Unit 9 Lesson 3 The Secrets of Your Memory
一、阅读本课时内容,翻译相关短语
1.对……有强烈的感情__________________
2.凭记忆__________________
3.记忆缺失__________________
4.根据__________________
5.当然不是__________________
6.在……岁的时候__________________
7.到……岁的时候__________________
8.到中年的时候__________________
9.把……和……联系起来__________________
10.放轻松__________________
11.从……方面来说,根据__________________
12.充分利用__________________
13.使某人信服__________________
14.帮助做某事__________________
15.倾向于,往往会__________________
二、翻译
1.两个男孩中较高的那位是我哥哥。
_____________________ of the two boys is my brother.
2.中国是亚洲最大的国家。也就是说，它比亚洲任何其他国家都大。
China is _____________________ country in Asia. That's to say, it is _____________________ any other country in Asia.
3.在因特网上查找信息比在图书馆里查找更方便。
Seeking information on the Internet is _____________________ searching in a library.
4.按照要求做，否则你将被开除。
Do _____________________, or you'll be fired.
5.随着眼泪从他蓝色的大眼睛里滚落下来，男孩立刻沉默下来。
The boy immediately fell silent _____________________ from his big blue eyes.
三、阅读理解
When we're studying a new language, many of us approach it with fear and anxiety. However, we would benefit a lot by changing our focus, according to communication skills trainer Marianna Pascal.
Pascal has spent 20 years in Malaysia helping people speak better English. Over time, she has discovered the surprising truth: How well somebody communicates in a new language has very little to do with his or her language level—but a lot more to do with the attitude.
Pascal noticed that a lot of Malaysians went into English conversations with the feeling that they were going to be judged by how many mistakes they were going to make. And they had the idea of what good and proper English is supposed to be and how far they would have to go to get there.
As a teacher, she'd noticed one special student named Faisal. Despite not knowing much English, this boy could just sit and listen to anybody very calmly, and then he could express his thoughts clearly.
Pascal realised when Faisal entered into an English conversation, he didn't feel judged. He entirely focused on the person he was speaking to and the result he wanted to get. He had no thoughts on his own mistakes.
Pascal believes that speaking a language is not like those exams that many of us have to take in school, where a tiny spelling or grammar mistake would result in a big red "×" from the teacher. In the real world, small mistakes don't matter—what matters is whether we're able to make ourselves understood. She concludes, "If you want to speak English like Faisal with that great confidence, here's one thing that you can do when you speak: Don't focus on yourself. Focus on the other person and the result you want to achieve."
1.Why was Faisal successful in English conversation according to Pascal
A.His spoken English was quite excellent. B.His attitude to speaking English was right.
C.He and his partner were good friends. D.He made few grammatical mistakes.
2.What is Pascals attitude to the mistakes English learners make
A.Tolerant. B.Careful. C.Grateful. D.Worried.
3.What should you do if you want to communicate effectively in English
A.Try to express yourself correctly. B.Remember to use advanced grammar.
C.Avoid any mistakes while speaking. D.Concentrate on what the other people say.
答案以及解析
一、
答案：1. have strong feelings of...
2. from memory
3. loss of memory
4. according to
5.definitely not
6. at the age of...
7. by the age of...
8. by middle age
9. connect...with/to…
10. take it easy
11. in terms of
12. make good use of
13. be convincing to sb
14. help with
15. tend to do sth
二、
1.答案：The taller
2.答案：the largest; larger than
3.答案：more convenient than
4.答案：as you are told
5.答案：as tears rolled down
三、
答案：1-3.BAD
解析：1.推理判断题。根据第五段中的He entirely focused on the person he was speaking to and the result he wanted to get. He had no thoughts on his own mistakes.可知,他完全专注于与他交谈的人以及他想要获得的结果,而不去想自己的错误。因此费萨尔在英语对话中取得成功的原因是他对于说英语的态度是正确的。故选B项。
2.推理判断题。根据第六段中的Pascal believes that speaking a language is not like those exams that many of us have to take in school, where a tiny spelling or grammar mistake would result in a big red "×" from the teacher.可知,帕斯卡尔认为使用英语沟通并不是学校中的考试,犯一些小的拼写错误或语法错误也不要紧,所以她对于英语学习者犯错误的态度是宽容的。故选A项。
3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Don't focus on yourself. Focus on the other person and the result you want to achieve. 可知,用英语交流时,我们的注意力不要集中在自己是否会犯错误上,而是要集中在对话的另一方和想要呈现的沟通效果上,这样才能有效地进行沟通,故选D项。Unit 9 Lesson 2 Language Learning Tips
一、阅读本课时内容,翻译相关短语
1. 处理____________________
2. 几乎没有进步____________________
3. 课堂之外____________________
4. 在上下文中____________________
5. 偶然遇到____________________
6. 查找____________________
7. 成块____________________
8. 吃药____________________
9. 很荣幸做某事____________________
10. 理解,明白____________________
11. 不管怎样;以某种方式____________________
12. 做某事没有困难_____________________
二、翻译
1.众所周知，一个人越懒，明天他需要做的事情就越多。
As everybody knows, ______________ a person is, _____________ he needs to do tomorrow.
2.如有必要，你应该向父母求助。
____________________, you should turn to your parents for help.
3.我很荣幸在这里与大家分享我对高中学习的看法。
It is ________________________ be here to share with you my opinions on what to learn in senior high school.
4.做一件好事并不难，难的是养成一种做好事的习惯。
It's easy to perform a good action, but not easy to _______________________ performing such actions.
5.她通过认真学习精通了英语。
She _______________________ English by careful study.
三、阅读理解
With the rapid pace of working and living, more and more Chinese are facing a phenomenon: They tend to forget how to write Chinese characters. Some media have described the problem as a "crisis" for Chinese characters. So how important is Chinese writing and how can we avoid "character amnesia" in the future
Texting and typing are replacing the elaborate strokes(笔画) that make up written Chinese. And when it comes to writing down a few words, more Chinese are realising they can't remember exactly how lo write a given character.
Professor Meng Man, associate professor of Minzu University of China, is one of the judges of the Chinese Character Dictation Contest broadcast on CCTV. She says she learnt a lot. "I was amazed by some competitors because even I couldn't remember how to write certain characters. The writing ability of adults in China falls short of our expectations. This TV programme is really great in drawing people's attention to writing Chinese characters."
This is a strange new form of illiteracy. The longer people use their cellphones and computers, the less often they write with pens. Whether typing on their computers or texting on phones, most Chinese use a system where they type out the sound of the word in Pinyin, which is commonly used, and they are given a choice of characters to use. Experts say the situation may not rise the level of "cultural crisis", but we need to be aware of the problem.
Meng said, "Chinese characters are generally square. This is meant to teach people to be upright and respectable. Typing tends to cut off the Chinese bond with the root of traditional culture. This might be potentially dangerous."
To settle this problem, experts suggest people change mobile phone typing from Pinyin to handwriting or five-stroke typing to help avoid forgetting how to write characters. After all, writing Chinese characters and being a decent Chinese person are what we need to pass on to future generations.
1. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 1 mean
A. Writing. B. Popularity. C. Memory loss. D. Usage.
2. Which of the following will Professor Meng Man disagree with
A. She thinks highly of the Chinese Character Dictation Contest.
B. Most adults1 writing ability is satisfactory.
C. People should pay more attention to the writing of Chinese characters.
D. She herself could not write some characters sometimes.
3. Which is true according to the passage
A. Chinese characters reflect the Chinese culture in all ways.
B. By changing mobile phone typing to handwriting, one can improve his or her writing ability.
C. Experts hold the opinion that the situation has already caused "cultural crisis".
D. Chinese characters are to be forgotten in the future.
4. What's the purpose of this text
A. To tell people how to write Chinese characters.
B. To introduce the mobile phone typing system— Pinyin.
C. To encourage people to take part in the Chinese Character Dictation Contest.
D. To appeal to people to write Chinese characters more often.
答案以及解析
一、
答案：1. deal with
2. make little progress
3. beyond the classroom
4. in context
5.come across
6. look up
7. in chunks
8. take the medicine
9. be honoured to do sth
10. catch on
11. in one way or another
12. have no difficulty in doing sth
二、
1.答案：the lazier; the more things
2.答案：If necessary
3.答案：my honour to
4.答案：acquire a settled habit of
6.答案：acquired a good knowledge of
三、
答案：1-4 CBBD
解析：1.词义猜测题。根据画线词的上文They tend t0 forget how to write Chinese characters可知，中国人容易忘记怎么写汉字，所以此处表示今后我们应该如何避免“汉字记忆丧失”。画线词意为“记忆丧失”。故选C项。
2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段倒数第二句The writing of adults in China falls short of our expectations.可知，蒙曼老师对中国成年人的汉字书写能力不满意，故选B项。
3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的To settle this problem, experts suggest people change mobile phone typing from Pinyin to handwriting or five-stroke typing to help avoid forgetting how to write
the character.可知，专家建议人们将手机拼音打字改为手写或五笔打字，这样能够帮助避免忘记怎么写汉字，即提高写字的能力。 故选B项。
4.推理判断题。本文主要讲述电子产品带来的“汉字危机”，在文章最后一段，作者呼吁人们将书写汉字的能力代代相传，由此可知，本文的目的是呼吁人们多写汉字。故选D项。Unit 9 Lesson 1 Active Learning
一、核心单词练习:请根据所给的词性和词义写出单词
1. _______________vi. & vt.仔细思考;表达(意见);反映
2._______________vi.争论,争吵
3._______________vt.认为;假定;假设
4._______________n.行为,举止
5._______________n.位置;方位;职位
6._______________vt.控制
7._______________v.促进,提升
8._______________v.完成;达到,实现
9._______________v.接受
10._______________adj.不大可能的
11._______________vi.存在;实际上有
12._______________v.支持,支撑;供养
13._______________v.增加,增长
14._______________n.时机;机会
15._______________v.忽视;置之不理
16._______________n.印象;感想
二、看到我爸爸和保罗叔叔骑马，我被深深打动。他 们看起来很酷。
I ____________________ my dad and Uncle Paul riding horses. They looked really cool.
3.那些漂亮的剪纸艺术品一定会给你留下深刻的印象。
You will surely ____________________ those beautiful paper-cutting artworks.
4.我想每个人看到它都会忍不住大笑。
I think everybody ______________________________ when they see it.
5.Sue 不总是故意要这么粗暴无礼的，但有时她就是控制不了自己。
Sue doesn't always mean to be so rude, but sometimes she just ______________________________.
6.演讲比赛结束了。谢天谢地，我最终贏得了一等奖，我的努力终于有了回报。
The speech contest was ______________________. Thankfully, I ______________________ the first prize and my hard work paid off ______________________.
三、
Very early on in my senior year of high school, my parents pretty much carried the flame for my future college. I was happy going to a 2-year college before going after my bachelor's degree. This was for two reasons: to help them save money and to make sure I major in English. However, they insisted their only boy should attend a 4-year college right off the bat.
I was pushed to start searching for colleges therefore, ones that my parents approved of and fit within the range of tuition that my mom thought was acceptable to. I was also restricted to the immediate area, which really only included New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, so I was talked out of applying to any colleges in one of my favorite places: New Hampshire.
I should be honest: it got a bit tense at times with several different opinions between my parents and me, and with other family members or friends voicing their thoughts to my parents.
In the end, I ended up applying to three schools: SUNY Albany, SUNY New Paltz, and Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. I had been to New Paltz quite often as it was only 45 minutes away from our home. And Kutztown is located in an area our family often visited.
I was accepted by all three, and I quickly gave up Albany. I was not impressed with the city and wasn't familiar with the area. It was between New Paltz and Kutztown. After a few weeks, I ended up settling on New Paltz because Kutztown just didn't "feel right" for me. When I was on the campus, I had a feeling that this was it.
Looking back now, I wish I had known more about the application process and had a little more freedom of choice about which college I could apply to. I probably still would have attended SUNY New Paltz, but I would have loved to have a few more options.
1.What did the author's parents think he should do
A.Choose a college that can provide good jobs.
B.Go to a community college to save money.
C.Choose a college that he likes best.
D.Directly go to a 4-year college.
2.Why didn't the author choose colleges in New Hampshire
A.He wasn't familiar with it. B.His situation didn't allow it.
C.The living expenses there were too high. D.He wasn't sure if he would fit in there.
3.What did the author think of his final choice
A.Embarrassed. B.Regretful. C.Satisfied. D.Worried.
4.What is the best title for the passage
A.How I Chose My College B.How to Apply to a College
C.Different Choices, Different Future D.The Meaning of Attending College
答案以及解析
一、
答案：1. reflect
2. argue
3. assume
4. behaviour
5. position
6. control
7. promote
8. achieve
9. accept
10. unlikely
11. exist
12. support
13. increase
14. opportunity
15. ignore
16. impression
二、
1.答案：was impressed to see
3.答案：be impressed by/with
4.答案：can't help laughing
5.答案：can't help herself
6.答案：at an end; ended up winning; in the end
三、
答案：1-4.DBCA
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句可知,作者的父母认为他应该直接去上四年制的大学。
2.推理判断题。根据第二段可知,作者当时的处境不允许他选择那里的学校。
3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的最后一句可知,作者对自己最后的选择是满意的。
4.主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知,作者主要讲述了他是如何选择所就读的那所大学的。
