篇一：新视野第三册Unit56 含答案
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Part 1 Understanding Short Conversations
(每小题：1 分)
Directions: In this section you'll hear some short
conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear. 1.
B. Father and daughter.
C. Brother and sister.
D. Boyfriend and girlfriend. 2.
B. Father and daughter.
C. Brother and sister.
D. Husband and wife. 3.
A. Mother and son.
A. Mother and son.
A. Baseball is a very boring sport to him.
B. Baseball is much more popular than all others.
C. Basketball will become liked by more people.
D. American football will grow in popularity. 4.
B. Floods and storms.
C. Rebuilding cities.
D. Music and foods. 5.
B. The man's insurance.
C. Sicknesses covered by insurance.
D. Ways to pay for one's illness. 6.
B. Walking.
C. Studying.
D. Planting trees. 7.
A. Animals are dying.
A. Reading.
A. The value of insurance.
A. The city of New Orleans.
A. At 6:00.
B. At 8:00.
C. At 8:30.
D. At 4:30. 4.
B. The man doesn't know how his father sings.
C. The woman isn't free for dinner.
D. The woman bought the last good gift. 5.
B. Father and daughter.
C. Mother and son.
D. Customer and waiter.
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog. 6.
B. Ways the woman became safe from the earthquake.
C. The effect the earthquake had on the woman's cows.
D. The effects of the earthquake on the farm. 7.
A. On a path.
A. The farm the woman moved to after the earthquake.
A. Brother and sister.
A. The man doesn't like his father's singing.
篇二：三四单元A部分课文
College life in the Internet age
The college campus, long a place of scholarship and frontiers of new technology, is being transformed into a new age of electronics by a fleet of laptops, smartphones and connectivity 24 hours a day.
On a typical modern-day campus, where every building and most outdoor common areas offer wireless Internet access, one student takes her laptop everywhere. In class, she takes notes with it, sometimes instant-messaging or emailing friends if the professor is less than interesting. In her dorm, she instant-messages her roommate sitting just a few feet away. She is tied to her smartphone, which she even uses to text a friend who lives one floor above her, and which supplies music for walks between classes.
Welcome to college life in the 21st century, where students on campus are electronically linked to each other, to professors and to their classwork 24/7 in an ever-flowing river of information and communication. With many schools offering wireless Internet access anywhere on campus, colleges as a group have become the most Internet-accessible spots in the world.
Students say they really value their fingertip-access to the boundless amount of information online, and the ability to email professors at 2 a.m. and receive responses the next morning. “I always feel like I have a means of communication---in class and out of class,” says one
engineering major.
Many are using smartphones, not only to create their own dialects when texting, but also to do more serious work, such as practicing foreign languages and analyzing scripts from their theater classes. In a university class on the history of American radio, students use smartphones to record their own radio shows. The course instructor said, “It’s adding to students’ sense of excitement about the subject.” Professors have been encouraged to tape their lectures and post them online. “We realized there might be some potential for a device that could get attention and encourage sophisticated thinking,” says one leading university director. For most undergraduates, non-stop Internet connectivity is the fuel of college life. More than just toys, these instruments are powerful tools for the storage and management of virtually every kind of information. And as more people around the world adopt these instruments, they are becoming indispensable. So, students should use the wonders of the Internet to do homework, review lecture outlines, take part in class discussions and network online with their friends. But in doing so, students must remember to regulate and balance their time. Too much time online can mean too little time in real-life studying or exercising or visiting with friends. Students should not let the Internet world on their computer screens take them away from the real world outside.
College began embracing Internet access in the mid-1990s, when many
began wiring dorms with high-speed connections. In the past few years, schools have taken the lead by turning their campuses into bubbles of Wi-Fi networks. In fact, a recent study in the US found that information technology accounted for 5% to 8% of college budgets, up from an estimated 2% to 3% in the mid-1980s.
On one campus, students use Wi-Fi to fire off instant messages, review their homework assignments, and check their bank balances. Just nine miles down the highway, another university had been feeling a bit of a technology inferiority complex. To compensate, it spent tens of thousands of dollars to give every one of its incoming freshmen a free Apple iPad.
Some universities even require that all students own or lease a laptop. Some say the focus on technology prepares students for a wired world. “You have to keep up with the rest of the world. Students expect high-bandwidth information, and if you can’t deliver it, you’re at a competitive disadvantage,” states a university president.
Other colleges are straining to stand out from their peers. The race to attract students with the most modern networks and the hottest systems has reached fever pitch. Some business majors are receiving free portable computers. In an always-connected mode, they can get information anytime and anywhere they need. One university is even giving its freshmen new smartphones to eich the student experience
and prepare them for success in a rapidly changing world.
For those who prefer to travel laptop-free, colleges supply several computer labs. And for students who study late into the night, many have set up 24-hour repair shops where students can get their laptops fixed by the next day and receive a loaner in the meantime.
Colleges around the world have been replacing their computer systems for the past decade, in large part to provide students with the most advanced free system. The anywhere-anytime access has already yielded amazing benefits in education. With the widespread application of computer technologies, we are going to produce a generation of problem-solvers and intelligent thinkers, which is indispensable for the future of the world. (812 words)
Heroes among us
Who’s a hero these days? In an era of heightened heroism, the word hero has become more common. We use hero to describe both victims and survivors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies. Who are the heroes among us?
In the days subsequent to a mass shooting in Tucson Arizona, many described 20-year-old political associate Daniel Hernandez as a hero.
During the horrible shooting, he courageously ran through the danger to save the life of one of the victims, his boss and friend, congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Daniel held her head up so she could breathe and applied pressure to her wounds. He spoke tender words of sympathy, telling her that he would find her husband and her parents and that everything would be fine. And he never left her side, staying beside her in the ambulance all the way to the hospital.
Another hero from the mass shooting in Tucson was Dory Stoddard. Dory gave his life for his wife, Mavy. Dory and his wife had been friends since childhood and when Dory heard shots ring out he immediately fell on top of his wife to shield her from the hail of bullets. At the memorial service, the priest said: “Dory didn’t die a hero; he lived a hero.” Long known for his remarkable spirit and love of humanity, Dory Stoddard died as he had always lived, assisting others.
These are civilian heroes, who acted instinctively with courage and grace when caught up in extraordinary circumstances.
But what about first responders, whose job is, in the words of the window of a fallen police officer, to “rush toward danger”?
In Toronto, Canada, downtown life stopped when more than 11,000 police and other emergency responders marched solemnly through the streets to honor Sergeant Ryan Russell, a 35-year-old “good man and good cop,” who believed deeply in his commitment to protect and serve.
篇三：新视野第三册unit 4
新视野大学英语3
Unit 4
Section A
Five Famous Symbols of American Culture
Ⅰ.Warm –up Activity
1. Topic Discussion:
i. Student's Discussion
1） What do you know about the American cultural symbols?
The Statue of Liberty, Barbie dolls, American Gothic, the Buffalo nickel,
and Uncle Sam
2） What is the symbol(s) of Chinese Culture?
the Great Wall, Dragon, , chopsticks，lunar calendar，twelve animals of years，the color of red, etc.
ii. Teacher's Summary
When you think of American culture, what first comes to your mind? McDonald’s? Coca Cola? Levi's? Disneyland？Michael Jordan? Julia Roberts? Many people imagine American culture is a collection of popular symbols like these. This passage gives us some insight into the origins of symbols by which the United State of America is known around the world. The Statue of Liberty is a female figure which derives from the two favorite women in French artist Bartholdi’s life. Another symbol of American culture is the Barbie doll, which derives from an old German toy model with the American designer’s daughter’s name on it. The great American Gothic painting is in the medieval European style showing the faces of an American dentist and his sister. The Buffalo nickel derives from an admiration for the American Buffalo and the Indian people. The most lasting image of America derives from the partly true but mostly fictitious story of Uncle Sam.
2. Questions on the topics and the passages
1) What are the five symbols of the United States?
They are the Statue of Liberty, Barbie dolls, American Gothic, the Buffalo nickel, and Uncle Sam.
2) Whose face was the Statue of Liberty?
It was modeled after Bartholdi’s mother’s face.
3) Who is the queen of the dolls?
Barbie
4) According to the text, how popular is Barbie?
Since her introduction in 1959, she has become the universally recognized queen of the dolls. The average American girl owns ten Barbies and two are sold somewhere in the world every second.
5) Who painted American Gothic?
Grant wood.
6) What was the Buffalo nickel produced for?
It honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier—the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians.
Ⅱ. Background information
1. the Statue of Liberty
The idea of creating the Statue of Liberty began in France at a dinner party hosted by Edouard Rene Lefebvre Laboulaye, a scholar. Laboulaye and Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, a sculptor, began to discuss the idea of presenting the United States with a monument to memorialize independence and human liberty. Bartholdi sailed from France to New York on June 8, 1871, to propose the building of the statue to honor the friendship between France and the United States. As the ship pulled into New York Harbor, Bartholdi spotted the perfect location, Liberty Island. For more information about the Statue of Liberty, please visit .
2. Barbie dolls
It was the late 1950s when Ruth Handler noticed her daughter playing with paper dolls and imagining them in grown-up roles. Since most dolls at the time were baby dolls, Ruth envisioned one that would inspire little girls to think about what they wanted to be when they grew up. Ruth created a teenage fashion model doll named Barbie (after her
daughter), and the rest is history. Barbie has been an integral part of the lives of millions of young girls. Her timeless appeal has resulted in a dedicated legion of fans that love to collect her. To read more about the history of Barbie dolls, check out the web page at . To view a sample collection of Barbie dolls, take a look at .
3. Mattel Toy Company
Mattel is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of toy products. The company's core brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels, Matchbox,
Fisher-Price, and American Girl. With headquarters in El Segundo, California, Mattel has offices and facilities in 36 countries and sells its products in more than 150 nations
throughout the world. For more information about the company as well as Barbie dolls, please visit .
4. American Gothic
Grant Wood came to Eldon in the late 1920's with fellow artist and Eldon native, John Sharp. He was inspired by the contrast of the modest little one-and-one-half- story frame house with its (as he described it) “pretentious” Gothic style windows. There is one in each gable end. He sketched the house on the back of an envelope and used it as the backdrop in his world-renowned 1930's painting American Gothic. H(转自：wWw.XiAocAoFanWeN.cOm 小 草 范文网:newage三个代表)is sister, Nan, and his dentist, Dr. B. H. McKeeby, posed as the sour-faced couple. Wood intended the couple to represent a typical small town resident and his daughter, but most interpret them as man and wife. Since completion, Grant Wood's 1930 painting American Gothic has become a critically acclaimed work that continues to enjoy enormous popularity. It also has become an American icon and is the model for a countless number of
commercial art parodies, such as posters, cards, and souvenirs. The painting hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago.
To read more about Wood, take a look at .
5. Buffalo nickel
In 1911 sculptor James Earl Fraser began designing the “Buffalo” nickel. Fraser said the portrait on the “head's” side was a composite of three American Indians—Iron Tail, Big Tree and Two Moons. Fraser had the opportunity to study and photograph them
when they stopped off in New York on their way to Washington to visit President Theodore Roosevelt. By borrowing features from each individual, Fraser was able to sketch the “ideal” portrait for the nickel.
The model for the “tail's” side of the coin was none other than Black Diamond, the most contrary animal in New York's Bronx Zoo. He was born of stock donated by the Barnum and Bailey circus. In his prime, his coat was unusually dark, and he weighed more than 1500 pounds.
President William Howard Taft approved the art work, and the first “Buffalo” nickels were produced in February of 1913. Two Moons died in 1917, and Iron Tail and Big Tree in the 1920s. In the 1960s, a second Big Tree appeared at coin shows and claimed to be the Native American on the nickel. Although he claimed to have celebrated his 100th birthday in 1962, later records indicated he was actually only 87. For more information about the Buffalo nickel, please visit.
6. New York City's Central Park Zoo
New York City's Central Park Zoo is part of the Central Park establishment. For more information about Central Park Zoo, please visit .
7. Uncle Sam
Historians aren't completely certain how the character “Uncle Sam” was created, or who (if anyone) he was named after.
The prevailing theory is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson. Wilson was born in Arlington, Mass., on September 13, 1766. His childhood home was in Mason, New Hampshire. In 1789, he and his brother Ebenezer walked to Troy, New York. During the War of 1812, Wilson was in the business of slaughtering and packing meat. He provided large shipments of meat to the US Army, in barrels that were stamped with the initials “US”. Supposedly, someone who saw the “US” stamp suggested — perhaps as a joke — that the initials stood for “Uncle Sam” Wilson. The suggestion that the meat shipments came from “Uncle Sam” led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the federal government.
Samuel Wilson died in 1854. His grave is in the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy. The single most famous portrait of Uncle Sam is the “I WANT YOU” Army recruiting poster from World War I. The poster was painted by James Montgomery Flagg in 1916-1917. III. Text Structure Analysis
The overall structure of the passage is listing: the author listed five famous symbols of American culture. Each symbol is parallel to another or there is a matching relationship between the symbols. The five symbols are put together to support the central topic of the reading passage — Five Famous Symbols of American Culture. For each part of the passage, the author centers on one specific symbol, dealing with it from different aspects such as who created, what the creator was, how he created, when, and how the symbol was accepted, etc. One of the threads that cannot escape our attention is that the author always tries to present the story according to the time sequence.