Unitl

TEXTI

Comprehension

Answersforreference:

A.1.Asthesayinggoes,KAsyousow,sowillyou

reap"，whichmeanswhateveramansowshewill

reap.Thewriterintendstoconvincethereaderthat

makingNewYear'sresolutionsalsofollowsthis

maxim.Themoreresolutionsyoumakeatthe

beginningoftheyear,thebetterresultsyouwill

have.

2.Hehadreadanumberofbooksonself

improvementbeforehemadehisresolutions.He

wroteoutalonglistofresolutions.Hewantedto

makeadifferentmanofhimself——alovingfather

andanidealhusband-bytryingtoattendto

everyone'sneeds.

3.Havingwrittenalonglistofresolutions,helonged

toputthemintopractice,thinkingthattheywouldbe

agreatsuccess.

4.Judgingfromtheinformationgiveninthetext,he

wasaseriousandstrictfathertothechildren.Hedid

notliketobebotheredwithquestions.Henever

treatedthemashisequals.Heshowednointerestin

theirfriendsnorinwhattheyweredoing.Havinga

quicktemper,hegotexcitedeasilyandoftenyelled

atthem.Hedidnotallowanymischievous

behaviourtogoonathome.Hewasoneofthose

husbandswhodidnotliketoliftafingertohelphis

wifeanddohouseholdchores.Whathedidinhis

freetimewasenjoyhimselfthoroughly.Hehada

goodtimeatpartiesandlikedtostayoutlateevenif

thismeanthehadaheadachethenextday.At

home,whathedidmostofthetimewaseitherwatch

afootfallmatchorreadthenewspaper.

5.Hetriedtobeconsiderateandhelpful,butfailed.

Allhiseffortstobeagoodbusbandwentcontraryto

hisexpectations.Thewholefamilywasthrowninto

disorderandconfusion.Hiswifewasannoyedbyhis

goodmannersandsmartremarks,thinkingthey

wereaffectedandthathewasbeingsarcasticon

purpose.Sheattributedhischeerfulness,good

temperandthoughtfulnesstonotfeelinghisbest

afterstayingoutlate.

6.Hewantedtodobetterbutdidnotknowhowto

doitappropriately.OnNewYear'sDay,hewasina

particularlycheerfulandgoodmood,eagerto

renderanyservicetohiswifeandchildren.Hedid

everythingofhisownaccord.Hewasconsiderateto

hiswifetotheminutestdetailandhegraciously

condescendedtoplayjackswithGretchen,builda

snowmanfortheboysandstrikeupaconversation

withKit.Buttheresultineverycaseprovedtobe

justtheoppositetowhathehadexpected.The

writerbehavedlikeachangedman.Whathedid

wassuddenlytotallydifferentfromwhatheusedto

do,sohisfamilywasunpreparedforthischange.

That'swhy,tothem,hisbehaviourwastoogoodto

betrue-histemperwastoogoodtobebelieved,

andhisthoughtfulnesswastoogreattobenatural.

7.Itmeans:MThewholefamilyarehappytoseethat

yourhavecometobeyourusualselfagainandyou

arebehavingnaturally.Atlasteverythingwillgo

backtonormal.”

B.Referenceversion:

1.Quiteobviously,anyonewhowasdeterminedto

beguidedbytherulesofselfimprovementI

collectedwouldbehappyandhavearicherlife,

infiniteaffectionfromhisfamilyandtheloveand

respectofthecommunity.

2.Showyourlovereadilyandwillingly.

3.Wholeheartedandgenuinepraiseisreally

valuable.

4.Joinyourchildrenandtreatthemasyourequals.

5.Iheardscreamsdownthehalloneafteranother

andIfoundGretchencrying.

6.Themostunimportantlighttaskmayturnoutto

beworthwhileifitisdealtwitheagerlyandwith

interest.

7.IstartedtohaveaconversationwithKitina

friendlywayandtriedmybesttoachieveclose

agreementandunderstandingbetweenus.

8.Younevertroubledyourselftochatwithpeoplein

thepast.Whydoyouwanttostartdoingitnow?

TEXTII

Comprehension

1.F(Heknewthisbeforehand,buthehadtogo

therebecausehefeltthebankwastheonlyplaceto

keephismoneysafely.)

2.T

3.F(ThemanagersaidHGoodmorning”nottoMr.

Montgomery,buttothewriter."GoodmorningHin

thiscaseisnotagreeting,butafarewell,meaning

“Goodbye”.)

4.F(Theclerkswereatfirstastonished,andthen

amused.)

5.F(Hewasneververyrich.Allhesavedwere

somesilverdollarsinasock.)

K13TEXTIII

Comprehension

1.C2.B3.A4.C5.A

GUIDEDWRITING

SentenceCombination

Referenceversion:

Itismuchlesscommonforpeopletocarrycashin

theWestthanitisforpeopletocarrycashinChina.

Oftenitisnotsafetohavelargeamountsofcashon

handintheWest.

Mostpeopleusechequesorcreditcardstoavoid

carryingcashwiththem.Chequesarecommonly

usedtopayrent,forutilities,andtelephonebillsand

canalsobeusedtomakepurchaseswhilecredit

cardsaremainlyusedtomakepurchases.

Creditcardsarepiecesofplastic,usually5.5cm.by

8.5cm.Theyareissuedbybanksandstoresthat

wantpeopletospendmoremoney.When

purchasingsomething,thebuyerwillgivehiscredit

cardtotheseller.Thesellerwillcheckthe

informationonthecardandrecordit,acceptthe

cardinsteadofacceptingmoney.Thesellerwillgive

thebuyerareceiptandanotherreceiptgoestothe

bank.Thebankwillthensendabilltothebuyer,

usuallyafter30days.

COMPREHENSIVEEXERCISES

I.Spelling

1.downstairs2.spontaneous3.creativity4.jovially

5.wander6.shriek?.chore8.poisonous

9.relieveW.interruptionll.reckless12.wretched

II.Dictation

TheUnitedStatesisbecomingmoreandmorea

“cashlesssocietyH.Peoplearemakingpurchasesby

cheque,chargeaccountsorcreditcards,ratherthan

carryinglargeamountsofmoneyintheirpocketsor

purses.

Normallypeoplepaybychequeattheendofeach

monthatdepartmentstoresandsomefoodmarkets

anddrugstores.Theyalsopaymonthlybycheque

forrent,telephonecalls,electricity,milk,newspaper

deliveries,andsimilarhouseholdexpenses.Mary

havechargecardstopayforpetrolandservice

stationexpensesandcreditcardsforrestaurant,

hotel,andtravelcosts.

Manyotherpeople,however,prefertopayas

theygoandnotaccumulatemonthlybills.Most

peopleworkoutacombination,payingsomebillsin

cashandchargingothers.Thisisamatterof

personalchoice.Butifyouhavechargeaccounts,

besuretopaypromptly;theinterestchargedforlate

paymentscanbehigh.

K14IILListeningComprehensionA.Income:￡2

000ayear

Expenses

Housing:￡50amonthformortgage

Food:￡60amonth

Car:alargerepairbilleverynowandthen

Electricity:￡16ayear

Gas:￡70ayear

Books:/B.Themanonthedoorstepsaysheis

doingasurveyfortheDepartmentofHealthand

SocialSecurity.Heisactuallyasalesman,tryingto

sellTheNewWorldChildren'sEncyclopaedia.

IV.Translation

A.1.Everytimehereturnedhomefromworkat

midnight,hewouldtiptoeupstairs,tryingnotto

disturbhisneighbours.

2.Toestablishsomekindofrapportwithhisnew

neighbour,Mr.Joneslostnochanceinofferingto

carryherluggageintothehouse.

3.ThearticlerecommendedbyDr.Millercentreson

theproblemofairpollution;meanwhile,ittouches

uponotherissuessuchaswaterpollution,noise

pollutionandvisualpollution.

4.Ifithadnotbeenfortheconstantencouragement

andhelpfromherfriends,shecouldn'thave

accomplishedanything.

5.Itwasonlyafewdaysagothathewasfullof

contemptforthenewproject,butheisnowworking

hardwithzestforitsrealization.Whatabaffling

change!

6.Judgingfromwhatshewroteinher

autobiography,shealwayshadmixedfeelingsfor

thatpianist

7.Whilewaitingintheloungefortheflight,hestruck

upaconversationwithtwoAmericantravellersand

touchedonmanyinterestingcrossculturalissues.

8.Thesegirlsalldreadworkingaloneonnightduty.

9.Idon'tmindworkingovertime.WhatIdomindis

workingonthoseinsignificanttrivialthingsduring

theweekend.

10.Actuallynobodyaskedthemtodoanythingon

thefirstdayofschool.Whentheysawthe

classroominsuchamess,however,theycleanedit

spontaneously.

B.Referenceversion:

K15Joehaddodgedthepolicemanytimes,but

neverlikethis.Hewasafraid.Hewassprawledon

therooflisteningforsounds.Somewherebelow

peoplewereyellingandshrieking,buthewasnot

concernedaboutthecommotion.Helookedround,

searchingforanysignofapoliceman.Whenhe

heardsomefootstepsonthecorrugatedironroof,

hewasseizedwithfear.Whatmadethemchase

afterme,hethought.Ihaven'tdoneanything.You

shouldn'thavesneakeduphere,hesaidtohimself.

Thenhesawtheshapeofapolicemanapproaching.

Hedidnotwanttogiveup.Hestillwantedtomake

anefforttoescape.Herosetohisfeetquietlyand

tiptoedovertothefarendoftheroof,thinkingthat

hecouldperhapsslidedownthedrainpipe.Justat

thatmoment,thepolicemanstrodeforwardandwas

abouttograbtheboybythecollarwhen,unawareof

aclotheslineinhiswaywhichcaughthiscap,he

almoststumbled.Joewasstartled,buthecouldgo

backnofurther.Thepolicemansteadiedhimselfand

reachedoutfortheboy.

V.BlankFilling

A.1.down2.for3.down,down4.after

5.back6.on7.in8.off

9.out10.for11.in,out12.out

13.to14.over15.up

B.(1)name(2)sell(3)things(4)exchange

(5)shares(6)other(7)business(8)partial

(9)then(10)company(11)kinds(12)shares

(13)wealthy(14)expenses(15)hope(16)stock

(17)rich(18)money(19)reasons(20)general

(21)investors(22)gamble(23)investing(24)glad

(25)willing(26)world

C.(1)failed(2)game(3)sketches(4)down

(5)Only(6)that(7)weapon(8)comic

⑼did(1O)characters(11)to(12)for

(13)ran(14)dropped(15)turned(16)up

(17)title(18)made(19)later(20)fans

(21)funny(22)being(23)put(24)reach

(25)in

D.(1)wasblessedwith

(2)boundlesslove

(3)encouragedcreativityintheyoung

(4)wasspontaneous

⑸on

(6)tiredof

(7)withmorezest

(8)worthitsweightingold

(9)admirationofthecommunity

(10)swarmedaround

K16(11)drawnby

(12)struckupaconversationwith

(13)establishedakindofrapport

(14)wasaboutfourfifthsdone

(15)wasinapoisonousmood

(16)sneakupon

(17)tenyearold

(18)wouldhavethrowninthesponge

(19)wereabouttoperformopenheartsurgeryon

VINounVerbAdjectiveAdverbl.

creativitycreatecreativecreatively2.

beautybeautifybeautifulbeautifully3.

resolutionresolveresoluteresolutely4.

moralitymoralizemoralmorally5.

illustrationillustrateillustrativeillustratively6.

suggestionsuggestsuggestivesuggestively7.

collectioncollectcollectivecollectively8.

admirationadmireadmirableadmirably9.

differencedifferdifferentdifferentlylO.

imaginationimagineimaginativeimaginativelyl1.

harmonyharmonizeharmoniousharmoniously12.

impressivenessimpressimpressiveimpressively13.

distributiondistributedistributivedistributively14.

explanationexplainexplanatoryexplanatorily15.

disappointmentdisappointdisappointingdisappointin

giy

Unit2

TEXTI

Comprehension

Answersforreference:

A.1.Englishhasnowbecomeoneofthemost

widelyusedlanguagesintheworld.In1500,English

wasaninsignificantlanguage,spokenbythepeople

livingonasmallisland.Nowitisspokenasthefirst

languagebyoveraquarterofabillionpeopleandas

asecondlanguagebymanymillionsmore.When

peoplespeakEnglish,wemaybeabletotellwhich

Englishitis-AmericanEnglish,AustralianEnglish,

BritishEnglish,IndianEnglishandsoon.Besides,

fordifferentpurposes,weusedifferentEnglishes:

everydayEnglish,businessEnglish,commercial

English,diplomaticEnglish,medicalEnglish,

scientificEnglish,technicalEnglish,legalEnglish,

journalisticEnglishandsoon.Wealsousedifferent

degreesofformalityandcandifferentiatebetween

formalEnglish,informalEnglish,andcolloquial

English.

2.Styleexpressesthewriter'sindividualitythrough

hischoiceofwordsandsentencepatterns,andhis

selectionandarrangementofmaterial.Style

frequentlyreflectsthewriter'spersonality,mood,

attitudes,education,andgeneralbackground.There

aredifferentkindsofstyles:homely,coarse,refined,

ironic,vulgar,plain,childlike,formal,informal,wordy,

colloquial,direct,grandiloquent,andsoon.We

choosewordstosuittheaudience,theoccasion,the

topic,andthegenre(e.g.,shortstory,essay,

argumentation).Certainwords,exactandconcrete

astheyare,areexcludedfromformaluse,because

theyarenotappropriateforformaloccasions.It

wouldbeabsurdifslangtermsorvulgarismswere

usedtoaddressanaudienceatcommencement,or

theotherwayround,ifaveryformalstyle,long

sentencesandcomplexgrammaticalstructures

wereusedinafriendlyletter.Yetifwehavesome

ideaofdifferentstyles,butdon'tknowwhentouse

which,thisknowledgeisworsethanuseless.

3.Thisisanexampleofaveryformalexpression

alongsideacolloquialism.Bagsoffunisaslang

termwhereasextremelygraciousisveryformal

language.

Hereisanotherexampleofthesamekindtoshow

theinappropriatenessofaformalstylemixedwith

colloquialism.Inaletterofapplication,youbegin

thus:

DearSirs,

Iamwritingtoyouinthehopethatyoustillhavea

vacantplaceinyourdepartment.Ifyouhvenotyet

employedanyone,Ishouldlikemyapplicationfor

thepositiontobeconsidered.

Andyouconcludewith:

Astomycharacterandfitnessforthejob,please

restassuredthatIamsuresmart.Inthislast

sentence,jobmayberathertooinformal;

employmentorpostwouldbemoresuitable.Smart

isacolloquialismthatmeans“mentallyalert,quick

witted,andtalented”.Moreover,thesentenceI

amsuresmartisveryinformalandcolloquial,and

soitisinappropriatefortheletter.

4.GooduseofEnglishrequirestheappropriate

choiceofwordsfortheexpressionofthoughts.To

bein“gooduseofEnglish"，therefore,awordmust

beusedappropriatelyinaspecificsetof

circumstances.

K225.Coymeans“shy,diffident,bashful”.What

thewritermeanshereis:"Doawaywithyour

shyness.Decidewhatyouwanttosayandsayitas

directlyaspossibleinplainwords.Stopdeceiving

peopleandbeatingaboutthebush.Callaspadea

spade.”

6.Someexamplesofeuphemisms:

1)amentalhome(=aninsaneasylum)

slow(=dullinmind)

residence(=house)

areconditionedautomobile(=ausedcar)

stout(=fat)

Theabovewordsandphrasesinitalicsare

supposedtobemorepleasantsubstitutesforthose

inparentheses.

2)skintonic(=coldcream.Thetermskintonicmay

helpthemanufacturertosellhisproductsmore

easily.)

3)Goodnessme!Goodnessgracious!Thank

goodness.Forgoodness*sake!(Itissupposedto

beblasphemoustousethewordGodinone's

speech,sogoodnessisusedinsteadofGod.)

4)“Millionsofpeasantsarerobbedoftheirfarms

andsenttrudgingalongtheroadswithnomorethan

theycancarry:thisiscalledtransferofpopulation.M

(ThisisquotedfromGeorgeOrwell'sKPoliticsand

theEnglishLanguage”.Euphemismisusedhereto

hidesomebrutal,harsh,starkpoliticalrealities.)

7.Thewritermeansthatinspiteofthefactthathe

stronglyobjectstotheuseofeuphemisms,some

euphemisms,havingconsiderablevigourandvitality,

canstillbeusedasfarasheisconcerned.

8.Itshowsthatthewritercanforeseetheinevitable

fateofanyeuphemism,i.e.,thatanyefforttoavoid

unpleasantnesswillendinfailure,becausea

euphemismwillquicklyacquirethesame“negative

connotation”asthewordithasreplaced.Thereis

thusnosenseinusingeuphemisms.

B.Referenceversion:

1.Thericherlifeexperiencewehave,andthemore

peoplefromallwalksoflifeweknow,wewill

developmoreextensiveandflexibleknowledgeof

differentEnglishstylesandtheabilitytouseeach

styleappropriatelywhentheoccasionarises.

2.Ifwedonotknowwhentouseeachstyle

appropriately,orifweconfuseonestylewith

anotherinappropriately,anunsystematicandcasual

knowledgeofstylesisofnouse,orevenworse.

3.NeitherMbagsoffun“nor^extremelygraciousMin

itssuitablecontextisacareless/casualexpression

ofone'sideas.

4.Itwould,however,alsobeabsurd/foolishtoturn

thejudgmentcompletelytheotherwayround.

K235.Exceptincaseswheretheyareusedto

achievehumorouseffect,contemporarywritersthink

thateuphemismsaretoodisgusting,artificialand

pretentious.

6.Supporingtheargumentmadebyusingthe

outdatedandstereotypedphrasesthatareoften

usedbytradeunionleaderswouldbeaseasyas

shootingbirdsthatneverflyaway.

7.Someeuphemismsareunusualenoughtobe

funny.Theyaresounusualthattheybecomequite

funny.

8.Somepeoplemayalsolikeextreme

understatement.

TEXTII

Comprehension

1.C2.C3.A4.B5.B6.C

TEXT川

Comprehension

1.F(Theeuphemistictermfor“dustmen”intheU.S.

simplysoundsmoreprosperous.)

2.T

3.F(Heisputinprison,butthenameforprisonis

“adjustmentcentre”.)

4.F(Thereare,buttheterm“poorpeople”hasbeen

replacedbytheeuphemism:the“underprivileged.”)

5.F(TherearemoreeuphemismsinEnglishthanin

manyotherlanguages.)

GUIDEDWRITING

SentenceCombination

Referenceversion:

Proverbs,probablyasoldasourcivilization,forman

importantpartofourheritage.Childrencanlearn

basiclessonsfromthem.Forexample,theymay

learnthriftbyhearingaparentorgrandparentsay,

“Wastenot,wantnot”Youngpeopletemptedtobe

dishonestareoftenabletoresistthetemptationby

recalling“Honestyisthebestpolicy”.Orpersons

facedwithdifficulttaskswillbeencouragedto

perseverebykeepinginmindthat“Littlestrokesfell

greatoaks”.Andmanytensesituationsare

improvedwhenonepersonoranotherremembers

that“Asoftanswerturnsawaywrath"，orthat”Two

cannotquarrelifonewon't”.

K24Proverbsarefoundinalmosteverylanguage

intheworld,whetherthelanguageiswrittenornot.

Infact,wherethelanguagehasnotbeenwritten,

proverbsareoneoftheprincipalwaysthepeople

passdowntheirphilosophyoflifefromone

generationtoanother,thuspreservingtheirmost

preciousheritage.

COMPREHENSIVEEXERCISES

I.Spelling

1.drift2.perspectives.significantly4.Danish

5.ordinary6.variety?.desirable8.isolation

9.nineteenthlO.Iinguist11.negotiated,satisfactory

II.Dictation

OnedayoverlunchinaChineserestaurantIheard

somebodysayKTakewhatyou'vegotandnever

wantmore.”IcalledtheChineseEmbassyand

askedtheyoungladywhoansweredexactlywhat

thatmeant.Didtheyreallyhavesuchaproverb?

SherepliedthatitwasindeedanoldChinese

proverb,andsimilarinmeaningtoourHAbirdinthe

handisworthtwointhebush”.ItoldherIwasso

gladthatwehadsomethingincommonandthanked

her.

ItwasthenthatIdecidedtofindoutiftherestofthe

worldhadthisproverbincommonwithus.Ihadno

troubleinmyquestasfarastheSpanishEmbassy

wasconcerned.WhenIaskedfortheSpanish

versionofMAbird,etc.”,thebrightbuthighlyamused

youngwomancameupimmediatelywith,KBetterto

haveoneinhandthanahundredflyingH.

III.ListeningComprehension

A.1.F(Noteveryonelaughsatthesamethings.

WhatisfunnytoanItalianmaynotbefunnytoa

Chinese.)

2.F(TheAmericansaysthattheEmpireState

Buildingwasbuiltinonlytwomonthsinorderto

boastthatthingscanbedoneincrediblyfastinhis

country.)

3.F(Hesometimeslaughswhenwemakemistakes

becausewesoundfunny.)

4.F(Awisepersonlaughsathimselforherself

whenheorshemakesamistake.)

5.T

6.TIV.Translation

A.1.Anunknowndiseaseaffectedhisbrainso

badlythathelosthismemorycompletely.

2.Theprotestingcrowdsoutsidethecourthouse

hadnoeffectatallonthejudgesandthejuryofthis

Pacificislandcountry.

3.Aguiltymanapprehendsdangerineverysound.

K254.Hersoftvoiceandgracioussmileput

everyoneintheroomatease.

5.Notuntilyouhaveagoodcommandofascaleof

stylescanyouspeakEnglishappropriatelyin

differentsituations.

6.Hishaphazardknowledgeofmoderneconomics

wasoneofthereasonswhyhefailedinhis

business.

7.Thenewgeneralmanagerdidnotfeelvery

comfortablewiththewayhewasaddressedbyhis

colleaguesinthecompany.

8.Nomatterhowhardhehadtried,hiseffortsto

improvehisimageinthemindofthepublicproved

tobeineffective.

9.Itwasthelastthingthatoccurredtothe

commanderthathissoldierswoulddefy/disobey

hisorders.

10.Althoughthecompositionteacherconsiders

theseexpressionsnothingbutcliches,theyappeal

verymuchtothestudents.

B.Referenceversion:

Weshouldalwaysbearinmindthatindifferent

circumstancesweusetheEnglishlanguagein

differentways.Thisfact,however,isoftenforgotten.

Whenwethinkaboutlanguage,wetoooftenthink

onlyofthemoreformalforms,especiallythewritten

forms.Butwearenotalwaysreadingandwriting.

Weuseslang,oratleastcolloquialforms,with

friendsandacquaintances.Incertainsocial

situations,weuseclichesthatwewouldprobably

blushtowritedown.Weusepolitespeechwhen

wespeaktooureldersoroursuperiors.Weuse

highsoundinglanguageonimportantoccasions.

Wetelljokesandmakecommentsaboutthingsor

peoplenearorfar.Wetalkaboutordinarythingsor

ofthesecretsoftheuniverse.Weexpressfeelings

toonepersonortoagroup.Wechooseslightly

differentformsoflanguageforeachofthese

purposes.ForanativespeakerofEnglish,his

choiceispartlyinstinctiveandpartlybasedonan

awarenessofthekindoflanguagethatisexpected

ofhim.AgoodcommandofEnglishmustincludean

acquaintancewithallthese“registers”.

V.BlankFilling

A.1.a)diedb)deathc)deadd)deathly

e)deadlyf)deathlikeg)dying

2.a)judgeb)judgmentc)judges

3.a)approachingb)approachc)approached

4.a)argueb)argumentativec)argument

5.a)observingb)observantc)observations

B.(1)countries(2)translation(3)communicate(4)

Translators

(5)misunderstandings(6)universal(7)centuries(8)

language

(9)problem(10)realized(11)language(12)told

(13)worked(14)more(15)in(16)on

(17)Esperanto(18)same(19)countries(20)

newspapers

(21)books(22)created(23)has(24)Esperanto

(25)universal

K26C.(1)D(2)B(3)C(4)C

⑸D(6)B(7)A(8)B

(9)A(10)D(11)B(12)D

(13)A(14)C(15)D

D.(1)describedas(2)justasplainly

(3)equals(4)get

(5)aswasoftenthecase

(6)approachedastateofcollapseandcoma

(7)doneawaywith

2.(1)described...as(2)whereas

(3)nomore...than(4)more...theless

(5)tireof(6)insisting

(7)just(8)nothingbut

(9)waswellaware(10)aslightfeelingofguilt

(11)as(12)address

(13)acquire(14)unless

(15)struck...as

VI.Possibleresponsesforreference:

1.Yes.OfcourseIwill.2.Well,mm,yes,erh,

perhapsnot.

3.Yes.I'mafraidso.4.Ohyes,noproblem.

5.I'mafraidIwon't,muchasIliketo.6.Itcertainlyis.

7.Indeed!Doeshe?8.No.Noneatall.

9.I'msorry,Ididn't.10.No!Iwasnot.

Unit3

TEXTI

Comprehension

Answersforreference:

A1BeingapiousChristian,shehadadeep

respectandboundlessloveforGod,hopingthat

Godwouldblessandsaveherwholefamily.Now

thattherewasanopportunityforthesoulofher

nephewtobesaved,shecouldn'thelpfeeling

excited.Shewaslookingforwardtothespecial

meetingforchildren,unabletohidehereagerness.

2Shetoldhimthathecouldseeandhearand

feelJesusinhissoulwhenhewassaved.Jesus

wouldcometohimandthechildwouldseealight

andfeeldifferentinside.Beingachildoftwelve,he

believedherandwaitedingreatearnestforJesusto

comeintohislife.

3Thewriterpurposelydescribesthemembersof

thecongregationindetail—theoldblackwomen

wearingplaits,andweatherbeatenoldmen;

“weatherbeatenMindicatestheirrichexperience

oflife.SincetheybelievedinGodandtheysaidthe

samethingsaboutJesus,thechilddidn'tthinkit

couldbeuntrue.Thewriterissuggestingthatthe

powerofotherpeopletomakeapersondowhat

theybelieveisrightisoftenirresistible.

41)Itisfirstmentionedbythechild'sauntinthe

secondparagraph,asanideapresentedbyhisaunt

intheprocessoftryingtoconvincehimofthe

importanceofbeingsaved.

2)Inthefifthonesentenceparagraphthechild

waswaitingtoseeJesus.

3)Itisrepeatedintheseventhparagraph,whenthe

childwasstillwaitingandlongingtoseeJesus.

4)Ititrepeatedagainintheeleventhparagraph,this

timeasanindirectaccusationofhypocrisy,since

Jesusdidn'tpunishWestleyfortellingalie.

5)Thelasttimeitisrepeatedisinthelastparagraph,

whenitendsupinLangston'sselfrevelationof

andregretoverhisdishonesty,andithelpsto

expresshisdistressabouthavingbeen

disillusioned.

5Hebelievedthatmanyoldpeoplecertainly

knewbetter——thatGodwouldcomeintohislife.

HefelthehadtowaitpatientlytoseeJesusinspite

oftheheat,thecrowd,andtheearnestentreatiesof

someofthemembersofthecongregation.Ashe

hadn'tseenJesus,hedidn'twanttolieandsayhe

had,forhewasbasicallyanhonestboy.

6Thelessonshelearnedwere:

1)Hecouldn'tresistthepowertodowhatagreat

manypeoplethoughtheshould.People,oldand

young,menandwomen,allbelievedinthe

existenceofalmightyGod;hehadtodowhatthey

expectedofhimandsitonthemourner'sbenchto

besavedandsayJesushadcome.

2)Ifhedidn'twanttoholdeverythingup,andifhe

wantedtosavefurthertrouble,hehadbetterlie.The

proverb“Honestyisthebestpolicy”，helearned,did

notalwaysapply.

3)Religionwasnotwhathewanted.Hecouldn'tand

wouldn'tbelieveinhisauntandGodanymoresince

hehadbeendeceivedandforcedtotellalie.

7Hewassavedfromsininanironicsense.He

wascompelledtocommitasin(ie,tolie)inorderto

be“savedfromsin”.

BReferenceversion:

1Everynightforweeks,thepriestsgave

sermons,andpeoplesangsongsinpraiseofGod,

worshippedGodandshoutedforjoy.Somesinners

whohadnevershowedsignsofshameor

repentanceweresavedfromsinandthenumberof

themembersofthechurchincreasedrapidly.

2Theclergymanspokeonreligiousmattersto

thecongregation.Hisspeechwasmarvellously

regularandmelodious;itwasamixtureofthelow

soundsofpain,griefandsuffering,loudandhappy

aswellaslonelycries,andhorriblepicturesofthe

worldsinnersgotowhentheydie.

3Thewholebuildingshookwithallthepraying

andsinging.

4Allthepeopleattendingchurchserviceprayed

onlyforme;theirprayingbecameonestrongand

powerfulsoundofpainandsuffering.

5Thewholec