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Unit1TextAHalfaDayTextBMakingtheGradeContemporaryCollegeEnglishTextANaguibMahfouz1Iwalkedalongsidemyfather,clutchinghisrighthand.
Allmyclotheswerenew:theblackshoes,thegreenschooluniform,andtheredcap.
Theydidnotmakemehappy,however,asthiswasthedayIwastobethrownintoschoolforthefirsttime.
2Mymotherstoodatthewindowwatchingourprogress,andIturnedtowardsherfromtimetotime,hopingshewouldhelp.
Wewalkedalongastreetlinedwithgardensandfieldsplantedwithcrops,pears,anddatepalms.
3"Whyschool"Iaskedmyfather.
"WhathaveIdone"4"I'mnotpunishingyou,"hesaid,laughing.
"School'snotapunishment.
It'saplacethatmakesusefulmenoutofboys.
Don'tyouwanttobeusefullikeyourbrothers"5Iwasnotconvinced.
Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge,high-walledbuilding.
6Whenwearrivedatthegatewecouldseethecourtyard,vastandfullofboysandgirls.
HalfaDayUnit1"Goinbyyourself,"saidmyfather,"andjointhem.
Putasmileonyourfaceandbeagoodexampletoothers.
"7Ihesitatedandclungtohishand,buthegentlypushedmefromhim.
"Beaman,"hesaid.
"Todayyoutrulybeginlife.
You'llfindmewaitingforyouwhenit'stimetoleave.
"8Itookafewsteps.
Thenthefacesoftheboysandgirlscameintoview.
Ididnotknowasingleoneofthem,andnoneofthemknewme.
IfeltIwasastrangerwhohadlosthisway.
Butthensomeboysbegantoglanceatmeincuriosity,andoneofthemcameoverandasked,"Whobroughtyou"9"Myfather,"Iwhispered.
10"Myfather'sdead,"hesaidsimply.
11Ididnotknowwhattosay.
Thegatewasnowclosed.
Someofthechildrenburstintotears.
Thebellrang.
Aladycamealong,followedbyagroupofmen.
Themenbegansortingusintoranks.
Wewereformedintoanintricatepatterninthegreatcourtyardsurroundedbyhighbuildings;fromeachfloorwewereoverlookedbyalongbalconyroofedinwood.
12"Thisisyournewhome,"saidthewoman.
"Therearemothersandfathersheretoo.
Everythingthatisenjoyableandbeneficialishere.
Sodryyourtearsandfacelifejoyfully.
"13Well,itseemedthatmymisgivingshadhadnobasis.
FromthefirstmomentsImademanyfriendsandfellinlovewithmanygirls.
Ihadneverimaginedschoolwouldhavethisrichvarietyofexperiences.
14Weplayedallsortsofgames.
Inthemusicroomwesangourfirstsongs.
Wealsohadourfirstintroductiontolanguage.
WesawaglobeoftheEarth,whichrevolvedandshowedthevariouscontinentsandcountries.
Westartedlearningnumbers,andweweretoldthestoryoftheCreatoroftheuniverse.
Weatedeliciousfood,tookalittlenap,andwokeuptogoonwithfriendshipandlove,playingandlearning.
15Ourpath,however,wasnottotallysweetandunclouded.
Wehadtobeobservantandpatient.
Itwasnotallamatterofplayingandfoolingaround.
Rivalriescouldbringaboutpainandhatredorgiverisetofighting.
Andwhiletheladywouldsometimessmile,shewouldoftenyellandscold.
Evenmorefrequentlyshewouldresorttophysicalpunishment.
16Inaddition,thetimeforchangingone'smindwasoverandgoneandtherewasnoquestionofeverreturningtotheparadiseofhome.
Nothinglayaheadofusbutexertion,struggle,andperseverance.
Thosewhowereabletookadvantageoftheopportunitiesforsuccessandhappinessthatpresentedthemselves.
ContemporaryCollegeEnglishNotesontheText17Thebellrang,announcingthepassingofthedayandtheendofwork.
Thechildrenrushedtowardsthegate,whichwasopenedagain.
Isaidgoodbyetofriendsandsweetheartsandpassedthroughthegate.
Ilookedaroundbutfoundnotraceofmyfather,whohadpromisedtobethere.
Isteppedasidetowait.
WhenIhadwaitedforalongtimeinvain,Idecidedtoreturnhomeonmyown.
Iwalkedafewsteps,thencametoastartledhalt.
GoodLord!
WherewasthestreetlinedwithgardensWherehaditdisappearedtoWhendidallthesecarsinvadeitAndwhendidallthesepeoplecometorestonthesurfaceHowdidthesehillsofrubbishfindtheirwaytocoverthesidesAndwherewerethefieldsthatbordereditHighbuildingshadtakenover,thestreetwasfullofchildren,anddisturbingnoisesshooktheair.
Hereandtherestoodconjurersshowingofftheirtricksormakingsnakesappearanddisappearfrombaskets.
Thentherewasabandannouncingtheopeningofacircus,withclownsandweightlifterswalkinginfront.
18GoodLord!
Iwasinadaze.
Myheadspun.
Ialmostwentcrazy.
Howcouldallthishavehappenedinhalfaday,betweenmorningandsunsetIwouldfindtheanswerathomewithmyfather.
ButwherewasmyhomeIhurriedtowardsthecrossroads,becauseIrememberedthatIhadtocrossthestreettoreachourhouse,butthestreamofcarswouldnotletup.
Extremelyirritated,IwonderedwhenIwouldbeabletocross.
19Istoodtherealongtime,untiltheyoungboyemployedattheironingshoponthecornercameuptome.
20Hestretchedouthisarmandsaid,"Grandpa,letmetakeyouacross.
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AbouttheauthorandthetextNaguibMahfouz(纳吉布·马福兹)wasbornin1911inCairo(开罗)anddiedin2006.
HewasthefirstArabic-languageauthorawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature(1988).
Hepublishedover100shortstoriesand30novels,16ofwhichhavebeenadaptedforfilms.
HisworkshavebeencomparedinspiritandtonetothesocialrealismofBalzac(法国著名小说家巴尔扎克)andDickens(英国著名小说家狄更斯).
Hisearlywork,TheCairoTrilogy(1957),describesthechangesinthreegenerationsofamiddle-classurbanCairofamily.
"HalfaDay"whichfirstappearedinEnglishinTheTimeandthePlaceandOtherStories,waspublishedin1991.
Itisanallegoricaltale,anexampleofthemodern,experimentalmodeofwritingthatMahfouzadoptedinhislateryears.
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CulturalbackgroundThechangesdescribedinthetextaboutthelittletownandthepresenceofsuchthingsasUnit1Glossarydatepalmsandsnakecharmers,plustheintroductorymaterialontheauthorsuggestthatthestorymostlikelytakesplaceinanArabicculturalsetting,perhapsinEgypt.
Theschoollifeinthestorymayreflectthecountry'ssocialconditionsintheearly20thcenturybutitisalsouniversaltoalargedegree.
3.
…weweretoldthestoryoftheCreatoroftheuniverse.
(para.
14)"Creator"meansGodforChristiansorAllahforMuslims.
Itisalwayscapitalized.
border/9bO:d5(r)/v.
与……接界;与……相邻circus/9s:(r)k5s/n.
马戏团cling/klI/v.
(clung,clung)toholdclosely;torefusetoletgo抓紧;紧握clown/klaUn/n.
apersonwhoperformsinacircus,wearsfunnyclothesandmakeup,andtriestomakepeoplelaughclutch/kltS/v.
toholdtightly紧紧抓住;紧握住conjurer/9kndZ5r5(r)/n.
apersonwhoentertainspeoplebyperformingtricksinwhichthingsappear,disappear,orchangeasifbymagic魔术师creator/kri:9eIt5(r)/n.
onewhomakessth.
forthefirsttime创造者;theCreator:(宗教)造物主crossroads/9krsr5Udz/n.
aplacewheretwoormoreroadscrosseachother交叉路口curiosity/8kjU5rI9sItI/n.
thedesiretolearnandknow好奇心daze/deIz/n.
ina~:astateofbeingunabletothinkclearly茫然状态exertion/Ig9z:SFn/n.
greateffort努力;尽力halt/hO:lt/n.
astoporpausehatred/9heItrId/n.
feelingsofstrongdislikeintricate/9IntrIkIt/adj.
containingmanysmallpartsordetailsthatallworkorfittogether错综复杂的invade/In9veId/v.
toenteranareainlargenumbers,crowdinto涌入irritated/9IrIteItId/adj.
annoyedandimpatientjoyfully/9dZOIfUlI/adv.
veryhappilylift/lIft/v.
抬;举;weight~ers:peoplewhocompeteincontestsofstrengthbyliftingheavyobjectslord/lO:d/n.
master,maleruler;goodLord:referencetoGod,usedwhenoneissuddenlysurprised,annoyedorworriedContemporaryCollegeEnglishmisgivings/8mIs9gIvIz/n.
(pl.
)feelingsofdoubtandfear顾虑nap/n{p/n.
ashortsleepobservant/5b9z:v5nt/adj.
quicktonotice;(here)carefultoobeyrules遵守规则的opportunity/8p59tju:nItI/n.
achanceoverlook/85Uv59lUk/v.
toseeaplacefromabove,e.
g.
fromahighbuildingorwindow俯视palm/pA:m/n.
棕榈树;date~:椰枣树paradise/9p{r5daIz/n.
heaven天堂perseverancen.
determinationtokeeptryingtodosth.
inspiteofdifficulties/8p:sI9vI5r5ns/坚持不懈;不屈不挠rank/r{k/n.
alineorrowofpeopleorthings排;列resort/rI9zO:t/v.
~tosth.
:todoorusesth.
especiallybecausenootherchoicesarepossiblerevolve/rI9vlv/v.
tomoveorturninacirclearoundacentralpointrivalry/9raIv5lrI/n.
竞争sort/sO:t/n.
akindoratypev.
toputthingsinaparticularorderstartled/9stA:tld/adj.
surprisedandoftenslightlyfrightenedstretch/stretS/v.
伸展;~out:伸出sweetheart/9swi:thA:t/n.
apersononelovestrace/treIs/n.
asignorindicationofsth.
/sb.
beingpresent迹象;痕迹unclouded/n9klaUdId/adj.
withoutanycloud;(here)untroubledbyvain/veIn/n.
in~:withoutresult;withoutsuccess;withoutproducingagoodordesiredresultPreview1Listentotherecordingofthetextanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).
______1.
Theboycomesfromapoorfamilyandisafraidofbeinglookeddownuponbyotherkidsinschool.
______2.
Theboy'sfathertakeshisson'seducationveryseriously.
______3.
Theboyisfavorablyimpressedbythebiggates,highwallsandtallbuildingsoftheschool.
Unit14.
Theboyhasmanymisgivingsaboutschoolandtheyallturnouttobetrue.
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Theladyappearstobekind,butshecanbetoughandseveretoo.
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Theboylikesschoolbecausehecanspendallhistimeplayingandfoolingaroundthere.
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Thestorycouldnotreallyhavehappenedinhalfaday.
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Theboyseemstobeparticularlyinterestedinsuchsubjectsasmusic,geography,language,mathematics,andnaturalscience.
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Theboy'sfatherdoesnotcometotakehimhomeashehaspromisedbecausethenarratorisnownolongerthelittleboysomanyyearsago.
Hehasmixedupthepresentwiththepast.
Heisnowactuallyaveryoldman.
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Thenarratordoesnotrecognizethestreetonhiswayhomebecausemanyyearshavepassedandmanychangeshavetakenplaceinthetownduringhislifetime.
2Readthetextforbettercomprehensionandcompletethefollowingtasks.
1Explainthefollowingsentencespayingspecialattentiontothepartsinboldtype.
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Mymotherstoodatthewindowwatchingourprogress.
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It'saplacethatmakesusefulmenoutofboys.
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Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfrommyhome.
4.
Themenbegansortingusintoranks.
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Rivalriescouldbringaboutpainandhatredorgiverisetofighting.
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Thosewhowereabletookadvantageoftheopportunitiesforsuccessandhappinessthatpresentedthemselves.
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WhenIhadwaitedforalongtimeinvain,Idecidedtoreturnhomeonmyown.
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Whendidallthesecarsinvadeit9.
Thentherewasabandannouncingtheopeningofacircus…10.
…butthestreamofcarswouldnotletup.
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…theyoungboyemployedattheironingshop.
2Answerthefollowingquestions.
Whydoestheauthoruse"HalfaDay"asthetitleofthestoryNoticewhenheistalkingaboutthepresentmoment,whenheistalkingaboutthefirsthalfdayandwhenheistalkingabouthiswholeschoolexperience.
WhyisthestorytoldinthefirstpersonHowolddoyouthinkthenarratoriswhenherecallshisschooldaysCanyouimaginehowanoldmanwouldwanttorevisithisprimaryschoolDoesthisstorystrikeyouaschildishHowdoyouliketheendingAreyousurprisedthatthisiswrittenbyaNobelPrizewinnerinliterature1.
2.
ContemporaryCollegeEnglish3Readthetextagainforlanguageandcompletethefollowingtasks.
1ReadParagraphs5,11,and16ofthetextaloudandlearnthembyheart.
Markoutthesensegroups,pauses,sentencestresses,andintonationbeforeyoustart.
2Underlineusefulsentencepatternsthatarenewtoyouandstudyhowtheyareused.
3Findusefulphrasesandidiomsfromthetextandlistthembelow.
4Findusefulverb+nouncollocationsandexpressionsfromthetextandlistthembelow.
Speaking1Workinpairsandaskeachotherthefollowingquestions.
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WhydoestheboyfeelsoreluctanttogotoschoolWhatarehischiefmisgivings2.
WhatdoestheboyseealongthestreetonthewaytoschoolWhatpurposedothesedescriptionsserve3.
Whatistheboy'sfirstimpressionoftheschoolIshefavorablyimpressedbythehighwallsandhugebuildings4.
Howdoestheboyliketheteachersattheschool5.
HowdoestheboyfindschoollifeDohismisgivingsturnouttobetrue6.
DoyouconsidertheboyagoodstudentDoeshefindschoollifebeneficial7.
WhydoestheboysaythattheyhavetobeobservantandpatientObservantandpatientaboutwhatWhataresomeoftheunhappyexperiencesthechildrenhave8.
Whendoyoufirstnoticethatthenarratorisnolongerthesmallboy9.
Whyisitthattheboycannotfindhiswayhome10.
HowdoeshelikethechangesinthestreetHowdoyouknow2Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.
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Imaginethatitisnowfiftyyearsafteryourgraduationandyourclassisbacktoyouruniversityforareunion.
Whatwouldyourememberandwanttotalkabout2.
Discusshowweshouldunderstandthemoralofthetextifyouthinkthereisany.
Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthisstoryToshowthattimefliesandlifeisshortOrtoshowthateducationisimportantOrtoshowhowtheworldarounduscanchangedramaticallyOrwhatelse3.
DoyouagreewiththefollowingstatementsGiveyourreasons.
a)Lifebeginsatschool.
Schoolisaplacethatmakesusefulcitizensoutofboysandgirls.
b)Schoolislikeanewhome,andeverythingenjoyableandbeneficialisavailablethereforus.
c)Schoolisusuallyacompletewasteoftimeandmoney.
d)Nothingliesaheadofstudentsbutexertion,struggleandperseverance,andonlythosewhoareabletotakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesforsuccessandhappinessthatcansucceed.
Unit1ContemporaryCollegeEnglish10Vocabulary1Becomefamiliarwiththerulesofwordformation.
Wordformationtips(构词法)ManywordsinEnglishcanbechangedintodifferentpartsofspeechbyaddingoneormoreletterstotheheadorendofthewords.
Thoseaddedattheheadarecalledprefixes(前缀),whilethoseaddedattheendarecalledsuffixes(后缀).
Suffixesusuallyindicatethepartofspeechwhileprefixesoftenhavemeaningsoftheirown.
Forexample:Nounsuffixes(名词后缀):Adverbsuffixes(副词后缀):-action/-tion/-sion-lyVerb+-ation/tion/sionNounAdjective+-lyadverbExamples:Examples:actaction;quickquickly;discussdiscussionangryangrily1Identifythepartsofspeechofthefollowingwordsandlistthesuffixesused.
translation,exertion,hesitation,announcement,punishment,building,misgivings,happiness,weakness,wonderful,beautiful,useless,hopeless,happily,really,translator,Creator,announcer,conjurer,convinced,startledNounsuffixes:Adjectivesuffixes:Adverbsuffixes:2Writedownthecorrespondingadverbs,adjectives,nounsorverbsofthefollowingwords.
simple,hurried,terrible,possible,miserable,polite,fortunate,practical,physical,favorable,rough,seriousTheircorrespondingadverbsare:2.
completely,accurately,particularly,totally,absolutely,easily,angrily,miserably,exactly,finallyTheircorrespondingadjectivesare:3.
powerful,successful,careful,tearful,meaningless,homeless,pricelessTheircorrespondingnounsare:1.
Unit1114.
expression,impression,attention,celebration,attraction,spelling,production,pollution,prevention,opposition,organization,information,appointment,requirement,judgmentTheircorrespondingverbsare:3Translatethefollowingexpressions,payingattentiontothedifferentuseofthesuffixes"-ful"and"-less".
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ausefulword2.
ahelpfulsuggestion3.
apainfulexperience4.
atearfulvoice5.
ahopelesswar6.
apricelessstone7.
auselessbook8.
acarefullook9.
aneventfulyear10.
aharmfulhabit4CompletethesentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebrackets.
Opinionsstill不同)amongeconomistsastowhethertheeconomywillsoonrecover.
Peopleoftenthink不同地)becausetheyhave不同的)interests.
Ican'ttellthe不同之处)betweenthetwo.
Theyseemthesametome.
Thesituationisgettingvery严重的).
Butthemost严重的)thingisthatnotmanypeopletakeit严肃地).
Iknowthe严重性)ofthematter.
Todayourriversandlakesare严重地污染了的),andsoareourlandandair.
幸运地),the污染)problemisnowbeingtakencareof.
Thosefactoriesthat严重地)污染)ourwaterandairarebeingcloseddown.
Wemustpayclose注意)toit.
Thestudentsalllistenedtotheteachervery注意力集中地).
Buttobe注意力集中的)isnotenough.
Thereshouldbemoreinteractionbetweenthestudentsandtheteacher.
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aharmlessanimal12.
ashamelessliar13.
aclasslesssociety14.
ahopefulsituation15.
afruitfulvisit16.
apowerfularmy17.
acarelessmistake18.
ahomelesschild19.
atoothlessoldman20.
anamelessflowerContemporaryCollegeEnglish122Completethefollowingverb+nouncollocationsorexpressions.
1.
steps8.
face2.
one'sway9.
announce3.
one'stears10.
invade4.
games11.
cross5.
anap12.
reach6.
astory13.
employ7.
one'smind3Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofthephrasesandexpressionslistedbelow.
Someofthemmaybeusedmorethanonceandtheremaybemorethanonecorrectanswer.
invainshowoffresorttoclingtoburstintobringaboutgiverisetoontheirownmake…outoftakeadvantageof1.
Unlikehighschoolstudentswhohavemanyclassestogoto,universitystudentsshouldspendmostoftheirtimestudying.
2.
Peterlovestohisnewfancycar,foritisjustabouttheonlypropertyhehas.
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Whenthespeakersteppedontotheplatform,theaudiencethunderousapplause(雷鸣般的掌声).
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Clearlyitwasthetown'spovertythathaditshighcrimerate.
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Globalwarminghasalreadygreatchangesinsomesmallislandcountries.
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Bothsidesarewillingtositdownandtalkbecausetheyknowitisstupidforce.
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Ithadsuddenlystartedrainingwhenhereturnedhome,wetalloverandtremblingwithhisclotheshisbody.
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Theheavyrainstheyhadlastsummerseriousflooding.
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WhenhewasinEngland,heeveryopportunitytoimprovehisspokenEnglish.
Unit11310.
Hetriedtomakehisfatherchangehismind,butitwasallbecausehisfatherwasdeterminedtoagreatmusicianhim.
4Translatethefollowingsentencesusingwordsandexpressionstakenfromthetext.
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他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了.
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虽然我们前面仍有困难,但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一.

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只强调国内生产总值是错误的,它会引起很多严重的问题.
4.
他喜欢炫耀他的财富,但是这完全是徒劳的,人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲他.

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他不久就爱上了这个村子.
他决心和村民一起把这个地方变成一个花园.

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我们必须花更多的钱来和全球气温上升作斗争.
另外,我认为我们还必须采取严厉的法律措施.
这不只是一个钱的问题.
7.
当警察到达学校的时候,学生和教师还在一种茫然不知所措的状态.
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这个腐败的官员还在死死抓住他的权力不放.
他拒绝靠边站.
9.
当那个人最后进入视界时,我发现原来是我父亲.
不知他怎么在这大雪中找到这个地方的.
那时候,我放声大哭起来.
10.
她不时地偷偷朝他张望.
她发现自己第一次这样看一个年轻男子.
5Fillintheblankswiththecorrectprepositionsoradverbs.
1.
Housesinthatpartofthecountryweremostlymadecheapmaterial.
Theyallcollapsedintheearthquake.
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TheGreatWallwineismadethebestgrapesinourcountry.
3.
Inthedistance,wesawtheshipmakingtheshore.
4.
Mr.
Shaw'sviewsarechangingallthetime.
Nobodycanmakewhathereallymeans.
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JohnsaidthathehadmadehismindtostudyIT(InformationTechnology).
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Itwasnotlongbeforepeoplefoundoutthatthestorywasmadebytheman.
Hehadneverseenatigeronthatmountain.
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Maryworkedharderthaneverbefore;sheknewshehadtomakethetimeshehadlost.
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Itisnoteasytomakehishandwriting.
Idon'tknowwhathe'stryingtosayhere.
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Mr.
Brandsoonmadefriendstheyoungpeopleinhisoffice.
ContemporaryCollegeEnglish1410.
Itisclearthatwithoutgovernmenthelp,theywon'tbeabletomakeusethewaterpowerinthearea.
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Don'tmakefunhispronunciation.
Heactuallyhasalotofinterestingideasinhisspeech.
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Hethoughthewasclever.
Hedidn'tknowthathehadonlymadeafoolhimself.
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Theyhadabigargumenttheotherdayanddidnotspeaktoeachotherforseveraldays,butnowtheyhavealreadymade6CompletethesentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebrackets.
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Hefound门锁上了)fromtheoutside,andthismadehim_______很生气).
2.
WhenSimaYisaw_城门大开)andZhugeLiang弹琴的时候)onthecitywall,hefound这十分奇怪).
3.
Ithinkit(很清楚)thathe'dliketomakehisson他的接班人).
4.
Youreallymademe担心).
Iheardyou自言自语)loudlyinyourdreamlastnight.
5.
Ihaveneverseensomeofourriversandlakes污染得如此严重).
Soonerorlater,itwillmakeus付出代价)forwhatwehavedonetoourenvironment.
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Icouldfeel大地在颤抖)andIcouldseehugerocks_滚下来)fromthetopofthemountain.
7.
MarkTwainmadepeople发笑),butpeopleseldomsawhim自己笑).
8.
Letmehelpyou把东西放整齐).
It'seasy.
Justwatchme做吧).
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Shefoundayoungwoundedsoldier躺在草地里),身上全是血).
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Ihavebeentryingtogetmyfather对种花养草或者画画产生兴趣),somethingto能使他有事干就行).
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Didyou听她说)yesterdaythatshewantedtohavethemeeting延期)Unit1157Fillineachblankwiththecorrectformoftheappropriatewordorphraseinthebrackets.
Notethatmorethanoneofthemmaybeappropriate.
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Wecametoa_____(high,tall)buildingwitha_____(huge,vast)gate.
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Inthis____(large,big,huge,vast)land,thereisnotasingle_____(high,tall)mountain.
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OuroralEnglishteacherisa_____(high,tall)youngwomanwith_____(big,large,huge,vast,great)brighteyes.
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Ascollegestudents_____(each,every)oneofusmustpayattentiontocurrentmatters,affairs).
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Today,watersupplyhasbecomeanextremelyserious______(matter,affair)inmanycountries,nations,states).
Theywillbeinlarge,big,huge,vast)troubleiftheydon'ttakeaction.
6.
OurrelationshipwithTaiwanisourownmatter,affair).
TheChinesecountry,nation,state)willbereunitedsoonerorlater.
It'sjusta________(matter,affair)oftime.
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Inthosedays,evenbarbershopsandneighborhoodstoreswereownedbythecountry,nation,state).
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In______(few,afew)months,weallmade______(big,large,huge,vast,great)progressinourstudies.
Everybodywasin______(high,tall)spirits.
9.
Aprofessorissupposedtoknowsomethingabout_____(everything,something,anything,nothing)andeverythingabouteverything,something,anything,nothing).
10.
Everybody,Anybody,Somebody,Nobody)whowantstoavoidmakingsome,any,no)mistakes,mustdosayandbeeverything,anything,something,nothing).
11.
Peopletodayknowlittle,alittle)aboutthathistorybecauseithappenedlongago,and______(few,afew)bookshavebeenwrittenonit.
Iknow______(little,alittle)becausemyfatherisahistorian.
Hehastoldme______(few,afew)things.
ContemporaryCollegeEnglish16Grammar1Combineeachpairofthesentencesfollowingoneoftheexamples.
ExamplesWewalkedalongastreet.
Thestreetwaslinedwithgardens.
Answer:Wewalkedalongastreetlinedwithgardens.
Schoolisaplace.
Thisplacemakesusefulmenoutofboys.
Answer:Schoolisaplacethatmakesusefulmenoutofboys.
Somepeopleworkhard.
Theyarelikelytosucceed.
Answer:Thosewhoworkhardarelikelytosucceed.
1.
Somepeoplewenttothelecturehallearly.
Theyhadthefrontseats.
Answer:2.
Adictionaryisabook.
Thisbookexplainsthemeaningandusageofwords.
Answer:3.
Alibraryisabuildingoranorganization.
Ithasacollectionofbooksforpeopletoreadorborrow.
Answer:4.
Themanisemployedatthedrugstore.
Heismycousin.
Answer:5.
Someofyouwanttojointhedramaclub.
Pleasesignuphere.
Answer:6.
Iwasborninavillage.
Thevillagewassurroundedbyhillsonthreesides.
Answer:7.
Inthecenteroftheroomstoodalargetable.
ThetablewascoveredwiththecleanesttableclothIhadeverseen.
Answer:8.
Thesepeoplehadtheleasttogive.
Buttheyoftengavethemost.
Answer:9.
Thosepeopleencouragestudentstoworkontheirownandthinkforthemselves.
Theyaregoodteachers.
Answer:Unit1172Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformoftheword(s)inthebrackets.
1.
LiPingwassorryforbeinglate.
Hesaidhe(oversleep)thatmorning.
2.
Alltheteacherswe(invite)cametowatchourplay.
3.
Whenmygrandfather(beborn),hisfather(leave)hometojointhearmy.
4.
Ididn'tknowWangNing,ahighschoolfriendofmine,(go)toMoscowuntilhismother(tell)me.
5.
Bothmyparents(work)onafarminHeilongjiangProvinceforfiveyearsbeforethey(admit)toTianjinUniversity.
6.
Athighschool,I(love)watchingmovies.
It(alwaysbe)mydreamtobecomeafilmdirector.
7.
Oneofmyfavoriteteachersinhighschool(be)Mr.
Yang,who(be)amagazineeditorfortenyearsbeforebecomingourChineseteacher.
8.
Beforehe(become)alawstudentatPekingUniversity,myuncle(read)alotaboutworldfamouslawyers.
9.
At52,theman(return)tohishomevillageinAfricaarichbanker.
He(come)backwithabigplan:tobuildaschoolsothatallthechildrentherecouldreceiveadecenteducation.
10.
OnedayonthestreetHansChristianAndersen,nowawell-knownwriter,(meet)amanwho(oncetreat)himbadly.
Theman(say)thathe(be)sorryforwhathe(do).
Andersen(forgive)themanand(ask)himtothinkofitnomore.
3FillineachblankofthepassagewithONEsuitableword.
Timemanagementisall-importantforcollegesuccessandlearninghowtoplanyourtimeisanessentiallessonforfirst-yearstudents.
Timeistricky.
Itisdifficulttocontroland(1)towaste.
Whenyoulookahead,youthinkyouhavemoretimethanyouneed.
Forexample,atthe(2)ofasemester,youmayfeelthatyouhaveplentyoftimeonyourhands.
(3)towardtheendofthetermyoumay(4)findthattimeisrunningout.
Youdon'thaveenoughtimetocoverallyourduties,soyouget(5).
WhatistheanswerControl!
Timeisdangerous.
Ifyoudon'tcontrolit,itwillcontrolyou.
(6)youContemporaryCollegeEnglish18don'tmakeitworkforyou,itwillworkagainstyou.
Soyoumustbecomethe(7)oftime,notitsservant.
Asafirst-yearcollegestudent,timemanagementwillbeyour(8)oneproblem.
Timeisvaluable.
Wastingtimeisabad(9).
Itislikeadrug.
Themoretimeyouwaste,theeasieritisto(10)onwastingtime.
Ifyouseriouslywishtogetthemostoutofcollege,youmustputthetimemanagementintopractice.
4TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.
1.
上大学之前,我没有想到大学生活如此丰富多彩.
2.
出生于20世纪90年代的中国大学生多数是独生子女.
3.
了解他的人都因为他的出色工作而钦佩他.
4.
我那天缺课了,因为我不知道课已提前到了周四.
5.
在某些国家,超重的人会受到一定的惩罚.
6.
在火灾中失去家园的人们很快被安置到安全的地方.
7.
再见面的时候,我们发现我们两人变化都很大.
8.
以李教授为首的专家们很快就会来帮助农民解决难题.
9.
现在种着西红柿的那块地以往是荒地.
10.
我们老师叫我们读像茅盾、巴金那样的大师们写的作品.
5Identifyandcorrectthemistake(s)ineachofthesentences.
1.
Everyday,myfathersendsmetoschoolhimself.
2.
Hardshipscanmakeaboyintoaman.
3.
Wepersuadedhimnottodothat,butinvain.
4.
IreadaninterestingstorytakenplaceduringWWII.
5.
Hesearchedforhisroombutdidn'tfindthebook.
6.
ButIfailedinvain.
7.
Wemusttaketheadvantageoftheopportunitiescomingourway.
8.
WhenIwasasmallboy,IhadoftensatforhoursplayingwiththefewtoysIhad.
9.
Sixteenyearsofteachingschoolmakesanexperiencededucatoroutofatimidgirl.
10.
BeforeIcame,IimaginedcollegewouldbeaparadisethatIcouldrelaxafterthethreestressfulyearsofhighschool.
Unit119Accordingtothetext,theboy'sideaofschoolchangedonhisfirstdayofschool.
Writeaparagraphofabout150wordsonhowtheboychangedhisidea.
Usetheanswerstothefollowingquestionsasanoutline.
1.
Whywastheboyunwillingtogotoschool2.
Whatpleasuresdidhefindinschool3.
Whatelsedidhelearnatschoolthatwasnotsopleasant4.
HowdidtheselessonsaffecthisunderstandingoflifeWriting19ContemporaryCollegeEnglish201In1951,IwaseighteenandtravelingwithallthemoneyIhadintheworld—fiftydollars.
IwasonabusheadingfromLosAngelestoBerkeley.
Mydreamofattendingtheuniversitywascomingtrue.
I'dalreadypaidtuitionforthesemesterandforonemonthattheco-opresidence.
Afterthat,Ihadtofurnishtherest—myimpoverishedparentscouldn'trescueme.
2I'dbeenonmyownasalive-inmother'shelpersinceIwasfifteen,leavinghighschoolatnoontocareforchildrentillmidnight.
Allthroughhighschoolandmyfirstyearofcollege,I'dlongedtoparticipateinextracurricularactivities,butmyjobmadethatimpossible.
NowthatIwastransferringtoBerkeley,Ihopedtoearnascholarship.
3ThatfirstweekIfoundawaitressjob,baby-satandwasheddishesattheco-opaspartofmyrent.
Attheendofthesemester,IhadtheBaverageIneededforascholarship.
AllIhadtodowasachievetheBaveragenextterm.
4Itdidn'toccurtometotakeasnapcourse1:I'dcometotheuniversitytolearnsomething.
IbelievedIcouldexcelacademicallyandtaketoughsubjects.
5Onesuchcoursewasasurveyofworldliterature.
ItwastaughtbyProfessorSearsJayne,whoroamedthestageofahugeauditorium,wearingamicrophonewhilelecturingtopackedrows.
Therewasnotext.
Instead,weusedpaperbacks.
Budgetwise2,thismadeiteasiersinceIcouldbuythemasneeded.
6Iwasfascinatedwiththeconceptshepresented.
Tomanystudents,itwasjustadegreerequirement,buttome,itwasafeastofexcitingideas.
Myco-opfriendswhowerealsotakingthecourseaskedformyhelp.
Weformedastudygroup,whichIled.
7WhenItookthefirstexam—allessayquestions—IwassureI'ddonewell.
Onthegroundfloor,amidtablesheapedwithtestbooklets,Ipickedoutmine.
Thereinredwasmygrade,a77,C-plus.
Iwasshocked.
Englishwasmybestsubject!
Toaddinsulttoinjury,IfoundthatmystudymateshadreceivedBs.
Theythankedmeformycoaching.
1snapcourse:shortcourse,sth.
madeordonequickly2budgetwise:concerningavailablemoney预算方面的TextBMakingtheGradeVardaOneUnit1211impassioned:showingstrongfeelings激烈的2plead:tobegfor恳求;请求3merit:todeserve值得,应获得4coasttoward:tobesuccessfulatsth.
withouthavingtotryhard不费力地取得成功5profusely:inlargeamounts6irreverently:notshowingrespecttosb.
/sth.
thatotherpeopleusuallyrespect7budge:move,change8ardor:passion激情,狂热8Iconfrontedtheteachingassistant,whoreferredmetoProfessorJayne,wholistenedtomyimpassioned1argumentsbutremainedunmoved.
9I'dneverquestionedateacheraboutagradebefore—neverhadto.
Itdidn'toccurtometoplead2myneedforascholarship;Iwantedjustice,notpity.
Iwasconvincedthatmyanswersmerited3ahighergrade.
10Iresolvedtotryharder,althoughIdidn'tknowwhatthatmeantbecauseschoolhadalwaysbeeneasyforme.
I'dusedpersistenceinfindingjobsorscrubbingfloors,butnotinpushingmyselfintellectually.
AlthoughIchosechallengingcourses,Iwasusedtocoastingtoward4As.
11Ireadthepaperbacksmorecarefully,butmyeffortsyieldedanother77.
Again,C-plusformeandBsandAsformypals,whothankedmeprofusely5.
Again,IreturnedtoDr.
Jayneandquestionedhisjudgmentirreverently6.
Again,helistenedpatiently,discussedthematerialwithme,butwouldn'tbudge7—theC-plusstood.
Heseemedfascinatedbymyardor8indiscussingthecourseideas,butmydreamsofascholarshipandextracurricularactivitieswerefadingfast.
12Onemoretestbeforethefinal.
Onemorechancetoredeemmyself.
Yetanotherhurdleloomed.
Thelastbookwestudied,T.
S.
Eliot'sTheWasteland,wasavailableonlyinhardback.
Tooexpensiveformybudget.
13Iborroweditfromthelibrary.
However,IknewIneededmyownbooktoannotate.
Icouldn'taffordabiglibraryfineeither.
In1951,therewerenocopyingmachines,soitseemedlogicaltohauloutmytrustyoldRoyalmanualtypewriterandstartcopyingall420pages.
Inbetweenwaitressing,washingdishes,attendingclasses,baby-sitting,andtutoringthestudygroup,Imanagedtopoundthemout.
14Iredoubledmyeffortsforthisthirdexam.
Forthefirsttime,Ilearnedthemeaningoftheword"thorough".
I'dneverrealizedhowhardotherstudentsstruggledforwhatcameeasilytome.
15Myeffortsdidabsolutelynogood.
Everything,downtothedreaded77,wentasbefore.
BackImarchedintoDr.
Jayne'sContemporaryCollegeEnglish22office.
Idraggedoutmydog-eared1,note-blackenedtexts,arguingmypointsasIhaddonebefore.
WhenIcametothesheafofpapersthatweremytypedcopyofTheWasteland,heasked,"What'sthis"16"Ihadnomoneylefttobuyit,soIcopiedit.
"Ididn'tthinkthisunusual.
Improvising2wasroutineforme.
17SomethingchangedinDr.
Jayne'susuallyjovial3face.
Hewasquietforalongtime.
Thenwereturnedtoourregularlivelydebateonwhatthesewriterstrulymeant.
WhenIleft,Istillhadmythird77—definitelynotaluckynumberforme—andthehumiliationofbeingaseminarleader,trailingfarbehindmyever-gratefulstudents.
18Thelasthurdle4wasthefinal.
NomatterwhatgradeIgot,itwouldn'tcancelthreeC-pluses.
Imightaswellkissthescholarshipgood-bye.
Besides,whatwastheuseIcouldcramtillmyeyesteared,andtheresultwouldbeacrushing77.
19Iskippedstudying.
IfeltIknewthematerialaswellasIeverwould.
Hadn'tIrereadthebooksmanytimesandexplainedthemtomybuddiesWasn'tTheWastelandresoundinginmybrainThenightbeforethefinal,Itreatedmyselftoamovie.
20IsaunteredintotheauditoriumanddecidedthatforonceI'dhavefunwithatest.
Imaroonedallthewriterswe'dstudiedonanislandandwroteadebateinwhichtheyarguedtheirpositions.
Itwassilly,befittingmynothing-to-losemood.
Thewordsflowed—allthatsparringwithDr.
Jaynemadeiteffortless.
21Aweeklater,Istrolleddowntothegroundfloor(groundzeroforme)andunearthedmytestfromtheheapsofexams.
There,inredinkonthebluecover,wasanA.
Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes.
22IhurriedtoDr.
Jayne'soffice.
Heseemedtobeexpectingme,althoughIdidn'thaveanappointment.
Ilaunchedintorighteousindignation.
HowcomeIreceivedaC-pluseverytimeIslavedandnow,whenI'dwrittenaspoof5,IearnedanA23"IknewthatifIgaveyoutheAsyoudeserved,youwouldn'tcontinuetoworkashard.
"24Istaredathim,realizingthathisanalysisandstrategywerecorrect.
Ihadworkedmyheadoff,asIhadneverdonebefore.
25Heroseandpulledabookfromhiscrowdedshelves.
"Thisisforyou.
"1dog-eared:(ofabook)usedsomuchthatthecornersofmanyofthepagesareturneddown卷角的(如书等)2improvising:即兴的,随机应变的3jovial:cheerful快乐的,善交际的4hurdle:obstacle,barrier障碍,困难5spoof:parody,ahumorouscopythatexaggeratesthemainfeatures滑稽的模仿Unit1231standing-room-onlyhouses:(inatheater)wherethereisonlyroomleftforstandingbecauseallseatsaretaken只有立脚之地的房间;(剧场)客满只剩下站票2review:towriteareportandanalysisofabook,play,movie,etc.
写(关于书籍、戏剧、电影等的)评论;评价3debut:(ofaplay,movie,etc.
)tomakethefirstpublicappearance首演,初次登台26ItwasahardbackcopyofTheWasteland.
Ontheflyleafwasaninscriptiontome.
Foronceinmytalkativelife,Iwasspeechless.
27Iwasspeechlessagainwhenmycoursegradearrived:A-plus.
IbelieveitwastheonlyA-plusgiven.
28Nextyear,whenIreceivedmyscholarship,Ico-wrote,acted,sanganddancedinanoriginalmusicalcomedyproducedbytheAssociatedStudents.
Itplayedinthelargestauditoriumtostanding-room-onlyhouses1.
29Ireviewed2theaterfortheDailyCal,thestudentcampusnewspaper.
30Iwroteaone-actplay,amongthefirsttodebut3atthenewcampustheater.
31Iactedinplaysproducedbythedramadepartment.
32Thecreativesparkthathadbeenburiedunderdishes,diapersanddrudgerynowflamedintolife.
Idon'trecallmuchofwhatIlearnedinthosecoursesoflongago,butI'llneverforgetthefunIhadwritingandacting.
33AndI'vealwaysrememberedDr.
Jayne'slesson.
Knowthatyouhaveuntappedpowerswithinyou.
Thatyoumustusethem,evenifyoucangetbywithouttrying.
Thatyoualonemustsetyourownstandardofexcellence.
ContemporaryCollegeEnglish24Perhapsthemostvaluableresultofalleducationistheabilitytomakeyourselfdothingsyouhavetodo,whentheyoughttobedone,whetheryoulikeitornot.
—ThomasHenryHuxley(1825–1895)Notart,notbooks,butlifeitselfisthetruebasisofteachingandeducation.
JohannHeinrichPestalozzi(1746–1827)MemorableQuotesUnit225Unit2TextATheBoyandtheBankOfficerTextBMyBankAccountContemporaryCollegeEnglish26PhilipRoss1Ihaveafriendwhohatesbankswithaspecialpassion.
"Abankisjustastore—likeacandystoreoragrocerystore,"hesays.
"Theonlydifferenceisthatabank'sgoodshappentobemoney,whichisyoursinthefirstplace.
Ifbankswererequiredtosellwalletsandmoneybelts,theymightactlesslikechurches.
"2IbeganthinkingaboutmyfriendtheotherdayasIwalkedintoasmall,overlitbranchofficeontheWestSide.
Ihadcometoopenacheckingaccount.
3Itwaslunchtimeandtheonlyofficerondutywasafortyishblackmanwithshort,pressedhair,apencilmustache,andaneatlypressedbrownsuit.
Everythingabouthimsuggestedacarefullydressedauthority.
4ThisofficerwasstandingacrossasmallcounterfromayoungwhiteboywhowaswearingaV-necksweater,khakis,andloafers.
Hehadsandyhair,andIthinkIwasespeciallyTheBoyandtheBankOfficerTextAUnit227awareofhimbecausehelookedmorelikeakidfromaprepschoolthanacustomerinaWestSidebank.
5Theboycontinuedtoholdmyattentionbecauseofwhathappenednext.
6Hewasholdinganopensavings-accountbookandwearinganexpressionofopendismay.
"ButIdon'tunderstand,"hewassayingtotheofficer.
"Iopenedtheaccountmyself,sowhycan'tIwithdrawanymoney"7"I'vealreadyexplainedtoyou,"theofficertoldhim,"thatafourteen-year-oldisnotallowedtowithdrawmoneywithoutaletterfromhisparents.
"8"Butthatdoesn'tseemfair,"theboysaid,hisvoicebreaking.
"It'smymoney.
Iputitin.
It'smyaccount.
"9"Iknowitis,"theofficersaid,"butthosearetherules.
Nowifyou'llexcuseme.
"10Heturnedtomewithasmile.
"MayIhelpyou,sir"11Ididn'tthinktwice.
"Iwasgoingtoopenanewaccount,"Isaid,"butafterseeingwhat'sgoingonhere,IthinkI'vechangedmymind.
"12"Excuseme"hesaid.
13"Look,"Isaid.
"IfIunderstandwhat'sgoingonherecorrectly,whatyou'resayingisthatthisboyisoldenoughtodeposithismoneyinyourbankbuthe'snotoldenoughtowithdrawit.
Andsincetheredoesn'tseemtobeanyquestionastowhetherit'shismoneyorhisaccount,thebank'sso-calledpolicyisclearlyridiculous.
"14"Itmayseemridiculoustoyou,"herepliedinavoicerisingslightlyinirritation,"butthatisthebank'spolicyandIhavenootheralternativebuttofollowtherules.
"15Theboyhadstoodhopefullynexttomeduringthisexchange,butnowIwasjustashelpless.
SuddenlyInoticedthattheopensavingsbookhecontinuedtograspshowedabalanceofabout$100.
Italsoshowedthattherehadbeenaseriesofsmalldepositsandwithdrawals.
16Ihadmyopening.
17"Haveyouwithdrawnmoneybeforebyyourself"Iaskedtheboy.
18"Yes,"hesaid.
19Imovedinforthekill.
20"Howdoyouexplainthat"Izeroedinontheofficer.
"WhydidyoulethimwithdrawContemporaryCollegeEnglish28moneybefore,butnotnow"21Helookedannoyed.
"Becausethetellerswerenotawareofhisagebeforeandnowtheyare.
It'sreallyverysimple.
"22Iturnedtotheboywithashrug.
"You'rereallygettingcheated,"Isaid.
"Yououghttogetyourparentstocomeinhereandprotest.
"23Theboylookeddestroyed.
Silently,heputhissavingsbookinarear-pocketandwalkedoutofthebank.
24Theofficerturnedtome.
"Youknow,"hesaid,"youreallyshouldn'thaveinterfered.
"25"Shouldn'thaveinterfered"Ishouted.
"Well,itdamnwellseemedtomethatheneededsomeonetorepresenthisinterests.
"26"Someonewasrepresentinghisinterests,"hesaidsoftly.
27"Andwhomightthatbe"28"Thebank.
"29Icouldn'tbelievewhatthisidiotwassaying.
"Look,"Iconcluded,"we'rejustwastingeachother'stime.
Butmaybeyou'dliketoexplainexactlyhowthebankwasrepresentingthatboy'sinterests"30"Certainly,"hesaid.
"Wewereinformedthismorningthatsomeneighborhoodbullyhasbeenshakingthisboydownformorethanamonth.
Theotherguywasforcinghimtotakemoneyouteveryweekandhanditover.
Thepoorkidwasapparentlytooscaredtotellanyone.
That'stherealreasonhewassoupset.
Hewasafraidofwhattheotherguywoulddotohim.
Anyway,thepoliceareonthecaseandthey'llprobablymakeanarresttoday.
"31"Youmeanthereisnoruleaboutbeingtooyoungtowithdrawmoneyfromasavingsaccount"32"NotthatIeverheardof.
Now,sir,whatcanwedoforyou"NotesontheText1.
AbouttheauthorandthetextPhilipRoss(1939–)isanAmericanfreelance(自由职业者)writerbasedinNewYork.
ManyofhisarticleshaveappearedinTheNewYorker(《纽约人》),Reader'sDigest(《读者文摘》)andTheNewYorkTimes(《纽约时报》).
ThistextistakenfromStrategiesforSuccessfulWriting.
Unit2292.
.
.
.
theymightactlesslikechurches.
(para.
1)SomepeopleinWesternsocietyresentthewaychurchesmakerulesthatseemtohavelittletodowithGod'smessage.
Theythinkbanksshouldjustprovideservices,asstoresdo:theybelievebanksaretooauthoritarianandhavenorighttotellpeoplewhattheycanandcannotdo—aschurchesoftenseemtodo.
3.
TheWestSide(para.
2)Thisreferstoaratherbetter-offneighborhoodinNewYorkCitywheremanybusinessesandshopsarelocated.
4.
.
.
.
theonlyofficerondutywasafortyishblackmanwithshort,pressedhair,apencilmustache,andaneatlypressedbrownsuit.
(para.
3)Traditionally,peoplewhoareinthebankingbusinessdressformallyinordertogivetheimpressionthatmoneyissafewiththem.
Theyusuallywearasubdueddarkcoloredsuitandashirtandtie.
5.
Acheckingaccountvs.
asavingsaccountThesearetwocommontypesofbankaccountsusedintheWest.
Thecheckingaccount,alsocalledacurrentaccountinBritain,allowspeopletowithdrawanyamountoftheirmoneyatanytimeandmakepaymentsbywritingchecks(BrE:cheques)butitwillpaylittleornointerest.
Asavingsaccountmayhaverulesastohowmuchnoticemustbegivenforwithdrawalsandtheamountsthatcanbewithdrawnorsaved,butwillofferhigherinterestrates.
Therearealsoinstantaccesssavingsaccountsthatallowwithdrawalsatanytimebutinterestrateswillbelower.
Glossaryalternative/O:l9t:n5tIv/n.
choiceapparently/59p{r5ntlI/adv.
seemingly;asitseems看来;似乎branch/brA:ntS/~office:alocaloffice(银行的)分行;支行bully/9bUlI/n.
sb.
whofrightens,hurts,orthreatensweakerpeople仗势欺人者;横行霸道者conclude/k5n9klu:d/v.
下结论damn/d{m/adv.
usedforemphasisinspokenEnglish;~well:certainlyContemporaryCollegeEnglish30dismay/dIs9meI/n.
distress;astrongfeelingoffear,worryorsadnessthatiscausedbysth.
unpleasantorunexpected失望;绝望;气馁fortyish/9fO:tIIS/adj.
about40guy/gaI/n.
(infml)amanhelpless/9helplIs/adj.
unabletoreactnormallytoasituationbecauseonehasnopowerorstrengthhopefully/9h5Upf(U)lI/adv.
withafeelingofoptimism,i.
e.
,expectationthattheoutcomewillbegood怀着希望地idiot/9IdI5t/n.
afoolishpersoninterfere/8Int59fI5(r)/v.
todeliberately(故意地)getinvolvedinasituationthatdoesnotconcernyou,whichmaybeannoyingtoothers干涉irritation/8IrI9teISFn/n.
thefeelingofbeingannoyedaboutsth.
恼怒khakis/9kA:kIz/n.
(infml)khakiisanamegiventoaparticulargrey-greencolor.
Theboyiswearingshortsofthatcolor.
卡其布裤子loafer/9l5Uf5(r)/n.
alow-cutstep-inleathershoewithnolaces没有鞋带的皮便鞋;懒汉鞋mustache/m59stA:S/n.
hairgrowingonaman'supperlipneatly/9ni:tlI/adv.
inatidy,orderlywayoverlit/"@Uv@'lIt/adj.
toobrightly-lit;havingtoomuchlight过度照明的passion/9p{SFn/n.
verystrongfeelings(ofhate,anger,love)prep/prep/n.
~school:(U.
S.
)aprivateschoolthatpreparesstudentsforcollegeprotest/9pr5Utest/v.
tocomplainrear/rI5(r)/adj.
thebackpartofsth.
;~pocket:backpocket裤子后面的口袋sandy/9s{ndI/adj.
(ofhair)havingayellowish-browncolorsavings/seIvIz/n.
(pl.
)存款;a~account:(银行)储蓄账户;定期存款series/9sI5ri:z,-rIz/n.
anumberofthingsofthesameclasscomingoneafteranothershakedownv.
toextortmoney,tostealmoneywiththreatsshrug/Srg/n.
raisingone'sshouldersslightlyandmomentarilytoexpressdoubt,ignorance,orindifference耸肩(表示冷淡,怀疑等)slightly/9slaItlI/adv.
alittleteller/9tel5(r)/n.
(U.
S.
)sb.
whosejobistoreceiveandpayoutmoneyinabank(美国)银行出纳员withdrawal/wID9drO:5l/n.
theactoftakingmoneyoutofabankaccountUnit231Preview1Listentotherecordingofthetextandchoosethestatementthatbestreflectsyourunderstanding.
1.
Theauthor'sfriendhatesbanksbecause.
A.
theyarejustlikecandystoresorgrocerystoresB.
theydon'tactlikechurchesC.
theyactlikechurchesD.
theydon'tsellwalletsandmoneybelts,either2.
Thenarratorsaidthateverythingaboutthebankofficersuggestedanauthority.
Hewasreferringtoallthefollowingfactsexceptfor.
A.
theofficerwasamiddle-agedmanwiththemannerofacool,mature,responsiblepersonB.
theofficerlookedveryneat,withshorthairandpencilmoustacheC.
theofficerwascarefullyandconservativelydressedasbankofficersusuallyareD.
theofficerwasalone3.
Theboyfirstcaughttheauthor'sattentionbecause.
A.
hedidnotlooklikeausualcustomerinaWestSidebankB.
hewasclearlylookingverydistressedC.
hewastooyoungtohaveasavingsaccountD.
hewashavingtroublewiththebankofficer4.
Theboycouldnotwithdrawhismoneybecause.
A.
hewasnotoldenoughtodothataccordingtothebankrulesB.
thebankofficerwastryingtoprotecthisinterests,forheknewiftheboygothismoneyhewouldhanditovertotheneighborhoodbullyC.
hedidnothavealetterfromhisparenttoprovethatthemoneywashisD.
thepolicehadorderedthebanknottolethim5.
Thestoryismainlyabout.
A.
whythenarratorfinallydecidednottoopenhisaccountinthatbankB.
howthenarratorsuccessfullyinterferedtoprotecttheboy'sinterestsC.
howthenarratormadeafoolofhimselfbecausehewasarrogantandhadalwaysbeenprejudicedagainstbanksD.
howthebankcleverlyprotectedthecustomer'sinterestsContemporaryCollegeEnglish322Readthetextforbettercomprehensionandexplainthepartsinboldtypeinthefollowingsentences.
1.
Theonlydifferenceisthatabank'sgoodshappentobemoney,whichisyoursinthefirstplace.
(para.
1)2.
IbeganthinkingaboutmyfriendtheotherdayasIwalkedintoasmall,overlitbranchofficeontheWestSide.
(para.
2)3.
…theonlyofficerondutywasafortyishblackmanwithshort,pressedhair,apencilmustache,andaneatlypressedbrownsuit.
(para.
3)4.
ThisofficerwasstandingacrossasmallcounterfromayoungwhiteboywhowaswearingaV-necksweater,khakis,andloafers.
(para.
4)5.
Hehadsandyhair,andIthinkIwasespeciallyawareofhimbecausehelookedmorelikeakidfromaprepschoolthanacustomerinaWestSidebank.
(para.
4)6.
Hewasholdinganopensavings-accountbookandwearinganexpressionofopendismay.
(para.
6)7.
…sincetheredoesn'tseemtobeanyquestionastowhetherit'shismoneyorhisaccount,thebank'sso-calledpolicyisclearlyridiculous.
(para.
13)8.
…showedabalanceofabout$100.
(para.
15)9.
Theboylookeddestroyed.
Silently,heputhissavingsbookinarear-pocketandwalkedoutofthebank.
(para.
23)10.
Wewereinformed…thatsomeneighborhoodbullyhasbeenshakingthisboydownformorethanamonth.
(para.
30)11.
Anyway,thepoliceareonthecase…(para.
30)3Readthetextagainforlanguageandcompletethefollowingtasks.
1.
ReadParagraphs8–14inthetextaloudandlearnthembyheart.
Markoutthesensegroups,pausing,sentencestresses,andintonationbeforeyoustart.
2.
Underlineusefulsentencepatternsthatarenewtoyouandstudyhowtheyareused.
3.
Findusefulphrasesandidiomsfromthetextandlistthembelow.
4.
Findusefulverb+nouncollocationsandexpressionsfromthetextandlistthembelow.
Unit233Speaking1Workinpairsandaskeachotherthefollowingquestions.
1.
Wheredidthenarratorgooneday2.
Whydidhegothere3.
Whatdidhesee4.
WhatdrewhisimmediateattentionWhy5.
Whatdidthebankofficerlooklike6.
Whathappenedtotheboythatmadethenarratorangrywiththebankandmadehimdecidehemaynotopenanewaccount7.
Howdidthebankofficerexplaintotheboywhyhecouldn'tlethimwithdrawhismoney8.
Wasthattherealreason9.
DidthenarratorfindouttherealreasonWhatwasit10.
DoyouthinkthatthenarratorwillopenanewaccountthatdayornotWhy2Workinpairsandplaytherolesasinstructedbelow.
1.
Thebankofficerreportstheboy'scasetohismanagerthatmorning,tellinghimwhathehasbeentoldaboutthebullyandtheboy.
Themanagerandthebankofficerdiscusswhattheyshoulddo.
2.
Theboytellsthebullythathehasnotbeenabletogetthemoney.
Thebullyisangry,andtheboytrieshisbesttomakehimbelievewhathashappened.
3.
Thenarratormeetshisfriendthefollowingday.
Theystarttalkingaboutbanksagain.
Hisfriendexpresseshisusualopinionthatbanksarenottobetrustedandthatpeopleshouldhavenothingtodowiththem.
Thenarrator,however,doesnotagreewithhimthistime,andtellshisfriendabouthisrecentexperience.
ContemporaryCollegeEnglish34Vocabulary1Becomefamiliarwiththerulesofwordformation.
Wordformationtips1.
Compoundwords(复合词)areformedthroughthecombinationoftwoormorewords.
Forexample:blackboardbedroomafternoonhard-workinghousewifemaybeso-calledseven-year-oldrear-pocket2.
ItisgenerallyagreedthatthereareeightpartsofspeechforEnglishwords:nouns,verbs,adjectives,adverbs,pronouns,conjunctions,prepositionsandarticles.
Manywordsmayfallintomorethanoneofthesecategoriesdependinguponhowtheyareusedwithinasentence.
Forexample:Suchwordsas"work,study,look,turn,sleep,walk,dream,visit,arrest,deposit"canbeusedasbothnounsandverbs.
1Givethepartsofspeechofthefollowingwordsandguessthemeaning.
1.
interference11.
awareness2.
reference12.
suddenness3.
overdone13.
willingly4.
overdrawn14.
blindly5.
overworked15.
understandable6.
drawer16.
homesick7.
pressurecooker17.
mudflow8.
air-conditioner18.
rainforest9.
continuous19.
sandstorm10.
advantageous20.
waterfall2Guessthemeaningofthefollowingwordsandseehowtheyareformed.
1.
headache4.
heartbroken2.
banknote5.
handshake3.
motherland6.
landslideUnit2357.
moonlight11.
nightclub8.
snowshoe12.
crossfire9.
handbook13.
willpower10.
storekeeper3Translatethefollowingexpressions,payingattentiontothedifferentuseofthesuffix"-y".
1.
astarrynight10.
awealthyman2.
thestormysea11.
therainyseason3.
cottonysnow12.
silveryhair4.
ahillyarea13.
rosycheeks5.
theRockyMountains14.
abonyfish6.
afleshynose15.
askinnygirl7.
ahairychest16.
smellycheese8.
bushyeyebrows17.
saltyfood9.
wavyhair18.
flowerylanguage4Translatethefollowingsentences,payingspecialattentiontothewordsinboldtype.
Amansuddenlystoodupandthrewhisshoesathim.
Luckilyheduckedhisheadintime.
Let'sairtheroombeforehecomeshome.
Shecanstillthreadaneedlealthoughsheiswellover80.
Wemustfacethedanger.
Therearealwayspeoplewhowillfishinourtroubledwaters.
Sheknewverywellthatifshepocketedthatmoney,shewouldbeheadingforserioustrouble.
Themeetingwaschairedbyawomanwhohadjustrocketedtopower.
Asthesayinggoes,therearemanywaysofskinningacat.
Ayoungcouplewerestonedtodeathjustbecausetheywereinlove.
Iwishthegapbetweentherichandthepoorcouldbebridged.
TheotherdayIsawahungryyoungmanwolfingdowntheleftoversinarestaurant.
10.
Thefoodonthetablelookedsoinviting,itmademymouthwater.
2Completethefollowingverb+nouncollocationsorexpressions.
1.
anaccount3.
a/themeeting2.
a/thebalance4.
one'smind1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
ContemporaryCollegeEnglish365.
one'sattention8.
therules6.
money9.
time7.
anexpressionof10.
one'sinterests3CompletethesentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebracketsaccordingtothesentencepatternsinbold.
Example1Theonlydifferenceisthat…1.
Productionisnottheproblem.
Theproblem(是我们找不到足够的国外市场).
2.
Ithinkwehavemissedthepoint.
Thepoint(是没有民主,就没有和谐社会).
3.
HowcanweimproveourteachingMysuggestion(是我们应该给学生更多的自由).
Example2…whatyou'resayingisthatthisboyisoldenoughtodeposithismoneyinyourbank…but…4.
—Whydidn'ttheyarresthim—Becausetheirevidence(不够有力,不足以把他送进监狱).
5.
—Whydidn'tsheagreetomarryhim—Becauseatthattimeshedidnotthinkhewas(做她丈夫够可靠).
6.
—Whycan'twehaveourmeetinginthatconferenceroom—Becausethatroom(不够大,容纳不了那么多人).
Example3Andsincetheredoesn'tseemtobeanyquestionasto…,thebank'sso-calledpolicyisclearlyridiculous.
7.
—Dopeopleallagree—(似乎没有什么不同意见).
8.
—Whywastheresomuchfoodwastedatthattime—(因为当时好像有足够的粮食给大家吃的).
Unit2379.
—Whydidtheboythinkhisfatherwaspunishinghimbysendinghimtoschool—(因为那时候好像没有什么好的理由似的).
Example4Youarebeingcheated.
10.
—Didhemeethiscomradeinthatsecretplacethatday—No,(因为他当时被人盯梢了).
11.
—Couldyouletmeuseyourcar—Sorry,(我的车正在修).
12.
—Whatdidyouthinkofthemoviewesawtheotherday—Ididn'tlikeitatall.
(我听说它正被很多人批评呢).
Example5Itmayseemridiculoustoyou…butthatisthebank'spolicy…13.
—Dr.
WangtoldmethattheAmericanCivilWarwasstartedbytheSouth.
—Dr.
Wangmaybe(一个好大夫,但他根本不懂历史).
14.
ProfessorChensaysthathistoryisakindofliterature.
—Shemaybe(一个好的英语教授,但她并不是什么都知道).
15.
—Don'tforgetthatwearepoor.
Beggarscan'tbechoosers.
—Well,(我们也许很穷,但我们不是要饭的).
Example6…youreallyshouldn'thaveinterfered.
16.
—DidyoutellheraboutTom'scancer—Yes,butIsuppose(我不该那么急地告诉她).
17.
—Didyougothatday—Yes.
Why,youmean(我不应该去吗)18.
—Ihearthatsomescientistsdidwarnthattherewouldbeanearthquakeinthatarea.
—Lookingback,(我们是应该听他们的).
Butnoscientistcanbesureaboutearthquakes.
ContemporaryCollegeEnglish384Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofthewordsandphraseslistedbelow.
twiceastoondutythinkawareofhearofhappentomoveinonbecauseofhandoveraseriesofonthecasetheotherdayinthefirstplace1.
ThetwomenbegantomewhentheysawIwasalone.
Luckilyapoliceofficerpassbyjustatthattime.
2.
Areyoutheproblemsinoureducationsystemnowwaitingtobesolved3.
Ihaveneveratruescientistwhoisafraidoftellingthepeoplethetruth.
4.
Hethinksweshouldbeforeweagreewiththeplantobuildmorewaterpowerstationsonthatriver.
5.
thestrongprotestbythepeople,thepresidentofthecountrywasforcedtohispower.
6.
Icalledonanoldnursingfriendofmine.
Butshewasandhadnotyetcomehome.
7.
Someofthenation'sbestlawyersare.
Theyareofferingtheirservicesfreebecausetheyhavenodoubttheethicalnatureofthecase.
8.
Withoutpassion,languagelearningisverydifficult.
Infact,weshouldn'thavecometothisschool,ifwewerenotinterestedinlanguage.
5Fillintheblankswiththecorrectprepositionsoradverbs.
1.
Wewillnotjustlookwhilstournext-doorneighborstruggleswithhisenemy.
2.
Wemustlookourpopulationpolicy.
Ithasalreadygivenrisetosomenewsocialproblems.
3.
Thingsarelookingatourfactory.
Forthefirsttimeinthepastthreemonths,weareoperatingataprofit.
4.
Wealllookthedaywhenourcountryisreunited.
5.
Thereisnohopeforacountryifitsintellectualsarelooked.
6.
WillyoulookthiswordintheInternet7.
Manypeopleofthatcountrylookedhimastheirspiritualleader.
Unit2396TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.
1.
在我看来,这似乎不可能,但是其他所有人看起来都很有信心.
2.
我们朝四下一望,没有一个仍然矗立的建筑物了.
地震似乎把一切都摧毁了.