【正文】 6) correlation 7) take the initiative to 8) petence 9) tremendous 10) staying ahead of the pack 11) exceptional 12) selfesteem 13) carve out 14) involved in3.1) Harvard, Yale, and Stanford are all exceptional in academic excellence. 2) Statistics show that violent crime has been an epidemic in all big . citied. 3) Don’t you think high school students are being pushed too hard for good grades. 4) Rational persons are most unlikely to go to extremes, for they tend to stick to the middle ground they’ve occupied. 5) For a team, the most important thing is to have close teamwork 。 but to a later age, they seem harmless and often essential to the improvement of human conditions.5. Most people have believed that the enormous success of science is due to the use of a scientific method by scientists and Galileo is known as the “Father of the Scientific Method”.6. Rather than the scientific method, the scientific attitude is the key to the success of science.7. Scientists must accept facts whether they like them or not and they must be good at changing their minds because the purpose of science is not to defend their beliefs but to improve them.8. Honesty is the most valuable quality of scientists because it is not only essential to the progress of science but also a matter of selfinterest to the scientists themselves.Ⅲ. Vocabulary Activities1. 1) distinguish between 2) opposition 3) to the contrary 4) procedures 5) in principle 6）proportional 7) rebels 8) strive for9) Predictions 10) oute 11) criterion 12) adopted 13) speculation 14) banned 15) outweigh 16) formulated, represented 17) ingredients 18) circulated 19) retain 20) pointed out 21) condemned2. 1) took his word for it 2) formulated 3) adequate 4) met with 5) representing 6）strive 7) immense 8) infinite 9) adopt 10) persecuted 11) circulates 12) retaining 13) are subjected to 14) its oute 15) modified 16) condemned 17) suppressing 18) largely 19) ingredient 20）criteria3. 1) You’ll buy nothing but trouble if you buy that house, take my word for it. 2) Dr. Li has always been credited with being able to understand and sympathize with his patients. 3) If I don’t hear anything to the contrary, I’ll e and meet you on July 8th. 4) It’s very important to follow the safety procedures laid down in the service manual. 5) The new Medicare program puts a high premium on prevention and primary care. 6) Children’s ics were banned back then at home because my parents thought they weren’t a good influence. 7) It’s essential that children be taught to distinguish right from wrong. 8) The number of representatives each state is entitled to is proportional to the size of its population. 9) A novelist cannot be a great one unless he has a welldeveloped insight into human nature. 10) More and more people have e to realize that cancer of the lung has more to do with smoking than with anything else. 11) Late frosts account for the poor fruitcrop of this year. 12) What’s the matter with you today! Everything I say you contradict.Ⅳ. Cloze1. questions 2. solving 3. out 4. between 5. establishing 6. these 7. with 8. science 9. do 10. in 11. so 12. universe 13. highest 14. dislikes 15. did 16. unpleasant 17. believe18. hear 19. flying 20. breathe 21. age 22. terms 23. reverse 24. serve 25. those 26. themselves 27. to Reading ActivityExercise A1. c 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. d 6. Behavioral: b, c, e, g, h, i Medical: a, d, fExerciseB1. c 2. e 3. a 4. f 5. g 6. b 7. d 8. j 9. h 10. i1. serves you right 2. precede 3. data 4. evaluate 5. backs/backed up6. dramatically 7. radical 8. undergraduates 9. plainly 10. deliveredUnit6Ⅲ. Vocabulary1.1. virtual 2. reconciliation 3. deliberately 4. precedent5. essence 6. rational 7. get to the point 8. go out of my mind 9. immersed in 10. cut (you) off 11. scared to death 12. lost his nerve 13. Supreme 14. apology 15. invasion 16. muttering2.1. awaiting 2. lost my never 3. immersed in 4. alleged 5. deliberately 6. involving her in 7. in celebration of 8. ironic 9. get to the point 10. yelled 11. is in need of 12. rational 13. fierce 14. squeeze3.1. Because of the bank’s refusal to give him another loan, Morris had to abandon the project.2. Although both of them were ready for a reconciliation, neither was prepared to make the first move.3. The old lady nearly died of fright when a gunman suddenly appeared in front of her.4. Bob seems to have an instinct for knowing which products will sell.5. The organizers of the appeal are reaching out to the public in order to get their help.6. I have an apology to make to youI’m afraid I opened your letter by mistake.4. 1. cut off 2. cut back/cut down 3. cut in 4. cut across 5. cut down 6. cuts in 7. cut (Oliver) off 8. cut off 9. hangs back up 11. hanging about 12. hang together 13. hang on 14. hang on toⅣ. Cloze1. other 2. with 3. increased 4. for 5. last/past 6. who 7. adult/grownup 8. summed 9. in 10. who 11. better 12. teach 13. without 14. as 15. view 16. generation 17. granted 18. only 19. decision 20. importantReading ActivityExercise A1. d 2. T, T, X, T, F, F, T, F 3. b, c, e 4. c 5. d 6. 2, 3。 6, 17Exercise B1. j 2. f 3. e 4. h 5. c 6. g 7. l 8. b 9. d 10. k 11. a 12. i1. fragrance 2. knocked off 3. cozy 4. gasped 5. discharged6. furnished 7. smashed 8. for dear life 9. clinhing 10. tipped 11. shove 12. scrubbedUnit7Study a