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2. 1) approve of 2) slow down 3) taken in 4) sucked into 5) set apart 6) dozed off 7)call forth 8)stretch into 9) keep up with 10)believe in
3. 1)...provided inspiration for many artists and musicians over the decades. 2)...is credited to his powers of imagination
3)...on the foundations of an agricultural revolution
4)...not to make any complaints in the presence of the nurse. 5)...the outbreak of the Second World War. 4. 1) flaw/came to the conclusion/would get nowhere 2) in a row/dozed off/a mess of
3) outbreak of/ has undermined / has strained II. 1)With Christmas only a week away
2) With his physical condition improving day by day 3) With our GDP growing steadily 4) With all the shops closed 5) with her eyes closed
6) With the fog lifting during the night
III. 1) like/as 2) as 3) like 4) like/as 5) as/like 6) as 7)like 8) as
Comprehensive Exercises 1. Cloze
1. 1) caution 2) came to the conclusion that 3)never get anywhere
4)undermining 5) not give/care a fig 6) flaw 7) beyond any doubt 8)foundation 9)remarkable/impressive
10) imagination
2. 1) extent 2)inventions 3)bet 4)manages 5)vision
6)eventually 7)achievement 8)poverty 9) utilized 10)breakthrough II. Translation
1.1) The volunteers sent/assigned by the Red Cross disinfected, with great caution, the drinking water in the village so as to avoid an outbreak of plague.
2)Einstein spent many years trying to unify the theories of electromagnetism and gravity but failed.
3)Professor Wang received/won the Presidential Award for his excellence in stimulating students' creative imagination.
4) As there were some major design flaws, the board of directors didn't approve of the economic stimulus package.
5) Having realized that nobody could help him, Jordan finally came to the conclusion that he had to face reality and take up/meet the challenge by himself.
2. What was remarkable about 2005 was perhaps that the UN declared it \World Year of Physics\the 100th anniversary of Einstein's theory of relativity and the
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50th anniversary of his death. In 1905 Einstein published five highly important essays in the history of science, thus revolutionizing physics. His great achievements can be credited to his impressive powers of imagination, constant questioning, and not giving a fig for authority. It is beyond doubt that Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20th century.
Unit 5 Giving Thanks
Text A Writing Three Thank-You Letters Text Organization l.
Parte Paragraphs Main Ideas
Part One Paras 1-9 On Thanksgiving Day 1943, as a young coastguardsman at sea, the writer came up with the idea of expressing his gratitude to people who had helped him before.
Part Two Paras 10-16 The writer wrote three thank-you letters to his father, the Rev. Nelson and his grandmother.
Part Three Paras 17-23 The writer got three letters in reply.
Part Four Paras 24-26 The writer wishes everyone to find the good and praise it. Correspondents Letters Sent Letters Received
Father Thanks him for teaching the writer from boyhood to love books and reading. Tells the writer how he, as a teacher and a father as well, felt content with his own son.
The Rev. Nelson , Thanks him for his morning school prayers. I
i Tells the writer about his retirement coupled with self-doubt, and the re?assurance brought to him by the writer's letter.
Grandmother Thanks her for teaching the writer how to tell the truth, to share and to be forgiving, and for her good cooking and her sprinkling the writer's life with Stardust. Expresses her loving gratefulness to her grandson. Language sense enhancement 1. decades 2. undergoing
3. had done wrong 4. welcome reassurance 5. appreciated 6. brought back 7. relatives 8. accomplish 9. consume 10. representing Vocabulary
I. 1. 1) sprinkled 2) in turn 3) reversed 4) repay 5) at sea 6) traditional 7) statement 8) longed for 9) in secret 10) unloaded
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11) weep 12) under way
2. 1) stretch out 2) make out 3) hope for 4) turns (it) over 5) put away 6) brings back 7) got to 8) go about
3. 1) As supplies of traditional fuels diminish, people are working to increase the use of solar energy.
2) We accord high priority to meeting the challenges of economic and environmental development in the region.
3) While it is true that children of today are exposed to more information than were children of the past, it does not follow that they automatically become more sophisticated.
4) Since she borrowed those books from the library she has been immersed in British history and culture.
5) Everything changed in a flash on June 1, 2000 when he lost both legs in a serious traffic accident.
4. 1) I'd like to express my sincere thanks to everyone who has been so considerate of my well-
being. My heart is filled with gratitude that words cannot express.
2) After everyone assembled on the playground amid the noise and excitement of the specta?tors, our coach again impressed on us the need to do our best in quest of excellence.
3) Everything I saw in my hometown was marvelous. I could hardly believe that it had undergone such swift changes through cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers and the rest in the past few years. II. Collocation
1, fond of 2. sick of
3. thoughtful of 4. confident of 5. conscious of 6. critical of 7. guilty of 8. ashamed of -III. Usage
1. To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
2. It is cooperation, rather than conflict, that will enable you to achieve your success.
3. Ann made students think for themselves rather than telling them what to think. 4. I think I'll stay at home this evening rather than go / going out.
5. Most people are content to let perfect days happen at random rather than plan / planning for them.
Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze (A)
1) at sea 2) Turning over 3) reverse 4) got to 5) repay 6) gratitude
7) assembled 8)immersed in
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9) unloading 10) swift (B)
1) instead 2) possessions 3) richer 4) breath 5) cherish 6) special 7) specific 8) shining 9) miracles 10) gift II. Translation
1. 1) Grandma took it for granted that food prices would soar, so she bought a lot of rice.
2) I can quote you several instances of her dedication to science.
3) The 1980s saw the start of the swift development of some special economic zones in China.
4) Tension between the two countries stemmed in part from the latest spy affair. 5) Peter has worked in a law firm for many years. You can consider having him as your lawyer to act on your behalf when you need legal help.
2.
Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving, rather than joining his friends in celebration of the holiday, George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world. The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf. George's father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence. He also taught him that nothing in the world could be taken for granted. Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop's famous saying \him to accord the greatest importance to it.
Unit 6 The Human Touch
Text A
Content Questions（P.172）
1. They found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much
in tune that they set up a joint studio.
2. Johnsy would be able to recover from pneumonia if she wanted to live. 3. She wanted to paint the Bay of Naples some day.
4. She could see a bare yard, and an old ivy vine climbing half way up the
brick wall.
5. Because she thought that she would die when the last leaf fell.
6. No. Because in the text the author mentions that Behrman was a failure
in art. For forty years he had been always about to paint a masterpiece, without ever actually starting one.
7. He was upset that Johnsy should have such a silly idea.
8. Because they were afraid that Johnsy would die if the leaves on it were
all gone.
9. She saw the last leaf on the vine.
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10. It rekindled her will to live. And she realized that it was a sin to
want to die.
11. He caught pneumonia because he painted the last leaf on a rainy and cold
night in the yard and was wet through.
12. Yes, he finished his masterpiece eventually. It was his fine painting
of the last leaf, the painting that saved Johnsy.
Text Organization (P.173)
1. (P.173)
1). She made up her mind to die when the last leaf fell. 2). She decided not to give up her life.
3). Behrman, a kind neighbor, who was aware of Johnsy's state of mind, risked
death to paint the last leaf and save her. 4). Because it was so perfect the girls both mistook it for the real thing. 2. (P.173) Scenes Paragraphs Characters Events 1 Paras 1-2 Sue, Johnsy Sue's roommate Johnsy caught pneumonia. 2 Paras 3-8 the doctor, The doctor told Sue that Johnsy Sue 3 4 5 Paras 9-17 Johnsy, Sue needed a strong will to live on. Johnsy decided that she would die when the 1 last ivy leaf fell. Sue told Behrman about Johnsy's fancy. As Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf that wouldn't give in to the will to live returned. Paras Behrman, Sue 18-2.1 Paras 22-33 Sue, Johnsy 6 7 Paras 34-37 the doctor, Sue The doctor told Sue that Johnsy ■ would recover, but Behrman caught pneumonia himself and his case was hopeless. Paras 38-39 Sue, Johnsy Sue told Johnsy that Behrman had performed a kind deed without any thought of self. Language Sense Enhancement (P.174)
I. 1)curling 2) looking the part
3) masterpiece 4) to excess
5) For the rest 6) smelling strongly of 7) fancy 8) light and fragile 9) slight hold upon the world 10) streaming
Language Focus (P.176)
Vocabulary(P.176)
1. 1) masterpieces 2) fragile
3) fancy 4) nonsense 5) cling to 6)endure
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