Language Focus Vocabulary I.
1. (P. 72)
1) threatens 2) by a small margin 3) civilize 4) closed up 5) wandered 6) paste
7) without so much as 8) sideways 9) hook up to 10) universal 11) chart 12) Bathed in 2. (P. 73)
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. (P. 74) 1) which is likely to make people vulnerable to asthma has been found by researchers at the Department of Clinical Medicine in Oxford
2) with mirrored doors had to be built in so as to make their small bedroom look larger
3) feature the space shuttle Challenger blowing up in January 1986 — killing all seven crew
4) threatened to keep the pupils in after school they were quieted at once 5) 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. (P. 74)
1) looked back on, atmosphere, urban life 2) era, hooked up to, the electronic
3) the suburb, a sophisticated, system, analyze, make errors
II. Collocation (P. 75) 1) away 2) inside / in 3) forward / through 4) back 5) off 6) home 7) back down 8) in, out
III. Usage (P. 76)
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. (P. 77)
1) Statistics 2) rural 3) era 4) stood for 5) on the latch 6) vulnerable 7) barriers 8) electronic 9) reflection 10) civilized 2. (P. 78)
1) tougher 2) liable 3) shift 4) electric 5) cautious 6) sophisticated 7) thieves 8) break
9) chances 10) signs
II. Translation 1. (P. 78)
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 economic 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 economic 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. (P. 79)
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. 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 sophisticated electronic alarm system, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors. In addition you may have it hooked up to a police station.
Text B
Comprehension Check (P. 85)
1. b 2. b
Translation (P. 85)
1. 时至今日，我成了一个典型的被枪支制造商看重并视为其潜在买主的那种女人——成了成千上万个采取这种行动的人中的一员。
2. 据称他的犯罪行为非常野蛮，他加害于人的欲望非常强烈，这使我开始对自己在任何情况下决不杀人的信念产生了怀疑。
3. 我意识到，自己曾积极提倡的一厢情愿的和平主义会为害自身，更糟的是，会为害我的儿子。于是我极不情愿地决定：为了我们的生存，我必须确保有一个最佳选择方案。 4. 我手指扣住扳机，最后用力一扣，在亲手结束侵入者性命的同时也庆幸自己没有成为牺牲品。
Language Practice 1. (P. 86)
d f h a g e b c 2. (P. 86)
1) belief 2) wrapping 3) draw the line at 4) break into 5) take the plunge 6) squeeze 7) advocated 8) insure 9) in his favor 10) Under no circumstances 11) on the line 12) aimed at
Unit 4 Was Einstein a Space Alien
Text A
Language Sense Enhancement
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 Vocabulary 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 in 3. (P. 105)
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. (P. 106)
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. Collocation (P. 106)
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)
1. like / as 2. as 3. like 4. like / as 5. as / like 6. as 7. like 8. as
Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze 1. (P. 108)
1) caution 2) came to the conclusion 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. (P. 109)
1) extent 2) inventions 3) bet
4) manages 5) vision 6) eventually 7) achievement 8) poverty 9) utilized 10) breakthrough
II. Translation 1. (P. 109) 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 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 take up / meet the challenge by himself. 2. (P. 110)
What was remarkable about 2005 was perhaps that the United Nations declared it
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“The World Year of Physics”. It was the 100 anniversary of Einstein’s theory
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of relativity and the 50 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
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Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20 century.
Unit 5 Giving Thanks
Text A
Language Sense Enhancement 1. (P. 146)
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 Vocabulary 1. (P. 149)
1) sprinkled 2) in turn 3) reversed 4) repay 5) at sea 6) traditional 7) statement 8) longed for 9) in secret 10) unloaded 11) weep 12) under way 2. (P. 150)
1) stretch out 2) make out 3) hope for 4) turns … over 5) put away 6) brings back 7) got to 8) go about 3. (P. 150)
1) diminish, people are working to increase the use of solar energy.
2) accord high priority to meeting the challenges of economic and environmental development in the region.
3) are exposed to more information than were children of the past, it does not follow that they automatically become more sophisticated.
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