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Unit 1
Key to Exercises
Text Organization
1. 1) The text begins with an anecdote/incident.
2) His thoughts are mainly about different approaches to learning in China and the West.
3) He winds up the text with a suggestion in die form of a question.
Points for Comparison/Contrast Chinese Americans 1) ways to learn to accomplish a show a child how to do teach children that they task something, or teach by should rely on holding his hand themselves for solutions to problems2) attitudes to creativity and give greater priority to put more emphasis on skills developing skills at an fostering creativity early age, believing in young children, creativity can be thinking skills can be promoted over time picked up later 1. Vocabulary
1) insert
2) on occasion 3) investigate 4) In retrospect 5) initial 6) phenomena 7) attached 8) make up for
9) is awaiting 10) not …in the least 11) promote 12) emerged
2. Rewrite each sentence
1) There is a striking contrast between the standard of living in the north
of the country and the south.
2) Natural fiber is said to be superior to synthetic fiber.
3) The city's importance as a financial center has evolved slowly. 4) His nationality is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.
5) The poems by a little-known sixteenth-century Italian poet have found their way into some English magazines.
3. 1) Chinese isn't a subject that can be picked up in a month. You can't
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accomplish your goal of mastering the language unless you work at it for years. Well, it sounds as if I'm exaggerating the difficulties, but the fact is I'm only telling the truth. 2) The principal is somewhat disappointed with the performance of the children. From what she has gathered, some of the teaching staff have neglected their pupils. She has just announced that strict work regulations have been made and that they apply to both Chinese and overseas teachers.
3) The teacher-directed and the child-directed approaches to teaching art represent two extremes of opinion. Too many teacher-directed activities cannot be expected to effectively assist children in learning because of the rigid structure. On the other hand, too many child-directed activities may see a curriculum that is totally unstructured and out of control. There are valid reasons to believe a teacher-guided approach would be a superior way to guide children's development. This approach combines some form of structure with the child leading the direction.
II. Confusable Words 2)
continuous 1.
4) 1)
continuous continual
3)
continual 2
1)
principal 3)
principle 5)
principal
2)
principal 4)
principles
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III. Usage
1. themselves 2. himself/herself
3. herself/by herself/on her own 4. itself
5. ourselves 6. yourself/by yourself/on your own Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze (A)
1. contrast 3. priority 5. promoting 7. assist
9. on occasion 11. worthwhile (B)
1. end 3. facing 5. equipped 7.approach 9. definitely II. Translation 1. sentences
1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.
2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance
2. exaggerating
4. on the other hand 6. pick up 8. accomplish 10. neglecting 12. superior 2. perform 4. competent 6. designed 8. rest 10. quality
in front of a large audience.
3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child
at an early age.
4) Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s
worthwhile to buy/ purchase it?
5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are
investigating.
2. passage translation
To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening
and speaking. Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible
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is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English.
U2
Text A
A Life Full of Riches
I. Vocabulary
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases… 1) abrupt 2) emotional 3) bless 4) wear and tear
5) dated 6) consequences 7) seemingly 8) in contrast to
9) Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily 12) sentiments
2. Rewrite each sentence…
1) confronted with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest one first 2) vital to the existence of all forms of life
3) some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject
4) nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy 5) tickled him to think that she’d come to ask his advice
3. Complete the sentences
1) a lingering, fabricating, sentiments
2) fill out, every item, vital, consequences 3) be denied, tangible, cherish, attain
II. Words with Multiple Meanings
1. It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus. 2. She arrived early and took a front row seat. 3. Don’t take me for a fool.
4. It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.
5. My uncle will take me (alone on his trip) to the Arctic this summer. 6. He took the dinner plate I passed to him.
7. Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition. 8. If you don’t take my advice, you will regret it.
III. Usage
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1. hanging 2. to give 3. to return 4. being praised
5. not having 6. to say 7. to open 8. being helped
Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze
1. Text-related
1) well-off/affluent 2) dated 3) falling into 4) bracket 5) deny 6) tangible
7) pursuit 8) cherishes 9) out of place 10) abrupt 11) focus 12) donations
2. Theme-related
1) consume 2) fueled 3) annual 4) plain 5) physically
6) security 7) indicates 8) equally 9) traditional 10) follows
II. Translation
1. Translate the Sentences
1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose. 2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly. 3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school. 4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life. 5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.
2. Translate the passage
With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.
U3Unit 3 The Generation Gap Text A Father Knows Better
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