大学英语考试精读:第一册(UNIT9)
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外教社大学英语精读第1册第9单元参考答案VocabularyIV. 1. 1) heart 2) heart 3) mind 4) mind 5) mind, mind 6) heart2. 1) find out 2) find 3) find out 4) found 5) find out 6) foundV. 1. are involved 2. put… to good use 3. differs 4. amount 5. damaged 6. looking into, involved 7. complicated 8. potential 9. Compared to 10. recall 11. universe 12. physical 13. equipment 14. m ake notesVI. 1. He seems unable to understand the simplest instructions.2. Teaching styles often differ greatly, even among teachers of the same subject.3. Most American cities are small in terms of population compared to Chinese cities.4. Man alone has the ability to learn and use language.5. Communication with people of other cultures is complex, but not impossible.6. I could not recall the place where we had agreed to meet.Word BuildingVII. chemistry chemical chemist biology biological biologistmathematics mathematical mathematician physics physical physicistscience scientific scientist politics political politicianeducation educational educator art artistic artist music musical musicianVIII. 1. The committee's findings will be published in the Daily News.2. At the beginning he gave all his earnings to his mother.3. It took all his savings to buy the house.4. Darwin's writings on evolution produced a tremendous impact on the development of biology.5. Comrade Mao Zedong's teachings about the united front are still of great significance today. Structure IX.Model 11. It was believed in ancient times that the mind was based in the heart.2. It is now claimed that it is never too early to learn.3. It is believed by some scientists that the left side of the human brain is responsible for logic.4. It was discovered long ago that the earth is round.Model 21. It was not until after midnight that he fell asleep.Not until after midnight did he fall asleep.2. It was not until recently that scientists knew much about lung cancer.Not until recently did scientists know much about lung cancer.3. It was not until bedtime that the boy ever remembered to do his homework.Not until bedtime did the boy ever remember to do this homework.4. It was not until after his death that he was recognized as a writer of genius.Not until after his death was he recognized as a writer of genius.Model 31. The more we know about the workings of the brain, the better use we'll be able to put it to.2. The more scientists find out about the brain, the more questions they are unable to answer.3. The more exercise we have, the healthier we will be.4. The better tools we have, the easier the job will be.Cloze X.(A) (1)potential (2)complex (3)differs (4)ancient (5)recent (6)limit (7)ability(8)recall (9)exactly (10)compared to (11)unable (12)complicated(B) 1. (1)to (2)with (3)hear (4)side (5)with (6)it (7)side (8)work (9)both (10)done /made(11) which (12)with (13)both (14)who (15)much (16)working (17)which (18)therefore (19)to2.(1)An (2)something (3)forgotten (4)AND (5)important (6) you (7)review (8)have (9)what (10)of(11)where (12)learnt (13)continue (14)shown (15)what (16)for (17)break (18)will (19)just (20)During (21)exercise (22)because (23)Therefore /So (24) Listening (25)air (26)other / rightTranslationXI.1. Certain chemicals should not be mixed, as they may have a violent reaction.2. Recent events have proved that their attitude to the government's new foreign policy is correct.3. This philosopher of ancient Greece seemed to be able to put complicated thoughts into simple w ords.4. Over and over again, the nation has got involved in foreign wars.5. We had a very heated discussion about the question. However, it's not easy to tell exactly what e ach person said.6. In the past twenty years, there has been a great increase in the amount of research being done o n the cause of cancer.7. There seems to be no limit to human beings' ability to learn.8. Scientists all agree that a better understanding of the human brain will help man to make full use of its limitless potential.Key to Reading PracticeExercise A1. They (psychologists) try to understand the way that people interpret what they see. (in the middle)2. Your brain interprets the information your eyes give you. (at the end)3. Psychologists have found that people learn to understand and interpret what they see easily. (at the beginning)4. Sometimes we make mistakes (in interpreting what we see )… Sometimes we are wrong. (at both the beginning and the end)5. The way we see things is more complicated than we imagine. (at the beginning)Exercise B 1. T2. F If you know the color of an object, your brain will keep telling you what color it is, though it c hanges color in different situations.3. T4. F … he found everything had changed only in position, not in size.5. F In a few weeks the psychologist got used to the new world around him.6. F Our brains also make mistakes in interpreting what we see.7. T8. T9. T 10. TExercise C 1. 如果你有辆蓝色汽车,那么即使在明亮的阳光下、在黑暗中或在昏黄的路上,你也知道它是蓝色的。
Unit OnePreview:1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute7. attention 8. attentively, attentive4 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text.1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。
They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难,但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。
Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring abou t the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的,它会引起很多严重问题。
It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富,但是这完全是徒劳的,人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。
Transformative Travel1 Twenty-five years ago I felt like a wreck. Although I was just 23, my life already seemed over. The future appeared as much like a wasteland as the emptiness I could see while looking back to the past. I felt lost, without choices, without hope.2 I was stuck in a job I hated and trapped in an engagement with a womanI didn't love. At the time, both commitments seemed like a good idea, but I suppose it was the fantasy of being a successful, married businessman that appealed to me far more than the reality.3 I decided to take a class just for the entertainment value. It happened to be an introductory counseling course, one that involved personal sharing in the group. We were challenged to make commitments publicly about things we would like to change in our lives, and in a moment of pure impulsiveness, I declared that by the next class meeting I was going to quit my job and end my engagement.4 A few days later I found myself unemployed and unattached, excited by the freedom, yet terrified about what to do next. I needed some kind of transition from my old life to a new one, a sort of ritual that would help me to transform myself from one person into another. So I did somethingjust as impulsive as my previous actions: I booked a trip for a week in Aruba.5 In spite of what others might have thought, I was not running away from something but to something. I wanted a clean break, and I knew I needed to get away from my usual environment and influences so as to think clearly about where I was headed.6 Once settled into my room on the little island of Aruba, I began my process of self-change. I really could have been anywhere as long as nobody could reach me by phone and I had the peace and quiet to think about what I wanted to do. I spent the mornings going for long walks on the beach, the afternoons sitting under my favorite tree, reading books and listening to tapes. Probably most important of all, I forced myself to get out of my room and go to meet people. Ordinarily shy, I now decided that I was someone who was perfectly capable of having a conversation with anyone I chose. Since nobody knew the "real" me, the way I had always been, I felt free to be completely different.7 It took me almost a year to pay off that trip, but I am convinced that my single week in Aruba was worth three years in therapy. That trip started a number of processes that helped me to transform myself. This is how I did it:8 I created a mindset that made me ready for change. I expected that big things were on the horizon, that a trip such as this could change my life. I believed with all my heart that I could change, if only I could find a quiet place to sort things out and experiment with new ways of thinking and acting.9 I insulated myself from the usual influences in my life and the people whose approval was most important. One of the reasons that therapy often takes so long is that, once you leave the safety and support of a session, you reenter the world where familiar people elicit the familiar reactions. By separating myself from others' approval and influences, I was able to think more clearly about what I really wanted.10 I structured my time in order to produce change and growth. Solitude, isolation, or new environments in themselves are not enough; you must also complete tasks that are relaxing and educational. The most important part of any therapy is not what you understand or what you talk about, but what you do. Insight without action is entertaining but not always helpful. Instead of reading novels and calling home regularly, I took the time to participate in different activities that would make me change.11 I pushed myself to experiment with new ways of being. I sampled alternative lifestyles and pretended to be a different person. I acted in unfamiliar ways just to see how it felt. Whatever I would usually do invarious circumstances, I forced myself to do the opposite. This reinforced the idea that anything was possible, that I could do anything I wanted.12 I made public commitments of what I intended to do so it would be harder to back down. There were times when I wanted to avoid doing those things I found most frightening. Until this trip, I had never traveled to a strange place deliberately alone. Whenever I thought about taking safe routes, I imagined that I would soon have to face my classmates and that I would have to explain my actions to them.13 I processed my experiences systematically. I wrote in a journal each day and spoke to people I met about what I was doing and why. When I returned, I talked to several people I trusted about what had taken place. Each of them offered a different perspective that I valued and found useful in incorporating the experience into my life.14 I made changes when I returned that continued the transformation that started while I was in Aruba. It is easier to make changes when you are away from home than to maintain the changes after you return. To make sure I didn't slip back into old patterns, I immediately made new decisions about my work and my relationships that kept me moving forward.15 I decided that much of my future traveling would have some transformative dimension to it. Although it is possible to make extraordinary progress in a single week, transformative change takes place over a lifetime. I promised myself that I would make other trips from time to time in order to continue my growth.。
现代大学英语精读1第九单元课后答案1、The work will be finished _______ this month. [单选题] *A. at the endB. in the endC. by the endD. at the end of(正确答案)2、You can't rely on Jane as she is _____ changing her mind and you will never know what she is going to do next. [单选题] *A. occasionallyB. rarelyC. scarcelyD. constantly(正确答案)3、If you want to _______, you’d better eat more healthy food and do more exercise. [单选题] *A. keep fatB. keep calmC. keep healthy(正确答案)D. keep on4、I hope to see you again _______. [单选题] *A. long long agoB. long beforeC. before long(正确答案)D. long5、Mary _______ a phone call with her mother now. [单选题] *A. will makeB. madeC. is making(正确答案)D. makes6、I've never been to Africa, but that is the place(). [单选题] *A. where I most want to visitB. in which I most want to visitC. I most want to visit(正确答案)D. that I want to visit it most7、His sister ______ the chess club.()[单选题] *A. want to joinB. want joiningC. wants to join(正确答案)D. wants joining8、“I think you are wonderful,”she said, “You are so patient with your little George.”[单选题] *A. 耐心(正确答案)B. 细心C. 关心D. 偏心9、32.There are about __________ women doctors in this hospital. [单选题] *A.two hundred ofB.two hundreds ofC.two hundredsD.two hundred (正确答案)10、While they were in discussion, their manager came in by chance. [单选题] *A. 抓住时机B. 不时地C. 碰巧(正确答案)D. 及时11、He held his()when the results were read out. [单选题] *A. breath(正确答案)B. voiceC. soundD. thought12、62.--There is? ? ? ? ? sale on in the shop today. Let’s go together.--Please wait? ? ? ? ? ?minute. I’ll finish my homework first. [单选题] *A.a; theB.a; a(正确答案)C.the; aD.the; the13、People always _____ realize the importance of health _____ they lose it. [单选题] *A. not... untilB. don't... until(正确答案)C. /; untilD. /; not until14、73.()about the man wearing sunglasses during night that he was determined to follow him.[单选题] *A. So curious the detective wasB.So curious was the detective(正确答案)C.How curious was the detectiveD.How curious the detective was15、Turn down the music. It hurts my _______. [单选题] *A. noseB. eyesC. mouthD. ears(正确答案)16、Either you or the president()the prizes to these gifted winners at the meeting. [单选题] *A. is handing outB. are to hand outC. are handing outD. is to hand out(正确答案)17、My brother will come to see me tomorrow. I’ll meet?_______ at the airport. [单选题] *A. herB. youC. him(正确答案)D. them18、Jim, we have _______ important to tell you right now . [单选题] *A. someB. something(正确答案)C. anyD. anything19、—______is my notebook?—Look! It’s in your schoolbag.()[单选题] *A. WhatB. WhichC. Where(正确答案)D. How20、Mrs. Black is on her way to England. She will _______ in London on Sunday afternoon. [单选题] *A. reachB. attendC. arrive(正确答案)D. get21、Wang Dong usually gets up at 6:00 _______ he can catch the early school bus. [单选题] *A. as ifB. so that(正确答案)C. untilD. after22、Tony is a quiet student, _______ he is active in class. [单选题] *A. soB. andC. but(正确答案)D. or23、_____ whether robots will one day have vision as good as human vision. [单选题] *A. What is not yet knownB. It is not yet known(正确答案)C. As is not yet knownD. This is not yet known24、51.People usually ________ the prices before they buy something. [单选题] * A.receiveB.payC.spendD.compare(正确答案)25、57.Next week will be Lisa's birthday. I will send her a birthday present ________ post. [单选题] *A.withB.forC.by(正确答案)D.in26、If you pass your exams, we’ll have a party to celebrate. [单选题] *A. 宣布B. 发表C. 解放D. 庆祝(正确答案)27、We need some green paint badly, but there' s _____ at hand. [单选题] *A. notB. nothingC. little(正确答案)D. none28、Nick got out of bed and _______ a shower. [单选题] *A. practicedB. took(正确答案)C. didD. made29、---Where’s that report?---I brought it to you ____you were in Mr. Black’s office yesterday. [单选题] *A. ifB. when(正确答案)C. becauseD. before30、It _______ him ten minutes to solve the problem. [单选题] *A. spentB. took(正确答案)C. costD. paid。
大学英语精读第三版(上海外语教育出版社董亚芬主编)第一册Book1 Unit9答案1)extremely2)hazard3)pollute4)originally5)feasibility6)survive7)atmosphere8)conclusion9)proceed10)conference11)billion12)humorous1)had paid attention to2)notice3)had noticed4)Pay attention to5)noticed6)attention has been paid to1)cost2)spend3)cost4)spend5)paid6)had been paid7)pay8)pay9)cost10)has spend1)polluted2)feasibility3)conclusion hazard4)known as5)giving off6)satellite7)based on8)planets9)deadly10)originally11)sticking up12)proceeded13)as to14)smashed/was smashed/got smashed15)has set back/will set back16)For one thing for another1)The earth's surface is mostly composed of water.2)Ice and snow on the roads both create hazards for drivers during the Christmas season.3)The youngest child survived the earthquake, but the rest of the family died.4)Crime has made some streets in American cities unfit to live.5)Several cars crashed into each other on the highway due to the fog.6)The rider of the motorbike made a signal with his arm for a left turn.1)acceptance2)guide3)appearance4)performance5)arrive6)proposal7)depend8)refuse9)difference10)remove11)disturb12)signa13)exist14)survive15)conference16)insist1)dressmaker2)troublemaker3)weedkiller4)recordholder5)timekeeper6) a person who owns land7) a person who sells books8) a person whose work is building ships9) a person whose job is to drive a taxicab10)an instrument for opening cans1)friendly2)deadly3)daily4)lovely5)manly6)lonely7)weekly8)motherly1)Henry couldn't take part in the sports meet because of his broken leg.2)We were sorry to hear that Mr. Davidson had to retire at the age of fifty because of his poorhealth.3)They didn't go to the concert because of the heavy snow.4)It was because of the noise that I couldn't fall asleep.1)It is rather difficult to pronounce.2)It is easy to explain as far as I know.3)It is as difficult to manage as Henry's.4)It will be fit to wear if you shorten the sleeves.5)To tell the truth, it is impossible to answer.6)It is not possible to see in advance.1)as far as I am concerned2)As far as we students are concerned3)As far as the method itself is concerned4)As far as ability is concerned5)as far as the acting and music are concerned6)As far as the structure is concerned1)feasibility2)based on3)conclusions4)unfit5)polluted6)deadly7)atmosphere8)extremely9)For another10)survive11)set back12)proceed1)he2)it3)danger4)problem5)different6)but7)others8)changing9)that10)continue11)ourselves12)future13)ask14)people15)world16)today17)necessary18)environment19)world20)in21)around22)prevent23)at24)protect25)everyone26)save1)polluted2)die out3)shallow4)pipes5)reach6)fruit7)most important of all8)atmosphere9)survive10)endure翻译1)工厂和汽车排出的一氧化碳一类气体严重污染了大气。
【Unit1 翻译】1) 史密斯太太对我抱怨说,她经常发现与自己十六岁的女儿简直无法沟通。
Mrs. Smith complained to me that she often found it simply impossible to communicate with her 16-year-old daughter.2) 我坚信,阅读简写的(simplified) 英文小说是扩大我们词汇量的一种轻松愉快的方法。
I firmly believe that reading simplified English novels is an easy and enjoyable way of enlarging our vocabulary.3) 我认为我们在保护环境不受污染(pollution) 方面还做得不够。
I don’t think we’re doing enough to protect our environment from pollution.4) 除了每周写作文外,我们的英语老师还给我们布置了八本书在暑假里阅读。
In addition to/Apart from writing compositions on a weekly basis, our English teacher assigned us eight books to read during the summer vacation.5) 我们从可靠的消息来源获悉下学期一位以英语为母语的人将要教我们英语口语。
We’ve learned from reliable sources that a native English speaker is going to teach us spok en English next term/semester.6) 经常看英语电影不仅会提高你的听力,而且还会帮助你培养说的技能。
Seeing English movies on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills.7) 如果你们对这些学习策略有什么问题,请随便问我。
Preview3.Read the text again for language and complete the following tasks.2 Translate the following expressions into Chinese.1. 臂挽着臂齐步前进2. 并肩作战3. 谈心里话4. 一句一句翻译5. 一寸一寸地爬6. 一个月一个月地等7. 夜以继日地下雪8. 手拉手一起走9. 面对面坐着10. 一步一步走11. 一页一页读12. 日复一日辛勤劳动13. 和某人意见相同14. 咳嗽了一整天Vocabulary1 Become familiar with the rules of word formation.1.Give the corresponding nouns for the following adjectives.1. weakness2. quickness3. strength4. width5. breadth6. heat7. anger8. clarity9. length 10. silence11. freedom 12. sadness 13. moderation 14. happiness2.Point out which of the following adjectives can be used as verbs.Those that can be used as verbs are: slow, clear, narrow, open, quiet, dim, thin, clean, empty, close, dry, wet, cool, near, dirty, looseshort---shorten strong---strengthen dark---darkenhot---heatbright---brighten sad---saddenred---reddenripe---ripenweak---weaken wide---widen thick---thicken quick---quicken cold---cool low---lowerangry---angerhard---hardendeep---deepenlong---lengthen (long在此作“长的”解,如作动词,意为“盼望”)broad---broadenfat---fattenlight---lighten (light这里作“轻的”解,如作动词,意为“点火”)high---heightensoft---soften3.Fill in the blan ks with the correct form of the word “impress”.1. impressed2. impression3. impressed4. impressive5. impressionist6. impressionable 2 Complete and translate the following expressions.plete the following verb + noun expression.1. bag/pocket/gun2. stone/line/glance/doubt/vote3. keep4. make/fix/keep/have/break5. have6.one’s arm/animals/a prisoner/news7. club/arms/legs/stick8. make9. strike10. one’s hand/a rope/meanings/an opportunity11. paper/map/tablecloth/plan5.Translate the following adjective + noun expressions into Chinese.1. 警惕的眼光,尚未点上的雪茄,奇数,对面,同声传译,和平共处,和平环境2. 常规做法,正常关系,常人,一般情况3. 赤脚,头上不戴帽子,赤手空拳,最低限度的必需品4. 直线,直路,直截了当的回答,绷着脸不笑5. 稍有增加,略有不同,轻微的程度,微笑的变化6. 宽阔结实的下颚,宽阔解释的肩膀,方形的花园,平方米7. 锐利的目光,强烈的兴趣,精明的头脑,敏锐的感觉8. 精明的头脑,锋利的刀,利齿,说话尖酸刻薄,急剧增加,针锋相对的回答,急转弯,剧烈的疼痛,尖锐的批评,尖刻的评论,强烈的对比,尖锐的斗争9. 稳定的工作,稳定的收入,稳定的增长,稳定的关系3 Give corresponding synonyms and antonyms for the following words and expressions1Synonyms1. only just2. attempt3. stick4. smart/bright/sharp/keen5. throw6. think/suppose/guess/believe7. good-looking8. catch9. talk 10. cold11. move to and fro12. numerous13. from time to time14. eat15. appear16. sharp17. rational18. shake2Antonyms1. abnormal2. considerable/great3. minority4. brighten5. roughly/approximately6. misfortune7. unsteady/shaky 8. fill9. inferiority10. quicken11. software (如hardware作硬件解)12. uninteresting/boring/dull13. almost14. cheerfully4 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the expressions listed below. Some expressions may be used more than once.6.under arrest7.get stuck/lose track of8.lose track of9.heard from10.change… into 11.in existence12.know ofpete with, catch up14.brought up, on earth, for show15.asking for, torn down5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.16.into, into17.for, down18.from, up, in, for19.by, off20.on, over 21.out22.out, on23.over24.to, At, up25.for, on6 Translate the following sentences into English.26.他开始事业很成功,但不久就被成功冲昏了头脑。
Unit Nine Move to ChinaVII. Key to ExercisesTask-based Teaching Procedure One1.C2. A3. BTask-based Teaching Procedure Two1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8Task-based Teaching Procedure Three1-5 B I C D A 6-10 E F G H JPersonal ChallengePart I Reading for understanding●Section A Information Recognition 略●Section B Reading for Deep understanding1-6 C A C D B DPart II Vocabulary Exercise●Section A Blank Filling1 with2. in3. to4. in5. for6. into7. between8. to9.around/round10. into●Section B Multiple choice1-5 A C B A B 6-10 D B A C B 11-15 A D A C BPart III Sentence StructureSection A Sentence Formation1.The librarians were faced with the huge task of listing all the books.2.The government has taken control of all the newspapers.3.Dealers were paying unbelievable prices for her painting.4.For my part, I prefer leaving the country.5.The man was suspected of committing murder.Section B Paragraph Coherence1-5 D C N L J 6-10 B A H O MExercise to Empower Yourself Part I Word formation1.considerate;2.management;3.disillusioned4.assumptionplaint6.additional7.explosion8.imaginative9.reference10.courageous11.proposal12.preparationPart II Speed-up translatione back to2.make preparations for/prepare (oneself) for…3.dream of4.be on holiday5. a fleeting idea6.as time goes7.turn out to be8.pursue one’s dream9.as well10.be under construction11.in addition12.realize/fulfill one’s dream13.be sick of14.be confident15.to have deep impression of/be impressed withPart III Word AcquisitionSection B Look through the following phrases and try to memorize them as quickly as possible and fill in the blanks with proper words.1.at2.for3.on/upon4.up5.down6.on7.off8.on9.up with10.togetherPart IV Chinese-English TranslationOver the next four days, the lunar exploration of Apollo taught us the quality of human being: in a word, restless. Human curiosity was never to be satisfied with; it would only constantly look for new targets. As the third moon landing human (and the first to fall on the moon), Conrad knew well that the target of people would change frequently. Since Armstrong and Aldrin took the first moon landing the award, there was no more concern about Apollo 12. Conrad later appeared in an advertisement for American Express. All those who showed up are some forgotten American celebrities, including cartoon rabbit elder brother's voice MEL Blanc. However, from many aspects, the lunar flight in which Conrad involved was the most interesting among Apollo lunar exploration plans. For example, Bean, with whom Conrad landing on the moon, was the most talented among astronauts, but he worked hard and maked up intelligence by diligence. When Bean finally ascended the surface of the moon, he threw away the silver NASA wearing badges, because he knew that walking on the moon would mean he had won a gold medal. However, when they flew back to the earth, Bean directly told Conrad how disappointed he was about the moon. He said,” I feel a little bit like songs ‘aren't just expressed’ in the feeling’”. Here we haveconcluded a timeless truth, that is: achievement itself is not important, the important thing is for you to pay efforts.Part V English-Chinese Translation1.“移居中国吧!”我北京的新朋友黛西曾在MSN(微软即时通讯软件)对话中打出了这样一句话。
大学英语第一册unit9听力原文及答案0001听力原文及参考答案Section A1. M: Hello, Mrs. White, what can I do for you?W: I don't know what's the matter with me? I'm always feeling tired, I'm usually worn out at the end of the day.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2. W: What do you think of the apple pie? I made it myself.M: Very delicious indeed. Even my mother's cannot match this.Q: What does the man mean?3. M: The music is so beautiful that I'd like to dance. But I don't know the steps.W: It doesn't matter. No one will be looking at us in the crowd.Q: What does the woman suggest they do?4. M: I'd better read one of the articles for our political science class.W: You can't read just one. They say each presents a different theory.Q: What does the woman tell the man he must do?5. W: Mary is always complaining about her job.M: Maybe if you try typing letters every day, you'd see what it's like.Q: What does the man mean?6. M: Good morning. This is John Parker speaking. I'm just ringing to confirm my appointmentwith Mr. Smith for this afternoon.W: Yes. Mr. Smith's expecting you at 3 o'clock.Q: Why is the man making the phone call?7. W: Tom looks awfully nervous, doesn't he?M: Yes. I'm afraid he is not used to making speeches.Q: What do they think of Tom?8. W: I bought a few books at the new bookstore. Would you like to have a look at them?M: A few? It looks like you bought out the bookstore.Q: What does the man mean?9. M: Jane, you won't be able to get to the airport in time to catch the 10 o'clock flight.W: I realize that now. I'll have to get my ticket changed.Q: What will the woman have to do?10. M: Would you get me through to Dr. Lemon please?W: I'm sorry. He's with a patient.Q: What does the woman mean?Sections BPassage onePaul, a salesman from London, was driving past a sports car parked outside a supermarket, when he saw it start to roll slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat — but no driver. Paul stopped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it, pushing against the front of the car. Another man who was standing nearby got into the car and put on the handbrake, saving the girls from injury.It was at this point that Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill and was so badly damaged thatit had to be pulled away to a garage.As if this was not bad enough, Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he didn't get the name of the driver of the sports car, who just came out of thesupermarket and drove away without realizing what had happened.11. Which car was badly damaged?12. Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened?13. Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident?14. Who was injured in the accident?Passage TwoMy friend, Vemon Davies kept birds. One day he phoned and told me he was going away for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him and said that he would leave the key to his front door in my mailbox.Unfortunately, I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vemon was going to return. What was worse, it was already dark when I arrived at his house. I soon found the key Vemon gave me could not unlock either the front door or the back door. I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of what Vemon would say when he came back.I was just going to give up when I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel and pushed it under the window. As the barrel was very heavy, I made a lot of noise. But in the end, I managed to climb up and open the window.I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone was shining a torch up at me. I looked down and saw a policeman and an old lady, one of Vemon's neighbors. “What are you doing up there?" said the policeman. Feeling like a complete fool, I replied, “I was just going to feed Mr. Davies's birds."15. Why couldn't the man open the door?16. Why did the man feel desperate?17. Why did the man feel like a fool?Passage ThreeWhen Iraqi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil well at the end of Gulf War, scientists feared an environmental disaster. Would black powder and the smoke from the fires circle the globe and block out the sun?Many said “n o way’’--- rain would wash the black powder from the atmosphere. But in America, air- sampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those c ollected in Kuwait. Now that the fire’s out, scientists are turning their attention to yet another threat --- the oil that didn't catch fire. It has formed huge lakes in the Kuwaiti desert. They trap insects and birds, and poison a variety of other desert animals and plants.The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources. So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface.Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating. The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents.Officials are trying to organize a quick cleanup, but they are not sure how to do it. Onepossibility is to burn the oil. Get those black-powder detectors ready.18. What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War?19. What was the good news for scientists?20. What are the officials trying to do at the moment?1-10: CADCABBCDB11-20: CDAAABBDDC。
Unit Nine:The BrainThroughout the ages different ideas have been expressed about the working of the human brain. It is only recently, however, that science has begun to give us some idea of how the brain really works.The BrainThe Most PowerfulComputer in the UniverseMan still has a lot to learn about the most powerful and complex part of his body -- the brain.In ancient times men did not think that the brain was the centre of mental activity. Aristotle the philosopher of ancient Greece thought that the mind was based in the heart. It was not until the 18th century that man realised that the whole of the brain was involved in the workings of the mind.During the 19th century scientists found that when certain parts of the brain were damaged men lost the ability to do certain things. And so, people thought that each part of the brain controlled a different activity. But modern research has found that this is not so. It is not easy to say exactly what each part of the brain does.In the past 50 years there has been a great increase in the amount of research being done on the brain. Chemists and biologists have found that the way the brain works is far more complicated that they had thought. In fact many people believe that we are only now really starting to learn the truth about how the human brain works. The more scientists find out, the more questions they are unable to answer. For instance, chemists have found that over 100,000 chemical reactions take place in the brain every second. Mathematicians who have tried to use computers to copy the way the brain works have found that even using the latest electronic equipment they would have to build a computer which weighed over 10,000 kilos. Some recent research also suggests that we remember everything that happens to us. We may not be able to recall this information, but it is all stored in our brains.Scientists hope that if we can discover how the brain works, the better use we will be able to put it to. For example, how do we learn language? Man differs most from all the other animals in his ability to learn and use language but we still do not know exactly how this is dine. Some children learn to speak and read and write when they are very young compared to average children. But scientists are not sure why this happens. They are trying to find out whether there is something about the way we teach language to children which in fact prevents children from learning sooner.Earlier scientists thought that during a man's lifetime the power of his brain decreased. But it is now thought that this is not so. As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise it keeps its power. It has been found that an old person who has always been mentally active has a quicker mind than a young person who has done only physical work. It is now thought that the more work we give our brains, the more work they are able to do.Other people now believe that we use only 1% of our brains' full potential. They say that the only limit on the power of the brain is the limit of what we think is possible. This is probably because of the way we are taught as children. When we first start learning to use our minds we are told what to do, for example, to remember certain facts, but we are not taught how our memory works and how to make that best use of it. We are told to make noted hut we are not taught how our brains accept information and which is the best way to organise the information we want our brains to accept.This century man has made many discoveries about the universe -- the world outside himself. But he has also started to look into the workings of that other universe which is inside himself -- the human brain.computern. machine that stores information and works out answers 计算机universen. 宇宙complexa. difficult to understand or explain 错综复杂的,难懂的ancienta. in or of times long ago 古代的;古⽼的philosophern. 哲学家philosophyn. 哲学involvevt. cause to become connected or concerned 使卷⼊workingn. (usu. pl.) operation; action 运转,运⾏,活动abilityn. 能⼒exactlyad. with complete connected or concerned 确切地;精确地amount n. 数量,数额chemistn. one who studies and understands chemistry 化学家biologistn. one who studies the life of animals and plants ⽣物学家biologyn. ⽣物学complicatedn. difficult to understand, complex 难懂的;复杂的chemicala. of chemistryunablea. not ablereaction n. 反应mathematiciann. one who studies and understands mathematics 数学家equip n. 设备,装置kilo = kilogram公⽄,千克recenta. done or made not long ago 近来的recallvt. remember 记得;回忆起differvi. be different (from) mentally ad. 智⼒上,脑⼒上physicala. of the body; of matter; of the science of physics ⾝体的;物质的;物理学的potential n. 潜⼒limit n. 局限,限度PHRASES & EXPRESSIONSput...to (good) useuse (in a profitable) (好好)利⽤differ frombe dissimilar to 与...不同compared to / within comparison with 与...相⽐make notestake notes 记笔记look intoexamine 调查,观察PROPER NAMESAristotle亚⾥⼠多德Greece 希腊。
精品文档III . V ocabulary Activities1.1. extremely (very)2. hazard (danger)3. pollute (make dirty or unfit use)4. originally (in the beginning)5. feasibility (possibility of being carried out)6. survive (continue to live, esp. after coming close to death)7. atmosphere (the whole mass of air round the earth)8. conclusion (belief or opinion which is the result of reasoning)9. proceed (continue, esp. after an interruption)10. conference ( a meeting for discussion)11. billion (a thousand million)12. humorous (amusing and funny)2. Fill in the blanks with notice or pay attention to in their correct forms: notice ………留心看到注意到Have you noticed she wears a very expensive necklace?pay attention to …将注意力集中到注意,When you drive a car, you should pay attention to drive the lines?1) If you had paid attention to what he said, you could have avoided repeating such a bad mistake. 虚拟语气,与过去相反2) Mr. White didn't know I was in his office. He was too busy to notice me.精品文档.精品文档3) On the way home from the party Nancy asked her mother if she had noticed anything strange in the way the hostess behaved.if –anything←strange adj 奇怪的情况宾语从句4) “Pay attention to what you are doing,”the teacher said. “You should notlet your thoughts wander.”祈使句let your thoughts(to) wander to 使意动词后不定式去5) Mrs. Wolfe noticed a great change in her husband when he returned homeform a business trip to Europe.6) Obviously too much attention was paid to the details.Obviously too much attention has been paid to the details.3. Fill in the blanks with spend, pay or cost:spend 人做主语+ spend + time / moneypay 人做主语+ pay + money tocost 物做主语+ cost + money1)The New English - Chinese Dictionary I bought her cost me almost sixtyYuan.The New English - Chinese Dictionary I bought her 定从2)When he was very young Joe often wondered why his mother wouldn'tspend a penny on herself.3)Does it cost a lot to have the CD player repaired?4)Peter's aunt is used to a simple way of living. No wonder she doesn't want to spend so much money on food or clothing.精品文档.精品文档used to-prep used to sth / used to doing sth 过去常常做某事I used to get up at 6.be used to do I am used to getting up early.习惯于No wonder she doesn't want to spend so much money on food or clothing.It is no wonder that she doesn't want to spend so much money on food 主从or clothing. 完整句It is no wonder that you came / were later.it is …that / it was …that去掉后还可以当句子成份去掉与强调句型不同,no wonder / small wonder / little wonder难怪A: They are getting divorced.单独使用B: No wonder.It is no wonder that he got a loan from the bank.5) Jane paid less than twelve pounds for her shoes.pay money for sth less than 不到I paid less than 200 Y uan for my watch.I paid less than 20 Y uan for my bag.6) The thief was about to leave the store when he was stopped and asked ifthe articles under his arm had been paid for.be about to do 表示将来动作,马上要做的动作,事情I am about to get married.The film is about to start.Please, get ready. The guests are about to arrive.精品文档.精品文档he was stopped and asked ifthe articles under his arm had been paid for. 宾从articles 文章/ 冠词/ 东西7) It goes without saying that everyone has to spend to get into the cinema.that everyone has to spend to get into the cinema.主从8) Dick's uncle has to pay for his education as his father has come down inthe world.as his father has come down in the world. 原因状语从句9) Electricity will probably cost more than it did last year.electricity 电10) In the past few years the factory spent a lot of money improving itsworking.the factory 相当于人称sb spend moneysth costsb pay for 为什么支付钱4. Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a word or phrase1) Industrial cities such as Chicago and Detroit have severely have beenpolluting / have polluted the waters of the Great Lakes. Severelywaters水域严格地I want to drink some water.2)They are studying the feasibility of building a new shopping centeroutside town.精品文档.精品文档3) Medical researchers reached the conclusion long ago that smoking is a serious hazard to health.reached达到reach a conclusion / come to a conclusionarrive at a conclusion / draw a conclusionlong ago 很久以前conclusionthat smoking is a serious hazard to health.同位语从句Smoking is a hazard to health.4) George Washington, the first President of the United States, is knownasthe Father of His Country.known as 以…闻名/ 被称之为…George Washington, the first President of the United States, 同位语5) The fire that broke out in the plant during the night was still seen givingoff / emitting a lot of smoke the next morning.The fire←giving off a lot of smoke the next morning. 主语补足语He was seen standing at the gate of the library.The fire thatbroke out in the plant during the night 定从plant / factory / mill Dalian Steel Plant 工厂6) The World Cup was transmitted around the world by satellite. transmitted 传播7) The movie we are going to see is said to be based on the life story of anAmerican general.The movie is said to be based on the life story of an American general.精品文档.精品文档The movie we are going to see 定从general 大众/ 将军8) There are nine planets in the solar system. They are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.9) Supporters of gun control have worked for many years to ban the saleofdeadly handguns in American.have worked 努力10) My native town, which was originally rater small, has now been built into the sky.My native townhas now been built into the sky.我的老家which was originally rater small, has now been built into the sky. 非限定性定从11) Jinmao Building in Pudong, Shanghai can be seen from miles away,sticking up.sticking up分词短语做原因状语12) The speaker said something about the actors first and then proceeded totalk about the film.13) We had a long debate as to whether we should spend so much money onspace technology.as to / about debate 讨论as to←whetherwe should spend so much money on space technology.宾从介词–宾语从句14) A plate dropped from her fingers and smashed into pieces on the kitchenfloor.精品文档.精品文档15) The bad weather set back our building program by three weeks.like don't , I me?”“For one thingTibet 16) “Why won't you go to with, I can't afford it.”flying, and for another 5. Rewrite each of the following sentences, using the words in brackets:1)Water makes up most of the earth's surface.BA构成A make up Bwater. The earth's surface is mostly composed ofA构成B由B is composed of Athe during driving dangerous roads ice and snow on the make 2)Both Christmas season.两者都both …and …Both Lynne and I like to watch TV series.I like both novels and movies.make driving dangerousmake + O + C ←adjHis words make me very angry.Her Christmas gift made me very happy.The situation then made her very nervous.The present situation make his very nervous.Such kind of life makes her bored.the drivers during for create roads on and Ice snow the both hazardsChristmas season.3)The youngest child of the family was the only survivor of the earthquake.精品文档.精品文档The youngest child survived the earthquake, but the rest of the family died.survivor of 什么的幸存者He was the only survivor of the car accident. Mr. Wang was the only survivor of the fire.survived in the earthquake -vtsurvived the earthquake -vi4)Some streets in American cities are not safe place to live because of crime.streets←介词短语做定语Crime makes / has make some streets in American cities unfit to live.5)The fog resulted in several cars running into each other on the highway. run into O C 分词做宾补碰撞Several cars crashed into each other on the highway due to the fog.result in = lead to = cause 导致,造成SARS resulted in the death of many people in the spring of 2003.due to = because of –prep 因为We didn't go to the Zoo due to the bad weather.I didn't go to school because of a high fever.6)The rider of the motorbike stretched out his arm to warn that he would turnleft. 宾从目的状语The rider of the motorbike made a signal with his arm for a left turn. The rider of the motorbike stretched out his arm to make a signal for a leftturn. rider of …什么的骑行者精品文档.精品文档IV. Enriching Your Word Power1.accept –acceptance guide –guidanceappear –appearance perform –performancearrive –arrival propose –proposaldepend –dependence refuse –refusaldiffer –difference remove –removaldisturb –disturbance sign –signalexist –existence survive –survivorconfer –conference insist –insistence2. Complete the following sentences: n + v + er = sb / sth1) A dressmaker is a person whose job is making women's dresses and otherclothing.2) A troublemaker is a person who often makes trouble for others.3) A weedkiler is a chemical for killing weeds.4) A recordholder is one who holds the record for some achievement.5) A timekeeper is a person or thing that keeps time.6) A landowner is a person who owns land.7) A bookseller is a person who sells book.8) A shipbuilder is a person whose work is building ships.9) A taxi driver is a person whose job is driving a taxicab.10) A can opener is a tool for opening cans.精品文档.精品文档Usage.1.有时形容词也是以ly结尾的2.这些形容词有指代人的名词构成,表明人具有或应刻具有的本质3.其他以ly结尾的单词,以时间段的名词相关,表示一段时间而描述,每隔一段时间发生的事情。
Lesson Fourteen After Twenty Years第十四课二十年后O. Henry 1. The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively赫然.The impressiveness 令人印象深刻was normal and not for show, for spectators were few.The time was barely ten o'clock at night, but chilly gusts 寒冷的阵风of wind with a taste of rain in them had almost emptied the streets.1正在巡逻的警察精神抖擞的沿着大街走着。
他这样引人注目并不奇怪,并不是为了招摇,因为此时大街上根本没有什么观众。
时间还不到晚上十点钟,但夹带着雨意的冷风几乎清空了整个街道。
2. Trying doors as he went, swinging摆动 his club v.用棍棒(或类似棍棒之物)打 with many clever movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down the peaceful street, the officer, with his strongly built form and slight air of superiority, made a finepicture of a guardian监护人 of the peace. The area was one that kept early hours. Now and then you might seethe lights of a cigar store or of an all-night lunch counter; but the majority of the doors belonged to business places that had long since been closed.2警察边走边检查门是否关好了,他十分灵巧的不停转动着警棍,眼光还不时投向平静的街道。
第九单元二十年后正在巡逻地警察精神抖擞地沿着大街走着.他这样引人注目并不奇怪,并不是为了招摇,因为此时大街上根本没有什么观众.时间还不到晚上十点钟,但夹带着雨意地冷风几乎清空了整个街道.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习警察边走边检查门是否关好了,他十分灵巧地不停转动着警棍,眼光还不时头像平静地街道,他那魁梧地身材,配上卓越不凡地气势,就是一副治安维持者地形象.那个地区地人晚上休息地很早.你偶尔还能看到一家雪茄店或是昼夜营业地饭店还在亮着灯,但是觉得大多数地店铺都已经关门了.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习在一个街区地半路上,警察忽然放慢了脚步.在一家已经关门地五金店地门廊里,一个男子倚在那里,嘴里叼着一只未点燃地雪茄.当警察朝他走去时,男人赶忙毫不犹豫地说.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习“没事地,长官.”他坦然地说.“我只是在等一个朋友,这是二十年前就定好地约会,听起来有点荒唐.是吧?哦,如果你想弄明白事情地真相,我就说个你听.大约二十年前,在这家五金商店说在地位置曾经是一家餐馆——“大乔”布雷迪餐馆.”文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习“那家餐馆五年前还在,”警察说道,“后来就被拆除了.”门廊里地人划着火柴,点着了烟.火光映出了一张苍白地,方正下巴地脸,一双尖锐地眼睛,右边眉毛附近还有一道泛白地疤痕.他地领带夹上镶着一颗大钻石,镶地十分奇怪.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习“二十年前地这个晚上,”男子说,“我和吉米威尔斯在大乔布雷迪餐馆共进晚餐,他是我最好地朋友,也是世界上最好地人.我和他一起在纽约长大,亲如手足.当年,我岁,吉米岁.第二天早晨,我就要动身去西部赚钱去了.吉米是无论如何也不会离开纽约地,他认为这是世界上最好地地方.那天晚上我们定好,就在年后地同一天,同一时间,我们都要在这里碰面,不管我们地情况如何,也不管我们相隔多远.我们觉得不管怎么样,年后地我们命运也应该有一个好结果了,该发财地也已经发财了.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习“挺起来有点意思,”警察说道.“尽管在我看来,你们俩见面地时间间隔长了点,自从你离开后,你和你地朋友还有联系吗?”文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习“哦,有地,有一段时间我们相互通信.”那男子说.“可是一两年后我们就失去了联系,你知道,西部是个大地方,而我又忙着东奔西跑.不过我知道,如果吉米还活着,他就会来这儿和我见面地.因为他一直是世界上最忠诚、最好地老朋友.他绝不会忘记地,今晚我千里迢迢来到这个门前等他,只要我地老伙计露面,一切都是值得地.”文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习这个男子掏出一块漂亮地怀表,标盖上镶嵌着许多小钻石.“差分钟十点,”他说,“我们当时在餐馆地门口分开时正好是十点钟.”“在西部游荡地不错,是吧?”警察问道.“那是当然了!我希望吉米地情况能赶上我地一半就好了.虽然他是个好人,但他是个迟钝地人,为了赚钱,我不得不和那些头脑机灵地人较量.在纽约,人不免墨守成规.但在西部,确实会让人变得机灵.”文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习警察转了转警棍,走了一两步.“我要接着巡逻了,希望你地朋友如约而至.你要马上走吗?”“不会地!”那个男子说.“我至少会再等他半个小时.如果吉米还活在世上,到那时他一定回来地.再见,长官.”文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习“晚安,先生,”警察说道,沿着他要巡逻地街道走去.此时天上下起了冰冷地细雨,刮着阵阵寒风.街道上寥寥无几地行人竖起高高地领子,双手插进衣袋,阴沉着脸默默赶路.从千里之外赶来与年轻时地朋友见面地那个男子仍然站在五金商店门廊里,抽着雪茄等候着.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习他大约等了分钟,这时一个身着长大衣,衣领竖到耳朵地高大男人,匆匆地从街道对面走来,他径直朝那个等候地男子走去.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习“是你吗?鲍勃?”他迟疑地问道.“是你吗,吉米威尔斯?”门廊里地人叫道.“我地天啊!”来地人惊叫着,抓住了对方地收.“没错,你是鲍勃.我就知道如果你还活着,我就会在这里见到你.哎呀,年可不短,这个老餐馆已经没了,鲍勃.真希望他还在,那么我们就又可以在这里吃晚餐了,老朋友,你在西部过地怎么样?”文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习“他给了我想要地一切,你变了很多啊,吉米.我没想到你长这么高了.”“哦,岁后我长高了一点.”“在纽约过地还不错吧,吉米?”“马马虎虎,我在市政部门谋了个职位.来吧,鲍勃,我知道个地方,我们可以去那叙叙旧.”两个人手挽手朝街上走去.西部来地那个男子充满了成功地骄傲,开始描述自己地创业史.另一个人锁在大衣里,饶有兴趣地听着.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习街角处有家药店,灯火通明.当他们来到亮出时,两个人不约而同地盯着对方地脸.西部来地男子突然停下脚步,抽出自己地手臂.“你不是吉米威尔斯,”他;厉声说道.“年时间不短,但也不足改变一个人地鼻子地大小.”“但有时他却能把一个好人变成一个坏人.”高个子男子说.“你十分钟前已经被捕了,‘滑头’鲍勃.芝加哥警方已经察觉到你可能到我们这里了,发电报告诉我们说想和你谈谈.乖乖和我走吧,这才是明智地.现在,在我们去警察局之前,有人让我给你捎张纸条.可以站在窗边看.这是威尔斯警官写给你地.“文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习西部来地男子打开了交给他地那张字条.当他读时,他地手微微颤抖,纸条内容很短.鲍勃,我准时到了约定地地点.当你划着火柴点着雪茄地时候,我看到那正是芝加哥警方通缉地那张脸.不管怎么样,我自己下不了手,所以我找了个便衣来完成这个任务.文档收集自网络,仅用于个人学习。
洛基英语,中国在线英语教育领导品牌Throughout the ages different ideas have been expressed about the working of the human brain. It is only recently, however, that science has begun to give us some idea of how the brain really works.The BrainThe Most Powerful Computer in the UniverseMan still has a lot to learn about the most powerful and complex part of his body ——the brain.In ancient times men did not think that the brain was the centre of mental activity. Aristotle the philosopher of ancient Greece thought that the mind was based in the heart. It was not until the 18th century that man realised that the whole of the brain was involved in the workings of the mind.During the 19th century scientists found that when certain parts of the brain were damaged men lost the ability to do certain things. And so, people thought that each part of the brain controlled a different activity. But modern research has found that this is not so. It is not easy to say exactly what each part of the brain does.In the past 50 years there has been a great increase in the amount of research being done on the brain. Chemists and biologists have found that the way the brain works is far more complicated that they had thought. In fact many people believe that we are only now really starting to learn the truth about how the human brain works. The more scientists find out, the more questions they are unable to answer. For instance, chemists have found that over 100,000 chemical reactions take place in the brain every second. Mathematicians who have tried to use computers to copy the way the brain works have found that even using the latest electronic equipment they would have to build a computer which weighed over 10,000 kilos. Some recent research also suggests that we remember everything that happens to us. We may not be able to recall this information, but it is all stored in our brains.Scientists hope that if we can discover how the brain works, the better use we will be able to put it to. For example, how do we learn language? Man differs most from all the other animals in his ability to learn and use language but we still do not know exactly how this is dine. Some children learn to speak and read and write when they are very young compared to average children. But scientists are not sure why this happens. They are trying to find out whether there is something about the way we teach language to children which in fact prevents children from learning sooner.Earlier scientists thought that during a man's lifetime the power of his brain decreased. But it is now thought that this is not so. As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise it keeps its power. It has been found that an old person who has always been mentally active has a quicker mind than a young person who has done only physical work. It is now thought that the more work we give our brains, the more work they are able to do.Other people now believe that we use only 1% of our brains' full potential. They say that the only limit on the power of the brain is the limit of what we think is possible. This is probably because of the way we are taught as children. When we first start learning to use our minds we are told what to do, for example, to remember certain facts, but we are not taught how our memory works and how to make that best use of it. We are told to make noted hut we are not taught how our brains accept information and which is the best way to organise the information we want our brains to accept.This century man has made many discoveries about the universe ——the world outside himself. But he has also started to look into the workings of that other universe which is inside himself ——the human brain.NEW WORDScomputern. machine that stores information and works out answers 计算机universen. 宇宙complexa. difficult to understand or explain 错综复杂的,难懂的ancienta. in or of times long ago 古代的;古老的philosophern. 哲学家philosophyn. 哲学involvevt. cause to become connected or concerned 使卷入workingn. (usu. pl.)operation; action运转,运行,活动abilityn. 能力exactlyad. with complete connected or concerned确切地;精确地amountn. 数量,数额chemistn. one who studies and understands chemistry化学家biologistn. one who studies the life of animals and plants 生物学家biologyn. 生物学complicatedn. difficult to understand, complex难懂的;复杂的chemicala. of chemistryunablea. not ablereactionn. 反应mathematiciann. one who studies and understands mathematics数学家equipn. 设备,装置kilo = kilogram公斤,千克recenta. done or made not long ago 近来的recallvt. remember记得;回忆起differvi. be different (from)mentallyad. 智力上,脑力上physicala. of the body; of matter; of the science of physics身体的;物质的;物理学的potentialn. 潜力limitn. 局限,限度PHRASES & EXPRESSIONSput……to (good)useuse (in a profitable)(好好)利用differ frombe dissimilar to 与……不同compared to / within comparison with 与……相比make notestake notes 记笔记look intoexamine 调查,观察PROPER NAMESAristotle亚里士多德Greece希腊“成千上万人疯狂下载。