AppendixI

KeytoExercises(Units1-8)

Unit1

PartIPre-ReadingTask

Scriptfortherecording:

Thesongyouareabouttohearisallabouttakingabreakfromcitylife,

escapingfromthecrowds,

rindingaquietplace,farfromtriehumanrace.

Forthoseofuswholiveincities,gettingoutinthecountrycanprovidea

welcomebreak,lettingusrechargeourbatteries.Outinthecountry,asthesong

says,wecanfindaplaceto

standaloneandtaketacksomethin'worthremembering.

Thecountrysidealsopromisesescapefromthepollutionofthecity,

somewheretogetsomedecentairtobreathe.Thecountrysidealsooffers

somewherewherethesunisnothiddenbysmog,makingitseemnomorethan

abrightspotinthenighttime.

So,justremember,asthesongadvises,wheneveryou

needabitorroomtomove

Whenlifebecomestoofast

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youcanalwaysfindreliefatlast

Outinthecountry.

Hereisthesong:

OutintheCountry

Pau!WiHiams/RogerNichols

WheneverlneedtoleaveitallhehindOrfeel

theneedtogetawayIfindaquietplace,far

fromthehumanraceOutinthecountry

Beforethehreathin'airisgone

Beforethesunisjustahrightspotinthenighttime

Outwheretheriversliketorun

Istandaloneandtakehacksomethin'worthrememherin'

WheneverIfeelthemclosinginonme

Orneedahitofroomtomove

Whenlifehecomestoofast,Ifindreliefatlast

Outinthecountry

Beforethehreathin'airisgone

Beforethesunisjustahrightspotinthenighttime

Outwheretheriversliketorun

Istandaloneandtakehacksomethin'worthrememherin'

Beforethehreathin'airisgone

Beforethesunisjustahrightspotinthenighttime

Outwheretheriversliketorun

Istandaloneandtakehacksomethin'worthrememherin'

Beforethehreathin'airisgone

Beforethesunisjustahrightspotinthenighttime

OutwheretheriverslitGtorun

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Istandaloneandtaketacksomethin'worthrememberin'

Berorethebreathin'airisgone

Beforetbesunisjustabrightspotintbenighttime.

Istandalone...

PartIITextA

TextOrganization

1

PartsParagraphs

Thewriterviewshislifeinthecountryasa

PartOneParas1-3

self-reliantandsatisfyingone.

PartTwoParas4-7LifeinthpcountrvisaoodVAIsomAtimASvprv

Afterquittinghisjob,thewriter'sincomewas

PartThreeParas8-11

reduced,butheandhisfamilywereableto

Atoleranceforsolitudeandalotofenergyhave

PartFourParas

madeitpossibleforthefamilytoenjoytheirlifein

2.HappyMomentsandEvents

1)growingnearlyalltheirfruitsandvegetables

2)canoeing,picnicking,longbicyclerides,etc.

3)keepingwarminsidethehouseinwinter

4)writingfreelancearticles

5)earningenoughmoneywhilemaintainingahappy

familylifeHardships

1)workinghardbothinwinterandinsummer

2)harshenvironmentandweathercondition

3)anxiousmomentsafterthewriterquithisjob

4)cuttingbackondailyexpenses

5)solitude

Appendix

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Vocabulary

insurance2)On

1.1)asidefrombalance

resist4)cutback

supplemente6)haul

dwicked8)sprayed

budget10)illustrated

boundary12)digest

atthatpoint14)getby

cutback/

downgetby2)pickup

2.1)

faceupto4)getthrough

3)

turningout6)turnin

5)

8)thinkup

7

)

Whilefarming,Bennekerpursuedhismathematicalstudiesandtaught

himselfastronomy.Misusedwordsoftengeneratemisleadingthoughts.

3.1)

LafayetteHotelispatronizedbyinternationalcelebritiesdrawntoits

2)

Frenchfoodandservice.

3

Apersonwhothinksthatmoneywilldoeverythingmaywellbesuspected

)ofdoingevery-thingformoney.

Apersonsurelyhastofaceagoodmanybitterdisappointmentsbeforehe

4)getsthroughlife.Seeingthatmoreandmorepeopleareconcernedabout

5)thequalityoftheirindoorenvironments,Johnisconsideringstartingan

4.1)interiordecorationbusiness.Itseemscertaintoearnaprofit,buthedoes

notyethaveenoughmoneytoinvestinit.

Thisdeviceisprimarilyusedfortheimprovementofthesoundqualityof

2)electronicmedia.ItwasinventedintheUS,butnowitisusedonaglobal

scale.

3)WhenthefirstsettlerscametoAmerica,theirhouseholdutensilsconsisted

ofafewpots,pansandsomebowlsstackedinonecornerofthehouse.

Therewasn'tmuchmaterialtemptationaroundthem.Theyneverdined

outinarestaurantasweoftendonowadays.

II.Confusable

Words2)Home

1.1)house4)

3)home,household

family

1)doubt2)

3)suspected

doubted4)

5)suspected

suspect

III.Word

Formation2)final

1)rise4)cash

3)regular6)

5)hows,whysuppe

7)yellowedd

9)lower8)

bottle

d

10)

searc

h

Slructurc

1.1)whenitcomestochangingyourlife

2)whenitcomestosuchmattersaskeepingthe

roomtidy

3)whenitcomestoemotionalintelligence

4)whenitcomestomanagingminormatters

2.1)Noteveryoneagreesonwhatisrightandwhatis

wrong

2)but,unfortunately,moneyisn'teverything

3)notallAmericanslikethem

4)Notallpeoplesharethesameinterests

3.

Comprehensivetxercises

beq?J

I.Clozein

(A)

1.getsby

3.getthrough

5.improvements

7.suspect

9.profit

11.spraying

(B)

1.While

2.temptation

4.pickedup

6.asidefrom

8.supplement

10.primarily

12.stacking

2.escape

4.Because/As

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5.quit6.start

7.on8.but(also)

9.be10.close

ILhave12.cutting

13.cook/prepare14.cities

15.however16.family

II.Translation

Adecadeago,NancydidwhatsomanyAmericansdreamabout.Shequit

anexecutivepositionandopened/setupahouseholdequipmentstoreinher

neighborhood.PeoplelikeNancymadethedecisionprimarilybecauseof/owing

to/duetotheirdesiretoimprovethequalityoftheirlives.

But,torunasmallbusinessisbynomeansaneasyjob.Withouthersteady

income,Nancyhadtocutbackonherdailyexpenses.Sometimesshedidnot

evenhavethemoneytopaythepremiumsforthevariouskindsofinsurance

sheneeded.Onceshecouldnotevenpickupthephonebillandhadtoaskher

parentstoloanhersomemoney.

Fortunately,throughherownhardwork,shehasnowgotthroughthemost

difficulttime.Sheisdeterminedtocontinuepursuinghervisionofabetterlife.

PartIIITextB

ComprehensionCheck

La2.c

3.d4.b

5.a6.c

translation

(#JEAppendixIII)

LanguagePractice

1.Inaddition2.roast

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4.entertainment

7notalcnc6.atonetime

Q11c

8.missedouton

3

1+olzQCC、,C.klO.asaresult

1rv>iic*hrccrv?12.rent

1-Friorl14.makesense

16.gowith

18.dizzy

20.gasped

PartIVTheme-RelatedLanguageLearningTasks

Modelpaper

RecentChangesinChineseFamilyLife

GreatchangeshavetakenplaceinChinesefamilylifeinthepasttwentyyears.

Inmyparents'words,thedifferencebetweentheirchildhoodandmineisasvastas

thatbetweenheavenandearth.

Whenmyparentswereyoung,therewasnoTV,nocomputersnoranyother

electronicappli-ancesintheirhome.Theirfoodwassimpleandtheirclothingplain.

Whatisunbelievabletoyoungpeopletodayisthattheyseldomdinedoutina

restaurant,ortraveledtoascenicspotforaholiday.

Incontrasttofamilylifeonegenerationago,eachfamilyinChinatodayhasat

leastoneTVsetandmanyhavebeenequippedwithtelephones,computers,even

cars.WhiletheseniormembersofafamilywatchfilmsonTVathome,theyounger

membersliketoplaycomputergamesortalktotheirfriendswhomaylive

thousandsofmilesfromthem.

ThechangesinChinesefamilylifemirrortheeconomicdevelopmentofour

country.Withouttheprosperityofthewholecountry,ourfamilylifewouldprobably

bejustthesameasbefore.Timeshavechanged,andchanged,mostwouldsurely

agreewithme,forthebetter.

(194words)

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Unit2

PartIPre-ReadingTask

Scriptfortherecording:

ThesongyouaregoingtolistentoiscalledAbraham,Martin&John,

sungbyDion.

Abraham,Martin&John

Dion

Hasanybodyhere,

SeenmyoldfriendAbraham,

Canyoutellme,wherehe'sgone,

Hefreedalottapeople,

Butitseemsthegooddieyoung,

Ijustloohedaround,

Andhe'sgone,

Hasanybodyhere,

SeenmyoldfriendJohn,

Canyoutellme,wherehe'sgone,

Hefreedalottapeople,

Butitseemsthegooddieyoung,

Ijustloohedaround,

Andhe'sgone,

Hasanybodyhere,

SeenmyoldfriendMartin,

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Canyoutellme,wherehe'sgone,

Hefreedalottapeople,

Butitseemsthegooddieyoung,

Ijustlookedaround,

Andhe'sgone,

Didn'tyoulovethethingstheystoodfor,

Didn'ttheytrytofindsomegoodforyouandme,

Andwe'llhefree,

Somedaysoonit'sgonnabeoneday,

Hasanybodyhere,

SeenmyoldfriendBothy,

Canyoutellme.wherehe'sgone,

Ithoughtlsawhimwalhin'upoverthehill,

WithAhraham,MartinandJohn.

Theunitwearegoingtostudyisallaboutcivil-rightsheroes.Thesongyou

havejustheardisaboutfourofthem.Canyouguesswhotheyare?AllareAmerican.

Allaredead,all,asthesongsays,"gone".HowaboutAbraham?Dionsayshefreeda

lotofpeople.That'soneclue.Anothercomeswhenshequotestheproverb:"the

gooddieyoung."SoitseemsAbrahamdiedyoung.MyguessisDionhasinmind

AbrahamLincoln,theAmericanpresidentwhofreedtheslavesandwas

assassi-nated.HowaboutJohn,anotherleaderwhohelpedpeopletofree

themselves?Hetoodiedyoung.Canyouguesswhoitmightbe?PresidentJohnF.

Kennedyseemsmostlikely.Hetoosupportedcivilrights.Hetoodiedyoung,

assassinatedlikeLincoln.

NowwhocouldMartinbe?Anothercivil-rightsleaderwhodiedyoung,once

againassassi-nated.Agreatspeakercomestomind.Whodoyouthink?Martin

LutherKing,surely.Andfinally,Bobby.Bobbywho?ProbablyDionisthinkingof

BobbyKennedy,JohnKennedy'sbrother;anothersupporterofcivilrights.Hewas

runningforpresidentwhen,likehisbrotherbeforehim,hetoowasgunneddown.

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PartIITextA

TextOrganization

PartsParagraphsMainIdeas

Di匚Itishightimetohonortheheroeswhohelped

PartOneParaSI'liberateslavesbyforgingtheUnderground

Railroadintheearlycivil-rightsstrugglesin

a”Bycitingexamplestheauthorpraisesthe

PartTwopnaras

exploitsofcivil-rightsheroeswhohelped

slavestraveltheUn-dergroundRailroadto

2.Story1(Paras6-10):Afterwinninghisownfreedomfromslavery,JohnParker

helpedother

slavestoescapenorthtoCanadatogetfreedom.

Story2(Paras11-15):Supportedbyastrongreligiousconviction,thewhite

manLeviCoffinhelpedblackslavestoescapeathugerisk

tohimself.

Story3(Paras16-23):BytravelingtheUndergroundRailroad,JosiahHenson

reachedhisdesti-nationandbecamefreeatlast.

Vocabulary

I.1.1)decades2)historic

3)imposed4)racial

5)slender6)closinginon

7)settlement8)site

9)mission10)authorized

11)terminal12)makethebestof

13)exploits14)religious

15)ontheside

2.1)passfor2)stoodupfor

3)laiddown4)takeon

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5)let(us)down6)drawon

7)comeup8)givenup

3.1)TheEuropeansarefullyconfidentthattheAmericanswillnotbeableto

justifytheirmea-

surestoprotectthestrugglingAmericansteelindustry.

2)Clintonis,intheeyesofJoeKlein,staffwriteroftheNewYorkerand

authorofTheNatural,themosttalentedpoliticianofhisgenerationand

themostcompelling.

3)There'snotmuchyoucandoifpeoplearereallyintentondestroying

themselveswithdrugs.

4)Adifferentexperienceoftheworldcouldforgeacompletelydifferent

approachtolife.

5)Itisourconvictionthatcloningofhumanbeingsisboundtocausemany

ethicalandsocialproblemsinthelongrun.

4.1)Asfortheprotectionoftheseendangeredspecies,manycountriesdonot

compelfisher-

mentoreportaccidentalcaptureofsmallcetaceans(H§%}$})intheirnets,

sosignifi-cantcatchesmaygounnoticedforyears.Todealwiththis

problem,animalprotectionistshaveforgedaninternationalalliance.Onthe

otherhandtheyhaveurgedtheUnitedNationstolaydownmorespecific

lawstosavetheseanimals.

2)Itwasreportedthatfoodsupplieswouldsoonrunoutandmostofthe

victimsoftheearthquakewouldstarvetodeath.Athugerisk,agroupof

volunteersfromtheRedCrosstookonthemissiontotransportfood,

clothesandmedicinetothemostseriouslyhitareas.

3)Arallywasgoingtobeheldinhonorofthe16thUSPresidentAbraham

Lincolnwhoabolishedslaveryin1863andliberatedtheslavesintheSouth.

IntheeyesofmanyAfrican-Americans,LincolnwasAmerica'sgreatest

presidentthankstohisoutstandingexploits.

II.WordswithMultipleMeanings

1.I'lltellyouaboutmyresearchprojectinaminute,butfirstlet'shearabout

yourFrenchtrip.

2.MostMcDonald'slookalmostthesameontheoutside,butactuallythereare

about16differ-entbasicdesigns.

3.Loaningmoneyfromthebanksisbutoneofthemethodswecanusetoget

throughafinancialcrisis.

4.Thissecond-handcarhasbeennothingbuttrouble;it'salwaysbreaking

down.

5.Inyourresumeyou'vementionedeverythingbutonevitalpoint.

6.Ourtechnicianshavediscoveredasimplebuteffectivesolutiontothe

problem.

7.Iamsorry,butIthinkyoushouldn'thavedelayedyourhomework.

8.Thebankruptcyofthecompanywasnotcausedbyevil,butbysimple

ignorance.

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III.Usage

1.lonely2.friendly

3.weekly,monthly4.lovely

5.cowardly6.kindly/saintly

7.lively8.motherly

Structure

11)Aletterpostedtodaywillprobablyreachhimthedayaftertomorrow.

2)Thusencouraged,wemadeastillbolderplanforthenextyear.

3)Ourgovernmenthasbannedimportsofcosmeticscontaininganimal

productsfrom18coun-tries,mostlyinEurope,forfearthattheycouldcause

madcowdisease.

4)HavinggraduatedfromSt.Mary'sCollege,JoyceappliedtotheUniversityof

CaliforniaatLosAngeles.

2.1)Oftenitisinovercominghardshipsthatwecometoappreciatethevalueof

life.

2)Somescientistsbelievethatpeoplewillcometolikegeneticallymodifiedcrops

somedaysincetheycanincreaseyieldsandfarmers'incomes,reduceprices

andhelpcombathungeranddiseaseinthedevelopingcountries.

3)Withrepeatedhackers'attacksonoursystem,wehavecometorealizethe

necessityofhiringacomputer-securityexpert.

4)HavingconductedsomesurveysinChinesekindergartens,HowardGardner

cametounder-standthattheChinesepreferred"teachingbyholdingthe

hand".

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

(A)

1.Underground2.forged

3.standup4.transport

5.compelled6.convictions

7.liberating8.mission

9.enton

11.risk

(B)

1.who2.the

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3.along4.in

5.that6.through

7.not8.as

9.referred10.escape

11.where12.If

13.in14.even

15.until16.instead

17.as

II.Translation

Henson'spainfullifeasaslavestrengthenedhisdeterminationtostruggle

forfreedom.Shortlyafterheachievedfreedomhebecameamemberofan

organizationthatassistedfugitiveslaves.HesecretlyreturnedtotheUnitedStates

fromCanadaseveraltimestohelpotherstotraveltheUndergroundRailroadto

freedom.OncesomeslavecatchersclosedinontheescapingslavesandHenson

whentheywereontherun.Hedisguisedthemandsuccessfullyavoidedcapture.

Inaddition,laterhebuiltasmallsettlementinDresdeninCanadaforescaped

slaves,settingupachapelandaschoolwheretheycouldlearnusefulwaysof

makingaliving.Heheldtotheconvictionthatslaverywouldbeabolished,all

theslaveswouldbeliberated,andthedaywasboundtocomewhenracial

discriminationnolongerexisted.

PartIIITextB

ComprehensionCheck

l.a2.d

3.c4.d

5.b6.b

Translation

(#J&AppendixIII)

LanguagePractice

1.mitment

3.flourish4.resultedfrom

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PartIVTheme-RelatedLanguageLearningTasks

Modelpaper

TheCivil-RightsMovementintheU.S.

BlackAfricanswerefirstbroughtasslavestowhatwastobecometheUnited

Statesintheseventeenthcentury.SlaverywasstrongestintheSouth,wherelarge

plantationsgrewcotton,to-bacco,andothercrops.Towardstheendofthe

eighteenthcentury,agrowingdemandforcottonledtoanincreaseinthedemand

forslavesintheregion.SlaverywaslessprofitableintheNorth,however;and

muchoftheoppositiontoslaverycamefromthenorthernstates.Thetension

betweentheNorthandtheSouthovertheissueofslaveryledtotheCivilWarin

1861.

WiththevictoryoftheNorth,slaverywasabolished.Discrimination,however,

didnotend.BlackAmericansweretreatedassecondclasscitizens,especiallyinthe

South.Dissatisfactionwithunfairtreatmenteventuallyledtothecivilrightsprotests

ofthe1950sand1960sthatbroughtaboutgovernmentactionaimedatreducing

discrimination.

Asaresult,AfricanAmericanshavecomealongwayinthelastfiftyyears,but

theystillfindthemselvesatadisadvantageincomparisonwithAmericansof

Europeandescent.Only17percentoftheblackpopulationareabletofinish

highereducation,incontrastto28percentofwhites.Incomesfortheaverage

whitefamilywerejustover$44,000in1999.Foranaverageblackfamily,however,

thefigurewasintheregionof$25,000.Notoneofthechiefexecutiveofficersofthe

top500companiesisblack.

Anyway,thecivil-rightsmovementintheU.S.stillhasalongwaytogo.

(254words)

AppendixI-101-

Unit3

PartIPre-ReadingTask

Scriptfortherecording:

Thesongyouareabouttohearisallabouta"SaturdayNightSpecial".Listenand

seeifyoucanguesswhataSaturdayNightSpecialis.

SaturdayNightSpecial

LynyrdSkynyrd

Twofeets1theycomea-creepin'23Likea

blackcatdo.Anatwobodiesarelayin'

naked,Creeperthinkslie'sgotnothin'to

lose.

Sohecreepsintothehouse,yean,And

unlocksthedoor,And

asaman'sreachin'forhistrousersSnootshim

fullor38holes.

It'stheSaturdayNightSpecial,Gota

barrelthat'sblueandcold.

Ain'tnogoodfomothing4Butputa

mansixfeetinahole.

BigJim'skeena-drinkin'whiskey,And

playin'pokeronalosin'night,

1Twofeets:Normallywesaytwofeet.

2a-creepin:inthestateofcreeping,"a-",here,isaprefixmeaning"inthestateorprocessof.

338referstoa38calibre(PS)handgunorpistol.

4Ain'tnogoodfornothing:anon-standardwayofsaying"Theyaregoodfornothing"

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Andprettysoonol'Jimstartsthinkin'

Somebody'sbeencheatin'andlyin'.

SobigJimcommencedtofightin'1,

Iwouldn'ttellyounolies.

bigJimdonepulledhispistol,

Snothisfriendrightbetweentheeyes.

It'stheSaturdayNightSpecial,

Gotabarrelthat'sblueand

cold.Ain'tnogoodfornothin'

Butputamansixfeetina

hole.

On,that'saSaturdayNightSpecial,

Fortwentydollarsyoucanbuyyourselfone,too.

Handgunsaremadefortillin,They

ain'tnogoodfornothin'else.Andif

youliketodrinkyourwhiskeyYou

mightevenshootyourself.

Sowhydon'twedump'empeopleTo

thebottomoftheseaBeforesome

ol'foolcomearoundhere,Wanna

shooteitheryouorme.

It'stheSaturdaynightspecial

Yougotabarrelthat'sblueandcold

Youain'tgoodfornothin'

Butputamansixfeetinabole.

It'stheSaturdaynightspecial

AndI'dliketotellyouwhatyoucoulddowithit

Andthat'stheendofthesong.

Theunitwearegoingtostudylikethesongyouhavejustheard,isallaboutthe

threatofcrime.Itstartswithaburglarcreepingintoahouseatnight.Thecouplein

thehousehavegonetobedasthesongsays.Despitecreepingtheburglarmust

haveawokentheman,forheisgettingup,"reachin'forhistrousers",whenthe

burglarshootshimseveraltimes,"fullofholes".

1SobigJimcommencedtofightin':Normallywesay"BigJimcommencedtofightorcommenced

fighting".

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Whichbringsustothe"SaturdayNightSpecial",withits"barrelblueandcold",

ahandgun.Despitecallingitbysuchafamiliarname,it'sclearthesingerhasnotime

forthehandgun.Hesingsofitasbeinggoodfornothingbutsendingpeopleto

theirgrave,puttingamandown"sixfeetinahole".

Fromthedangersofburglarswithguns,thesingermovesontohow

dangerousgunscanbewhendrinkinglead