1、Unit 6Preview 1. Listen to the recording of the text and choose the statement that best reflects your understanding.1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. DVocabulary1. Become familiar with the rules of word formation.1. Give the corresponding nouns for the following verbs.1. strain 7. realization 13. assurance2. t
2、easing/tease 8. burial 14. astonishment3. dawn 9. scattering/scatter 15. expectation4. Death 10. grasp 16.insurance5. leak 11. appreciation 17. reflection6. inspection 12. flight 18. belief2. Give the corresponding verbs for the following nouns.1. stream 6. Accept2. state 7. encounter3. relate 8. Co
3、llect4. form 9. radiate5. recognize 10. identify3. Decide whether the missing letter is e, o or a.（注意：在不发音的 e 结尾的动词后面加 er, or 或 ar 时，应先删去该字母 e；在以重读闭音节结尾的动词后面加 er, or 或 ar 时，如结尾只有一个辅音，则该辅音必须双写。 ）1. reporter 10. supporter 19. composer2. professor 11. visitor 20. interpreter3Editor 12.1iar 21.beggar4Ad
4、viser 13. seller 22. sailor5Robber 14. murderer 23. announcer6. actor 15.traveler 24. manager7. aggressor 16. scholar 25. invader8. beginner 17. author 26. creator9. passenger 18. successor 27. dealer4. Translate the following expressions, paying attention to the different use of the suffix “-ful”.1
5、令人羞愧的结果 10.带着哭腔；声泪俱下地2满满一碗米饭 11.吃一大口3色彩鲜艳的衣服 12.一厢情愿的想法4一个令人快乐的人 13.有希望的形势5满满一篮子的苹果 14.一屋子的客人6满满一盒巧克力 15.一调羹油7一小撮人 16.一大捧书8一条有帮助的建议 17.痛苦的记忆9一个有害的习惯 18.活泼的性格5. Fill in the blanks with correct forms of the appropriate words listed below.1 acceptance 2 occurrence 3 astonishing, unrecognizable4 appreci
6、ative, expectations 5 identical, identify, identifications2. Give corresponding synonyms and antonyms for the following words.Synonyms1. meet (with)2. show, indicate, symbolize, represent3. stupid, dull, unwise4. old 5. examine, look closely6. arrive at, get to, come to, go to7. repair8. remark, spe
7、ech, comment9. consider, see, view, look upon, take10. speak about, chat, discuss11. require, need12. think carefully, consider, ponder over13. ridicule, mock14. surpriseAntonyms1. flat, gentle, gradual2. incomplete3. believe, trust4. unexpected5. seriously, formally6. relative, conditional, questio
8、nable7. unknown8. ugliness9. later, in the future10. few11. small, tiny12. empty13. unconscious14. insignificance15. at last3. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the appropriate phrases and expressions listed below. Note that some of them may be used more than once.1. After all, regarded a
9、s2. regarded as / in a sense, consists of3. for ages, at once4. were astonished at, After all5. calls for, on their part/ in turn6. dawned on, in case, melt into7. reflect on, in relation to, calls for8. cut, in, on their part/ in turn, work out4. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or
10、adverbs.1 off/ out 2 off 3 out/through 4 through 5 to, through6 to 7 with 8 on 9 to 10 with5. Translate the following sentences into English using the words and expressions listed below.1. 当我们到达目的地时，我们发现这块地上已经没有任何建筑，只有一些石头散落在地上。没有人能认出这是一段可以追溯到千年以前的城墙。 When we reached our destination, we found nothin
11、g standing on the ground except some rocks scattered here and there. Nobody would be able to recognize it as part of the city wall a thousand years ago.2. 今天，大多数人看问题都有了新的角度，他们不再认为主要是国内生产总值标志一个国家的幸福了。Today, most people have got a new perspective. They no longer accept the view that mainly GDP marks t
12、he happiness of a nation.3. 让我们同意对方有不同意见吧。我们起码在这一点上意见是一致的，我们同意不采取暴力，我们同意我们的分歧必须和平解决。Lets agree to disagree. We at least agree on one thing: We agree not to use force. We agree that we must settle our disputes peacefully.4. 桂林向来被我们称为最美的地方，我以前怀疑这种说法。现在我完全同意他们了。一切都美极了，尤其是那千姿百态的石峰。Guilin has always been
13、 regarded by our people as the most beautiful place in our country. I used to have my doubts, but now I totally agree with them. Everything is so beautiful, especially the rock formations in all those different shapes.5. 我可以向你保证他是个非常随和的人。我从来没见过她发脾气。I can assure you. She is a very agreeable person. I
14、 have never seen her lose her temper. 6.一位亲眼看见那个妇女被汽车轧过的年轻人同意出庭作证。我很欣赏他的勇气。A young man who saw the woman run over by the car has agreed to appear in court as witness. I admire his courage.7. 大学教育应该设法保证我们的大学生有进行批判性思维的能力。College education should see to it that our students are able to do critical thin
15、king.8. 你们在预习功课的时候，一定要尽量试试，看你是否提出重要的问题来，是否能作出有意义的评论。While you are preparing your lessons, you must try your best to see if you can raise some significant questions and give meaningful comments/criticism.9. 在对这个问题进行仔细思考以后，我认识到，我们必须保证学生不但能谋生，还能懂得怎样生活。Upon careful reflections on this issue, Ive come to
16、 realize that we must make sure that our students not only can make a living, but also know how to live.10.有一次我修好了一个漏气的自行车胎，爸爸拍拍我的肩膀，逗我说我是家里的天才，有当机械师的潜力。他的话引起了全家人的大笑。Once I fixed my bike tire which was leaking. My dad patted me on the shoulder and teased me saying that I am the family genius and hav
17、e the makings of a good mechanic. What he said set the whole family laughing.6. Study the use of the infinitive as adverbial of purpose and as part of the complex object and then complete the following sentences.1. continue their education2. serve their country3. look for better jobs4. look for busi
18、ness opportunities, study Chinese language and culture, see the land and people5. study overseas, get better jobs, learn the language for its own sake6. select our courses, discuss big issues freely, choose our jobs7. bury ourselves in textbooks, obey the rules, work for good scores in examinations,
19、 take whatever work assignment given to us after graduation, etc8. think creatively, use our brain7. Fill in the blanks with one of the appropriate phases listed below1 At that time 2 at a time 3 for the time being, in time4 on time 5 during the time/ at the time, for a time/ for a long time6 all th
20、e time 7 at the same time, at a time8 By the time, for some time 9 at times/ all the time10 For a long time/ During that time, all the timeGrammar1. Combine each pair of sentences following one of the patterns below.1. Take a map with you in case you should get lost in the mountains.2. Leave your ho
21、use key with a close neighbor in case you lock yourself out one day.3. Ausable was told not to make friends in case they learn something about his work as a secret agent.4. Jim has always disliked hospitals, so he decided to spend his last days at home with his family.5. It was cold, so the father t
22、ook off his coat and gently put it over the boy.6. My hands were shaking so terribly that I could hardly turn the pages.7. Toward midday, the climbers were so tired that they could hardly put one foot before the other.8. He believed in freedom so firmly that he would rather die than live without it.
23、9. Improve your grammar so that the sentence will make sense.10. A number of measures are being taken so that patients are/can be treated as soon as possible.11. She dropped out of school and found a job so that she could keep his brother at college.12. We were just about to start dinner when the li
24、ghts went out.13. The soldier on leave had just arrived home when he received the order to return to his camp.14. They were having a history class when the building started shaking violently.2. Complete each sentence by translating the Chinese in the brackets, using one of the patterns given.1. pass
25、 me todays China Daily 2. sing us a song3. offered their next door neighbor, the Smiths, a lot of help4. gave it to an old beggar5. leave any message to me6. promised his parents that7. send us your reply8. give their children whatever they ask for9. has assured the residents (that) taxes will not b
26、e increased this year10. told his teacher that he wanted to do something more creative3. Translate the following sentences using proper adverbial clauses1. Take a warm jacket with you in case it should suddenly turn cold.2. Its not safe there, so stay in the hotel at night.3. The two girl spoke so s
27、oftly that no one else could hear them.4. When you explain the danger of the drug to children, do it so that they can understand.5. The whole family worked hard so that they could send one of the children to college.6. In winter the school closes early so that the children can get home before dark.7
28、. He was an only child, so he found it difficult to get along with his peers at school.8. The accident happened so long ago that I dont remember much about it.9. The teacher had just taken the children out of the building when it collapsed.10. It was so dark that the German secret agent didnt notice
29、 there was no balcony below the window at all.4. Fill in the blank of the passage with ONE suitable word1 so 2 aware 3 realized 4 book 5 when6 but 7 clearly 8 again 9 decided 10 case5. Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentences.1. Write the phone number down in case you (should) fo
30、rget it.2. It dawned on me that I had left my purse at home when I was about to pay my phone bill.3. While I was/During my stay in London, I went to the British Museum several times.4. Times have changed, and we should change, too.5. I thought I heard someone come in while I was surfing the Internet
31、.6. He sent me a text message to remind me that the composition was due the next day.7. The world is changing so fast that we can hardly keep up with the pace of change.8. My supper yesterday consisted of whole wheat noodles, cabbage and chicken.9. The farmer said that he had four children to take care of.10. This is an area which the United States regards as its backyard. (agreement, tense, relative pronoun as object)
