1、UNIT 1Strangers1. The stranger looked at me skeptically for a few minutes and then drove away from the parking lot without a word.2. Though shes studied in a foreign language university for several years, she is a stranger French.3. The little boy felt strange amid so many foreign children. 4. It se
2、ems odd that John could afford a new BMW,for he was laid off from his job a year ago.5. She was very curious about the way he counted the votesafter the election for school president.6. My curiosity as well as anger rose as I watched him flip through the letterson my desk in his nosy way. 7. It is q
3、uite indifferent to me whether you agree or disagree with the argumentthat men are born evil.8. Its queer indeed that a stranger offered me a cup of teawhen I was thirsty on the train during the journey.9. The new regulations imposed by the police are very unusual and it will take time to get used t
4、o them.10. That newspaper is notorious for giving biased accounts.11. The old lady always slept under the bed with her clothes on,and this eccentric habit of hers actually saved her lifewhen an earthquake struck abruptly one night. 12. Too many people, especially young people,like to use screen name
5、s to chat online. 13. Though you can not tell how old your pal(伙伴) in an Internet room is,more often than not you can tell whether the chatter is a male or a female.14. Talkative persons are dangerous, for they have no secrets about themselves and keep no secrets of others.15. I like easy-going peop
6、le and feel relaxed when talking to them. The monitor, for example, acts and thinks in one and the same way. 16. Speech is silver, but silence is gold. 17. Facial expressions are very important. We sometimes can tell from the way a stranger talks whether he or she is trustworthy or not. 18. Instant
7、Messaging(即时信息), or “IM,“ is a new phenomenon that has rapidly grown in popularity around the world in just a few years. Some experts now believe that IM may be one of the most popular computer applications ever. 19. IRC, or Internet Relay Chatting, has become very popularity on the World Wide Web,
8、for it enables people from different part of the world to talk to each other via the Internet.20. MSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft.Microsoft used the MSN brand nameto promote numerous popular Web-based services in the late 1990s,most notably Hotmail and Messen
9、ger,before reorganizing many of them in 2005 under another brand name, Windows Live.Some of the MSN services affected by the rebranding included MSN Hotmail,which became Windows Live Hotmail;MSN Messenger, which became Windows Live Messenger;MSN Search, which became Live Search, now known as Bing.？Q
10、Q is a popular instant messaging system that is commonly used in China and the Asia-Pacific. It enables real-time communication between PCs, mobile phones and pagers. Perhaps it is one of the best ways to develop contact in China.21. Tencent QQ, generally referred to as QQ,is the most popular free i
11、nstant messaging computer program in mainland China.It enables real-time communication between PCs, mobile phones and pagers.The number of simultaneous online QQ users exceeded 100 million on March 5, 2010.？It is reported that the number of registered QQ users in China has exceeded 7 million. On Feb
12、ruary 18th, 2003 alone, the number of QQ users online was 295063.22. Skype is a popular chatting program on the Internet.The Skype communications system is notable for its broad range of features,including free voice and video conferencing,its ability to use peer to peer technology(点对点网络技术) to overc
13、ome common firewall(防火墙)and network address translation problems.？Mobile QQ is a service that seamlessly allows the customers PC-based instant messaging service to become integrated with his or her mobile phone, allowing the customer to stay in touch with PC-or mobile-based contacts from just about
14、anywhere.UNIT 2UFOs1. UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. Some people also call UFOs flying saucers,because their shapes look like saucers. 2. In its broader sense, the UFO includes any object or light, reportedly sighted in the sky, that cannot be immediately explained by the observer. 3. I
15、remember as a child, I would save every penny my mother gave me to buy the latest UFO magazines from the grocery store.4. We cannot deny the existence of the UFO phenomenon simply because we have not seen it or cannot explain it. 5. Science has its limitations and many mysteries throughout the world
16、 have remained unsolved.6. Sightings of unusual aerial phenomena date back to ancient times. 7. The early cave paintings and ancient scriptures(经文) seem to indicate that we may have had visitors from other worlds or planets in the past. 8. In fact, ancient scriptures from many different cultures wou
17、ld give us the impression that weve had visitors from outer space.9. How do you explain ancient tales of chariots(战车) from the sky? And what are the flying ships appearing in science fiction novels before the first plane was ever thought about?10. Even the Bible has been suggested as possible eviden
18、ce of alien contact,for its numerous accounts of objects in the sky, and other strange events. 11. What secrets lie with ancient Egypt, Stonehenge(Salisbury),or possibly even Atlantis ?Have there indeed been more advanced civilizations of man that have somehow been lost? 12. Some UFO enthusiasts eve
19、n claim to have been abducted and taken aboard UFOs.But so far, no one has produced scientifically acceptable proof of these claims. 13. Some people believe that UFOs are extraterrestrial spacecraft,even though no scientifically valid evidence supports that belief. 14. Scientists speculate that inte
20、lligent life may well exist elsewhere in the universe.15. In addition to many reports and sightings of UFOs,observers have provided photographs or even videos. 16. UFOs became widely discussed only after the first widely publicized US sighting in 1947.Many thousands of such observations have since b
21、een reported worldwide. 17. From 1947 to 1969 the US Air Force investigated UFOs as a possible threat to national security. 18. The UK Ministry of Defence recorded 634 UFO sightings in 2009,the second highest annual total after 1978, when there were 750,according to UFO expert Dr David Clarke.The UK
22、 Ministry of Defence recorded 634 UFO sightings in 2009,the second highest annual total after 1978, when there were 750,according to UFO expert Dr David Clarke.？A total of 12618 reports were received ,of which 701 or 5.6 percent were listef as unexplained.19. UFOs have been subject to investigations
23、 over the yearsthat vary widely in scope and scientific rigor.Governments or independent academics in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,Japan, France, Belgium, Sweden, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Spain, and the Soviet Unionare known to have investigated UFO reports at various times.UFOs have
24、been subject to investigations over the yearsthat vary widely in scope and scientific rigor.Governments or independent academics in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,Japan, France, Belgium, Sweden, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Spain, and the Soviet Unionare known to have investigated UFO repor
25、ts at various times.？Since 1959 no agence of the us government has had any active program of ufo investigation.20. In 1997 the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) admitted that the US military had deceived the American publicin an effort to hide information about high-altitude spy planes.21. At lea
26、st 90 percent of UFO sightings can be identified as conventional objects, although time-consuming investigations are often necessary for such identification. 22. The objects most often mistaken for UFOs are bright planets and stars, aircraft, birds, balloons, kites, aerial flares, peculiar clouds, m
27、eteors, and satellites. UNIT 3Part A1. We are living in an era of globalization.Overseas study has become popular in many countries.We are living in an era of globalization.2. Each year, over one million students worldwidechoose to study outside their own countries.3. More than 195,000 students from
28、 188 countriesand regions came to study at more than 500 Chinese universities,colleges and research institutes in 2008.This compares with 141,000 students from 179 countries and regions in 2005.4. Meanwhile, the number of American students studying abroadhas more than doubled in the last decade.5. R
29、ecent reports by Britain and the US indicatethat China ranks first in the number of studentswho have gained doctorate degrees in the two countries.6. According to a government report,overseas students from China are largely self-funded.7. The number of high school and even primary school students go
30、ing abroadhas been increasing recently.8. Rapid domestic economic growth makes it more affordablefor Chinese students to study abroad.9. The process of application has become easiersince many intermediate agencies were founded to help students.10. In the age of a global economy,your experience abroa
31、d distinguishes you from others and becomes an excellent rsum builder.11. The first group of foreign students came from East Europe in 1950.Since then over 60,000 students from 160 countrieshave come to China for further studies.The first group of foreign students came from East Europe in 1950.12. C
32、hina is politically stable and economically optimistic,which is the main reason why so many foreign students are attracted.13. People living together in a society share a common culture.For example, almost all people living in the US use the English language,dress in similar styles, eat many of the
33、same foods,and celebrate many of the same holidays.14. Exchange can provide many benefits for all societies.Different societies can exchange ideas,people, manufactured goods, and natural resources.15. International education improves the relations among peoples of different culturesand encourages cr
34、oss-cultural communication.16. Culture shock is the anxiety and feelings of surprise,disorientation, uncertainty, confusion, etc.felt when people have to operate within a different and unknown culturesuch as one may encounter in a foreign country.17. Culture shock grows out of the difficulties in as
35、similating the new culture,causing difficulty in knowing what is appropriate and what is not.This is often combined with a dislike for,or even disgust (moral or aesthetic) with certain aspects of the new or different culture. 18. Culture shock is something that many international students experience
36、in the course of adjusting to a new culture.19. Many things may bring about culture shock different foods and ways of eating,different learning and teaching methods,the peculiar attitudes of people in a certain place, etc.20. According to the Chinese Ministry of Education,Chinese students are curren
37、tly studying in more than 100 countries.The top five destinations are the US, Japan, the UK, Canada and Australia.Non-English-speaking countries like Italy,Germany and France are also becoming popular destinations.21. Across the country, a total of 98,510 Chinese graduate and undergraduate studentsw
38、ere enrolled at US institutions in the 2008-2009 academic year,meaning that roughly 15 percent of international students were from China.These numbers also signify a staggering 60 percent increasefrom the previous academic year in the number of Chinese students studying abroad in the US.22. Official
39、 statistics show that from 1978 to the end of 2005,Chinese students studying abroad are over 930,000 and 230,000 of themare employed in China upon return,an evidence that the policy of encouraging studentsand scholars to study abroad is very successful.23. There is a whole emerging middle class of C
40、hinese,well over 300 million, many of them with one-child familieswho are interested in sending their son or daughterabroad for higher educational experience.24. International students and their families contributemore than $15 billion annually to the US economy,according to a separate survey by NAF
41、SA(美国国际教育工作者协会).UNIT 4Laughter: the Best Medicine 1. Humour is the tendency of particular cognitive(认知的) experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. 2. People of all ages and cultures respond to humour. The majority of people are able to experience humour, i.e., to be amused, to laugh or
42、smile at something funny, and thus they are considered to have a sense of humour. 3. Though there are many ways to laugh, from giggles to guffaws(大笑) and from chuckles to cackles(咯咯的笑), it turns out that we humans laugh at the strangest things. 4. Laughter is rightly called the best medicine as it r
43、elieves not only the one who laughs, but all those around him too. 5. A healthy sense of humour helps you to laugh at the worst situations and above all at yourself, a very positive sign of a happy life. 6. The world is certainly not worth crying over and little jokes show us the funny side of the g
44、ravest things. 7. A sense of humour makes you more acceptable in society. It makes you welcome everywhere, especially at parties, picnics and social gatherings. 8. If you can use humour to bridge the gap between people from different backgrounds, you can learn how to use diversity to enhance busines
45、s objectives. 9. Laugh and make others laugh and get rid of nervousness and depression. A man who always sees the funny side of a situation can never be a pessimist 10. If you can learn to relax with a sense of humour you can keep away boredom and fatigue job pressures and domestic worries.11. It is
46、 proved that laughter enhances the level of hormones which stimulate the heart and act as natural pain-killers.12. As a Chinese saying goes, “A smile can make you ten years younger.“ Doctors say laughter removes stress, burns calories and improves ones digestion. 13. Laughing at yourself is of immen
47、se benefit for your puffed-up pride. If you learn to laugh at yourself it will ease all your tensions and worries. 14. Laughter has been known to have cured serious illnesses and helped people get over bad phases in their lives.15. Science has proven that when were happy, the body recovers more quic
48、kly from the biological arousal of upsetting emotions. 16. Adults laugh approximately 15 times per day, while children laugh about 400 times a day! When we grow up, somehow we lose a few hundred laughs a day.17. People believe that if they try to be funny and no one laughs, something terrible and em
49、barrassing will happen. 18. The problem is that I tell a joke to co-workers and no one laughs. Now every time I see a straight face I have a panic attack.19. We now know that there are two types of stress: good stress and bad stress. Laughter is a form of good stress, or stress in reverse.20. Research on stress has shown that bad stress suppresses your immune system while good stress, or laughter, improves the immune system. 21. Being unhappy or very sad can seriously damage your health. So dont worry, be happy and laugh! 22. As the highest emotion, laughter is magical. It is a
