Module 2 Splendor or Beauty
around the World
Proverbs
Misfortunes never come alone.
祸不单行，福无双至；屋漏又遭连夜雨， 船漏又遇顶头风。
One father can support ten children; ten children cannot support one father.
养育之恩深似海，不孝儿孙令人寒。
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。
Part One Listening Comprehension
Activity One: English Song Appreciation
Direction: Enjoy an English song, and complete the missing words of the song. Edelweiss
Edelweiss, edeweiss
Every morning _________________ (1) Small and white
Clean and bright _________________ (2) Blossom of snow
May you bloom and grow Bloom and grow forever Edelweiss, edelweiss _________________ (3) Small and white _________________ (4)
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You look happy to meet me Blossom of snow
May you bloom and grow _________________ (5) Edelweiss, edelweiss Bless my homeland forever Activity Two: Conversations
Direction: Listen to the conversations and fill in each of the following blanks with the missing information.
Conversation 1
M: How about your _________________ (1)?
W: It’s wonderful. We really _________________ (2). M: Sounds romantic!
W: Well, we drove to the seaside, and walked along the beach, _________________ (3). M: I envy you a bit.
W: Didn’t you enjoy your Valentine’s Day? M: _________________ (4).
W: What a pity, but you will also enjoy a wonderful time on next Valentine’s Day. Just _________________(5).
Conversation 2
W: I got up at 5 A.M. this morning. M: Why did you get up so early?
W: _________________ (6). And I made breakfast for my mother. M: Good for you, Susan. _________________ (7).
W: Well, _________________ (8), who devotes_________________ (9). M: Yes. I will choose a bunch of carnation for my mother then.
W: Maybe we should tell our mothers more often_________________ (10). M: I agree!
Activity Three: Passage
Direction: Listen to the passage and then choose the best answer to each question you hear. 1. A. Everyone. B. People who are Christians.
C. People who speak English. D. People in western countries.
2. A. Visit friends B. Prepare gifts for their families and friends.
C. Go to church D. Stay at home.
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C. Autumn. D. Winter.4. A. The Easter egg hunt. B. The family meal. C. To eat colorful eggs.. D. Going to church. 5. A. Chicken eggs. B. Cake and icing.
C. Chocolate. D. Sugar and flour.
Humor and Jokes
Three Pastors
Three pastors in the south were having lunch in a diner. One said, “you know, since summer started I’ve been having trouble with bats in my loft and attic at church. I’ve tried everything— noise, spray, cats—nothing seems to scare them away”.
Another said, “yes, me too. I’ve got hundreds of livings in my belfry and in the attic. I’ve been having the place fumigated, and they still won’t go away.”
The third said, “I baptized all mine, and made them members of the church... haven’t seen one back since!”
Part Two Speaking Comprehension
Dialogue I
Resume
Lucy: Could you do me a favor and proofread my resume before I send it out.
David: Sure, let me take a look... Personal Information, Education, Experience, Training... I think you should add another item, say, language. You speak three languages, so you might as well put that on your resume.
Lucy: But languages don’t have anything to do with engineering. Shouldn’t everything I put on my resume have something to do with my field?
David: Not necessarily. I think people would be impressed by your language abilities. It indicates something about your level of intellect and experience. Also, I think human resources directors want to see more of a well-rounded person in a resume. Lucy: It’s just a piece of paper, you think that they can tell if I am a well-rounded person
by looking at it?
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person. That’s why job interviews are important to let people know the real you that they can’t see from a piece of paper. But resumes can be helpful in explaining things and giving a good impression to a potential employer.
Vocabulary
1. proofread vt. ['prufrid] 校对；校勘 2. resume vt. [r'zjum] 重新开始，继续，恢复；重返；重新占用 n. 简历 3. resource n. [ri's:s] 资源；物力，财力，办法，对策 4. impression n. [m'prʃən] 印象，模糊的观念；感想 5. director n. [di'rektə] 主管；署长；局长；处长；主任，董事；经理 6. intellect n ['intilekt] 智力；理解力；思维能力，非凡的才智 7. limit vt. ['limit] 限制；限定 n. 界线；界限，限度；限制，范围 8. explain vt. [iks'plein] 解释；说明；阐明，为……辩解；说明……的理由 9. potential a. [pə'tʃəl] 潜在的，可能的 n. 可能性；潜力，潜能Phrases and Expressions:
do sb. a favor 帮忙 to send out 寄出 human resources department 人力资源部 add another section for… 把……项加上 might as well 最好
to have anything to do with… 与……有什么关系
level of intellect and experience 智商水平和经历 well-rounded person 全面发展的人
giving a good impression to 给……留下良好的印象
a potential employer 未来的老板
Dialogue II
Group Reservation Reservationist: Fortune Hotel. May I help you?
Guest: Yes. My name is Bill Richard calling from the International Trading Company. I’d like to reserve rooms for my group.
Reservationist: What rooms do you prefer?
Guest: We are 30 people. Fifteen twin-bed rooms with a bath please. Reservationist: For how many days, Mr. Richard ?
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Reservationist: Just a moment, please. Fifteen twin-bed rooms for January 22nd. 23rd and 24th. Yes. We still have those rooms available.
Guest: Then how much must I pay?
Reservationist: Six hundred Yuan RMB,equivalent to 75 US dollars.
Guest: Fine. One more thing. May we use the hotel meeting room during our stay? We are to have a meeting on the afternoon of January 23rd,from 3:00 pm. to 5:00 pm
Reservationist: No problem. We can make it for you,but 400 Yuan RMB per hour. Guest: Oh,I see. Any discount?
Reservationist: There is a 15 percent discount. And we’ll send you a confirmation by fax in five days. May I know your fax number?
Guest: You may fax at 65652828. Reservationist: Thank you，Mr. Richard.
Vocabulary and Expressions: reserve vt. [ri'zə:v] 预订
reservation n. [rezə'veiʃən] 预订 fax number 传真号
15 percent discount 八五折
meeting room= conference room 会议室 rooms available 有（住）房间
twin-bed rooms with a bath 独卫标间 Just a moment, please 请稍等片刻 any discount? 有折扣没？
Activities
I. Direction: Answer the following questions from your own experience. 1) How do you make out a perfect resume when you are to be employed? 2) Did you meet with a reservation in the hotel? And what did you do with it ? II. Direction: Please create a dialogue with your partners based on the situation: Suppose you will go to a new city on business. Going on business in a strange city is conditions you are not familiar with. What will you do when reaching it? Do you think of buying a city map? And what will you do next? Of course you will first find a suitable hotel. It is so important to you. What will you say when you come to the reception? Could you check in smoothly?
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新鲜活泼的英语成语
1. a hard nut 死脑筋，冥顽不化的人A: Bob refused all persons’ invitations. 鲍勃拒绝了所有人的邀请。 B: I really couldn’t understand him.
我真的搞不懂他。
A: He’s simply a hard nut, nobody likes approaching him 简直冥顽不化。没有人愿意同他打交道。
B: We’d better also leave him alone. 最好别理他。
2. be above oneself 得意忘形，有些飘飘然
A: Maggie seems to be quite above herself these days. What happened? 玛吉这几天有些飘飘然，她怎么啦？
B: Well, she got promoted。 哦！高升啦。
3. scrape up an acquaintance with somebody 设法接近（结实）某人，同某人套近乎
A: Look, that guy over there is trying to scrape up an acquaintance with Joanna. 看，那边那家伙正想法和 Joanna 套近乎。
B: I know that man. He is always after pretty girls. 我认识那家伙，他总是追求漂亮女孩子。
4. serve somebody right 自作自受，活该
A: Would you find me another job, Dad? 爸，重新给我找份工作吧？ B: What’s wrong with your job?
你的工作怎么啦？ A: I lost it.
丢啦。
B: I once told you to work hard, but you always turned a deaf ear to me. It serves you right. 我对你说过要好好工作，你总是当做耳边风。丢啦，活该！
史地人文
美国报警电话 911 的来历 美国 911 报警电话，诞生于上世纪 60 年代。1967 年，美国总统法律实施与司法管理委 员会建议在全国范围内设立一个统一的电话号码，以便于人们及时报告紧急事件。美国电26
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话电报公司很快宣布，选择 911 作为报警电话号码。1968 年 2 月，全国第一个 911 报警台 在亚拉巴马州的哈利维尔设立。上世纪 70 年代后，911 报警电话开始大量增加。1976 年， 17%的美国人可拨打该号码，1979 年上升到 26%，1987 年为 50%，而今已达到 85%。美国 大约 50%的国土面积已接通 911 号码，其中 95%是加强版系统，可提供每个呼叫者的姓名 与位置信息。Part Three Reading Comprehension
A. Lead-in questions
1. Why it is easier for mountaineer to climb the Southern slope of the Himalayas? 2. Why the stones in the Yellow Stone National Park are yellow?
3. Which mountain in China is included in the Natural Heritage List of the UNESCO? Splendor or Beauty around the World
As is known to us, whatever you go, beauty or splendor around you. Before nature, we are aware of all living things, which whisper or talk. We could find light in the dark. Meanwhile, we are in pursuit of happiness.
Almost everywhere you go on the Earth, natural beauty catches your eyes. Each continent boasts many great wonders. Snow-covered mountains and huge rock formations soar up into bright blue skies. Waterfalls plunge hundreds of feet to pools below. Dark, ancient forests shelter an amazing variety of life.
We have chosen what we believe to be the five most spectacular natural wonders—those that are the biggest, longest or most impressive of their kind. These natural wonders inspire awe in everyone who views them.
The Himalayas
The highest mountain range in the world, the Himalayan range is far-reaching, spanning thousands of miles, and holds within it an exceptionally diverse ecology. Coniferous and subtropical forests, wetlands, and montane grasslands are as much a part of this world as the inhospitable, frozen mountaintops that tower above.
The word Himalaya is Sanskrit for “abode of snow” – fitting for a stretch of land that houses the world’s largest non-polar ice masses. Extensive glacial networks feed Asia’s major rivers
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including the Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra. More than a billion people rely on these glacier-fed water sources for drinking water and agriculture. The Himalayas are not only a remarkable expanse of natural beauty. They’re also crucial for our survival.
Nature takes us on a stunning journey to the Himalayas. From Everest to the Tibetan Plateau, from the Gaumukh to the Ganges, this episode introduces us to a complex, interconnected natural world that continues to inspire, challenge and amaze the human race.
Mt. Qomolangma
Mt. Qomolangma, which rises up along the border between China and Nepal, is the world’s highest mountain. It measures 29,035 feet. And the mountain is still growing! Geological forces push it up a few millimeters each year.
Sir Hillary and Norgay first reached the summit in 1953. Since then more than 1,000 people have
reached the top and at least 100 have died trying. Why climb Mt.Qomolangma? One member of the first expedition to climb the mountain in 1921 famously answered, “Because it is there”.
Grand Canyon
Visitors to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona admire its breathtaking colors, rock formations and cliffs. No picture can adequately capture its beauty. The canyon is 277 miles long and anywhere from 4 to 18 miles wide, rim to rim.
A national park protects the canyon’s most spectacular section. Visitors can either hike or ride a mule from the rim of the canyon to the canyon floor 5,280 feet below. The Colorado River flows through the canyon. The river created several other canyons, but the Grand Canyon is the most beautiful.
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Beef extends 1,200 miles along Australia’s northeast coast through the Coral Sea. It is the largest coral formation in the world and is visible from space! Actually, it is not one reef but a chain of thousands.
More than 10,000 species live on the Great Barrier Reef. These reef inhabitants include more than
1,500 kinds of fish and 200 kinds of birds. The beauty of the reef also attracts thousands of human visitors each year. They dive or take a glass-bottom boat to see the reef.
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Victoria FallsVictoria Falls stretches across the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Locals call the falls “Mosi oa Tunya ” or “The Smoke that
Thunders”. The roar of the water can be heard long before the mist from the largest curtain of falling water in the world. The mile-wide falls plunge 330 feet over a cliff into a narrow gorge. From February to May, nearly 120 million gallons of water a minute plunge into the gorge.
Amazon Rain Forest
The Amazon Rain Forest covers more than a billion
acres of northern South America. If this rain forest were a country, it would be the ninth largest in the world!
Some scientists call the area “the lungs of our planet”. The area produces more than 20 percent of the world’s oxygen. Millions of animals and planet species live in the Amazon, including one third of the world’s bird species!
A visit to the Amazon, or any of these natural wonders, is an experience you will treasure for a lifetime.
B. Vocabulary and Expressions
continent n. [kntinənt] one of the large landmasses
of the earth
洲，大陆；
欧洲大陆（不包括英国 和爱尔兰）
boast vt. [bst]
show off；wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner 有引以为荣的事物； 自夸；自吹自擂； 扬言 snow-covered 白雪覆盖的
formation n. [f:'meiən] an arrangement of people or
things acting as a unit
形成，构成； 形成物； 编队，排列
waterfall n. [w:tf:l] a steep descent of the water
of a river 瀑布
plunge vt. & vi. [plnd] thrust or throw into （使）陷入、插入； 使突然前冲（或下落）
ancient adj. ['einənt] very old 古代的，古老的； 年老的，老式的
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spectacular adj. [spk'tækjələ] of the nature of spectacle or
drama
壮观的，雄伟的，引人 入胜的；惊人的
impressive adj. [m'prsv] making a strong or vivid
impression 给人印象深刻的
border n. ['b:də]
the boundary line or the area
immediately inside the
boundary
边，边缘；镶边； 边界，边境，国界，
inspire vt. [in'spai] serve as the inciting cause of 鼓舞，激励
geological adj. [diə'ldikl] of or relating to or based on
geology 地质（学）的
millimeter n. ['milimi:tə] a metric unit of length equal
to one thousandth of a meter 毫米
summit n. ['sʌmit] the top point of a mountain
or hill
（山等的）最高点；峰顶； 顶点；山顶
expedition n. [kspi'diən]
an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
远征；探险；考察
breathtaking adj. ['brθtekiŋ] tending to cause suspension
of regular breathing
非常激动人心的，壮观 的
cliff n. [klif] a steep high face of rock 悬崖；峭壁
adequately adv. ['ædikwətli] in an adequate manner 足够地
capture vt. ['kæptə] succeed in catching or seizing,
especially after a chase 记录；俘获；占领
rim n. [rim] the shape of a raised edge of
a more or less circular object（圆形物体的）边，缘
hike vi. [haik] walk a long way, as for
pleasure or physical exercise 徒步旅行，远足
mule n. [mju:l] sterile offspring of a male
donkey and a female horse 骡；骡子
extend vt. [ik'stend] stretch out over a distance,
space, time, or scope
延长；扩展；达到（某 一点）
species n. ['spi:i:z] a specific kind of something 物种，种； 种类；类型
inhabitant n. [in'hæbitənt] a person who inhabits a
particular place
（某地的）居民，住户； （栖息在某地区）动物
dive vi. [daiv] a headlong plunge into water 跳水； 潜水
roar vi. [r:] make a loud noise, as of
wind, water
咆哮，怒吼； 大笑，狂笑
mist n. [mst] a thin fog with condensation
near the ground
薄雾； 视线模糊不清
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acre n. ['eikə]a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English- speaking countries
英亩 地产 土地
treasure n. ['treə] any possession that is highly
valued by its owner
金银财宝；宝藏； 珍宝，贵重物品，宝物， 珍品
Notes:
1. catch one’s eyes 吸引……的注意，吸引人的眼球 2. soar up 高耸
3. a variety of 各种各样的 4. push up 推上去
5. rim to rim 从这段到那端
6. the edge of sky and the rim of sea 天涯海角 7. a chain (series) of 一系列
8. stretch across 延伸穿过 9. long before 在……很久以前 10. come into view 看见，映入眼帘 11. one third of 三分之一 12. Mt. Qomolangma 珠穆朗玛峰 13. Nepal 尼泊尔 14. Sir Hillary 希拉里爵士（新西兰探险家、 登山家） 15. Norgay 诺盖（登山家） 16. Grand Canyon 大峡谷 17. Colorado River 科罗拉多河 18. Arizona 亚利桑那
19. Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁 20. Australia 澳大利亚 21. Coral Sea 珊瑚海 22. Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布 23. Zambezi River 赞比西河 24. Zimbabwe 津巴布韦 25. Zambia 赞比亚
26. Amazon Rain Forest 亚马逊雨林
C. Text Understanding
I. Direction: Understanding of the main idea and then use some specific word or phrases from the text to fill in the blanks.
No matter where you go on the Earth, you are attracted by 1)_________ Each continent boasts many great wonders. Snow-covered mountains and huge rock formations 2)______ bright
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blue skies. Waterfalls plunge hundreds of feet to pools below. Dark, ancient forests shelter an amazing variety of life. natural wonders inspire awe in everyone who views them. Mt. Qomolangma, which 3)______ along the border between China and Nepal, is the world’s highest mountain. Visitors to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona 4)______ its breathtaking colors, rock formations and cliffs. No picture can adequately 5)______ its beauty.
II. Direction: Answer the following questions with the information you got from the passage.
1. As we know, what kind of things can attract your eyes, no matter where you go on the Earth?
_____________________________________________________________ 2. What kind of view can we see in dark, in ancient forest?
_____________________________________________________________
3. Besides more than 1, 5000 kinds of fish, what animals and how many kinds are also there?
_____________________________________________________________ 4. What is the main reason that Mt. Qomolangma is still growing from the text. _____________________________________________________________ 5. What does the word “thunder” in “The Smoke that Thunder” in Para. 9 refer to ?
_____________________________________________________________ III. Direction: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1. According to the author’s opinion, no matter where you go on the Earth, you are attracted by _____.
A. each continent B. natural beauty C. snow-covered rocks D. big pools
2. It can be concluded from the text that Mt. Qomolangma is still growing because of _____.
A. geological forces B. people C. the weather D. the location
3. According to the author’s opinion, people who visit the Grand Canyon are attracted by all the following except_____.
A. the colors B. the rock formation
C. the cliffs D. the reef
4. The Amazon Rain Forest is called “the lungs of our planet” because it provides the Earth with great amounts of_____.
A. oxygen B. trees
C. water D. species
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A. Mt. Qomolangma B. Grand Canyon C. Great Barrier Reef D. Victoria Falls
Language Focus
I. Direction: Multiple-choice: Please choose the best one from A, B, C, and D. 1. He _____ that he could run very fast, but actually he could not.
A. boasted B. covered C. chose D. measured 2. After the rainstorm, there were _____ on the roads.
A. rocks B. puddles C. mountains D. waterfalls 3. There are trees that can_____ the house from the wind.
A. soar B. admire C. capture D. shelter
4. The_____ of one’s outlook is greatly influenced by the environment in which he lives.
A. force B. form C. formation D. formula
5. When we were approaching, a big country house came_____ view. A. off B. into C. away D. at.
II. Direction: Please complete the sentences with the proper form of the given word. 1. The reservoir was_____ (formation) by flooding the valley.
2. The girl_____ (entertainment)the family with her liveliness and sense of humor. 3. This is a book on a very _____ (inspire) subject.
4. We are building an _____ (extend) to the hospital. 5. I think we should bring _____ (drink)water for the public.
III. Direction: Put an appropriate preposition or adverb into each blank in the following sentences.
1. Almost everyone you go on the Earth, natural beauty catches your eyes. Each continent boasts many great wonders. Snow-covered mountains and huge rock formations soar _____ bright blue skies.
2. Why climb Mt.Qomolangma? One member of the first expedition to climb the mountain in1921_____ answered, “Because it is there.”
3. No picture can _____ capture its beauty. The canyon is 277 miles long and anywhere _____ 4 _____ 18 miles wide, rim to rim.
4. The Colorado River flows_____ the canyon. The river created several other canyons, but the Grand Canyon is the most beautiful.
5. Victoria Falls stretches_____ the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia. 6. The roar of the water can be heard long before the mist from the largest curtain of
falling water in the world. The mile-wide falls plunge 330 feet over a cliff _____ a narrow gorge.
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8. He _____ read the book _____ remembered what he had read. 9. You can either write _____ phone to request a copy.
10. When we were approaching, a big country house came _____ view.
Structure
Direction: Combine the following pairs of sentences in the style of the example. Example: We get a big box.
They earn the same amount. → They get a box which is as big as ours. 1. David earns a lot of money.
Lucy earns the same amount.
_____________________________________________________________ 2. My nephew plays computer games well.
His niece also plays computer games well.
_____________________________________________________________ 3. Mike’s girlfriend looks pretty.
Mike’s classmate is also looks pretty.
_____________________________________________________________ 4. That boy is so smart and clever.
That girl is also smart and clever.
_____________________________________________________________ 5. He goes to appreciate the splendor of the Mt.Emei.
His uncle also appreciate the splendor of the Mt.Emei.
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Translation
Direction: Translate the following sentences into Chinese or English.
1. Almost everyone you go on the Earth, natural beauty catches your eyes. Each continent boasts many great wonders.
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2. Since then more than 1,000 people have reached the top and at least 100 have died trying. Why climb Mt.Qomolangma? One member of the first expedition to climb the mountain in 1921 famously answered, “Because it is there”.
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3. Visitors to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona admire its breathtaking colors, rock formations and cliffs.
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4. The beauty of the reef also attracts thousands of human visitors each year. They dive or take a glass-bottom boat to see the reef.
_____________________________________________________________ 5. 根据故事传说，蜀国先后有五位国王，第一位是蚕丛，其巨大成就是指导蜀人 养蚕。 _____________________________________________________________ 6. 在中国有很多的遗迹，然而最丰富的区域应归成都平原，它在三千年以前就是古 代蜀国的文化中心。 _____________________________________________________________
Part Four Supplementary Reading and Writing
A. Supplementary Reading
Nothing to Sell and Nothing to Buy
It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In the light of this statement， teachers live by selling knowledge，philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives，yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service. The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has something to sell.
Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule. Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by. But real tramps are not beggars. They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity. A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him. He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences. He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people. His few material possession make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease. By having to sleep in the open, he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do. He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even in times of real need,do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom. We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care.
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Notes： 1. it is said that… 据说 2. live by… 依靠某种职业为生 3. live on… 依靠某种食物维持生命，或靠某人生活4. He stayed home at ease. 他舒服地呆在家里。
5. hold somebody in contempt = look down upon somebody. 6. in the light of… 根据，考虑到
7. in accordance with… 依据（法律）（更加正式） 8. there are times when 有时
9. I grudge wasting time on this.
10. He grudge paying so much money for such bad food.
11. in + 动名词搭配，表示“在……的过程中”，“在…方面”
In speaking to him, I found he is a stammer. 在和他的交谈中，我发现他口吃。 12. be free from 不受……的影响
He’s leading a life free from care and anxieties.
The old lady is never free from paining. 这位老太太始终病痛缠身。 13. keep oneself alive 为了生存
Words and expressions priest n. [pri:st] 牧师
spiritual adj. ['spiritjuəl, -tuəl] 精神上的 spirituous adj. ['spiritjuəs, -tu-] 含酒精的 grudge v. [rd] 不愿给，吝啬，舍不得给 with great dignity 举止得体，仪态大方
stand / keep on one’s dignity 保持尊严，维持尊严 lose one’s dignity 有失体面
dignified adj. ['di nifaid] 高贵的，有尊严的 deliberately adv. [di'libərətli] 故意地，有意的 outcome n. ['autkm]（比赛）最后结局，结果 consequence n. ['knsikwəns] 后果，结果 in consequence of 由于什么的缘故
take the consequence of 承担……的后果 affliction n. [ə'flikən] 痛苦，苦恼 fflictive adj. 苦恼的，悲伤的
I took my ease to study English here in contempt of 轻视
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Reading ComprehensionDirection: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions from A, B, C, and D.
1. It is very difficult to estimate the true value of the services people perform for us because_____.
A. people’s needs vary so much according to their circumstances B. we refuse to admit that surgeons perform a very necessary service C. we seldom should give everything we possess for such services D. such services are paid for in the same way as material goods 2. In choosing to lead the life he leads, the tramp has decided_____.
A. he will never need to ask people for anything
B. to sleep in the open in order to be closer to the world of nature C. he would rather lead the life of a criminal than do any work
D. his freedom more than compensates for the inconvenience of such a life 3. In moments of truth we feel envious of a tramp’s way of life because_____.
A. we feel that our way of life is undignified compared to a tramp’s B. his life is not burdened with the anxieties we are often troubled by C. of the freedom he has from the struggle to keep alive
D. we realize that it is better than having to beg for a livelihood 4. A surgeon is a man who_____.
A. saves people’s lives
B. giving people financial advice C. performs operations
D. insures people’s lives against sickness or death 5. We often_____ tramp and put them down as beggars.
A. convict B. blame C. look down on D. condemn
B. General Writing
Direction: For this part，you are supposed to write a composition, not less than 120 words. Read the following sample carefully, and simulate it, writing a composition describing “Asking for Help”.
Sample
“Green Education”
Green Campuses is the latest slogan cried out by American universities in the trend of environmental protection. 284 U.S. university presidents issued a statement to declare “university
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campuses” a “carbon neutral” zone and the advanced the so-called “green construction”, by which it means that university campuses will try to achieve the target to offset corresponding amount of carbon dioxide by way of tree planting, energy conservation, the use of sustainable energy. The students of Harvard took the lead in facilitating “green education.” Today, the concept of Green Campus the dominating topic among U.S. universities, and the so-called three Rs (argument, recycling and reduction) are heard in every corner of the US campuses.
Green Graduation Dinner
Williams College's graduation dinner is changed into a “green graduation dinner”. During the dinner, not only local foods are served, the dinner buffet banquet also see a common disposable tableware. Students’ Acceptance of “Green Education Concept” At Harvard, school is not started though most of the students have come back. During this interval, the students dedicated themselves to send out special mails to their alumni, which carries the special message, that they will buy energy-efficient refrigerators and energy-efficient fluorescent lamps. Harvard students not only show their enthusiasm towards environment protection, they also hold a lot of interesting activities to promote environmental protection. For example, each year the student dormitory at Harvard will hold a contest to let them students fight for a “Green Cup”, dormitory buildings use less energy, with the highest recycling rate, will have a chance to win the cup. Some environment-friendly student groups hold activities for students, to award free ice creams to students who will bring containers made of recycled materials.
Voluntary deeds for protection of environment
The students of other universities are more enthusiastic about environment protection. The students in University of Vermont, Middlebury, even voluntarily asked the school to raise increase tuition fees in order to sponsor the environmental fund. In University of Maryland, St. Mary, 93% of students voted in favor of an annual tuition increase of 25 dollars, and the university raised $45,000 within one year for the purchase of green energy equipment. American college students are dedicated to create a “green campus” environment, 11 Dartmouth College students, proposed a national environmental protection activity, which is called “Green Traffic”. They go to school by a green bus. The bus does not use traditional fuels, the fuel it uses is specially filtered cooking oil after frying fast foods and French foods. The bus comes to and fro on the campus and becomes the focus of public attention.
