研究生英语综合教程unit 2.ppt

B. Answer the questions according to Text A. 1. Workaholics are seen as valuable members of society because they are extremely productive and embody the values of achievement and efficiency. Those concerned with problems of mental stress believe that workaholics abuse themselves physically and mentally, and that a workaholic life style is detrimental to personal and family life. 2. Advertising and the desire to acquire objects to enhance the quality of life is also a result for American materialism. 3. The sense of being successful, materialism, personal identity, etc. 4. Americans are ambivalent towards work, it is both glorified and belittled. 5. Americans attitudes towards work are related to the nature of their work and the reward they receive. Vocabulary Choose the appropriate word or expression to fill in each blank. 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C B. Replace the italicized parts in the following sentences with words or expressions from Text A that best keep the original meanings. 1. detrimental 2. tangible 3. belittled 4. gratification 5. ambivalent 6. inordinately 7. facet 8. originated in 9. enhance 10. prestige Sentence Structure 1. No matter how employees feel about work, their primary motivation is to earn a living. 2. New teachers who are tired of their jobs look for intellectual stimulation and personal gratification, although they are typically not highly paid. 3. The tendency toward materialism is a result of advertising and the desire to acquire objects to enhance the quality of life. B. Fill in the blanks with sentence structures from Text A according to the Chinese. 1. materialism causes people to forget spiritual values 2. survival in the desert requires an adequate water supply 3. parts of the old contract are embodied in the new one Cloze 1. Status 2. interaction 3. charge 4. Practice