Unit1WaysofLearningPartIIReadingTaskComprehensionContentQuestionPairWork1.TheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschoolsinNanjing.2.Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslotofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.3.TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminandthentrytoteachhimhowtodoitproperly.4.BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasksinChina:toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.5.MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.6.Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatoncansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.7.HemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.8.ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguidinghishandinthecharacteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsincontrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearnunaided.9.Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalsskillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9and10yearsoldwereproducingworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.10.Americansthinkthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge,andskillscanbepickeduplater.Chinesethinkthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired,andthereisnohurrytopromotecreativity.11.Thisismainlyduetothedifferenceintheirwayofthinking.12.Theauthormakesthesuggestionthatweshouldstrikeabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills.TextOrganizationWorkingOnYourOwn1.11)Thetextbeginswithananecdote.2)HisthoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest.3)Hewindsupthetextwithasuggestionintheformofaquestion.2.Chinese1)Showachildhowtodosomething,ortechbyholdingthehand2)Givegreaterprioritytodevelopingskillsatanearlyage,believingthatcreativitycanbepromotedovertimeAmericans1)Teachchildrenthattheyshouldrelyonthemselvesforsolutionstoproblems2)Putmoreemphasisonfosteringcreativityinyoungchildren,thinkingskillscanbepickeduplaterLanguageSenseEnhancement(1)Summarizing(2)valueoriginalityandindependence(3)contrastbetween(4)intermsof(5)harbor(6)fearful(7)comparable(8)promotecreativity(9)emerge(10)pickedupLanguageFocusVocabularyI1.1)insert2)onoccasion3)investigate4)Inretrospect5)initial6)phenomena7)attached8)makeupfor9)isawaiting10)not;intheleast11)promote12)emerged2.1)astrikingcontrastbetweenthestandardsoflivinginthenorthofthecountryandthesouth.2)issaidtobesuperiortosyntheticfiber.3)asafinancialcenterhasevolvedslowly.4)isnotrelevanttowhetherheisagoodlawyer.5)byalittle-knownsixteen-centuryItalianpoethavefoundtheirwayintosomeEnglishmagazines.3.1)bepickedup;can’taccomplish;amexaggerating2)somewhat;theperformance;haveneglected;theyapplyto3)assist;Ontheotherhand;arevalid;asuperiorII21.1)continual2)continuous3)continual4)continuous2.1)principal2)principal3)principle4)principles5)principalIII1.themselves2.himself/herself3.herself/byherself/onherown4.itself5.ourselves6.yourself/byyourself/onyourownComprehensiveExercisesI.cloze1.(1)contrast(2)exaggerating(3)priority(4)ontheotherhand(5)promoting(6)pickup(7)assist(8)accomplish(9)occasion(10)neglecting(11)worthwhile(12)superior2.(1)end(2)perform(3)facing(4)competent(5)equipped(6)designed(7)approach(8)rest(9...
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