1、 Unit 5 I B. II. 1. F; 2. T; 3. F; 4. T; 5. F. III. 1. the second half of his first life. 2. the day when he was unable to climb those steps, and was to lie and die. 3. his challenge to continue living, and misery he had to accept and cope with in order to hold on to his sanity, his wife, his home a
2、nd his job. 4. He first felt a bit sorry for them, but then felt relieved by the thought of paying. 5. the old man is blind but he helped him in the storm; while the writer assumed that a disabled man deserved other peoples help but never helped others. 6. he should always be ready to help others. I
3、V. 1. a sad man with little hope for his future, and everything depended on him to climb these 14 steps. 2. the writer was filled with great shame and horror and became speechless. Structural analysis of the text Part 1: Paragraph 1, 21st life; Part 2: Paragraph 3, 4, 52nd life; Part 3: Paragraph 6,
4、 7, 8, 9incident and reflection; Part 4: Paragraph 10new life, i.e. 3rd life. Section Four Consolidation Activities Part one. Vocabulary I. 1. a slowly progressive disease = a disease that gradually becae more and more serious 2. with the aid of = with the help of 在的帮助下 3. peering at = looking very
5、carefully and hard at 凝视 4. are all set = are ready 准备就绪，安排妥当 5. indifference to = not caring about 对漠不关心 II. 1. tilted; 2. led up to; 3. hold on to; 4. care for; 5. is inclined to; 6. make a living; 7. follow, example; 8. to a degree. III. Word derivation Fill in the blanks with the appropriate for
6、ms of the given words. 1. You always follow your own inclination (incline) instead of thinking of our feeling. 2. The men stood in front of the bar, indifferent (indifference) to the argument that was going on across the road. 3. The company has had a successful first year at home but penetration (p
7、enetrate) of the international market has been slow. 4. We hadnt seen her for many years and were very shocked by her frailty (frail). 5. He does not consider his deafness an affliction (afflict). 6. We were all very impressed by the excellence (excellent) of the design. 7. Her fever is getting prog
8、ressively (progress) worse. I think we should call a doctor. 8. The honeymoon period was soon followed by the usual disillusionment (disillusion) with day-to-day reality. 1. incline v. 使有倾向，易于；爱好 inclination n. 倾向，意愿 inclined a. 有倾向的；倾斜的 2. indifference n. 不重视，无兴趣，漠不关心 indifferent a. 漠不关心的，冷淡的 indif
9、ferently ad. 不在乎地，冷淡地，淡然地 3. penetrate v. 穿透，渗透；看穿 penetrating a. 敏锐的，尖锐的；穿透的，透彻的 penetration n. 渗透，侵入，突破 4. frail a. 脆弱的，虚弱的 frailty n. 脆弱，意志薄弱；弱点 5. afflict v. 使苦恼，折磨 affliction n. 痛苦，苦恼，苦难 6. excellent a. 极好的，杰出的 excellence n. 优秀，卓越，优点 excellently ad. 优秀地，超群地 7. progress n. 进步，发展，前进 progression n
10、. 前进 progressive a. 前进的，渐进的 8. disillusion n. 觉醒，幻灭 disillusionment n. 幻灭感 disillusioned a. 大失所望的，幻想破灭的 IV. 1. A; 2. C; 3. B; 4. D; 5. B; 6. A; 7. D; 8. B. V. Synonym / Antonym Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used. 1. And I managed to keep my h
11、ealth and optimism, to a degree, because of 14 steps. Antonym: pessimism 2. Not so. Here hobbled a bitterly disillusioned cripple, a man who held on to his sanity and his wife and his home and his job because of 14 miserable steps leading up to the back door from his garage. Synonym: painfully, desp
12、erately 3. She went into the house and a moment later came out bundled in raincoat and hat, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting. Antonym: cheerless, unhappy, gloomy 4. I started the engine and thumped slowly along, keeping well over on the shoulder until I came to the dirt road, where I
13、 turned in thankfully. Synonym: fortunately 5. He was an old man, stooped and frail-looking under his slicker. Synonym: weak, delicate, feeble 6. As I became older, I became more disillusioned and frustrated. Synonym: disappointed 7. I realized that I was filled to overflowing with self-pity, selfis
14、hness, indifference to the needs of others and thoughtlessness. Antonym: selflessness, unselfishness 8. There followed a long interval of noises. Synonym: period VI. Compounding Write in each space the meaning of each given word. 1. likewise in the same way 2. underway in progress 3. carefree with n
15、o concern 4. forthcoming coming soon 5. stand-by something ready for use 6. user-friendly handy to use 7. soundproof preventing the passage of sound 8. landlocked almost or entirely surrounded by land Part Two. Grammar Exercises 1. Numerals Cardinal 基数 numerals express integer 整数 (whole) abstract nu
16、mbers, or the number / amount of the determined nouns in literal form. In addition to being numerals determining nouns, cardinal numerals may also work as: 1. adjectives 2. nouns 3. numeral one can also be a pronoun The different ways to express around: around, about, nearly, some, more or less, or
17、so, thereabouts, etc. Ordinal 序数 numerals are used to express an / the order in a series. In addition to being numerals determining nouns, ordinal numerals may also work as: 1. adjectives 2. nouns 3. adverbs Ordinal numerals allow both articles ahead. Again, the article determines the noun only, not
18、 the numeral. Fractional numeral is used to express parts of a whole. Commonly, it takes two forms: 1. Common 普通分数 /简分数 fraction Work according to the formula: Wholes + Numerator / Denominator e. g. 1 2/3 = (is equal to or means) one (whole) and / plus two thirds Note the s added to the denominator:
19、 thirds. 2. Decimal 小数 numbers Work according to the formula: Whole numbers (point) decimals e. g. 12.15 = (is equal to or means) twelve fifteen, or twelve point fifteen I different ways to express around. 1. About 100 students; 2. more or less 40 pages; 3. There are 30 or so questions; 4. two hours
20、 or thereabouts; 5. some four miles; 6. 50ish. II. 1. a nap合一会儿眼 ; 2. very good indeed百里挑一 ; 3. in a mess乱七八糟 ; 4. on hands and knees四脚爬 ; 5. very much better than you are比你强十倍 ; 6. talking quickly and continuously; 7. very probably十有八九 ; 8. a lot ways千万条路子 . III. Correct the errors in the following
21、 sentences. 1. He was not due at the office for another three-quarter (attributive-adjective) (three quarters) of an hour. 2. was were. 3. This is the worst disaster I can remember in my plus 25 years (25 years plus) as a police officer. 4. second time a second time. 5. see have seen. (present perfe
22、ct) 6. It took him one and a half hours to finish the task. 7. Twenty-nine (beginning) IV. Both, both, Neither, either, neither. both, each, either. V. Fill in each of the blanks with some, any or one of their compounds. 1. somewhat 2. The repairs will cost _ something _ in the region of $500. 3. I
23、was amazed that _some_ 400 people came to the meeting to discuss the new scheme for a shopping center. 4. somehow, anything 5. anything, something 6. George ought to be able to tell whether that old plate is valuable. He is _something_ of an expert on china. 7. What have you been up to? I havent see
24、n _anything_ of you for ages. 8. some VI. 1. In spite of + noun- 2. It seemed to me that + clause- Part Three. Translation exercises I. English to Chinese 1. 常言道猫有九命，我信这话。因为我已经活第三回了，尽管我并不是猫。 2. 我只是一个一瘸一拐、幻想破灭的残疾人，一个凭着攀登车库和后门之间十四级令人痛苦的台阶而努力保持清醒的心智，伴随妻子、维持家庭和坚持工作的人。 3. 其后的几秒钟一切都好像凝滞了，那一刻的羞耻和惊诧深深的穿透了我的
25、肺腑，我感到了一种从未有过的难受。 4. 我意识到自己极端自怜、自私，对别人的需 要漠不关心，不为别人着想。 II. Chinese to english 1. 这位电影演员比大多数人更愿意帮助残疾人，因为他自己十年前曾中过风。（ be inclined to） This film actor is more inclined than most people to help the handicapped because he himself suffered a stroke ten years ago. 2. The old man is afflicted with rheumatis
26、m, but he still goes jogging and mountain-climbing every day. 3. 美国金融制度中的一些缺陷始终没有得到足够的重视，最终酿成了灾难性的后果。（ lead to） Some of the flaws in the American financial system, which had never received due attention， eventually led to disastrous consequences. 4. He held on to his shares of that company when the prices were dropping sharply ladt year. Noe he has made a fortune.
