外教社推出新世纪大学英语

第一篇：外教社推出新世纪大学英语

外教社推出新世纪大学英语

近日，全国近30所著名高等院校的英语专业和大学英语教学专家以及海外教材编写专家联袂编写，历时近四年反复论证、试用、修改的“新世纪大学英语系列教材”（以下简称为“新世纪”教材）由上海外语教育出版社隆重推出。作为国内首套完全按照教育部最新颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求》编写的大学英语教材，尤其强调了培养学生的英语综合应用能力，特别是“听说能力”，并根据大学生的情感、思想、生活经历和认知特点而“度身定做”，使学生不但能够用英语进行顺利有效的交际，还能够了解和熟悉所学语言国家的文化，并被列入普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材。

用四年打造的“四最”教材

2004年1月,教育部颁布了《大学英语课程教学要求（试行）》，将大学英语的教学目标确定为“培养学生的英语综合应用能力，特别是听说能力”，使他们在今后工作和社会交往中能用英语有效地进行口头和书面的信息交流，同时增强其自主学习能力，还提出了分层次和分类指导的教学要求。也就是说，大学英语教育开始经历一个转型期。在绝大多数同类出版社还可能刚刚意识到的时候，作为我国最大、最权威的外语出版基地之一的外教社迅速开始组织全国数十所高校启动了“新世纪”教材建设项目。

“教学目标变了，由以读写为主，变为以听说为主，教材必然面临调整，有的时候甚至是革命性的改变。就像训练游泳运动员和田径运动员的方法肯定是不一样的。”庄智象社长斩钉截铁地说。四年后，“新世纪大学英语系列教材”隆重问世，包括《综合教程》、《阅读教程》、《视听说教程》、《写作教程》、《快速阅读》、《经贸类选修课教程》和《文化类选修课教程》七大类，被专家称为是外教社历史上“四最”———体系最全、内容最新、阵容最强、辅助教学手段最完备的大学英语教材之一。

庄智象教授介绍说：“这套教材跟以往出版的教材不一样，对听、说、读、写、译五种能力按照„一般要求‟、„较高要求‟和„更高要求‟三个层次的教学目标和„分类指导、分级教学‟的原则予以细化。明确„一般要求‟是高等学校非英语专业本科毕业生应达到的基本要求，而„较高要求或更高要求‟则是为有条件的学校推荐与选用。因为不同层次不同生源要想达到同级目标是有困难的，所以这套教材按照三个层次来编写，可以满足不同层次学生的要求。就如自助餐，供你选择，不是要每样都吃。为此，本系列教材由原来的6册增加为现在的8册，设定1－3册适合一般要求的学生，4－6册适合较高水平学生，而7－8册则适用于一流本科院校的英语教学。这种兼顾不同需求的编写方式在国内大学英语教材出版中开了先河。在分类指导原则下，各高校完全可以通过此教程来制定更适合本校学生的大学英语教学大纲，使那些英语起点水平较高、学有余力的学生能够达到较高要求或更高要求。”

据悉，该套教材的编写队伍也与以往有所不同，是全国近30所著名高等院校的英语专业教师和大学英语教学专家以及海外教材编写专家共同完成的，教材定位更准确，特点更鲜明。“教材编写队伍的层次也有变化。我们过去是教什么层次的专家就编什么层次的教材，现在看来不行，所以这次采取的是高一层次专家来编写低一层次的教材。比如指导博士生的专家编硕士生的教材，指导硕士生的专家编本科生的教材。还有一个特点，此次专家是外语专业与公关外语专家联合，前者在语料掌握、语言驾驭能力上有较强的优势，后者更了解学生的直接需求、认知特点，两支队伍结合，发挥各自的优势。”

至于被称为“辅助教学手段最完备”是因为内容涵盖了语言知识、应用技能、学习策略和跨文化交际，充分满足个性化教学的需要。“新世纪”《综合教程》和《视听说教程》配备了学习光盘和电子教案；《快速阅读》配有学习光盘。除《快速阅读》外，各教程均配有教师手册。另外，根据教学需要和发展，外教社还将配置教学网络系统和专门的资源网站。

为中国人“量身定做”教材

记者：为什么给刚问世的英语教材命名“新世纪”

庄智象：因为我们在做“一条龙”教材，前面有以“新世纪”命名的小学、初中、高中、大学英语专业以及高职、研究生的英语教材，加上这次大学非英语专业的，就构成完整的“一条龙”了。另外，“新世纪”不仅代表的是时间，也可表示“教材的新世纪”，开辟教材编写出版的新纪元。

记者：这套教材编写用了四年时间，这期间，有没有担心被别的出版社抢了先，出版类似的教材？

庄智象：不担心。因为我们是专业出版社，具有雄厚的出版资源和专家、编辑力量，编写还需要四年时间，一般的出版社在这么短时间是出版不了这么一套教材的。就像划一根线容易，一分钟甚至一秒钟就划出来了，但找到应该划线的地方不容易，可能要用三五年的时间。

记者：外教社从上世纪80年代起依次策划编写的《大学英语》试用本、修订本、第三版、《大学英语》（全新版）等大型国家级优秀教材的使用在教育界一直处于前列。这次，又抓住了一个大好的契机，又一次成为市场的领导者，同行有什么反应呢？

庄智象：我们社的教材是完全根据国家要求，对市场进行充分调研，掌握需求，然后根据对未来市场变化的预测来设计、组织编写的，并不是简单地“拿来主义”，把作者使用的教学材料拿来编辑加工一下就出版了。教材出版过程要求很严格，定位是什么？特色是什么？如何使用？这些都要考虑到。可以说“新世纪”大英教材是为中国人量身定做的。

在采访中，记者了解到，这种“量身定做”是建立在“知己知彼”的基础上的。在编写之初，庄智象教授就反复强调“教材编写要着眼于三年之后”，组织人员以书面问卷和见面座谈等形式在全国数十所高校中进行了广泛的市场调研，并请专家对编写方案进行了多次论证，一切就是为了三年之后孕育而出的东西，仍然是走在时代前面的。有了这样一个立足长远的教材编写理念，“新世纪”编写组的专家们有了更明确的目标，在三年多的编写过程中，始终保持科学、严谨、缜密、认真负责的工作态度，对教材内容反复论证、试用、修改。外教社高等教育事业部主任谢宇对记者说：“有的教材，专家前后修改了六稿，可见专家对这套教材的重视。”

树立“以学生为中心”的宗旨

“新世纪”教材总主编、《综合教程》主编、华南理工大学博士生导师、教育部国家级教学名师奖获得者秦秀白教授说：“人本主义认为学生是教学的主体，人的能力的开发，主要靠自己去开发，所以在高等学校里，英语教学实际上不单纯是一门技术课，更重要它是一门素质课。要强调大学英语的人文性，要帮助大学生拓展视野，提高文化素质。好学生不是在课堂上由老师„教‟出来的，而是靠老师在课堂内外„导‟出来的。过去的传统教学方式都是以老师为中心，学生被动接受。„新世纪‟就打破了这种传统的教学模式，强调的是„以学生为中心‟，无论是教材中的课文内容还是练习题目的设计，都以提高学生积极性为目标，引导学生主动学习、掌握英语。”

随后，秦秀白教授也谈到，“我们培养的是具备英语综合应用能力的人，而不是仅仅能够应用英语的工具；而要实现这样的培养目标，就必须在外语教学的各个环节突出„人‟的因素，尤其是„学习者‟的因素。„新世纪‟课程的设计、教学方法的选择和教学活动的安排就给学生提供一种成长条件和氛围，我们力求实现英语综合运用能力的习得和学习者本人的人格发展和素质培养的有机结合。从教材的内容和教学活动（任务）的设计等方面引导学生学会认知、学会思索、学会交际，并在这个过程中掌握英语这门外国语，让学生感到：英语不再是与己隔膜的„身外之物‟，而是可以通过全身心的体验快乐地予以习得的。”

此外，《阅读教程》主编，上海对外贸易学院、华东师范大学博士生导师黄源深教授也表示，“新世纪”系列教材中的《阅读教程》从学生角度出发，强调了阅读材料的趣味性和实用性，尽量考虑课文的可读性、趣味性，让学生读得下去。同样以激发学生阅读兴趣、培养学生自主进行阅读活动的《快速阅读》教程也充分体现了“以学生为中心”的宗旨。《快速阅读》主编，上海外国语大学博士生导师、中国认知语言学研究会会长束定芳教授介绍说，《快速阅读》教程吸收了之前编写的各类快速阅读教程的长处和优点，最大的特点是增加了阅读技巧讲解，在材料的选择上，注意了体裁的趣味性，考虑到与大学生的知识结构相适应；另一方面，将练习的题型和现在流行的各类阅读考试的题型，尤其是四、六级考试和雅思考试的题型相对接。

首次增加写作和选修课教程

庄智象教授向记者介绍说，“大学生学英语的怪现象是：到高年级，学生的听说能力和写作能力不同步提升。不少学生到大四毕业前夕写英语论文时，面对电脑很难写出规范地道的英文。写篇论文尚且如此，毕业后能否胜任对外经济、文化交往就难说了。针对国内大学生英语写作水平普遍较低、知识面狭窄等情况，„新世纪‟教材新增了写作教程和选修课教程，在国内同类教材中也属首次出版。”

《写作教程》以培养学生对英文写作的兴趣为出发点。例如，教学生写求职简历、奖学金申请信和制作英文网页，学会讲英语笑话，熟悉了解西方节日庆典的来龙去脉，掌握重要国际组织的名称、功能，此类极其实用的知识内容都被写入了课本中，这些也都能让学生更全面地了解国际社会的方方面面。

全国美国文学研究会会长、南京大学博士生导师刘海平教授是《写作教材》的主编，他认为：“学英语只会读不会写是不够的。学生应在读的基础上，提高自己写作的能力。英文语言有四个基本技能，听说读写，„写‟经常都排在最后，实际上写是非常重要的。毕竟真正和国外交流、求职、学习等还是要靠写作的。英语写作体现了听说读写译等其他各项技能的综合能力。有的同学仅满足于读得懂、听得懂，而实际上读懂意思、听懂意思只是语言学习的起步，懂了以后还要关注语言的应用。我们这套教材有它比较重要的特点，强调练习编写和学生的互动，不是很简单的完成作业就行了。我们在内容设计上要能培养学生对写作的兴趣，让他们有强烈的愿望要把写作学好。”据悉，国外研究型大学本科新生的写作课是必修课，而中国大学生进入大学后，除了论文就很少有写作的要求。在由上海市高等教育学会主办的2007年大学校长沙龙上，不少大学校长表示，很多毕业学生的论文写得像散文。他们建议，研究型大学不能只重视学生的研究能力，写作课应该重新进入大学生课堂，或者应该将写作能力列入到大学生的相关课程建设目标中去。此时，《写作教程》的推出可以说是应时代而生。

此外，“新世纪”增加了《金融英语综合阅读》、《职业规划与拓展》、《国际经贸组织》等经贸类和文化类的选修课教程，这些用英文撰写的选修课教程能拓宽学生的相关专业知识，提高学生的英语思维能力和听、说、读、写、译诸方面的语言应用技能。

《文化类选修课教程》主编、四川大学副校长博士生导师石坚教授说:“此教程是向高年级学生介绍英语国家的历史和文化知识，内容涉及政治、经济、教育、生活习俗等诸多领域，旨在丰富学生的人文知识和社会知识，拓宽国际视野，增强跨文化交际能力，并在这过程中全面提高学生的英语综合应用能力。”

继承传统博采众长

庄智象教授说，“新世纪”不是空中楼阁，是对传统优秀的东西的继承与发展。“教材编写过程特别注意总结了我国100多年以来高校英语教育的一些经验和做法。从1886年创办京师同文馆算起，我国的英语教育已有100多年的历史，我们的英语教学在一定程度上也汲取了我国渊源悠久的语文教学的精髓和传统。诸如强调语言基本功训练、注重听说读写译基本技能的协调和全面的发展、重视文本分析、精讲多练等等教学方法和学习策略，都是非常宝贵的。”

与此同时，外教社也认识到，认真学习、跟踪和借鉴国外的教学理念和方法也是必须的，但“照搬”和“跟风”只能导致我国大学英语教学丧失自身的根基，国外学者倡导的语言习得理论必须经过“中国化”之后方能奏效。“新世纪”在编写过程中充分借鉴了国内外教材先进的编写观念。比如，《视听说教程》首次采用中美双方合作编写模式，与CengageLearning出版集团（原Thomson出版公司）合作出版，全部采用原版素材，原汁原味，结合国情，真实风趣；录像以情景剧形式展现，能激发学习兴趣，体现了语言教学法和语料库语言学研究的最新成果。

《视听说教程》主编、上海交通大学博士生导师、大学英语四、六级考试委员会原主任杨惠中教授说：“编这样一个教材最重要的一点，是这个教材能够激发学生的兴趣，适合他们的英语程度，使他们能够学了就能用，这个恐怕是这套教材编写成功的关键。”

对于这次中美专家的合作，庄智象教授总结说：“实践证明，这次合作的产品很受大学生欢迎，他们也感到满意，还提出继续合作。目前已合作的是1-4册，5-8册我们也将合作。”

试点赢得多数学生的满意

“新世纪”的部分教材于2007年9月在一些大学进行了试点使用。记者采访中听到了几位老师的反馈意见。上海海事大学英语教师王跃武说：“通过对„新世纪‟视听教材的使用，我们的整体感受是：教材的题材、体裁多样，可以让学生接触不同样式的规范英语，有效学到地道的英语；教材所选语言材料符合现实的交际需要，学生感觉到所学的语言贴近自己的学习和生活；练习形式多样、生动，具有趣味性。”

华南理工大学英语教师周娉娣说：“2007年，我校2007级的2000名学生使用了„新世纪‟中《综合教程》。通过问卷和访谈的形式对370名学生和7位教师进行调查，结果显示：《综合教程》有利于激发学习动机与学习态度。从数据来看，82％的学生对课文选材在„贴近学生生活经历‟方面持„非常满意‟或„满意‟的态度；62％的学生对教材在调动„语言学习的积极性‟方面感到„非常满意‟或是„满意‟；51％的学生认为„语言习得和个人素质得到了同步提升‟。参加访谈的老师、学生反映，教材的„故事好‟、„生动有趣‟、„贴近生活‟等。总的来说，我认为，在当今非英语专业大学生学习自主能力偏低的情况下，„新世纪‟的出版将会开创我国大学英语教学的新局面。”

庄智象教授认为：“这套书除了定位大学生，一般读者自学也可以。我自己有时候也在翻阅，无论从知识性还是趣味性，都很好。因为这些编者都是教了一辈子英文的，熟悉读者喜欢什么，定位是非常准确的。”

预计三年后出现使用高峰

记者：“新世纪”教材是个出版大工程，在编写过程中有没有遇到什么障碍呢？

庄智象：在“新世纪”教材启动前，我们开了数个咨询会，因为我们要请专家“着眼于三年后”，构想三年后不过时的教材，专家主要在定位、手段和特色方面进行了热烈讨论。最终可以说是合作比较顺利的，因为大家都希望做一套有特色对学生有帮助的教材，这点上达成了一致。

记者：现在您对“新世纪”这套教材满意么？

庄智象：若说满意吧，应该说还是比较满意的，但还有待教学和市场检验，这确实是我进出版社以来花精力最多、最用心的一个项目。现在聊以自慰，它终于问世了。当初提出这个想法的时候，还有人怀疑，因为出套教材的确不容易。

记者：往往创新的产品在市场上一出现就容易引起竞争同行的关注，针对这套教材，您有没有想过？

庄智象：肯定会有很多同行关注、研究这套教材使用的理念、手段，我预计用不了三四年，就会有竞争对手模仿差不多的产品出来。但是等他们模仿出来，我们又有新的东西出来了。

记者：如今这套书基本都出来了，您是不是该松口气了？

庄智象：还早呢，一套教材要成熟需要很长一段时间的考验。试点中可能还会发现问题，还需要在教学和使用中不断修订和完善，如我们的《大学英语》用了二十二年，才出了三版。教材使用是个很严肃的事情，希望先试点，取得效果后再逐步推广。预计使用高峰在三年后出现。

记者还了解到，对于“新世纪”教材，庄智象教授还有个想法，就是希望有个image（形象），通过它的成长故事把“新世纪”小学、初中、高中、大学和研究生的各个阶段的英语贯穿起来，随着他长大，让读者记住这个形象，就如记住迪斯尼的唐老鸭、米老鼠。这个形象要中西方文化背景的人都能认可喜欢的，然后可以有系列的衍生产品。庄智象教授说：“树立一个形象比较难，但一旦塑造出来，就具有巨大的潜能，是巨大的无形资产。我一直没有放弃这个念头。”

我们期待，“新世纪”很好地改变中国的“聋子英语”、“哑巴英语”现象。我们也期待，一个能体现“新世纪”教材，也体现外教社的生动形象早日诞生！

第二篇：大学新世纪英语作文

Unit one

The offensive had already lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground Our troops engaging the enemy at the front were faced with strong resistance.The division commander instructed our battalion to take a gamble.We started under cover of darkness and pressed on in spite of great difficulties.By a stroke of luck, the temperature at night suddenly dropped to 20 degrees celsiusand the marsh froze over.Thanks to the cold weather, we arrived at our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear.This turned the tide of the battle.The enemy ,caught off guard, soon surrendered.Unit three

Well begun is half done, as the saying goes.It is extremely important for a job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment.From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a difference in his chance of success.I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 thousand dollars a year in a large computer software prepared.Those who make no endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible don’t have much of chance of success.Unit four

Professor Huntington’s paper greatly inspired me.According to him, in a pluralistic society, this will inevitably be different opinions.The key is to deal with them in such a way that they can play a constructive rather than destructive role.He argues that in a plural society we must stress importance to interpersonal relationships, cooperation, and looking at issues from the perspective of other people.If some groups regard themselves as superior and treat other ethnic groups or religions with disrespect, the whole society may be paralyzed.I am convinced that if we put into practice the ideas mentioned above, then there is the possibility of creating a new civilization.Unit seven

A severe earthquake occurred all of a sudden at 10 a.m.yesterday in a rural area,about 200 kilometers east of the city.Initial reports coming out of the region indicate the earthquake has caused widespread damage and heavy casualties.Many adolescents were among those injured or killed.Yet it remains obscure exactly how many people were hurt and killed as the entire area has been enveloped in rubble.However , one thing is certain: many face years of pain and suffering.Local people were clearly shaken by this reminder of their mortality.Some religious ones have gathered to pray that it will never recur.

第三篇：新世纪大学英语4Cloze

Unit 1

Man has a blood tie with nature and nobody can live outside nature.Nature provides us with everything we need: the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat.For quite a long time after man began to live in the r____________(1)of nature, he lived in fear of its destructive forces.He used to regard nature with its e____________(2)forces as something hostile to him.And even the forest was something wild and frightening to him.Very often, he was unable to o____________(3)the merest daily necessities though he worked together with others s____________(4)and collectively with his imperfect tools.Through his interaction with nature, man changed it gradually.He cut down forest, cultivated land, t____________(5)various species of plants and animals to different climatic conditions, changed the shape and climate of his environment and t ____________(6)plants and animals.He s____________(7)and disciplined electricity and compelled it to serve the interests of society.Nonetheless, with the constant e____________(8)of agriculture and industry, man has robbed nature too much of its i____________(9)resources, polluted his own living environment and caused about 95% of the species that have existed over the past 600 million years to become e ____________(10)and still many others to be endangered.The previous d(11)balance between man and nature is on the v ____________(12)of breaking down.Man is now faced with the problem of how to stop, or at least to m ____________(13)the destructive effect of technology on nature.The crisis of the e ____________(14)situation has become a global problem.The solution to the problem depends on r ____________(15)and wise organization both of production itself and care for Mother Nature.This can only be done by all humanity, rather than by individuals, enterprises or separate countries.realm 2 elemental 3 obtain 4 stubbornly 5 transferred 6 transformed 7 subdued 8 expansion 9 irreplaceable 10 extinct 11 dynamic 12 verge 13 moderate 14 ecological 15 rational

Unit 2

Technology is a “hot” issue nowadays.The defenders of technology stress its advantages while the opponents e ____________(1)its disadvantages.Neither side has ever taken the time to look at the o ____________(2)point of view.The defenders of technology hold that with technology, people's living conditions have been greatly i ____________(3).For example, the boom in productivity has made goods better and cheaper.Therefore, things that were once l ____________(4), such as jet travel and long-distance phone calls, have become necessities.Medical technology, in particular, has b ____________(5)us a lot, especially in prolonging life expectancy.On the other hand, the opponents of technology argue that technology makes life o____________(6)worse.Telemarketing, traffic jams, and identity theft are all phenomena that make people c____________(7)unhappy.In addition, many people believe technology disrupts relationships and f____________(8)community.Ever since the Industrial Revolution, the relationship between happiness and technology has been an e____________(9)subject for social critics and philosophers, though economists and social scientists have seldom touched on the topic.However, in 1974 the economist Richard Easterlin did g____________(10)work on the relationship between prosperity and well-being.In his famous paper e____________(11)“Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot?”, Easterlin showed that there was no real c ____________(12)between a nation's income level and its citizens' happiness in the developed countries.In fact, technology is neither good nor bad.It d____________(13)on what we want to do with it.Therefore, the responsibility belongs e ____________(14)to humans who have to acquire a social conscience, to respect human beings, nature and its balances.emphasize 2 opposite 3 improved 4 luxuries 5 benefited 6 obviously 7 consciously 8 fractures 9 eternal 10 groundbreaking 11 entitled 12 correlation 13 depends 14 exclusively

Unit 3

According to Craig Russell, when we make an initial effort in our personal quests for knowledge, we may not even know that a certain field of learning exists.But, after we have done some reading, we will get to know more about the t____________(1).At the same time, we may feel that all the reading c ____________(2)more questions rather than answers them.We then realize how little we r____________(3)know and how much more we need to read and think and write.Russell suggests that we write after reading each time.His experience tells him that it is his writing that has led him to acquire a better g ____________(4)of the topic he studies.People may think that only those who know and who are s____________(5)of themselves write.For

Russell, however, it's just the o____________(6), for writing doesn't close things off – it opens things up.To say that the more we know, the more we know we don't know seems c____________(7).According to Russell, modern physics tells us that r ____________(8)itself is contradictory.The more closely scientists look into our p ____________(9)reality, the more it slips away from them.In a way, the more they learn, the less they know.Craig Russell believes that a proper understanding will inevitably lead us away from the force and r____________(10)of dogmatism and toward the flexibility and freedom of the i____________(11).Therefore, we must temper our pride in knowing with the h ____________(12)of not knowing.The truth always exists there, but, it is like the r ____________(13)because we can never really grasp it, never hold it in our hands and truly know it.We can only, as William James said, “live today by what truth we can get today and be ready to call it f ____________(14)tomorrow”.topic 2 creates 3 really 4 grasp 5 sure 6 opposite 7 contradictory 8 reality 9 physical 10 rigidity 11 individual 12 humility 13 rainbow 14 falsehood

Unit 4

Most people have work to do.With work, they can e____________(1)their lives.However, people who did p____________(2)labor were looked down upon in the past.Many people were c ____________(3)to take manual labor because it was an absolute n____________(4)for them to earn a living and to s____________(5)their families.By contrast, people who did m____________(6)work were highly respected.Under the influence of this idea, even today some people still i____________(7)their future when making choices for their career.What they care most about is whether the job can give them enough social s____________(8)rather than whether they can realize their v____________(9)in it.In their eyes, those who do manual labor should still be c____________(10)as inferior in social status.In fact, there is no e ____________(11)difference between those who work with their hands and those who work with their m ____________(12).Whether a job is labor or work does not depend on the job itself but on people's a____________(13)towards it.As long as you like your job, you will think you are f____________(14)enough to take it and you will do it enthusiastically.enjoy 2 physical 3 compelled 4 necessity 5 support 6 mental 7 idealize 8 status 9 values 10 classified 11essential 12 mind 13 attitude 14 fortunate

Unit 5

What does success mean to you? Does it mean wealth, fame, power or something else? Different people have different pursuits in life so they understand success in different ways.Some people c____________(1)money their whole lives.To them, more money means more success.Some people run after fame.With fame and r____________(2), they can gain the admiration and love of many others.However, some people d____________(3)themselves to the well-being of society.Doubtlessly, money is something that can be used as a r ____________(4)to those who have done valuable work.Those who perform their work excellently should be paid s____________(5).But success cannot be m____________(6)in monetary terms, nor in terms of the amount of power one may exercise over others.After all, money and power can a____________(7)people neither of happiness nor of respect from others.Fame, too, is a flawed measure of success.M ____________(8)fame can bring great joy to those who have it for a time.But they are very likely to become the slaves of their c ____________(9)because of the public’s demands.In addition, they will easily become the t____________(10)of everyone who disagrees with them and of the media as well.To be f ____________(11), if one is unable to fully enjoy life and l ____________(12), the short-lived success is nothing but i ____________(13).Therefore, to achieve the right kind of success is vitally important.As long as one can combine his own material needs and spiritual satisfaction with those of the well-being of society, he should be held in high r ____________(14).chase 2 reputation 3 dedicate 4 reward 5 sufficiently 6 measured 7 assure 8 Momentary 9 celebrity 10 target 11 frank 12 liberty 13 illusory 14 regard

Unit 6

Truth is a fact accepted as true, for which proof exists.Truth is a great principle, without which beauty may fade and love may w ____________(1).Those who uphold truth have a strong s____________(2)of responsibility.Those who hold firmly to truth are f____________(3)to their duty and the people they serve.They c ____________(4)themselves to the well-being of others.With a ____________(5)to make a contribution to society, they are ready to correct their own mistakes, if any.It can be said that they are men of moral integrity who never ask for g ____________(6)in return.Truth d ____________(7)upon us slowly but surely.In the long quest for truth, people have a____________(8)precious knowledge and experience.However, truth also needs n ____________(9)just as plants need water, because many people are too p____________(10)with petty and sometimes even mean concerns to respond to the great beauty of truth when it f____________(11)or they frequently fail to appreciate truth when it is t ____________(12).In short, truth is an invaluable asset to the whole of humanity.Stick to the truth and we will w____________(13)a timeless pattern, and earn the respect and esteem of others, e____________(14)the world today above its present imperfections and place ourselves in the proud position of promoting the good of the humanity.wither 2 sense 3 faithful 4 commit 5 aspirations 6 gratitude 7 dawns 8 accumulated 9 nourishment 10 preoccupied 11 flowers 12 tendered 13 weave 14 elevate

Unit 7

We often hear people say, “Time is money.” But today many Americans have come to realize that the crazy pursuit of money is leaving them too little time to enjoy life.They are tired of working just for the l____________(1)of life and are beginning to change their fast-paced lifestyles for a simple and f____________(2)one, hoping to keep family, friends, work and play all of a piece.For some people, creating a more balanced life involves changing jobs or locations.For others, it means t____________(3)two incomes for one, in which case they must c____________(4)expenses.So some have sold out their s____________(5)homes and moved into smaller houses.They have given up the extra cars, unnecessary modern conveniences, and expensive h ____________(6).They now do things by themselves to avoid paying for the services of others.They resist the temptation to purchase things on i ____________(7)and spend money only on b____________

(8)necessities and things that do not make w____________(9)use of the earth's resources.However, they do not d____________(10)themselves what they like or enjoy.The change in their lifestyle is not one involving d____________(11);it is just simplification.They believe that they can still live a happy and fulfilling life on less money.Indeed, whether we can m ____________(12)a healthy lifestyle or not does not depend on how wealthy we are but on whether we have the r____________(13)and courage to discard our old c____________(14)habits.luxuries 2 frugal 3 trading 4 curtail 5 splendid 6 hobbies 7 impulse 8 bare 9 wasteful 10 deny 11 deprivation 12 maintain 13 resolve 14 consumption

Unit 8

The Story of an Hour

leaves us much to think about.In the story, when Richards, who worked in the newspaper office, learned that his friend Brently Mallard had been killed in a railroad d____________(1), he was greatly shocked.He only waited until he was a____________(2)by a second telegram and then he h ____________(3)to go to Josephine, sister of Brently's wife, and asked her to break the news as g____________(4)as possible to her sister because he knew Mrs.Mallard was a____________(5)with a heart trouble.He was afraid that if someone less t____________(6)brought the message to her ahead of him, there might be dreadful consequences.People usually expect a wife to accept such sad news with a p____________(7)inability, but Mrs.Mallard did not.At the news, she wept at once, with sudden, wild a____________(8)in her sister's arms, and then she went to her own room, forbidding anyone else to go in.When she was alone, she felt something s____________(9)coming to her, which gradually came to her mind, beginning to p____________(10)her.Hard as she tried, she couldn't get rid of the feeling.What was it? She didn't know.However, a clear and excited p____________(11)occupied her which made her regard her husband's death no longer as something important, because beyond that bitter moment she saw a long p ____________(12)of years to come that would belong to her absolutely, during which her husband would not i ____________(13)his will upon her any more.Just at that moment, her husband came back, t____________(14), carrying his briefcase and umbrella.Seeing him, she died of a sudden heart attack.disaster 2 assured 3 hastened 4 gently 5 afflicted 6 tender 7 paralyzed 8 abandonment 9 subtle 10 possess11 perception 12 procession 13 impose 14 travel-stained

第四篇：新世纪大学英语B2U1quiz

新世纪大学英语B2U1 Quiz

姓名_________________学号_________________成绩_________________ Part I Translation

1． In life, our stupidest course of action is __________________________________ ______________________________(太执着自己的东西，不愿放弃).2． Many people are aware of ____________________________________________ _______________(与大自然和谐相处的重要性).3． _________________________________________________(随着岁月的流逝), he became increasingly interested in Chinese culture.4． I never understand _________________________________________________(什么事情使她烦心).5． Problems like the generation gap ______________________________________ _______________________(是不可以被掩盖起来的).6． Though we have been successful in our work so far, _______________________ _________________________(我们要准备好处理难题)in the days to come.7． Unfortunately, a continuing rise in the oil price has ___________________________________________(使这个国家的经济瘫痪).8． _________________________________________________(对生命的意义没有统一的看法);different people have different understanding.9． I know you are both proud and find it difficult to forgive each other after such a bad argument, but _________________________________________________(必须有人走出第一步).10． His wife was always complaining at home and he was ____________________________________________(厌倦了她不停的抱怨).Part II: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Human relationships would become difficult without forgiveness.It’s a 1_______ for building harmonious relationships and 2_______ our own well-being.Very often we may think that we’ve been hurt too deeply to forgive.But 3_______, it’s those of us who’ve been most hurt that really need to forgive.For the truth is that unless we can forgive, we can never 4_______.For some people forgiveness seems 5_______ because they have no idea how to go about it.The first and most important thing you need to 6_______ is that the act of forgiveness is not going to be easy.In fact, it will probably be the hardest thing most of us ever have to do.It seems totally 7_______ that we should have to forgive when we are the ones who have been hurt.And that’s the central and most important part of forgiveness.That’s why, sometimes, the 8_______ act of forgiveness may seem relatively easy, but dealing with the 9_______ can be harder.True forgiveness is not a one-off act, it’s a 10_______ emotional confrontation.So if you think you are right and can’t find it in yourself to forgive, ask yourself this question: would you rather be right or happy?

A.harmonyB.achievingC.recoverD.impossible

E.realizeF.constantG.emotionalH.relative

I.initialJ.confrontingK.unfairL.forgive

M.forgetN.necessaryO.ironically

Part III Answer the questions according to both Text A and Text B.1)Why does the writer say “forgive and forget” miss the whole point of forgiveness? What is the real point of forgiveness?

2)What made the jailer’s eyes filled with tears?

Part IV Compound dictation.President Bush has proposed to increase the study of foreign languages in American schools.The new plan is called the National[S1] _______ Language Initiative.It will[S2] ______ the departments of State, Education and Defense, and the[S3] _______ of National Intelligence.The plan [S4] ____ for teaching foreign languages to more children, as early as at the age of four.It also[S5] ____ to increase foreign language[S6] _________ in college and[S7] ________ school.The hope is to bring more foreign language speakersinto government [S8] ______.And [S9] _________________________________________________ to increase the number of military officers who speak foreign languages.Officials say

[S10] _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________.The plan also calls for sending more American students to other countries for part of their college studies.And [S11] ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________.

第五篇：外教社大学英语精读第三册unit1原文+翻译+课后翻译

Unit

1一、课文

A young man finds thatalong the streets without an obvious purpose can lead to trouble with the law.One misunderstanding leads to another until eventually he ends up in...一个青年发现，在大街上毫无明显目的地游逛会招致警方的责罚。误会一个接一个发生，最终他只得出庭受审……

Awith the Law

I have only once been in trouble with the law.The whole process of being arrested andwas a rather unpleasant experience at the time, but it makes a good story now.What makes it rather disturbing was theboth of my arrest and myin court.与警察的一场小冲突

我平生只有一次跟警方发生纠葛。被捕和出庭的整个过程在当时是一件非常不愉快的事，但现在倒成了一篇很好的故事。这次经历令人可恼之处在于围绕着我的被捕以及随后庭上审讯而出现的种种武断专横的情况。

It happened in February about twelve years ago..I was still living at home at the time.事情发生在大约12年前，其时正是2月。几个月前我中学毕业了，但上大学要等到10月。当时我还在家中居住。

One morning I was in , a suburb of London near where I lived.I was looking for ajob so that I couldsome money to go travelling.As it was a fine day and I was in no hurry, I was , looking in shop windows, strolling in the park, and sometimes just stopping and looking around me..一天早晨，我来到里士满。这里是伦敦的一个郊区，离我住的地方不远。我在寻找一份临时工作，以便积些钱去旅游。由于天气晴朗，当时又无急事，我便慢悠悠看看橱窗，逛逛公园。有时干脆停下脚步，四处张望。现在看来，一定是这种明显的毫无目的的游逛，使我倒了霉。

It was about half past eleven when it happened.I was just walking out of the local library, having unsuccessfully soughtthere, when I saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to me.I thought he was going to ask me the time.Instead, he said he was aand he was arresting me.At first I thought it was some kind of joke.But then another policeman appeared, this time in , and I was left in no doubt.事情发生在11点半钟光景。我在当地图书馆谋职未成，刚刚走出来，便看到一个人穿越马路，显然是要来跟我说话。我以为他要问我时间，不料他说他是警官，要逮捕我。起先我还以为这是在开玩笑，但又一个警察出现在我的面前，这次是位身着警服的，这一下使我确信无疑了。

“But what for?” I asked.“为什么要抓我？”我问道。

“ with intent to commit an,” he said.“到处游荡，企图作案，”他说。

“What offence?” I asked.“作什么案？”我又问。

“Theft,” he said.“偷窃，”他说。

“Theft of what?” I asked.“偷什么？”我追问。

“Milk bottles,” he said, and with a perfectlytoo!

“牛奶瓶，”他板着面孔说道。

“Oh,” I said.“噢，”我说。.事情原来是这样的，在这一地区多次发生小的扒窃案，特别是从门前台阶上

偷走牛奶瓶。

Then I made my big mistake.At the time I was nineteen, had long untidy hair,and regarded myself as part of the sixties' “".As a result, I

wanted to appear cool andwith the incident, so I said, ”How long have

you been following me?“ in the mostandtone I could manage.I

thus appeared to them to be quite familiar with this sort of situation, and it

them in theirthat I was acharacter.接着，我犯了一个大错误。其时我年方19，留一头蓬乱的长发，自认为是

60年代“青年反主流文化”的一员。所以我想装出一副冷漠的、对这一事件满不

在乎的样子。于是我尽量用一种漫不经心的极其随便的腔调说，“你们跟踪我多

久啦?”这样一来，在他们眼里，我就像是非常熟悉这一套的了，也使他们更加确

信我是一个地地道道的坏蛋。

A few minutes later a police car arrived.几分钟后，开来了一辆警车。

”Get in the back,“ they said.”Put your hands on the back of the front seat and

don't move them.“

“坐到后面去，”他们说。“把手放到前排座位的靠背上，不准挪动。”

They got in on either side of me.It wasn't funny any more.他们分别坐在我的两边。这可再也不是闹着玩的了。

At the police station they questioned me for several hours.I continued to try to

lookandwith the situation.When they asked me what I had been

doing, I told them I'd been looking for a job.”,“ I could see them thinking,”.“

在警察局，他们审讯了我好几个小时。我继续装成老于世故、对这种事习以为常。

当他们问我在干什么时，我告诉他们在找工作。“啊，”我可以想象他们在想，“果

然是个失业的家伙。”

Eventually, I was officially charged and told to report to Richmond '

Court the following Monday.Then they let me go.最后，我被正式指控，并通知我下周一到里士满地方法庭受审。随后他们让

我离开。

I wanted tomy own defence in court, but as soon as my father found out

what had happened, he hired a very good.We went along that Monday armed

with all kinds of , including my English teacher from school as a character

witness.But he was neverto give evidence.My ”“ didn't get that far.The magistratethe case after fifteen minutes.I was free.The poor police

had never.我想在法庭上作自我辩护，但父亲知道这事后，马上请了一位高明的律师。

我们星期一出庭的时候，带了各种各样的证人，其中包括我中学的英语老师，做

我人品的见证人。但结果法庭没有叫他作证。我的“审判”没有进行到那一步。开

庭15分钟，法官就驳回了对我的指控。我无罪获释。可怜的警方败诉，我的律

师甚至让法庭责成警方承担了诉讼费用。

And so I do not have a criminal record.But what was most shocking at the

time was the things my release from the charge so clearly depended on.I had the

”right“ ,parents in court, reliable witnesses, and

I could obviously afford a very good solicitor..While asking for costs to be awarded, my solicitor's case quite obviouslythe fact that I had a ” academic record“.这样，我的履历上没有留下犯罪的记录。但当时最令人震惊的，是那些显

然导致宣布我无罪的证据。我讲话的口音“表明我教养良好”，到庭的有体面的中产阶级的双亲，有可靠的证人，还有，我显然请得起一名很好的律师。从对

我指控的这种捕风捉影的做法来看，我肯定，如果我出身在另一种背景的家庭

里，并且真的是失了业的话，我完全可能被判有罪。当我的律师要求赔偿诉讼

费时，他公然把辩护的证据建立在我“学业优异”这一事实上。

Meanwhile, just outside the , one of the policemen who had arrested

me wascomplaining to my mother that another youngster had beenthe police.”You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you,“ he

said to me.与此同时，就在审判室外面，一位抓我的警察正在沮丧地向我母亲抱怨，说是又

一个小伙子要跟警察作对了。他带着责备的口气对我说，“我们抓你的时候，你

本可以稍微帮点忙的。”

What did he mean?that I should have lookedand said

something like, ”Look here, do you know who you're talking to? I am a highly

successful student with a brilliant academic record.How dare you arrest me!" Then

they, presumably, would have apologized, perhaps even taken off their caps, and let

me on my way.他说这话什么意思?大概是说我本该显出愤愤不平的样子，并说，“喂，留神点，你知道你在跟谁说话?我是学业出众的高材生。你敢抓我!”那样一来，他们或许

会向我道歉，说不定还会脱帽致意，让我走开呢。

二、课文完形填空

Fate(1)is sometimes not very kind to policemen like myself.Take as an

example the recent trial(2)in which I was involved.When I arrested the young lad I had felt sure he was guilty(3)I had been following him around for a

couple of(4)hours andheconduct(5)himself suspiciously.He had been wandering(6)about and it seemed to me that he was looking for an opportunity to steal.When I arrested him, his casual(7)manner only served to confirm(8)my suspicions.I thought I had at last caught the thief who had been troubling the area for so long.However, my joy was only stand a temporary(9)When I saw the brilliant

(10)solicitor the boy's father had hired to defend him, I knew we didn't stand a chance(11)It turned out that the boy was simply a student who was looking for employment(12)before going to university.If only he had been a bit more helpful when we arrested him, he could have saved us all a lot of time and

trouble.It's enough to make one turn against(13)students!

三、翻译

1.发言人（spokesman）明确表示总统在任何情况下都不会取消（cancel）这次旅行。

2.杰克对书架上那些书一本也不了解，所以他的选择是很随意的。

3.随后发生的那些事件再次证明了我的猜疑（suspicions）是对的。

(confirm)

4.我认为我们应该鼓励中学生在暑假找临时工作。

5.令我们吃惊的是，这位常被赞为十分正直的州长（governor）竟然是个贪官（corrupt official）。

6.少数工人得到提升（be promoted），与此同时却有数百名工人被解雇。

7.如果有机会，约翰也许已成为一位杰出的画家了。

(given)

8.数小时后，有人看见那个男孩在林子里瞎转。