新视野大学英语第二版第二册读写教程完形填空原文.docx
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新视野大学英语第二版第二册读写教程完形填空原文
UNIT1
Iamfrequentlyaskedthequestion,”Canyouusechopsticks”IhavelivedinKorea,JapanandChina.Ineachcountry,Ihave,moreoftenthannotandwithouthavingrequestedone,beengivenaforkwhenonewasavailable.IhavepolitelyrefusedandsaidthatIwouldbefinewithchopsticks.Sometime,Ihavetomakefurtherexplanation.
ChopsticksaretheleastofmyworrieswhenIameatinginanAsianhomeorrestaurant.Infact,learninghowtousechopstickstakesmenothingbutafewweeks.ThisisnottosayIwasskillful,though.Learninghowtousechopsticksiseasyforme,whereaslearningtheritualsandhowtoconductmyselfatthetableisquitedifficult.JusthowmanytimesdoIhavetosay”no,thankyou”whenIreallymean”no,thankyou,Itrulyamfull”?
HowdoIgetawaywithrefusingmorefoodwithoutoffendingsomeone?
IfIinsistandIstillgetmore,isitappropriatejustnottoeatit?
ThiswouldbeimpolitewhereIcomefrom.
Ihaveenjoyedmanygreatmealsandmyinteractionswiththepeoplehavebeengreat.IamincreasinglyawarethatIwillneverbeabletogivebackasmuchasIhavereceived.Idon’tknowhowIcaneverthankallofthepeoplewhointroducedmetoeatinginAsia.
UNIT2
Thiswaswhatallofthetrainingandpainwasabout-winning.IwatchedTVtoseetheyoungrunnerwhohadbeenundermycoachingforthelastfewyears.Iwouldhavebeenthereonthespothaditnotbeenforthetrafficproblem.Icouldn’tmakeitevenonmybicycle.WhileIwatchedtheyoungrunnerentertothecheersofthousandsofpeople,Icouldnothelpthinkingofthepainsthathehadgonethroughinhistraining.
Theyoungrunnerwashardlyconsideredtobepromisingwhenhefirstcametome.Therewerecountlesstrainingsessionsfullofpainforhim.IhadseenfatiguewrittenonhisfaceIhadheardhimswearatme.Ihadbeenindifferenttohisangerandpain.Itwasclearthatonlyhardworkcouldearnhimsuccess.IhadsmiledtomyselfwhenIfoundthathehadtoomuchpassiontogiveup.Andhewouldpersistwiththetraininguntilhereachedperfection.Ihadneverforgottoremindhimthatdespitethechallengeshehadtokeeponpractice.ItwasunfairthathehadnotimeforhisGF.Butthatwaslifeforhim.
ThethunderousshoutsandcheersdrewmebacktotheTVscreen.Oh,mydear,theyoungrunnerwasgainingspeed.Hewasrunningtothefinishline.Hewasstrongenoughtobeatotherrunners.Hiscourage,heartanddisciplinetogetherwithhisyearsofpracticewonhimthehonor.TearsrolleddownmycheekswhenIfoundonthescreentheyoungrunnerwaslookingaround.Iunderstoodatoncethathewaslookingforme.Foryear,hehadbecomesousedtomypresence,successorfailure.Itmusthaveseemedstrangeforhimtofindmemissing.
UNIT3
Ididn’tmarryforallthe”rightreasons”.Lovehadnothingtodowithmarriage.And,formyhusband’spart,well,Isuspectlovewasonhismindeither.HemarriedmebecauseImadehimfeelyoung.Hewassuchanordinarymangoingaroundhisveryordinarymidlifecrisis.Hewasdivorced,lookingforyoungerwomenandacareerchange.Thatdidn’tbotherme,though.Hewasstillfairlycharming,prettyhandsomeandaboveallrich.Imarriedformoney,andIdon’thaveanydoubtaboutit.Myfriendsdon’tapplaudmydecision,butIcanalsotellthattheywish,atleastalittlebit,forsomeofthesamethingsthatInowenjoy.Theyalwaysprefertospeedalotoftimebymyswimmingpoolthanattheircommonlittlehomes.Andanotherthing,theyarealwayscomplainingabouttheir”beloved”.”He’salwayswatchinghowmuchIspend.””It’sbecomemorelikeabusinessrelationshipthanamarriage.’
Myhusband,however,doesn’tcarehowmuchIspendandourmarriageneverbecomeabusinessbecauseitalreadywasone.Youcouldsay,wehaveamutualunderstanding.Weareveryrealisticaboutthewholething.Itispainfulformyfriendswhentheyrealizethatloveisjustanillusion.Marriageforloveneverexistedforme.And,he’llneverdivorceme.He’dlosetoomuchmoney.
UNIT4
Loveisimportantbecausewithoutitlifehasnomeaningorpurpose.ILoveallowsustodomorethanwecouldeveraccomplishwithoutitspower.Sooftenwetakegoodcareofourphysicalneeds.Wemakesureourbodiesarefed,cleaned,clothed,exercisedandrested.However,wetendtooverlookthemostimportantneed-love.Ofcourse,asasociety,loveisnotoverlooked.Popularmediaconstantlyplacesgreatemphasisonwhatweneedtodotoattract”love”.Butbeinglovedisnotaspowerfulanemotionalneedasthatdesiretolovesomeoneelse.
Theneedtoloveandcareforotherisbuiltintousbiologically.Thisneediswhatallowsparentstogiveupsleepandfoodwhileraisingtheirchildren.Thisneediswhatallowspeopletoputthemselvesatrisktosaveotherfromnaturaldisastersorthreats.
Lovemeanstocherish,holddear,andtreasure.Wedonothurt,harm,orcausepaintothosewelove;rather,weseektoalleviatetheirsuffering.It’snotaboutwantingtopossessorcontrolothers;it’saboutwantingtosetthemfree.Loveisthepowerthatallowsthewheeloflifetocontinueturning,forwhenwelovebeyondourownneedsanddesires.Wesacrificeourtime,ourenergy,ourwishes,andsometimesevenourselvesbecauseoflove.Itislovethatallowsemergencyservicespersonneltofacedanger.Itislovethatallowssoldierstoriskeverything.Theultimatedefinitionofloveisnotaboutfeelinggoodbutratheraboutdoinggood.
UNIT5
“Knockitoff!
”Billywouldnotceasebanginghisfootonthetable.Mrs.Stewarthadlostallpatienceintellinghimtostop.Herwordswerefallingondeafears.Shehadaskedhersontoquitdoingsth.thatwasbotheringhersomanytimesthatshehardlyevenknewthewordswerecomingfromhermouth.Billyhadgotusedtothis.Hejustignoredhismom’sexpressionslikethese.Hebangedonwithoutapause.
Sheusedtotrytophraseherwordsinpositivewayslike,”Whenyoubangonthetablethatway,itupsetsme.Wouldyouminddoingsth.elsethatisalittlequieter?
”Therewaswarmthinhervoiceandshehadallofthebestintentions.ButwhensheactuallymanagedtogetBilly’sattentioninthisway,hesimplyreplied,’ButI’mbored.’’Shetriedtoofferhimabunchofalternatives,butnothingworkedanditallbecametootedious.Ithadbecomenoticeableeventoherselfthatshewasincreasinglyusingnegativeexpressions.
Mrs.Stewartseemstounderstandthatevenifsheshoutsshecan’texpectBillytorespondimmediately.Butshestillbelievesthattokeeponapplyingthepressuresmightworksomeday.Childrenmaylearnthatarguingnolongerworksbecauseofhercontinuousshouting.
UNIT6
What’sinaname?
Yourfatecouldhavebeenentirelydifferentifyouhadbeengivenadifferentnameatyourbirth.Someofusrecognizethatournamedoesnotnecessarilyfitandstartusingadifferentnameratherthantheoneweweregiven.Manyofuschoosetouseourmiddlenamesowecanbetruetoourparents,andatthesametimebemoreconfident.Somepeoplewhohavechangedtheirnameclaimthattheirprofessionallivesimproved.Theyfeelbetteraboutthemselvessotheyaremorelikelytoachievemore.Butthosewhohavechangedtheirnamesarenotjustbeingoverlysensitive.Namethemselvesconveysomeinformationcausingotherstomakejudgmentbasedsolelyonthem.Hereisanexample:
Amagazinedeclinedtoprintawriter’snamesimplybecausetheeditorthoughtitsuitedabaseballplayermorethananartcritic.Anotherexample:
Awomenatapartybecameembarrassedwhenshewantedtobeintroducedtoamanshehaddeclinedbecauseofhisname.Onestudyshowedthatteachersgivedifferentgradestotheidenticalessayswrittenbyboyswithdifferentnames.Similarly,girls’popularitycanberelatedtotheirnames.
Yet,whichnameworksandwhichdoesnotdependonthetimes.Thegoodqualitiesofawell-likedpresidentoractorcanofteninfluencehowanameisseen.Butifanamebecomestoowell-known,itmightalsofalloutoffavorasparentslookforsth.alittlemoreuniquefortheirchild.
UNIT7
Iwasinabadtemper.Iwasjustlikethestressinmylifethatwasrunningoutofcontrol.Icouldprobablyattributeittofinancialstress.Mycompanywascuttingjobsandtheywereevaluatingeachworker’sperformance.Thiswasinevitableinthosedaysofrisingcompetitionandshrinkingcompanies.Thecompaniesweregettingsmallerbecauseofthehopelesseconomicconditions.IknewIwasbeingconsideredasoneoftheworkerstheywouldletgothoughIhadbeenoverworking.Ormaybeitwasmyhomelife.MywifeandIhadgotteninanargumentandmy19-year-olddaughterannouncedthatshewasleavingthehousetomoveinwithherboyfriend.
Iamusuallynotapersonofquicktemper,butyesterdaywasdifferent.Irodemybiketoworkasusual;it’sabout20kilometers.Ihadstoppedforaredlightandthenproceededwhenthelightturnedgreen.Ihadassumedthecarcomingfrommyrightwouldstop,butinsteaditwentrightonthroughtheredlightandnearlyhitme.Ibarelyhadtimetoreact.Igrabbedmybikelockandthrewitathiscar,hittinghisrearwindowandmakingacrack.
Thedriverstoppedandgotoutofthecar.Ilaidmybikedownandpickedupthebikelockfromthegroundforprotection.Thenhereachedforhisphonetocallthepolice.
UNIT8
Itisstrangethatsomepeopletellustheeconomyisbadandthejobmarketischangingfortheworse,especiallyforyoungpeople.Thispuzzlesme.Frommyperspective,theworldisneverseensomanyincredibleopportunitiesforyoungpeopleexitingcollege.
Trendstowardspecializedcareersandlowersalarieslea
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