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Unit17TranslatetheparagraphsintoEnglish.1对于是否应该在大学期间详细规划自己的未来，学生们意见不一。有的人认为对未来应该有一个明确的目标和详细的计划，为日后可能遇到的挑战做好充分的准备；有的人则认为不用过多考虑未来，因为未来难以预料。(mapout;braceoneselffor;uncertainty)Studentsdifferaboutwhethertheyshouldhavetheirfuturemappedoutwhentheyarestillatuniversity.Somethinktheyshouldhaveadefinitegoalanddetailedplan,soastobracethemselvesforanychallenges,whereassomeothersthinktheydon’thavetothinkmuchaboutthefuture,becausefutureisfullofuncertainties.2经过仔细检查，这位科学家得知自己患了绝症。虽然知道自己将不久于人世，他并没有抱怨命运的不公，而是准备好好利用剩下的日子，争取加速推进由他和同事们共同发起的那个研究项目，以提前结项。(tickaway;makethebestof;haveashotat)Afteraverycarefulcheck-up,thescientistwastoldhehadgotafataldisease.Althoughheknewthathislifewastickingaway,insteadofcomplainingaboutthefate,thescientistdecidedtomakethebestoftheremainingdays,andspeeduptheresearchprojectheandhiscolleaguesinitiated,andhaveashotatcompletingitaheadofschedule.Unit2Readingandunderstanding3Answerthequestions.1WhatwereSylviaPlath’smostimportantmemories?Sherememberedwinningaprize,PaulaBrown’snewsuitandtheviewfromherwindow.2Wheredidsheliveandwhatcouldsheseefromherbedroomwindow?Shelivedonthebaysideoftown,onJohnsonAvenue,andshecouldseethelightsofBostonandLoganAirportfromherbedroomwindow.3Whatdidtheviewmakeherwanttodo?Itmadeherwanttoflyinherdreams.4Whydidshehavesuchvividdreams?Becauseshewasrarelytiredwhenshewenttobed.5Whoappearedinherdreams?Supermanappearedandtaughthertofly.6WhydidsheenjoytheradioadventuresofSuperman?Becauseshelovedthesheerpoetryofflight.7WheredidherfriendandsheplaySuperman?Atthedingybackentrancetotheschool,analcoveinalongpassageway.Unit2Childhoodmemories468WhydoyouthinktheychoseSheldontobethevillain?Becausehewasamamma’sboyandwasleftoutoftheotherboys’games.9HowdidshefeelaboutherUncleFrank?SheadmiredhimasshethoughtheboreanextraodinaryresemblancetoSupermanincognito.4Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.3SylviaPlathwroteaboutherrealandimaginarylifeasachild.Dealingwithunfamiliarwords5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.1accurateandtrue(definite)2continuingallthetime(perpetual)3tospinquicklyincircles(whirl)4toshineverybrightly(blaze)5tolaughinanervous,excitedorsillywaythatisdifficulttocontrol(giggle)6toencouragesomeonetospeakorcontinuespeaking(prompt)7tofalltotheground(tumble)6CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.Plathneverneededtobe(1)promptedtotalkaboutherchildhoodmemories.Theywerevery(2)definiteandstillrealtoherasanadult.Sheimaginedshecouldflyand(3)whirlthroughtheairlikeSuperman.ComingfromthehighwaysaroundBostonwasthe(4)perpetualsoundoftraffic.Inthedistanceaplanewastakingoff,itslights(5)blazingintothenightsky.Sherememberedthesoundof(6)gigglingwhichcamefromthegroupofgirls.SadlyinherlaterlifeitseemedasifSupermanhad(7)tumbledtoearth.7Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.1Thelightsattheairportwentonandoffalldayandnight.(blinked)2Theplaygroundwaslikeadesert.Itwaswithoutanyinterestingorpositivefeaturesandunfriendly.(barren)3Theboyswereplayingachildren’sgameinwhichtheplayerschaseandtrytotoucheachotherandthegirlsweregossipingandgiggling.(tag)4Pullingthelegsoffinsectsisaformofactioncausingextremephysicalpainbysomeoneasapunishment,andisextremelycruel.(torture)5Thesimilarityinappearancebetweenthetwinswasstriking.(resemblance)6Hewouldcovercandywithapieceofclothusedforcleaninglipsandhands,andmakeitdisappear.(napkin)8Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.1Ifyoulookthroughakaleidoscope,areyoulikelytosee(a)changingcolouredpatterns,or(b)asinglecolouredpattern?2Ifyouflauntsomething,doyou(a)deliberatelytrytomakepeoplenotice,or(b)trytohideit?3Ifyoumarvelatsomething,doyoufindit(a)boring,or(b)surprisingandfascinating?ChildhoodmemoriesUnit2474Areshootingstarslikelyto(a)movebrightlythroughthenightsky,or(b)standstill?5Isthetwilightlikelytobe(a)attheendof,or(b)inthemiddleoftheday?6Ifyoudriftofftosleep,areyoulikelytofallasleep(a)quickly,or(b)slowly?7Ifsomeoneisbookish,aretheylikelytobe(a)more,or(b)lessinterestedinreadingbooksthandoingotheractivities?8Ifyoumakeupsomething,doyou(a)inventit,or(b)borrowitfromsomeoneelse?9Ifyoucomeintoyourown,areyoulikelytoshow(a)howeffectiveanduseful,or(b)ineffectiveanduselessyoucanbe?10Isavillainlikelytobea(a)good,or(b)badperson?11Ifyouareleftoutofsomething,areyoulikelytobe(a)included,or(b)excluded?Activereading(2)Languagepoints1Thesechangingideasaboutchildrenhaveledmanysocialscientiststoclaimthatchildhoodisa“socialconstruction”.(Para4)Asocialconstructionreferstotheprocessorresultofcreatinganideaorsystemofbehaviourinsocialcontexts,ieitiscreatedanddevelopedbetweenpeopleandisnotsomethingnaturalorgenetic.ChildhoodmemoriesUnit2532Socialanthropologistshaveshownthisintheirstudiesofpeoples...(Para5)Socialanthropologistsarescholarsandresearcherswhostudyhumansocieties,customsandbeliefsfromasocialperspective,whichmaybedistinctfromthefocusofphysicalanthropologistsorlinguisticanthropologists.3Becausetheycan’tbereasonedwith,anddon’tunderstand,parentstreatthemwithagreatdealoftoleranceandleniency.(Para5)Toleranceistheattitudeofsomeonewhoiswillingtoacceptotherpeo