第三单元练习参考答案

第三单元练习参考答案
Unit Three
T ASK ONE
Discovering the main ideas
1.Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A. (略)
2.Text A can be divided into three parts.Now write down the paragraph numbers of each part
T ASK TWO
Reading between the line
Read the following sentences carefully and discuss I pairswhat the author intends to say by the italicized parts.(略)
T ASK THREE
Voicing Y our view
Work in groups of three or four and have a discussion on “How I Can Persevere in the shadowland of dreams.(略)
Enhance Y our Language Awareness
WORDS IN ACTION
Working with words and expressions
1.In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Cmplete the following
sentences with them. Change the form where necessary
1) favorable 2) discouraged 3) consented 4) neglect 5)crept 6) sufficient 7) traced
8) somewhat 9) refresh 10) worthy 11) prospects 12) resolved 13) remarked 14.undergo 15)rewrded
2. In the boxes below are some of words you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourselve by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.
1) pick up 2) many a 3) stayed the course 4) put to the test 5) flooding in
6) came across 7)come up with 8) plunged…into 9) occurred to
Increasing Y our Word Power
1.Words such as “respectful, respectable and respective” may cause confusion because they are
so similar either in meaning or in spelling to communicate effectively, we need to pay special attention to such confusable words>
1)neglected 2)neglectful 3) colourful 4)coloured 5)rough 6)tough 7)worth
8)worthy 9)favorable 10）favourite 11)respectful 12)respectable 13)respective 14)considerate 150considerable
2.Listed in the boxes below are some unit nouns.Discuss their meanings and then complete the following table by filling in the appropriate unit nouns. The same unit nouns may be used for more than one.Consult a dictionary if necessary.
1)slice 2)bunch 3can 4)item 5)slice 6)can 7)article 8)sheet 9)particle 10)bar
11)sheet 12)article 13)particle 14)bar `5)bunch 16)item
3.W ord Building
-able (also-ible) is an adjective suffix added to nouns with the meaning “showing the qualities of”or added to verbs with the meaning “that can be , fit to be”
……
Now give the adjective forms by adding suffixes –able/-ible to the nouns or verbsin the following
GRAMMAR REVIEW
1)Filling in each blanks of the following passage with the proper form of the verb given in brackets,paying special attention to the sequence of tense.
1) was encouraging/encouraged 2) has lived 3)had worked 4)would spend 5)would go/go 6)would be 7)was waiting 8)was smiling 9)was going 10)got 11)missed 12)go 13)has helped 14)have discovered
2) Complet the following sentences with the proper tenses of the verbs given in the brackets.
1) will have stayed 2)had been lying 3)have been enjoying 4)has been 5)were climbing 6)will object 7)does 8)keep
CLOZE
Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given
1)for 2)aware 3)affair 4)prospects 5)storage 6)matter 7)plunged 8)break 9)offered 10)dancing 11)cleared 12)welled up 13)stick 14)sacrifices 15)published Translation:
汉译英：
1.Rumor has it that his new book is based on a true story about a family in a small Tennessee
town.
2.He teaches in a middle school, but he does some translation work on the side to bring in extra
cash/money.
3.It’s good to be confident (about yourself) , but there is a difference between
(self-)confidence and conceit.
4.Only those who stick it out can achieve success. Those who give up halfway will never realize
their dreams
5.A true hero possesses /has courage, a noble purpose and a willingness to make sacrifices.
6.Anyone who picks up this novel and reads the first paragraph will be hard pressed to put it
down.
7.In a sense, life is like swimming; if you keep holding on to the sides of the pool, you (will)
never learn.
8.The future of a nation depends in a large measure upon the quality of education and training.。