大学英语第三册第三版单元练习答案

Unit 1 A Brush with the Law
Part I Text Structure Analysis
Activity 1: Put the MAIN IDEA of each part in the following table.
Parts Lines Main Ideas
1 1 The narrator has once been in trouble with the law, which was a
rather unpleasant experience.
2 2-20 The narrator was arbitrarily arrested and released.
3 21-22 The narrator believes that if he had come from a different
background, he would have been found guilty
Activity 2: Complete the SUMMARY below by using the words learnt in Text A.
1．wearing long untidy hair and wandering aimlessly in the street
2．have intent to steal milk bottles]
3．his respectable middle-class parents
4．his reliable witnesses
5．If he had come from a different background and had been really unemployed
6．have found him guilty
Part III Translation
Translate the following sentences into English by using the phrases learnt in Unit 1.
1.What people dislike of him is that he is always so arbitrary.
2.What led to his arrest was his aimlessness in wandering in the street.
3.It turned out that he really had a criminal record.
4.The way he spoke confirmed me in my belief that he was the very person I had been looking
for.
5.It was because of his respectable family that he was released from charge.
6.It you wore such clothes, there is every chance that you will be rejected.
Unit Three Why I Teach
Part I Text Structure Analysis
Parts Lines Main Ideas
1 1 While all Americans are taught to want money and power,
I want to teach and this greatly puzzles my friends
2 2-
3 I teach neither because teaching is easy for me, nor because I have so
much knowledge that I must share with my students.
3 4-11 I love the teaching profession because teaching offers me a great number
of rewards, such as pace, variety, intellectual challenge and the chance to
keep
4 12-19 Being a teacher, I can help and see my students grow and change in front
of me.
5 20-21 Teaching offers something besides money and power: love. In addition,
seeing students growing, I find myself growing and changing with them
too.
Activity 2: Complete the SUMMARY below by using the words learnt in Text A.
As a teacher, I have money. ___I get paid to do________ ( 我拿了薪水去做) what I enjoy. And I have power____to nudge, to fan sparks, to point out the pathway_____ (启迪，激发才智，指点迷津) . Teaching___is a profession built on change______ ( 是建立在“变化”这一基础上的职业. __Beijing around people who are beginning to breathe___ ( 与那些开始成长的人朝夕相处), I occasionally find myself catching my breath with them.
Part II Words and Expressions
No Chinese Version English Version Example Sentence
1 行政职务an administration position
2 创办公司set up a company
3 熬夜stay up
4 校历the academic calendar
5 凭直觉by intuition
6 省去leave out
7 提供机会offer an opportunity
8 记笔记take notes
9 吸取教训learn one’s lessons
10 指点迷津point out a pathway
11 激发才智fan sparks
12 被迫做……be compelled to do …
13 努力做，苦干labour at
14 谋生earn one’s living
15 寄出，送出send off
16 确信be sure
17 写书work on a book
18 喘息，屏息catch one’s breath
Part III Translation
Translate the following sentences into English by using the phrases learnt in Unit 1.
1. Many American students apply for governmental loans to pay for their education / tuition.
2. Besides reading materials, the use of films and multimedia can stimulate students' interest in a subject.
3. The attorney / lawyer tried to convince the jury of his client’s innocence.
4. Asking questions often generates the spark of creativity.
5. have sent off my resume to several corporations, but haven’t yet received a reply.
6. conclusion is built/based on a careful analysis of current international affairs.
7. came to the meeting full of expectations, yet we left very disappointed.
8. the moment he has to take the job of distributing leaflets to promote products for a cosmetic company.
9. We convinced Anne to go by train rather than by plane.
10. He was compelled by illness to suspend his experiment.
11.I had no opportunity to discuss it with her.
12. After reflection, I feel I make the wrong decision
13. Praise always stimulates her to make further efforts / to make greater efforts.
14. She left out an important detail in her account.
15. Nobody told me where to find you. It was sheer intuition.
Part IV Structured Writing
Write a summary of under 150 words summarizing the text . Your summary should accurately and concisely represent all of the important ideas in the
Unit Four A Fan’s Note
Part I Text Structure Analysis
Parts Para. Main Ideas
1 1-4 The author was impressed by an e-mail from a Dodgers fan.
2 5-45 How did the relationship between the author and Sarah
Morris start and go on?
3 46-47 Sarah Morris had a great influence on the author.
1.be affected
2.physical conditions
3.interpret her speech
4.suffers from such a severe handicap
5.fastened to her head
6.maximum writing speed
7.eight words per minute
8.manages to
9.straining her neck
10.surrounded by
Part II Words and Expressions
No Chinese Version English Version Example Sentence
1 为（某事）狠狠批评某
人
take sb. to task
2 至少，不管怎么说at least
3 引起某人注意catch sb.’s eye
4 希望In hopes of/in the hope
of
5 那又怎么样，那又有什
么了不起
so what
6 有点儿sort of
7 穿过，穿透；克服或绕
过（困难等）
cut through
8 使拳曲，使蜷缩curl up
9 （从电脑中）调取（程
序、数据等）；使想起
call up
10 增添，扩大add to
11 使恢复（到以前的状
态）
bring back
12 一段非同寻常的来往 a most unusual
relationship
13 被深深打动be impressed
14 身体残疾physical handicap
15 大专文凭associate’s degree
16 对……非常专注have dedication to…
17 在来宾登记簿上签名sign the guestbook
18 一个精心策划的骗局an elaborate hoax
19 一位校少年棒球队教
练a junior varsity baseball coach
20 令脖子酸痛的家庭作
业
neck-straining
homework
21 正在朽烂的小棚屋 a decaying shanty
22 玩世不恭的年代times of cynicism
Part III Translation
Translate the following sentences into English by using the phrases learnt in Unit 4.
1、你能想像一个身体严重残疾的妇女独自经营一个网站并且像一个专业记者一样详细报道洛杉矶道奇队吗？
1.Could you imagine a woman with a severe physical handicap running a website on her own and covering the LAD as extensively as a professional sportswriter?
2、如果我没有亲眼见到她蜷曲在轮椅里，用固定在头上的一根棍子敲击字键打出她的评论，
我是绝不会相信的。

2. I would never believe it if I had not seen her with my own eyes, curled up in a wheelchair, typing her comments by hitting the key with a pointer fastened to her head.
3、我长途驱车希望揭露一个精心策划的骗局。

3. I had driven a long way in hopes of uncovering an elaborate hoax.
4、看着她在黑暗的棚屋里添写她的报道，我知道我发现了一个真正的赢家。

4. Watching her strain in the gloom of her shanty to add to her story, I knew I had found a true winner.
5、她对棒球的热情和她对球员的信赖使我回到了积极的态度。

5.Her enthusiasm for the game and her trust in the athletes brought me back to a positive attitude.
6、我因迟到而受批评.
6. I was taken to task for arriving late
7、他至少等了一小时。

7. He waited for at least an hour.
8、这个湖的水不是特别深，大约平均12米左右。

8. The water in the lake is not particularly deep, averaging about 12 metres.
9、加税已经影响了我们大家。

9. The tax increases have affected us all.
10、那个小孩蜷曲在沙发里看书。

10. The child curled up in an armchair to read.
11、由于战争危机，政府征召后备役军人服役。

11. Due to the war crisis, the state called up reserve troops for active duty.
12、我对我先前说的话, 没有什么要补充的。

12. I have nothing to add to my earlier statement.
13、一点也没有想到这一封信引出了一段非同寻常的来往。

（课文中的句子）
13. Little did I know that this would be the start of a most unusual relationship.
14、我每次对人微笑一下，人家就向我要一份工作。

（课文中的句子）
14. Every time I smile at someone, they ask me for a job.
15、在像她所称的那种情况下，有谁能没有最好的设备和帮助而报道一个棒球队呢？（课文中的句子）
15. Who, in her supposed condition, could cover a baseball team without the best equipment and help?
Part IV Structured Writing
Write a summary of under 150 words summarizing the text . Your summary should accurately and concisely represent all of the important ideas in the
Keys of unit 6 exercise：
Part I Text Structure Analysis
Parts Paragraphs Main Idea
1 1 – 13 The little boy’s parents called in a doctor.
2 14 – 25 Assured by the doctor, his father asked him to relax, but the boy was
holding tight onto himself about something.
3 26 – 30 After his return from the hunting, the boy’s father found the boy still lying
in bed, gazing at the foot of the bed.
4 31– 57 Admitting he had thought he was going to die, the boy relaxed slowly after
his father’s explanation.
Activity 2: Complete the SUMMARY below by using the words learnt in Text A.
__The medicine the doctor prescribed for me__ （医生给我开的药）tasted horrible. They were supposed to_bring down my temperature_ (降低我的体温), but when I heard how high it was I was terrified. I thought I _was certain to die_(一定会死). I just didn’t see how I could possibly overcome the illness. I couldn’t stop worrying about it. All day I just gazed into space, feeling miserable. The fever made me shiver and gave my face a flush. I couldn’t take an interest in anything and felt_very detached from everything around me_ (对我周围的任何事情都漠不关心). I thought my father must know I was going to die, but had said nothing, wanting me to keep from thinking about it. Finally I _could bear it no longer_(我再也无法忍受) and asked him how much longer I could live. When he explained my mistake, all my worries slid away. Only then_was I really able to take it easy_(我才真正的变轻松了).
Part II Words and Expressions
No Chinese Version English Version Example Sentence
1 量体温take one’s temperature
2 头痛get a headache
3 退烧bring down the fever
4 穿好衣服be / get dressed
5 对…漠然be detached from…
6 在床的后端at the foot of the bed
7 保持清醒stay awake
8 有点神志不清be a little lightheaded
9 光秃秃的树bare trees
10 用…漆be varnished with…
11 连跌带滑slip and slither
12 从视野中消失be / go out of sight
13 不能平衡，不稳be poised unsteadily
14 烧得发红的脸颊cheeks flushed by the
fever
15 放心take it easy
16 眼睛直盯着前方look straight ahead
17 尽量控制自己hold tight onto oneself
18 开始做commence to do…
Part III Translation
Translate the following sentences by using the phrases learnt in Unit 6
1. 装了(fitted with)假肢(artificial leg)，他起初走路走不稳，但经过锻炼他的步子(step)稳了Filled with the artificial let, he walked unsteadily/shakily at first, but with practice his steps became steady.
2. 医生说我的了重感冒，给我开了四种药，三种是药片，饭后服，另一种是药水（liquid）,睡前服。

The doctor said I had caught a severe cold and she prescribed me four different medicines. Three of them are pills to be taken after meals and the other is liquid to be drunk before going to bed.
3.我妹妹的爱犬被人偷走后，她心里难受了好几个星期。

My sister felt miserable for weeks after she had her pet dog stolen.
4. 汽车早已开走看不见了，珍妮还站在大门口凝视着路的尽头
Jenny was still standing at the gate gazing at the end of the road long after the car was out of sight.
5. 就我所知，他们相互感情上疏远已有一段时间了
As far as I know, they have been emotionally detached from each other for some time.
6. 一般来说，通过增加供给或减少需求可以降低物价
In general, prices may be brought down by increasing supply or decreasing demand.
7. It was a bright, cold day, the ground covered with a sleet that had frozen so that it seemed as if all the bare trees, the bushes, the cut brush and all the grass and the bare ground had been varnished with ice…
那是个晴朗而又寒冷的日子，地上覆盖着一层已结成冰的冻雨，就像那光秃秃的树木，那灌木丛，那砍下的树枝，以及所有的草坪和空地都用冰漆过似的。

8.…but it was difficult to stand or walk on the glassy surface and the red dog slipped and slithered and I fell twice, hard, once dropping my gun and having it slide away over the ice.
但在这玻璃般平滑的地面上站立和行走是很困难的。

红毛狗一路上连跌带滑，我自己也跌倒了两次，都是挺重的。

一次猎枪也摔丢了，在冰上滑出去老远。

ing out while you were poised unsteadily on the icy, springy brush they made difficult shooting and I killed two, missed five, and started back pleased to have found a covey close to the house and happy there were so many left to find on another day.
当你在这些既滑又有弹性的树丛上摇摇晃晃尚未立稳之际，它们却飞了出来，使你很难射中。

我击落了两只，却逃跑了五只。

动身返回时，我感到很高兴，因为我在离家不远处发现了一群鹌鹑，而且还剩下许多，改日可再去搜寻猎取。

10.…and the next day it was very slack and he cried very easily at little things that were of no importance.
第二天，越发轻松了。

为了一点无关紧要的小事，他会动辄哭起来。

Unit Seven The Shelter
Part I Text Structure Analysis
Parts Para. Main Ideas
1 1~
2 The story began at Dr. Stockton’s house, where a birthday
party was held one summer evening. It was suddenly broken
up by an unexpected emergent radio announcement of
suspected enemy missiles approaching. The guests hurried
home but came back soon.
2 3 (Act Two → A
chorus of voices greet
this with assent.) The neighbors wanted to share Dr. Stockton’s bomb shelter for their own security, but were refused because there was no more room.
3 4~8(A chorus of
voices greet this with
assent. → Then from
the portable radio in
the corner comes. ) The crowd argued, quarreled and even fought for a chance to go into the shelter but still failed. So they smashed the door open.
4 9 (Then from the
portable radio in the
corner comes. → the
end.) In the end, the suspected missiles proved to be only a satellite. The Stocktons, their friends and neighbors were all spared from a bomb, but there would be no more friendship and neighborhood harmony among them.
Activity 2: Complete the SUMMARY below by using the words learnt in Text A.
1.was going on
2.in the midst of their joyous celebrations
3.declaring a state of emergency
4.approaching the United States
5.hurry home
6.share
7.could only accommodate three people
8.pleaded with
9.got hold of a huge hog
10.broke down
11.the previous warning was a false alarm
Part II Words and Expressions
No Chinese Version English Version Example Sentence
1 在……之中in the midst of
2 散开break up
3 抓住grab/get/take hold of
4 破坏break down
5 抽签draw lots
6 有关系；有影响make a/the difference
7 变大、变强、变亮come up
8 朝……走或移动head for
9 解决，算出；理解，弄清楚figure out
10 否则，如果不or else
11 是当真的mean business
12 堆起pile up
13 找到，拥有get one’s hands on
14 在……方面；关于In the way of
15 停止go off
16 停止，取消call off
17 大发脾气blow one’s top
18 因（某事）而嫉恨（某人hold…against
19 着手处理，开始（从事于）take up
20 源自，来自born of
21 紧急状态state of emergency
22 解散break up
23 民防civil defense
24 容纳fit in
25 控制自己get hold of oneself
26 死一般的寂静dead silence
27 不明物体unidentified objects
28 恢复正常get back to normal
29 强调……的重要性attach importance to…
30 不久以后shortly afterwards
31 一个接一个one after another
32 直接交手的hand to hand
Part III Translation
Translate the following sentences into English by using the phrases learnt in Unit 4.
1、像平常一样，他在开始洗漱（get washed）前，将收音机调至早晨七点的新闻广播。

1. As usual, he tuned his radio for the 7 a.m. news broadcast before he began to get washed.
2、有许多文件要签，但紧急的只有这份合同。

2. There is a lot of papers to sign, but the only urgent one is this contract.
3、在该市，因吸毒（drug abuse）和赌博（gambling）而引发的罪行在发展，当地政府似乎找不出对付这一问题的办法。

3. In that city, crime born of drug abuse and gambling is on the rise, and the local government seems unable to figure out a way to cope with it.
4、在那些日子里，我能弄到什么就看什么，只要是英文写的。

4. In those days, I would read everything I could get my hands on so/as long as it was written in
English.
5、我敢肯定那座楼在空袭（air raid）中一定完全炸毁了。

5. I bet the building must have been completely destroyed in the air raid.
6、她被这突如其来的打击（unexpected blow）吓得好几分钟讲不出一句话来。

6. She was so scared by the unexpected blow that she could not speak for several minutes. (or) Scared by the unexpected blow, she could not speak for several minutes.
7、幸好惊慌中她抓住了他的大衣，否则她会从栏杆上掉下去。

7. Lucky enough she grabbed hold of his overcoat in panic, otherwise she would have fallen over the rail.
8、夏天，树可以遮挡太阳。

8. Trees are shelters from the sun in summer.
9、他们正在打扫房间。

9. They are in the midst of cleaning their room.
10、讨论直到晚上十点才结束。

10. The discussion didn’t break up until 10 p.m.
11、由于主席出差，会议取消了。

11. The meeting was called off because the chairman was away on business.
12、老师发现汤姆上学又迟到了，他非常恼火。

12. The teacher blew his top when he found Tom was late for class again.
13、我恐怕帮不了你什么忙。

13. I am afraid I can do nothing in the way of helping you.
14、爱有时能改变一切。

14. Love really makes a difference sometimes.
15、他快要退休了。

15.He is heading for retirement.
Part IV Structured Writing
Write a summary of under 150 words summarizing the text . Your summary should accurately and concisely represent all of the important ideas in the
Unit Eight Daydream a little
Part I Text Structure Analysis
Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas
1 1-3 Attitudes towards daydreaming are changing.
2 4-5 Daydreaming is as important as nighttime dreams to mental health.
Experiments show that it has a lot of benefits.
3 6-7 Daydreaming is useful in shaping our future lives.
4 8-9 the reason why a mental vision of success would help to produce real
success
5 10-12 the procedures or the steps of how to daydream
6 13-14 Daydream a little each day but not be too dependent on it.
Activity 2: Complete the SUMMARY below by using the words learnt in Text A.
People usually _viewed daydreaming as a waste of time and an escape from real life (把做
白日梦看作是浪费时间或是对现实生活的逃避) .
But now daydreaming has been considered (会在许多方面对人们有裨益) to be of great
benefit in many aspects. Some of the conclusions that researchers have reached about daydreaming are: 1) It’s a good means of relaxation and important to mental health. (它有助于智
力发展)It contributes to intellectual growth_. It improves concentration, attention span, (并改善
与别人相处的能力) and the ability to get along with others.
It leads children to pay more attention to detail, and makes children feel happier and work together
better. It seems to produce improved self-control and creative ability. (做白日梦在按我们之间
的意愿塑造未来生活中起到有益的作用)_It is useful in shaping our future live as we want them
to be_. As a result, why don’t you spare a few minutes each day for daydreaming so as to stir up
your vivid imagination?
Part II Words and Expressions
No Chinese Version English Version Example Sentence
1 科学研究scientific research We all support his scientific research.
我们都支持他的科学研究。

2 精神健康mental health We should pay more attention to our mental
health. 我们应该更注重心理健康。

3 实现既定的目标achieve one’s desired
goal I hope to achieve my desired goal soon. 我希望尽快达到我的既定目标。

4 永远不会有出息never amount to
anything If he goes on like this, he'll never amount to anything.
如果他一味这样下去, 他将一事无成。

5 被看作……be viewed as…If your actions and words contrast with one
another, you will be viewed as insincere.
如果你言行不一，别人就认为你虚假。

6 浪费时间 a waste of time It is simply a waste of time.
这简直是浪费时间。

7 以一种新的见解看
待……take a fresh look at…Please take a fresh look at these designs！
请以一种新的眼光看待这些设计吧！
8 干扰interfere with Don't interfere with the machine!
不要乱动这台机器!
9 是……的一种好方法 a good means of…Shopping vouchers are often a good means of
attracting customers.
购物优惠券是吸引顾客的好方式。

10 超乎……之外go beyond…Its benefits go beyond this.
它带来的好处还不止于此。

11 进行实验conduct experiments She taught us how to conduct experiments.
她教我们做实验。

12 有助于contribute to 50,000 militias contribute to quake relief.
5万民兵对地震救援起到了帮助。

13 智力的发展intellectual growth It contributes to intellectual growth.
它有助于智力的发展。

14 归功于……be due to…The discovery is due to Newton.
该发现应归功于牛顿。

15 有名的成功者notable achievers All of them are notable achievers.
他们全是引人注目的成功者。

16 在（某人的）心目中in one’s mind’s eyes He is an adventurous hero in her mind’s eyes.
在她的心目中他是个富有冒险精神的英雄。

17 越过横杠clear the bar Look! He has cleared the bar!
瞧啊！他已越过杆去了！
18 区别……与……之间
的不同tell the difference
between…
He is able to tell the difference between them.
他能分辨清它们之间的区别。

19 对……有影响have effect on…Violent films have great effect on preschool
children.
暴力电影对学龄前儿童的影响很大。

20 目标的实现the attainment of one’s
goal The attainment of his goal is not easy. 他要实现他的目标并不容易。

21 追求……be after…He is after wealth and status.
他追求财富和地位。

22 与……结合起来in combination with…He carried on the business in combination with
his friends.
他与朋友们合伙做生意。

23 起关键作用make a critical
difference It would make a critical difference. 这将起到关键作用。

24 留出……作……之用set aside … for… A sum was set aside for new farm machines.
拨了一笔款子用以购买新的农业机械。

25 身心健康physical and mental
well-being Daydreaming is highly beneficial to your physical and mental well-being.
白日做梦对你的身心健康大有裨益。

.
26 达到，相当于amount to Your words amount to refusal.
你说的那些话等于是拒绝。

27 与……相处get along with I get along with my classmates.
我和同学相处融洽。

28 着手做go about Let's go about the work separately.
这事咱们分头去做吧。

Part III Translation
Translate the following sentences into English by using the phrases learnt in Unit 8.
1.不管你说什么都无法影响我的决定。

Nothing you say will affect my decision.
2.我开始感觉到了安眠药的作用。

I began to feel the effect of the sleeping pills.
3.去年少量的雨水严重影响了庄稼的生长。

The small amount of rain last year had a serious effect on / seriously affected the growth of crops.
4.约翰一再受到告诫：（躺）在床上看书会影响他的视力，但他就是不听。

Johnny has been warned time and again that reading in bed will affect / have an effect on his eyesight, but he just won’t listen.
5.该队的表演受到下雨的影响。

The team’s performance was affected by the rain.
6.我试着服药片治疗头痛，但没有任何疗效。

I tried taking tablets for the headache but they didn’t have any effect.
7.想要完全改变她的人生观还得需要若干几年时间。

It will take years to effect a complete change.
8.这一事件几乎当即就对他的想法产生了影响。

The incident had an almost immediate effect on / almost immediately affected his thinking. Part IV Structured Writing
Write a summary of under 150 words summarizing the text. Your summary should accurately and concisely represent all of the important ideas in the story.
Unit Nine Song of Defiance
Part I Text Structure Analysis
Parts Lines Main Ideas
1 1 In Terezin, we could not only recall the suffering days but also the triumph.
2 2-14 Rafael Schaechter managed to organize a choir singing the song of Verdi’s
Requiem as a defiance against Nazi.
3 15-22 The performance of the choir successfully defied the Nazis though they
did not realize it.
4 23 Marianka May showed her great respect for Rafael Schaechter.
Activity 2: Complete the SUMMARY below by using the words learnt in Text A.
Schaechter, a conductor in his mid-30s, _was just beginning to make a name for himself
(刚开始有一些名气) in prewar Prague. Soon he was seized by the Nazis. After being kept in the extermination camp of Terezin for several years, his fury at Nazis steadily grew__. (他对纳粹的愤怒与日俱增) Schaechter organized a chorus to sing Verdi’s Requiem as their weapon to defy Nazi dictatorship. Except a broken harmonium and a single score, they had nothing else for the reheasal, .(除了一架破旧的风琴和一张乐谱，他们没有其他可以用来排练的东西。

) Aching with hunger, all of them_threw themselves at the reheasal_.(全身心投入排练)
At last, their performance took place and__burned through the audience like an electric charge.(观众们象被电了一样) In honor of a visit by the Red Cross representatives , (为了向红十字代表的来访表示敬意) Nazi commanded them to stage a performance. The final performance was regarded as_a face to face confrontation_ (面对面的对抗) between the defiant Jews and the man behind the Final Solution. After that, Schaechter and his chorus members were sent toAuschwitz and never seen again. During the hard times in the camp, it was Schaechter who inspired the Jews to show their defiance against the Nazis by the song 鼓舞着犹太人用歌声向纳粹示威).
Part II Words and Expressions
No Chinese Version English Version Example Sentence
1 充满了fill with
2 与……截然不同in contrast to
3 大量滋生be infested with
4 向……作出让步make concessions (to)
5 假装看不见turn a blind eye (to)
6 为自己建立起声望make a name for
oneself
7 可以利用，获得have access to
8 投身于throw oneself into
9 提升lift up
10 一把，少数 a handful of
11 度过live through
12 就位take one’s place
13 为……受到惩罚pay for
14 与……协调一致in tune with
15 出于对……的敬意in honor of
16 过得舒适live in comfort
17 面对面的对抗face-to-face
confrontation
18 开往bound for
19 看，观察；理解；吸收take in
Part III Translation
Translate the following sentences into English by using the phrases learnt in Unit 1.
1Suddenly all the lights went out and the house was shrouded in darkness.
2The eradication of smallpox by vaccination was one of the medicine field’s greatest triumphs.
3She took a perverse pleasure in hearing that her sister was getting divorced.
4．The pilot has been hold captive for six years.
5. She basked in her moment of glory, holding the trophy up to the crowd.
6. Under his bed, they found a bag stuffed with money.
7.The barn was infested with rats.
8.Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday's talks.
9.The manager turned a blind eye to the deficit and continued his investment by loan.
10.The influence of Freud is pervasive in her books.
11.He flew into a fury at the suggestion.
12.Even young boys are now being recruited into the army.
13.The front passengers were lucky to survive the accident.
14.His ideas are in tune with the time.
15. The local museum doesn’t charge for admission.
Part IV Structured Writing
Write a summary of under 150 words summarizing the text . Your summary should accurately and concisely represent all of the important ideas in the
Unit Ten The Fantastic Spurt in Technology
Part I Text Structure Analysis
Activity 1: Put the MAIN IDEA of each part in the following table.
1.People may have inadequate and misleading ideas on technology and the need to change
their views.
2. Our times have witnessed a great leap forward in technology.
3. Technology feeds on itself
Activity 2: Complete the SUMMARY below by using the words learnt in Text A.
1. more than factories and machines
2. techniques or ways as well as machines
3. are outdated
4. is characterized by quiet and clean surroundings
5. reviews the accelerating development of transportation to show the great progress
6. the stepped-up pace of invention, application and diffusion reinforces the development of technology
Part II Words and Expressions
No Chinese Version English Version Example Sentence
1 不可思议的突飞猛进fantastic spurt
2 联想到conjure up
3 流水装配线assembly line
4 使……成为社会象征make … into a social symbol
5 中世纪the middle ages
6 过时了be outdated
7 养鱼breed fish
8 造林plant forests
9 工艺流程technological processes
10 邮车 a mail coach
11 蒸汽机车 a steam locomotive
12 艰难地航行labor along
13 达到记录attain the record
14 20年瞬息功夫 a mere twenty-year flick of time
15 自身的扶植作用feed on itself
16 现新思想的技术the technology embodying the new
idea
17 产生创新思想generate creative ideas
18 有证据证明There is evidence that …
19 得到应用be put to work
20 随着时间的推移with the passage of time
Part III Translation
Translate the following sentences into English by using the phrases learnt in Unit 1.
1.In fact, there are different accounts of the shipwreck in the newspapers.
2.It is said that the area was well advanced in agriculture as early as 2,000 years ago.
3.Watch how he operates the machine and then do likewise.
4.Kong Fansen embodies all the fine qualities of a communist.
5.Among the professional women in those countries there is a trend towards having
children in their thirties.
6.There is an interval of a week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
7.To most people the term technology conjures up images of mills and machines.
8.This acceleration is frequently dramatized by a brief account of the progress in
transportation.
9.It took the human race millions of year to obtain that record.
10.In our own times, a sudden bursting of the limits, a fantastic spurt forward.
11.The reason for this is that technology feeds on itself.
12.Technological innovation consists of three stages, linked together into a self-reinforcing
cycle.
13.This is a striking difference between ourselves and our ancestors.
14.The stepped-up pace of invention, application and diffusion, in turn, accelerates the
whole cycle still further.
15.The pace ofdiffusion is rising with astonishing speed.
Part IV Structured Writing
Write a summary of under 150 words summarizing the text . Your summary should accurately and concisely represent all of the important ideas in the。