精心整理 UnitSevenReadingandReflection EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness WordsinAction WorkingwithWordsandExpressions 1 Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary. ▆Answers: 1) immediate2)essential3)debating4)cited5)hence6)obligation 7)distinct8)logical9)vital10)revolution11)unburden12)privilege 2 Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethesentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary. ▆Answers: 1) attendto2)becarriedaway3)fellinto4)brokenoff5)weresummonedup 6)beputintouchwith ▆IncreasingYourWordPower 1Youwillreadsixpairsofwordswhicharesimilarinmeaningbutaredifferentinusage.Reflectonthedifferencesinusagebetweenthewordsineachgroupandfillineachblankwithaproperone.Changetheformifnecessary. ▆Answers: 1) charge 2)accused 3)abolish 4)cancel5)senseless6)meaningless 7) frustrating 8)depressing 9)extra 10)additional11)classical;classic12)classic 2Thesuffixes–thand–agecanformnounsfromcorrespondingverbsoradjectives. Nowadd–thor-agetotheverbsoradjectivesgiveninthetabletoformnouns. ▆Answers: depth linkage shortage marriage length passage truth growth youth storage Nowcompleteeachofthefollowingsentenceswithanounyouhavejustformed. ▆Answers: 1) marriage 2)growth 3)storage 4)depth 5)truth 6) youth 7)passage 8)length 9)shortage 10)linkage Adjectives deep short long true young Nouns Verbs link marry pass grow store Nouns 精心整理 3 Ineachofthefollowingsentencesyouaregiventwoconfusingwordsinthebrackets.Choosetheappropriateonetofillintheblank. ▆Answers: 1) rarely2)average3)entire4)benefit5)obligation 6)regard7)selective8)meat Grammarincontext Discoursestructure Connectivewordsorphrasescanbeusedtopointoutthethoughtrelationshipbetweensentences. Nowchooseproperconnectivewordsandexpressionsfromtheboxesbelowtofillintheblanksinthefollowingtwoparagraphs. ▆Answers: Paragraph1: 1) First 2)Second 3）Instead 4)Third 5)Incontrast 6) Fourth 7)Consequently 8)Finally 9)But Paragraph2: 1) Forexample 2)Similarly 3)Another 4)First 5) then 6)finally 7)Furthermore 8)Inlikemanner Cloze Completethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromthisunit.Theinitialletterofeachisgiven. ▆Answers: 1) compare2)understand3)limited4)acquaintances5)enters6)touch 7) special8)poet9)object10)forces11)cultivate12)depends 13)consisting14)contribution15)intellectual Translation 1TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets. ▆Answersforreference: 1) UnderthecircumstancesofpromotingasocialistmarketeconomyinChina,itisessentialtostrengthenthemanagementofaccountinginformationquality. 2) ProfessorLintoldstudentsstoriesaboutWashingtonandLincolninrespecttotheimportanceofbeinghonest. 3) Peoplelivinginthedesertareadon’thaveenoughwatertodrink,letaloneusingwatertoirrigatetheland. 4) Dr.Wanghasthehabitofmakingnotesinthemarginswhilereadingabook. 5) Itisinterestingthatwiththepassageoftime,somewordswhichhavefallenintodisusemaysometimesberevivedwithanewmeaning. 6) Thereseemednochanceofreachinganagreement,thereforebothparties/sides?decidedtobreakoffnegotiations. 精心整理 7) Collegestudentsshouldbebraveenoughtofaceandovercomewithconfidencealltheobstaclesanddifficultiestheymeetwithintheirlives. 8) Thesanitaryconditionsinthisareahavedeterioratedtosuchanextentthatthereiswidespreaddangerofdiseases. 9) ExtensiveinvestigationsandinterviewsputMissSmithintouchwithawholerangeofthepeopleofthatcountryandtheirlifestyles. 10) Itistruethatwe’vemadesomeprogressinourworkbutwemusttakecarenottobecarriedawaybyourachievements. 2. TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish. ▆Answersforreference: LinYutangwasafamousmanoflettersinmodernChina.InhisTheArtofReading,hetellsusthatreadinggivesamanacertaincharmandflavorandonlythosewhoreadwiththisobjectinmindcanunderstandwhatismeantbytheartofreading.Whenonebeginstothinkofimprovinghismind,allthepleasureofreadingisgone. LinYutangholdsthattherearenobooksthatoneabsolutelymustread.Evenifthereisacertainbookthateveryonemustread,thereisagiventimeforit.Whenone’sthoughtsandexperiencehavenotreachedacertainpointforreadingaclassic,thebookwillleaveonlyabadflavoronhispalateifheforceshimselftoreadit.Healsobelievesthatalthoughtherearenobooksinthisworldthateverybodymustread,therearebooksthatapersonmustreadatacertaintime,inagivenplace,undergivencircumstances,andatagivenperiodofhislife. Tohim,readingisanactconsistingoftwosides,theauthorandthereader.Thenetgaincomesasmuchfromthereader’scontributionthroughhisowninsightandexperienceasfromtheauthor’sown.Therefore,LinYutangbelievesthatthediscoveryofareader’sfavoriteauthoristhemostcriticaleventinhisintellectualdevelopment. Theme-RelatedWriting Writeacompositionofnolessthan150wordsonthetopic“TheDecliningPopularityofReading”.Yourpapershouldcoverthefollowingpoints: 1)Theimportanceofreading 2)Thecausesofthedeclininginterestinreading 3)Possiblesolution Sampleessay: TheDecliningPopularityofReading Readinghasalwaysbeenanessentialpartofhumancivilization.Itenlightensus,empowersuswithknowledge,andimprovesourcharacterandtaste.Itopensanunknownworldtous. However,therehasbeenanacknowledgedglobaldeclineofthepublicinterestinreading.Ithinkthereareseveralcausesforthisdecline.Thefirstisprobablythetemptationbroughtaboutbymoderntechnology,seducingpeopletoreplacereadingwithothermeansofentertainmentandrelaxationsuchascomputergames,films,TVprog