21世纪读写教程1第58单元A、B课文Cloze.pdf
21st Century College English,Book 1 Unit 5 text A to Unit 8 Text B Cloze 第 1 页 共 8 页 21st Century College English,Book 1 Dictation of Text A,Unit 5 The language of Compromise Let me give you 1 ,I said to Ted and Mary just before they 2 a few years ago.If you want to stay happily married,always 3 .When you have 4 about something,you each 5 .You take the middle 6 .That is compromise.And Im glad to say that the young 7 that advice.I remember when they took their first holiday together.Ted wanted to do something 8 ,because he didnt usually get 9 during the year.Marys job 10 that she was on her feet most of the time.All she wanted to do was 11 the sun.Ted 12 on a beach;Mary hated the idea of being too active.They 13 ,and took their holiday in mid-summer,high in the Alps.Mary was able to lie in the sun by the hotel swimming pool,14 Ted went off for long walks in the mountains with a group of hikers.In the evening they met at the hotel,both 15 their day,happy to eat a 16 meal together and dance a little afterwards.They 17 over everything and they were very happy.To complete their happiness,they had a baby when they had been married for three yearsa son.But that,strangely,was when the problem 18 .They had to name their son,of course,and each had a name 19 ;not the same name,20 .It seemed that a situation had 21 where compromise was impossible.Ted wanted to call their son Robert,Mary wanted to call him Lawrence.How can you compromise with names like that?No,this time one of them would have to 22 ,it seemed.There would have to be a 23 ,and a loser.That was how they saw things,24 .Mary told me all about it when I 25 the hospital two days after the babys birth.Ted wants to call him Robert,Mary said,because theres a 26 in his family.The eldest son is always Robert or Edward.His father was Robert,his grandfather Edward,his great-grandfather Robert,and so on.That seems 27 ,I said.I dont want my son to be 28 someone in the family,Mary said.Hes a 29 ,and I want him to have a name that no one else in the family has had.I want to call my son Lawrence.That seems 27 ,too,I said.Everyones been 30 ,Mary said.Then she told me who had given her advice,and what advice she had been given,(but not in 31 order).I had to guess 32 .Maybe youd like to try to do that 33?These were the people:1)Uncle Fred,who was a painter,and liked 34 colours.2)Aunt Sybil,who spent every 35 minute in her garden.3)Cousin John,who spent far too much of his time at horse races and simply couldnt 36 a gamble.4)Marys friend,Sue,who was very active in the Womens Liberation Movement.5)Teds brother David,an actor with a 37 of himself.6)Marys father,a music professor.7)Marys mother,who loved Shakespeare.8)Marys friend,Catherine,known to be rather snobbish.Here,in a different order,is the advice they gave Mary:a)Spin a 38 ,and decide that way.b)Davids rather a nice name.That would be a good compromise.c)Tell your husband that you had the child so you 39 choose his name.d)Ive always liked the names Johann Sebastian.e)Call him William.Hell be a sweet William.40 you didnt have a girl.There are such lovely names for girlsHeather,Rosemary,Lily,Fern,Daisy.f)Hes got blond hair.You could call him Boydwhich means yellow.g)Charles is rather a 41 name,dont you think?Not Robert,though,or Lawrence.Too 42 ,my dear.h)Hamlet would make an 43 ,but attractive name.21st Century College English,Book 1 Unit 5 text A to Unit 8 Text B Cloze 第 2 页 共 8 页 Well,I soon 44 who suggested what,then I gave my own advice,Compromise!How?said Mary.45 my parents,I said.My father felt that I should 46 his father,and my mother 47 about naming me after her father.So,Im named after both of them.You mean,they were both called Samuel?said Mary.No.One was George,the other was Albert.Samuel is the compromise.Im named George Albert Samuel,but called Samuel.And so it was that my 48 was named Robert William Lawrence,but is called Lawrence.Dictation of Text B,Unit 5 Easy Ways to Avoid an Argument My five-year-old son and I stopped at our 1 ice-cream store to get dessert for his birthday party.The place 2 people.A high-school girl was alone 3 .Though working as fast as she could,she seemed to be 4 .At last she called our number,and I 5 three quarts of chocolate ice-cream.Three quarts!she said.Do you know how hard it is to scoop three quarts?I 6 Well,excuse me!I thought this was an ice-cream store!Instead I 7 and asked myself a question I often 8 when Im 9 an argument:Why would she say something like that?Realizing then how 10 she must have felt,I asked,Has it been one of those days?Her 11 .Its been nonstop since this morning.Im all alone,and I 12 get off at one oclock,but.She continued to 13 herself as she packed our ice cream.When we left,she gave us a big smile and 14 .15 if someone is rude.You may think,what a jerk!But 16 how you feel will only 17 .Dealing with difficult people is a part of 18 life,and there are ways you can 19 yourself without starting an argument.I call these techniques“Tongue Fu”!20 arguments with humor.All of us 21 .If you find yourself in a difficult situation,try 22 it.As an IRS worker explained to me,“Almost everyone who comes in here is 23 .Instead of 24 ,weve posted bulletin boards with comic strips that 25 the IRS,which we jokingly call the Income Removal Service.When taxpayers see these,their attitudes 26 .”When people 27 ,dont explain.The phone rings at work.You pick up and the caller launches into a 28 :I asked for a catalogue three weeks ago and I still dont have it!What kind of business are you 29 ,anyway?”Dont 30 that half the staff is out with the flu.Well-intentioned 31 they may be,such explanations 32 the complainers anger because they 33 excuses.Avoid 34 what went wrong.Instead,agree,apologize and then move on to what can be done about it.Simply say:Youre right.Im sorry you havent 35 it yet.If I can have your name and address again,Ill personally put it in the mail to you today.”Agree to disagree.A man I know said he and his wife went to her parents house for dinner one night.While we were eating,he 36 ,I mentioned that the highway construction was stalled again.My father-in-law said he was glad.That highway 37 built!Its 38 an important 39 valley.Well,I spend over an hour each way commuting to work.I told him I thought the highway was a necessary evil because there are 40 there were ten years ago,on 41 number of roads.My wifes dad grumbled that it was 42 of my selfish generation to think more about our commuting time than a significant archeological 43 .I 44 and said,You cant stop progress.45 .My father-in-law stood up and walked away,saying,I 46 sit here and listen to this at my own dinner table.I wish the whole thing had never happened.47 to his feelings about the matter,48 prevented the whole 49 by saying,Lets agree to disagree about this,and politely directing the conversation to something else.”21st Century College English,Book 1 Unit 5 text A to Unit 8 Text B Cloze 第 3 页 共 8 页 One 50 way to avoid an argument is to say,Were both right!and move on to a safer topic.For example,you and your wife disagree about how to 51 your teenager,and your discussion is 52 an argument.Just you arent 53 doesnt mean youre enemies.Saying Hey,we both want the same thing can get you out of the quarrelsome mode and get you working together again.54 the situation,arguments are a waste or,55 ,a misuse of time.By avoiding meaningless arguments,everybody wins.Dictation of Text A,Unit 6 Nerds and Geeks There is something very wrong with the system of values in a society that has only unkind terms like nerd and geek for the intellectually 1_ and academically 2_.We all know what a nerd is:someone who wears thick glasses and 3_ clothes;someone who knows all the answers to the chemistry or math homework but can never get a 4_ on a Saturday night.And a geek,according to Websters New World Dictionary,is a street 5_ who shocks the public by 6_ _ heads of 7_ chickens.It is a 8_ fact about our language and our culture that someone 9_ to the 10_ of knowledge is 11_ to such a freak.Even at a prestigious educational 12_ like Harvard,anti-intellectualism is widespread:Many students are 13_ to admit,even to their friends,how much they study.Although most students try to 14_ _ _,there is but a small group of 15_ for whom 16_ knowledge is the most important thing during their years at Harvard.Nerds are 17_ _ _ while athletes are made heroes of.Because of their intelligence and 21_ to conform to societys anti-intellectual values,many are 22_ _ a chance to learn adequate social skills and 23_ good communication tools.Enough is enough.Nerds and geeks must stop being 24_ _ what they are.Those who dont study hard must stop teasing those who do,the bright kids with thick glasses.The anti-intellectual values that have spread throughout American society must be 25_.There are very few countries in the world where anti-intellectualism runs as high in 26_ culture as it does in the U.S.In most industrialized nations,not least of all our 27_ _ in East Asia,a kid who studies hard is praised and 28_ _ _ an example to other students.In many parts of the world,university professorships are the most prestigious and materially 29_ positions.But not in America,where 30_ professional ballplayers are much more respected and better paid than professors of the best universities.How can a country where 31_ parents are 32_ _ their daughter studying mathematics instead of going dancing,or of their son reading Weber while his friends play baseball be expected to 33_ in the technology race with Japan or remain a leading political and cultural force in Europe?How long can America 34_ a world-class power if we constantly 35_ social skills and physical strength _ academic achievement and intellectual ability?Do we really expect to stay afloat largely by 36_ our scientists and intellectuals from 37_,as we have done for a 38_ _ of this century without 39_ _ _ to also cultivate a pro-intellectual culture at home?Even if we have the political will to spend a lot more money on education than we do now,do we think we can improve our schools if we 40_ _ our hard-working pupils and fail to respect their impoverished teachers?Our 41_ lies not so much with our 42_ or with our politics as within ourselves,our values and our 43_ of a good life.Americas culture has not 44_ _ the demands of our times,to the economic realities that demand a 45_ educated workforce and innovative intelligent leadership.If we are to succeed as a society in the 21st century,we had better 46_ _ _ our anti-intellectualism and teach our children that a good life depends on exercising ones mind and pursuing knowledge 47_ _ _ of ones abilities.Not until the words nerd and geek become terms of praise rather than insults 48_ _ _ _ _.21st Century College English,Book 1 Unit 5 text A to Unit 8 Text B Cloze 第 4 页 共 8 页 Dictation of Text B,Unit 6 Our Changing Lifestyle:Trends and Fads These days lifestyles seem to change very fast.It is more than just clothing and hairstyles that are 1_ one year and 2_ the next;its a whole way of living.One year people wear sunglasses on top of their heads and wear jeans and boots;they drink white wine and eat sushi at Japanese restaurants;for exercise they 3_ several miles a day.However,the next year they notice that everything has changed.Women wear long skirts;people drink expensive water from France and eat pasta at Italian restaurants;everyone seems to be exercising at 4_.Almost nothing in modern life 5_ of fashion;food,music,exercise,books,slang words,movies,6_,places to visit,even names go in and out of fashion.Its almost impossible to write about 7_ fads because these interests that people follow can change very quickly.In the United States,even people can be“in”or“out.”Like people in any country,Americans 8_ the lives of celebrities:movie stars,sports heroes,famous artists,politicians,and the like.But Americans also pay a lot of attention to people who have no 9_ ability and have done nothing very 9_.In 1981,for example,an unknown elderly woman appeared in a TV 10_,in which she looked at a very small hamburger and 11_ loudly,“Wheres the beef?”These three words made her famous.Suddenly she appeared in magazines and newspapers and on TV shows.She was 12_ popular.She was“in”.In 1987 an exterminator in Dallas,Texas decided that he would be very happy if he could find more 13_ for his small business;he needed more people to pay him to kill the insects and rats in their houses.He put an 14_ advertisement in a Dallas newspaper:He 15_ to pay$1,000 to the person who could find the biggest cockroach.This strange 16_ made him suddenly famous.However,this kind of fame does not 17_ long.Such people are famous for a very short time.They are fads.What causes such fads to come and go?And why do so many people follow them?Although clothing designers and manufacturers 18_ fads in fashion because they want to 19_,this desire for money doesnt explain fads in other areas,such as language.For example,why have 20_ in the past twenty-five years usedat different timesthe slang words groovy,or awesome,in conversation instead of simply saying wonderful?According to Jack Santino,an 21_ in popular culture,people who follow fads are not irrational（不理性的）;they simply want to be part of something new and creative,and they feel good when they are part of an in group”.Fads are not 22_ the United States.Dr.Santino believes that fads are common in any country that has a strong 23_,e.g.,Britain,Japan,and Germany.However,in the United States there is an 24_ reason for fads:Most Americans seem to feel that something is wrong if there isnt 25_ change in their lives.Dr.Santino points out that its sometimes difficult to see the difference between a fad and a 26_.A fad,he says,lasts a very short time and is not very important.A social trend lasts a long time and becomes a true part of 27_ culture.A trend might be the use of 28_ computers;a fad might be certain types of computer games.A recent trend is the nationwide interest in good health,but many fads come from this trend:aerobic dancing,special 29_,imported water,and the like.An exciting trend began in Europe in the mid-1990s:the cultural borders between countries began to 30_.Travelers from other parts of the world noticed that Eurokids,from Lisbon to Stockholm,from London to Athens,seemed to be very 31_ to each other.All followed the same fads in fashion,music,and food.These Eurokids had the same lifestyles and values.For example,they were worried about the environment,32_ more about rain forests than clothes.Some of the Eurokids fads will certainly disappear and others will come along,but it will be interesting to see if the trend continues and becomes a true part of European culture.Dictation of Text A,Unit 7 I Became Her Target My 1_ teachers name was Dead-Eye Bean.Her real name was Dorothy.She taught American history to eighth graders in a 2_ high school in Grand Rapids,Michigan.It was the fall of 1944.Franklin D.Roosevelt was president
