21世纪大学英语读写教程(第一册)Unit 3

Unit 3

Text A

II.

1.While Stevie’s mother was overcome with grief,Stevie himself was a

very happy child who hardly noticed that he was different from other children.

2.He learned to play the drums,the harmonica,and the piano.

3.He first performed on the front porch of his apartment building.

4.Steve’s nickname came from someone at Motown Records who,on

hearing him play and sing,said,“He’s a wonder boy.”

5.Stevie wanted to write and produce his own songs,while Motown

wanted him to keep working the way he had as a child.

6.The records Stevie made after he turned 21 combined many styles of

music and used rhythms from different cultures.

7.He was involved in a serious car accident.

8.Since the car accident,Stevie has started to pay more attention to the

world ouside of music,becoming involved in a number of social and political causes.

IV.

1.draw

2.bear

3.worn out

4.got tired of

5.racial

6.paid,attention to

7.mature

8.broke into

9.performed 10.conquer 11.aspects 12.As far as

V.

1.Brought up

2.broke into runing

3.amazed

4.All(his wife)could do was

5.resemble

6.with ease

7.conquered

8.wear out/are worn out

9.turned out 10.has grown into 11.tragedy 12.promptly VI.

conditional cultural courageous educational industrial national humorous joyous medicinal/medical mountainous murderous personal nervous logical poisonous victorious spacious traditional

1.personal

2.traditional

3.humorous

4.logical

5.courageous

6.poisonous

cational 8.victorious

VII.

correctness illness preparedness darkness laziness friendliness carelessness greatness coldness eagerness nervousness warm-heartedness 1.darkness 2.carelessness 3.nervousness

4.preparedness

5.illness

6.eagerness/nervousness VIII.

1.go on playing

2.went on reading

3.went on to explain

4.went on to teach

5.went on playing

6.went on to tell

IX.

1.Susan said that she wouldn’t get married until she had made a name

for herself in Hollywood.

2.He didn’t leave the library until he got his hands on the books he

needed.

3.Scientists didn’t realize that the brain controlled our thinking until the

18th century.

4.He doesn’t go to bed until he writes up his diary every evening.

5.He didn’t learn about the birth of his son until he returned from a

business trip.

6.She did n’t break into tears until all the guess left.

X.

1.work as fast as a skilled worker

2.couldn’t perform as well as his parents had expected

3.he promised that he would go and see his grandparents as often as he

could

4.that after finishing his studies abroad he would come back as soon as

possible

XI.

with met Although blind childhood

amazed neighbors fight records talent