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UnitOneChangesintheWayWeLiveTextAContentQuestions(P10)Writeandliveonafarm.Becausetheygrownearlyalloftheirfruitsandvegetables.Theyhaveenougheggs,honeyandwood.Theyareveryclosetonatureandcanenjoythebeautifulscenery.Besides,theycangoskiingandskatinginwinter.No.Sometimesthegoodlifecangetprettytough.TheywereburiedunderfivefeetofsnowfromDecemberthroughMarch.Whenthefirstspringcame,itbroughttwofloods.Thesecondfloodreferstothegoodharvestinthegrowingseason.Hedecidedtoquithisjobandstarttofreelance.Hehastocrawlintoblackbeardensfor“SportsIllustrated”,hitchupdogsledracingteamsfor“Smithsonian”magazine,checkouttheLakeChamplain“monster”for“ScienceDigest”,andcanoethroughtheBoundaryWatersWildernessareaofMinnesotafor“Destinations”.Asforinsurance,theyhaveonlyboughtapoorman’smajor-medicalpolicyandthepolicyontheirtwocars.Theycutbacktheirexpenseswithoutappreciablyloweringtheirstandardofliving.Forexample,theypatronizelocalrestaurantsinsteadofmoreexpensiveplacesinthecity.Theystillattendtheoperaandballetbutonlyafewtimesayear.Theyeatlessmeat,drinkcheaperwineandseefewermovies.Atoleranceforsolitudeandlotsofenergy.Theywillleavewithafeelingofsorrowbutalsowithasenseofprideatwhattheyhavebeenabletoaccomplish.Theychosetoliveinthecountrybecausetheywanttoimprovethequalityoftheirlives.Yes,theyhavefinallyrealizedtheirdreams.TextOrganization(P11)PartOne(paragraphs1—3)Thewriterviewshislifeinthecountryasaself-reliantandsatisfyingone.PartTwo(paragraphs4—7)Lifeinthecountryisgoodyetsometimesveryhard.PartThree(paragraphs8—11)Afterquittinghisjob,thewriter’sincomewasreduced,butheandhisfamilywereabletomanagetogetby.PartFour(paragraphs12—15)Atoleranceforsolitudeandalotofenergyhavemadeitpossibleforthefamilytoenjoytheirlifeinthecountry.HappyMomentsandEvents1)growingnearlyalltheirfruitsandvegetables2)canoeing,picnicking,longbicyclerides,etc.3)keepingwarminsidethehouseinwinter4)writingfreelancearticles5)earningenoughmoneywhilemaintainingahappyfamilylifeHardships1)workinghardbothinwinterandinsummer2)harshenvironmentandweathercondition3)anxiousmomentsafterthewriterquithisjob4)cuttingbackondailyexpenses5)solitudeVocabulary1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrasesgiveninthebox.(P15)1)onbalance2)resist3)haul4)wicked5)illustrated6)budget7)lowering8)boundary9)involved10)economic11)blasting12)justabout2.Nowusetheverbinbracketstoformanappropriatephrasalverbyouhavelearnedandcompletethesentencewithit.(P16)1)cutback/down2）pickup3）getby4)getthrough5）faceupto6）turnin7）makingupfor8）thinkup3.Rewriteeachsentencewiththewordorphraseinbrackets,keepingthesamemeaning.（P17）1)pursuedhismathematicalstudiesandtaughthimselfastronomy.2)oftengeneratemisleadingthoughts.3)attachgreatimportancetocombiningtheorywithpracticeinourwork.4)besuspectedofdoingeverythingformoney.5)beforehegetsthroughlife.4.Completethesentences,usingthewordsorphrasesinbrackets(P17)1.theirindooraprofittoinvestin2.devicetheimprovementonaglobalscale3.stackedtemptationneverdinedoutConfusableUse(P18)househomehomefamilyhouseholddoubtsuspecteddoubtedsuspectedsuspectWordFormation(P19)1)rise2)final3)regular4)cash5)howsandwhys6)upped7)yellowed8)bottled9)lower10)searchCloze1.Text-related(P20)1)getsby2)temptation3)getthrough4)improvement5)asidefrom6)suspect7)supplement8)profit9)stacking2.Theme-related(P21)1)replaced2)consider3)quit4)world5)tough6)fuels7)provide8)luxuries9)balance10)idealTranslation1.TranslatethesentencesintoEnglish(P21)1)Wehaveaproblemwiththecomputersystem,butIthinkitisfairlyminor.2)MyfatherdiedwhenIwastooyoungtoliveonmyown.Thepeopleofmyhometowntookoverresponsibilityformyupbringingatthatpoint.3)thetoyshavetomeetstrictsafetyrequirementsbeforetheycanbesoldtochildren.4)Radioandtelevisionhavesupplementedratherthanreplacedthenewspaperascarriersofnewandopinion.5)Whenitcomestothismagazine,itisadigestofarticlesfrommanynewspapersandmagazinesaroundtheworld.2.TranslatethepassageintoEnglish(P21)Adecadeago,NancydidwhatsomanyAmericansdreamabout.Shequitanexecutivepositionandopenedahouseholddevicestoreinherneighborhood.PeoplelikeNancymadethedecisionprimarilyfortheimprovementinthequalityoftheirlives.But,torunabusinessonasmallscaleisbynomeansaneasyjob.Withouthersteadyincome,Nancyhadtocutbackonherdailyexpenses.Sometimesshedidnotevenhavethemoneytopaythepremiumsforthevariouskindsofinsurancesheneeded.Fortunately,throughherownhardwork,shehasnowgotthroughthemostdifficulttime.Sheisdeterminedtocontinuepursuinghervisionofabetterlife.TextB1.Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowing.(P27)1—6.acdbacTranslateintoChinesetheunderlinedsentencesintheessay(P28)什么？你说那听起来不像你府上的生活？其实，不仅仅是你一个人这么想。事实上，大多数人可能都跟你一样这么想的。例如，《交给比弗吧》一剧中妈妈带着珍珠项链，穿着高跟鞋做家务。爸爸整个周末都穿着西装，系着领带。要是电视网或有线电视没有中意的节目，录像制品商店可以提供好莱坞制作的品质迥异的节目：新近发行的电影、动画片、“成人”电影、体育锻炼节目、旅游、体育及入门指南录像带。如今，妈妈在看她的有线电视销售服务节目的时候，爸爸可能想租一部动作片。而在姐姐想看《辛普森一家》时，弟弟妹妹却在玩《让我们炸毁土星》的电子游戏。MatchthedefinitionsinColumnBwiththewordsandphrasesinColumnA.(P28)1)g2)f3)e4)d5)b6)h7)a8)cFillinthegapswithwordsorphraseschosenfromthebox.(P29)1)roast2)cable3)atonetime4)getalong5)missedouton6)commute7)takenover8)makesense9)gowith10)dizzy11)gasped12)netw