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1、Key to exercisesUnit 1Preview1. Listen to the recording of the text and then fill in the blanks in the following sentences.1. aim/purpose; training; practical/professional skills; technical training; universities2. graduate school; Shakespeares plays; be a pharmacist3. making a living; keep himself;
2、 his family; expose; ideas4. waking; average; a living; all about 5. in danger; mechanized savages; push-button Neanderthals6. have left us; peculiar accomplishments; species 7. center; storehouse8. sarcastic; humorous 2. Read the text for better comprehension and answer the questions, paying specia
3、l attention to the parts in bold type.1) It means annoying experiences, tough problems or failures. 2) They must have finished their graduate studies with an advanced degree like a PhD.3) It simply means “one of the students”. The word “body” here means the whole group of students. Because the stude
4、nt is thin and tall. It is meant to be humorous rather than insulting.4)He teaches English literature.5) By using the word “stuff”, he shows his dislike for the course very clearly. He doesnt like the course because he thinks it is useless for his planned career. 6) We can assume that he does not th
5、ink it necessary to waste money on the books since he intends to drop the course.7) The latter. It is a humorous way of referring to a certain type of people.8) He is talking about the Pharmacy School. He is being sarcastic when he calls it “a Drugstore Mechanics School” It means “技工”.9) He is talki
6、ng about the diploma for university or college graduates. He has in mind people like what the student wants to be: pharmacists.10) It means “having been introduced to the ideas developed or produced throughout history.11) It refers to his effort to convince the student.12) “Hold” here is an intransi
7、tive verb meaning “remain true”. It is often used as a set phrase “hold true”.13)It means “things of the same kind”. 诸如此类14)We call it the future continuous tense. It is used for ongoing future actions.15) He is saying here that you will make sure that the medicine you make will not be mixed with po
8、ison if you are trained as a pharmacist; that the houses you build will successfully keep out bulls if your chosen job is engineering; and that your client will not be sentenced to death because you are incompetent if you want to be a lawyer.16)These are all useful things to do and raises/brings up
9、your children.17)In formal English, “may” is used to express a hope or wish. More examples: May our country be prosperous and our people happy.May peace finally prevail.Note: suffice (be sufficient) It is formal for humorous effect.18) 民主的思想家. Will you be heading a family that is familiar with the g
10、reat democratic ideas in past history?19) He means the tall student. “Pest” is often used to refer to an annoying person especially a child.20)No. He means that he is aiming to make money. That is his purpose for coming to school.21)youre going to have trouble finding something to do when you are no
11、t spending money.22) then you shouldnt go to college. You have no reason to go to college.23)He is saying here that young people may become savages like the ancient people who lived 35,000 to 130,000 years ago although they can now push buttons and use machines, hence, a “new species”.24)Our college
12、s are bound to produce some students of this kind. He is very sarcastic about these people and thinks that they are not truly educated and civilized as they should be today. Therefore he uses the expression: “ such life forms”. Note also that the word “graduate” is used as a transitive verb here.25)
13、 We are talking about how ideas or concepts are developed and how important they are in the evolution of the human species. Animals live by instinct. Only human beings are able to formulate ideas such as love, freedom, democracy, and equality. These ideas make us different from other animals. And we
14、 get these ideas from people in the past. That is why reading is so important. Many scholars maintain that without reading we dont know how to think. There are, however, people who emphasize the importance of direct experience. They say that Doing is also learning. Sometimes they even go as far as t
15、o maintain that reading may prevent us from creative thinking.26) The fact that we have the faculty means thatVocabulary1.Do the following exercises on word formation rules. 1)The following words are adjectives ending with the suffixes “-ent” and “-ant,” and their corresponding nouns usually ending
16、with “-ence” and “-ance.” Decide which of the following should be the former, and which the latter.1. different2. independent3. extravagant4. competent5. arrogant6. important7. confident8. fragrant9. significant10. convenient 11. evident12. intelligent13. relevant14. present15. urgent 16. violent17. curr
