《综合教程第一单元词汇练习》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《综合教程第一单元词汇练习（10页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、Book I Unit 1Difficult Sentences 1. There is often a reference to William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens to encourage him even more. Who are “William Shakespeare” and “Charles Dickens”?(= Shakespeare is the worlds most popular playwright while Dickens is the greatest English novelist of the 19th cen
2、tury.)Why are they mentioned in the advertisements?(= The people who run the advertisements just want to use quotations to support their points.)2. If it were as easy to learn English as they say, I would have to look for another job, because very few qualified teachers would be needed.What is the a
3、uthors profession?(= He must be an English teacher whose job is to train qualified English teachers.) 3. , and it is no use pretending that anyone has discovered a perfect way of teaching English in every possible situation.What are the meaning and the usage of the phrase “it is no use ”?1) The phra
4、se means “it has no effect ”.2) Whenever we use this phrase we should always use the V-ing form after it. More examples:* Its no use complaining.* Its no use crying over spilt milk, hes spent all the money, and theres nothing you can do about it.)Translate this part into Chinese.(= 而且也无需装模作样地声称有什么人已
5、经找到了一个万能的适合所有学习环境的教学方法。)4. No doubt this is true to a certain extent, but it is not very helpful to students.What can we learn from the expression “This is true to a certain extent, but ”?(= We can see the author doesnt totally agree with the previous statement.Then, what, in the authors opinion, is
6、 helpful to students?(= Students should have some good methods in learning English.)5. Some students go to the opposite extreme and think they can teach themselves at home with dictionaries.What can we infer from the phrase “go to the opposite extreme”?(= From this phrase, we can see that the author
7、 doesnt think learning English by using dictionaries only is a good method, either.)6. But it is wrong to assume that each word in English has a precise equivalent in another language and vice versa.Translate the sentence into Chinese.(= 如果你认为英语中的每一个词在另一语言中都有完全对等的词（或反之亦然），那就错了。)7. If we were parrots
8、 or chimpanzees, these methods might be successful. What can we infer from the sentence?(= The author uses subjunctive mood here to show he disagrees with behaviorists.)8. Human beings, unlike parrots and chimpanzees, can relate them to their own lives.Why does the author compare human beings with p
9、arrots and chimpanzees?(= The author does so in order to tell us human beings speak English because they are interested in it.)9. It is worth remembering that language is a means of communication.Pay attention to the usage of the word “worth”.(= When we use this expression we should always use the V
10、-ing form after the word “worth”, never an infinitive. More examples:The book is worth reading/Its worth reading the book. )Paraphrase the sentence.(= It is likely to give a satisfactory or rewarding return for us to keep in mind that language is a way to communicate.) 10. What they listen to and re
11、ad cannot be a formula.Translate the sentence into Chinese.(= 人们所听所读的不应该是程式化的东西。)Words and Expressions1. personal: adj. concerning, belonging to, or for the use of a particular person; private* My personal view is that the students should be doing more work outside the classroom.* When I went to her
12、 room all her personal belongings had gone.2. advertisement: n. a picture, short film, song, etc. which tries to persuade people to buy a product or service* a television/newspaper advertisement for a new car* They put an advertisement in The Morning News, offering a high salary for the right person
13、.* The organizers of the concert had taken out a full page advertisement in The New York Times.Collocation:answer an advertisement 应广告之聘put an advertisement in/on 在做广告run an advertisement 做广告buy things from/in advertisements 购买广告上宣传的商品3. claim:1) vt. state that sth. is true, even though it has not b
14、een proved* All parties have claimed success in yesterdays elections.* The company claims that their product “makes you thin without dieting”.战斗结束后, 双方均宣称获胜。(= After the battle both sides claimed victory.)2) n. a statement that sth. is true, even though it has not been proved* They made claims they
15、couldnt live up to.她对这块土地产权提出的要求最终得到法庭的认可。(= Her claim to the ownership of the land was finally recognized by the court.)4. on ones part: of or by someone* There has never been any jealousy on my part.(= 我从没有感到忌妒。)* It was probably just a mistake on her part. 5. fluently: adv.fluent: adj. often used with in (of a person) speaking, writing, or playing a musical instrument in an easy smooth manner* The company will give priority to an applicant who is fluent in English.* He speaks fluent Spanish.6. reference: n.1) a mention of sth.* Knowing what had happened, I avoided making any
