live in harmony in the midst of … bird life raise houses mysterious maladies a shadow of death scores of
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Vocabulary A .
1. Culture shock is generated by the anxiety that results from losing one’s familiar signs of social interaction in new ___su_r_r_o_u_n_d__in_g_s_.
6. My friend complained that it was a _m__is_f_o_r_tu_n_e__ to live in a polluted world.
7. There is a __f_il_m___ of oil on the surface of the river.
8. One difficulty about moving to the countryside is that you might feel at sea with the natives’ ___v_e_rn__a_cu__la_r___.
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• a time
hard to imagine human beings live without chemicals
It is hard to imagine a time when human beings might live without chemicals.
• a stark future human world
The fable predicted a stark future when human world
a shadow of death and silence would be haunted by a
the and silence.
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Vocabulary C.
2. Though we both major in biology science, my husband’s taste is not agreeing with mine as his happens to be the world of animals while mine the minute organisms. ________________
Though these less direct routes are longer, they often go to places where the surroundings are tranquil and beautiful.
B (noun of time +attributive clause introduced by
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Useful Expressions
1. 和睦相处 2. 在……中间 3. 鸟类 4. 修建房屋 5. 怪病 6. 死亡的阴影 7. 许多
Though we both major in biology science, my husband’s taste is not in harmony with mine as his happens to be the world of animals while mine the minute organisms.
4.Their opinions vary as whether to use the death penalty against the illegal hunting of some precious species. ______________
Their opinions vary as whether to apply death penalty to the illegal hunting of some precious species.
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A. (noun of place + attributive clause introduced by “where”.)
• hid itself in a hollow tree the dog chased the fox it could not escape
“when”)
• the conviction some religious people optimistic the day man and nature in harmony
•Some religious people hold to the optimistic conviction that the day is bound to come when man and nature will live in harmony.
The dog chased the fox until it hid itself in a hollow tree where it could not escape.
• the old couple a very beautiful temple climbed up to the hilltop there stood
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8. 开花 9. 细粉粒 10. 大量的…… 11. 无法回避的事实
come into bloom granular powder a substantial number of … stark reality
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3. Much to our fear, something seemed to be creeping in the middle part of the thicket. ________________
Much to our fear, something seemed to be creeping in the midst of the thicket.
The old couple climbed up to the hilltop where there stood a very beautiful temple.
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• these less direct routes the surroundings are tranquil are longer go to places
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But one day she was annoyed to find some weeds _c_r_e_e_p_in_g___ into the company of her roses. Worse still, she tried in vain to root them out by hands for they were simply too _p_r_o_sp__er_o_u_s_ for her to handle. There were such a _s_u_b_s_t_a_n_t_ia_l number of them that the roses seemed to be losing ground every day. Though she was much against applying chemical insecticides, she felt impelled this time. However, could you guess what happened? The roses __w_i_t_h_e_r_ed___ as well as the weeds!
2. Chemicals sprayed on forests or gardens lie long in soil, entering into living _o_r_g_a_n_i_s_m_s_.
3. This black dog looks very cute with a white _p__a_tc_h__ on its neck.
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4. The landscape is gray and __s_ta_r_k__ in northern china in winter.
5. After several people were stricken by a strange illness, there was rumor that the town was under a __sp_e_l_l__.
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• It has been a long time since such prophetic writers as Rachel Carson first called our attention to the ecological problems, but most of us still take for granted what we are enjoying today.