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P. • No matter what country they call home or what language they speak, college
'/' t' /I/ t' W students all the world over share many interests and experiences. One of the
strongest is the desire to succeed in school. The first text in this unit, "Secrets of A Students,"
argues that good study skills are actually more important to academic success than intelligence or
hard work. It offers eight practical tips to help you study more effectively. In addition to successful
schoo_lwork, the college years are also a time of important personal change and growth. In Text B,
"Bittersweet Memories," a middle-aged woman recalls the mixed emotions she felt at the time of her
. ~rf~~~:tion from high school. In Text C, "Leaving," the author expresses the thoughts of a daughter as
she and her mother pack for her move into a college dormitory.
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W hen Stevie Morris was born, on May 13, 1950, the doctors shook
their heads and told the mother that her son was born blind and
likely would always be that way. She broke into tears.
2 Blind and black and poor - what kind of life could this new infant
ru have? In her wildest dreams, Mrs. Morris could never have imagined that
her new baby would become a famous musician called Stevie Wonder. At
the time, all she could do was pray - and worry.
s Stevie himself didn't worry at all. Life was too full. He was brought up
among church-going people whose faith helped them bear their poverty.
Ofil He loved music and would pound spoons or forks on any surface that
faintly resembled a drum.
4 He even ran and played with sighted children. "I didn't realize I was
blind until I was about four," he says. That might sound strange. To a
small child just learning about the world, it wasn't strange at all. Stevie
LJ5J heard and smelled and touched. As far as he knew, that was all anyone
could do. That was life.
5 When Stevie's mother got tired of her tables being used for drums,
she bought him a toy set. He played so hard that he had actually worn the
toy out within a few weeks. Other toy sets followed; then an uncle added
~ a toy harmonica, and Stevie learned to play it so quickly that everyone
was amazed.
6 Stevie taught himself to play the piano as quickly as he had once
learned the harmonica. With friends, he began playing rock and roll music.
They performed on the front porch of Stevie's apartment building, drawing
~ crowds of neighbors to watch and listen and clap time to the beat.
7 "I loved that beat," Stevie says. He not only loved the beat, he was
very good at making it.
S' Ronnie White, of the Miracles singing group, heard Stevie and
promptly took him down to his recording company, Motown Records.
[i] P "Give him an audition," Ronnie said. They did. All the top people at
Motown got together to hear a little blind boy who wasn't even ten years
old yet. At first, they were being nice. Poor kid. They didn't want to hurt his
feelings.
10 Then they heard Stevie sing and play, and nobody said "poor kid"
[3[J anymore.They were too busy congratulating themselves on finding a
youngster who could be the musical talent of the decade. "He's a wonder
boy," somebody said as they watched little Stevie dart from one instrument
to the next, playing each one with ease.
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11 "Wonder," somebody else said, "Little Stevie Wonder."

12 The new name stuck and Stevie Morris became Little
Stevie Wonder. He had his first hit when he was twelve years
old. It was called "Fingertips" and it waj a smash.
,s Over the following years, Little Stevie Wonder became
one of the top recording artists at Motown, producing one hit
after another. But as he grew into adulthood, Stevie began
to get tired of the way the Motown company controlled all
aspects of his career. He wanted to write and produce his
own songs, but the Motown company thought it was unwise
to change a winning formula.
14 When he turned 21, Stevie finally got his freedom. Against
Motown's wishes he started exploring: he made records that
combined gospel, rock and roll, and jazz and which used
African and Latin American rhythms. To the record company's surprise,
Stevie's new albums such as "Music of My Mind" and "lnnervisions" were
even more popular than his early ones. Stevie Wonder had become a
mature man and an independent musical artist.
,s Just after this success, however, tragedy struck. In August of 1973,
Stevie was involved in a serious car accident. For nearly a week he lay in
a coma, unable to speak or walk. "We don't know when he'll be out of
danger," the doctor said. Everyone waited and prayed. Suddenly, it didn't 00I
matter that Stevie was a musical genius or that he had conquered
blindness and poverty. All he had left was his faith and strong will.
16 That turned out to be enough. Stevie fought back from the shadow of
death as he had once fought out from the shadow of blindness. He went
on to give more performances, make more hit records.
, 7 The car accident changed Stevie by making him reevaluate his goals in
life. He still loved to make music, but he also started to pay more attention
to the world outside. He worked to create a national holiday to honor the
civil rights leader Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. He recorded songs urging
racial harmony and raised money to end world hunger. Recently, Stevie ilQ...
was honored by South African president Nelson Mandela for his work
against that country's system of racial apartheid.
, .i' Stevie Wonder has faith and fame, wealth and love. He has not only
conquered his own darkness, but through his music and his social activities
he has been able to bring sunshine to the shadows of many other lives. 75J
(834 words)
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NewWords
sunshine l'sAnJam/ n. the light and heat of the sun FaJG
infant !'mfant/ n. a very young child -f.JL
pray /pre1/ vi. (for, to) speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for help iJr
~,t' i)f >t<.
spoon /spu:n/ n. ~' iftl:l
faintly !'femth/ ad. slightly; mildly ~,fkt~; ,ftU~~
resemble /n'zembl/ vt. look or be like 1J, ~1i;I.
drum /dum/ n. it
sighted /'sartrd/ a. ~ 1-ltYU'-J, ~ if 6'-J, ~ i!il.h s'-J
harmonica /ho: 1momkg/ n. o,¥-
fill with great surprise; cause wonder in 1~:t.r:~; 1t3r-jJ__
•porch /p:,:tJ/ n. (~.ti4h1rJ~TYl 6'-J)fl ffiil,Ao 5!l
apartment fa1po:tmJnt/ n. IA'-j; :k_it;-t,-1A'-j;,%fa)
clap l'klrep/ v. applaud ..ik-t
miracle !'mugkl/ n. ~i'lt
promptly /'prompth/ ad. immediately and without any delay :i]dt~,llat~
company l'kAmpgm/ n. group of people united for business or commercial purposes
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audition /:,: d1J;JO/ n. ,°t~ t:A~s'-J)iirJ·#'.,(-t~iR.~, iR,u:L iR.~~)
( Jtt
kid /krd/ n_ a child ,J,.:Jt
congratulate /kgn 1grretjule1t/ vt. speak to (a person) with praise and admiration for a happy event or
sth. successfully done iX..1!'
youngster l'jAIJStJ/ n. a young person, esp. a boy lf-4~A; ~ ~
musical /'mju:z1kl/ adj. of or for music -t ff; 6'-]
talent / 1trelJnt/ n. 1. a special ability or skill .k :t , .k 1f-';:it['t *t ~~
2. people of such ability A.;;t
decade l'deke1d/ n. a period of 10 years -t-4($.JJ)
•dart /do:t/ vi. move suddenly and quickly ~.i,'17, 1S~
instrument /'mstrumJnt/ n. ff..S; 1x.S; SJ!-; S*i#.
ease /i:z/ n. 1. freedom from difficulty :$. $;
2. freedom from discomfort, pain or worry 4c-i!; 1t C¥]; Jt.:/itl
1h Jt.•~.t~
fingertip !'fnJgJtrp/ n. the end of a finger ;}~~
smash /smreJ/ n. ~ #16'-]i'f{ :±:, e..:k.6'-]A:0
v. ( cause to) break into pieces violently .frJf, ;j.'_,}-Jf
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adulthood /'redAlthud, J dAlthud/ n. Alf-
aspect /'respekt/ n. a particular part or feature of sth. being considered -jj r1Q
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career /kg ng/ n. a profession or occupation with opportunities for advancement or
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promotion AA.:&
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formula /'fo:mjula/ n. /~A., llA.; ,il!iltl, ~~
explore hk'spb:/ v. -ti'#- ; -tii~N; lJJ-ti
gospel /'gosp.11/n. ( = gospel music) ;i£-J}i} ff;(k 00,W-A.69-#*-<ti-t If-, J!.~ ~
± If-;f-.,k ~~ ut,~ -Jf:J)
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jazz /d3rez/ n. #.i-±Jf-
rhythm /'nr);JID/ n. "it~; i1Jtt
•album / 1relbarri/ n. 1. a long-playing record with several items by the same performer
( ~ - ~ i1i ::tr69)~A~ iar~~ "~Jt
2. a book with blank pages for stamps, photographs, etc. ~ th~:iJJr,

;fij:ilJr
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independent / 1md1pendant/ a.
tragedy /'trred31dr/ n. 1. a terrible event that causes great sadness •~ ".f,':k..
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2. a serious play with a sad ending ~-i,J
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involve /m volv/ vt. 1~~A, 1~4A; 4:4iJ:.,i!J
coma l'kauma/ n. ~j!_
genius l'd3i:mas/ n. ~ :t ; i 1J:it iib'J ; ~ :t A.#1
conquer l'koIJka/ vt. .tJlll ( [!l
gain control over (sth. unfriendly or difficult) ,1.Jl.Jlll; *
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performance /pa'fo:m:ms/ n. the acting of a play, the playing of a piece of music, the doing of a
dance, etc., in front of an audience i1i ti::, ~i~, )~ ~
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reeva_luate /'ri:r vreljue1t/ vt. ~ ffet-i-f-11r
goal /gaul/ n. 1. an end; objective 1§169; 1§1tf-

2. (Jt.Jt ~69)J;}l.f1; {.:fo/f"iltJt

create /kn' e1t/ vt. cause (sth. new) to exist; produce (sth: new) i1J:it; i1Jf1=;i1 ~
urge /a:d3/ vt. jJ J.}J; -~*; :fkilt
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racial / rerJ.11/a. characteristic of race; due to or resulting from race #~69; dJ#jl
-5l~6(i
harmony /'ho:m.1111/n. agreement (of feelings, interests, opinions, etc.) ;f-.iflt, ~¼;-, -
.ft
•system /'s1stam/ n. 1. a group of related parts working together #,. i, i tit.
2. an ordered set of ideas, methods, or ways of working Ji.,#,.
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apartheid /a 1po:tha1t/ n. Cm~F-69) ihl1% ~
fame /fe1m/ n. the condition of being known or talked about a lot .,t p , .,t 11.
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activity /rek t1vati/ n. ~#J; ,ff#]

Pl11ases
t1ndExpressions
break into begin suddenly (to cry, sing, laugh, etc.) ~~ ( ~' "~, X) ~
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bring up take care of during infancy and childhood; nurse and educate ,t;t.Jr:..;
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as far as to the degree that ft)(,.. • ; f!...·•·; .f. T
get tired of be no longer interested in R 1-4, JR.:J:w
wear out make useless by use .tE-·••}f] .l:;f-; k· · · ~ ,;t_
congratulate oneself on /that. .. 15J···imlltmR-t
with ease without difficulty $..$;~,:fr., i!] *Jt
grow into become gradually with the passage of time A* 'f;

ProperNames
Stevie Wonder / 1sti:v1 'w And::i/ k_;f Ji\ • Blizi ( A.,,t )
Morris /'muns/ *.£$.)j- (-kl~)
Ronnie White !,mm 'wait/ '5 It, • ·~:.r-44-
(A.,,t)
Motown /'m::iutaun/ Records *,}wu~ Jt~~
lnnervisions /'m::ivr3.;,nz/ ¾J jt } ( u~
{ fl ,,:_; Jct,t )
Martin Luther King, Jr. ,J,JJiT • Jii.-f.t• ½ (1929-1968,JUtl R.kx..:iii-i.h4'Airo)
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/'mo:tm 'lu:0::i 'krIJ d3u:nj::i/
Nelson Mandela /'nelsn mam'del::i/

exercises
Read1n9
Aloud
I. Readthe following paragraphsuntil you have learnedthem by heart. Then, translatethem
into Chinese.
Blind and black and poor- what kind of life could this new infant have? In her wildest dreams, Mrs.
Morris could never have imagined that her new baby would become a famous musician called Stevie Wonder.
At the time, all she could do was pray - and worry.
Stevie himself didn't worry at all. Life was too full. He was brought up among church-going people
whose faith helped them bear the poverty. He loved music and would pound spoons or forks on any surface
that faintly resembled a drum.

Comprellenslon
of Ille Text
II. Answerthe followingquestions.
I. What was the difference between the way Stevie's mother responded to his blindness and the way Stevie
did?