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1、Unit 1TEXT ComprehensionAnswers for reference:A. 1. As the saying goes, “As you sow, so will you reap”, which means whatever a man sows he will reap. The writer intends to convince the reader that making New Year's resolutions also follows this maxim. The more resolutions you make at the beginni

2、ng of the year, the better results you will have.2. He had read a number of books on selfimprovement before he made his resolutions. He wrote out a long list of resolutions. He wanted to make a different man of himself a loving father and an ideal husbandby trying to attend to everyone's needs.3

3、. Having written a long list of resolutions, he longed to put them into practice, thinking that they would be a great success.4. Judging from the information given in the text, he was a serious and strict father to the children. He did not like to be bothered with questions. He never treated them as

4、 his equals. He showed no interest in their friends nor in what they were doing. Having a quick temper, he got excited easily and often yelled at them. He did not allow any mischievous behaviour to go on at home. He was one of those husbands who did not like to lift a finger to help his wife and do

5、household chores. What he did in his free time was enjoy himself thoroughly. He had a good time at parties and liked to stay out late even if this meant he had a headache the next day. At home, what he did most of the time was either watch a footfall match or read the newspaper.5. He tried to be con

6、siderate and helpful, but failed. All his efforts to be a good busband went contrary to his expectations. The whole family was thrown into disorder and confusion. His wife was annoyed by his good manners and smart remarks, thinking they were affected and that he was being sarcastio on purpose. She a

7、ttributed his cheerfulness, good temper and thoughtfulness to not feeling his best after staying out late.6. He wanted to do better but did not know how to do it appropriately. On New Year's Day, he was in a particularly cheerful and good mood, eager to render any service to his wife and childre

8、n. He did everything of his own accord. He was considerate to his wife to the minutest detail and he graciously condescended to play jacks with Gretchen, build a snowman for the boys and strike up a conversation with Kit. But the result in every case proved to be just the opposite to what he had exp

9、ected. The writer behaved like a changed man. What he did was suddenly totally different from what he used to do, so his family was unprepared for this change. That's why, to them, his behaviour was too good to be truehis temper was too good to be believed, and his thoughtfulness was too great t

10、o be natural.7. It means:“The whole family are happy to see that your have come to be your usual self again and you are behaving naturally. At last everything will go back to normal.”B. Reference version:1. Quite obviously, anyone who was determined to be guided by the rules of selfimprovement I col

11、lected would be happy and have a richer life, infinite affection from his family and the love and respect of the community.2. Show your love readily and willingly.3. Wholehearted and genuine praise is really valuable.4. Join your children and treat them as your equals.5. I heard screams down the hal

12、l one after another and I found Gretchen crying.6. The most unimportant light task may turn out to be worthwhile if it is dealt with eagerly and with interest.7. I started to have a conversation with Kit in a friendly way and tried my best to achieve close agreement and understanding between us.8. Y

13、ou never troubled yourself to chat with people in the past. Why do you want to start doing it now?TEXT Comprehension1. F (He knew this beforehand, but he had to go there because he felt the bank was the only place to keep his money safely.)2. T3. F (The manager said “Good morning” not to Mr. Montgom

14、ery, but to the writer. “Good morning” in this case is not a greeting, but a farewell, meaning “Goodbye”.)4. F (The clerks were at first astonished, and then amused.)5. F (He was never very rich. All he saved were some silver dollars in a sock.)K 13TEXT Comprehension1. C2. B3. A4. C5. AGUIDED WRITIN

15、GSentence CombinationReference version:It is much less common for people to carry cash in the West than it is for people to carry cash in China. Often it is not safe to have large amounts of cash on hand in the West.Most people use cheques or credit cards to avoid carrying cash with them. Cheques ar

16、e commonly used to pay rent, for utilities, and telephone bills and can also be used to make purchases while credit cards are mainly used to make purchases.Credit cards are pieces of plastic, usually 5.5cm. by 8.5cm. They are issued by banks and stores that want people to spend more money. When purc

17、hasing something, the buyer will give his credit card to the seller. The seller will check the information on the card and record it, accept the card instead of accepting money. The seller will give the buyer a receipt and another receipt goes to the bank. The bank will then send a bill to the buyer

18、, usually after 30 days.COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISES. Spelling1. downstairs2. spontaneous3. creativity4. jovially5. wander6. shriek7. chore8. poisonous9. relieve10. interruption11. reckless12. wretched. DictationThe United States is becoming more and more a “cashless society”. People are making purchases

19、 by cheque, charge accounts or credit cards, rather than carrying large amounts of money in their pockets or purses.Normally people pay by cheque at the end of each month at department stores and some food markets and drugstores. They also pay monthly by cheque for rent, telephone calls, electricity

20、, milk, newspaper deliveries, and similar household expenses. Mary have charge cards to pay for petrol and service station expenses and credit cards for restaurant, hotel, and travel costs.Many other people, however, prefer to payastheygo and not accumulate monthly bills. Most people work out a comb

21、ination, paying some bills in cash and charging others. This is a matter of personal choice. But if you have charge accounts, be sure to pay promptly; the interest charged for late payments can be high.K 14. Listening ComprehensionA. Income: 2000 a yearExpensesHousing: 50 a month for mortgageFood: 6

22、0 a monthCar: a large repair bill every now and thenElectricity: 16 a yearGas: 70 a yearBooks: /B. The man on the doorstep says he is doing a survey for the Department of Health and Social Security. He is actually a salesman, trying to sell The New World Children's Encyclopaedia. TranslationA. 1

23、. Every time he returned home from work at midnight, he would tiptoe upstairs, trying not to disturb his neighbours.2. To establish some kind of rapport with his new neighbour, Mr.Jones lost no chance in offering to carry her luggage into the house.3. The article recommended by Dr. Miller centres on

24、 the problem of air pollution; meanwhile, it touches upon other issues such as water pollution, noise pollution and visual pollution.4. If it had not been for the constant encouragement and help from her friends, she couldn't have accomplished anything.5. It was only a few days ago that he was f

25、ull of contempt for the new project, but he is now working hard with zest for its realization. What a baffling change!6. Judging from what she wrote in her autobiography, she always had mixed feelings for that pianist.7. While waiting in the lounge for the flight, he struck up a conversation with tw

26、o American travellers and touched on many interesting crosscultural issues.8. These girls all dread working alone on night duty.9. I don't mind working overtime. What I do mind is working on those insignificant trivial things during the weekend.10. Actually nobody asked them to do anything on th

27、e first day of school. When they saw the classroom in such a mess, however, they cleaned it spontaneously.B. Reference version:K 15Joe had dodged the police many times, but never like this. He was afraid. He was sprawled on the rooflistening for sounds. Somewhere below people were yelling and shriek

28、ing, but he was not concerned about the commotion. He looked round, searching for any sign of a policeman. When he heard some footsteps on the corrugated iron roof, he was seized with fear. What made them chase after me, he thought. I haven't done anything. You shouldn't have sneaked up here

29、, he said to himself.Then he saw the shape of a policeman approaching. He did not want to give up. He still wanted to make an effort to escape. He rose to his feet quietly and tiptoed over to the far end of the roof, thinking that he could perhaps slide down the drainpipe. Just at that moment, the p

30、oliceman strode forward and was about to grab the boy by the collar when, unaware of a clothesline in his way which caught his cap, he almost stumbled. Joe was startled, but he could go back no further. The policeman steadied himself and reached out for the boy. Blank FillingA. 1. down 2. for 3. dow

31、n, down4. after5. back6. on7. in8. off9. out10. for11. in, out12. out13. to14. over15. upB. (1) name(2) sell(3) things(4) exchange(5) shares(6) other(7) business(8) partial(9) then(10) company(11) kinds(12) shares(13) wealthy(14) expenses(15) hope(16) stock(17) rich(18) money(19) reasons(20) general

32、(21) investors(22) gamble(23) investing(24) glad(25) willing(26) worldC. (1) failed(2) game(3) sketches(4) down(5) Only(6) that(7) weapon(8) comic(9) did(10) characters(11) to(12) for(13) ran(14) dropped(15) turned(16) up(17) title(18) made(19) later(20) fans(21) funny(22) being(23) put(24) reach(25

33、) inD. (1) was blessed with(2) boundless love(3) encouraged creativity in the young(4) was spontaneous(5) on(6) tired of(7) with more zest(8) worth its weight in gold(9) admiration of the community(10) swarmed aroundK 16(11) drawn by(12) struck up a conversation with(13) established a kind of rappor

34、t(14) was about fourfifths done(15) was in a poisonous mood(16) sneak up on(17) tenyearold(18) would have thrown in the sponge(19) were about to perform openheart surgery on. NounVerbAdjectiveAdverb1. creativitycreatecreativecreatively2. beautybeautifybeautifulbeautifully3. resolutionresolveresolute

35、resolutely4. moralitymoralizemoralmorally5. illustrationillustrateillustrativeillustratively6. suggestionsuggestsuggestivesuggestively7. collectioncollectcollectivecollectively8. admirationadmireadmirableadmirably9. differencedifferdifferentdifferently10. imaginationimagineimaginativeimaginatively11

36、. harmonyharmonizeharmoniousharmoniously12. impressivenessimpressimpressiveimpressively13. distributiondistributedistributivedistributively14. explanationexplainexplanatoryexplanatorily15. disappointmentdisappointdisappointingdisappointinglyUnit 2TEXT ComprehensionAnswers for reference:A. 1. English

37、 has now become one of the most widely used languages in the world. In 1500, English was an insignificant language, spoken by the people living on a small island. Now it is spoken as the first language by over a quarter of a billion people and as a second language by many millions more. When people

38、speak English, we may be able to tell which English it isAmerican English, Australian English, British English, Indian English and so on. Besides, for different purposes, we use different Englishes: everyday English, business English, commercial English, diplomatic English, medical English, scientif

39、ic English, technical English, legal English, journalistic English and so on. We also use different degrees of formality and can differentiate between formal English, informal English, and colloquial English.2. Style expresses the writer's individuality through his choice of words and sentence p

40、atterns, and his selection and arrangement of material. Style frequently reflects the writer's personality, mood, attitudes, education, and general background. There are different kinds of styles: homely, coarse, refined, ironic, vulgar, plain, childlike, formal, informal, wordy, colloquial, dir

41、ect, grandiloquent, and so on. We choose words to suit the audience, the occasion, the topic, and the genre (e.g., short story, essay, argumentation). Certain words, exact and concrete as they are, are excluded from formal use, because they are not appropriate for formal occasions. It would be absur

42、d if slang terms or vulgarisms were used to address an audience at commencement, or the other way round, if a very formal style, long sentences and complex grammatical structures were used in a friendly letter. Yet if we have some idea of different styles, but don't know when to use which, this

43、knowledge is worse than useless.3. This is an example of a very formal expression alongside a colloquialism. Bags of fun is a slang term whereas extremely gracious is very formal language.Here is another example of the same kind to show the inappropriateness of a formal style mixed with colloquialis

44、m. In a letter of application, you begin thus:Dear Sirs,I am writing to you in the hope that you still have a vacant place in your department. If you hve not yet employed anyone, I should like my application for the position to be considered.And you conclude with:As to my character and fitness for t

45、he job, please rest assured that I am sure smart. In this last sentence, job may be rather too informal; employment or post would be more suitable. Smart is a colloquialism that means “mentally alert, quickwitted, and talented”. Moreover, the sentence I am sure smart is very informal and colloquial,

46、 and so it is inappropriate for the letter.4. Good use of English requires the appropriate choice of words for the expression of thoughts. To be in “good use of English”, therefore, a word must be used appropriately in a specific set of circumstances.K 225. Coy means “shy, diffident, bashful”. What

47、the writer means here is:“Do away with your shyness. Decide what you want to say and say it as directly as possible in plain words. Stop deceiving people and beating about the bush. Call a spade a spade.”6. Some examples of euphemisms:1) a mental home ( an insane asylum)slow ( dull in mind)residence

48、 ( house)a reconditioned automobile ( a used car)stout (fat)The above words and phrases in italics are supposed to be more pleasant substitutes for those in parentheses.2) skin tonic (cold cream. The term skin tonic may help the manufacturer to sell his products more easily.)3) Goodness me！ Goodness

49、 gracious！ Thank goodness. For goodness' sake！ (It is supposed to be blasphemous to use the word God in one's speech, so goodness is used instead of God.)4) “Millions of peasants are robbed of their farms and sent trudging along the roads with no more than they can carry: this is called tran

50、sfer of population.” (This is quoted from George Orwell's “Politics and the English Language”. Euphemism is used here to hide some brutal, harsh, stark political realities.)7. The writer means that in spite of the fact that he strongly objects to the use of euphemisms, some euphemisms, having co

51、nsiderable vigour and vitality, can still be used as far as he is concerned.8. It shows that the writer can foresee the inevitable fate of any euphemism, i.e., that any effort to avoid unpleasantness will end in failure, because a euphemism will quickly acquire the same “negative connotation” as the

52、 word it has replaced. There is thus no sense in using euphemisms.B. Reference version:1. The richer life experience we have, and the more people from all walks of life we know, we will develop more extensive and flexible knowledge of different English styles and the ability to use each style approp

53、riately when the occasion arises.2. If we do not know when to use each style appropriately, or if we confuse one style with another inappropriately, an unsystematic and casual knowledge of styles is of no use, or even worse.3. Neither “bags of fun” nor “extremely gracious” in its suitable context is

54、 a careless / casual expression of one's ideas.4. It would, however, also be absurd / foolish to turn the judgment completely the other way round.K 235. Except in cases where they are used to achieve humorous effect, contemporary writers think that euphemisms are too disgusting, artificial and p

55、retentious.6. Supporing the argument made by using the outdated and stereotyped phrases that are often used by trade union leaders would be as easy as shooting birds that never fly away.7. Some euphemisms are unusual enough to be funny. They are so unusual that they become quite funny.8. Some people

56、 may also like extreme understatement.TEXT Comprehension1. C2. C3. A4. B5. B6. CTEXT Comprehension1. F (The euphemistic term for “dustmen” in the U.S. simply sounds more prosperous.)2. T3. F (He is put in prison, but the name for prison is “adjustment centre”.)4. F (There are, but the term “poor peo

57、ple” has been replaced by the euphemism: the “underprivileged.”)5. F (There are more euphemisms in English than in many other languages.)GUIDED WRITINGSentence CombinationReference version:Proverbs, probably as old as our civilization, form an important part of our heritage. Children can learn basic

58、 lessons from them. For example, they may learn thrift by hearing a parent or grandparent say, “Waste not, want not.” Young people tempted to be dishonest are often able to resist the temptation by recalling “Honesty is the best policy”. Or persons faced with difficult tasks will be encouraged to persevere by keeping in mind that “Little strokes fell great oaks”. And many tense situations are improved when one person or another remembers that “A soft answer turns away wrath”, or that “Two cannot quarrel if one won't”.K 24Proverbs are fo