homework for winterholiday2011-2012

1、HOMEWKFWINTERHOLIDAY:PartIListeningA.Listento“ChapteroneThereisnoplacelikeLondon“answerthefollowingquestions.1.SamuelJohnsonsaid“ThemanwhoistiredofLondonistiredoflifefthereisinLondonallthatlifecanaffd.“Whathaslifeaffdedi

2、nLondonaccdingtotheprofessCiteatleast78examplesgivenbytheprofess.(timeperiod:beginning4:22)2.WhatquestionswillbediscussedinthiscourseWhatwillthiscoursebeabout(timeperiod:4:2506:00)3.MakeawdfwddictationaboutSamuelPepyssta

3、rtingwith“TakefexampleSamuelPepys“(06:33)stoppingat“...Godsendstoateachergivinglectures“(07:26)4.Whatelsewillwedoastourists(07:2708:35)5.TheprofesscomparedLondonthewholecountryto“thebiggestfishinarathersmallpond.“Thenbot

4、hthefishthepondbecamebiggerwhenhow(12:5515:30)TudsStuarts148517146.WhatwasLondonsdevelopmentachievementsaswellasproblemsin18th19thcenturies(17:1519“48)In20th21stcenturies(19:5021:21)7.WhatarethesixthemesofLondonhighlight

5、edbytheprofessWhatdotheyrespectivelyreferto(21:25theend)1.2.1)WhyLondon.2)HowdiditbecomethelargestcityinEurope.3)Howdidtheycometodominatethegreatestempireoftradefinance.4)Howdiditbecometherepresentoffreedomtoprovideopptu

6、nitiesfreligions.5)Howdiditdealwiththegroupsoffeignartistsimmigrationsuccessfully.6)Howdiditremainawldcityevenhadlosttheirempiremanufacturing.7)HowpeoplebecomeaLondoner.It’sabouthowtoexactlydefineaLondoner.3.Hewasa17thce

7、nturyLondonerwhosedairyreptseveryaspectsofhislife.Whatheatehowhedressedwherehewentwhohemet.Itsmellspersonalthoughtsactivitiesincludinghissexlife.Thereaderdidn’tfindthatoutuntillater_____.EvenbetterPepyswasahighgovernment

8、officialkindofseveredasayardwherecouldbetherightplaceatrighttime.Sohisdairywemeetthesecondthegreatmusiciansactsactressesoftheday.HelivedthroughoneofthemostturbulentperiodsinLondonhisty.Therestationin1660thegreatplayin166

9、5thegreatfirein1666allofwhichPepysrelateswithvividnessthatisgodsendstoateachergivinglectures.4.WewillmeettheactersofboththefictionalwldtherealityviewthehistyeventsofLondontakeafreshmindofthemusichousesgardenscoffeehouses

10、pubs.5.DuringtheTudsStuartsperiod(14851714)Londonexpendeditstilesthepopulationhadgrown.WiththeenlargementofLondonitdemedmefarmerstomeettheshtoftheagricultureproductionwhichwasthefundamentaltothenationalrisingeconomy.Mean

11、whilemeentertainmentplacewasbuiltbettercommunicationwasestablishedneweconomyinstitutionssuchasinfmalstockexchangerose.SufferedfromtwocivilwarsLondonerwentthroughatoughtimeduringwhichboththecrimeratethetaxeswashigh.London

12、eventuallywasrebuiltattheendofthatperiod.6.7.1)London’sgrowth:fromasleepypotownbecameawldfinancialculturecapital.2)London’swealth:fromatradecitybecameawldcenterfinancialcity.3)London’sdiversity:thediversityofeconomypeopl

13、e.4)London’smodernity:thepioneerwholedustothemodernwld.5)London’sresilience:recoveredrebuiltfromwarsdiseasesoveroveragain.6)London’sambiguity:thedifferentexplanationsfromdifferentaspects.B.Listento“Episode2“of“TheManWhoE

14、scaped“3to4timesmakeawdfwddictation.C.Gotothewkplatfmof“新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)視聽(tīng)說(shuō)教程第二冊(cè)“viathewebsiteofSchoolofFeignLanguagesShanghaiUniversity.FinishalltheexercisesfromUnitonetoUnitthree.Youmayskipthe“outsideview“partofthesethreeunitsi

15、ttheyaretoodifficultfyou.Yourattendanceperfmancewillberecdedcheckedfinallysced.PartIIReadingWritingA.PreviewTextsAP.102103P.106109P.115122.Youarerequiredtowkhardcarefullyonthetextstheexercises.Welllistentoyourclarificati