1、Unit 1 A White HeronComprehension ExercisesDecide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. AGive brief answers to the following questions.1. Sylvia was living in the woods with her grandmother.2. He was a scientist who collected birds. He was looking for a h
2、eron.3. It was love.4. Because Sylvia could show the man where the heron was.5. Yes, she knew the forest well.6. The heron was living happily in the forest and was as much part of nature as she herself. They had together watched the sea and the morning. She could not tell its secret and give its lif
3、e away.The Nutrients in FoodComprehension ExercisesDecide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. CGive brief answers to the following questions.Because they provide the body with heat and energy.Milk and hard cheese.Proteins are necessary for life. They ca
4、n build and repair body tissues. They are an important part of muscles, organs, skin and hair.Some nutrients provide fuel for energy, some build body tissues and some help control different processes of the body.If a person does not have enough iron, the person will get a disease called anemia.Creat
5、ivity Will Dominate Our TimeComprehension ExercisesDecide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.D 2. C 3. C 4. C 4. C2 Put the following into Chinese. 1. 历史上周期性地出现一些大的转折时期，在这些转折时期“工作”的含义发生了变化。 2. 现在我们正处在一个变革的边缘，这个变革将是最伟大的，因为古老意义上的工作将会彻底消失。 3. 事实上，21世纪将因为它所有的进步，成为人类历史上最伟大的开创时
6、期之一，因为人们将在全新的条件下，以全新的方式做全新的工作，冒着全新的风险去获得全新的胜利。Unit TwoI Have a DreamComprehension ExercisesDecide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. B2. Put the following into Chinese.1. 然而一百年后的今天，我们必须正视黑人还没有得到自由这一悲惨的事实。一百年后的今天，在种族隔离的镣铐和种族歧视的枷锁下，黑人的生活仍然很悲惨。一百年后的今天，
7、黑人仍然在美国社会的角落里受苦，并且发现自己是故土家园中的流亡者。2. 我梦想有一天，这个国家会站立起来，真正实现其信条：“我们认为这些真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等。” 3. 我梦想有一天，幽谷上升，高山下降，坎坷曲折之路成坦途，圣光披露，满照人间。4. 有了这个信念，我们将能从绝望之山采凿出一块希望之石。有了这个信念，我们将能把这个国家的刺耳争吵之声，变成一支洋溢手足之情的优美交响曲。BooksComprehension ExercisesDecide whether the following statements are true or false.1. T 2. F 3. T 4.
8、T2. Put the following into Chinese.1. 世上或许没有别的东西像书籍那样有这种力量使穷人摆脱贫困，使不幸者脱离悲伤，使肩负重担者忘掉负担，使病人忘掉痛苦，使伤心人忘掉忧伤，使受压迫的人忘掉屈辱。2. 确实，从朋友那里我们可以获得许多有关自己的令人愉快的意见，从敌人方面得知自己的许多缺陷，从世界各个方面了解到自己的特性；但在书里我们会平静而公正地发现自己的大部分情况，我们的优点、弱点、博大、局限、观点、爱好、融洽和不协调，以及诗意或平淡的品质。Dreamers: From Jail to Wall StreetComprehension ExercisesDec
9、ide whether the following statements are true or false.1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F 7. F8. T 9. F 10. F2. Put the following into Chinese.1. 克里斯加德纳的生活比好莱坞的电影更具传奇色彩。2. 在十个月毫无结果的寻找之后，加德纳终于找到了一个愿意给他机会的人。3. 一天，加德纳和两岁半的儿子在穿过北奥克兰时注意到一座荒废的房子，墙上爬满了蔷薇，有一个人看护它。4. 加德纳并不认为自己的故事是一个乞丐变富翁的童话。5. 我的生活很容易就会因家庭暴力及无家可归
10、而走上歧途，但是我决意不让自己因此而堕落。Unit ThreeHome Computer SecurityComprehension Exercises1. Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A2. Give brief answers to the following questions. 1. There are mainly two purposes. One is to steal moneyrelated information; t
11、he other is to use computers resources to attack other computers.2. By sending emails with viruses or taking advantage of flaws or weaknesses in the computers programs.The Financial CrisesComprehension ExercisesDecide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5.
12、 C2. Put the following into Chinese. 1. 我们被蒙在鼓里，抓住任何一点在新闻中能找到的微弱希望，尽可能地去弄清这样的事情怎么会落在我们头上。 2如同你无法从孩子手里拿走多余的糖果，政府也无法消耗掉经济中多余的美元。 3. 他们会告诉我们的子孙：“我们学会用不兑现纸币的方式与我们的祖先学会用火的方式有些类似：我们烧伤了自己。”4. 20世纪，我们开始使用纸币。可直到21世纪，在自然温和却严格的指导下，我们才学会了不滥用它。5. 我们唯一感到安慰的是，风暴过后还能剩下的美元将来也许比我们现在所损失的更值钱。You Call This a Mugging?Com
13、prehension Exercises1. Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D2. Match the words in Column B with the meanings in Column A.Column A 1、 2、 3、 4、 5、 6、 7、 8、 9、 10Column B i、 e、 g、 j、 d、 b、 h、 a、 c、 fUnit four Man Searches for Life in SpaceComprehensio
14、n Exercises1. Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D2. Put the following into Chinese. 1. 目前已知的最古老的化石是一种极微小植物的化石。它的形状与池塘和湖泊中常见的水藻相似。科学家们知道类似的生物在将近二十亿年前就曾经在地球上繁衍生息过。然而水藻是一种比较复杂的生物，所以比它简单的生物肯定在这之前就已经出现。2. 通过施加能量，产生了简单的有机分子。虽然这并不意味着这些分子具有生命，然而它们由构成生物的物
15、质组成，尤其是它们含有氨基酸，一种被称作是生命基础材料的物质。3. 也许它们的温度并不太低。还有，或许在它们上面形成了某种完全不同的生命-一种与地球生物不同的含碳生物，或者也许是一种根本不基于碳的生物系统。 Journey to the Bottom of the EarthComprehension ExercisesDecide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. BPut the following into Chinese. 1.
16、一分钟以前我还从未认真考虑过这类事情，可是当我从舷窗向外望去，只见如常的白茫茫的一片以惊人的速度逼近，不见跑道。出什么事了？2. 随着机身急剧倾斜，我的视线从白色跳跃到记忆中从未见过的最亮丽的蓝天。3. 天气恶劣时，基地则会有一种蛮荒边镇的味道，许多平常很有礼貌、举止得体的男人讲话时变得像街头流氓一样，以致有人给这种现象起了一个名字，叫做基地脏话。4. 南极的冬天，人们闭门不出，与世隔绝，这可成为一种有用的太空旅行模式。意识到这点后，一组由（美国）国家科学基金会资助的人类学家不久前对南极长冬对人的影响进行了研究，旨在确定哪些性格的人最适宜于长时间在隔离状态下一块工作。5. 站在风砌风琢、熠熠生
17、辉的雪堆上，目力所及唯见蓝白交汇，天雪相合。EntropyComprehension ExercisesDecide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. APut the following into Chinese. 1. 如果下星期五衣服又会变脏，那么星期六在洗衣店花掉半天时间又有何意义？ 2. 夫妇双方过于专注，以至于无暇顾及生活细节，分手似成定局。这时，婚姻中的熵退便显而易见了。 3. 然而困难之处在于生育一个婴儿需要很多能量。同样，一棵树长
18、成也需要能量。无序之路毫不费力，创造之途充满艰辛。4. 生活中的不顺与意外几乎注定了一个接一个的磕磕撞撞将会任意改变我们的人生道路，使我们偏离原来的方向。Unit FiveOn the Seventh Day of the ChristmasComprehension ExercisesDecide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 2 Put the following into Chinese.1. 此时此刻，看着孩子们轮流坐在圣诞老人的膝上，卡梅拉真希望自己
19、能够重返童年，无忧无虑，只需要记得告诉圣诞老人她是多么希望能在圣诞节里得到一个音乐跳绳，或者去放风筝。2. 渐渐地，亨利适应了那只风筝和线绳的摆动以及微风的影响。直到他觉得自己的手指可以控制风筝的时候，他才让这红白相间的风筝迎风而起。用深蓝色大写英语字母写成的“HOPE（希望）”占满了风筝面，这是按照卡梅拉的意思写的。3. “祝愿所有的人新年快乐！”卡梅拉回味着这些祝福的话语，心里就像喝了圣酒一样那样甜蜜无比。4. 卡罗尔和约翰尼穿着睡衣，肩上披着毛毯，也在盯着看，哆嗦着，尖叫着。5. 接着一件新奇事使他们很兴奋，因为风筝变成了一个闪烁的白星，四周都是冰柱，像一个没有做完的花环。他们的生活也随
20、着风筝的改变进入了新年的第一天。The Borrowed DaughterComprehension Exercises1. Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A2. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. T 2. F 3. F 4. TThe Night Before ChristmasComprehension Exercises1. Decide
21、 whether the following statements are true or false. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. F 8. F 9. T 10. T2. Put the following into Chinese. 1. 圣诞节是探亲访友的季节，因此不同部族的人们都怀着愉快的心情来来往往。2. 就这样直到我生病的祖母看到盛开的红色和黄色鲜花，我们称之为“山之焰”。“山之焰”树长在市场中央，已经有好几代人的年头了。每当圣诞节就要到来的时候，树上就开满了“山之焰”。3. 这怎么能算圣诞节呢？圣诞节应该是我们庆祝和平之子诞生的日子。可自四月
22、份以来，我们就没有了和平，只有战争和痛苦。4. 当我继续回味过去圣诞节的快乐和现今的痛苦时，我们听到了汽车的喇叭声，不是一辆汽车，而是好几辆，向我们的村子驶来。5. 这时，我明白希望是存在的。我知道无论怎样，圣诞节都会到来。圣诞节时刻在我们的心里。那天晚上，圣诞节就来到了我们村庄。Unit SixA boy with a MissionComprehension ExercisesDecide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. B 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. DPut the follow
23、ing into Chinese. 从窗户射进的阳光使她齐肩的金发更添光泽。她窈窕而美丽，是这个家的中心，是让这个家成为一体的粘合剂。他大步走着，步伐中显示出意志和决心。他决定自己筹集这些钱，不告诉任何人。终于，春天来了，万物生机勃发，鲁本也精神焕发。Return to ParadiseComprehension Exercises 1. Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 2. Put the following into Chinese.
24、 1. 他的黑发略有些乱，当他注视着自己未来的新娘时，眼神中满是爱慕。 2. 整整三年后的今天，他们又回到了这个岛上，但并非因为此地闻名的海滨婚礼，而是因为此地同样闻名的闪电离婚。 3. 她很美，苗条的身材包裹在一袭裙裾飘飘的宽松棉裙里，一头秀发狂放不羁，明亮的蓝眼睛简直可以与大海的颜色相媲美。 4. 与他们之前见面时那种自然与自信相比，他们之间的谈话不知为什么却有些吞吞吐吐。 5. 她开始相信，或许自己还是有未来的，或许就是和这个男人，这个有着温柔的淡褐色眼睛里面噙着他们共同的泪花的男人。18. My Brothers WayComprehension Exercises1. Decide
25、whether the following statements are true or false.1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. T2. Give brief answers to the following questions. 1. Because of the age difference when they were young. After they grew up, they worked in different places.2. Steve thought Ira looked down upon him because he negle
26、cted to introduce him to former Chicago White Sox baseball pitcher Saul Rogovin.3. The author meant that the elder brothers were usually more capable and could receive more attention in both family and school. In his case, his brother Steve tried very hard to be as good as he was but failed. So the
27、author had all the attention and praise while Steve was usually forgotten.4. Steves students loved him profoundly both as their teacher and best friend because he cared about not only their studies but also their life and future.5. Because Steve admired Paavo Nurmi for the determination and persever
28、ance that he showed in running.Unit Seven19. The Brewers SonComprehension Exercises1. Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B2. Give brief answers to the following questions. 1. Samuel Adams was a brewer and also a patriot who organized the Boston Te
29、a Party to fight against British rule. This event is associated with the War of Independence, and stirs patriotic feelings among the American people. 2. Yes, it contributed to the success of the beer. It makes people associate the beer with one of the leaders in the War of American Independence and
30、plays on feelings of patriotism. 3. He sold it direct. He went to bars and promoted the beer himself. 4. It is worthwhile to take time to find out what you really want to do. It is no good to rush or to let others make career choices for you.20. When the Wolf was at the DoorComprehension Exercises1.
31、 Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following. 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C2. Give brief answers to the following questions .1. This story depicts the hardship of life of the early Australian settlers and their love of land.2. He was a hard-working, kind-hearted and determined person
32、. He loved his family very much. But no matter how hard he tried, his family was on the edge of starvation. In these circumstances, he felt depressed and appeared hot-tempered.3. She was kind and scanty of words. She devoted herself to her family and without complaint.21. The Spark She Cant ExplainC
33、omprehension Exercises1. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. T2. Put the following into Chinese. 1. 在十六个月的时间里，她演出了八个舞台角色，全部赢得了评论家的赞扬。2. 斯特里普的表演天赋来源于她伟大的同情心和人情味。这就是为什么它能够与所扮演的角色产生认同感， 这也是她为什么能够体会她们的情感并使其所扮演的角色令人惊讶地逼真可信。3. 当被问到她的职业给她带来的成就感时，斯特里普说
34、她的成就感来自于看到演员把原本印在剧本上的无生命的人物变成了舞台上活生生的人。4.无论谁扮演情人都会爱上她，无论谁扮演恶棍都会害怕她。5. 伟大表演的力量能使观众的感觉变得敏锐，就像大雨过后来到户外的感觉一样。Unit 8 22. Dollys False LegacyComprehension Exercises 1. Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. B 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. D 2. Put the following into Chinese. 1.
35、这样高的死亡率足以让克隆动物的人感到头痛，克隆人的想法自然变得不切实际。 2. 我们每个人都可以假想这样的家庭：比如说，对同性恋者双方中的任何一个，或一个单亲进行复制，造出一个孩子，从而给他们创造一个家庭。但是，在所有这些情况中我们却没有考虑这样对克隆的还有什么好处。 3. 难就难在这里，因为悲痛的双亲想要的不是一个新宝宝，而是希望找回逝者。23. Unlock Your Own CreativityComprehension Exercises1. Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1.
36、 C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. B2. Put the following into Chinese.1. 生活中有许多时候这样做也许是件幸事，因为我们不可以下班回家时独辟蹊径，沿着高速公路逆向而行。2. 重击是多种多样的，它可以是件很重要的事情，比如说，失去一份工作，也可能是件微不足道的事，例如晚宴上缺乏一道特别的菜。3. 硬性的逻辑思维可能会扼杀新的想法，因为它往往将那些似乎矛盾的选项加以排除。软性思维的松软土壤更有利于创新思维的萌发，因为它可以在不同事物或状态之间发现相似之处和内在联系。4. 这个人让自己坐上了“鼓手”的空位子，其结果是公司的运营得以顺利进行。5. 创新思想的产
37、生最初需要可能性所代表的广阔领域，而非实用性所代表的狭小空间。24. Girl Talk Has Its LimitsComprehension Exercises1. Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B2. Give brief answers to the following questions.1. It is typical for girls to talk with their friends.2. Excessive talk
38、about problems may make the girls become stuck in depression and anxiety and contribute to emotional difficulties; moreover, it may spread the negative feelings to others. 3. Girls should be encouraged to make friends. Meanwhile, when problems arise, they should learn to focus on solutions and their good experiences, rather than on the problems themselves.
