21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第二册第4单元)

Text A Exercises Reading Aloud Understanding the Text Reading Analysis

VocabularyStructure Translation

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Reading AloudRead the following paragraphs until you have learned them by heart. “I like animals,” I added, “because they only take out of life what they need. They don’t abuse their environment, pollute their water and the air they breathe. They don’t build weapons of mass destruction and use them against others — particularly members of their own species. I like animals because they have no use for those things.” “I also like animals,” I continued, “because they don’t dwell on things of the past, nor use them as excuses for behavior in the present. And they don’t plan to live some day in the future; they live today, this moment, fully, completely, and purely. I like animals because they live their lives with so much more freedom than humans live theirs.”

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Understanding the TextAnswer the following questions1. Why does the writer like animals? How did her family expect her to answer this question?

2. Why does the writer say that animals are honest?3. When did this conversation take place? 4. According to the writer, how do animals treat the environment?

5. What difference lies between the writer and her sister as to why animals don’t do those harmful things mentioned earlier?6. According to the writer, what is the animals’ attitude towards life? 7. How does the writer’s cousin explain that animals live a freer life than humans?BACK NEXT

8. How did the family members respond to the conversation? 9. According to the writer, what do we humans do to animals? 10. What is the conclusion that the writer draws about animals? 11. Do her family members disagree with her? How did they respond to her talk? Topics for Discussion. 1. Do you agree with the writer’s statement “Animals — not humans — are the best this planet has to offer?” Give your reasons. 2. What rights do you think animals should have?

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Reading AnalysisRead Text A again and complete the following table. Paragraph 1-4 Topic Sentence I like animals because they are honest. I like animals because they only take out of life what they need. Supporting Details someone they’re not They don’t pretend to be _________________; their feelings they don’t fake ___________ . pollute abuse They don’t _____ their environment, ______ their water and the air they breathe. They don’t build ________________________ weapons of mass destruction and use them against others — particularly their own species members of _______________.

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Topic Sentence I like animals because they live their lives __________________ with so much more __________________ freedom than humans __________________ live theirs ________. I like animals because they don’t do to themselves or others the things we do to them.

Supporting Details They don’t dwell on ______________ , nor things of the past in the fu

ture plan to live some day __________ ; they live today _____ , this moment, fully, completely, and purely.

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________ Animals are the most victimized creatures on earth. Our prejudice enables us to ______ exploit ___ and ____ them and to eat them. We do to use them any cruel act we can think of.

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I like animals because They don’t say one thing and _________. do another they are not hypocrites ___________________. They are honest.

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Now, if humans could only be like animals.

The conversation actually rolled into shared stories of animals they’d known, stories of animal ______ and __________ , their _____ humor loyalty intelligence innocence and _________.

Now retell the story by using the information in the table you have completed.PREV. BACK

VocabularyFill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.comment despite pretend enable pollute cruel particularly planet freedom argue

enables 1.The zoo _______ tourists to get a close look at wild animals. arguing 2. When you’re trying to help someone, you don’t get anywhere by _______ with them. 3. We were discussing Zhang Yimou’s new movie, and my brother made some interesting comments on it. ________ ______ 4. Runners of all ages showed up despite the cold morning temperature. planet 5. Buying organic(有机的)food is certainly one way to help save our______ .BACK NEXT

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pretending 6. She left the room quietly, not realizing that her son was just _________ to be asleep. ____ 7. It’s a cruel fact that we, human beings, are the ultimate cause of the disappearing animal kingdom(王国). polluted 8. Dianchi, a famous fresh water lake in Yunnan Province, is heavily _______ and officials warn the situation is getting worse. 9. Most poor families in this small village have difficulty sending their children, _________ girls, to school. particularly 10. The teachers have been given much freedom to choose their own textbooks. _______

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Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the forms where necessary. play with have no use for get together dwell on on earth on behalf of1. If you __________ for the book anymore, you can give it to me. have no use playing with 2. Sometimes the old man just sits there all day __________ cards alone. dwell on 3. I don’t actually _______ the dangers or worry about them, although I am aware of them. 4. Why don’t we get together some day and have a real girls’ night? __________ __________ 5. The decision is an important one as we are making it on behalf of all the members.

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