Section A
8-2 Text A: A meaningful life Pre-reading activities Pre-reading activities-2
1) Yes, it is important for one to plan his future early. Early planning makes it possible for a person to work toward his life goals and achieve success more efficiently. In this way, he can avoid waste of time and energy on things that will contribute little to the realization of his life goals.
No, it is absolutely unnecessary for one to plan his future early. We all know from experience that any plan is likely to change, no matter how carefully made it may have been. Nobody can foresee the future, and hence it is a mere wishful thought that early planning will end in success. I think a better thing for one to do is to make the best plan based on the situation
he is faced with at the moment, rather than draw unrealistic plans before he even has any idea about what will happen in the future.
2) I'd like to be a bio-medical scientist in the future. I am studying for my bachelor's degree in biology right now, and I keep myself updated about the latest developments in the field. I am particularly interested in how advances in biology can help human beings solve medical problems. I believe this is a meaningful career to pursue because I can contribute to the welfare of the human race. Reading comprehension Reading comprehension-1
1) The author first met Henry at an adult education seminar he once gave at New York University. 2) He considered Henry an unusual person because Henry didn't fit the regular image of an \"animal person\". His clothes were untidy, his hair uncombed, and his language quite open and direct.
3) He helped to bring about the permanent closedown of a laboratory which did experiments with poisonous vapor on rabbits.
4) He persuaded the company to put $750,000 into the search for alternative ways to test their products. 5) Because these corporations have seen the boycott that Revlon had almost got involved in and they were afraid that they might trigger similar anger from animal rights activists.
6) He was efficient at planning and organizing campaigns. For example, he carried out public awareness campaigns, shaped lawsuits to sue large companies for malpractice, and built committed groups of supporters.
7) He didn't show any sign of depression, and he refused to hear the author's sympathy and condolences.
8) He could be satisfied with his achievements when looking back at life, and to be able to accept death calmly.
Reading comprehension-2
1) Yes, I agree completely that Henry's life is meaningful. My reasons are:
He helped make the world better by reducing the suffering of animals.
He did what he was interested in and achieved great success.
No, I don't think Henry's life is meaningful. This is because:
Marriage and family are essential in life, but Henry never had these.
A proper amount of entertainment can keep us healthy and enable us to work efficiently, but Henry spent very little time on relaxation and leisure. 2) Being able to pursue one's dream freely. Meeting challenges bravely even if the efforts end in failure.
Having a happy family.
Doing something that makes the world better. 3) Yes, I think that the animal rights movement is necessary. My reasons are:
It can arouse human beings' awareness of animals' suffering.
Animals, like human beings, should also be respected and treated with friendliness.
No, I don't think the animal rights movement is necessary. This is because:
It ignores the human need to provide food, e.g. meat and milk, for an increasing world population. It ignores the necessity of inventing new drugs and treatments to improve human health. 4) A good career. A happy family.
Freedom: to have the freedom to pursue what I am really interested in with no need to worry about money and other people's opinions.
5) I once watched a documentary on TV about a man who gave up a good job in a big city and went to teach in a mountainous region of China. I think what he did is worthwhile. Though it seems that he may not earn much money, he can use his knowledge and experience to change many children's lives.
I once watched a TV report about a man who gave up a decent job in a big city and went to teach in a mountainous region of China. I personally don't think it is worthwhile for him to do so because of two reasons. First, I think he probably can give greater help to the students in mountainous regions if he earns a high salary in a big city and donates some money to schools in those areas. In this way, his efforts can benefit more students. Second, he should fulfill his own family responsibilities, for example, taking care of his parents, before he pursues his own passion. If he lives far away from home and earns only a little amount of money by teaching in a remote poor region, it will be hard for him to care for his parents, either physically or financially. Based on these two considerations, I feel what he did is not worthwhile.
8-3 Text A: Language focus Words in use 1. stalked 2. expectancy 3. terminate 4. condolences 5. chronicling 6. malpractice 7. retrospective 8. boycott 9. incur 10. batches
Word building: Practice Word building: Practice-1 1) breakage
2) drainage 3) bribery 4) refinery 5) constitutional 6) exceptional 7) institutional 8) oriental 9) sensation 10) tutorial 11) presidential 12) provincial
Word building: Practice-2 1. provincial 2. breakage 3. institutional
4. bribery 5. sensations 6. drainage 7. tutorial 8. refineries 9. oriental 10. constitutional 11. presidential 12. exceptional Banked cloze 1) depressing 2) figure 3) flexibility 4) seemingly 5) sued
6) imagine 7) sparked 8) suffering 9) leaflets 10) passionate Expressions in use 1) stay on the sidelines 2) alerted 3) to 4) turned up 5) lay siege to 6) followed suit 7) In the face of 8) put out
9) get revenge for
8-4 Structure analysis & writing Structured writing: Practice
参考：Everyone has been taught to be honest since childhood. As to cheating in exams, it is certainly something we should never do. Even though I have learned this since an early age, I come to realize its importance from an experience of one of my classmates.
One day before last term's mathematics final exam, I met Jerry, one of my classmates. When I asked him whether he was ready for the exam, he looked very anxious and upset. We wished each other good luck and then bid goodbye. However, to my astonishment, he was caught cheating during the exam. It seemed that he made some notes and brought them to the classroom. While he was reading through them, he was caught by the teacher.
I had thought the most serious punishment he could get would be a failure in the exam. However, a week later, we learned that Jerry had been suspended from
school. Some of us thought that the school was too strict with him. But on second thought, we got to understand that cheating in an exam violates the Code of Academic Honesty. A person who commits this will not be trusted by others.
Jerry might have thought that he could escape from being caught in the exam. But the result was that he paid a big price for cheating. I don't know where Jerry is now, but I really wish that he learns a lesson from this experience and never does similar things again. What happened to him also made me understand that we should get what we want through honest and true efforts rather than by immoral means. 8-5 Translation Translation Translation-1
参考：退学之后挣个一两百万已经成为了年轻创业者的标签。人们感到很惊讶，退学之后成为富翁的人数是如此之多。史蒂夫乔布斯仅在里德学院上了一个学期就退学，之后成为了美国最有影响力的企业家之一；比尔盖茨退学之
后创立了自己的软件公司，并成为微软的首席执行官；马克扎克伯格从哈佛大学退学，专心致力于自己的项目，创立了脸书公司。确实，这些亿万富翁都在高等教育阶段退学，而且赚了很多钱，但他们是例外，并非常规。需要注意的是退学并不是使他们致富的原因，勤奋、专注和热情才是他们成功的秘诀。因此，上学并获得学位是非常重要的。当然了，除非你有能够改变一个行业的绝妙想法，并且即使没有学位就拥有所需要的技能，那样的话，就大胆地退学创业吧。而事实是，很多退学的人都不如那些拥有学位的人成功。 Translation-2
参考：In recent years, the social development and changes in employment situation have put higher requirements on college students. Instead of confining themselves to the knowledge in books, more and more college students are stepping out of the \"Ivory Tower\" and taking an active part in social practice in their spare time. Through social practice, college students can have a deeper understanding of society,
increase
their
sense
of
social
responsibility, and improve their analytical and
problem-solving abilities. Meanwhile, taking part in social practice can also help students recognize their own shortcomings and have a clear idea about where they are to go in the future. All these benefits will help them build up social and work experience, which will lay a solid foundation for them in finding jobs or starting their own businesses in the future. Section B
8-6 Reading skills Practice 1) Metaphor
The author compares his anger at the article about William Butler Yeats to boiling water, which shows that his indignation is very strong. 2) Metaphor
Here the author compares his Irish heritage to a defendant, a person who has to defend his innocence in court.
3) : Simile
The signal phrase is \"in the same way\". The author feels writing the letter to The New York Times is like praying of a priest or instrument playing of a musician. By this, he means he feels obligated to write a letter to refute the book review he read. 4) Simile
The word \"like\" indicates that writing is compared to waxing a car, which means that the improvement of writing skills lies in attention to details and lots of practice. 5) Metaphor
The author compares the feelings deep down in the heart to fire, and uses \"heat\" to refer to the intensity of the feelings or the strength of the passion.
8-7 Text B: A turning point of my life Reading comprehension
Reading comprehension-1 1) C 2) B 3) A 4) D 5) D 6) C 7) D 8) B
Reading comprehension-2 1) Diligence.
Perseverance and patience. Interest. Passion. Intelligence.
Financial support.
2) Think about the situation calmly and find out what caused the change.
Ask for help and advice from those who are experienced in dealing with similar situations. Stay confident and continue to pursue our goals. 3) Yes, I agree.
Passion gives us determination to do what we are interested in.
Passion gives us belief to do our best. No, I don't agree with the author's view. Objective factors, such as financial and technical resources, are more important.
We need to adjust our goals and plans according to real situations, which sometimes may not match what we are passionate about.
4) Get a graduate degree in computer science: study hard to prepare for the graduate entrance examination; learn to do research independently during graduate study.
Work in a famous company: do some part-time jobs to build skills and experience.
Set up my own high-tech company: pay close attention to the trends of technological development in our country.
5) Interest: If I'm interested in the job, I will be willing to learn new things and become skilled at it quickly.
Distance from home: I want to live with my parents so that it will be easy for me to take care of them.
Salary: I want to earn much money when I am young so that I can retire early and travel around the world. 8-8 Text B: Language focus Words in use
1. vibrate 2. indignant 3. activate 4. adherence 5. timely 6. patrons 7. tentatively 8. serial 9. denounces 10. impetus Expressions in use
1) is swamped with,has been swamped with 2) in adherence to 3) in essence 4) marvel at
5) feel strongly about 6) was dubbed 7) as 8) tacking 9) up
10) comes to life Sentence structure Sentence structure-1
1) Susan will have graduated from the university by the end of next year, and Jessie given birth to a baby then.
2) Many female students like romantic movies, but many male students action movies.
3) At the moment, Mike must be playing basketball, and Jane doing her homework. Sentence structure-2
1. There are few things (that) I am happier about than 2. There are few things (that) she feels are more rewarding than
3. there were few things (that) I wanted to get more eagerly than 8-9 Collocation Practice Practice-1 1) D 2) B 3) E 4) F 5) A 6) C Practice-2 1) G
2) J 3) E 4) D 5) H 6) F 7) A 8) L 9) C 10) I 11) B 12) K
因篇幅问题不能全部显示，请点此查看更多更全内容