Unit1

KeytoExercises

PartIPre-ReadingTask

Scriptfortherecording:

Waysoflearningisthetopicofthisunit.Itisalsothetopic

ofthesongyouareabouttolistento,calledTeachYour

ChildrensungbyCrosby,StillsandNash.

TeachYourChildren

Crosby,StillsandNash

You,whoareontheroad,

Mustnaveacodethatyoucanliveby.

Andso,becomeyourselr,

Becausethepastisjustagoodbye.

Teachyourchildrenwell,

Theirlather'shelldidslowlygoby.

Andreedthemonyourdreams,

Theonetheypicks,theoneyou'llmowby.

Don'tyoueverashthemwhy,irtheytoldyou,youwillcry,

Sojustlookatthemandsighandknowtheyloveyou.

AppendixI-93-

Andyou,oitenderyears,

Can'tknowtherearsthatyoureldersgrewby.

Anasopleasehelpthemwithyouryoutb,

Theyseekthetruthbeforetbeycandie.

Teacbyourparentswell,

Tbeirchildren'sbellwillslowlygoby.

Andreedthemonyourdreams,

Tbeonetbeypicks,tbeoneyou'llknowby.

Dontyoueveraskthemwhy,irtbeytoldyou,youwillcry,

Sojustlookatthemandsighandknowtbeyloveyou.

Thefirstpartofdiesongisabouthowparentscaninspire

theirchildrenthroughsharingwiththemtheirdreams,their

hopesforabetterlife.Itstartswithadviceonhowyou

needasetofrules,"acodediatyoucanliveby/'toguide

youontheroadoflife.Onlythenwillyoubeabletofully

realiseallthatiswithinyouand"becomeyourself."

Therefore,parentsneedtoteachtheirchildrenwell.

Andchildren—"youoftenderyears"—alsohave

somethingtoteachtheirparents,forlearningisnota

one-waystreet.Childrenshouldsharetheirowndreams

withtheirparentssothatyoungandoldcangetto

understandeachotiierbetter.

Thatsaid,oneshouldnotgotoofar.Forsomethingsare

perhapsbetterleftunsaidbetweenparentsandchildren.

"Don'tyoueveraskthemwhy,iftheytoldyou,youwill

cry."Atsuchmomentsallthatthereislefttodoistolookat

oneanotherandsigh,happyineachotiier'slove.

PartIITextATextOrganization

1.1)Thetextbeginswithananecdote/incident.

2)Histhoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachesto

learninginChinaandtheWest.

3)Hewindsupthetextwithasuggestionindieformofa

question.

PointsforChineseAmericans

Comparison/Contrast

1)waystolearntoshowachildhowteachchildren

accomplishatasktodosomethingzthattheyshould

orteachbyrelyon

holdinghishandthemselvesfor

solutionsto

problems

2)attitudestogivegreaterputmore

creativityandskillsprioritytode-emphasisonfos-

velopingskillsatteringcreativity

anearlyage,inyoungchildren,

believingthinkingskillscan

creativitycanbebepickeduplater

promotedover

time

1.Vocabulary

1)insert2)onoccasion

3)investigate4)Inretrospect

5)initial6)phenomena

7)attached8)makeupfor

9)isawaiting10)not...intheleast

11)promote12)emerged

2.Rewriteeachsentence

1)Thereisastrikingcontrastbetweenthestandardof

livinginthenorthofthecountryandthesouth.

2)Naturalfiberissaidtobesuperiortosyntheticfiber.

3)Thecity'simportanceasafinancialcenterhasevolved

slowly.

4)Hisnationalityisnotrelevanttowhetherheisagood

lawyer.

5)Thepoemsbyalittle-knownsixteenth-centuryItalian

poethavefoundtheirwayintosomeEnglishmagazines.

3.1)Chineseisn'tasubjectthatcanbepickedUDina

month.Youcan'taccomplishyourgoalofmasteringthe

languageunlessyouworkatitforyears.Well,itsoundsas

ifI'mexaggeratingthedifficulties,butthefactisI'monly

tellingthetruth.

2)Theprincipalissomewhatdisappointedwiththe

Derformarceofthechildren.Fromwhatshehasgathered,

someoftheteachingstaffhoveneglectedtheirpupils.She

hasjustannouncedthatstrictworkregulationshavebeen

madeandthattheyADDIVtobothChineseandoverseas

teachers.

3)Theteacher-directedandthechiId-directedapproaches

toteachingartrepresenttwoextremesofopinion.Too

manyteacher-directedactivitiescannotbeexpectedto

effectivelyassistchildreninlearningbecauseoftherigid

structure.Ontheotherhand,toomanychiId-direeled

activitiesmayseeacurriculumthatistotallyunstructured

andoutofcontrol.Therearevalidreasonstobelievea

teacher-guidedapproachwouldbeasuperiorwaytoguide

children'sdevelopment.Thisapproachcombinessome

formofstructurewiththechildleadingthedirection.

II.ConfusableWords

1.

1)continual3)continual

2

1)principal3)principle5)principal

2)continuous4)continuous

2)principal

4)principles

III.Usage

1.themselves2.himself/herself

3.herself/byherself/onherown4.itself

5.ourselves6,yourself/byyourself/onyourown

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

(A)

1.contrast2.exaggerating

3.priority4.ontheotherhand

5.promoting6,pickup

7.assist8.accomplish

9.onoccasion10.neglecting

11.worthwhile12.superior

⑻

1.end2.perform

3.facing4,competent

5.equipped6,designed

7.approach8.rest

9.definitely10.quality

II.Translation

i.

1)Ittakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakea

departurefromthetradition.

2)Tomusedtobeveryshy,butthistimehewasbold

enoughtogiveaperformanceinfrontofalargeaudience.

3)Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreative

spiritinthechildatanearlyage.

4)Assuming(that)thispaintingreallyisamasterpiece,do

youthinkit'sworthwhiletobuy/purchaseit?

5)Ifthedataisstatisticallyvalid,itwillthrowlightonthe

problemweareinvestigating.

2.passagetranslation

ToimproveourEnglish,itiscriticaltodomorereading,

writing,listeningandspeaking.Besides,learningbyheart

asmanywell-writtenessaysaspossibleisalsovery

important.WithoutanenormousstoreofgoodEnglish

writinginyourheadyoucannotexpressyourselffreelyin

English.Itisalsohelpfultosummarizeourexperienceas

wegoalong,forinsodoing,wecanfigureoutwhichway

oflearningismoreeffectiveandwillproducethemost

desirableresult.Aslongaswekeepworkinghardonit,

wewillinduecourseaccomplishthetaskofmastering

English.

Unit2

TextA

ALifeFullofRiches

I.Vocabulary

1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrases...

1)abrupt2)emotional3)bless4)wearandtear

5)dated6)consequences7)seemingly8)incontrastto

9)Curiosity10)genuine11)primarily12)sentiments

2.Rewriteeachsentence...

1)confrontedwithmorethanoneproblem,trytosolvethe

easiestonefirst

2)vitaltotheexistenceofallformsoflife

3)someconfusionamongthestudentsaboutwhattodo

afterclasstofollowuponthesubject

4)nothingmorethanajobandanapartmenttobehappy

5)tickledhimtothinkthatshe'dcometoaskhisadvice

3.Completethesentences

1)alingering,fabricating,sentiments

2)fillout,everyitem,vital,consequences

3)bedenied,tangible,cherish,attain

ILWordswithMultipleMeanings

1.Itisalongtripandwilltakeusfivehoursbybus.

2.Shearrivedearlyandtookafrontrowseat.

3.Don'ttakemeforafool.

4.Ittakesalotofimaginationtofabricatesuchastory.

5.Myunclewilltakeme(aloneonhistrip)totheArcticthis

summer.

6.HetookthedinnerplateIpassedtohim.

7.Kevintooksecondprizeintheweight-liftingcompetition.

8.Ifyoudon'ttakemyadvice,youwillregretit.

III.Usage

1.hanging2.togive3.toreturn4.beingpraised

5.nothaving6.tosay7.toopen8,beinghelped

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

1.Text-related

1)well-off/affluent2)dated3)fallinginto4)bracket5)

deny6)tangible

7)pursuit8)cherishes9)outofplace10)abrupt11)focus

12)donations

2.Theme-related

1)consume2)fueled3)annual4)plain5)physically

6)security7)indicates8)equally9)traditional10)follows

ILTranslation

1.TranslatetheSentences

1)Thecompanydeniedthatitsdonationshada

commercialpurpose.

2)Wheneverhewasangry,hewouldbegintostammer

slightly.

3)Educationisthemostcherishedtraditioninourfamily.

That'swhymyparentsnevertookmetodinnerat

expensiverestaurants,butsentmetothebestprivate

school.

4)Shortlyafterherecoveredfromthesurgery,helosthis

jobandthushadtogothroughanotherdifficultphaseof

hislife.

5)Incontrasttoouraffluentneighbors,myparentsare

ratherpoor,buttheyhavealwaystriedhardtomeetour

minimalneeds.

2.Translatethepassage

Withmoreandmoredonationscomingin,ouruniversity

willbemuchbetterofffinanciallynextyear.Wewillthusbe

abletofocusonthemostimportanttaskthatwe,educators,

musttakeon:toencouragestudentstoattaintheir

scholarly/academicgoals,totrainthemtobedependable

andresponsibleindividuals,topreparethemforthelife

ahead,andtoguidethemintheirpursuitofspiritualaswell

asmaterialsatisfaction.

U3Unit3TheGenerationGap

TextAFatherKnowsBetter

I.Vocabulary

1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrases...

1)typical2)dumb3)junior4)glorious5)welfare6)came

over7)interference

8)fading9)narroweddown10)frank11)schemes12)at

anyrate

2.Rewriteeachsentence...

1)consistsoffivegeneralsandfourpoliceofficers.

2)willbeinalocationoverlookingthelake.

3)washumiliatedbyhercommentsaboutmyfamily

backgroundinfrontofsomanypeople.

4)haveanyproofthatitwasHenrywhostolethe

computer?

5)wasexhaustedafterthelongcycleride.

3.Completethesentences

1)hysterical,washandeddownby,shouldhaveknown

betterthan

2)twisted,overandover,talentedson,

3)patience,nottokeephiminsuspense,

assured...repeatedly

II.Collocation

1.adequate2.anxious3.certain4.content

5.crazy6.likely7.fortunate8.keen

III.Usage

1.beadmitted2.live3.bepostponed

4.buy5,bebanned6.be

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

1.Text-related

1)typical2)welfare3)constant4)frank5)talent6)dumb

7)knowbetterthanthat

8)repeatedly9)dread10)interferencell)bet12)assure

2.Theme-related

1.despite2,really3.same4,contact5.admitted6.

attempt7.not

8.tend9.different10.manner

ILTranslation

1.TranslatetheSentences

1)HavescientistsfoundproofofwateronMars?

2)Theplanningcommitteehasnarroweddownthe

possiblelocationsforthenuclearpowerplanttotwo

coastaltowns.

3)Samnotonlylosthisjobbutalsobothlegs;hehadto

liveonwelfarefortherestofhislife.

4)Ajuryconsistingof12membersvotedinunisonthat

Marywasguilty.

5)Seanfelthumiliatedtohearhistalentbeingquestioned.

2.Translatethepassage

George,thesonofMr.Johnson,likedlisteningtoheavy

metalmusicintheevenings,whichmadeithardforother

residentsinthecommunitytofallasleep.Eventuallythe

exhaustedneighborslosttheirpatienceanddecidedon

directinterference.TheycalledMr.Johnsontotellhimina

frankmannerwhattheywerethinking.Mr.Johnson

assuredthemthathewouldcertainlysettletheissue.As

soonasheputdownthephonehescoldedhisson,''What

hascomeoveryou?Youshouldknowbetterthantodisturb

othersforyourownamusement/'IntheendGeorgetraded

hisCDsforcomputergamessoftwarefromhisclassmates.

Unit4

TextAAVirtualLife

LVocabulary

1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrases...

1)conversely2)butthen3)symptom4)spitting5)abusing

6)tone7)took(her)in8)editing9)havearranged10)in

sight

11)stretched12)data

2.Rewriteeachsentence...

1)smokingcigarettesjarsonme.

2)findthemselvesgettingsuckedin

3)hasarrangedforatechnicianfromthecomputerstoreto

checkandrepairit.

4)fledtheircountrytoavoidmilitaryservice/fledtoother

countriestoavoidmilitaryservice.

5)restorepeople'sconfidenceinit.

3.Completethesentences

1)thevirtual/online/via

2)nightmare/routine/anyappointment/arrangefor

3)cue/remarks/histune

II.Collocation

1.Wecamehereallthewayonfoot.

2.Privatecarsarenotallowedoncampus.

3.TheyareonvacationinFlorida.

4.Maryhasbeentalkingtoherfriendonthephoneforan

hour.

5.Don'tworry,Lucyisalwaysontime.

6.Industrialdemandonfuelisontherise.

III.Usage

I.hard2.difficult

3.impossible4.tough

5.hard6.easy

ComprehensiveExercises

LCloze

1.Text-related

1)Internet2)click

3)virtual4)routines

5)arrange6)nightmare

7)annoying8)connection

9)crawls10)takein

11)spit12)data

13)suckedinto14)Attimes

15)flee16)online

2.Theme-related

1)companion2)deliver

3)access4)enables

5)customers6)delights

7)provides8)small

9)remote10)information

ILTranslation

1.TranslatetheSentences

1)Researchshowsthatlaughtercanbringalotofhealth

benefits.

2)AslowInternetconnectionspeedisreallyannoying.

3)Asthelawstands,helpingsomeonecommitsuicideisa

crime.

4)Inherreport,Marytriestointerpretthedatafroma

completelydifferentangle.

5)Sueisagirlofgreattalent.Heramazingmemorysets

herapartfromherclassmates.

2.Translatethepassage

Perhapsyouenvymeforbeingabletoworkfromhomeon

thecomputer.IagreethattheInternethasmademyjoba

loteasier.Icanwrite,submitandeditarticlesviaemail,

chatwithmycolleaguesonlineanddiscussworkwithmy

boss.Withaclickofthemouse,IcangetallthedataIneed

andkeepupwiththelatestnews.Butthen,communicating

throughtheNetcanbefrustratingattimes.Thesystem

maycrash.Worsestill,withouttheemotionalcuesof

face-to-facecommunication,thetypedwordssometimes

seemdifficulttointerpret.

Unit6Women,Halfthesky

TextAAWomanCanLearnAnythingaManCan

I.Vocabulary

1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrases...

1)cultural/culture2)indication3)miniature4)ironic5)

stumbledinto6)decent

7)buzzing8)abnormal9)mechanical10)shuddering11)

implied12)leap

2.Rewriteeachsentence...

1)ConvertRMBintoUSdollarsintheforeignexchange

office

2)Didn'tknowthefirstthingaboutcookingasshelooked

puzzledastohowtocookricewiththericecooker

3)Theirfaultyequipmenttheteamhadaccomplishedsome

veryusefulwork.

4)AllowingmetoworkflexiblehoursaslongasIwork

eighthoursaday

5)Couldn'thelpthinkingthebookmustbequite

fascinating.

3.Completethesentences

1)willnotpanic/feelpanic,willbeatadisadvantage

2)hybrid,transmission

3)carve,oneindication,todistinguish

ILCollocation

1.also2,aswell/too3,too4.too

5.aswell/too6.too7also8.also

III.Usage

1.Tvehadenough2.whenIwasoldenoughtoworkand

earnmoney

3.can'tgetenoughsleepatnight4,hadsofarcollected

enoughofthem

5.havestrongenougharms6.havejustenoughmoneyto

liveon

ComprehensiveExercises

LCloze

1.Text-related

1)stumbledinto2)notknowthefirstthingabout3)

mechanical4)whenitcomesto

5)hybrid6)grittedherteeth7)premise8)ata

disadvantage9)panic

10)culturalInflexible12)imply

2.Theme-related

1.chair2.force3.secrets4.painstaking5.recognized6.

steered7,essentially

8.obsevation9.women10.tutor11.inspired12.unless

ILTranslation

1.TranslatetheSentences

1)Heisamanoffewwords,butitcomestoplaying

computergames,heistoocleverforhisclassmates.

2)Childrenwhodon'tknowanybettermaythinkthese

animalsareprettycuteandstartplayingwiththem.

3)Thereisnowaytoobtainaloan,soastobuythenew

equipment,IIIjusthavetogritmyteethandsellmyhybrid

car.

4)Thehunterwouldnothavefiredtheshotsifhehadnot

seenaherdofelephantscomingtowardshiscampsite.

5)IfinditironicthatTomhasaselectivememory---he

doesnotseemtorememberpainfulexperiencesinthepast,

particularthoseofhisowndoing.

2.Translatethepassage:

NancyHopkinsisabiologyprofessoratMIT.Shecraves

knowledgeandworkshard.However,asascientist,she

couldnothelpnoticingallkindsofindicationsofgender

inequalityoncampus.Menandwomenprofessorsdidthe

samework,butwhenitcametopromotionthe

administratorswereratherselective.Itisironicthatafter

somuchculturalprogress,womenwerestillata

disadvantageininstitutionsofhighereducation.Whenher

requestformorelabspacewasrefused,sheknewshehad

tofight.Soshegrittedherteethandcomplainedtothe

President.ThefightendedinvictoryandNancywas

convertedintoagender-equityadvocate.

Unit7LearningaboutEnglish

TextATheGloriousMessinessofEnglish

I.Vocabulary

1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrases...

1)Strictlyspeaking2)drifted3)resembles4)invaded

5)isconquered6)fascinating7)snack8)putintopractice

9)source10)climate11)surrendered12)werearoused

2.Rewriteeachsentence...

1)anabsolutenecessityratherthanaluxury

2)isavaluableadditiontothefootballteam.

3)willgetoutofcontrol,ifthefiremendonotarrivewithin

tenminutest

4)alternativebuttogoviaVancouvertogettoSeattle.

5)declaredallbeefimportswillbebannedforthenextsix

monthsasanemergencemeasuretostopthespreadof

madcowdisease

3.Completethesentences

1)systematic,haveinvented,toaveryrealextent,

mysteries

2)toestablish,tobemodified/modifying

3)tolerancetowards,strikeout,enrich

ILSynonyms

1.wish,wish,want,want/wish

2.skin,hide/skin,hide,skin

3.ra