Unit 3Vocabulary exercisesⅠ. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words. 1. It is my personal belief that human potential can only be realize by the globalization of ideas. 2. ...the Internet may be responsible for furthering the fragmentation of society by alienating its individual users. 3. ...he said he was \"addicted,\" and has \"forced\" himself to go off-line. 4. Automobile ownership because commonplace and suburbs were created.\"Progress\" was their mantra. 5. However, based on my personal experience I can understand how, as they surf the web some folks might be confronted with cognitive overload. 6. Some would argue that virtual existences created by some users who debate, shop, travel and have romance on line are in fact not real.KEY 1. ability to develop, achieve or succeed 2. causing to feel very distant from or not welcome to others 3. liked it very much and wanted to spend as much time doing it as possible 4. a word or phrase which is often repeated to express a belief 5. more information than one can cope with 6. a set of images and sounds produced by a computer which seems so real that for most purposes it can be regarded as real Ⅱ. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in each sentence without changing its original meaning. 1. The president warned, \"America must get rid of the hangover we all have because of economic binge we just went through,\" referring to the long period of inflated stock prices that sent Americans streaming into the market. A. indulgence B. speculation C. habit D.inflation 2. There is a small difference in meaning between the two words. A. mild B. slight C. moderate D. minimal 3. Crab connoisseurs need not lament because king crab legs are still available at the festival, along with plenty of other seafood. A. mourn B. fell regret C. depress D. dissatisfy 4. There's always intense media coverage of airplane crash and that can really play into people's fears and skew their perceptions of how safe it is to fly. A. misconceive B. change C. distort D. preoccupy 5. The creature survive in a thin atmosphere of hydrogen and carbon and dioxide and in a special brew of volcanic ash altered to simulate the properties of Martian at the expense of be availiable for prior to give....pause to think in earnest for better life soil, including its density, grain size and magnetic properties. A. pretend to be B. imitate C. reproduce D. unify 6. This budget place short-term, political partisan gratification ahead of the nation's needs. A. satisfaction B. pleasure C. nomination D. bonus 7. She gradually perceived that her parent had been right. A. noticed B. knew C. sccepted D. realized 8. Reputation is important and a big international bank just can't afford to alienate client in countries around the world. A separate B. give up C. discord D. distanceKEY. 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. DⅢ. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form. take advantage ofbe confront with 1. John's mind is always full of fantasies. He dreams of changing the world________. 2. Edward Stuart became a brilliant scholar, but only at__________ his health. 3. The corporation was determined to push forward the policy of reform, but the new system_________great difficulty at the start. 4. In order to gain the utmost amount of benefit, this corporation________the exceptional opportunities open in exports. 5. It present in satirical terms point made_________by catholic writers, which proved to be a success. 6. Two tennis courts and a swimming pool_______the regular members of the club, but the season tickets are only valid for three month. 7. According to the Federal Bureau of inspection, a man seen hanging around the area_____the shooting could have been involved in the assassination of the President. 8. An opposition statement said he hoped the agreement________them________about the futility of violence.KEY 1. for the better 2. at the expense of 3. was confronted with 4. took advantage of 5. in earnest 6. are available for 7. prior to 8. would give ... pause to thinkⅣ. Explain meaning of the underlined word or phrase in each sentence. 1. Large deposit of limestone and clay can be found in the northern reaches of the state of Washington. 2. Several colleges and universities in the United States are now requiring that their students purchase personal computers. 3. The use of mechanical refrigerators became widespread in United States in the 1920's. 4. Could we go out tomorrow night instead? I'd rather have a quiet evening in tonight. 5. Becky will fill you in on what happened at the last meeting. 6. You can lose yourself in a sea of identical hairstyles and thought styles.KEY 1. expanses 2. thinking it necessary 3. commonplace 4. at home 5. tell you 6. large numberGrammar exerciseⅠ. Put the following into indirect speech. 1. \" I've been in London for a month, but so far I haven't had time to visit the tower,\" said Robert. 2. \" I was intending to do it tomorrow,\" he said, \"but now I don't think I'll be able to.\" 3. \"Why are so many people interested in on-line shopping?\" asked the boy. 4. \"Don't make mountains out of molehills, Mary,\" John said. 5. \"When the bell rings take the meant out of the even,\" my mother said. 6. \"Let's surf the Internet ,\" said Ann. 7. \"Need I eat it all,mummy?\" said the child. \" Yes, dear, you must, \" said the mother. 8. \"Tom, you shouldn't spend all time chatting on the Internet,\" Mr Smith said.KEY 1. Robert said he had been in London for a month, but so far he hadn't had time to visit the tower. 2. He said he had been intending to do it the next day, but then he didn't think he would be able to. 3. The boy asked Why so many people were interested in on-line shopping. 4. John told Mary not to make mountains out of molehills. 5. My mother told me to take the meat out of the oven when the bell rang. 6. Ann suggested surfing the Internet. 7. The child asked his mother if he had to/need eat it all and she said that he must/had to. 8. Mr. Smith advised Tom not to spend all his time chatting on the Internet.Ⅱ. Combine the sentences in each group into one, using at least one absolute construction. 1. a. There had been no rain. b. The ground was dry. 2. a. When I walked in, Grandpa was sitting at the kitchen table. b. The newspaper was spread before him. 3. a. The boys leaned against the willow tree. b. Their fishing poles rested on sticks.
c. Their eyes gazed at the bobs floating on the ripples 4. a. Mark went homeward alone.
b. His heart was full of strange emotion. 5. a. The discussion had been completed.
b. The chairman adjourned the meeting for half an hour. 6. a. The cowboy dominates the pages of many magazines. b. His hair is dark and curly.
c. His broad shoulder are sloping yet powerful. d. His expression is calm and confident.KEY
1. There having been no rain, the ground was dry.
2. When I walked in, Grandpa was sitting at the kitchen table, the newspaper spread
before him.
3. The boys learned against the willow tree, fishing poles resting on sticks, eyes
gazing at the bobs floating on the ripples.
4. Mark went homeward alone, his heart full of strange emotion.
5. The discussion completed, the chairman adjourned the meeting for half an hour. 6. The cowboy dominates the pages of many magazines, his dark and curly, his
broad shoulders sloping yet powerful and his expression calm and confident. Ⅲ. Fill in the blank with the gerund or the infinitive of the verb given in the
brackets.
1. I try to______(pacify) him but he refuse to ______(pacify) and went on
_____(grumble)
2. I am looking forward to______(see ) you. 3. I object to _____(be treated) like a child. 4. I don't feel like ___(do) on lined shopping.
5. He hates ______(answer ) the phone, and very often just let it ____(ring) 3. Two whole pages are devoted to ____ (report) yesterday's bomb explosion.KEY
1. pacify, be pacified, grumbling 2. seeing 3. being treated 4. doing 5. answering, ring 6. reporting
Ⅳ. Review the following sentences. Start with the words given. 1. He had hardly arrived when she started complaining.
Hardly ________________________________________________ 2. Once Manton gets logged on the Net, he rarely care anything else. Rarely ________________________________________________ 3. You must not touch this switch under any circumstances.
Under no circumstance ___________________________________ 4. They have never known such hardships in all their lives.
Never _________________________________________________
5. He worries so much about his financial position that he can't sleep at night.
So much _______________________________________________ 6. He spoke not only more correctly but also more convincingly. Not only _______________________________________________ 7. They succeeded only after several trails. Only __________________________________________________KEY 1. Hardly had he arrived when she stared complaining. 2. Rarely does Maton care about anything else once he gets logged on to the Net. 3. Under no circumstance must you touch this switch. 4. Never in all their lives have they known such hardships. 5. So much does he worry about his financial position that he can't sleep at night. 6. Not only did he speak more correctly but also more convincingly. 7. Only after several trials did they succeed.Ⅴ. Make sentences of your own after the sentences given below, keeping the underlined structures in your sentences. 1. It is my personal belief that the human potential can only be realized by the globalization of ideas. 2. He said that he felt like an alcoholic, in that moderate use of the Internet was just not possible for him. 3. All of this being said, I believe that the key to realizing the potential of the Internet is in achieving balance in out lives.KEY 1. It is my hope that you will not give up your effort. It was my belief that our team will win the game. 2. I am ready to accept your proposal in that I believe it to be the best you can offer. This machine differs from other one in that it is more powerful. 3. All things being considered, I think I ought to award the scholarship to John. So many members being absent, the meeting had to be put off.Translation Ⅰ. Translated the following sentences in to English, using the words or phrases given in the brackets. 1. 15年来，医生们一直用抗癌药治疗这种疾病的，这些药就像大锤一样打垮患者体内 的防御力量。（equivalent of） 2. 无可否认，香烟会使人上瘾，而一旦你上了瘾，就很难戒除这个习惯了。（in earnesr） 3. 在日本人生产的一种电子游戏中玩游戏的人可以模拟艾滋病患者从染上艾滋病毒直到死亡的经历。（simulate） 4. 我肯定，他说你可以用这笔钱继续学习音乐是人真的。（in earnest） 5. 我们只能以牺牲质量为代价来提高生产率，但这可能损害公司的声誉。（at the expense of) 6. 探险者遇到了几乎难以逾越的峡谷。（confront with ) 7. 一名外语老师如果要在中学任教，他最起码要持有正规教育院校颁发位证书。（at the very least） 8. 我很快察觉到我无法使他改变想法。（perceive）
KEY
1. For the past 15 years, doctors have tried to treat this disease with anticancer
drugs, equivalent, to be beat down the body's defense forces.
2. There is no denying that smoking is addictive. And once you are addicted,
it's very difficult to get rid of the habit. 3.
Ⅱ. Translate the following passage into Chinese. The Internet has launched us into a true information age and is enabling
people around the world to interact with each other on a scale previously unimaginable. Whatever evolution ary course the Internet and the Information Superhighway take, the digital convergence of the telecommunications, television, and computer industries has forever altered the way we communicate and compute, This convergence will enable companies to deliver service that were once
beyond the technical limits. WebTV will viewers to access the Internet. Big screen, high-definition digital television and DVDs may change the way movies are shot. Satellite will help automobile find their own way home. Household will receive signals from satellite, microwave towers, fiber or copper lines.
