新视野大学英语4(第三版)读写教程bankedcloze的答案及文章-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-CompanyOne12Unit1Haveyoueverheardpeoplesaythattheytendtobemoreofaright-brainorleft-brainthinkerFrombookstotelevisionprograms,youhaveprobablyheardtheterm1)(mentioned)numeroustimes,orperhapsyouhaveeventakenanonlinetestto2)(determine)whichtypebestdescribesyou.DodifferentpartsofthebrainreallycontroldifferentbodilyandmentalfunctionsOvertheyears,atheorythathas3)(gained)inpopularityisthattherightbrainandtheleftbrainare4)(responsible)fordifferentmodesofthoughtandthatthewayinwhichapersonthinkswilldependonwhichsideofhisbrainworksmoreactively.Peoplewhorelymore5)(heavily)ontherighthalfoftheirbraintendtobemoreimaginativeandspontaneous.Theyareinterestedinpatterns,shapesandsizes,fortherightbrainisassociatedwith6)(artistic)abilitylikesinging,painting,writingpoetry,etc.Left-braindominatedpeoplearequite7)(opposite)inthewaytheythink.Theytendtobemorelogicaland8)(analytical)intheirthinkingandusuallystandoutinmathematicsandwordskills.Whilethedifferentfunctionsofthetwobrainpartsmayhavebeen9)(distorted)andexaggeratedbypopularpsychology,understandingyourstrengthsandweaknessesincertainareascanhelpyoudevelopbetterwaystolearnandstudy.Forexample,ifyouareusually10)(stumped)intryingtofollowverbalinstructions,anactivityoftencitedasaright-braincharacteristic,youcanbenefitfromwritingdowndirectionsanddevelopingbetterorganizationalskills.Unit2Iwasonceinarelationshipwithawomanwhowasthemostbrilliant,creativeanddrivenpersonI'deverknown.Itoldherthesethingsoftenbecauseshedidn'tseeherselfthisway,despite1)(achieving)greatsuccessandacclaim(称赞)inherprofessionalfield.Shewasalso2)(gorgeous)andsexy,thoughsheseemednottorealizethiseither,soItoldherthesethingstoo.ButwhileIthoughtitwasmoreimportanttopraiseherbrilliance,itseemedtomeanmoretoherthatshewas3)(considered)attractive.Myexperiencewiththisgirlfriendexemplifiesacommonphenomenoninlife–whenitcomestocomplimentingawoman,menoftenwalkaverydifficultline.Ofcourse,4)(context)matters.Inaprofessionalsetting,talkingaboutappearanceisofteninappropriate,butatasinglesclub,itmaybeimportant.Shewillbeverypleasedifamanthinksherclothesand5)(accessories)arepretty,orherhairlookswonderful.However,thingsinbetweenthesetwocasesareunclear.Womenhaveeveryrighttoberecognizedand6)(appreciated)fortheirintelligenceandcreativity.Butatthesametime,theywanttobeadmiredfortheirlooksaswell,forexample,theirperfectskin7)(complexion)andelegantoutfits.Unfortunately,mostguysdon'tunderstandthis.Ifwereceivecomplimentsfromwomen,they'reusuallyaboutourachievements,notourlooks.Mostofusdon'texpectawomantotellushow8)(handsome)orsexyweare,andsomeofuswouldfindithardtoregardsucha(n)9)(comment)assincere.3I'mnotsayingit'sveryhardtobeaguythesedays.Itisimportantforeverymantounderstandhowtotreatwomenwithbothrespectand10)(admiration).Butasfarastherightbalanceofthesetwoisconcerned,wereallyhavenoframeofreference,especiallywhenitcomestolooks.Unit3Insomeurbancenters,workaholism(工作狂)issocommonthatpeopledonotconsideritunusual:Theyacceptthelifestyleasnormal.GovernmentworkersinWashingtonD.C.,forexample,1)(frequently)work60to70hoursaweek.Theydon'tdothisbecausetheyhaveto;theydoitbecausetheywantto.Workaholismcanbeaseriousproblem.Trueworkaholics,beingdeeply2)(immersed)intheirwork,allowthemselveslittleornotimetotakebreaks.Theyliketoworkwithoutbeing3)(disrupte...
