Unit 7 Letter to a B Student
Key to the Exercis
Text comprehension
I.
校服怎么穿才好看B.
II.
1. T; 2. T; 3. T; 4. F; 5. F.
III.
1. Paragraph 2. It is our society, which overemphasizes winning, considers failure a sin, and es prosperity in the prent as a sure sign of salvation in the future.
2. Paragraph 4. Becau the students may have acquired more or less knowledge out of
the cour than the grade indicates.
3. Paragraph 5. His attitude is critical. He complains the exclusion of such important characteristics as courage, kindness, wisdom and good humor.
4. Paragraph 8. It was to make a clear distinction between the student as classroom performer and the student as human being. So a low grade, at best, indicates an incompetent classroom performer, not an incompetent human being.
5. Paragraph 9. He thinks social labels, including grades, are basically irrelevant and misleading, though necessary. But it 'nsot lf -contradictory becau social labels are necessary as ways of distinction for job choice, not as reasons for attitude toward others or ourlves in human terms.
IV.
1. Being unsuccessful and disadvantaged is regarded as sinful becau in this word people tend to think today ' s success can save one from evil in the future.
2. It is important to e the fact that although they differ in their class status and educational background, human beings are esntially the same. Biologically they are constructed in the same way, and they share the common feelings of fear and joy and the common experience of suffering and achieving. This commonality has bound them together. All of them will regard wars, dias, and disasters both private and public as unfortunate big events in their life time.
Vocabulary Analysis
I. Phra practice
1. 葵花籽的营养价值esnce: inner nature; indispensable quality; the most important part 本质， 实质，精髓
2. deadly sins: sins leading to damnation. (pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy and sloth, in Christianity)
3. misleading: making you think or act wrongly 误导，误入歧途
4. conventional task: task traditionally required of students 吃什么可以减肥传统任务
5. in short supply: far from enough 供给不足，缺乏
II.
1. define; 2. irrelevant; 3. correspond to; 4. flunked;
5. rather; 6. makes a point of; 7. apt to; 8. go round.
III. Word derivation.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.
1. removal 2. climatic 3. salvation 4. proficiency
5. assumption 6. normally 7. rentment 8. disastrous
IV.
1. B; 2. D; 3. C; 4. C;
5. B; 6. D; 7. B; 8. D.
IV. Synonym / Antonym
Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each ntence in the n it is ud.
1. Synonym: balanced, compensated
2. Antonym: unconventional
3. Antonym: abundant, plentiful
语文学4. Synonym: evaluated, assd
5. Synonym: average
6. Synonym: esntially, basically
7. Antonym: lightly, frivolously
8. Antonym: temporarily
V. Prefix
Write in each space one word that has the same prefix as underlined in each given word.
1. interfere 2. transcend 3. circumstances 4. neocolonial 5. control 6. antibiotic 7. unlock 8. outnumber | 个人简历的格式international translate circumference neoclassical conform antisocial undo outshine |
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Grammar Exercis
I. Rewrite the following ntences using proper disjuncts.
1. Unfortun ately, …
2. Hopefully, …
3. Oddly enough, …
4. Rightly, …
5. Luckily, …
6. 6. Fortunately,
7. Strangely enough,
•T They were right to have
…/ It was foolish of the boy not to say say ….
曲字开头的成语3. type 1.
4. type 2.
5. type 2.
6. type 2.
7. type 2: It was lucky that ….
8. type 2: It is hoped that ….
III. Fill in each blank with a proper relative word. U “preposition + relative word” if necessary.
1. which / that; when; by which,
2. on which
3. that
4. for whom
5. with whom
6. to whom
7. of which
8. at which
IV.
1. where, where
2. what, which
3. what
4. why
5. where
6. When
7. why
8. which, which, what
IV. whatever, wherever, whoever, whichever, whenever, and however
Complete the following ntences with the appropriate words in the box.
1. However
2. Whatever
3. whatever
不消化积食怎么办4. Wherever
5. whichever
6. whoever
白居易是哪个朝代的
7. However
8. whenever / whenever
Translation exercis
I. 1．不管我们的标准是什么，这个标准现在提高了，结果使你对自己没能得到更高的分数而 感到失望。
2．由于缺乏更精确的衡量工具，我们至多只能把 B 看作一个模糊的符号，表示对你掌握某
一科目的程度的判断，不过这种判断的准确性很值得怀疑。
3．人的阶级属性和教育背景不尽相同，但凡是人都是血肉之躯，都有同样的恐惧感和欢愉 感，同样的痛苦感和成就感，这些共通的感受把他们连为一体；认识到这一点十分重要。
4．然而和你们毕业离校之后将要进入的那片荒蛮无路、起伏跌宕的乡野相比，在样读书就 如同一条狭窄坦直、界限分明的公路。
II.
1． He was hospitalized with acute appendicitis, with the result that he misd the final examination.
2． As many more people came to the lecture than expected, there were not enough handouts to go round.
3．No matter what a long / busy day he may have, he makes a point of checking his e-mail inbox before going to bed.
