新视野大学英语2-选词填空原文和答案

1、Unit 1As a foreigner doing business in the United States, I feel very rushed. I am used tofriendly opening exchanges when doing business. Here in Chicago, things aredifferent. There is no time for getting to know one another. This does not seemappropriate to me. There is no chance to develop a sense

2、 of trust when people meetto talk over issues. There are no rituals like tea or coffee before discussing business,though this is a(n) convention in my country. When we discuss business it starts witha(n) leisurely chat. I think that it is important for business partners to get familiarwith each othe

3、r first and to feel relaxed. If the exchange is too abrupt , there is a riskthat something will be forgotten. Some possibilities go without being assessed whenthere is too much pressure. I dont believe this is the best strategy for propercommunication. Besides, the perception is that they just dont

4、care about you as anindividual here. You are basically just another means of making money.All of this used to create a real dilemma for me. At first, it caused me to have as littleinteraction with American business partners as possible. Gradually, though, I havecome to understand the cultural differ

5、ences between our two countries. This hasreally helped me to feel more comfortable doing business here.1Unit 2Bill Johnsons path to Olympic gold was different than that of most. In fact, eventhough he was the first American man to ever win the downhill skiing event, manyrejected him as a true Olympi

6、c hero. He was a rebellious kid who came from atroubled background, and he boasted too much. Moreover, he only became involvedin skiing because a judge sent him to a ski school after he had stolen a car at age 17.There was no lifelong commitment to the sport. He did not exemplify the Olympicspirit.

7、He did not gain distinction by continuously training for his event.Still, few failed to appreciate his marvelous race in the 1984 Winter Olympic Gamesin Sarajevo. He was just a natural skier and his technique was perfect for the course.And so even before the race began, he was claiming victory. This

8、 course was madefor me. Nothing can stop me, he had boasted. He also caused some comments whenhe talked about the millions of dollars he would be able to make after he won therace. This made many skiers hostile toward him. That just encouraged him even more.Then on the day of the event, he turned ou

9、t the fastest. It takes a lot of courage tothrow yourself down a mountain, Bill Johnson remarked proudly after he won a goldmedal for the United States. Not many can do that.”2Unit3At first, my dad was not in favor of me marrying Will because Will is black. I guess mydad was a bit of a racist. Unfor

10、tunately, no arguments could counter dads beliefs.Despite his protests, though, Will and I decided to go through with our wedding.On a marvelous June day we were married in the park. The wedding went off withoutany hostile words or embarrassing exchanges. It was actually quite beautiful. Therewas ju

11、st one problem. Many of our friends and relatives didnt attend our wedding. Ihad to conclude that my dad was not the only prejudiced person we knew. Otherthan my father, no one had come out to speak against my relationship with Will. Itdid not seem appropriate for them to show their resistance to ou

12、r marriage in thisway. My dad had strong reservations about my marriage to Will, but at least he wasthere. Will and I decided to overcome this burden by showing everyone how wrongthey were. We wanted not only to love one another, but also to defy racial hatred byloving one another. We probably weren

13、t being all that realistic, but we did succeedwith one person. My dad and Will have developed an amazing friendship. My dadsays he has forgotten why he ever had any doubts about our marriage. Unit4What do we know about love? Is it, as some people would suggest, a mysteriousforce? Or can it be explai

14、ned and possibly even created? Well, even in this scientificand reason-driven age, love seems still to defy total understanding. We can, however,know something about love and make stronger connections between individuals.One thing that seems to affect love is distance. The common idea is that the lo

15、vebetween people grows as they are separated. Sometimes it is true that longing forsomeone who has gone overseas becomes more intense.Something that nourishes love is danger. Send both lovers to dangerous places andthey will end up loving each other more. This could be caused by the worry itdevelops

16、. It could also be that feelings of uncertainty or need transform into love3with time.Love gives us warmth, courage, and a feeling of being safe, but it also demandsselfless devotion and sacrifice. If you are truly committed to finding true love, youshould make yourself more interesting. Do things t

17、hat you enjoy and try to meetpeople who share identical interests.Unit5My son has started to hang out with the wrong type of boys. He is fifteen years oldand until recently I had always been grateful for how easy he has been to raise. Lately,though, he has ceased to listen to what I say. He used to

18、be such a sweet boy, butbeing in high school seems to have hardened him against authority figures. Thechange in his attitude has been very noticeable even to his teachers.The other day I asked him to come straight home after school, but instead herebelled and stayed out until ten oclock. Later I fou

19、nd out that he had skipped schoolcompletely that day. I found out that he was with a(n) bunch of boys who often causetrouble. I decided to forbid him to do anything with those boys, but he didnt listen tome. In spite of my objections to him being with those boys, he was with them thevery next day.A

20、friend of mine has a son who is having identical problems. She decided to give hima change of scenery and sent him to a private school. Im not sure this is the bestsolution, though. You cant just change a boys behavior by changing his school everytime he does something wrong. It is better to help a

21、kid establish a good set of corevalues.Unit6My name, Bobby, is used both for boys and girls. Girls spell it Bobbie. It ischaracteristic for little boys to be given a name with a y sound at the end. Forexample, I often had a Jimmy, Johnny or Billy in my classes. In my second grade, I alsohad a Bobbie

22、. In order not to confuse us when she called our names, our teacherassigned us the names Bobbie Girl and Bobby Boy. This caused me a lot oftrouble on the playground. There, my friends labeled me Bobbie Girl. For myfriends, the apparent contrast between my name and my sex was the source of muchlaught

23、er. The fact that they labeled me as a girl was very embarrassing . I had atendency to compensate for my name by acting more like a boy than I might haveotherwise. I threw more rocks and yelled louder than the sum of all of the other boysadded together. The real Bobbie Girl, conversely , acted more

24、like a girl. When myteacher realized she had made a mistake, she stopped calling us Bobbie Girl and4Bobby Boy. Unfortunately, my friends never forgot or ceased calling me BobbieGirl. Third grade was an improvement; the original Bobbie Girl was in a differentclass. Also, I requested the teacher just

25、call me Bob.Unit7My family, my boss, even my doctor had told me this would happen, but I didntlisten. They said I was getting overwhelmed and focusing too much on the negativethings that happened to me. If you dont learn to control how you react to badthings that happen in your life, you are going t

26、o cause damage to your heart, saidmy doctor. So many of the situations you complain about are beyond your control.Getting caught in them is very destructive for you physically and emotionally. Youhave to learn to let these things go and focus on things you can actually change. I,undoubtedly, should

27、have made his advice my number one priority right then.Unfortunately, I got caught in a traffic jam that very same day while driving homefrom work. This was the setting for the heart attack my doctor had warned me about.Instead of looking for a better outlet for my stress, I began to yell at the car

28、 in front ofme. Then the muscle fibers of my heart began beating like a bag of worms instead ofpumping blood. Fortunately, it was only a mild heart attack. Someone came to my aidand then accompanied me to the hospital. I have definitely learned that life is tooshort to worry about things you cant co

29、ntrol.Unit8Having a lot of money is useless without a good education. Life isnt simply aboutconsumption and having a good time when youre not at work. Money will onlycause you grief unless you use it for the welfare of the world. Thats why I believethat a good education is indispensable. A formal ed

30、ucation with emphasis on history,literature, and culture helps a person learn how to distinguish right from wrong.Education that only teaches skills specific to a job can only render skills forperforming a task. It doesnt teach you how to make important decisions. Employerstend to demand more from t

31、heir employees than the ability to perform a task. Ourworld needs workers who pay constant attention to high standards for theirperformance. It is evident that far too many people today are focusing on makingmoney and not on improving themselves. What puzzles me is why people shouldignore contributi

32、ons to the good of humanity while making money. It is only rationala person who gives to the world enjoys the benefits. After all, our civilization simplycant be built on the principle of making money alone.In summary, we must educate our young people to understand and love the worldaround them. Thi

33、s is the only way to ensure a better tomorrow.5Unit9Nobody has ever had to tell me to get out of bed. My number one asset has alwaysbeen that I am much more ambitious than most. The way I see it, life is too short tomake periodical concessions to comfort and fun. If you want to accomplishsomething r

34、emarkable, youve got to stay motivated and constantly work towardyour goals. My goal has been to become a(n) journalist since I was a young boy.When I was eight, my father said, That field of work is too competitive for you. Youshould be more realistic about your prospects and abilities.I didnt want

35、 to deceive myself about how hard it would be, so I started that day bygetting a job delivering newspapers. I departed from home every morning at 4:30 todo my work before school. I was fascinated with the printing machines so I alwaysarrived to work early to ask questions. I wasnt much of a scholar, so I eventuallyended up enrolling in an average university. Still, I was keen on becoming a reporterand did not give up my dream. I wrote for the school newspaper and when Igraduated, took a job sorting mail with