Unit One
Text A A Payment Greater Than Money Exercise 2 Answer the questions.
1.He got to know people by the flowers he had to remember not to cut down, by the things stuck in the ground on purpose or by the things lost in the grass. He also learned something about his neighbors by their preferred method of payment: by the job, the month — or not at all. 2.Mr. Ballou was a nice old man, but he lived a poor life.
3.Because the bank made a mistake in his account. And his excuse, though seemingly poor and vague, is true to believe. This is because the old man, as we can read from the passage, was really a nice guy and full of love and knowledge, though he might have some difficulty in making a prompt payment to the boy.
4.He used to read what he could get from the paperback rack at the drugstore or what he found at home — magazines, the backs of cereal boxes, comics.
5.Mr. Ballou recommended two books to the author, which were quite different from what the author used to read.
6.Refer to Paragraph 15.
7.Because the books he read struck him with such a great power that they changed the course of his life.
8.The author finally got books for the payment, but such a payment is greater than money, because it changed the course of all that followed.
Exercise 3 Decide whether the statements are True (F) or False (F) according to the passage. 1. F 2. F 3.T 4. T 5.T Exercise 4 Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
I was___14___ that summer and got to __know______ Mr. Ballou when I _earned_______ money by____mowing_____ lawns for him. Mr. Ballou was a nice old guy. _Having retired_ from his job, he _was living_________ a simple and hard life and was __unable_______ to give me the___payment_____ in time. One late afternoon in mid-July, I _was motioned______ to enter his___cool__ and __shaded_____house. He said that he still couldn’t give me the _payment_____ because the ___bank______ had made a mistake in his __account_______ . Then he asked me to ____choose____ some of his books for a _down payment _. The idea of ___consciously_ seeking out a special title was__new__ to me since I hadn’t read much before and didn’t know exactly how to_select__ a book. Finally he searched through a stack and handed me a fairly thick book __entitled____ The Last of the Just. The book was so ___overewhelming____ that I could hardly _give it up____. So the next week when I _finished___ the reading, Mr. Ballou presented me with another one on the study of __anthropology____ . It was just those books he _lent______ me 35 years ago _that______ not only kept me totally __absorbed_ in the reading that summer, but also made me _what___ I am now — teaching ___anthropology___ at Dartmouth College. A book, as I __discovered_____ , if it comes at the _right___ time, may change the course of___all____ that follows. It is the___payment_ that is really ___greater___ than money.
Exercise 5 Work out the meaning of the underlined word(s) in each sentence 1. owe 1) 1 2) own sth. to sth. 3) 1 4) 2 2. seek 1) 1 2) 2 3) 1 4) 3
3. appeal 1) n. 2 2) v. 1 3) n. 1 4) v. 2
Exercise 6 Fill in the blanks with some of the words given. Change the form where necessary.
Obviously, we cannot do without money nowadays. Maybe that is why some people ___evaluate_____(1) everything in ___terms_____(2) of money. To them, money has become the mere (仅仅的) means of ___estimating________(3) the value of goods or services. Is there anything on ____earth____(4) more significant (意义重大的) than money?
Here is a real story about a professor. When he was 14, he earned his pocket money by mowing ____lawns_____(5) for his neighbors. Yet a ____retired_____ (6) man could not ___afford______(7) the payment. One day, ____instead_____(8) of paying what he __owned____(9) the boy, the well-read elderly gentleman __lent___(10) him a book with strong ____appeal__(11), which ____stimulated____(12) his interest in reading. From then on, he ___borrowed_____(13) one book after another and was ___absorbed______(14) in those books. _Eventually_(15) he became an expert in _social___(16) science. Was it the __arrangement___(17) of fate (命运) or the result of __human_(18)efforts? It’s hard to say. However, we are __convinced____(19) that one good turn (行为) deserves another and that success __results_(20) from hard work. Exercise 7 Choose the correct word form to complete each sentence. Make proper changes where necessary.
1. a. pays b. payment 2. a. injury b. injured 3. a. ignorant b. ignore
4. a. represents b. representative
Exercise 8 Complete the sentences with the given expressions. Change the form where necessary.
1. is cleared up 2. In the meantime 3. fall into 4. take time 5. has adjuated to 6. sek out 7. plunged into 8. think up 9. as though 10. on purpose Exercise 9 Rewrite the sentences after the model. 1. It is the first time I’ve ever spoken to him.
2. He was worried, because it was the first time she had ever been late. 3. It is the first time you’ve ever made a complaint about it.
4. We were surprised, because it was the first time they had ever invited us to lunch.
5. The boy was delighted because it was the first time he had ever read anything like this.
6. The boy doesn’t look very confident or comfortable, because it is the first time he has ever ridden a horse.
Exercise 10 Rewrite the sentences by using the words given.
1. We’ll end the meeting here, provided (that) there are no further questions. 2. You can stay up late unless you feel tired.
3. We’ll be late if the train doesn’t arrive on time. 4.Unless he tells us who he is, we won’t let him in.
5.I’d like to ask you some questions, unless you’re busy. 6.We should have a good time, if we get good weather.
7.As long as you don’t object, we’ll interview the next candidate now.
8. He will lend you money provided (that) you promise in writing to pay him back.
Text B Exercise 2
1. C 2. B 3.B 4. C 5.D Exercise 3
1. disappointment 2. reserved 3. eagerness 4. announcement 5. forgive 6. critical 7. sliding 8. cheerful 9. polished 10. converted Exercise 4
1. were filled with 2. be converted into 3. set down 4. was brought up 5. on the surface 6. fold down 7.on their terms 8. turned to Exercise 5
1. I’d rather you told her
2. I’ d rather you didn’t invite him (to the party) 3. I’d rather you did it
4. I’d rather you went to the bank 5. I’d rather you stayed until 5 o’clock
6. I’d rather you didn’t mention his health when you see him
Skills Development and Practice
Reading skills Practice 1
1. 6A 2. 2A 3. 6C 4. 1D 5. 4D 6. 1B 7. 2B 8. 4B 9. 8D 10. 6D 11. 5D 12. 1C 13. A10 14. F,G 15. C9-11 16. J2 17. H 18. B3 19. I 20. J1 21. C4 22. A14 23. D4-6 24. B4 25. C8 Practice 2
A – E1 B – F1 C – A4 D – D1 E – B1 F – A2
Translation skills Practice 3
1. 分不清颜色的人是色盲。
2. 电流能顺利通过的物质称为导体。 3. 发动机坏掉的那辆车是上个月买的。 4. 火箭发动机能在没有空气的太空中工作。 5. 我们必须知道那些用以表示化学元素的符号 Practice 4
1. 通过那些我得记住不能砍掉的花，通过那些有意插在地里的东西，或丢失在草地里的东西，我开始了解各种各样的人。
2. 无非是除草，而且巴卢先生园子里的草就那么一点，也花不了多少时间去修整。 3. 我感受到母亲用这件礼物来跟我交流，而这种交流我已盼了50年。 4. 我姐姐一直保存着这张书桌，直到我们能把它弄来。
5. 我在信中请求，以您选择的任何方式给我回封信。母亲，您总是选择比言辞更响亮的行动来表达您的心意。
Practice 5
1. He had gone there on purpose to see what had happened 2. Take your time, I’m in no hurry.
3. We were brought up in the Party’s belief that we should serve the people. 4. As a teenager I yearned for heart-to-heart talks with my teacher. 5. I was astonished by the great power a novel could contain.
Guided Writing Practice 6
There were several reasons why I decided to come to college.
First of all, I was influenced by my friends, most of whom were going to college. I found it difficult for me to choose any other career. The second reason that I wanted to get a college degree because a college education was necessary for anyone who wanted to get a better job. Finally, I have always enjoyed school, and I also wanted to continue to learn something new in college.
Listening and Speaking
PartⅡ Listening Practice A. short conversations
Answer: 1) C 2) D 3) A 4) B 5) C 6) A 7) D 8) B 9) A 10) B
Script
1) W: I’ve always wanted to visit Beijing with you. M: Why not next month?
Q: What does the man mean?
2) M: Would you like me to bring you some coffee for a break?
W: Could you wait just a while? I’m trying to finish this report before the meeting.
Q: What does the woman want?
3) W: I’d like to get away for the long weekend, but I don’t know where to go. M: Have you thought about the beach? Q: What does the man mean?
4) W: Could you drive a little faster? My plane takes off at 4:30. M: Don’t worry, Madam. You’ll be there in five minutes. Q: Where is the woman going?
5) M: Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to the motorbike shop?
W: I’m sorry I can’t help you. You see, I’m a stranger here myself. Q: Why can’t the woman tell the man the way to the motorbike shop? 6) W: What’s the matter, Paul? You look worried.
M: I’ve just taken my chemistry exam and I’m pretty sure I failed it. I don’t know where the professor got some of those questions.
Q: Why is Paul worried?
7) W: I wonder if Mary will be here by 9:00. She’s supposed to be here now. M: Her husband said she left by 8:30, so she should be here by 9:15 at the latest.
Q: What time will Mary probably arrive?
8) M: I think it’s impossible for me to pass this class. W: You should never say “impossible”. Q: What does the woman mean?
9) M: Could you please explain the assignment for Monday, Miss Smith? W: Certainly. Read the first chapter in your textbook and come to class prepared to discuss what you’ve read.
Q: What is the possible relationship between the two speakers? 10) W: I’m looking for a part-time job on campus.
M: Then you’ve come to the right place. The campus employment office is here just to help students like you find jobs on campus. Q: Where is the conversation most probably taking place?
B-1. a short passage.
1) Well, anyway. I’m glad to see so many of you here today.
2) No, it didn’t. Because he could not be glad to see so many prisoners. 2.
!) New York State 2) the state prison
3) The had of the prison 4) no longer a citizen
B-1 Script
Al Smith became governor of New York State. One day, he went to visit the state prison. The head of the prison asked Mr. Smith to say something to the prisoners, but Mr. Smith didn’t know how to greet this kind of audience. Finally, he said, “My dear fellow citizens,” then he remembered that when a man goes to prison, he is no longer a citizen. Mr. Smith changed his greeting into “My dear fellow prisoners,” But that didn’t sound right either. So he said, “Well, anyway. I’m glad to see so many of you here today.”
3. another short passage
1) last 2) school 3) notebook 4) friends 5) holidays 6) hard 7) with 8) learn