Unit1WaysofLearningPartIIReadingTaskComprehensionContentQuestionPairWork1.TheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschoolsinNanjing.2.Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslotofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.3.TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminandthentrytoteachhimhowtodoitproperly.4.BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasksinChina:toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.5.MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.6.Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatoncansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.7.HemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.8.ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguidinghishandinthecharacteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsincontrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearnunaided.9.Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalsskillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9and10yearsoldwereproducingworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.10.Americansthinkthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge,andskillscanbepickeduplater.Chinesethinkthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired,andthereisnohurrytopromotecreativity.11.Thisismainlyduetothedifferenceintheirwayofthinking.12.Theauthormakesthesuggestionthatweshouldstrikeabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills.Unit2Values1PartIIReadingTaskComprehensionContentQuestionPairWork1.TheSalvationArmyisareligiouscharitableorganization.ASalvationArmybellringerisavolunteerwhohelpitcollectdonations.2.Theboyaskedhim:Areyoupoor?Hediditsimplyoutofconfusionandcuriosity.ObviouslyheknewnothingabouttheSalvationArmybellringer.3.Hesaid,“Ihavemorethansomepeople,butnotasmuchasothers.”Thismeansthathewasneitherpoornorrich.4.Theboy’smotherscoldedhimbecausethequestionwassocialinappropriate,especiallytoapersonwholookedpoor.5.Yes,economicallyheispoor.Helivesinasmallbasementapartment.Hedoesn’tevenhaveacolorTV.Hefallsintothelowestincomecategory.Andsoon.6.No,thewriterdoesnotfeelpoor.Thisisbecausehehasenjoyedgoodhealthandcreativitywhichhethinksaremuchmoreimportantthanmaterialgoods.7.Hefeelsoutofplaceamongpeoplewhoareprimarilyinterestedinmaterialthings.8.Shetoldhimthatshewasinterestedinwhat’sontheinside.butafterhetookhertohispoorlyfurnishedapartment,shechangedhermindcompletely.9.Itonlyshowsthattoherthemostimportantthingwasstillmaterialgoodsratherthanwhatshehadclaimedbefore.10.Commercialcanputpeopleunderpressuretopurchasemorethanisreallynecessary.11.BecauseDecemberisthetimefortoworkfortheSalvationArmyasabellringer,whichgiveshimagenuinesenseofbelongingandbringshimhappinessinhelpingothers.12.Theboy’squestionhashelpedthewriterrealizethat,despitehislackofexpensivepossessions,heisrichinmanyotherwaysandshouldbethankfulforthat.Unit3TheGenerationGapPartIIReadingTaskComprehensionContentQuestion2PairWork1.Therearesevencharacters---Father,Mother,Heidi,Diane,Sean,RestaurantManager,andMrs.Higgins.2.No.Becausewhathedoesusuallyendsupembarrassingthem.3.Tobuyaguitar.4.TocheckifSeanwasgoingtoembarrasshim.5.Heknewhisfatherwasgoingtoembarrasshim.6.Itwasunnecessaryandembarr...
