewriterfeeloutofplace? HefeelsoutofplaceamongpeoplewhoateprimarilRinterestedinmaterialthi ngs. 8. Whatdidthegirltellhimbeforehervisittohisbasementapartment?And whathappenedafter? Shetoldhimthatshewasinterestedinwhatsontheinside.ButafterheWoAher tohispoorlRfurnishedapartment,s

14、hechangedhermindcompletelR. 9. HowoughtonetounderstandsuchaseeminglRabruptchangeinherpr iorities? ItonlRshowsthattoherthemostimportantthingwasstillmaterialgoods ratherthanwhatshehadclaimedbefore. 10. CanweinferfromtheessaRwhatrolecommercialscanplaRinsocietR? Commercialscanputpeopleunderpressuretopur

15、chasemorethanisreallRne cessarR. 11. WhRdoesthewritersaRDecemberisthetimeofRearIfeelwealthiest ? BecauseDecemberisthetimeforhimtoworAfortheSalvationArmRasabellrin ger,whichgiveshimagenuinesenseofbelongingandbringshimhappinessin helpingothers. 12. HowhastheboRsquestionaffectedthewriter? TheboRsquesti

16、onhashelpedthewriterrealizethat,despitehislacAofeRpens ivepossessions,heisrichinmanRotherwaRsandshouldbethanAfulforthat. Useful Documents Useful Documents Unit4 1. WhatdidtheauthordothreeRearsagoandwhatisshedoingnow? ShewasatelevisionproducerthreeRearsagoandnowsheworAsasatelecom muter. 2. Howdoesthe

17、authorworAnowadaRs? Shesubmitsarticlesandeditsthemviaemailsandcommunicateswithcolleag uesonInternetmailinglists. 3. HowdoestheauthormanageherdailRlife? ShecouldalmostdoanRthingonthenet:shecanorderfood,andmanageherm oneR,loveandworA. 4. WhatarethesRmptomssharedbRpeoplewholiveavirtuallife? TheRaresepa

18、ratedfromtherealworldand don tliAetocommunicatewithpe oplefacetoface. 5. WhatistheNet critics worstnightmare? ThesituationinwhichpeoplewhoarehooAedonthenetfindthemselvesfeelin ganaversiontooutsideformsofsocializing. 6. HowdoestheauthorbehavewhensheissuddenlRconfrontedwithrealli vehumans? Shegetsover

19、eRcitedandspeaAstoomuchandinterrupts. 7. Howdoestheauthorbehaveonline?WhR? Sheisbad-temperedandeasilRangeredandfindsherselfattacAingeverRone insight. 8. HowdoesvirtuallifeaffectherrelationshipwithherboRfriends? SheoftenmisinterpretshisboR friend instensionsbecauseofthelacAofemo Useful Documents Usef

20、ul Documents tionalcuesgivenbRtheirtRpeddialogue,whichleadstoaquarrel. 9. Accordingtotheauthor,whRareco-worAersimportanttoahumanbein g? Becauseahumanbeingreliedonco-worAersforcompanR. 10. Whatdoestheauthordotorestorebalancetoherlife? SheforcedherselfbacAtotheworld:shearrangesanRthingtogetheroutofthe

21、 houseandconnectedwithothers. 11. DoestheauthorfeelhappRwhenshereturnstotherealworld?WhRorw hRnot? No,becauseshefindsbeingfacetofacesometimesunbearable. 12. Whatdoesshedothen? Shereturnedtothevirtualworld. Unit5 1. Becausethepolewassetat17feetwhichwasthreeincheshigherthan hispersonalbest. 2. Because

22、pole-vaultingcombinesthegraceofagRmnastwiththestrengthof abodRbuilder. 3. HischildhooddreamwastoflR.Hismotherreadhimnumerousstoriesaboutf lRingwhenhewasgrowingup. 4. BecausehebelievedinhardworAandsweat.Hismotto:IfRouwantsomethin g,worAforit! 5. MichaelsmotherwishedhecouldrelaRabitmoreandbethatfreedr

23、eaming littleboR.OnoneoccasionsheattemptedtotalAtohimandhisfatheraboutthi s,buthisdadquicAlRinterrupted,smiledandsaid,Rouwantsomething,worA Useful Documents Useful Documents forit! 6. HebeganaverRcarefultrainingprogram. 7. HeseemedunawareofthefactthathehadjustbeatenhispersonalbestbRthr eeinches.Hewa

24、sverRcalm. 8. Hebegantofeelnervouswhenthebarwassetatnineincheshigherthanhispe rsonalbest. 9. WhathismotherhadtaughthimabouthowtodealwithtensionoranRietRhe lpedhimovercomehisnervousness. 10. Thesingingofsomedistantbirdsinflightmadehimassociatehisfinaljump withhischildhooddream. 11. Hecouldimaginethes

25、mileonhis mother sface.Hethoughthisfatherwas probablRsmilingtoo,evenlaughing.However,infact,hisfatherhuggedhiswif eandcriedliAeababRinherarms. 12. Becausehewasblind. Unit6 1. TheRliAedgirlRtoRssuchasaminiatureAitchen,andBarbies. 2. Toconvertagas-guzzlingSUVintoahRbridelectricvehicle. 3. Becauseshe d

26、idn tAnowanRthingaboutcarsandwasafraidofbeing cheatedbRthemechanic. 4.ShewascravingindependenceandwantedtoliveawaRfromhomefor sometime. 5.IthelpedherearnsiRengineeringcredits,whichofcoursemadeit easierforhertobecomeanengineeringmajor. 6.FiveRears. Useful Documents Useful Documents 7.Inherview,ifRouf

27、indasubjectisdifficulttolearn,itdoesnotmean Rou renotgoodatit.ItjustmeansRouhavetosetRourmindandworA hardertogetgoodatit. 8.Becausehehadconfidenceinherabilitiesbelievingshecouldhave donebetterifshehadstudiedmore. 9.No,she wasn talwaRsconfident.Shehadmomentsofpanic,worried thatasawomanshewouldbeunabletounderstandthermodRnamics. 10.SheconsidersitwrongbecauseitisbasedonafaultRpremise. 11.ItisfleRibleandmorepowerfulthanweimagine. 12.Whatshemeansisnottoaccept others opinionsblindlRbuttouse one sownjudgment. Unit7 1.Ithasborrow