《跨文化英語(yǔ)報(bào)刊選讀》 課件 Unit 1 Education

Unit1EducationReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.學(xué)而時(shí)習(xí)之，不亦說(shuō)乎？

——孔子（公元前551年—公元前479年）Tolearnandtopracticewhatislearnedrepeatedly,isitnotpleasant?——Confucius（551—479BCE）Liveasifyouweretodietomorrow.Learnasifyouweretoliveforever.

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MohandasKaramchandGandhi（1869—1948）要像自己明天將要離世般地活著；要像自己能得到永生般地去學(xué)習(xí)。——莫罕達(dá)斯·卡拉姆昌德·甘地（1869—1948）TextA:TheDifferenceBetweenChineseandAmericanCollegeLife1).Uponreadingthistitle,whatdoyouhaveinmindaboutthedifferencebetweenChineseandAmericancollegelife?DrawonthememoryoftheAmericanmoviesyou’veseen!2).Whatdoyouthinkaboutthedifference?Whichofthemdoyouapproveordisapprove?

1.ReadtextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions1).Whyis“akegstand”mentionedinParagraphOne?(para.1)2).WhatareChinesestudents’preconceptionsofcollegelifeinAmerica?(para.2)3).WhatdoyouknowaboutChinesecollegelifeintermsofpartyinganddrinking?(para.3)4).WhatareChinesestudentsbusywithoncampus?(para.4)5).WhydomanystudentsvolunteerfororparticipateinlargecompetitionsheldincollegesacrossChina?(para.5)1.ReadtextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions6).Isbeingableto“party,”intheAmericansense,possibleforChinesecollegestudents,why?(para.6)7).What’stheauthor’sexplanationoftheabsenceofadrinkingcultureinChinesecolleges?(para.7)8).WhydoesthedistinctionbetweencollegelifeinChinaandAmericaseemprofound?(para.8)2.Detailsofthetext1).Whatwasthespeakerexpectingfromtheclassdiscussion?

A.Anexplorationofculturaldifferences

B.ConfirmationofAmericancollegestereotypes

C.Insightsintoeducationalsystems

D.Tipsonflirtingtechniques參考選項(xiàng)：A

解析：答案在原文中提到的討論的期望是關(guān)于中美大學(xué)生活的'不同'和'相似'，這表明答案是探索文化差異。（Thiswassuretobeaninterestingdiscussiononthedifferences,andhopefullysimilarities,betweenChineseandAmericancollegelife.）2.Detailsofthetext2).HowdotheChinesestudentsperceiveAmericancollegestudents?

A.Aseducationalenthusiasts

B.Asskillfulflirts

C.Ascarowners

D.Asresponsibledrinkers參考選項(xiàng)：B

解析：原文中提到中國(guó)學(xué)生覺得'Americanguysflirtwithgirlsverywell'，表明他們認(rèn)為美國(guó)大學(xué)生是'有技巧的調(diào)情者'。（Americanguysflirtwithgirlsverywell.）2.Detailsofthetext3).WhataspectofAmericancollegelifeseemedamusingtotheChinesestudents?

A.Thestrictacademicschedule

B.Thequalityofthedormitories

C.Theprevalenceofcarownership

D.Thedisciplineofthestudents參考選項(xiàng)：C

解析：原文提到中國(guó)學(xué)生對(duì)美國(guó)學(xué)生普遍擁有汽車的看法感到有趣，因此答案是'汽車擁有的普及'。（Allstudentshavecarsincollege.）2.Detailsofthetext4).WhichofthefollowingisconsideredanexceptioninChinesecolleges?

A.Attendingclassesregularly

B.Livingoncampus

C.Participatingindrinkingactivities

D.Studyingforexams參考選項(xiàng)：C

解析：原文提到中國(guó)大學(xué)中，聚會(huì)和飲酒并不顯著，偶爾在晚餐時(shí)或喝白酒是一個(gè)例外情況，所以答案是'參與飲酒活動(dòng)'。（PartyinganddrinkingdonotplayanoticeableroleinChinesecolleges.Whilesomestudentsdodrinkatdinnerorhavetheoccasionalbaijiu,itistheexceptionratherthantherule.）2.Detailsofthetext5).WhatcanbeinferredaboutChinesecollegelifeoutsidetheclassroom?

A.Itiscenteredaroundacademia.

B.Itisfullofsocialevents.

C.ItdoesnotcloselyresembleU.S.collegelife.

D.Itinvolvesconstantstudying.參考選項(xiàng)：C

解析：原文中提到中國(guó)大學(xué)生的課外生活與美國(guó)的大學(xué)生活'相似度不高'，因此可推斷答案是'它與美國(guó)大學(xué)生活不太相似'。（SomeofthemostnotabledifferenceslayinthesocialrealmasChinesecollegelifeoutsidetheclassroomsharesfewsimilaritiestothatintheU.S.）2.Detailsofthetext6).WhatisthegeneralruleregardingalcoholconsumptioninChinesecolleges?

A.Drinkingispartofeverydaystudentlife.

B.Studentsneverdrinkalcohol.

C.Drinkingisarareoccasion.

D.Alcoholisreservedforcelebrationsonly.

參考選項(xiàng)：C

解析：原文指出在中國(guó)大學(xué)內(nèi)部聚會(huì)和飲酒不是一個(gè)明顯的角色，一些學(xué)生偶爾在晚餐喝點(diǎn)酒或偶爾喝點(diǎn)白酒，這些都是例外而不是規(guī)則，所以正確答案是'飲酒是一個(gè)罕見的場(chǎng)合'。（PartyinganddrinkingdonotplayanoticeableroleinChinesecolleges.Whilesomestudentsdodrinkatdinnerorhavetheoccasionalbaijiu,itistheexceptionratherthantherule.）

3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.1).beoftencomical;liein;thesocialrealm(para.2)2).playanoticeablerole;bebasedon;thedistinctsocialatmospheres(para.3)3).participatingin;have…off;beoftendedicatedto(para.4)4).

inlieuof;beverypopularwith;volunteerfor;rangefrom;bemotivatedby;distinguish…from(para.5)5).inadditionto;factorinto;socialnorms;belockedout(para.6)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.6).thesocietalstructure;serveas;relyon;beviewedas;anextendedfamilynetwork;(para.7)7).focuson;aconstantsuccessionof;besurroundedby;therestraintsofhome;becomemoreindependent;becrucialto(para.8)

TextB:ChinaVs.America?LearningStrategiesinthe21stCentury1)Afterreadingthistitle,exploreyourunderstandingoflearningstrategiespersonallyandnationally.2)ThefollowingtextwilldiscusstheWesternandEasternlearningstrategiesandpracticesinthe21stcentury,especiallyinAmericaandChina.1.ReadtextBandthenanswerthefollowingquestions1).WhatdogovernmentandbusinessleadersworryaboutaccordingtoParagraph20?2).What’sthepurposeof“qualityeducation”mentionedinParagraph25?2.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.