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1、previousnextindexbreakbackUnit One Changes in the Way We Live Vocabulary 1 2 3 4Confusable Words Word formationCloze 1 2 Translation 1 2 I. 1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary.previousnextindexbreakbackpreviousnextindexbreakover1. My job var
2、ies between the extremely tedious and the annoyingly busy. _ I think Im happier during the really busy times; no time to think about how bored I am.2. It is the nature of the wise to _ pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.3. I figure out a good team of dogs, hitched to a light sled, can
3、_ 1,000 pounds of goods.4. In the story, the little girl has a _ stepmother, who makes her life a misery.On balanceresisthaulbackwickedpreviousnextindexbreakover5. Nothing ever becomes real till it is experiencedeven a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has _ it.6. Nowadays almost all libra
4、ries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within their _ .7. You can increase a tyres grip in winter by slightly _ its pressure.8. Lake Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are shared by the United States and Canada, and form part of the _ between the two countriesbudgetloweringboundaryback
5、illustratedpreviousnextindexbreakover9. The police are investigating the three men allegedly _ in organizing and carrying out the bank robbery.10. I do not doubt in the least that inflation leads to _ decline.11. A blizzard was _ great drifts of snow across the lake.12. Tim says _ everybody will be
6、affected by the tax increases, but Im sure hes exaggerating.involvedeconomicblastingjust aboutback I. 2. A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and an adverb or a preposition, or a verb, an adverb and a preposition, which together have a single meaning often different from the meaning of its part
7、s taken separately, e.g. get by, take to, keep up with.The phrasal verb is an important feature of Modern English. They are in widepreviousnextindexbreakoverback use, especially in casual or informal contexts. You would be well advised to pay attention to them in your studies.Now use the verb in bra
8、ckets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you have learned and complete the sentence with it:previousnextindexbreakoverbackModel: Weve been able to make up the difference in income by without appreciably lowering our standard of living. (cut) Weve been able to make up the difference in income by cut
9、ting back without appreciably lowering our standard of living. previousnextindexbreakoverbackpreviousnextindexbreakover1. In an effort to feel better, I started to make small changes in my life and _ from 20 cigarettes a day to a mere three or four. (cut)2. If I wasted electricity as you do at home,
10、 my dad would make me _ the bill. (pick)3. We can _ with four computers at the moment, but well need a couple more when the new staff arrive. (get)4. It is impossible to _ this course just by working hard around exam times. (get) cut back/downpick upget byget throughbackpreviousnextindexbreakover5.
11、Unless they quickly _ their mistakes, they will miss a unique opportunity to settle the problem once and for all. (face)6. The students were instructed to do the experiment carefully and to _ their reports at the beginning of next week. (turn)7. I didnt travel much when I was younger, but Im certain
12、ly _ lost time now. (make)8. Successful people are the ones who_ things for the rest of the world to keep busy at. (think)face up toturn inmaking up forthink upback I. 3. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The first part has been written for you.prev
13、iousnextindexbreakoverbackpreviousnextindexbreakover1. Benneker continued steadily with his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy when he was still a farmer.While farming, Benneker _. (pursue) pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy.backpreviousnextindexbreakover 2.
14、 Misleading thoughts are often caused by words that are misused.Misused words _. (generate) often generate misleading thoughtsbackpreviousnextindexbreakover3. Great importance is attached to a combination of theory and practice in our work.We _ _ . (combine) attach great importance to combining theo
15、ry with practice in our workbackpreviousnextindexbreakover4. People tend to believe that a person who thinks money will do everything may do everything for money.A person who thinks that money will do everything may well _. (suspect) be suspected of doing everything for moneybackpreviousnextindexbre
16、akover5. Before one comes to the end of life, there are surely a good many bitter disappointments that he has to face.A person surely has to face a good many bitter disappointments _ _. (get through) before he gets through lifebackpreviousnextindexbreakover I. 4. Complete the following, using the wo
17、rds or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary. Mode: The way to make self-sufficiency work on a small scale is to resist the temptation to buy a tractor and other laborsaving devices. (temptation, device, scale) backpreviousnextindexbreakover1. Seeing that more and more peopl
18、e are concerned about the quality of _ environment, John is considering starting an interior decoration business. It seems certain to earn _ , but he does not yet have enough money _ it. (profit, invest, indoor) a profittheir indoor to invest inbackpreviousnextindexbreakover2. This _ is primarily us
19、ed for _ of the sound quality of electronic media. It was invented in the US, but now it is used _ . (improvement, scale, device) the improvement deviceon a global scalebackpreviousmoreindexbreakover3. When the first settlers came to America, their household utensils(器皿)consisted of a few pots, pans
20、 and some bowls _ in one corner of the house. There wasnt much material _ around them. They _ in a restaurant as we often do nowadays. ( household, temptation, dine out, stack) stacked temptation backnever dined out II. Confusable WordsThe following list of words that may cause confusion in use shou
21、ld be carefully studied.previousmoreindexbreakoverback1.home: a place where one lives; a dwelling place together with the family that occupies it. e.g. My home is in Shanghai. The nurse visits patients in their homes. house: a building for people to live in e.g. The Smiths used to live in a big hous
22、e in the country.family: a basic social group consisting of parents and their children and/or other members related by blood or marriage e.g. The little girl was welcomed into the family as if she had been their own child. household: the occupants of a house regarded as a unit e.g. To count the numb
23、er of households in the country, a national survey will be conducted soon. previousmoreindexbreakoverback 2. suspect: believe to be true or probable; believe to be guilty; have doubts about or distrust e.g. I suspect that rain is going to spoil our picnic. The police suspected him of stealing the mo
24、ney. They suspected his words because he had lied before. doubt: consider unlikely; feel uncertain or undecided about e.g. She said she would help me with my work, but I doubt whether she was I earnest. It is raining so hard. I doubt that John will come. No one doubted his ability to lead his people
25、 through the crisis. previousmoreindexbreakoverbackpreviousmoreindexbreakoverNow put a proper word into each gap in the following sentences:1. home, house, family, household1) I live in my _ as I live inside my skin: I know more beautiful and more attractive skins, but it would seem to me unnatural
26、to exchange them for mine.2) _ is the place where we are treated the best, but complain the most.house Homeback3) The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at _ in the bosom of my _ .4) The number of cars owned by each _ in the local area averaged 1.5 in 2001.previousmore
27、indexbreakoverhome householdbackfamilypreviousmoreindexbreakover2. suspect doubt1) Mary has been told by her boss to finish two reports within 24 hours. I _ if she can finish the work in time.2) My neighbor was arrested this morning because the police _ him of carrying out two bomb attacks. doubt su
28、spectedbackpreviousnextindexbreakover 3) People never _ his sincerity as a public servant; for he had long devoted himself to the struggle for the independence of his nation.4) I considered Roy my friend and never _ that he was just taking advantage of me to obtain his selfish goals.5) Dont employ s
29、omeone you _ , nor suspect someone you employ. doubtedsuspected suspectback III. Word Formation Conversion Conversion is one of the word-formation processes in English. It is done when a word changes its class without any change of its form. Typical cases of conversion include nounverb, adjectivever
30、b, verbnoun and adjectivenoun. Sometimes, conversion can also be observed when an auxiliary verb, an adverb or a conjunction is used as a noun or a verb. previousmoreindexbreakoverbacke.g. Students must do homework regularly. Doing homework regularly is a must for students. The world is full of excu
31、ses, so dont but me so many buts.Now study the following words and choose one to fill in each of the gaps in the following sentences, changing the form where necessary. how why lower search up yellow rise final regular cash bottlepreviousmoreindexbreakoverbackpreviousmoreindexbreakover1. For the pas
32、t two decades there has been a _ in the number of single-parent families because of the ever-rising divorce rate in the country.2. As one of the best football teams in the country, our team got all the way to the _ before being beaten.3. My father is a _ in that restaurant, and all of the waiters kn
33、ow him. risefinal regularbackpreviousnextindexbreakover4. Most hotels allow their own guests to _ their checks for small amounts, but guests have to go to the banks for larger ones.5. To protect our environment, it is important to let everyone know the _ and _ of recycling.6. Inflation has _ the pri
34、ce of everything from food to industrial products. cash hows whysback uppedpreviousmoreindexbreakover7. Professor Smith is reading a very old book, the pages of which are somewhat _ from age.8. This wine was produced in France, but it was imported in large containers and _ in China before it was sol
35、d.9. He needed money but would not _ himself to picking up coins on the street.10. Life is a _ for the true self and there is no easy access to that kind of truth. yellowedbottled lowerback searchpreviousnextindexbreakover I. Cloze1. Complete the following passage with words chosen from the Words an
36、d Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary.backpreviousmoreindexbreakover Jim Doherty may not be a born farmer, but he _ _ (1) without too much trouble. Not that he has had it easy. That first hard winter he faced must have left him with the _(2) to give up and go back to the city. But
37、he managed to_ _ (3) it without losing heart. Hes picked up a lot of skills since then and made some real _(4) to his farm, though without much laborsaving machinery, _ _ (5) that old rotary cultivator. gets by temptationget throughimprovements aside from backpreviousmoreindexbreakover I _(6) he doe
38、snt make all that much, though he does have his writing to _(7) what little_ (8) he makes from the farm. I guess he does it primarily for the quality of life. Certainly, they seem a happy family and you can often see them out working together, one day spraying apple trees, the next _ (9) firewood .s
39、uspectsupplementprofitbackstackingpreviousnextindexbreakover2. Theme-related Read the passage carefully until you have got its main idea, and them select one appropriate word for each gap from the box following the passage.backpreviousnextindexbreakover A homesteader(自耕农)is a person who lives a self
40、-reliant lifestyle with major emphasis on home production. While the Industrial Age is being _ (1) by information and electronics, some people try to seek an escape from the social, environmental, and economic madness of the modern age and begin to _ (2) a returning to the country. As this lifestyle
41、 is so enjoyable, satisfying and rewarding, more and more people replaced considerbackconsider creative world fuels luxuries occasions ideal applied replaced initial quit tough provide assist balancepreviousnextindexbreakover are prepared to _(3) their job in the city and start a new and more meanin
42、gful life on their various farms. For some it has become not only a way of life, but also a way of looking at the _(4). Of course, life in the country can be pretty _ (5). While it is an enjoyment to be so close to Nature, you may have to reduce your dependence on _ (6) by cutting back on your daily
43、 consumption. quitworldtoughbackfuelspreviousnextindexbreakoverYou may also have to cook your own meals every day and _ (7) your own low-cost entertainment without the _ (8) that are common in cities. On _ (9), living in the country has long been a part of the American Dream. Generations of American
44、s have considered the country an _(10) setting in which to live and raise a family. provideluxuriesback balanceidealpreviousnextindexbreakoverII. Translation1.Translate the sentences into English, using as many words and phrases in brackets.backpreviousmoreindexbreakover 1) 我们的计算机系统出了毛病,但我觉得问题比我们的计算
45、机系统出了毛病,但我觉得问题比较小。较小。_2) 父亲去世时我还小,不能独立生活。就在那时,家乡的父亲去世时我还小,不能独立生活。就在那时,家乡的父老接过了养育我(父老接过了养育我(my upbringing)的责任。)的责任。_ _ _.We have a problem with the computer system, but I think its fairly minor.backMy father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over (responsibil
46、ity for) my upbringing at that pointpreviousmoreindexbreakover 3) 这些玩具必得在达到严格的安全要求后才可出这些玩具必得在达到严格的安全要求后才可出售给儿童。售给儿童。_4) 作为新闻和舆论的载体,广播和电视补充了而作为新闻和舆论的载体,广播和电视补充了而不是替代了报纸。不是替代了报纸。_ _ _.The toys have to meet strict / tough safety requirements before they can be sold to children.backRadio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of news and opinion.previousmoreindexbreakover 5) 至于这本杂志,它刊载世界各地许多报纸杂志至于这本杂志,它刊载世界各地许多报纸杂志上文章的摘要。上文章的摘要。_ _When it comes to this magazine, it is / carries a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around th
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