第一单元Text ComprehensionII．1. It was a military campaign in which many soldiers died. The effects on Churchill were () he lost his political position and he was overwhelmed with grief.2. He felt so inspired to paint that he was distracted from his personal problems.3. His sister-in-law’s painting inspired him to try his hand at it; his wife rushed out to buy all the materials he would need; and the wife of Sir John Lavery helped him overcome his fear of the blank canvas.4. The blank whiteness of the c anvas made him feel he didn’t know where to begin. This nervousness was not typical of Churchill, who was known publicly as a brave and strong-willed person.5. Churchill was comparing the canvas to an opponent in a fight, and he could now see that he need not fear his “adversary”.6. He meant that Churchill would have been a great painter, just as he was a great politician.7. It was his great comfort when the death of his mother was followed quickly by the death of his daughter.8. Because the judges suspected that it was not painted by an amateur; they were later surprised and delighted because Churchill was not just a famous political figure but also a talented untrained artist.9. No, she considers that decade an artistically fruitful one.10. He meant that painting was like a friend who never betrayed or abandoned him. This seems to suggest that he often felt lonely, misunderstood and/or disappointed in his relationship with other people.V ocabularyIII.1.artistic2.overcome3.infinite4.plunged5.mission6.camgpain7.revived8.distract9.accustomed 10.retreat 11.precaution 12. disastrousIV.1. delighted with2. bore fruit3. kept Clementine company4. rely on5. take refuge6. awaken people to7. pay the price8. chanced upon; dated from9. tried his hand at 10. fell upon; came to her rescueWord BuildingV.1. broadens the mind2. weakened3. sweeten Diet Coke4.hardens5. strengthen6. deepen your understanding of the course materiall7. sharpen the kitchen knives 8. reddened 9. brighten; quickens10. lightenedVI.1. lucky2. wealthy3. tasty4. icy5. wavy6. smelly7. sleepy8. noisy (smelly is also plausible)9. healthy 10. sunnyStructureVII.1. Amazed at the great changes that are taking place in shanghai, many foreign visitors leaveChina with a completely new view of our country.2. Unpleasantly startled by the appearance of a mouse, we promptly decided to clean our apartment.3. Tired of their own cooking, they’ve decided to go to a restaur ant for a change.4. Frightened by the horror film, the little girl was alert to every sound in the house that night.5. Deeply disappointed with the actress’s performance, tom soon switched to another channel.6. Embarrassed about still being in bed at 10 a.m., when my friends came I pretended to be sick with a terrible headache.VIII.1. So I did2. So did my brother3. So she was4. So they do; so do his classmates5. So am IClozeIXlonely; overcame; refuge; finally; however; where; delighted; contemplated; entry; campaign; distract; plunged into; Within a month; rescue; when; overwhelmingTranslationX.“‘在画画呢!’她大声说道。

‘多么有趣。

可你还在等什么呢? 把画笔给我---大的那支。

’她猛地用笔蘸起颜料，还没等我缓过神来，她已经挥笔泼墨在惊恐不已的画布上画下了有力的几道蓝色。

谁都看得出画布无法回击。

我不再迟疑。

我抓起那支最大的画笔，迅猛异常地向我可怜的牺牲品扑了过去。

自那以后，我再也不曾害怕过画布。

”XI1. When his wife died of a stroke in her sixties, the 72-year-old retired professor was overwhelmed by grief. Life would be too difficult for him without anybody to rely on.2. Last month two amateur painters held an exhibition of their pictures in London. Many people went to see it, including a few celebrated professors.3. When seven astronauts died in the Challenger disaster in the mid-1980s, it plunged the whole world into shock and grief.4. After completing her second prime ministry, she remained actively involved in political affairs. She came to the rescue several times when the government was in difficulty.5. After his failure in the election campaign, Dr. Smith retired to a small village, where he tried his hand at farming.6. As long as you keep working hard all your life, you will recall your past with a glow of satisfaction.7. We must awaken people to the importance of environmental protection now, or it will soon be too late.8. That official was removed from office for being involved in a political scandal. Had he known this would happen, he might have acted differently.Reading AnalysisXII.Major Event:Life and love and hope slowly revived.How did the change happen?(1)Churchill bought a new house.(2) Another child was born to Churchill.Structured WritingXIII. One example, for referenceMy sister Stephanie began her love affair with television in the second grade amid highly emotional circumstances. She had had a quarrel with her best friend, and found herself alone and lonely every day after school with nothing to do. That’s when the miracle of television came toText第二单元ComprehensionII．a 1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6 F 7Tb. 1I 2I 3 I 4N 5I 6N 7I 8NV ocabularyIII.bel2.converged3.sacrifices4.motivate5.transplanted6.horrified7.bond8.constitute9.surged 10.prejudice 11.resents12. recommendationsIV.NB. these are not the only possible synoms/definitions/translations.1. carried out; conducted, performed2. led to; resulted in, caused3. springs from; arises from, comes from4. get ahead; make progress in life, achieve more, etc.5. showed up; appeared, arrived6. make up; constitute, comprise7. owes it to; 归功于8. cope with; find a way of dealing with, manage9. divided the cake into; 把蛋糕分成……10. excluded from; 被剥夺了11. committed to; devoted to, dedicated to12. make it to; arrive at or on after much effortV.1. sense of guilt2. finally3. imbued her with4.offspring5. horrified, motivated me6. recommendations, To start with7. naive8. by contrastWord BuildingVI.1. misplaced2. mismatched3. misusing4. mislead5. misprinted6. misinformed7. misspelled8. misunderstoodStructureVII.1. After the earthquake the government spent millions of dollars to help the victims rebuild their houses.2. ill you reconsider your decision? No one wants you to leave.3. Some of Lu Xun’s writings were lost for decades, but they were rediscovered in the mid-80s.4. I see no need to restate the policy on late homework.5. The library’s been rearranged, and I can’t find any of the books I need.6. I hope this dictionary will be reprinted soon—I’d like to buy one.7. Stevie Wonder’s earliest albums have been unavailable for several years, but they’re being re-released next month.8. I didn’t care much for the book the first time, but I enjoyed it when I reread it.9. John Harding is best known for reinterpreting Shakespeare’s plays.10. You’ve misunderstood me—let me rephrase what I said.VIII.A. gardener calculator receiver container commander remainder hike inspector steamer processor supervise builder contributor consumer paint teenagerB. 1.superviser 2. inspector 3. remainder 4. processor 5. gardener6. calculator7. commander8. container9. hiking 10. teenagersStructureIX1. It was for the benefit of the old people in the neighborhood that we organized this volunteer group.2. It is only when we look back that we realize how far we have come.3. It is his secretary who does all the work.4. It is through the act of giving that we experience our fullest strength and power.5. It was gold that led them to undertake the long and risky journey to California.6. As I recall, it was you who suggested this idea in the first place.7. It wasn’t until last week that they finished their report on the project.8. It’s her beautiful eyes that I can’t forget.X.1. The elephant weighs about 3,600 kg, whereas the blue whale weighs up to 130, 000 kg.2.The word ‘youngster’ has a cheerful connotation, whereas ‘offspring’ sounds rather clinical.3. Confucianism emphasizes family ties, whereas Protestantism teaches individual responsibility.4.The earliest mammals appeared on the earth hundred millions years ago, whereas the first evidence of humans dates from only about one million year ago.5. The aim of the natural science is to predict and control natural process, whereas the aim of the social science is to understand human behavior.6. He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks about thirty.TranslationXI.儒教也为亚洲人的成功提供了另一个要素。