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课后答案网 用心为你服务 大学答案 中学答案 考研答案 考试答案 最全最多的课后习题参考答案 尽在课后答案网 Khdaw团队一直秉承用心为大家服务的宗旨 以关注学生的学习生活为出发点 旨在为广大学生朋友的自主学习提供一个分享和交流的平台 爱校园 课后答案网 淘答案 Unit 1 Understanding the text PartA 1 Most voice over artists work in advertising They provide the voice for the images used to sell a product 2 They must have a good voice and be good actors They must be able to modulate their voice 3 The pay can be good but it is not easy to find work 4 It s finding work You do not become famous even your voice is good Nobody knows what a voice over artist is or what he does You have to strike a balance between finding work and over exposing your voice Part C 1 Male or female The voice must create the correct mood for the product The way the message is delivered is important stress intonation 2 Find a message that is relevant to every audience which everybody can understand Make sure the translation is good 3 You must have the ability to control your voice You must be confident in front of the microphone 4 It s good money It gives you self satisfaction your voice is well known 5 It s difficulty to find work You don t get well known Nobody knows what you do Developing your skill PartA This is because For example To start with Then To illustrate this point more clearly For instance On the other hand Apart from Also Interestingly enough What I mean is And because w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 1Abrief summery of what has gone before 2Acontrary viewpoint different from what has gone before 3Followed by what the worst possible situation 4Asituation which is even worse than the one which has been described before 5Giving you another point of view 6Followed by a statement that is surprising unexpected 7Followed by a kind of conclusion 8Introducing a different subject 9Perhaps a summery of the arguments which have gone before and a conclusion drawn from them 10Another way of expressing the say thing 1183651079214 Extending your vocabulary PartA Absolutely definitely certainly Unexpectedly unsurprisingly Intriguingly remarkably interestingly Almost certainly most likely probably Fortunately luckily Unfortunately regrettably unluckily Undoubtedly without a doubt Unit 2 Understanding the text PartA w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 1m2e3i4j5g 14f 10a9l 6h 7d 8b11n12c 13k Part B 1 Capulet vs Montagues history of enmity Romeo and Juliet fall in love and in trying to come together they die tragically 2 Romeo Juliet Tybalt Mercutio 3 Enmity between families Character of Tybalt Romeo did not get the message Strength of love between Romeo and Juliet 4 Party Tybalt s provocation Mercutio and Romeo followed by fight Romeo s reaction Prince s decision to banish Romeo The message 5 Tybalt s provocation ofMercutio and Romeo 6 Romeo mistakenly thinks that Juliet is dead and so kills himself Juliet sees that he is dead and kills herself Part C w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 Love is strong Some people are full of hatred Pride is a dangerous emotion You can t control everything The peaceful approach is not always the best The path of love is not always easy Things are not always as they appear Deception can be very dangerous Developing your skills PartA a Italians b Italians c Tybalt d Romeo e Tybalt f Romeo g Romeo h Romeo i Father Laurence j Romeo k Juliet l Romeo and Juliet Part B Romeo and JulietCapulet family holding a party EveryoneHaving a good time Unit 3 Understanding the text PartA 1 b 2 The tone and style of the text especially the rhetorical questions the last paragraph the constant use of theword offers 3 They are asked by a potential customer of the health club except the last one which is asked by the health club 4 Can anybody do it w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 Part B 1 People are more a ware of the importance of keeping their body healthy but this is not easy so gym clubs are becoming popular 2 It is an exercise system used by some famous people which is safe and makes you healthy and fit 3 Can anyone do it Yes because there are many different options which are designed to suit each individual 4 Apart from the regular fitness and exercise lessons we offer other slightly different options 5 The fact that our approach is based on the needs of each individual 6 Your first class is free so contact us now Developing your skills When will mankind realize that enough is enough Will mankind ever realize that the planet cannot support an infinite number of people a Have you ever seen anybody walking around with his head under his arm Do you ever lie awake at night and hear strange noises coming from empty rooms b Have you ever stopped in the middle of a sentence because you couldn t find a word Did you ever wish that you knew every word in existence b Do you sometimes wish that you could buy anything that you wanted Do you sometimes see something and just wish that you had enough money to buy it d Do you ever feel tired at the end of the day and think that there is something wrong with you Don t you wish that you had more energy to do the things you really want to do b Has it come to your attention that there are more natural disasters happening in the world lately Have you ever asked yourself why there are c Unit 4 Understanding the text PartA a the oldest university in the world which is one of the oldest universities in the world b twelfth thirteenth c each specializes in a particular subject none of them specialize in a particular subject d and 90 of them come from public schools and 90 of them used to come from public school e Littlewood Pools the managing director of Littlewood Pools w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 f bikes cars g female all h the dons are not allowed to walk on the grass only the dons are allowed to walk on the grass Part B Past Selection based not only on the entrance examination Large percentage of public school students Students offered places because they were good at sports Sports teams were better Donations came from the church Present Selections based onAlevels and interview More places for students from state schools Students accepted on academic merit only Sports teams are not so good as they used to be Developing your skills PartA Why s Ok tricky one this Tom are they have a clue get windup Part B information about exams day to day life lectures lessons etc no negative information such as how hard the work is how expensive it is etc numbersofstudentspercollege accommodation details In general the writer is interested in describing the better aspects of Cambridge University to make it interesting to Tom and to the general readers This information is conveyed in a conversation between family members and so is informal this register excludes a lot of formal information which is therefore not available in the text Besides Uncle Dave who gives a lot of the information has fond memories of being at the university so his stories are all positive Extending your vocabulary w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 PartA readgownformal halldeandons Part B StudyingCambridgeUniversity headteaher public examinations examination result the river cam the spire of Great Saint Mary s trinity college faculty graduate Part C cebafd Unit 5 Understanding the text PartA Part B e g use the appropriate tone and style focus on the reader w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 make the reader like you simply highlight facts about your qualifications or skills and let the reader interpret what that says about your abilities present your personal information and tailor it to the specific post for which you are applying analyze carefully your own interests skills and experience before writing draw the employer s attention to your strengths demonstrate to the employer how your qualities and qualifications are directly related to the post being advertised modify each resume to cater for the requirements of each post highlight important and relevant information answer and ask the questions that present yourself in the best light know your strengths and weaknesses develop effective interpersonal skills and the ability to express yourself fluently and confidently convince the interviewer that you fully understand the requirements of the and that you are able to meet the requirements demonstrate exactly why you believe you can do the job well impress the interviewer right at the beginning transmit appropriator messages with your body language ask sensible questions at the end of the interview watch carefully for the small signals which indicate the end of the interview Developing your skills Part B StrengthsExamples 1Example strong willedWhen I have a good idea I do not allow people to persuade me to drop it 2uncomplainingInstead of complaining about problems I manage to solve them 3Well organizedWhen I have a lot of work at hand I make plans and keep everything in good order 1People think that I am shy butIthinkthey misunderstand me I simply wait until an opportunity arises to express my views Perhaps I w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 should push my opinions a little more 2When people say I am too ambitious I usually answer that I do want to progress in my career but not at any expense I never try to destroy somebody else s career to advance my own 3If I am thought to be too slow in my work I can understand this I am slow but I am methodical If I need to work quickly I will try to work at the required speed without losing my analytical approach Extending your vocabulary PartA Action VerbsYour Duties Achievements e g interviewInterviewed respondents to collect data for a survey about smoking 1initiateInitiated several successful projects 2recommendRecommended a lot of ideas to my superiors which were later taken up 3deviseDevised many labor saving techniques 4forecastForecast that the market was going to fall just before the last economic crash 5publishPublished a number of academic articles 6monitorWasaskedtomonitortheprogressofthe company s last new product 7collaborateCollaborated with several eminent professors on research projects 8applyApplied successfully for management jobs before 9demonstrateLookingfortheopportunitytodemonstrate competence in the marketing field 12formFormed a small computer company when younger Unit 6 Understanding the text PartA 1 allow the coat to be delivered and stored in the cellar w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 2 the toilet was outside at the back of the house and he was afraid 3 his father could not walk so he could not get a job Also there were no state benefits at that time for unemployed or sick people 4 they knew his father would not accept the money even though he needed it very much as he was too proud 5 would otherwise have been thrown away could not be sold in a shop other people gave to them 6 a tap in the cellar 7 they never complained and always tried to help out in any way they could 8 he then saw so little of him 9 that no matter what difficulties a family had the children must never find out about them or suffer in any way 10 his father had overcome such enormous difficulties such severe problems to give his family a good life Part B 1 The Good Ole Days Life s a Gas Aren t I the Lucky One 2 Because it is luxurious and contrasts with his description of his earlier life 3 Regretful reminiscence of the beauty to be found in poverty Regretful because the writer wishes he had appreciated the truly important things in his life which is unrealistic It is also regretful because as we learn in the last couple of sentences the author s father has just died Developing your skills 1 The writer was feeling rather emotional for several possible reasons which the reader at this stage is not certain of but which he can assume he will find out later in the text 2 One sack was a very small amount probably everybody else was getting much more 3 The writer s family was so poor that they could never afford to buy biscuits he had never seen whole biscuits only the broken ones rejected by the factory and brought home by his mother 4 The writer s family was not that unusual most families were suffering hardships of some kind 5 It shows us that writer was not really busy at all it was simply an excuse for not visiting his parents more often 6 It obviously shows us he is upset but it also asks us to consider why he is upset Because his father has died he misses his childhood he misses his father he is ashamed of not having seen his father more All of these 7 The writer s father has just died Extending your vocabulary PartA w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 polished indescribable misty sooty wooden professional social broken medical true marvelous wonderful Unit 7 Words to note 7 11 15 5 21 23 1 9 2 4 25 18 3 6 8 13 24 16 22 14 12 20 19 17 10 Understanding the text PartA Comprehending the text 1 it has had a great influence on society 2 many different theories are advanced to explain the discoveries 3 his belief that since the Greeks could invent a complicated computer like the Antikythera Mechanism they could have invented anything 4 by the Chinese in 723A D 5 fish and lightning 6 records of a barber who moved the marks left to identify a slave skin grafting operations to repair ears damaged by wearing too heavy earrings the production and successful use of artificial limbs and the use of false teeth 7 that of ancient China 8 the pace at which they develop 9 inventions are being developed improved and even replaced more and more quickly Part B Note taking InventionOriginApproximate Date Computer Water clock Mechanical clock Nail clipper Toothpick China 1stcentury B B 1500 B C 723A D w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 Wig Banking system Sauna Road system Surgery False teeth Umbrella Dark glasses Gunpowder Flamethrower Explosive bomb fired from Catapult Gun Compass Hot air balloon Canal Under water diving equipment Earthquake detector Central heating system Lighthouse Magnifying glass Ski Parachute Postal system Mechanical horse Fast food restaurant Paper Accurate clock Perfume Coin operated slot machines Automobile doors Nuclear physics Combustion engine Motor car Internet the ghost is unhappy because its house has been destroyed Another starting point could be a s ance or a game with a Ouija w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 board with letters around the table People place their fingers on a glass which moves around the letters to spell a message from beyond People who have done this always say they have not pushed the glass and that it moves on its own Indeed the thunder and violence seem to be the reason for any scary bit of a film being shown in a storm Perhaps the reduced visibility could be another reason if you can t see clearly you can imagine things that you have seen You could try to encourage students to envisage a ghost story in other climatic conditions Usually at night and in the winter Ghosts seem to be associated with coldness and people often say when they have had paranormal experiences that they feel cold Again try to encourage students to be different A single event will need to be placed in an historical context to explain why the ghost has come back from the dead Also one single event could be explained normally so perhaps a series of encounters may be better Usually old characters with a violent history but this could just be because more old people die Students could try to compose a story with a young ghost for a change Quite a few films have used friendly ghosts and these are usually funny films Whoop Goldberg in Ghost is one example where the man becomes a ghost after he is killed and comes back to help his girlfriend to solve his murder Another example is The Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis Ghosts often come back to help members of their family these are not always scary One theme could be that ghosts unlike in most ghost stories can actually be nice and kind and not frightening or evil Another theme could be that ghosts can be happy after their death and that dying is not something to be scared of a positive image of life after death Old forms of language could help to show that the ghost died a long time ago Under hypnosis some people have used forms of a foreign language that they couldn t possibly have known although this is a different king of ghost story as the ghost lives in the body of the person under hypnosis You could suggest a ghost of an animal a dog for instance The ghost could have come back for a number of reasons to help somebody as mentioned before or for revenge because of a death caused by somebody else who is still alive Then ghost could have forgotten something and needs it for life in his her new world There is not any fixed principle However the general understanding is that the story makes a makes a more lasting impression on the audience if there isa surprise ending The story will leave a sense of mystery if it involves elements which cannot be explained and this will make a lasting impression on the audience Unit 10 Words to note 24 8 13 18 22 4 1 20 10 16 2 6 23 3 21 5 19 12 9 15 17 14 7 11 w w w k h d a w c o m 课后答案网 Understanding the text PartA Story one 1 he had left his trusted hunting dog to guard him 2 he could not see his son and the dog s face and mouth were covered in blood 3 he saw his son safe and sound and the body of a great grey wolf nearby Story two 4 tourists would come to see the stones and would need somewhere to stay 5 his plan was very clever and designed to trick people Story three 6 they insisted that the king s choice would not be accepted if he chose one who spoke English and therefore they thought the king would have to choose a Welshman 7 the king chose his baby son who although he was an English could not speak any language and therefore could not speak English Part B Interpreting Main charactersDescriptions Maldwynunreflective acted before he thought and regretted his action afterwards honorable in his reaction and faithful to his dog The Manager not very clever sad because his hotel was never full inactive not prepared to do anything about this problem Certainly not anything dishonest George Borrowa man with ideas he immediately thought of a plan to make the manager s ho