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Unit 3
Preview
1.
Listen to the recording
of the text and choose the statement that best
reflects
your understanding.
1. C 2. A
3. C
4. D
5. C
Vocabulary
1.
Become familiar with the
rules of word formation.
1.
Give
the
parts
of
speech
of
the
following
words
and
study
how
they
are
formed.
1.
“
un-
“
here is an adjective prefix which means
“
not
”
.
2.
“
-able
< br>”
is an adjective suffix which means
something that can be done or a quality
something or someone has
（可以的
或必须的；有某种特性或倾向的）
．
3
．
“
fore-
”
is a prefix which means
‘<
/p>
‘
before
’
‘
or
‘
’
in front of
’
（指时间、职位、
< br>位置在前面）
．
4.
Suffix
“
-en
”
turns some adjectives and nouns into verbs.
5. Prefix
“
re-
“
means
“
again
”
.
6. These compound nouns are
formed by objects + v +
–
er/or.
7. These
compound adjectives are formed by adj + n +
–
ed.
2. Decide which of the following words
can be used both as verbs and nouns.
All
these
words
can
be
used
both
as
nouns
and
verbs
with
only
the
following
exceptions which
are usually used as verbs:
Tend
Replace (corresponding noun:
replacement)
Die (When used as a noun,
it is a different word.)
Condemn
(corresponding noun: condemnation)
Occur (corresponding noun: occurrence)
Complain (corresponding noun:
complaint)
Protect (corresponding noun:
protection)
3 Translate the
following expressions
1
心中不高兴的纳税人
10.
在可以付得起的价位上
2.
一个不平等条约
11.
难以描述的痛苦折磨
3.
不为人知的捣乱分子
12.
由于可以理解的原因
4.
不幸的结果
13.
拓宽街道
5.
未曾预料到（出其不意）的访问
14.
加深湖泊
6.
可以预见的未来
15.
缩短文章
7.
一个令人难忘的人物
16.
重组政府
8.
变化莫测的天气
17.
重游故乡
9.
非饮用水
18.
更换旧机器
4.
Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese
in the brackets.
1. represent,
represented
2. employer,
unemployed, employees, reemployed
3.
well-informed, information
4. informer,
inform, authorities
5. complaints,
complain, unemployment
6. insult
7. insulting, insult
8.
representative
9. be insulted
2 Complete the following
verb + noun collocations or expressions
1 mind (his own business)
2
plant / grow / harvest / reap (the rice)
3 dig / sink (a well)
4.
(catch) fish / birds / crabs / mice/ a thief / a
cold / the meaning / the disease
5 till
/ improve / conserve (the soil)
6
plough (the field)
7 (condemn) the
enemy / the killings
8
(attract) attention / interest / criticism
9 (gather) flowers/ nuts / information
/troops
3
.
Complete the sentences by translating
the Chinese in the brackets according to
the patterns given in bold.
1. it was fate that
2. it
was/is his son who
3. it was in the
United States that
4. begging for food
with a golden bowl
5. trying to fly by
lifting his hair
6. leading the blind
7.
She used to
be rather weak in English
8. Ours used
to be called a country of bicycles
9.
There used to be lots of fish, shrimps and crabs
4
.
Fill in the blanks with correct
prepositions and adverbs
(1) in, of,
with, at, with, about/of, to, of, on, to
(2) of, for, from, till, on, after,
against/from, in
(3) to, in, of, of,
for, to, for, in, to,
(4) down, over,
with
(5) by, over,
(6) along, with, across
(7)
around/ round, away, with
(8) to, up,
off, off, on