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Unit1TEXTⅠComprehensionAnswersforreference:A.1.Asthesayinggoes,“Asyousow,sowillyoureap”,whichmeanswhateveramansowshewillreap.ThewriterintendstoconvincethereaderthatmakingNewYear'sresolutionsalsofollowsthismaxim.Themoreresolutionsyoumakeatthebeginningoftheyear,thebetterresultsyouwillhave.2.Hehadreadanumberofbooksonselfimprovementbeforehemadehisresolutions.Hewroteoutalonglistofresolutions.Hewantedtomakeadifferentmanofhimself—alovingfatherandanidealhusband—bytryingtoattendtoeveryone'sneeds.3.Havingwrittenalonglistofresolutions,helongedtoputthemintopractice,thinkingthattheywouldbeagreatsuccess.4.Judgingfromtheinformationgiveninthetext,hewasaseriousandstrictfathertothechildren.Hedidnotliketobebotheredwithquestions.Henevertreatedthemashisequals.Heshowednointerestintheirfriendsnorinwhattheyweredoing.Havingaquicktemper,hegotexcitedeasilyandoftenyelledatthem.Hedidnotallowanymischievousbehaviourtogoonathome.Hewasoneofthosehusbandswhodidnotliketoliftafingertohelphiswifeanddohouseholdchores.Whathedidinhisfreetimewasenjoyhimselfthoroughly.Hehadagoodtimeatpartiesandlikedtostayoutlateevenifthismeanthehadaheadachethenextday.Athome,whathedidmostofthetimewaseitherwatchafootfallmatchorreadthenewspaper.5.Hetriedtobeconsiderateandhelpful,butfailed.Allhiseffortstobeagoodbusbandwentcontrarytohisexpectations.Thewholefamilywasthrownintodisorderandconfusion.Hiswifewasannoyedbyhisgoodmannersandsmartremarks,thinkingtheywereaffectedandthathewasbeingsarcastioonpurpose.Sheattributedhischeerfulness,goodtemperandthoughtfulnesstonotfeelinghisbestafterstayingoutlate.6.Hewantedtodobetterbutdidnotknowhowtodoitappropriately.OnNewYear'sDay,hewasinaparticularlycheerfulandgoodmood,eagertorenderanyservicetohiswifeandchildren.Hedideverythingofhisownaccord.HewasconsideratetohiswifetotheminutestdetailandhegraciouslycondescendedtoplayjackswithGretchen,buildasnowmanfortheboysandstrikeupaconversationwithKit.Buttheresultineverycaseprovedtobejusttheoppositetowhathehadexpected.Thewriterbehavedlikeachangedman.Whathedidwassuddenlytotallydifferentfromwhatheusedtodo,sohisfamilywasunpreparedforthischange.That'swhy,tothem,hisbehaviourwastoogoodtobetrue—histemperwastoogoodtobebelieved,andhisthoughtfulnesswastoogreattobenatural.7.Itmeans:“Thewholefamilyarehappytoseethatyourhavecometobeyourusualselfagainandyouarebehavingnaturally.Atlasteverythingwillgobacktonormal.”B.Referenceversion:1.Quiteobviously,anyonewhowasdeterminedtobeguidedbytherulesofselfimprovementIcollectedwouldbehappyandhavearicherlife,infiniteaffectionfromhisfamilyandtheloveandrespectofthecommunity.2.Showyourlovereadilyandwillingly.3.Wholeheartedandgenuinepraiseisreallyvaluable.4.Joinyourchildrenandtreatthemasyourequals.5.IheardscreamsdownthehalloneafteranotherandIfoundGretchencrying.6.Themostunimportantlighttaskmayturnouttobeworthwhileifitisdealtwitheagerlyandwithinterest.7.IstartedtohaveaconversationwithKitinafriendlywayandtriedmybesttoachievecloseagreementandunderstandingbetweenus.8.Younevertroubledyourselftochatwithpeopleinthepast.Whydoyouwanttostartdoingitnow?TEXTⅡComprehension1.F(Heknewthisbeforehand,buthehadtogotherebecausehefeltthebankwastheonlyplacetokeephismoneysafely.)2.T3.F(Themanagersaid“Goodmorning”nottoMr.Montgomery,buttothewriter.“Goodmorning”inthiscaseisnotagreeting,butafarewell,meaning“Goodbye”.)4.F(Theclerkswereatfirstastonished,andthenamused.)5.F(Hewasneververyrich.Allhesavedweresomesilverdollarsinasock.)K13TEXTⅢComprehension1.C2.B3.A4.C5.AGUIDEDWRITINGSentenceCombinationReferenceversion:ItismuchlesscommonforpeopletocarrycashintheWestthanitisforpeopletocarrycashinChina.OftenitisnotsafetohavelargeamountsofcashonhandintheWest.Mostpeopleusechequesorcreditcardstoavoidcarryingcashwiththem.Chequesarecommonlyusedtopayrent,forutilities,andtelephonebillsandcanalsobeusedtomakepurchaseswhilecreditcardsaremainlyusedtomakepurchases.Creditcardsarepiecesofplastic,usually5.5cm.by8.5cm.Theyareissuedbybanksandstoresthatwantpeopletospendmoremoney.Whenpurchasingsomething,thebuyerwillgivehiscreditcardtotheseller.Thesellerwillchecktheinformationonthecardandrecordit,acceptthecardinsteadofacceptingmoney.Thesellerwillgivethebuyerareceiptandanotherreceiptgoestothebank.Thebankwillthensendabilltothebuyer,usuallyafter30days.COMPREHENSIVEEXERCISESⅠ.Spelling1.downstairs2.spontaneous3.creativity4.jovially5.wander6.shriek7.chore8.poisonous9.relieve10.interruption11.reckless12.wretchedⅡ.DictationTheUnitedStatesisbecomingmoreandmorea“cashlesssociety”.Peoplearemakingpurchasesbycheque,chargeaccountsorcreditcards,ratherthancarryinglargeamountsofmoneyintheirpocketsorpurses.Normallypeoplepaybychequeattheendofeachmonthatdepartmentstoresandsomefoodmarketsanddrugstores.Theyalsopaymonthlybychequeforrent,telephonecalls,electricity,milk,newspaperdeliveries,andsimilarhouseholdexpenses.Maryhavechargecardstopayforpetrolandservicestationexpensesandcreditcardsforrestaurant,hotel,andtravelcosts.Manyotherpeople,however,prefertopayastheygoandnotaccumulatemonthlybills.Mostpeopleworkoutacombination,payingsomebillsincashandchargingothers.