新视野大学英语第二版第三册15选10

新视野大学英语第二版第三册15选10Unit1WhenIthinkofpeopleinthisworldwhohavereallymadeadifference,Ithinkofmyparents.They weretrulysaintsamongordinarypeople.Iwasoneofthetenchildrenmyparentsadopted.Theyrescuedeachofusfromalifeofpovertyandloneliness.Theywerehardlyabletorestrainthemselvesfrombringinghomemorechildrentocarefor.Iftheyhadtheresources,theycertainlywouldhave.Mostpeopledonotrealizehowmuchtheyappreciatedsomeoneuntiltheypassaway.MysistersandbrothersandIdidnotwantthistohappenbeforeweutteredthewords"Thankyou"toourparents.Althoughwehaveallgrownupandscatteredaboutthecountry,wegotbacktogethertothankourparents.MybrotherTomundertookthetaskoforganizingtheevent.EveryFridaynight,MomandDadhavehadthehamdinnerspecialatthesamerestaurantforthelasttwentyyears.Thatiswherewewaitedwithouttheirknowing.Whenwefirstcaughtaglimpseofthemcomingacrossthestreet,weallhidunderneathabigtable.Whentheyentered,weleaptoutandshouted,"Thankyou,MomandDad."MybrotherTompresentedthemwithacardandweallhugged.Mydadpretendedthathehadknownwewereunderthetableallalong.Unit2Womenwhoexerciseregularlyneedtobecarefulwithwhattheyeat.Researchershavefoundevidencethatevenmoderateexercisecanresultinlosingiron.Theysaidthatwomenwhoexerciseregularly,especiallyinenduranceactivities,typicallyloseiron.Inordertopreventthisfrombecomingaproblem,itisimportantthatthosewomenconsumemoremeatortakesupplementstoreplacetheironlost.Thosewhodonotbothertogetplentifulamountsofironmaybegintofeelweakandtired."Ifyoucangettherecommendeddailyallowanceofironinyourdiet,youwillprobablyperformbetter,"saidonedietspecialist."Oneshortcomingoftakingironpillsisthatthepillformisnotwellabsorbedandcansometimesmakeyousick.Itispreferablethatyoutrytoremedythedeficiencybygettingmoreiron-richmeatinyourdiet."Therearewaystohelpyourbodystoreawaytheironittakesin.BygettingplentyofVitaminC,yourbodyisabletoprocess,oruse,theironbetter.Researchersacknowledgethateveryone'sbodyisdifferentandtheproblemswillbelessseriousforsome.Becauseitisimpossibletodecidewhetherornotthiscouldbeaproblemforyou,healthspecialistssayitisadvisabletocheckyourironlevels.Evenwhenyoucan'tfeelit,youmaystillhaveaproblem.Unit3Whilemanyprivateschoolsarefocusingmoreonvalues,publicschoolsaremovingtowardtestingstandards.Thenationalgovernmentdemandsacademicsuccessandtestsaretakenasakeymeasurementforaschool'sperformance.Schoolswithlowtestscoresfacepenaltiessuchasareductioninmoneytoruntheirschools.And,evenindividualteachersarebeinggradedonhowthey'repreparingtheirstudentsforthesetests."Wehaveconcentratedtoomuchonteachingthekidshowtotakethesetests,"commentedoneelementaryschoolteacher."Weshouldbeprovidingamorecomprehensivecurriculumtothesekids.Weshouldbecultivatingleadershipandcuriosity.Unfortunately,thereisnevertime."Oneschoolprincipalremarked,"It'struethatitwouldbebeneficialtoourkidsiftheyweregettingbetterscoresonthesubjectsbeingtested.Thetroubleisthatinpoorerareasofthecitylikeours,kidsstartschoollessequippedtoperformwell.Wehavemanyobstaclestoovercomebeforewecanteachthembasicsubjects.Allschoolsarenotalike,sotheyshouldn'tbetestedthatway.""Thegoalistoimproveperformanceinschoolsthatarenotprovidingtheirstudentswithtoolsforsuccess,"saidonegovernmentofficial.Headmits,however,thatheishavingahardtimeconvincingfacultyandteachersthisplanwillwork.Unit4Formany.beautyandfashionarepermanentlylinked.Withregardtofashion,theBarbiedollhasbeenconsistentlyinstyle.FromthefirstBarbiedolls,Matteltookcaretodressthemindetailed,fashionableclothes.SomeobserversnotethatthefashionsoftheBarbiedolltracefashiontrendsperfectlysince1959.Whilecriticscomplainthatmodeldonotrepresent"average"femalebodies,theyalsocomplainabouttheBarbiedoll'ssize.SomehavecriticizedthedimensionsoftheBarbiedollasanunattainableidealofthefemaleshape.CharlotteJohn,theBarbiedoll'sfirstdressdesigner,explainedthatthedollwasnotintendedtoreflectafemalefigurerealistically,butrathertoportrayanexaggeratedshapeunderneathfashionableclothes.However,theunrealisticdimensionsofthedollhavebroughtthestrongestcriticismregardingthedoll'sencouragementofanobsessionwithweightandlooks.ConvincedofthenegativeeffectsoftheBarbiedollonchildren,CathyMeredigofHighSelfEsteemToysdevelopedamorerealisticallyproportioneddollin1991.Herdolldidn'tsellwell,however.Throughouttheyears,theBarbiedollhasseveralcompetitors,butnonehavebeenabletocompetewiththeglamorofferedbytheBarbiedoll.Unit5Asasurgeon,Ihaveseenalotofdeaths.Iamrarelyastonishedbyanything.Theotherday,however,onehumorousandslightlyoddstoryIheardtouchedme.Adoctortoldmethataveryoldwomanhewastreatingwaslyingmotionlessonherpillowfacedown.Hethoughtshewasdead,butwhenheapproached,henoticedshewasbreathing.Herhospitalgownexposedherbackbare,soheputacoveroverher.Justthen,shesatupslowly,startlingthedoctor.Sheseemedquitealive.“Ithoughtyouwerenearlygone,”thedoctorsaid,”Yourbreathingwassoshallowandyouseemedlifeless.”“Nevermindthat,doctor,I’vebeenwaitingforyou,”theoldwomansaidquiteconfidently,asifshewerehismother.Shehadbeenagoodmothertofour,butshehadsurvivedthemall.Shegracefullyhandedthedoctorajarofstrawberryjam.”Taketheli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