Unit李观仪新编英语教程第三第五册

完美WORD 格式专业整理知识分享第五单元练习册答案TEXT ⅠComprehensionA. Give an exact reference as evidence that each of the following statements is wrong. (P63)1. The 2nd paragraph is totally devoted to explaining why the author has not got a home phone.He also explains why he doesn’t like to use a public telephone box.2. When the writer writes that he does not like the telephone, he means only home and office phones.He doesn’t like public telephones, either. He thinks that using a public phone box is a horrible thing to do.3. In the 3rd paragraph the writer seems to indicate that usually people don ’t answer the telephone when they are busy with something else.He says no matter how busy anyone is or what he is doing, he will try to answer the telephone because he thinks there may be some important news or message for him.4. In the 5th paragraph the writer claims that it is convenient to have one ’s number listed in the telephone directory.He thinks it unwise for anyone to have his name and telephone number printed in the telephone directory.5. In the 5th paragraph the writer implies that Shakespeare, the Bible and the telephone directory can be found anywhere.He indicates that a telephone directory can be found in more places than Shakespeare or the Bible.6. In the 6th paragraph the writer suggests that one needs a telephone in case of emergency.He says that even in case of emergency it is not necessary to have a telephone, because in England one is seldom far from a telephone.B. Explain the following in your own words. (P64)1. ... or pose as unusual.... or pretend to be uncommon / out of the ordinary.2. ... flavored with cheap face-powder and chain-smoking ...... filled with the odour of women ’s low quality face-powder and the smell left behind by the ceaseless smoking of cigarettes ...3. Are you strong-minded enough to …?Do you have enough strong will power to ...?4. …, only to be told that …?..., then you are just told that ...?5. “The truth will out.”No matter how hard you try to hide it, people will learn the facts sooner or later.6. a book more in evidence than Shakespeare or the Bible …a book which can be seen in more places than Shakespeare or the Bible ...7. … to escape from some idle or inquisitive chatterbox, or somebody who wants something for nothing …... to keep away from some lazy or curious gossip, or from somebody who wants something but not to offer anything in return. 8. … or from some reporter bent on questioning you …... or from some reporter who is determined to question you ...9. … your back is chilled by the cold looks of somebody …... somebody’s cold stare behind your back is sufficient to give you a shudder ...10. … there are two things for which the English seem to show particular aptitude … The English seem to be especially talented in two areas ...TEXT ⅡTrue (T) or False (F) (P65)1. The Washington Post takes the side of the appliance manufacturers.FThe Washington Post just describes for the readers the “smart ” appliances the manufacturers plan for the consumers.2. The author thinks what the manufacturers have planned is nonsensical and ridiculous.T3. The smart refrigerator, in the author ’s mind, should be able to warn its user of not overeating.T4. We don ’t want our weight transmitted to the gym because we don ’t believe the bathroom scale.FBecause no one would like to see their own weight or have it known by others.5. 5. The The The author author author has has has a a a feature-packed feature-packed feature-packed telephone telephone telephone with with with 43 43 43 buttons buttons buttons which which which may may communicate with the dead.FThe author jokingly complains about having so many buttons on his phone and his ignorance of their use.6. 6. The The The Owner Owner ’s s Manual Manual Manual instructions instructions instructions are are are written written written by by by professionals professionals professionals and and and are are are thus thus thus very very helpful.FThe Owner ’s manual Instructions seem to be written by and for nuclear physicists because the instructions are full of technical terms and very hard to understand.COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISES (P70)Ⅰ. Spelling (P70)1. breathe2. irritate3. indiscreet4. inquisitive5. fatal6. obstinacy7. essential8. chain-smoking9. aptitude 10. justify 11. evidence 12. unventilatedⅡ. Dictation (P70)Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak. Scientists used to think that humans were different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that animals can learn — dogs, rats, birds and even worms can learn. Scientists are now beginning to understand that humans are different from animals because they can speak. Animals cannot speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry, or unhappy. Apes are our nearest cousins. They can understand some things more quickly than human beings, and one or two have learned a few words, but they are still different from us. They cannot join words or make sentences. They cannot think like us because they have no language, as we mean it. They can never think about the past past or or or the the future. future. Language Language Language is is is a a a wonderful wonderful wonderful thing. thing. thing. Man Man has has been been been able able able to to to develop develop civilization largely because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very very well when he is well when he is well when he is four or four or four or five five — but but no animal learns to no animal learns to no animal learns to speak. How speak. How speak. How do children do children learn? Scientists do not really know. What happens when we speak? Scientists do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a big brain.Ⅲ. Listening ComprehensionA. True (T) or False (F)? (P71)For false statements, write the facts.1.1) At first Dr. Johnson ’s secretary didn ’t know who was calling.T T2) Dr. Johnson talked to Mr. Burton in his office.F FDr. Dr. Johnson had gone home but he wanted to talk to Mr. Burton over the phone.3) Mr. Burton didn ’t repeat Dr. Johnson ’s home phone number on the phone. F FHe did. He did.2.1) The woman was polite while answering the call.F FShe was impolite. She was impolite.2) The man apologized for having dialled the wrong number.T T3.1) Mrs. Smith ’s secretary offered to take a message for John Lee.T T2) John Lee forgot to give the secretary his phone number.F FHe gave the secretary his phone number. He gave the secretary his phone number.3) The secretary asked John Lee to repeat his phone number.F FShe repeated John Lee’s phone number wrongly, so John Lee said his phon enumber again.Script: (听力内容)Telephone Calls1. A: Hello.B: Hello. Is that Dr. Johnson’s office? A: Yes, it is. May I help you?B: Yes, I’d like to speak to Dr. Johnson, please.A: Dr. Johnson had to go home this afternoon. May I ask who’s calling?B: This is David Burton.A: Oh, yes, Mr. Burton. Dr. Johnson said he was anxious to talk to you and asked me to give you his home phone number.B: Just a moment, please. I need to get a pen. Yes, what’s his number?A: His number is 981-7723.B: That’s 981-7723.A: That’s right.B: Thank you very much. A: Not at all. Good-bye.B: Good-bye.2. Woman: Hello.Man: Hello, is that Mr. Jackson’s office?Woman: Who?Man: George Jackson.Woman: Nobody here by that name.Man: Sorry, I must have dialled the wrong number.3. Woman: Good morning, A & T Computer Co.Lee: Good morning. May I speak to Mrs. Smith?Woman: Which Mrs. Smith is that? We have several.Lee: Mary Smith.Woman: I’m sorry she isn’t in at the moment. May I take a message for you? Lee: Yes, I wanted to talk to her about buying some computer time. My name is JohnLee. Lee. I’m I’m I’m with with with the the the Physics Physics Physics Department Department Department at at at New New New York York York City City City University. University. University. My My number is 1-224-4509.Woman: 224-4590?Lee: No. 4509.Woman: OK. I’ll tell her as soon as she comes in.Lee: Thank you. Good-bye.Woman: Good-bye.Ⅳ. TranslationA. Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English. （P72）1. 史密斯太太认为妇女理应下厨房做饭，所以从不允许家里任何人来取而代之。

二、词汇短语Language structures1.tactic[]n.an expedient for achieving a goal;a maneuver战术，手段：These new police tactics have really put the wind up the local drug dealers.警方的这些新策略真正使当地的毒品贩子感到害怕。

2.spike[]n.something long and thin with a sharp point in the sole（鞋底的）防滑钉3.acrobatic[]n.of or like an acrobat杂技的Dialogue1.stereo[]n.a machine for playing records,CDs etc thatproduces sound from two speakers立体声2.treble[]adj.high-pitched in tone高音的：James has a finetreble voice.詹姆斯有一副悦耳的高音嗓子。

3.fascinate[]v.attract;cause to be enamored吸引，着迷：Thestudents were fascinated by his ideas.学生们都被他的想法吸引住了。

4.hardware[]puter machinery and equipment硬件5.digital[]ing a system in which information is recorded orsent out electronically in the form of numbers数字的，数位的6.synthesizer[]n.an electronic instrument that producesthe sounds of various musical instruments合成者，合成物7.realistically[]adv.in a realistic manner实际地，现实地8.high fidelity高保真the electronic reproduction of sound,especially frombroadcast or recorded sources,with minimal distortion9.initial[]adj.at the beginning;first最初的，开始的：After she’dovercome her initial shyness,she became very friendly.她克服了开始时的羞涩之后，就变得非常友善。

TEXT IVocabularyA. Guessing the meanings of words and phrases:1. d2. h3. a4. c5. g6. i7. b8. j9. f 10. eB. Looking up words and phrases in a dictionary:1. feeling ill because there is too little air; choked2. (air) not moving in and out freely3. having the smell of4. not careful5. a large number of copies read6. ran away secretly with a lover7. stubbornness8. rich and powerful businessmanComprehensionB. 1. …or pretend to be uncommon / out of the ordinary2. …filled with the odour of women’s low quality face-powder and that of men’s cigarettes…3. Do you have enough strong will power to…?4. …, then you are just told that…?5. a. No matter how hard you try to hide it, people will learn the fact sooner or later.b. The truth will become publicly known.6. a book which can be seen in more places than Shakespeare or the Bible …7. …to keep away from some lazy or curious g ossip, or from somebody who wants somethingbut not to offer anything in return.8. …or from some reporter who is determined to question you…9. …somebody’s cold stare behind your back is sufficient to make your blood run cold…10. The English seem to be especially talented in two areas…TEXT IIComprehension1—6 F T T F F FTEXT IIIComprehensionA. 1. have money/coins ready 2. 061 — 3. London4. by dialling 1005. the call is answered6. 999B.GUIDED WRITINGSentence CombinationReference version:Telephone calls in Britain are in two classes: local calls and trunk calls. Short distance calls of up to about twenty miles are classed as local calls, and all calls over longer distances are classed as trunk calls.In London, telephones now have all-figure numbers which do not include an exchange name: for example, 01-222 2870. If you make a local telephone call in London to a subscriber in London, you omit the 01 and dial only the last seven figures of the number of the person whom you are calling. To make a trunk call to or from London, you dial all the figures of the subscriber’s number.The names, addresses and telephone numbers of subscribers in inner London are at present printed in four directories. There are separate directories for people whose names begin with the let ters A to D, E to K, L to R, and S to Z. When you look up a person’s number in the telephone directory, you will find his name on the left side of the column and his telephone number on the right side.Precis WritingReference version:I don’t like the telephone as I consider it a pest and a time-waster. Furthermore, when an expected call doesn’t come, it causes anxiety and suspense, and when the line is busy, it causes an irritating delay. Public phones are even worse. You have to queue up, the phone-box is stuffy and smelly, and you feel the eyes of the people waiting to use the phone after you. A phone in the house tends to ring at the most inconvenient times. The trouble is that one is not strong-minded enough to ignore it, though this would be quite all right, as news, whether good or bad, travels fast. If you’re indiscreet enough to have your name and number printed in a telephone directory, you’ll receive annoying calls of all kinds. Perhaps you’ll have a phone for out-going calls only. But is that necessary? There are always public phones nearby if emergency arises. If I were a tycoon or an invalid, I might need a phone. Ah, I’m wanted on the telephone. I’d better answer it, there might be something important.IV. TranslationA. 1. Mrs. Smith took it for granted that women were supposed to do cooking in the kitchen andwould never allow anyone in the family to take her place.2. The major reason for his unpopularity was that he would flee away when his help was mostneeded.3. The helicopters will be used to send the rescue party to the scene of disaster in case of anemergency.4. As for the increasing air pollution, we must be clearly aware that it threats all human beings.5. This local magazine which made its first appearance less than a year ago has already had acirculation of 500,000.6. Her heart chilled when she found that nobody had come to the station to meet her.7. The results of these tests clearly show that you have an aptitude for music.8. They worked day and night in the laboratory for a whole month only to find that they wereattempting the impossible.9. The telephone rang in the middle of his important experiment. He ignored the persistentringing, thinking that important messages would reach him sooner or later.10. It serves you right if you fail your maths test again. You’ve cut too many maths classes thissemester.B. Reference version:Nowadays mobile phones are no longer treated as luxuries that only the rich can afford. Rather, they have turned out to be a necessity in our lives, place in the list of must-have items. Mobile phones have changed the way we communicate, whether for work or play. We are now less constrained by time and geographical location. With his mobile device, a manager can dial into conference calls while stuck in a traffic jam. But the blurring of personal and wok lives brought about by the device are posing many problems. The common sight of heads bent, eyes staring intently at mobile screens and fingers busy tapping away repeats itself across many cities and places around the world. Whenever there is a moment to spare while on the train, taxi or waiting in a queue, people busy themselves with their motile devices. Some people check in with their phones while out on a date. Such obsession with mobile devices is disrupting how we appreciate the little things in life. The truth is that technology should be seen as a tool to enhance our way of living and not a substitute for the good things that we as humans naturally enjoy. Mobile phones have certainly made a significant impact on our lives, but it should be for the better.V. BLANK FILLINGA.1. after2. for3. in4. off5. on6. out7. over8. in9. down10. up11. back1 2. on13. up14. to15. onB.1.endlessly2.came to an end / ended3.from beginning to end4.end5.in the end6.on end7.put an end to 8.at the end of9.to make both ends meet10.ended inC.1.got2.withcked4.in5.wealthy6.both7.withbored9.room 10.lived11.other12.wire13.either14.instrument15.autumn16.for17.their18.for19.in/into20.on/over21.help22.here23.heard24.walls25.everD.1.thoseposers3.of4.that5.era6.Americans7.and8.plants9.with10.emerging11.with12.lively13.right14.associated15.is16.The17.from18.through19.born20.with21.hard22.sense23.qualities24.rise25.became26.traveled27.seemed28.play 29.always30.beginningE. (1) At the end (2) kept thinking(3) conclusion (4) draw(5) showed particular aptitude (6) rushed(7) in the middle of (8) (was) engaged in(9) indiscreet enough (10) something for nothing(11) justified himself (12) ignored(13) strong-minded (14) itch(15) dreadful necessityVI. Sentence rewritingA.1. … to be forwarded to …2. … to be done …3. … to be settled …4. This is a matter not to be ignored / not a matter to be ignored.5. … to be remembered…B. 1. The Browns had had the whole house painted, the lawn mowed and the hedges trimmedbefore…in.2. His handwriting is illegible so he had the letter typed.3. The window-pane….broken. I’ll have it replaced by a glazier.4. My trousers are oily. I’l l have them sent to the dry-cleaner’s.5. I’ve had….now. I’ll have it renewed.。

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新编英语教程3Unit5languageworkUnit 5Text II. Writing SkillsThis text is an argumentative essay in which the writer argues for a proposition:There is no need to have a telephone because it brings more trouble than help. He makes his argument effective by setting forth clearly what is to be proved and what he is against. (see P77-P78)II. Language Points1. take... for granted --- regard sth as true or as certain to happen 认为...是真的;认为...是理所当然的; 认为...没问题eg: We took his co-operation for granted.Paraphrase the following, using this sentence pattern:1) Don't think he will certainly help you.(Don't take his help for granted.)2) He thinks that everything is true.(He takes everything for granted.)3) I want myself not to think that everything is true.(I want myself not to take everything for granted.)4) My mother thought he would certainly come.(My mother took his coming for granted.)take it for granted that... 认为...是理所当然的事eg: She took it for granted that he would feel ashamed of his wrongdoings.Paraphrase the following:1) I thought she would certainly stay with us.(I took it for granted that she would stay with us.)2) We felt sure that he would study hard.(We took it for granted that he would study hard.)3) I think it is natural for students to help one another.(I take it for granted that students help one another.)4) We think parents should give their children enough money to spend.(We take it for granted that parents will give their children enough money tospend.)2. grant①grant (vt.)a) consent to give or allow (what is asked for) 允许给予,同意给予,答应(请求等)grant sb. sth. / grant sth to sb.eg: The general granted us permission to visit the military base.The government will grant land to anybody who is willing to farm it.Paraphrase1) The firm agreed to give him a pension.(The firm granted him a pension.)2) The Premier agreed to interview him.(The Premier granted him an interview.)3) The headmaster gave us an extra holiday.(The headmaster granted us an extra holiday.)b) agree (that sth. is true) 承认(某事是真的)grant sth.eg: He granted the truth of what he said.I granted his honesty.He granted that point.grant that...eg: I granted (that) what you said is correct.He granted (that) he didn't like English.Change the following simple sentences into complex ones:1) I grant his honesty.(I grant that he is honest.)2) He granted the truth of the matter.(He granted that the matter was true.)3) She granted her wrongdoings.(She granted that what she did was wrong.)4) The boy granted his theft.(The boy granted that he stole something.)②conj. granted / grantinggranted / granting that...尽管, 即使= suppose/supposing/provided/providing/on condition that... = if/even if eg: Granted/Granting that he is honest, he may make mistakes.Granted/Granting this is true, what conclusion can you draw?③granted (adv.) (used to admit the truth of a statement before introducing acontrary argument) (用于肯定某事物属实,然后提出相反的论点) eg: Granted, it's a splendid car, but have you seen how much it costs!Granted, he is very rich, but he is mean.④grant (n.) sth. granted (money or land from a government)赐与之物(一份给予的土地或一笔津贴)eg: You can get a grant to improve your house.Students in this country receive a grant from the government.3. I'll ring you up. = I'll telephone/phone you.I'll give you a call.I'll call you (up).4. pose①pose (v.)a)(derog 贬) behave in an unnatural or affected way in order to impresspeople装腔作势eg: Stop posing and tell us what you really think.pose as + n./adj.---claim or pretend to be sb./sth. 自称/装成是某事物或某人eg: He poses as an expert.Don't poses as a man who knows everything.He always poses as unusual/uncommon/learned.b) sit or stand in a particular position in order to be painted, drawn orphotographed 摆好姿势以便画像或拍照pose (for sb.)eg: The artist asked her to pose for him.He had to pose wearing a laurel wreath. (他得摆好戴着月桂花的姿势)②pose (n.)a) . (derog 贬) unnatural or affected way of behaving, intend to impress peopleeg: His concern for the poor is only a pose.I hate to see his pose.b). position in which a person poses or is posed(为画像或拍照而摆好的)姿势,姿态eg: Please present a pose for the camera.She adopted an elegant pose.strike an attitude/a pose --- hold or put the body in a certainway or use gesturesto emphasize what one says or feels; speak or write about one's opinion; intentionsor feelings in a dramatic or artificial way (装腔作势)eg: He struck a pose/an attitude of defiance with a typically hard-hitting speech.（他以惯用的强硬言辞作出违抗的姿势。

Unit 5VocabularyI. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1. a disease that gradually became more and more serious2. with the help of3. looking very carefully and hard at4. are ready5. not caring aboutII. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.1. tilted2. led up to3. hold on to it4. care for5. is inclined to6. making a living7. follow, example8. to a degreeIII. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. inclination2. indifferent3. penetration4. frailty5. affliction6. excellence7. progressively8. disillusionmentIV. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in each sentence without changing its original meaning.1. A2. C3. B4. D5. B6. A7. D8. BV. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sentence it is used.1. pessimism2. painfully, desperately3. cheerless, unhappy, gloomy4. fortunately5. weak, feeble6. disappointed7. selflessness, unselfishness 8. periodVI. Write in each space the meaning of each given word.1. in the same way2. in progress3. with no concern4. coming soon5. something ready for use6. handy to use7. preventing the passage of sound8. almost or entirely surrounded by landGrammarI. Complete the following sentences according to the Chinese.1. About 100 students2. more or less 40 pages3. There are 30 or so questions4. two hours or thereabouts5. some four miles6. 50ishII. Explain the meaning of the italicized parts.1. a nap2. very good indeed3. in a mess4. on hands and knees5. very much better than you are6. talking quickly and continuously7. very probably8. a lot of waysIII. Correct the errors, where found, in the following sentences.1. three-quarter →three quarters2. was →were3. plus 25 years →25 years plus4. second time →a second time5. see →have seen6. hour →hours7. 29 →Twenty-nineIV. Fill in the blanks with both, each, either or neither.Both, both, Neither, neither, both, each, eitherV. Put in some, any or one of their compounds.1. somewhat2. something3. some4. somehow5. anything, something6. something7. anything8. someVI. Make sentences of your own after the sentences given below, keeping the parts in italics in your sentences.1. In spite of everything I just said, I will still join the trip.In spite of the shortages, people became healthier by eating good, simple foods.2. It seems to me that here’s little chance of the situation changing in the near future. It seemed to her that the whole thing was a waste of time.TranslationI. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1. 常言道猫有九命，我信这话，因为我已经活第三回了，尽管我并不是猫。

新编英语教程3Unit5TheLightattheEndoftheChunnelUnit 5 The Light at the End of the ChunnelTeaching objectives1. to be familiar with narration in informal tone2. to get a good understanding about the relationship between France and the Great Britain from the historical viewpointTeaching procedureI. Pre-reading questions:1. As far you know, do you think transportation plays an essential role in a country’s development? How and in what aspects?2. What is the significance of English Channel Tunnel?3. How did the English and the French people look at the Chunnel, joyously or resentfully? Why do you think so?I. The English Channel1.English Channel, narrow sea, western Europe, separates Fran ce and Great Britain(known in French as La Manche (“the sleeve”).2.Its principal islands are the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.3.The channel is at its narrowest between Dover in England and Cape Gris-Nez, near Calais, in France, it being 34km wide.II. Background knowledge1. The function of the English Channel1) as a route for invaders of Britain from theContinent:a. crossed by Julius Caesar’s legion in 55B.C.b. Norman forces in 10662) As a barrier: Napoleon and Hitler threatened to cross it, they failed.3) The Channel has chiefly served as a physical barrier to the invasion of Britain.2. The long-lasting Anglo-French conflict1) In 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, France, conquered England and became KingWilliam I of England.2) In 1154 King Henry II recovered the English throne. France assisted Scotland,over which the English kings attempted to dominate. These sources of friction led to fighting between the 2 countries from 1294-1337.3) In 1337, Edward III of England took the title of King of France.this step beganthe Hundred Years’ War which continued on and off until 1453.4) During King Henry VIII’s reign(1509-1547), England again invaded France andexpanded its holdings around Calais.5) From 1689to 1815 there was a series of conflicts between Britain and Francefor domination of the North American continent.It lasted until the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815.3. The Channel Tunnel Project1) 1802 from a French engineer, the British government held off for security reasons.2) Early 1880s,digging began, the project was cancelled again for the same reason.3)1950s, the missile age made the defense considerationobsolete. In 1964, the 2governments agreed to proceed with a rail tunnel.4) In 1975 , the British government cancelled the project because of the constantly rising costs.5) In 1987,the construction began again.4. Channel Tunnel DrillAn immense road-header machine drills out clay during the construction of the Channel Tunnel. The tunnel runs beneath the English Channel and became operational in May 1994. Completed at a cost of $15 billion, it enables passenger and freight trains to travel from Paris, France, to London, England, in about 3 hours.5. Normandy CliffsThe white cliffs of Aval, in the Normandy region of northern France, rise above the English Channel.6. Channel Tunnel InaugurationFrench President Fran?ois Mitterand and Queen Elizabeth II of Britain inaugurated the Channel Tunnel in 1994. The railway tunnel, also known as the Chunnel, connects Folkestone, England, with Calais, France.7. Ice AgesPeriods in Earth’s history when sea ice or glaciers have covered a significant portion of the planet’s surface and significant cooling of the atmosphere has occurred. Earth has existed for about 4.5 billion years. During that time it has experienced several ice ages, each lasting tens of millions of years. The total of these episodes may account for as much as 15 to 20 percent of the planet’s history.The icy cover has ranged from about 10 percent to about 30 percent of the entire surface of the planet.The most recent ice age, the Pleistocene Epoch, lasted from about 1.6 million years to 10,000 years before present. During that time at least 20 glaciations, or periods when the ice cover increased, occurred. Each of these periods was followed by an interglaciation, or a period when the ice cover shrank.III. Main ideaThe text is a feature report which introduces one of the most important infrastructure construction projects in Modern Europe —— the English Channel Tunnel. It consists of two parts. First, it begins with an objective presentation of both the British and French local residents’ negative opinions on the Chunnel, which result from their mutual feeling of dislike. In spite of this, the construction began and the project proves to be of great significance. The second part is the writer’s personal experience at the breakthrough ceremony. Although the difference of national characteristics still exists, the connection of two countries and the hug of the construction workers from two nations are incredibly toughing. Worries about and anticipation of the future of the Chunnel on the part of the Eurotunnel is disclosed at the end.IV. words and expressionPara. 1What did the author talk about in this paragraph?He stated the topic of the report directly: the English Channel Tunnel.1. compound adjectives1) the soon-to-be-opened English Channel Tunnel (L1-2) means “that is to be opened soon”e.g. an easy-to-perform tricka difficult-to-use camerathe soon-to-be-completed Metro2) Gull-wing means “like the wings of the gull”.e.g. a baby-food storea mountain-top hutcity-reconstruction discussions3) Cross-Channel-link means “building a link that crosses the Ch annel”.e.g. a keep-fit-class schedulea cross-border-raid threat4) 31-mile-longe.g. a ten-year-old boya three-inch-thick booka 3-hour-long journey2. (L2) For the first time since the last ice age,England was about to be linked to France.1) an ice age 冰川期2) this is an exaggeration, which means “for the first time since the world began to exist”.Para 2-5Question:What did an English couple say about the French people, and what did a Frenchman say about the English people? Why do you think they showed a mutual feeling of dislike?An English retired civil servant said that he’d rather have England become the 51st state of U.S.A than have his country linked to France. He added that the French didn’t care for anybody. His wife said the France was an awful place and that the French people drank wine all the time. She disliked French food and preferred to have English sauce with her food. In the meantime, a French farmer complained about English ketchupand about their not having any good wine. The British and the French people disliked each other because there had been long years of conflict between the two countries.What did English and French local residents think about the Channel before it was constructed? Why did they have such feelings?T hey didn’t like each other and didn’t want to linked with each other by the Channel. (the long-lasting Anglo-French conflict *)Para 2-6Language points:1. (L4) I’d rather England become the 51st state….e.g. I’d rather you stayed with us over the weekend.He’d rather John hadn’t called on him.“我宁愿你独立工作，从失败中寻找新的方法，也不要你墨守成规，毫无建树，”导师对他说。

Unit5一、单元语法本单元主要讲真实条件句和非真实条件句。

1．真实条件句真实条件句用于陈述语气，假设的情况可能发生，其中if是“如果”的意思。

条件从句用一般现在时，主句用shall/will+动词原形。

例：If he comes,he will bring his violin.The volleyball match will be put off if it rains tomorrow.2．非真实条件句非真实条件句可以表示过去，现在和将来的情况。

它的基本特点是时态退后。

a）表示与现在事实相反。

从句用一般过去时，主句用should(would)+动词原形。

例：If they were here,they would help you.b）表示与过去事实相反。

条件从句用过去完成时，主句用should(would)have+过去分词。

例：If she had worked harder,she would have succeeded.If my lawyer had been here last Saturday,he would have prevented me from going.c）表示对将来的假想条件从句用一般过去时/were+不定式/should+动词原形，主句用should+动词原形。

例：If you succeeded,everything would be all right.If you were to succeed,everything would be all right.If you should succeed,everything would be all right.二、词汇短语Language structures1.sack[]vt.a)to place into a bag把……装入袋子；b)to discharge fromemployment解雇：He finally got sacked after a year of ineptitude.他不称职地工作一年后终于被解雇。

Unit 5TEXT IThe Light at the End of the ChunnelTextIn a hotel lobby in Sandgate, England, not two miles from the soon-to-be-opened English Channel Tunnel, stiff upper lips trembled. For the first time since the last ice age, England was about to be linked to France."I'd rather England become the 51st state of the U. S. A. than get tied up to there," said a retired civil servant with a complexion the color of ruby port. He nodded toward the steel gray Channel out the window, his pale blue eyes filled with foreboding."A wful place," added his wife, lifting a teacup to her lips. "They drink all the time, and the food is terrible. When I go to the Continent, I take my own bottle of English sauce.""We don't care much for the French," her husband concluded. "But the French. ..." Here a pause, a shudder, as the gull-wing eyebrows shot upward. "The French don't care for anybody."On the other side of the Channel, the entente was scarcely more cordiale. In Vieux Coquelles, a village a beet field away from the French terminal near Calais, Clotaire Fournier walked into his farmhouse."I went to England once," he said, sinking into a chair in the dining room. "Never again! All they eat is ketchup. " A tiny explosion of air from pursed lips, then the coup de grac e. "Y ou can't even get a decent glass of red wine!"Well, by grace of one of the engineering feats of the century, for richer or poorer, better or worse, England and France are getting hitched. On May 6, 1994, Queen Elizabeth of Britain and President Francois Mitterrand of France are scheduled to inaugurate the English Channel Tunnel ("Chunnel" for short), sweeping aside 200 years of failed cross-Channel-link schemes, 1,000 years of historical rift, and 8,000 years of geographic divide.The 31-mile-long Chunnel is really three parallel tunnels: two for trains and a service tunnel. It snakes from Folkestone, England, to Coquelles, France, an average of 150 feet below the seabed. Drive onto a train at one end; stay in your car and drive off Le Shuttle at the other 35 minutes later. Later this year [i. e. , 1994] Eurostar passenger trains will provide through service: London to Paris in three hours; London to Brussels in three hours, ten minutes.The Chunnel rewrites geography, at least in the English psyche. The moat has been breached. Britain no longer is an island.It's June 28, 1991, and I'm packed into a construction workers' train along with several dozen other journalists. We're headed out from the English side to the breakthrough ceremony for the south running tunnel — the last to be completed.The Chunnel is a work in progress. The concrete walls await final installation of the power, water, and communication lines that will turn it into a transport system. White dust fills the air. The train screeches painfully. "Makes you appreciate British Rail," someone jokes.Finally we reach the breakthrough site. The two machines that dug this tunnel started from opposite sides of the Channel and worked toward the middle. Now we're staring at the30-foot-diameter face of the French tunnel boring machine (TBM), "Catherine."In one of those vive la difference quirks that color the project, the French gave women's names to their machines. On the British side, it's by the numbers — like TBM No. 6. Another difference: French workers wear chic, well-cut, taupe jumpsuits with red and blue racing stripes down the sleeves. The British uniform is pure grunge: baggy, bright orange.Looking up, I imagine 180 feet of Channel above my head —ferries, tankers, a Dover sole or two. ...The grating of the TBM interrupts my reverie. Its cutterhead — a huge wheel with tungsten-tipped teeth — chews into the last trace of rock separating England from France.Music blares, and lights glare. Several Frenchmen scramble through. Thunderous applause erupts as dozens more follow. Strangely moving, this connecting of countries. Champagne corks pop, and French workers hug British counterparts."I might have opposed it 30 years ago, but now it's my tunnel," an Englishman says.French tunnelers are still climbing through. "So many," I say, turning to a French official."And there are 56 million more behind them," he replies.Apres le tunnel, le deluge? Eurotunnel hopes so. It predicts eight million passengers a year by 1996. The flow will be lopsided. Only 30 percent of the traffic will be headed to Britain. "The French don't take holidays in England," explains Jeanne Labrousse, a Eurotunnel executive. Hmmmm. Why do the French visit Britain? For the food? The weather? Fashion?Mme. Labrousse seemed thoughtful."Of course," she brightened, "we will work on selling the idea."From National Geographic, May 1994, by Cathy Newman.。

Unit 1 恰到好处Have you ever watched a clumsy man hammering a nail into a box? He hits it first to one side, then to another, perhaps knocking it over completely, so that in the end he only gets half of it into the wood. A skillful carpenter, on the other hand, will drive the nail with a few firm, deft blows, hitting it each time squarely on the head. So with language; the good craftsman will choose words that drive home his point firmly and exactly. A word that is more or less right, a loose phrase, an ambiguous expression, a vague adjective（模糊的形容词）, will not satisfy a writer who aims at clean English. He will try always to get the word that is completely right for his purpose.你见过一个笨手笨脚的男人往箱子上钉钉子吗？只见他左敲敲，右敲敲，说不准还会将整个钉子锤翻，结果敲来敲去到头来只敲进了半截。

而娴熟的木匠就不这么干。

他每敲一下都会坚实巧妙地正对着钉头落下去，一钉到底。

语言也是如此。

一位优秀的艺术家谴词造句上力求准确而有力地表达自己的观点。