新综合英语B3作业超标准答案
浙江大学远程教育学院
《综合英语B（3）》课程作业
姓名：赵红霞学号：713081582002
年级：2013年秋学习中心：武义
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Unit 1 Leisure Activities
Section One Blank-filling
Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read
the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is
identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Puns are even more subtle forms of word play. They use the technique of _ L____ sounding words or _ E meanings of the same word. Puns are thought by some _C _ to be the lowest form of humor, but I disagree with this. Puns require more subtle and G language skills than most humor forms, but even the very young can use them in their ____N____ forms.
Some _ B _ humorists think too much of today’s humor is not very I or sophisticated. They dislike the suggestive or M language used too frequently, and they feel that most humorists are not very O . It is true that some of today’s humor is rather J , but I don’t think humor is to be blamed for.
A. shocking
B. professional
C. critics
D. difference
E. alternative
F. trick
G. sophisticated
H. countless
I. intelligent
J. shocking
K. replies L. similar M. vulgar N. simpler O. creative
Section Three Translation from English into Chinese
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
The joy of laughing at a funny story is universal, probably as old as language itself. But, what
is it that makes a story or a joke funny?
As one who has enjoyed humor since I first recognized it, I've made an attempt to explain and discuss humor with students in such diverse cultures as Latin America and China. I've done some serious thinking about funny stories. It has been a labor of love!
Why is it that several students in a class will fall out of their chairs laughing after I tell a joke while the rest of the students look as if I've just read the weather report? Obviously some people are more sensitive to humor than others. And, we recognize that some people tell jokes very well while others struggle to say something funny.
听了一个有趣的故事会发笑、很开心，古今中外都一样。这一现象或许同语言本身一样
悠久。那么，到底是什么东西会使一个故事或笑话让人感到滑稽可笑的呢？
我是第一次欣赏到幽默便喜欢上了它的人，因此我曾试图跟学生议论和探讨过幽默。这些学生文化差异很大，有来自拉丁美洲的，也有来自中国的。我还认真地思考分析过
一些滑稽有趣的故事。这么做完全是出于自己的喜好。
为什么听我讲完一个笑话后，班上有些学生会笑得前俯后仰，而其他学生看上就像刚听我读了天气预报一样呢？显然，有些人对幽默很敏感，而其他人则不然。而且，我们也发现有的人很善于讲笑话，而有的人要想说一点有趣的事却要费好大的劲。
Section Four Writing
Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic TV Programs and Me. You should write at least 150 words. You should base your essay on the outline
below:
1) 介绍电视节目在现代生活中的作用;
2) 描述你经常收看的一类电视节目;
3) 说明这类电视节目给你带来的好处。(标准答案和题目不一致)
My favorite pastime is writing. You may not think it is a pastime. But to me it is, because it is a form of relaxation that takes my mind away from other things when I feel tired.
I began to like writing when I was a pupil in primary school. I was imaginative and created many interesting stories at that time. When I told my stories to my friends on our way home from school, they enjoyed them. Then telling a story I wrote on the way back home soon became my regular practice. That made me really happy. I had never thought of writing as entertainment before. Sometimes I wrote down my stories and passed them around among my classmates. When I was in high school, I began to like poems. This was because of the influence of my best friend. She liked poems very much, so gradually I learned to appreciate poems. When I am writing poems, I can concentrate for a long time, totally losing myself. No matter whether I am happy or sad I start writing poems to express myself.
Let me tell you a little secret. Now I’m writing a science fiction about time travel. I’m sure it is original and interesting. However, writing definitely takes time, and how I wish I could have more time to pursue this hobby. I may not become a professional writer, but I will always enjoy writing.
Unit 2 The Power of Words
Section One Blank-filling
For the last 25 years, for example, I’ve prepared a(n) _ E Christmas letter for long-distance friends, and I often add a handwritten word of thanks or _ D . Acknowledging some success or good _G_ that has happened during the year seems particularly appropriate considering the F of the Christmas season.
Be H with your praise. Superlatives like “greatest,” “smartest,” “prettiest” make us all feel good. Even if your praise is a little ahead of _ L _ , remember that ___M___ are often the parents of dreams fulfilled.
Today I got a warm, J letter from my old boss and mentor. Norman Vincent Peale. His little note to me was full of K phrases, and it sent me to my typewriter to ___A____ a few overdue letters of my own. I don’t know if they will make anybody else’s day, but they made mine.
A. compose
B. sought
C. uplifting
D. congratulations
E. annual
F. spirit
G. fortune
H. generous
I. consideration
J. complimentary
K. uplifting L. reality M. expectations N. anniversary O. spontaneous
Section Two Translation from English into Chinese
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
What does it take to write letters that lift spirits and warm hearts? Only a willingness to express our appreciation. The most successful practitioners include what I call the four “S’s” of note writing.
1) They are sincere. No one wants false praise.
2) They are usually short. If you can’t say what you want to say in three sentences, you’re probably straining.
3) They are specific. Complimenting a business colleague by telling him “good speech” is too vague; “great story about Warren Buffet’s investment strategy” is precise.
4) They are spontaneous. This gives them the freshness and enthusiasm that will linger in the reader’s mind long afterward.
It’s difficult to be spontaneous when you have to hunt for letter-writing materials, so I keep paper, envelopes and stamps close at hand, even when I travel. Fancy stationery isn’t necessary; it’s the thought that counts.
怎样才能写出振奋精神、温暖人心的信呢？只要我们怀有要表示感激之情的心愿。写这种便笺的高手都具有我所谓的４“S”技巧。
１）真诚(sincere)。没人要听虚假的赞美。
２）简短(short)。如果不能用三句话表达出你的意思，你很可能过火了，写得太长。
３）具体(specific)。赞扬一位业务伙伴“演讲精彩”则太笼统含糊；告诉他“关于沃伦·布菲的投资策略讲得很精彩”才是一语中的。
４）自然(spontaneous)。这使得便笺充满了生气，洋溢着热情，并使读者的心灵长久地感受这种生气和热情。
当你非得到处找写信用品时，写出来的东西就难以自然，因此我总是把纸、信封和邮
票放在手边，甚至在旅行时也是如此。信封信笺不需要很花哨，重要的是要表达的思想。SectionThree Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition Means of Communication.You should write at least 150 words and you should base your
composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1) 语言交流(面对面、电话、网络语音聊天)的优势；
2) 书信、邮件交流的优势；
3) 你更倾向于哪种交流方式，原因是什么。
Means of Communication
The older form of communication is speech. In the beginning of human history, people could only use direct verbal speech to communicate. But it had many shortcomings. For instance, we couldn't speak to a person far away when we needed. Therefore, distance was a barrier. And the spoken word could not be kept secret easily. Thus, people wanted to invent a new method of communication.
The next big step forward in communication was the invention of writing. Writing is one of human being's most important inventions. It solved the problem of distance and keeping secrets. With the advent of the digital era, people gradually abandon the habit of writing letters because of its snail speed although letters do bring warmth and love to the recipient and they turn to contact each other via sending e-mail thanks to its fast speed and convenience.
As for me, I prefer text messages and emails. Not just because of their convenience. Since I often find myself awkward dealing with people directly, these ways can save me the discomfort. Besides, irrespective of the effort required, writing letters is also on my list of preference. Because both I and my friends know that, a bosom friend afar brings a distant land near, and a letter from such a friend acts as the best medium. The power of words can be infinite, especially written words.
Unit 3 Gender Differences
Section One Blank-filling
Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read
the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is
identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Over the past few decades, it has been proven _ L times that the various types of behavior, emotions, and interests that _ O being masculine and feminine are ___G _ by both heredity and culture. In the E of growing up, each child learns hundreds of culturally patterned H of behavior that become C_ into its gender identity. Some of this learning takes place K . In other words, the child is told by others how to act in a(n) B feminine or masculine way. Other details of __D behavior are taught unconsciously, or indirectly, as the culture provides different images, aspirations, and adult J for girls and boys.
A. individuals
B. appropriately
C. incorporated
D. gender
E. process
F. attitude
G. patterned
H. details
I. consideration
J. models
K. directly L. innumerable M. superior N. lost O. constitute
Section TWo Translation from English into Chinese
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
Their research showed that many teachers who thought they were nonsexist were amazed to see how biased they appeared on videotape. From nursery school to postgraduate courses, teachers were shown to call on males in class far more than on female students. This has a tremendous impact on the learning process for, in general, those students who become active classroom participants develop more positive attitudes and go on to higher achievement. As a matter of fact , in the late 1960s, when many of the best all-women's colleges in the northeastern United States opened their doors to male students, it was observed by professors and women students alike that the boys were "taking over" the classroom discussions and that active participation by women students had diminished noticeably . A similar subordination of female to male students has also been observed in law and medical school classrooms in recent years.
他们的研究显示，许多自认为无性别偏爱的教师惊奇地发现，从录象带上看他们竟是
那么偏心。从幼儿园到研究生课程，都可以看到教师们请男生回答问题的次数远比女生多。这对学习过程有着巨大的影响，因为总的来说，那些积极的课堂活动参与者，对学习更加
乐观有信心，并能在今后取得更大的成就。事实上，在二十世纪六十年代末期，美国东北
部有许多所最好的女子学院向男生开放，教授们和女学生们都发现男孩们正在“接管”课堂
讨论，而女生积极参与的程度则明显下降。近年来，在法学院和医学院的课堂上也发现了
类似的情况：与男生相比女生处于次要的地位。
Unit 5 Athletes
Section One Blank-filling
Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read
the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is
identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Constantly being watched by the public can be hard to tolerate at times. I am sorry that Michael Jordan had to deal with the negative N he received about gambling. I don’t think most people can J what it’s like to be watched that B every minute of every day. I was told once that it wouldn’t be that bad for me because no one would know me outside of Utah, but that’s not true. Ever since I played on the Dream Team in the Olympics, I can’t go anywhere without being the G of attention, and that’s very K at times. For instance, there have been C when I’ve felt like buying a big Harley-Davidson motorcycle and riding it down the street. First, the Jazz would have a O and say it’s too dangerous. Second, everyone would be watching to see if I D a helmet, if I was obeying the speed limit, if I was taking turns safely ---- you F it. The first time I didn’t ___L___ up to expectations, I would hear, “What kind of example is that to set for other people who ride motorcycles?”
A) mention B) closely C) occasions D) wore E) fulfill
F) name G) center H) cases I) intimately J) imagine
K) confining L) measure M) advocate N) publicity O) fit
Section Two Translation from English into Chinese
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
I don't think we can accept all the glory and the money that comes with being a famous athlete and not accept the responsibility of being a role model, of knowing that kids and even some adults are watching us and looking for us to set an example. I mean, why do we get endorsements in the first place? Because there are people who will follow our lead and buy a certain sneaker or cereal because we use it.
I love being a role model, and I try to be a positive one. That doesn't mean I always succeed. I'm no saint. I make mistakes, and sometimes I do childish things. And I don't always wake up in a great, role-model mood. There are days when I don't want to pose for a picture with every fan I run into, when I don't feel like picking up babies and giving them hugs and kisses (no matter how cute they are), those are the days I just try to avoid the public.
我认为成了著名运动员后，我们不能只接受随之而来的荣誉和金钱，却拒绝承担作为榜样的责任。我们知道了孩子们、甚至一些大人正关注着我们，期望我们树立起一个榜样，就要为此承担责任。我的意思是，首先为什么我们能有机会做广告呢？因为有人会以我们为榜样去买某种运动鞋或某种麦片玉米片，因为我们在穿或吃这些东西。
我喜欢成为榜样，并努力去做个好榜样。但这并不是说我总是做得很好。我决非圣贤，我会犯错误，而且有时还会做一些非常幼稚的事情。我并非每天早上醒来都具备了做榜样
的好心情。有些日子，我并不想同每个遇见的球迷都摆姿势合影，不想抱起婴儿拥抱、亲吻（无论他们有多可爱）。处在这种时候，我就尽量避开公众。
Section Three Writing
Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic Dangers in Sports.
You should write at least 150 words. You should base your essay on the outline below:
1) 运动可能带来的危险和伤害有哪些;
2) 应该怎样注意避免运动中的危险和伤害。
Sports are a great way for your kids to exercise and keep healthy, but taken to the
extreme; the idea of winning at any cost can actually cost your child his or her life!
Would you know if your daughter was so obsessed with exercise that she's actually
destroying her bones, instead of making them stronger? Could you tell if your son
has secretly used steroids? Today, participation in sports can actually lead to serious
and hidden dangers that parents need to watch for. In girls, excessive athletic
exercise and dieting can set them up for eating disorders and irreparable damage to
their bones. In boys, the drive to be strong leads many young men to steroid
addiction, with disastrous side effects ranging from personality disorders to liver and
kidney failure. Join host Dr. Winnie King, three of the country's leading sports
medicine experts - meet the young men and women who learned these lessons the
hard way and meet a mother and father whose son lost his life for his sport.
Unit 6 Risks
Section One Blank-filling
Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read
the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is
identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.
We cannot begin to answer such questions until we have a feel for the level of risks in N . So how do we measure the level of a risk? Some people seem to think that the answer is a simple number. We know, for instance, that about 25, 000 people per year die in automobile accidents. By F , only about 300 die per year in mine accidents and __A__. Does that mean that riding in a car is much riskier than mining? Not C . The fact is that some 200 million Americans O ride in automobiles in the United States every year; perhaps 700, 000 are D in mining. The I figure that we need to assess a risk is a ratio or fraction. The K of the fraction tells us how many people were killed or harmed as the result of a particular activity over a certain period of time; the E tells us how many people were involved in that activity during that time. All risk levels are thus ratios or fractions, with H between 0 (no risk) and 1 (totally risky).
A) disasters B) relative C) necessarily D) involved E) denominator
F) contrast G) results H) values I) relevant J) participated
K) numerator L) contrary M) permanently N) question O) regularly
Section Two Translation from English into Chinese
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
By reducing all risks to ratios or fractions of this sort, we can begin to compare different sorts of risks—like mining versus riding in a car. The larger this ratio, that is, the closer it is to 1, the riskier the activity in question. In the case just discussed, we would find the relative safety of car travel and coal mining by dividing the numbers of lives lost in each by the number of people participating in each. Here, it is clear that the riskiness of traveling by car is about 1 death per 10,000 passengers; with mining, the risk level is about 4 deaths per 10,000 miners. So although far more people are killed in car accidents than in mining, the latter turns out to be four times riskier than the former. Those ratios enable us to compare the risks of activities or situations as different as apples and oranges. If you are opposed to risks, you will want to choose your activities by focusing on the small-ratio exposures. If you are reckless, then you are not likely to be afraid of higher ratios unless they get uncomfortably large.
通过把所有危险都简化为这种比率或分数，我们便可以开始比较不同种类的危险，如比
较采矿与乘坐汽车。这个比率越大，也就是说它越接近1，那么有关活动的危险性就越大。从刚才讨论的情况看，我们可以将每一活动中死亡的人数除以参与该活动的总人数找出汽
车旅行与采煤的相对安全性。此处，我们可以很清楚地看到，乘坐汽车旅行的危险性是每
一万人中有一人丧生；而就采矿而言，其危险程度是每一万矿工中有四人死亡。所以，尽
管在车祸中丧生的人远比采矿要多，其实后者的危险性是前者的四倍。这些比率使我们能够对毫不相同的活动或情形的危险性加以比较，即便差别如苹果与橘子那样大也能比较。如果你反对冒险，你就只会在所面临的危险性比率较小的活动内进行选择。如果你无所畏惧，那么你往往会对高比率的危险不太在乎，除非那些比率大得令人难以承受。
Section ThreeWriting
Directions: Your essay should be no less than 150 words. You are to write an essay on the topic “Proper Use of Mobile Phones”. You should base your essay on the outline below:
1) 手机在人们生活中起的作用；
2) 手机使用不当对生活造成的干扰；
3) 使用手机时需要注意的事项。
Mobile phones are the main invention of modern technology. If we look at our society, we can see that all kinds of people are using mobile phones. Maybe they have many advantages, but they also experience drawbacks.
The main advantage of mobile phones is that people can use them anytime and anywhere, so they can use it for an emergency. In addition, people can access the internet whenever they use the mobile phones, so business people can use them at work to get information from the internet more conveniently. Moreover, it is very easy to send messages to your friends. Mobile phones can make people keep intimacy in spite of long distance. Mobile phones are turning the world into a small village where we can communicate with each other easily and simply. Finally, another point in favour of mobile phones is that you can avoid disturbing anyone when he is sleeping or working because in that case people often turn off their mobile phones.
On the other hand, there are some drawbacks, too. Firstly, the most important disadvantage is the unknown effects on health in case of over-use. Scientists found that mobile phones can cause brain cancer. If you talk for so many hours, you are going to have headache and ear problems. Secondly, the mobile phone stimulates home for the high cost of communication. If you are in 3-membered family, you would spend a lot of money on mobile phone. Furthermore, the inappropriate use of mobile phones could be bothersome. For example, it is very inappropriate to hear a mobile phone ringing during a formal conversation, during a lesson, in a library or in a cinema. Finally, mobile phones waste people too much time. An American survey shows that teenagers spend an average of 2 hours sending messages every day.
In conclusion, there are some benefits and drawbacks to mobile phones. Personally, I don’t like mobile phones very much, but I need to use them. In my opinion, mobile phones are good only if you use them correctly and politely, as in this case, all technology is beneficial!
Unit 7 College Life
Section One Blank-filling
Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read
the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is
identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Neusner believes that in college we are trained to think that “failure leaves no record” because we can O get away with mistakes easily. I have news for him. If you fail a test, you can’t take it again, or the teacher won’t F the grade even if he thinks you will hate him for the rest of your life. If you drop out of a class, next semester you will have to take more courses. If you get low grades, your __A__ of getting into a fine graduate school are almost none. If your grade-point average is not B high for a number of classes, you just don’t get your __M__. When midterms and finals come, no one can avoid C them. When the I gets tough, the tough have to get down to work because, D what Neusner believes, college does not give “painless” solutions to mistakes (paragraph 1). It is not “an altogether G world,” and by no means have teachers “pretended not to care” (paragraph 3) when J are not kept or when things aren’t done at the time they are supposed to be.
A) chances B) reasonably C) taking D) unlike E) probability
F) erase G) forgiving H) promotion I) going J) deadlines
K) thankfully L) tolerable M) degree N) occurrence O) supposedly
Section Two Translation from English into Chinese
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
With us you could argue about why your errors were not errors, why mediocre work really was excellent, why you could take pride in routine and slipshod presentation. Most of you, after all, can look back on honor grades for most of what you have done. So, here grades can have meant little in distinguishing the excellent from the ordinary. But tomorrow, in the world to which you go, you had better not defend errors but learn from them. You will be ill-advised to demand praise for what does not deserve it, and abuse those who do not give it.
For years we created an altogether forgiving world, in which whatever slight effort you gave was all that was demanded. When you did not keep appointments, we made new ones. When your work came in beyond the deadline, we pretended not to care.
你们会跟我们争辩，说服我们为什么你们的错误不是错误，为什么平庸的作品是优秀的，为什么你们会对普普通通并不出色的课堂报告感到骄傲。回想一下，毕竟你们中的大多数人在你们所学的大部分课程中都得了高分。因此，在这里分数并不能作为区分优秀学生与学业平平的学生的依据。但是，今后，在你们所要去的世界里，你们最好不要为自己的错误辩护，而应该从中吸取教训。假如你们要求得到你们不该得到的表扬，诋毁那些不给你们表扬的人，这是不明智的做法。
多年来，我们创造了一个完全宽容的世界，在这里，所要求于你们的仅仅是一点微不
足道的努力。当你们没有按约定的时间赴约时，我们就再约时间。你们没有按期交作业时，我们装作不在乎。
Section Three Writing
Directions: Your essay should be no less than 150 words. You are to write an essay on the topic “Should Students Be Given More Free Time Or Not?”. You should base your essay
on the outline below:
1) 目前大学生学业压力大，大部分时间考试几乎没有时间选择自己擅长并有兴
趣事情，并有所创新;
2) 自由学习和高压学习的优缺点;
3) 你的观点及理由。
Should Students Be Given More Free Time Or Not?
Currently, college students are confronted with an increasing amount of academic pressure. Most of their time is dedicated to their preparation for final exams, thus depriving them of opportunities to not only do something that they are interested in and adept at but also explore their innovativeness.
I think college students should be encouraged to relax and have more free time. It is good for students to acquire their knowledge. Firstly, students can relax and refresh their minds. When students relax, most of them will forget their worries and pressure from studying. Furthermore, they can do other things that can improve students’ skills. For instance, reading can improve their understanding skills and some other related skills. It is clear to see that they can improve their analytical thinking in many various ways! Finally, many students love doing sports when they have spare time. Doing sports is an extraordinary good method to relax and improve skills. Most of students are weak because of lacking of doing sports. Students will be stronger so that students will have a good mood in studying.
In a word, it is apparent that more free time for college students helps them to attain self-development.
Unit 8 Time
Section One Blank-filling
Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read
the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is
identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Dr. Larry Dossey has two antique clocks. “One fast, the other slow,” says Dr. Dossey. “They remind me that my life is not __C__ by clocks, that I can choose the time I live by.”
How a person thinks about time can kill him, according to Dossey, a pioneer in the _O science of chronobiology, the study of how time A with life. One of the most common ills in our society, he says, is “time sickness”, a sense of time G and hurry that causes anxiety and tension. These L can contribute to heart disease and strokes, two of our most I causes of death.
Dossey has discovered that these and other stress-induced ills can often be __E treated
by using simple techniques to change how a person thinks about time.
Dr. Dossey became interested in time and health when he noticed how many patients
M_ on having watches with them in the hospital, even though they had no __F to keep. They were all time J , taught since childhood to schedule their lives by society’s clock, and
all felt lost without the security of a timepiece. Time seems to rule our lives. Time is money, to be saved and spent wisely, not wasted or lost.
A) interacts B) traits C) ruled D) nightmares E) successfully
F) schedules G) pressure H) conventional I) frequent J) addicts
K) capitalized L) symptoms M) insisted N) consciously O) emerging
Section Two Translation from English into Chinese
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
The mind can alter rhythms of time in various ways. People brought back from the brink of death often recall their entire lives flashing before them in an instant. Those who have been in a serious accident often report that, as it occurred, everything happened in slow motion; apparently
this is a survival tool built into the brain, an ability to accelerate to several times normal perceptual speed, thereby "slowing down" the world and giving the victim "time" to think how to avoid disaster.
Because the time our society keeps has been taught to us since birth, we think of it as something that everyone everywhere must somehow share. But cultures differ in how they perceive time. In North America and the industrialized countries of northern Europe, life is tightly scheduled. To keep someone waiting is frowned upon. But in southern Europe and in the Hispanic countries of Latin America, people are given priority over schedules —and in making appointments the starting time is more flexible.
人的头脑能以各种各样的方式改变时间的节奏。那些从死亡的边缘抢救过来的人常常
回忆说, 在那一瞬间他们整个一生的生活经历会在他们面前重新闪现。那些经历过严重事故的人常具体描述说，在事故发生的过程中，一切都以慢动作的形式进行；这显然是人脑中装有求生工具，也就是一种能力，它能把人对外部世界的感知速度提高到正常状态下的数倍，从而“减慢”了世界运行的速度，使受害者有“时间”来思考避免灾难的对策。
由于我们一生下来就将社会所遵循的时间灌输给我们，于是我们就以为这是任何人在任何地方不管怎么样都必须共同遵守的。但不同的文化对时间的认识存在着差异。在北美和欧洲北部的一些工业化国家，生活安排得很紧凑。让别人等候是令人皱眉头的。但在欧洲南部及拉丁美洲说西班牙语和葡萄牙语的国家里，人比时间表更重要，故在预约时会把开始的时间定得很灵活。
Section Three Writing
Directions: “Time and tide wait for no man.” Why do we have to go to school and how to make the most of the school days? Write an essay on the topic "Make the Most of the
School Days". You should base your essay on the outline below.
1) 我们为什么要上学？
2) 充分利用在校时间的意义。
3) 荒废在校时光的后果。
Almost one-fourth of our lifetime is spent in school. It is also a most crucial period, for in school we are preparing our future and our duty to the community. Meanwhile, we make our life-long friends who would be a great help in our future. Therefore, we must see to ourselves that we make the most of the time in school.
Why do we go to school? Most of us would surely think we go to school in order to be educated, to be a learned man, and to be useful when we complete our studies. Of course, this is true, but I think there is more than that. We go to school, not only to be educated, but to adjust ourselves, for school is a society in miniature. Our classmates are of different nature, so we begin to learn human nature early. Thus it enables us to handle relationships between different kinds of people later. A school provides many extracurricular activities, which is a stepping-stone to social life. A school also trains a student to have a clear and sound mind.
While we are in school, we can have more contact with our teachers. Teachers are as human as we are and with a wide range of knowledge which can solve our secret little problems.
Some of us tend to go to extremes, either we are too fond of studies and become a bookworm or we are fully occupied by off-campus activities that completely make us forget our studies. The former, doubtlessly, are top pupils at school, but not likely to be successful in their career because they lack the knowledge of human nature, and their range of interests is too narrow. The latter, since they lack essential knowledge, are not likely to succeed, either. Thus, we must stand in the middle of these two extremes.
Let's make fewer mistakes but have more delightful experiences while in school.