大学英语综合教程2第一单元笔记2021年整理.pdfVIP

II.TextAnalysis Anessayisusuallymadeupofthreeparts:abeginningwherethetopicisintroduced;thebodyp artwherethetopiciselaboratedon,andaconclusion. Besidesstatingthetopicdirectly,therearemanyotherwaystointroduceatheme.Inthistext,an anecdoteoranincidentisused.TheauthorofTextA,Unit6,Book 1(WhatAnimalsReallyThin k)introduceshistopicbyposingaquestion:Doanimalsallhavethoughts,whatwecallconsci ousness?TextB,Unit3,Book 1(HowtoMakeSenseoutofScience)beginsbyquotingnewsp aperheadlines: NewDrugsKillCancer DevastationbyElNino--aWarning 6:30p.m.October26,2028:CouldThisBetheDeadlinefortheApocalypse? TextBofthisunit,ChildrenandMoney,beginswithanimaginedargumentbetweenachildand hisparentoverthecontrolofpocketmoney.Discoverotherformsofintroductionasyoureado n.However,themoreimportantpointisthatyoushouldlearntovaryyourownwritingbyadopt ingvarioustypesoftopicintroduction. Withoutaconclusion,anessaylacksasenseofcompleteness.Aconclusionmaybearestateme ntofthemainpointspreviouslymentioned,aproposedsolution,aquotationfromsomebooko rperson,apredictionoffuturedevelopments,asuggestionforfurtherstudy,etc.TextB,Unit3, Book 1endsbygivingasimile,comparingscientificresearchtomountainclimbing,aproces sfilledwithdisappointmentsandreverses,butsomehowwekeepmovingahead.Inthistext, HowardGardnermakesasuggestionintheformofaquestion. III.CulturalNotes 1.EducationintheWest:ThereisnocommonagreementintheWestconcerningthebestmet hodofeducation.Avarietyofviewscanbefoundamongparents,teachersandstudents.Indeed ,itmightbearguedthatitisthisveryexistenceofcontendingpointsofviewthatischaracteristic ofWesterneducation.ThiscanbeseenasfarbackasintheworkoftheancientGreekphilosophe rSocrates,whoencouragedhisstudentstoquestioneverything,eventheirmostfundamentalb eliefs.Yeteventhentherewasnogeneralagreementthatthiswasthebestwaytoteach.Socrates ,afterall,wascondemnedtodeathbyhisfellowcitizensforcorruptingthemoralsoftheyoungb yhiswayofteaching.ManylaterperiodsofWesternhistorywerenomoretolerantofenco