新世纪(第二版)综合教程1 Unit8

UnitEight

GenderDifferencesandCommunication

EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness

WordsinAction

▇WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

1.Listedintheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsthatyouneedtobeveryfamiliarwith.Nowworkinpairsandmakesentenceswitheachofthemtoseeifyouhavereallymasteredtheirusages.Youareencouragedtoconsultadictionaryifyouarestillnotquitesureabouttheirmeaningsandusages.

▇Answers:

1)Jeffrefusedtosubmittothreats.

2)Sheresentshermotherforbeingsotoughonher.

3)Thisnovelvividlyconveystheauthor’sexperienceofgrowingupduringthewar.

4)Helicoptersrescuednearly20peoplefromtheroofoftheburningbuilding.

5)Theprospectofteachingsuchbrightchildrenappealsenormouslytoeveryteacher.

6)Medicalfacilitiesarebeingreorganizedandupgraded.

7)Ifyouthinkyoumaybeallergictoafoodordrink,eliminateitfromyourdiet.

8)Thecommitteeworkswelltogether,althoughsometimesthechairmantendstodominate.

9)Theirproductscompetedirectlywithours.

10)It’scommongossipintheofficethatshe’sabouttoleaveherhusband.

11)Youmustpackplentyoffood.Likewise,you’llneedwarmclothes,sopackthemtoo.

12)Helooksverymasculineinhisnewuniform.

2.Intheboxesbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▇Answer:

1)hooked

2)cultural

3)block

4)barely

5)whipped

6)fairly

7)tolerate

8)wane

9)balance

10)female

11)relatives

12)follower

13)identify

3.Intheboxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouunderstandtheirmeanings?Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▇Answers:

foundourway

takemyturn

getthefloor

hungeredfor

hangonto

fartoo

giveup

gaveaway

facetoface

pouredherheartout

openup

gettheupperhand

wasfloodedwith

whipped…intoline/shape

▆IncreasingYourWordPower

1.Completethemultiplechoiceexercisebychoosingtherightanswer.

▇Answers:

1)e

2)c

3)b

4)a

5)d

6)e

7)b

8)e

2.Matchtheverbsintheleftcolumnwiththenounsandphrasesintherightcolumn.Putthecorrespondingletterintheblankfollowingeachword.

▇Answers:

c

b

e

d

a

3.Didyounoticetheprefixesun-,in-,im-,dis-inwordsthatyouhavecomeacrossfromUnits1-8,suchasunfamiliar,inescapable,impatient,disrespectful.Theseprefixescanbeusedinfrontofadjectivestoproduceanoppositemeaning.Inadditiontoun-,in-,im-,anddis-,theprefixesil-andir-alsofallintothiscategory.Nowcompletethefollowingtablewiththeprefixesmentionedabove.

Adjectives

Prefixes

Adjectives

(withoppositemeaning)

agreeable

dis-/il-/im-

in-/ir-/un-

disagreeable

competent

incompetent

dependent

independent

fortunate

unfortunate

honourable

dishonourable

logical

illogical

legal

illegal

moral

immoral

perfect

imperfect

regular

irregular

reliable

unreliable

responsible

irresponsible

▇Answers:

immoral

dishonourable

illegal

unreliable

disagreeable

illogical

incompetent

independent

irresponsible

unfortunate;unfortunate

GRAMMARINCONTEXT

Task1:Combineeachpairofsentencesintoonecontaininganadverbialofconcessionbyusingthewordinbrackets.

▇Answersforreference:

1)Tryashewould,hefellshortofhisparents’expectations.

2)Thoughhewastiredoutafteradayofhardwork,hestayeduplatetowatchtheFIFAWorldCupfinal.

3)WhileIdisapproveofwhatyousay,Iwilldefendtothedeathyourrighttosayit.

4)Eventhoughthereisnoevidencetosuggestthattheyspreadviruses,theEuropeanUnionhasbannedimportsofdairyproductsfromothercountries.

5)Despitethevisiblegraphicwarningsoncigarettepackets,somesmokersturnablindeyetothepotentialhazardsofsmoking.

Task2:CompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinbracketsintoEnglishbeginningwiththewordorphrasethathasbeengiven.

▇Answersforreference:

1)Hewasfoundguiltyofgraftandcorruptionandwassentencedto20years’imprisonmenteventhoughhewasahigh-rankingofficial.

2)Peoplefromallwalksoflife,whethertheyareyoungorold,richorpoor,shouldextendhelpinghandstothoseintheflood-strickenareas.

3)Nomatterhowroughanddangeroustheroadis,thefuturewillalwaysbebeautifulsolongashoperemains.

4)Forallhisremarkableachievements,heremainedmodestandhumble.

5)Grantedthatamajorbreakthroughinartificialintelligencehasbeenachieved,thecomputercanneverreplacethehumanbraininthelongrun.

Cloze

■CompletethefollowingpassagewiththewordschosenfrombothTextAandTextB.Theinitialletterofeachisgiven.

▇Answers:

(1)gender

(2)compete

(3)boasting

(4)masculine

(5)feminine

(6)concerned

(7)influence

(8)reflects

(9)commands

(10)bossy

(11)status

(12)earning

(13)gossip

(14)emphasize

Translation

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.

▇Answersforreference:

Thisschoolismoreconcernedwiththeeducationofstudents’moralityandsocialresponsibilitythanwiththeiracademicachievements.

Incontrasttotheeducationalmissionofthetechnicalschool,whichistoimpartknowledgesolely,theuniversity’seducationalmissionistogenerateknowledge.

Intoday’ssociety,amajorityofpeoplehungerforwealth,reputation,statusandpower.

Manypeoplestillfinditdifficulttogiveupsmokingeventhoughtheyknowitsharmfuleffects.

Whenstudentsentercollegesanduniversities,theywillneedtograpplewithissuesofbalancingincreasedfreedomandresponsibility.

Theseadvertisementsappealparticularlytowomen’sdesireforafairerskin.

Manyelderlypeoplearenotinterestedintinkeringwithcomputers,sobooksonartificialintelligencemayveryoftenturnthemoff..

Wereachedtheinevitableconclusionthathestolethemoney.

Theme-RelatedWriting

■Writeapassageinabout100-120words,takingeitherofthefollowingtitles:

1)Myattitudetowardtheuseofcomputers

2)Theimportanceofunderstandingthelanguageandcultureoftheoppositesex

▇Sampleessay1

AlthoughIamoneofthecomputerpioneers,Iremainanovice.IstartedusingthecomputerwhenIwasacollegestudentintheearly1980s,butmyuseofthecomputerhasalwaysbeenrestrictedtoword-processing,e-mailing,andreadingonlinenews.IamnotinterestedinplayingcomputergamesasIknowitisaddictiveandtootime-consuming.Whenevermycomputerhasproblems,Iwillturntoexperts,bothmaleandfemale,forhelpinsteadofreadinginstructionbookletstosolvetheproblemsonmyown.Idonotbelievethatthispatternofcomputerusehasanythingtodowithgender.Rather,Ibelievethatwhetheronehasaparticularlikingforcomputertechnologyornotdependsonhisorherinclinationtowardsscienceorartsubjects.Thosewhoaremoreinclinedtowardsscienceorengineeringsubjectsmaybemorelikelytogethookedoncomputertechnology.

▇Sampleessay2

Iagreethatitishelpfulformenandwomentounderstandthelanguageandcultureoftheoppositesex