Unit 1 Growing Up
Part II Language Focus Vocabulary Ⅰ. 1.
1.respectable
2.agony
3.put…down
4.sequence
5.hold back
6.distribute
7.off and on
8.vivi
d 9.associat
e 10.finally 11.turn in 12.tackle 2.
1. has been assigned to the newspaper’s Paris office.
2. was so extraordinary that I didn’t know whether to believe him or not.
3. a clear image of how she would look in twenty years’ time.
4. gave the command the soldiers opened fire.
5. buying bik es we’ll keep turning them out. 3.
1. reputation, rigid, to inspire
2. and tedious, What’s more, out of date ideas
3. compose, career, avoid showing, hardly hold back Ⅱ.
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2.severe
3.agony
4.extraordinary
5.recall
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7.was violating
8.anticip ate
1.at
2.for
3.of
4.with
5.as
6.about
7.to
8.in, in
9.from 10.on/upon
Comprehensive Exercises Ⅰ. Cloze 1.
1.hold back
2.tedious
3.scanned
4.recall
5.vivid
6.off and on
7.turn out/in
8.career 2.
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2.surprise
3.pulled
4.blowing
5.dressed
6.scene
7.extraordinary
8.image
9.turn 10.exci tement Ⅱ. Translation 1.
1. As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to.
2. His girlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it took hold.
3. Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months, they have decided to increase its production.
4. It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules. /Bill is said to have been fired for continually violating the company’s safe ty rules.
5. It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid
the possibility of a severe water shortage. /The local government is reported to have taken prope r measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. 2.
Susan lost her legs because of / in a car accident. For a time, she didn’t know how to face up to the fact that she would never (be able to) walk again.
One day, while scanning (through) some magazines, a true story caught her eye /she was attrac ted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer. Greatly inspi red, Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be bale to lead a useful life.
Unit2
I. Vocabulary
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box.
1) absolutely 2) available 3) every now and then 4) are urging/
urged 5) destination 6) mostly 7) hangs out 8) right away 9) reunion 10) or something 1 1) estimate 12) going ahead 2. Rewriting
1)It seemed that his failure in the examination was still on his mind. 2) He was completely chok
ed up by the sight of his team losing in the final minutes of the game.
Unit 6 Homework Vocabulary Ⅰ 1.
1.Fertile
2.Reflected
3.Overseas
4.Slim
5.Split
6.Sustained
7.Glow
8.Thrust
9.Keen 10.Bud 11 .Previous 12.Whichever 2.
1) The sickly smell of carpets and furniture in the bedroom disgusts me. 2) Mary stopped corresp
onding with Henry after the death of her mother. 3) A radio transmitter is best located at an isola ted place far from cities. 4) I was so absorbed in the game on TV that I didn’t hear Martin come in . 5) The rough surface of the basketball helps players grip the ball. 3.
1) to broaden; make their way 2) disgusts; take a chance on
3) the grand; and overseas; reflected Ⅱ
1. 1) frightened 2) afraid/ frightened
2. 1) alike/similar 2) similar
3. 1) alive 2) living
4. 1) s leeping 2) asleep Ⅲ
1. 1) disappointed 2) disappointment 3) disappointing 4) disappoint 5) disappointingly 6) di sappointing
2. 1) attractive 2) attract 3) attraction 4) attractively 5) unattractively 6) unattractive Comp rehension Exercises ⅠCloze
1. Text-related
1) Identifying 2) gripped 3) margins 4)corresponding 5) overseas 6)little 7)hesitate
8)grateful 9) made my way 10) going my way
2. Theme-related
1)first 2)ring 3)Nor 4) another 5) threw 6) deliberately 7) reasoned 8) himself 9) restaurant 1
0) matter ⅡTranslation 1.
1) Before I went off to university, my grandfather gave me a few words of wisdom which impresse
d m
e deeply.
2) Never tell my parents about my injuries and I’ll be very grateful to you (for it).
3) At the meeting some of our colleagues put forward sensible suggestions about improving our working environment.
4) The management has/have agreed to grant the workers a 10% pay rise in response to union pr essure.
5) It was very thoughtful of the hostess to give the house a thorough cleaning before we arrived.
2. Not rich himself, Uncle Li never hesitates to help others. Previousto/Before his retirement, thro ugh Project Hope he located the addresses of two country kids who grew up in poor families but had a keen desire to study. From then on he sent them money regularly. Later the two made their way to college, and even got a chance to study overseas
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poorer than Japan and European countries.
11. Hard work education, saving and discipline help a nation rise from the ashes.
12. He finally comes to realize the importance of study. Work on your own 1.
Part one paras.1-10
Teenagers’ idleness and ignorance will produce serious effects on all concerned and society as a whole. Part two paras.11-24
Kevin 1990 comes to realize in his dream how greatly lack of education costs his forebears, hims elf, his children and the society they live in, and how important it is to study hard. 2. Part one Teenagers’ intellectual laziness and ignorance Part two
Kevin 1990, his forebears(with the exception of his intellectual father),and his children lead a poo r, miserable life. America is on the decline.
There is no law and order in the country.
America children have no chance to receive a good education. Businesses in America are owned by wealthy Europeans and Asians. Language sense enhancement Indifference (1) Summed up ( 2) Preferred (3) Financial (4) Accumulated (5) Intellectual (6) Affect (7) Indu strial (8) Idle (9) Break down (10) Vocabulary I 1.
1.industrial
2.idle
3.is functioning
4.intellectual
5.scared
6.handful
7.luxury
8.private
9.work up 10.slice 11.miracle 12.was jammed 2.
1. to be seriously affected by the rise in gas prices。
2. is a matter of total indifference to me.
3. drove home the point that they needed extra people
4. was found after they searched for it for a long time
5. had run out of water by the time they g ot to the camp 3.
1. manual and complex its financial
2. was very upset make a living by swore was/became much better off
3. handful ignorant of paintings/ works summed up II
1. The young man made $5 an hour in his summer job.
2. What made you change your mind?
3. I’m sure Jason will make a good lawyer.
4. The vet put something down the dog’s throat to make it vomit.
5. The story makes interesting r eading.
6. Five and five make ten.
7. On foot they can only make about 20 miles a day. 8. I don’t think she’ll ever really make it to th
e top III 1
(1) developing (2) develop (3) development (4) develop (5) developing developed 2
(1) amazed (2) amazes (3) amazingly (4) amazing (5) amazement Comprehensive exercise I. CLOZE
1. TEXT-RELATED
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2.idle
3.make a living by
4.accumulated
5.affect
6.function
7.faculties
8.ignorant
9. wake up 2. THEME-RELATED
(1) dormitory (2) passing (3) leaping (4) department (5) burned (6) destroyed (7) seriously (8 ) marriages (9) report (10) perspective II TRANSLATION
1) Without his personal file, an applicant can hardly expect to get/ be employed as a teacher.
2) With enough ice, we would be able to chill the drinks.
3) In my humble opinion, reading us the most pleasant way to spend one’s leisure.
4) Some people said it was simply a miracle that the American athlete Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
5) The washing machine has broken down, so we have to wash our clothes by hand.
This morning I heard an interesting piece of news over my portable radio: a
man of 36 and his son of 10 attend the same class competing with each other for high marks. The story goes/ It’s like this:
The man, Li Wei by name, was too idle to learn anything when young. With little education, with no useful skills, he could hardly earn an adequate living wage. His life experiences drove home to him the point that he had to acquire knowledge before he was able to accumulate wealth. So Li Wei swore that he would go to school with his son, determined to learn.