新世纪大学英语第二册Unit-2-The-Value-of-Life

DoyouknowThebooksoftheArabianNights,alsoknownastheOneThousandNightsandaNight,isthefullcollectioncomprisedofliterallyhundredsofstories,manycontainedwithinotherstories,alldatingbackmorethanathousandyears.Itisoneofthemostvaluabletreasuresofallliterature,andstandnearthetopofthelistofliteraryworksthathaveinfluencedwesternliterature.ThebookisaboutaSassanianking,Shahryar,whodecidestomakesurehiswifeisalwaysfaithfultohimbymarryinganewgirleverynightandkillingherinthemorning.TheKing’svizierisinchargeoffindinganewgirleverydaytomarrytheking.Oneday,thevizier'sowndaughtercomestohimandinsiststhatsheshouldmarrytheking.Thatweddingnight,sheofferstotellhernewhusbandastory.Shetellsagreatstory,butjustatthemostexcitingpartshestopsbecausethesuniscomingupandit'stimeforhertobekilled.ButtheKingwantstoheartheendofthestory,soheagreestoletherliveanotherday.Soshecontinuesherstorythatnight,andagainsheendsatthemostexcitingpart,andagainthekingletsherlive.Shedoesthateverynight,forathousandandonenights,andfinallytheKingseesthatthiswasabadideaandfallslovewithher,andletherliveashisqueen.InArabianNights,Aladdingotamagiclampwithwhichhecouldfulfillanydesire.Supposeonedayyouweretogetthelampandbeallowedtomakethreewishes,whatwouldyourthreewishesbe?Whywouldyoumaketherewishes?Studythefollowingquotesaboutthevalueoflife.Whichquotedoyoulikebest?Why?1.Thepurposeoflifeisalifeofpurpose.---RobertByrne2.Wemakealivingbywhatweget;wemakealifebywhatwegive.---WinstonChurchill3.Liveasifyouweretodietomorrow.Learnasifyouweretoliveforever.---MahatmaGanhi4.Thereareonlytwowaystoliveyourlife.Oneisasthoughnothingisamiracle.Theotherisasthougheverythingisamiracle.---AlbertEinsteinYouthinkyouown_________landyoulandonTheearthisjustadeadthingyoucan______ButIknoweveryrockandtreeand_________Hasalifehasa______hasanameYouthinktheonlypeoplewhoarepeopleArethepeople________________________Butifyouwalkthe_________ofastrangerYou’lllearnthingsyouneverknewYouneverknew__________________thewolfcryTothebluecornmoonOraskedthe_________bobcatwhyhegrinnedCanyousingwithallthe_____________________CanyoupaintwithallthecolorsofthewindCanyoupaintwithallthecolorsofthewindwhateverclaimcreaturespiritwholookandthinklikeyoufootstepsHaveyoueverheardgrinningvoicesofthemountainComerunthe_______pinetrailsoftheforestCometastethesun-sweetberriesoftheearthComerollinalltheriches______________Andforonceneverwonder________________The__________andtheriveraremybrothersTheheronandtheotteraremyfriendsAndweare________________eachotherInacircleinahoopthat________________________________thewolfcryTothebluecornmoonOrlettheeagletellyou________________Canyousingwithallthe____________________CanyoupaintwithallthecolorsofthewindCanyoupaintwithallthecolorsofthewindhiddenallaroundyourainstormallconnectedtowhatthey’reworthneverendsHaveyoueverheardwherehe’sbeenvoicesofthemountainHowhighdoesthesycamoregrowIfyou___________thenyou’llneverknowAnd________________thewolfcryTothebluecornmoonForwhetherweare______________________Weneedtosingwithallthe___________________WeneedtopaintwithallthecolorsofthewindYoucantheearthandstillAllyou’llownisearthuntilYoucanpaintwithallthecolorsofthewindcutitdownwhiteorcopper-skinnedyou‘llneverhearvoicesofthemountaina)Oneday,someAmericansworkinginAfricadecidedto___________forwildanimals.Theystoppedatavillage.Thisvillagewasverypoor.Thelocalpeopleweredirtyand_______.Buttheylooked________andseemedto____________whattheyweredoing.b)SeeingthisoneAmericansaid:“Thisplaceis________.Thesepeoplelivejustlike_________.”AyoungAmericanofficersaid,“Yeah,theyhavegot___________________;theymayaswell________.”c)TheoldAmericanofficerwasa______man.Infact,helookedjustlikeoneofthe___________inthevillage.HedisagreedwiththeothertwoAmericans.Hethoughtthatthelocalpeoplevaluedtheirlivesbecausetheyhadsomethingtolivefor.Hesaid,“Maybeit’sthose______inrages,orthe________theylove,orthe________theyenjoy,orthe_______theylike.”1.Listentotherecordingandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.gohuntinginrageshappybeenjoyingterribleanimalsnothingtoliveforbedeadquietlocalmenkidswomenfreedomwork2.Workingroupsoftwoorthreeanddiscussthefollowingquestions:①Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?②WhydidtheAmericansstopatthevillage?③Canyoudescribethevillageandthelocalpeople?④WhatistheyoungAmericanofficer’sattitudetowardsthelocalpeople?⑤WhatistheoldAmericanofficer’sattitudetowardsthelocalpeople?①Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?②WhydidtheAmericansstopatthevillage?③Canyoudescribethevillageandthelocalpeople?ThepoorlocalAfricanpeoplevaluetheirlivesjustasmuchasothersdo.Theystoppedatthevillagetohiresomelocalmentoactasguidesforhuntingwildanimals.Thisvillagewasverypoor.Thehousesweremadeofmudandtherewasnoelectricityorrunningwater.Thestreetsweredirtyandthewholevillagesmelledbadly.Themenworedirtyclothes.Thewomencoveredtheirfaces,andthechildrenhadrunnynosesandweredressedinrags.Butthelocalpeoplelookedhappyandseemedtobeenjoyingwhattheyweredoing.④WhatistheyoungAmericanofficer’sattitudetowardsthelocalpeople?⑤WhatistheoldAmericanofficer’sattitudetowardsthelocalpeople?Th