第一单元1)(1) The fascination generated by exploration will inspire us to study math, science and engineering, and create a new generation of innovators and pioneers.(2) Upon returning to England, he employed the favorable media attention as a launching pad for his foray into politics.(3) Owing to the nature of every growing business, you will need to be on the go constantly, and also be on the prepared to work shift work , including nights and weekends.(4) In Australia, gasoline prices have retreated, although falls have been limited because of the weakness of the Australian dollar against its American counterpart.(5) The Asian economy has presented a positive trend. Some countries have overcome the impact of the financial crisis and revived development. Asia has once again become the spotlight of global economic growth. (6) China’s accession to the WTO can promote not only the development of Chinese economy, but also that of the world economy and will inject new impetus into the progress of Asian economy and world economy. (7) T he growing quantity of information, couple with the development of technologies, enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before.(8) The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is .2) It’s actually pretty natural, and almost unavoidable, for managers to form expectations of their workers. Research has found that in an organization, our expectations of others can be tied directly to productivity, profitability, and yes-motivation! If you have high expectations of your employees, you will possess a powerful and effective tool for improving performance and motivation within your organization. Performance is often a matter of expectations. Managers and supervisors form expectations of others, which then influence how they interact with those people. If you don’t expect much from your employees, they will sense that and perform poorly, Why? Because your expectations often affect their desire to do well, whatever the case may be. So expect the best from your employees and don’t be surprised if that’s exactly what you get!第三单元1) Gaining real knowledge requires taking risks and keeping the mind open-but most people prefer to be reassured rather than to learn the complex and often unsettling truth about anything.2) The soldiers were so courageous that they swore to wipe out any enemy that dare to invade into their country.3)They are so lacking confidence in the attraction of broadcasting thegames on TV that they feel they have to hype up with some hysterical commentator in order to get anyone to watch them.4) What is worse ,there are those who would unleash malicious network attacks designed to exploit these hidden vulnerabilities to uncover the prized data within.5) The change of the government’s interference on housing ushered in a period of stable house prices.6) This shows true leadership ,sustained vision, and solid commitment. They were applauded for sticking with it for many years with great subtlety.7) How to single out the most succinct way to finish the work still remains a problem.8) But Defense Secretary Gate said the United State has put a lot on the table in terms of missile defense proposals and it is time for the Russians to reciprocate.2)According to some media reports recently, the cyber attacks to Google and many American companies seemed to have originated in China. The chairman of Chinese Internet Association refutes that it was irresponsible prejudice to allege cyber attacks originated in China without through investigation, and was absolutely arbitrary. With the rapid development on internet in the globe, it was difficult to determine the origin because of the ease of hiding identifies online. The hacker may hide identifies, logon the computer of a foreign country and commit cyber attacks to the computers in the third one. However, China’s information network, as well as many other countries, also face severe threat of cyber attacks. Chinese government has always attached great importance to the security of the computer network and strengthened international cooperation to crack on cross border cyber crimes , as well as enhanced its crackdown through consultation and collaboration with the international criminal police organization. Therefore, it is wholly nonsense to allege on that cyber attacks originated in China judging merely from computer IP address of China .第四单元一、1)Potential investors exploring more promising areas, such as lowcarbon energy and infrastructure, are stymied because of the lack of a clear policy framework.2)Fortunately, most managers welcome such initiative ,and they areincreasing willing to give their employees more responsibility, autonomy, and authority in their jobs.3)We are offering a package deal which includes the whole officecomputer system, staff training and hardware maintenance.4)Although this so called continuous speech recognition approach hasindeed improved accuracy, it is by no means infallible.5)This is a concrete illustration of what we mean by one and the samething having two contradictory aspects.6)Actual demand in a particular, in particular in the privatesector ,depend on the economic factors and commercial decisions of developers and consumers.7)If you ever need a blood transfusion , it’s important that you onlyreceive blood compatible with your own type.8)Therefore, the Europeanization of Chinese does not stem from aninternal force , but rather originate from an external pressure.二、Most of us, when young ,had the experience of a sweetheart being taken by somebody more attractive and more appealing. At the time , we may resented this intruder ---but as we grew older, we recognized that the sweetheart had never been ours to begin with, It was not the intruder that “caused” the break, but the lack of a real relationship . On the surface, many marriages seem to break up because of a “third party”. This is ,however, a psychological illusion, The other woman or the other man merely serves as a pretext for dissolving a marriage that had already lost its essential integrity. But the rejected lover or mate cannot afford to believe that his beloved has freely turned away from him---and so he ascribes sinister or magical properties to the interloper. He calls him a hypnotist or a thief or home breaker . In the vast majority of cases,however, when a home is broken, the breaking has begun long before any “third party” has appeared on the scene.第五单元一(1) Some people dub China as “The Bicycle Kingdom”. Yet in the past, you could hardly see anyone from this kingdom in the international cycling events.(2) The WHO says anyone exposed to the bird flu should be quarantined to avoid contact with sufferers of regular human influenza.(3) The great “Spanish flu” pandemic of 1918~1919 was considered the worst plague(瘟疫) in history, killing up to 40 million people with half of the world’s population infected in only a few months.(4) The time for talk is over. The time for action is now. Because we know that if we don’t act, a bad situation will become dramatically wor se. Crisis could turn into catastrophe for families and businesses across our country.(5) Called plant factories, these anonymous looking warehouses have sprung up across the whole world and can churn out immaculate looking lettuces and green leaves 24 hours a day, seven days a week.(6) I think, learning English can boil down to three simple ingredients: persistence, proper ways and good teachers.(7) Usually, when we put the blame on others, we would be blind of ourown mistakes. And if we don’t acknowle dge or learn from our own mistakes, chances are high that we are going to repeat them.(8) To defuse your anger, try a simple stress management technique. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love.2) Translate the following paragraph into English.Even in rich countries, it will be months before everyone who wants the vaccine can get it. Poor countries will get little if any vaccine. The pandemic vaccine should make you and your family safe from this virus, but you may not get it for months, if you can get it at all. Some countries, including the US and the UK, have ordered enough to vaccinate everyone and immunization began this month. Most poor countries will get only a little, or none. In rich countries many will still get sick, and some will die, before they can be vaccinated. And yet even people who can get it are hesitating. Nearly half the parents in the US say they will refuse to vaccinate their kids, even though children are a priority group for vaccination, due to unfounded rumors about the risks of the various swine flu vaccines.第七单元一1)China’s forestry construction still face serious problems such as the shortage, low quality and uneven distribution of forest resources and the continues deterioration of the ecological environment.2)After a period of international tension, the two countries are now trying to normalize relations with each other.3) A computer can assess in seconds all the combinations of about 10 to 15 moves ahead, but a top champion chess player, given time, may be able to intuitively envisage up to 20 moves or more.4)Native trees are low maintenance; they have developed natural against insects and disease over the centuries, and they rarely need pruning or feeding.5)New England is bordered on the south and east by the Atlantic Ocean, which ought-one would suppose-to exert the modifying effect on climate.6)It is generally recognized that in a rapidly changing world, the role of the school is not only to impart knowledge. What is more important is to develop in our young people an inquisitive mind, communication skills, the quest for knowledge and the skills for mastering new information and learning how to learn.7)His love had brought her many beautiful dreams, but now it was casting her into a dark abyss.8)We will raise the environment awareness of the whole society and encourage the public to consciously opt for green consumption and joinin activities aimed at improving the ecological environment, in an effort to drastically improve the environmental quality of the capital and build it into an ecological city.。