全新版大學(xué)英語第二冊unit2(成人專升本)期末考試復(fù)習(xí)資料

1、Unit 2 Valuesl Pair Work 1. What is the Salvation Army? What does a Salvation Army bell ringer do? The Salvation Army is a religious charitable organization. A Salvation Army bell ringer is a volunteer who helps it collect donations.2. What did the boy ask the writer? What do you think made him rais

2、e such a question? The boy asked him: Are you poor? He did it simply out of confusion and curiosity. Obviously he knew nothing about the Salvation Army bell ringer.3. How did the writer answer? What does the writers answer to the boys question mean? He said, I have more than some people, but not as

3、much as others. This means that he was neither poor nor rich.4. Why did the boys mother scold him? The boys mother scolded him because the question was socially inappropriate, especially to a person who looked poor.5. Is the writer poor or not in terms of material possessions? Give facts to support

4、your conclusion. Yes, hes. Hes economically he is poor. He lives in a small basement apartment. He doesnt even have a color TV. He falls into the lowest income category And so on.6. Does the writer feel poor? Why or why not? No, the writer does not feel poor. This is because he has enjoyed good heal

5、th and creativity which he thinks are much more important than material goods.7. In what situation does the writer feel out of place? He feels out of place among people who ate primarily interested in material things.8. What did the girl tell him before her visit to his basement apartment? And what

6、happened after? She told him that she was interested in whats on the inside. But after he Wok her to his poorly furnished apartment, she changed her mind completely.9. How ought one to understand such a seemingly abrupt change in her priorities? It only shows that to her the most important thing was

7、 still material goods rather than what she had claimed before.10. Can we infer from the essay what role commercials can play in society? Commercials can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.11. Why does the writer say December is the time of year I feel wealthiest? Bec

8、ause December is the time for him to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others.12. How has the boys question affected the writer? The boys question has helped the writer realize that, despite his lack of expe

9、nsive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that.l Vocabulary1、 Prof. Williams sys that my composition is good except for the ending which seems too abrupt .Williams教授說我的作文總體很好，除了結(jié)尾看上去太突然了點。2、 Suffering from insomnia for several days, Ann went to see her doctor and wa

10、s told that the problem was more emotional than physical.飽受多日失眠痛苦，Ann去看了醫(yī)生，被告知病因主要是情緒導(dǎo)致，而不是身體原因。3、 The organizer of the charity concert said,“I ask all of you to join me in praying that God will bless those who have so generously for the poor and needy.”這個慈善音樂會的組織者說：“我邀請你們加入我們的組織，上帝會保佑那些幫助窮人和需要幫助的人的

11、?！?、 The insurance policy does not cover damage to the goods caused by normal wear and tear .保險政策并不包括正常的磨損引起的貨物損壞。5、The old economic beliefs are widely regarded as too dated to be useful in solving the problems now emerging in our economy.舊的經(jīng)濟觀點用于解決現(xiàn)在出現(xiàn)在我們的經(jīng)濟問題被視為太過時了。6、 You are free to say what you

12、 think, but as a responsible individual you should also be prepared to face the consequence of what you say.您可以自由地說你在想什么，但作為一個負責(zé)任的個人你也應(yīng)該準備好面對你所說的后果。7、 Prices are going down. However this seemingly welcome change many bring about other problems in the economy.價格正在下跌。不過，這個看上去受歡迎的變化會帶來許多經(jīng)濟中的其它問題。8、 Joh

13、ns view on the train crash stands in contrast to those of almost all of his colleagues.約翰對火車相撞事的看法和幾乎所有的他的同事們形成鮮明對比的。9、 Curiosity is the most powerful driving force in the ones pursuit of knowledge.好奇心是追求知識的最強大驅(qū)動力之一。10、 After teaching grade school for a year or so, she felt a genuine love for the pu

14、pils.在她在小學(xué)教書一年左右的時間后，她發(fā)現(xiàn)她是真心的喜歡她的學(xué)生。11、Donations from alumni are an important source of the universitys income. But research funds come primarily from the government.校友的捐款是大學(xué)的收入重要來源。但研究經(jīng)費主要來自政府。12、Should judges consider popular sentiment before deciding cases? 法官決定案件之前應(yīng)考慮公眾情緒嗎？l ClozeIf you visited

15、Karl Green, you might not at first sight think he was well-off . Most of what he owns is rather dated and he will readily admit to falling into the bottom income bracket . Yet he would deny that he is poor, for he feels that his life is full of less tangible riches . Rather than devoting himself to

16、the pursuit of money before all else, he cherishes the pleasures of friendship. His lack of interest in possessions does, however, sometimes make him feel out of place in todays materialistic society and he still clearly feels hurt when he remembers the abrupt departure of a girlfriend who did not s

17、hare his views. Yet there are many who admire him, particularly for his focus on helping the poor through collecting donations each Christmas.如果您訪問過卡爾 格林，您可能一開始認為他是小康人家。他所擁有的東西大鎖都是過時的，他也會毫不猶豫地承認落入最低收入階層。然而他否認他很窮，因為他覺得他的生活只是少了形式上的物質(zhì)的富足，他不是致力于對金錢的追求，他珍視友誼的樂趣。他缺乏對物質(zhì)的追求，然而，在當(dāng)今物欲橫流的社會，他仍然清楚地感覺到他記得一位女朋友不同

18、意他的看法突然離開時，他感到了些許的傷痛。不過，還是有很多人佩服他，尤其是對于他在每個圣誕節(jié)扶貧募捐。l Trnslation1. 該公司否認其捐款有商業(yè)目的。（deny，commercial）The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.2. 每當(dāng)他生氣的時候，他說話就有一點結(jié)巴。（stammer）Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.3. 教育是我們家庭最看重的傳統(tǒng)，這就是為什么我父母從不帶我到昂貴的飯店吃飯，卻送我到最好的私立學(xué)校上學(xué)。（cherish）Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. Thats why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.4. 手術(shù)康復(fù)后不久，他失業(yè)了，因此經(jīng)歷了人生的又一個困難階段。（shortly after，go through）Shortly after