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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,Vocabulary 1,My job varies between the extremely tedious and the annoyingly busy. ? I think Im happier during the really busy times; no time to think about how bored I am.,It is the nature of the wise to ? pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.,I figure out a good team of dogs, hitched to a light sled, can ? 1,000 pounds of goods.,In the story, the little girl has a ? stepmother, who makes her life a misery.,Nothing ever becomes real till it is experiencedeven a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has ? it.,On balance,resist,haul,wicked,illustrated,Nowadays almost all libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within their ? .,You can increase a tyres grip in winter by slightly ? its pressure.,Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are shared by the United States and Canada, and form part of the ? between the two countries.,The police are investigating the three men allegedly ? in organizing and carrying out the bank robbery.,I do not doubt in the lest tat inflation leads to ? decline.,A blizzard was ? great drifts of snow across the lake.,Tim says ? everybody will be affected by the tax increases, but Im sure hes exaggerating.,budget,lowering,boundary,involved,economic,blasting,just about,Vocabulary 2,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,1. In an effort to feel better, I started to make small changes in my life and _ from 20 cigarettes a day to a mere three or four.,(cut),2. If I wasted electricity as you do at home, my dad would make me _ the bill.,(pick),3. We can _ with four computers at the moment, but well need a couple more when the new staff arrive.,(get),4. It is impossible to_this course just by working hard around exam times.,(get),cut back/down,pick up,get by,get through,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,5. Unless they quickly _ their mistakes, they will miss a unique opportunity to settle the problem once and for all.,(face),6. The students were instructed to do the experiment carefully and to _ their reports at the beginning of next week.,(turn),7. I didnt travel much when I was younger, but Im certainly,lost time now.,8. Successful people are the ones who_ things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.,(think),face up to,turn in,making up for,think up,Vocabulary 3,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,1. Benneker continued steadily with his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy when he was still a farmer.,While farming, Benneker _,_,_. (pursue),pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy.,2. Misleading thoughts are often caused by words that are misused.,Misused words _,_. (generate),often generate misleading thoughts,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,3. Great importance is attached to a combination of theory and practice in our work.,We,.,(combine),attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work.,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,4. People tend to believe that a person who thinks money will do everything may do everything for money.,A person who thinks that money will do everything may well _,_. (suspect),be suspected of doing everything for money,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,5. Before one comes to the end of life, there are surely a good many bitter disappointments that he has to face.,A person surely has to face a good many bitter disappointments _ _. (get through),before he gets through life,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,Vocabulary 4,previous,next,index,break,over,1. Seeing that more and more people are concerned about the quality of _ environment, John is considering starting an interior decoration business. It seems certain to earn _ , but he does not yet have enough money _ it.,(profit, invest, indoor),a profit,their indoor,to invest in,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,back,previous,next,index,break,over,2. This _ is primarily used for _ of the sound quality of electronic media. It was invented in the US, but now it is used on a global _ .,(improvement, scale, device),the improvement,device,scale,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,back,previous,more,index,break,over,3. When the first settlers came to America, _ utensils,(器皿),consisted of a few pots, pans and some bowls _ in one corner of the house. There wasnt much material _ around them. They _ in a restaurant as we often do nowadays.,( household, temptation, dine out, stack),their household,stacked in,temptation,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,back,never dined out,Confusable Words,home:,a place where one lives; a dwelling place together with the family that occupies it.,e.g. My,home,is in Shanghai. The nurse visits patients in their,homes,.,house,: a building for people to live in,e.g. The Smiths used to live in a big,house,in the country.,family,: a basic social group consisting of parents and their children and/or other members related by blood or marriage,e.g. The little girl was welcomed into the,family,as if she had been their own child.,household,: the occupants of a house regarded as a unit,e.g. To count the number of,households,in the country, a national survey will be conducted soon.,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,2.,suspect:,believe to be true or probable; believe to be guilty; have doubts about or distrust,e.g. I,suspect,that rain is going to spoil our picnic. The police,suspected,him of stealing the money. They,suspected,his words because he had lied before.,doubt:,consider unlikely; feel uncertain or undecided about,e.g. She said she would help me with my work, but I,doubt,whether she was I earnest. It is raining so hard. I,doubt,that John will come. No one,doubted,his ability to lead his people through the crisis.,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,Now put a proper word into each,gap in the following sentences:,1. home, house, family, household,1) I live in my _ as I live inside my skin: I know more beautiful and more attractive skins, but it would seem to me unnatural to exchange them for mine.,2) _ is the place where we are treated the best, but complain the most.,house,Home,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,3) The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at _ in the bosom of my _ .,4) The number of cars owned by each _ in the local area averaged 1.5 in 2001.,home,household,family,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,2. suspect, doubt,1) Mary has been told by her boss to finish two reports within 24 hours. I _ if she can finish the work in time.,2) My neighbor was arrested this morning because the police _ him of carrying out two bomb attacks.,doubt,suspected,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,3) People never _ his sincerity as a public servant; for he had long devoted himself to the struggle for the independence of his nation.,4) I considered Roy my friend and never _ that he was just taking advantage of me to obtain his selfish goals.,5) Dont employ someone you _ , nor suspect someone you employ.,doubted,suspected,suspect,Word Formation,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,1. For the past two decades there has been a _ in the number of single-parent families because of the ever-rising divorce rate in the country.,2. As one of the best football teams in the country, our team got all the way to the _ before being beaten.,3. My father is a _ in that restaurant, and all of the waiters know him.,rise,final,regular,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,4. Most hotels allow their own guests to _ their checks for small amounts, but guests have to go to the banks for larger ones.,5. To protect our environment, it is important to let everyone know the _ and _ of recycling.,6. Inflation has _ the price of everything from food to industrial products.,cash,hows,whys,upped,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,7. Professor Smith is reading a very old book, the pages of which are _ from age.,8. This wine was produced in France, but it was imported in large containers and _ in China before it was sold.,9. He needed money but would not _ himself to picking up coins on the street.,10. Life is a _ for the true self and there is no easy access to that kind of truth.,yellowed,bottled,lower,search,Cloze 1,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,Jim Doherty may not be a born farmer, but he _ _ (1) without too much trouble. Not that he has had it easy. That first hard winter he faced must have left him with the _(2) to give up and go back to the city. But he managed to_ _ (3) it without losing heart. Hes picked up a lot of skills since then and made some real _ _(4) to his farm, though without much laborsaving machinery, _ _ (6) that old rotary,gets by,temptation,get through,improvements,aside from,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,cultivator. I _ _(6) he doesnt make all that much, though he does have his writing to _(7) what little_ (8) he makes from the farm. I guess he does it primarily for the quality of life. Certainly, they seem a happy family and you can often see them out working together, one day spraying apple trees, the next _ (9) firewood .,suspect,supplement,profit,stacking,Cloze 2,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,A homesteader,(自耕农),is a person who lives a self-reliant lifestyle with major emphasis on home production. While the Industrial Age is being _ (1) by information and electronics, some people try to seek an escape from the social, environmental, and economic madness of the modern age and begin to _ _ (3) returning to the country. As this lifestyle is so enjoyable, satisfying and rewarding, more and more,people are prepared to _(3) their job in the city and start a new and more meaningful life on their various farms.,consider,replaced,quit,Unit 1: Changes in the Way We Live,NCE-B3,For some it has become not only a way of life, but also a way of looking at the _ (4) .,Of course, life in the country can be pretty _ (5) . While it is an enjoyment to be so close to Nature, you may have to reduce your dependence on _ (6) by cutting back on your daily consumption. You may also have to cook your own meals every day and _ (7) your own low-cost entertainment without the _ (8). that are common in cities. On _ (9), living in the country has long been a part of the American Dream. Generations of Americans have considered the country an _ (10) setting in which to live and raise a.,world,tough,fuels,provide,luxuries,balance,ideal,Translation 1,We have a problem with the computer system, but I think its fairly minor.,My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over (responsibility for) my upbringing at that point.,The toys have to meet strict/ tough safety requirements before they can be sold to children.,Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of news and opinion.,When it comes to this magazine, it is/ carries a digest of articles from the many newspapers and magazines around the world.,Translation 2,十年之前,南希做了许许多多美国人梦寐以求的事。她辞去了经理职位,在邻近地区开了一家家用器材,(equipment),商店。像南希那样的人作出这种决定主要是想改善生活质量。,A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened/set up a household,device,store in the neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the,improvement,in the quality of their lives.,然而,经营小本生意绝非易事。在失去稳定的收入后,南希不得不削减日常开支。有时候她甚至没有钱支付她所需要的种种保险的费用。,But, to run a business,on a small scale,is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to,cut back,on her daily expenses. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the,premiums,for the various kinds of,insurance,she needed.,幸运的是,通过自己的努力,她已经度过了最困难的时期。她决心继续追求她所向往的更加美好的生活。,Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now,got through,the most difficult time. She is determined to continue,pursuing,her vision of a better life.,
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