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1. To crush is press something so hard that it is damaged or destroyed. Here Mary compares herself to a thing that is too weak to resist the pressure ,i.e., the harsh words from publishers. Mary admits that she is extremely upset.
2. At the very beginning Engelbreit did not expect to draw greeting cards; she aimed high. Now that she was told her style was better suited for drawing greeting cards, she felt it was a comedown from high expectation. To her , drawing greeting cards was a fall from her life’s goal. 3. The card is personified. As we know , a card is communicating a proud message.
4. Acid means having a sour or bitter taste. When one has an acid tongue , he or she is very bitter to others, that is , he or she is very critical of others.
5. A trademark is a special name , sign, word, etc. marked on a product; it is a special sign or a distinctive characteristic. Now being cute is Mary’s distinctive feature.
6. A core is the central part of certain fruit . A core of one’s life is the most important part of one’s life. The whole sentence means Engelbreit treasures old-fashioned art and values most.
7. When one puts his or her feet firmly on the ground, he or she is down-to-earth, In other words, he or she is very realistic and practical.
8. When you say an artistic work takes off, you mean it begins to be successful. Comprehension of the Text II.
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D Vocabulary
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III.
1. crush 2. astonishing 3. comprised 4. features 5. decorated 6. elaborate 7. influential 8. annual 9. humorous 10. Sample IV.
1. to 2. down 3. on 4. into 5. to 6. with 7. off 8. at 9. up 10. Up Unit 6
Section A How to Prepare for Earthquakes Comprehension of the Text I.
1. They have wired the Earth and sea to detect movements.
2. They have traditionally watched animals and plants for warning signs of earthquakes. 3. They are killed by falling buildings.
4. They design buildings so that the building’s columns and horizontal beams are of equal strength, and vertical support columns are inserted deep into solid soil.
5. They should regularly check and reinforce their homes, place heavy objects in low positions, attach cupboards and cabinets to walls, and fasten doors so that they will not open accidentally during an earthquake.
6. To make water from other sources safe to drink.
7. To have all of the family members call to check in with a friend or relative who lives more than a hundred miles away.
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8. Education concerning how to survive an earthquake. Vocabulary III.
1. sensible 2.detect 3. precaution 4.occurrence 5. withstand 6.resistant 7. vertical 8. Accidental 9. enclosed 10. fastened IV.
1. come out of 2. watch for 3. resistant to 4. put out 5. After all 6. make a difference to 7. agree on 8. attach labels to 9. if necessary 10. In addition to V.
1. E 2. J 3. K 4. O 5. B 6. L 7.C 8. H 9.G 10.N Collocation VI.
1. sense 2. message 3. argument 4. image 5.idea 6. belief 7. knowledge 8. reputation 9. standard 10. habit Word Building VII.
1+f →cupboard 碗厨 2+i→motorcycle 摩托车 3+l →silkworm 蚕 4+k →teargas 催泪毒气 5+g →bloodstain 血迹 6+a →sawdust 锯木屑 7+e→tortoise-shell 龟壳 8+ j→steam-engine 蒸汽机 9+b →arrowhead 箭头
10+h →shirt-sleeves 衬衫袖 11+d→window-pane窗玻璃 12+c→manservant 男佣人 VIII.
1. Encourage 2. Enlarge 3. Encircles 4. Enable 5. endanger 6. Enlightened 7. Ensure 8. Enforce 9. Enacted 10. endear Sentence Structure IX.
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1. so that the baby would not catch cold 2. so that more people would vote for him
3. so that his father might forgive him for his failure in the math exam 4. so that it would go on smoothly 5. so that you can judge for yourself X.
1．She cycled from Shanghai to Beijing, which is pretty good for a woman of 50. 2．He wore his swimming things in the office, which shocked his boss a great deal. 3．They ran out of drink, which actually didn’t bother me because I wasn’t drinking. 4．They will win the match, which will please my brother.
5．She borrowed a book on literature, which suggests that her literature teacher was having some influence
on her. Translation XI.
1. We should try our best to forecast earthquakes so that destruction of property caused by them could be
prevented as much as possible.
2. A farmer noticed large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water, which, he said, indicated
the possible occurrence of an earthquake.
3. Keep an English-English dictionary handy, and when you cannot understand a word with accuracy, you
may refer to it any time.
4. If necessary, people who live in the area where an earthquake is about to occur may sleep in tents.
5. A master’s degree does make a great difference to a student who wants to get a job. 6. In addition to the knowledge about earthquakes, the book tells us how to prepare for them. XII.
1. 由于在地震中遇难的人大部分都是被倒塌的建筑物砸死的，所以一定要改进建筑结构，以便它们能够抵御
地震的力量。
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2. 人们应该在家里和工作地点储备些水和食物，这在可能发生地震时是特别必要的。 3. 在日本和中国，人们长期以来一直相信通过观察动物行为可以预测地震。
4. 除了努力改进建筑结构之外，地震多发地区的人们还应该在其他几个方面为可能发生的大地震做好准备。
5. 明智的做法是每个家庭都制定地震应急计划，而且所有的家庭成员都应该知道在地震过后的混乱中如何离
开那个地区。
6. 由于剩下的几条可用电话线路将会很忙，所有的家人都应该往住在远离地震区域的某个朋友或亲戚家中打
电话报平安。 Cloze XIII．
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A
11. B 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. C 19. D 20.D Section B Reading Skills I.
1. Because things in nature, large or small, new or old, are judged in comparison with other things
involved.
2. About 5 billion years ago. (Para. 3) You can have the answer by just skimming for the words ―the Earth‖
and ―formed‖.
3. About 3 million years ago. (Para. 4) You can get the answer by just skimming for the words ―the first
human beings‖.
4. From Para. 6 to Para. 9. 5. From Para. 10 to Para. 13. Comprehension II.
1. in agreement with 2. Cooled 3. out of proportion to 4. hard
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