【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ame 8. insight 9. recognition 10. experienceVII1. intelligence 2. consequence 3. significance 4. ignorance5. indifference 6. petence 7. brilliance 8. magnificence VIII1. coexists 2. codirector 3. cooperate 4. copilot 5. coauthorIX1. Jimmy walked slowly to the corner of the playground, his face covered with tears.2. The taxi sped away, its lights disappearing into the distance.3. Their stomachs crying for food, their back burning from too much sun, both boys gathered their things and headed for home.4. Barbara just lay there, her mouth trembling, her eyes unfocused, unable to say a word.5. Then the two players let him fall to the track, his chest landing first, his head following, bouncing, and finally lying still.X1 Most snakes, although with a threatening appearance, aren’t really dangerous if you leave them alone.2. Women, even though with the same abilities, have failed to approach the ine of men.3. Though with a severe lack of coal, the principle was not forced to close the school. 4. She is capable of making plete French meals even though with no cheese after salad.5. When in doubt about the result of your test, call the test office.XI19. Everything considered, this city is the world’s most exciting city.20. Though with no approval from his parents, he went ahead with his plan to study abroad.21. The bridge was named after the hero who gave his life for the cause of people.22. It is said that the painter used his mother as the model in the painting whose face represented suffering yet strength.23. The writer instantly rose to fame in 1950 with the publication of a novel inspired by his experience with a girl on a farm.24. One story says that “US” was short for “Uncle Sam” whose real name was Sam Wilson, who had once worked with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the US Army.XII1. 這副畫上一個神色嚴肅的男子，身旁站著一位女子，身后是所農(nóng)舍。他們的原型分別是畫家的牙醫(yī)和姐姐。2．公司的申請書，不管是代表自己還是代表他人，都應該有官員的簽名。3．做了脫口秀之后，約翰和妻子在廣播和電視節(jié)目上出了名，這些節(jié)目給普通民眾以啟迪，而不只是向他們提供信息。4．盡管有些人不贊同，可市領(lǐng)導還是決定實施這個計劃，在湖邊建造兩個五星級賓館，以吸引更多的游客。5．那位著名畫家去世了，曾經(jīng)給他當模特的妻子立即擔任了他裝潢公司的總經(jīng)理職務。6．宴會上，他們的衣著都很華麗，但吸引我注意力的卻是他們的交談方式，使得我很想和他們交談。XIII1 A 2 C 3 B 4 D 5 B 6 D 7 A 8 C 9 A 10 B 11 A 12 C 13 A 14 C 15 C 16 A 17 D 18 D 19 A 20 DSection BReading SkillsTo crush is to press something so hard that it is damaged or destroyed. Here Mary pares herself to a thing that is too weak to resist the pressure, ., the harsh words from publishers. Mary admits that she is extremely upset. At the very beginning Engelbreit did not expect to draw greeting cards。 she aimed high. Now that she was told her style was better suited for drawing greeting cards, she felt it was a edown from high expectation. To her, drawing greeting cards was a fall from her life39。s goal. The card is personified. As we know, a card cannot boast. Only the creator of the card boasts. However, the writer means to say that the card is municating a proud message. Acid means having a sour or bitter taste. When one has an acid tongue, he or she is very bitter to others, that is, he or she is very critical of others. A trademark is a special name, sign, word, etc. marked on a product。 it is a special sign or a distinctive characteristic. Now being cute is Mary39。s distinctive feature. A core is the central part of certain fruit. A core of one39。s life is the most important part of one39。s life. The whole sentence means Engelbreit treasures oldfashioned art and values most. When one puts his or her feet firmly on the ground, he or she is downtoearth. In other words, he or she is very realistic and practical. When you say an artistic work takes off, you mean it begins to be successful. II ADBCCBADIII crush astonishing prised features decorated elaborate influential annual humorous/humourous sample distribution distinctive merce license IV to down on into to with off at up up in at from with of to Further Reading 1:N y n n y y ng20/twenty millionselectronicallyvirtual market placesFurther Reading 2:Y n y n ng y nrealize their educational dreamssmall private collegeprivate colleges and universitiesUnit 5III1. switch 2. decay 3. secured 4. loose 5. slid 6. privileges 7. interval 8. outline 9. preceding 10. shallow naked emotions hints Association drippingIV 1. reached for 2. feel for 3. trying to avoid breathing 4. so that 5. managed to acplish 6. sense my thoughts 7. provide for 8. spared me 9. read about 10. go about VN I K G M L A F C DVI 1. pain 2. fear 3. tension 4. mind 5. stress 6. crisis 7. anger 8. anxiety 9. signs 10. hungerVII1. growth: the act of growing or developing。 physical or natural development2. warmth: the state or quality of being warm。 warmheartedness and kindness3. depth: the distance from the top to the bottom of something4. truth: the state or quality of being true。 the actual facts or reality of something5. length: the measurement of how long something is in size6. breadth: the distance from one side of something to the other7. width: the distance from one side of something to the other。 the quality of being wide8. death: the state of being deadVIII1. exposure 2. failures 3. disclosure 4. pressure 5. mountaineers 6. closure 7. profiteers 8. seizureIX1. did he realize that the task was a little too difficult for the new secretary to finish on her own 2. 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 happen