Key to Unit 4Part I Pre-readingSection B Listening Practice1.ocean2. civilization3. routine4. palms5. prestige6. unappreciatedTask OneChoose the best answer for the following questions or incomplete statements.1-5 DADCCPart III Language FocusTask OneFill in the blanks with the words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where necessary. You may not use any of the words or phrases more than once.1.circumstances2. snatch3. fatal4. Desperate5. approximately6. abominable7. hauled8. blunder9.available 10. neutralTask TwoTranslate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases in brackets.1、You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters.2、Nobody that he spoke to doubted his sincerity as a politician.3、You cannot be completely neutral in this world.4、Regular exercise strengthens the heart, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack.5、The judge described the attack as an abominable crime.6、All people should seek to become acquainted with the beauty in nature.Part IV Chinese & Foreign Culture IntroductionTask OneTranslate the following passage into English.Bow to ExhaustionIn the year 223 AD, Liu Bei, the king of Shu, fell ill and died, and his son Liu Shan acceded to the throne. However, Liu Shan was such an incompetent leader that the heavy responsibility of governing the Shu fell to the Prime Minister, Zhuge Liang. Fearing he would fail in the charge Liu Bei had given him, Zhuge Liang worked nightand day and did everything himself. Hoping to increase the Shu’s and strength, he persistently sought to unite with the kingdom of Wu against the kingdom of Wei.After a period of preparation, Zhuge Liang decided the time was ripe for an attack to the north. However, this attack was not successful. Zhuge Liang could only return to Shu and wait for his next opportunity to launch a campaign against Wei.After saving tax revenue for a few more years, Zhuge Liang decided to try again. When he was about to leave, he wrote a message for Liu Shan in which he described in detail the relative circumstances of Shu and Wei. He explained that the powers of the two kingdoms had not been mutually agreed upon. Given the situation, if Shu were not to attack Wei now, Wei would soon attack Shu. Liu Shan read the message and agreed that Zhuge Liang should dispatch the troops to the north. This message is what has become known in history as “The Pre-Dispatch Message.” At the end of it, Zhuge Liang wrote “I will spare no effort (literally “bow to exhaustion”) and fig ht with my last breath.” to indicate his sincerity and his wish to serve his country.Unfortunately, the Wei kingdom was much stronger than the Shu kingdom, and this campaign was also unsuccessful. However, Zhuge Liang refused to be discouraged; he continued to look for a chance to advance, driving the army against the power of Wei, until he finally became ill and died in camp with the army. In this way, he fulfilled his aspiration to “spare no effort and fight with his last breath” for Shu.Task TwoTranslate the following passage into Chinese.“朝九晚五”用来形容传统甚至可能单调的工作。
它意味着单调或不起眼的职业,含贬义。
它也表明“朝九晚五”的人通常是大公司的职员而非老板。
如果用作中性词,它指有固定的工作时间和较低的职业风险,但仍属于普通职员的工作。
“朝九晚五”源于美国传统的工作时间:周一到周五,上午九点到下午五点。
它代表一周工作五天,每天工作八小时,总共四十小时的工作周。
实际工作时间常为三十五小时到四十八小时不等,看是否包含休息时间而定。
在许多传统的白领岗位上,员工上班时间需要在办公室待命。
尽管工作时间变得灵活有弹性,但“朝九晚五”一词仍被广泛使用。
Part V Academic Reading:Material EngineeringTask OneFill in the following blanks based on your understanding of the text.1.carbon atoms, 3 million layers of graphene.2.hydrogen, helium, chemical components3.removing carbon flakes, a Nobel Prize for physics4.electrodes, indium5.Smart Forvision, incorporate grapheneTask TwoTranslate the following sentences into Chinese.1. 石墨是三维的晶体排列,而石墨烯是二维的晶体,并且只有一个原子的厚度。
2. 理论上来说,这种二维的结构是不稳定的,因此最好要卷起来,就像20世纪90年代发现的碳纳米管一样。
3. 实验很快证明这种新材料的不可思议的性能可以通过其表面具有大量的电子来解释,这些电子在表面不受阻碍,并且相互之间不发生作用。
4. 由于石墨烯是透明的并且是电的良导体,它可以取代触摸屏用的铟电极。
5. 工业巨头也正在投入石墨烯的研发中。
IBM公司生产了一些电子元件的技术原型,而三星公司利用石墨烯电极生产了大型的平板屏幕(对角线长度达到70cm)。
Part VI Academic Writing:Select Your SourcesChoose the correct answer to the following questions with the information contained in the text.1-5 ADBCDPart VII Developing Skills:Letters of ComplaintGentlemen,On May 12th I ordered some ball-pens online, red and blue ink, size A, price $ 0.95.But they are obviously not giving me satisfaction. Although they’re the right size, the right color, and the same price as the ones ordered, I cannot keep it as it will affect my handwriting seriously.Please have your assistants pick up these ball-point pens; and either deliver the ones with best quality which can satisfy me.Yours truly,Leeza Clinton。