Unit 8 The human spirit
The Integrated Course
8-1 Active reading 1
Pre-reading activity-1
01、They are the lines of longitude and latitude, which are used for measuring distance and time around the world and locating places on the globe.
Pre-reading activity-2
01、One may say lines of longitude are determined by the laws of nature, but the passage explains that the placement of the longitude lines is a political decision. 02、The laws of nature. 03、Accurate clocks.
Txet
Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、C
Exercise-2
01、C 02、D 03、B 04、D 05、A 06、B 07、D 08、B
Exercise-3
01、tropical 02、excursion 03、landmark 04、subtle 05、discrepancy 06、disastrous
Exercise-4
01、hollow 02、sphere 03、underneath 04、converge 05、predecessors 06、intervened 07、index
Exercise-5
01、A 02、A 03、B 04、A 05、B 06、B 07、A 08、B 09、B 10、B
8-2 Active reading 2
Pre-reading activity-1
01、Those waves are enormous. I would be scared stiff. I don't think many ships could survive seas like that. I would be really worried about drowning.
Pre-reading activity-2
01、A,B,C,E,H,J
Txet
Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、B 02、D 03、B 04、A 05、C
Exercise-2
01、A 02、A 03、A 04、A 05、C 06、C 07、A 08、A
Exercise-3
01、terrific 02、splash 03、smash 04、muscular 05、hurricanes
Exercise-4
01、multitudinous 02、spout 03、bridle 04、perpendicular 05、sickening 06、maw 07、retained 08、invisible
Exercise-5
01、sprang up 02、came to 03、on the verge of 04、will fall apart 05、came through
Exercise-6
01、A 02、A 03、B 04、B 05、A 06、B 07、B 08、A 09、A 10、B
8-3 Language in use
Grammar&structure-1-1
01、dosage 02、percentage 03、postage 04、usage 05、wreckage
Grammar&structure-1-2
01、postage 02、percentage 03、wreckage 04、dosage 05、mileage 06、usage
Grammar&structure-2
01、He asked her to marry him in the very park where they first met. 02、I was dismayed to see her turn up at the party wearing the very same dress I had on. 03、The professor was suspicious when two students turned in the very same research paper. 04、Unfortunately, the Christmas gift she bought me was the very one I bought for her. 05、The phone rang at the very same moment I was leaving the apartment. 06、He graduated from high school the very year that the war began.
Collocatios-1
01、marked 02、beginning 03、left 04、mark 05、ancient times 06、cross reference 07、powerful effect 08、original intention 09、In terms of 10、powerful symbol
Translatio-1
01、1969年7月21日，担任阿波罗11号指令长的美国宇航员尼尔奥尔登阿姆斯特朗完成了一项壮举成为了登上月球的第一人，他将为此永远被世人铭记。在世界标准时间2点56分，阿姆斯特朗踏上月球表面，并说了那句不朽的名言：这是一个人的一小步，却是人类的一大步。年轻时的阿姆斯特朗曾受训成为航空工程师，依照同美国政府签下的协议，他在海军服役了一段时间，担任飞行员。随后，作为国家顶级试飞员之一，他驾驶X-15试验机达到了约63,000米的高度，5.74马赫的速度。他加入了双子星计划，成为了一名宇航员，并于1966年担任双子星8号的指令长。作为阿波罗11号的指令长，他与巴兹奥尔德林一同登上月球表面，而迈克尔科林斯则留在指挥舱里，在月球轨道上绕行。阿姆斯特朗和奥尔德林在月球上呆了大约两个半小时，他们采集了一些月球岩石和土壤的样本并在月球上插了一面美国国旗。
Translatio-2
01、The continent of Antarctica is located at the southernmost part of the earth. This mysterious continent has captured the world's imagination since it was discovered in the 19th century. In the 20th century, many countries sent people there for scientific expeditions, attracted by the important strategic significance of Antarctica. The Chinese government has also joined the ranks of Antarctic scientific expedition, having organized more than 30 expeditions. Chinese scientific research bases have also been established in Antarctica. China's expedition to Antarctica is not only of strong strategic and economic significance, but also has a positive social impact.
8-4 Reading across cultures
Text
Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、It was the first time people had been on the moon. 02、To land on the moon, collect samples of material and explore the moon's surface. 03、Three days before the launch when Ken Mattingly was discovered to have been exposed to German measles. 04、An explosion on board the command module destroyed them. 05、No, they abandoned the mission. 06、They were short of oxygen and power supplies. 07、As a place of shelter, a sort of lifeboat. 08、In the Pacific Ocean. 09、All the three. 10、10. It failed as a moon mission, but the astronauts did get safely back to Earth.
Exercise-2
01、Scientist Qian Xuesen started it working at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. The first Chinese satellite was launched in 1970. In 2003, Yang Liwei was the first Chinese in space, and this achievement made China the third country to independently send humans into space. China's Lunar Exploration Programme got underway with Chang'e 1 in 2007. 02、There have been many technical spin-offs of materials and technology. Having such a big research programme employs scientists and encourages breakthroughs. In time, we may need materials from other planets. 03、Yes, its great expense. 04、Space science and exploration is so costly and the risks of an arms race in space so serious that the world needs to come together and join its resources. Then China, as well as Europe, Russia and the US, can continue to advance without having to neglect spending on other important programmes for their people.
8-5 Guided writing
Writing skills
Writing task-1
01、Giving the reason for the challenge. 02、Giving background information. 03、Describing the event leading to the challenge. 04、Describing the problems posed by the challenge. 05、Describing how the problems were solved or what happened. 06、Saying how the challenge ended.
Writing task-2
01、(a) Last-minute changes to the crew. 02、(b) An on-board explosion. 03、(a) That the crew might not be able to return to Earth safely. 04、(b) It would lead to death. 05、(c) It suggests difficulty. 06、(a) The difficulty of being short of water and food. 07、(b) It suggests the unpleasantness and difficulty of the situation. 08、(a) Quite a few: the child's illness, change of crew, electrical problem, explosion, loss of two oxygen tanks, loss of electrical power in the command module, abortion of the mission, extreme cold with shortage of food, water and oxygen. 09、(b) They might have died waiting for the recovery ship to make contact.
Writing task-3
01、Once, when I was on holiday by the seaside, I wanted to see if I could manage to swim across the bay. It didn't look far and at first the sea was very calm. Things began to go wrong when I noticed the sky was growing darker. I realized a storm was blowing in. I was a good swimmer and had won a few medals at school swimming galas, but I was beginning to realize this swim might be more than I could handle and it was not going to get any easier if the seas got rough. But that, of course, is exactly what happened as the wind increased and the rain lashed down. I was beginning to feel very cold and my muscles were starting to hurt. I could even feel a current moving me further out to sea. I was beginning to despair. I did not think I could cope with so many problems all at once. I was making less and less progress. Staying afloat was challenging enough. Just then I thought I heard a cry. I made a great effort and tried to swim in its direction. Yes, it was a human voice. For a moment the impossible became possible and I put all my strength into swimming alongside a small boat. Soon arms were reaching out to help me and pulling me over the side. I was safe. Half an hour later I was on shore, wrapped in a blanket, drinking hot soup and feeling very grateful and very, very stupid. Only total idiots start swimming a long way in unknown conditions and with no one with them.
8-6 Unit test(暂未更新)
选词填空-填单词
paralyze
hollow
annihilate
predecessors
intervene
prerequisite
subtle
complication
configuration
词汇与结构
11 . A. transmission 12 . B. discrepancies 13 . C. paradise 14 . A. splash 15 . C. converge 16 . B. module 17 . D. arbitrarily 18 . A. misconception 19 . B. molecule 20 . B. disastrous
单词填空
21.with
through
of
to
by
on
In
of
for
of
选词填空15选10
31.verge
exploration
geographical
tropical
longitude
latitude
grid
mileage
lulled
terrific
仔细阅读
D. geographical C. narrative B. Confident. A. Reality is a matter of perspective. B. an allegory
Further practice
8-7 Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、convergence 02、intervention 03、muscle 04、subtlety 05、attainment 06、attainable 07、conversion 08、convertible 09、expansion 10、expansive 11、contraction 12、explore 13、collision
Exercise-2
01、contraction 02、subtlety 03、intervention 04、collision 05、convergence 06、muscles 07、attainable 08、exploration
Exercise-3
01、A 02、A 03、A 04、B 05、B 06、A 07、A 08、A
Exercise-4
01、anchor,deck,masthead,on board 02、globe,orb 03、collide,hurl,shift 04、crisscross,graph,parallel
Exercise-5
01、C 02、H 03、F 04、A 05、E 06、B 07、G 08、D
Exercise-6
01、usage 02、percentage 03、wreckage 04、storage 05、dosage 06、linkage 07、mileage 08、postage
Exercise-7
01、B 02、A 03、C 04、A 05、C 06、B 07、B 08、B 09、B
Exercise-8
01、It is beyond me 02、on the verge of 03、Make the most of 04、at sea 05、the world over 06、tempered by time 07、child's play 08、came to an end
Exercise-9
01、up 02、with 03、up 04、at 05、off 06、into 07、down 08、down
Exercise-10
01、C 02、A 03、C 04、A 05、C 06、B
8-8 Structure
Exercise-1
01、I met the grown-up daughter of an old friend and noticed that she had the very laugh of her mother's. 02、The boy and the girl discovered that they'd both been to the very same college, but had never once met each other. 03、I was getting off the plane in New York at the very same moment that you were going to sleep in London. 04、Some people say the nature of celebrity is that the very people who praise you will later try to destroy you. 05、The attributes that some people have criticized are the very ones that make him most successful.
Exercise-2
01、Out of all the people in the world I would never have expected to see you here. 02、Out of all the women I know you're the only one who makes my heart beat faster. 03、Out of all the things you could have said, why did you have to say that? 04、Out of all the pictures in the gallery, you had to pick the most expensive. 05、Out of all the books the writer has written, this one is definitely my favourite.
8-9 Reading
Reading1-1
01、B 02、B 03、D 04、A 05、D
Reading1-2
01、A 02、A 03、A 04、B 05、A 06、A 07、B
Reading2-1
01、A,D,E,G
Reading2-2
01、G 02、F 03、B 04、H 05、E 06、C 07、A 08、D
8-10 Integrated skills training
Exercise-1
01、D 02、A 03、B 04、A 05、C 06、C 07、D 08、B 09、B 10、A
Exercise-2
01、The wave, which must have been over 20 metres high, rose high above the boat, then crashed into the deck, throwing us out of the boat and into the water. 02、The young sailor wrote in his diary: "By the time we reach our destination we will have been at sea for three months, and it will be the happiest moment in my life when I see land again." 03、The rocket would have been launched three days earlier if things had not started going wrong when one astronaut's children developed a serious disease. 04、I remember seeing the mast crash into the sea and thinking it would be impossible for anyone on board to survive what was definitely the worst storm I had ever known.
Exercise-3
01、第一支到达地理南极点的探险队是由挪威探险家罗尔德阿蒙森带领的。阿蒙森在鲸湾设立了南极基地，经过数月的准备后，他和队员于1911年10月19号向南极点进发。他们于1911年12月14日到达南极点，比罗伯特福尔肯斯科特带领的英国探险队早了五周。阿蒙森带领的探险队熟练地掌握滑雪橇和驾驭雪橇狗的技术，最后安全返回基地。而斯科特和他的四个同伴由于无法完全驾驭雪橇狗，不能用雪橇滑行，而只能步行，在回程的路上不幸遇难。英语国家对阿蒙森有一定程度的仇视，他们赞美运气不佳的斯科特，因此斯科特的失败反而盖过了阿蒙森成功的光彩。如今，两位都被南极永久性科学基地所认可，并以他们的名字命名。
Exercise-4
01、China began in 2002 to independently design and build its first manned deep-sea submersible, Jiaolong, to promote the development of China's deep-sea vehicle technology and provide important high-tech equipment for the investigation and scientific research of deep-sea resources. In July 2012, Jiaolong manned by two oceanauts descended to a depth of 7,062 m in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, setting a record for a Chinese manned deep-sea submersible. Such a depth also means China's ability to reach over 99.8 per cent of the seabed on earth. The successful development of Jiaolong is of great significance for China in the exploration and utilization of deep-sea resources.
