Unit1
Part Three: Cloze
Is there a contrast between learning styles in China and the West While we should be careful to avoid exaggerating the differences, they do appear to exist. In China, for example, greater priority is given to developing skills at an early age. The Americans, on the other hand, place more emphasis on promoting creativity in young children, leaving them to pick up skills later. American parents tend to avoid rushing in to assist their children as they try to accomplish a task, thinking it better that children should learn to solve problems by themselves. Such an approach can, on occasion, be mistaken for neglecting one’s parental duties by those more used to “teaching by holding the hand.” Both approaches have their disadvantages as well as advantages, and it may well be worthwhile to search for a superior method that would combine the best of both worlds. -------Theme-related
The real challenge to us teacher is combining the best of both worlds into one . Creativity and basic skills need to be considered in terms of being means to an [end], rather than simply as ends in themselves . Some Chinese students may not [perform] well in hypothetical settings ,but when it comes to [facing] real life challenges and issues ,they are more than [competent] in resolving most of them, [equipped] as they are with their strong skill .The . system may be [designed] to aim more at producing top of the cream students ,but that [approach] may do damage to the big bulk of the [rest] of the student body .The Chinese education system is [definitely] not perfect ,but it does produce a [quality] workforce ,And I truly believe that solid basic knowledge/skill focus is the single biggest force driving the rise of Chinese as a country . 翻译：
背离传统需要极大的勇气。
It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition. 汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了。
Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience. 很多教育家认为从小培养还自动创新精神是很可取的
Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age. 假设那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买吗
Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy it 如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那它将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。
If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating
Unit 2
Part Three: Cloze
Sam Walton must have been one of the best employers I ever worked for. He was a cheerful man who never threw his weight from top executive down to the ordinary worker could expect fair treatment at his hands. He was quick to recognize and reward hard work and to cultivate new ideas. Those who showed loyalty to the company were given the chance to buy stock. I did myself. And my children qualified for the scholarships he made available. Outside work he carried on much like ordinary folks and if you didn’t know him you wouldn’t be able to tell him apart from the other local people in the small town where we lived. How dose spending connect to happiness
One explanation lies in \order to [consume] it . Rather they accumulate wealth in order to display it , and their happiness is [fueled] by their neighbors' envy . As a result ,the country finds itself in the grips of a \[annual ] incomes of $50,000 try to emulate the consumption of those with $70,000 , who in turn try to emulate those
with $140,000 ,and so an .
It's just [plain] common sense . It's [physically] impossible for a piece of paper like money to make you happy . Instead what makes people happy is the feeling of [security] or power money bring .
A recent survey [indicates] that those from the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans sand the Maasai of East Africa are almost [equally] satisfied . The Maasai are a [traditional] herding people who have to no electricity or running water and live in huts made of mud .
It [follows] that economic development and personal income cannot account for the happiness that they are so often linked to . 翻译：
该公司否认其捐款又商业目的。
The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose. 每当他生气的时候，他说话就有一点结巴。
Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.
教育是我们家庭最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母从不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学。 Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school. 手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段。
Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.
与我们富裕的邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们这是努力满足我们最起码的需求。
In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.
Unit 3
Part Three: Cloze
You can certainly say our dad gives our welfare his constant attention. Sometimes, though, we wish he wouldn’t try quite so hard. To be frank, he seems to have a talent for embarrassing us by making dumb remarks. He should know better, but he never seems to learn and just goes on making the same old mistakes repeatedly. The result is that we live in constant fear of his well-intentioned interference in our affairs. Mom is no help, as you can bet she will always see things from his point of view rather than from ours. Overall, though, he’s a wonderful dad and I wouldn’t trade him for anyone in the world. -------Theme-related
A new research study has found that, . what parents might believe, there is an enormous gap between what they think their children are doing online and what is . happening .
In one part of the study, over 500 children form a variety of ages and backgeounds were asked if they gave out personal information online. 73% said that they did. The parents of the . children believed that only 4% of their children did so.
The children were also asked if they had made face-to-face . with strangers that they had met % from the high school group admitted to meeting with a stranger they had met online. Nearly 40% of these to speaking with stranger regularly. Fewer than 9% of the paeents knew that their children had been meeting with strangers.
Another part of the study found that 30% of children between the ages of 9 and 18 delete the search history form their browsers in . attempt to protect their privacy form their parents. Common filtering software . not be effective, since children will access what they are looking for elsewhere---at a friend’s house, an Internet cafe ,or school. One problem lies in the fact that parents don’t know much about using popular online software and chat programs,and .. to have no clue about what is really
happening online. This lack of knowledge on the parents’ part may be no . form the situation before the arroval of the Web. Parents don’t know what their childen are doing on the Net, in the same . that they don’t know what does on at class, parties,or clubs.
Trnslation
科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗（proof） Have scientists found proof of water on Mars
2、计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。（location，narrow down）
The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.
3、山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生。（welfare）
Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.
4、有十二人组成的陪审团（jury）一致表决认为玛丽有罪（guilty）。（consist of，in unison） A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty. 5、听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱。（talent，humiliate） Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.
Unit 4
Part Three: Cloze
With the Internet we can escape into another world at the click of a button. For many this is a dream come true. For others, a nightmare. Those who do not trust the Internet argue that it is all too easy to be sucked into a virtual world. Keeping in touch with your friends by email is fine, but for those who rely on it completely, communicating face-to-face tends to be too emotional and unbearable. At times they may feel this so strongly that they have to flee from real human contact, hurrying to get back on line to the comfort and safety or a less demanding world. -------Theme-related
I live in a small coastal town of 398 people located halfway between San Francisco and the Oregon border . The nearest traffic light is nine miles north in the town of Mendocino ; its closest [companion] to the south is over 90 miles away . The nearest four-lane highway is 58 miles east . Federal Express doesn't [deliver] here on Saturdays .
But there in Internet [access] here . It enables me to work at home , writing computer books and articles for computer magazines . It enables local students and historians to conduct research . It [enables] local business ----inns ,music stores ,driving schools ---to reach new [customers] . It enables local people to enjoy the benefits of email and the [delights] of websites and chat rooms .
In fact ,because small towns have few people ,few stores ,and few libraries and schools ,you could argue that the Internet [provides] more benefits to small towns than it does to big cities . But Internet service providers are not interested in [small] markets . What they are interested in is making money . As a result , people in many small towns and [remote] areas are unable to keep up with the development of [information] technology . 翻译：
研究表明，笑能带来许多健康上的好处。
Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits. 互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦。
A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying. 法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪。