1、 Exercises Reading Comprehension Structure of the TextUnit 8: Exercises Vocabulary Cloze Translation第1頁Unit 8: Reading comprehension1.What can be found along the Left Bank at night?People dancing and having fun.ReferenceEx. I, p.114第2頁2.What evidence contributes to the authors conclusion that “Europ

2、e is enjoying itself”? (Para. 3)People dancing and having fun.ReferenceUnit 8: Reading comprehension第3頁They are pleasure seekers.ReferenceUnit 8: Reading comprehension3.What was the image of typical Americans in peoples eyes as far as pleasure seeking is concerned?第4頁The decline of the Protestant sm

3、all-town ethic had unhinged American capitalism from its moral foundation in the intrinsic value of work, and this cultural justification of capitalism had become hedonism.ReferenceUnit 8: Reading comprehension4.What underlies the American hedonism, according to Daniel Bell? (Para. 4)第5頁No. They wor

4、k longer hours, and fill a day off with one appointment after another.ReferenceUnit 8: Reading comprehension5.According to the author, are Americans living the life Daniel Bell expected? What evidence can you find in the passage to support your answer?第6頁No. This is for two reasons. First, the crowd

5、ed confines of Western Europe and the expansive space of North America have led to varied consumer preferences. Second, Americas sense of itself as a religious nation has revived.ReferenceUnit 8: Reading comprehension6.Do Europeans and Americans share the same value? Why or why not?第7頁Hard work is g

6、ood for the soul.ReferenceUnit 8: Reading comprehension7.What religious message has always appealed to Americans, according to the author?第8頁It is usually ignored or sneered at.ReferenceUnit 8: Reading comprehension8.What attitude do Americans have towards work-life balance?第9頁Ex. II, p.1141.Introdu

7、ction (Paras. 12)2.Body (Paras. 36)3.Conclusion (Paras. 78)Text OutlineUnit 8: Structure of the text第10頁1. Introduction (Paras. 12)Following the suggestion of a friend in Paris, I took a stroll along the left bank and found people enjoying themselves at parties.Text OutlineUnit 8: Structure of the t

8、ext第11頁Body (Paras. 36)1)The different attitude toward work and leisure between Europeans and Americans. (Paras. 35)Text Outline2)The reason for the different attitudes. (Para. 6)Unit 8: Structure of the text第12頁Body (Paras. 512)Text Outline1)The different attitude toward work and leisure between Eu

9、ropeans and Americans. (Paras. 35)Unit 8: Structure of the textA._. (Para. 3)B.Americans were supposed to pursuit pleasure, but _. (Paras. 45)Europe is enjoying itselfthey didnt turn out as we expected第13頁Body (Paras. 512)Text Outline2) The reason for the different attitudes. (Para. 6)Unit 8: Struct

10、ure of the textA.1) The crowded confines of Western Europe and the expansive space of North America _.B._.have led to varied Americas sense of itself as a religious nation has revived.consumer preferences第14頁Text Outline3. Conclusion (Paras. 7-8)Though the staple of European discourse, work-life bal

11、ance, is sneered at in America, it might still catch on.Unit 8: Structure of the text第15頁Part A, Ex. V, p.116Complete the sentences with words given below, making sure that each word is used in the right form. 1. Slender and graceful in light furs, the model wore a jeweled girdle, fine clothes and a

12、 _ hat.gorgeousUnit 8: Vocabularyconfine gorgeous precedentintrinsical stern staple impromptuannual repress stroll 第16頁Unit 8: Vocabulary2.During these amazing years of _ expansion, Greater London grew at a much faster rate than the national population as a whole and faster than the suburbs of any p

13、rovincial city.unprecedented confine gorgeous precedentintrinsical stern staple impromptuannual repress stroll 第17頁Unit 8: Vocabulary3. Complete your visit with a leisurely _ around Cardiff Bay and enjoy the remarkable historic buildings and the delightful specialty shops.stroll confine gorgeous pre

14、cedentintrinsical stern staple impromptuannual repress stroll 第18頁Unit 8: Vocabulary4. As a judge who believed that there was either good or evil, with no gray area in between, he was _ with lawbreakers but generous to the poor.stern confine gorgeous precedentintrinsical stern staple impromptuannual

15、 repress stroll 第19頁Unit 8: Vocabulary5.The new ruler was condemned for his introduction of a _ political system that allowed no freedom.repressiveconfine gorgeous precedentintrinsical stern staple impromptuannual repress stroll 第20頁Unit 8: Vocabulary6.The pressure of population growth within the _

16、of a small island of only 29 square miles led to the development of an innovatory, intensive system based on very effective soil conservation techniques.confines confine gorgeous precedentintrinsical stern staple impromptuannual repress stroll 第21頁Unit 8: Vocabulary7.Then I pretended to notice him f

17、or the first time and engaged him in conversation in an _ manner.impromptu confine gorgeous precedentintrinsical stern staple impromptuannual repress stroll 第22頁Unit 8: Vocabulary8.Roughly one-half of the worlds population, including almost all of East and Southeast Asia, depends on rice as its prin

18、cipal _ food.staple confine gorgeous precedentintrinsical stern staple impromptuannual repress stroll 第23頁Unit 8: Vocabulary9.The bank planned to charge card holders a ten-yuan _ fee from next year, which invited strong opposition from its customers.annual confine gorgeous precedentintrinsical stern

19、 staple impromptuannual repress stroll 第24頁Unit 8: Vocabulary10._ motivating activities are those in which people will engage for no reward other than the interest and enjoyment that accompanies them.IntrinsicallyPart Bconfine gorgeous precedentintrinsical stern staple impromptuannual repress stroll

20、 第25頁Part B, Ex. V, pp.116-117Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part of the sentence.1.While the new college was being built in Oxford Street, the students worked in a makeshift laboratory in apartments rented in a nearby street.A. alternate B. alternativeC. poor

21、ly-equipped D. temporary1.While the new college was being built in Oxford Street, the students worked in a makeshift laboratory in apartments rented in a nearby street.A. alternate B. alternativeC. poorly-equipped D. temporaryUnit 8: Vocabulary第26頁2.He has great zeal for nature and dreams to be a bi

22、ologist when he grows up.A. demand B. diligence C. eagerness D. warmthUnit 8: Vocabulary2.He has great zeal for nature and dreams to be a biologist when he grows up.A. demand B. diligence C. eagerness D. warmth第27頁3.It is only when foreign brands land on our doorsteps and people flock to buy them th

23、at the local manufacturers will respond to the competitive threat.A. begin B. gather C. prefer D. refuseUnit 8: Vocabulary3.It is only when foreign brands land on our doorsteps and people flock to buy them that the local manufacturers will respond to the competitive threat.A. begin B. gather C. pref

24、er D. refuse第28頁4. She refused to travel abroad unless accompanied by massive quantities of prescribed drugs because she could only survive the small hours by swallowing incautious numbers of sleeping tablets.A. the early morning B. the flight timeC. the short journey D. a very short timeUnit 8: Voc

25、abulary4. She refused to travel abroad unless accompanied by massive quantities of prescribed drugs because she could only survive the small hours by swallowing incautious numbers of sleeping tablets.A. the early morning B. the flight timeC. the short journey D. a very short time第29頁5.Nearly everyon

26、e had a very positive outlook and the plans for action to revive the area were discussed.A. animate B. explore C. rescue D. revitalizeUnit 8: Vocabulary5.Nearly everyone had a very positive outlook and the plans for action to revive the area were discussed.A. animate B. explore C. rescue D. revitali

27、ze第30頁6.When she stayed away from him, he would wander out into the stony streets, hoping to bump into her, to glimpse her sitting in a bar or on a park bench.A. blow into B. collide into C. run into D. shake intoUnit 8: Vocabulary6.When she stayed away from him, he would wander out into the stony s

28、treets, hoping to bump into her, to glimpse her sitting in a bar or on a park bench.A. blow into B. collide into C. run into D. shake into第31頁7.Many Fine Art graduates take up professional practice as artists, and this course encourages them to consider their role as artists in the community by prov

29、iding opportunities for short-term placements outside the Faculty.A. accept B. adopt C. occupy D. startUnit 8: Vocabulary7.Many Fine Art graduates take up professional practice as artists, and this course encourages them to consider their role as artists in the community by providing opportunities f

30、or short-term placements outside the Faculty.A. accept B. adopt C. occupy D. start第32頁8.I was in some doubt as to whether the Corporal had stumbled upon us accidentally on his way out of the town.A. crashed on B. bumped into C. fell against D. puzzled aboutUnit 8: Vocabulary8.I was in some doubt as

31、to whether the Corporal had stumbled upon us accidentally on his way out of the town.A. crashed on B. bumped into C. fell against D. puzzled about第33頁9.She took the report, went out into the department and threw herself into her work with tight-lipped determination.A. brought herself back to B. busi

32、ed herself withC. freed herself from D. rushed herself towardsUnit 8: Vocabulary9.She took the report, went out into the department and threw herself into her work with tight-lipped determination.A. brought herself back to B. busied herself withC. freed herself from D. rushed herself towards第34頁10.T

33、he statement said the people of Srebrenica appealed to the presidents of the United States and France to help halt the offensive.A. aroused B. attracted C. used D. urgedUnit 8: Vocabulary10.The statement said the people of Srebrenica appealed to the presidents of the United States and France to help

34、 halt the offensive.A. aroused B. attracted C. used D. urged第35頁Ex. VI, pp.117-118Choose an appropriate word from the following list to fill in each of the following blanks. Each word can be used only ONCE. Change the word form where necessary.Japans rise from the devastation of World War II to econ

35、omic prominence was not without human cost. People cannot work for ten or twelve hours a day six and seven days a week, year after year, without suffering 1)_ as well as mentally. But during the first three postwar decades no one paid any special 2) _ to the larger than usual number of men in their

36、40s and 50s who died of brain and heart ailments. Unit 8: ClozephysicallyTo be continued .attention co-workerattention estimate victim work increaseexperienceillness extra until overwork physical overtimeintense peer label atprime catch rest 第36頁Unit 8: ClozeTo be continued .It was not 3) _ the latt

37、er part of the 1980s, when several high-ranking business executives who were still in their 4) _ years suddenly died without any previous sign of 5)_ , that the news media began picking up on what appeared to be a new phenomenon.until prime illnessco-workerattention estimate victim work increaseexpe

38、rienceillness extra until overwork physical overtimeintense peer label atprime catch rest 第37頁Unit 8: ClozeTo be continued .This new phenomenon was quickly 6)_ karoshi, or “death from overwork”, and once it had a name and its symptoms were broadcast far and wide, it just as quickly became obvious th

39、at Japan was 7)_ a virtual epidemic. It is 8)_ in 1990 that over 10,000 people were dying each year from overwork.labeledexperiencing estimated co-workerattention estimate victim work increaseexperienceillness extra until overwork physical overtimeintense peer label atprime catch rest 第38頁Unit 8: Cl

40、ozeTo be continued .A recognized authority on karoshi says that most of the victims of death from 9)_ had been putting in more than one hundred hours of 10)_ each. He said the 11)_ did not receive any overtime pay for their 12)_ work, but were members of the lite managerial class who 13)_ themselves

41、 to death “out of a samurai-like pride”.overwork overtimevictimsextra worked co-workerattention estimate victim work increaseexperienceillness extra until overwork physical overtimeintense peer label atprime catch rest 第39頁Unit 8: ClozeBecause of 14)_ pressure to keep up with 15)_, out-do competing

42、groups and 16)_ market-share at the expense of competitors, hundreds of thousand of Japanese managers are 17)_ up in a vortex（漩渦）of psychological pressure thatforces them to work 18)_ a frenzied pace.After years of such 19)_ over-work, most managers find that they cannot 20)_ even when they do take

43、time off. They are so wound up that not working leaves them disoriented and suffering from serious stress.peer co-workersincreasecaught at intense restco-workerattention estimate victim work increaseexperienceillness extra until overwork physical overtimeintense peer label atprime catch rest 第40頁1.現

44、在人們談論不再是怎樣享受校園生活，而是怎樣發表論文，怎樣找到一份好工作。Nowadays what get talked about is not how to enjoy life on the campus, but how to have a paper published, or how to find a good job.Part A, Ex. VIII, p.119Translate the following sentences into English.not but Unit 8: Translation第41頁2.大學生活應該是輕松愉快，充滿各種有趣活動，但我生活卻充滿壓

45、力。Campus life is supposed to be happy and relaxed, full of fun activities, but my life is under great pressure.Unit 8: Translationbe supposed to第42頁3.假如你還不清楚這個實習生項目終究是怎么回事，查閱一下企業網站，項目責任人約翰布朗先生在網頁上有更詳盡介紹。If youre still wondering what this internship program is all about, check out the company website

46、, where the director of the program, John Brown, gives a more detailed description.what is all aboutUnit 8: Translation第43頁4.很多年輕人相信，一個人只有拼命工作，瘋狂玩樂，才會幸福。Many young people believe that one could be happy only if one work hard and play hard.only ifUnit 8: Translation第44頁5.我碩士生活和我所希望并不完全一樣，但我努力適應，而且很愿意

47、接收每一個意想不到挑戰。My new life as a postgraduate student didnt quite turn out as I hoped, but I tried to adapt myself to it, and enjoyed meeting every unexpected challenge.turn out as I hopedUnit 8: Translation第45頁6.老板經常談論周末工作計劃，就好像周末與平時工作日沒有什么不一樣。The boss often talks about work plans for the weekends as i

48、f they were no different from the ones for weekdays.as ifUnit 8: Translation第46頁7.僅僅因為職業運動員收入甚至遠遠高于獲諾貝爾獎科學家，我們就能斷言我們所處社會對體育重視遠甚于對科研和教育重視嗎？Can we conclude that we are in a society which values sports more than research and education just because the professional athletes are paid much more than even Nobel Prize winning scientists?valueUnit 8: Translation第47頁8.現在就業市場上激烈競爭根源，假如還有些人提及話，是快速增加人口。The root of the fierce competition in the