Unit 3
here to stay
Active Reading 1
Reading and understanding
3 Choo the best answer to the questions.
1 (b)
2 (c) 3(c) 4 (c) 5 (a) 6 (c)
Dealing with unfamiliar words
4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 to move your body so it is clor to or further from someone or something (lean)
2 a total amount made by adding veral numbers or amounts together (sum)
3 the ability to think about and plan for the future, using intelligence and imagination (vision)
4 ud for emphasizing that something refers to one specific situation (particularly)
5 a feeling that you do not trust someone or something (suspicion)
6 to press or move your hands or an object over a surface (rub)
5 Answer the questions about the words and expressions in the box.
1 If you are doing an advanced cour in something, is it at (a) a high level, or (b) a low level?
2 If you peer at something, is it (a) difficult, or (b) easy to e?
3 If you get a glimp of something, do you e it (a) clearly and for a long
time, or (b) not very clearly
and for a short time?
4 Is a radical idea (a) traditional and widely accepted, or (b) new and different? (This word indicates some fundamental changes in ideas or actions.)
5 If you are in agony about something, do you feel (a) in pain and uncomfortable,
or (b) happy and
comfortable?
6 If you do something in the prence of someone, are they (a) with you, or (b) somewhere el?
7 If someone affirmed something, did they (a) show they respect and approve of
it, or (b) not respect or
disapprove of it?
8 If you do something on purpo, do you (a) mean to do it, or (b) do it by
accident?
6 Complete the ntences with the correct form of the words and expressions in the boxes in Activities
4 and 5.
1 Many people greet radical ideas with suspicion becau they are afraid of change.
2 Looking at the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, you feel as if you are in the prence of a genius who had an extraordinary vision of the future.
3 You need to peer cloly at the figures on the board, particularly as the handwriting is so bad.
4 It doesn’t take an advanced level of intelligence to realize that you need at least two numbers to be able to work out the sum.
5 If you lean forwards, you may e the star as he comes out of the theatre, but you’ll probably only catch a glimp of him.
6 I rubbed some medicine onto the wound hoping to stop the pain, but I’m still in agony.
7 Tom’s excellent exam results affirmed the teacher’s faith in his ability.
8 The police think the fire was started on purpo.
7 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.
1 If you thwart something, do you (a) stop it, or (b) encourage it?
2 If there is a dearth of something, is there (a) a lot of it, or (b) not enough?
3 Does unmitigated encouragement suggest (a) completely positive, or (b) slightly negative support?
4 If a teacher is maligned by their pupils, do you think they say (a) nice things, or (b) bad things about the teacher?
Active Reading 2
Dealing with unfamiliar words
4Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1. Integrate 2 creative 3 logical 4 transfer 5 critical 6 effective 7
identify
8. generate 9 recall
5 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in Activity 4.
1 transfer
2 logical
3 effective
4 integrate
5 critical
6 generate
7 identify 8 recall 9 creative
6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You
may need to make
depositedother changes.
1 Doing a doctorate makes it possible to become an expert in a particular field. (specialize)
美猴王片尾曲2 I remember the main point of what he was saying, but I can’t remember where it was we had the conversation. (thrust; the tting in which)
3 It’s a very long and difficult book, and I’m afraid people may feel under great pressure when they turn the first pages. (overwhelmed)
4 Ours is a small university, but the teaching is organized in a nsible and practical way. (rational)
5 Students can get help with money. (financial)
Students can get financial help.
6 The amount of help is different from one university to another. (extent; varies) Reading and interpreting
8 Choo the best answer to the questions.
1 b
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3 a
4 b
Language in u
much
gbm1 Match the ntences with the us of much .
1 (b)
2 (c)
3 (a)
2 Rewrite the ntences using not think much of.
1 I didn’t think that lesson was very good.
I didn’t think much of that lesson.
2 None of us like the timetable we’ve been given for this term.
None of us think much of the timetable we’ve been given for this term.
3 I’m afraid I’ve got strong doubts about what I’ve written.
I’m afraid I don’t think much of what I’ve written.
4 Our professor is always criticizing this book.
Our professor doesn’t think much of this book.
5 I don’t like the theme of this week’s essay.
I don’t think much of the theme of this week’s essay.
6 I don’t agree with Honey and Mumford’s ideas about learning types.
I don’t think much of Honey and Mumford’s ideas about learning types.
3 Complete the ntences using much rather or much prefer .
1 I’d much rather work in the l ibrary than in my room.
2 Li would much rather study with a friend than on her own.
3 Personally I much prefer taking notes to being given photocopies.
4 Some people would much rather start writing straight away than spend a lot of time reading.
Now write two more ntences about your own study preferences. U much rather and much prefer .
• I would much rather listen to lectures than read the lecture notes.
• I would much prefer asking questions after class to asking questions in class.
4 Rewrite the ntences using much less .
1 I can’t even say two words in Chine, so I definitely can’t speak the language.并重
I can’t even say two words in Chine, much less speak the language.
2 Basic study skills are often not taught here, and certainly not practid. Basic study skills are often not taught here, much less practid.
3 Nobody has even started the essay, let alone finished it.
Nobody has even started the essay, much less finished it.
4 Hardly anyone in the room heard what the lecturer was saying, and so of cour they didn’t understand
him.
Hardly anyone in the room heard what the lecturer was saying, much less understood him.
5 I haven’t got a PC in my room, so obviously I haven’t got an Internet connection.
I haven’t got a PC in my room, much less an Inter net connection.
6 I didn’t dare say anything after the lesson, let alone criticize what he said.
I didn’t dare say anything after the lesson, much less criticize what he said. while / when + participle
5 Rewrite the ntences.
1 When you choo a cour, think about the amount of study it will require. When choosing a cour, you should think about the amount of study it will require.
2 When you are writing an essay, you should keep in mind the main theme. When writing an essay, you should keep in mind the main theme.
3 Always keep a record of your sources when you do rearch on the Internet. Always keep a record of your sources when doing rearch on the Internet.
4 Our lecturer us PowerPoint while he is explaining basic concepts.
Our lecturer us PowerPoint while explaining basic concepts.
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5 I had a brilliant idea while I was sitting in the library this morning.
I had a brilliant idea while sitting in the library this morning.
subject-verb inversion
6 Rewrite the ntences using subject-verb inversion.
1 If I had known what this week’s lecture was about, I wouldn’t have gone.
Had I known what this week’s lecture was about, I wouldn’t have gone.
2 I would have corrected the work, if I had noticed the mistake.
eating outI would have corrected the work had I noticed the mistake.
3 If you had thought about this a little earlier, you wouldn’t be in trouble now.
Had you thought about this a little earlier, you wouldn’t be in trouble now.
4 If he had shared his ideas with us, we would have made some progress.
Had he shared his ideas with us, we would have made some progress.
5 They would have improved the facilities, if they had received more money from the government.
They would have improved the facilities had they received more money from the government.
7 Complete the ntences about yourlf using the inversion structure Had I + verb.
1 I would have enjoyed mylf more had I had a higher university entrance exam score for computer science.
2 Had I known about this football match, I would have made different arrangements for the weekend.
3 I wouldn’t have worked so hard had I known the exam was so easy.
4 Had I received this college’s information earlier, I would have gone to a different college.
桃花源诗翻译8 Translate the ntences into Chine.
1 “……在我们周围逐渐创建出一个模型环境，使各个层次的人都有独立思考的空间。”你最后一次看到包含上述字眼的机构愿景陈述是在什么时候？
2 要是她一开始就肯定我们的聪明才智，给我们讲讲独立思考的乐趣，要是她没有激起我们对她的畏惧，我们大家就能更深切地体会到独立思考的意义。而且，我们在她面前也会更好地开动脑筋、思考问题。
3 和其他人一样，学生们也有他们自己必须面对的问题。典型的问题包括熟悉新环境、与其他同学相处，以及靠有限的经济来源维持生活。
4 下课后或个别指导后，如果你和朋友们聊一聊，你可能会发现他们所记住的东西不尽相同，但或多或少都与老师的教学目的相关。
5 有效的阅读需要你根据不同的阅读材料和阅读目的来调整阅读的速度和方式。
9 Translate the ntences into English.
1 老师很有可能不欣赏不会独立思考的学生。(not think much of …; think for onelf) It is most likely that teachers won’t think much of students who cannot think for themlves.
2 他上中学的时候，几乎没有什么人去做科学实验，更谈不上接受这方面的训练了。(hardly; much less)
When he was in high school, hardly anyone did scientific experiments, much less had training in this respect.
air中文3 嫉妒是由懒惰和无知造成的。(the result of …)
Envy is the result of laziness and ignorance.
4 有些大学生是根据自己的专业来选择志愿服务的，而不是碰到什么就做什么。(volunteer
