目录 Unit 1 一、词汇短语 二、课文精解 三、全文翻译 四、练习答案 Unit 2 一、词汇短语 二、课文精解 三、全文翻译 四、练习答案 Unit 3 一、词汇短语 二、课文精解 三、全文翻译 四、练习答案 Unit 4 一、词汇短语 二、课文精解 三、全文翻译 四、练习答案 Unit 5 一、词汇短语 二、课文精解 三、全文翻译 四、练习答案 Unit 6 一、词汇短语 二、课文精解 三、全文翻译 四、练习答案 Unit 7 一、词汇短语 二、课文精解 三、全文翻译 四、练习答案 Unit 8 一、词汇短语 二、课文精解 三、全文翻译 四、练习答案 Unit 1 一、词汇短语 Text A acquaint E5kweint v. （with）使认识，使了解，使熟悉 例句Please acquaint him with my arrival. 请通知他我到了 词组acquaint with 熟悉；使认识，使了解 be acquainted with 知道，相识 acquaint oneself with 熟悉，通晓，摸清 助记ac（一再）+quaint（奇怪的）一再见到古怪的事见怪不怪了自 然就熟悉了 派生acquaintance n. 熟人；相识；了解；知道 humanity hju(:)5mAniti n. 人性，人类，人情；博爱，仁慈；人文科学 例句This new discovery will contribute to all humanity. 这个新发现将对全 人类作出贡献。
助记human（人）+（n）ity（谐音：泥土）上帝用泥土造人，所以人 性具有泥土的温和 zoom zu:m n. 急速上升，陡直上升；（价格、费用等）猛增；嗡嗡声 vi. （飞机）陡升 例句A red signal light zoomed to the sky. 一枚红色信号腾空而起 词组zoom in放大 reference 5refrEns n. 提及；参考（书目）；证明书（人）；介绍信； 参考书目 v. 引用 例句My careful writing results from many references to a dictionary. 我文思 缜密是因为我经常查字典 词组by reference to参照 with reference to关于，就而论 in reference to 关于 expert 5ekspE:t n. 专家，能手 adj. 熟练的，内行的，有经验的；专门的 vt. 当专家；在中当行家 例句All the young men are expert drivers. 所有这些年轻人都是驾驶能 手 词组expert in/at 熟于；在方面是行家 助记excerpt（n. French; Italian; Chinese; German 2.his mind 3.mother tongue; are shortened; more frequently 4.read a lot; listen to CDs 5.good dictionaries; the Internet 6.difficult at first; never ends; highly enjoyable TEXT A Task One 1 1) No, he doesnt think so. He says that in fact English is not easy to learn; otherwise, he would have to look for another job instead of an English teacher, because very few qualified teachers would be needed. 2) Yes, he does. 3) Behaviorists are fond of making students repeat phrases and do exercises where they continually have to change one word in a sentence. They think people learn language is in the same way as parrots and chimpanzees do. 4) Pidcroft thinks interest is of great improtance to language learning. No one can ever learn to speak English or any other language unless he is interested in it. 5) Parrots and chimpanzees make noises that are meaningless, however, human beings do not like making noises unless they understand what the noises mean and can relate them to their own lives. They use the language to communicate. 2 1) Advertisements often give the false impression on people that learning English is easy and it does not take much effort to master it. 2) There isnt a universal method that suits all students in every situation. 3) People are in two extremes to learn a language. One is that people used to believe the only way to learn a language was to spend a lot of time in a country where it was spoken. The other extreme is that some think that they can learn a foreign language at home with dictionaries. 4) Teaching methods based on the behaviorist theory does not work, because human beings are not parrots or chimpanzees. 5) Interest is the key to learning a language, and language is a tool for communication. 6) It is important that we have other people to talk to and listen to in communication in order to master a language. Task Two 1.T T F T F F 2 1) There are many ways of learning and teaching English, but no way is perfect in every situation. Therefore, it is useless to pretend that someone has discovered a perfect way of teaching English. 2) Human beings do-not learn to speak in the way parrots or chimpanzees do. But many behaviorist theorists wish that we were parrots or chimpanzees, so that they could use their teaching methods with ease. 3) Human beings are not like animals. They talk meaningfully and the speech sounds they make are relevant to their lives. Task Three 1) 2) Yes. Language learning is not an easy job, no matter what language it is. But if the language belongs to the same language family as the learners mother tongue, or if the learner has some aptitude for learning languages, things may become easier to some extent. 3) Yes, it is. Motivation is always an important factor in learning a foreign language. 4) Open. No, I dont believe it. Driven by profits, the advertisers often exaggerate, and sometimes provide false messages. It takes time and effort to learn a foreign language. TEXT B Checking Your Vocabulary 1 l) care 2) astonish 3) adventure 4) confusion 5) glimpse 6) illustration 7) edition 8) intelligent 2 1) had some trouble with 2) at all costs 3) to rid myself of 4) I mean every word of it. 5) cleared up 6) sure enough 7) dived into it Checking Your Comprehension 1 1) According to the information in Para. 5 (not a hard book even for most third graders), we can conclude that the children must be in the fourth or some upper grade. 2) Three. How the Grinch Stole Christmas National Velvet Moby Dick 3) 2.stunned/surprised; doubtful/questioning; relieved/pleased 3. After hearing what John Holt said, the girl decided to believe him and follow his advice. She started with some easier books like How the Grinch Stole Christmas and remained on this lower level for a while. About six weeks later, as 。