1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
3) virtual 4) routines 5) arrange 6) nightmare 7) annoying 8) connection 9) crawls 10) take in 11) spit 12) data
13) sucked into 14) At times 15) flee 16) on line
2. Theme-related
1) companion 2) deliver 3) access 4) enables 5) customers 6) delights 7) provides 8) small
9) remote 10) information
I live in a small coastal town of 398 people located halfway between San Francisco and the Oregon border . The nearest traffic light is nine miles north in the town of Mendocino ; its closest [companion] to the south is over 90 miles away . The nearest four-lane highway is 58 miles east . Federal Express doesn't [deliver] here on Saturdays .
But there in Internet [access] here . It enables me to work at home , writing computer books and articles for computer magazines . It enables local students and historians to conduct research . It [enables] local business ----inns ,music stores ,driving schools ---to reach new [customers] . It enables local people to enjoy the benefits of email and the [delights] of websites and chat rooms .
In fact ,because small towns have few people ,few stores ,and few libraries and schools ,you could argue that the Internet [provides] more benefits to small towns than it does to big cities . But Internet service providers are not interested in [small] markets .
What they are interested in is making money . As a result , people in many small towns and [remote] areas are unable to keep up with the development of [information] technology . 翻译：我生活在一个只有398人的位于中间的三藩和俄勒冈边境的沿海小镇。最近的交通灯在Mendocino北部九英里的小镇；其最亲密的伴侣] [以南90多英里远。最近的四车道公路以东58英里。联邦快递不[提供]在星期六。
但是在网络[存取]在这里。它使我在家工作，电脑杂志写作的电脑书籍和文章。它使本地学生和学者进行的研究。它使当地企业---- [ ]的音乐商店，旅馆，驾驶学校---达到新的[客户]。它使当地人享受电子邮件的效益和[快乐]的网站和聊天室。
事实上，因为小城镇里有几个人，几家店，和一些图书馆和学校，你可能会认为互联网[提供]更多的好处，小城镇比它大城市。但是，互联网服务提供商不[小]市场感兴趣。他们感兴趣的是赚钱。作为一个结果，在许多小城镇和边远地区的人[ ]无法跟上[信息]技术的发展。
研究表明，笑能带来许多健康上的好处。
Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits. 互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦。
A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying. 法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪。
As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime. 玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据。
In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle. 苏是一个很有天分的女孩。她那惊人的记忆力使她在同班同学中显得格外特出。
Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.
2. Translate the passage
Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer. I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write, submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news. But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.
Unit 6 Women, Half the sky
Text A A Woman Can Learn Anything a Man Can I. Vocabulary
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases…
1) cultural/culture 2)indication 3) miniature 4) ironic 5) stumbled into 6) decent 7)buzzing 8) abnormal 9) mechanical 10) shuddering 11) implied 12)leap
2. Rewrite each sentence…
1) Convert RMB into US dollars in the foreign exchange office
2) Didn’t know the first thing about cooking as she looked puzzled as to how to cook rice with the rice cooker
3) Their faulty equipment the team had accomplished some very useful work. 4) Allowing me to work flexible hours as long as I work eight hours a day 5) Couldn’t help thinking the book must be quite fascinating.
3. Complete the sentences
1) will not panic/ feel panic, will be at a disadvantage 2) hybrid, transmission
3) carve, one indication, to distinguish
II. Collocation
1. also 2. as well/too 3. too 4. too 5. as well/too 6. too 7 also 8. also III. Usage
1. I’ve had enough 2.when I was old enough to work and earn money 3. can’t get enough sleep at night 4. had so far collected enough of them 5.have strong enough arms 6. have just enough money to live on
Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze
1. Text-related
1) stumbled into 2) not know the first thing about 3) mechanical 4) when it comes to 5) hybrid 6) gritted her teeth 7) premise 8) at a disadvantage 9) panic 10) cultural 11)flexible 12)imply
2. Theme-related
1. chair 2. force 3. secrets 4. painstaking 5. recognized 6. steered 7. essentially 8.obsevation 9. women 10. tutor 11.inspired 12.unless
The Brooklyn Bridge that spans the river between Manhattan and Brooklyn is simply an engineering miracle .In 1883, a creative [engineer] , John Roebling ,was inspired by an idea for this spectacular bridge . However, bridge building experts told him to [forget] it. It just was not possible.Roebling,nevertheless, [convinced] his
son,Washing,an up-and-coming engineer,that the bridge could be built.The two of them conceived the concept of how it could be accomplished and [how] to overcome the obstacles.Somehow they convinced bankers to finance the project.They hired their crew and began to [build]their dream bridge.
The project was only a few months under way when a tragic on-site [accident] killed John Roebling and severely injured hie son.Washington was severely
brain-damaged,under to talk or walk. Everyone [ thought] the project would have to be stopped,since the Roebling were the [ only] ones who understood how the bridge could be built.
Thought Washington Roebling was unable to move or talk ,his mind was as [ sharp] as ever. One day as he lay in his hospital bed, an idea flashed in his mind an to how to develop a communication code. All he could move was one finger, so he [touched] the arm of his wife that finger.He tapped out the code to communication to her what she was to tell the engineers who continued building the bridge .For 13 years ,Washington tapped out his [ instructions] with one finger until the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge was [ finally] completed.
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布鲁克林大桥横跨曼哈顿和布鲁克林河流之间仅仅是一个工程奇迹。1883，一个创造性的[工程师]，约翰Roebling，灵感来自于一个想法，这壮观的桥梁。然而，桥梁建筑专家告诉他忘了它[ ]。这是不可能的。我们，然而，[相信]他的儿子，洗衣，一个出色的工程师，那座桥可以建成。两人设想的概念它如何完成，[如何]来克服这些障碍。他们设法说服银行家投资这个项目。他们雇佣了船员开始[建立]他们梦想的桥梁。 该项目是只有几个月的方式下，当一个悲惨现场[意外]死亡和严重受伤的儿子约翰
Roebling。华盛顿是严重的脑损伤，在说话和走路。每个人都[思想]的项目都必须停止，因为约翰是[只]是那些明白如何把这座大桥建成。
认为华盛顿罗柏林无法移动或说话，他的头脑是[利]一样。有一天，当他躺在医院的床上，一个念头在他脑海中闪现了如何开发一个通信代码。他可以是一根手指，所以他[感动]他妻子的手臂，手指。他打码通信，她告诉工程师们继续建造的桥梁。13年来，华盛顿发出了[说明]一个手指直到雄伟壮观的布鲁克林大桥[最后]完成。
1).是工人和主管人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个盈利的企业。 It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business.
2)食品和医药的价格在过去的三个月里急剧增长.
The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months. 3)我们打算重新粉刷这幢办公大楼的上面几层楼.
We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building. 4)他的成功表明流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的。
His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide. 5)我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦的呻吟。
I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully.
2. Translate the passage:
Nancy Hopkins is a biology professor at MIT. She craves knowledge and works hard. However, as a scientist, she could not help noticing all kinds of indications of gender inequality on campus. Men and women
professors did the same work, but when it came to promotion the administrators were rather selective. It is ironic that after so much cultural progress, women were still at a disadvantage in institutions of higher education. When her request for more lab space was refused, she knew she had to fight. So she gritted her teeth and complained to the President. The fight ended in victory and Nancy was converted into a gender-equity advocate.
Unit 7 Learning about English
Text A The Glorious Messiness of English I. Vocabulary
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases…
1) Strictly speaking 2) drifted 3) resembles 4) invaded
5) is conquered 6) fascinating 7) snack 8) put into practice 9) source 10) climate 11) surrendered 12) were aroused
2. Rewrite each sentence…
1) an absolute necessity rather than a luxury 2) is a valuable addition to the football team.
3) will get out of control, if the firemen do not arrive within ten minutest 4) alternative but to go via Vancouver to get to Seattle.
5) declared all beef imports will be banned for the next six months as an emergence measure to stop the spread of mad cow disease
3. Complete the sentences
1) systematic, have invented, to a very real extent, mysteries 2) to establish, to be modified/ modifying 3) tolerance towards, strike out, enrich
II. Synonyms
1. wish, wish, want, want/wish 2. skin, hide/skin, hide, skin
3. raise/rear, raise, rear/raise, raise
4. royal, kingly/royal, sovereign, royal/ kingly
III. Usage
1. Indeed 2. though 3. Frankly 4. Moreover 5. To my knowledge 6. however 7. nevertheless 8. Yet 9. instead 10. in other words
Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze
1. Text-related
1) fascinating 2) tolerance 3) invented 4) addition 5) ban
6) corrupt 7) out of control 8) influenced 9) elite 10) came up with 11) establishing 12) Massive 13) sources 14) enrich
2. Theme-related
1) early 2) similar 3) source 4) observation 5) examine 6) features 7) declared 8) stronger 9) accident 10) sprung
II. Translation
1. Translate the Sentences
1) Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect. 2) On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual frown.
3) He paused for effect, then said:” We can reach/ enter these markets through new channels. 4) The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents
5) We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereign state./ We can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a sovereign state.
2. Translate the passage
Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to many people, linguists believe that English and most other European languages have descended from a common source: the
Indo-European parent language. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passed onto us the basic vocabulary of English. In over fifteen centuries of its
development, English has enriched itself by massive borrowing. As British immigrants landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English
language: American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language.
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