新视野大学英语读写教程第二册(第二版)Pre-reading听力原文.doc

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1、如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流新视野大学英语读写教程第二册(第二版)Pre-reading听力原文【精品文档】第 4 页新视野大学英语读写教程第二册（第二版）Pre-reading听力原文Unit 1 第一单元SECTION A Pre-reading ActivitiesTime is the same in all places, but peoples relationship with time is different from country to country. In the United States, time is a real, precious resour

2、ce, and every minute counts. People here are always in a rush and under pressure. There are no short conversations or small exchanges with strangers because people think it is a waste of time. Does this sound like your country? If it does not, and if you dont think you would like such a place, you w

3、ould most likely be unhappy in the United States, where doing things quickly is seen as a skill.1.Time.2.Short conversations or small exchanges with strangers.3.(Open-ended.)Unit 2 第二单元SECTION A Pre-reading ActivitiesWhen I think back about the many people who have influenced me during my life, I of

4、ten think of one person who showed his passion through his commitment to my success. I think of my coach, the man who taught and inspired me not only how to run the mile as fast as I could, but also how to work at something a little every day until greatness is achieved. Through his continuous effor

5、ts, I gradually came to an understanding of the meaning of commitment, which is really what love is all about.1.Her coach.2.How to run the mile as fast as she could and how to work at something a little every day until greatness is achieved.3.(Open-ended.)Unit 3 第三单元 SECTION A Pre-reading Activities

6、Gail and Mark were from different cultural and racial background. They had been together for two years and had learned to understand and respect each other. Recently they decided to marry and they told the news to Gails parents. To their surprise, they met with some resistance. Gails mother was worr

7、ied that they might be marrying for the wrong reasons and advised her daughter to wait. Gails father also opposed the marriage because he thought that Mark was marrying his daughter so that he could remain in the United States. Such concerns are understandable. After all, marriage across nations may

8、 have its problem of one kind or another.1.Gails mother was worried that they might be marrying for the wrong reason.2.Mark wanted to marry Gail so that he could remain in the United States.3.(Open-ended.)Unit 4 第四单元SECTION A Pre-reading ActivitiesI wrote a story about love, and I hope you like it.

9、The story is about a young soldier who is waiting to see a woman he has fallen in love with. I suppose its a lot like my other stories in that it has a happy ending. You might laugh at me for writing stories that are so sweet. But, you see, I am a deep believer in love, and I am hopeful about everyo

10、ne finding it. Without love, I really dont know what the purpose of living would be.4.He is waiting to see a woman he has fallen in love with.5.A happy ending.6.(Open-ended.)Unit 5第五单元 SECTION A Pre-reading ActivitiesToday, I want to talk about the historic opportunity we now have to protect our chi

11、ldren from an even more deadly threat: smoking. Smoking kills more people every day than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, drugs and fires combined. Nearly 90% percent of those smokers lit their first cigarette before they turned 18. In the past few years weve worked to stop our children from s

12、moking before they start, to reduce their access to tobacco products, and to restrict tobacco companies from advertising to young people. If we do these, well cut teen smoking by almost half over the next five years.1.Before they turned 18.2.To reduce childrens access to tobacco products, and to res

13、trict tobacco companies from advertising to your people.3.( Open-ended)自由作答，陈述各自的观点. Unit 6 第六单元 SECTION A Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesThere are various reasons for our final decision on what name to give to a baby. For some it may simply because they come across a name that they fee

14、l is “it”. But for most people it may be a process of careful selection based on meaning, tradition, or parents wishes for their child. Whatever the naming method, a given name follows the child throughout his or her life.How can parents decide on a name that will satisfy them? Consider the followin

15、g: First, consider the area the child will grow up in when selecting a name. Second, choose a name based on some personal meaning so when the child asks why theyre named so, the parents will have a reasonable explanation. Finally, before deciding on a name, get opinions of people around! Chances are

16、, if your friends and family members look shocked when you share your name selection, your child will probably be horrified as well.Meaning, tradition, or parents wishes for their child. 2. Three. Get opinions of people around. 3. (Open-ended.)Unit 7 第七单元SECTION A Pre-reading ActivitiesStress can ki

17、ll you. Being tense can damage your heart, so it is wise to take charge of your life and realize you cannot control everything. But you can control stress which is caused by fear, uncertainty, doubt, and lack of control. Anger may also be the root of this stress, especially for hard-working professi

18、onal women and people with no goals in life. To relax and take control of your life, try the NICE factors: new, interesting, challenging experiences. And follow Ben Franklins example by writing down the major goals you want to achieve in your life. For the problems over which you have no control, yo

19、u have to learn to go with the flow. 1.Stress can be caused by fear, uncertainty, doubt, lack of control, and anger.2. The NICE factors are new, interesting, challenging experiences.3. (open-ended.) Unit 8 第八单元SECTION A Pre-reading ActivitiesWhat is life about? We work hard everyday to make more mon

20、ey, to gain power and recognition. We neglect our health, time with our family, the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love. One day when we look back, we will realize that we dont really need that much. We then will realize how much we have missed in life! Work definitely is not the whole of lif

21、e. Work is meant to keep us living so that we enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.Life is a balance of work and play, family and personal time. Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the aim of human existence. So, live a balanced lifestyle and enjoy life!1.Our health, time with our fa

22、mily, the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love.2. Happiness.3. (open-ended.) Unit 9 第九单元 SECTION A Pre-reading ActivitiesI wasnt the brightest kid in my graduating class. I didnt even attend a famous school. What I did have, though, was a supportive family, and with their help, I was able to b

23、ecome one of the top lawyers in the state of Florida and then a Florida State Supreme Court Justice. And you know what? It wasnt as hard as you may think. It started with a clear set of rules: always get up early, always work hard, always do things honestly, always try to improve on the day before a

24、nd never give up. When I was younger, I didnt always remember the rules myself, so my father had to remind me. After a while, though, the rules became habit and everything else sort of fell into place.1.He owed his success to his supportive family.2.The rules were: always get up early, always work h

25、ard, always do things honestly, always try to improve on the day before, and never give up.3.(Open-end.) 开放性问题，可按自己的想法回答。Unit 10 第十单元 SECTION A Pre-reading ActivitiesDuring the World War II, life in London was filled with hardships and sorrow because Hitlers Nazi air force was bombing the city repea

26、tedly. The people of the city had to pull together and help one another to live through the hardship. Britains Royal Air Force, though small in number of pilots, was heroic to meet and fight against the Nazi airplanes. The citizens on the ground worked bravely and with determination to rescue the wounded, put out the fires, and dig out the buried. Men, women, and children stood firm, ready to resist to the end.1.Because Hitlers Nazi air force was bombing London repeatedly.2.They had to pull together and help one another.3.(Open-end.) 开放性问题，可按自己的想法回答。