Unit4StudyAbroadKeytoExercisesOpenerSuggestedanswersforreferenceBetweenthe2006/07academicyearandthe2013/14academicyear,thenumberofChinesestudentsatUScollegesgrewfrom67,723to274,439,makingChinathesinglelargestcountryoforiginforallinternationalstudentsintheUS.Thereareseveralreasons。Forstarters,Chinesefamiliesarebetteroffnowandcanaffordinternationalstudyfortheirkids。Secondly,inthisageofglobalization,it’naturalsforpeopletomovefromcountrytocountryseekingopportunities,includingopportunitiesinadifferenteducationsystem.Thirdly,studyingabroadisawayforcountriestolearnfromeachother。WhenChinesestudentsreturnfromoverseas,theycanhelpdevelopChina.I’dliketostudyabroad。I’mcuriousabouttheoutsideworld，wanttopickupdifferentperspectives,andbroadenmymind。I’dliketodrawonthebestoftheChineseeducationsystemandtheWesternone。Reading＆InteractingI。UnderstandingtheText1。TextOrganizationNameofThemeofRelatedeventsinauthor’slifethecalssicParagraphstheclassic1.ShehadlefthomebecauseshewantedtounderstandbetterWesternTheGoinghomecivilizationandAmericansociety.Odyssey1-62。ShemissedhomebecausestudyinghumanitiesatYalewas1）differentfromthatinChina,e.g。TheAeneid

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nocorrectanswerstomemorize，originalityneededinclassandforhomework;2）difficultforaforeignstudent，e.g.reading，listeningandnote-taking。1.HermotherwantedhertotakesciencelikeChinesestudentstraditionallydid。2.ShewantedtostudyhumanitiesandwritebetterEnglish.2。ComprehensionCheck2。1FocusingonthemainideasIwasadmittedintoafreshmanprogramatYalethatrequiredustoreadupWesternclassics,comprehendthem，analyzethemandturninpaperswithoriginalideasonthem。Althoughthiswasmyfirstyearinanall-Englishenvironment，andsometimesIwastiredofallthehardwork，IyearnedtounderstandWesternsociety.Imadeupformylackofpreparationwithdiligence.Ipulledall—nighters，Ilingeredafterclasstoaskquestions，Ilearnednote—takinginEnglishfrommyclassmates,andIvisitedthewritingtutor.Asaresult,astheyearcametoanend，IreceivedA'sforallmypapers。2.2DiggingintodetailNo,therewasn’t。Becausewhenshereachedoutforahumanbeing，shegrabbedabookinstead.2。BecauseitwaslikecommittingsuicidetotrytoreadupandunderstandWesterncanonsinayear'stime。Forcestudentstoreadwithoutbeingconcernedaboutwhethertheyareinterested,willingorableto。BecauseshehadbeenusedtotheChinesewayoflearninghumanities，i.e.,teachersgivingoutstandardinterpretationsforstudentstomemorize.Shewouldspendthenightreadingtheirworksandtryingtounderstandtheirideas。2。3Understandingdifficultsentences1.B2。B3.A4。A5.AII.FocusingonLanguageinContextKeyWords＆Expressions1。1Whichoneisbetter,asecurejobwithalowpayorajobwithahighpaybuteasytolose？NewsfilteredthroughfromBombaylastnightofacityonstrikeandtouristsstuckattheairport.Suicideranksasthe10thleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates.Globally,anestimated700，000peopletaketheirownlivesannually.4。Alargeproductcatalogiscriticaltoasuccessfulfurniturestorewebsite。Peoplewhovisityourwebsitearelookingfornewfurniture。Youneedtoshowittothem。5.Someofthemostprovocativethinkers，writers,artists,businesspeople，teachersandotherleadersdrawnfromdifferentfieldsaroundtheworldwillgatheratthissummerprogram—toteach,，speaklead,question,andanswer。Theguytriedtorunawaybutthepolicemancaughthimbygrabbingthecollarofhiscoat。7。Thisdialoguewindowpopsupinmygameeveryfiveseconds！HowdoIdisableit？Lifeislikeajourneywithnoknowndestination.Noonecanfinishallthetasksalone.Don'thesitatetoaskforhelp。Wecanallbenefitfromcooperation。ManchesterUnited,dubbedtheRedDevils，isatopfootballteaminEngland。Thepoliceofficerturnedtothecrowdandshouted，“Comeon.Youneedtogetoutofhere。Nolingeringaroundthecrimescene.”12。Theflowershowissocrowdedthatthereisneveranidealspotfortakingpicturesnomatterhowyoupositionyourself.13.OurmutualfriendJohnhasgotarareabilitytomemorizefactsandfigures。14。Johnstretchedoutanarmfrombedtopickuphisphone。Sleepilyheasked，“Whoisit?”AnadvanceteamwassenttotheUKtomakepreparationsforPresidentXiJinping’svisit.1。21.forinstance2。wasfloodedwith3。destinedto4。reluctant5。pullthemapart6。stickto7.pleadedwith8.Asaresult1。3Noflowersgrewhere。Nohumansevercame。Onlythebaregreysandstretchedouttowards/totheroaringsea。AsaHarryPotterfan,EmilyfeltobligatedtovisittheElephantHouse,thecafshopinEdinburghwhereJ.K.Rowlingstartedwritingtheseries.3。Thesaying“Studentsmustdotheboringstuffbeforetheycandotheinterestingstuff"canberoughlytranslatedas“Studentsmustmemorizebeforetheycanbeallowedtothink.”AccordingtoTheOdyssey，OdysseuswastheonlyhumanbeingtohearthealluringsongoftheSirensandlivetotellofit。5。Atfirst，shepleadedwiththedoctorstosave/nottocutoffherson，’sarmbutthedoctorsaidtherewasnochoice.2。CollocationManyChinesetouristsaredisappointedtofindshopsinEuropeclosedonweekends.2。PeterMayle，authorofAYearinProvence,iscontenttoliveaquietlifeinruralFrance.Iamsorrytosaythat，despitetheeffortsofourcareteam，thepatientisgoingfrombadtoworse。Becauseofpollution,waterhereisnolongerfittodrink。Theoldladyimpressedmeassomeonehardtodealwith.6。Thissofaiscomfortabletositon.I’lltakeit.3。SentencePatternsWhatbetterwaytorememberourbeloveddaughterthantosetup/settingupascholarshipinhername?Whatbetterwaytostartoffthenewyearthantodrawup/drawingupalistofgoalstobeattainedinit?Yes，listingAmericans’favoritefoodsmaydependalotonwhomyouask,butonethingissure：TheUnitedStatesowesmanyofitsfavoritedishes，ortheideasforthesefoods,totherestoftheworld.Yes,Claireisyoung，butsheisverygoodatattendingtodifficultcustomers。5。Yes，hetalkedlikeamanofsense，buthisactionwasthatofafool。ComprehensivePractice4.1ClozeWhatwouldyoudoifachancetostudyabroadpoppedup?Wouldyouhesitateorwouldyougrabitstraightaway？Youranswermaywelldependonthedestinationonoffer.Forinstance，studyingatCambridgemaywellseemmorealluringthanstudyingatalesswell-knownuniversity。Andthen,ofcourse，thereistheprogramonoffertotakeintoconsideration。Doyouyearntoexploresubjectstotallynewtoyouorareyoureluctanttostrayfromareasinwhichyoufeelsecure?Inmakingthechoiceyoumayjusthavetorelyonyourinstinctaboutwhatwillsuityoubest。4.2Translation1.IgrabbedmybabyfromthetigerbeforeIhadtimetofeelafraid.Iguessitwasamother’snaturalinstinct。ModerntouristsyearnformysteriousplaceslikeTibet。Youshouldgotherebeforeitisfloodedwithvisitors.3。Nowthatmydaughtercancrawl，thereisnotaspotinthehouseshehasnreached.I'mjusttiredofpickinguptoysconstantlyafterher。4。Ifeltpulledapartoflatebyworkandtakingcareofmysickchild。CanIpostponeturninginthebusinessplan?5。Idon’tmeantobeprovocative，butIdothinkit'sbetterforourcompanytosplitintotwo。

’tTheUSgovernmentfeelsobligatedtopreferUS-madeproducts,butit'sstillpossibleforaforeigncompanytobeitssupplier.Forinstance，ifaproductisnotmadeintheUS,thentheUSgovernmentwillbuyabroad。Wemustconstantlyanalyzechangesintheenvironmenttoseeifthereisaneedtochangetheoriginalprogram.8.What’syourinterpretationoftheChinesegovernment’snewpolicyofallowingtwochildrenperfamily?IsittomakeupfortheshortageofyoungpeopleinthefutureinChina？Reading&ComprehendingReading11.ComprehensionCheckforReading11。F2.T3。T4。F5。T6。T7。F8。T9。F10.T2.Translation1.“這是一種全然不一樣的學習風格，特別著重講堂參加.”他說。“課上教授們從不‘滿堂灌’，講堂參加占總成績的必定比率.”2.我不以為英國有哪所大學會把這么多不一樣的人齊集到一間教室里。由于我學的是哲學和社會學這樣的課題，因此多元化的學生組成使得講堂上的交流和爭辯出色紛呈。3。漫游各地不只給人留下美好回想，還可以讓畢業生們任職場占有優勢。4。你認識了另一種文化和它的行政管理系統。你變得更加獨立、更踴躍、更自信。全部這些技術都是你在找工作時雇主所看重的。Reading2ComprehensionCheckforReading2Yes.ManycountriesareworkinghardtoincreasetheirshareofChinesestudents.TheUniversityofSydneyisnowacceptingtheGaokaoasanapplicationcredential.2。ThetrendtowardsChinesestudentsbecomingmoreself。—funded3。Toshowthatstudyingoverseasmaynotensureahighincomeorcomfortableliving.4.WhentheChineseeconomymakesthesuccessfultransitionfromaheavymanufacturingemphasistoonemoreinlinewitha“knowledgeeconomy”model.IntegratedSkillsPracticingI.Viewing＆ListeningSegment11.Excellentrecommendationsfromyourprofessors。2。Aheckofanadmissionsessay。3。Atleasta175onyourLSATs.Segment2Sheisskilledatcommandingtheattentionofaroomanddiscussingveryimportantissues。2。Sheisabletorecallhundredsofimportantdetailsatthedropofahat。3。Shefeelscomfortableusinglegaljargonineverydaylife.Segment31.HerGPAorGradePointAverageis4.0，andherLSATscoreis179。2。SinceHarvardLawSchoolhasneverhadafashionmajorbefore,admittingEllewouldaddtothediversityofthestudentmake—up。3。Herlistofextracurricularactivitiesisimpressive。III.WritingModelpaperforyourreferenceYiluZhaoNo。2HighSchoolofEastChinaNormalUniversity155JinshajiangRoadShanghai200062ChinaDecember1，1993OfficeofUndergraduateAdmissionsYaleUniversity38HillhouseAvenueNewHaven，CT06511USADearSir/Madam，IamwritingtoexpressmyinterestinstudyinghistoryatYaleUniversity，especiallyyourDirectedStudiesprogram.Historyhasalwaysfascinatedme,andIfirmlybelievethatthebestwaytostudyWesternhistoryistogotoatop