新视野大学英语视听说2Passage汇总Word文档格式.docx

1、Then I went on to college where I then used the Ianguage extensively both in and out of the classroom. I studied Spanish literature, culture, and linguistics and very much enjoyed the cultural and linguistic elements, but found the in-depth study of literature a very un bala need way to study Spani

2、sh.I got a lot out of using my Spanish outside of the classroo m, in clud ing a trip to Mexico with a church group, where I found myself acting as an interpreter. It was certa inly challe nging, but it was also a lot of fun.I the n also volun teered to be an in terpreter in the com munity schools an

3、d also used my Spa nish to teach En glish to some Spa nish speakers. This is probably where I lear ned the most!Passage 2Have you ever heard of homeschooli ng? It is a legal choice for pare nts in most coun tries to provide their childre n with a lear ning en vir onment as an 1） alternative to publi

4、c or private schools outside the home. Pare nts cite 2） numerous reas ons for homeschooli ng their childre n. The three reas ons that are selected by the majority of parents in the United States are the concern about the 3） traditional school en vir onment, the lack of religious or moral in structi

5、on, and the dissatisfacti on with the 4） academic in structi on at public and private schools. Homeschooli ng may also be a factor in the choice of pare nting style. Homeschooli ng can be a choice for families livi ng in isolated 5） countryside or livi ng briefly abroad. Also many young 6） athletes

6、and actors are taught at home.Homeschoolers ofte n 7） take adva ntage of educati onal opport un ities at museums, libraries, community centers, athletic clubs, after-school programs, churches, parks, and other com mun ity resources. 8） Secondary school level stude nts may take classes at com mun ity

7、 colleges, which typically have ope n admissi on policies.Groups of homeschooli ng families ofte n joi n up together to create homeschool co-ops. These groups typically meet once a week and provide a classroom en vir onment. These are family-ce ntered support groups whose members seek to pool their

8、tale nts and resources 9） in a collective effort to broade n the scope of their childre ns educati on. They provide a classroom en vir onment where stude nts can do han ds-on and group lear ning such as perform ing, scie nee experime nts, art projects, foreig n Ian guage study, spelli ng con tests,

9、discussi ons, etc. Pare nts whose childre n take the classes 10） serve as volun teers to keep costs low and make the program a success.TestMany people go to school for an educati on. They lear n Ian guages, history, （1） political methods, geography, physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Others go to

10、school to learn skills in order to make a living. （2）Traditional education isvery useful and importa nt. Yet, no one can （3）acquire everythi ng from school. A teacher, no matter how much he kno ws, cannot teach his stude nts everyth ing they want to know. The teachers main job is to show his stude n

11、ts how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be lear ned outside school by the stude nts themselves.It is always more importa nt to know how to study by on eself tha n to （4）bear in mind some facts or some skills. It is quite easy to learn a certain fact in hist

12、ory or a formula in mathematics. But it is very （5） difficult to use a formula in work ing out a math problem.Great scie ntists did nt get everyth ing from school. Edis on did nt eve n finish junior school. And yet, he （6） inven ted so many new thin gs. These scie ntists were so （7）successful, but t

13、heir teachers only showed them the way. The （8） reas on for their success was that they knew how to study. They read books that they were not taught at school. They would ask many questi ons as they read. They did （9）thousa nds of experime nts. They worked hard all their lives,wasting not a single m

14、oment. Most important was that they knew how to use their （10）brai ns.Unit 2I believe watching nature programs on television is not going to give us and our childre n a real experie nee of n ature. On the con trary, they may dista nee us from n ature actual n ature eve n further.Because real n ature

15、 experie nces mean con tact with n ature. It means being with and with in n ature, to experie nce it with all five sen ses.True, TV programs give us joy but they will n ever be able to help us form a relatio nship with n ature. We watch our small scree ns come alive with the vivid colors and we all

16、let out aahhhh. and wooooow. But, never once will we feel the pleasure of being close to nature.Worse still the programs such as those on the Discovery Channel make n ature seem so stra nge, and so far away, in the forests of the Amaz on or in the wilds of Africa. Children may grow up without even r

17、ealizing that the flowers, pla nts or a couple of trees in their backyard are n ature and they are equally precious. The truth is n ature is so close to us. We dont n eed to go any where far to enjoy such experie nces. It is right there in our backyards. Or, in parks, garde ns, forests, or n ati ona

18、l parks.All we n eed to do is make an effort to get closer to n ature know it, appreciate it, and explore it. Feeli ng the soil un der our feet and the wind in our hair; listening to the sound of the fallen leaves and taking in the smell of the wet soil all these are pure joy to the sen ses that we

19、must experie nee.I have n ever bee n able to un dersta nd people who dont see the point in traveli ng. The com mon reas on is that traveli ng is a waste of time and mon ey. rve heard some are 1） scared to travel too far away. I cant help but feel sorry particularly for those who 2） perceive the expe

20、rie nee of see ing a new place as a 100 percent 3） negative one. Telling them stories about unusual encounters does nt 4） result in the expected curiosity but a Why would you wanna go there!? It makes me 5） lose faith in huma ni ty. Experie nee is the best teacher and knowledge is power. The things

21、traveling can teach you are beautiful because you lear n to trust in what you see rather tha n what you are told.It was Mark Twain who said, Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and n arrow- min ded ness, which in my mind 6） goes down as the closest to the truth about traveli ng. Too bad there aren

22、t eno ugh people with the means to travel actually doing it. If you have the means to go abroad, you should do it despite going out of your comfort zone. You might realize why you loved it once youre back home.I think traveli ng is also the best thing you could do if you feel 7） depressed at home, d

23、ont know what to do with your future, your life, your part ner anything. Once you are away, 8） preferably somewhere very new and unknown, you are forced to 9） adapt and meet people. This works especially if you travel alone. A new life and especially the new relati on ships you build, even if only f

24、or a short period of time, 10） reveal opportunities and views you n ever would have thought of and had otherwise.Nowadays it is very com mon for people to get away on a （1）vacati on trip any time. People from all （2）walks of life, both young and old, enjoy traveling. Some even consider traveling as

25、part of their （3）routine lifestyle.Most of the younger travelers tend to seek fun, discovery and （4）adventure in their travels. They prefer to visit strange and exotic （ 异国情调的 ） places. The older travelers, on the other hand, tend to look for a more pleasant and enjoyable trip. In fact, it was not t

26、oo long ago that an increasing number of older people started to go for leisure trips more often. It could be that after spending a major part of their life working so hard, they felt that they needed to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Leisure traveling has become a （5）treat they give to themselves

27、 for the years of hard work they have done.Perhaps, the reason for the （6）popularity of traveling is that more people have come to realize its benefits. When we visit other countries, we （7）gain a better understanding of the people living there. We learn about their culture, history and background.

28、We discover the （8）similarities they have with us, as well as their differences from us.Also, traveling helps to enrich our lives. It increases our knowledge and widens our （9）perspective. When we visit interesting places, we discover new people and things, which not only provide us fun, but also pr

29、ovide us （10）marvelous insights and enlightens our minds.Unit 3Since Im a student, I go to school on weekdays and so I dont have too much free time. I usually spend six or seven hours at school. After that I either go downtown for some shopping or go home and study. If I have some free time during t

30、he week I might read a book or watch TV. Lately my evenings have been spent preparing for my graduation examination, which takes up a lot of time.Even though I have a lot to do, I still have some free time for leisure activities. On weekends I like to go with my family to our cottage. I like taking long walks around the countryside and I like watching the seasons change. I have the most free time during the summer months. One of my