第一篇：外教社推出新世紀大學英語

外教社推出新世紀大學英語

近日，全國近30所著名高等院校的英語專業和大學英語教學專家以及海外教材編寫專家聯袂編寫，歷時近四年反復論證、試用、修改的“新世紀大學英語系列教材”（以下簡稱為“新世紀”教材）由上海外語教育出版社隆重推出。作為國內首套完全按照教育部最新頒布的《大學英語課程教學要求》編寫的大學英語教材，尤其強調了培養學生的英語綜合應用能力，特別是“聽說能力”，并根據大學生的情感、思想、生活經歷和認知特點而“度身定做”，使學生不但能夠用英語進行順利有效的交際，還能夠了解和熟悉所學語言國家的文化，并被列入普通高等教育“十一五”國家級規劃教材。

用四年打造的“四最”教材

2004年1月,教育部頒布了《大學英語課程教學要求（試行）》，將大學英語的教學目標確定為“培養學生的英語綜合應用能力，特別是聽說能力”，使他們在今后工作和社會交往中能用英語有效地進行口頭和書面的信息交流，同時增強其自主學習能力，還提出了分層次和分類指導的教學要求。也就是說，大學英語教育開始經歷一個轉型期。在絕大多數同類出版社還可能剛剛意識到的時候，作為我國最大、最權威的外語出版基地之一的外教社迅速開始組織全國數十所高校啟動了“新世紀”教材建設項目。

“教學目標變了，由以讀寫為主，變為以聽說為主，教材必然面臨調整，有的時候甚至是革命性的改變。就像訓練游泳運動員和田徑運動員的方法肯定是不一樣的。”莊智象社長斬釘截鐵地說。四年后，“新世紀大學英語系列教材”隆重問世，包括《綜合教程》、《閱讀教程》、《視聽說教程》、《寫作教程》、《快速閱讀》、《經貿類選修課教程》和《文化類選修課教程》七大類，被專家稱為是外教社歷史上“四最”———體系最全、內容最新、陣容最強、輔助教學手段最完備的大學英語教材之一。

莊智象教授介紹說：“這套教材跟以往出版的教材不一樣，對聽、說、讀、寫、譯五種能力按照?一般要求?、?較高要求?和?更高要求?三個層次的教學目標和?分類指導、分級教學?的原則予以細化。明確?一般要求?是高等學校非英語專業本科畢業生應達到的基本要求，而?較高要求或更高要求?則是為有條件的學校推薦與選用。因為不同層次不同生源要想達到同級目標是有困難的，所以這套教材按照三個層次來編寫，可以滿足不同層次學生的要求。就如自助餐，供你選擇，不是要每樣都吃。為此，本系列教材由原來的6冊增加為現在的8冊，設定1－3冊適合一般要求的學生，4－6冊適合較高水平學生，而7－8冊則適用于一流本科院校的英語教學。這種兼顧不同需求的編寫方式在國內大學英語教材出版中開了先河。在分類指導原則下，各高校完全可以通過此教程來制定更適合本校學生的大學英語教學大綱，使那些英語起點水平較高、學有余力的學生能夠達到較高要求或更高要求。”

據悉，該套教材的編寫隊伍也與以往有所不同，是全國近30所著名高等院校的英語專業教師和大學英語教學專家以及海外教材編寫專家共同完成的，教材定位更準確，特點更鮮明。“教材編寫隊伍的層次也有變化。我們過去是教什么層次的專家就編什么層次的教材，現在看來不行，所以這次采取的是高一層次專家來編寫低一層次的教材。比如指導博士生的專家編碩士生的教材，指導碩士生的專家編本科生的教材。還有一個特點，此次專家是外語專業與公關外語專家聯合，前者在語料掌握、語言駕馭能力上有較強的優勢，后者更了解學生的直接需求、認知特點，兩支隊伍結合，發揮各自的優勢。”

至于被稱為“輔助教學手段最完備”是因為內容涵蓋了語言知識、應用技能、學習策略和跨文化交際，充分滿足個性化教學的需要。“新世紀”《綜合教程》和《視聽說教程》配備了學習光盤和電子教案；《快速閱讀》配有學習光盤。除《快速閱讀》外，各教程均配有教師手冊。另外，根據教學需要和發展，外教社還將配置教學網絡系統和專門的資源網站。

為中國人“量身定做”教材

記者：為什么給剛問世的英語教材命名“新世紀”

莊智象：因為我們在做“一條龍”教材，前面有以“新世紀”命名的小學、初中、高中、大學英語專業以及高職、研究生的英語教材，加上這次大學非英語專業的，就構成完整的“一條龍”了。另外，“新世紀”不僅代表的是時間，也可表示“教材的新世紀”，開辟教材編寫出版的新紀元。

記者：這套教材編寫用了四年時間，這期間，有沒有擔心被別的出版社搶了先，出版類似的教材？

莊智象：不擔心。因為我們是專業出版社，具有雄厚的出版資源和專家、編輯力量，編寫還需要四年時間，一般的出版社在這么短時間是出版不了這么一套教材的。就像劃一根線容易，一分鐘甚至一秒鐘就劃出來了，但找到應該劃線的地方不容易，可能要用三五年的時間。

記者：外教社從上世紀80年代起依次策劃編寫的《大學英語》試用本、修訂本、第三版、《大學英語》（全新版）等大型國家級優秀教材的使用在教育界一直處于前列。這次，又抓住了一個大好的契機，又一次成為市場的領導者，同行有什么反應呢？

莊智象：我們社的教材是完全根據國家要求，對市場進行充分調研，掌握需求，然后根據對未來市場變化的預測來設計、組織編寫的，并不是簡單地“拿來主義”，把作者使用的教學材料拿來編輯加工一下就出版了。教材出版過程要求很嚴格，定位是什么？特色是什么？如何使用？這些都要考慮到。可以說“新世紀”大英教材是為中國人量身定做的。

在采訪中，記者了解到，這種“量身定做”是建立在“知己知彼”的基礎上的。在編寫之初，莊智象教授就反復強調“教材編寫要著眼于三年之后”，組織人員以書面問卷和見面座談等形式在全國數十所高校中進行了廣泛的市場調研，并請專家對編寫方案進行了多次論證，一切就是為了三年之后孕育而出的東西，仍然是走在時代前面的。有了這樣一個立足長遠的教材編寫理念，“新世紀”編寫組的專家們有了更明確的目標，在三年多的編寫過程中，始終保持科學、嚴謹、縝密、認真負責的工作態度，對教材內容反復論證、試用、修改。外教社高等教育事業部主任謝宇對記者說：“有的教材，專家前后修改了六稿，可見專家對這套教材的重視。”

樹立“以學生為中心”的宗旨

“新世紀”教材總主編、《綜合教程》主編、華南理工大學博士生導師、教育部國家級教學名師獎獲得者秦秀白教授說：“人本主義認為學生是教學的主體，人的能力的開發，主要靠自己去開發，所以在高等學校里，英語教學實際上不單純是一門技術課，更重要它是一門素質課。要強調大學英語的人文性，要幫助大學生拓展視野，提高文化素質。好學生不是在課堂上由老師?教?出來的，而是靠老師在課堂內外?導?出來的。過去的傳統教學方式都是以老師為中心，學生被動接受。?新世紀?就打破了這種傳統的教學模式，強調的是?以學生為中心?，無論是教材中的課文內容還是練習題目的設計，都以提高學生積極性為目標，引導學生主動學習、掌握英語。”

隨后，秦秀白教授也談到，“我們培養的是具備英語綜合應用能力的人，而不是僅僅能夠應用英語的工具；而要實現這樣的培養目標，就必須在外語教學的各個環節突出?人?的因素，尤其是?學習者?的因素。?新世紀?課程的設計、教學方法的選擇和教學活動的安排就給學生提供一種成長條件和氛圍，我們力求實現英語綜合運用能力的習得和學習者本人的人格發展和素質培養的有機結合。從教材的內容和教學活動（任務）的設計等方面引導學生學會認知、學會思索、學會交際，并在這個過程中掌握英語這門外國語，讓學生感到：英語不再是與己隔膜的?身外之物?，而是可以通過全身心的體驗快樂地予以習得的。”

此外，《閱讀教程》主編，上海對外貿易學院、華東師范大學博士生導師黃源深教授也表示，“新世紀”系列教材中的《閱讀教程》從學生角度出發，強調了閱讀材料的趣味性和實用性，盡量考慮課文的可讀性、趣味性，讓學生讀得下去。同樣以激發學生閱讀興趣、培養學生自主進行閱讀活動的《快速閱讀》教程也充分體現了“以學生為中心”的宗旨。《快速閱讀》主編，上海外國語大學博士生導師、中國認知語言學研究會會長束定芳教授介紹說，《快速閱讀》教程吸收了之前編寫的各類快速閱讀教程的長處和優點，最大的特點是增加了閱讀技巧講解，在材料的選擇上，注意了體裁的趣味性，考慮到與大學生的知識結構相適應；另一方面，將練習的題型和現在流行的各類閱讀考試的題型，尤其是四、六級考試和雅思考試的題型相對接。

首次增加寫作和選修課教程

莊智象教授向記者介紹說，“大學生學英語的怪現象是：到高年級，學生的聽說能力和寫作能力不同步提升。不少學生到大四畢業前夕寫英語論文時，面對電腦很難寫出規范地道的英文。寫篇論文尚且如此，畢業后能否勝任對外經濟、文化交往就難說了。針對國內大學生英語寫作水平普遍較低、知識面狹窄等情況，?新世紀?教材新增了寫作教程和選修課教程，在國內同類教材中也屬首次出版。”

《寫作教程》以培養學生對英文寫作的興趣為出發點。例如，教學生寫求職簡歷、獎學金申請信和制作英文網頁，學會講英語笑話，熟悉了解西方節日慶典的來龍去脈，掌握重要國際組織的名稱、功能，此類極其實用的知識內容都被寫入了課本中，這些也都能讓學生更全面地了解國際社會的方方面面。

全國美國文學研究會會長、南京大學博士生導師劉海平教授是《寫作教材》的主編，他認為：“學英語只會讀不會寫是不夠的。學生應在讀的基礎上，提高自己寫作的能力。英文語言有四個基本技能，聽說讀寫，?寫?經常都排在最后，實際上寫是非常重要的。畢竟真正和國外交流、求職、學習等還是要靠寫作的。英語寫作體現了聽說讀寫譯等其他各項技能的綜合能力。有的同學僅滿足于讀得懂、聽得懂，而實際上讀懂意思、聽懂意思只是語言學習的起步，懂了以后還要關注語言的應用。我們這套教材有它比較重要的特點，強調練習編寫和學生的互動，不是很簡單的完成作業就行了。我們在內容設計上要能培養學生對寫作的興趣，讓他們有強烈的愿望要把寫作學好。”據悉，國外研究型大學本科新生的寫作課是必修課，而中國大學生進入大學后，除了論文就很少有寫作的要求。在由上海市高等教育學會主辦的2007年大學校長沙龍上，不少大學校長表示，很多畢業學生的論文寫得像散文。他們建議，研究型大學不能只重視學生的研究能力，寫作課應該重新進入大學生課堂，或者應該將寫作能力列入到大學生的相關課程建設目標中去。此時，《寫作教程》的推出可以說是應時代而生。

此外，“新世紀”增加了《金融英語綜合閱讀》、《職業規劃與拓展》、《國際經貿組織》等經貿類和文化類的選修課教程，這些用英文撰寫的選修課教程能拓寬學生的相關專業知識，提高學生的英語思維能力和聽、說、讀、寫、譯諸方面的語言應用技能。

《文化類選修課教程》主編、四川大學副校長博士生導師石堅教授說:“此教程是向高年級學生介紹英語國家的歷史和文化知識，內容涉及政治、經濟、教育、生活習俗等諸多領域，旨在豐富學生的人文知識和社會知識，拓寬國際視野，增強跨文化交際能力，并在這過程中全面提高學生的英語綜合應用能力。”

繼承傳統博采眾長

莊智象教授說，“新世紀”不是空中樓閣，是對傳統優秀的東西的繼承與發展。“教材編寫過程特別注意總結了我國100多年以來高校英語教育的一些經驗和做法。從1886年創辦京師同文館算起，我國的英語教育已有100多年的歷史，我們的英語教學在一定程度上也汲取了我國淵源悠久的語文教學的精髓和傳統。諸如強調語言基本功訓練、注重聽說讀寫譯基本技能的協調和全面的發展、重視文本分析、精講多練等等教學方法和學習策略，都是非常寶貴的。”

與此同時，外教社也認識到，認真學習、跟蹤和借鑒國外的教學理念和方法也是必須的，但“照搬”和“跟風”只能導致我國大學英語教學喪失自身的根基，國外學者倡導的語言習得理論必須經過“中國化”之后方能奏效。“新世紀”在編寫過程中充分借鑒了國內外教材先進的編寫觀念。比如，《視聽說教程》首次采用中美雙方合作編寫模式，與CengageLearning出版集團（原Thomson出版公司）合作出版，全部采用原版素材，原汁原味，結合國情，真實風趣；錄像以情景劇形式展現，能激發學習興趣，體現了語言教學法和語料庫語言學研究的最新成果。

《視聽說教程》主編、上海交通大學博士生導師、大學英語四、六級考試委員會原主任楊惠中教授說：“編這樣一個教材最重要的一點，是這個教材能夠激發學生的興趣，適合他們的英語程度，使他們能夠學了就能用，這個恐怕是這套教材編寫成功的關鍵。”

對于這次中美專家的合作，莊智象教授總結說：“實踐證明，這次合作的產品很受大學生歡迎，他們也感到滿意，還提出繼續合作。目前已合作的是1-4冊，5-8冊我們也將合作。”

試點贏得多數學生的滿意

“新世紀”的部分教材于2007年9月在一些大學進行了試點使用。記者采訪中聽到了幾位老師的反饋意見。上海海事大學英語教師王躍武說：“通過對?新世紀?視聽教材的使用，我們的整體感受是：教材的題材、體裁多樣，可以讓學生接觸不同樣式的規范英語，有效學到地道的英語；教材所選語言材料符合現實的交際需要，學生感覺到所學的語言貼近自己的學習和生活；練習形式多樣、生動，具有趣味性。”

華南理工大學英語教師周娉娣說：“2007年，我校2007級的2000名學生使用了?新世紀?中《綜合教程》。通過問卷和訪談的形式對370名學生和7位教師進行調查，結果顯示：《綜合教程》有利于激發學習動機與學習態度。從數據來看，82％的學生對課文選材在?貼近學生生活經歷?方面持?非常滿意?或?滿意?的態度；62％的學生對教材在調動?語言學習的積極性?方面感到?非常滿意?或是?滿意?；51％的學生認為?語言習得和個人素質得到了同步提升?。參加訪談的老師、學生反映，教材的?故事好?、?生動有趣?、?貼近生活?等。總的來說，我認為，在當今非英語專業大學生學習自主能力偏低的情況下，?新世紀?的出版將會開創我國大學英語教學的新局面。”

莊智象教授認為：“這套書除了定位大學生，一般讀者自學也可以。我自己有時候也在翻閱，無論從知識性還是趣味性，都很好。因為這些編者都是教了一輩子英文的，熟悉讀者喜歡什么，定位是非常準確的。”

預計三年后出現使用高峰

記者：“新世紀”教材是個出版大工程，在編寫過程中有沒有遇到什么障礙呢？

莊智象：在“新世紀”教材啟動前，我們開了數個咨詢會，因為我們要請專家“著眼于三年后”，構想三年后不過時的教材，專家主要在定位、手段和特色方面進行了熱烈討論。最終可以說是合作比較順利的，因為大家都希望做一套有特色對學生有幫助的教材，這點上達成了一致。

記者：現在您對“新世紀”這套教材滿意么？

莊智象：若說滿意吧，應該說還是比較滿意的，但還有待教學和市場檢驗，這確實是我進出版社以來花精力最多、最用心的一個項目。現在聊以自慰，它終于問世了。當初提出這個想法的時候，還有人懷疑，因為出套教材的確不容易。

記者：往往創新的產品在市場上一出現就容易引起競爭同行的關注，針對這套教材，您有沒有想過？

莊智象：肯定會有很多同行關注、研究這套教材使用的理念、手段，我預計用不了三四年，就會有競爭對手模仿差不多的產品出來。但是等他們模仿出來，我們又有新的東西出來了。

記者：如今這套書基本都出來了，您是不是該松口氣了？

莊智象：還早呢，一套教材要成熟需要很長一段時間的考驗。試點中可能還會發現問題，還需要在教學和使用中不斷修訂和完善，如我們的《大學英語》用了二十二年，才出了三版。教材使用是個很嚴肅的事情，希望先試點，取得效果后再逐步推廣。預計使用高峰在三年后出現。

記者還了解到，對于“新世紀”教材，莊智象教授還有個想法，就是希望有個image（形象），通過它的成長故事把“新世紀”小學、初中、高中、大學和研究生的各個階段的英語貫穿起來，隨著他長大，讓讀者記住這個形象，就如記住迪斯尼的唐老鴨、米老鼠。這個形象要中西方文化背景的人都能認可喜歡的，然后可以有系列的衍生產品。莊智象教授說：“樹立一個形象比較難，但一旦塑造出來，就具有巨大的潛能，是巨大的無形資產。我一直沒有放棄這個念頭。”

我們期待，“新世紀”很好地改變中國的“聾子英語”、“啞巴英語”現象。我們也期待，一個能體現“新世紀”教材，也體現外教社的生動形象早日誕生！

第二篇：大學新世紀英語作文

Unit one

The offensive had already lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground Our troops engaging the enemy at the front were faced with strong resistance.The division commander instructed our battalion to take a gamble.We started under cover of darkness and pressed on in spite of great difficulties.By a stroke of luck, the temperature at night suddenly dropped to 20 degrees celsiusand the marsh froze over.Thanks to the cold weather, we arrived at our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear.This turned the tide of the battle.The enemy ,caught off guard, soon surrendered.Unit three

Well begun is half done, as the saying goes.It is extremely important for a job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment.From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a difference in his chance of success.I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 thousand dollars a year in a large computer software prepared.Those who make no endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible don’t have much of chance of success.Unit four

Professor Huntington’s paper greatly inspired me.According to him, in a pluralistic society, this will inevitably be different opinions.The key is to deal with them in such a way that they can play a constructive rather than destructive role.He argues that in a plural society we must stress importance to interpersonal relationships, cooperation, and looking at issues from the perspective of other people.If some groups regard themselves as superior and treat other ethnic groups or religions with disrespect, the whole society may be paralyzed.I am convinced that if we put into practice the ideas mentioned above, then there is the possibility of creating a new civilization.Unit seven

A severe earthquake occurred all of a sudden at 10 a.m.yesterday in a rural area,about 200 kilometers east of the city.Initial reports coming out of the region indicate the earthquake has caused widespread damage and heavy casualties.Many adolescents were among those injured or killed.Yet it remains obscure exactly how many people were hurt and killed as the entire area has been enveloped in rubble.However , one thing is certain: many face years of pain and suffering.Local people were clearly shaken by this reminder of their mortality.Some religious ones have gathered to pray that it will never recur.

第三篇：新世紀大學英語4Cloze

Unit 1

Man has a blood tie with nature and nobody can live outside nature.Nature provides us with everything we need: the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat.For quite a long time after man began to live in the r____________(1)of nature, he lived in fear of its destructive forces.He used to regard nature with its e____________(2)forces as something hostile to him.And even the forest was something wild and frightening to him.Very often, he was unable to o____________(3)the merest daily necessities though he worked together with others s____________(4)and collectively with his imperfect tools.Through his interaction with nature, man changed it gradually.He cut down forest, cultivated land, t____________(5)various species of plants and animals to different climatic conditions, changed the shape and climate of his environment and t ____________(6)plants and animals.He s____________(7)and disciplined electricity and compelled it to serve the interests of society.Nonetheless, with the constant e____________(8)of agriculture and industry, man has robbed nature too much of its i____________(9)resources, polluted his own living environment and caused about 95% of the species that have existed over the past 600 million years to become e ____________(10)and still many others to be endangered.The previous d(11)balance between man and nature is on the v ____________(12)of breaking down.Man is now faced with the problem of how to stop, or at least to m ____________(13)the destructive effect of technology on nature.The crisis of the e ____________(14)situation has become a global problem.The solution to the problem depends on r ____________(15)and wise organization both of production itself and care for Mother Nature.This can only be done by all humanity, rather than by individuals, enterprises or separate countries.realm 2 elemental 3 obtain 4 stubbornly 5 transferred 6 transformed 7 subdued 8 expansion 9 irreplaceable 10 extinct 11 dynamic 12 verge 13 moderate 14 ecological 15 rational

Unit 2

Technology is a “hot” issue nowadays.The defenders of technology stress its advantages while the opponents e ____________(1)its disadvantages.Neither side has ever taken the time to look at the o ____________(2)point of view.The defenders of technology hold that with technology, people's living conditions have been greatly i ____________(3).For example, the boom in productivity has made goods better and cheaper.Therefore, things that were once l ____________(4), such as jet travel and long-distance phone calls, have become necessities.Medical technology, in particular, has b ____________(5)us a lot, especially in prolonging life expectancy.On the other hand, the opponents of technology argue that technology makes life o____________(6)worse.Telemarketing, traffic jams, and identity theft are all phenomena that make people c____________(7)unhappy.In addition, many people believe technology disrupts relationships and f____________(8)community.Ever since the Industrial Revolution, the relationship between happiness and technology has been an e____________(9)subject for social critics and philosophers, though economists and social scientists have seldom touched on the topic.However, in 1974 the economist Richard Easterlin did g____________(10)work on the relationship between prosperity and well-being.In his famous paper e____________(11)“Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot?”, Easterlin showed that there was no real c ____________(12)between a nation's income level and its citizens' happiness in the developed countries.In fact, technology is neither good nor bad.It d____________(13)on what we want to do with it.Therefore, the responsibility belongs e ____________(14)to humans who have to acquire a social conscience, to respect human beings, nature and its balances.emphasize 2 opposite 3 improved 4 luxuries 5 benefited 6 obviously 7 consciously 8 fractures 9 eternal 10 groundbreaking 11 entitled 12 correlation 13 depends 14 exclusively

Unit 3

According to Craig Russell, when we make an initial effort in our personal quests for knowledge, we may not even know that a certain field of learning exists.But, after we have done some reading, we will get to know more about the t____________(1).At the same time, we may feel that all the reading c ____________(2)more questions rather than answers them.We then realize how little we r____________(3)know and how much more we need to read and think and write.Russell suggests that we write after reading each time.His experience tells him that it is his writing that has led him to acquire a better g ____________(4)of the topic he studies.People may think that only those who know and who are s____________(5)of themselves write.For

Russell, however, it's just the o____________(6), for writing doesn't close things off – it opens things up.To say that the more we know, the more we know we don't know seems c____________(7).According to Russell, modern physics tells us that r ____________(8)itself is contradictory.The more closely scientists look into our p ____________(9)reality, the more it slips away from them.In a way, the more they learn, the less they know.Craig Russell believes that a proper understanding will inevitably lead us away from the force and r____________(10)of dogmatism and toward the flexibility and freedom of the i____________(11).Therefore, we must temper our pride in knowing with the h ____________(12)of not knowing.The truth always exists there, but, it is like the r ____________(13)because we can never really grasp it, never hold it in our hands and truly know it.We can only, as William James said, “live today by what truth we can get today and be ready to call it f ____________(14)tomorrow”.topic 2 creates 3 really 4 grasp 5 sure 6 opposite 7 contradictory 8 reality 9 physical 10 rigidity 11 individual 12 humility 13 rainbow 14 falsehood

Unit 4

Most people have work to do.With work, they can e____________(1)their lives.However, people who did p____________(2)labor were looked down upon in the past.Many people were c ____________(3)to take manual labor because it was an absolute n____________(4)for them to earn a living and to s____________(5)their families.By contrast, people who did m____________(6)work were highly respected.Under the influence of this idea, even today some people still i____________(7)their future when making choices for their career.What they care most about is whether the job can give them enough social s____________(8)rather than whether they can realize their v____________(9)in it.In their eyes, those who do manual labor should still be c____________(10)as inferior in social status.In fact, there is no e ____________(11)difference between those who work with their hands and those who work with their m ____________(12).Whether a job is labor or work does not depend on the job itself but on people's a____________(13)towards it.As long as you like your job, you will think you are f____________(14)enough to take it and you will do it enthusiastically.enjoy 2 physical 3 compelled 4 necessity 5 support 6 mental 7 idealize 8 status 9 values 10 classified 11essential 12 mind 13 attitude 14 fortunate

Unit 5

What does success mean to you? Does it mean wealth, fame, power or something else? Different people have different pursuits in life so they understand success in different ways.Some people c____________(1)money their whole lives.To them, more money means more success.Some people run after fame.With fame and r____________(2), they can gain the admiration and love of many others.However, some people d____________(3)themselves to the well-being of society.Doubtlessly, money is something that can be used as a r ____________(4)to those who have done valuable work.Those who perform their work excellently should be paid s____________(5).But success cannot be m____________(6)in monetary terms, nor in terms of the amount of power one may exercise over others.After all, money and power can a____________(7)people neither of happiness nor of respect from others.Fame, too, is a flawed measure of success.M ____________(8)fame can bring great joy to those who have it for a time.But they are very likely to become the slaves of their c ____________(9)because of the public’s demands.In addition, they will easily become the t____________(10)of everyone who disagrees with them and of the media as well.To be f ____________(11), if one is unable to fully enjoy life and l ____________(12), the short-lived success is nothing but i ____________(13).Therefore, to achieve the right kind of success is vitally important.As long as one can combine his own material needs and spiritual satisfaction with those of the well-being of society, he should be held in high r ____________(14).chase 2 reputation 3 dedicate 4 reward 5 sufficiently 6 measured 7 assure 8 Momentary 9 celebrity 10 target 11 frank 12 liberty 13 illusory 14 regard

Unit 6

Truth is a fact accepted as true, for which proof exists.Truth is a great principle, without which beauty may fade and love may w ____________(1).Those who uphold truth have a strong s____________(2)of responsibility.Those who hold firmly to truth are f____________(3)to their duty and the people they serve.They c ____________(4)themselves to the well-being of others.With a ____________(5)to make a contribution to society, they are ready to correct their own mistakes, if any.It can be said that they are men of moral integrity who never ask for g ____________(6)in return.Truth d ____________(7)upon us slowly but surely.In the long quest for truth, people have a____________(8)precious knowledge and experience.However, truth also needs n ____________(9)just as plants need water, because many people are too p____________(10)with petty and sometimes even mean concerns to respond to the great beauty of truth when it f____________(11)or they frequently fail to appreciate truth when it is t ____________(12).In short, truth is an invaluable asset to the whole of humanity.Stick to the truth and we will w____________(13)a timeless pattern, and earn the respect and esteem of others, e____________(14)the world today above its present imperfections and place ourselves in the proud position of promoting the good of the humanity.wither 2 sense 3 faithful 4 commit 5 aspirations 6 gratitude 7 dawns 8 accumulated 9 nourishment 10 preoccupied 11 flowers 12 tendered 13 weave 14 elevate

Unit 7

We often hear people say, “Time is money.” But today many Americans have come to realize that the crazy pursuit of money is leaving them too little time to enjoy life.They are tired of working just for the l____________(1)of life and are beginning to change their fast-paced lifestyles for a simple and f____________(2)one, hoping to keep family, friends, work and play all of a piece.For some people, creating a more balanced life involves changing jobs or locations.For others, it means t____________(3)two incomes for one, in which case they must c____________(4)expenses.So some have sold out their s____________(5)homes and moved into smaller houses.They have given up the extra cars, unnecessary modern conveniences, and expensive h ____________(6).They now do things by themselves to avoid paying for the services of others.They resist the temptation to purchase things on i ____________(7)and spend money only on b____________

(8)necessities and things that do not make w____________(9)use of the earth's resources.However, they do not d____________(10)themselves what they like or enjoy.The change in their lifestyle is not one involving d____________(11);it is just simplification.They believe that they can still live a happy and fulfilling life on less money.Indeed, whether we can m ____________(12)a healthy lifestyle or not does not depend on how wealthy we are but on whether we have the r____________(13)and courage to discard our old c____________(14)habits.luxuries 2 frugal 3 trading 4 curtail 5 splendid 6 hobbies 7 impulse 8 bare 9 wasteful 10 deny 11 deprivation 12 maintain 13 resolve 14 consumption

Unit 8

The Story of an Hour

leaves us much to think about.In the story, when Richards, who worked in the newspaper office, learned that his friend Brently Mallard had been killed in a railroad d____________(1), he was greatly shocked.He only waited until he was a____________(2)by a second telegram and then he h ____________(3)to go to Josephine, sister of Brently's wife, and asked her to break the news as g____________(4)as possible to her sister because he knew Mrs.Mallard was a____________(5)with a heart trouble.He was afraid that if someone less t____________(6)brought the message to her ahead of him, there might be dreadful consequences.People usually expect a wife to accept such sad news with a p____________(7)inability, but Mrs.Mallard did not.At the news, she wept at once, with sudden, wild a____________(8)in her sister's arms, and then she went to her own room, forbidding anyone else to go in.When she was alone, she felt something s____________(9)coming to her, which gradually came to her mind, beginning to p____________(10)her.Hard as she tried, she couldn't get rid of the feeling.What was it? She didn't know.However, a clear and excited p____________(11)occupied her which made her regard her husband's death no longer as something important, because beyond that bitter moment she saw a long p ____________(12)of years to come that would belong to her absolutely, during which her husband would not i ____________(13)his will upon her any more.Just at that moment, her husband came back, t____________(14), carrying his briefcase and umbrella.Seeing him, she died of a sudden heart attack.disaster 2 assured 3 hastened 4 gently 5 afflicted 6 tender 7 paralyzed 8 abandonment 9 subtle 10 possess11 perception 12 procession 13 impose 14 travel-stained

第四篇：新世紀大學英語B2U1quiz

新世紀大學英語B2U1 Quiz

姓名_________________學號_________________成績_________________ Part I Translation

1． In life, our stupidest course of action is __________________________________ ______________________________(太執著自己的東西，不愿放棄).2． Many people are aware of ____________________________________________ _______________(與大自然和諧相處的重要性).3． _________________________________________________(隨著歲月的流逝), he became increasingly interested in Chinese culture.4． I never understand _________________________________________________(什么事情使她煩心).5． Problems like the generation gap ______________________________________ _______________________(是不可以被掩蓋起來的).6． Though we have been successful in our work so far, _______________________ _________________________(我們要準備好處理難題)in the days to come.7． Unfortunately, a continuing rise in the oil price has ___________________________________________(使這個國家的經濟癱瘓).8． _________________________________________________(對生命的意義沒有統一的看法);different people have different understanding.9． I know you are both proud and find it difficult to forgive each other after such a bad argument, but _________________________________________________(必須有人走出第一步).10． His wife was always complaining at home and he was ____________________________________________(厭倦了她不停的抱怨).Part II: 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 following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Human relationships would become difficult without forgiveness.It’s a 1_______ for building harmonious relationships and 2_______ our own well-being.Very often we may think that we’ve been hurt too deeply to forgive.But 3_______, it’s those of us who’ve been most hurt that really need to forgive.For the truth is that unless we can forgive, we can never 4_______.For some people forgiveness seems 5_______ because they have no idea how to go about it.The first and most important thing you need to 6_______ is that the act of forgiveness is not going to be easy.In fact, it will probably be the hardest thing most of us ever have to do.It seems totally 7_______ that we should have to forgive when we are the ones who have been hurt.And that’s the central and most important part of forgiveness.That’s why, sometimes, the 8_______ act of forgiveness may seem relatively easy, but dealing with the 9_______ can be harder.True forgiveness is not a one-off act, it’s a 10_______ emotional confrontation.So if you think you are right and can’t find it in yourself to forgive, ask yourself this question: would you rather be right or happy?

A.harmonyB.achievingC.recoverD.impossible

E.realizeF.constantG.emotionalH.relative

I.initialJ.confrontingK.unfairL.forgive

M.forgetN.necessaryO.ironically

Part III Answer the questions according to both Text A and Text B.1)Why does the writer say “forgive and forget” miss the whole point of forgiveness? What is the real point of forgiveness?

2)What made the jailer’s eyes filled with tears?

Part IV Compound dictation.President Bush has proposed to increase the study of foreign languages in American schools.The new plan is called the National[S1] _______ Language Initiative.It will[S2] ______ the departments of State, Education and Defense, and the[S3] _______ of National Intelligence.The plan [S4] ____ for teaching foreign languages to more children, as early as at the age of four.It also[S5] ____ to increase foreign language[S6] _________ in college and[S7] ________ school.The hope is to bring more foreign language speakersinto government [S8] ______.And [S9] _________________________________________________ to increase the number of military officers who speak foreign languages.Officials say

[S10] _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________.The plan also calls for sending more American students to other countries for part of their college studies.And [S11] ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________.

第五篇：外教社大學英語精讀第三冊unit1原文+翻譯+課后翻譯

Unit

1一、課文

A young man finds thatalong the streets without an obvious purpose can lead to trouble with the law.One misunderstanding leads to another until eventually he ends up in...一個青年發現，在大街上毫無明顯目的地游逛會招致警方的責罰。誤會一個接一個發生，最終他只得出庭受審……

Awith the Law

I have only once been in trouble with the law.The whole process of being arrested andwas a rather unpleasant experience at the time, but it makes a good story now.What makes it rather disturbing was theboth of my arrest and myin court.與警察的一場小沖突

我平生只有一次跟警方發生糾葛。被捕和出庭的整個過程在當時是一件非常不愉快的事，但現在倒成了一篇很好的故事。這次經歷令人可惱之處在于圍繞著我的被捕以及隨后庭上審訊而出現的種種武斷專橫的情況。

It happened in February about twelve years ago..I was still living at home at the time.事情發生在大約12年前，其時正是2月。幾個月前我中學畢業了，但上大學要等到10月。當時我還在家中居住。

One morning I was in , a suburb of London near where I lived.I was looking for ajob so that I couldsome money to go travelling.As it was a fine day and I was in no hurry, I was , looking in shop windows, strolling in the park, and sometimes just stopping and looking around me..一天早晨，我來到里士滿。這里是倫敦的一個郊區，離我住的地方不遠。我在尋找一份臨時工作，以便積些錢去旅游。由于天氣晴朗，當時又無急事，我便慢悠悠看看櫥窗，逛逛公園。有時干脆停下腳步，四處張望。現在看來，一定是這種明顯的毫無目的的游逛，使我倒了霉。

It was about half past eleven when it happened.I was just walking out of the local library, having unsuccessfully soughtthere, when I saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to me.I thought he was going to ask me the time.Instead, he said he was aand he was arresting me.At first I thought it was some kind of joke.But then another policeman appeared, this time in , and I was left in no doubt.事情發生在11點半鐘光景。我在當地圖書館謀職未成，剛剛走出來，便看到一個人穿越馬路，顯然是要來跟我說話。我以為他要問我時間，不料他說他是警官，要逮捕我。起先我還以為這是在開玩笑，但又一個警察出現在我的面前，這次是位身著警服的，這一下使我確信無疑了。

“But what for?” I asked.“為什么要抓我？”我問道。

“ with intent to commit an,” he said.“到處游蕩，企圖作案，”他說。

“What offence?” I asked.“作什么案？”我又問。

“Theft,” he said.“偷竊，”他說。

“Theft of what?” I asked.“偷什么？”我追問。

“Milk bottles,” he said, and with a perfectlytoo!

“牛奶瓶，”他板著面孔說道。

“Oh,” I said.“噢，”我說。.事情原來是這樣的，在這一地區多次發生小的扒竊案，特別是從門前臺階上

偷走牛奶瓶。

Then I made my big mistake.At the time I was nineteen, had long untidy hair,and regarded myself as part of the sixties' “".As a result, I

wanted to appear cool andwith the incident, so I said, ”How long have

you been following me?“ in the mostandtone I could manage.I

thus appeared to them to be quite familiar with this sort of situation, and it

them in theirthat I was acharacter.接著，我犯了一個大錯誤。其時我年方19，留一頭蓬亂的長發，自認為是

60年代“青年反主流文化”的一員。所以我想裝出一副冷漠的、對這一事件滿不

在乎的樣子。于是我盡量用一種漫不經心的極其隨便的腔調說，“你們跟蹤我多

久啦?”這樣一來，在他們眼里，我就像是非常熟悉這一套的了，也使他們更加確

信我是一個地地道道的壞蛋。

A few minutes later a police car arrived.幾分鐘后，開來了一輛警車。

”Get in the back,“ they said.”Put your hands on the back of the front seat and

don't move them.“

“坐到后面去，”他們說。“把手放到前排座位的靠背上，不準挪動。”

They got in on either side of me.It wasn't funny any more.他們分別坐在我的兩邊。這可再也不是鬧著玩的了。

At the police station they questioned me for several hours.I continued to try to

lookandwith the situation.When they asked me what I had been

doing, I told them I'd been looking for a job.”,“ I could see them thinking,”.“

在警察局，他們審訊了我好幾個小時。我繼續裝成老于世故、對這種事習以為常。

當他們問我在干什么時，我告訴他們在找工作。“啊，”我可以想象他們在想，“果

然是個失業的家伙。”

Eventually, I was officially charged and told to report to Richmond '

Court the following Monday.Then they let me go.最后，我被正式指控，并通知我下周一到里士滿地方法庭受審。隨后他們讓

我離開。

I wanted tomy own defence in court, but as soon as my father found out

what had happened, he hired a very good.We went along that Monday armed

with all kinds of , including my English teacher from school as a character

witness.But he was neverto give evidence.My ”“ didn't get that far.The magistratethe case after fifteen minutes.I was free.The poor police

had never.我想在法庭上作自我辯護，但父親知道這事后，馬上請了一位高明的律師。

我們星期一出庭的時候，帶了各種各樣的證人，其中包括我中學的英語老師，做

我人品的見證人。但結果法庭沒有叫他作證。我的“審判”沒有進行到那一步。開

庭15分鐘，法官就駁回了對我的指控。我無罪獲釋。可憐的警方敗訴，我的律

師甚至讓法庭責成警方承擔了訴訟費用。

And so I do not have a criminal record.But what was most shocking at the

time was the things my release from the charge so clearly depended on.I had the

”right“ ,parents in court, reliable witnesses, and

I could obviously afford a very good solicitor..While asking for costs to be awarded, my solicitor's case quite obviouslythe fact that I had a ” academic record“.這樣，我的履歷上沒有留下犯罪的記錄。但當時最令人震驚的，是那些顯

然導致宣布我無罪的證據。我講話的口音“表明我教養良好”，到庭的有體面的中產階級的雙親，有可靠的證人，還有，我顯然請得起一名很好的律師。從對

我指控的這種捕風捉影的做法來看，我肯定，如果我出身在另一種背景的家庭

里，并且真的是失了業的話，我完全可能被判有罪。當我的律師要求賠償訴訟

費時，他公然把辯護的證據建立在我“學業優異”這一事實上。

Meanwhile, just outside the , one of the policemen who had arrested

me wascomplaining to my mother that another youngster had beenthe police.”You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you,“ he

said to me.與此同時，就在審判室外面，一位抓我的警察正在沮喪地向我母親抱怨，說是又

一個小伙子要跟警察作對了。他帶著責備的口氣對我說，“我們抓你的時候，你

本可以稍微幫點忙的。”

What did he mean?that I should have lookedand said

something like, ”Look here, do you know who you're talking to? I am a highly

successful student with a brilliant academic record.How dare you arrest me!" Then

they, presumably, would have apologized, perhaps even taken off their caps, and let

me on my way.他說這話什么意思?大概是說我本該顯出憤憤不平的樣子，并說，“喂，留神點，你知道你在跟誰說話?我是學業出眾的高材生。你敢抓我!”那樣一來，他們或許

會向我道歉，說不定還會脫帽致意，讓我走開呢。

二、課文完形填空

Fate(1)is sometimes not very kind to policemen like myself.Take as an

example the recent trial(2)in which I was involved.When I arrested the young lad I had felt sure he was guilty(3)I had been following him around for a

couple of(4)hours andheconduct(5)himself suspiciously.He had been wandering(6)about and it seemed to me that he was looking for an opportunity to steal.When I arrested him, his casual(7)manner only served to confirm(8)my suspicions.I thought I had at last caught the thief who had been troubling the area for so long.However, my joy was only stand a temporary(9)When I saw the brilliant

(10)solicitor the boy's father had hired to defend him, I knew we didn't stand a chance(11)It turned out that the boy was simply a student who was looking for employment(12)before going to university.If only he had been a bit more helpful when we arrested him, he could have saved us all a lot of time and

trouble.It's enough to make one turn against(13)students!

三、翻譯

1.發言人（spokesman）明確表示總統在任何情況下都不會取消（cancel）這次旅行。

2.杰克對書架上那些書一本也不了解，所以他的選擇是很隨意的。

3.隨后發生的那些事件再次證明了我的猜疑（suspicions）是對的。

(confirm)

4.我認為我們應該鼓勵中學生在暑假找臨時工作。

5.令我們吃驚的是，這位常被贊為十分正直的州長（governor）竟然是個貪官（corrupt official）。

6.少數工人得到提升（be promoted），與此同時卻有數百名工人被解雇。

7.如果有機會，約翰也許已成為一位杰出的畫家了。

(given)

8.數小時后，有人看見那個男孩在林子里瞎轉。