Unit 1I. Reading for information1.B2.D3.B4.C5.A6.CII. Translation1. 但是只要说上几句话，他的口音就很容易被辨认出来。
2. 他不会轻易发火，有一颗金子般的心，你很少能从他的嘴里听到攻击和批评别人的话。
3. 常言道：善行胜于善言。
父亲的身教对我的影响远远超过了他的言传。
4. 面对生活的沧桑，大布鲁诺怎么能不提高嗓门，怎么能保持心气平和？难道力气这么大的人不该脾气也大吗？5. 体育明星和歌星|、影星的确能够鼓舞人心，但是“英雄”这个头衔还是应该留给像我父亲那样，为了自己所爱的人孜孜不卷地工作的人。
III. Summary1.hard work, pays off2.Big Bruno, strong in stature, a gentle spirit3.most patient, slow to get angry, a heart of gold, a lot of friends4. a role model, a true friend, a treasure5.hero, does good, loves everyone, doesn’t expect anything, in return, work tirelessly, the goodraceI. Skimming question 1AII. Skimming question 2A teacher should …1. be pleasant live and attractive2. have a genuine capacity for sympathy3. be both intellectually and morally honest4. be mentally alert5. be capable of infinite patience6. have the kind of mind which always wants to go on learningIII. Scanning question 14I. Answer the following questions.1. Kelly and the boy were neighbors as well as schoolmates. They used to be close friends, but Kelly turned her back on the boy while they were in middle school.2. Kelly’s parents were getting a divorce. This made Kelly very sad. She was afraid that the divorce would damage her image and that she wouldn’t ever be able to recover. At that time the boy seemed to be the only person she could trust at school, the only one she could turn to. So Kelly kissed the boy.3. Kelly wanted to prove that she wasn’t fond of the boy at all and that she despised him from the bottom of her heart. Thus she was able to keep her image at school.4. The boy grew up to be a handsome young man. He had a lot of friends, both old and new. He became popular at school and he was more confident than before.5. He thought that Kelly should try not to make herself feel better by putting others down.Unit 2I.Reading for information1. A2. D3. B4. C5. A6. CII. Translation1．我当时19岁，是德克萨斯大学的学生，一帆风顺，正在实现我的“梦想”---成为一名整形外科医生。
2．她开始意识到我受了伤，但她并不了解、也无法想象我的伤势有多么严重。
3．莎朗在我受伤以后退了学，以便能随时守在我的身边。
4．是她的信念和爱帮助我度过了那么多黑暗的日子。
5．当我们健康、活泼、出色的女儿来到这个世上的时候，我禁不住流下了幸福和快乐的泪水。
III. Summary●1978---Mike started a relationship with his sweetheart Sharon.●Feb.17,1981, night---Mike got shot in the head during a convenience store robbery.●Feb. 18, morning --- Mike had an operation.● 2 weeks after the operation---Mike was moved from the ICU to a private room.● 3 weeks after the operation---Mike was moved to Del Oro Rehabilitation Hospital inHouston.● 6 weeks after the operation---Mike’s right leg began to move.●7 weeks after the operation---Mike’s right arm began to move.●8 weeks after the operation--- Mike uttered his first few words.●Fall, 1983---Mike returned to the University of Texas.●June 1986--- Mike graduated with highest honors.●After graduation---Mike went on with a master’s degree in social work and got a full-timejob in the Texas Pain and Street Center.●May 24, 1987--- Mike and Sharon got married.●3:10 p.m, July 11, 1990--- Mike’s daughter Shawn was born.Part III. Answer the following questions.1. That day the author’s father gave him 50 cents to get a haircut. In order to save money, he decided to go to Prof. Amoroso, the barber academy downtown, where a haircut cost only 15 cents.He hitched a ride on the back of an ice wagon. When he hopped off the ice cart in front of the barber academy, he was run over by a huge old-fashioned trolley car and lost his left leg.2. With the artificial leg, he did not walk around like everyone else. Even after weeks of stumbling, aching, cursing and weeping, he still was not able to walk around like other ordinary people. He swayed and dragged like those who had a wooden leg.3. A teenager wants more than anything else in life to look, act, and be treated like all other teenagers.4. Because the street corner was a totally different world to him. There he was a totally different guy. As long as he stayed in one place, the girls he stared at and whistled at treated him like any other street-corner-wise guy.5. Because she wanted the boy to pick up so that they could have a chance to get to know each other. Besides, she also had an artificial leg and she wanted to hide that from the boy.U3 Page 46I. Reading for information1. C2. A3. D4. A5. B6. DII. Translation1. 医院里很安静，只有围在护士站那儿的护士们在抱怨圣诞节还要上班。
2. 这情景有些不大对头。
3. 这一家人竟在圣诞节找地方取暖，这使那些正在抱怨着圣诞节还要上班的护士们不由得起了恻隐之心。
4. 所有的护士都行动了起来，就跟我们处理紧急医疗情况一样。
5. 我的同事们都站在那里，其中一个拿着一盒纸巾，递给每一个护士。
她们永远也不会忘记这个在工作中度过的圣诞节。
III. Summary1. grumbling about; emergency room2. triage nurse; petite3. something wrong; preliminary questions4. compassion; went into action5. banquet; meal; hospital cafeteria; crayons; clipped onto6. locate; shelterPage 50 I.1. 非常饥饿的2. 游泳时套在脚上的橡皮脚蹼3. 碎片，细条碎片，4．跋涉，吃力地走．跋涉，5. 门楣6．俗丽的，没有品味的．俗丽的，7．灰黄色的，菜色的．灰黄色的，8．偷偷地．9．瞪大眼睛看．10．摩托车的后座．II1. 肥大而松垂的裤子2. 失败3. 使陷入瘫痪4. 不成样子的5. 摆动6. 眨眼7. 假笑8. 粗鄙的，下流的粗鄙的，9. 俏皮话10. 使…沮丧沮丧11. 给了一拳给了…一拳12. 调停，干涉调停，13. 暂令停职14. 使复职Page 56I. Answer the following questions1. The author was put into a Nazi concentration camp because he was a Jew.2. At the time an apple was an expression of life and love, which gave the author courage to live on.3. No, they just exchanged a few words occasionally but didn’t tell each other their name.4. The author met the girl again at a blind date many years later in the U.S..5. He wanted to honor her and tell her what he felt for her in his heart every day.U4 Page 68I. Reading for information1. B2. C3. D4. A5. C6. DII. Translation1. 我在牌桌上赢了300 美元。