发布时间 : 星期三 文章进阶大学英语第一单元练习答案解析更新完毕开始阅读d8e4c461c9d376eeaeaad1f34693daef5ff7133c
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Key to Exercises
Opener
1. Mr. Qian Xuesen was a distinguished and world-renowned rocket scientist. Steve Jobs was a famous American entrepreneur, the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.
2. Both of them were dream pursuers and hard workers who finally succeeded in fulfilling their dreams in their own specialized domains. Qian Xuesen became universally acknowledged as the father of China’s space programs, and Steve Jobs came to fame as a creative entrepreneur who revolutionized many products, including personal computers and smartphones.
3. In the early 1950s, Qian, a scientist working in the United States, suffered serious persecution by the US government just because he sympathized with New China. However, he remained firm and overcame lots of difficulties and returned to his motherland in the end. Following that, he devoted himself whole-heartedly to the development of China’s nuclear weapons program. As to Jobs, he also had to overcome a lot of obstacles on his way to success. Once he was forced out of Apple, the company he had co-founded. But years later he came back and became its CEO, and led the world in tablet computing and smartphones.
Reading & Interacting
I. Understanding the Text 1. Text Organization
The Development of the Writer’s Skills as a DJ
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2. Comprehension Check 2.1 Focusing on the main ideas
Robbie Wilde has been enjoying his life as a DJ. He was born with perfect hearing, but is now completely deaf in his right ear and can hardly hear in his left. He grew up in a musical home environment and started deejaying at age 18. With a strong desire to perfect his skills, he asked a well-known DJ for tutoring. He has been working hard and does not want his skills recognized simply because people have sympathy for his disability. In this way, he sets a good example for other young people in chasing their dreams.
2.2 Digging into detail
1. He was born with perfect hearing in both ears, but severe ear infections that started when he was five left him deaf in his right ear and 50% deaf in his left. Over time, his remaining hearing dropped to 20%. 2. They were always surprised.
3. He places one speaker facing his good left ear, and makes it louder all the way up. The speakers that play the bass are put on the floor behind him, so he can hear some of the lower frequencies and feels the beat in his feet. 4. It most probably means “with the eyes”.
5. He loves its creativity, and what he can do with a machine, two turntables, and a mixer.
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2.3 Understanding difficult sentences 1) A 2) B 3) B 4) A 5) B
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II. Focusing on Language in Context 1. Key Words & Expressions 1.1
1. Good teachers should encourage students to use their creativity to express themselves and make them feel proud of what they can achieve. 2. I’ve made new friends and am doing well at college. I think I’m enjoying being a college student. 3. People with disabilities want to be treated like everyone else and given equal opportunities. They do not want sympathy. 4. Life is full of challenges. We should be strong enough to face up to them. 5. A great pianist does not succeed overnight. His skills are developed over time. 6. It is reported that millions of people in the US are not covered by health insurance. 7. The party really came to life once again when the huge birthday cake was served. 8. The train must be running late; we should have got to Beijing by now. 9. How determined one is to achieve one’s dream is clearly a sign that can be used to predict success. 10. Setting a goal and going all the way to achieve it can be a great test of one’s will and perseverance. 11. The doctor tried to prevent the infection spreading to other parts of the body. 12.I was told that my computer wasn’t powerful enough to run that software. 精心整理
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13. Corporate executives usually have high salaries.
14.The art exhibition is great; it’s a pity you don’t have time to go there but you can see it on your computer screen.
15. The researchers are concerned about the increasing frequency of the illness in the village. 1.2 1) big on 2) all the way 3) motivation 4) predicting 5) hooked 6) pursuit of 7) elementary 8) folk 9) taken over
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1.3
1. We waited for Phil for two hours, but he didn’t show up. We had to cancel the appointment. 2. Nowadays the price of hiring a tutor is very high. So many parents choose to tutor their kids/ children themselves. 3. Be positive about your life and see amazing things you have achieved. In other words, believe in yourself! 4. When we’re young, we take risks and may fail. However, we should keep chasing our dreams and never give up. 5. I’ll find a job and become a skilled worker after graduating from college. I have no motivation for going to graduate school. 精心整理