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Unit 1 Changesin the Way We Live

Text A

ContentQuestions ( P10 )

1. 1 Write and live on a farm.

2. 2 Because they grow nearly all of their fruitsand vegetables. They have enough eggs,honey and

wood. They are very close tonature and can enjoy the beautiful scenery. Besides, they can go skiing and skating in winter.

3. 3 No. Sometimes the good life can get pretty tough.

4. 4 They were buried under five feet of snow fromDecember through March.

5. 5 When the first spring came, it brought twofloods. The second flood refers to thegood harvest

in the growing season.

6. 6 He decided to quit his job and start tofreelance.

7. 7 He has to crawl into black bear dens for “SportsIllustrated”, hitch up dogsled racing teams

for “Smithsonian” magazine, check out the LakeChamplain “monster” for “Science Digest”, and canoe through the Boundary WatersWilderness area of Minnesota for “Destinations”.

8. 8 As for insurance, they have only bought a poorman’s major-medical policy and the policy on

their two cars.

9. 9 They cut back their expenses withoutappreciably lowering their standard of living. For

example, they patronize local restaurants instead of more expensiveplaces in the city. They still attendthe opera and ballet but only a few times a year. They eat less meat, drink cheaper wine and seefewer movies.

10. 10 A tolerance for solitude and lots of energy.

11. 11 They will leave with a feeling of sorrow butalso with a sense of pride at what they have

been able to accomplish.

12. 12 They chose to live in the country because theywant to improve the quality of their lives.

Yes, they have finally realized their dreams.

TextOrganization ( P11 )

Part One (paragraphs 1—3) The writer views his life in the country as aself-reliant and satisfying

one.

Part Two (paragraphs 4—7 ) Life in the country is good yet sometimesvery hard.

Part Three (paragraphs 8—11) After quitting his job, thewriter’s income was reduced, but he and

his family were able to manage to getby.

Part Four (paragraphs 12—15 ) A tolerance for solitudeand a lot of energy have made it possible

for the family to enjoy their life inthe country.

Happy Moments and Events

1) growing nearly all their fruitsand vegetables

2) canoeing, picnicking, longbicycle rides, etc.

3) keeping warm inside the housein winter

4) writing freelance articles

5) earning enough money whilemaintaining a happy family life

Hardships

1) working hard both in winter andin summer

2) harsh environment and weathercondition

3) anxious moments after thewriter quit his job

4) cutting back on daily expenses

5) solitude

Vocabulary

1.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. ( P15 )

1) on balance 2) resist 3) haul 4)wicked

5) illustrated 6)budget 7) lowering 8) boundary

9) involved 10)economic 11) blasting 12)just about

2.Now use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you havelearned and complete the sentence with it. ( P16 )

1) cut back / down 2)pick up

3)get by 4) get through

5)face up to 6)turn in

7)making up for 8)think up

3.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the samemeaning. (P17 )

1) pursued his mathematicalstudies and taught himself astronomy.

2) often generate misleadingthoughts.

3) attach great importance tocombining theory with practice in our work.

4) be suspected of doingeverything for money.

5) before he gets through life.

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/4b7432477.html,plete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets ( P17 )

1. their indoor a profit toinvest in

2. device the improvement on a global scale

3. stacked temptation never dined out

ConfusableUse ( P18 )

1. house

2. home

3. home family

4. household

1. doubt

2. suspected

3. doubted

4. suspected

5. suspect

WordFormation ( P19 )

1) rise 2) final 3) regular 4)cash 5) hows and whys

6) upped 7) yellowed 8) bottled 9)lower 10) search

Cloze

1.Text-related ( P20 )

1) gets by 2) temptation 3) get through

4) improvement 5) aside from 6) suspect

7) supplement 8) profit 9) stacking

2.Theme-related ( P21 )

1) replaced 2) consider 3) quit

4) world 5) tough 6) fuels

7) provide 8) luxuries 9) balance

10) ideal

Translation

1.Translate the sentences into English (P21 )

1) We have a problem with thecomputer system, but I think it is fairly minor.

2) My father died when I was tooyoung to live on my own. The people ofmy hometown took

over responsibility for my upbringing at that point.

3) the toys have to meet strictsafety requirements before they can be sold to children.

4) Radio and television havesupplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of

new and opinion.

5) When it comes to this magazine,it is a digest of articles from many newspapers and

magazines around the world.

2.Translate the passage into English ( P21)

Adecade ago, Nancydid what so many Americans dream about. Shequit an executive position and opened a household device store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily for theimprovement in the quality of their lives.

But,to run a business on a small scale is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her dailyexpenses. Sometimes she did not evenhave the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance sheneeded.

Fortunately,through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficulttime. She is determined to continuepursuing her vision of a better life.

Text B

1.Choose the best answer for each of the following. ( P27 )

1—6. a c d b a c

Translateinto Chinese the underlined sentences in the essay ( P28 )

1. 什么?你说那听起来不像你府上的生活?其实,不仅仅是你一个人这么想。事实上,大

多数人可能都跟你一样这么想的。

2. 例如,《交给比弗吧》一剧中妈妈带着珍珠项链,穿着高跟鞋做家务。爸爸整个周末都穿

着西装,系着领带。

3. 要是电视网或有线电视没有中意的节目,录像制品商店可以提供好莱坞制作的品质迥异

的节目:新近发行的电影、动画片、“成人”电影、体育锻炼节目、旅游、体育及入门指南录像带。

4. 如今,妈妈在看她的有线电视销售服务节目的时候,爸爸可能想租一部动作片。而在姐

姐想看《辛普森一家》时,弟弟妹妹却在玩《让我们炸毁土星》的电子游戏。

Matchthe definitions in Column B with the words and phrases in Column A. ( P28 )

1) g 2) f 3)e 4) d

5) b 6) h 7)a 8) c

Fillin the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the box. ( P29 )

1) roast 2) cable 3) at one time

4) get along 5) missed out on 6) commute

7) taken over 8) make sense 9) go with

10) dizzy 11) gasped 12) networks

Unit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes TEXT A

TEXT ORGANIZATION

1.

Part One Paras 1-5 It is high time to honor the heroeswho helped liberate slaves by forgingthe

Underground Railroad in the early civil-rights struggles in America. Part Two Paras 6-23 By citing examples the author praisesthe exploits of civil-rights heroeswho

helped slaves travel the Un-derground Railroad to freedom.

2.

Story 1 (Paras 6-10): Afterwinning his own freedom from slavery, John Parker helped other

slaves to escape northto Canadato get freedom.

Story 2 (Paras 11-15): Supported by a strong religiousconviction, the white man Levi Coffin

helped black slaves to escape at hugerisk to himself.

Story 3 (Paras 16-23): By traveling the Underground Railroad,Josiah Henson reached his

desti-nationand became free at last.

VOCABULARY

I.

1.

1) decades 2) historic

3) imposed 4) religious

5) slender 6) web

7) bade 8) site

9) on theside 10) authorized

11) terminal 12) make the best of

2.

1) went through 2) stood up for

3) laid down 4) take on

5) let (us)down 6) draw on

7) fall into 8) pass for

3.

1) The Europeans arefully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measuresto protect the struggling American steel industry.

2) Clinton is, in the eyesof Joe Klein , staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, themost talented politician of his generation and the most compelling.

3) There’s notmuch you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves withdrug.

4) A differentexperience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.

5) It is ourconviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical andsocial problems in the long run.

4.

1). As for, do notcompel, capture of , have forged

2) At huge risk,the mission, shelter

3) who abolished,In the eyes of, racial

II. Words with Multiple Meaning

1. I’ll tell you in a minute how I haveattained the genuine sense of belonging in

America, but first let me hearabout your French trip.

2. Most McDonald’s look almost the same on theoutside, but actually there are about

16 different basic designs.

3. Loaning money from the banks is but one ofthe methods we can use to get through

a financial crisis.

4. This second-hand car has been nothing buttrouble: it’s always breaking down.

5. In your resume you’ve mentioned everythingbut one vital point.

6. Our technicians have discovered a simplebut effective solution to the problem.

7. I am sorry, but I think you shouldn’t havelingered on over coffee and missed the

last bus.

8. The bankruptcy of the company was notcaused by evil, but by simple ignorance. III. USAGE

1. lonely

2. friendly

3. weekly,monthly

4. lovely

5. cowardly

6. kindly/ saintly

7. lively 8. motherly

COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISES

I. CLOZE

1.

1) forged 2) stand up

3) compelled 4) convictions

5) mission 6) abolish

7) intent on 8) risk

9) In the eyesof 10) threats

2.

1) assistance 2) involved

3) estimated 4) coincidence

5) emerged 6) referred

7) numerous 8) stationed

9) concern 10) capture

II. TRANSLATION

1. Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, we are

still confident that we can face up tothe challenge and overcome the crisis.

2. Under threat of constant sand storms, wewere compelled to leave our cherished

village and move to the new settlement.

3. According to a recent online survey, a lotof consumers say they may be motivated

to consider buying products shown in TV commercials.

4. Having spotted a truck driver dumpingcontaminated waste alongside the river, the

old man reported to the police at once.

5. Some scientists hold to the firm convictionthat people will come to like genetically

modified crops someday since they canincrease yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.

2.

Shortly after he achieved freedomhe became a member of an organization that assisted fugitive slaves. He secretlyreturned to the United Statesfrom Canadaseveral times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad tofreedom. Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when theywere on the run. He disguised them and successfully avoided capture. In addition, later hebuilt a small settlement in Dresden in Canadafor escaped slaves, setting up a chapeland a school where they could learn useful ways of making a living. He held tothe conviction that slavery would beabolished, all the slaves would be liberated, and the day was bound tocome when racial discrimination no longer existed.

TEXT B

COMPREHENSION CHECK

1. b c d b b a

TRANSLATION

1. 这一和平的不服从行为在蒙哥马利引发了抗议,最终使少数民族权利在

法律上发生了变化,开创了美国民权运动的新时代。

2. 后来她解释说,这儿似乎是她结束受人摆布,弄清如果有的话她究竟有何

人权的地方。

3. 但是,蒙哥马利的黑人团体认为应该团结在她周围组织抗议活动,她是适

合担此重任的公民,因为她是该市最优秀的公民之一。

4. 他说:“只有极少人能说自己的行动和行为改变了国家的面貌。罗莎帕

克斯就是那些人中的一个。”

LANGUAGE PRACTICE

1. d e f b g a h c

2.

1) trial 2) activist

3) equality 4) arrested

5) transportation 6) representatives

7) legal 8) boycotts

9) fame 10)representation

11) usheredin 12) lain in honor /in state

Unit 3 Security

Text A

Content Questions

1. No.

2. No.

3. Ithas been replaced by an era when people employ various secuirty devices athome.

4. Smallnotices announcing that the premises are under surveillance by this securityforce or that

guard company.

5. Theinsurance company tries to impress the public that it will ensure your safetyby paying for

your losses.

6. Anatmosphere of fear and distrust.

7. Becausethey feel threatened and want to keep outsides away.

8. No.They are by now the most sophisticated of security sites.

9. Itis a way to hold the terrorists, real and imagined, at bay.

10. To tell whether their friend orclient is telling lies.

11. All is done in the name of“security”. But according to the author, America, with all this

“security”,is perhaps the mo st insecure nation in the history of civilization.

12. We may have locked the evils out,but in so doing we have locked ourselves in.

Text Organization

1.

Paragraphs Main Ideas

Parts

Part One Paras 1-3 In America, the era of leaving the front door on the latch

has drawn to a close.

Part Two Paras 4-15 A new atmosphere of fear and distrust has crept into every

aspect of daily life. As a result, security de vices, in varied

forms, are put to use.

Part Three Paras 16-19 By locking our fears out, we become prisoners of our own

making.

2.

1) Doors arenot left unlocked either in cities or in rural areas.

2) Dead-boltlocks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and trip wires are widely inuse.

3) Suburbanfamilies have steel bars built in sliding glass doors.

4) Small noticeswarning against burglary are commonly seen pasted on the windows of the

mostpleasant of homes.

5) Access cardsare required of those who work with medium to large-size companies.

6) Airportsecurity uses electronic X-ray equipment to guard against terrorism.

7) Businessmenemploy new machines linked up to their telephone to help determine whether

thecaller is telling lies or not.

Suburbanhousewives wear rape whistles on their key chains.

Language Sense Enhancement

I.1)electronic 2) hooked up to

3)suburban 4) built in

5)uncommon 6) announcing

7)survaillance 8) symbol

9)featured 10) attached to

Language Focus

Vocabulary

1.

I. 1. 1) threathens

3) civilize

5) wandered

7) without so much as

9) hook up to

11) chart

2. 1) narrowed down

3) cut off

5) wear (the other) down

7) put up

2) by asmall margin

4)closed up

6) paste

8) sideways

10) universal

12)Bathed in

2) looked backon

4) fit into

6) lies in

8) stand for

3. 1) A certain gene which is likely to makepeople vulnerable to asthma has been found by

researchers atthe Department of Clinical Medicine in Oxford.

2) A wardrobe withmirrored doors had to be built in so as to make their small bedroom look

larger.

3) The NBC show'sopening shots feature the space shuttle Challenger blowing up in

January1986—killing all seven crew.

4) When the teacher threatened to keep the pupils inafter school they were quieted at once.

5) Energydifficulties are a major barrier to the country's economic growth due to thefact that

imported oil has absorbed 40% of its foreign exchange / becauseimported oil has absorbed 40% of its foreign exchange.

4. 1) Jacob lookedback on his summer holidays spent on the Big Island of Hawaii with its beautiful landscape and tranquil atmosphereas a rare escape from the madness of urban life.

2) Learning in the information erais really convenient andefficient. With your computer hooked up tothe internet, you can easilyobtain the electronic resources relevant to your research.

3) Detectives, who believe more than one person is behind theconstant attacks in the suburb, are using a sophisticatedcomputer system to analyze specific behavior and situations. However,they are also aware that they shouldn’t rely too much on computer because i tmay make errors at times..

II.Collocation

1. away

2. inside/in

3. forward/through

4. back

5. off

6. home

7. back, down 8. in, out

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/4b7432477.html,age

1. Internetis not such an unusual word as it used to be.

2. Most mendo not look unattractive in them.

3. Wealthyas she is, she is not unconcerned by her sudden unemployment.

4. Thisclaim is not unrealistic in view of a sharp decrease in the city's violentcrimes.

5. His poorhealth is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of life.

ComprehensiveExercises

I. Cloze

1.

1. Statistics

2. rural

3. era

4. stood for

5. on the latch

6. vulnerable

7. barriers 8. electronic

9. reflection 10.civilized

2.

1. tougher

2. liable

3. shift

4.electric

5. cautious

6. sophisticated

7. thieves 8. break

9. chances 10.signs

II. Translation

1.

1). The Internet is changing the way people live, no matterwhether they are in urban or rural areas.

2). Medium-sized andsmall companies are more vulnerable to the threat of the global economic crisis

than large ones.

3). With regard to our term papers, the professor asked usto analyze the chart of unemployment first,

and then provide critical reflections on the nation’s economicdevelopment.

4). It never occurred to him that their team wouldwin the basketball match by a largemargin.

5). Looking backon my twenty years’ teaching in high school, I attributed my success topatience, talent,

and the constant pursuit of knowledge.

2.

It is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out.All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes, thus exposing him to policepatrols or those wandering around. Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity. A lightshould be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night. Makesure/assure yourself that you don’t leave the door on the latch if you happen to be the last to come in. If you decideto buy a sophiticated electronicalarm system, be sure to ask for itssigns and put them up on bothwindows and doors. In addition you may have it hooked up to a police station.

Unit 4 WasEinstein a Space Alien?

Text A

Content Questions (P.99)

13. Heworked as a “Technical Expert, Third Class”. He needed the job to support

hisyoung family.

14. Hepublished five of the most important papers in the history of science. This

isbecause they proved that atoms and molecules existed, laid the foundation forquantum mechanics, describe the theory of special relativity, and advanced thefamous equation: E=mc2

15. Hedeveloped the Theory of Universal Gravitation then.

16. Becausehis ideas were far ahead of other scientists of his time.

17. Hemeant that like other scientists Einstein was a man of his time. If he hadn’tbeen

born, his 1905 papers would eventually have been written in some form byothers.

18. Whatwas remarkable about 1905 is that year a single person authored five of

themost improtant papers in science. Einstein proposed in 1905 that light isparticulate and for this he won the Nobel Prize in 1921.

19. Becauseif you did so you would find yourself disagreeing with phisicist James

ClerkMaxwell, an Authority Figure who had proved that light was an electomagneticwave.

20. He wasnot at all concerned about authority. He hated being told what was true.

21. Sciencewas dinner-table conversation in the Einstein household when he was

young. Hisinterest in science came naturally.

22. Hecredited his discoveries to imagination and endless questioning more so

thatotthodox intelligence.

23. Hestruggled to produce a unified field theory, combinging gravity with

otherforces of nature, but he failed.

24. Hefound Einstein’s brain loo ked much like any other.

TextOrganization (P.100)

1. (P.100)

Paragraphs Main Ideas

Parts

Part One Paras. 1-3 A young husband and father, Albert Einstein

had to work hard to support his family.

Part Two Paras. 4-12Einstein made astonishing achievements in

physics and thus revolutionized the field. Part Three Paras. 13-21Einstein’s discoveries were attributable to his

imagination, questioning, disregard for

authority, powers of concentration, and

interest in science.

Part Four Paras. 22-23Einstein was not space alien.

2. (P.100)

1). He felt all the pressure andresponsibility of any young husband and father.

2). Galison: If Einstein hadn’t been born, his 1905papers would have been written in

some form by others.

3). Other physicists like Max Planck, more senior andexperienced than Einstein, were

closing in on the answer, but he got therefirst.

4). Einstein himself credited his discoveries toimagination and questioning more so

than orthodox intelligence.

5). He failed in producing a unified fieldtheory.

6). His brain looked much like any other.

LanguageSense Enhancement (P.101)

I.1)concentration 2) lie down

3)balance 4) engross himself in

5)stimulated6) more so

7)curious8) assessment

9)credited 10) intelligence

Language Focus (P.103)

Vocabulary

1. (P. 104)

1)accordingly2) loose

3)concentration4)stimulating

5)fabric6)if anything

7)reality8)intuition

9)trifle 10)at the turn of the century

11)mess12)undermine

2. (P.105)

1)approve of2)slow down

3)take in4) sucked into

5) set… apart6) dozed off

7)callforth8) stretch into

9) keepup with 10) believe

3. (P. 105—106)

1) The beautiful Malvern Hills have provided inspiration for many artistis and

musiciansover the decades.

2) Much of his success is credited to hispower of imagination.

3) The industrial revolution was firmly builton the foundations of an agricultural

revolution.

4) Alexander was determined not to makeany complaints in the presence of the nurse.

5) September 1939 saw the outbreak of theSecond World War.

4.(P. 106)

1) At school Einsteinthought about questions which his teachers did not ask. They

considered hisconstant doubting and questioning as a character flaw, so much so thatthey came to the conclusion that he would get nowherein life.

2) For the third night in a row, I was awakened bythe shrieking of car alarms at

midnight. Without a decent night’s sleep, I dozedoff while I was at work in the daytime. Consequently I made a mess ofmy job.

3) Economists are examing two reports capturing the bleakeconomic picture. One

shows that the outbreak of the world financialcrisis has undermined consumer confidence, which is now down in itslowest levels since 1992. The other shows that unemployment rate has risen by10%, which has strained many fa milies’ finances.

II.Collocation (P. 106-105)

1. With Christmas only a week away

2. With his physical condition improving dayby day

3. With our GDP growing steadily

4. With all the shops closed

5. with her eyes closed

6. With the fog lifting during the night

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/4b7432477.html,age (P. 107-108)

1. like/as

2. as

3. like

4. like/as

5. as/ like

6. as

7. like

8. as

ComprehensiveExercises

I. Cloze (P. 108-109)

(A)

1. caution

2.came to the conclusion

3. never get anywhere

4.undermining

5. not give/care a fig

6.flaw

7. beyond any doubt8.foundation

9. remarkable/ impressive10.imagination

(B)

1. extent

2.inventions

3. bet

4.manages

5. vision

6.eventually

7. achievement8.poverty

9. utilized10.Breakthrough

II. Translation (P. 109-110)

1. (P. 109)

1. The volunteers sent by the Red Crossdisinfected , with great caution,the drinking

water in the village so as to avoid an outbreak of plague

2. Einstein spent many years trying to unify the theories of electromagnetismand

gravity but failed.

3. Professor Wang received / won the PresidentialAward fro his excellence in

stimulating students’ creative imagination.

4. As there were some major design flaws, the board of directors didn’t approve of

the economic stimuluspackage.

5. Having realized that nobody could help him,Jordanfinally came to the conclusion

thathe had to face reality and meet thechallenge by himself.

2. (P. 110)

What was remarkable about 2005 was perhaps that the United Nations declaredit “The World Year of Physics”. It was the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s theory ofrelativity and the 50th anniversary of his death. In 1905 Einsteinpublished five highly important essays in the history of science, thusrevolutionizing physics. His great achievement can be credited to his impressive powers of imagination, constant questioning,and not giving a fig for authority.It is beyond doubt that Einstein wasthe greatest scientist in the 20th century.

Unit 5 Giving Thanks

Text A

Content Questions

25. He wrote them on a ship on theway to the island of Tulagi in the SouthPacific on

Thanksgiving Day, 1943.

26. Preparing a traditionalThanksgiving dinner featuring roast turkey made the writer extremely

busy.

27. The writer was thinking aboutThanksgiving.

28. He decided to write letters toshow gratitude to those who had helped him in his life.

29. He had always accepted whatthey had done for him, but never expressed to any of them a

simple “Thank you.”

30. He decided to write to hisfather, his grandmother, and the Rev. Lonual Nelson, his grammar

schoolprincipal.

31. His father had impressed uponhim from boyhood a love of books and reading.

32. He remembered that each morningNelson would open the school with a prayer over his

assembled students.

33. He recalled how his grandmotherhad taught him to tell the truth, to share, and to be forgiving

and considerateof others. And he thanked her for her delicious food and for all the wonderfulthings she had done for him.

34. His reading of their lettersleft him not only astonished but also more humbled than before,

because theyall thanked him rather than saying they would forgive him for not having previouslythanked them.

35. The writer learned that oneshould learn to express appreciation for others’ efforts.

36. The writer wished for allpeople the common sense to achieve world peace, and find the good

and praiseit.

Text Organization

1.

Parts

Paragraphs Main Ideas

Part One Paras. 1-9On Thanksgiving Day 1943, as a young coastguardsman at

sea, the writer came up with the idea of expressing his

gratitude to people who had helped him before.

Part Two Paras. 10-16The writer wrote three thank-you letters to his father, the

Rev. Nelson and his grandmother.

Part Three Paras.17-23The writer got three letters in reply.

Part Four Paras. 24-26The writer wishes everyone to find the good and praise it.

2-

Correspondents

Letters Sent Letters Received

Father Thanks him for teaching the

writer from boyhood to love

books and reading.Tells the writer how he, as a teacher and a father as well, felt content with his own son.

The Rev.

Nelson

Thanks him for his morning

school prayers.

i Tells the writer about his retirement coupled with self-doubt, and the re-assurance brought to him by the writer's letter.

Grandmother Thanks her for teaching the

writer how to tell the truth, to

share and to be forgiving, and

for her good cooking and her

sprinkling the writer's life with

stardust.Expresses her loving gratefulness to her grandson.

LanguageSense Enhancement

I. 1)decades 2) undergoing

3)had done wrong4) welcome reassurance

5)appreciated6) brought back

7)relatives8) accomplish

9)consume 10) representing

Language Focus

Vocabulary

1. 1) sprinkled2) in turn

3)reversed4) repay

5)at sea6) traditional

7)statement8) longed for

9)in secret10) unloaded

11)weep12) under way

2. 1)stretch out 2) make out

3) hope for4) turns (it) over

5) put away6) brings back

7) got to8) go about

3. 1) As supplies of traditional fuels diminish,people are working to increase the use of solar

energy.

3.

2) We accord highpriority to meeting the challenges of economic and environmental

development inthe region.

3) While it is truethat children of today are exposed to more information than were childrenof the past, it doesnot follow that they automatically become more sophisticated.

4) Since she borrowed those books from the library she hasbeen immersed in British

historyand culture.

5) Everything changed in a flash on June 1, 2000 when helost both legs in a serious

trafficaccident.

4. 1) I'd like to express my sincere thanksto everyone who has been so considerate of my well-

being. My heart is filled with gratitude that words cannotexpress.

2) After everyone assembled on the playground amidthe noise and excitement of the

specta-tors, our coach again impressedon us the need to do our best in quest of

excellence.

3) EverythingI saw in my hometown was marvelous. I could hardly believe that it

hadundergone such swift changes through cultivating fruits, vegetables,flowers and the

restin the past few years.

II.Collocation

1, fond of2. sick of

3. thoughtful of

4. confident of

5. conscious of

6. critical of

7. guilty of8.ashamed of

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1. To know what people really think, pay regard to what theydo, rather than what they say.

2. It is cooperation, rather than conflict, that willenable you to achieve your success.

3. Ann made students think for themselves rather thantelling them what to think.

4. I think I'll stay athome this evening rather than go / going out.

5. Most people are content to let perfect days happen atrandom rather than plan / planning

for them.

ComprehensiveExercises

I. Cloze

(A)

1) at sea2) Turning over

3) reverse4) got to

5)repay6) gratitude

7) assembled8) immersed in

9) unloading 10)swift

(B)

1) Instead 2) possessions

3) richer4) breath

5)cherish6) special

7) specific8) shining

9) miracles 10)gift

II. Translation

1.

6). Grandma took it for granted that food prices wouldsoar, so she bought a lot of rice.

7). I can quote you several instances of herdedication to science.

8). The 1980s saw the start of the swift developmentof some special economic zones in China.

9). Tension between the two countries stemmed in part from the latest spy affair.

10). Peter has worked in alaw firm for many years. Y ou can consider having him as your lawyer to

act on your behalf when you need legalhelp.

2.

Amid the atmosphere ofThanksgiving George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world. The diary broughtback every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf.George's father used toimpress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence. He also taught him that nothing in the world could be taken for granted.Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop's famous saying "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls" and tell him to accord the greatest importance to it.

Unit 6 The Human T ouch

Text A

Content Questions(P.172)

37. They found their tastes in art, chicorysalad and bishop sleeves so much in tune

that they set up a joint studio.

38. Johnsy would be able to recover frompneumonia if she wanted to live.

39. She wanted to paint the Bay of Naplessome day.

40. She could see a bare yard, and an old ivyvine climbing half way up the brick wall.

41. Because she thought that she would die whenthe last leaf fell.

42. No. Because in the text the author mentionsthat Behrman was a failure in art. For

forty years he had been always about topaint a masterpiece, without ever actually starting one.

43. He was upset that Johnsy should have such asilly idea.

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