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这个计划听起来虽然很难
Unit8
READINGOUT
Fillintheblankswithoutreferringtotheoriginaltext.Thencheckyouranswersagainsttheoriginal.Afterthat,readthepassagealouduntilyoucansayitfrommemory.
Geniusessimplycan'tbeafraidof
(1)_________mistakes.OrvilleandWilburWrighthadmanycrashesandruinedmanyplanes
(2)_________theyfinallygotofftheground.InventorEdison(3)_______"step"thousandsoftimesbeforehemanagedto(4)________electricityintolight.Hetoldhisfriendsthat,becauseheknewsomanywaysthatdidn't(5)_________,hewasmuchcloserthananyotherinventorto(6)___________therightanswer!
GETTINGTHEMESSAGE
Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtothetext.
1.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.
A)thequalitiesofgeniuses
B)thelifeofgeniuses
C)thehobbiesofgeniuses
D)theideasofgeniuses
2.OnethingthatwasnottrueaboutLeonardodaVinciisthat_______.
A)hisnotebookswerefullofhisquestions
B)helikedtellingjokes
C)heenjoyedplayingonthebuildingsites
D)hewasveryskillfulatridinghorses
3.Greatthinkersareoftenconsideredtobestrangeandsillybecause_______.
A)theyhavestrangelivinghabits
B)theirideasseemstrangeandfrightening
C)theyhaveunusualcharacters
D)theybehaveinstrangeways
4.Accordingtothetext,travelisgoodinthatitbringspeople_______.
A)greatfun
B)goodhealth
C)richexperiences
D)newandfreshideas
5.Yourmindwillworkmostefficientlyifyou_______.
A)takeexercisesregularly
B)useyourmindmoreoften
C)haveahealthybody
D)haveenoughtimetorest
USINGTHERIGHTWORD
CompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesbydecidingonthemostappropriatewordfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
1.Itwasreportedthattheearthquakewasthemost_____tohavestruckthatareainfiftyyears.
A)special
B)powerful
C)favorite
D)exciting
2.Ittooktheexpertsseveralmonthstodecideonthe_____forthenewairport.
A)source
B)earth
C)site
D)character
3.Theworkersarerepairingthehouse.Itwas_____byafallentreeduringthelaststorm.
A)struck
B)operated
C)described
D)calculated
4.Hewasseriouslyinjuredinacar_____lastyear.
A)shock
B)crash
C)passage
D)mistake
5.Theywere_____tohearthattheirsonhadbeenarrestedfortakingdrugs.
A)wandered
B)ruined
C)prepared
D)shocked
6.Theseeventsprovidedthe_____forherfirstnovel.
A)perspiration
B)function
C)inspiration
D)strength
7.Friendsandneighborscanbeagood_____ofsupporttofamilieswhoareexperiencingdifficulty.
A)source
B)genius
C)quality
D)equipment
8.Ifailedto_____Sallytogowithmetotheparty,soIwentalone.
A)handle
B)achieve
C)inspire
D)persuade
WORKINGWITHEXPRESSIONS
Fillineachoftheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithasuitableprepositionoradverb.
1.Thepolicesearchedeverywhereinthetown_____________________thethreecriminals,buttheyfoundnone.
2.Shewasscaredtoseetwostrangemenwandering____________________nearherapartmentbuilding.
3.Hisbrothersandsistersallliveclose____________________.It'seasyforhimtoseekhelp.
4.Thisjobcanbestbedescribed_______________________boring.Idon'twanttodoitanymore.
5.Hismotherfilledmyplate_________________foodandkeptaskingmetoeatmore.
6._____________________thetopofthebuildingyoucanseeendlesslinesofbusesandcarscominginandgoingoutofthecity.
7.Mothersarewellknown__________________consideringtheneedsofthefamilymoreimportantthantheirowninterests.
8.YoumayknowonlyafewGermanphrasesnow,butyou'llsoonpick________________moreifyoustayinGermanylonger.
FOCUSINGONSENTENCESTRUCTURE
A.Rewritethefollowingsentencesafterthemodels,usingthephrase"aswellas".
Model1:
Sophocleswasnotonlyaphilosopher,poetandpolitician,butalsoachampioninsports.
Key:
Aswellasbeingaphilosopher,poetandpolitician,Sophocleswasalsoachampioninsports.
Model2:
Ifwewanttoarrivethereintime,wehavetotravelbothbydayandbynight.
Key:
Ifwewanttoarrivethereintime,wehavetotravelbynightaswellasbyday.
1.Themusicissoloudthatitwillhurtnotonlyyourearsbutalsoyourbrain,soturnitoff.
2.Herlifeisnoteasy:
sheistakingcareofallthreechildrenandsheisalsotakingcareofhersickhusband.
3.Sheboughtmeflowers,andshealsotookmetolunchthefirstdayIarrived.
B.Rewritethefollowingsentencesafterthemodel,usingtheword"beyond".
Model:
Doremembertokeepthemedicineonthetopshelfsothatthechildrenwillnotbeabletoreachit.
Key:
Doremembertokeepthemedicineonthetopshelfsothatitwillbebeyondthechildren'sreach.
1.Yourcomputeristooold.I'msorrytosayitcannotberepairedanymore.
2.Paulsaidhewouldcertainlyjoinusinthepicnic(野餐).Idon'tunderstandwhyhechangedhismind.
3.Youwillloseyourself-confidenceifyouattempttasksthatyouarenotabletodo.
TRANSLATING
A.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.
1.这个计划听起来虽然很难,但他决心将它付诸实施。
(putsomethingintopractice)
2.面对这么多的困难,球队怎么能赢得比赛呢?
(inthefaceof)
3.自两年前开业以来,今年年初他的生意最兴隆。
(atone'sbest)
4.他虽然没有直说,但我们能从他的手势中得到一些信息。
(pickup)
B.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.
1.Theirlivesholdmanyofthesecretstohavinggreatideasandputtingthemintopractice.
2.OrvilleandWilburWrighthadmanycrashesandruinedmanyplanesbeforetheyfinallygotofftheground.
3.It'sveryimportantforyourbodytobeoperatingatitsbestsothatyourmindcanalsofunctionpowerfully.
4.Soitisclearthen,thattobeageniusistopushthelimits,inyourmind,andbeyond.
USINGTOPIC-RELATEDTERMS
Allofthefollowingunderlinedwordsandexpressionstakenfromthetextarerelatedtohowtomakeyourlifesuccessful.Readthemcloselyandthenusethemtocompletethepassageabouthowtomakeyourlifeasuccess.Changetheformwhennecessary.
Travelisagoodsourceofinspiration.
Becurious.
IwanderedaboutthecountrysidesearchingforanswerstothingsIdidnotunderstand.
Keeptrying.
Geniusesspendtheirlivesaskingquestionsabouttheworldaroundthem.
It'sveryimportantforyourbodytooperateatitsbestsothatyourmindcanalsofunctionpowerfully.
Tobecomeageniusyoumustbepreparedtoworklongandhard,ofteninthefaceofgreatdifficulties.
Ifyouwanttoachievesuccessinlife,Isupposeyouhavealottolearnfromthegreatgeniusesinhumanhistory.Firstly,youmustbe
(1)__________abouteverything.Thatis,youcan'ttakeeverythingjustforgranted.Youshouldkeep
(2)____________abouttheworldandtryto(3)_____________theanswers.Secondly,youshould(4)______________untilyousucceed.ThomasEdisonfailedthousandsoftimesbeforeheinventedthelightbulb.Soyoumustbepreparedto(5)_____________againstgreatdifficulties.Thirdly,youmusthave(6)_________________andbequicktograspwhatyousee.Finally,youshouldalsofindwaystokeepyourselfhealthysoastokeepyourmind(7)_______________.
BASICWRITINGSKILLS:
SIMPLE,COMPOUNDANDCOMPLEXSENTENCES
英语写作中,应注意句型的变化多样。
比如,简单句和复合句之间可以互相转换,交替使用。
请看例句:
(其中S=subject主语,V=verb动词,conjunction=连词,dependentclause=从句,independentclause=主句,phrase=短语)
1.简单句(simplesentence):
S+V,例如:
Ibecameverysad.(TextA,Unit6,Book2)
2.并列句(compoundsentence):
从句+and/or/but+从句,如:
Moneyisawonderfulthing,butnowIknowthatitispossibletopaytoohighapriceforit.(TextA,Unit6,Book2)
3.复合句(complexsentence):
连词+从句+主句或主句+连词+从句,例如:
a)Wearegoodlistenersinourownlanguagebecausewehavehadyearsofpractice.(TextB,Unit2,Book1)[主句+连词+从句]
b)Asshebegantodeliverherpreparedspeech,shedroppedherthree-by-fivecardsonthefloor.(TextB,Unit6,Book2)[连词+从句+主句]
4.并列复合句(compound-complexsentence)。
例如:
Everyoneisembarrassedwhentheymakemistakesandeveryonemakesmistakes.(TextA,Unit2,Book1)
Combinethegroupsofsimplesentencesintolongersentenceswiththeconjunctionsgiven.Keepinmindthattherelationshipamongideasinasentenceshouldbeclear.
Model:
when,and
Darkcloudsgathered.
Therainhitthehotroad.
Carsmovedslowlyinlonglines.
Key:
Whendarkcloudsgatheredandtherainhitthehotroad,carsmovedslowlyinlonglines.
1.but,so
Ineededbuttertomakecakes.
Icouldn'tfindany.
Iusedvegetableoilinstead.
2.but,so,for
Jackcalledthepoliceoffice.
Hereceivedabusysignal.
Hedroppedthephoneandran.
Hedidn'thavetimetocallback.
3.when,but,for
Thepipeshadfrozen.
Wephonedtheplumber(水管工).
Hecouldn'tcomeintwodays.
Hehadbeenbusywithcalls.
4.because,where,but
Mycarhadbrokendown.
Itookittotheservicestation.
Theworkerlookedunderthecar.
Hecouldn'tfindwhatwaswrong.
5.as,but,so
Mycomputerwasnotworkingthismorning.
Ithinkitneedstoberepaired.
Ihavealreadyhaditrepairedseveraltimes.
Idon'tthinkitwouldhelptorepairitagain.
6.after,while
Ireturnedtoschoolfollowingalongillness.
Themathteachergavemealotofhomework.
Thehistoryteachermademedrophercourse.
7.if,or
Youhavenotworkedhardinthepasttwomonths.
Youhavetospendmoretimestudyingnow.
Youwouldfailinthe