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Unit 1 Social CustomsTask 1A.1. She wanted to see St. Paul’s Cathedral.2. She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike.3. They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers.4. Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform.5. No, he didn’t.6. He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world” to prove his opinion.B.If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be!Task 2A.1. people were much busier2. colder than England, minus thirty degrees, last longer3. much more mountainous, much higher and much more rocky, more beautiful4. tend to be more crowded5. the houses, smallerB.1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) FTask 3A.1) In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves, they don’t invite otherpeople to watch them.2) Usually eight people dance together.3) Because people form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on each side ofthe square.4) He usually makes it into a song.5) They wear old-fashioned clothes.B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) TC.1) eight people form a square, on each side of the square.2) What they should do, makes it into a song, sings it.3) d on’t have much time to think4) old-fashioned clothes, pretty to watch.Task 41) It was a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.2) They burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck.3) The custom said the brides must wear “something old, something new, somethingborrowed, and something blue” to bring good luck.4) Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried touse up these things before Lent began.5) It was a straw man made by children in Czech, it was a figure of death.6) People brought their animals to church. And before the animals went into the churchpeople dressed them up in flowers and ribbons.Task 5A.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) T 7) TTask 6A.1) b 2) a 3) c 4) aB.1) family unit, process, change, used to be, the extended , the nuclear2) job patterns, progressed, agricultural, industrial, forced, job opportunities,split up3) traditional, family, expanded, other living arrangementsC.1) mother, father, children, and some other relatives such as grandparents, living in thesame house or nearby.2) only the parents and the children.3) previously married men and women marry again and combine the children fromformer marriages into a new family.Task 7B.1) c 2) c 3) a 4) b 5) c 6) c 7) cTask 8A.1) a 2) c 3) b 4) c 5) c 6) b 7) c 8) bB.1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) F 7) F 8) F 9) T 10) FTask 9Social customs and ways of behaving change. But they do not necessarily always change for the better. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable—especially if they are your guests. There is a story about a rich nobleman who had a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. Other guests were amused or shocked, but the nobleman calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.Unit 2 WeatherTask 11) b 2) a 3) dTask 2A.1) T 2) F 3) FB.1) d 2) c 3) cC.Climate, reputation, extraordinary, unreliable, dry, wet, clear, dull, hot, cold, bad, mildTask 3I. the countryTrees, grass, lakes and steamsII. A. 1. concrete, iron, steel2. take in the heat during the day and throw of heat into the air at nightB. Warmer wintersCar engines , electrical applianceIII. A. air pollution may stop sunlight from reaching the earthB. 1. Ice near the North and South poles to melt2. to be slowly folded and people living in these cities to move to higherland.Task 4A.1) b 2) cB.night, delight, morning, warning, gray, way, red, headC.1) F 2) T 3 )FTask 51) c 2) b 3) d 4) c 5) cTask 6A.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) TB.incredible, one minute, kilometer, destroyed, lifted up, carried away, killed, injuredTask 7A.1) b 2) a 3) bB.1) It has been nice weather during the day, but it is going to change at night.2) Fine weather in southern Europe and not so nice in Northern Europe.C.For todaySoutheast England Maximum temperatures of around 21 degreesSouthern Scotland 26 degrees Celsius by mid-afternoonBrighton 23 degrees Celsius by early afternoonMidlands Light showers around middayNorthwest of Scotland 15 hours of lovely sunshineFor the weekendSpain Cloudy but mainly dry with sunny periods, 23 degrees Celsius Greece Heavy rain, 17 degrees CelsiusFrance Cloudy with rain, maximum temperatures of 22 degrees Northern Ireland 34 degrees CelsiusMost of England 32 degrees CelsiusTask 9A. 1)ⅹ2)ⅹ3)√4)ⅹ5)ⅹ6)√7)√B.[f]→[c]→[a]→[d]→[b]→[e]C.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) FD.1) d 2) bTask 10Undoubtedly, Tibet is one of the harshest places for human existence. It is cool in summer but freezing cold in winter. In Lhasa, the mildest city in Tibet, temperatures may exceed 29 degrees Celsius in summer while plummeting to -16 degrees Celsius in winter! Sun radiation is extremely strong in Tibet. The sunlight in Lhasa is so intense that the city is called Sunlight City. The thin air can neither block off nor retain heat so that there are great temperature extremes on the same day! The average temperature in northern Tibet is subzero and winter arrives in October until the following May or June. July and August are the best time to visit the area, enjoying warm temperatures, intense sunshine, beautiful scenery and festive events. May, June and September represent the tourist season in east Tibet. In winter, roads are all blocked by heavy snow. Landslides and rock falls frequently occur, which will make traveldifficult.Unit 3 Social IssuesTask 1A.1. Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lowerproductivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs.2. The most stressful professions are those that involve danger and extreme pressure andthose that carry a lot of responsibilities without much control.3. The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the only answer isto fight back or walk away.B.1. Three-quarters2. psychologists, doctors3. nervousness, anger, frequent illness, forgetfulness, mental problemsTask 2A.1) give in so easily to hijackers’ demands.a) threaten to blow up a plane, commit some other outrage.b) hold out against this kind of blackmail, always have terrorists, Start executingterrorists automatically.c) be prepared to face the consequences of evil.2) a) It’s the lesser of two evils. Terrorists have proven of ten enough that they really meanbusiness.b) Innocent lives, threatening the innocent will achieve its endsB.She implies that if the first speaker was one of the victims of terrorism, she would want the government to give in to the demands so that she w ouldn’t die.Task 3A.1) thirty-five, natural lights, a small window, hot, airless, very noisy.2) Mexico3) ought to, shouldn’tB.1) It is located in a narrow street with five-and six-storey buildings eight kilometers fromdowntown Los Angeles.2) This factory makes shirts and jeans.3) She’s already been working for ten hours, but she won’t stop for another two hours.4) She can’t complain about those things because she is an illegal immigrant.Task 4A.social trends1) marked differencesa) one hour more every day, three hours more every week.b) 1%, cleaning and ironing, keep household accounts, do repairs or improvementsc) 30%2) leisure activities, watching television, 20 hours a week, going for walks, Swimming,British womenB.Unlike the other couples, Carla has always kept her own accounts and Adrian has always done his own housework. Neither of them like watching television very much and they both like swimming.Task 5A.How a city in Japan solve the problem of garbage disposal.160 million, every year, 10%, 10%, the rest,public cooperation.1) garbage that can be easily burned, kitchen and garden trash.2) electrical appliances, plastic tools, plastic toys3) are poisonous, cause pollution, batteries4) bottles and glass containers that can be recycled5) mental containers that can be recycled6) furniture and bicycleson different days, on request, fertilizer, to produce electricity, recycled, cleaned, repaired, resold cheaply, given awayB.1) The garbage will be taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building orhospital. Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage.2) Official from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some ofthese ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems.Task 61. They were talking about Mrs. Carter.2. She was a tall, handsome woman who used to come into the shop at least twice aweek.3. She lived alone in a large house on an old farm—about three miles from the shop.4. He was absolutely certain, otherwise he would never call the police. His evidence wasthis: First, he saw her do it; second, he found the things in her bag; third, she had done it before.5. Because two young people saw her. The shopkeeper beli eved that if they didn’t punishher, young people would think that stealing didn’t matter.6. The judge thought that it was a difficult case from a humanitarian point of view. Theexcuses he found for her were: First, the woman was old and she lived alone—she was lonely. Second, she wasn’t poor—she was well-known for her generosity tocharities and she didn’t need to steal. The items were only worth a pound or two. Third, she pleaded not guilty and said she didn’t know that she had done it.Task 7A.not all modern cities are alike, modern city1) a single high-density centre, skyscraper, motorways, as far as you can see.2) the low-density multi-center city, a large collection of a number of small centres,shopping centres, factories, businesses, skyscrapersB.1) He thinks that the second type (the Los Angeles model) is more sensible.2) He considers it highly likely that the kind of city we know now will completely disappear.Task 8A.1) He thinks that this country’s problems all come from inflati on, which is the result of theDemocrat’s careless spending.2) No, she doesn’t agree with Ned. She believes that the problem is unemployment. Ifthe government cuts spending too much, people will fall into a vicious circle of more unemployment and fewer taxpayers to share the burden.3) She agrees with Barbara. She believes that unemployment is a big problem,especially in the big industrial cities. And the government isn’t doing very much to help the big industries out.4) He believes in the free market system rather than government regulation or protection.He thinks that without a lot of government interference everything will be okay.5) No, they think it’s bad for the weak, the poor and the unprotected / it’s bad for theunderprivileged.B.More and more money, come from somewhere, higher taxes and high pricesTask 9A.1) The problem is whether or not the inner city—the core of most urban areas—willmanage to survive at all.2) They moved to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbow room, and privacy.3) As a result, suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Many cities began tofall into disrepair. And many downtown areas existed for business only.4) The result was that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expandedstill more.5) Because from the decision of the Taylors and many other young couples, we can seethat some people may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life.B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) TC.1) middle-class, tax money, neighborhoods2) Crime, public transportation3) housing construction costs, was allowed to, constructedTask 10A.1) 54, 20, 1980, 70,0002) 30, 19803) a newspaper article, to research the market4) another few months, in April 1981, a 1500 sq. ft5) third, Canada, America, 20%, £1 million6) 20, 70, 3B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) TC.1) He was deeply involved in the present job and rather enjoyed himself. He thought theshop was his own little baby and thought it was fun to serve behind the counter.However, he also thought that there was a lot more hard work than he was used to;he was working over the weekend doing his books. He called his old job “boring trips t o Manchester to sell vast quantities of PVC”.2) He thought that there was far more job satisfaction, and believed that he was makingmoney, rather than making money for other people.3) He’s about to diversify into commercial distribution of imported an d domesticallyproduced wine and wines he’s producing himself.Task 11I could hear the guard blowing his whistle, so I ran on to the platform and up to the train. Luckily, someone saw me coming, a door opened, and I jumped on while the train was moving out of the station. “Phew!” I thought. “That was hard work!” I was sure the other passengers could hear my heart beating; it was so loud, and I was in a cold sweat.After a while, I recovered, and had a look at the other passenger. The compartment was full, but I was the only one standing. The people in the carriage turned their eyes away as they noticed me looking at them. All except one, a beautiful woman sitting in the corner. I saw her watching me in the mirror. Automatically, I adjusted my tie. She had seen me running for the train: maybe this was my lucky day after all. I prepared to say hello.She spoke first, however. “Would you like my seat?” she asked. “You look rather ill.” That was the day on which I realized I was getting middle-aged.Unit 4 LiteratureTask 11) They were orphans and had nobody to support them.2) Each boy was given only one bowl of gruel for supper and no more—far from enough.3) The boys were so hungry that they could not bear it any more. They decided that oneof them must ask the master for more gruel. Oliver Twist was chosen by casting lots.4) He never thought that any boy would dare to ask for more food than the given portion.Therefore, he was both surprised and angry on hearing Oliver’s request.5) He was struck on the head by the master and pushed out of the room. And for a weekOliver remained prisoner in the cellar.Task 2A.1) F 2) F 3) TB.1) d 2) bTask 3A.mathematics, Oxford University, 1865, 1871B.These stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strange creatures and has interesting adventures.Task 4the Greeks, closed the gates of their city and stayed behind the walls, a huge wooden horse, hide inside it, the horse, they stopped, hid their ships, Greek prisoner, the horse, The Greek soldiers, the wooden horseTask 5A.1) c 2) aB.1) All the animals thought that he was the king of beasts. Actually he was a coward. Hewas afraid of human beings and other big animals. He roared only to scare them away and never really hurt them.2) Dorothy and her dog wanted to get back to Kansas. The Scarecrow wanted somebrains and the Tinman wanted a heart. The Lion wanted to have courage.Task 6A.1) Civil War2) first, equality3) battlefields, bloodiest4) ordinaryB.1) d 2) cTask 7A.1) A red, red rose that’s newly sprung in June and the melody that’s sweetly played intune.2) He will love her till all the seas are dried and the rocks melt in the sun. His love willlast as long as the sands of life run (there is life on earth).3) Yes, he is, and he will come back no matter how far it is.B.tune, dry, run, mileTask 81) Tall stories, that is, unlikely ones.2) Because he wanted to be a member of a certain club.3) He went there because he was told that a lion came there each evening to drinkwater.4) Sixteen times.5) He killed sixteen lions.Task 9I. a young prince who lived on landA. rose to the surface of the sea and waited for the prince to come to herB. never cameII. a witchA. changed her fish’s tail into a pair of human legsB. she gave the witch her tongueIII. the prince’s palaceA. her feet hurt terriblyB. didn’t love herIV. a young princessA. dived back into the seaB. a spirit of the air and lived forever.Task 10A.1) b 2) c 3) b 4) a 5) aB.e, b, a, d, c.Task 11I. A. struck a rock and began to break upB. sank tooC. had survivedII. A. he was tied very firmly by a large number of fine ropesB. about forty little men shot at him with their arrows, which just like needles.C. the little men gave him all the bread, meat and wine they hadIII. Was seven feet by three feet, equipped with twenty-two wheels and pulled by fifteen hundred little horses.Task 12Aesop was a very clever man who lived in Greece thousands of years ago. He wrote many good fables. He was known to be fond of jokes. One day, as he was enjoying a walk, he met a traveler, who greeted him and said, “Kind man, can you tell me how soon I shall get to town?”“Go,” Aesop answered.“I know I must go,” said the traveler, “but I should like you to tell me how soon I shall get to town.”“Go,” Aesop said again angrily.“This man must be mad,” the traveler thought and went on.After he had gone some distance, Aesop shouted after him, “You will get to town in two hours.” The traveler turned round in astonishment. “Why didn’t you tell me that before?” he asked.“How could I have told you before?” answered Aesop. “I did not know how fast you could walk.”Unit 5 EducationTask 1A.1) People’s ideas on permanent education.2) One is an ordinary “man in the street”. The other is an educationalpsychologist.3) The first person thinks this idea of permanent education is crazy. He can’tunderstand people who want to spend all their lives in school. The second person thinks that the idea of permanent education is practical because people are never really too old to go on learning.B.1) was, hated, stand, got out2) all their lives3) certain limits, age limitsTask 21) He stayed there for a year.2) He has faint, but very pleasant memories of it. He had fun and played games-includingstory-telling, drawing, singing and dancing.3) He began to have more formal lessons and even worry about exams.4) The exam was called the “Eleven Plus”. Students took the exam to see what kind ofsecondary school they would get into.Task 3A.1) compulsory, the ages of 5 and 16, stated-funded, independent2) available, at a nursery school, in the nursery class at a primary school3) preparatory, primary, aged 5 to 134) enter the state education system, at the age of 5, secondary school5) 7, 11, 13 or 16, gain admission at 11 or 13, the Common EntranceExamination6) one further year, Advanced Supplementary Examination, Advanced levelexaminations7) classroom, laboratory, work independently, undertake research for projects8) vocational, conventional9) secondary education, with A-levels, further, higherB.1) GCSE stands for the General Certificate of Secondary Education. It is normally takenat the age of 16.2) Students usually study from 8 to 12 GSCE subjects over two years.3) Some subjects take account of the work students do throughout the year, while othersare assessed entirely by examination.Task 4B.1) F 2) FTask 5A.1) Because the television program by that name can now be seen in manyparts of the world.2) This program is very popular among children. Some educators object tocertain elements in the program. Parents praise it highly. Many teachers also consider it a great help, though some teachers find that problems arise when first graders who have learned from ”Sesame Street” are in the same class with children who have not watched the program.3) In order to increase the number of children who can watch it regularly.4) 1. The reasons may include the education theories of its creators, thesupport by both government and private businesses, and the skillful useof a variety of TV tricks.2. Perhaps an equally important reason is that mothers watch “SesameStreet” along with their children. This is partly because famous adultstars often appear on “Sesame Street”.3. The best reason for the success of the program may be that it makesevery child watching it feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning,and he wants to learn more.B.1) six million, regularly, half, economic, racial, geographical2) fifty, Spanish, Portuguese, German, one hundred thousand, English, every two weeks3) songs, stories, jokes, pictures, numbers, letters, human relationships.Task 6A.1) It is to have all public schools connected to the Internet computer systemand have computers available for the students.2) Its web site provides information about the school, the teachers and theirmail addresses. It also lists student events and organizations.3) They learn numbers and letters. They also learn how to use the computersthey will need later in their education.B.1) 1994, 35%, Last year, 89%2) universities, colleges, urge, requireTask 7A.I. spoken, writtenA. saying poetry aloud, giving speechesB. advanced degrees, field of study, custom, candidates, doctor’s degreeII. writtenA. nineteenthB. the great increase in population, the development of modern industryC. 1. objective, fact, personal opinions, memory of facts and details, range ofknowledge, a fairer chance, easier, quicker, learning2. essay, long answers, broad general questions, the element of luck, putfacts together into a meaningful whole, really knowing much about the subject, have trouble expressing their ideas in essay form, examiner’s feelings at the time of reading the answerIII. unsatisfactory, along withB.bTask 8Americans know that higher education is the key to the growth they need to lift their country, and today that is more true than ever. Just listen to these facts. Over half the new jobs created in the last three years have been managerial and professional jobs. The new jobs require a higher level or skills.Fifteen years ago the typical worker with a college degree made 38 percent more than a worker with a high school diploma. T oday that figure is 73 percent more. Two years of college means a 20 percent increase in annual earnings. People who finish two years of college earn a quarter of a million dollars more than their high school counterparts over a lifetime.Unit 6 WorkTask 1A.[d]—[b]—[a]—[e]—[c]B.aTask 2A.1) a 2) b 3) d 4) cB.1) T 2)T 3) FC.wondered, television plays, exciting, every cigarette lighter, tape recorder, held in a certain way, the touch of a gold ring against the hand of, reveal, How wrong they wereTask 3B.1) a 2) b 3) c 4) b 5) dTask 4I. correspondent, columnistA. may not need eitherB. to go to places where events take place and write stories about themII. first, bigger, better, who will soon leave to work for other peopleIII. working hours, free time, work long hours to begin withTask 5A.1) acd 2) abcB.1) she is the wrong sex2) she wears the wrong clothesTask 6B.bcd aeC.1) F 2) FTask 7A.1) T 2) F 3) T 4) F 5) T 6) FB.According to the first speaker, it is frustrating because the teacher cannot see clearly the results of his efforts. According to the second speaker, English language teaching is a good job, because it guarantees a stable income and regular working hours and means less pressure. He also likes the way elderly teachers are.Task 9B.1) No major changes. For some →”less paperwork”Some: → Less working hoursOthers: → Earn more money2) Most adults → would go on workingEsp. you ng adults (18 to 24) → 9 out of 10 would go on working.Task 10B.1) F 2) TC.1) b 2) aD.1. She really enjoyed meeting new people.2. She had good qualifications in English and Maths.3. She did not mind hard work, even if it was not always pleasant.4. She liked living away from home.Task 11I began my career during college, reporting on news stories at a Toronto radio station. The station’s program manager was also a professor who taught one of my classes. I convinced him that she needed a youth reporter because that year was InternationalYouth Year. After graduation, I took a job as a television news reporter and later, news anchor. But sports reporting was something different so I decided to try it. Figure skating was my first assignment.I had two months until my new job began. It was like waiting an entire summer for school to start. I spent those two months talking to figure skating coaches and judges. I read boring rule books I drove to the rinks where the skater trained, and made notes about our conversation. I even took a lesson, which made some of the skaters laugh.Unit 7 PeopleTask 11) Because he wrote an astonishing number of books.2) Mankind would have to create a world state.3) No.4) Cities were destroyed by bombs dropped from aeroplanes.5) Any two of the following: The War in the Air, The First Men in theMoon, ,The Time Machine, and The Invisible Man.6) Events forecast in Well’s books might come true.Task 2A.1) b 2) c 3) c 4) aB.1) tall, narrow, large, tousled2) surveyed, half-closed3) taking along stride4) capable, flexible, still life5) faded, frayed6) titled his head, smiled, walked forward, with a flourishTask 3A.1) F 2) T 3) F 4)F 5) F 6) T 7) F 8) TB.1) dramatic sunsets and sunrises2) 1830s, 1840s, impressionistic3) reds, oranges, 1820Task 41) A natural curiosity / A good interviewer is one who likes meeting people and wants tofind out about them.2) A curious kind of affinity with people, and an ability to get on well with people.3) Because television depends a lot on the director getting the right shot.4) By researc h ./ By knowing more about the guest than they’ve forgotten aboutthemselves.5) All. / Every ounce of research.6) Because Mitchum rarely said anything.7) Because very often the interviewees spin off into areas that the interviewer has neverthought a bout and sometimes it’s worth pursuing.8) A traffic cop.9) Talent, ambition and energy.Task 5B.1977, plant trees all over Africa, thirty million, seeds, nurseries, communities, planting, taking care of the trees, survives, fuelTask 6I. A. NorwayB. the United StatesII. A. a lack of balance, inflation, recessionB. low interest rates, increased government spending, higher interest ratesC. low employment , high inflationD. high employment , low inflation, the time consistency problemIII. A. business cyclesB. new-technologyC. market correctionsD. an increase in oil pricesTask 7A.1) It was originally released in local newspaper in serial form.2) The two short, little sections are easily doable, and then you get hooked on the storyand wonder what’s happening next.3) Through mail and twice a month.4) Because the book opens on Christmas Eve and it has a strong message about family.5) 5,600B..1) 1860, London, in suspense。

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