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I. Oral Work

II. Quiz

III. Writing

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I.I. Oral WorkOral Work

List

1. Contrast and Comparison:

Sayings About Human Nature

2. Debating

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I.I. Oral WorkOral WorkI sometimes think that God in creating man

somewhat overestimated His ability. —Oscar Wilde

It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.

—Albert Einstein

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.

—Joseph Conrad

List some Chinese sayings about Human nature.

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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.

—William Hazlitt

Nature is neutral. Man has wrested from nature the power to make the world a desert or to make the deserts bloom.There is no evil in the atom; only in men's souls.

—Adlai Stevenson

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I.I. Oral WorkOral Work

Topics for debating:

Human nature is/isn’t good.

Ancient Chinese had the famous line: “ 人之初，性本善” . Compare this sentence with those western quotations on the previous pages.

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II.II. Quiz Quiz

List

1. Quiz 1

2. Quiz 2

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II.II. Quiz 1Quiz 1

semiautomatic 上层构造；上层建筑物

transition 博士后（的）

postdoctoral 半自动的

trident 过度热心的

subterranean 转变，过渡

overzealous 三叉戟

superstructure 地下的

Please match the words with the Chinese.

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II.II. Quiz 2Quiz 21. It’s high time for women to _____ themselves from familiar social expectations about women’s roles. A. emancipate B. extract C. exhaust D. expose

2. Some crops are relatively high yielders and could be planted in preference to others to ________ the food supply.

A. enhance B. curb C. disrupt D. heighten

A A

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II.II. Quiz 2Quiz 2 3. When he began six years ago, he faced a _____ task. Paint was flaking and chunks of plaster were detached from the limestone walls. Insects nested in corners. A. florist B. flagrant

C. frantic D. fervent

4. ____ I enjoy jogging. A. No matter summer or winter B. Whether summer or winter C. Both summer or winter D. Be it summer or winter

C D

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II.II. Quiz 2Quiz 2

5. Some clever work drone may have once said, “I’ll catch up on all of my sleep the first year I’m dead.” But most of us ____ for Saturday mornings. A. evade B. opt C. lease D. mobilize

6. Both houses were as clean ____. A. as what could be B. as that could be C. as it could be D. as could be

B D

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II.II. Quiz 2Quiz 27. I thought that the three months in the country ____ us a lot of good. A. has done B. have done C. had done D. would have done

8. This book will show you ____ can affect one’s whole life. A. how one experienced in one’s early adulthood B. that one experienced in one’s early adulthood C. how what one experienced in one’s early adulthood D. how that one experienced in one’s early adulthood

C C

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9. “If I could really ____ training and my results are satisfactory, I hope I can have a chance to win honor again for the country.” A. integrate B. resume C. indulge D. inflate

10. “Will they depart tomorrow?” “Yes, we expect ____.” A. that they do B. their doing it C. them to D. they can

B C

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III.III. Writing Writing

On Human Nature

1. What is human nature?

2. What is embodied in human nature?

3. Is human nature good or not?

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