大学英语第一册第一.ppt

Text A - Vocabulary - Exercise Three 3. Fill in the blanks with words from the six pairs of antonyms (反义词) given below. Change the form where necessary. superior, inferior; superiority, inferiority 1)He loves making fun of women. It makes him feel 2)Old Mr. Carter was convinced that women doctors were men. 3)His sense of convinced him that Elizabeth would accept his proposal. superior. inferior to superiority major, minor; majority, minority 4)A of students find it quite hard to live on the amount of money they get. 5)Smoking is a cause of heart disease. 6)The law prevents job discrimination ( 歧视) against and women. majority/minority major minorities positive, negative; positiveness, negation 7)Doctors have a duty to inform patients of the possible side- effects of the drugs that they prescribe. 8)Were glad that something has come out of the situation. 9) He shook his head in silent . negative positive negation Text A - Structure - Exercise One 1.Study the model and rewrite the following sentences. Model: You cant leave until your work is finished. Not until your work is finished can you leave. It is not until your work is finished that you can leave. 1)They didnt own a car until last year. Not until last year did they own a car. It was not until last year that they owned a car. 2)The war didnt finally come to an end until 1972. Not until 1972 did the war finally come to end. It was not until 1972 that the war finally came to an end. 3)I didnt realize he was a famous film star until he took off his dark glasses. Not until he took off his dark glasses did I realize he was a famous film star. It was not until he took off his dark glasses that I realized he was a famous film star. 4)I couldnt afford to buy my own house until I got married. Not until I got married could I afford to buy my own house. It was not until I got married that I could afford to buy my own house. 5)I never realized what an exciting life he had until I read his book. Not until I read his book did I realize what an exciting life he had. It was not until I read his book that I realized what an exciting life he had. Text A - Structure - Exercise Two 2. Study the models and complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English using “have sth. done“. Models:She had all her jewelry (珠宝) stolen. Mary had her dress washed. 1)They are going to(把房子粉刷一下). have their house painted 2) Be careful. Its easy to (衣袋里的东西被偷)in a crowd like this . have your pocket picked 3) They have (请求遭到拒绝). 4) Im sorry. My car is not available. Im (我的汽车正在修理). had their request refused having it repaired 5)Tom (把腿摔断了)in a football match yesterday . had his leg broken Text A - Comprehensive Exercises - Exercise Two 2. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and phrases given in brackets. 1) 这件连衣裙比那件贵一倍。（as . as） This dress is twice as expensive as that one. 2) 他太聪明，我自愧不如。（feel inferior） Hes so clever that he makes me feel inferior. . 3) 她请求他们不要当着她的面讨论这个问题。（ in sb.s presence） She asked them not to discuss the matter in her presence. 4) 我想吃鱼，不想吃牛肉。（rather than） Id like to have some fish rather than beef. 5) 有理由相信他是被谋杀的。（theres every reason to） Theres every reason to believe that he was murdered Text A - Comprehensive Exercises - Exercise One 1.There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best fits into the passage. Language is in a gradual, but constant process of evolution (演变). As science and technology are developing rapidly, we are living a more colorful life. We apply new technology 1) every aspect of our society, and change our minds to adapt 2) social development. At the same time, new words that relate to new technology come into our language continually. 3) , older people might not know what “fax“, “e-mail“, “Internet“, etc. are. But these words are now so common to us. to To For example Also due 4) technological changes, many words are gradually 5) . Before the 1980s, people used to 6) urgent information 7) a telegraph besides a telephone. But the popularization of telephones, and the development of network technology, have made communication become very convenient. Now, the 8) is going out of our lives and most children do not know it. to disappearing Transmit Using telegraph Changes dont only take place in vocabulary, 9) in grammar. 10) transitivity for example, “reduce“ is transitive (及物的