【正文】 on（省略）Reading ActivityExercise A Exercise B1. d 2. h　　3. g　 4. c 5. f 6. a 7. j 8. I 9. b 10. e1. flexible 2. haphazard 3. established 4. land 5. mediocrity 6. identical 7. assurance 8. device 9. a host of 10. quadrupledUnit 2Study amp。PracticeII. Comprehension Questions5. b 6. c 7. c 10. aIII. Paragraph Analysis: The Outline() We are losing this fifth freedom through three misunderstanding() A. The first misunderstanding is that of the meaning of democracy.We think that democracy in education means gearing all courses to the middle level.We reject special programs and schools for superior students as undemocratic.()B. The second misunderstanding is that of the meaning of happiness.This misunderstanding results from our stress on fort rather than on acplishment.The stress on material wellbeing has been reflected in the schools by too little discipline and too easy subjects.()C. The third misunderstanding is that of ultimate values.These values have been denied in recent teacher education.The inevitable result in mass selfishness is already evident.()IV. To assure our children the freedom to develop, we must challenge their abilities.()A.We can give them a demanding curriculum.Michelangelo did not learn to paint by doodling.Mozart did not bee a pianist by watching television.They, like Eve Curie and Helen Keller, were challenged by disciplined training.()B.We can give them the right to failure.We must not give high school diplomas without regard to merit.We must be realistic about failure to meet standards and must teach our children realism.() C. We can give them the best values we know.We can show them what history has taught us to be true.These truths may inspire us to make a “ringing message”that could mean true freedom for them.IV. Vocabulary Activities1) notion, inhabited 2）denial 3) independent 4) realistic 5）passed for 6) consequent 7) a handful of 8) as opposed to 9) urged, influential 10) eternal 11) descendants 12) cherish 13) related 14) denial, was opposed to 15) haunted 16) discerned2.1) bat 2) capabilities 3) eternal 4) opposed to 5) outstanding6) stake… on 7) no wonder 8) In the light of 9) discern10) paralyzed 11) crying for 12) awaken to 13) consequent 14) sensitive to3.1) No wonder that the children are excited, this is the first time they’ve been abroad.2) Now that she’s got a parttime job, she is financially independent of her family. 3) As a charity, we provide food and shelter for people in need, regardless of the reasons for their food. 4) The depression that started in mid1929 was a catastrophe of unprecedented dimensions for the United States. 5) Even to this day, the memory of hunger in his childhood still haunts him. 6) Robert overcame his shyness which had formerly paralyzed him in Mary’s presence. 7) The fall in the cost of living is directly related to the drop in the oil price.4.1) I don’t think it is realistic to turn to him for help. As a matter of fact, he himself is in need of help. 2) More and more people are being awakened to the urgent need of bating air pollution. 3) There are visible signs that some of the timehonored old traditions and values are no longer cherished by the young people. 4) Many of us find the notion of a boundless universe hard to grasp. 5) There being so many loopholes in the laws and regulations, it is little wonder that a handful of speculators got rich overnight. 6) An unprecedented boom in tourism brought sudden prosperity to the small border town, which was formerly inhabited by only three hundred people.7) In the light of this information, that country already has the capabilities to make nuclear weapons.8) Regardless of repeated warnings from his friends, he staked all his money on highrisk ventures.5.1) Early rising makes for good health.2) I don’t know, I couldn’t make out the expression on his face. 3) I’m sorry I can’t quite make out what you mean. 4) No, she made the whole thing up. 5) Well, I have to make up the hour we lost in Chicago. 6) I learned from his wife that he had passed away before my letter reached him.7) I think it can pass for silk.8) It says the storm will pass off before dark. 9) Well, I passed it on the manager. 10) Perhaps we can pass on the next one. 11) I think he will pass it over for this once.Ⅴ. Cloze1. other 2. magazines 3. consider 4. times 5. answered 6. ways 7. questions 8. offer 9. differ 10. for 11. themselves 12. to 13 .open 14. making 15. so 16. single 17. with 18. Others 19. young 20. private 21. than 22. curriculum 23. kinds 24. Should 25. amount 26. or 27. charge 28. what Ⅵ. Error Correction1. mustcan 2. startstarting 3. to(which you go) 4. (learn)from 5. thatwhat 6. arewere 7. (as)if 8. imaginativeunimaginative9. InspiteDespite 10. (way)outReading ActivityExercise A 7. c Exercise B 1. go against the grain 2. bent on 3. elite 4. preoccupied with 5. echo 6. set in my ways his mind 8. get through 9. were lingering ofUnit3Studyamp。 PracticeIII. Vocabulary Activities1.1) ahead of the pack 2) priorities 3) permissive 4) be tailored to 5)assumption 6) eligible 7) stopped by 8) correlation 9) in between 10) prestigious 11) enrich 12) Excessive 13) the norm 14) rot 15) epidemic 16) presume/presumed 17) exceptional 18) took charge of2.1) looked upon as 2) sprouted up 3) more likely than not 4) presumed5) eligible