Unit 1 Changes in the Way We Live
Text A
Language Sense Enhancement 1. (P. 12)
1) special qualities 2) a tight budget 3) entertain 4) anyway 5) involved 6) requirement 7) on a small scale 8) temptation 9) Instead 10) machinery
Language Focus Vocabulary I. 1. (P. 15 )
1) On balance 2) resist 3) haul 4) wicked 5) illustrated 6) budget 7) lowering 8) boundary 9) involved 10) economic 11) blasting 12) just about 2. (P. 16 )
1) cut back / down 2) pick up 3) get by 4) get through 5) face up to 6) turn in 7) making up for 8) think up 3. (P. 17 ）
1) pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy. 2) often generate misleading thoughts.
3) attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work. 4) be suspected of doing everything for money. 5) before he gets through life. 4. (P. 17 )
1) their indoor a profit to invest in 2) device the improvement on a global scale 3) stacked temptation never dined out
II. Confusable Words (P. 18 )
1. 1) house 2) home 3) home, family 4) household
2. 1) doubt 2) suspected 3) doubted 4) suspected 5) suspect
III. Word Formation (P. 19 ) 1) rise 2) final 3) regular 4) cash 5) hows and whys 6) upped 7) yellowed 8) bottled 9) lower 10) search
Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze 1. (P. 20 )
1) gets by 2) temptation 3) get through 4) improvements 5) aside from 6) suspect 7) supplement 8) profit 9) stacking
2. (P. 21 )
1) replaced 2) consider 3) quit 4) world 5) tough 6) fuels 7) provide 8) luxuries 9) balance 10) ideal
II. Translation 1. (P. 21 )
1) We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it is fairly minor.
2) My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over (responsibility for) my upbringing at that point.
3) The toys have to meet strict / tough safety requirements before they can be sold to children. 4) Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of new and opinion.
5) When it comes to this magazine, it is a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world. 2. (P. 22 )
A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened a household device store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.
But, to run a business on a small scale is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed.
Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.
Text B
Comprehension Check (P. 27 ) a c d b a c
Translation (P. 28 )
1. 什么？ 你说那听起来不像你府上的生活？其实，不仅仅是你一个人这么想。事实上，大多数人可能都跟你一样这么想的。 2. 例如，《交给比弗吧》一剧中妈妈带着珍珠项链，穿着高跟鞋做家务。爸爸整个周末都穿着西装，系着领带。
3. 要是电视网或有线电视没有中意的节目，录像制品商店可以提供好莱坞制作的品质迥异的节目：新近发行的电影、动画片、“成人”电影、体育锻炼节目、旅游、体育及入门指南录像带。
4. 如今，妈妈在看她的有线电视销售服务节目的时候，爸爸可能想租一部动作片。而在姐姐想看《辛普森一家》时，弟弟妹妹却在玩《让我们炸毁土星》的电子游戏。
Language Practice 1. (P. 28 )
1) g 2) f 3) e 4) d 5) b 6) h 7) a 8) c
2. (P. 29 )
1) roast 4) get along 7) taken over 10) dizzy
2) cable 5) missed out on 8) make sense 11) gasped 3) at one time
6) commute 9) go with 12) networks
Unit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes
Text A
Language Sense Enhancement 1. (P. 41)
1) mission 2) courageous 3) forged 4) escape routes 5) liberate 6) authorized 7) honor 8) scheduled 9) exploits 10) intent on
Language Focus Vocabulary I. 1. (P. 44)
1) decades 2) historic 3) imposed 4) religious 5) slender 6) web
7) bade 8) site 9) on the side
10) authorized 11) terminal 12) make the best of 2. (P. 45)
1) went through 2) stood up for 3) laid down 4) take on 5) let (us) down 6) draw on 7) fall into 8) pass for 3. (P. 46)
1) are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the struggling American steel industry.
2) in the eyes of Joe Klein , staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most compelling. 3) people are really intent on destroying themselves with drug. 4) could forge a completely different approach to life.
5) is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run. 4. (P. 47)
1) As for do not compel capture of have forged 2) At huge risk the mission shelter 3) who abolished In the eyes of racial
II. Words with Multiple Meanings (P. 47)
1. I’ll tell you in a minute how I have attained the genuine sense of belonging in America, but first let me hear about your French trip.
2. Most McDonald’s look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16 different basic designs.
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