新視野大學(xué)英語unit7sectionB.ppt

Should I Have a Gun?,Unit,7,Section B,New Horizon College English,Reading Skills,自測(cè),課文,Like the other skills for your use, the skill introduced in this unit does render you better ability in reading.,This practice is designed to help you get a deeper insight into the skill for this unit.,Reading Between the Lines,Reading between the lines means drawing inferences about the writers ideas from what is written and from what is not written. Writers dont always express all their thoughts directly, as a matter of style, or because they assume we know and share their views. This means that we readers have to work with the writer to discover his or her meaning. Reading between the lines usually requires close, careful,隨 筆,Practice,To be continued,reading of the entire text, rather like detective work! But by using contextual clues, common sense, and our knowledge of the world, by connecting ideas and drawing conclusions, by forming and testing ideas about what the writer was trying to say, we can usually “fill in the blanks” and discover the writers real meaning. And thats a big part of what effective reading is all about.,Practice,To be continued,隨 筆,Here are some examples from Passage A:,Like most city folks, Im cautious. I scan the street and pathways for anythingor anyoneunusual before pulling into the garage. That night was no exception. (Para. 1),Example 1,Practice,隨 筆,Possible answer: The writer is very cautious every night when she is back at home. This implies that the city has security problems and people have to be on guard against robbery or something unexpected.,Question: What do these sentences imply?,Practice,Explanation,隨 筆,Example 2,“Hey,” I said, “just take it.” As I spoke, I set the KFC box on the planter beside the pathway, contriving as I did so to toss my house keys into a bush. (Para. 3),Practice,To be continued,隨 筆,Explanation,Practice,Possible answer: He would not let the robbers to have his keys to the house.,Question: Why did the writer toss his house keys into a bush?,隨 筆,Directions: Read the following paragraphs. Then answer the following questions.,Practice,Introduction,隨 筆,1. Every kid should have an older brother he can look up to. I feel sorry for those kids who dont care for their older brothers as I do mine. A boy requires understanding, protection, and a strong sense of belonging and identity. I guess Kevin was my security blanket. It wasnt that he allowed me to follow him around puppy-style. I cant explain it; he was just therelike the Rock of Gibraltar.,Introduction,隨 筆,Which of the following judgments applies to Kevin? A) He was fair but demanding. B) He was dull and silent. C) He was quiet and soft-hearted. D) He was reliable and helpful.,Introduction,隨 筆,The idea in the paragraph would most probably be discussed in a book dealing with _ . A) behavior problems B) marriage counseling C) family court D) child development,Introduction,隨 筆,Kevins behavior toward his young brother reveals _ . A) a good background in education B) a patient and understanding attitude C) a deep concern for his brothers safety D) a lack of friends and social life,Introduction,隨 筆,2. For most students the transition from high school to college-level classes is a shock. It takes some freshmen many months to adapt to the lecture and note-taking system. Preparation for this change gives the student confidence and competence from the beginning and makes him an effective and attentive listener. Listening skills can be developed and note-taking techniques learned; together they bring order to the confusion frequently experienced by new freshmen.,Introduction,隨 筆,The paragraph _ . A) mistrusts college freshmen B) offers positive suggestions C) encourages private education D) recommends higher education,Introduction,隨 筆,Which of the following judgments can be justified by the paragraph? A) College entrance examinations can be upgraded. B) The nations high schools are seriously understaffed. C) Increased aid to education is necessary. D) The number of college freshmen drop-outs can be reduced.,Introduction,隨 筆,The relationship between applied study skills and academic achievement seems _ . A) debatable B) direct C) unjustified D) unusual,Introduction,隨 筆,短語活用,句型應(yīng)用,English Equivalents of Chinese,隨 筆,gun control,ignorance of crime statistics,be immune to violence,keep sb./sth. from doing sth.,human nature,be intended for,confront an attacker,gasoline station,wait in line to pay the cashier,turn around,短語活用,句型應(yīng)用,English Equivalents of Chinese,隨 筆,stop at the red light,at the sight of,live with sth.,bet ones life,Test Yourself,Listening Comprehension,Reading Comprehension,When crossing a busy street, we should be very _ of the speeding cars. A) ignorant B) cautious C) capable D) alert,Directions: For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,B) cautious,Back,2. I enjoyed all his novels with the _ of his last. A) excursion B) expedition C) exception D) explosion,3. Man is controlled by his _ as well as by his reason. A) instinct B) distinct C) institution D) impulse,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,C) exception,A) instinct,Back,4. Have _ on him, he is only a boy. A) care B) mercy C) pity D) attention,5. Archeologists _ great value to the set of ancient cooking vessels unearthed in Shaanxi province. A) granted B) devoted C) attached D) directed,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,B) mercy,C) attached,Back,6. I need to _ my English if Im going to Canada for my holidays. A) polish up B) look through C) add up D) go through,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,7. Although he was a good swimmer, he was swept away by the _ and drowned. A) current B) motion C) pressure D) air,A) polish up,A) current,Back,9. The favorable changes in her appearance are often _ through hairdressing. A) afflicted B) affected C) effected D) infected,8. Any blind exploitation of natural resources should be seen as a _ against our offspring. A) guilty B) sin C) robbery D) violence,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,B) sin,C) effected,Back,11. The young man _ his accuser and conducted his own defense in court. A) opposed B) resisted C) confronted D) withstood,10. North winds kept blowing all night long _ , and the earth was frozen. A) with great effort B) in vast amount D) with great violence C) in vain,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,D) with great violence,C) confronted,Back,Nuclear science should be developed to benefit people _ harm them. A) more than B) other than C) rather than D) better than,13. I felt _ for the stupid mistake I made. A) innocent B) illegal C) guilty D) unlawful,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,C) rather than,C) guilty,Back,It was reported that 20 people were _ in the traffic accidents yesterday. A) wounded B) injured C) cruised D) confronted,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,14. I hate people who _ the end of a film that you havent seen before. A) reveal B) rewrite C) revise D) reverse,A) reveal,B) injured,Back,He explained to us what they _ doing in the next year. A) intended B) attended C) extended D) pretended,17. The housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _. A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,A) capacity,A) intended,Back,The police had the photograph of the missing girl _ in order to find her easily. A) expanded B) amplified C) multiplied D) enlarged,D) enlarged,He has _ a number of journals this morning for the information he needs badly. A) looked through B) looked on C) looked over D) looked at,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,A) looked through,Back,20. The river is _ at the bank. A) running away B) eating away C) taking away D) bringing away,21. She may be _ if you dont reply to her soon. A) injured B) wounded C) offended D) offensive,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,B) eating away,C) offended,Back,22. The equator is an _ line. A) imaginable B) imaginative C) imaginary D) imagining,Even as a child he showed an inclination to _ over the other children. A) dominate B) rule C) govern D) inspect,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,C) imaginary,A) dominate,Back,24. The explorers were _ straits almost impassable. A) immune to B) confronted with C) capable of D) transported,We _ complete equality between men and women. A) omit B) suggest C) advocate D) agree,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,B) confronted with,C) advocate,Back,26. A drugstore in America _ not only medicines, but also sweets, drinks and other articles. A) shaves B) handles C) polishes D) tosses,27. Judging from the order of importance, this matter should call for _ consideration. A) previous B) prior C) preceding D) prime,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,B) handles,B) prior,Back,28. To have his story published, the young man certainly _ it for at least three times. A) contrives B) fries C) polishes D) advocates,29. Thanks to the progress in medicine, the life _ of people throughout the world was greatly extended. A) temple B) span C) dam D) residence,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,B) span,C) polishes,Back,30. More and more _ home appliances like washing machines and microwave ovens trouble the older generation. A) guilty B) instinctive C) automatic D) offensive,Test Yourself-Multiple Choice,C) automatic,上一頁,Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must make your choice.,Reading,隨 筆,A) Skating. B) Swimming. C) Boating and swimming. D) Boating and skating.,M: Boating and Skating are my favorite sports. W: I like swimming, but not boating or skating. Q: Which sport does the woman like?,Reading,1.,隨 筆,A) Put her report on his desk. B) Read some papers he recommended. C) Improve some parts of her paper. D) Mail her report to the publisher.,W: Have you finished reading my research report? I put it on your desk last week. M: Yes, but you have to revise some parts of it, Im afraid, if you want to get it published. Q: What does the man suggest that the woman should do?,Reading,2.,隨 筆,3. A) She takes it as a kind of exercise. B) She wants to save money. C) She loves doing anything that is new. D) Her office isnt very far.,M: Hi, Susan, I hear that you walk all the way to the office these days. W: Yes, I have found great pleasure in walking. Thats the type of exercise I enjoy very much. Q: Why does the woman walk all the way to the office?,Reading,隨 筆,4. A) A shop assistant. B) A telephone operator. C) A waitress. D) A clerk.,M: How about the food I ordered? Ive been waiting for 20 minutes already. W: Im very sorry, Sir. Ill be back with your order in a minute. Q: Whats the womans job?,Reading,隨 筆,5. A) A railway porter. B) A bus conductor. C) A taxi driver. D) A postal clerk.,W: Excuse me, Sir. Im going to send this parcel to London. Whats the postage for it? M: Let me see. Its one pound and fifty. Q: Who is the woman most probably speaking to?,Reading,隨 筆,6. A) Most people killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers. B) She does not agree with the man. C) Drunk drivers are not guilty. D) People should pay more attention to the danger of drunk driving.,M: I think its high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now. W: I cant agree with you more. You see, countless innocent people are killed by drunk drivers each year. Q: What does the woman mean?,Reading,隨 筆,7. A) $ 1.40 B) $ 4.30 C) $ 6.40 D) $ 8.60,W: Heres a 10-dollar bill, give me two tickets for tonights show please. M: Sure. Two tickets and heres $ 1. 40 change. Q: How much does one ticket cost?,Reading,隨 筆,8. A) Collect papers for the man. B) Do the typing once again. C) Check the paper for typing errors. D) Read the whole newspaper.,M: Are you sure youve corrected all the typing errors in this paper? W: Perhaps, Id better read it through again. Q: Whats the woman going to do?,Reading,隨 筆,9. A) The woman does not want to go to the movies. B) The man is too tired to go to the movies. C) The woman wants to go to the movies. D) The man wants to go out for dinner.,M: Mary, would you like to go to the movies with me after dinner? W: Well, Ill go if you really want me to. But Im rather tired. Q: What can we conclude from this conversation?,Reading,隨 筆,10. A) By bus B) By bike C) By taxi D) On foot,M: If I were you, Id ride a bike to work. Taking a crowded bus during rush hours is really terrible. W: Thank you for your advice. But my bike has got a flat tyre. Q: How would the woman most probably get to work?,Reading,隨 筆,Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank above the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.,Listening,隨 筆,Raising a child is one of the most gratifying(令人滿足的)jobs youll ever have and one of the toughest. Our complex world 1 _ you every day with disturbing issues that are difficult for children to understand and for parents to explain. But explain we must, or we 2 _ a critical opportunity.,challenges,Listening,miss,隨 筆,Research shows that children, especially those between the ages of 8 and 12, want their parents to talk with them about todays toughest issues, including violence. Even when they reach adolescence(青春期), they want to have a caring adult in their lives to talk about these issues. In fact, those who have early 3 _ are more likely to continue turning to their parents as they become teens.,conversations,Listening,隨 筆,Violence in todays world in the media, in our neighborhoods and even in our schools can make our children feel frightened, unsafe and insecure. Kids are hearing about and often must 4 _ with tough issues such as violence at 5 _ earlier ages, often before they are ready to understand all the 6 _ of complicated situations.,cope,increasingly,Listening,aspects,隨 筆,Yet, there is hope. Parents and other caring adults have a 7 _ opportunity to talk with their children about these issues first, before everyone else does.,unique,Listening,隨 筆,Even in such complex times, parents have the ability to raise healthy, 8 _, secure children who know how to resolve (解決) conflicts(沖突) 9 _ and make smart decisions to protect themselves.,confident,peacefully,Listening,隨 筆,Parents should talk with their children to help them learn correct information and to impart the values they want to instill. Parents should also be a 10 _, reliable, knowledgeable source of information.,End,consistent,Listening,隨 筆,ignorance: n. lack of information or knowledge about 對(duì)無知，不知,to display/exhibit ones ignorance 表現(xiàn)出無知 to expose/reveal ones ignorance 暴露出無知 to mend ones ignorance 彌補(bǔ)某人的無知 complete/utter ignorance 全然不知 dense/profound ignorance 極度的愚昧,對(duì)這種新病毒的無知曾一度引起人們的恐慌。,to be continued,Ignorance of the new virus once led to a panic among people.,to be immune to: unable to be harmed because of special qualities in oneself 不受影響; 對(duì)有免疫力的,1. 野生動(dòng)物對(duì)一些重癥傳染病有免疫力，而人類卻極容易遭受這些疾病的侵襲。,Wild animals are immune to some severe infectious diseases, whereas human beings are subject to them easily.,2. 超導(dǎo)體不受電阻的影響。,Superconductor is immune to the problem of resistance.,immune system 免疫系統(tǒng) be immune from punishment 免除處罰 be immune from taxation (taxes) 免稅,transport: vt. to move sb./sth. from one place to anther (in a vehicle) 運(yùn)送，搬運(yùn),前綴：1. trans-: 轉(zhuǎn)變,轉(zhuǎn)移 transaction n. 處理,交易 transmigrate v. 移居 transplant v. 移植 transfer n./v. 轉(zhuǎn)移,調(diào)轉(zhuǎn) transship v. 換船 transfigure vt. 使變形,美化 transform v. 使變形,改造,To be continued,2. -port-: 1. 運(yùn)送；2. 門 portable a. 可攜帶的 porter n. 腳夫， 侍者 export v. 輸出; 外銷 import v. 輸入 report v. 報(bào)告; 控告 transport v. 運(yùn)輸 importance n. 重要性 transportation n. 運(yùn)輸 porter n. 守門人 porch n. 門廊 opportunity n. 機(jī)會(huì) passport n. 護(hù)照 airport n. 空港 seaport n. 海港 portal n. 正門 deport v. 驅(qū)逐出境,intend: v. 1) plan, mean or make sth. for a particular person or purpose (為而) 準(zhǔn)備, 打算使成為 2) plan or mean to do sth. 打算,intend to do sth. ( 或intend doing sth.) 想做某事 intend sth. for/as 為（而）準(zhǔn)備，打算使成為 be intended to be 規(guī)定為, 確定為 It is intended that意圖是,To be continued,1.新視野大學(xué)英語是專門為非英語專業(yè)的大學(xué)生編寫的。,New Horizon College English is intended for college students whose major is not English.,2. 那本來是開個(gè)玩笑的，可她卻當(dāng)真了。,It was intended as a joke, but she took it seriously.,confront: vt. 1) face or meet an enemy, difficulty, etc. 面臨, 遭遇 2) make sb. face or consider someone or sth. unpleasant, difficult, etc. 使面對(duì), 使面臨,面對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)，有人選擇退卻，而有些人則勇敢地應(yīng)戰(zhàn)。,When confronted with challenges, some people choose to draw back, while others take them up bravely.,dominate: vt. have control over (a place or a person), or be the most important person or thing 支配，統(tǒng)治，在中占首要地位,詞根：dom-: to tame (馴服), to rule (統(tǒng)治) dominant adj. 有統(tǒng)治權(quán)的 domination n. 統(tǒng)治；支配 domineer v. 壓制;凌駕 dominion n. 主權(quán)；支配；領(lǐng)土 domain n. 領(lǐng)土;版圖;所有地 predominate v. 居支配地位 predominant adj. 主要的; 有勢(shì)力的; 杰出的 kingdom n. 王國(guó),to hear of: to learn abo