Unit Seven
Practice
Passage 1. 1. B; 2. D
Passage 2. 1. A; 2. C
Passage 3. 1. C; 2. D
Passage 4. 1. D; 2. B
Reading Selection One
I. 1. T; 2. T; 3. F; 4. T; 5. F; 6. F; 7. T; 8. T; 9. T; 10. F
II. 1. likely 2. certainly 3. essentially 4. mostly 5. simultaneously 6. deceptively 7. Currently 8. theoretically
Reading Selection Two
I. 1. C; 2. B; 3. B; 4. C; 5. C; 6. B; 7. D; 8. D
II. 1. B; 2. C; 3. D; 4. A; 5. B; 6. C; 7. A; 8. D
Vocabulary Practice
I. enthusiasm, trend, trim, Despite, catches on, back up, gradual, foreseen, banned
II. Make sentences
1.Environmentalists have foreseen the damage to be caused by the chemical
industry in the area.
2.Heavy goods vehicles are banned on this street.
3.Despite years of efforts of searching for alternative sources of energy,
scientists have not found other kinds of energy to replace the conventional ones.
4.The concept of the radical changes on which environmental cars are
designed will soon catch on.
5.The fact that the slight upswing in the use of diesel cars can cause negative
effects on environment calls for a comprehensive redesigning of the engines of cars.
III. 1. increase by 50 per cent 2. a common sight 3. preferential tax rates
4. collision-avoidance system
5. as well as
Vocabulary Expansion
II.1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-g, 5-i, 6-h, 7-b, 8-e, 9-j, 10-f
Guided Writing and Translation
Translation
If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise. And as a result, we are aging unnecessarily soon.
The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, doctors say, are lawyers,
followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brain as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.
Doc tors’ findings also show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain”, they say, “Think hard and engage in conversation. Don’t rely on pocket calculators.”
Part D: Literary Appreciation
The Catcher in the Rye
1.By saying "you don't like anything that's happening", Phoebe means that Holden is angry
about the world but he doesn't know how to deal with the problems. He fails to win recognition from people around him and he himself regards the outside world as corrupted with phony people. Phoebe points out his problem and makes Holden more depressed.
2.James Castle, Holden's schoolmate, was maltreated by six students in the same school and
finally jumped down from the window. The six students were not punished. Holden regards this as persecution of the corrupted and phony society over innocent youth. He becomes very depressed.
3.Holden is extremely disappointed with the present situation, so he cannot find anything good
in the real life. All he can see around him is violence, cheating and corruption, so he can only cherish a dream.
4.He thinks the adult world is disgusting with cheating and corruption. He hates it and is afraid
of entering it, so finally he goes mad.
5.Holden's dream is to be "a catcher in the rye, protecting innocent children from falling off the
cliff". That is to protect the innocent children from the persecution of the corrupted adult world.
6.Phoebe is innocent, clever, considerate and pretty. So he may be the ideal child Holden wants
to protect from the corruption of the adult world in his dream.
7.Maybe not. It is related to the character traits of Holden. Besides, the outside world is so
powerful and overwhelming.
8.Holden is described as a rebel of the modern world. He is sensitive enough to see all the
corruption, meaninglessness, hypocrisy of the society, but he can find no way to change the situation. So finally he is sent to a mental hospital.
