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Unit 4 Fresh StartIn-Class Reading Fresh Start新的开端1当我父母开车离去，留下我可怜巴巴地站在停车场上时，我开始寻思我在校园里该做什么。
我决定我最想做的就是平安无事地回到宿舍。
我感到似乎校园里的每个人都在看着我。
我打定主意：竖起耳朵，闭上嘴巴，但愿别人不知道我是新生。
2第二天早上我找到了上第一堂课的教室，大步走了进去。
然而，进了教室，我又碰到了一个难题。
坐哪儿呢？犹豫再三，我挑了第一排边上的一个座位。
3“欢迎你们来听生物101 课，”教授开始上课。
天哪，我还以为这里是文学课呢！我的脖子后面直冒冷汗，摸出课程表核对了一下教室——我走对了教室，却走错了教学楼。
4怎么办？上课途中就站起来走出去？教授会不会生气？大家肯定会盯着我看。
算了吧。
我还是稳坐在座位上，尽量使自己看起来和生物专业的学生一样认真。
5下了课我觉得有点饿，便赶忙去自助食堂。
我往托盘里放了些三明治就朝座位走去，就在这时，我无意中踩到了一大滩番茄酱。
手中的托盘倾斜了，我失去了平衡。
就在我屁股着地的刹那间，我看见自己整个人生在眼前一闪而过，然后终止在大学上课的第一天。
6摔倒后的几秒钟里，我想要是没有人看见我刚才的窘相该有多好啊。
但是，食堂里所有的学生都站了起来，鼓掌欢呼，我知道他们不仅看见了刚才的情景，而且下决心要我永远都不会忘掉这一幕。
7接下来的三天里，我独自品尝羞辱，用以果腹的也只是些从宿舍外的售货机上买来的垃圾食品。
到了第四天，我感到自己极需补充一些真正意义上的食物。
也许三天时间已经足以让校园里的人把我忘在脑后了。
于是我去了食堂。
8我好不容易排队取了食物，踮脚走到一张桌子前坐下。
突然我听到一阵熟悉的“哗啦”跌倒声。
抬头看见一个可怜的家伙遭遇了和我一样的命运。
当人们开始像对待我那样鼓掌欢呼的时候，我对他满怀同情。
他站起身，咧嘴大笑，双手紧握高举在头顶上，做出胜利的姿势。
我料想他会像我一样溜出食堂，可他却转身重新盛一盘食物。
Unit 4Fresh StartIn-Class Reading Fresh Start新的开端1当我父母开车离去，留下我可怜巴巴地站在停车场上时，我开始寻思我在校园里该做什么。
我决定我最想做的就是平安无事地回到宿舍。
我感到似乎校园里的每个人都在看着我。
我打定主意：竖起耳朵，闭上嘴巴，但愿别人不知道我是新生。
2第二天早上我找到了上第一堂课的教室，大步走了进去。
然而，进了教室，我又碰到了一个难题。
坐哪儿呢？犹豫再三，我挑了第一排边上的一个座位。
3“欢迎你们来听生物101 课，”教授开始上课。
天哪，我还以为这里是文学课呢！我的脖子后面直冒冷汗，摸出课程表核对了一下教室——我走对了教室，却走错了教学楼。
4怎么办？上课途中就站起来走出去？教授会不会生气？大家肯定会盯着我看。
算了吧。
我还是稳坐在座位上，尽量使自己看起来和生物专业的学生一样认真。
5下了课我觉得有点饿，便赶忙去自助食堂。
我往托盘里放了些三明治就朝座位走去，就在这时，我无意中踩到了一大滩番茄酱。
手中的托盘倾斜了，我失去了平衡。
就在我屁股着地的刹那间，我看见自己整个人生在眼前一闪而过，然后终止在大学上课的第一天。
6摔倒后的几秒钟里，我想要是没有人看见我刚才的窘相该有多好啊。
但是，食堂里所有的学生都站了起来，鼓掌欢呼，我知道他们不仅看见了刚才的情景，而且下决心要我永远都不会忘掉这一幕。
7接下来的三天里，我独自品尝羞辱，用以果腹的也只是些从宿舍外的售货机上买来的垃圾食品。
到了第四天，我感到自己极需补充一些真正意义上的食物。
也许三天时间已经足以让校园里的人把我忘在脑后了。
于是我去了食堂。
8我好不容易排队取了食物，踮脚走到一张桌子前坐下。
突然我听到一阵熟悉的“哗啦”跌倒声。
抬头看见一个可怜的家伙遭遇了和我一样的命运。
当人们开始像对待我那样鼓掌欢呼的时候，我对他满怀同情。
他站起身，咧嘴大笑，双手紧握高举在头顶上，做出胜利的姿势。
我料想他会像我一样溜出食堂，可他却转身重新盛一盘食物。
BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Vocabulary1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.1) It was already a [wreck] when two weeks later the police found his stolen car and he had to buy a new one.2) With great patience, the clerk showed the elderly lady how to check the [balance] in her bank account on an ATM (自动出纳机).3) If you look out of the window on the left side of the bus, you'll see that we're now [approaching] the Tower of London.4) There'll certainly be some problems, but nothing that you can't [handle].5) People who [discard] litter in the streets should be fined heavily.6) Successful businessmen today are likely to be young, aggressive (有进取心的), and well-educated. [Above all], they are willing to take risks to achieve success.7) During those difficult years, the family lived almost entirely on a [diet] of cabbages.8) What are we going to [do with] the food left over from the party?9) We [checked on] Tom's age by getting his birth record.10) We'll go out as soon as I've [cleaned up] the kitchen.11) For women lawyers in the United States, their [weekly] earnings are on the average much less than those of male lawyers.12) I won't get involved in a deal like this — it's against all my [principles].2. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The first part has been written for you.1) They gave up their efforts to look for survivors (幸存者) after determining that all the people in the sunken ship had died. (abandon)Efforts [to look for survivors were abandoned after it had been determined that all the people in the sunken ship had died / to look for survivors were abandoned after it was determined that all the people in the sunken ship had died].2) To my amazement, Bob left a well-paid job to travel around the world. (amaze)I [was amazed that Bob left a well-paid job to travel around the world].3) As her business is small and she could provide no guarantee, many a bank has refused herrequest for a loan. (turn down)Her request [f or a loan has been turned down by many a bank as her business is small and she could provide no guarantee].4) People often misunderstand her because she is not precise in expressing her thoughts. (precision)She doesn't [express her thoughts with precision, so people often misunderstand her].5) We are firm in our decision to modernize our country in the shortest possible time. (determination, weaken)Nothing [will weaken our determination to modernize our country in the shortest possible time].3. Complete the following, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.1) You can spend hours wandering around the department stores, leisurely (悠闲地) inspecting the items [for sale], or [hunting for] some antiques along the sidewalks, where you'll most likely [be amazed by] the variety of things on display. (hunt, for sale, amaze)2) The local government encourages laid-off (下岗的) workers to learn another trade and [become skilled] workers. Besides, it has done a lot to help [handle their] financial troubles by creating re-employment opportunities and by providing business startup [loans]. (loan, skilled, handle)3) The farmer was a man of good moral [character]. For years, he had built up a reputation for kindness [by calling on]his needy neighbors and trying to be helpful. He was very much respected in the neighborhood and hundreds attended his funeral when [he passed away]. (call on, character, pass away)BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Confusable Words1. personal personnel(1) Teachers find it important to encourage their pupils to read for [personal] discovery and growth.(2) The board of education is responsible for hiring teachers and other school [personnel].2. sometime sometimes some time(1) Scientists put a message on two spacecraft to communicate with our unknown neighbors in space and to let them know that [sometime], somewhere, our blue planet was the home of fairly intelligent people.(2) [Sometimes] I stay late in the library after school.(3) It will take quite [some time] before scientists find any evidence of life in space.(4) We really should meet {sometime} soon to discuss the details of the plan.BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises1. Complete the following passage with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary.Few people in Italy thought that Tony Trivisonno would be able to create such a good life for himself. The friend he had [sponsored] (1) to join him was certainly amazed when he saw the farm. Yet right from the start Trivisonno showed a [determination] (2) to get on. When Crawford [turned] (3) him away, he [assumed] (4) Trivisonno would not come back. But he did. Later, when Crawford gave him a job in his factory, he worked hard and showed he had the [capacity] (5) to take on [skilled] (6) work. With Crawford's help he managed to get a [loan] (7) for a house on the basis of [character] (8) alone, no down payment needed. Next he went [for sale] (9) for a farm. When he found one, he was able to [send for] (10) his family and his dreams were ready to come true.2. Read the following passage carefully until you have got its main idea, and then select one appropriate word for each gap from the box following the passage.The American Dream used to go something like this: arrive in this country for an unskilled job with small pay. Save and [save] (1) until you can open a small business — in [recent] (2) years, a take-out restaurant or a dry cleaner. Buy a [modest] (3) house in the suburbs. Send the children to college and hope they [grow] (4) up to be doctors. In the past decade, that [dream] (5) has changed. For many [immigrants](6) today, the new version of the dream goes more like this: arrive in America for a high-tech job with good pay, invest and invest until you can open your own [business] (7). Buy a huge house in an exclusive (高级的) suburb. And if you don't have a(n) [engineering] (8) degree? Work like crazy, get a tech-related job and [invest] (9) a large part of your wages into stocks until you — don't wait for your kids — are [rich] (10).BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Translation1. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases in brackets.1) 据报导，联合国斡旋者（mediators）制定出了他们希望双方都能接受的方案。
Unit !Text AA.reasons, purpose, understood, communication, practice, active, passive, imitatingB.BDACAmon means2.losing face3.what is in your mind4.not good5.imitate other’s speakingV ocabulary PracticeⅠpassiveunableperhapsobstaclecommonabroadremembermindⅡ 1. means 2. Whatever 3.abroad 4. purpose 5.imitate6. instead of7. overcome8. explanations9. tapes 10. communicationⅢ 1. translation 2. obstacle 3. normal 4. Concentrate 5. process6. rather than7. speed8. special9. communication 10. unableText BA.imitate, fellow, tourists, method, efficient, enjoyable, effectB.ⅠADABCⅡ teachers, fellow students, tourists, sleep, food, rest, relaxation, Walk, basketball, song, friends, movie, concert, closely, Determining, give up, tourists, relaxD.Ⅰ1. repeat, imitate, say2. bitter3. phrase4. tourist5. reorganizeⅡ 1. a.—to arrange …b.—to rest…c.—to influence…d.—to make…2. a.—music…b.—a planned…c.—communication…d.—change…3. a.—deserving…b.—very good…c.—giving…d.—working…Ⅲ1. determination; determined; determined2. effective; ineffective/effective; effect3. imitate; imitation4. happiness; happily; happiest; unhappy5. meaningful; meaning; meaningless; meanWriting PracticeⅠ1. allow 2. is 3. is 4. seem 5. have 6.have 7.has 8. shows 9. appears 10. is11. are 12. was 13. makes 14. admit(ed) 15. have 16. are 17. has 18. haveⅡ 1. √ 2. √3. The latest news of the flood survivors is very disturbing.4. √5. The crowd were growing restless as the day got hotter.6. Sony has been one of the major sponsors for the Asia-Pacific Youth ScienceFair in the past three decades.7. The public have a right to know what happened.8. √9. A lot of the pollution was caused by the power plants on the edge of city.10. √ 11. √ 12.√13. All the furniture was moved to another office.ⅢCS, SS, SS, CS, CX, CXⅣ1. Doing the exercises is for the purpose of practice.Getting a higher education is for the purpose of better service for the country.2. Do you think you could learn to play basketball by reading books and watching others play?Do you think you could become a good dancer by sitting in a chair and watching others dance?3. You will find yourselfunable to understand if you only learn “Special English〞.You will find yourself strong in English if you live in an English speaking country for a year?4. Repeat what you hear as closely as you can, and your pronunciation will improve with practice.Show me what you have in your pocket, and I will let you pass.5.Perhaps we can say that learning English is like taking Chinese medicine.Perhaps we can say that planning our life is like painting a picture.Ⅴ1. Idon’t know if I have made myself understood.2.You should take a more active part/be more active in class and try to practice speakingEnglish with your classmates.3.In the process of English learning, we have overcome many difficulties.4.Attending a university abroad can cost you a lot of money.5.Reading aloud can improve your pronunciation.6.Listening to music is an excellent means of relaxation.7.You don’t have to give up rest and sports to be a good student.8.Every now and then, you should write to your parents.Unit 2Text AA.hunt/search, treasure, purposes, make, remind, interesting, usesB.ⅠBBABCⅡ 1. money, a valuable antique, their collections2. remind people of their childhood3. The classes they have taken.The books they have read.4. an old clothes iron used as a bookenda children’s toy car used to decorate a guest rooman antique quilt used for wall displayed thins/ unwanted things in one’s houseD.ⅠtrashValuableMake moneyEnjoyUsedAddSellsaveⅡ 1. treasure 2. extra 3. brought 4. value 5. adds6. flaw7. display8. Armed with9. antique 10. added colorⅢ 1. favorite 2. hunting for 3. remind…of 4. homemade 5. made7.remind 7. used 8. Whatever 9. unique 10. second-handText BA.hobby, designs, interests, collection, whether, ones, use, enjoyment/pleasure,knowledge, friends, find, whereB.ⅠCADBCⅡ1.those that were used in ancient times2.those in use both in the past and at present3. from other countries4. to clean them with soap and warm water when they are caked withdirtD.Ⅰ1. worldwide, nationwide 2. shopper, collector, hunter, seller, visitor3. ancient, antique, aged4. antique-collecting, coin-collecting, record-colleting5. pleasure, enjoymentⅡ 1. a.—an activity…b.—drawing…c.-- decorative…d.-- money that…2. a. – too expensive…b.-- belonging to …c. – not famous…d. –modern…3. a.—to choose…b.—to get rid of something…c.—to included.—to bring…Ⅲ1. collect; collector ;collective; collection; Collect;collectable/collectible2. use; use; used; useless; used; Used; useful3.enjoys; enjoyment; enjoyable; enjoyed4. cost;costs;costly;cost5. presents; presence; present; present; presentation; presentedWriting PracticeⅠ1. Vivian brought all her knowledge to the team.2. The couple named their first son John.3. Please write a letter for him to support his application.4. The young graduate has become a new teacher.5. Listen to the teacher carefully and practice.6. You must be an active rather than a passive student.7. The trainer recommended trying an easy training program first.8. Learning a foreign language is for the purpose of communication.9. They all wished him a happy journey home.10. She wouldn’t like to stay a waitress for long.Ⅱ 1. The attitude of some students today makes me feel angry.2. √3. The winning team proudly showed their fans their award.4. The housekeeper explained the problem to us.5. √6. The though of losing face drives the young actress absolutely crazy.7. When he made out his will, Mr. Simpson refused to leave anything to his youngest son.8. √9. George Bush had been elected the new President of the United States.10. They denied the prisoners’ food or water.Ⅲ 1. There were dark clouds overhead.2. There is something wrong with her telephone.3. There is something strange about the way he smiles4. There is no possible choice to change the plan.5. There are too many people trying to get into the stadium for the concert.6. There is nothing you can do to help. I’m afraid.7. There is a small river running through the garden.8. There was nothing on her desk but a calendar.9. There was a big blue sign on the window.10. There were no traffic lights after midnight.Ⅳ 1. Others simply buy whatever looks interesting.The convenient shops sell whatever people need.2. Some people but used goods simply to save money..We do morning exercise simply to gain strength.3. A collection of present-day coins…is worldwide in scope.The argument is acceptable in form.4. Another way to start a collection is to select the best examples of coins now in use.A clever way to solve the problem is to delete the sentence.5. Never clean a coin unless it is caked with dirt.Never ask about the salary in a job interview unless the boss mentioned it.Ⅴ1. Armed with raincoat and flashlight, he joined in the fight against the flood.2. Some people choose to shop in the supermarket, while others like to hunt for goods in the second-hand shop.3. Some people search through/hunt for used goods simply to save money.4. This new song caught the fancy of the public at once.5. Coin collection may add to out enjoyment in life.6. This factory produces whatever makes money for it.7. This is a costly way of making a living.8. The visit to Mr. John Nash will always remain in my memory.Unit 3Text AA.explained, animal, existed, passed around, in fact/truth, track, remained, suspicious, speak,wrongB.ⅠCBBADⅡ amazing night visionFur colorA ridiculous nameThe Ice AgeNo Track of it is leftD.ⅠreturnMistakeStuffFigure outVisionSuspiciousWipe outGradeⅡ 1. shocked 2. vision 3. credit 4. ridiculous 5. recorded6. make up7. truth8. fun9. amazing 10. thereforeⅢ 1. wipe out 2. take notes 3. credits 4. learn from 5. Pass6.speak up7. figure out8. Needless to say9. made up 10. Have funText BA.lecture, assignments, self-confidence, dreamed of, passed, result, convinced, writtenB.ⅠBADDBⅡ 1. continue the novel by writing a chapter that would follow2. until he got3. That changed his life4. encouraging; tough; honest5. she became a writer herselfD. Ⅰ1. assignment, exercise 2. grade, credit 3. encouraging, writer4. teacher, writer5. incorrect, insecureⅡ 1. a—to rememberb.—to consider…c.—to increase…d.—to make…2. a.—to begin…b.—to think about…c.—to hand downd.—to give…3. a.—meeting…b.—homeworkc.—belief…d.—limits…Ⅲ1. specialist, specialty, specialize, special2. secure, securely/Security, security, insecure3. successfully, success, unsuccessful, successful4. confident, confidence, confidently5. fulfillment, fulfillWriting PracticeI CCCDD UUUUU DCDCU DDCUDII 1. Repairing car engines is easy if you’ve got the right equipment.2. Both my brother and sister are looking for jobs.3. The price of housing/houses has increased by 42% last year.4. After so many previous successes, it was inevitable that one of his films would be unpopular.5. I’ve had a dislike of chicken ever since I was a child.6.√7. We have to listen to some long and boring speeches after the meal.8. √9. The use of recycled paper is saving thousands of trees from being but down each year.10. √III damage, systems, disease, program, lectures, interest, families, friendsIV 1. The students had been reading The Catcher in the Rye. Now they were to write their own chapter.The police had been investigating the case. Now they were to speak to the press.2.UntilI read those words, Ihad no idea of who I was or whatI was going to be.Until I got your help, I had no idea of who I should trust and where I could get real aid.3. Dalkoff is convinced that none of this would have happened had that woman not written whose four words in the margin of his paper.Grandma is convinced that something would have happened had the young volunteer not helped her with luggage.4. He told us not to let our minds go to sleep.His former classmate told us not to make him believe the story.5. Not everyone sees the value in this.Not everyone has an interest in it.V 1. He finished the math assignment and turned it in.2. I am convinced that I’ll fulfill what I dream of .3. Please read this notice and pass it on to others.4. I have no idea of what has changed my life.5. Needless to say, Uncle Dick made up the story for the children.6. No on can figure out why no track of the animal has ever remained.7. Most young people have fun chatting on the Net.8. Now I cannot recall that incorrect information.Unit 4Text AA.as, roles/parts, films/ movies, popular, number, performances, ambassador, until,world, styleB.I DACCDII 1. went to the U. S. to try her luck there2. turned out to be a great success3. reached the peak of her career4. she was on top5. her graceful styleD. I gracefulProducerSuccessPeakMarryRetainQualityHistoryII career, signed, headed, turned, popularity, followed, peak, leading, retain, totalIII suitable, seems, find, screen, heading for, gained, performance, favorite, reached, styleText BA.childhood, of, at, wore, belief, famous, contact, as, status, popularB.I DBDCDII 1. sweet smile, curly hair, fancy clips2. a Favorite Motion Picture Actress Awarda 28th People’s Choice Awardan Oscar award in 2001an income of US $18 million for each film3. making full use of her trademark smiletaking advantage of her lookssmiling and looking for change when life is hardbeginning a long love affair with booksplaying on the high school tennis team and acting Shakespeare dramasD I 1. glasses, clips, smile2. kids, poet, children, girl3. acting, drama, movie, modeling4. tennis5. beautiful, fair, sweetII 1. a.—to cause…b.—to ruin…c.—to stop…d.—to gain…2. a.—widely…b.—relatively…c.—well…d.—pleasing…3. a.—a sad eventb.—position…c.—trust…d.—a woman…III 1. destructive, destruction, destroyed2. popular, unpopular, popularity3. childish, child, Childhood, childlike4. expectation, unexpected, expects, expected5. choice, chose, choiceWriting PracticeI it. he, they, who, you, them, her, ours, his, they, his or her, his, their, their, their, its II 1. you, those2. himself, his3. who,her4. you,anyone, your, you5. Neither, that6. Which, these, you7. itself8. he9. that, he10. their11. who12.they,that13.something, she14. we15. thatIII1.I had a swim, quickly dried myself and put on my clothes.2.There’s no need for you to come, I can carry the shopping myself.3.√4.√5.√6.They were so excited that they almost drank themselves to death.7.It was another rainy day and we didn’t know what to do with ourselves.8.You ought to be ashamed of yourself.9.√10.√IV 1.The part still wasn’t much, so she headed for America to try her luck there.2. This film turned out to be a great success and she won an Oscar as Beat Actress.3. In an industry that often destroys its young people, 35-year-old Roberts is still popular.4. She continues to build a belief in herself despite tragedy in her life.5. They take away that dreamy quality of life that kids should be allowed.V. 1. He did not feel that he had found his suitable place in life until he got a job in that computer company.2. The writer reached the peak of his writing career when he published his third novel in 2000.3. He retained his position as mayor of the city until his retirement.4. The film reminded him of what he had seen in China.5. To get the position of general manager of the company he made full use of his talents.6. We set off for the Yellow Mountain despite the bad weather.7. The merchant took advantage of the situation and made a large sum of money.8. After graduation she went to Shenzhen to begin a career in business.Unit 5Text AA.health, climate, cold, Surfing, mountain, hiking, games, out, racing, ridingB.I CBADBII keep people healthy, help people feel good, make people happyBeaches, rivers, lakesCold climate, Oceans, MountainsD. I adultGameBeachClimateSurfingFavoriteAcrossPlainII adult, Surfing, joke, enjoy, grow, all over, good for, speed, called, plainsIII call, horseback, enjoyed, mountains/winters, favorite, riding, huge, good for, play games, climateText BA.narrow, while, broad, fondness, reserved, carry, pleasant, country, mountain, loseB.I BADCAII dashing toward him, whizzing by without slowing down a bithe was on the bikewayspecial spaces are reserved for bikes, people carry bikesin the country, oneself in NatureD.I 1.dash, rush 2. red-roofed, white-haired 3. biker, rider 4. inter-city, inter0personal, inter0racial 5. pavement, bikeway, highway, freewayII 1. a—to form…b.—to keep…c.—to consider…d.—to confuse2. a—connected…b—not widec—based on natural abilityd—halfway…3. a—a fast…b—the physical…c—sidewalk…d—a small…III 1. lost, loss 2. imagination, imagining, imaginary 3. natural, nature, naturalist 4. friendly, friends, friendship 5. like, likely, likeness, like, UnlikeWriting PracticeI 1. The, the / 2. the,/ 3. an, the, a ,/ 4. the, the, 5. /, a 6. a, the 7. an,the 8. the, a9. the,/10. a, /II 1. The country has a wonderful climate.2.√3. We need an environment free from pollution.4. She has been working in the fashion industry since she left school.5. The USA is a country with a high level of immigration.6. She has become an important figure in the country’s politics.7. It’s the most important issue and we need to discuss it in detail.9. Instead of calling on the phone, you can write an e-mail.10. An experienced bus driver can make the passengers feel more comfortable.III The, The, the ,The, the, the, the, theIV 1. Having fun with their friends makes them happy.2. There can be no mountain climbing where there are no mountains.3. What a pleasure thing it will be to carry your bike to the country and lose yourself in Nature.4.Turning back, I saw a young man dashing toward me on a bike.5. How about renting a bike and taking a ride too?V. 1. No wonder he had a special fondness for biking; his father was a biker years ago.2. Soon we learned that this express train was heading for Chicago.3. I don’t think you should blame him for standing on the bikeway. He didn’t know that.4. Munich is famous for its beer.5. Their friendship grows out of trust and support.6. Mountain climbing and skiing were once two of his favorite sports.7. On New Year’s Day, she spent 5 hours sending short massages over the mobile phone, without doing anything else.8. Only the European Union was eager to take action.Unit 6Text AA.custom, late, tea, popular, nation, dependant, cause, import, ChinaB.I ABADCII 1. 4 kilos,1,650 cups2. in bed, round the fire, out in the garden3. warm, cool, cheerful, calmD IIndependenceApprovalExcitedSunnyImportOfficialCheerTroubleCoolFashionableII custom, fashionable, average, liquid, sheered, minister, independence, harbor, century, strengthsIII suffer, sank, imported, approval, depressed, taste, naturally, national, slightest, comfortingText BA.reservations, embarrassed, wait, sure, properly, sounds, moderate, talk, concern, asB.I ADBCCII 1. bad impression2. count 20 seconds3. Taking and chewing4. A restroom5. One of the waiters.D, I 1. hand, mouth, finger, lap2. gentle, moderate3. fork, napkin, chopsticks4. gobble, chew5. restroom, reading-room, waiting-roomII 1. a—to put…b—to bite…c—to communicate…d—to move2. a—to arriveb—to try hardc—to be expected…d—to remember…3. a—opinion…b—the speed…c—a way of…d—a band…III 1. advanced, advance, advances, advancement, advanced2. impressed, impress, impression, impressed3. measures, measured, measurements, measurable4. please, pleased, unpleasant, pleasant5. requires, requirementsWriting PracticeI.L I L I I A I T I LII 1. Our teacher have each of us another chance to take the exam.2. The president did not want to discuss the issue.3.. √4. √5. √6. √7. Since we enjoyed both the coffee and our conversations, we stayed in the cage for several hours.8. Would you mind moving away from the window? I can’t see anything from here.9. √10. This time, he had a very good reason telling him to carry out the plan.III were destroyed arrived are needed was called be handled held were offered was written posted took placeIV 1. It is a popular practice in English to take some slight refreshments at five o’clock.2. Today the British drink more tea than any other nation.3. You spend the rest of the time watching your date eat.4. Nothing is more unpleasant than watching someone talk and chew their food at the same time.5. Don’t place your fork in the side of your mouth as it increases the chances of food sliding away.V. 1. The construction of the palace may go back to the 15th century.2. In the past few days I have been suffering from a bad headache.3. Don’t mention these pleasant things again.4. Before she went out of the mountainous region, she had never heard of trains.5. Be sure to close all the doors and windows before you leave the classroom.6. Mind that dishes don’t slide away from your hand.7. When the kids is playing, keep your eyes on hi, at all times.8. After reading the books, place them neatly on the bookshelf.Unit 7Text AA.staying, instead, enroll, exercises, review, e-mails, book, regular/necessaryB.I ACDBCII the work and life in their comfortable rooms sending e-mails download adapt to D I nervousForeverNecessaryPersonalCostComfortRegularMistakeIncreasinglyII struggling, necessary, technology, endure, increasingly, clothing, online, plug into, campus, reviewIII cost, major, freshmen, arrangement, turned out, nervous, budget, adapt to, speech, forever Text BA.device, operate/control, keyboards, portable, everywhere, serve, software, linkB.I CDCDAD I chairman, manager, engineerliving-room, bedroom, kitchenhandheld, spreadsheet, anywhere, keyboard, chairman, living-room, bedroomkeyboard, touch-screenreviver e-mail, work on a spreadsheet, listen to music, check the weatherII 1. a—to be suitable…b—to join…c—to use or control…d—to examine…2. a—a person who starts…b--- a piece of…c—a person who buys…d—a group of…3. a—easy to carry…b—between…c—far awayd—connected with or…III 1. realized, reality, really, real, realization2. entertainment, entertain, entertaining, entertained3. produces, production, product, productive, producer4. founded, founder, foundation5. clear, clarify, unclear, clearlyWriting PracticeI 1. The National Art Museum of China houses China’s largest collection of modern art.2. We are trying out a new supplier at the moment. The old one was too expensive.3. Swimming provides exercise for more muscle groups than any other sports.4. When we got to the station the train had just left, so we missed our connection.5. John could not understand why her computer crashed; it had been working perfectly for as long as she could remember.6. My family has lived in this town for over 50 years.7. Dan Brown wrote some of the most successful stories in modern time.8. It is the worst sports program I have ever seen.9. May people consider Kennedy to be the greatest President the United States has had.10.We can stat the interview now, since all the candidates have arrived.11. During the training, I learned a lot less than my life.12. My brother applied for a visa three times before he got one.13. We were wondering whether you would like to join us.14. It used to take me over an hour and a half to get to work.15. She is getting used to the new technology.II 1. –b -a 2. –b -a 3. –b -a 4. –a -b 5. –b -aIII was, was, started, became, moved ,got ,was produced, made, had made, have been, was, livesIV. 1. Have you wondered if it will ever be possible to play video games and receive e-mails without sitting at a keyboard?2. It turned to be the first big mistake of her college life.3. He played a video tape showing ho a family could use such a device.4. Perhaps best of all, she works on papers and other assignments in the comfort of her room instead of having to go to a university lab.5. But the question that made her very nervous was almost as new as a freshman is on campus. (It’s just become as regular a part of our lives as our alarm clock, our pen and paper, books, our libraries and even the phones.)V. 1. You are not as clever as you think you are.2. It’s necessary for students to know how to operate the computer.3. We found much information about the university from the Web.4. These days many people go abroad in search of opportunities.5. He left without telling me.6. The extra money will allow us to buy a car.7. This kind of TV is now on sale in may shops.8. The taste is a cross between coffee and chocolate.Unit 8Text AA.Icehotel, located, Circle, carved, served, dished, entirely, outdoor, pulledB.I CCBBDII an attraction/located thereglasses and plates are made of iceIt creates hundreds ofguests have to sleep in sleeping bags and wear fur hatsworking in the iron minesD. I belowTinyCreateLeaveDropOutdoorEmployGuestII attracts, tiny, creates, all over the world, Business, located, barely, outdoor, developed, employsIII serves, degrees, carved, customs, sleeping bags, steam, sled, temperature, industry, employedText BA.temperatures, into, levels, However, published, finding, According, fact, warmer, atmosphereB.I ABCCBII greenhouse, man-made, carbon dioxide, Higher temperatures, sea levels, Change, more snow falls, ice ageD. I satellite, radar ice, snow, steam worldwide, global, all over the wordcarbon dioxide, smoke scientist expertIII 1. a—a thin…b—an idea or set of…c—someone…d—a picture…2. a—including…b—causing…c—existing in nature…d—coming from…3. a—a feeling…b—something…c—to make…d—the continuous…III create, creative, creationbelief, unbelievable, believe, believableremoval, removed, removablewarm, warmth, warmingharm, harmless, harmfulWriting PracticeI c b c c a cb c a cII 1. The acting and the costumes were excellent, (but as for the plot), it was terrible!2. It must have been raining very hard. All (the passers-by are soaked through).3．mine was the one just after4. for hospitals and schools throughout the crisis5. get away from the area6. tight on top of the cupboard7. from the well by means of a rope8. to just under three hours9. on behalf of the winner10. opposite the man with the beardIII in beside/ next to behind In front of in Beyond between/ beyond aboveIV 1. With temperatures below five degrees, you sleep on a bed carved of ice.2. There are icy beds for those who choose to get married in the ice church.3. The ice sheets are like very slow rivers, with ice flowing down “ice streams〞.4. By studying the satellite images, Johns found that the ice streams had slowed in the last 20 years.5. The warmed they get, the more water goes into the atmosphere.V. 1. More and more people from all over the world come to visit China.2. Would you like to join in our camping?3. The beautiful natural view inspired him to go traveling.4. There are many places for people to visit in that area.5. We are greatly concerned about the influence of human activities on the environment.6. The earth would become warmer if we do not take any measures to cope with the global warming.7. Man-made gases are harmful to the atmosphere.8. Experts suggest that we put forward better ideas to protect America.。
Unit 4 Fresh StartFresh Start[1] I first began to wonder what I was doing on a college campus when my parents drove off, leaving me standing pitifully in a parking lot. I decided I wanted nothing more than to find my way safely to my dorm room. It seemed that everyone on campus was watching me. My plan was to keep my ears open and my mouth shut and I hoped no one would notice I was a freshman.[2] The next morning I found my first class and marched in. Once I was in the room, however, another problem awaited me. Where to sit? After much hesitation I chose a seat in the first row and to the side.[3] "Welcome to Biology 101," the professor began. Oh, God, I had thought it was a literature class. A cold sweat broke out on the back of my neck. I groped for my schedule and checked the room number. I was in the right room but the wrong building.[4] So now what? Get up and leave in the middle of the lecture? Wouldn't the professor be angry? I knew everyone would stare. Forget it. I settled into my chair and tried to look as serious as a biology major might be.[5] After class I felt a little hungry, and I hurried to the cafeteria. I piled my tray with sandwiches and was heading for the seat when I accidentally stepped in a large puddle of ketchup. My food tray tipped and I lost my balance. As my rear end met the floor, I saw my entire life pass before my eyes; it ended with my first day of college classes.[6] In the seconds after my fall I thought how nice it would be if no one had noticed. But as all the students in the cafeteria came to their feet, cheering and clapping, I knew they had not only noticed, they were determined that I would never forget it.[7] For the next three days I dined alone on nothing more than shame, and some junk food from a machine placed outside my room. On the fourth day I thought I needed some real food badly. Perhaps three days was long enough for the campus population [N] to have forgotten me. So off to the cafeteria I went.[8] I made my way through the food line and tiptoed to a table. Suddenly I heard a crash that sounded familiar. I looked up to find that another poor soul had met the same fate as I had. My heart went out to him as people began to cheer and clap as they had for me. He got up, hands held high above his head in a victory clasp, grinning from ear to ear.I expected him to slip out of the cafeteria as I had, but instead he turned around and began preparing another tray. And that's when I realized I had been taking myself far too seriously.[9] Who cared whether I dropped a tray, where I sat in class, or even whether Ishowed up in the wrong lecture? Nobody. This wasn't like high school. In college, it didn't matter. This was my big chance to do my own thing.[10] Once I realized that I had no one's expectations to live up to but my own, I relaxed. I began to view college as a wonderful experiment. I dressed a little differently, I discovered a taste for jazz, and I decided I liked going barefoot.[11] I gave up trying to act my way through college and began not acting at all. College, I decided, was probably the only time I would be completely forgiven for any mistakes (including stepping in puddles of ketchup and dropping food trays). So I used the opportunity to make all the ones I thought I'd ever make.[12] Three years after graduation, I'm still making mistakes. And I'm even being forgiven for a few.新的开端1 当我父母开车离去，留下我可怜巴巴站在停车场上时，我开始寻思我在校园里该做什么。
Unit FourTeaching Objectives:1. Grasp the main idea of Text A —Using chopsticks can help to improve therelations between the two countries.2. Grasp the main idea of Text B — People from different places in the U.S.A.can act as bridges crossing huge oceans tojoin separate cultures.3. Master important language points and grammatical points.4. Learn how to write Congratulation Cards and how to use punctuations.Time Allotment:1~2 periods: Pre-reading tasks and Text A3~4 periods: Exercises of Text A and new words of Text B5~6 periods: Exercises of Text B and grammar parts.Text AUS Presidents and Chinese Chopsticks1. Pre-reading Tasks1.1. Background Information --- Richard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon is one of the most fascinating political figures of the 20th Century. Nixon's political career began in 1947 when he was elected to the House of Representatives, after campaigning strongly as an anti-communist. By 1952, he had moved to the Senate and was chosen by Dwight Eisenhower to be his running mate in the presidential election. By 1968 he was on his way back, winning the Republican Party nomination, defeating Democrat Hubert Humphrey and becoming the 37th President on January 20, 1969. Nixon was re-elected in a landslide in 1972, defeating Senator George McGovern, and was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 1973.A few days later, he announced an agreement to end the Vietnam War. However, by the beginning of 1973, the Watergate scandal was unfolding and the next eighteen months were dominated by damaging revelations and a legal fight between the Executive arm of government versus the Congress and the Supreme Court. Following his resignation, Nixon devoted himself to rehabilitating his public reputation. He wrote a number of books and travelled widely. Nixon died in 1994. His funeral was held on April 27 at the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, California.1.2. Pre-reading questions1) What is the most important tool in eating Chinese food?Chopsticks.2) Are there any other tools/ utensils which will be used in eating Chinese food? Fork and spoon.3) Do you think it is difficult for someone to learn to use chopsticks?Yes, esp. for westerners, because they are not accustomed to using such a tool in eating. In eating western food they use fork and knife.4) Do you think that chopsticks can play a role in China-US relations?1.3. Skim the text once and try to answer the following question.1) What is the main idea of Text A?Using chopsticks is not only a part of the Chinese culture but also a kind of political art. U.S. Presidents try to improve the relations between the two countries by showing off the skills of using chopsticks.2. While Reading Tasks2.1. Read the new words twice loudly and correctly.2.2. Scan the text once and try to answer the following questions.1) Who was the first president to visit China in the 1970s?Richard Nixon.2) What is an important lesson for all of the presidents when they visited China?Learning to use chopsticks.3) Why did they have to learn to use chopsticks?Because it is not only a part of the Chinese culture but also a political art.4）Why could Mr. and Mrs. Nixon use the chopsticks well?Because they had practiced been practicing using chopsticks in the White House for their visit to China.5) What kind of visit was Nixon’s first visit to China?It was an unofficial state visit.2.3. Read the text once again and finish Exercise A and B.2.4. Study the text in detail.1) …every successive US president has visited China.━every following USpresident has visited China.▲successive: adj. following each other closely 接连的，连续的，相继的e.g. It happened on two successive days.He was late for work on three successive days.●succession: n. the act of following one after the other 连续e.g. It happened four times in succession. 这种情况连续发生了四次。
1.She went into the store to the newest touch screen mobilephone.Your answer Correct answerinquire inquire2.criticize mobile phones and handheld devices because theypersonal,face-to-face interactions.Your answer Correct answerinterfere interfere3.Snails always seemed like animals to me.I don'tunderstand why French people like to eat them.Your answer Correct answerweird weird4.Many places have talking on mobile phones while drivingbecause they easily from the road.Your answer Correct answerdistract5.Stephanie felt spending three weeks in Peru since shecouldn't speak any Spanish.Your answer Correct answeruneasy6.It is understand cultural differences when you visitanother country so that you don't offend anyone.Your answer Correct answeressential essential7.mobile phones have the ability to connect people fasterthan any other form of communication.Your answer Correct answerUndoubtedly8.Thomas spent a(n)minutes talking with his insurance companyby telephone.Your answer Correct answertedious tedious9.I've always had an intense Japanese culture.Your answer Correct answercuriosity10.Chinese people have a reputation for being very theyare often so hospitable to their guests.Your answer Correct answerthoughful thoughtfulSection B:Choose the best way to complete the sentences.11.He didn't understand the_______his attitude had oneveryone's opinion of him.A.impactB.extentC.impulseD.excuse12.Let's strive to eliminate any further_______byhaving open communication.A.confuseB.confusedC.confusionD.confusing13.To me,life without telephones and email would be a_______existence indeed!A.solitudeB.soloC.solitaireD.solitary14.In South Africa,it's very common for guests to dropby a friend's house unannounced,_______in England, this might be considered rude.A.whereasB.whereC.thatD.which15.I couldn't even begin to_______why she behaved sobadly.A.knowB.speculateC.recognizeD.assume16.I offered to shake his hand on_______;I forgot thatthis is not normal in Japan.A.impulseB.repulsiveC.repulseD.impulsive17.Sonia read_______every book on Germany beforevisiting last summer.A.necessarilypletelyC.practicallyD.undoubtedly18.It's interesting to see how different cultures_______certain hand gestures.A.understandB.distinguishC.perceiveD.appreciate19.We weren't allowed to_______a word while working atthe library.A.utteranceB.utterC.utteringD.utters20.My supervisor has absolutely no_______for rude ordisrespectful behavior.A.toleranceB.appreciationC.confusionD.recognitionSection C:Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21.The country's economic crisis is reach of traditionalsolutions.Your answer Correct answerbeyond beyond22.It took a long time for Lou to get jet lag after coming homefrom Australia.Your answer Correct answerover over23.After the meeting,Abby came conclusion that she needed a newjob.Your answer Correct answerto toplus side,the citizens in this country recognized the need for actions on climate change.Your answer Correct answerOn25.My mother calls every morning to check up and see how I'mdoing.Your answer Correct answeron on26.Don't forget to switch mobile phone before class starts.Your answer Correct answeroff27.Let's start introduce ourselves again.Your answer Correct answerover over28.I need to get hold car as the destination is too far away.Your answer Correct answerof29.Tom got tired dinner every day so he decided to starteating out.Your answer Correct answerof of30.At last,the quarrel came end thanks to the manager'smediation.Your answer Correct answerto toPart II:Banked ClozeQuestions31to40are based on the following passage.people today have a mobile phone(31)attached to their hands.Surprisingly,many of these people don't even usehas become such a(n)(32)of their(33)I'm sure they would be lost without the ability to send text messages.I'm not against new technologies,but I personally find text messaging very(34)If I have a question for someone,I would much rathertalk to that person on the phone and immediately hear his(35)Sending short text messages back and forth just causes too much(36)Most text messages(37)include proper spelling orcomplete sentences.They resemble a(n)(38)language with messages like,"gr8!c u2nite!"I think it's about time people stoppedletting text messages(39)their ability to think completethoughts.Together,we can(40)ability to communicate with each other using real,spoken words!Your answer Correct answer(31)handset(32)essential(33)lifestyle(34)distracting(35)response(36)confusion(37)generally(38)weird(39)interfere(40)rediscoverPart III:Reading ComprehensionQuestions41to45are based on the following passage.Now that I've graduated from college and moved into my own apartment,my parents often make a fuss about how scattered our family has become.I was their last child to move away from home,and I think they often miss having everyone together in one place.I can certainly understand their point.They still live in Birmingham,but I now live in London and my sister is attending university in Oxford.To make matters worse,my older brother recently moved to Spain for a job.Of course,we all keep in touch through email and over the phone.My brother even keeps a daily blog!However,it's not the same as being together,and sharing important news over email is completely different from telling someone that news face to face.We do our best to touch base with each other at least every other day,but we're all busy and sometimes we forget.The holidays are my favourite time of the year because it's when we all come together at our old house.With everyone together and in one place, it feels just like old times.I really enjoy spending time with my brother and sister and I know my parents really appreciate having all the kids under one roof again.My parents don't have Internet access at their house and my mother has a rule that we all must switch off our mobile phones while we're there.Ifwe want to make a call,we must go outside!It may sound harsh,but it really helps to bring all of us together.It's easy to forget how important and special personal connections can be.I think that modern technology,for all of its allure,interferes with the development of genuine relationships.41.With which of the following statements would theauthor probably agree?A.Email is a great substitute for personalconversations.B.Keeping a daily blog is a great way to keepin touch with friends and family.C.Face-to-face conversation is the best formof communication.D.The best way to share news with someone isover the phone.42.What is the main idea of this passage?A.Parents enjoy having their family togetherin one place.B.There is a difference between sharing newsthrough email and face to face.C.The holidays are the best time of the year.D.Genuine relationships are best developedthrough personal communication.43.Where would this passage likely appear?A.In a scientific journal.B.In a personal memoir.C.In an academic paper.D.In a technical report.44.Which of the following best describes"under one roof"(Para.3,Line3)?A.In the same house.B.Safe from danger.C.Out of the weather.D.In the same country.45.Why does the author like the holidays so much?A.He likes to eat home-cooked meals.B.He likes to have free time to surf theInternet.C.He likes to spend time with his family.D.He likes to have phone calls outside.。
Unit 4 Living on Your OwnPassage A Marcela’s Work ExperiencePart 1 Lead-in1. Listen to the following passage and try to fill the missing words in the blanks.How do you understand the idea of living on your own? You may have felt very much _on your own when you left home to enter college. A free bird out of its cage, now, eh? Is it really so? Think again. Are you able to pay the tuition by yourself? Can you really take care of all your daily needs? "I sure can. It's a snap," some might say. "Just find a part-time job, and everything will be OK." Others may find traditional college life quite safe and convenient. Are you ready to take the risk?Part 2 Dialogue SamplesPart 3 New words and Expressions1.accommodation n. 住处，住所(尤指仅供短期使用的) (pictures)e.g. Hotel accommodation is included in the price of your holiday.旅馆住宿包括在度假款项之内。
Unit 4Section A: A Dance with DadTeaching Objectives:1. 理解课文理解课文A 和B 的文章大意，了解人们如何通过舞蹈或对舞蹈艺术的追求来抒发对父母的感激之情。
母的感激之情。
2. 理解和正确运用重点词汇、短语、句型理解和正确运用重点词汇、短语、句型 S+V+O 和 if 条件句等。
条件句等。
3. 掌握中元音掌握中元音 /Ã/ 和后元音和后元音 /A:/ 的不同发音。
的不同发音。
4. 正确区分现在分词和过去分词。
正确区分现在分词和过去分词。
5. 了解中国传统“舞龙”的历史及象征意义。
的历史及象征意义。
Teaching Procedures:Part 1: Warm-up Activities1. Matching ：Learn the following words and phrases about different types of dance, and match them to the pictures.2. Conversation: Listen to the conversation. Then practice with your partner, using the words and phrases provided on the right.Part 2: Text A: Fashion ForestⅠ. Background Information1. Beer Barrel Polka“Beer Barrel Polka”, also known as “The Barrel Polka and Roll Out the Barrel”, is a song which became popular worldwide during World War II. The music was composed by the Czech musician Jaromír Vejvoda in 1927. In June 1939, “Beer Barrel Polka”, as recorded by Will Glahé, was on the Hit Parade. During World War II, versions in many other languages were created and the song was popular among soldiers, regardless of their allegiances.Ⅱ. Words and phrases1. dancea. v. move rhythmically in a series of steps 跳舞跳舞I danced with her all night. 我整晚都跟她共舞。
Unit 41.Directions: Read the following passages, and then select the best choice for each ofthe questions or incomplete statements.Passage 1There are stock markets in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell the shares of a factory of company. And each share means part ownership of a factory or company.Different people go to the stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks to try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money.Of course, investing （投资）money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and the investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling (赌博). All are eager to make money by “gambling” in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to “gamble.” Indeed, the stock market is an attractive and complex part of the business world.(Words: 244)1. The following people go to the stock market EXPCEPT those whoA) want to become richerB) want to get rid of povertyC) want to save moneyD) want to find jobs2. Which of the following statements is true?A) A good investor can affect the change in stock prices.B) A good investor can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down.C) A good investor will sometimes lose money.D) A good investor knows how to choose a company which does a good job.3. In the passage the writer .A) encourage people to go to the stock marketB) assures people that buying stock is a good investmentC) warns people to be careful in buying stocksD) explains how stock goes up when factories or companies run well4. The word “ complex” in the last sentence probably means .A) completeB) strangeC) difficultD) modern5. The passage mainly tells us aboutA) the ABCs of stock marketsB) gambling in stock marketsC) how to make money in stock marketsD) how to buy or sell shares in stock marketsPassage 2She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed.“The thin, wooden pan el on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago.” The museum said. Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their present chemical state.Nearly six million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then yo u look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision （视觉）is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.(Words: 247)1.In the first paragraph, “catching up with” meansA)coming up with behindB)having effect onC)making up forD)getting along with2.It is difficult to repair this painting due to itsA)painting materialsB)wooden panelC)long historyD)good name3.Mona Lisa is smiling you lookA)at herB)from the corners of your eyesC)into the shadowsD)for details4.Para. 4 is mainly aboutA)the history of the Mona LisaB)the condition of the Mona LisaC)the secret of Mona Lisa’s smileD)the secret of Mona Lisa’s beauty5.During World War II the famous painting was inA)ItalyB)FranceC)BritainD)GermanyII. Directions:Read the following passages, and then fill in the blanks with the missing information.Passage 3Body language is one of the best ways to find out what is really going on inside someone’s head.A small movement of the mouth or nose, or a wink of the eye—these actions can say much more about a person’s feeling than anything they say to you.But you need to be very experienced to fully understand what you see. Here are some basic movements made by Westerners and explanations of what they mean to get you started.Pat （轻拍）/rub(摩擦)one’s stomach. If someone rubs his or her stomach, he is not feeling sick. It is the opposite—he is hungry.Shrug（耸）one’s shoulders. This means “I don’t know” or “I am not bothered.” If your friend shrugs his or her shoulders when invited to a party, it shows he or she is not very interested in going along to it.Keep one’s fingers crossed. It is a gesture to wish for good luck. Before people take exams, they often cross their fingers in the hope of getting good grades. Football fans do the same thing when their favorite team gets an advantage from a penalty(点球)—they wish the players will score a goal.Rub one’s chin. If someone rubs his or her chin, it often means he or she doesn’t believe what someone else is saying! So if your friend makes this gesture, it secretly tells you what he or she feels.Scratch (挠)one’s head. If your foreign English teacher scratches his or her head when you ask a question, then he or she is confused and might not have understood what you have said. Either that, or he or she can’t remember your name!(Words: 277)1. We can know more about a person’s feelings by .2. When a Westerner rubs his or her stomach, it means .3. When taking exams, Westerners may cross their fingers to .4. If your friends rub their chin, it may mean that .5. “To scratch one’s head” suggests the person doesn’t understand your words or.Passage 4If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then stalk off without paying your fare. And the driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dinning rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guest, but also cater to outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to wine and dine free of charge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages.” But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would invariably come back to pay their fare after they have attended their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. as the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, so to live in such a society has turned ev eryone into real “gentlemen”.(Words: 311)1. While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first .2. In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if.3. We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland.4. Workers in Finland just need to tell their employersto get their pay.5. The passage leads us to believing that Finland is a society of.III. Directions: Read the following passages, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)Passage 5“Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped out into the passage. It was full of thick smoke.I began to run. But as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see fire all around.I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet was caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I fell to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.I saw a flaming doorway in front, and I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet were burning terribly, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry. I nearly dropped it in surprise. Then is saw a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a night-dress and a borrowed man’s coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly.“My baby! My baby!” she cried. The crowed cheered wildly as she took the smoke-blackened bundle out of my arms. I had saved her baby. I was a hero!(Words: 277)( ) 1. I was on the top floor of a small house when the fire broke out.( ) 2. The thick smoke made me run in the wrong direction.( ) 3. I fell to the floor below because the floor under me was burned.( ) 4. I was trying to save myself but I actually also saved my next door ne ighbor’s baby.( ) 5. It can be learned from the passage that I became a hero by chance.Passage 6It seems you always forget—your reading glasses when you are rushing to work, your coat when you are going to the cleaners, your credit card when you are shopping. Such absent-mindedness may be frustrating to you. Now British and German scientists are developing memory glasses that record everything the user sees. The glasses can play back memories later to help the wearer remember things they have forgotten such as where they left their keys. And the glasses also allow the user to “label(贴标签于，标注)” items so information can be used later on.The wearer could walk around an office or a factory identifying certain items by pointing at them. Objects indicated( 指出)are then given a blank label on a screen inside the glasses that the user then fills in.It could be used in industrial plants by mechanics looking to identify machine parts or by electricians writing a complicated device. A spokesman for the project said: “A car mechanic, for example, could find at a glance where a part on a certain car model is wrong so that it can be identified and repaired.” For the motorist, the system can highlight(使显著)dangers on the road.In other cases, the glasses can be worn by people going on a guided tour, indicating points of interest; or they can be worn by people looking at panoramas where all the sites can be identified.(Words: 231) ( ) 1. An absent-minded person is easy to forget.( ) 2. Memory glasses can remind users of what they have forgotten.( ) 3. If you are wearing the memory glasses, it means you have a bad memory. ( ) 4. Para. 4 talks about the problem-finding use of memory glasses.( ) 5. By wearing memory glasses, people will find places of interest more easily.KeyUnit 4Passage 1D C C C A Passage 2B A BC B Passage 31. observing his or her body language2. he or she is hungry3. wish for good grades4. they doubt what you are saying5. has forgotten your namePassage 41.paying your fare2.you are living in the hotel3.provide meals to any diners4.how many hours they have worked5.high moral levelPassage 5F F T F T Passage 6F T F T T。
Unit FourTeaching Objectives:1. Grasp the main idea of Text A —Using chopsticks can help to improve therelations between the two countries.2. Grasp the main idea of Text B — People from different places in the U.S.A.can act as bridges crossing huge oceans tojoin separate cultures.3. Master important language points and grammatical points.4. Learn how to write Congratulation Cards and how to use punctuations.Time Allotment:1~2 periods: Pre-reading tasks and Text A3~4 periods: Exercises of Text A and new words of Text B5~6 periods: Exercises of Text B and grammar parts.Text AUS Presidents and Chinese Chopsticks1. Pre-reading Tasks1.1. Background Information --- Richard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon is one of the most fascinating political figures of the 20th Century. Nixon's political career began in 1947 when he was elected to the House of Representatives, after campaigning strongly as an anti-communist. By 1952, he had moved to the Senate and was chosen by Dwight Eisenhower to be his running mate in the presidential election. By 1968 he was on his way back, winning the Republican Party nomination, defeating Democrat Hubert Humphrey and becoming the 37th President on January 20, 1969. Nixon was re-elected in a landslide in 1972, defeating Senator George McGovern, and was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 1973.A few days later, he announced an agreement to end the Vietnam War. However, by the beginning of 1973, the Watergate scandal was unfolding and the next eighteen months were dominated by damaging revelations and a legal fight between the Executive arm of government versus the Congress and the Supreme Court. Following his resignation, Nixon devoted himself to rehabilitating his public reputation. He wrote a number of books and travelled widely. Nixon died in 1994. His funeral was held on April 27 at the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, California.1.2. Pre-reading questions1) What is the most important tool in eating Chinese food?Chopsticks.2) Are there any other tools/ utensils which will be used in eating Chinese food? Fork and spoon.3) Do you think it is difficult for someone to learn to use chopsticks?Yes, esp. for westerners, because they are not accustomed to using such a tool in eating. In eating western food they use fork and knife.4) Do you think that chopsticks can play a role in China-US relations?1.3. Skim the text once and try to answer the following question.1) What is the main idea of Text A?Using chopsticks is not only a part of the Chinese culture but also a kind of political art. U.S. Presidents try to improve the relations between the two countries by showing off the skills of using chopsticks.2. While Reading Tasks2.1. Read the new words twice loudly and correctly.2.2. Scan the text once and try to answer the following questions.1) Who was the first president to visit China in the 1970s?Richard Nixon.2) What is an important lesson for all of the presidents when they visited China?Learning to use chopsticks.3) Why did they have to learn to use chopsticks?Because it is not only a part of the Chinese culture but also a political art.4）Why could Mr. and Mrs. Nixon use the chopsticks well?Because they had practiced been practicing using chopsticks in the White House for their visit to China.5) What kind of visit was Nixon’s first visit to China?It was an unofficial state visit.2.3. Read the text once again and finish Exercise A and B.2.4. Study the text in detail.1) …every successive US president has visited China.━every following USpresident has visited China.▲successive: adj. following each other closely 接连的，连续的，相继的e.g. It happened on two successive days.He was late for work on three successive days.●succession: n. the act of following one after the other 连续e.g. It happened four times in succession. 这种情况连续发生了四次。
●success: n. a degree of succeeding; a good result 成功，胜利，成就e.g. Did you have any success in persuading her to change her mind?●successful: adj. having done what one has tried to do. 成功的，如愿以偿的，2) … a “small trick” to show off and win the host’s pleasure.━a “small skill” to getthe host’s attention and admiration是一种表现自我、取悦主人的小技巧。
▲show off: ①[derog.] to behave as to try to get attention and admiration for oneself, one’s abilities. [贬] 炫耀，卖弄e.g. I wish you’d stop showing off ━we all know how clever you are!② to show proudly or to the best effect 夸耀；是引人注目，使夺目He couldn’t wait to show off his new car to his friends.他急不可待地把他的新车在朋友面前炫耀。
