【正文】 8 atUnit 5Section A Graceful Hands Part II p 1301 The writer gets to know it from Mrs Clarks medical chart and the report she received from the preceding shift2 Maybe it is because the idea of Mrs Clarks dying soon makes her feel sick3 The writer wants to show us a truetolife picture of Mrs Clark at the end of her life4 Because she doesnt have enough strength to do so5 Because she didnt want them to suffer from the experience of seeing her die6 She means that they both realize that Mrs Clark is dying and as human beings this is an unavoidable and very special moment7 Maybe because she thought it was too much for them to cope with8 Because Mrs Clarks fingers are very long and graceful which at first catches the writers eyes easily But after knowing more about Mrs Clark the author mentions her graceful fingers again and again so as to imply that Mrs Clarks heart and mind are graceful as well Part III p 1301 preceding2 decay3 secured4 dripping5 slid6 hints7 interval8 privilegesPart IV p 1311 The young woman reached for her bag and pulled out a gun2 The local people can foretell a storm when the clouds hang around the mountain3 Thomas turned his head trying to avoid breathing in the vapor4 He always covers his mouth when coughing so that he wont spread germs5 John managed to acplish his work in time6 It is very strange that the old lady seemed to be able to sense my thoughts7 We did not provide for such a sudden and largescale enemy attack8 His intervention may have spared me a bloody nosePart V p 1311 firm2 straight3 apart4 ready5 unaided6 opposed7 close8 idle Part VI p 1311 growth the act or rate of growing or developing natural development expansion improvement cultivation2 warmth the state or quality of being warm warmheartedness kindness heat enthusiasm 3 depth the state of being deep downward measurement deepness 4 truth the state or quality of being true facts reality proven principle 5 length the measurement from one end to the other or of the longest side of something duration time period piece section 6 breadth distance from side to side broadness scope range extensiveness area 7 width size from side to side the quality of being wide8 death the state of being dead Part VII p 1321 exposure2 failures3 disclosures4 pressure5 mountaineers6 closure7 profiteers8 seizurePart VIII p 1331 did he realize that the task was a little too difficult for the new secretary to finish on her own2 did Mary stop weeping3 will all the employees know the result of their performance evaluation4 did she bee aware how hard it was for her mother to have brought up her sister and her on her own5 did I get to know what happened in the end to the main charactersPart IX p 1331 The earthquake killed millions of lives yet so did the war2 His hardship in the pany is over yet so is his job3 The task is very glorious yet it is very difficult too4 The Greens are going to buy a house in the suburbs yet the Smiths are going to sell their house in the suburbs5 His job is to design buildings in the town yet his wifes job is to pull down old houses in the town Part X p 1341 Mrs Clark lies in bed motionless and I wonder briefly if she is still alive2 In the final phase of his journey the traveler in the desert depended on chewing tree leaves to ease his thirst3 These soldiers have received very strict training and been well equipped to fulfill the new task4 I clean her body carefully trying to avoid hurting her as she is only skin and bones5 Time seems to stand still Mrs Clark and I both bee aware that she is dying leaving this world6 When decorating the room you should see to it that the carpets match the curtains7 It seemed that the little boy could read my mind and he quietly gave me some newspapers of that day8 Not until he saw his mother lying in bed dying did he realize how much he loved herPart XI p 1341 克拉克夫人將頭稍稍轉(zhuǎn)向我微微睜開(kāi)眼2 她沒(méi)有用力去吞咽因?yàn)樗獠粔蛄? 她耗盡了最后的那點(diǎn)力氣再也說(shuō)不下去了但我已經(jīng)明白她做了些什么4 她好像又看穿了我的心思你5 為這位迅速走進(jìn)又很快走出我生活的陌生人我心間涌起了一股感情6 她的痛苦結(jié)束了可她的生命也結(jié)束了7 克拉克夫人為她的家人省去了一幕他們或許無(wú)力面對(duì)的人生插曲卻與我分享了它8 兩天后我在報(bào)上讀到了克拉克夫人的消息Section B Decisions of the HeartReading Skills1 B 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 C 6 A 7 B 8 C 9 C 10 APart XVII p 1451 condemned2 inserted3 necessities4 relieve5 denied6 stroke7 withdrew8 electedPart XVIII p 1461 Her voice was beginning to tremble and she tried to control it but in vain2 Jennifer was late for class the other day as a result of the heavy snow 3 The small pany is now confronted with intense petition for the market share4 In wintertime food was hard to e by so many animals died of hunger 5 Tom decided to follow his fathers advice and apply for a job in the bank as he liked working with numbers6 Im sorry I forgot his birthday the date just pletely slipped my mind 7 In the end our choices came down to going or staying 8 The old man had a stroke which condemned him to bed in the hospital for about half a year Unit 6Section A How to Prepare for Earthquakes Part II p 1581 They have wired the Earth and sea to detect movements2 They have traditionally watched animals and plants for warning signs of earthquakes3 They are killed by falling buildings4 They design buildings so that the buildings columns and horizontal beams are of equal strength and vertical support columns are inserted deep into solid soil 5 They should regularly check and reinforce their homes place heavy objects in low positions attach cupboards and cabinets to walls and fasten doors so that they will not open accidentally during an earthquake6 People in these regions should have supplies of water and food at home and at work It is best to store several gallons of water per person It is also important to have something that can clean water and kill bacteria so water from other sources can