综合英语课后练习题答案

综合英语一课后练习答案(写作及翻译答案)

Lesson1TheTimeMessage

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Timeisveryimportant.Everybodyhas24hoursperdayandthereare365

daysinayear.Onceadayinourlifeisgone,itwillnevercomeback.If

weloveourlives,weshouldn'twastetime.Weshouldcontroltime.The

bestwaytousetimeistohaveagoodplan.Whenwemakethestudyplan,

wemustbeartwothingsinmind.First,berealistic.Don'ttrytodotoo

manythings.Second,agoodplanshouldbealittleflexible.Wemay

followthesamepatterneachweekwithsmallchanges.Letusbethe

masteroftimeandstartourplannow.

翻译练习

1)

(1)Myfoodhasrunout.Ihavetogoandbuysome.

(2)Sinceyouhavesaidso,youshouldputitintopractice.

(3)Itwilltakeatleasttwohourstogettherebybus.

(4)Wefailed,butatleastwehavetriedourbest.

(5)Speakloudersothateveryonecanhearyou.

(6)Howlongdidittakeyoutowritethatarticle?

(7)Youseemverysad.Telluswhathashappenedsothatwecanhelpyou.

(8)Weshouldkeeptheclassroomclean.

(9)WecanaskXiaoWangtohelpus.Heseemstohavealotoftime.

(10)MyelderbrotherwillcometoBeijingnextweekandheisgoingto

makegooduseofhisstayinBeijing.

2)

(1)YouarethepersonIamlookingfor.

(2)Thisbookisnotmine,butJohn's.

(3)Theyarealwaysthebestfriends.

(4)Beijingisabeautifulcity.

(5)Itseemsthatisthebestchoice.

Lesson2Han'sChristianAndersen'sOwnFairyTale(I)

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HansAndersonwasborninashoemaker/sfamily.Hewantedtobea

writerwhenhewasasmallchild,andhewantedtowriteplaysandact

themout.Manypeoplesaidthattheboywasnotsensible,buthefirmly

believedthathisdreamwouldcometrue.HeleftforCopenhagentoseek

hisfortunewhenhewasonly14yearsold.Therehewenttoseethe

theatrepeople,butnoneofthemlenthimahelpinghand.Soonhehad

littlemoneyleft.Someofthepeopletheregavehimalittlemoneyfor

foodandclothes,butinsteadofbuyingthesethings,theboyspentmost

ofthemoneyinbuyingbooksandgoingtothetheater.

翻译练习

1)

(1)Onceuponatime,therewasakingwholikedhorsesverymuch.

(2)Notknowingwhattodo,thepoorchildwenttoaskedafavorofthe

prince.

(3)HeissowickedthatIdonotbelieveinhimatall.

(4)MyEnglishisverypoor,soIhavetoworkhardatit.

(5)Idon'tdaretostartoutsoearly.

(6)Headdedsomewordstothevocabularylistfromtimetotime.

(7)Shesaidthatshewouldpaythechildrenfortheeducation.

(8)Hecannotpayfortherentbecauseofhislowsalary.

(9)CanyouturnthissentenceintoEnglish?

(10)Iwatchedthecartillitwasoutofsight.

2)

(1)Thecaketastesdelicious.

(2)Themusicsoundsbeautiful.

(3)Shelooksveryweakafterherillness.

(4)Itbecamedarkeranddarker.

(5)Thetaskismuchmoredifficultthanweexpected.

Lesson3Han'sChristianAndersenJsOwnFairyTale(II)

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Andersenturnedhisownexperienceintofairytalesandtoldthesetales

tothechildrenofhisfriends.Ashewasageniusintellingstoriesandthe

talesweresovividlytold,thechildrenlovedhistalesverymuch.When

hisfirstbookoffairytaleswaspublished,itwasagreatsuccess,loved

bothbychildrenandtheirparents.Thesefairytaleswerefullofeveryday

truth.Thencameoutthesecondbook,andthethird.Altogetherhe

published37books.Bythen,HansAndersenwaslookeduponasthe

princeoffairytalesandoneofthegreatestwritersofhisday.

1)

(1)Fromthistower,peoplecanhaveagoodviewofthecity.

(2)Hemadefriendswithmanyyoungfarmerswhenhewasworkinginthe

countryside.

(3)Thefamilywassopooratthattimethattheycouldn'taffordtosend

thechildrentoschool.

(4)Iamnotgoingtoattendthateveningparty,asIwon'tfeelateasewith

thesepeople.

(5)Thestudentsstoodupandaskedthespeakerquestionsinturn.

(6)Herquestionwassosillythateverybodywaslaughingather.

(7)Iadvisedhimnottoaskafavorofthisman.

(8)Thebookisveryfamousandhasbeentranslatedintomanydifferent

languages.

(9)Morethan100peopleattendedthedinnerpartyheldinhonorofthe

oldprofessor.

(10)Hisstudentsalllookuponhimastheirfriend.

(11)Whenthebookcameout,hefoundthereweremanymistakesinit.

2)

(1)WouldyoupleasehelpmetolookafterthebabywhileIamaway?

(2)HewasnotathomewhenIphonedhim.

(3)Theshopisatthecornerofthestreet.

(4)Bettyisinfrontofmeinthephoto.

(5)Nowitishalfpastfiveinthemorningandhehasalreadygotup.

Lesson4TheLife

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SidneyPoitierwasafamousblackAmericanactoranddirector.Attheage

of18,hewantedtobeanactor,sohewenttoadirectorandtoldhimhis

dream.Thedirectoraskedhimtoreadapartinascriptonthestage.

BecausethereweremanywordsSidneydidn'tknow,hedidn/treadwell.

Thedirectorthoughtthattheyoungmanwasnoactorandtoldhimtoget

offthestage.LaterSidneythoughtalot.Herealizedthathisreading

abilitywastoopoorandsomadeuphismindtolearn.Duringthenext6

months,hespentasmuchtimeaspossibleinreading.

1)

(1)Isawhersittinginthecorner,staringatthegirl.

(2)CanyoutellmeatwhichstopIshouldgetoff?

(3)Therewasagoodfilmlastnight,butIwasnotabletoseeit.

(4)Heusedtowalktowork.

(5)Let'scleartherubbishawayfromtheattic.

(6)Ifyouranacrossanewwordinreading,lookitupinyourdictionary.

(7)Waitaminute.Ihaveacoupleofquestionstoaskyou.

(8)Yesterday,IranacrossafriendwhomIhaven'tseenforyears.

(9)Ihavenoideawhethershewillcomeornot.

(10)TheseoldRedArmymenhavemadeagreatcontributiontothe

revolutionofourcountry.

(11)Yesterday,hespentthewholeafternoonworkingatthecomputer.

2)

(1)Theconcerthasalreadybegun.

(2)Hersoniscrying.

(3)Thelittleboylied.

(4)Myfatherneversmokes.

(5)Weallbreathe,drinkandeat.

Lesson5TheNightWatch

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Oneday,aRedCrossmaninformedaMarinetorushtoahospitalinNew

Yorkbecausehisfatherwasdying.AftertheMarinehurriedtothe

hospital,anursetookhimtothebedsideofanoldman.TheMarineknew

immediatelythattherehadbeenamistake—thedyingmanwasnothis

father.Buthealsoknewthattheoldmanwantedtoseehissonvery

muchinthelastfewhoursofhislife,sohestayedandsatbythebedall

night,withtheoldmantightlyholdingtheMarine'shandsuntilhedied.

1)

(1)Hewasrushedtothehospitalbecauseofaheartat­

tack.

(2)Thepolicearegoingtoaskthemansomequestionswhenhecomes

to.

(3)Hishelpenabledmetorushtotheairportintimetocatchmyplane.

(4)EnglishenablesustotalkwithmanypeoplewhocannotspeakChinese.

(5)Helistenedtothelectureattentivelyandnowandthenputdowna

fewwordsinhisnotebook.

(6)Thisboydidn/tdaretogoout,soheheldtightlytohismother'shand.

(7)Itisnottoolatetoinformthefarmersofthecomingstorm.

(8)Weallthoughtthattheimportantletterwaslost.Itturnsoutthatit

hasbeenlockedinthesafe.

(9)Yoursisteriscrying.Whathashappenedtoher?

(10)Heistoobusytopayattentiontosuchtrifles.

(11)Whathappenedtothekindoldmanlaterinthemovie?

2)

(1)Sheisreadingsilently.

(2)Susanswimsverywell.

(3)Theyarequarrellingagain.

(4)Hedrivesveryfast.

(5)Theyoungmanhasdrunktoomuch.

Lesson6HowDictionariesAreMade

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Itisahugeprojecttocompileadictionary.Thetaskbeginswithreading.

Throughreading,theeditorscollectalargenumberofsentencesandcopy

themonthecards.Thesesentencesshowthecommonwordsintheir

ordinaryuses.Andatthesametime,theeditorsalsopayattentiontothe

unusualuseofacommonword.Then,itisthetaskofediting.Sometimes,

thetaskofeditingoccupiesdecades.Andfinally,themostimportantpart

ofdictionarywritingistodefinewords.Everydefinitionmustbebased

onthosesentences.Today,withthehelpofcomputers,thetaskof

compilingdictionariesmaybemucheasier,butstillthisworkmustbe

donethroughfirsthandresearch.

1)

(1)Youmustbeoutofyourmindtomakefriendswithsuchkindofpeople.

(2)Stealingisregardedasaverybadbehavior.

(3)Whatdecisionhaveyouarrivedatonthismatter?

(4)Theserulesdonotapplytochildrenunder6yearsold.

(5)Heoftenquarrelswithhiswifeoverhisson'seducation.

(6)Thesenamesarearrangedinalphabeticalorder.

(7)Accordingtohim,themoneyhasbeenequallydividedupamongthe

companies.

(8)Whatisyourplanbasedon?

(9)Theworkersshouldbepaidaccordingtotheiramountsofwork.

(10)IshallbeverybusyfromMondaytoFridaynextweek.

(11)ThelearningofEnglishbeginswithABC.

(12)Ihavenotheardofsuchapersonatall.

(13)Thestudentslaughedovertheirownfunnymistakes.

(14)Heislookingforabetterjob.

2)

(1)Themanstoodupandwalkedout.

(2)Heisanexcellentplayer,whowillnotgiveupeasily.

(3)Hethrewawaythatoldshirtofhis.

(4)Iturnedonmyradio.

(5)TheFrenchguestsarrivedinBeijingonMonday.

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(6)Sheislookingafterhersickfather.

(7)Susandoesnotgetalongwellwithherclassmates.

(8)Wewillgetoffatthenextbusstop.

Lesson7LoveofLife

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Afterhisfrienddesertedhim,themaninthestorywasIe代aloneinthe

emptyland.Hewasfacedwithalotofdifficulties.First,hisfoothurt,but

itwasnothingcomparedwithhishunger.Heatewildberriesandgnawed

atthebonesofwildanimals.Whenherealizedthatlifewasmore

importantthangold,hethrewawayhissackofgold.Manydayspassed,

hewassosickthathewasunabletowalkanylonger.Hecouldonlycrawl

about,onhandsandknees.Buthenevergaveuphope.Itwashisloveof

lifethatsupportedhimanddrovehimon.Finally,hewasdiscoveredby

thesailorsonaship.

1)

(1)Hewalkedoutofthehouse,thenturnedaroundtowaitforhiswife.

(2)Thestudentsseemedtobealittleafraidofthenewteacher.

(3)Wehavelittletimeleft,sowecannotwaitanylonger.

(4)HestruggledtohisfeetandIe代withoutaword.

(5)Whenhewasabroad,heoftendreamedofhishometownthestream,

hishouseandthevegetablefieldandsoon.

(6)Whenhewasachild,hedreamedofbecomingapilot,butheturned

outtobeafootballplayer.

(7)TheYangtzeRiver,whichisthelongestriverinChina,emptiesintothe

EastSea.

(8)Iamafraidthatyouwillforgetmeinnotime.

(9)Iamafraidofstayingathomealone.

(10)ThePresidenthasrecoveredfromhisillnessandbeguntowork.

2)

⑴Idislikehim.

(2)Heischeckinghisexercises.

(3)Theyoungmanhasfoundagoodjob.

(4)Moneycannotbringhappinessandlove.

(5)Mymotherhasclosedallthewindows.

Lesson8AFiddleandtheLaw

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AgentXhadneverthoughtthatmusiccouldplaysuchanimportantrole.

Once,hewasassignedtogotoakiller'shousetogethim.Whenhegot

there,hefoundthekiller/sfatherwasholdingaguninhishand.Hismind

settoworkquickly.Whenhecaughtsightofaviolinonthewall,hetook

itfromthewallcalmlyandbegantoplay.Thekiller'sfatherwasafiddler.

Graduallythemusicdrovehisdefianceaway.Hebegantothinkitover

seriously.HefeltthattheAgentwasadecentman,sohetoldhimthathe

wouldassisthim.Hekepthiswords.Thenextday,hissongavehimself

uptotheAgent.

1)

(1)Don'tbenervous.Drawadeepbreath.

(2)Insomecountries,itisnotpolitetopointatotherpeopleyou'reyour

fingerwhileyouweretalking.

(3)Aftergraduationfromuniversity,myfatherwasassignedtoworkinthe

northwest.

(4)Lookingoutofthewindow,Icaughtsightofatrainswiftlypassingby.

(5)Whenheheardthejoke,hebrokeintolaughter.

(6)Thetypewritershavegivenwaytocomputers.

(7)Sinceyou'vegotnothingelsetodo,youmaystayfordinner.

(8)Thenoisediedaway.

(9)Hewentonplayingtheviolinasifnothinghadhappened.

(10)Myfriendspokeofyoumanytimes.

2)

(1)Thechairmandeclaredthatthemeetingwasover.

(2)Wehopethatyoucanacceptthispresent.

(3)Peopleusedtobelievethattheearthwasflat.

(4)Theyoungmanadmittedthathewaswrong.

(5)Hesaidthatthecomputerwasveryuseful.

Lesson9Happiness

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Manypeoplethinkthatrichandsuccessfulpeoplearesurelyhappy,but

thisisfarfrombeingtrue.Moneycan'talwaysbringhappiness,formoney

isnotomnipotent,andhappinesscan'tbeboughtwithmoney.Real

happinessliesinthecontributiontowardsthehappinessofothers.When

yourealizethatyouarehelpfultothesocietyandyourcolleagues,youwill

reallyfeelhappy.Inordertomakeyourselfausefulperson,youshould

setyourselfworthwhilegoalsandstrivetoachievethem.Theprocessof

achievingthegoalsisaprocessoflearningandgrowing.Throughthis,you

willobtainlastinghappiness.

1)

(1)Itissaidthatafamousmoviestarcommittedsuicidelastweek.

(2)Inthelong-term,theanswertothisquestionliesinmodernscience

andtechnology.

(3)Onmywayhome,Icameacrossoneofmyformerclassmatesofthe

middleschool.

(4)Wearefriends,butdeepdownIdon'tlikehim.

(5)HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforPeaceforhisgreatcontribution

towardstheworldpeace.

(6)Nowadays,everyoneinourcountryisstrivingforahappyandbright

future.

(7)Idon'twanttogiveawaythisdogbecauseitisapresentfrom

someone.

(8)Atthebeginningofthenewterm,theteacheraskedustosetourgoals

andtryhardtofulfilthem.

(9)Wecan'ttakeadvantageofhimonlybecauseheisrich.

(10)Hehasmadeimmensecontributiontowardstheeducationalcourse

ofourcountry.

(11)Hediedyoungofheartfailure.

2)

(1)SheaskedmewhyIwaslate.

(2)Wearediscussingwhenweshouldsetoff./Wearediscussingwhen

tosetoff.

(3)Hedoesn'tknowwhatheshouldlearnnext./Hedoesn'tknowwhat

tolearnnext.

(4)Shecouldn'trememberwhereshehadputthekey.

(5)IamconsideringhowIshouldoperatethemachine./Iamconsidering

howtooperatethemachine.

Lesson10TheJoker(I)

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HenryGroundwasborninarichfamily.Hehadfourbrothers,allofwhom

hadmadeasuccessoftheirlives.Eachofthemhadadecentjob,hadgot

marriedandhadgothandsomeandcleverchildren.Comparedtohis

brothers,Henryhadindeedaccomplishednothing,whichmadepeople

considerhimalazyandunworthygood-for-nothing.However,thoughhe

oftenpulledpeople'slegs,peoplealllikedhimandwereoftenamusedby

hisjokes.Henry'sfuneralwasreallyunusual.Thatwasindeedan

enjoyableactivity.Peoplelaughedandtoldfunnystoriesabouthim.The

memoryheleftwithpeoplewasthat,aboveall,hewasajoker.

1)

(1)Iwantyoutorepeattheansweroncemore.

(2)Hepromisedtokeepintouchwithmebeforeleaving.

(3)HedressedupasFatherChristmastogiveoutpresentstochildrenon

theNewYearparty.

(4)Ashisclassmate,youshouldhelphim,insteadoflaughingathim.

(5)Andersonwasborninapoorfamily,yetheturnedouttobe/endedup

asoneofthegreatestwritersofhistime.

(6)Hefollowed(in)hisfather/sfootstepsandbecamealawyer.

(7)Heturnedouttobetherightpersonwewerelookingfor./Itturned

outthathewastherightpersonwewerelookingfor.

(8)Whenweheardthenews/Onhearingthenews/Atthenews,we

couldn/thelpworryingabouthim.

(9)Hislifegoalistoimprovehumanlife.

(10)PlayingtennisisoneofthefavoritepastimesofmanyChinesepeople.

(11)Hedoesn'tlikethefilmatall.

(12)Sheiscleverandbeautiful,andaboveall,sheiskind-hearted.

(13)Thegirlstudentsareeverybitascleverastheboys.

2)

(1)Heforgottophoneme.

(2)Ihopetopassthefinalexamination.

(3)Myfatherdecidedtovisithisoldfriend.

(4)Ican'taffordtobuythatexpensivecoat.

(5)WeareplanningtotraveltoFrancethiswinter.

Lesson11TheJoker(II)

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Henry'sbrother,Colin,askedHenry'stwelveclosestfriendstostayafter

theburialtolistentothewill.Theywereallsurprisedwhentheyheard

thatHenryactuallyleftabigsumofmoney.Accordingtothewill,the

moneywouldbegiventothepersonwhotoldthebestjoke.Thenthe

competitionbegan.Alltwelvepeopletriedtheirbesttomaketheirjokes

funny,butontheotherhand,theydesperatelyheldintheirlaughterat

others'jokes.SuddenlyColinmadeanoddsneeze,andsomeoneburst

intolaughter,whichstartedtheothersoff.Thewavesoflaughterswept

thecrowd.InthelaughtertheycametoknowthatHenryhadgiventhem

alesson:oneshouldovercomehisdesireformoneyanddowhattheylove

to.

1)

(1)Heclearedhisthroatandsaid:"Pleasegoon\"

(2)Theysettleddown,waitingfortheresults.

(3)Henarrowedhiseyesandrepliedinasingsongtone.

(4)Weshookhandsinturnwiththosefriendswhowereleaving.

(5)It'salluptoyoutogoorstay.

(6)Tearswerestreamingdownfromhiseyeswhenhefinishedreadingthe

letter.

(7)It'sunkindtolaughatothers'shortcomings.

(8)Youcantellfromhisredfacethathehasrealizedhismistake.

(9)Ifyouhavemadeamistake,justadmitit.Don'ttrytocoveritup.

(10)Hemanagedtoholdinhisanger,thusavoidingafight.

(11)Whensheheardthis,sheburstintolaughteratonce,whichmadeall

theotherslaugh.

(12)Inordertoletthemeaningoftheremarksinkin,Irepeatedittwice.

2)

(1)Shelovesswimming.

(2)Irememberseeingthemanafewyearsago.

(3)Haveyoufinishedreadingthesebooks?

(4)Heisconsideringstudyingabroad.

(5)Hesaidthecomputermeantofferingalotofhelpforhim.

Lesson12LittleThingsAreBig

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Onenightinasubway,ablackAmericansawawhitewomanwith3little

childrenandatravellingbaggetin.Theyhappenedtogetoffatthesame

station.Atthattime,therewasnooneelseontheplatform,sotheblack

manwantedtohelpherverymuch.Butheknewthatsomeofthewhite

peopleareprejudicedagainsttheNegroes,soifheshouldoffertohelp

her,shemightmisjudgehisintentionandevenscreamoutoffright.When

theblackmanwalkedpastthem,herealizedatoncethathedidawrong

thing.Hemadeuphismindtoofferhelpwhetherornothewouldbe

misunderstoodifheweretobefacedwithasimilarsituationagain.

1)

(1)Ididn'tcomehomeuntilNewYear'sEve.

(2)YesterdayIhappenedtomeetthemanager'ssecretary,andhetoldme

thattheircompanywasinneedofaguardinhisearly2O's.

(3)HeofferedtoteachinTibetongraduationfromuniversity.

(4)ShouldIcallhimandaskwhetherhehasanyproblem?

(5)Idon/tthinkit'sgoingtobeaproblemforthemtofinishtheproject

beforethewetseason.

(6)Onceyoumakeapromise,youshouldkeepit.

(7)Suzhouisknownforitsbeautifulgardens.

(8)Heisfacedwithaverydifficultchoice:togointobusiness/togoinfor

businessortostudyabroad?

(9)ThisBiblehasbeenpassedonfromfathertosoninhisfamilyfor

severalgenerations.

(10)Teachersshouldneverbeprejudicedagainstanystudent.

(11)Wearestillfacedwithmanyproblemsinourwork.Toachieveour

goalswemustworkhardtosolvethem.

2)

(1)Thedoctoradvisedmetohaveagoodrest.

(2)Mywiferemindedmetoclosethewindow.

(3)Theoldmanteacheshisgrandsontoread.

(4)Theteacherencouragedtheboystudenttohaveanothertry.

(5)Thepolicemanorderedthedrunkardtoleaveatonce.

(6)XiaoLi'sparentsexpecthimtocomehomeearly.

(7)TheFrenchgovernmentinvitedthedelegationofChineseteachersto

visittheircountry.

(8)MiddleschoolstudentsinChinaarenotallowedtosmoke.

Lesson13Hobbyist

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Oneday,amanwalkedintoadrugstore.Hewantedtobuysomepoison

tomurderhiswife.Onhearingthis,thedruggistinvitedthemantoaback

roomtohaveacupofcoffee.Whentheyhadhadthecoffee,theman

askedforthepoisonbutwastoldthatthepoisonhadalreadybeenputin

hiscoffee.Thedruggistalsotoldhimthathehadgotantidote,forwhich

onehadtopay$1000.Beforegivingtheantidotetotheman,the

druggistforcedhimtowriteaconfessionofhisintentiontokillhiswife,

andmailedittooneofhisfriends.Themanwasofcoursewrong,butwas

itrightforthedruggisttodothat?Whatdoyouthinkofhiswayof

preventingmurder?

1)

(1)Helostoneofhislegsinanaccident,buthiswifelovedhimjustthe

same.

(2)Iwasabouttogooutwhenadistantrelativecametoseeme.

(3)Hechargedme20yuanforthatservice.

(4)Ifyouhaveanyquestiontoaskme,goahead.

(5)It'sverydangeroustoplacemedicinewithinchildren/sreach.

(6)Themonitorinsistedontellingeachclassmatethetruth/insistedthat

thetruthbetoldtoeachoftheclassmates.

(7)Hemadesurethathehadmemorizedeverywordbeforehewentto

sittheexamination.

(8)Takethemoneywithyouincasesomethingunexpectedhappens/in

caseofsomethingunexpected.

(9)Iwishyouwouldpaymeinhundreddollarbills.

(10)Finallytheteacherwasconvincedthatthechildrendeservedarest.

(11)Tellmewhyyouwanttohavethismedicine.Otherwise,Iwon'tgive

ittoyou.

2)

(1)Peopledonotwellunderstandthisrichyoungfellowjoiningthearmy.

(2)Youngpeoplehatetheirparentsopeningandreadingtheirletters.

(3)Iadmirehimadmittinghisownfaultinpublic.

(4)Irememberhimsayinghewasadoctor.

(5)Shepreventsme/mytellingthissecrettoherfriends.(这——句也可以

说：Shepreventsmefromtellingthissecrettoherfriends.但鉴于要用

本课的句型，我们采用上面一句。)

Lesson14TheMysteryoftheSilverBox

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MrGraysonwasasuccessfulbusinessmanwhomademachinesandtools

usedinfactories.Thesemachinesandtoolswereverypopularwiththe

factoryownersandwereverywellsold.ButrecentlyMrGraysonfound

thathisbusinesscompetitorsknewhisbusinessplansinthesmallest

detailandstolehiscustomers.Whereverhissalesmenwent,theywere

toolate.Hiscompetitorhadalreadysenttheirsalesmenthereandthe

pricestheyofferedwerealwayslower.TheinformationleakhadcostMr

Graysonmillionsofdollars.Thereforehesentforthedetectiveknownas

the“ThinkingMachine"tohelphimfindouthowinformationhadbeen

leakingfromhisoffice.Afterheaskedhimsomequestions,thedetective

wascertainthatitwashispersonalsecretarythathadsoldhisbusiness

plans.Thenextdayhefoundtheproof—atelephoneconnection—ina

silverboxonherdesk.

1)

(1)Thebookcostme10yuan.

(2)Heturnedtothemanagerandshoutedloudly:/zButourjobsareat

stake!"

(3)Tellmeaboutthematterindetail.Letmejudgewhoisrightandwho

iswrong.

(4)Atthattimecomputerswerenewthings,andIboughtoneatahigh

price.

(5)Thepresidentwasshotintheheadandwasdeadonthespot.

(6)Itcostme150yuanorsotobuythesecond-handbicycle.

(7)Whateverjobwedo,weshouldcarryoutourownresponsibilities.

(8)Atfirst,noonecouldworkoutthesecretmessageleftbythedead

man.

(9)NotuntilafterIhadhungupdidIrememberthatIforgottoaskhim

aboutthat.

(10)HeknowsneitherEnglishnorChinese.

(11)Hewenthomejustintimefor/towatchtheinternationalnewson

TV.

(12)Themanagerwon'tbebacktillnextweek.Youmightjustaswellput

itinthecareofthesecretary.

2)

(1)Ibelievehimhonest.

(2)Thecoatcankeepyouwarm.

(3)Theboymadehisgrandparents'lifehappy.

(4)Theteachermadehislecturesinteresting.

(5)Whenthepolicearrived,theyfoundtheoldmanalreadydead.

Lesson15UnrealityofTV

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DrApplebaumthinksthegreatestharmTVdoestochildrenisitsunreality.

TVpresentstothemadistortedworld.Forexample,onTV,taxidriversare

verypoliteandyoucanbedrivenanywhereyoulike.Inreallife,however,

it'snoteasytofindsuchdrivers.Alsoinreallife,youcan'tgetthesortof

goodserviceinhospitalaspresentedonTV.Andagain,lawyersonTVare

utterlydifferentfromthoseinreallife.Inreallifenolawyerwouldspend

dayandnightlookingforevidencetoprovehisclientinnocent,exceptthat

hisclientwouldpayabigsumofmoney.FinallyDr.Applebaumdrewa

conclusionthatifchildrengrowupinsuchunreality,theywon/tbeableto

copewithdifficultiesintheirlaterlife.

1)

(1)Hesucceededonthefirsttry.

(2)Imissyoubadlyandoftenthinkofyou.

(3)Ifyoushouldgoagainstthelawagain,youwillgetintotrouble.

(4)Whenabroad,theyreadnewspaperseverydaytokeepupwiththe

domesticsituation.

(5)Everyonethinksthatheisinnocentofthemurder.

(6)Thetwocompaniesmadeadealwitheachotherafteralong

discussion.(or:Thetwocompaniesarrivedatanagreement...)

(7)InthatvillagetherearestillpeoplewhocannotaffordTVsets/afford

tobuyTVsets.

(8)Readinginbeddoesharmtoyoureyes.

(9)You'dbetterciteanexampletoproveyourpoint.

(10)Problemsofonecountrymayoftenhavegreateffectonthewhole

world.

(11)Inthatyearhenotonlybuiltaschoolforhishometown,butalsolent

ahelpinghandtoafloodedarea.

(12)Consumersareoftenledtobuymorethingsthantheyreallyneed.

2)

⑴WeallcallhimFrank.

(2)Hehasprovedhimselfagooddriver.

(3)Thestudentsbelievehimagoodteacher.

Lesson16RememberingTracyBill

WrittenWork

WhenTracydiedfromanaccident,hisparentssignedtheforms

permittinghisorganstobetakenout,forTracyhadoncementionedorgan

donationwhenalive.HisliverwastransplantedintoapersoncalledDavid.

Davidandhiswifewantedtosendtheirthankstothedonor'sfamily,and

Tracy'sparentswishedtomeetthepersonwhohadgainedlifethrough

thegiftoftheirson'sorgans,sotheorganbankdecidedtobringthetwo

familiestogether.Themeetingofthetwofamilieswasindeedamoving

scene.Tracy'smotherhuggedDavidasamotherwouldhugason.Tears

cameintotheeyesofTracy'sfather.Theseweretearsofbothsadness

andhappiness.Tracy'sparentswerestillsorrowingovertheirson'sdeath,

butseeingDavidsowellmadethemfeelmuchrelieved.

1)

(1)WasIsupposedtobringthetextbook?

(2)Hegotoffworkat7o'clock.

(3)Helosthisbalanceandfelloffthebicycle.Oneofhislegswasbroken.

(4)T