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Unit 1
Changes in the Way We Live
T
ext A
Content Questions
( P10 )
1.
Write and live on a farm.
2.
Because they
grow nearly all of their fruits and vegetables.
They have enough eggs,
honey and
wood.
They are very close to nature and can
enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Besides, they can go
skiing
and skating in winter.
3.
No.
Sometimes
the good life can get pretty tough.
4.
They were
buried under five feet of snow from December
through March.
5.
When the first spring came, it brought
two floods.
The second
flood refers to the good harvest
in the
growing season.
6.
He decided to quit his job and start to
freelance.
7.
He
has to crawl into black bear dens for
“
Sports
Illustrated
”
, hitch up
dogsled racing teams for
“
Sm
ithsonian
”
magazine, c
8.
heck out the
Lake Champlain
“
monster
”
for
“
Science
Digest
”
, and canoe through
the Boundary
Waters Wilderness area of
Minnesota for
“
Destinations<
/p>
”
.
9.
As for insurance, they have only bought
a poor man
’
s major-medical
policy and the policy on
their two
cars.
10.
They
cut
back
their
expenses
without
appreciably
lowering
their
standard
of
living.
For
example,
they
patronize
local
restaurants
instead
of
more
expensive
places
in
the
city.
They
still
attend the opera and ballet but only a few times a
year.
They eat less meat,
drink cheaper
wine and see fewer
movies.
11.
A
tolerance for solitude and
lots of energy
.
12.
They will
leave with a feeling of sorrow but also
with a sense of pride at what they have been
able to accomplish.
13.
They chose to
live in the country because they want to improve
the quality of their lives.
Y
es,
they have
finally realized their dreams.
T
ext Organization
(
P11 )
Part One
(paragraphs 1
—
3)
The writer views his life
in the country as a self-reliant and satisfying
one.
Part Two
(paragraphs
4
—
7 )
Life in the country is good yet
sometimes very hard.
Part Three
(paragraphs
8
—
11) After quitting his
job, the writer
’
s income was
reduced, but he and
his family were
able to manage to get by.
Part Four
(paragraphs
12
—
15 ) A
tolerance for solitude and a lot of energy have
made it possible
for the family to
enjoy their life in the country
.
Happy Moments and Events
1)
growing nearly
all their fruits and vegetables
2)
canoeing,
picnicking, long bicycle rides, etc.
3)
keeping warm
inside the house in winter
4)
writing
freelance articles
5)
earning enough money while maintaining
a happy family life
Hardships
1)
working hard both in winter and in
summer
2)
harsh
environment and weather condition
3)
anxious
moments after the writer quit his job
4)
cutting back
on daily expenses
5)
solitude
Vocabulary
1.
Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in
the box.
( P15 )
1)
on balance
2) resist
3) haul
4)
wicked
5)
illustrated
6)
budget
7) lowering
8)
boundary
9)
involved
10)economic
11) blasting
12) just about
2.
Now
use
the
verb
in
brackets
to
form
an
appropriate
phrasal
verb
you
have
learned
and
complete the sentence with it.
( P16 )
1)
cut back /
down
2
）
pick up
3
）
get by
4)
get through
5
）
face up to
6
）
turn in
7
）
making up for
8
）
think up
3.
Rewrite
each
sentence
with
the
word
or
phrase
in
brackets,
keeping
the
same
meaning.
（
P17
）
1)
pursued his
mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy.
2)
often generate
misleading thoughts.
3)
attach great importance to combining
theory with practice in our work.
4)
be suspected
of doing everything for money.
5)
before he gets
through life.
4. Complete
the sentences, using the words or phrases in
brackets ( P17 )
1. their indoor
a profit
to invest in
2. device
the
improvement
on a global
scale
3. stacked
temptation
never dined out
Confusable Use
(
P18 )
1.
house
2.
home
3.
home
family
4.
household
1.
doubt
2.
suspected
3.
doubted
4.
suspected
5.
suspect
Word
Formation
( P19 )
1) rise
2) final
3) regular
4)
cash
5) hows
and whys
6) upped
7) yellowed
8) bottled
9) lower
10)
search
Cloze
1. T
ext-related
( P20 )
1) gets
by
2) temptation
3)
get through
4) improvement
5) aside from
6) suspect
7) supplement
8) profit
9) stacking
2. Theme-related
( P21 )
1)
replaced
2)
consider
3) quit
4) world
5) tough
6) fuels
7) provide
8) luxuries
9) balance
10) ideal
Translation
1.
T
ranslate the sentences into English
( P21 )
1)
We have a
problem with the computer system, but I think it
is fairly minor.
2)
My father died when
I was
too young to live on my own.
The people of my hometown
took over responsibility for my
upbringing at that point.
3)
the toys have to meet strict safety
requirements before they can be sold to children.
4)
Radio
and television have supplemented rather
than replaced the
newspaper as carriers
of
new and opinion.
5)
When
it
comes
to
this
magazine,
it
is
a
digest
of
articles
from
many
newspapers
and
magazines around the
world.
2. T
ranslate the passage
into English
( P21 )
A
decade
ago,
Nancy
did
what
so
many
Americans
dream
about.
She
quit
an
executive
position
and
opened
a
household
device store
in
her
neighborhood.
People
like
Nancy
made
the
decision
primarily for the improvement in the quality of
their lives.
But, to run a
business on a small scale is by no means an easy
job.
Without her steady
income,
Nancy had to cut back on her
daily expenses.
Sometimes
she did not even have the money to pay
the premiums for the various kinds of
insurance she needed.
Fortunately, through her own hard work,
she has now got through the most difficult time.
She
is
determined to continue pursuing her vision of a
better life.
T
ext B
1. Choose the best answer
for each of the following.
( P27 )
1
—
6.
a
c
d
b
a
c
Translate into Chinese the
underlined sentences in the essay ( P28 )
1.
什么？
你说那听起来不像你府上的生活？其实，不仅仅是你一个人这么想。事实上，大
多数人可能都跟你一样这么想的。
2.
例如，
《交给比弗吧》一剧中妈妈带着珍珠项链，穿着高跟鞋做家务。爸爸整个周末都穿
着西装
，系着领带。
3.
要是电视网或有线电视没有中意的节目，录像制品商店可以提供好莱坞制作的品质迥异的
节目：新近发行的电影、动画片、
“成人”电影、体育锻炼节目、旅游、体育及
入门指南
录像带。
4.
如今，妈妈在看她的有线电视销
售服务节目的时候，爸爸可能想租一部动作片。而在姐姐
想看《辛普森一家》时，弟弟妹
妹却在玩《让我们炸毁土星》的电子游戏。
Match the definitions in Column B with
the words and phrases in Column A.
( P28 )
1) g
2) f
3) e
4) d
5) b
6) h
7) a
8) c
Fill in the gaps with words
or phrases chosen from the box. ( P29 )
1) roast
2) cable
3) at one time
4) get along
5)
missed out on
6) commute
7) taken over
8)
make sense
9) go with
10) dizzy
11)
gasped
12)
networks
Unit 2
Civil-Rights Heroes
TEXT A
TEXT ORGANIZATION
1.
Part One
Paras 1-5
It is high time to honor
the heroes who helped liberate
sl
aves by forging the
Underground Railroad in the early
civil-rights struggles in America.
Part
Two
Paras
6-23
By citing
examples
the author
praises
the exploits
of
civil-rights
heroes
who helped slaves
travel the Underground Railroad to freedom.
2.
Story 1 (Paras 6-10):
After winning his own
freedom from slavery, John Parker helped
other
slaves to escape north
to Canada to get freedom.
Story
2
(Paras
11-15):
Supported
by a strong
religious
conviction,
the
white
man
Levi
Coffi
n
helped black slaves to escape at huge
risk to himself.
Story
3
(Paras
16-23):
By
traveling
the
Underground
Railroad,
Josiah
Henson
reached
his
destination and became free at
last.
VOCABULARY
I.
1.
1) decades
2) historic
3) imposed
4) religious
5)
slender
6)
web
7) bade
8) site
9) on the side
10) authorized
11) terminal
12) make the best of
2.
1) went
through
2) stood up for
3) laid down
4) take on
5) let (us) down
6)
draw on
7) fall into
8)
pass for
3.
1) The Europeans are
fully
confident that
the Americans will
not be able to justify
their
measures to protect the struggling
American steel industry
.
2) Clinton is, in the eyes
of Joe Klein , staff writer of the New
Y
orker and author of The
Natural, the most talented politician
of his generation and the most
compelling.
3)
There
’
s not much you can do
if people are really intent on destroying
themselves with
drug.
4)
A
different
experience
of
the
world
could
forge
a
completely
different
approach
to
life.
5) It
is our
conviction that cloning of
human beings
is bound
to cause
many ethical
and
social problems in the long run.
4.
1). As for, do not compel, capture of ,
have forged
2) At huge risk, the
mission, shelter
3) who abolished, In
the eyes of, racial
II. W
ords with Multiple
Meaning
1.
I’
ll
tell
you
in
a
minute
how
I
have
attained
the
genuine
sense
of
belonging
in
America, but first let me hear about
your French trip.
2.
Most McDonald
’
s
look almost
the same on
the outside, but actually
there
are about
16 different basic designs.
3.
Loaning money
from the banks is but one of the methods we can
use to get through a
financial crisis.
4.
5.
6.
7.
This second-
hand car has been nothing but trouble:
it
’
s always breaking down.
In your resume you have mentioned
everything but one vital point.
Our
technicians have discovered a simple but effective
solution to the problem.
I
am sorry
, but
I
think
you should
not
have
lingered
on over coffee and
missed the
last bus.
8.
The bankruptcy of the company was not
caused by evil, but by simple
ignorance.
III.
USAGE
1. lonely
2.
friendly
3.
weekly
, monthly
4. lovely
5. cowardly
6. kindly/ saintly
7. lively
8.
motherly
COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISES
I.
CLOZE
1.
1) forged
2)
stand up
3) compelled
4)
convictions
5) mission
6) abolish
7)
intent on
8)
risk
9) In the eyes of
10) threats
2.
1)
assistance
2)
involved
3) estimated
4)
coincidence
5) emerged
6) referred
7) numerous
8)
stationed
9) concern
10) capture
II.
TRANSLATION
1.
Though
greatly
affected
by
the
consequences
of
the
global
financial
crisis,
we
are
still
confident that we can face up to the challenge and
overcome the crisis.
2.
Under
threat
of
constant
sand
storms,
we
were
compelled
to
leave
our
cherished
village and move
to the new settlement.
3.
According to a recent online
survey
, a
lot of consumers
say they
may be
motivated
to consider buying
products shown in TV commercials.
4.
Having spotted
a truck driver dumping
contaminated
waste alongside the river, the
old man reported to the police at once.
5.
Some
scientists
hold to
the
firm conviction
that people
will come to
like genetically
modified crops someday since they can
increase
yields and
help combat
hunger and
disease in the developing world.
2.
Shortly
after
he
achieved
freedom
he
became
a
member
of
an
organization
that
assisted
fugitive
slaves.
He
secretly
returned
to
the
United
States
from
Canada
several
times
to
help
others
to
travel
the
Underground
Railroad
to
freedom.
Once
some
slave
catchers
closed
in
on
the
escaping
slaves
and
Henson
when
they
were
on
the
run.
He
disguised
them
and
successfully
avoided
capture.
In
addition,
later
he
built
a
small
settlement
in
Dresden
in Canada
for escaped slaves, setting
up a chapel and a school
where they could
learn
useful
ways of
making a
living. He held to the
conviction that
slavery would be abolished, all the
slaves would be liberated, and the day was bound
to
come when racial discrimination no
longer existed.
TEXT B
COMPREHENSION CHECK
1.
b c d b b a
TRANSLATION
1.
这一和平的不服从行为在蒙哥马利引发了抗议，
最终使少数民族权利在法
律上发生了变化，开创了美国民权运动的新时代。<
/p>
2.
后来她
解释说，这儿似乎是她结束受人摆布，弄清如果有的话她究竟有何
人权的地方。
3.
但是，蒙哥马
利的黑人团体认为应该团结在她周围组织抗议活动，她是适
合担此重任的公民，因为她是
该市最优秀的公民之一。
4.
他说：
“只有极少人能说自己的行动和行为改变了国家的面貌。
罗莎帕克
斯就是那些人中的一个。
”
LANGUAGE PRACTICE
1. d e f b
g a h c
2.
1)
trial
2) activist
3) equality
4) arrested
5)
transportation
6)
representatives
7) legal
8)
boycotts
9) fame
10) representation
11) ushered in
12) lain in
honor / in state
Unit 3
Security
Text A
Content Questions
1.
No.
2.
No.
3.
It has been
replaced by an era when people employ various
secuirty devices at home.
4.
Small notices announcing that the
premises are under surveillance by this security
force or that
guard company
.
5.
The insurance
company tries to impress the public that it will
ensure your safety by paying for
your
losses.
6.
An
atmosphere of fear and distrust.
7.
Because they
feel threatened and want to keep outsides
away
.
8.
No. They are by now the most
sophisticated of security sites.
9.
It is a way to
hold the terrorists, real and imagined, at bay.
10.
To tell
whether their friend or client is telling lies.
11.
All
is
done
in
the
name
of
“security”.
But
according
to
the
author,
America,
with
all
this
“security”, is perhaps the most
insecure nation in the history of
civilization.
12.
We may have locked the evils out, but
in so doing we have locked ourselves in.
T
ext Organization
1.
Parts
Part One
Paragraphs
Paras 1-3
Main Ideas
In
America,
the
era
of
leaving
the
front
door
on
the
latch
has drawn to a close.
A
new atmosphere of fear and
distrust has crept into every
aspect of
daily
life. As a result, security de
vices, in varied
forms, are put to use.
By
locking our
fears out, we become prisoners of our own
making.
Part Two
Paras 4-15
Part Three
Paras 16-19
2.
1) Doors are not left unlocked either
in cities or in rural areas.
2)
Dead-bolt
locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems
and trip wires are widely in use.
3)
Suburban
families have steel bars built in sliding glass
doors.
4)
Small
notices warning against burglary are commonly seen
pasted on the windows of the most
pleasant of homes.
5)
Access cards
are required of those who work with medium to
large-size companies.
6)
Airport security uses electronic X-ray
equipment to guard against terrorism.
7)
Businessmen
employ new machines linked up to their telephone
to help determine whether the
caller is
telling lies or not.
Suburban
housewives wear rape whistles on their key
chains.
Language
Sense Enhancement
I.
1)
electronic
5)
7)
9)
Language Focus
I.
1. 1) threathens
3) civilize
5) wandered
7) without so much as
9) hook up to
11) chart
Vocabulary
1.
2) by a small
margin
4) closed up
6) paste
8) sideways
10) universal
12) Bathed in
uncommon
2) hooked up to
6)
announcing
3)
suburban
4) built in
survaillance
8)
symbol
featured
10) attached to
2.
1) narrowed down
2) looked
back on
3) cut off
4) fit into
5)
wear (the other) down
6) lies in
7) put up
8)
stand for
3.
1)
A certain gene which is likely to make people
vulnerable to asthma has been found by
researchers at the Department of
Clinical Medicine in Oxford.
2)
A wardrobe
with mirrored doors had to be built in so as to
make their small bedroom look
larger.
3)
The NBC show's
opening shots
feature the space shuttle
Challenger blowing up in January
1986
—
killing all
seven crew.
4)
When the teacher threatened to keep the
pupils in after school they were quieted at once.
5)
Energy
difficulties are a major barrier to the country's
economic growth due to the fact that
imported oil has absorbed 40% of its
foreign exchange / because imported oil has
absorbed
40% of its foreign exchange.
4.
1) Jacob looked back on
his summer holidays spent on the Big Island of
Hawaii with its
beautiful landscape and
tranquil atmosphere as a rare escape from the
madness of urban life.
2)
Learning
in
the
information
era
is
really
convenient
and
efficient.
With
your
computer
hooked up to the internet, you can
easily obtain the electronic resources relevant to
your research.
3) Detectives, who
believe more than one person is behind the
constant attacks in the suburb,
are
using a sophisticated computer system to analyze
specific behavior and situations.
However,
they are also aware
that they shouldn
’
t rely too
much on computer because it may
make
errors at
times..
II.
Collocation
1. away
2.
inside/in
3.
forward/through
5. off
7.
back, down
III.
Usage
4.
back
6.
home
8.
in, out
1.
Internet is
not such an unusual word as it used to be.
2.
Most men do
not look unattractive in them.
3.
Wealthy as she
is, she is not unconcerned by her sudden
unemployment.
4.
This claim is not unrealistic in view
of a sharp decrease in the city's violent crimes.
5.
His poor
health is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of
life.
Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze
1.
1. Statistics
2. rural
3. era
4.
stood for
5. on the latch
7. barriers
9. reflection
6. vulnerable
8. electronic
zed
2.
1. tougher
2. liable
3. shift
4. electric
5.
cautious
7. thieves
9. chances
II.
T
ranslation
1.
1).
The Internet
is changing the way people live, no matter whether
they are in
urban
or
rural
areas.
2).
Medium
-sized
and
small
companies
are
more
vulnerable
to the
threat
of
the
global
economi
c
crisis
than large ones.
3).
With regard to our term papers, the
professor asked us to
analyze
the
chart
of unemployment first,
and then provide critical
reflections
on the
nation
’
s economi
c
development.
4).
It
never
occurred
to
him
that their team would win the basketball
match
by a large margin
.
5).
Looking back
on
my twenty
years
’
teaching in high
school, I attributed my success to patience,
talent, and the constant pursuit of
knowledge.
2.
It is almost
impossible to keep a determined burglar out. All
you can do is discourage him for a
few
minutes, thus exposing him to police patrols or
those wandering around. Common sense tells us
that lighting is a
barrier
to criminal
activity. A light should be fixed in the doorway
and switched on
at night. Make
sure/assure yourself that you
don
’
t leave the door
on the latch
if you happen
to be
the last to come in. If you
decide to buy a
sophiticated
electronic alarm
system
, be sure to ask for
6. sophisticated
8. break
10. signs
its
signs and
put them up
on
both windows and doors. In addition you may have
it
hooked up to
a
police station.
Unit 4 Was
Einstein a Space Alien?
T
ext
A
Content Questions
（
P
.99
）
13.
He worked as
a
“
Technical Expert, Third
Class
”
. He needed the job to
support his
young family.
14.
He published
five of the
most
important papers
in the
history of
science. This
is
because
they
proved
that
atoms
and
molecules
existed,
laid
the
foundation
for
quantum
mechanics,
describe
the
theory
of
special
relativity
,
and
advanced
the
famous equation: E=mc2
15.
He developed
the Theory of Universal Gravitation then.
16.
Because his
ideas were far ahead of other scientists of his
time.
17.
He
meant
that
like
other
scientists
Einstein
was
a
man
of
his
time.
If
he
hadn
’
t
been born,
his 1905 papers
would eventually
have been written
in some
form by
others.
18.
What was remarkable about 1905 is that
year a single person authored five of the
most
improtant
papers
in
science.
Einstein
proposed
in
1905
that
light
is
particulate and for this he won the
Nobel Prize in 1921.
19.
Because
if
you
did
so
you
would
find
yourself
disagreeing
with
phisicist
James
Clerk
Maxwell,
an
Authority
Figure
who
had
proved
that
light
was
an
electomagnetic wave.
20.
He was not at
all concerned about authority
. He hated
being told what was true.
21.
Science
was
dinner-table
conversation
in
the
Einstein
household
when
he
was
young. His interest in
science came naturally.
22.
He credited
his discoveries
to
imagination and endless questioning
more
so that
otthodox intelligence.
23.
He
struggled
to
produce
a
unified
field
theory
,
combinging
gravity
with
other
forces
of nature, but he failed.
24.
He found
Einstein
’
s brain looked much
like any other.
Text
Organization
（
P.100
）
1.
(P.100)
Parts
Part One
Part
Two
Part Three
Paragraphs
Paras. 1-3
Paras. 4-12
Paras. 13-21
Main Ideas
A
young
husband
and
father,
Albert
Einstein
had to work hard to support his family.
Einstein
made
astonishing
achievements
in
physics and thus
revolutionized the field.
Einstein
’
s
discoveries were attributable to
his
imagination,
questioning,
disregard
interest in
science.
for
authority
,
powers
of
concentration,
and
Part Four
2.
(P
.100)
Paras. 22-23
Einstein was
not space alien.
1). He felt all the
pressure and responsibility of any young husband
and father.
2). Galison: If
Einstein
hadn
’
t been born,
his 1905 papers would
have
been written
in
some form by
others.
3). Other physicists like Max
Planck, more senior and experienced than Einstein,
were
closing in on the answer, but he
got there first.
4).
Einstein
himself credited
his discoveries to
imagination and questioning
more so
than orthodox
intelligence.
5). He failed in
producing a unified field theory
.
6). His brain looked much like any
other.
Language Sense
Enhancement (P.101)
I.
1)
concentration
2) lie down
3)
balance
4) engross
himself in
5)
stimulated
6)
more so
7)
curious
8) assessment
9)
credited
10) intelligence
Language Focus (P
.103)
V
ocabulary
1.
(P. 104)
1)
accordingly
2)
loose
3)
concentration
4)
stimulating
5)
fabric
6)
if anything
7)
reality
8)
intuition
9)
trifle
10)
at the turn of the century
11)
mess
12)
undermine
2.
(P. 105)
1)
approve of
2)
slow down
3)
take
in
4)
sucked
into
5)
set
…
apart
6)
dozed off
7)
call forth
8)
stretch into
9)
keep up with
10) believe
3.
(P. 105
—
106)
1)
The
beautiful
Malvern
Hills
have
provided
inspiration
for
many
artistis
and
musicians over the decades.
2) Much of his success is
credited to his power of imagination.
3)
The
industrial revolution
was
firmly built on the
foundations of an agricultural
revolution.
4)
Alexander
was
determined
not
to
make
any
complaints
in
the
presence
of
the
nurse.
5) September 1939 saw the outbreak of
the Second World War.
4.
(P. 106)
1)
At
school
Einstein
thought
about
questions
which
his
teachers
did
not
ask.
They
considered
his
constant
doubting
and
questioning
as
a
character
flaw,
so
much
so
that they came to the
conclusion that he would get nowhere in life.
2)
For
the
third
night
in
a
row,
I
was
awakened
by
the
shrieking
of
car
alarms
at
midnight. Without a
decent
night
’
s
sleep, I dozed off while I was at work
in the
daytime. Consequently
I made a mess of my job.
3)
Economists are examing two reports
capturing the bleak economic picture. One
shows
that
the
outbreak
of
the
world
financial
crisis
has
undermined
consumer
confidence, which
is now
down
in
its
lowest
levels since 1992.
The other shows
that
unemployment
rate
has
risen
by
10%,
which
has
strained
many
families
’
finances.
■
II. Collocation (P. 106-105)
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. Usage (P. 107-108)
1. like/as
5. as/ like
2. as
6. as
3. like
7.
like
4. like/as
8. as
Comprehensive Exercises
I.
Cloze
(P
.
108-109)
(A)
1. caution
3. never get
anywhere
5. not give/care a fig
7. beyond any doubt
9. remarkable/ impressive
(B)
1. extent
3. bet
5. vision
7. achievement
9. utilized
II. Translation
(P. 109-110)
2. came to the conclusion
4. undermining
6. flaw
8. foundation
10.
imagination
2.
inventions
4. manages
6. eventually
8. poverty
10. Breakthrough
1.
(P
. 109)
1.
The
volunteers
sent
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
fro
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 meet the
challenge by himself.
2. (P
.
110)
What was
remarkable
about 2005 was
perhaps that the United Nations declared it
“
The
World
Y
ear
of
Physics
”
.
It
was
the
100
th
anniversary
of
Einstein
’
s
theory
of
relativity and the
50
th
anniversary of his
death. In 1905 Einstein published five highly
important
essays
in
the
history
of
science,
thus
revolutionizing
physics.
His
great
achievement
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
20
th
century
.
Unit 5
Giving Thanks
T
ext A
Content
Questions
25.
He
wrote
them
on
a
ship
on
the
way
to
the
island
of
Tulagi
in
the
South
Pacific
on
Thanksgiving Day, 1943.
26.
Preparing a
traditional Thanksgiving dinner featuring roast
turkey made the writer extremely
busy.
27.
The writer
was thinking about Thanksgiving.
28.
He decided to
write letters to show gratitude to those who had
helped him in his life.
29.
He had always accepted what they had
done for him, but never expressed to any of them a
simple
“
Thank
you.
”
30.
He decided to
write to his father, his grandmother, and the Rev.
Lonual Nelson, his grammar
school
principal.
31.
His father had impressed upon him from
boyhood a love of books and reading.
32.
He
remembered
that
each
morning
Nelson
would
open
the
school
with
a
prayer
over
his
assembled students.
33.
He recalled
how his grandmother had taught him to tell the
truth, to share, and to be forgiving
and considerate of others. And he
thanked her for her delicious food and for all the
wonderful
things she had done for him.
34.
His reading
of their letters left him not only astonished but
also more humbled than before,
because
they
all
thanked
him
rather
than
saying
they
would
forgive
him
for
not
having
previously thanked them.
35.
The writer
learned that one should learn to express
appreciation for others
’
efforts.
36.
The
writer wished for all people the common sense to
achieve world peace, and find the good
and praise it.
Text
Organization
1.
Parts
Part
One
Paragraphs
Paras. 1-9
Main
Ideas
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.
The
writer
wrote three
thank-you
letters
to
his father,
the
Rev. Nelson and his
grandmother.
The writer got
three letters in reply.
The
writer wishes everyone to find the good and praise
it.
Part Two
Part Three
Part
Four
Paras. 10-16
Paras.17-23
Paras. 24-26
2-
Correspondents
Father
Letters
Sent
Letters
Received
Thanks
him
for
teaching
the
Tells
the
writer
how
he, as
a
teacher
writer
from
boyhood
to
love
and
a father
as
well,
felt content with
his own son.
books and reading.
Thanks him for his morning
school prayers.
The
Rev.
Nelson
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
Expresses
her
loving
gratefulness
writer
how
to
tell
the
truth,
to
to her
grandson.
share
and
to
be
forgiving,
and
for
her
good
cooking
and
her
sprinkling
the
writer's
life
with
stardust.
Language Sense Enhancement
I.
1)
decades
2) undergoing
3)
had done
wrong
4) welcome
reassurance
5)
appreciated
6)
brought back
7)
relatives
8) accomplish
9)
consume
10)
representing
Language Focus
V
ocabulary
1.
1)
sprinkled
3)
reversed
5)
at
sea
7)
statement
9)
in
secret
1
1)
weep
2) in turn
4)
repay
6)
traditional
8) longed
for
10) unloaded
12) under way
2.
1)
stretch out
3) hope for
5)
put away
7) got
to
2) make out
4)
turns (it) over
6) brings
back
8) go about
3.
1)
As
supplies
of
traditional
fuels
diminish,
people
are
working
to
increase
the
use
of
solar
energy.
3.
2)
W
e
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 consi
derate 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
spectators,
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
3.
thoughtful of
5. conscious
of
7. guilty of
■
2. sick of
4. confident of
6. critical
of
d of
III. Usage
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Comprehensive Exercises
To
know what people really think, pay regard to what
they do, rather than what they say
.
It is cooperation, rather than
conflict, that will enable you to achieve your
success.
Ann made students think for
themselves rather than telling them what to think.
I think I'll stay at home this evening
rather than go / going out.
Most people
are content to let perfect days happen at random
rather than plan / planning
for them.
I.
Cloze
(A)
1) at sea
2) Turning over
3) reverse
4) got
to
5)
repay
6)
gratitude
7) assembled
8)
immersed
in
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.
6).
Grandma
took
it
for granted
that food prices
would soar, so she bought a lot of rice.
7).
I can
quote
you several
instances
of her dedication
to science.
8).
The 1980s
saw
the
start of the
swift
development of some special economic
zones in China.
9).
Tension between the two countries
stemmed
in part
from the
latest spy affair
.
10).
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 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
Gratitude
is the sign of
noble souls
accord
the greatest importance to
it.
Unit 6 The Human Touch
T
ext A
Content Qu
estions
（
P.172
）
37.
They
found their tastes
in art,
chicory salad and bishop sleeves so
much
in
tune
that they set
up a joint studio.
38.
Johnsy would be able to recover from
pneumonia if she wanted to live.
39.
She wanted to
paint the Bay of Naples some day
.
40.
She
could
see
a
bare
yard,
and
an
old
ivy
vine
climbing
half
way
up
the
brick
wall.
41.
Because she
thought that she would die when the last leaf
fell.
42.
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.
43.
He was upset that Johnsy should have
such a silly idea.
44.
Because they were afraid that Johnsy
would die if the leaves on it were all
gone.
45.
She saw the last leaf on the vine.
46.
It rekindled
her will to live. And she realized that it was a
sin to want to die.
47.
He caught
pneumonia because he painted the last leaf on a
rainy and cold night in
the yard and
was wet through.
48.
Y
es, 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).
Sh
e made up her mind to die
when the last leaf fell.
2).
Sh
e decided n
ot
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
1
Paras 1-2
Sue, Johnsy
2
3
4
5
Paras 3-8
Paras
9-17
Paras 18-2.1
Paras
22-33
6
Paras
34-37
the doctor, Sue
■
Sue, Johnsy
the doctor, Sue
Johnsy
, Sue
Behrman, Sue
Sue, Johnsy
Events
Sue's
roommate
Johnsy
caught
pneumonia.
The doctor told Sue
that
Johnsy
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 weather,
her
will to live returned.
The doctor told Sue that Johnsy would
re-
cover
, but
Behrman
caught
pneumonia
him-
self and his case was
hopeless.
Sue
told
Johnsy
that
Behrman
had
performed a kind deed without any
thought
of self.
7
Paras 38-39