大学英语IV

汪丽萍

目录

  • 1 必须了解的
    • 1.1 课程大纲、进度计划
    • 1.2 四级真题解析课件
  • 2 unit 1 Urban development
    • 2.1 lead-in, background
    • 2.2 text analysis, critical thinking
    • 2.3 reading skill and writing skill
    • 2.4 language focus and language appreciation
  • 3 unit 2 Secrets to beauty
    • 3.1 lead-in, background
    • 3.2 text analysis, critical thinking
    • 3.3 reading skill and writing skill
    • 3.4 language focus and language appreciation
    • 3.5 Chinese Wisdom
  • 4 unit 3 Being entrepreneurial
    • 4.1 lead-in, background
    • 4.2 text analysis, critical thinking
    • 4.3 reading skill and writing skill
    • 4.4 language focus and language appreciation
    • 4.5 Chinese Wisdom
  • 5 unit 4 Why culture counts
    • 5.1 lead-in, background
    • 5.2 text analysis, critical thinking
    • 5.3 reading skill and writing skill
    • 5.4 language focus and language appreciation
    • 5.5 Chinese Wisdom
  • 6 unit 5 Gender equality
    • 6.1 lead-in, background
    • 6.2 text analysis, critical thinking
    • 6.3 reading skill and writing skill
    • 6.4 language focus and language appreciation
    • 6.5 Chinese Wisdom
  • 7 unit 6 Energy and food crisis
    • 7.1 lead-in, background
    • 7.2 text analysis, critical thinking
    • 7.3 reading skill and writing skill
    • 7.4 language focus and language appreciation
    • 7.5 Chinese Wisdom
  • 8 unit 7 Passion guides life choices
    • 8.1 lead-in, background
    • 8.2 text analysis, critical thinking
    • 8.3 reading skill and writing skill
    • 8.4 language focus and language appreciation
    • 8.5 Chinese Wisdom
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Global understanding of the text


1. Read the text quickly in five minutes and complete the following blanks to get the main idea of the text.

The author of this text discusses the ___________ between male and female. He argues against some _____________ that men enjoy privileges of comfort and power, based on his __________ of men’s life in his boyhood.  

2. What does the author mainly use to support his argument?  

A. Personal experiences.

B. Findings of authorities.

C. Statistics.

D. Facts.


3. Identify the introduction, the body and the conclusion paragraphs according to the main idea of each part.

Introduction: Men carried burdens of hard labor.

Major argument and supporting details:

Women’s blame of men was puzzling and hard to understand.

Conclusion:

Women have grievances about gender inequality because they don’t know the hard life of working-class men.


4. Fill in the blanks after reading the text.

This text is a(an) ______________ essay.

The author, by employing _________________________________, refutes the feminists’ claim that _____________________________________________.

He bases his argument on his observations of___________________________.