大学英语大一下半学期解析.ppt

transform v. — change completely in form, arrangement, or nature Examples The five years that he spent on the ship transformed him from a boy to a man. In the past 20 years the country has been transformed into an advanced industrial power. Read and think Exercise 11 Exercise 12 Content Awareness Ex. 11 Work with your partner and answer the following questions. 1. What was the critical question the speaker thinks the new students must have contemplated as they prepared for the day of starting their college life? They must have contemplated what they are searching for in their undergraduate education. Reference: Ex. 11 Work with your partner and answer the following questions. 2. What kind of environmental challenge does the speaker think our planet is facing and what model of existence it should build? Our planet is facing the challenges from global warming to the reduction and extinction of various flora and fauna, and a model for sustainable existence is urgently needed to be built. Reference: Ex. 11 Work with your partner and answer the following questions. 3. What does the president encourage the students to do to take advantage of the university as a great research institution? He encourages the students to take courses and attend seminars that explore the areas where new knowledge and understanding are being discovered. Reference: Ex. 11 Work with your partner and answer the following questions. 4. How does the president assure the parents of the education their children will obtain at Stanford? He assures them that Stanford would afford the students various opportunities to grow and to learn during the next few years. Reference: Ex. 11 Work with your partner and answer the following questions. 5. What enlightenment have you gained from the president’s speech? Open. Reference: Ex. 12 Choose the best answer to each question with the information from the passage. 1. What question do we face due to the change of the environment? A) How to revolutionize the wa