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1、Unit 5 Fourteen StepsText ComprehensionIB. 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 sa
2、nity, his wife, his home and 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
3、ready to help others.IV.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 textPart 1: Paragraph 1, 21st life;Part 2: Paragraph 3, 4, 52nd life;Part
4、 3: Paragraph 6, 7, 8, 9incident and reflection;Part 4: Paragraph 10new life, i.e. 3rd life.Section Four Consolidation ActivitiesPart one. VocabularyI.1. a slowly progressive disease = a disease that gradually becae more and more serious2. with the aid of = with the help of 在的帮助下3. peering at = look
5、ing very 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 derivationFill in the blanks with the appropriate
6、forms 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 progress
8、ively (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indifferently ad
9、. 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. 前进progressive a. 前进的，
10、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 / AntonymGive 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 health and optimism, to a degree
11、, because of 14 steps.Antonym: pessimism2. 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, desperately3. She went into the house
12、and a moment later came out bundled in raincoat and hat, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting.Antonym: cheerless, unhappy, gloomy4. I started the engine and thumped slowly along, keeping well over on the shoulder until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in thankfully.Synonym: fortun
13、ately5. He was an old man, stooped and frail-looking under his slicker.Synonym: weak, delicate, feeble6. As I became older, I became more disillusioned and frustrated.Synonym: disappointed7. I realized that I was filled to overflowing with self-pity, selfishness, indifference to the needs of others
14、and thoughtlessness.Antonym: selflessness, unselfishness8. There followed a long interval of noises.Synonym: periodVI. CompoundingWrite in each space the meaning of each given word.1. likewise in the same way 2. underway in progress 3. carefree with no concern 4. forthcoming coming soon 5. stand-by
15、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 Exercises1. NumeralsCardinal 基数 numerals express integer 整数(whole) abstract numbers, 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. adjectives2. nouns3. numeral “one” can also be a pronounThe different ways to express “around”: aro
