尚择优选20XX版英语二自学教程课文.docx

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尚择优选20XX版英语二自学教程课文

Contents

Unit1ThePowerofLanguage2

TextACriticalReading2

TextBTheLanguageofConfidence3

Unit2MistakestoSuccess4

TextASplitMilk4

TextBTheCake5

Unit3FriendshipandLoyalty6

TextAReflections:

FriendshipandLoyalty6

TextBATributetotheDog7

Unit4TheJoyofWork8

TextAWorksIsaBlessing8

TextBHowtoStartYourOwnBusiness9

Unit5KeepyourDreamsAlive10

TextALifeIsDifficult10

TextBBeginAgain11

Unit6TheValueofMoney12

TextATeachingChildrentoSpendPocketMoneyWisely13

TextBTheImportanceofMoneyinLife13

Unit7InnerVoice15

TextAYourInnerVoice15

TextBMakeaGoodFirstImpression16

Unit8TheGreatMinds17

TextALifewithoutLimits17

TextBAnUnwantedBaby,SteveJobs18

Unit9FacingLife’sChallenges20

TextA:

300Hurdles20

TextBAViolinwithThreeStrings21

Unit10OdetoPublicTransportation22

TextA:

TheImportanceofPublicTransportation22

TextB:

PersonalAdvantagesofTakingPublicTransportation24

Unit11CyberWorld25

TextACyberLove25

TextBTheImpactoftheInternetonSociety27

Unit12ABreakfromLife28

TextAFeelingFree28

TextBSelf-esteemandBodyImage29

Unit1ThePowerofLanguage

AFamousQuote

Languageisthedressofthought.

------SamuelJohnson

SamuelJohnson（1709-1784）,Britishmanofletters,oneofthemostoutstandingfiguresofthe18thcenturyinEngland.HemadelastingcontributionstoEnglishliteratureasapoet,essayist,moralist,literarycritic,biographer,editorandlexicographer.Johnsonhasbeendescribedas“arguablythemostdistinguishedmanoflettersinEnglishhistory.”

TextACriticalReading

Pre-readingQuestions

1.Doyouusuallychallengetheideaanauthorrepresents?

Whatdoyouthinkisactivereading?

2.Whatsuggestionsdoyouexpecttheauthorwillgiveonreadingcritically?

Criticalreadingappliestonon-fictionwritinginwhichtheauthorputsforthapositionorseekstomakeastatement.Criticalreadingisactivereading.Itinvolvesmorethanjustunderstandingwhatanauthorissaying.Criticalreadinginvolvesquestioningandevaluatingwhattheauthorissaying,andformingyourownopinionsaboutwhattheauthorissaying.Herearethethingsyoushoulddotobeacriticalreader.

Considerthecontextofwhatiswritten.Youmaybereadingsomethingthatwaswrittenbyanauthorfromadifferentculturalcontextthanyours.Or,youmaybereadingsomethingwrittensometimeagoinadifferenttimecontextthanyours.Ineithercase,youmustrecognizeandtakeintoaccountanydifferencesbetweenyourvaluesandattitudesandthoserepresentedbytheauthor.

Questionassertionsmadebytheauthor.Don’tacceptwhatiswrittenatfacevalue.Beforeacceptingwhatiswritten,bycertainthattheauthorprovidessufficientsupportforanyassertionsmade.Lookforfacts,examples,andstatisticsthatprovidesupport.Also,looktoseeiftheauthorhasintegratedtheworkofauthorities.

Comparewhatiswrittenwithotherwrittenworkonthesubject.Looktoseethatwhatiswrittenisconsistentwiththatothershavewrittenaboutthesubject.Ifthereareinconsistencies,carefullyevaluatethesupporttheauthorprovidesfortheinconsistencies.

Analyzeassumptionsmadebytheauthor.Assumptionsarewhatevertheauthormustbelieveistrueinordertomakeassertions.Inmanycases,theauthor’sassumptionsarenotdirectlystated.Thismeansyoumustreadcarefullyinordertoidentifyanyassumptions.Onceyouidentifyanassumption,youmustdecidewhetherornottheassumptionisvalid.

Evaluatethesourcestheauthoruses.Indoingthis,bycertainthatthesourcesarecredible.Forexample,Einsteinisacrediblesourceiftheauthoriswritingaboutlandmarkachievementsinphysics.Alsobecertainthatthesourcesarerelevant.Einsteinisnotarelevantsourcewhenthesubjectispoetry.Finally,iftheauthoriswritingaboutasubjectinitscurrentstate,besurethatthesourcesarecurrent.Forexample,studiesdonebyEinsteinintheearly20thcenturymaynotbeappropriateifthewriterisdiscussingthecurrentstateofknowledgeinphysics.

Identifyanypossibleauthorbias.AwrittendiscussionofAmericanpoliticswilllikelylookconsiderablydifferentdependingonwhetherthewriterisaDemocratoraRepublican.Whatiswrittenmayverywellreflectabiasedposition.Youneedtotakethispossiblebiasintoaccountwhenreadingwhattheauthorhaswritten.Thatis,takewhatiswrittenwith“agrainofsalt.”

Bybeingacriticalreader,youwillbecomebetterinformedandmaychangeyourviewsasappropriate.

TextBTheLanguageofConfidence

Pre-readingQuestions

1.Arethereanywordsthatmakeyoufeelconfidentordiffident?

2.Doyoubelievethatlanguagecaninfluencepeople’sthought?

Givesomeexample.

Thelanguageweuseprogramsourbrain.Masteringourlanguagegiveusagreatdegreeofmasteryoverourlivesandourdestinies.Itisimportanttousethelanguageinthebestwaypossibleinordertodramaticallyimproveourqualityoflife.

Eventhesmallestofwordscanhavethedeepesteffectonoursubconsciousmind,whichislikeachild,anditdoesn’treallyunderstandthedifferencebetweenwhatreallyhappensandwhatyouimagine.Itiseagertopleaseandwillingtocarryoutanycommandsthatyougiveit---whetheryoudothisknowinglyornotisentirelyuptoyou.

“Try”

Itisasmallwordyetithasanamazingimpactuponus.Ifsomeonesays,“I’lltrytodothat”youknowthattheyarenotgoingtobeputtingtheirwholeheartintoit,andmaynotevendoitatall.Howoftendoyouusethewordtrywhentalkingaboutthethingsthatmattertoyou?

Dosay“I’lltrytobemoreconfident”or“I’lltrytodothat”or“I’lltrytocall”?

Thinkaboutsomethingthatyouwouldliketoachieve,andsayittoyourselfintwodifferentways.Firstlysay,“I’lltryto…”andnoticehowyoufeel.Nextsay,“Iwilldo…”andseehowyoufeel.

Thelattermakesyoufeelbetterthanthefirstone,doesn’tit?

Itgivesyouasenseofdetermination,afeelingthatitwillbedone.Listentothepeoplearoundyouandwhentheysaytheywilltrytonoticeifitgetsdoneornot.Eliminatethewordtryfromyourdictionaryandseehowyourlifeimproves.

“Can’t”

Thisisanothersmallwordwithabigimpact.Itdisempowersus,makesusfeelweakandhelpless,anddamagesourself-esteem.Itlimitsourinfiniteabilitiesandstiflescreativity.Rubitoutfromyourinternaldictionaryandreplaceitwithsomethingthatmakesyoufeelgreat.

Insteadofsayingyoucan’t,whynotsaysomethinglike“Ichoose…”or“Ichoosenotto…”Usingwordslikethisallowsyoutotakebackyourpowerandtobeincontrolofyourlife.

Wordsmayappearsmallandinsignificant,yettheyhaveadeepandlastingeffectonus.Masteringyourlanguagegivesyouthepowertolivewhateverlifeyoudesire.

Whatwordsdoyouusealotthatdisempoweryou?

Makealistofwordsyoucommonlyuseandthenwritenexttothemsomealternativesyoucanuse.Makethesealternativeswordsthatmakeyoufeelfabulous,notonlyaboutyourself,butaboutlifeandwhatyouaredoing!

Unit2MistakestoSuccess

AFamousQuote

Successisgoingfromfailuretofailurewithoutlosingyourenthusiasm.

----WinstonChurchill

WinstonChurchill（1874-1965）,BritishConservativepoliticianandstatesmanknownforhisleadershipoftheUnitedKingdomduringtheSecondWorldWar.Widelyregardedasoneofthegreatestwartimeleadersofthecentury,heservedasPrimeMinistertwice.HeistheonlyBritishPrimeMinistertohavereceivedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature.

TextASplitMilk

Pre-readingQuestions:

1.Didyoumakeanymistakesonyourwaytosuccess?

Givesomeexample.

2.Doyoubelievethatmakingmistakesisanecessaryingredientforsuccess?

Explain.

Haveheardofthestoryaboutspiltmilk?

Well,weallknowthereisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.Butthisstoryisdifferent.Iwouldhopeallparentswouldrespondinthismanner.

Irecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousresearchscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaperreporterwhoaskedhimwhyhewassomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson;whatsethimsofarapartfromothers?

Herespondedthat,inhisopinion,itallcamefromanexperiencewithhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.Hehadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhelosthisgripontheslipperybottleanditfell,spillingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor–averitableseaofmilk!

Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadofyellingathim,givinghimalecture,orpunishinghim,shesaid,“Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!

Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepuddleofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?

”

Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.So,howwouldyouliketodothat?

Wecoulduseasponge,atowel,oramop.Whichdoyouprefer?

”Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespiltmilk.

Hismotherthensaid,“Youknow,whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Let’sgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderfullesson!

Therenownedscientistremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn’tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejustopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,whatscientificexperimentsareallabout.Eveniftheexperiment“doesn’twork”,weusuallylearnsomethingvaluablefromit.

Wouldn’titbegreatifallparentswouldrespondthewayRobert’smotherrespondedtohim?

TextBTheCake

Pre-readingQuestions:

1.Haveyoueverbeenwronglyblamedbyyourparents?

Howdidyoufeelatthatmoment?

2.Whatsuggestionswouldyougivetotheparentswhoareblindedtotheirchildren’smerits?

Cindyglancednervouslyattheclockonthekitchenwall.Fiveminutesbeforemidnight.

“Theyshouldbehomeanytimenow,”shethoughtassheputthefinishingtouchesonthechocolatecakeshewasfrosting.Itwasthefirsttimeinher12yearsshehadtriedtomakeacakefromscratch,andtobehonest,itwasn’texactlyandaesthetictriumph.Thecakewas…well,lumpy.Andthefrostingwasbitter,asifshehadrunoutofsugarorsomething,which,ofcourse,shehad.

Andthentherewasthewaythekitchenlooked.Imaginethehugeblenderfillwithallthefixingsforchocolatecake---includingtherequisitebowls,pansandutensils.Nowimaginethattheblenderisturnedon,highspeed,withthelidoff.Doyougettheidea?

ButCindywasn’tthinkingaboutthemess.Shehascreatedsomething,averitablephoenixofflourandsugarrisingoutofthekitchenclutter.Shewasanxiousforherparentstoreturnhomefromtheirdatesoshecouldpresentheanniversarygifttothem.Sheturnedoffthekitchenlightsandwaitedexcitedlyinthedarkness.Whenatlastshesawtheflashofthecarheadli