大学体验英语1综合教程讲义含课后翻译答案(第三版)unit7

PassageAPassageBReturntoMenuUnit7PassageA•ThinkAboutIt•ReadAboutIt•TalkAboutIt•WriteAboutIt1.Somepeoplesay,“Welearnmoreoutsideclass.”Doyouagree?Whyorwhynot?Reference:Yes,why?No,whynot?Yes,that’strue,becausewhatwegetinclassisjustbookknowledge,whileoutsideclassorinthesocietywegetreal-lifeknowledge,whichismorepracticalforourfuturelife.No,ifso,whyshouldwegotoschoolorcollegeandattendsomanyclasses?Whyshouldwecarehowwellourteachersarepreparedfortheirjobs?2.Accordingtothepassage,whatbenefitscanundergraduatestudentsgetbydoingresearchatcollege?Theycanearnacademiccredit,money,andexperienceaswell.Theycanlearntothinkforthemselvesandgainintellectualconfidence.Theycanexpandtheirmindsinnewdirections.Theycanpreparefortheircareers.Reference:ReadAboutIt•LanguagePoints•ContentAwareness•LanguageFocusNotJustaJob,anAdventure:UndergraduateResearchSophiaStella,asophomoreatColumbia’sSchoolofEngineering,isoneofmanyundergraduateswhobecomeinvolved,onewayoranother,inresearchperformedattheuniversity.Somedoitforacademiccredit,someformoney,somejustforexperience.Studentsandprofessorsagreethatanundergraduateresearchprojectcanbeuniquelybeneficialtobothparties.Ideally,undergraduateresearchisanopportunityforthekindofintensivestudythatcanexpandthemindinwaystraditionalcoursescan’t.EconomicsProfessorRalphEdisonsays:“Toreallyunderstandadisciplineyouhavetogetthefeelingthatknowledgeisn’tjustoutthereandyoupassivelyhavetoabsorbit,butratherthatit’sconstantlybeingcreatedandwe’reconstantlyrethinkingthings...Whenstudentsseeadisciplineasevolvingratherthanfixed,theyusuallygetalotmoreexcitedaboutlearningbecausetheyseethatit’sanongoingprocess.”Hepointsoutthatresearchcanbeexcitingbecause“aresearchprojectreallygivesstudentsanopportunitytoanswerreal-lifequestionsthatwedon’tknowtheanswersto.”Researchalsospursindependentthinkingandintellectualconfidenceinstudents.Amelia,agraduatestudentincomputerscience,says,“Youhadtogooutandlearnonyourown.Youweren’tgoingtobespoon-fed.”HerfondmemoriesofworkasanundergraduateresearcherplayedanimportantroleinherdecisiontoleaveherWallStreetprogrammingjobandreturntoColumbiaasagraduatestudent.ArthurHannah,apoliticalsciencegraduateofColumbiaCollegesaysundergraduateresearch“feltlikeawholenewmodeoflearning.”Insteadoflookingfortheknowledgewedohave,hesays,researchforcesstudentstolookforknowledgewedon’thave.It’saprocessoflookingforholesandtryingtoplugthem,whichiscompletelydifferentfromtheclassroomexperienceoflearningwhatothersalreadyknow.Healsodescribeshowcreatingapieceoforiginalresearchinstilleda“prideofauthorship”inhiswork,somethinghehadn’tfoundinhisregularclasses.Mostundergraduatesdoingresearchareworkingforcredit.Theyregisterforasemester-longcourseanddoaprojectforaprofessorwhogivesthemagradefortheirefforts.Insomedepartmentsaresearchprojectmightconstituteanhonorsthesis.Somestudentsdoresearchforpay.Takensimplyasaformofemployment,it’soneofthemostdesirablejobsavailabletoundergraduates.Stellasays,“Ineedsomekindofincome,andI’dratherworkherethaninthecafeteria”;paidresearchworkgivesheranopportunitytotransformawork-studyjobintoanengagingaspectofhereducation.Themoneyforherwagesisavailablebecauseofaprogramstartedthisyearproviding$100000tofundundergraduateresearch.Thisfundingisintendedtosupportabout50undergraduatesinwork-studyresearchpositions.Otherstudentsdoresearchnotforcreditorformoneybutsimplyonavolunteerbasis.Usually,thesearestudentspursuingacareerthatrequiressomedemonstrationofaltruisticcommitment,suchasmedicine.AsEconomicsProfessorRalphEdisonsays:“Undergraduateresearchcanbecomeavaluablepartofeducation.It’sarealandvaluableprivilege.Ithastoremainanextraordinaryundertakingforextraordinarypeopleinextraordinarycircumstances.”SophiaStella...isoneofmanyundergraduateswhobecomeinvolved,onewayoranother,inresearchperformedattheuniversity:Paraphrase?KeySophiaStellaisoneofmanystudentswhoparticipatedsomehowinundergraduateresearchatColumbia’sSchoolofEngineering.onewayoranother—somehow;howeveryoucan(perhapsdespitesomedifficulty)Examples•Almosteverycountrybecomesinvolved,onewayoranother,whenthere’saWorldWar.•Ifyoucareaboutyourworkyou’llalwaysgetthereontime,onewayoranother.Studentsandprofessorsagreethatanundergraduateresearchprojectcanbeuniquelybeneficialtobothparties.Paraphrase?KeyStudentsandprofessorsbothfindundergraduateresearchhelpful.(be)beneficial(to)—behelpfulExamples•Goingtoclassmoreoftenmaybebeneficialtoyourgrade.•Encouragingpeoplenottothrowgarbageontothestreetisbeneficialtosociety.Ideally,undergraduateresearchisanopportunityforthekindofintensivestudythatcanexpandthemindinwaystraditionalcoursescan’t.Paraphrase?KeyUndergraduateresearchallowsstudentstothinkmoredeeplyforthemselvesthantraditionalcoursesdo.expandthemind—stimulatecuriosityandlearningExamples•ReadingEinstein’sbiographyexpandedmymindasIbegantounderstandtheTheoryofRelativity.•Youcanexpandyourmindbytravelingandmeetinginterestingpeople..itisn’tjust...butrather...—it’strue(that)...butit’smoreimportant(that)...Examples•Itisn’tjustthestiflingheat,butratherthedrippinghumiditythatmakesChangshauncomforta