新视界大学英语综合教程3第五单元

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The claims the writer makes about Americans today are: 1, 5, 6 and 8.
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➍ Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes.
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➋ Check (✓) the claims that the writer makes about Americans today.
? 1 T hey s pend more time than ever before communicating through technology. ? 2 T he us e of technology makes them feel clos er to other people. ? 3 T hey believe that anyone has the right to do what they want. ? 4 T hey s pend more time than they us ed to with their neighbours . ? 5 T hey don’t want to be rude to their neighbours . ? 6 T hey feel res pect for people who lead bus y lives . ? 7 T hey think s ocializing is an important part of daily life. ? 8 T hey think that there is s omething pos itive about being
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1 connection a (a) a means of communicating (b) a means of transport which allows you to continue a journey
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gradually over time.
are cumulative.
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considerate cumulative drift indignant intrude
intrude into 3 I don’t wish to become involved in your private
2 diversion b (a) a change in the use of something (b) an activity that stops you doing something more important
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connection diversion frantic incidence protective wind up
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➏ Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in the box.
capacity diverse embody possession retreat socialize
Perhaps more than any other work of literature,
party, but did you hear the fire alarm? considerate
4 It was very thoughtful of you to remember my birthday. drift
5 He’s one of those people who go through life in an unplanned way.
(b) to make something work
6 frantic (a) worried or upset b (b) busy and urgent
Unfamiliar Words
➎ Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes.
considerate cumulative drift indignant intrude
indignant 1 He was quite angry when he learnt he had not been
considered for the job.
2 The effects of stress on the body develop and grow
3 incidence (a) an event (b) a number of cases b
4 protective (a) wanting to protect
b
(b) providing protection
5 wind up a
(a) to be somewhere after a lot has happened
small log cabin in woodland in the (3) __p_o_ss_e_s_s_io_n_ of
his friend, the poet Emerson.
Henry David Thoreau’s Walden (1) __e_m_b_o_d__ie_s_ the
American dream of independence and self-reliance.
Thoreau wanted to show that he had the (2)
__c_a_p_a_c_it_y__ to live by himself. To do so, he built a
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