UNIT 4
Words in use
1 involve 2 fulfilled 3 intense 4 advocate 5 circumstances
6 respond 7 subsequent 8 confined 9 reconciled 10 distinct
word building
4
able
agree--------agreeable
apply--------applicable
desire—----desirable
sustain------sustainable
compare----comparable
ance
accept-------acceptance
attend-------attendance
assist--------assistance
ment
entertainment-----entertain
assignment---------assign
engage--------------engagement
5
1 assistance 2 comparable 3 attendance 4 engagement
5 applicable 6 assigned 7 acceptance 8 entertain
9 agreeable 10 sustainable 11 desirable
banked cloze
6
1 L 2 N 3 J 4 F 5 M 6 C 7 H 8 K 9 A 10 E
7
1 shield…from 2 make sense of 3 called on 4 in need
5 are/get caught up in 6 relate to 7 sum up 8 count on
9 In her words 10 reserved for
structure analysis
8
Question:
Some first responders do not succeed in helping others and they get injured or die in their efforts. Do these people become heroes because of what happens to them as they try to help others – instead of what they actually make happen? (Para. 9)
Example:
Ms. McMahon was the founder of a cycling association. Her husband was a police officer who was killed in an off-duty bicycling accident. Ms. McMahon thought that Sgt. Russell was indeed a hero because he should distinct courage when trying hard in a heavy snowstorm to stop the snowplow before it hurt others. She summed up that it’s natural for most people to rush toward safety and away from danger. Heroes, however, rush toward danger to help those in need. (Paras.10-11)
Conclusion:
We expect first responders to rush forward in times of danger. So when they die doing that, we should recognize their heroic action even though we ourselves may not be that brave. (Para.12)
Structured writing
9
Where does happiness come from? Ann was a fulltime worker with a low income, but she devoted a lot of her time to helping people in her community. One day, Ann was diagnosed with severe heart disease, but she did not have enough money for treatment. When people in her community heard the news, they raised money for her and helped take care of her children. Although Ann was very sick, she felt very happy. She had enjoyed helping other people, who now in turn were happy to help her. Happiness is indeed the result of helping each other.
Translation
10
作為通過中國游歷亞洲的首批歐洲人之一，馬可波羅可能是中國人最熟知的外國商人和航海家。從1271年到1295年，他和他的家人游歷廣泛，遍及歐洲和亞洲。期間，他在中國留居了17年。他的著作《馬可波羅游記》描述了他游歷亞洲的旅程，讓歐洲人首次全面領(lǐng)略了包括中國，印度和日本在內(nèi)的遠東地區(qū)的情況。從他的文字敘述中，西方人第一次了解到瓷器、煤炭、火藥、印刷術(shù)、紙巾以及絲綢。在15世紀末和16世紀歐洲發(fā)現(xiàn)與征服的大航海時代，馬可波羅所記錄的大量新的地理信息得到了廣泛使用。在他去世后的這幾個世紀里，馬可波羅獲得了他在有生之年未曾獲得的贊譽。馬可波羅的故事鼓舞了其他無數(shù)的探險者去踏上征程，發(fā)現(xiàn)世界。
11
Zheng He was the most famous maritime explorer in Chinese history. In 1405 AD, the ruler of the Ming Dynasty sent Zhang He on a voyage to the Western Seas in order to strengthen border defence and develop trade by sea. In the following 28 years, Zheng He led his fleet, made seven voyages to the Western Seas with over 100,000 crew members in total, and visited more than 30 countries and regions. The fleet travelled far into South Asia and West Asia, and made all the way to the continent of Asia, and made all the way to the continent of Africa. Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Seas were a great feat in the world’s Navigation history. It showed Zheng He’s outstanding navigation and organization talents; meanwhile, it exhibited the national strength and prestige of the Ming Dynasty, and strength and prestige of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and the overseas countries.
Section B
Words in use
4
1 collapse 2 heal 3 lean 4 reflected 5 slippery
6 identify 7 abolished 8 ignore 9 aspiration 10 betrayed
expressions in use
5
1 lean on 2 pull over 3 is grateful for
4 filled up with 5 broke through 6 brought … to a halt
7 letting go of 8 held on 9 turned off
10 beat them to it
sentence structure
6
1 it used to be that there were many fish in the river and people swam in it.
2 it used to be that Tom was afraid of heights, but he has got over the fear now.
3 it used to be that John assisted his wife with housework, but now he is too busy to do so.
7
1 Standing alongside him in front of a farmhouse was a woman in an elegant dress.
2 Hung inside the hut are fruits and vegetables, including apples, grapes and corn.
3 The strange man came into the house. Covered with mud were his shoes.
Collocation
8
1 carried out/ conducted 2 gave/delivered/ presented
3 enrol in/take 4 invented/ coined
5 created 6 put in/ devote
7 delivered/ gave/ offered 8 put forward/ offer/ provide
9 take 10 write/finish/complete
