全新版大學英語綜合教程Unit 1 Changes in the Way We Live(1)

1、Unit 1Changes in the Way We LiveBy IrisContents* Warm-upGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingExercisesWarm-up* Warm-upWarm-up City Life vs. Country Life Life in the Summer HolidayLife in the Summer HolidayLife in the Summer HolidayWarm-upHow was your summer holiday?Warm-upLife in the Summer HolidayLife in

2、the Summer HolidayScheduleLife in the Summer HolidayLife in the Summer HolidayWarm-upTight Schedule安排緊湊Self-enhancementSelf-enhancement自我提升自我提升EntertainmentEntertainment娛樂消遣娛樂消遣ShoppingShopping買買買！買買買！ReadingLanguagesSkills.TravellingPartiesMahjongOnline Window Life in the Summer HolidayLife in the

3、Summer HolidayWarm-upExpectation VS RealityWarm-upLife in the Summer HolidayLife in the Summer HolidayRealityLife in the Summer HolidayLife in the Summer HolidayWarm-upZone out指讓思想指讓思想放空放空，對周遭事物渾然不覺，對周遭事物渾然不覺At the end of a long, stressful day, all I want to do is to go home and zone out in front of

4、 the television.In the zone指精力集中，指精力集中，精神狀態(tài)極佳精神狀態(tài)極佳，尤指運動員，表演者的，尤指運動員，表演者的表現(xiàn)表現(xiàn)I love when Im running on a nice day with my headphones on and I just get in the zone. My Life in the Summer HolidayMy Life in the Summer HolidayWarm-upFoodExpectationRealityMy Life in the Summer HolidayMy Life in the Summe

5、r HolidayWarm-upFoodExpectationRealityMy Life in the Summer HolidayMy Life in the Summer HolidayWarm-upFoodExpectationRealityMy Life in the Summer HolidayMy Life in the Summer HolidayWarm-up辣條:spicy glutenspicy: 辣的；gluten: 面筋*hotstrip方便面：instant noodles小吃：snack吃貨:foodie垃圾食品:junk food油炸類/腌制類/加工肉類（肉干、

6、肉松、香腸等）/餅干類（低溫烘烤和全麥餅干除外）/汽水可樂類/方便類（主要指方便面和膨化食品）/罐頭類（包括魚肉類和水果類）/果脯類/冷凍甜品類（冰淇淋、冰棒等）/燒烤類。My Life in the Summer HolidayMy Life in the Summer HolidayWarm-upEntertainment-daily routineMy Life in the Summer HolidayMy Life in the Summer HolidayWarm-upEntertainment-travellingMy Life in the Summer HolidayMy L

7、ife in the Summer HolidayWarm-upEntertainment-travellingMy Life in the Summer HolidayMy Life in the Summer HolidayWarm-upEntertainment-travellingHow did I manage to go to so many places?City Life vs Country LifeCity Life vs Country LifeWarm-upCountry LifeCity LifeCity Life vs . Country LifeCity Life

8、 vs . Country LifeWarm-upBrain Storming City Life vs. Country LifeWhich life is better, in yours opinion, living in the countryside or living in the city? Why?Try to figure out advantages and disadvantages of city life and country life respectively.City Life vs . Country LifeCity Life vs . Country L

9、ifeWarm-upCity LifeAdvantages: Better education Better health care Higher living standard Stunning entertainment Convenient transportation More working opportunitiesDisadvantages: Noise Air pollution Heavy traffic Overpopulation High crime/divorce rate Fierce competition and stressCity Life vs . Cou

10、ntry LifeCity Life vs . Country LifeWarm-upRural LifeAdvantages: Fresh air Peaceful life Healthy food less pressure Self-sufficiency More leisure time Closer personal relationshipDisadvantages: Low income Underdeveloped Remote & backward Hard manual labor Inconvenience in life Not well-informed of t

11、he outside world 22 City Life vs . Country LifeCity Life vs . Country LifeWarm-upHow do you define your life in Dongguan? Is it city life, or country life? What about your life in hometown?City Life vs . Country LifeCity Life vs . Country LifeWarm-upAre you content with your current life? Is there a

12、nything you want to change? Whats your attitude towards changes in your life? Do you welcome them, hate them, or dread them?24 Global Reading* Global ReadingGlobal Reading Multiple Choice Questions Part Division of the Text25 Part Division of the TextPartsPara(s)Main Ideas113 247 The writer views hi

13、s life in the country as a self-reliant and satisfying one.Life in the country is good yet sometimes very hard.Global Reading26 PartsPara(s)Main Ideas41215 After he quit his job, the writers income was reduced, but he and his family can manage to get by.8113A tolerance for solitude and a lot of ener

14、gy have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country.Global Reading27 1. The writer quitted his job because _.A) he thought he would have a better time in the countrysideB) he would have more work to do in the year to comeC) he was sure that he had enough money to support his f

15、amilyD) he just wanted to improve the quality of his familys life in the countryMultiple ChoiceChoose the best answer to complete the sentence.DGlobal Reading28 2. In order to write stories for Smithsonian the writer had to _.A) crawl into black-bear densB) hitch up dogsled racing teamsC) check out

16、the Lake Champlain “monster”D) canoe through the Boundary Water wilderness area of MinnesotaMultiple ChoiceBGlobal Reading29 3. The total premium of the writers family every year is _.A) $960B) $2,000C) $400D) $560Multiple ChoiceAGlobal Reading30 4. Suppose the medical fee for the writers wife is $3

17、,000, the insurance company has to pay _.A) $2,400B) $2,000C) $3,000D) $500Multiple ChoiceBGlobal Reading31 5. In order to save money the writers family _.A) drink less wineB) never go to see any balletC) go to some less expensive restaurants once or twice a monthD) attend the opera twice a monthMul

18、tiple ChoiceCGlobal Reading32 Detailed Reading* Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading Words Sentence Structure33 Detailed Reading There are two things I have always wanted to do write and live on a farm. Today Im doing both. I am not in E. B. Whites class as a writer or in my neighbors league as a farmer

19、, but Im getting by. And after years of frustration with city and suburban living, my wife Sandy and I have finally found contentment here in the country.MR. DOHERTY BUILDS HIS DREAM LIFE Jim Doherty 34 Detailed Readingget by: be good enough but not very good; manage to live or do things in a satisf

20、actory wayIt is a little bit difficult for the old couple to get by on such a small pension.She never works but somehow she gets by.我父母靠很少的錢將就著把日子過了下去。我父母靠很少的錢將就著把日子過了下去。My parents managed to get by on a small amount of money.35 Detailed Reading Its a self-reliant sort of life. We grow nearly all of

21、 our fruits and vegetables. Our hens keep us in eggs, with several dozen left over to sell each week. Our bees provide us with honey, and we cut enough wood tojust about make it through the heating season. Its a satisfying life too. In the summer we canoe on the river, go picnicking in the woods and

22、 take long bicycle rides. In the winter we ski and skate. We get excited about sunsets. We love the smell of the earth warming and the sound of cattle lowing. We watch for hawks in the sky and deer in the cornfields. 36 Detailed ReadingTell the meaning of the phrase “make it” and paraphrase this par

23、t of the sentence. The phrase “make it” means “succeed.” 成功度過。The meaning of this part is “With the wood we cut, the family can succeed in getting through the cold winter.”and we cut enough wood to just about make it through the heating season.37 Detailed Readingand Emily, 13, the youngest of our fo

24、ur children, will help me make some long-overdue improvements on the outdoor toilet that supplements our indoor plumbing when we are working outside. Later this month, well spray the orchard, paint the barn, plant the garden and clean the hen house before the new chicks arrive. But the good life can

25、 get pretty tough. Three months ago when it was 30 below, we spent two miserable days hauling firewood up the river on a sled. Three months from now, it will be 95 above and we will be cultivating corn, weeding strawberries and killing chickens. Recently, Sandy and I had to retile the back roof. Soo

26、n Jim, 1638 Detailed ReadingRescue workers hauled passengers out of the crashed train.haul: vt.1. transport, as with a truck, cart, etc.The farmers haul vegetables to the market on a truck every morning.2. pull or drag sth. with effort or forceA crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream

27、.救援隊把藥品和食物運到被淹的村莊。救援隊把藥品和食物運到被淹的村莊。The rescue team hauled medical supplies and food to the flooded villages.39 Detailed Reading這幾個詞都是動詞，都有這幾個詞都是動詞，都有“拖拖”、“拉拉”、“拽拽”之意。之意。haul, drag, pullLorries haul heavy goods from factories to ports.大卡車把沉重的貨物從工廠運到港口。大卡車把沉重的貨物從工廠運到港口。haul 指緩慢而費力地拖一極重之物，有時可表示很困難地拽。指緩

28、慢而費力地拖一極重之物，有時可表示很困難地拽。例如：例如： drag 指施力者在地面或表面上緩慢而沉重地把東西拖過一段距離，指施力者在地面或表面上緩慢而沉重地把東西拖過一段距離，該詞通常使人想到主動或被動的阻力。例如：該詞通常使人想到主動或被動的阻力。例如：You might drag a heavy box across the ground if you couldnt lift it.如果你提不動一個重箱子，你可以在地上拖著它走。如果你提不動一個重箱子，你可以在地上拖著它走。40 Detailed Readingpull 為最普通用詞，可指朝各個方向拉，并不強調(diào)用力為最普通用詞，可指朝各

29、個方向拉，并不強調(diào)用力大小。該詞后面可添加副詞或副詞詞組具體描述拖大小。該詞后面可添加副詞或副詞詞組具體描述拖拉動作的用力大小或方向等。例如：拉動作的用力大小或方向等。例如： They pulled hard but the rock remained stock-still.他們使勁地拉，可那石頭仍紋絲不動。他們使勁地拉，可那石頭仍紋絲不動。41 Detailed ReadingShe has been ill and must have supplements to her ordinary food.supplement: 1. vt. add to sth. in order to i

30、mprove it (followed by with)Peter supplements his ordinary income by writing books.醫(yī)生建議在我的飲食中補充維生素醫(yī)生建議在我的飲食中補充維生素 E 和和 A。The doctor suggested supplementing my diet with vitamins E and A.2. n. an additional amount of sth.Do you read the color supplements of the Sunday newspapers?你讀周日報紙的彩色增刊嗎？你讀周日報紙的彩

31、色增刊嗎？42 Detailed Readingspray: vt. force out liquid in small drops upon (followed by with)They sprayed the Presidents car with bullets.汽車開過，濺了我一身水。汽車開過，濺了我一身水。A car went past and sprayed me with water.Ill have to spray the roses with insecticide to get rid of the greenfly (蚜蟲蚜蟲).43 Detailed ReadingA

32、nalyze the structure of the sentence.The structure of this sentence is complicated.1) “The youngest of our four children” is in apposition to “Emily, 13.” 2) “that supplements our indoor plumbing when we are working outside” is an attributive clause modifying “the outdoor toilet.”Soon Jim, 16 and Em

33、ily, 13, the youngest of our four children, will help me make some long-overdue improvements on the outdoor toilet that supplements our indoor plumbing when we are working outside. 44 Detailed ReadingTranslate the sentence into Chinese.過些時候，過些時候，16歲的吉米和四個孩子中最小的歲的吉米和四個孩子中最小的13歲的歲的埃米莉，會幫著我一起把拖了很久沒修的室外

34、廁所埃米莉，會幫著我一起把拖了很久沒修的室外廁所修葺一下。我們在室外干活時，這個廁所便成了室修葺一下。我們在室外干活時，這個廁所便成了室內(nèi)衛(wèi)生設備的補充。內(nèi)衛(wèi)生設備的補充。45 Detailed Reading In between such chores, I manage to spend 50 to 60 hours a week at the typewriter or doing reporting for the freelance articles I sell to magazines and newspapers. Sandy, meanwhile, pursues her

35、own demanding schedule. Besides the usual household routine, she oversees the garden and beehives, bakes bread, cans and freezes, drives the kids to their music lessons, practices with them, takes organ lessons on her own, does research and typing for me, writes an article herself now and then, tend

36、s the flower beds, stacks a little wood and delivers the eggs. There is, as the old saying goes, no rest for the wicked on a place like this and not much for the virtuous either.46 Detailed Readingpursue: vt.1. be busy with; continue (steadily) withAfter graduation Martin chose to pursue the same ca

37、reer as his father as a doctor.2. follow esp. in order to catch, kill, or defeatThe police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.He is pursuing his studies at the university.47 Detailed Readingwicked: adj. evil or badWe are all born good, but can be taught to be wicked.他真邪惡。他真邪惡。That was wicked of him.I

38、have such a wicked toothache.48 Detailed ReadingTell the class the origin of the saying “There is no rest for the wicked.”The saying comes from the Bible, Isiah 57:21, “ no peace, saith my god, to the wicked.” It is used in a jocular manner, meaning “theres no time for relaxation; someone is kept bu

39、sy all the time.”There is, as the old saying goes, no rest for the wicked on a place like this and not much for the virtuous either.Translate the sentence into Chinese.正如老話說的那樣，在這種情形之下，壞人閑不著正如老話說的那樣，在這種情形之下，壞人閑不著好人也歇不了。好人也歇不了。49 Detailed Reading None of us will ever forget our first winter. We were

40、buried under five feet of snow from December through March. While one storm after another blasted huge drifts up against the house and barn, we kept warm inside burning our own wood, eating our own apples and loving every minute of it.50 Detailed ReadingWhile one storm after another blasted huge dri

41、fts up against the house and barn, .Translate this part of the sentence into Chinese.暴風雪肆虐，一場接著一場，厚厚的積雪覆蓋著屋子暴風雪肆虐，一場接著一場，厚厚的積雪覆蓋著屋子和谷倉和谷倉51 Detailed Reading When spring came, it brought two floods. First the river overflowed, covering much of our land for weeks. Then the growing season began, swampi

42、ng us under wave after wave of produce. Our freezer filled up with cherries, raspberries, strawberries, asparagus, peas, beans and corn. Then our canned-goods shelves and cupboards began to grow with preserves, tomato juice, grape juice, plums, jams and jellies. Eventually, the basement floor disapp

43、eared under piles of potatoes, squash and pumpkins, and the barn began to fill with apples and pears. It was amazing. 52 Detailed ReadingRead this paragraph and tell what “two floods” refer to here.The first flood refers to the overflow of the river covering their land while the other refers to agri

44、cultural produce.When spring came, it brought two floods.53 Detailed ReadingWhats the function of the phrase “swamping us under wave after wave of produce”?This v-ing form is one of the non-finite verbs (非謂非謂語動詞語動詞). It serves as an adverbial in the sentence and it indicates another action by the su

45、bject of the sentence. Then the growing season began, swamping us under wave after wave of produce.54 Detailed ReadingWhat attitude of the author can we infer from this sentence towards his country life? We can see that he was very satisfied with it and enjoyed the harvest.Paraphrase the sentence.Th

46、en the growing season came and it brought us a lot of agricultural products.55 Detailed ReadingIt was amazing. What can we infer from the sentence? The big harvest was beyond expectation.He was filled with joy because of the big harvest.56 Detailed Reading The next year we grew even more food and ma

47、naged to get through the winter on firewood that was mostly from our own trees and only 100 gallons of heating oil. At that point I began thinking seriously about quitting my job and starting to freelance. The timing was terrible. By then, Shawn and Amy, our oldest girls were attending expensive Ivy

48、 League schools and we had only a few thousand dollars in the bank. Yet we kept coming back to the same question: Will there ever be a better time? The answer, decidedly, was no, and so with my employers blessings and half a years pay in accumulated benefits in my pocket off I went.57 Detailed Readi

49、ngget through: come successfully to the end當?shù)卣巡扇∫恍┐胧┮源_保所有人順利過冬。當?shù)卣巡扇∫恍┐胧┮源_保所有人順利過冬。The local government has taken some measures to ensure that all the people will get through the winter.She got through the entrance examination and was accepted by the college.58 Detailed Readingat that point: at

50、that very moment; right thenThe train was now only a couple of yards from the kids on the track. At that point, Anthony threw himself forward and pulled them clear.The man suddenly held up a poster. At that point, all TV cameras were pointed at him.59 Detailed ReadingWhats the meaning of this senten

51、ce in Chinese?The timing was terrible.時機選得實在太差。時機選得實在太差。Why does the author think so?1) He had to pay the expensive tuition for his two girls.2) He had only a few thousand dollars in the bank.60 Detailed ReadingWhy did the author decide to quit his job even though it was a terrible timing? What coul

52、d be the reasons for the authors decision to leave the city?Though it was a terrible timing, the author was clear that there would be no “good” timing at all. Possible reasons for his decision are as follows:A) He didnt think his job was good.B) He longed for risks and changes in his life.The answer

53、, decidedly, was no, and so with my employers blessings and half a years pay in accumulated benefits in my pocket off I went.61 Detailed ReadingC) He was attracted by the good harvest his family had got the year before.D) He was fascinated by the hectic, self-reliant and colorful life in the country

54、side.62 Detailed Reading There have been a few anxious moments since then, but on balance things have gone much better than we had any right to expect. For various stories of mine, Ive crawled intoblack-bear dens for Sports Illustrated, hitched up dogsled racing teams for Smithsonian magazine, check

55、ed out the Lake Champlain “monster” for Science Digest, and canoed through the Boundary Waters wilderness area of Minnesota for Destinations.63 Detailed Reading on balance: with all things consideredOn balance, its probably not advisable to change the companys name.我想，總的來說我更喜歡新的操作系統(tǒng)。我想，總的來說我更喜歡新的操作系

56、統(tǒng)。I think, on balance, I prefer the new operating system.balance 的反義詞是的反義詞是 imbalance。此外，與。此外，與 balance 有關的有關的其他搭配有：其他搭配有：keep ones balance保持平衡保持平衡lose ones balance失去平衡失去平衡strike a balance力求折中力求折中in the balance不確定，成敗或安危未定不確定，成敗或安危未定64 Detailed Readingillustrate: vt. provide with visual features; cla

57、rify by use of examples, etc. Let me use another example to illustrate this difficult point.這三個詞都是動詞，都有這三個詞都是動詞，都有“舉例說明舉例說明”之意。之意。illustrate, exemplify & demonstrateThe way that a pump works is used to illustrate how the heart sends blood around the body.水泵的工作原理可用來解釋心臟是如何將血液送至全水泵的工作原理可用來解釋心臟是如何將血液送至

58、全身各處的。身各處的。illustrate 表示不僅使用具體事例而且有時使用圖畫，目的是表示不僅使用具體事例而且有時使用圖畫，目的是使說明生動、逼真或有效，從而真實地說明某一觀使說明生動、逼真或有效，從而真實地說明某一觀點。例如：點。例如：65 Detailed Readingexemplify 可用于舉例說明某一籠統(tǒng)、抽象的陳述，也可用于舉例說明某一籠統(tǒng)、抽象的陳述，也可用于舉出某事物的典型或范例。例如：可用于舉出某事物的典型或范例。例如：Knights exemplified courage and courtesy.武士們是勇敢與禮貌的榜樣。武士們是勇敢與禮貌的榜樣。Galileo de

59、monstrated that objects of different weights fall at the same speed.伽俐略證實了重量不同的物體以同樣的速度下落。伽俐略證實了重量不同的物體以同樣的速度下落。demonstrate 表示用充足且可靠的證據(jù)證實某一學術觀點表示用充足且可靠的證據(jù)證實某一學術觀點或結論，也可用于說明人或事。例如：或結論，也可用于說明人或事。例如：66 Detailed Readingdigest:Readers Digest is a popular magazine in the US. 1. n. a short account of writt

60、en materials or dataI heard her speech, but I havent digested it yet.瑪麗吃肥肉不消化?，旣惓苑嗜獠幌?。Mary cant digest fat.2. v.He was so busy that he only read a concise digest of their project.1) change sth. into a form that the body can use吸收新思想往往需要很長時間。吸收新思想往往需要很長時間。It often takes long time to digest new ideas