【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 Do you feel obligated to see your teacher who is now in the hospital?2 Match the words in Column A with the meanings in Column B. Put the corresponding letter in the blank after each word.Column A Column B1) project b a. difficult to deal with。 not easy 2) unique e b. a piece of work that needs skill, effort, and careful planning3) tough a c. being expected to happen at a particular time4) due c d. (a feeling of) nervous anxiety, worry, or pressure5) tension d e. being the only one of its type 6) solution f f. answer to a problem, question, difficulty3 Rewrite each of the following sentences with a phrase that appears in Text B. Focus on the italicized parts. The number of the paragraph in which the target phrase appears is given in brackets.1) Don’t worry. He might accept our suggestion if someone tries to influence him properly. (Para. 1) Don’t worry. He might accept our suggestion if someone works on him properly. 2) He is studying French as the chief subject at the university. (Para. 9) He is majoring in French at the university. 3) Sandra was determined to bee a doctor and after 10 years her persistence (堅(jiān)持不懈) became successful and profitable. (Para. 9) Sandra was determined to bee a doctor and after 10 years her persistence paid off. 4) Of course I admire her — in spite of everything, she is a great politician? (Para. 10) Of course I admire her — after all, she is a great politician. 5) The story of Linda and Barbra in Text B is symptomatic of all the pressures bined. (Para. 13) The story of Linda and Barbra in text B is symptomatic of all the pressures put together. 6) May I draw your attention to the fact that if we don’t leave now we shall miss the bus? (Para. 16) May I point out that if we don’t leave now we shall miss the bus?Checking Your Comprehension1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text B.1) What does the writer mean by “brutal economy”? Para. 2 in the text provides the answer. Studying at college means a huge sum of money to pay for tuition, room and board, books and many other expenses. A student may have a loan of up to $5,000 when he graduates, and this same student has to work both parttime and fulltime whenever possible at college.2) Why are humanities courses not popular with parents? Parents want to make sure that their children have a secure future and they don’t think that humanities subjects with no “practical” value will pay off. 3) What are the possible reactions of a student who suffers from peer pressure? Examples of possible reactions include: a. always thinking other students are brighter and study harder。 b. studying at the library as late as possible。 c. doing homework till early morning。 d. getting into a panic when exams are approaching and papers are due。 e. getting sick and stuck。 f. oversleeping due to tiredness。 and g. doing more than expected. 4) Who can help to free students from the pressures they suffer from? Professors, parents, and friends can help to free students from the pressures they suffer from, but it is the students themselves who should relieve themselves of the pressures. 5) Explain in your own words why, according to the text, economic pressure is closely connected with parental pressure, and peer pressure with selfinduced pressure. a. Students normally find it hard to cope with different kinds of fees at college without parental help. However, when students do get financial help from their parents, they will feel obligated to follow their parents’ advice, sometimes against their own will, because after all, their parents are paying all their expenses at college. b. When a student thinks that his / her peers are brighter and study harder, he / she will push himself / herself more, which will in turn induce more pressure on himself / herself.2 Read the following statements and then decide whether each of them is true or false based on the information in the text. Write T for True and F for False in the space provided before each statement.1) T Without parental help, a student may be expected to have a large loan to pay back after graduation.2) F Many students dream of being dentists. (Many students don’t want to take premedical courses. So they go off to their labs as if they were going to see a dentist.)3) T Knowledge in the humanities can help create leaders in all general fields. 4) T Lawyers, doctors and businessmen usually earn more than most of other people. 5) F Students who finish an assignment up to requirements will be given the same credits as those who have done more. (When most students are doing more than they are expected to, those who are doing normal work can be perceived as not doing well.)3 Listed in the left column are the four pressures faced by college students and in the right column are causes or consequences linked to the pressures. Relate the causes or consequences to the types of pressure by following the example given. Some causes or consequences can be related to more than one type of pressure.Types of PressureCauses or ConsequencesA. economic pressure ( a, d )B. parental pressure ( b, c )C. peer pressure ( e, f, g )D. selfinduced pressure ( e, f, g )a. loans to payb. taking some courses unwillinglyc. taking courses with “practical value”d. heavy tuition fees, expenses on rooms and bookse. thinking some fellow students are working harderf. staying in the library till very lateg. doing more work than required4 Read the following sentences carefully and discuss in pairs what the author intends to say by the italicized parts.1) But there are no villains。 only victims. (Para. 1) Nobody is to blame for the pressures college students are suffering。 all involved are victims.2) They go off to their labs as if they were going to the dentist.