Unit1FreshStartKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionI. DecidewhichofthefollowingisNOTpartofthethemeoftheessay.C(Thisstatementgoestoextremes.Thoughtheauthorstressesthenotionthatweshouldfindourtrueselvesandbefaithfultothemincollege,shedoesnotmeanweshouldignoreothersinpursuitofourtrueselves.)Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.F(RefertoParagraph2.Evelynactedcarefullyandputonairofassuranceforfearthatotherstudentsmightnoticeshewasafreshman.)T(RefertoParagraph6.Whenshefell,sheseemedtoseethefailureofherentirelife,asifitendedwiththefirstdayofcollegeclasses.)F(RefertoParagraph7.Allthestudentsinthecafeteriastoodup,cheeringandclapping,makingfunofthemostmiserableperson.AndEvelynknewthattheyhadallnoticedherembarrassmentand"determinedthatIwouldneverforgetit.")T(RefertoParagraphs9and10.Theresponseofthefootballplayergaveherasuddenrealizationthatshehadbeentakingherselffartooseriously,andwhatshehadinterpretedasamaliciousattempttoembarrassafreshmanhadbeenmerelyamomentofcollegefun.)F(RefertoParagraphs12and13.Shedidmakesomemistakesonpurpose,butthepurposewastotrynewexperienceslikenewarticlesofclothinginordertofindoutherrealself.)III.Answerthefollowingquestions.RefertoParagraphs1and2.Shefelt"first-gradish"onherarrivalatthecampus.The"first-gradish"feelingrefersbasicallytonaivetyandanxiety,sosheattemptedtobehaveinaperfectwaywiththehopethatnoonewouldnoticeshewasafreshman.RefertoParagraph3.Shechosetositinthefrontrowandtotheside.Thiswasbecausethefreshmanmanualsuggestedsittingnearthefronttoshowthatoneisanintelligentandenthusiasticstudent,butasshewasnotconfidentenoughtositintheprofessor'sdirectlineofvision,shechoseasideseatinthefrontrow.RefertoParagraph6.Shefeltasifherlifehadplungedintototalfailureandthedoomoflifehadcome.RefertoParagraph9.Thefootballplayergotup,handsheldhighabovehisheadinavictoryclasp,whichisanexpressionoffun.Atthismoment,Evelynrealizedthatshehad1beentooseriousandonthecontraryherslipcouldbeamomentoffunforotherpeopleandherselfalike.Everyonemayhavedonesomethingdumb,buttheyhaveallsurvivedafterall.RefertoParagraphs13and14.Sheunderstoodthatonecouldlivehiscollegelifeasanexperiment.Sheshouldnotbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseitisonlythroughtrialanderrorthatonecanfindhisrealselfandfindinghisrealselfistheultimatepurposeofacollegeeducation.Thecollegeallowsonetomakemassivemistakes.Andevenaftergraduation,shewasstillmakingmistakesofwhichshewasnolongerafraid.IV. Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.IplannedtokeepsilentandactinsuchawaythatnobodywouldnoticethatIwasonlyanew-comerincollege.Forthreedays,Ihadnotbeentothecafeteriaduetomyfeelingofhumiliationandshame.Instead,Istayedaloneinmyroomandatejunkfoodofvariouskindsfromavendingmachinewhichwasinjusttherightplacetoaidmeinavoidingothers.Itdidn'tmatterwhetherornotyouwerewidelyacceptedoradmired;youdidnothavetobehavetothelikingofeverybodyelse.StructuralanalysisofthetextUnlikeapieceofexpositorywriting,whichusuallyexpressesthemainideainathesisstatement,inapieceofnarrativewriting,thepointisshownthroughdialogues,actionsorevents.Thethreeincidentsthataretreatedexpansivelyinthisessayarerelatedtooneanotherbytheirimplicitmessages--theauthormademistakesandherreactiontowardthemistakes.Itwasinthisprocessthattheauthorachievedsignificantinsightintolifeandherself.Rhetoricalfeaturesofthetext"Ikneweveryonewouldstare.Forgetit.Isettledintomychairandtriedtoassumethescientificposeofabiologymajor,bendingslightlyforward,tensingmyarmsinpreparationforfuriousnotetaking,andcursingundermybreath"(Paragraph5)."Keepingmyselfuprightandgettingoutofthemesswasnotgoingtobeeasy,andthisflailingofmyfeetwasdoingnogood.JustasIdecidedtotryanothermaneuver,myfoodtraytippedandIlostmybalance"(Paragraph6).Theitalicizedpartsintheselectionsoffervividpicturesofwhatshedidorhowshelookedintheembarrassingsituations.VocabularyexercisesExplaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.Ihadjustthefeelingofanewcomeratcollegewithoutthestrengthamaturestudentmightpossess2myapparentconfidencesomefoodtoappeasemyhunger(aswellasmyanxiety)goingwiththetidewasnolongercrucialtoone'ssuccessfoolishandglaringmistakesFillintheblankineachsentencewithawordtakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.1.distress 2.clutched3.pose 4.sneaked5.preoccupation 6.shackles7.curse 8.deliberationFillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.assure 2.discretion3.relaxation 4.humiliate5.strategy 6.embarrassment7.maneuverable 8.immaturityIV.Fillintheblank(s)ineachsentencewithanappropriatephrasalverborcollocationtakenfromthetext.liveduptoheadedforseekouthasbrokenoutgropedfortryingongoouttotippedoffGiveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.Antonym:vague(indistinct)Synonym:inconspicuously(unobtrusively)Synonym:self-restraint(self-control)Antonym:clever(intelligent,sensible)Synonym:manner(behavior)Antonym:excited(agitated)Synonym:sneakAntonym:mature(sophisticated)3VI. Explaintheunderlinedphrasalverbsinyourownwords.becamepopularrespectkeepupleadtounderstandfoundusestartGrammarexercisesCombineeachnominalclauseinColumnAwithasentencefragmentinColumnBtocreateasensiblesentence.c2.d3.b4.fa6.e7.h8.gRewritethefollowingsentences,beginningeachonewithanounphraseoranominalclause.Mydecisiontoresignwaswise.Theirreadinesstoacceptthepeaceagreementreallysurprisedthediplomaticworld.Mydeterminationtopassthetesthelpedme.Herfailuretogetintocollegedisappointedherparents.Mywillingnesstocooperatewasappreciated.Hisrefusaltohelpsurprisedme.Theproposalthatweshouldimportmoreequipmentistobediscussedatthemeeting.Whocanhavetoldyouthatpuzzlesme.Completeeachsentencewithwhatyouthinkisthemostappropriateofthefourchoicesgiven.DB(Thatintroducesanappositiveclause.)CCAB(Whentheantecedentistheway,therelativewordcanbethatorinwhich.)DB(Ornotissometimesusedattheendofclausesintroducedbywhetherorif.Itcan4alsobeuseddirectlyafterwhether,butnotif.)IV. Combinethetwosentencesineachgroupintoone,usingsothat.IspenttheafternoonseekingouteachofmyclassroomssothatIcouldmakeaperfectlytimedentrancebeforeeachlecture.Heworeglassesandafalsebeardsothatnobodywouldrecognizehim.ThestrangerspokeveryslowlysothatIcouldunderstandwhathesaid.Shelockedthedoorsothatshewouldn'tbedisturbed.Johnwhisperedsothatotherscouldn'thearhim.Pleasearriveearlysothatwecanstartthemeetingontime.Johnhasboughtabicyclesothathemaysavemoneyonbustravel.Thelecturershowedsomeslidessothathemightillustratehispoint.Completethefollowingsentencesusingthewordsinthebox.Although/Though(Veryoften,bothalthoughandthoughcanbeusedinthesameway.Thoughismorecommonininformalspeechorwriting.)yethowever/thoughhowever/nevertheless/though(Thoughcanbeputattheendofasentence,withthemeaningof"however.")5. Although/Though still/neverthelessDespite/Inspiteofalthough/thoughhoweverHowever(However,asanadverbofdegree,precedestheadjectiveoradverb.)Despite/InspiteofVI.Makesentencesofyourownafterthesentencesgivenbelow,keepingtheitalicizedpartsinyoursentences.1.e.g.Wehavetogetthecarfixednomatterhowmuchitcosts.Youcan'tgoinnomatterwhoyouare.2.e.g.Hefinishedallthepaperworkatfiveo'clock,gettingup,refillingtheteapot,thenhiscup,andaddingatouchofskimmedmilk.Thechildrenranoutoftheroom,laughingandtalkingmerrily.TranslationexercisesTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.5事實是，盡管我滿心希望自己老練成熟，我還是感覺自己有那么一點大一新生的菜鳥氣。新生手冊建議坐前排，并且要在老師面前做聰敏、朝氣狀。整整三天，我都獨自用餐，食物除了恥辱和羞愧之外，就只有各色垃圾食品，幸虧我房間外面就有一臺自動售貨機，方便我買這種東西。以前我以為是故意讓大一菜鳥難堪的惡作劇，其實只是校園里的開心一刻。TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandphrasesgiveninbrackets.Itdistressedmeagreatdealtohearthenewsthathehadsufferedrepeatedfailures.Heassumedanairforcheerfulness,eventhoughhelostfavorwithhisboss.Gullivermetwithextraordinaryadventuresandsawastrangeassortmentofpeople.Hewillbefuriouswithyouifyourepeatthesamemistake.Wewereallgreatlydrawnbyhisfrankviews,humorouswordsandgenialmanner.Aftercheersandapplausedieddown,theNobelPrizewinnerbeganhisspeech.Heisgiftedwithasortofinsightandforesight,soherarelyrunswiththecrowd.Ifeelrealitiesareafterallveryharsh,soonecanhardlyliveupentirelytohisideals.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.我上大學(xué)的頭幾天頗為難忘。爸媽駕車離開，將我獨自留在校園里，我手足無措。不管如何努力裝成熟， 我就是擺脫不了大一新生的感覺。 我花了好幾個小時， 搞清了我選修課程所在的各個教室。第二天早上，我坐在教室的前排， 打開美國文學(xué)選集， 抖擻精神準(zhǔn)備聽課。但老師卻說“歡迎選修生物課 ”，我意識到自己坐錯了教室。我用鐵一樣的意志，擺出了一副生物專業(yè)學(xué)生的姿態(tài)，一直堅持到講座結(jié)束。 下課以后，我感到我的胃需要加點營養(yǎng)， 于是匆匆趕往自助餐廳。但不幸的是，當(dāng)我端著餐盤朝桌子走去時，腳底一滑，盤子翻倒，我失去了平衡，撲倒在地上。好幾天，我都倍感羞辱。過后，我漸漸地意識到自己把這種微不足道的小事看得過重了。在大學(xué)里，重要的是做自然的“我”，發(fā)現(xiàn)真正的“我”，而不是試圖把一切都做得盡善盡美。Exercisesforintegrateds