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新视野大学英语读写教程第二册（第二版）Pre-reading听力原文 Unit 1 第一单元 SECTION A Pre-reading Activities Time is the same in all places, but people’s relationship with time is different from country to country. In the United States, time is a real, precious resource, and every minute counts. People here are always in a rush and under pressure. There are no short conversations or small exchanges with strangers because people think it is a waste of time. Does this sound like your country? If it does not, and if you don’t think you would like such a place, you would most likely be unhappy in the United States, where doing things quickly is seen as a skill. 1. Time. 2. Short conversations or small exchanges with strangers. 3. (Open-ended.) Unit 2 第二单元 SECTION A Pre-reading Activities When I think back about the many people who have influenced me during my life, I often think of one person who showed his passion through his commitment to my success. I think of my coach, the man who taught and inspired me not only how to run the mile as fast as I could, but also how to work at something a little every day until greatness is achieved. Through his continuous efforts, I gradually came to an understanding of the meaning of commitment, which is really what love is all about. 1. Her coach. 2. How to run the mile as fast as she could and how to work at something a little every day until greatness is achieved. 3. (Open-ended.) Unit 3 第三单元 SECTION A Pre-reading Activities Gail and Mark were from different cultural and racial background. They had been together for two years and had learned to understand and respect each other. Recently they decided to marry and they told the news to Gail’s parents. To their surprise, they met with some resistance. Gail’s mother was worried that they might be marrying for the wrong reasons and advised her daughter to wait. Gail’s father also opposed the marriage because he thought that Mark was marrying his daughter so that he could remain in the United States. Such con