Unit1GrowingUp

PartIILanguageFocus

Vocabulary

I.

1.

1.respectable2.agony3.put...down4.sequence5.hold

back6.distribute7.offandon8.vivid9.associate

lO.finally11.turnin12.tackle

2.

1.hasbeenassignedtothenewspaper'sParisoffice.

2.wassoextraordinarythatIdidn'tknowwhethertobelievehimor

not.

3.aclearimageofhowshewouldlookintwentyyears'time.

4.gavethecommandthesoldiersopenedfire.

5.buyingbikeswellkeepturningthemout.

3.

1.reputation,rigid,toinspire

2.andtedious,What'smore,outofdateideas

3.compose,career,avoidshowing,hardlyholdback

II.

1.composed2.severe3.agony4.extraordinary5.recall

6.command7.wasviolating8.anticipate

III.

1.at2.for3.of4.with5.as6.about7.to8.in,in9.from

10.on/upon

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

1.

I.holdback2.tedious3.scanned4.recall5.vivid6.offand

on7,turnout/in8.career

2.

1.last2.surprise3.pulled4.blowing5.dressed6.scene

7.extraordinary8.image9.turn10.excitement

II.Translation

1.

1.Asitwasaformaldinnerparty,Iworeformaldress,asMother

toldmeto.

2.Hisgirlfriendadvisedhimtogetoutof/getridofhisbadhabitof

smokingbeforeittookhold.

3.Anticipatingthatthedemandforelectricitywillbehighduringthe

nextfewmonths,theyhavedecidedtoincreaseitsproduction.

4.ItissaidthatBillhasbeenfiredforcontinuallyviolatingthe

company'ssafetyrules./Billissaidtohavebeenfiredfor

continuallyviolatingthecompany'ssafetyrules.

5.Itisreportedthatthegovernmenthastakenpropermeasuresto

avoidthepossibilityofaseverewatershortage./Thelocal

governmentisreportedtohavetakenpropermeasurestoavoid

thepossibilityofaseverewatershortage.

2.

Susanlostherlegsbecauseof/inacaraccident.Foratime,

shedidn'tknowhowtofaceuptothefactthatshewouldnever(be

ableto)walkagain.

Oneday,whilescanning(through)somemagazines,atrue

storycaughthereye/shewasattractedbyatruestory.Itgavea

vividdescriptionofhowadisabledgirlbecameawriter.Greatly

inspired,Susanbegantofeelthatshe,too,wouldfinallybebaleto

leadausefullife.

Unit2

I.Vocabulary

1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrasesgiveninthebox.

1)absolutely2)available3)everynowandthen4)are

urging/urged5)destination6)mostly7)hangsout8)right

away9)reunion10)orsomething11)estimate

12)goingahead

2.Rewriting

1)Itseemedthathisfailureintheexaminationwasstillonhismind.

2)Hewascompletelychokedupbythesightofhisteamlosingin

thefinalminutesofthegame.

3)Shewassolostinstudythatsheforgottohavedinner.

4)SomethinghascomeupandIamafraidIwon'tbeableto

accomplishtheprojectontime.

5)Thecostofequippingthenewhospitalwasestimatedat$2

million.

3.Completethesentences.

1)werepostponedtheawfulisestimated

2)referencenotavailableankindof

3)notmuchofateacherskipsgoahead

II.Collocation

1.to2.for3.at4.from5.in6.toon7.on8,with

III.Usage

1.moreorless2.kindof/sortof3.something4.kindof/sortof

5.moreorless6.orsomething/.Comprehensiveexercises

I.Cloze

1.text-related

1.chokedup2.awful3.practically4.neighborhood

5.correspondence6.available/.destination8.reunion

9.Mostly10.postponing11.absolutely

2.Theme-related

l.how2.savings3.embarrassment4.phone5.interrupted

6.touch7.envelop8.signed9.message10.needed

II.Translation

1.Translatethesentences.

1)Halfanhourhadgoneby,butthelastbushadn'tcomeyet.We

hadtowalkhome.

2)MaryseemstobeveryworriedabouttheChineseexam

becauseshehasn'tlearnedthetextsbyheart.

3)Sincethebasketballmatchhasbeenpostponed,wemightas

wellvisitthemuseum.

4)HestayedinAustraliawithhisparentsallthewaythroughWWII.

5)SinceIgraduatedfromNanjingUniversityin1985,Ihavekindof

losttouchwithmyclassmates.

2.Translatethepassage.

Itisnoteasytokeepintouchwithfriendsfaraway.Thisistrue

inmycase.

IthasbeenacoupleofyearssinceIleftmyoldneighborhood

andallthefriendsthere.Ihavebeenmeaningtowritetothembut

thingscomeupandIjustdon'tseemtofindthetime.Theyare

alwaysonmymind,however,andIthinkIwillcertainlymakean

efforttokeepupcorrespondencewiththeminthefuture.

Unit3

IVocabulary

1

1)brief2)intermsof3)cutoff4)tend

5)anyway6)precise7)intheformof8)initiative

9)convey10)intwominds11)concept12)grasp

2

1)hasensuredtheirteamaplaceintheCupfinal.

2)medicalworkers'responsibilitytohealthewoundedandrescue

thedying.

3)entertainaswellaseducatethelearner.

4)candowithoutairandwater.

5)islikelytobeheldinJune.

3

1)liesincontactbetween

2)basisofislikelysufficientatthemoment

3)thesteadywillbehighly

IIWordFormation

1regained2undecided3undersupplied4disabled

5precondition6foresight7mispronounced8enrich

IIIAntonyms

1)majority2)accpeted3)increased4)weaknesses

5)local6)late7)wrong8)false

Comprehensiveexercises

IClose

1.Text-related

1)highly2)bringabout3)evident4)rate5)sufficient

6)putacross7)proportion8)Hence9)ensure

2.Theme-related

1)understand2)travel3)practical4)use

5)Another

6)likely7)affect8)developments9)supply10)

Someday

IITranslation

1)Asispredictedbyscientists,globalpollutionhasbecomeoneof

themostseriousproblemshumansarefacedwith.

2)Competitionforthesejobsisverytough-wehavefivetimesas

manyapplicantsthisyearaswedidlastyear/therearefivetimes

asmanyapplicantsthisyearastherewerelastyear.

3)Asthefactsshow,educationalprogramsneedtofitintothe

nationalplanforeconomicaldevelopment.

4)Thecarburnstoomuchgas,andmoreover,thepriceisalmost

twiceasmuchasIintendtopay.

5)Tounderstandagreatinternationalevent,we,firstofall,need

toconsiderthehistoricalandpoliticalbackgroundtoit.

2Itishardtoimaginehowourforefatherscoulddowithoutso

manyconveniencesthatmoderntechnologyhasbroughtabout.

Backthenonlyasmallproportionofthepopulationenjoyedthe

comfortsoflife.Themajoritydidn'tevenhavesufficientfood,not

tospeakof/letalonetheprivilegeofbeingeducated.However,

manypeopleblamemoderntechnologyforcreatingsomany

problems.Theywanttoslowdowntherateofprogress.Butno

onecanputtheclockback.

Unit4

Vocabulary

1)wreck2)balance3)approaching4)handle

5)discard6)Aboveall7)diet8)dowith

9)checkedon10)cleanedup11)weekly12)principles

2.

1)tolookforsurvivorswereabandonedafterithadbeen/was

determinedthatallthepeopleinthesunkenshiphaddied.

2)wasamazedthatBobleftawell-paidjobtravelaroundtheworld.

3)foraloanhasbeenturneddownbymanyabankasher

businessissmallandshecouldprovidenoguarantee.

4)expressherthoughtswithprecision,sopeopleoften

misunderstandher.

5)willweakenourdeterminationtomodernizeourcountryinthe

shortestpossibletime.

3.

1)forsalehuntingforbeamazedby

2)becomeskilledhandletheirloans

3)characterbycallingonhepassedaway

IIConfusablewords

1.1)personal2)personnel

2.1)sometime2)Sometimes3)sometime4)sometime

IIIEuphemism

dehcgabf

ComprehensiveExercises

IClose

1.Text-related

1)sponsored2)determination3)turnedaway4)assumed5)

capacity

6)skilled7)loan8)character9)hunting10)forsale11)

sendfor

2.Theme-related

1)save2)recent3)modest4)grow5)dream

6)immigrants7)business8)engineering9)invest10)rich

IIITranslation

1)ItisreportedthatUNmediatorshaveworkedoutaplanwhich

theyhopewillbeacceptabletobothsides.

2)Doriswalkedintheforestcautiously,afraidofbeingattackedby

giantsnakes.

3)Earthquakes,typhoonsandothernaturaldisaterscannotbe

prevented,butactioncanbetakentoprotectlifeandproperty.

4)Iboughtanewissueofmyfavoritesportsmagazineandhurried

home,anxioustoamusemyselfreadingit.

5)Helenlacksconfidence.I'veneverknownanyonesounsureof

herself.

2.

Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Tonydecidedtostarthisown

business.Atthebeginning,manyabankturneddownhisrequest

foraloan.Buthewasnotabitdiscouraged,andcontinuedtocall

ononebankerafteranotherseekinghelp.Impressedbyhis

determinationandoptimism,onebankerfinallyagreedtoloanhim

themoney.Nowhehasbecomeawealthybusinessman.Talking

abouthisamazingachievement,Tonysaysthatitisimportantto

createratherthanwaitforopportunities.

Unit5

Vocabulary

1.1

1)monthly2)acquaintances3)classic4)look;intheeye

5)manufactured6)options7)finance8)replacement9)

survived10)pickout11)married12)grabbedat

2.

1)survivedacarcrashthatkilledbothherparents.

2)almostembarrassedtodeathwhenSarahreadmypoemoutto

thewholeclass.

3)oftheChildren'sHospitalwillcarefortheseriouslyinjuredpupils.

4)severalphonecallsmakinginquiriesaboutthepositionofthe

ChiefFinancialOfficer.

5)straightenoutallyourfinancialproblemsifyoujoinourclub.

3.

1)inquiry;diedofhunger;peoplesurvied2)Instantly;giveuphis;

retire;replacehim;executive3)hisbeloved;oddjobs;andallthat

IIWordFormation

1.embarrassment2.survivors3.newly4.marketable5.monthly6.

competition7.conceivable8.respectable

III.Usage

1.thepoor2.Thedeceased/Thedead3.thedisabled4.the

French5.Theaccused6.theyoung7.theunemployed8.the

latter...theformer...

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

1.Text-related

1)diedof2)instantly3)classic4)askaround5)surviving6)retire

7)executive8)replacement9)stock10)look...intheeye

2.Theme-related

1)impressed2)diligence3)Instead4)Contrary5)professionally6)

perform7)personal8)balance9)commitment10)revealed

II.Translation

1.

1)I'mnotsurewhereyoucanfindagoodcarpenter-you'dbetter

askaround.

2)Feelingalittleembarrassed,hequicklyclearedhisthroatand

lookedupatthepaintingonthewall.

3)Michaelwassurvivedbythreesons,twodaughters,andhiswife

Elizabeth.

4)Asafinancialexpert,Williamadvisedustoinvestourmoneyin

thestockmarket.

5)Wesmallretailerscan'tcompetewithsupermarketsinpricing

andsales.

2.

Mydadisahard-workingexecutiveofamanufacturingfirm.

Heworkssixdaysaweek.Everydayhehastostraightenout

variouskindsofproblemssothatheoftenstaysuplate/nights.

However,hetrieshisbesttobalance/maintainbalancebetween

workandfamily.OnSundaysmydadusuallystaysathomeand

caresforusasmuchashecan.Tomygreatestjoy,hecooksour

favoritedishedandplaysballwithus.

Unit6Homework

Vocabulary

I

1.

1.Fertile2.Reflected3.Overseas4.Slim5.Split6.Sustained

7.Glow8.Thrust9.Keen10.Bud11.Previous12.Whichever

2.

1)Thesicklysmellofcarpetsandfurnitureinthebedroomdisgusts

me.

2)MarystoppedcorrespondingwithHenryafterthedeathofher

mother.

3)Aradiotransmitterisbestlocatedatanisolatedplacefarfrom

cities.

4)IwassoabsorbedinthegameonTVthatIdidn'thearMartin

comein.

5)Theroughsurfaceofthebasketballhelpsplayersgriptheball.

3.

1)tobroaden;maketheirway

2)disgusts;takeachanceon

3)thegrand;andoverseas;reflected

II

1.1)frightened2)afraid/frightened

2.1)alike/similar2)similar

3.1)alive2)living

4.1)sleeping2)asleep

III

1.1)disappointed2)disappointment3)disappointing4)

disappoint

5)disappointingly6)disappointing

2.1)attractive2)attract3)attraction4)attractively5)

unattractively6)unattractive

ComprehensionExercises

ICIoze

1.Text-related

1)Identifying2)gripped3)margins^corresponding5)

overseas6)little7)hesitate8)grateful9)mademyway

10)goingmyway

2.Theme-related

1)first2)ring3)Nor4)another5)threw6)deliberately7)

reasoned8)himself9)restaurant10)matter

IITranslation

1.

1)BeforeIwentofftouniversity,mygrandfathergavemeafew

wordsofwisdomwhichimpressedmedeeply.

2)NevertellmyparentsaboutmyinjuriesandI'llbeverygrateful

toyou(forit).

3)Atthemeetingsomeofourcolleaguesputforwardsensible

suggestionsaboutimprovingourworkingenvironment.

4)Themanagementhas/haveagreedtogranttheworkersa10%

payriseinresponsetounionpressure.

5)Itwasverythoughtfulofthehostesstogivethehousea

thoroughcleaningbeforewearrived.

2.Notrichhimself,UncleLineverhesitatestohelpothers.

Previousto/Beforehisretirement,throughProjectHopehe

locatedtheaddressesoftwocountrykidswhogrewupinpoor

familiesbuthadakeendesiretostudy.Fromthenonhesent

themmoneyregularly.Laterthetwomadetheirwaytocollege,

andevengotachancetostudyoverseas.

Unit7

ContentQuestions

PairWork

1.Hethinksanimalswillprobablydotheirbestthinkingwhenit

servestheirownpurposes,notwhenscientistsaskthemto.

2.Becausehebelievestheymayencounteranimalintelligencein

theirdailylife.

3.Heregardsthemasanewwindowonanimalintelligence.

4.Shewantedtogetmorepineapple.

5.Heexpandedthemoneysupplybybreadingchipsintwo.

6.Itshowsheiscleverandsly.Heateupthefruitleavingnothing

butstemstosharewithMiles.

7.Theysaythatanimalscooperatewhentheylearnitisintheir

interesttodoso.

8.Theauthorthinksthatwhatbehavioristssayisright,buthe

doesn'tthinktheirexplanationissatisfactoryenough.

9.BecauseOrkywasthemostintelligentanimalshehadworked

with.

10.CorkyisafemalewhalebecausesheisOrky'smateand

deliveredababywhale.

11.Becauseshethoughttheorangemusthaverolledoff

somewhereinaccessible.

12.Towanhidhisorangeunderneathhisfoot.Theactreveals

someanimalsareintelligentenoughtoknowhowtodeceive.

TextOrganization

1.EugeneLindenwantstotellthereaderthatanimalsdohave,at

least,somelimitedintelligence,andthepersonalexperiencesof

thosewhoareinclosecontactwithanimalsaremoreconvincing

evidencethanthatanyexperimentscanprovide.

2.Let'sMakeaDeal:Someanimalsareintelligentenoughtoknow

howtobargainwithpeople.

TaleofaWhale:Animalslikewhalescanassessasituationand

actaccordingly.

PrimateShellGame:Animalscanattempttodeceive.

LanguageSenseEnhancement

1.(1)controversy(2)consciousness(3)explore(4)serves

theirownpurposes(5)encounter(6)lackofit(7)

convinced(8)mentalfeats(9)captivity(10)

humans

LanguageFocus

I.Vocabulary

1.1)go(very)far2)hasexpanded3)intheinterest(s)of4)

onlyto

5)encountered6)hascooperated7)assessed8)(had)

switched

9)horizons10)gaze11)disaster12)wipedout

2.1)...along/longrunningcontroversyoverwhetherthebook

shouldbepublishedornot

2)...feltrelievedafterherfirstmeetingwithTomhadgone

smoothly

3)...suddenlywentwrongwithmycomputerwhenIwasinthe

middleofwritingtheessay

4)...isobviousthatourcompanyisstillmaintainingits

compositionasmarketleaderinsoftware.

5)...giveinuntiltheygiveherapayrise

3.1)haveundertaken,original,toexplore

2)evidenceconvinced,underneath,extendingto

3)tonegotiate,encounter,tofigureout,explore

II.ConfusableWords

1.firstly2.first,first3.Atfirst4.First/Firstly5.first

6.First7.atfirst8.first

III.Usage

1.animalintelligencewhose2.zookeeper

where

3.eyecontactthroughwhat4.moneysupply

ofwhat

5.killerwhalewhatkind6.babywhale

howold

7.familymemberofwhat8.seaturtlewhat

kind/where

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

1.(1)emergency(2)evidence(3)original(4)sizingup(5)

negotiates(6)reveal(7)makeadeal(8)dominant(9)in

theirinterest(s)(10)deceiving(11)controversy(12)

judgment(13)explore

2.(1)protect(2)However(3)type(4)situation(5)sights

(6)together(7)rang(8)associate(9)without(10)

environment

II.Translation

1.1)Alocalbusinessundertooktheprojectbutwentbankrupt

beforeitwascompleted.

2)Let'smakeadeal—youwashmycar,andI'llletyouuseit

tonight.

3)Wegottothevillagewhichwethoughtmusthavebeenwiped

outinthesevereearthquake,onlytofinditslightlydamaged.

4)Mygardenisdryandshady—fewplantsthriveinthat

condition

5)Mysterystillsurroundstheexacttruthbehindthefilmstar's

death/exactcircumstanceofthefilmstar'sdeath.

2.WhenIwasyoungIusedtovisitthezooinmyhometown.There

whatattractedmemostwasacoupleoftigers,especiallythe

male.Theyweredeptinahugeironcageatfirst,butlaterwere

releasedfromitandmovedtoaplacecalledTigerHill.Twenty

yearslaterIrevisitedthezooandwasrelievedtofindTigerHill

wasstillthere,butgreatlyextended.Movingaroundnowwere

sixtigers,oldandyoung,insteadoftwo!

Pairwork

1.Shewasamazedattheauthor'sabilitytodomentalcalculation.

2.Childrencan'tspellcorrectly;theirknowledgeofwordhistory

andgeographyisnon-existent

3.Hedidn'twanttocompetewiththehard-workingAsiansat

U.C.L.A.Hepreferredalessintellectuallychallenginglife.

4.Amodernindustrialstatecannotfunctionwithanidle,ignorant

laborforce.

5.Tousethemediatodramatizeanddrivehomethemessageto

today'steenagers.

6.Heisfedupwiththebookheisforcedtored.

7.Theycan'treadorwrite.Theyplacetheirhopesontheir

children.

8.HeworksasacleanerinafactoryownedbytheJapanese.

9.Becausehehasnoeducation,nousefulskill,andnodiscipline.

10.Americansstopdemandinggoodeducationfoechildren.

Machinesdoallthecomplexworkandthereislittlemanualwork

tobedone.AmericaispoorerthanJapanandEuropean

countries.

11.Hardworkeducation,savinganddisciplinehelpanationrise

fromtheashes.

12.Hefinallycomestorealizetheimportanceofstudy.

Workonyourown

1.

Partoneparas.1-10

Teenagers'idlenessandignorancewillproduceseriouseffects

onallconcernedandsocietyasawhole.

Parttwoparas.11-24

Kevin1990comestorealizeinhisdreamhowgreatlylackof

educationcostshisforebears,himself,hischildrenandthesociety

theylivein,andhowimportantitistostudyhard.

2.

Partone

Teenagers'intellectuallazinessandignorance

Parttwo

Kevin1990,hisforebears(withtheexceptionofhisintellectual

father),andhischildrenleadapoor,miserablelife.

Americaisonthedecline.

Thereisnolawandorderinthecountry.

Americachildrenhavenochancetoreceiveagoodeducation.

BusinessesinAmericaareownedbywealthyEuropeansand

Asians.

Languagesenseenhancement

Indifference(1)

Summedup(2)

Preferred(3)

Financial(4)

Accumulated(5)

Intellectual(6)

Affect(7)

Industrial(8)

Idle(9)

Breakdown(10)

Vocabulary

I

1.

1.industrial2.idle3.isfunctioning4.intellectual5.scared

6.handful7.luxury8.private9.workup10.slice11.miracle

12.wasjammed

2.

1.tobeseriouslyaffectedbytheriseingasprices0

2.isamatteroftotalindifferencet