全新版大学英语第二册unit1(成人专升本)期末考试复习资料.docx

全新版大学英语第二册unit1(成人专升本)期末考试复习资料

第一篇：全新版大学英语第二册unit1(成人专升本)期末考试复习资料Unit1WaysofLearningPairWork1.WhatweretheauthorandhiswifedoinginNanjinginthespringof1987?TheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschoolsinNanjing.2.WhatwastheirsonBenjaminfondofdoingduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel?Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslotofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.3.HowwouldChinesestaffmembersofthehotelrespondtoBenjamin’sattempttothekeyintotheslot?TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminandthentrytoteachhimhowtodoitproperly.4.Whydidtheauthordecidetoworkthekey-slotanecdoteintohisdiscussionswithChineseeducators?BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasksinChina:toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.5.WhatdidhisChinesecolleguesthinkofthekey-slotincident?MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.6.Whatdidtheauthoremphasizeinpresentinghisviewsabouttheincident?Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatoncansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.7.Whatdoestheauthoremphasizeinpresentinghisviewsabouttheincident?HemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.8.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorassociatethekey-slotincidentwith“teachingbyholdinghishand”?ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguidinghishandinthecharacteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsincontrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearnunaided.9.WhatexamplesdoestheauthorgivetoillustratechildhoodeducationintheartsinChina?Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalsskillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9and10yearsoldwereproducingworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.10.HowdoAmericansandChinesedifferintheirattitudestocreativity?Americansthinkthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerg