熊海虹主编《高等学校研究生英语综合教程-上》Unit-9 (1).ppt

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高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（上）INTEGRATEDCOURSEUnit9AffordableHousingContentStartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProjectTask1WithrapideconomicdevelopmentinChina,peopleshousingconditionshavebeengreatlyimproved,buthousepriceshavealsorisen.Interviewsomeofyourfriends,especiallythosewhowerebornbeforeorduringthe1970s,aboutthechangestheyhaveexperiencedinthecostandconditionoftheirhousing.Thefollowingaresomepossibletopicsthatyoumayliketoraise.StartingoutPossibletopicsLocation/Size/Interiordecoration/Electricalappliances/Runningwater/Hotwater/Showeringorbathingfacilities/Indoortoilets/Electricorgasstoves/Refrigerators/Centralheatingand/orairconditioning/Lighting/Telephone/CableTV/Internetaccess/HousingcostrentorownershipStartingoutTask1Task2Peoplehaveanumberofdifferentreasonsforchoosingaparticularareatolivein.Comparethebenefitsandshortcomingsofthefollowinglocationsanddecidewhereyoudliketolive.Youcouldaddtothelist.StartingoutTask2Task3ReadthefollowingparagraphanddiscusswithyourpartnerwhatyourchoicewouldbeifyouwereinLaoWangssituation.Givethereasonsforyourchoice.StartingoutTask3LaoWangandhiswifeliveina15m2oldapartmentindowntownShanghai.Theareawillberedevelopedinacoupleofyearstime.Theywillbegiven300,000Yuanascompensationfortheirapartmentandcaneitherusethemoneytobuyahouseinthesuburbs,orpaythedeveloper8,000Yuanpersquaremeterforanew130m2downtownapartmentwhichtheywillhavetowaitforfiveyearsbeforemovingin.TheHousingCrisisGoesSuburbanReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandingDetailedInformationCriticalThinkingLanguagePointsVocabularyinAction12345CausesoftheproblemParas.2-9MainideaPara.1ReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandingConsequencesoftheproblemPara.10SolutionstotheproblemParas.11-13SummaryPara.14MainideaAffordablehousinghasnotonlybecomeaproblemfor_,buthasaffected_.Itsnowaseriousproblemformorelow-andmoderate-incomeAmericansthan_.Fairfaxisanexampleforthissituation.ReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandingtheurbanpoorthesuburbanmiddle-classtaxes,SocialSecurityorgaspricesCausesoftheproblemA.Governmentsattitudetowardsaffordablehousing.affordablehousing,oraffordablehousingnearjobs.a.Inthepasttwodecades,muchpoorhousinghasbeen_butnotallhasbeen_andtherehasbeen_.b.Manymiddleincomepeoplecannotfind_neartheirplaceofwork.ReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandingAmericansusedtocarealotabouta.FromRoosevelttoNixon,_it.b.Nowadays,_.federalaidhasnotbeenincreasedaffordablehomesthedemandforandthesupplyB.Thestrikingmismatchbetween_ofrazed/demolishedrebuiltnoincreaseConsequencesoftheproblemA.Children_.B.Workers_.C.Communities_.ReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandingcantseetheirparentssooftencantmakeendsmeetarelesscompetitiveSolutionstotheproblemA.Localofficials_.B.Federalgovernment_.C.Arealestatecrashmaynothelp.ReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandingshouldgetoutofthewayshouldsupportnewconstructionsSummaryHousinginAmericatodayisnotjust_,butisalso_.ReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandinganurbanpovertyissueamiddle-classquality-of-lifeissueTask2Paraphrasetheunderlinedpartsofthefollowingsentences.（P258）ReadingFocusDetailedInformation1.WhenhouseholdincomesgrowbyX,housingpricesgrowby12X.2.mayriseto$110,000ayearKeys:

3.hasnotonlyaffectedpeoplewithlowincomesbutalsopeoplewholiveinthesuburbs4.havingaperiodofmisfortune5.notpeoplewhohavereceivedfederalhousingassistance,butthosewhohaventReadingFocusDetailedInformation6.stopneedingwelfarepayments7.giveanopportunitytoafamilywhichisalsoeligibleforthewelfare8.andstudiesshowthatovercrowdedlivingconditionleadtohighercrimerates,pooreracademicperformanceandpoorerhealth9.andworkersmayhavetodrivelongdistancestoworkbecausetheycantaffordhousingcloser10.Lastyearlessthan5%ofhousessoldfor$250,000orlesssopriceswillhavetoreducealotforhousingtobeaffordableforlow-incomefamilies.CriticalThinkingReadingFocusStepOneReadthefollowingstatementsfromthetextanddiscusswhetherChinesepeoplehavethesameproblems.Supportyourviewswithevidence.1.Homeownershipisoftendescribedasadream,butthesedaysmanyworkerswouldsettleforadecentrentalthatwontbankrupttheirfamilies.2.Localofficialsrequireone-acrelotsandtwo-cargarages,andblocklow-incomeandhigh-densityprojects.ReadingFocusCriticalThinking3.Thehighhousingpriceproblemhasclimbedtheincomeladderandmovedtothesuburbs.4.Familiesspendatleasthalftheirincomeonhousing,manyskimponhealthcare,childcareandfoodtodoso.5.Workersareenduringincreasinglylongcommutesfromlessexpensivecommunities.ReadingFocusCriticalThinkingStepTwoThinkabouttheroleofgovernmentinprovidingaffordablehousing.Discussingroupsthefollowingstatements.ReadingFocusCriticalThinking1.Therootofthe（highhousingprice）problemisthestrikingmismatchbetweenthedemandforandthesupplyofaffordablehousing.2.Affordablehousinghelpsmakecommunitiescompetitive.3.Thescarcityofaffordablehousingisadeepeningnationalcrisis.1.workerscramtheirfamiliesintoovercrowdedapartments,collegegraduateshavetocrashwiththeirparents,andfirefighters,（Para.1）cram:

v.toforcesomethingintoasmallspace把塞入e.g.Jessicacrammedherclothesintothebag.crash:

v.slangtostayatsomeoneshouseforthenight借宿e.g.IcrashedforonenightatmyfriendshousewhenIwasinChicago.ReadingMoreLanguagePoint2.TherealestateboomofthepastdecadehasproducedwindfallsforAmericanswhoownedbeforeitbegan,（Para.2）windfall:

n.anamountofmoneythatyougetunexpectedly意外之财ReadingMoreLanguagePointprovidingmortgages,governmentapartmentsandconstructionjobsforworkersdownontheirluck.（Para.3）downontheirluck:

tohavenomoneybecauseonehashadalotofbadluckoveraperiodoftime（因不走运而）穷困潦倒e.g.1）Whensomeoneisdownontheirluck,goodfriendswillbesympathetic.2）Georgehascertainlybeendownonhisluckrecently:

firsthiswifefellill;thenhelosthisjob.ReadingMoreLanguagePoint3.Rooseveltsignedhousinglegislationin1934and1937,4.Butithasrazedmoresubsidizedapartmentsthanithasreplaced.（Para.4）raze:

v.tocompletelydestroyatownorbuilding把（城镇、建筑物）夷为平地e.g.1）MuchofNanjingwasrazedbyJapaneseinvadersin1937.2）Theoldbuildingswererazedtomakewayforanewdevelopment.ReadingMoreLanguagePoint5.Overall,thenumberofhouseholdsreceivingfederalaidhasflatlinedsincetheearly1990s,despiteanexpandingpopulationandaballooningbudget.（Para.5）flatline:

v.tofalltoaverylowlevel降到很低的水平e.g.1）TheRepublicanshavebeenflatlininginthepolls.2）Thepopulationgrowthinthistownhasbeenflatlininginthepastfiveyears.ReadingMoreLanguagePoint6.Today,foreveryoneofthe4.5millionlow-incomefamiliesthatreceivefederalhousingassistance,therearethreeeligiblefamilieswithoutit.（Para.6）eligible:

adj.beingableorallowedtodoit合格的；有资格的e.g.1）Insomecountrieschildrenover16areeligibleforadriverslicense.2）Over500,00018-year-oldswillbecomeeligibletovotethisyear.ReadingMoreLanguagePoint7.Thetimelimitsincludedinwelfarereform10yearsagowerecontroversial,butstudiessuggesttheyvehelpedmotivaterecipientstogetoffthedole.（Para.7）dole:

n.unemploymentbenefit,welfaremoneygivenbythegovernmentintheUStopeoplewhoareoutofwork救济金e.g.1）Howmanypeopleareonthedole?

2）Isaidthebankersshouldbethefirsttogoonthedoleduringthefinancialdownturn.ReadingMoreLanguagePoint8.Washingtonpoliticians,ontheotherhand,havethefederalbudgetattheirdisposal.（Para.12）attheirdisposal:

availableforsomeonetouse供某人使用支配e.g.1）Tannerhadalotofcashathisdisposal.2）Acaranddriverwereplacedatmydisposal.ReadingMoreLanguagePoint9.Andevenamodestpriceslumpcouldtriggeraconstructionslowdown（Para.13）slump:

v.tosuddenlygodowninprice,value,ornumber暴跌e.g.1）Salesslumpedby20%lastyear.2）TheUSdollarslumpedtoarecordlowagainstallothercurrencies.ReadingMoreLanguagePointKeyTask1Choosetheanswerthatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordorphraseinthesentence.（P260）ReadingFocusVocabularyinAction1-A2-D3-B4-B5-C6-A7-B8-A9-C10-ATask21.Thousandsofspectators_intothestadiumtoseethegame.2.Tellthestudentstoblowupthe_andthentapethestrawtoit.3.Mostrivertouriststravelinbignoisymotorrigs,which_throughallbutthebiggestrapidswithoutdifficulty.Readthewordsandtheirexplanationsinthebox.Chooseawordtocompleteeachofthesentencesbelowandexplainitsmeaning.Changetheformifnecessary.（P261）crammed（b）balloon（a）ReadingFocusVocabularyinActioncrash（a）4.Jill_herclothesintothebag.5.Helostcontrolofhiscaratthefirstbendand_.6.We_inasmuchsightseeingaspossibleduringourstayinNewYork.7.Thecompanysdebthas_inthepastyear.8.Youcan_atourplaceifyoucantgetaridehome.9.Wellhavetogetoutofthissituationbeforethe_goesup.10.Ashousesaleshave_,sohasspendingindepartment-storeonitemslikefurniture,carpetsandelectricalappliances.crammed（d）ballooned（c）crashed（a）crammed（a）ReadingFocusVocabularyinActioncrash（b）balloon（b）slumped（b）11.Itisbelievedthattheproceedsfromthesalewillgointoa_fundforthechildren.12.Thehardestthingisfindingacardealeryoucan_!

13.Iwasfortunateenoughtohavevery_parents.14.Thepost-war_senttheunemploymentfiguressoaringtotwicetheexpectedlevel.15.Thatdecisiondidnotwinhermuchsupportfrom_andmoderates.16.Whenheis25,thetrusteeswillgivehimfullcontrolofhis_fund.trust（d）trust（c）liberal（c）ReadingFocusVocabulary