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Unit1Education1.问答题1)TheFworddiscussedintheessayisflunking.2)Sherry’sattitudetowardtheFwordispositive.3)Whatreasonsdoestheauthorgiveforbelievingthatthethreatofflunkingstudentsisapositiveteachingtool?Flunkingisahealthythreattostudentsandcanensuretheeducationquality.Bycontrast,Manystudentsareangryandresentfulforhavingbeenpassedalonguntiltheycouldnolongerevenpretendtokeepup.4)Whatchoicedoestheauthorwanttogivetostudents?Whyissheparticularlyinterestedinthesubject?Thechoiceforstudentsiswhethertosucceedthroughhardworkortofailwithoutthethreatofbeingflunked.Theauthorisparticularlyinterestedinthissubjectbecausesheherselfteachesanadult-literacyclassandherownsonimprovedgreatlyafterbeingthreatenedwithflunkingbyastrictteacher5)Inwhatsensedoestheauthorthinkthattheeducationalsystemcheatsthestudentsandemployers?Thepresenteducationalsystemisnotstrictenoughwithstudentssothattheycaneasilygraduatewithdiplomas.However,manyofthemfindthattheyareincompetentfortheirjobsbecauseoftheirsemi-illiteracy6)Whyhavestudentsatnightschooldecidedtomakeeducationapriority?Becausetheyaremotivatedbythedesireforabetterjobortheneedtohangontotheonethey’vegot7)Whatisthepointofthisessay?Whatdoesithavetodowiththesubjectoflearning?Theessayaimsaturgingstudentstotakeapositiveattitudetowardsflunkingbecauseworkinghardatschoolwilleventuallyhelpstudentstobequalifiedfortheirfuturejobs.2.词汇题1)Thisresearchseemstolendsomevalidity（有力的）tothetheorythatthedurgmightcausecancer.2)Inanumberofdevelopingcountries,warhasbeenanadditionalimpediment（障碍）toprogress.3)Antheawasabouttoplayhertrumpcard（王牌卡）:withouthersignaturenoneofthemoneycouldbereleased.4)Iflunked（挂科）mysecondyearexamsandwasluckynottobethrownoutofcollege5)Ididn’twanttolosemycomposure（镇静）infrontofher.6)Themanagementdidnotseemtoconsiderofficesafetytobeapriority（优先）.7)Forthreehoursacommitteeofstatesenatorslistenedtoaparade（一系列）oflocalresidentsgivingtheiropinions8)Thousandsofliveswillbeatstake（在危机关头）ifemergencyaiddoesnotarriveinthecitysoon.9)Brierley’sbookhasthemerit（优点）ofbeingbothinformativeandreadable10)Ithinktherewasaconspiracy（阴谋）tokeepmeoutofthecommittee3.改写题1)Thesediplomaswon’tlookanydifferentfromthoseawardedtheirluckierclassmates.resemblance(n.)Thesediplomasbearacloseresemblancetothoseawardedtheirluckierclassmates.2)Iblamedthepooracademicskillsourkidshavetodayondrugs.accusation(n.)Myaccusationagainstourkidsfortheirpooracademicskillswasthattheytookdrugs.3)Eventuallyafortunatefewwillfindtheirwayintoeducational-repairshops.enroll(v.)Eventuallyafortunatefewenrollintoeducational-repairshops.4)However,ifstylealonewon’tdoit,thereisanotherwaytoshow.work(v.)However,ifthisstylewon’twork,thereisanotherwaytoshow.5)Weexcusethisdishonestbehaviorbysayingkidscan’tlearniftheycomefromterribleenvironments.excuse(n.)Ourexcuseforthisdishonestbehavioristhatkidscan’tlearniftheycomefromterribleenvironments.6)Tensofthousandsof18-years-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.grant(v.)Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbegrantedmeaninglessdiplomas.4.翻译题1)Ouryoungest,aworld-classcharmer,didlittletodevelophisintellectualtalentsbutalwaysgotby.UntilMrs.Stifter.我的小儿子是个世界级的万人迷，学习不怎么动脑筋却总能蒙混过关。直到施蒂夫特太太当了他的老师，这种局面才彻底改变了。2)Nooneseemstostoptothinkthat—nomatterwhatenvironmentstheycomefrom—mostkidsdon’tputschoolfirstontheirlistunlesstheyperceivesomethingisatstake.似乎没有人停下来想想看，无论孩子们来自何种环境，他们当中大多数若不是发现情况到了危急关头，才不会把功课当作头等大事呢。3)Ofaverageintelligenceorabove,theyeventuallyquitschool,concludingtheyweretoodumbtofinish.这些学生智力水平至少也算中等，但最终都退学了，他们总结说自己太笨，学不下去了。4)Youngpeoplegenerallydon’thavethematuritytovalueeducationinthesamewaymyadultstudentsvalueit.年轻人往往不够成熟，不会像我的成人学生们那样重视教育。5)Itisanexpressionofconfidencebybothteachersandparentsthatthestudentshavetheabilitytolearnthematerialpresentedtothem.这表明老师和家长都对学生有信心，相信他们能够学好发给他们的学习材料。6)ThismeansnomoredoingScott’sassignmentsforhimbecausehemightfail.NomorepassingJodibecauseshe’ssuchanicekid.这意味着再也不要因为担心斯科特会不及格而替他做作业，再也不要因为朱迪是个乖孩子就放她过关。Unit2Love1.问答题1)Underwhatcircumstanceswastheauthorproposedto?WhenshewasWindexingthebathroommirror.2)Whydoestheauthorsaythatitwasherturntogetmarried?Becauseshewasalready40yearsold,andshehadgracefullysteppedasideandwatchedbothhertwinsisterandbabysistertakethematrimonialplungebeforeher.3)Whoplayedthemajorroleinthearrangementforthewedding,theauthororherfiancé?Theauthor.4)Whydoestheauthorsaythattheuniversetriedtothwarther?BecausetheGreekbandfromLosAngelesthatshewantedwasn’tavailable.Thestitchingshehadrequestedforhercathedralveilwasallwrong.HerivorysilkgownwasbeingquarantinedsomewhereinSingapore.Andwiththeirweddingjustafewweeksaway,mostofherguestswererespondingafterthedeadline.5)Whatmadetheauthorstopthinkingaboutherwedding?Georgewasakind-hearted,considerateperson,readytoshareharehardshipwithhisbelovedfiancée.6)WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkGeorgewas?Georgewasakind-hearted,considerateperson,readytosharehardshipwithhisbelovedfiancée.7)Whatwasthedoctor’sprognosisoftheauthor’smother’sdisease?Thecancerhadn’tspread.8)Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromtakingcareofhermother?Shelearnedhow