Unit 4
Section A
Pre-reading activities
一
1 Nowadays, travelers arriving at the airport are welcomed by 11 tall earthen mounds, the tombs of emperors in Western Han Dynasty, built around the 1st century.
2 Thus the year 841 BC marked the beginning of conscious and systematic record keeping.
3 The beacon tower above the Lishan Mountain, where Huaqing Hot Spring is located, is an eternal reminder of the story of “ themost expensive smile" that caud the disappearance of the dynasty.
4 It exhibits over 3,000 historical antiques, the main attractions being the bronze ware, ce
ramics and beautiful wall painting from the Tang Dynasty tombs.
Language focus
Word in u
三
1compulsory 2contemplate 3imprisoned 4globalize 5offt 6groan 7stubborn 8cluster 9ambiguity 10consoled
Word building
四 | |
Word learned | New words formed |
-able | |
Respect | Respectable |
Negotiate | Negotiable |
Distinguish | Distinguishable |
Available | Avail |
Attribute | Attributable |
Profit此致 | Profitable |
Renew | Renewable |
-ize | |
Memory | 脚上的痣 Memorize |
Author | Authorize |
鱼饼怎么做好吃Visual | Visualize |
Stable | Stabilize |
Social | Socialize |
五 | |
| |
1profitable 2renewable 3authorized 4negotiable 5visualize 6socialize 7attributable 8respectable 9avail 10stabilize 11distinguishable 12memorize
Banked cloze
六
假定你是李华1E 2M 3K 4I 5F 6A 7C 8H 9L 10N
Expression in u
七
1ttle for 2more often than not 3mingled with 4 traded for
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5was saturated with 6are open to 7endowed with 8make up for Translation
威尼斯是意大利北部一座世界闻名的岛城。威尼斯建立于公元 5 世纪，在公元
10世纪时成为一支重要的海上力量。在中世纪和文艺复兴时期，威尼斯曾是重要的商贸中心，是当时欧洲极为富裕的城市，在政治和经济事务中居领导地位。几百年的兴盛之后，威尼斯在 15 世纪开始衰落。如今，威尼斯被公认为是全世界最美的城市之一， 也是全世界最重要的旅游胜地之一。 威尼斯的建筑风格丰富多样，其中最出名的是哥特式风格。 威尼斯还因历史上的几次重要的艺术运动而闻名，特别是文艺复兴时期。威尼斯对建筑和艺术的发展影响巨大。至今，威尼斯仍对现代艺术和流行文化的发展起着重要作用。 1987 年，威尼斯被列入《世界遗产名录》。1980 年 3 月，威尼斯与中国苏州结为“友好城市”。
春节法定Lijiang is a mountainous city in northwest Yunnan Province. The old town of Lijiang,
located at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, is a town of scenic beauty and known for its history and culture. It is also a well-prerved old town with features of ethnic minorities. The construction work of the old town was started from the Southern Song Dy
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nasty about 800 years from now. Not only does Lijiang boast a long history but also it boasts many ethnic minorities who make up over a half of the total population in the region. With the booming of Lijiang tourism, the old town of Lijiang is receiving a growing number of tourists from home and abroad. In December 1997, the old town succeeded in applying to be named a World Cultural Heritage Site, filling the gap of lacking a noted historical and cultural city in China on the World Cultural Heritage List.
Section B
Reading comprehension
Understanding the text
二
1C 2A 3B 4D 5A 6D 7C 8B
Language focus
Word in u复方甘草酸苷片功效与作用
四
1ethnic 2conceive 3presumed 4despid 5irritate 6disregarded 7downside 8venerable
9susceptible 10suppress
Expression in u
五
1from/against 2from 3with 4into 5to 6into 7for 8off
Sentence structure
六
1 The day following was, as it turned out, the last of Mr. Wraxall's stay at Raback.
2 As it turned out, the war went on for more than four years, with horrible loss of personnel and material on both sides.
3 Madigan had been studying Mr. Barrett for a couple of months, but as it turned out, the man was rather mysterious.
七
1 Most of them took his behavior with a smile, except for the occasional customers who would try their best to avoid eye contact and eat as fast as they could.
2 She took it with gratitude when she learned her son had obtained the chance for the championship.
3 At the conclusion of the opera, the audience ro as one with thunderous applau, and the actors took it with a deep bow.
Collocation
Warm-up
1 overly fearful 2disorienting diversity 3solo travel 4swap stories 5globalized world 6foreign travel
八
1exotic places 2lovely dream 3multinational excursions 4pleasant experiences 5foreign travel 6valuable open-mindedness 7ample opportunities 8disorienting diversity 9local folklore 10swap stories 11modern aviation 12credible insights
课文翻译
Text A
令人惊奇的旅行目的
1 早晨四点一刻，闹钟把我从美梦中惊醒， 要不是突然看见早已收拾好的行李箱，
我几乎又要睡着。想起来还要去机场，我叹了口气。出租车来晚了，并且在途中
