leaving this world.
6. When decorating the room, you should see to it that the carpets match the curtains.
7. It seemed that the little boy could read my mind, and he quietly gave me some newspapers of that day.
8. Not until he saw his mother lying in bed, dying, did he realize how much he loved her.
Part XI, p. 134
1. 克拉克夫人将头稍稍转向我，微微睁开眼。 2. 她没有用力去吞咽，因为她力气不够了。
3. 她耗尽了最后的那点力气，再也说不下去了。但我已经明白她做了些什么。 4. 她好像又看穿了我的心思：“你······留下······”
5. 为这位迅速走进又很快走出我生活的陌生人，我心间涌起了一股感情。 6. 她的痛苦结束了，可她的生命也结束了。
7. 克拉克夫人为她的家人省去了一幕他们或许无力面对的人生插曲，却与我分享了它。
8. 两天后，我在报上读到了克拉克夫人的消息。
Section B. Decisions of the Heart Reading Skills
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A
Part XVII, p. 145 1. condemned 2. inserted 3. necessities 4. relieve 5. denied 6. stroke 7. withdrew 8. elected
.Part XVIII, p. 146
1. Her voice was beginning to tremble and she tried to control it but in vain. 2. Jennifer was late for class the other day as a result of the heavy snow.
3. The small company is now confronted with intense competition for the market share.
4. In wintertime, food was hard to come by, so many animals died of hunger. 5. Tom decided to follow his father‘s advice and apply for a job in the bank, as he liked working with numbers.
6. I‘m sorry I forgot his birthday: the date just completely slipped my mind. 7. In the end our choices came down to going or staying.
8. The old man had a stroke, which condemned him to bed in the hospital for about half a year.
Unit 6
Section A. How to Prepare for Earthquakes . Part II, p. 158
1. They have wired the Earth and sea to detect movements.
2. They have traditionally watched animals and plants for warning signs of earthquakes.
3. They are killed by falling buildings.
4. They design buildings so that the building‘s columns and horizontal beams are of equal strength, and vertical support columns are inserted deep into solid soil.
5. They should regularly check and reinforce their homes, place heavy objects in low positions, attach cupboards and cabinets to walls, and fasten doors so that they will not open accidentally during an earthquake.
6. People in these regions should have supplies of water and food at home and at work. It is best to store several gallons of water per person. It is also important to have something that can clean water and kill bacteria, so water from other sources can be made safe to drink. Store one week‘s food for each person. Earthquake survival supplies include a radio receiver, a torch, extra batteries, first-aid supplies, a spade, a tent, some rope, and warm clothing.
7. To have all of the family members call to check in with a friend or relative who lives more than a hundred miles away.
8. Education concerning how to survive an earthquake.
Part III, p. 158 1. withstand 2. detected 3. resistant 4. handy 5. chaos 6. forecast 7. precaution 8. occurrence
.Part 4
1. come out of 2. watch for 3. resistant to 4. put out 5. After all,
6. make much a difference to 7. agree on
8. attach labels to
Part V, p. 159 1. principal 2. considerable 3. continual 4. great
5. environmental 6. growing 7. global 8. exclusive
Part VI, p. 159
1+f → cupboard 碗厨 2+i→ motorcycle 摩托车 3+l → silkworm 蚕
4+k → teargas 催泪毒气 5+g → bloodstain 血迹 6+a → sawdust 锯木屑 7+e → tortoise-shell 龟壳 8+ j→ steam-engine 蒸汽机 9+b → arrowhead 箭头
10+h → shirt-sleeves 衬衫袖 11+d → window-pane 窗玻璃 12+c→ manservant 男佣人
Part VII, p. 160 1. encourage 2. enlarge 3. encircles 4. enable 5. endanger 6. enlightened 7. ensure 8. enforce 9. enacted 10. endear
Part VIII, p. 161
1. so that the baby would not catch cold 2. so that more people would vote for him
3. so that his father might forgive him for his failure in the math exam 4. so that it would go on smoothly 5. so that you can judge for yourself Part IX, p. 161
1． She cycled from Shanghai to Beijing, which is pretty good for a woman of 50. 2． He wore his swimming things in the office, which shocked his boss a great deal. 3． They ran out of drink, which actually didn’t bother me because I wasn’t drinking.
4． They will win the match, which will please my brother.
5． She borrowed a book on literature, which suggests that her literature teacher was having some influence on her. Part X, p. 161
1． The world has learned something concerning earthquake prediction from the Chinese, who have noted that before an earthquake, some animals would change their normal behavior.
2． As most of the people who die in earthquakes are killed by falling buildings, building structures must be improved so that they can withstand the power of earthquakes.
3． Besides working to improve building structures, people in areas where earthquakes are common should also prepare for the possibility of a great earthquake in several other aspects.
4． Keep an English-English dictionary handy, and when you cannot interpret a word with accuracy, you may refer to it any time.
5． It is sensible for every family to make earthquake emergency plans and all the family members should know how to leave the area during the chaos following an earthquake.
6． As the few remaining working telephone lines will be very busy, all of the family members should call to check in with a friend or relative who lives far away from the earthquake-stricken area.
7． People who live in the areas where earthquakes are a common occurrence should build houses that are resistant to ground movement.
8． A farmer noticed large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water, which, he said, indicated the possible occurrence of an earthquake.
Part . XI, p. 162
1． 在日本和中国，人们长期以来一直相信地震是可以预测的。 2． 中国人的传统做法是观察动植物以获取地震的警示信号。
3． 他们还注意到，蛇会爬出地洞，狗会狂吠不已，甚至那些平常很安静的狗也会叫个不停。
4． 所以，建造具有抗震能力的楼房成为关注的重点。
5． 高架桥的水泥柱先前只是在内部埋设钢条，如今外面也包上了钢板。
6． 同时，贮备一些可以净化水和消灭病菌的东西也很重要，这样就可以放心饮用其他来源的水了。
7． 大家应该商定一个地震区外的会合点——可能是在几英里外的某个市镇 。 8． 教育人们如何在地震中幸存下来，应该是所有政府规划和地震研究项目的重点所在。
Section B. Changes in the Balance of Nature
Reading Skills
1. In Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. You can get the answer by reading the first sentence of these paragraphs very quickly.
2. About 5 billion years ago. (Para. 3) You can have the answer by just skimming for the words ―the Earth‖ and ―formed‖.
3. About 3 million years ago. (Para. 4) You can get the answer by just skimming for the words ―the first human beings‖.
4. Section 2. You get the answer only by noticing the spacing and reading the headline of the section.
5. Section 3. You have the answer only by noticing the spacing and reading the headline of the section.
XVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions 1. in agreement with 2. cooled
3. out of proportion to 4. hard
5. can‘t be regenerated 6. speed up 7. in peace with 8. aware of
Part XVII, p. 174 1. rotates 2. flourishing 3. exceeded 4. abuse 5. accelerate 6. retain 7. ignorant 8. opposed
Part XVIII, p. 175
1. Now that I am retired, I find I am spending more and more time on voluntary charity work, which I am very happy to take part in. 2. His interests are in harmony with mine.
3. In other words, 95 percent of the students have passed the entrance examination and been admitted to universities.
4. We go abroad for a week or ten days every year, but I think we have a very simple life compared with many.
5. Since coal is formed from plants, which are chemically very complicated, its own chemical make-up is very complex.
6. During his stay in the countryside, he took to smoking.] 7. The father was ignorant of the boy‘s secrets.
8. The earthquake that took place last week brought about ten thousand deaths and destruction of half of the buildings in the area.