Unit Nine

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• Unit Nine

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Teaching Objectives

1. Enlarge vocabulary
2. Talk about life in the 21st century
3. Learn to read for listing, citation and deduction
   organization
4. Learn to write paragraphs of a topic supported by
   details

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Sections

• Section A Looking to the 21st century
• Section B Trend for the 21st century
• Section C Lifestyles the 21st century

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Section A

• Looking to the 21st century

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Table of Contents

• Background Information
• Warming-up Activities
• Text Analysis
• Vocabulary and Structure
• Vocabulary Testing
• Writing

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Background Information (1)

• We are living in a new economy-powered by
  technology, fueled by information, and driven by
  knowledge. The influence of technology will go
  beyond new equipment and faster communications,
  as work and skills will be redefined and
  reorganized for it has alreasy changed the
  process of human civilization.

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Background Information (2)

• When looking into the 21st century, you may use
  your vivid imagination to picture your future
  life. What your future be?
• Entering the new millennium mankind seemed more
  focused on environmental, sociological and
  financial problems.

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Background Information (3)

• Twentieth century society was
  strongly influenced by the shock of the
  introduction of new inventions. Communication,
  the media, cinema and television caused global
  events to become the concern of all the world's
  population. In the remotest parts of the globe
  people know of life in modern societies, be it in
  a distorted manner through modern communications.

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Background Information (4)

• The society in our 21st century faces many
  changes and challenges, and may move in
  directions we have no idea of presently.
• We human beings should better prepare us for the
  21st life both technologically and
  philosophically. Otherwise some day the globe may
  not be able to support its species and human
  society anymore.

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Background Information (5)

• Science is always wrong. It never solves a
  problem without creating ten more.
• ??????????????????,?????????

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Warming-up Activities (1)

• Group discussion
• What changes are likely to take place in the 21st
  century?
• What tool brings about major possible changes in
  the 21st century?
• Do you like those changes?

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Warming-up Activities (2)

• Choose or give the correct answer to each of the
  following questions according to what your read
  from the text.
• 1. Who or what, according to the editor of the
  futurist, determines our future? ____.
• A) Our fate
• B) We ourselves
• C) Forces beyond our control
• D) The future itself

B
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Warming-up Activities (3)

• 2. Which if the following can not be done by
  computers? _____
• A) Showing drivers the map of districts the car
  is going
• B) Diagnosing any problem with the car engine
• C) Taking the place of the driver
• D) Recording the passage of the car

C
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Warming-up Activities (4)

• 3. Which of the following will be the feature of
  management of the 21st century? ____.
• A) General workers are not needed
  
• B) Top managers will be more and more
• C) Specialists are likely to be top managers
• D) Levels of middle management will be on
  decrease

D
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Warming-up Activities (5)

• After reading the passage, answer the following
  questions
• What was psychologist Arthur Kramers finding?
• What will the 21st century doctors depend on in
  their medical diagnosis and treatment?
• What will be more important to the success of a
  business?
• Will the environment in the future change for the
  better? Why?

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Warming-up Activities (6)

• After reading the passage, answer the following
  questions
• 5. How will computers help students in the future
  do their homework assignments?
• 6. What do most doctors do now for the health of
  patients?

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Warming-up Activities (7)

• II. Read the following statements. Are they true
  (T) or false (F) according to the text?
• ___1. Bosses could use frequent computer analysis
  of brain activity to tell whether their employees
  work efficiently.
• ___2. When you are ill, you will have to go to
  see doctors by yourself in the future.
• ___3. In the future, everyone will be able to
  repair his car all by himself, for computers will
  tell how.

T
F
F
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Warming-up Activities (8)
T

• ____4. In the future if we want to get employed
  more easily than others wed better arm ourselves
  with some specialized knowledge.
• ____5. Developing healthy lifestyles, such as
  exercising more and giving up smoking, is much
  better way for a person to keep healthy than
  taking pills.

T
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Text analysis (1)

• The passage gives us a detailed account of the
  tremendous changes that would take place in the
  21st century. In order to give a clear picture of
  future life, the author of this passage lists
  eight different important elements about future.

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Text analysis (2)

• Each element is presented the same way, from the
  topic to precise details. This is called
  citation, a very effective way of presenting
  ideas.

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Text analysis (3)

• Take the Number 6 for example. We find that the
  topic for this part is the changing face of work
  and workplace. To describe the changes, the
  writer organizes five short paragraphs in this
  part

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Text analysis (4)

• The first paragraph is about the general
  statement.
• The second one is about the womens role in work.
  
• The third one is about peoples changing career.
• The fourth one is about the role of information
  and knowledge at workplace.
• The fifth one is about the role of specialist.
• And from the second paragraph to the
  fifth paragraph are details to support the
  general statement in the first paragraph.

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Text analysis (5)

• Your future (Para. 1-4)
• Your future is decided by your own actions
  today.
• Your brain (Paras. 5-8)
• Ones brainwave can help in measuring ones
  ability.
• Your doctor (Para. 9-11)
• Computers can help your future doctor
  diagnose your disease.
• Your car (Para. 12-16)
• Your car will be almost entirely controlled
  by computers

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Text analysis (6)

• Your computer home (Para.17-21)
• Your future home will be made more comfortable
  by computers and they will be a necessity in your
  future home.
• The workplace (Paras. 22-27)
• There will be some new tendencies in work.
• The environment (Paras. 28-31)
• More and more people will show concern about the
  environment in the future.
• Your health (Para. 32-35)
• Ideas about health will be different in the
  21st century.

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Vocabulary and Structure

• You should memorize the following core vocabulary
  and useful structure.

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Impose???? ?(?),??

• ??imposeon/upon
• I dont want to impose my ideas on you, but I do
  hope that you can take my proposal into
  consideration.
• ????????????,?????????????????
• Don't impose yourself on people who don't want
  you.
• ???????????????

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Volunteer n.??? v.?? (1)

• ??volunteer to do???
• volunteer for sth.???????
• In order to get to know the society better,
  college students can do some voluntary work. For
  example, they can volunteer to serve in the
  community.
• ?????????,?????????????,?????????????

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Volunteer n.??? v.?? (2)

• An excellent teacher knows how to arouse the
  interest of the students and get them to
  volunteer for various kinds of class activities.
• ???????????????????????????????????
• ??voluntary adj., voluntarily adv.

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Alternative n. ???? ???? a.
??????????

• ?????????
• have no alternative but to do sth.
• ?have no option/ choice but to do sth.
• ?have nothing to do but do sth.
• Under great pressure, young people have on
  alternatives but to learn more as to better
  prepare themselves for fierce competition in the
  society.
• ??alternation n. ??, ??, ??

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Connection n. ??, ????,??

• ??in connection with ??,???
• have a connection with ????
• connection between?????
• He asked me many questions in connection with
  life in China.
• ??????????????????
• Do you believe that there is a connection between
  smoking and heart disease?
• ??????????????

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Protection n. ??

• ??protect against/ from ???
• John has insured all his properties to protect
  them against losses from damage or destruction.
• ???????????,?????????
• In order to better protect our environment, we
  should first of all strengthen our awareness of
  environmental protection.
• ?????????,????????????

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Survive v. ???, ??????(1)

• ??survive sth. ???,????
• survive sb.by...?????
• We all know the principle of survival of the
  fittest, so only the most competitive businesses
  can survive the fierce market competition.
• ???????????,??????????????????????????

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Survive v. ???,??????(2)

• Generally, women enjoy longer life span than men
  and she is no exception. She survived her husband
  by 10 years.
• ????,????????,??????????????10??
• ??survival n., survivor n. ???

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Profit n.??, ?? v.??,???(1)

• ??profit by/from ???
• make a profit ??
• gross net profits???
• fat profit????
• reap profits at the expense of others
• ????
• ??profitable a.?????

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Profit n.??, ?? v.??,???(2)

• Students do hope to profit by / from the
  teachers comments on their compositions.?????????
  ????????????????
• The company invested a lot in the development of
  high-tech products. In return, it has made a fat
  profit.???????????????????????????,??????????

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Ban n. v. ??

• In recent years, more and more advertisements
  have been flooding into our lives. Some
  advertisements exert negative effects on the
  youth. Therefore some people suggest that
  advertisements be banned.
• ???,??????????
• ??????????????
• ?????,????????????

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Diet ????,????

• ????, ?????
• go on diet
• be on diet
• Going on diet is of great importance to those
  teenagers who put on weight due to excessive
  eating.

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On average ??

• On average, every teacher has 160 students to
  teach, so you can imagine how hard the teachers
  have to work.
• ???????160???,????????????????

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At risk ????

• When SARS was spreading, all people were at risk.
  Thanks to the timely and effective measures taken
  by our government, it was finally brought under
  control.
• ??????,??????????????????????????,??????????

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beyond our control????? (L.7)

• "Unless it gets out of control, a certain amount
  of stress is vital to provide motivation and
  challenge."
• ???????,???????
• ???????????????"
• ?beyond ones reach/ praise/ power/
  comprehension/ doubt/comparison/

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to work on ???, ???  (L.13)

• The prosperity of Chinas aeronautic technology
  is mainly due to the scientists who are working
  on inventing new methods of reaching outer space.
  
• ???????????????????,????????????
• ?????

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become essential to??????(L.42)

• ??????????,??????????????????,????????
• With the increase of empty-nest family,
  television becomes essential to old people as a
  way to relieve their loneliness.

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places as far apart as and ????????(L.48)

• ?????????????,?????????????
• People, though as far apart as the two Poles,
  can communicate with each other through the
  Internet.

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to be one of the most widespread
influences????????????(L.53)

• The birth of cloning is widely thought to be one
  of the most widespread influences in the late
  20th century.
• ?????????????20???????????????

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to start up of ones own?????? (L.55)

• Even in his early twenties, Li Jiacheng was
  aiming at starting a business of his own and
  making great effort .
• ?????????????????????????????????

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on average every ten years?????? (L.57)

• ?IT??,????????????
• In the field of IT Industry, knowledge needs
  updating on average every two years.
• Such heating facilities needs checking on average
  every five years.
• ????????????5??????

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to be the concern of??,????? (L.57)

• The managing director's only concern was how to
  improve the quality of their products.
• ??????????????????

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to be under siege????(L. 70)

• When bad habits of littering are under siege on
  all sides and have nowhere to stay in our
  society, environment pollution will, to certain
  extent, be brought under control.
• ?????????????????,????????,????????????????

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to develop healthy lifestyles????????? (L. 78)

• Nowadays many young people who suffer from high
  blood pressure need to develop healthy lifestyles
  as to have a strong body.
• ?????????????????????????????

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Vocabulary Testing (1)
D

• 1. Some scientists ____ that there will be a
  great earthquake in the near future.
• A) evaluate B) estimate
• C) except D) predict
• 2. Additional ___, such as air-conditioning and
  bucket seats, made it an expensive car.
• A) alternations B) selections
• C) alternatives D) decisions

C
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Vocabulary Testing (2)
A

• 3. ____ they try to bring out a new dictionary
  every other year.
• A) In short B) In particular
• C) On average D) On time
• 4. He has been ____ my letter for months why
  doesnt he answer it.
• A) responding to B) sitting on
• C) listening to D) working on

D
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Vocabulary Testing (3)

• 5. It was uncertain whether we could ____ the
  terrible storm.
• A) survive B) live
• C) relieve D) alive
• 6. Mind and body interact ____ each other.
• A) between B) with
• C) in D) on

A
B
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Vocabulary Testing (4)

• 7. The machine ____ clouds of gray smoke.
• A) gives B) turns
• C) holds D) emits
• 8. They volunteer ____ various odd jobs.
• A) do B) doing
• C) to do D) done

D
C
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Vocabulary Testing (5)

• 9. His ____ as an artist is not a success.
• A) occupation B) job
• C) work D) career
• 10. Parents should not ____ their own taste on
  their children.
• A) impose B) forbid
• C) put D) take

D
A
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Vocabulary Testing (6)

• Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases
• performance more and more protection
  imposeon volunteer interact with
  profit from go on diet work on on
  average at risk under siege

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Vocabulary Testing (7)

• performance more and more protection
  imposeon volunteer interact with
  profit from go on diet work on on
  average at risk under siege
• 1. Our football teams __________ has been poor
  during the whole year.
• 2. The Red Cross Association provides adequate
  ________ for people from hunger wind coldness.

performance
protection
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Vocabulary Testing 8

• performance more and more protection
  imposeon volunteer interact with
  profit from go on diet work on on
  average at risk under siege
• 3. Parents should not ______their own taste ___
  their children.
• 4. A number of university students ____________
  to serve in the 2008 Olympic Games.

impose
on
have volunteered
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Vocabulary Testing (9)

• performance more and more protection
  imposeon volunteer interact with
  profit from go on diet work on on
  average at risk under siege
• 5. ________________ others effectively is an
  ability essential to a sales representative.
• 6. You can ____ more ____ criticisms and
  suggestions rather than praises.

Interacting with
from
profit
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Vocabulary Testing (10)

• performance more and more protection
  imposeon volunteer interact with
  profit from go on diet work on on
  average at risk under siege
• 7. Many young girls who __________ suffer from
  malnutrition and indigestion.
• 8. The rainfall for August in your country,
  _________, is 8 millimeters per month.

go on diet
on average
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Vocabulary Testing (11)

• performance more and more protection
  imposeon volunteer interact with
  profit from go on diet work on on
  average at risk under siege
• 9. Such an investment puts the company _______.
• 10. Though it was far late into night, the girl
  still _______ her report.

at risk
work on
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Difficult sentence paraphrase(1)

• ??Home computers will enable you to answer
  interactive questions about your health and show
  the alternative results should you act in a
  certain way. (L25-27)
• ??Home computers will ask and answer your
  questions about health and tell you the different
  results of your different actions.
• ??????should???if???,if ?? should
  v.????????????????should ?? v.,??Should
  your teacher come, what would you tell her?
  ????????,?????enable sb./sth. to do sth.
  ??????/?????,??enable??????to???????????

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Difficult sentence paraphrase(2)

• ??More than half of the home computers sold in
  the United States in recent years will become
  essential to home life in the west. (L41-42)
• ??Recently, almost half of the home computers
  sold in the United States will become basically
  important to home life in western countries.
• ??sold in the United States??????????,???????????
  It is essential that ????,that????should
  do????

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Difficult sentence paraphrase(3)

• ??Now governments and businesses realize bad air
  and water pollution affect everyone, making it
  difficult for cities to survive and for
  businesses to make a profit. (L65-67)
• ??Nowadays governments and companies know quite
  well that air and water pollution would have
  influence on everyone, thus it is difficult for
  cities to have a good environment and for
  companies to make money.
• ??it is adj. for sb./sth. to do
  sth.?????????????,???????????make it adj. for
  sb. to do sth.?

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Writing
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Paragraph of a topic supported by details (1)

• A paragraph is a group of sentences written to
  develop one MAIN IDEA about a given TOPIC and
  DETAILS that support the main idea. The ability
  to recognize the topic, main idea, and details
  helps the reader to understand the information
  contained in each paragraph of a text.

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Paragraph of a topic supported by details (2)

• The main idea is the primary point the writer
  makes about the topic. The main idea is supported
  by the details in the paragraph. To identify the
  main idea ask yourself this question "What is
  the author saying about the topic?"
• A main idea can be stated or implied.

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Paragraph of a topic supported by details (3)

• Stated A complete sentence (TOPIC SENTENCE)
  written in the paragraph tells the central point
  of the paragraph and is supported by the details
  in the paragraph.
• Implied The main idea is not written in the
  paragraph. You have to read the paragraph,
  analyze the details and determine what idea they
  are supporting.

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Paragraph of a topic supported by details (4)

• LOCATION of the TOPIC SENTENCE
• Very often it is the first sentence in the
  paragraph.
• However, it can also be in the middle as
  well as at the very end of the paragraph.
• Sometimes, there is no sentence in the
  paragraph that directly states the main idea. The
  main idea is simply left unstated or implied.

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Paragraph of a topic supported by details (5)

• To prove or explain the main idea, the writer
  uses supporting details that can take the form of
  facts, examples, events, reasons or comparisons.
• MAJOR DETAILS contribute directly to the main
  idea.
• MINOR DETAILS usually elaborate on some major
  detail that supports the main idea.

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Paragraph of a topic supported by details (6)

• To support a topic sentence, consider some of the
  possible ways that provide details. To develop a
  paragraph, use one or more of these
• Add examples
• Tell a story that illustrates the point you're
  making
• Discuss a process
• Compare and contrast
• Use analogies (eg., "X is similar to Y because
  ")
• Discuss cause and effect
• Define your terms

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Section B

• Trend for the 21st century

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Table of Contents

• Reading Comprehension
• Vocabulary Study
• Vocabulary Test

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Reading Comprehension (1)

• Q In future, why did people eat less red meat
  and more fish?
• A Because the output cost of producing meat
  exceeds that of producing fish.
• Q In the 21st century whats the trend for using
  energy?
• A The trend is toward less dangerous sources of
  energy.

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Reading Comprehension (2)

• Q Why do some diseases which have been brought
  under control reappear in the new century?
• A Because of peoples indifferent attitudes
  towards these diseases.
• Q How does the author feel when he pictures the
  trends for the 21st century?
• A He is looking forward to the new century with
  hope.

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Reading Comprehension (3)

• Read the following statements. Are they true (T)
  or false (F) according to the text? Correct the
  false statements then.
• ____1. In future, peoples life span becomes much
  longer than ever before..
• _____2. The reason why Chinas population growth
  rate has slowed down is mainly because the number
  of women going to school increases.

F
T
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Reading Comprehension (4)

• _____3.People will eat more fish in future,
  because its nutritious.
• _____4. There is a wider variety of energy in the
  new century.
• _____5. Automobile production becomes more and
  more prosperous for it provides people with
  considerable convenience.
• _____6. People in the new century are more
  health-conscious than those nowadays

F
T
F
F
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Vocabulary and Structure

• You should memorize the following core vocabulary
  and useful structure.

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decrease n. v. ??,??(1)

• ??on the decrease ????,????
• decrease to ???
• decrease by ???
• Compared with last election, the number of
  voters decreased by 10 because more and more
  people became indifferent to politics.
• ???????,???????10,??????????????????

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decrease n. v. ??,??(2)

• Because the difficulties in getting American
  visa, the number of students who take TOEFL is on
  the decrease while IELTS is becoming more and
  more popular among Chinese students.
• ????????,??????????????,???????????????????

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tend v. ???,??

• ??tend to do be likely to do,
• be liable to do, be apt to do ???
• Young people accept new things quickly while
  the old tend to be more conservative, which
  partially leads to the appearance of generation
  gap.
• ??????????,?????????,????????????????
• ??tendency n.

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decline n. v.????,??

• ?? decline to do ???
• on the decline ???,???
• decline sth.????(????,??????)
• ??decline an offer ????
• decline an invitation ????
• decline to answer a question ??????
• The company has gone into a decline because of
  falling demand for years.
• ????,????????,????????????

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decline n. v.????,??

• ? decline/ refuse/ reject???????
• decline ????????????
• e.g.He declined the nomination.??????
• Refuse ????,???,???????? (refuse to do)
• e.g. He refused to take the money.
• Reject ?????????????????? (reject sth.)
• e.g. They rejected damaged goods.
• Deny ?????????,????????????(deny sb. sth.)
• e.g. He denies his wife nothing.

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Efficient a. ????(??)????

• The new secretary is a quick, efficient
  worker, and the boss is quite satisfied with
  her.???????????????????,????????
• ??efficiently ad. efficiency n.
• (?) inefficient????, ????,
  (??)?????, ???

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available a. (????)(?)????, ????? (?)???, ???

• ??be available for ????
• The general environment for us to learn
  English is much superior to it was a decade ago
  because now abundant resources are available for
  us, so we have no reasons not to learn English
  well.
• ???????????????10??????,???????????????????
  ????????

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available a. (????)(?)????, ????? (?)???, ???

• The professor will be available today from
  200 P.M. to 400 P.M., so if you have any
  questions, you may come to his office then.
• ??????????????,????????,????????????

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Conclusion n. ??, ??,??

• ??in conclusion ??, ??
• come to/arrive at/ reach/draw
• a conclusion???
• leap/jump to a conclusion????,?????
• In conclusion, without high quality goods, a
  business cant survive in the fierce competition,
  in another word, honesty still counts.

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Involve in ???,??

• In recent years, the authorities are taking
  drastic measures to control drug trafficking, for
  those drug addicts involve thousands of
  families in miserable life.
• ???,??????????????, ??????????????????????

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at an alarming rate ??????

• The number of private cars in Beijing is
  increasing at an alarming rate, which makes the
  traffic problem even more challenging.
• ??????????????????,?????????????

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wash away (???)??

• ?????????????,???????????????
• When floods washed away peoples houses and
  fields, it was government at various levels who
  relieved the people in the flood-stricken areas.

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pose a question ????(L.2)

• Even at his early age, Edison would like to use
  his wits and pose many strange and interesting
  questions to his parents and teachers.
• ??????,??????,??????????????????????

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trends emerge ????? (L.7)

• Last year, a new trend emerging in clothing
  industry all over the world is the popularity of
  traditional Chinese costume.
• ?????????????????,??????????????

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life span ??(L.5)

• Thanks to the improved living standard and
  advanced medical care system, mens life span
  becomes increasing longer.
• ???????????????????,?????????????

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excessive smoking and drinking ??/?(L. 12)

• Excessive smoking and drinking is one of the
  factors which contributes to family violence and
  further leads to divorce.
• ??/?????????????,???????????????

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One out of every five people (
????)?????(L.15)

• According to an interesting on-line survey, one
  out of every 5 girls in big cities has dyed their
  hair.
• ???????????,??????5?????????????

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trade for(L.40)????,????

• On my part, I will never trade honesty for money.
  
• ????,?????????????

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keepunder control (L.53) have control
over(L.55) ??

• Living in an agricultural country, Chinese people
  had made unremitting efforts to bring water
  under control throughout history. Now the effort
  is paid.
• ????????????????????????????????????????????

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be home to(L.60)???,??????

• Its universally acknowledged that Huanghe River
  is the home to Chinese people.
• ????????????????

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Difficult sentence paraphrase(1)

• ??One out of every five people on Earth is
  Chinese, yet Chinas growth rate has slowed.
  (L15-16)
• ??There is one Chinese in each five people on
  Earth, whereas China has slowed down its birth
  rate.
• ?????????one,???five people,??,?????????is???????
  out of ???,????????out of????????? ?

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Difficult sentence paraphrase(2)

• ??Producing a kilogram of fish utilizes less
  than 2 kilograms of feed, but it takes 2.2
  kilograms of feed to produce 1 kilogram of
  chicken. (L24-25 )
• ??You can use less than 2 kilograms of feed to
  get 1 kilogram of fish, while for 1 kilogram of
  chicken, you have to use 2.2 kilograms of feed.
• ????????producing a kilogram of
  fish??????????,?????,??????, ????????????but??????
  ????it,?????????????to produce 1 kilogram of
  chicken?

100
Difficult sentence paraphrase(3)

• ??Many of these trees are in our rain forests
  where thick areas of plants and trees, home for
  many birds and animals, are disappearing.
  (L59-61)
• ??Many rain forests trees are cut down,
  therefore many birds and animals are disappearing
  because of losing their homes.
• ??where????????????forest?home for many birds
  and animals?thick areas of plants and trees?????

101
Difficult sentence paraphrase(4)

• ??May we find new ways to accomplish the task.
  (L65)
• ??We hope very much that we could find new ways
  to fulfill the task.
• ??may????,??hope very much that
  .(??),????????

102
Vocabulary Test (1)

• Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases.
• excessive be indifferent for instance
• draw a conclusion be involved in tend to
  available at an alarming rate utilize
• accomplish be on decrease wash away
• 1. It is __________ to me whether you go or
  stay.
• 2. People under stress ________ express their
  full range of potential.

is indifferent
tend to
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Vocabulary Test (2)

• excessive be indifferent for instance
• draw a conclusion be involved in tend to
  available at an alarming rate utilize
• accomplish be on decrease wash away
• 3. It is still to early to _________________ that
  he is incompetent for the job.
• 4. I'm sorry, those overcoats are not ________ in
  your color and size..

draw the conclusion
available
104
Vocabulary Test (3)

• excessive be indifferent for instance
• draw a conclusion be involved in tend to
  available at an alarming rate utilize
• accomplish be on decrease wash away
• 5. __________________ working out a plan, Jim
  has no time to relax himself.
• 6. Due to the shrinking of market, the production
  of cars_____________.

Having been involved in
is on decrease
105
Vocabulary Test (4)

• excessive be indifferent for instance
• draw a conclusion be involved in tend to
  available at an alarming rate utilize
  accomplish be on decrease wash away
• 7. The number of college students who have met
  with psychological problems is growing
  ______________.
• 8. The floods _________ peoples property,
  leaving them in great misery.

at an alarming rate
washed away
106
Vocabulary Test (5)

• excessive be indifferent for instance
• draw a conclusion be involved in tend to
  available at an alarming rate utilize
• accomplish be on decrease wash away
• 9. His poor health is partly due to his
  __________ drinking.
• 10. You should _________ the task within three
  hours,for it is an emergency.

excessive
accomplish
107
Vocabulary Test (6)

• Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of
  the words.
• tend excess pollute efficient avail grow
• different conclusion accomplishchemistry.
• 1. His ________ to heap criticism on others
  remarks alienated himself from his workmates.
• 2. The food was bad and the bill was __________
  in this restaurant.

tendency
excessive
108
Vocabulary Test (7)

• tend excess pollute efficient avail grow
• different conclusion accomplishchemistry.
• 3. Air _________ is also dangerous, because it
  does harm to peoples lung.
• 4. His low work _________ caused considerable
  dissatisfaction from the management.

pollution
efficiency
109
Vocabulary Test (8)

• tend excess pollute efficient avail grow
• different conclusion accomplishchemistry.
• 5. These tickets are __________ for one month.
• 6. The ______ of industry, on one hand, brings
  human being a lot of benefits on the other hand,
  it also has some negative influence.

available
growth
110
Vocabulary Test (9)

• tend excess pollute efficient avail grow
• different conclusion accomplishchemistry.
• 7. For such a controversial topic, its no use
  arguing, so I am quite _________ to their
  arguments.
• 8. I found the ________ of her story very
  exciting.

indifferent
conclusion
111
Vocabulary Test (10)

• tend excess pollute efficient avail grow
• different conclusion accomplishchemistry.
• 9. As a man of many ______________, he stood out
  very soon among his colleague.
• 10. Dangerous ________ are forbidden to be taken
  into train, airplane or subway.

accomplishments
chemicals
112
Section C

• Teaching Children at Home

113
Reading Comprehension (1)

• Choose the best answer to each of the following
  questions
• 1. Jack looks old in his world because____.
• A) he is 140 years old
• B) he couldnt receive a perfect man-made
  heart
• C) he is slowing down
• he couldnt have his shots that make
• him young-looking earlier

114
Reading Comprehension (2)

• 2. Which of the following is not Richards
  prediction of the World of 2084?
• A) Chimpanzees and apes will be trained to work
  on the factory-line.
• B) People can keep good health condition by
  advanced medicine.
• C) People may choose to die or not to die.
• D) Age ten will be the time for children to have
  the ability to read and write.

115
Reading Comprehension (3)

• 3. In the future, children go to the
  brain-control center to have reading, writing and
  math patterns impressed only when they turn to
  ten, because________________.
• A) they have to learn how to live together
  and get along with each other before the age of
  ten        
• B) ten is the age that children are
• able to use these skills.        
• C) parents can save lots of time and money
• D) they start going to school at three

116
Reading Comprehension (4)

• Read the text first and then provide short
  answers to the following questions.
• Q According to the passage, what are some of the
  factors that show lifestyles of Americans will be
  changed in the future?
• A Fusion power will be used to produce enough
  energy to satisfy peoples need while saving
  natural resources. People may live over a hundred
  years, be equipped with plastic body parts, and
  eat man-made food. Common Americans may travel
  through space to other planets.

117
Reading Comprehension (5)

• Q According to Richard N. Farmers prediction,
  how will schools educate children in the future?
• A Children will be sent to schools when they are
  three years old. They will learn all kinds of
  things about living together and getting along
  with each other, but nothing about school
  subjects. When they turn to ten, the entire
  reading, writing, and math patterns will be
  impressed on their brain. Other kind of skills
  may also be taught in the same way.