新世紀大學英語綜合教程3作文部分UnitOneFriendshipAsiscommonlyacknowledged/Itiscommonlyrecognisedthathumansaresocialanimals.Bondedtogetherinacommunity,wenaturallyexpecttohavefriends.Astowhatfriendshipis,peoplehavedifferentnotions/ideas.Somemakefriendsformutualutility.Oncethegroundforsuchfriendshipdisappears,thefriendshipalsobreaksup.However,alotmorepeoplelongfor"soulpals"—thosewhopossessvirtuesandwithwhomwecangothroughtrialsandtribulationstogether.Suchfriendshipskeepusawayfromgreedandviolenceandencourageustohavethecourageofourconvictions.Suchiswhatwecall"trueandperfectfriendship".1.BobandIbecamebrother-likefriendsinourchildhood.Weplayed,dinedanddiscussedourambitionstogether.Oncegrownup,hestartedfortheWesttomakehisfortunewhileIbecameapolicemaninNewYork.Beforehisdeparture,wehaddinnertogetherandweagreedthatwewouldmeetatthesameplaceexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Thencamethedayweweresupposedtomeet.Iwasonmybeatthen.Walkinguptotheappointedplacewhichhadbeenturnedintoahardwarestore,Isawamanstandingtherewithanunlightedcigarinhismouth.BeforeIcouldspeak,hetoldmethathewaswaitingforafriendbythenameofJimmyWells.Whenhestruckamatchtolighthiscigar,Isawapalefacewithkeeneyesandascar.Irecognizedhimimmediately.ItwasBob,anditwasalsothefaceofthemanwantedbytheChicagoPolice.ForamomentIfeltliketellinghimtoescaperightaway.Afterall,wehadbeenfriendsforsomanyyearsandhehadtraveledallthewaytoseeme!Butthenmysenseofdutytoldmetherightthingtodo.Isaidgood-byetohimandcontinuedmypatrol,hislastwordsstillringinginmyear:“I’llwaitforhalfanhour.Jimmywillkeephispromiseifhe’salive…”IthensentforaplainclothesmanandhadBobarrested.2.AnImportantFriendinMyLifeLiQiang,oneofmyclassmates,isfuntobewith.Heisalwayswearingabroadsmileasiflifeisforever"sunshineandbutterflies".Oneday,Irevealedtohimmyworriesandanxieties:I,anordinary-lookinggirl,was177centimeterstall,eventallerthananyoftheboysinmyclass.Ithoughtnoboywouldliketodateme.Besides,Iwasverypooratmyacademiccourses.HesuggestedthatIshouldlearntobemyselfandthenheintroducedmetoafashionshowteamoftheuniversity.Encouraged,Idecidedtochangemyself.Aftera3-monthtrainingprogramonweekends,Icouldperformbeautifullyasamodel,andsurprisingly,Icouldconcentrateontherequiredacademiccoursesaswell.TheapplausesIwonateachfashionshowandthescholarshipIearnedprovedthatbeingmyselfwasterrific.Sincethen,mylifehaschangedalot.Thus,LiQiangbecameanimportantfriendofmine.Lastsemester,webegantohelpyoungpeoplewhosufferpressuresfromphysicaldefects,academicfailuresorfinancialproblems.WesetupaConfidenceClub.Thosewhocometousforhelpfindourworkdefinitelybeneficial.Ourfriendshiphasledmeintoasparkling,rewardinglife.

UnitTwoLove2.WhatDoGirlStudentsLookforinLoveandLife?Inordertoknowaboutgirlstudents’opinionaboutloveandlife,asurveywithgirlstudentswasconductedin2005intwouniversities—ChongqingUniversityofTechnologyandBusinessandEastChinaNormalUniversity.Thesurveysoughtanswerstotwoquestions:Whatdoyoulookforfirstinaboyfriend?What’sthemostimportantthingforahappylife?Aboutonethirdofthestudentschosepersonalityasthetopfactorinchoosingaboyfriend,followedby27percentfocusingonabilities.Nextcamecommoninterestsandgoals,favouredby17percent,withonly14percentofstudentsclaimingappearancetobeuppermostintheirminds.Fewerstill,11percent,ratedeconomicstatusasthefirstconsideration.Astotheirviewsaboutahappylife,nearlyseventypercentofthegirlsattachedthegreatestimportancetomarriageandfamily.“Career”wasgiventopprioritybyjustunder20percent,whileevenfewer,around9percent,believedthatmoneywasthekeytoahappylife.Basedonthesurvey,wemayconcludethatnowadays,girlstudentsgenerallyholdarationalattitudetowardsloveandlife.Admittedly,theimprovedmaterialconditionsoflifeexplainwhygirlstakeeconomicstatusandmoneyratherlightly.Butcontrarytothepopularviewthatgirlsaremoreconcernedaboutself-developmentintheworkplaceandsocialstatus,theystillregarduponmarriageandfamilylifeascentraltoahappylife.UnitThreeHappiness1.

ManDoesNotLivebyBreadAloneNoonewoulddoubtthetruththatman’sexistencereliesessentiallyonmaterialthings.Weneedthemtogetfed,clothedandsheltered.Oncewearelivingnearthebreadline,we’llfeelfrustratedandmiserable.However,ourcontentmentdoesnotmerelylieinmaterialthings.Thisisespeciallythecaseinmoderntimes.Thefast-developingeconomyhasnoticeablyimprovedourlivesandfulfilledmostofourmaterialneeds.Thentherecomestheneedofspiritualsatisfaction,whichisderivedfromgoodhealth,closefriends,alovingspouse,well-raisedchildren,ahomebuiltonlove,aclearconscience,aworthygoalandanenjoyablejob.Whilematerialthingsmaylosetheircharmovertime,spiritualsatisfactionwillbringuslastinghappiness.Therefore,toliveahappylife,weshouldfocusmoreonthosethingsthatmeetourspiritualdemands.Afterall,whenourneedforbreadismet,happinesswillnotcomeunlesswefeelspirituallysatisfied.

UnitFourHealth1.AIDSAcrosstheEarthAIDShaskilledandisthreateningtokillmillionsallacrosstheearth.SeveralmillioninfectionsarereportedbyWHOeachyear.Thevirusdoesnotcarewhetheryouareblackorwhite,maleorfemale,youngorold.Itwillattackyouaslongasyouareahuman.Today,AIDShasbecometheleadingkillerofyoungadultsandisturningthechildrenwhoseparentssufferthediseaseintoorphans.ItisnoexaggerationtosaythatweliveundertheshadowofAIDS.Thereareseveralpossiblecausesforsuchasituation:unsafesexualintercourse;sharingorreusingcontaminatedneedles;transfusionofcontaminatedbloodorbloodproducts;aninfectedperson’spregnancy,givingbirthandbreastfeeding,etc.Unfortunately,ourignorance,prejudiceandsilencehavecarriedthesituationtoadesperateextreme.Patientsareisolatedortreatedasoutcastsbytheirfamiliesandtheircommunities.AIDSvictimsfeelashamedtobeidentifiedassuchandtryhardtohidetheirdisease.Forthisreason,theycannotgetimmediatemedicaltreatment.Ourharmfulattitudestowardsthediseaseanditsvictimshaveactuallyplacedmorepeopleatrisk.Inourfightagainstthisdeadlydisease,weshouldeducatepeopleonhowtoavoidbeinginfectedwiththediseaseandhowtoleadahealthyandsecurelifeand,moreimportantly,howtotreatAIDSpatientsproperly.OnlyinthiswaycanwereallybringAIDSundercontrol.UnitFiveEducation1.TheSignificanceofLifelongEducationDecadesago,duetothelowstandardoflivinginChina,onlyasmallpercentageofthenation'spopulationcouldreceivecollegeeducation.Oncegiventheopportunity,onewouldsurelysecureawell-paidandmuch-respectedjob,whichheorshewouldprobablydoforalifetime.Therefore,tosecureacollegedegreeusedtobetheultimategoalofaperson'seducation.Today,however,wearelivinginwhatiscalleda"knowledgesociety",wherecreativeideasandinnovationsaregeneratedatafantasticspeed.Onemustconstantlyrenewone'sknowledgeandupgradeone'sskillssoastomeettheneedsofthechangingworld.Moreover,atthestageofgeneraleducation,itispointlessforapersontoattempttoknoweverything.Whenoneisrequiredtosettledowntobeaspecialistinaspecificfield,onehastomakeanin-depthstudyofthesubjectoneissupposedtoknow.Inthissense,generaleducationcanprovidestudentswithonlyapassporttolifelongeducation.AsRobertMaynardHutchinsoncesaid,theobjectofeducationistopreparetheyoungtoeducatethemselvesthroughouttheirlives.Inmyopinion,lifeinmodernsocietyisnotonlyaprocessof"learningtolive"butalsoaprocessof"livingtolearn".Theslogan"LiveandLearn"canbestreflecttheconceptoflifelongeducation.

UnitSix

InterculturalCommunication1.MyViewsonCulturalDifferencesInmyopinion,culturaldifferenceshavemoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Firstofall,itisculturaldifferencesthatmakeourworldsocolorful.Ifyougotoaforeigncountry,youwillbeimpressednotonlybyitsphysicalenvironmentbutalsobyitsculturalenvironment—itsfoods,clothes,customs,socialpractices,etc.Differencesbetweencultureshavealwaysbeenasourceofjoyandinspiration.Secondly,differencesincultureenrichhumancivilization.Differentculturescompetewithaswellaslearnfromeachother.RomanculturewasmodeledonGreekculture,whichhadonceborrowedalotfromEgyptianculture.Americancultureisalsoablendofmanydifferentcultures.Thirdly,differencesinculturegiveeachcultureitsuniqueidentity.Acultureisusuallyseeninrelationtoothercultures.Chineseculturedistinguishesitselffromothersbyitspeculiarconceptsandthingsthatcanhardlybefoundelsewhere.Ofcourse,culturaldifferencesmaycauseconflictsandmisunderstandings.Butinterdependence,commoninterestsandmutualgoalsofdifferentnationsalwaysoutweighdifferencesinculture.Nationswithdifferentculturesshouldlearnfromeachotherandlivepeacefullytogether.Tothisend,weshouldbemoretoleranttoothercultureswhilepreserving,protectinganddevelopingourown.

UnitSeven

TheOlympicSpirit2.BenefitsfromHostingtheOlympicGamesJulyof2001witnessedawaveofnationalexcitementinourland:Beijinghadwonthebidtohostthe2008SummerOlympicGames.Itsymbolizedthestrengthofourcountryandrousedournationalpride.SincethenalotofchangeshavetakenplaceinBeijing.CitizensofBeijingarenowenjoyingbettertransportationfacilities,andthephysicalenvironmenthasimprovedsignificantly.Withtheconstructionofathleticvenues,municipalinfrastructureandotherrelevantfacilities,newjobopportunitieshavebeencreated.AboominOlympic-relatedbusinessesandindustrieshastakenplacenotonlyinBeijingbutalsoelsewhere.HostingtheOlympicGamesisalsoamegaculturalevent.Itisagoodopportunitytoincreasetheinternationalprofileofthehostcity.NowmoreandmorepeoplearedrawntoBeijing,andtherehasappearedanewboomintourism.Preparationsforthe2008OlympicGameshavegivenrisetonumerousculturalandeducationalprogramsfocusingonthecitizens'commitmentanddedicationtothisinternationalevent.Suchprogramshavenotonlygeneratedawidespreadinterestinsportsbuthavealsopromotedthecitizens'social,culturalandethicalvisions.Wemusttryourbesttocapitalizeonthisopportunityasfullyaswecan.

UnitEight

ManandSociety

1.HowtoSurviveinaCompet