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-1-Unit1Part1LanguageSkillsDevelopment1.StarterA.Discussion:BillGates'droppingoutofHarvard.1.WhatdoyouthinkofBillGates'droppingoutofHarvard?Referenceanswer：BillGatesdroppedoutasaHarvardjuniorattherighttimewhenhispartner,PaulAllencouldtakethechancetomakeagreatdifferencetotheworldaswellastothemselves.Timecostisneverfound,BillCateslostnotimeputtinghisgreatideaintopractice.2.Underwhatcircumstancesdoyouthinkastudent'sdroppingoutofschoolisunderstandableorsensible?Referenceanswer：Astudentmayunderstandablydropoutwhentheyarehelplesswiththeproblemencountered,beitfinancial,mental,oranythingelse.Itwouldbesensibleforastudenttodropoutwhentheyfindthatuniversityeducationcan'tmeettheirexpectationsorneedsfortheirgoalinlife.B.Listentoastoryandfillintheblanks.Whenaman'shorsegotintotheterritoryofthenortherntribes,everyone(1)(commiseratedwith)him,butthemansaidthat(2)(perhapsthatwouldsoonturnouttobeablessing).Afewmonthslater,thehorsecamebackleadinganotherfineoneandeveryone(3)(congratulated)him,butthemansaidthatperhapsthatwouldsoonturnouttobe(4)(acauseofmisfortune).Becausetheman'ssonwasfondofriding,hebrokehisthighboneonedayfallingfromahorse.Everyoneshowedpityforhim.Themanalsosaidthatperhapsthatwouldsoonturnouttobeablessing.Oneyearlater,thenortherntribesinvaded.Nineofeverytenmentakingpartinthefightingagainsttheinvadersdied.Theman'ssondidnotjoininthefightingbecause(5)(hewascrippled)andsoboththeboyandhisfathersurvived.Tapescript:BlessingorBaneNearChina'snorthernborderslivedamanwellversedinthepracticesofTaoism.Hishorse,fornoreasonatall,gotintotheterritoryofthenortherntribes.Everyonecommiseratedwithhim.Perhapsthiswillsoonturnouttobeablessing,saidtheman.Afterafewmonths,hishorsecameback,leadingafinehorsefromthenorth.Everyonecongratulatedhim.Perhapsthiswillsoonturnouttobeacauseofmisfortune,saidtheman.Sincehewaswealthyandkeptgoodhorses,hissonbecamefondofridingandeventuallybrokehisthighbonefallingfromahorse.Everyonecommiseratedwithhim.MindMapblessingn.幸事，好事banen.灾难，祸害verseda.精通的，熟练的Taoismn.道教，道家学说territoryn.领土，版图；领域，地盘commiseratevi.怜悯，同情thighn.大腿invasionn.入侵，侵略cripplen.使残废，使跛-2-Perhapsthiswillsoonturnouttobeablessing,saidtheman.Oneyearlater,thenortherntribesstartedabiginvasionoftheborderregions.Allable-bodiedyoungmentookuparmsandfoughtagainsttheinvaders,andasaresult,aroundthebordernineoutoftenmendied.Thisman'ssondidnotjoininthefightingbecausehewascrippledandsoboththeboyandhisfathersurvived.2.TextInfoBox1.AppleComputerAppleInc.,formerlyAppleComputer,Inc.,isanAmericanmultinationalcorporationfocusingondesigningandmanufacturingconsumerelectronicsandalsodevelopingsoftwareproducts.Thecompany'sbest-knownhardwareproductsincludetheMacintoshlineofpersonalcomputers,theiPodlineofportablemediaplayers,andtheiPhone.Apple'ssoftwareproductsincludetheMacOSX(pronounced)operatingsystem,theiTunesmediabrowser,theiLifesuiteofmultimediaandcreativitysoftware,andFinalCutStudio,asuiteofprofessionalaudioandfilm-industrysoftwareproducts.Thecompanyoperatesmorethan250retailstoresinninecountriesandanonlinestorewherehardwareandsoftwareproductsaresold.EstablishedinCupertino,CaliforniaonApril1,1976andincorporatedonJanuary3,1977,thecompanywascalledAppleComputer,Inc.foritsfirst30years,butdroppedthewordComputeronJanuary9,2007toreflectthecompany'songoingexpansionintotheconsumerelectronicsmarketinadditiontoitstraditionalfocusonpersonalcomputers.Applehasabout35,000employeesworldwideandhadworldwideannualsalesofUS$32.48billioninitsfiscalyearendingSeptember29,2008.Forvariousreasonsfromitsphilosophyofcomprehensiveaestheticdesigntoitsdistinctiveadvertisingcampaigns,Applehasestablishedauniquereputationintheconsumerelectronicsindustry.Thisincludesacustomerbasethatisdevotedtothecompanyanditsbrand,particularlyintheUnitedStates.In2008,FortunemagazinenamedApplethemostadmiredcompanyintheUnitedStates.2.PixarAnimationStudiosPixarAnimationStudiosisanaward-winningAmericancomputer-generatedimagery(CGI)animationproductioncompanybasedinEmeryville,California,UnitedStates.Todate,thestudiohasearnedtwenty-twoAcademyAwards,fourGoldenGlobes,andthreeGrammys,amongmanyotherawards,acknowledgmentsandachievements.ItisbestknownforitsCGI-animatedfeaturefilmswhicharecreatedwithPhotoRealisticRenderMan,itsownimplementationoftheindustry-standardRenderManimage-renderingAPIusedtogeneratehigh-quality,photorealisticimages.Pixarstartedin1979astheGraphicsGroup,apartoftheComputerDivisionofLucasfilmbeforeitwasboughtbyAppleco-founderSteveJobsin1986andgivenitscurrentname.Pixarhasmade9featurefilmsbeginningwithToyStoryin1995andeachonehasreceivedcriticalandcommercialsuccess.HavingwoncriticalacclaimandcommercialsuccesswithToyStoryin1995,PixarhasfolloweditupwithABug'sLifein1998,ToyStory2in1999,Monsters,Inc.in2001,FindingNemoin2003,whichis,todate,themostcommerciallysuccessfulPixarfilm,grossingover$800millionworldwide,TheIncrediblesin2004,Carsin2006,Ratatouillein2007andWALL-Ein2008.Their10thfilm,Up,releasedonMay29,2009,wasthefirstPixarfilmpresentedinDisneyDigital3-D.SincethebeginningoftheAcademyAwardforBestAnimatedFeaturein2001,Pixar