新世纪大学英语第二册Unit 3 The Road to Success

Pleaseidentifythefollowingsuccessfulpeople.Whoarethey?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?Doyouthinktheyaresuccessful?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?Whatinyouropinionhasledtohisorhersuccess?StevenPaulJobswasanAmericanbusinessman,designerandinventor.Heisbestknownastheco-founder,chairman,andchiefexecutiveofficerofAppleInc.ThroughApple,hewaswidelyrecognizedasacharismaticpioneerofthepersonalcomputerrevolutionandforhisinfluentialcareerinthecomputerandconsumerelectronicsfieldsDoyouthinktheyaresuccessful?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?Whatinyouropinionhasledtohisorhersuccess?Chen-NingFranklinYang（杨振宁）YangisaNobelPrizewinningChineseAmericanphysicistandmathematician.HiscontributionsarewiderangingandimpressivebutheisbestknownfortheYang-Millstheory（杨-米尔理论）,theYang-Baxterequation（杨-巴克斯特方程）.Doyouthinktheyaresuccessful?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?Whatinyouropinionhasledtohisorhersuccess?SirKa-shingLi,(born13June1928isaHongKongbasedbusinessmagnate.HeistherichestpersonofAsiandescentintheworldandtheninthrichestpersonintheworldwithanestimatedwealthofUS$25.5billionasof2012.Doyouthinktheyaresuccessful?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?Whatinyouropinionhasledtohisorhersuccess?ShiHengxiaisbetterknownbyhernickname,FúróngJiějiě(芙蓉姐姐)inChinese,whichcouldbetranslatedpartiallyasSisterFurongAtthattime,ontheBBSofTsinghuaUniversityandBeijingUniversity,itissaidthatSisterFurongwasmorewell-knownthanmanysuperstars.Throughuniquestylesofarticlesandpersonalphotos,sheattractedtheattentionofnumerousstudents.Doyouthinktheyaresuccessful?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?Whatinyouropinionhasledtohisorhersuccess?AdolfHitler,militaryandpoliticalleaderofGermany1933-1945,launchedWorldWarTwoandbearsresponsibilityforthedeathsofmillions,includingsixmillionJewishpeopleintheNazigenocide.1.Ifyouthinksomeofthemsuccessfulandsomenot.Willyoutellthedifferencebetweenthem.2.Howdoyouevaluatesuccess?Whogivesthestandardofsuccess?3.Uptonow,whatisthebiggestsuccessyouhaveachieved?Whathasledtothissuccess?4.Haveyoueverdreamedofbeingasuccessfulpersoninthefuture?Ifyes,whendidyouhavethisdream?Ifno,whynot?5.Doyouthinksuccessisequaltohappiness?Whatistherelationshipbetweensuccessandhappinessinyouropinion?Directions:ListentothepassageaboutBillGatesandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.HowcanyoudescribeBillGates’family?Hisfamilyhasrichbusiness,politicalandcommunityservicebackground.2.WherewasBillGatesfirstintroducedtocomputer?Inaprivateschool.3.WhatdidBillGatesandhisfriendsforminlate1968?Theyformed“ProgrammersGroup”.4.WhatisMicrosoft’svision?“AcomputeroneverydeskandMicrosoftsoftwareoneverycomputer.”5.WhatledtoBillGates’successaccordingtothepassage?Hisbeliefinhighintelligenceandhardwork.BillGateswasbornonOctober28,1955inafamilyhavingrichbusiness,politicalandcommunityservicebackground.Billhasbeenambitious,intelligentandcompetitivesincehischildhood.Bill’sparentscametonoticetheirson’sintelligenceanddecidedtoenrollhiminaprivateschool,knownforitsintenseacademicenvironment.ItwasaveryimportantdecisioninBillGate’slifebecausehewasfirstintroducedtocomputerthere.BillGatesandhisfriendswereverymuchinterestedincomputerandformed“ProgrammersGroup”inlate1968.Theyfoundanewwaytoapplytheircomputerskill.In1973,GateslefthomeforHarvardUniversity.ThenGatesandhisfriendPaulAllenoftendiscussednewideasforfutureprojectsandthepossibilityofstartingabusinessoneday.Withinayear,BillGatesdroppedoutfromHarvardandformedMicrosoft.Microsoft’svisionis“AcomputeroneverydeskandMicrosoftsoftwareoneverycomputer”.Billisvisionaryandworksveryhardtoachievehisgoal.Hisbeliefinhighintelligenceandhardworkhasputhimwhereheistoday.1.MontyRobertswasthesonof_________________Hisdreamwastoownalargehorseranch.Thatnighthewroteabouthisdream__________andheevendrewapictureof_________________.2.Heputagreatdealof__________intothedreamranchandthenextdayhehandedthepaperinto___________.3.WhenMontyRobertsaskedhisteacherwhyhegotalargeredFforhispaper,histeacherexplainedtohimthathisdreamwas__________forhim.Hehadnomoney.Butheneededalotofmoneytobuytheland,the__________andthe___________forhisdreamranch.ahorsetraineragreatdeala200-acreranchhishearthisteacherimpossiblehousemachines4.WhenMontyRobertsaskedhisfatherforadvice,hisfatherjustaskedhimto_____________________onhisdreambecauseitisaveryimportant___________forhimtomake.5.WhenMontyRobertsturnedinthesamepaper,hesaidtohisteacher,“youcankeep_______andI’llkeep____________.Iwillfollow_________,nomatterwhathappens.”makeuphisownminddecisiontheFmydreammyheartWorkingroupsoftwoorthreeanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1.WhatwasMontyRobertsaskedtodoinschooloneday?2.WhatdreamdidMontyRobertshave?3.WhydidMontyRobertsgetalargeredFforhispaper?4.HowdidMontyRobertsreacttohisteacher’srequest?5.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?1.WhatwasMontyRobertsaskedtodoinschooloneday?2.WhatdreamdidMontyRobertshave?3.WhydidMontyRobertsgetalargeredFforhispaper?Hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.Hisdreamwastoownalargehorseranchbecausehelovedhorse.Becausehisteacherthoughthisdreamwasimpossibleforhimandaskedhimtohaveamorerealisticgoalinhislife.4.HowdidMontyRobertsre