发布时间 : 星期四 文章大学英语Book2 Unit 2更新完毕开始阅读27c0363276eeaeaad0f3301a
为了应对通货膨胀的影响，政府宣布了几项新政策。
17 It is clear, from an objective point of view, that many more students should be
attending technical school or two-year colleges to prepare for jobs that will actually be available to them. (Para.5)
Meaning: Objectively, it is clear that many more students should be going to technical schools or two-year colleges to prepare themselves for the jobs that they will a able to get.
be available to: be able to be obtained, taken, or used 可获得；可利用
There are many books which are available to you in the study of the humanities. 有许多书籍可用来帮助你学习人文学科。
Note Be available can also be followed by an infinitive.
The neighbors told me that they were always available to give me a ride if I wanted to go shopping. 邻居们告诉我如果我想要去购物，他们随时可以开车送我去。
18 So, for some people, obtaining a bachelor’s degree is but the first step of lifelong
learning. For them, a university degree is essential. (Para.6)
Meaning: Therefore, for some people, to get a bachelor’s degree is only the first step of learning throughout their life. For these people, to get a university degree is a must.
19 There is little doubt that attending college has the potential of exposing young
people to new ideas and relationships and helps promote their critical thinking skills. (Para.7)
Meaning: Undoubtedly, going to college can enable young people to experience new ideas and new relationships and also helps develop their critical thinking skills.
Sentence structure NOTE
There id little/no doubt that…表示“对某事（没）有疑问”。例如：
There is no doubt that all this puts a considerable burden on the teachers. 毫无疑问。这一切大大增加了教师的负担。
expose sb. to sth.: make it possible for sb. to experience new ideas, ways of life, etc. 让某人接触某事（物）；让某人体验某事（物）
Students need expose themselves to various social life.学生需要体验各种社交生活。
20 It also accords them a relatively safe environment for experimentation. (Para.7)
Meaning: College also provides students with a relatively safe environment where they can engage in experimentation and exploration. accord :vt.
1) (fml.) give sb. or sth. special attention or a particular type of treatment给予(关照
或其他待遇)
You will not be accorded any special treatment.你不会得到任何特殊待遇。 2）(~with sth.) agree with or be the same as sth. else 与…一致;与…相符
Helen's account of the events does not accord with police evidence.海伦对事件的描述与警方的证据不符。
21 Nevertheless, many college graduates report that what they learned on campus
was better described as personal rather than academic development.(Para.7)
Meaning: However, many college graduates claim what they learned from school might be more accurately stated as personal instead of academic development.
describe sb./sth. as: say what sb. or sth. is like by giving details about them 把…说成;把…称为
The attacker is described as around30, with dark and a beard.据描述，袭击者的年龄大约是30岁，黑发，蓄须。
22 Likewise, they report that the real value of college has more to do with
developing their identity and practicing social skills than anything to do with college curriculum. (Para.7)
Meaning: Similarly, students say that the true value of college is more closely connected with the development of their identity and practicing social skills but not with the courses they take.
Meaning beyond words: The school setting no longer has the function that it once had in the past because students now come to college for personal development and social networking.
likewise: ad.(fml.)in the same way or in a similar way同样的;照样的
The clams were delicious. Likewise, the eggplant was excellent.蛤蜊味道鲜美，茄子也同样美味。
have sth.(much/little/nothing) to do with sb./sth.: be related to sb. or sth., or be involved with sb. or sth. 与某人/某事物有关；与某人/某事物有联系
We have nothing to do with the film which has the office next door; we are a completely different company.我们与在隔壁办公的公司毫无关系，我们是一个与之完全不同的公司。
KEY TO EXERCISES
Section A
Pre-reading activities 1
1 C 2 B 3 A 4B 5 C
Language focus Words in use 3
1promates 2accelerate 3mystery 4insight 5boost 6analysis 7calculate 8barriers 9destruction 10prospect
Word building 4
Word learned New words formed
-ing
promise promising bear bearing house housing -ive
object objecting offensive offend exclusive exclude excessive excess executive execute -ify
intense intensify identify identity
5
1excess 2bearing 3objective 4intensify 5execute 6promising 7exclude 8identity 9offend 10housing
Banked cloze 6
1C 2H 3D 4J 5B 6L 7M 8G
Expressions in use
9F 10A 7
1 are liable to 2 in favor of 3 is bound to 4 speculate about 5 invested ...with 6 stand up 7 in the form of 8 prepared for 9 in the company of 10 in succession
Translation 9
慕课是一种网络课程，它旨在通过网络实现广泛参与和开放接入。慕课是远程教育迈出的最新一步，现已在高等教育领域引领潮流。通过这些课程，大学可以扩大影响范围，从影响成千上万住在城里付学费的学生，扩展到惠及全球上百万的学生。除了拥有传统的课程资料，慕课还给使用者提供互动论坛，支持学生和讲师之间的交流。慕课能够促进参与者之间的交流，使得多种观点、知识和技能涌现到课堂上来；它鼓励多模式学习，以各种学习风格满足学习者的需求；另外，慕课促进教学的改善，使技术在面对面授课中得以更好地应用
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In recent years，with the development of Internet technology，the construction of digital education resource of our country has made great achievement. Many universities have set up their own digital learning platforms，and digital teaching is playing an increasingly important role in education. Compared with the traditional way of teaching，the digital way has a lot of advantages. On one hand，digital teaching makes global sharing of teaching resource possible；on the other hand，it expands the learner's study time and space to learn，allowing people to get access to the digital virtual schools through the Internet anytime and anywhere. These advantages make it possible for people to shift from one-time learning to lifelong learning.
Section B
Reading Comprehension