What youngsters expect in life

I. Old to New

not wasteful

magazine

for the most part

put sth. on show

as a whole

liking for sth.

e___________

p___________

p___________

d___________

at _________

p__________

conomical

eriodical

rincipally

isplay

reference

large

II. Chinese to English

天气预报节约地，经济地

会计师公务员，文职人员

运动员建设性的建议财产，资产

占统治地位的消除，根除

weather forecast

economicallyaccountantcivil servant

athlete

constructive suggestionsassetdominant

eliminate

Back in the good old days of ______ economic _________—in 1950s and 1960s—a person could _______ to do something new, ________ and ________ in life but could also choose to say, “That’s not for me: I am going to _____ it safe in life. I am going to stay in my hometown and have a nice comfortable _______in a salaried job.” ________________________________ for the vast majority of Americans. ___________________________________________ over the next 10 years whether we like it or not, and ________________________.

stable

expansion

choose exciting

creativeplay

career

That second choice no longer existsAll of us are going to be

creators and pioneers

Many of us don’t

like it

Life in the 1960s(spot dictation)

Today, we tell about life in the United States during the 1960s.

The 1960s began with the electionof the first president born in the 20th

century—John Kennedy. For many Americans, the young president was the ________ of a spirit of hope for the nation. When Kennedy was __________ in 1963, many felt that their hopes died, too. This was especially true of young people,and members and __________ of _________ groups.

symbolmurdered

supporters minority

In addition to President John Kennedy, two other _________ leaders were _________ during the 1960s. ____________leader Martin Luther King was ____ in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968. Several weeks later, Robert Kennedy—John Kennedy’s brother—was ____in Los Angeles, California. He was _____________ to win his party’s nomination for president. Their deaths__________ riots in cities across the country.

influentialCivil rights shot

shot

murdered

campaigning

resulted in

Spot Dictation

The unrest and violence __________ many young Americans. The ________seemed especially bad because of the time in which they had grown up. __________________________________________________________. ______________________________________________. They taught their children what were called “middle class” ________. These included a belief in God, __________, and _______ to their country.

affectedeffect

By the middle 1950s, most of their parents had

satisfaction with their lives

valueshard work service

Spot Dictation

jobs that paid well They expressed

Many Americans refused to tune in and drop out in the 1960s. They took no part in the social revolution. Instead, they continued leading ________ lives of work, family, and home. Others, the _________ of American society, were busy ________ for peace, and _______ and social justice. Women’s groups, for example, were seeking _________ with men. They wanted the same ________ as men to get a good education and a good job. Theyalso __________ equal pay for equal work.

normalactivists

fighting racial

equality chances

demanded

Spot Dictation

Ⅲ. Check Yourself

1. A dark suit is ____ to a light one for evening wear.

A. proper B. suitable

C. favorable D. preferable

2. The ____ of finding gold in California attracted a

lot of people to settle down there.

A. periodicals B. prospects

C. provisions D. presentations

3. Many people lost their jobs during the business

_____.

A. despair B. decrease

C. distress D. depression

4. It was in the United States that I made the ____

of Professor Jones.

A. acquaintance B. association

C. recognition D. approval

5. Apart from caring for her children, she has to take on such heavy ____ housework as carrying water and firewood.

A. time-consuming B. time-consumed

C. timely-consumed D. timely-consuming

6. ____ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake.

A. Accumulated B. Gathered

C. Assembled D. Collected

7. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by the university to take in _____.

A. residents B. inhabitants

C. lodgers D. settlers

8. Eating too much fat can ____ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

A. contribute to B. attribute to

C. confine to D. devote to

9. Not until the game had begun ____ at the sports ground. A. should he have arrived B. had he arrived C. did he arrive D. would he have arrived

10. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, ____ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.

A. that B. what C. which D. whose

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