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Unit 1. Personality
Part One-
Preparation
?
1.
Mr
. And Miss So and
So
1)
Gentle
2)
Dedicated
3)
Considerate
4)
Adventurous
5)
Calm
6
）
Aggressive
7)
Critical
8)
Energetic
9)
Selfish
10)
Ambitious
11) Self-
confident
12) Easygoing
13)
Truthful
14)
Outgoing
15)
Frank
16)
Sensitive
17)
Bossy
18
）
Patient
19) T
alkative
20) Persuasive
21) Sympathetic
22)
Emotional
2.
Personality and Job
Salesperson- shrewed, hard-working,
boastful, acute, tricky
Teacher-
patient, tolerant, talkative, unselfish, loving,
humorous, bossy
Doctor- patient, calm,
independent, careful, sympathetic
Police officer- brave, alert,
independent, strong, calm
Accountant- careful, honest, cautious,
patient
Lawyer- persuasive, expressive,
eloquent, serious, knowledgeable, talkative
Tourist guide- enthusiastic, talkative,
expressive, energetic, considerate, good-tempered
Host or hostess of a show- emotional,
expressive, optimistic, quick-minded, exaggerated,
humorous
Reporter- cautious,
extroverted, open-minded, adventurous
Secretrary- easygoing, tolerant,
sensitive, frank, thorough, efficient
Spokeperson- intelligent, talkative,
diplomatic, cautious, matter-of-fact
Part Two
–
Post-reading
Reading
Comprehension
?
Understanding
the Organization of the Text
1)
Introduction: (para1)
Shyness is the cause of much
unhappiness for a great many people
2)
Reasons why shyness can
have a negative effect: (para2-3)
People
’
s self-
concept has a profound effect on all areas of
their lives.
People with high self-
esteem unsually act with confidence.
People with low self-esteem are likey
to be passive and easily influenced by others.
3)
Ways of
overcoming shyness: (para 4-15)
i)
Recognize your personal strengths and
weaknesses.
ii)
Set
reasonable goals.
iii)
Don
’
t waste time
and energy on destructive feelings such as guilt
and
shame.
iv)
Don
’
t be afraid
to speak up and give your point of view.
v)
Do not make
negative comments about yourself.
vi)
Accept criticism thoughfully.
vii)
Profit from failures and
disappointments by viewing them as learning
experiences.
viii)
Do
not associate with people who make you feel
inadequate.
ix)
Set
aside
time
to
relax,
enjoy
hobbies,
and
reevaluate
your
goals
regularly.
x)
Practice being
in social situations.
4)
Conclusion: (para16)
The
better we understand ourselves, the easier it
becomes to live up to our full
potential.
2. Understanding Specific
Information
1) F
2) T
3) T
4) T
5)
F
6)T
7)F
8)F
9)T
Vocabulary
1.
1)
self-couscious
(worried and embarrassed about what you look like
or what other
people think of you.)
2)
self-confidence
(belief in one
’
s own
ability, power
, judgment, etc,;
confidence in
oneself)
3)
self-esteem
(the
feeling
that
you
are
someone
who
deserves
to
be
liked,
respected, or
admired)
4)
self-destructive
(with
thoughts or actions that are counter to
one
’
s own best
interests)
5)
self-worth (the value you give to your
life and achievements)
6)
self-concept
(one
’
s conception or general
idea of one
’
s own basic
character and
nature)
7)
self-awareness (realistic
knowledge and judgment about oneself)
8)
self-
assurance/self-confidence (the belief that you are
able to deal with people
and problems
easily)
2.
1)
B
2
)
I
3)
L
4)
A
5)
H
6)
D
7) E
8)
N
9)
J
10)
M
11)
C
12)
F
13)
G
14)
K
3.
1)
profound
2)jealousy
3)
numerous
4)overweight
5)
overcome
6) eventually
7) slim
8)
compliments
9) diminish
10)
reassurance
11) detrimental
12)
isolated
13) self-esteem
14)
accented
4.
1)
reflected
2)
concerned/worried
3)
profound
effect/influence
4)
viewed/regarded
5)
sensitive
6)
respond/
react
7)
eliminated
8) overcome my fear
9)
concentrate on
10)
made no
comment
Translation
1)
You should spend a
reasonable amount of time relaxing and
exercising.
（
spend
time on sth/ in doing
sth
）
2)
In general children are
healthier and better educated than ever before.
(than
ever
before
)
3)
When the right opportunity comes along,
he
’
ll take it.
4)
Every day he sets aside
some time to be with his family and enjoy
life.
5)
I remember those dark streets and
walking hand in hand with my
father
.
6)
He finally failed
to
live up to his
parents
’
expectations
.
7)
In contrast, our use of oil has
increased enormously.
8)
He succeeded in his efforts to overcome
his fatal weakness.
Part Three
–
Further
Development
1. Enriching
Your Word Power
1) B
2)B
3)A
4) B
5) D
6) C
7)B
8)C
9)A
10)A
11) C
12) B
Part Four- Writing and
Translation
2.
1)
It is believed that pessimism often leads to
hopelessness, sickness and failure.
2) Optimism, by contrast, can make you
happy, healthy and successful.
3) When you fail in something, profit
from the failure as a learning
experience.
4)
Think
about
your
strengths
and
build
up
self-
confidence
in
front
of
problems
or
difficulties.
5)
Don
’
t let negative thoughts
hold you back.
6
）
Everyone has
experienced failures and disappointments, so
don
’
t blame yourself too
much.
Unit 2
Myths and Legends
Part One
–
Preparation
4. Matching
Pictures
1. Aphrodite
2. Ares
3.
Hephaestus
4. Artemis
5. Demeter
6.
Dionysus
7. Poseidon
8.
Athena
9. Apollo
10. hermes
11.
Hera
12. Zeus
Part
Two
–
Post-
reading
1. Testing Your
Memory
1) Because they were
inv
ited to a feast in the sky.
2) He saw the birds were busy
preparing.
3) He planned to go to the
feast/ sky with the birds.
4) They
didn
’
t agree because
Tortoise was mischievous/ cunning and
ungrateful.
5) With a sweet
tongue, he convinced the birds that he was a
changed man.
6) He made two
wings with all the features he got from each bird.
7) All of You.
8) Nuts, meat
and fish soup, punded yam, yam soup, palm wine,
etc.
9) For whom have you prepared this
feast?
10) Because he knew the answer
would be
“
For all of
you
”
, which was his new
name. So
he could enjoy all the food
first.
11) They were very angry.
12) They took back the feathers they
had lent him.
13) He asked him to take
a message to his wife.
14) Parrot,
because he wanted to take advantage of the chance
to get revenge.
15) He asked Parrot to
tell his wife to bring out all the soft things in
his house and cover the
ground with
them so that he would be able to land safely. But
Parrot told his wife to bring
out all
the hard and sharp things instead.
16)
His shell was broken into hundreds of pieces.
Vocabulary
1.
1) A. invitation
B. invited
C.
inviting
2) A. prepare
B.
prepared
C. preparation
D. preparatory / preparation
3) A. discoveries
B. discoverers
C. discovered
4) A. approval
B.
approve
C. approved
D.
approvign
E.
disapprove
5) A. eloquent
B. eloquence
C. eloquently
6)
A. faithful
B. unfaithful/ faithless
C. faith
D.
faithfully
7) A. occasional
B. occasionally
C. occasion
8) A.
delivery
B. delivering
C.
delivered
9) A. troubesome
B. troulbed
C.
troubled
D. troubling
10) A.
assurance
B. assured
C. assure
2.
1) got/ran into trouble
2) no trouble
3)
asking for trouble
4)
have
…
trouble
5)
trouble
with
6)
in
serious/
deep/
big
trouble
7)
get/getting
…
into
trouble
8) took the trouble
3.
1) with a pattern of roses.
2) prepared a wonderful / good meal for
us
3) promised faithfully
4)
deliver this letter
5) a selection of
milk and plain chocolate
6) keep out of
mischief / behave themselves
7
）
the
sound of distant thunder
8) received
approval from the government
9) in
spite of the fact that he drank too much
10
）
agree whether
the drug is safe or not
Part Three
–
Further
Development
?
1.
Enriching Your Word Power
1) C
2) C
3) A
4) B
5)A
6) B
7)
A
8) B
9) B
10) A
11) B
12) A
Part Four
–
Writing and
Translation
?
2.
Translation Practice
万物之初，天体还是一体，充满混沌。宇宙如同一个大黑蛋，盘古就在黑蛋里。一万八千
年以后，盘古长睡醒来，他感到窒息，于是他拿起一把大斧头，用尽全身力量砸开黑蛋。
轻的、透明的部分冉冉上升，变成了天；而冷的、混沌的物体依然在下面，变成了大地。
盘古站在中间，顶天立地。天地开始以每天一丈的速度分开，盘古的身子也随着长高。一
万八千年后，天更高，地更厚，盘古像一根九百万里高的柱子伫立其间，天地永远也无法
再合在一起。
（附注：
天地渾沌如雞子，盤古生其
中。万八千歲，天地開辟，陽清為天，陰濁為地。
盤
古在其中，一日九變，神於天，圣於地。天日高一丈，地日厚一
丈，
盤古日長一丈。如此
万八千歲，天數极高，地數极深，盤古极長。後乃有三皇
(1)
。數起於一，立於三，戒於五，
盛於七，處於九，故天去地九万里。
《藝
文
類
聚》
卷
一
引
《三
五
歷
紀》
(1)
三
皇：
天
皇、
地
皇、
人
皇。
）
?
3.
Racking Your
Brains
Step One
Time
&
Place:
after
,
before,
during,
later
on,
meanwhile,
next,
first,
second,
earlier
,
immediately, soon, still, when , while
as, where, then
Comparison & Contrast:
as
…
as, similarly,
likewise, but, not so
…
as, on
the other hand,
on the contrary, in
contrast, rather than
Addition:
and, in addition to, furthermore,
moreover
, too, also
Cause &
Effect:
because (of), due
to (the fact that), as a result, therefore,
accordingly, so,
conseqently, thus,
hence, since, as, owing to
Purpose:
so
that, in order to / that , so as to
Condition
&
Concession:
if
,
despite,
although,
though,
even
though,
in
spite
of,
however
, nevertheless,
nonetheless, yet, all the same
Summary
&
Restatement:
in
short,
in
a
word,
in
brief,
in
conclusion,
on
the
whole,
generally, altogether
, in
all, in the final analysis, in other words,
finally
Others:
not
only
…
but
also,
(n)either
…<
/p>
(n)or
,
so
…
that,
such
…
that,
so
…
as to, otherwise, or
Unit 3 Social Problems
Part
One
—
Preparation
Part Two
–
Post-reading
Reading
Comprehension
1.
1) -5)
financial
career
later
guilty
hurt
6) -10)
resentful
productive
independence
responsibility
trusted
11)-15)
frightening
resentment
abandoned
factors
quality
2.
T F T
F T
F F F F F
Vocabulary
1.
C H G A E
K I D L B
J F
2.
1)-5)
constantly
impact
burden
Candidly
fulfillment
6)-10)
salaried
resentment
assistance
perfect
suppress
3.
1)-5
）
successfully
resentment
security
necessity
advisable
6)-10)
access/accessibility
athletic
maturity
emotional
effectively
Translation
1)
Because of an emergency,
the doctor will not be available for several
hours.
2)
How
will taxes affect people with low incomes?
3)
My mother
always told me that in the long run I would be
glad I didn
’
t give up
practicing the piano.
4)
These book range in price
form $$10 to $$20.
5)
It seems to me that you
don
’
t have much choice.
6)
Given their
inexperience, they have done quite a good job.
7)
For such a big
house the price is
fairly cheap/low,
but you
’
ve got to take into
consideration the money you will spend
on repairs.
8)
Can
we begin with discussing questions/problems
arising from the last meeting?
Part Three ---
Further Development
?
1.
Enriching Your
Word Power
Step one:
1)-7)
A B A C A
A C
8)-14)
B C A A C
B C
Step two:
Step three:
1)-5)
creates
individuals
makes
combinaiton
however
6)-10)
fall
responsible
which
difference
that
11)-15)
tempted
used
lowest
died
reducing
16)-20)
quick
reason
principle
minor
message
2. Putting the Paragraphs in
Order
Step one:
E
B
F
C
A
G
D
Part
Four
—
Translation and
Writing
2.
1)
孩子最好远离毒品
一个电话报警者打
来三个电话，
报告毒品交易。
他还对交易场所中小孩子的健康表
示了忧虑。
有两人被发现因吸入过量毒品而深度中毒，
现场还发
现大量被使用过的注射器。
屋内情况非
常糟糕，孩子们立即得到
了保护。
2
）在逃的武装抢劫犯落入法网
四名武装劫持犯在逃离现场时，
开枪打伤一名警察。
警察抓住了两名罪犯，
但是不能确认另
两名逃走的罪犯
的身份。
打进报警热线的一个电话准确、
详细地描述了这起事件
和其中一个
逃走的罪犯。不久，一名男子被抓获，他被指控企图谋杀及武装抢劫。
Unit 4
Career Planning
Part One
–
Preparation
?
1.
What are They?
1)-7)
film
director
surgeon
flight
attendent
pilot
cook/chef
conductor
lawyer
< br>8)-14
）
receptionist
policeman
butcher
doctor/physician
auto-repairman
scientist/ research worker
nurse
?
2.
Word Family
1)-9)
job
business
trade
labor
profession
work
occupation
career
task
?
3.
Matching Game
Section A:
job
career
profession
trade
Section
B:
pay
fee
salary/wages
income
Section
C:
job-seeker
employer
fire
interview
Part
Two
—
Post-reading
Reading
Comprehension
??
Understanding
the Organization of the Text
1)
Introduction (para1)
Career planning does not necessarily
follow routine or logical steps.
2)
Students
’
weaknesses in career planning (para2):
i)
Most students choose from a very narrow
group of occupations.
ii)
40 to 60 percent of the students choose
professional occupations,
but only 15
to 18 percent of the work force is engaged in
professional work.
iii)
Young men lack
interest in fields that offer many job
opportunities.
iv)
A
third
of
the
students
are
unable
to
express
any
choice
of
occupation.
3)
Serious flaws in the ways of decision
making
(para 3-5)
i)
Complaceny
–
ignoring challenging information
ii)
Defensive avoidance
–
resorting to wishful
thinking or daydreaming
iii)
Hypervigilance
–
searching
frantically
for
career
possibilities
and
seizing on hastily invented solutions.
4)
Keys to career
planning
(para 6-11)
i)
Study yourself.
ii)
Write your career goals
down.
iii)
Review your plans and
progress periodically with another person.
iv)
If you choose a career that does not
fit you,
you can start
over
.
5)
Changes in careers
(para 12-13)
i)
Few changes
involve downward movement; most involve getting
ahead.
ii)
Job changes and career shifts occur at
all ages.
6)
Conclusion
(para 14-15)
Although there
is no sure way to make career plans work out,
there are things that you can
do now to
shape your career possibilities.
??
Understanding Specific Information
1)-12)
T
T
F
T
F
T
T
T
T
F
T
F
Vocabulary
1.
1)-7):
acceptable
efficiency
implications
instability
rationalize
evaluation
foreseeable
8)-14):
invention
hastily
probability
professional
challenging
defensive
personality
2.
1)-5):
in case
Every so often
resort to
talk over
start over
6)-10):
in
reality
at stake
seized on
leading to
take stock of
3.
1)-6):
programs
way
technical
both
provided
who
7)-12):
such
needed
opportunities
when
to
Completion
13)-18):
holding
early
hire
promote
up
educating
Translation
1)
He underwent a
major heart surgery several years ago.
2)
We estimated
that it would take a week to finish the work.
3)
I used to enjoy
photography, but now I have no time to pursue any
hobbies.
4)
You may love someone but not
necessarily have to marry him.
5)
Terrorists
resort to violence to achieve their political
aims.
6)
He says he
’
ll
stay in the office this afternoon in case you want
to see him.
7)
Scientists have identified the gene
that causes abnormal growth.
8)
These examples demonstrate
how badly some students write their
resumes.
Part Three --- Further
Development
??
1.
Enriching Your Word Power
1)-10):
A
B
C
C
C
A
C
B
B
C
Part
Four
—
Translation and
Writing
??
translation (
略
)
??
Writing
(sample)
January,27, 2007
LuDongUniversity
P
. O. Box ****
Dear Sir or Madam,
I
would like to be considered as an applicant for
the secretary position listed in
today<
/p>
’
s
Yantai
Daily
.
I am a female student and I
am now 21. In June this I will graduate from Lu
Dong
University. My major is economics.
During my summer vacation last year, I worked as a
typist
in
a
company. I can type at a speed of 80
words per minute
and
I have taken
shorthand. In
my spare time,
I have also worked on
computer and now I can use the
computer
for word processing. Apart from these skills, I
have high proficiency in English
and I
can speak English fluently. I have passed CET 4
and 6 with high marks. In a word,
I
’
m sure that
I
’
m a suitable person for
the job and I can do it well.
I
would
be
glad
to
come
for
an
interview
at
your
convenience.
My
telephone
number is *******. I am looking forward
to hearing from you.
Sincerely Yours,
***
Unit 5
Language
Part One
–
Preparation
Part
Two
—
Post-reading
Reading Comprehension
1. Understanding the Organization of
the Text
1)
Introduction: the most important day in her life.
(para. 1)
2)
Her feelings before her teacher arrived/ her
education began. (para. 2-3)
3) The first encounter with
the teacher. (para. 4)
4) How she discovered words. (para.
5-9)
A. Her initial success in learning
(para. 5): she learned the spelling of a few
words.
B.
The
difficulties
encountered
in
learning
the
meanings
of
words
and
her
reaction.
(para.6)
C. Her new insight:
everything had a name and each name gave birth to
a new thought.
(para.7-8)
D.
Her feelings and her new outlook on life before
she fell asleep that night after her trip to
the well-house. (para.9)
??
Understanding in Details
1)
A. The two lives she led
before and after the teacher came.
B.
The day when her teacher came to her
.
C. Before the teacher came,
she
lived
in a
still, dark
world
in
which there was no
strong
sentiment or tenderness, From that day on, she
began to learn language and gain a
new
insight into life.
2)
Because the day marked a turning point
in her life. On that day, the teacher came
to
her to reveal all things
to her
, including love.
3)
A. Here being shut in the
“
white
darkness
”
refers to a
feeling of being lost, like a ship
at
sea almost
incapable of find her way in
a white fog without sunshine.
Helen Keller
compares
herself to a ship lost in thick fog, and is unable
to find her way. Like the ship with
her
plummet and sounding-line, she is reaching out and
crying wordlessly for light in the
dark
unknown world.
B. The ship.
4)
She felt tense and anxious,
waiting for something to happen with beating
heart.
5)
Both
the new doll and the big rag doll.
6)
The words and the real
objects.
7)
Words are the names of things. /
Everything has a name.
8)
It suddenly dawned on Helen
that the word
“
water
< br>”
referred to the wonderful cool
thing flowing over her hand and the
word itself became alive.
9)
Because the
word experienced a great change in
Helen
’
s mind after she
discovered
the mystery of words, just
as Aaron
’
s rod, which had
been a piece of dead wood, burst into
flowers with
God
’
s love.
??
“
How I Discovered
Words
”
When
…
Helen
Keller
’
s
Feelings
she
stood
on
dumb,
expectant
Miss
Sullivan
the
porch,
waiting
for
the
teacher
to
come
spelled
“
doll
”
in
her
hand
interested
she
finally
succeeded
in
making
the
letters
for
doll
pleasant and proud
the teacher tried time and again to
teach her the connection between words and things
impatient
she
felt
the
fragments
of
the
broken
doll
at
her
feet
keenly delighted
she
knew
she
pleasant
/happy
was
going
out
into
the
warm
sunshine
she
finally
discovered
excited, eager to
learn
she
tried
vainly
the
mystery
of
launguage
in
the
well-house
to
put
the
broken
doll
together
repentant and sad
she
lay
in
crib
at
the
close
of
the
day
joyful and hopeful
Vocabulary
1.
Section A
1)-10):
A B A B
C
B
C C A A
Section
B
1)-5):
renewed
apply
persist
succeeded
drop
6)-10):
revealed
wonder
keenly
vainly
impressed
2.
1)-4): unconsciously
expectant
eventful
immeasurable
5)-8):
imitation/ imitating
continually
tenderness
impatient
Translation
1)
Seeing
all
the
people
walking
to
and
fro
outside
the
office,
I
became
more
worried.
2)
In time he will see who is
his true friend.
3)
That scientist
’
s
experiment gave birth to a new drug.