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最新新标准大学英语478单元

Unit7

Activereading

（1）

Readingandunderstanding

3Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.

2Thepassageisthestoryofahome,thepeoplewholivedthereandhowlifehaschangedovertheyears,

asnarratedbythehouseitself.

4Choosethebestanswertothequestions.

1Whydoesthenarratorneverseehisneighbourfaceon?

（a）Becausehecan’treallysee.

（b）Becausetheneighbourisalongwayaway.

（c）Becausethenarratorandtheneighbourarejoinedinaline.

（d）Becausethemorningsunshinesonthenarratorinsteadoftheneighbour.

2Whatwasthemaineffectofthearrivaloftheyoungwomaninthegroundsman’shome?

（a）Shebroughtcompanionship,afamilyandhappinessintothehome.

（b）Thechildrengrewolderandtallerinthehome.

（c）Thegroundsmandidn’thavetoworksomuchinthemanorhousegardens.

（d）Thehomebecameverynoisy.

3Whydoyouthinkthecouplewasholdingeachotherandweeping?

（a）Becausethecouplewasgrowingolder.

（b）Becausethechildrenhadgrownupanddisappeared.

（c）Becausethedaughterhadgotmarried.

（d）Becausethepostmanhadbroughtbadnewsabouttheson.

4Howdoesthenarratorfeelgenerallyabouttheyearspassing?

（a）Heregretsthepeople,thenewbuildingsandthetraffic.

（b）Hethinkstheneighbouringhousesareugly.

（c）Heisnostalgicaboutthepast,althoughheenjoyssomeofthebenefitsofprogress.

（d）Hewishespeoplewouldspendmoretimeathome.

5Howdoweknowthenarratorisgettingold?

（a）Nooneislookingafterthenarratorproperly.

（b）Thenarratorhaslotsofgoldenmemories.

（c）Therearestrangesoundsandsignsofpeoplewhohavelivedthereinthepast.

（d）Theneighbourhoodisn’twhatitusedtobe.

6Whatdoyouthinkisgoingtohappentothehouse?

（a）Anotherfamilywillcomeandlivethere.

（b）Thetrafficarounditwillgetworse.

（c）It’sgoingtobepulleddown.

（d）Theworkmenaregoingtouseitasaworkplace.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1asmallhousebuiltonlandbelongingtoalargehouse（lodge）

2toprovidefurniture（furnish）

3feelingroughandhard（coarse）

4toputapieceofequipmentsomewhereandmakeitreadyforuse（install）

5tobuildsomethingbyputtingpartstogether（assemble）

6agroupofworkerswhodophysicalwork（gang）

7amachineorpieceofequipmentthatdoesaparticularthing（device）

8amachineorapieceofequipmentyouhaveinyourhome（appliance）

6CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.

Whenthe

（1）gangofworkmenarrived,the

（2）lodgewasinapoorstateofrepair.Theybeganby

（3）installingelectricityandthen（4）assembledthevariouspiecesofamodernkitchenwithallthebest

（5）appliancessuchasawashingmachineandrefrigerator.Thewallswererather（6）coarseafteryearsof

neglect,sotheyuseda（n）（7）devicetomakethemsmoothagain.Finally,they（8）furnisheditwithtables,

chairs,sofasandbeds,untilthehousewasascomfortableasitusedtobe.

7Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.

1Thetwobuildingslookedexactlythesamefromtheoutside,butwereverydifferentinside.（identical）

2Whenspringarrivesthegardenisfullofflowersonthetrees.（blossoms）

3Thepostmanusedtobringthemailinalargegroupofthingstiedtogether,butthesedays,weonlyget

theoccasionalletter.（bundle）

4Shefeltsuddenlyunconsciousforashorttimewhensheheardthedreadfulnews.（fainted）

5Attheplacewheretwoormoreroadsmeet,thereareoftenqueuesoftraffic.（crossroad）

6Isometimesfeelunhappyandangryatthenoiseandtraffic,butmostofthetimeIignorethem.（resent）

7Whenyouleaveapplesontheground,theyaregraduallydestroyedbyanaturalprocess,andcan’tbe

collectedandstored.（decay）

8Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Isaclearinglikelytobe（a）anareaofwoodland,or（b）anareainawoodwheretherearenotrees?

2Ifsomethinggleams,isitlikelytobe（a）bright,or（b）dulllight?

3Isariotofcolourslikelytobe（a）justoneortwo,or（b）lotsofdifferentcolours?

4Ifachildgurgleshappily,isthislikelytobe（a）alow,or（b）ahigh-pitchedsound?

5Isametallicsoundlikelytobemadeby（a）somethingmetal,or（b）wooden?

6Ifadoghowls,doesitmake（a）along,loudsound,or（b）aweak,highsound?

7Isacreaklikelytobeasoundmadeby（a）somethingnew,or（b）somethingold?

8Ifagatehasfallenoffitshinges,isitlikelyto（a）openandshutnormally,or（b）stayopen?

Readingandinterpreting

9Lookatthesentencesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.

1...Idoknowthatstrangely,althoughwe’reidentical,we’retheexactoppositeofeachother...

Whyarethehouseanditsneighbouridenticalyettheexactoppositeofeachother?

…sortofworksforsomeoftheinformation-thoughIhaveneverseensuchanarrangement.Butthe

preposition‘over’willnotwork,andsurelytherearetwobedrooms–orwhatistheotherroom?

We

knowitisnotabathroom-andiftherearetwobedrooms,howcanyousaytheroomarrangementisthe

oppositeasinbothcasestherearetwobedrooms?

2Soontherewerechildrentolookaftertoo...

Inwhatwaydoesthehouselookafterthechildren?

Thehouseprovidesshelterandkeepsthemwarmanddry.

3Ithoughttheylookedrathercoarseagainstmyhandsomestone.

Doesthehouselikethenewbrickhousesbeingbuilt?

Why/Whynot?

No,hedoesnotthinkbrickisasfineamaterialasstone.Thewordcoarseisnegativeinconnotation.

4Butwewereallwarmandclean,andalthoughitwasdifferent,itwasn’tunpleasant.

Whatdoesthehousefeelaboutprogress?

Fairlypositivealthoughalittlenervous.

5Myfloorboardscreak,andghostsmakestrangenoisesthroughoutthenight.

Ifthehousewereahuman,whatwouldcreakingfloorboardsandghostssuggest?

Oldagewithstiffmusclesandmanymemories.

6Roundthebendcomesalargecranewithakindofballandchain.Idohopeitwillgoaway.

Whatdoyouthinkthecraneiscomingtodo?

Doyouthinkitwillgoaway?

Ballsareusedtosmashdownwallssoitsoundsasifthebuildingwillbedemolishedratherthan

repaired.Ifso,thecranewillnotgoaway.

Activereading

（2）

Readingandunderstanding

3Answerthequestions.

1WhydoesthewritersuggestthatthefirstphotosofEarthfromspacecameasashock?

Theyofferedanewperspective.Theyallowedustoseeourplanetfromtheoutside.

2Whatdoesthepassagesuggestaretheadvantagesofprogress?

Peoplehavemorecomfortableandlongerlives.

3Whatarethedisadvantagesofprogress?

Populationgrowthandasaresultoveruseofresources,pollutionetc.

4Inwhatwaysarewesimilartootherpeoplearoundtheworld?

Weconsumesimilarproductsandservices.

5Inwhatwaysarewedifferent?

Wevalueourindividualismandpointsofdifferencefromothersasreflectedinthedetailsofourhomes.

6Whatdoesourhomeencourageustodo?

Relax,beourselvesandlookinward.

7Whyiswatchingtelevisionironic?

Itresultsinlookingoutwardsataffairsbeyondthehome.

8Howhavetherolesofwomenchanged?

Theycanfollowcareersoutsidethehomeandhavemuchlesstimetobehousewives.

9Whywillitrequirewisdomandcaretoensurepeopleremainsafeandsatisfiedintheirhomes?

Themodernworldispushingustowardsuniformityandreducingfreedomofchoice.Itwillbedifficult

tobalancethisagainstwhatpeoplewantfromtheirhomesandlives.Changestothefamilyitselfmay

alsohappenwithunknownconsequences.

10WhymightplanetEarthbecomeunrecognizable?

Homeswithfamiliesandcomfortmayhavedisappeared.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

4Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1todevelopandmakemoremodern（industrialize）

2tosuffersomethingdifficultorunpleasantpatientlyoveralongperiodoftime（endure）

3smooth-movingandattractive-looking（graceful）

4astrongfeelingofdislike（hatred）

5tostophappeningorcontinuing（cease）

6totakecontrolof（conquer）

7intended,notdonebychanceorbyaccident（deliberate）

5CompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity4.

1Manyanimals,liketheantelopeandtheswan,movewithsuchgracethatwehumanscanonlyadmire

them.

2Inthe17thcentury,theFoundingFathersescapedfromEnglandbecausetheirreligionwashatedbythe

English,buttheirenduranceallowedthemtoescapetoNorthAmericaandcreatetheUS.

3Industrializednationshavemoresocialandfewereconomicproblemsthandevelopingcountries.

4TheUSgovernmentdeliberatelychosethenamethe“DepartmentofHomelandSecurity”inorderto

stresstheimportanceofhome.

5Theconquestofspaceisoneofthegreatestachievementsofthe20thcentury.

6ThereisanenduringneedtoremindourselvesthattheEarth’sresourcesarefinite.

6Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.

Incomparisonwithsmallbuildings,localcommunities,townsandcities,theEarthis

（1）extremely

large,butwecallalloftheseourhome,whereweenjoyour

（2）basichumanrightofcleanwater,adequate

foodandpersonalsecurity.Yetthisrightcreates（3）extremepressureontheEarth’sresources,andwe

mayfeelthatthehumanspiritcontainsanunusualself-destructive（4）characteristic.It’sasifwehumans

workatthe（5）mainofficesofplanetEarth,buildingitandmakingitstrongerandstronger,butwiththe

abilitytobringitdownanddestroyit.（6）Intheend,it’sourpersonaldutytoleavetheEarthas（7）whole

andundamagedaswefounditwhenwearrived.

Key:

（1）immense

（2）birthright（3）incredible（4