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1、大学英语阅读电子教案（第一级）Unit 2 Starting college1) Lesson objectivesIn this unit, the students are expected toRevise words and ideas treated in Comprehensive EnglishPractice faster reading skillsRead extracts from a book about life and schooling in the USLearn more about how to learn effectively-grade9-12are

2、more popularly called “high school”.2) Roman CatholicA Roman Catholic is a person who is a member of the Roman Catholic Church, which is the part of the Christian religion ruled by the Pope in Rome.3) As American as apple pieApple pie is a typical American food. as American as apple pie“ means typic

3、ally American.4) He now earns almost $40,000 a year -enough to afford a comfortable home, but barely enough to keep a daughter in College, too: The money he earns is enough to cover the daily expenditure of the family, but not enough to pay for the daughters college expense.barely: by the smallest a

4、mout, almost not, hardly5) Cindy has a brother, Jimmy, who is sixteen.Jimmy是brother的同位语：who is sixteen是修饰brother的非限定性定语从句。6) He now earn almost $40,000 a yearenough to afford a comfortable home, but barely enough to keep a daughter in college, too.由破折号引出对前部分内容的进一步解释。此处破折号的作用相当于which is.Part 2 Cindy:

5、 the all-American girl (2)1) Notes and sentence structures.yellow school busAmerican school buses are usually painted yellow.2) She graduated in the second 20%(second quintile) os her class.百分之二十是五分之一。此处是把班里同学按成绩优劣分为五档。Cindy属于第五档，虽不是最好，但也不错，相当于我们所说的“中上等”。因此，文中提到She was a fairly good students.3) get

6、drivers education at schoolCourses in American high schools are divided into required core courses and elective courses. Students are guided by school counselor in choosing elective subjects, bearing in mind the relevant credit requirement.4) Music accompanies her social event, and often is the even

7、t.动词“accompany和“is同为主语“music”的谓语，后半部分相当于music often is the evenf朗读时应重读“is”.5) American teachers can evaluate students work with a letter grade, a percentage , or a point value ranging from zero to four. The following shows the various measurements correspond:LETTER/%/ POINTEVALUATIONA/91-100/4Excell

8、entB/81-90/3GoodC/71-80/2AverageD/61-70/1PoorF/0-60/0FailingIII. Key to exercises in Students , BookFaster reading: Quick comprehension check1 .T2. F3. T 4. T5.T6. F7. F8.T9. F 10. TMultiple choice questions1. B 2.C3. C 4.D5. ADiscussion2. What in Cindys opinion are the most important problems facin

9、g America today?Cindy feels that inflation is the greatest domestic problem. Pollution, overuse of nonrenewable resources such as oil, and the courts, leniency towards criminals are also serious problems3. In what was is Cindy similar to a young womanstarting College in China, and in ways is she dif

10、ferent?Similarities-goes to college directly out of high school-shows concern about politics一loves watching TVDifferences:一Cindy can get a federal Guaranteed Loan to help pay her university expense. But in Chinas, universities largely rely on government funding. For the part of that students should

11、pay, the burden is usually on parents shoulders. Recently some forms of bank loans are being introduced and will come into wider use in the near future. But there is no government guarantee with the loans. Borrowers should be able to meet the guarantee requirements themselves.一 Chinese university gi

12、rls will not watch TV several hours everyday as many of them dont have a TV in the dorm and they usually too busy to do that.-Few Chinese University girls are religious.-Mathematics is a compulsory core subject in Chinese high school; no student can drop it. Part 2 Cindy: the all American girl (2)Fa

13、ster reading: Quick comprehension questions1 .T2.F3.F4.F5. F6 .T7.F8.T9.T10. FShort answer questions1. Why did Cindy go to so many school?Because her parents were mobile and moved around from job to job.2. What sometimes happened after she turned seventeen?Her parents sometimes allowed her to drive

14、to school.3. When she graduated, was she average, above average or below average?She was above average because she was in the second 20% of her class with a solid B average.4. What are Cindys three main interests in life?Driving, music and social life5. What did Cindy and her parents fight about?The

15、y fight about the volume of music. They would like her to tum th stereo down as they always found it too loud.6. What sort of music is her favorite?Rock and roll7. What is one advantage she now has in college?She can play her music as loud as she likes in the dorm.DiscussionIn group, discuss the fol

16、lowing questions:1. Do you think that young people in the U.S. seem to be allowed too much freedom?Positive answer:Yes. Young people in the U.S. seem to be allowed too much freedom because: 一 many American parents believe that schools tolerate too much rudeness and incivility, such as the amount of

17、swearing and other “uncivil“ behaviors; appropriate standards of behavior are neither modeled nor monitored;-a certain number of young people have a wak sense of law, causing social disorder with drug-taking, gun-keeping and an increasing number of campus violence.Negative answer:-No. young people i

18、n the U.S. are only enjoying a kind of relative freedom. Compared with the Chinese young people, they are allowed much more freedom, but we cant say it is ”too much“ freedom: Their educational system allows them the freedom to think for themselves and make their own decisions.-They are encouraged to

19、 use their initiative to lream to study and work independently, and to develop imagination to be creative. They are taught to argue and challenge.But everybody has to behave within the limits. There are limits fbr smoking, drinking and car driving. And there are all kinds of riles and laws.-Their sc

20、hool disciplines are not as strict as ours and the study load of the students is not as heavy.一Campus violence is quite shocking, but does not happen very often.2. Many people think that there are too many cars on the roads, causing pollution, and not enough public transport, like buses. What do you

21、 think?Positive answer:Yes. I agree with the view because:-Tail gas is an important contributor to air pollution. The increasing number of cars in cities is making urban air pollution more and more serious.-the lack of a convenient public transport system is one of the reason for people to buy cars.

22、一Public transport, like buses or underground railway, has a large capacity in carrying more people.一With a large population, especially in urban areas, the development of public transport system will naturally slow down the increasing rate of car ownershipnegatives answer:No. I don,t agree with the

23、view because:一It is not fair to blame cars so much for urban pollution. The development of cars is a natural step in the development of economy and our car industry is of vital important to our national economic reform.-Cars are fast, convenient and comfortable whereas buses are slow, crowded, dirty

24、 and nowadays not very safe. Many people go to work in their own cars not because there is not enough public （transport but because they are either too busy or too （rich to take buses.As far as pollution is concerned, more and more new ways of solving the problem of pollution should beworked out ins

25、tead of reducing the number of cars.3. What is your favorite kind of music?Classic, or pop, rock and roll, jazz, folk, opera.Unit 3 Language and cultureLesson objectivesX Revise words and ideas treated in Comprehensive English Practice faster reading skillsxRead article about words, and food in the

26、US Learn about uthrow-away words”, and practice word inference skillsx practice scanning for informationII. Notes and sentence structuresSirtbad （辛巴德 also Sinbad the Sailor）The rich merchant of Bag bad in ancient Arabian folk tale collection the Arabian nights, who, according to the tales, made 7 na

27、val expeditions. In fact, this character was based on the story of Ma Samba, who was renamed Cheng Ho.2） Situation Comedy （情景喜剧）A comedy drama, esp. a television series involving discreet episodes about the same group of people, family members, ect.3） A company that recruited you for a new job last

28、year may, this, year,decruiC you-no prizes fbr guessingwhat that means!recruit:（美国英语）“淘汰，调整雇员”的意思。这是近年来产生的词，由前缀de+cruit 构成，“de”是一个表示否定的前缀。破折号后插入语的意思是：即使你猜出这个词的意思也是白搭，也就是说，不会因为你知道这个词的意思而不解聘你.4） user-friendly:（计算机用语）方便用户的（也指电脑程序容易使用的），使用方便的，简易的。5） It mighi be a change in technology.It might be a chang

29、e in the job-market这里，might表示可能性，语气比may委婉一些。6） More difficult to understand is the American car factorytried to ttseir, the idea of 5000 workers being laid off work by using the expression “ Career Alternative Enhancement Program”.to be laid off work是“下岗”的意思。但是，这个美国汽车工厂为了辩护自己的形象，把解雇职员称为“拓宽择业渠道计划”，这是

30、使用委婉语的一个例子。7） Future historians will try to stay on-message as they read about home shopping, and lonely-hearts ans., yuppies and yummiest.lonely-hearts=lonely hearts,指那些通过找介绍人，参加特建的俱乐部或在报刊上刊登征友启事等办法寻找异性朋友的人.Part 2 FoodWhatever language we speak, we are constantly developing new words to express new

31、 aspects of our developing culture.whatever由what + ever构成，ever起加强语气的作用。Whatever “无论什么”引出让步从句，相当于no matter what”.“疑问词+ever”构成的词还有 whoever, whenever, whichever, wherever, etc.例：whatever I do, I do it for you.whenever it is possible, he tries to help.2) In English, most people think that Sinbad is the

32、name of a sailor who had lots of adventures, the hero of many Arabian folk tale.句中的the hero of many Arabian folk tales为Sinbad的同位语，进一步说明前面中心词Sinbad的内容。同位语前后多半有逗号，冒号，破折号或引号。3) Language is constantly changingperhaps, these days, faster than ever.perhaps, these days为插入语用于表示说话者或作者对句子表达的意思的态度，或附加说明，但在语法上却

33、和句子其它成分无关，所以多半用逗号或破折号与句子的其它成分分开。4) You should not burp, or slurp, at the table, although blowing ones nose is perfectly all right.In western culture, it is considered impolite or rude to burp or slurp at the table. But in China, burping and slurping at the table is sometimes taken as a sign of showi

34、ng satisfaction.5) With bread rolls, we break off and butter one small piece at a time, having first transferred an adequate supply of butter from the butter dish to our own butter plate. Never stick your hand or your fork into a serving dish.吃西餐时，公用餐具和每个人的餐具分得很清楚。一般不用自己的勺或叉去取公用盘子里的食物，而应先用公用的勺或叉取一些食

35、物到自己的碗里或盘子里。6) My Chinese friends as amazed to hear of a father and two brothers who went out to dinner and split the check three ways.split the check=go Dutch,就是自己付自己的饭钱，或成为 AA 制。Split the check three ways即三人平分III. Key to exercises in StudentsJ BookPart 1 More about wordsFaster reading: Quick compr

36、ehensive checkl.A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. Cshort answer questionsAnswer the following questions as briefly as you can:1 .What is a) a dinky? b) a Sinbad? c) a sitcom?a) A dinky refers to a couple with Double Income, No kidsb) A Sinbad is someone who has a Single Income, No Boyfriendsand is Absolutely Desp

37、erate to find one.c) A sitcom is a person who has a Single Income, Two Children, and an Oppressive Mortgage.2.What happens if someone is a) bookmarked? b) down dated?a) If someone is bookmarked, his phone number will be taken down for future date.b) If someone is down dated, hell be forgotten as uns

38、uitable for a data.3. Explain “adolescent”. Where does the word come from?An “adolescent” is an adult who tries to hang on to his youth, but who is old enough to know better. This word is coined by adding the latter part of the word “adolescent to adult”.4. This text mentions three new words from co

39、mputer technology. What are theyThe three words are:user-friendly, laptop-computer, e-mails5. The text also mentions at least three new words that have come from changing work conditions. What are they?and what do they mean?They are:dump: the Destitute Unemployed Mature Professional downsize: to be

40、smaller in number or in scalepresenters: to stay for a longer and longer hours in the officeDiscussion1. Which of the new words mentioned in this text do you think are likely to lastand which do you think will be forgotten in twenty years, time?It is hard to tell which of these new words will remain

41、 in use. It depends on how fast and in what direction the society changes. Some of the new words die out as time passes because the things they represent no longerexist in the society or are replaced by other words as needs arise. Part 2 FoodFaster reading: Quick comprehensive checkl.F2.T3.F4. F5.T6

42、.T7.T8. F9.T10. FMultiple choice questionsl.C 2. B 3.B4. C 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. AScanning1. In what way do people in England eat differently from people in the U.S.A.?People in the U. S. eat nearly everything with a fork. If something has to be cut up, you switch your knife to the right hand, do your c

43、utting, holding the item in place with the fork in the left hand, then lay down the knife (on the side of the plate), switch the fork back to the right hand, stab the bite-sized piece with the fork, and eat. People in England prefer the efficiency of keeping the fork in the left hand and the knife i

44、n the right.2. What should you do with your knife and fork after you have finished a dish?When you have finished a dish, you should lay the knife and fork side-by-side on the right hand side of the plate.DiscussionIn pairs or groups, list the things mentioned in the text that you find surprising.VRa

45、w vegetables can be eaten with the fingers.VOne should never stick ones fork into a serving dish.VThe mouth must not be lowered to meet the fork re the spoon.OOne should not pick his/her teethOOne must finish eating before replying even if someone suddenly asks if you realize that your wife is havin

46、g an affairUnit 4 The art of studyIn this unit, you will1. Revise words and ideas treated in Comprehensive English2. Practice faster reading skills3. Read articles about building up ones study skillsI. Cultural Notes1. The University of NottinghamA well-established British university with its prime

47、emphasis on research and particularly research that is relevant to industry, commerce and professions. It is now paying increasing attention to the life skill requirements of its students in its curriculum development. It is also developing programes for staff training in learning and teaching.2. De

48、gree programesProgrammes in British university that offer study to a recognizable standard of knowledge and application regarded as appropriate for students of higher education. They may be biology or history, or combination of subjects. In the test, a degree programs e refer to a speciality for graduate students studying for a BA degree.11. Sentence structures1） It is of course possible to get a good