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Unit7
Activereading
(1)
Readingandunderstanding
3Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.
2Thepassageisthestoryofahome,thepeoplewholivedthereandhowlifehaschangedovertheyears,
asnarratedbythehouseitself.
4Choosethebestanswertothequestions.
1Whydoesthenarratorneverseehisneighbourfaceon?
(a)Becausehecan’treallysee.
(b)Becausetheneighbourisalongwayaway.
(c)Becausethenarratorandtheneighbourarejoinedinaline.
(d)Becausethemorningsunshinesonthenarratorinsteadoftheneighbour.
2Whatwasthemaineffectofthearrivaloftheyoungwomaninthegroundsman’shome?
(a)Shebroughtcompanionship,afamilyandhappinessintothehome.
(b)Thechildrengrewolderandtallerinthehome.
(c)Thegroundsmandidn’thavetoworksomuchinthemanorhousegardens.
(d)Thehomebecameverynoisy.
3Whydoyouthinkthecouplewasholdingeachotherandweeping?
(a)Becausethecouplewasgrowingolder.
(b)Becausethechildrenhadgrownupanddisappeared.
(c)Becausethedaughterhadgotmarried.
(d)Becausethepostmanhadbroughtbadnewsabouttheson.
4Howdoesthenarratorfeelgenerallyabouttheyearspassing?
(a)Heregretsthepeople,thenewbuildingsandthetraffic.
(b)Hethinkstheneighbouringhousesareugly.
(c)Heisnostalgicaboutthepast,althoughheenjoyssomeofthebenefitsofprogress.
(d)Hewishespeoplewouldspendmoretimeathome.
5Howdoweknowthenarratorisgettingold?
(a)Nooneislookingafterthenarratorproperly.
(b)Thenarratorhaslotsofgoldenmemories.
(c)Therearestrangesoundsandsignsofpeoplewhohavelivedthereinthepast.
(d)Theneighbourhoodisn’twhatitusedtobe.
6Whatdoyouthinkisgoingtohappentothehouse?
(a)Anotherfamilywillcomeandlivethere.
(b)Thetrafficarounditwillgetworse.
(c)It’sgoingtobepulleddown.
(d)Theworkmenaregoingtouseitasaworkplace.
Dealingwithunfamiliarwords
5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.
1asmallhousebuiltonlandbelongingtoalargehouse(lodge)
2toprovidefurniture(furnish)
3feelingroughandhard(coarse)
4toputapieceofequipmentsomewhereandmakeitreadyforuse(install)
5tobuildsomethingbyputtingpartstogether(assemble)
6agroupofworkerswhodophysicalwork(gang)
7amachineorpieceofequipmentthatdoesaparticularthing(device)
8amachineorapieceofequipmentyouhaveinyourhome(appliance)
6CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.
Whenthe
(1)gangofworkmenarrived,the
(2)lodgewasinapoorstateofrepair.Theybeganby
(3)installingelectricityandthen(4)assembledthevariouspiecesofamodernkitchenwithallthebest
(5)appliancessuchasawashingmachineandrefrigerator.Thewallswererather(6)coarseafteryearsof
neglect,sotheyuseda(n)(7)devicetomakethemsmoothagain.Finally,they(8)furnisheditwithtables,
chairs,sofasandbeds,untilthehousewasascomfortableasitusedtobe.
7Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.
1Thetwobuildingslookedexactlythesamefromtheoutside,butwereverydifferentinside.(identical)
2Whenspringarrivesthegardenisfullofflowersonthetrees.(blossoms)
3Thepostmanusedtobringthemailinalargegroupofthingstiedtogether,butthesedays,weonlyget
theoccasionalletter.(bundle)
4Shefeltsuddenlyunconsciousforashorttimewhensheheardthedreadfulnews.(fainted)
5Attheplacewheretwoormoreroadsmeet,thereareoftenqueuesoftraffic.(crossroad)
6Isometimesfeelunhappyandangryatthenoiseandtraffic,butmostofthetimeIignorethem.(resent)
7Whenyouleaveapplesontheground,theyaregraduallydestroyedbyanaturalprocess,andcan’tbe
collectedandstored.(decay)
8Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.
1Isaclearinglikelytobe(a)anareaofwoodland,or(b)anareainawoodwheretherearenotrees?
2Ifsomethinggleams,isitlikelytobe(a)bright,or(b)dulllight?
3Isariotofcolourslikelytobe(a)justoneortwo,or(b)lotsofdifferentcolours?
4Ifachildgurgleshappily,isthislikelytobe(a)alow,or(b)ahigh-pitchedsound?
5Isametallicsoundlikelytobemadeby(a)somethingmetal,or(b)wooden?
6Ifadoghowls,doesitmake(a)along,loudsound,or(b)aweak,highsound?
7Isacreaklikelytobeasoundmadeby(a)somethingnew,or(b)somethingold?
8Ifagatehasfallenoffitshinges,isitlikelyto(a)openandshutnormally,or(b)stayopen?
Readingandinterpreting
9Lookatthesentencesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.
1...Idoknowthatstrangely,althoughwe’reidentical,we’retheexactoppositeofeachother...
Whyarethehouseanditsneighbouridenticalyettheexactoppositeofeachother?
…sortofworksforsomeoftheinformation-thoughIhaveneverseensuchanarrangement.Butthe
preposition‘over’willnotwork,andsurelytherearetwobedrooms–orwhatistheotherroom?
We
knowitisnotabathroom-andiftherearetwobedrooms,howcanyousaytheroomarrangementisthe
oppositeasinbothcasestherearetwobedrooms?
2Soontherewerechildrentolookaftertoo...
Inwhatwaydoesthehouselookafterthechildren?
Thehouseprovidesshelterandkeepsthemwarmanddry.
3Ithoughttheylookedrathercoarseagainstmyhandsomestone.
Doesthehouselikethenewbrickhousesbeingbuilt?
Why/Whynot?
No,hedoesnotthinkbrickisasfineamaterialasstone.Thewordcoarseisnegativeinconnotation.
4Butwewereallwarmandclean,andalthoughitwasdifferent,itwasn’tunpleasant.
Whatdoesthehousefeelaboutprogress?
Fairlypositivealthoughalittlenervous.
5Myfloorboardscreak,andghostsmakestrangenoisesthroughoutthenight.
Ifthehousewereahuman,whatwouldcreakingfloorboardsandghostssuggest?
Oldagewithstiffmusclesandmanymemories.
6Roundthebendcomesalargecranewithakindofballandchain.Idohopeitwillgoaway.
Whatdoyouthinkthecraneiscomingtodo?
Doyouthinkitwillgoaway?
Ballsareusedtosmashdownwallssoitsoundsasifthebuildingwillbedemolishedratherthan
repaired.Ifso,thecranewillnotgoaway.
Activereading
(2)
Readingandunderstanding
3Answerthequestions.
1WhydoesthewritersuggestthatthefirstphotosofEarthfromspacecameasashock?
Theyofferedanewperspective.Theyallowedustoseeourplanetfromtheoutside.
2Whatdoesthepassagesuggestaretheadvantagesofprogress?
Peoplehavemorecomfortableandlongerlives.
3Whatarethedisadvantagesofprogress?
Populationgrowthandasaresultoveruseofresources,pollutionetc.
4Inwhatwaysarewesimilartootherpeoplearoundtheworld?
Weconsumesimilarproductsandservices.
5Inwhatwaysarewedifferent?
Wevalueourindividualismandpointsofdifferencefromothersasreflectedinthedetailsofourhomes.
6Whatdoesourhomeencourageustodo?
Relax,beourselvesandlookinward.
7Whyiswatchingtelevisionironic?
Itresultsinlookingoutwardsataffairsbeyondthehome.
8Howhavetherolesofwomenchanged?
Theycanfollowcareersoutsidethehomeandhavemuchlesstimetobehousewives.
9Whywillitrequirewisdomandcaretoensurepeopleremainsafeandsatisfiedintheirhomes?
Themodernworldispushingustowardsuniformityandreducingfreedomofchoice.Itwillbedifficult
tobalancethisagainstwhatpeoplewantfromtheirhomesandlives.Changestothefamilyitselfmay
alsohappenwithunknownconsequences.
10WhymightplanetEarthbecomeunrecognizable?
Homeswithfamiliesandcomfortmayhavedisappeared.
Dealingwithunfamiliarwords
4Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.
1todevelopandmakemoremodern(industrialize)
2tosuffersomethingdifficultorunpleasantpatientlyoveralongperiodoftime(endure)
3smooth-movingandattractive-looking(graceful)
4astrongfeelingofdislike(hatred)
5tostophappeningorcontinuing(cease)
6totakecontrolof(conquer)
7intended,notdonebychanceorbyaccident(deliberate)
5CompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity4.
1Manyanimals,liketheantelopeandtheswan,movewithsuchgracethatwehumanscanonlyadmire
them.
2Inthe17thcentury,theFoundingFathersescapedfromEnglandbecausetheirreligionwashatedbythe
English,buttheirenduranceallowedthemtoescapetoNorthAmericaandcreatetheUS.
3Industrializednationshavemoresocialandfewereconomicproblemsthandevelopingcountries.
4TheUSgovernmentdeliberatelychosethenamethe“DepartmentofHomelandSecurity”inorderto
stresstheimportanceofhome.
5Theconquestofspaceisoneofthegreatestachievementsofthe20thcentury.
6ThereisanenduringneedtoremindourselvesthattheEarth’sresourcesarefinite.
6Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.
Incomparisonwithsmallbuildings,localcommunities,townsandcities,theEarthis
(1)extremely
large,butwecallalloftheseourhome,whereweenjoyour
(2)basichumanrightofcleanwater,adequate
foodandpersonalsecurity.Yetthisrightcreates(3)extremepressureontheEarth’sresources,andwe
mayfeelthatthehumanspiritcontainsanunusualself-destructive(4)characteristic.It’sasifwehumans
workatthe(5)mainofficesofplanetEarth,buildingitandmakingitstrongerandstronger,butwiththe
abilitytobringitdownanddestroyit.(6)Intheend,it’sourpersonaldutytoleavetheEarthas(7)whole
andundamagedaswefounditwhenwearrived.
Key:
(1)immense
(2)birthright(3)incredible(4
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