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1、UNIT1ChangesinthewaywelivePartIPre-ReadingTaskListentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions：1．Whatisthesongabout？2．Whendosethesingerofthesongfeeltheneedtogetoutofthecountry？3．Accordingtothesong，whatcanlifeinthecountryofferusthecitylacks？4．Isthissongrelatedtot
2、hethemeofthisunit-changesnthewaywelive？How？PartIITextAInAmericamanypeoplehavearomanticideaoflifeinthecountryside.Manylivingintownsdreamofstartinguptheirownfarm,oflivingofftheland.Fewgetroundtoputtingtheirdreamsintopractice.Thisisperhapsjustaswell,asthelifeofthefarmisfarformeasy,asJimDo
3、hertydiscoveredwhenhesetouttocombinebeingawriterwithrunningafarm.Nevertheless,asheexplains,hehasnoregretsandremainsenthusiasticabouthisdecisiontochangehiswayoflive.MR．DOHERTYBUILDSHISDREAMLIFETheretwothingsIhavealwayswanttodo-writeandliveonafarm.TodayIamdoingboth.IamnotinE.BWhite＇class
4、asawriterinmyneighbors＇leagueasafarmer,butIamgettingby.Andafteryearsoffrustrationwithcityandsuburbanliving,mywifeSandyandIhavefinallyfoundcontentmenthereinthecountry.It＇saself-reliantsortoflife.Wegrownearlyallofourfruitsandvegetables.Ourhenskeepusineggs,withseveraldozenlefttoselleachwe
5、ek.Ourbeesprovideuswithhoney,andwecutenoughwoodtojustaboutmakeitthroughtheheatingseason.It＇asatisfyinglifetoo.Inthesummerwecancanoeonthereiver,gopicnickinginthewoodsandtakelongbicyclerides.Inthewinterwecanskiskate.Wegetexcitedaboutsunnets.Welovethesmelloftheearthwarmingandthesoundcattl
6、elowing.Wewatchforhawksintheskyanddeerinthecornfields.Butthegoodlifecangetprettytough.Threemonthsagowhenitwas30below,wespenttwomiserabledayshaulingfirewoodupariveronaseld.Threemonthsformnowitwillbe95aboveandwewillbeculitvatingcorn,weedingstrawberriesandkillingchickens.Recently,Sandyand
7、Ihadtoretilethebackroof.SoonJim,16andEmily,13,theyoungestofourfourchildren,willhelpmemakesomelong-overdueimprovemontsontheoutdoortolietthatsupplementsourindoorplumbingwhenwearewokingoutside.Laterthismonth,we＇llspraytheorchard,paintthebarn,plantthegardenabdcleanthehenhousebeforethenew
