现代大学英语精度3第二版unit1预习.doc

Unit 1 Your College Years1.GlossaryWord list:1. affirm 2. contribute 3. endeavor 4. endowment 5. excessive6. inherit 7. inhibition 8. observe 9. perceive 10. project2.Key words: observe/ apply/involve/handle/occur/pursue3.Phrases, idims and expressionsbe dependent on be independent from be prejudiced againstcontribute to define sth. as for certainfreedom from from a background happen tohave a romantic relationship with in ones sixties inherit fromover the years perceive sb./sth. as react torebel against relate to separate from4.Collocationsaccept the consequence acquire new ways affirm personal valuesapply knowledge assemble information choose ones own wardrobedesign a machine determine ones daily agenda develop skillsencourage the young people enter the work world establish ones sexual identityevaluate knowledge gather information handle personal financesinfluence the environment internalize ones religious faith interpret lifemake good grades process knowledge project the future role pursue a college education question these morals select ones major show respect for5.Word formation: -ject -ceive -serve6.Grammar1) four uses of the conjunction while2) parallel structure7.Back ground information1) author2) Eric H. Erikson3) some technical terms: developmental changes/ identity crisis/ functional, attitudinal and psychological independence/ internalizing religious faith8 Text structure and the main idea of this passage9.Preview questions about the text.1) Whats your overall impression of this essay?2) What do you think the author is trying to say in this essay? What are the main points he is trying to make? Who is he addressing himself to?3) Has the author said anything that strikes you as interesting and thought-provoking? Anything that you feel worth remembering?4) Do you totally agree with the author? Is there anything about which you dont see eye to eye with him?5) Has this essay in some way roused your interest in pursuing this subject? What would you like to find out?6) What do you think of the language and style of this essay?9.Writing Devices1) Antithesis2) Developing paragraphs by examples10. Sentence Paraphrase 1) Has it ever dawned on you that certain developmental changes will occur in your life as you move from adolescence to young adulthood? (1)2) identity is determined by genetic endowment (what is inherited from parents), shaped by environment, and influenced by chance events. (2)3) It may be heightened by their choice to pursue a college education. (3)4) First, there is functional independence, which involves the capability of individuals to take care of practical and personal affairs, such as handling finances, choosing their own wardrobes, and determining their daily agenda. (4)5) During the course I had come to realize that while my world was expanding and new options were opening for me, my father, who was in his sixties, was seeing his world shrink and his options narrow. (6)6) These religious, moral, and ethical values that are set during the college years often last a lifetime. (7)7) can no longer read the newspaper or watch a television newscast without seeing the people from other countries in a different light. (9)Quiz1.Give antonyms.1. feminine 2. mature 3. dependence 4.superior5. competent 6. major 7. trust 8.guilt9. include 10. approval2. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the bracketed words.1) To avoid _by the fans, the football stars were all disguised. (recognize)2)If I had remembered _ the window, the thief would not have got in. (close)3) There is a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means _ trouble. (make)4)We object to _ a whole group for one persons fault. (punish)5)Mark often attempts to escape _ whenever he breaks traffic regulations. (fine)6)The man in the corner confessed to _ a lie to the manager of the company. (tell)7)We cant understand his _ like that. (act)8)Fancy _ so many old friends here! (meet)3. Choose the best answer.1)As a result of careless washing, the jacket _ to a childs size.A. contracted B. compressed C. shrankD. decreased2). Franklins ability to learn from observations and experience _ greatly to his success in public life.A. contributedB. owedC. attributedD. related3). Im not sure whether I can gain any profit from this investment, so I cant make a _ promise to help you.A. refinedB. definedC. confinedD. definite4). It is _ impossible to find a good educational computer program in this part of the country.A. barelyB. hardlyC. merelyD. nearly5).Grain production in the world is _ but still millions go hungry.A. staggeringB. shrinking C. soaringD. suspending6). The ball _ two or three times before rolling down the slope.A. swayedB. bouncedC. hoppedD. leapt7).Mobile telecommunications _ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.A. capabilityB. potentialC. impactD. capacity8). We should make a clear _ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion.A. separationB. discriminationC. distinctionD. deviation9).He didnt have time to read the report word for word: he just _ it.A. skimmedB. observedC. overlookedD. glanced10). Your advice would be _ valuable to him, who is at present at his wits end.A. excessivelyB. exceedinglyC. extensivelyD. exclusively11). No one had told Smith about _ a lecture the following day.A. there beingB. there beC. there would beD. there was12). The teacher doesnt permit _ in class.A. smokeB. to smokeC. smokingD. to have a smoke13). After _ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.A. being interviewed B. interviewedC. interviewingD. having interviewed14). Your hair wants _. Youd better have it done tomorrow.A. cutB. to cutC. cuttingD. being cut15). I would appreciate _ it a secret.A. you to keep B. your keepingC. that you keepD. that you will keep16). There is more land in Australia than the government knows _.A. what to do with B. how to doC. what to do with itD. to do it17). We agreed to accept _ they thought was the best tourist guide.A. whatever B. whomever C. whicheverD. whoever18). The match was cancelled because most of the members _ a match without a standard court.A. objected to having B. were objected to haveC. objected to have D. were objected to having19). When I try to understand _ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.A. why it does B. what it doesC. what it isD. why it is20). He is late again today. Ill _ that he will not be late tomorrow.A. be sureB. hope forC. see to itD. make it soMasculine immature independence inferior incompetentMinor mistrust innocence exclude disapprovalbeing recognized to close to make punishing being finedhaving told acting meetingc a d d c bdcaa acacb cdacc