Vocabulary
I. 1. 1) alliance
3) stroke
5) minus
7) declarations
2) at the cost of
4) limp
6) regions
8) siege
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9) raw 10) bide his time
11) have taken their toll 12) in the caseof
2. 1) is faced with 2) get bogged down
3) is pressing on / pressed on 4) drag on
5) get by 6) dine out
7) have cut back 8) get through
3. 1) The rapid advance in gene therapy maylead to the conquest of cancer in the near
future.
2) Production in many factories has beenbrought to a halt by the delayed arrival of
raw materials due to the dock workers’strike.
3) Sara has made up her mind that herleisure interests will/should never get in the way of
her career.
4) Obviously the reporter's question caughtthe foreign minister off guard.
5) The introduction of the electroniccalculator has rendered the slide rule out of date /
obsolete.
4. 1) Being faced with an enemy forces muchsuperior to ours, we had to give up the
occupation of big cities and retreat to therural and mountainous regions to build up
our bases.
2) Unity is crucial to the efficientoperation of an organization. Failure to reckon with
this problem will weaken its strength. Inmany cases, work may be brought to a halt by
constant internal struggle in anorganization.
3) The Red Army fought a heroic battle at Stalingrad and won the decisive victory against
the Germans. In fact, this battle turnedthe tide in the Second World War. During this
famous battle, the Soviet troops withstoodthe German siege and weakened the German
army by launching a series ofcounterattacks.
II.More Synonyms in Context
1) During the First World War, battlesoccurred here and there over vast areas. Some of the
most dramatic fighting took place in thegloomy trenches of Franceand Belgium.
2) Elizabethmade careful preparations for the interview and her efforts / homework paidoff.
3)1 spent hours trying to talk him intoaccepting the settlement, but he turned a deaf ear to all my
words.
4) Pneumonia had severely weakened herbody, and I wondered how her fragile body could
withstand the harsh weather.
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III. Usage
1) But often it is not until we fall illthat we finally learn to appreciate good health.
2) A rich old lady lay dead at home for twoweeks—and nobody knew anything about it.
3) It's said he dropped dead from a heartattack when he was at work
1) Don't sit too close to the fire to keepwarm—you could easily get burned, especially if you
fall asleep.
4) In those days people believed inmarrying young and having children early.
5) Little Tom was unable to sit still forlonger than a few minutes.
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Structure
1. 1) To his great delight, Dr. Dengdiscovered two genes in wild rice that can increase the yield by
30 percent.
2) To her great relief, her daughter hadleft the building before it collapsed.
3) To our disappointment, our women's teamlost out to the North Koreans.
4) We think, much to our regret, that wewill not be able to visit you during the coming
Christ mas.
2. 1) These birds nest in the vast swamps(which lie to the) east of the Nile.
2) By 1948, the People's Liberation Armyhad gained control of the vast areas north of the
Yangtze River.
3) Michelle was born in a small village inthe north of France,but came to live in the United
States at the age of four.■
4) The Columbia River rises in western Canada and continues/runs through the United Statesfor
about 1,900 kilometers west of the Rocky Mountains.
Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze (A)
1. invasion
3. Conquest
5. launching
7. campaign
9. reckon with
2. stand in the way
4. catching... off his guard
6. declaration
8. drag on
10. bringing...to a halt
Appendix I - 91 - (B)
1. allow 2. reckoned
3. highly 4. forecasts
5. rapidly 6. instant
7. delivery 8. advantage
9. observing 10. Powerful
II. Translation
1. Mr. Doherty and his family are currentlyengaged in getting the autumn harvest in on the
farm.
2. We must not underestimate the enemy.They are equipped with the most sophisticated
weapons.
3. Having been cut of a job/Not having hada job for 3months, Phil is getting increasingly
desperate.
4. Sam, as the project manager, isdecisive, efficient, and accurate in his judgment.
5. Since the chemical plant was identifiedas the source of solution, the village neighborhood
committee decided to close it down at thecost of 100 jobs.
The offensive had already lasted threedays, but we had not gained much ground. Our
troops engaging the enemy at the front werefaced with strong/fierce/stiff resistance. The
division commander instructed ourbattalion to get around to the rear of the enemy and
launch a surprise attack. To do so,however, we had to cross a marshland and many of us were
afraid we might get bogged down in the mud.Our battalion commander decided to take a
gamble. We started under cover of darkness andpressed on in spite of great difficulties. By a
stroke of luck, the temperature at nightsuddenly dropped to minus 20 degrees Celsius and the
marsh froze over. Thanks to the coldweather, we arrived at our destination before dawn and
began attacking the enemy from the rear.This turned the tide of the battle. The enemy,
caught off guard, soon surrendered.
Part III TextB
Comprehension Check 1. d
3. b .- 2. d 4. a
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Translation
(#JE Appendix III)
Language Practice
1. boast 2. obstacles
3. was concerned 4. call ...off
5. paid off 6. was pinned down
7. are contesting 8. prior to
9. holdout 10. objective
11. responsible for 12. in case
13. favorable 14. due to
15. on the eve of 16. cancel
17. complications 18. stiff
19. withstand 20. absent ■
Part IV Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks
Writing Strategy
Tick which of the following is moreconvincing:
_____________ It was reported that GeneralEisenhower, though indecisive sometimes, had no
hesitation in ordering the assault on Normandy.
______ √_____Eisenhower's chief of staff, Brigadier General Water BedellSmith, later wrote:
\
and the tension was gone from his face. Hesaid briskly, 'well, we'll go.\
ModelPaper
Can Man Triumph over Nature?
When people talk of man triumphing overnature, many things come to mind. One thinks of
successes in medicine in the fight againstdisease, such as the invention of antibiotics and the promise
held out by advances in biogeneticengineering. On a broader scale, one thinks of man's success in
harnessing new forms of energy from steampower through oil to nuclear power.
Yet, nature has often hit back inunexpected ways to these attempts to tame it. New forms of
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disease that are resistant to antibioticsare constantly developing. Burning fossil fuels has led to
fears of global warming; while nuclearpower has produced dangerous waste that will remain a
hazard for generations to come.
However, perhaps to talk of man triumphingover nature is the wrong way to look at the
matter. We need to find ways to work withnature rather than forever fighting against it.
(154words)
Unit Two Smart Cars
★Text A Vocabulary I. 1.
1) expansion 2) automated 3) vapor 4) take control of 5) hazards 6) satellite
7) vibrated 8) magnetic 9) bunched 10) in the air 11) got/was stuckin
12) approximately 2.
1) send out 2) stand up for 3) pass for 4) were closing in on
5) starting up 6) went through 7) fill out 8) fall into 3.
1) … incorporatesall the latest safety features
2) …two trees tenfeet apart
3) … awardinglucrative contracts to his construction site
4) … the prototype ofa new model before they set up a factory to make the cars.
5) … are correlatedin all racial groups 4.
1) theapplication,remote, has turned into a reality, are poised to
2) that vibrate, candetect, frequency
3) lanes, aremounted in, alert a, hazard
II. Word Formation
ClippedWords Blends kilo kilogram Medicare medical care
memomemorandumemail electronic mail
gym gymnasium comsat communications satellite
lib liberation newscast news broadcast
doc doctor skyjack sky hijack
vet veterinarian Eurodollar European dollar
prep preparatory brunch breakfast and lunch
auto automobile telecast television broadcast
flu influenza Oxbridge Oxfordand Cambridge III.
1. swimmingpool 2. drawing board 3. enriched Middle English
4. disturbingchange 5. fullydevelopedprototype 6.Canned foods
7. workingpopulation 8. puzzling differences
ComprehensiveExercises I. Cloze 1.
1) computerized 2) start up 3) be poised to 4) alert 5)hazards 6) monotonous
7) take controlof 8) steer 9) lane 10) decrease 11) calculate 12) eliminate
13) getting stuckin 14) mounted 15) detect 16) vapor
2.
1) generates 2) related 3) revolutionized 4)enabled 5) opportunities
6) overall 7) manufacturing 8) dependent 9) interact 10) fatalities
II. Translation 1.
1) There was anunusual quietness in the air,except for the sound of artillery in thedistance.
2) The expansion ofurban areas in some African countries has been causing a significant fall inliving standards and an increase in social problem.
3) The researchshows that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels arecloselycorrelatedwithglobal temperatures.
4) The frequencyofthe bus service has been improved from 15 to 12 minutes recently
5) The diver stoodon the edge of the diving board, poised tojump at the signal from thecoach. 2.
Automobiles have,since their invention, revolutionized transportation, changing forever the waypeople live, travel, and do business. On the other hand, they have brought hazards,especially highway fatalities. However, today the applicationofcomputertechnology and electronic sensors in designing and manufacturing cars makes itpossible to eliminatemost of traffic accidents. For example, electronicsensorsmountedin your car can detectalcohol vapor in the airandrefuse to start upthe engine. They can also monitor road conditions byreceiving radio signals sent out from orbiting satellitesandgreatly reduce your chances of getting stuckin traffic jams.
★ Text B
ComprehensionCheck: 1. a 2.c 3.c 4. d 5. b 6. b
Language practice
1．1）c 2）a 3）e 4）b 5）f 6）g 7）d 8）h 2．
1）enroute 2) matures 3) equivalent 4) feasible 5) in cooperation with 6)exposure
7) At thestart of 8) thereby 9) implemented 10) realistic 11) component 12) by meansof
Unit Two Smart Cars ★Text A Vocabulary I. 1.
1) expansion 2) automated 3) vapor 4) take control of 5) hazards 6) satellite
7) vibrated 8) magnetic 9) bunched 10) in the air 11) got/was stuckin
12) approximately 2.
1) send out 2) stand up for 3) pass for 4) were closing in on
5) starting up 6) went through 7) fill out 8) fall into 3.
1) … incorporatesall the latest safety features
2) …two trees tenfeet apart
3) … awardinglucrative contracts to his construction site
4) … the prototypeof a new model before they set up a factory to make the cars.
5) … are correlatedin all racial groups 4.
1) theapplication,remote, has turned into a reality, are poised to
2) that vibrate, candetect, frequency
3) lanes, aremounted in, alert a, hazard
II. Word Formation
ClippedWords Blends kilo kilogram Medicare medical care
memomemorandumemail electronic mail
gym gymnasium comsat communications satellite
lib liberation newscast news broadcast
doc doctor skyjack sky hijack
vet veterinarian Eurodollar European dollar
prep preparatory brunch breakfast and lunch
auto automobile telecast television broadcast
flu influenza Oxbridge Oxfordand Cambridge III.
1. swimmingpool 2. drawing board 3. enriched Middle English
4. disturbingchange 5. fullydevelopedprototype 6.Canned foods
7. workingpopulation 8. puzzling differences
ComprehensiveExercises I. Cloze 1.
1) computerized 2) start up 3) be poised to 4) alert 5)hazards 6) monotonous
7) take controlof 8) steer 9) lane 10) decrease 11) calculate 12) eliminate
13) getting stuckin 14) mounted 15) detect 16) vapor 2.
1) generates 2) related 3) revolutionized 4)enabled 5) opportunities
6) overall 7) manufacturing 8) dependent 9) interact 10) fatalities
II. Translation 1.
1) There was anunusual quietness in the air,except for the sound of artillery in thedistance.
2) The expansion ofurban areas in some African countries has been causing a significant fall inliving standards and an increase in social problem.
3) The researchshows that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels arecloselycorrelatedwithglobal temperatures.
4) The frequencyofthe bus service has been improved from 15 to 12 minutes recently
5) The diver stoodon the edge of the diving board, poised tojump at the signal from thecoach. 2.
Automobiles have, sincetheir invention, revolutionized transportation, changing forever the way peoplelive, travel, and do business. On the other hand, they have brought hazards,especially highway fatalities. However, today the applicationofcomputertechnology and electronic sensors in designing and manufacturing cars makes itpossible to eliminatemost of traffic accidents. For example, electronicsensorsmountedin your car can detectalcohol vapor in the airandrefuse to start upthe engine. They can also monitor road conditions byreceiving radio signals sent out from orbiting satellitesandgreatly reduce your chances of getting stuckin traffic jams.
★ Text B
ComprehensionCheck: 1. a 2.c 3.c 4. d 5. b 6. b
Language practice
1．1）c 2）a 3）e 4）b 5）f 6）g 7）d 8）h 2．
1）enroute 2) matures 3) equivalent 4) feasible 5) in cooperation with 6)exposure
7) At thestart of 8) thereby 9) implemented 10) realistic 11) component 12) by meansof
Unit 3
PartIListening Task Scriptfor the recording:
Asyou battle the competitive job market, your résumé is going to be the keyweapon you use to get hired. For better or for worse, this is your calling cardto the recruiting directors of the business world.
Thereis one key piece of advice that seems to get lost on most people, one of themost important things you can do when applying for a job. And it is this:Target your résumé.
People,we work in advertising. What do you think your résumé is? It’s just an ad foryou. Just like a good ad targets its consumer, a good résumé hits the targetright between the eyes and says, “You have to hire me.” In this case, theconsumer is the recruiting director at the company where you’d like to work.Never forget that.
Here’swhat I mean: Recruiting directors are a practical lot. They want to find the“easiest” possible person to hire. That is, someone who fits their jobdescription perfectly.
Ifthe job description says they are looking for an account director with, atleast, 5 years of experience and a background in package goods, that’s exactlywho they want to hire. Now, that doesn’t mean they won’t consider anyone else,but where do you think they are going to start?
Ifyou have more than five or so years of experience, you can start your résuméwith a summary. A summary captures about four or five bullet points that showwhy you’re a perfect match for the job. In our example above, that first bulletpoint would say something like:
Accountdirector with more than 5 years of experience leading diverse agency teams aslarge as 18 on package-goods accounts including Unilever and Hershey.
Whenthey pick up that résumé, you want them to nod and think, “This person isperfect for the job.”
AfterListening
1.calling card2. target one’s résumé3. job description
4.summary
PartII Reading Task Comprehension
Possibleanswers to content questions:
1.Heruns a manufacturing company.
2.Almostall of them were no.
3.Thisapplicant was ill prepared for the job he was applying for and therefore illqualified.
4.Prepareto win.
5.Theynow have to switch jobs frequently.
6.A90-year-old tennis player who wanted to work on his weakness --backhand court.
7.Believingin yourself, even when no one else does.13
8.Because he will mention a cabdriver who is different.
9.Hisefforts to make a difference.
10.Hewas offered a ride on a day when Minnesotawas hit with one of the worst snowstorms in years and the international airportthere was closed for the first time in decades.
11.Becausethere were no tracks left in the snow, which means he was the first person totake off from there.
12.Carlsonwas excited about being first, which is exactly what the writer recommends tojob applicants.
TextOrganization 1.
PartsParagraphsMainIdeas
PartOneParas 1-6Anill-prepared college graduate failed his interview.
PartTwoParas 7-27Fourpieces of advice on being a successful interviewee.
PartThreeParas 28-31Makeyour own tracks in whateveryou do. 2.
SuggestionsExamples
1)Prepare to win.1) Michael Jordan
2)Never stop learning.2) a 90-year-old tennis player
3)Believe in yourself,3) the four-minute mile, the New York Marathon and the
evenwhen no one else does.Vietnam veteran.
4)Find a way to make a difference.4) a New York cabdriver.
LanguageSense Enhancement 1.
(1)checked with(2) interview
(3)grill(4) clippings
(5)be right for(6) follow up
(7)indicating （8）hand-delivered
(9)prepared(10) prospective
LanguageFocus I. 1.
1)rude2) physically
3)structure4) made a difference
5)blurted (out)6) chuckling
7)measurable8) prospective
9)preparations10) sparkled
11)took a crack at12) partner 2.
1)go after2) look back at/on14
3) be put up 4) stood for
5)build in6) follow up
7)behooked up to8) closed up 3.
1)grilled her about where she hadbeen all night
2)beyond Cinderella’s wildest dreams that she could one day dance in the King’spalace
3)will be in readers’hands soon
4)do your homework before going on an interview.
5)was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars. 4.
1）applicants, veteran,theprospective
2）From his standpoint,has made everyendeavorto go after
3) asthe saying goes, tohave a crack at,barely
II.Words with Multiple Meanings
1.behave2. used to avoid repetition
3.clean4. get along
5.perform/complete6. perform/complete
7.study8. be enough
9.be acceptable
III.Usage
1. There is so much to say and it is hard to knowwhere to begin.OK,I’ll talk about myself first.
2. Thank you very much, John, for yourbeautifulChristmascard.By the way, I have something here for you.
3. The new computer language can be quite easilyunderstood by anyone who can read the daily newspaper. Now, whyis this an advantage?
4. I’m going to work out the outline and will let youknow how it goes. By the way, I will see you in February, as Iplan to attend your seminar in Shanghai.
5. OK, you got the job. Now,howtomaximize your profits with as little effort as possible?
6.Chrisisback from Australia.Incidentally,those pictures you sent me are wonderful.
ComprehensiveExercises I.Cloze 1.
(1)prospective(2)As I see it(3) done your homework (4) beforehand
(5)endeavor(6) structure(7) partners(8) Respond
(9)take a crack(10) from the standpoint(11) make a difference(12) follow up 2.
(1)encouraging(2) inquiry
(3)relevant (4) samples15
(5) references (6) advice
(7)preparing (8) seriously
(9)probably (10) exhibit
II.Translation 1.
1)Despite the inadequate length of the airstrip in this emergencylanding, the veteranpilot managed to stop the plane aftertaxiingforonly a short while.
2) Grilledbythe reporters, the movie star eventually blurted (out)thatshehad undergone two plastic surgeries.
3)We have the technology and ourpartnerhas the capital. Workingtogether, we’ll have the future in our hands.
4)If I had known beforehandthat you would bring so many friendshome,I would have made betterpreparations.You see, I have barelyenoughfood and drinks for a snack.
5)People gave generouslyupon learning that new school rooms withstrongerstructureswere to be built in the earthquake-strickenarea. 2.
Wellbegun, half done, as the saying goes. It is extremely importantfor a jobapplicantto do his homework while seekingemployment. From my standpoint, whether or not one has done hishomeworkclearly makes a difference in his chance of success.
Ihave a friend who is earning somewherein the neighborhood of 100,000dollars a years in a large computer software company. He told me that from hisown experience the decision makers who interview prospective employeeslike people who are well prepared. Those who make no endeavortolearn as much about his prospective employer as possible don’t have much of achanceof success.
PartIII Home Reading Task ComprehensionCheck 1.b2.c
3.a4.a
5.a6.b
Translation
1.父母亲都觉得我不会被录用。“你要有后台才行。那可是一家美国机构，洛克菲勒基金会。你一定要有后台。”
2.当然，不工作就没饭吃，除非嫁人，那叫做“终于有了归宿。”
3.她留着新式的发型，是我所喜欢的那种满头卷发竖立着的式样，穿着下摆印有花纹的裙子。由于她怀孕已快足月，所以她向我走过来时似乎是她的肚子最先到达我的面前。
4.我跟哈内德先生说了，你刚才是因害羞不安而没法做记录的。他挺不错的，只要慢慢习惯起来就行了。
LanguagePractice16 1.
1)g2)f3) a4) e
5)h6) b7) c8) d 2.
1)intricate2) came at
3)administration4) benign
5)get in6) scraps
7)brand8) carved
9)coiled10) quivered
11)take on12) put in a (good) word
Part IVComprehensiveLanguage Practice ModelApplication Letter
Rm.316, New College Dormitory
Xuanwu University, 2270 Zhongshan Road
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008
Tel:(025) 9709399
Email:hqin@yahoo.com.cn
August25, 2010
Dr.Guoliang Li
Directorof the Human Resources Office
ShanghaiStar
20F, Huaihai Building
200 Huaihai Road (Middle)
Shanghai200021
DearDr. Li,
Insearching for employment opportunitieson the Internet, I learned of a jobvacancy in the Public Affairs Reporting Section of your newspaper. I believethat my qualifications match the requirements you have listed for the position.
Asa journalism major at Xuanwu University in Nanjing,my academic training has enabled me to develop my writing and editing skills,particularly in the reporting of public affairs. Atcollege, English, ReportingPublic Affairs, Advertising and Public Relations have been my favoritesubjects. I would like to utilize my interests and training to the fullestthrough working on a newspaper as well-known as your own.
Myrésuméreflects my experience as a journalistic intern with two newspapers in Nanjing. While workingthere I did both research work and reporting. I greatly enjoyed work as aprofessional reporter and the challenge of writing to deadlines, all of which Isuccessfully met.
Ihave won several awards for my journalistic work and was admitted to theJournalists' 17
Association of Jiangsu Provincelast year. I was the vice chairman of the Students' Union in my university fortwo years. The enclosed résuméprovides further informationabout my experienceand background.
Iwonder if it would be possible for us to meet one of these days so that youcould learn more about me and I could find out more about the specifics of thejob. Please call me anytime on (025) 9709399 Monday through Friday. Thank youfor your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Hong Qin
Hong Qin
Unit 4
Text A
Text rganization 1.
Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas
Part One Paras1-3 Introduction to Davos Man and theWorld Economic Forum
Part Two Paras4-5 Debate over the impact ofglobalization on current society and culture
Part Three ppppPTThreeThreeParas 6-8 Historyof globalization and its recent trends and future prospects
Part Four Paras.9-11 Globalization versus nationalismand the challenges it faces 2.
Main Events
1. Davosman spends a lot of time in places other than his native country.
2. DavosMan sees their identity as a mater of personal choice, not an accident ofbirth.
3. DavosMan believes that globalization, the unimpeded flows of capital, labor andtechnology across national borders, is both welcome and unstoppable.
4. DavosMan sees the world increasingly as one vast, interconnected market-place inwhich corporations search for the most advantageous locations to buy, produceand sell their goods and services.
Vocabulary
I.
1) advantageous 2) let alone
3) witnessing/vanishing 4) landmark
5) entitled 6) displace
7) Establishment 8) patriotic/strengthen
9) contradictions 10) aspires
11) divorced 12) pendulums
2. 1)come to 2) dozed off
3) believed in 4) was set apart
5) take in 6)sucks in
7) clean up 8)turn away
3. 1)For me, it makes no/little difference whether we go there by train or by bus.
2) Toyatahas overtaken General Motors as the world’s biggest car maker.
3) Shortlyafter their marriage, Mr. Chambers was at odds with his wife over moneymatters.
4) Henryhas been at the forefront of nanotechnology research.
5) Shedoesn’t even know how to boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal.
5. a)is increasingly/to accelerate/their investment
b) economy/make an earnest/domestic/strikea balance between
c) a handful of/be endorsed by/on a largescale
II. WordFormation
WTO WorldTrade Organization 世界贸易组织
GDP Grossdomestic product 国内生产总值
ATM Automatedteller machine 自动出纳机
VAT Value-addedtax增值税
CAD Computer-aideddesign计算机辅助设计
IT Informationtechnology信息技术
IDD Internationaldirect dialing 国际直拨电话
MTV Musictelevision音乐电视
Radar Radiodetecting and ranging 雷达
IOC InternationalOlympic Committee 国际奥委会
VIP Veryimportant person 贵宾，大人物
Laser Lightamplification by stimulated emission of radiation 激光
CPU Centralprocessing unit 中央处理器
III. Usage
1. Anunusual present, a book on ethics, was given to Henry for his birthday.
2. Thereason(he gave) that he didn’t notice the car till too late was unsatisfactory.
3. Football,his only interest in life, has brought him many friends.
4. Cloninghad been raised as a possibility decades ago, then dismissed, something thatserious scientists thought was simply not going to happen anytime soon.
Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze
2. networking
4. growth
6. facilitate
8. outlook
10. patriotic
12. strike a balance (A)
1. academics
3.a variety of
5. vanish
7. endorsing
9. sweeping aside
11. erasing (B)
1. aided 2.effects
3.distances 4.connected
5. invested 6.features
7. prevailing 8. qualitatively
9. volume 10.Distinguishing
II. Translation
1.) Due to his pessimistic outlook on the European economy, John has movedhis assets from Europe to elsewhere.
2) Ilike hiring young people. They are earnest learners and committed to work.
3) Unlike her girl friends who center theirlives on their children, Mary cares more about her personal growth.
4)Why is it that a considerable number of colleagues are at odds with you?
5)The Chinese government has introduced a variety of policies to strengthencooperation with developing countries.
2．
Globalization has great implications for young Chinese. For example,young farmers are moving on a large scale to urban areas to look for jobs. Andfor those young people who aspire to study abroad or work in foreign-investedenterprises, English has become increasingly important. At the same time, aconsiderablenumber of overseas Chinese students have returned home in recentyears, for they hold an optimistic outlook for the long-term growth of theChinese economy. The internet has strengthened the links between Chinese youngpeople and those elsewhere. They follow the latest trend and copy foreignfashions. Some of them don’t seem to care for traditional Chinese virtues, letalone carry them forward, which has given rise to worries that the traditionalChinese culture might one day vanish.
Part III Text B
Comprehension Check
1. c 2.a
3. b 4.b
5. c 6.d
Translation
1. 如果9/11 有什么引人注目的地方，那就是恐怖主义者们来自世界上全球化程度最低、最不开放、融合程度最低的地方：沙特阿拉伯、也门、阿富汗和巴基斯坦西北部。
2. “全球化疲劳在欧美仍很显著，而在中国和印度这样的地方，你会发现人们急切地想参与到经济扩张进程中来，”印度国大党的首席经济顾问杰伦兰密施说。
3. 印度大多数人是不是还生活在贫穷的乡村？确实如此。我们是不是需要强迫富裕的西方国家进一步开发市场，好让贫穷国家销售它们最擅长的东西；食品和纺织品，以使全球化更公平呢？当然需要。
4. 一，全球化有优点也有缺点，但如果参与全球化的国家有恰当的制度和管理，它们就能从中获得最大的好处，并且能缓和最不利的方面造成的影响，
Language practice 1.
1) d 2) f 3) e 4) a 5) b 6) g 7) h 8) c 2.
1) globalizing
2) software
3) stable
4) subsidies
5) A majority of
6) in evidence
7) add to
8) so be it
9)blew up
10) take advantage of
11) phase out
12) You bet
Unit 5
Text A
Text oganization 1.
Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas
Part One Paras1 It is no easy to judge people, forthey aren’t always what they appear to be
Part Two Paras2-3 Kind and gentle, Edward Burton, awealthy merchant, appeared as if he could not bear to hurt a fly.
Part Three Paras4-51 History of globalization and itsrecent trends and future prospects
sections Paragraphs Main Ideas
section One Paras4-16 What Edward knew about Lenny
section Two Paras17-31 How Edward responded to Lenny’srequest
section Three Paras 32-51 How Edward, a“kind” gentleman, handled a friend in desperate need of help
Vocabulary I
1) In a way 2) in accordance 3) vacancy 4) in good condition 5)transparent 6) rub 7) spicy 8) hitherto
9) with (a) bad grace 10) instinct 11) pawned 12) current 2.
1) turned up 2) will stick to 3) brought back 4)go about
5) driving at 6) put away 7) over 8) took aback 3.
1) has a very weak constitution --- she maynot be able to survive the operation.
2) was taken aback by the insurancecompany’s rejection of my compensation claim
3) was something of a surprise when we raninto each other in a place like that.
4) needs trimming/ to be trimmed ---it’sgetting too long.
5) are often seceptive 4.
1) Oddly enough /went broke /wrinkled / hehad gone all to pieces
2) definite / is capable of /her vanity
3) too mild / sipping / stroke
II. Usage
1. Except for 2. except that 3. except 4. except when
5. except to 6. except what 7. except where 8. except that III.
vocabulary spelling
AmEBrEAmEBrE
apartment flat favorable favourable
can tin paralyze paralyse
candy sweets labor labour
elevator lift meter metre
faculty staff(of a university) catalog catalogue
first floor groundfloor leveling levelling
gas, gasoline petrol theater theatre
mail post defense defence
railroad railway plow plough
pants trousers program programme
subwaytube,underground practice (v.) practise
corn maize characterize characterise
store shop tire tyre(on a car)
Comprehensive exercises
I. Cloze 1.
1. insane 2. current 3. candid 4. capable 5. was taken aback
6. in good condition 7.constitution 8. go all to pieces 9. gone broke
10. vacancy 11. mild 12. deceptive 2.
1. suspected 2. pleading 3. confirmed 4. stunned 5. lucrative
6. jewellery 7. wealthy 8. urge 9. spell 10. arrested
II. Translation 1.
1) Ihave an instinct that Henry will seek to join the expedition, because he issomething of an
adventurer.
2) Heis capable of sticking to the task at hand, even if he is exposed to noises.
3) Thetrademark was registered in accordance with the laws hitherto in force.
4) Oddlyenough, many people volunteered to help organize the meeting, but only a fewturned up.
5) Theteacher’s affectionate words, along with his candid comments, changed the wayMike perceived the society and himself. 2.
For my own part, I find that appearancesare all too often deceptive. For instance, you might be wrong if you judged byappearances only people like Edward Hyde Burton. In appearance, he seemed a manall of a piece. He was a tiny little fellow with white hair and mild blue eyes,gentle and candid. Nevertheless, he turned out to be very cruel. He insultedand fooled Lenny who was down and out and made him commit himself to an insaneventure. What was still more surprising was that he was completely indifferentto Lenny’s death. Without doubt, Burtonwas a man with a heart of stone.
Unit6
Vocabulary 1
1) appliances 2) comparative 3)multiply 4) distribution
5) prosperity 6) decorate 7) famine 8) large quantities of/ a large quantityof
9) streamline 10) fax 11) pointed theway to 12) bewildered
Vocabulary 2
1) eat into 2)cling to
3) stand out/ stood out 4) wears away
5) set about 6) switch off
7) will be turned loose 8) poured in
Vocabulary 3
1) isforecast to be below average next year, which at the moment is 4 percent.
2) toenter the building and find the baby girl proved futile as rescuers were drivenout by the heat and flames.
3) wasurged to divert some of its attention from expanding production and get moreinvolved with issues of market demand.
4) canreally eat heavily into your profits when you are selling suits at ￡900 and dresses at ￡2,000.
5) hastoiled endlessly over the exercise machine for the last twenty years in orderto keep her body in shape.
Vocabulary 4
1) reactionto; discontent; provoked
2) convention;evading tax; the confines of
3) aburden; are always on the go/ seem forever on the go; to cope
II. Confusable Words
1. 1) nervousness 2) tension 3) stress; stress 4) tension
2. 1) honorary 2) Honorable 3) honorable 4) honorary 5) honorable 6) Honorary
III. Usage
1) Dealingwith the extinction crisis is no simple matter. Is it sensible, we may ask, tospend large sums of money to save some species – be it an elephant or an orchid– in a nation in which a large proportion of the population is living below thepoverty line?
2) Thisnew technology could be used anywhere large numbers of people need to bequickly screened --- at airports, train stations, bus terminals or bordercrossings. However, experts suspect, there is also the risk that people willlearn to fool the machine the same way they try to fool polygraph readings bycontrolling their breath or taking drugs to relax themselves.
3) Witha high percentage of marriages ending in divorce, often due to financialdifficulties, you would say that money is a big factor in making a goodmarriage. But, believe it or not, it isn’t money that ensures you a happymarriage; it is your philosophy of life that does.
4) Notall the risks on the Internet are sexual, you know. Sites promoting violenceare just a click away, and may include instructions for making bombs and otherdestructive devices.
Cloze (Text-related)
1) switch off 2) obliged 3) on the go 4) cope
5) shortage 6)large quantity of 7) pouring in 8) by nature
9) fraction 10)futile
Cloze (Theme-related)
1) advantage 2) wisely 3) faithfully
4) waking 5)includes 6) schedule
7) sticking 8)priorities 9) set
10) respect
Translation
1) Theyare exploring the new frontiers of medical science in an attempt to findremedies for incurable diseases/ cures for diseases that are beyond remedy sofar.
2) Herunique teaching methods apart, Ms Wilson, my math teacher, never tried to cramknowledge into my head.
3) Theregular weather forecast by the Central TV Station keeps us up with the changesof weather wherever we go on a trip.
4) Theappalling explosion started a big fire and caused the partial collapse of thebuilding.
5) Inthe modern world, there are more ways than ever to waste away time, and allkinds of distractions are eating into our precious time.
Today we are under constant pressure towork longer hours, to produce more, and to possess more. Lots of people holdthe wrong perception that happiness lies in working hard and earning well/ goodmoney.
Many women today feel the same stress towork and get ahead and, at the same time, to nurture their offspring andshoulder the burden of domestic responsibilities.
Research shows that workaholism tends todistance us from our immediate families. It forces us to toil longer and longerhours, leaving a minute fraction of our time to be physically and emotionallyavailable to our loved ones. Intimacy among family members is doomed to die inthe process.