新视野第二册unit15.docx
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新视野第二册unit15
UnitOne
SectionATextA
TheFirstMcDonald'sRestaurant
1.EventhoughthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantsoldonlyhamburgersandFrenchfries,itstillbecameaculturalsymbol.Now,intheSouthernCaliforniacityofDowney,peoplearetryingtosavethefirstMcDonald'srestaurantinhistory.McDonald's,though,saysthebuildingshouldbetorndown.
2.Builtin1953,therestaurantinDowney,California,istheoldestofalltheGoldenArchesinAmerica,andhastheearliestMcDonald'sbuildingdesign.
3.ManypeoplehavegoodmemoriesofthatoldMcDonald's.Thesepeopleareangrythatthebuildingisnowindangerofbeingdestroyed,alongwiththeirmemories.
4.McDonald'sexplainsthatthebuildingwasdamagedinanearthquake,andthereforeneedstobetorndown.ManypeopleinthetownofDowneydon'tagreewiththislineofthinking,though.
5.Onewomansays,"Ithinkit'sterrible.Theyareusingtheearthquakeasanexcuse.It'sabiglie."
6.AnotherDowneyresidentremarks,"Iamsoupset.Theydon'trespectthepublicatall.Theyhaven'teventried.Theycoulddosomesmallrepairsandmakeitagoodrestaurantagain."
7.McDonald'smanagerssaytherestaurantislosingmoneyatthatlocation.Thereisnoroomforadrive-thruwindow,orforseatinginside.Aftertheearthquake,theysayitwasimpossibletofix.Themanagerswanttobuildacopyofthisbuildingatanotherlocationinstead.
8.Buildinginspectors,ontheotherhand,saythatthestructurecanberepaired,butthatitwillbeexpensive.ManypeoplesaythatMcDonald'scancertainlyaffordtopaythatamount.SomethinkthatMcDonald'srealreasonforwantingtoclosedowntherestauranthasnothingtodowithmoney.
9.ModernMcDonald'srestaurantsoftenhaveasignclaimingthatamannamedRayKrocopenedthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantinIllinoisin1955.Thetruth,however,isthatMr.KrocactuallylearnedthefastfoodbusinessfromDickandMacMcDonaldinDowney.Later,Mr.Krocboughttheirrestaurants.Thus,manypeopleinDowneythinkMcDonald'sistryingtochangehistory,thoughthecompanydeniesthis.
10.Tolocalhistorians,thisexplanationmakestotalsense.Onehistoriansaid,"Weshouldnotrewritethepast.RayKrocdidnotinventMcDonald's.TheMcDonaldbrothersdid."
11.Thesedays,agroupofhistorianswantthebuildingtobeaddedtotheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlacessothatthecityofDowneywillbeabletostopMcDonald'sfromtearingthebuildingdown.TheMcDonald'smanagersareveryangry,andhaveabandonedthestructure.
12.EveryonehopesthattheMcDonald'smanagersandthepeopleofDowneywillsoonfindpeace.Thebuildingisstillthere,butboardscoverthewindows.Evenso,peopledrivebytoremembertheirMcDonald's,takingpicturesofamomentinhistorybeforeitgetstakenaway.
Readthequestionsandcompletetheanswersaccordingtothetext.
1.WhereandwhenwasthefirstMcDonald’sbuilt?
2.WhydoesMcDonald’swanttoteardowntherestaurant?
3.WhydosomepeoplewanttosavethefirstMcDonald’s?
4.Accordingtothelocalhistorians,whatisMcDonald’srealpurposetoteardowntherestaurant?
5.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthisarticle?
Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.Therearemorewordsinthelistthanyouneed.
damagedenypublicinspectactuallylocationstructureclaimregisteramount
1.Beescommunicatebydancing:
forexample,theydoakindofdancetotellotherbeesaboutthe_________offlowers.
2.ItwassaidthatNancywasgoingtomarryarichEnglishman,butshe________it.
3.Weneedahuge__________ofmoneytobuildanewhighschoolforthechildreninthisarea.
4.Sinceyoubrokethewindow,youshouldpayforthe___________.
5.Peoplewhofishandsailsometimes_____tohaveseenstrangeanimalsinthesea.
6.Helooksyoung,but_________heismuchtheelderofthetwo.
7.Theguardwalkedthroughthetrain__________everyone’sticket.
8.TheNewsmart_________couldbeveryexpensivetobuild.However,theywouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.
Fillintheeachftheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithasuitableprepositionoradverb.
1.Peoplewhosmokeare______dangerofdevelopinglungdiseasefromheavysmoking.
2.Thematterhasnothingtodo_____him;hewasjustdoinghisjob.
3.Ifyouareinterestedinthisline______thinking,pleasereadthisbookformoredetails.
4.Weshouldtryourbesttostopyoungpeople_______smoking.
5.Thefactoryclosed_______andshelostherjob.
6.Thesebooksareforreadinginthelibrary,andmaynotbetaken______.
7.Idefinitelyagree_______youthatyounggirlsshouldn‘twearthatmuchmakeup(化妆品).
8.They’retearing________theseoldhousestoputupanewofficebuilding.
UnitOne
SectionBTextB
DisneyMirrorsAmericanCulture
1.Lastfall,theWaltDisneycompanydidsomethingrare:
itadmitteddefeatinitsfighttobuildahistorythemeparkinVirginia.Theparkwasgoingtobecalled“Disney’sAmerica”.
2.Somepeoplemightbewondering,however,ifDisneylostthebattlebutwonthewar,asitseemsislivinginDisney’sAmericathesedays.
3.WithitspurchaseofCapitalcities/ABCInc.lastmonth,thecompanyfoundedbyWalterEliasDisneyin1923deepeneditsclaimonAmericanculture.Infact,itwouldbehardtofindanothercompanysowidelyrespected—evenloved—byAmericans.
4.AmericansrushedouttoseeDisneyfilms,andthenreplaythem—onvideotapes;theyreadDisneybookstotheirchildren;theywatchDisneyshowsonDisneyTV;theymaketripstoDisneylandandDisneyworld,wheretheystayinDisneyhotelandeatDisneyfood;AmericansbuyDisneyproductsatDisneystores,andlistentoDisneyrecordsofDisneysongs.
5.TheworldofDisneyisbecominganythingbutsmall.
6.Allthismakessomepeoplemorethanalittleupset.HaroldBloom,aprofessoratYaleUniversity,providesanexaminationoftheculturalhistoryofWesternsociety.
7.“Attheendofthisroadliesculturaluniformityoftheworstkind.Itsjustterrible.”
8.Thisisbecomingapopularopinioninuniversitiesaroundtheworld.
9.“Disneyproducts,”saidPaulFussell,aprofessorofEnglishattheUniversityofPennsylvania,“havealwaysseemedtomeseriouslysub-adult.
10.ThosewhoopposeDisney(andtherearemany)seeitsfilmsandby-productsassexist,racistandassimpler,cheered-upaccountsofAmericanhistoryandfolklore.
11.“There’sakindofprotectionatworkhere,”saidHenryGiroux,aprofessoratPennStateUniversity.LikeallthoseopposedtoDisney,hecanlist,indetail,Disney’smanycrimesagainstculture:
heisveryangry,forexample,aboutthetreatmentofAmericanIndiansinPocahontas.
12.“Imean,theentirehistoryofwhathappenedtotheIndians,whichsomepeoplewouldcallthemurderoftheirpeople,issortofplayedoutasalovestory,”hesaidangrily.
13.GirouxsaidhebelievesthatDisneyhasbecomeabasiceducatorofAmerica’schildren,mostofwhomwillbeabletoperformeverywordoftheLionKinglongbeforetheyevenlearnUSPresidentAbrahamLincoln’shistoricGettysburgAddress.
14.However,eventhemoststronglyopposedarequicktonotethatDisneyhasmanypositivevalues–cheerfulness,good–heartedfun,andatraditionofartisticquality–thathelpexplainitssuccess.Criticalornot,mostofthosewhoopposethecompanyareDisneycustomersthemselves.
Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions
1.WhatrarethingdidtheWaltDisneycompanydolastautumn?
A.ItplannedtobuildahistorythemeparkinVirginia.
B.Itadmittedthattheirplantobuildanotherparkfailed.
C.Itboughtabigcompany.
D.ItclaimedtobethemirrorofAmericanculture.
2.PeopleareinfluencedbyDisneyinmanyways.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthetext?
A.PeopleeatDisneyfood.
B.PeoplelovetoseeDisneyfilms.
C.PeoplelistentoDisneysongsonRadioDisney.
D.PeoplevisitDisneylandandDisneyWorld.
3.AccordingtoProfessorBloom,whatwillhappenifpeoplecontinuetobeinfluencedbyDisneyinsuchaway?
A.Childrencanlearnalotbeforetheygotoschool.
B.Peoplewillhavemanydifferentformsofentertainment.
C.Peoplewillfindthemselvesinthesamecultureallover—Disney’sculture.
D.Peoplewillbecomesexistorracist.
4.Accordingtothetext,whatiswrongwithDisneyfilms?
A.Somefilmsarelovestoriesandarenotgoodforchildren.
B.Somefilmsarenotgoodinquality.
C.Somefilmsaretoocheerfultobetrue.
D.Somefilmsarenottruetothehistory.
5.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.WaltDisneyCompanyisasuccessfulcompany.
B.DisneyisthesymbolofAmericanculture,thoughsomepeopledon’tlikeit.
C.Disneyisnotgoodbecauseitgivesfalseaccountsinitsfilms.
D.Disneyisgoodbecauseitbringspeoplefun.
Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.there’remorewordsinthelistthanyouneed.
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1.Amongthedecisionthatmostpeoplemake,____ahouseisperhapsthebiggestone.
2.Don’tbe________abouthim;heisabeginner.
3.Theirbasketballteamhadbadluckyesterday:
itwastheirthird__infourmatches.
4.Itishumannaturetobe_________tochangebecauseitrequiresustocrossintotheunknown.
5.Hisworksmirroredsuchpositive________ascheerfulnessandkindness.
6.Wemustalwaystryto________thehighestlevelofservicetoourcustoms.
7.Theteacherwasverypopularamongthestudentsbecausehe________themashisownchildren.
8.WhenIaskedthestudentsifthey’dliketohavethelessonnearthelake
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