Unit OneText AWarming-up B. 1. armchair travelers 2. budget travelers 3. family travelers 4. business travelers 5. adventure travelers 6. luxury travelersComprehensionB. 1- f 2- c 3-d 4-a 5-e 6-bVocabulary & StructureA. 1. inhibitions 2. incredulous 3. endemic 4. eerie 5. exhilarated 6. lucid 7. decked out 8. awe-inspiring 9. plummeted 10. graciousTranslation A. 在一切生物中，要算蜂鸟体形最优美、颜色最鲜艳通过工艺加工的多种宝石和金属是无法跟这个大自然的珍宝媲美的。
大自然按照鸟类的大小把它列为最小号，真是“最小的绝妙珍品” 这种小蜂鸟是大自然的杰作；大自然把其她鸟类只能分有其中一部分的种种天赋所有慷慨地给了它这个小宠儿具有轻盈、敏捷、灵活、优雅以及羽毛绚丽等一切妙处那翠绿的、艳红的、嫩黄色的羽毛闪闪发光蜂鸟从不让它的羽毛沾染尘土，它生活在天空中，一刻也不遇到草皮它总是在空中飞翔，从花丛飞向花丛；它像花同样鲜艳，又像花同样艳丽蜂鸟靠花蜜为生，它只生活在四季鲜花盛开的地方B. 1. After climbing up to the top of the mountain and looking afar from the vantage point, I saw laid out before me a spectacular view, which was one of the most awe-inspiring view I have ever beheld; but equally exhilarating （兴奋、快乐）was the fact that some distance away a hawk was soaring high, and then, for an instant, it suddenly plummeted down into the canyon.2. My fondest memory is of spending a few days with a family in a mountain village, dinnering with them and enjoying various dishes endemic to the region. It is of mellow sweetness to have watched them, decked out in their traditional garb, moving around the house. Of course, a stay there for some more days involves some degree of ‘roughing-it’.Writing 1 … Paragraph 1 introduces the trip by describing the author’s initial venture into the park. Paragraph 2 comments on the absence of tourists in the area through which the tour was passing. Paragraph 3 provides a few reasons why there were so few tourists, including the remoteness of the area and the effect involved in getting there. Paragraph 4 discusses the approach used by the eco-tour company and their focus on the culture, people, and customs. Paragraph 5 describes the hospitality of the traveler’ hosts, the Pemon Indians, and some of the activities in which they participated. Paragraph 6 reflects on the education and understanding that the tourists gained about the area and the culture. Paragraph 7 discusses the system of spirituality and beliefs of the Pemon tribe and the rare ‘energy meridians’ of the area. Paragraph 8 concludes by stating that, while the trip was exciting for those who took it, the eco-tour style of traveling may not be for everyone. Unit TwoText AComprehension1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. DVocabulary & StructureA. 1. elaborate 2. prosecution 3. controversial 4. ammunition 5. compassion 6. response 7. hospitalized 8. surged 9. moderately 10. zealC. 1. incurably ill 2. bring about 3. grown fast into 4. winning an advantage 5. given 6. hidden, stealthy 7. struggled with 8. mild, not harshTranslationB. 1. Quite a few terminally ill patients would often like their doctors to administer lethal drugs to them to be relieved of suffering; there are also some of their families who would prefer that doctors withdraw any life-prolonging treatment since there is no hope of effecting an ultimate cure. This problem has lately boiled over into a fierce public debate in some European countries.2. Those who are opposed to ‘Euthanasia’ believe that it is no different from murder and that it is unethical, while the pro-euthanasists contend that since the incurably ill consider their existence more of a torment（痛苦、折磨）and suffering, why not let them end their lives in a decent and humane way? We ought to respect the patients’ final decision.3. The fear that ‘mercy killing’ will be abused or used unnecessarily is not groundless（无根据的、不无道理的）. But with effective measures rigorously（有效的、严肃的）taken by the government and the departments concerned, and under tightly controlled conditions in hospitals, this problem would most probably be resolved in the end.Unit ThreeText AVocabulary & StructureA. 1. backwards 2. a babe 3. chance 4. odds5. smites 6. splash 7. shinning 8. hastyB. 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. G 5. D 6. F 7. H 8. E1. The plunge we take is no different from the gamble we are taking against chance, against destiny, and in the course of it we may realize ourselves as an added bonus. And as a consequence we would be either bled white or finally make a career after painstaking efforts, or in rare cases, be continuously blessed with an unhindered advance, and we would take great pride in our obtained success.2. If a man makes gambling an obsession, he will not only lose his property gained through years of toil（长时间或辛苦的工作）, he will also lose his dignity and conscience. Therefore it is advisable that they beat a hasty retreat from such an indulgence（嗜好、爱好）and be away from the sea of troubles.3. On the bright side of the coin, we win in the struggle against destiny, and the odds are in 。