【正文】 Appendix IKey to Exercises (Units 18)Unit 1Part I Prereading TaskScript for the recording:Have you ever heard of the pop singer, John Lennon? Here he is singing a song he wrote for his son. It39。s called Beautiful Boy.Close your eyesHave no rearThe monster s toneHe39。s on the run and your daddy39。s hereBeautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boyBeautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boyBefore you go to sleep Say a little prayer1 John Lennon (19401980): First became famous as a singer and guitarist in the Beatles, a British rock group, writing many of their most successful hits. Later he left the group, but continued to be popular as a singer and songwriter.66 Appendix IEvery day in every wayIt39。s getting better and betterBeautiful, beautiful, beautifulBeautiful boyBeautiful, beautiful, beautifulBeautiful boyOut on the ocean sailing away I can hardly wait To see you e of ageBut I guess we’ll both just have to be patient ‘Cause it39。s a long way to go A bard row to hoe Yes it39。s a long way to goBut in the meantimeBefore you cross the streetTake my bandLife is what happens to youWhile you39。re busy making other plansBeautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boyBeautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boyBefore you go to sleep Say a little prayer Every day in every way It39。s getting better and better1 A hard row to hoe: To hoe is to use a special farming tool, a hoe, to clear small weeds and break up the surface of the soil. The row referred to is a row of plants.Appendix I $9 Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Darling, darling, darling Darling SeanYou39。ve just heard John Lennon singing a lullaby to his son Sean. A lullaby is a song we sing to help babies to go to sleep. So he tells Sean Close your eyes, have no fear, your Daddy39。s here. Then he looks into the future. He sees his son setting out on life39。s adventure:Out on the ocean sailing awayAnd he can hardly wait to see his son grow up, to reach eighteen when he es of age and celebrates being an adult. But he knows they39。ll both have to be patientCause it39。a long way to go A hard row to hoeGrowing up can be difficult. At times it can, as we say, be a hard row to hoe. It39。s a phrase we use to describe any difficult task.But if growing up is sometimes hard, it is also full of surprises. Things happen when we least expect them:Lire is what happens to youWhile you39。re busy making other plansI think you39。ll find the stories you are going to read in this unit show that John Lennon was right: growing up can be quite an adventure, full of the unexpected.As for John Lennon, sadly he never did live to see his son grow up and e of age, for John was shot dead by a madman in New York while Sean was still only five years old. 90 Appendix IPart II Text AText organization l.ParagraphsHeadings1Baker39。s feelings about English courses2Baker39。s impression of his new English teacher3A topic that attracts Baker39。s attention4Vivid memories the title brought back5Baker39。s sudden desire to write about that topic6Anticipating punishment7Mr. Fleagle39。s announcement8Classmates39。 response to the essay9What Baker discovered2.PartsParagraphsMain IdeasPart iParas 12Baker was bored by everything associated with English courses, including essay writing.Part IIParas 35Baker found himself attracted by one particular topic and wrote about it for his own joy.Part IIIParas 69The experience of writing the essay helped him discover his talent for writing and realize what he wished to do in life.Appendix I 91 VocabularyI. 1. 1) arguments 2) put ... down3) sequence 4) rigid5) tedious 6) hold back7) reputation 8) distribute9) off and on 10) vivid11) associate ... with 12) congratulations13) finally 14) turn in/turn out15) tackle2. 1) George has been assigned to the newspaper39。s Paris office.2) There is a possibility that his wish to bee a writer will e true.3) She had a clear image of how she would look in twenty years39。 time.4) When the officer gave the mand the soldiers opened fire.5) As long as people keep buying bikes we39。ll keep turning them out.3. 1) Mr. Green is very dull as a lecturer. He39。s rigid and old fashioned, and doesn39。t seem to havethe faintest idea of how to inspire. I always get bored with / by his lectures.2) Alan39。s essays are long and tedious to read. What39。s more, his arguments are often based on out of date ideas.3) I was pleasantly surprised at my ability to pose an essay that the professor chose to read to the class. It was without doubt one of the happiest moments in my school career, but I did my best to avoid showing pleasure. When the professor offered me his congratulations, however, I could hardly hold back a smile.II. Synonyms in Context1. posed 2. severe3. agony 4. extraordinary5. recall 6. mand7. was violating 8. anticipateIII. Collocation1. at 2. for3. of 4. with5. as 6. about7. to 8. in, in 92 Appendix I9. from 10. on/uponStructure1. 1) Russell Baker is reported to live today with his wife in Virginia.2) They are said to be building another bridge across the river.3) Only a few students in Mr. Parker39。s position class are said to have really captured the essence of the essay.4) Those love poems were believed to have been posed by an English poet of the sixteenth century.2. 1) as you suggested2) as I told you to■3) exactly as I was4) as you have described them to meComprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze2. congratulations4. scanned6. vivid8. off and on10. career(A)1. hold back3. tedious5. recall7. arguments9. turn out/turn in(B)2.after4.kids/children6.for/of8.So10.she12.assignment/book14.proved16.myself1. that3. black5. at7. different9. O