上册两篇

Unit Two

Text A Recession-proofing your career

In the text, Dr. Barbara Moses describes a new career development paradigm for today’s employees, that is, guaranteed jobs have already become history and it’s high time to engage in a lifelong, self-monitored process which can help to promote and prepare oneself for a change, esp. during periods of recession. She then suggests some skills which are indispensable when responding to new work trends. She recommends discovering both your overt and covert talents, making sure a wide range of positions are available to you, and never committing to any “hot job” which exceeds either your interest or talent. Moreover, being skilled or qualified is not the only criteria. You must be able to “market” yourself, to convince the employer that you are the most suitable candidate for the job, for which purpose you have to establish a social network that can help you make your career decisions “both inside and outside of your professions.” Always follow work trends. Finally, psychological elements are also important, so never let yourself down and find a balance between the ambitious Type A and more relaxed Type B. In a word, don't be under the misconception that your job is always secure and if you work hard you’ll surely get a good job. You must be fully responsible for the future prospects of your chosen career.

Unit Three

Text A Lies People usually have very negative views regarding lies. Liars are frequently criticized, even cursed. Yet this passage exemplifies a different perspective, one which cruelly reveals the fact that everyone tells lies and that lies are indispensable for happiness, perhaps even our very survival. According to the author, lies are consoling elements that can soothe dying patients and help consolidate the requirements of a society. Lies make us feel superior to other species and disguise our mortal doom. Religions abound with myths and tales, which are basically lies that provide human beings with a sense of safety. People need big lies, though they are occasionally taken advantage of, because lying disguises our mortality, our inadequacies, our fears and anxieties, our loneliness in the midst of the crowd.

下册四篇

Unit One

1.“The End of Something", by Ernest Hemingway, is a short story about two young people who witness how time can change the world and the people in it. Hemingway uses this story to convey how this change happens all the time, and however desperately you cling to the "present", the present only lasts for that one, fleeting moment you realize it is there, then it is gone, past, and it can never be present again.

To understand this message, one must look at the way Hemingway writes this story, how he uses the broken mill, the fish's not striking, and the characters in themselves to tell us a story far beyond what we read.

The broken mill represents Nick and Marjorie's broken relationship.As Nick and Marjorie now row along the shore, they troll for fish, but they do not get any.

In this way, Hemingway, as third-person narrator, uses the characters to make his point, as each of them represents either past, present, or future.

Unit 2 Text A

Main idea of the text:

The author began the essay by telling the experience of waking in the morning and finding him practically ignorant of anything. The author felt pitiable yet not necessarily so depressed about his current store of knowledge after many years of costly education：Apart from the immediate personal experiences, he has a limited range of knowledge and the inadequate understanding of the major phenomena of the world. And the reasons may be that ignorance seems to do him no harm in his daily life, and his inadequate memory of knowledge may deceive him and even cause severe mistakes of misquoting. However, it suddenly occurred to him when he has gone his way serene and happy, he may be the only one who is ignorant, for anyone may harbor the same psychology of remaining to be a happy ignorant person.

Unit 4 Text A

Introductory Remarks

“Opportunity is the crux of the American ideal.” People in the American society used to think that with hardwork and self-determination, they are sure to succeed and realize their dreams. But in recent years the traditional doctrine of “American dream” is seriously challenged, esp. with regard to the economic development.

Clive Crook holds that in spite of new immigrants, America is already a middle-aged country, and pessimistic spirit has come to dominate the national consciousness. Most important of all, the economic mobility in America is getting lower and lower as compared to any other western country. The idea of the “American Dream” is starting to fade since rich children stay rich whereas poor children still stay poor. And the real focus of any effort to restore economic opportunity is to get out of poverty, and to this end one effective way may be to improve education, which will definitely have a great effect on economic mobility across generations.

Unit 5 Text A

Introductory remarks

It is probably safe to say that every language has a pair of words expressing good and evil. But what really is good, and what really is evil? Believers in the duality of “good versus evil” would say evil cannot exist without good, nor good without evil, as they are both objective states and opposite ends of the same scale.

As boys and girls, we were taught to do good, not evil. There are relatively few ways to do good, but there are countless ways to do evil.

To prevent evil, the author of this article argues, we must first know what is truly “evil”, for there can be no genuine understanding of goodness in human behavior unless we also understand evil. Beginning with the recognition that neither good nor evil exist outside the human personality, the author distinguishes creative and destructive potentials, and then finds social forces that may activate destructive potentials. With such what’s about evil, the author concludes the text by offering some hows as to teaching our children.

第二篇：英语作文My study summary

My Study Summary

VA1-26 王志远

As a sophomore,I’m feeling the time flies.Recalling about the past one year,so many thoughts about my learning path are flooding in my mind.The memory is just like so fresh,and all the things happened yesterday!

First I must say the campus life is really different from what I have experienced in high school.The change of life is so great and it’s wonderful.I have more time of my own and the rights to decide how I live and study.From that time,“You have no others who can help you here,just depend on yourself” I said to myself.

For a college student,study is the main task.Last term I passed the CET Band-4 with the concerted efforts of me.In addition,I spared no effort to master all the skills in English learning.Only in this way can I lay a firm foundation and pave the road to my future.In fact,it’s not easy for me to settle down on my study at first.I have to sit down in a classroom and read my textbooks for hours on end.Sometimes it is boring and tough.Whenever I want to give up,a voice from my heart says“Study is no longer an easy job.It needs patience,persererance and perspiration”.

Little by little,I find that sitting in a library,looking up a dictionary and pondering a couple of questions is another kind of joy.Though my study life is not colorful,I enjoy the peaceful life.

I hope to catch up with the time by my hardworking.Every day you can see

me get up early,doing exercise hard and go to class the first one.At night,I am the last one who leaves away the library.

It’s a pity that I’m not willing to,or dare not to raise questions and answer questions actively in the class frequently.But I have developed the habit of taking notes in class.And I’m never absent! What’s more,I finished all my homework by myself,and I assure that I have learned a lot from it. I suppose most of my school time I focus my main attention on my study.As a result,I’m fourth in the last examination.I felt very happy then,meanwhile,I’m eager to top my class.

The ability of learning new things is bound to vary but what matters at the end of the four years is to complete the task on schedule.Frankly,the bulk of my study task has now been done. What’s more,I have read the extracurricular books in my spare time to broaden my view sight and I realized that we can be informed of a lot through it.In the process I find that we all need to learn from the mistakes of others,such an education is valuable and will save us much heartache.

When I encounter difficulties in my studies,I often have thumbed through volumes hunting for relevant material.So I learned more knowledge through it.

I kept on hard,I actively take part in all kinds of activities,I signed up for the club,to join the student union.I was running for class president,because not enough ability,also lost the election.But I was not discouraged,focusing on the participation.Also,I entered a school’s essay-writing contest.At first,I was

confident of my literary talent,but at last,I lost the prize.I feel very unhappy then.

Ideal camps should be such place for contemplation and inspiration,the enthusiasm for knowledge can get us out of bed early in the morning and stay up late at night.With pluralistic culture,we should be changed greatly,we may found the way we think,the prejudices are challenged,and in the campus,we could learn how to learn,I think all those are needed in an ideal campus.

I hope to enhance the ability of learning during the next two years,I hope to have a colorful life.

Still I have a long way to go.And I will try.