Unit 6 Women, Half the Sky

Text A

I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge

Text B

Beginning Anew

Lead-in Activities

Please think over the following question:

Is your mother busy? What are her main tasks in daily life?

Group Discussion:

Give a brief introduction to the social status of women across the world. (China, elsewhere in the world)

Have you seen The Desperate Housewives?

Organization of Text APart Paras Main Ideas

One 1-3 Despite her friend’s advice, the author, unable to resist the temptation, falls for superwoman stories again.

Two 4-7 The author encounters with a superwoman, which influences her a lot.

Three 8-11 She tells about what prevents her from becoming a superwoman herself.

Four 12-14 She analyzes why she is still fascinated by modern superwoman tales.

Five 15 She comes to the conclusion that to her, admiring a heroine is something worth doing.

Group Discussion ( for Part 1-3)

1. What does “the Brooklyn Bridge” mean? The Brooklyn Bridge means something

impossible or an incredible story. Folktales about people who are so gullible as to be persuaded by confidence tricksters to buy well-known landmarks are numerous in America and elsewhere.

2. The first three parts may well be grouped under one topic. What’s it?

I am fascinated by superwomen.

3. How does the author explain the difficulties to be a

superwoman?

By personal experiences.

1) She is unable to get her act together.

2) She can almost expect something to go wrong as

soon as she sets to work.

3) Everything on her schedule might take much more

time than is expected.

4) She usually feels exhausted after a busy day.

Questions and Answers (for part 4-5)

1. Why is the author still so fascinated by modern superwomen tales?

2. What different opinions do people usually hold about men and women?

3. Does the author believe she could become a superwoman someday?

4. What are the positive sides of superwomen stories?

Culture noteFeminism

In the 1960s feminism (=the belief that women and men are equal in abilities and should have equal rights and opportunities) became the subject of intense debate when the women’s liberation movement encouraged women to reject their traditional supporting role and to demand equal status and equal rights with men in areas such as employment and pay.

Since then the gender gap between the sexes has been reduced. However the battle between feminist and traditional views of a woman’s role continues. It is widely accepted by younger people that women should, if they wish, be allowed to develop their careers and not give up work when they have a family.

Feminism has brought about many changes in the English language. Many words for job titles that included “man” have been replaced, for example, “police officer”is used instead of “policeman” and “chairperson”for “chairman”. “He” is now rarely used to refer to a person when the person could be either a man or a woman. The title “Ms” is used for women instead of “Miss” or “Mrs”, since it does not show whether a woman is married or not.

While-Reading ActivitiesNew Words and Expressions1. draft1)n. a first rough writing (of a book, speech, etc.)① （书、

演说等的）草稿，草图【经典例句】 I’m writing my speech draft.我正在写讲话稿。②bill of exchange; money order 汇票，付款通知单【经典例句】 Payment must be made by bank draft.必须以银行汇票的方式付款。③cold air that comes into a room, etc. 通风；穿堂风【经典例句】 I can feel a cold draft under the door.我能感觉到门底下透进来的冷风。

2)vt. write or draw roughly; prepare a rough plan, ①sketch, etc. of 起草，拟蓝图

【经典例句】 He drafted a speech for me.

他给我起草了一篇讲话稿。②select and send (soldiers) on a special duty 征兵【经典例句】 They have been drafted into the P. L. A.

他们应征参加了人民解放军。【记忆法】也可拼写为 draught ，经常特指，意为“通

风，穿堂风”。【考点】 draft beer 生啤； a draft system 征兵制； a

demand draft 即期汇票； stand in a draft 站在通风处；a draft of air 一阵风

【历年真题】 He is now revising the first ______ of the report. (CET-6, 1997. 1)

A. drift B. drawing

C. drill D. draft

【答案】 D

【解析】 A. drift 意为“漂流，漂泊”； B. drawing意为“素描”； C. drill 意为“训练，演练”； D. draft 意为“草稿，草图”。

译文：他现在正在修改这份报告的初稿。

2. undo

vt. unfasten (what is tied or wrapped)① 解开，拉开，松开，拆开

【经典例句】 The package was fastened in such a way that it was impossible to undo.

这个包裹捆得那么紧 , 根本解不开。②cancel 取消，撤销【经典例句】 What is done cannot be undone.

覆水难收。③disturb or upset greatly 使烦恼，使不安【经典例句】 The news that her son was missing undid

her. 她儿子失踪的消息让她心神不宁。

3. incredible

a. difficult to believe① 不能相信的，不可信的，难以置信的，不可思议的

【经典例句】 Michael told us an incredible story about his grandmother catching a thief.

迈克尔给我们讲了一个他祖母抓小偷的令人难以置信的故事。

②amazing 惊人的，妙极的【经典例句】 We had an incredible holiday! 我们度过了一个极愉快的假日。【记忆法】反义词： credible a. 可信的形近词： incredulous a. 不轻信（他人）的；

credulous a. 轻信（他人）的

【历年真题】 Your excuse that an elephant fell on you and made you late is just ______.

(CET-6, 1996. 6)

A. inevitable B. indispensable

C. incredible D. incurable

【答案】 C

【解析】 A. inevitable 意为“不可避免的”； B. indispensable 意为“不可缺少的 , 绝对必要的”； C. incredible 意为“不能相信的，不可信的；难以置信的，不可思议的；惊人的，妙极的”； D. incurable 意为“不能治愈的”。根据句意， C 项正确。译文：你说一只大象袭击你，因而让你迟到了，这借口根本不可信。

【历年真题】 Some children display an ______ curiosity about every new thing they encounter.

(CET-6, 1998. 1)

A. incredible B. infectious

C. incompatible D. inaccessible

【答案】 A

【解析】 A. incredible 意为“不能相信的，不可信的；难以置信的，不可思议的；惊人的，妙极的”； B. infectious 意为“有传染性的 , 易传染的 , 有感染力的”； C. incompatible意为“性质相反的 , 矛盾的 , 不调和的”； D. inaccessible意为“达不到的 , 难以接近的”。根据句意，只有 A 项更为合理。译文：有些小孩对他们所遇到的每一件新事物都表现出令人不可思议的好奇。

4. skeptical

a. inclined not to believe; in the habit of questioning the truth of claims, statements, etc. 怀疑的，惯于怀疑主张、陈述等的真实性的

【经典例句】 He is skeptical about everything.

他对于一切事物都持怀疑态度。【记忆法】也可拼写为 sceptical （英式拼写）。 skeptic n. 怀疑论者，无神论者； skeptically ad. 怀

疑地； skepticism n. 怀疑论【考点】 be skeptical of/ about sth. 对某事产生怀疑

【历年真题】 Many scientists remain ________ about the value of this research program.

(CET-6, 2002. 1)

A. skeptical B. stationary

C. spacious D. specific

【答案】 A

【解析】 A. skeptical 意为“怀疑的，惯于怀疑主张、陈述等的真实性的”，词组 be skeptical about 表示“对……持怀疑态度”； B. stationary 为“静止的”； C. spacious 为“宽敞的”； D. specific 为“具体的”，都不与 about构成搭配关系。

译文：许多科学家仍对这项研究计划的价值持怀疑态度。

5. consumevt. use up; run out of; spend① 用尽，消耗掉，花费【经典例句】 He consumed much time and energy in

writing this book.

他花费了很多时间和精力写这本书。 He soon consumed his fortune.

他很快将财产挥霍一空。②eat or drink up吃光，喝光【经典例句】 He consumed the best part of a leg of

mutton.

他吃掉了羊腿上最好的一部分肉。

③destroy, esp. by fire烧毁，毁灭【经典例句】 A great fire consumes the town.

一场大火把这个小镇化为灰烬。【记忆法】扩展词汇： consumer n. 消费者；

consumption n. 消费同义词汇：“用光，消耗掉” use up, run out of, cost,

spend, use ；“吞食，吃” devour, swallow

反义词汇： produce

易混词汇： resume n. 摘要，履历； v. 再继续，再开始

【辨析】 consume, cost, spend 消耗，花费consume 作为“消耗，花费”讲时，是正式用词，主要表示“消耗”消费品，有时表示“消耗”能量等，如： His old car consumed much gasoline. 他的旧汽车耗油很多。

cost是常用词，意为“价钱为，使花费”，其主语为花去这一价钱之物或用于句型 It costs…to do something中，如：John’s new bicycle cost $160. 或 It cost John $160 to buy the new bicycle.约翰的新自行车花了一百六十元美元。

spend多指花费金钱、时间或精力，常用于结构 spend…(in) doing something 或 spend…on something中，如： She spends too much on clothes. 她在衣服上的花费太多了。

consume, devour, swallow 吞食，吃consume作为“吞食，吃”讲时，指完全用光，消耗掉。

devour 指人或动物狼吞虎咽地吃光东西，含吞食之意，如： The hungry dog devoured the dish of meat. 那只饿狗把那盘肉一下子全吃光了。

swallow 指食物不经嚼碎整个地或成块地被吞咽下去，也指大口吃喝，如： In hot weather he swallows much water.天热时他喝很多水。

【考点】 be consumed with 因……而变得憔悴，给……弄得心劳神疲；心中充满（忌妒等）； consume one’s fortune耗尽财产； consume away （体力等）消耗掉；be consumed by 因……而毁掉 /死

【历年真题】 In Britain people ______ four million tons of potatoes every year. (CET-4, 2000. 1)

A. swallow B. dispose C. consume D. exhaust

【答案】 C

【解析】 A. swallow 意为“吞；嚼；忍受”； B. dispose意为“处置，安排”； C. consume 意为“消耗”； D. exhaust 意为“用尽，耗光”。根据句意，唯有 C 项符合。　译文：在英国，人们每年消耗掉 400万吨土豆。

6. care for①look after; attend to照顾；照料【经典例句】 His aunt cared for him when he was ill.

　　　　　　他生病时，他阿姨照顾他。②like; be pleased or attracted by喜欢；对……中意【经典例句】 I don’t care for pop music.

我不怎么喜欢流行音乐。【考点】当 care for 表示“喜欢”时，一般用于否定

句和疑问句中。

由 care构成的词组还有：1)care about 对……感兴趣，注意I do not much care about music.

我对音乐不太感兴趣。2)take care 小心Take care not to drop the glass.

小心，别把玻璃杯弄掉了。3)take care of爱护，照顾，处理The nurses took good care of the patient and he soon

recovered.

护士细心护理病人，病人很快恢复了健康。

【历年真题】 This article ______ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning. (CET-4, 2000. 6)

A. calls for B. applies for

C. cares for D. allows for

【答案】 A

【解析】本题测试动词短语辨异、词汇与固定搭配。 A. call for 意为“需要，要求；提倡”； B. 意为 apply for“申请”； C. care for 意为“关心，担心，计较；照顾；喜欢”； D. allow for 意为“考虑到，体谅”。

译文：这篇文章呼吁人们更多地关注外语教学中涉及到的文化干扰的问题。

7. rarelyad. not happening often很少，难得，罕见地，罕有地【经典例句】 She is old and rarely goes out.

　　　　　　她年纪大了，很少外出。【记忆法】 rare a. 罕有的；稀薄的；（肉类）半熟

的【辨析】 rare, scarce a. 罕有的，不足的，少见的 rare 一般用于指长期缺少而珍贵，如： These

flowers are very rare in this country. 在这个国家里，这种花是很稀有的。scarce 指暂时缺乏而不足，如： Flowers are scarce in winter.冬天花儿很少。

【考点】 rarely 放于句首时，句子主谓要倒装，以上面的【经典例句】为例： Rarely have I seen such a beautiful sunset. 我很少看到这么美丽的日落。

rarely 可用于 It is (was) rarely that…结构中，其中rarely是副词作表语用，如： It was rarely indeed that she had apologized for her rudeness. 她居然为自己的粗鲁道歉了，这实在是少有的。

【历年真题】 San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles ______. (CET-4, 1991. 6)

A. is rarely B. rarely is

C. hardly is D. is scarcely

【答案】 B

【解析】本题测试频率副词辨异。句中 usually是频率副词，而选项 C 和 D中的 hardly 和 scarcely是程度副词，所以选项 C 和 D 可排除。与 usually 对应的是 rarely ，如果句中有情态动词，助动作或 be动词时，副词应在 be动词或情态动词之后，实义动词之前，在省略句中，这类副词应放在情态动词、助动词或动词 to be之前。本句的后面分句省略了cool ，因而选项 B 正确。

译文：旧金山夏天通常很凉爽，而洛杉矶却很少有凉快的时候。

【历年真题】 He is always here. It’s ______ you’ve never met him. (CET-4, 2002. 6)

A. unique B. strange C. rare D. peculiar

【答案】 B

【解析】本题测试近义词辨析。 A, B, C, D 意思较为接近，但是含义和用法有所不同。 A. unique “唯一的，独特的，独一无二的”，无比较级； B. strange“ 奇怪的”，常用于同位语从句 It’s strange that… ； C. rare“稀少的，罕见的”，指罕见且可能珍贵的东西； D. peculiar“与众不同的，异常的”，是贬义词，一般有不太好的意味。由句意知 B 项最合理。 strange 在该句中充当主语从句的表语。译文：他一直在这儿，很奇怪你居然从未见过他。

8. guilt n. 罪（过），过错，罪责；内疚 guilty

a. justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually ①grave breach of conduct or a crime 犯……的罪的，有罪的

【经典例句】 He is guilty of a crime/ of murder/ of theft.

　　　　　　他犯了罪 /杀人罪 /盗窃罪。

②aware of or suffering from guilt自觉有罪的，心虚的，于心有愧的，良心不安的，内疚的

【经典例句】 He felt guilty about blaming his best friend. 他因为责备了他最好的朋友而感到内疚。

A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

　做贼心虚。【考点】 be guilty of犯了……罪，有……的罪责；

feel guilty about/over/for sth. 对……感到内疚； find one guilty of发现某人有……罪

【历年真题】 He was ______ of having asked such a silly question. (CET-4, 1991. 6)

A. sorry B. guilty

C. ashamed 　　 D. miserable

【答案】 C

【解析】本题测试形容词短语辨异、词汇与固定搭配。A. sorry (for/about) 意为“伤心，难过”； B. guilty (of) 意为“内疚”； C. ashamed (of) 意为“惭愧”； D. miserable (at) 意为“痛苦，难受”；选项 C符合题意。

译文：他因为问了一个愚蠢的问题而感到惭愧。

【历年真题】 It does not alter the fact that he was the man ______ for the death of the little girl.

(CET-4, 1995. 1)

A. accounting 　　　 B. guilty

C. responsible 　　　 D. obliged

【答案】 C

【解析】本题测试固定搭配。 A. accounting (for) 意为“说明……原因”； B. guilty (of) 意为“犯……罪”，“因……而内疚”； C. responsible (for) 意为“对……负责”符合题意； D. obliged (to) 意为“不得不做……”。

译文：这无法改变他对那个小女孩的死亡负责这一事实。

【历年真题】 The police let him go, because they didn’t find him guilty ______ the murder.

(CET-6, 1997. 6)

A. of B. in

C. over D. on

【答案】 A

【解析】 be guilty of 为固定搭配，意为“犯有……罪”。

译文：警察放了他，因为他们就这起谋杀案没有发现他有罪。

9. decorate

vt. put pretty things on something to make it look nice装饰，装璜

【经典例句】 The family decorate the Christmas tree with glass balls and lights.

　全家人用玻璃球和小灯泡装饰圣诞树。【记忆法】 decorative a. 装饰的； decoration n. 装饰，装饰品；装修； decorator n. 装饰工

【考点】 decorate sth. with sth. 用……装饰……； sb. is decorated for sth. 因……而被授予殊荣

【辨析】 decorate, ornament, adorn 都有“装饰”的意思。

decorate 指通过增加色泽和花样消除了平淡无奇，使原物美起来，该词使用范围广泛，尤用于装饰地方或物品，如： They are decorating the church for the wedding. 他们正在装饰教堂，为婚礼作准备。

ornament 指装饰物作为附属品美化另一物，如：Who ornamented his pet with silver bells?谁给自己的宠物戴了银制铃铛？

adorn 指装饰物不仅可以提高环境的美而本身就很美，如： She adorned herself with jewels. 她身上珠光宝气。

10. reproach

1)v. find fault with (sb., usually with a feeling of sorrow, or suggesting the need for sorrow)责备（某人，通常带着难过的心情，或暗示需要感到难过）

【经典例句】 His mother reproached him for his bad manners.　他母亲责备他没有礼貌。

Do not reproach yourself—it was not your fault.

不要自责了，这不是你的错。

2)n. the act or action of reproaching or disapproving斥责，责难

【经典例句】 His behavior is beyond reproach.

他的行为无可非议。【记忆法】 reproachful a. 责备的； reproachfully ad. 责备地

【考点】 reproach sb. for sth. 为某事而责备某人； reproach oneself自责；

without/ beyond/ above reproach无可非议，毫无缺点

【历年真题】 She ______ him for forgetting their anniversary. (CET-6, 2000. 1)

A. repressed B. reproached

C. cursed D. sweared

【答案】 B

【解析】 A. repressed 意为“约束，抑制”； B. reproached 意为“责备，批评”； C. cursed 意为“使遭难，诅咒”； D. sweared 意为“发誓，诅咒”。根据句意可知 B 为正确答案。

译文：她责备他竟把他们的结婚周年纪念日忘了。

11. harmony n. the combination of simultaneous musical notes in a ①

chord谐调，和声，和音②the agreement of things with one another 和谐，融洽，

一致【经典例句】 My cat and dog live in perfect harmony.

我的猫和狗相处得十分和睦。【记忆法】 harmonious a. 和谐的，一致的；

harmonize v. 协调； disharmony n. 不和谐，不一致【考点】 be in/out of harmony (with) （与……）（不）协调一致，（与……）（不）和睦相处；

in perfect harmony很和谐

【历年真题】 I went along thinking of nothing ______ only looking at things around me.

(CET-4, 2004. 6)

A. in brief B. in doubt

C. in harmony D. in particular

【答案】 D

【解析】本题测试固定词组辨析。 A. in brief 意思是“简而言之”； B. in doubt 意思为“感到怀疑，还未确定”； C. in harmony with 意思为“和……协调一致”； D. in particular 意思是“特别的”。

译文：我边走边看着周围的事物，没想什么特别的事。

12. by nature innately 生性，本性上，生来就【经典例句】 He is strong by nature. 他本性刚强。 He was born with a gift in music by nature. 他天生有音乐才能。【历年真题】 Children are very curious ______. (CET-4,

1991. 6) A. at heart B. in person C. on purpose D. by nature 【答案】 D【解析】本题测试介词短语辨异。 A. at heart 意为“内

心里”； B. in person 意为“亲自”； C. on purpose意为“故意地”； D. by nature 意为“天生地，出于本性地”，符合题意。

译文：孩子天生好奇。

13. military1)a. of, for or related with armed forces, soldiers or war

军事的，军用的【经典例句】 We had a military training last week.

上星期我们进行了军训。2)n. armed forces 军队，武装力量【经典例句】 The military were on the march.

军队在行军中。【记忆法】 militarism n. 军国主义； militarize v. 军

事化

【辨析】 military, martial

military 为常用词，指有关军事、军队或战争的所有事物，如： That is a problem in connection with the military affairs. 那是一个和军事有关的问题。

martial用于形容军队的光荣、威武或壮观，如： The sound of martial music is always inspiring. 军乐声总是激动人心。

【考点】 military training 军训； a military band 军乐队； military personnel 军事人员； a military camp 军营； military service 兵役； a military government 军政府；

a military academy 军事学院； a military discipline 军纪； military age 兵役年龄； military operation 作战，军事行动

military作名词时，只用于 the military ，表示“军队，武装力量”。

14. at intervalswith short spaces or times between 相隔不远；不时【经典例句】 He visits me at regular intervals.

他总是隔一段时间来看我一次。The flags were arranged at intervals of ten feet.

每隔 10 英尺插着一杆旗帜。【考点】在 at 和 intervals之间也可以插入 short, long,

monthly, regular, frequent 等形容词。

【历年真题】 In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ______.

(CET-4, 1993. 6)

A. gaps B. intervals

C. length D. distance

【答案】 B

【解析】本题测试名词辨异、词汇与固定搭配。 A. gaps意为“间隔” , 不可与 at连用； B. intervals 可与 at连用，意为“每隔……时间（或距离）”，符合题意； C. length 与 at连用，意为“详尽地”； D. distance 意思是“距离”。

译文：学生们学习高级课程必须每隔一个月参加考核学习情况的测试。

【历年真题】 Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular ______ . (CET-4, 1997. 1)

A. gaps B. rate C. length D. intervals

【答案】 D

【解析】本题测试名词辨异、词汇与固定搭配。 A. gaps意为“豁裂，缝口，间隙，中断，分歧，差距”； B. rate 意为“比率，速度，价格，等级”； C. length 意为“长度”， at length 意为“最后 , 详细地”； D. intervals 意为“（时间或空间的）间隔，间歇”。根据句意，应选择 D 项。

译文：每隔一段时间，师生们就能到美丽的环岛海岸游玩。

15. set aside①put on one side for future use; reserve 放开备用，拨

出，留出，贮藏【经典例句】 At least one day should be set aside.

至少要留出一天时间。She set aside some money for her

retirement.

她存了一些养老的钱。②disregard; reject 不顾；拒绝，驳回【经典例句】 She set my suggestions aside and clung to

her own.

她不理会我的建议，一意孤行。

【考点】 set aside/ apart, put/ lay aside是同义词组； 与 set 相关的其他词组还有： set about 开始做，着手； set back阻碍，妨碍； set down 放下；记下； set off 起程，出发；引起； set forth 陈述； set out 出发，开始；陈述，阐明，提出（理由）； set up设置，竖起；设立，成立。

【历年真题】 The continuous rain ______ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.

(CET-4, 2003. 12)

A. set back B. set off C. set out D. set aside

【答案】 A

【解析】 A. set back 意为“使倒退，使受挫折；推迟”； B. set off 意为“起程，出发；引起”； C. set out 意为“出发，开始；陈述，阐明，提出（理由）”； D. set aside/ apart 意为“把……另外存起来，存储，拨出；分开，放在一边；撇开，置之不理，拒绝考虑”。

译文：连续不断的雨使小麦的收割推迟了两周。

16. possess

v. have, own① 拥有，占有【经典例句】 He never possessed much money, but he

always possessed good friends.

他从来就没有多少钱，但一直有很多好朋友。②(of an evil spirit, etc.) control; influence strongly;

occupy （指恶魔等）控制，驱使，使着魔【经典例句】 What possessed him to do it?

什么鬼怪作祟使他做了这件事？

【记忆法】 possession n. 拥有，占有，（常用复数）财产； possessive a. 所有格

【考点】 be possessed of 持有，拥有； possess oneself of 取得，获得； possess sb. of sth. 使某人拥有某物； possess oneself 自制； be possessed 发疯 /狂

【辨析】 possess, own, hold, contain

possess既可以指某人对某物具有所有权与支配权，也可指具有才能、特点、品质、性格、财产等，如： He lost all that he possessed when his house burned down. 他的房子烧毁以后，他失去了全部财产。

own 表示合法或天生地拥有某物，不能用于抽象意义，如： We don’t rent our house; we own it. 我们的房子不是租的，是我们自己的。

hold 指更有力地控制、掌握或保持，如： Mr. Jones holds an important position at work.琼斯先生在工作中担任着重要职位。

contain强调包含于某一事物中，如： The case contains my clothes.箱子里装有我的衣服。

【历年真题】 Mobile telecommunications _____ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies. (CET-4, 2002. 1)

A. capacity B. potential C. possession D. impact

【答案】 A

【解析】本题测试名词辨析、词汇与固定搭配。 A. capacity 表示“能力；容量”； B. potential 表示“潜在的；潜力”； C. possession 表示“占有，拥有”； D. impact 表示“冲击，影响”，后接 on 。

译文：这两个公司之间签订的合同将使上海今年的移动通信容量有望增长两倍。

17. charm1)n. the power or ability to please, attract① 魅力，魔力【经典例句】 He fell victim to her charms.

他为她的姿色所倾倒。Her charm of manner made her very popular.

她风度优雅，倍受欢迎。②an object worn to keep away evil or bring good luck护身符，吉祥物

【经典例句】 She seemed to regard her necklace as a good luck charm.

她似乎把她的项链看作是能带来好运的护身符。

2)vt. attract, please① 吸引，迷住；使高兴【经典例句】 We were charmed with the scenery.

我们被美景迷住了。She could charm the birds from the trees!

她有沉鱼落雁的魅力！②control or protect with or as if by magic施以魔术，

以魔力保护【经典例句】 The witch charmed the prince.

女巫对王子施了魔法。

18. despiteprep. in spite of; not taking notice of 尽管；任凭【经典例句】 He remains modest despite his

achievements.

他尽管做出了成绩但仍然很谦虚。【记忆法】同义词组： in spite of

【考点】 despite/in spite of+名词 =although+从句，如： We went out in spite of/despite the rain. = We went out although it was raining. 尽管下雨我们还是出去了。

【辨析】 in spite of, despite

in spite of, (in) despite (of) 都用来引出让步状语，表示“尽管；不顾”的意思，两者可以通用。

只是 in spite of比较常用，而且常用于句首，如： In spite of his smiles, I think he is sad.尽管他在微笑，但我认为他很悲伤。

而 (in) despite (of) 在现代英语中都少见，一般位于句末，而且其中的介词 in 和 of 常可省去，如： We started for the tour in despite of the heavy rain.尽管下大雨我们还是出发去旅行。

【历年真题】 ______ his great wealth, he always remained a man of simple tastes. (CET-4, 1991. 1)

A. Except for B. With regard to

C. Although D. Despite

【答案】 D

【解析】本题测试连词辨异、词汇与固定搭配。 A. except for 意为“除了”； B. with regard to 意为“关于”； C. although 意为“虽然”，后面只能跟从句； D. despite 意为“尽管”，符合题意。

译文：他很富裕，但总是非常朴素。

【历年真题】 ______ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us. (CET-4, 1991. 6)

A. As for B. Besides

C. Except D. Despite

【答案】 D

【解析】本题测试介词、词汇与固定搭配。从意义上可判断出，两句之间是一种让步关系，所以选项D. despite符合题意。

译文：尽管科学不断发展，老年的病痛无疑仍会一直伴随着我们。

【历年真题】 ______ their differences, the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other. (CET-4, 1997. 6)

A. But for B. For all

C. Above all D. Except for

【答案】 B

【解析】本题测试介词辨异、词汇与固定搭配。 A. But for 意为“倘若没有，要不是”； B. For all 意为“尽管”，意同 despite ； C. Above all 意思是“首要，最重要的是”； D. Except for则表示“除……以外，除了”。

译文：夫妻俩虽然存在差异，但他们对彼此的爱却是真挚的。

19. take in ①accept, admit 接受，吸收【经典例句】 We took her in as a partner.

我们接受她为我们的伙伴。②understand领会，理解【经典例句】 I didn’t take in what you were saying.

我没有理解你当时说的话。

③include 包含，包括【经典例句】 This is the total cost of the trip, taking in

everything.

这是全部的旅行费用，一切都包括在内。④trick someone欺骗【经典例句】 Don’t believe him—he’ll try to take you

in.

别相信他——他会骗你的。

【考点】 take after （面貌、性格方面）相像take against 反对，不喜欢，不赞成take away 拿走，带走take back 拿回，收回，带回take down 拿下；记下take for 认为，误认为take off 拿去，脱去；起飞

take on 呈现，采用，采纳take out 拿出，取出；带……出去，带……外出活动

（或游玩）take over 接收，接管take to 开始，喜欢take up 拿起；开始从事；占去，占用

【历年真题】 You are getting too old for football. You’d better ______ tennis instead. (CET-4, 1992. 1)

A. take in B. take up

C. take for D. take over

【答案】 B

【解析】本题测试动词短语辨异、词汇与固定搭配。 A. take in 指“吸收”； B. take up 意思是“从事”，符合题意； C. take for 为“把……当作”； D. take over则意为“接管”。

译文：你踢足球年纪太大，最好还是改打网球。

【历年真题】 Frequently single-parent children ______ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served. (CET-4, 1998. 6)

A. take off B. take after

C. take in D. take on

【答案】 D

【解析】本题测试动词短语辨异、词汇与固定搭配。 A. take off 意为“拿去，取消，脱（衣，帽等），（飞机等）起飞，离开”； B. take after 意为“（面貌，性格）像，模仿”； C. take in 意为“接受，领会，理解，欺骗”； D. take on 意为“呈现，雇佣，承担”。

译文：单亲家庭的孩子经常承担一些义务，而这些义务原本是由他的父亲或母亲履行的。

【历年真题】 Our son doesn’t know what to ______ at the university; he can’t make up his mind about his future. (CET-4, 1999. 6)

A. take in B. take up

C. take over D. take after

【答案】 B

【解析】本题测试动词短语辨异、词汇与固定搭配。 A. take in 意为“领会，接受；欺骗”； B. take up 意为“拿起；占据；开始从事”； C. take over 意为“接收，接管，接任”； D. take after 意为“与…相像”。

译文：我们的儿子不知道在大学里该学些什么；他还没有决定将来做什么。

20. sophisticateda. not in a natural, pure, or original state① 世故的【经典例句】 The child is quite sophisticated for his

age.

这个孩子就他的年龄而言可真是够世故的了。②highly complicated or developed精密的；复杂的；尖端的

【经典例句】 The country spent a huge sum of money developing sophisticated weapons.

这个国家花巨资研制尖端武器。

【记忆法】扩展词： sophisticate n. 久经世故的人；vt. 使变得世故，弄复杂； vi. 诡辩；

sophistication n. 强词夺理。 同义词：世故的 worldly-wise ； 精密的；复杂的；尖端的 advanced, complex

久经事故的；复杂的；高级的 accomplished, aristocratic, experienced, learned, veteran

反义词：不复杂的；天真的 naive, simple, unsophisticated

【辨析】 complicated, complex, sophisticated, involved四个词都有“复杂”之意。

complex 所指的“复杂”含有使人糊涂的内涵，如：His political ideas are too complex to understand. 他的政见太复杂，让人无法理解。

complicated 理论上要比 complex还复杂，但不包括使人糊涂的内涵，如： Don’t ask a child such complicated questions. 不要问一个小孩这么复杂的问题。

involved 指因牵涉面广而引起的复杂，带有“盘根错节”的意味，如： The plot gets more involved.情节变得更曲折离奇。

sophisticated 侧重点则在于精密、先进。

【历年真题】 As a ______ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments. (CET-6, 1997. 1)

A. flexible B. versatile

C. sophisticated D. productive

【答案】 B

【解析】 A. flexible 意为“柔韧的，柔顺的；可变通的，灵活的”； B. versatile 意为“通用的；多才多艺的，多方面的；反复无常的”； C. sophisticated 意为“世故的；精密的；复杂的；尖端的”； D. productive 意为“生产的；多产的；富饶的”。根据句意可知选 B 。译文：作为一名多才多艺的演员，他不仅会表演、唱歌、跳舞，还会演奏好几种乐器。

21. move on ①move to another place or position继续前进【经典例句】 After two days in Dalian, we moved on to

Shanghai.

在大连逗留了两天后，我们启程去上海。②change to anther job, topic, etc. 更换（工作、话题

等）【经典例句】 She doesn’t work as a secretary any

more; she’s moved on to a higher position.

她不再做秘书工作了；她升职了。

I think we’ve talked enough about this subject; let’s move on.

关于这个话题我想我们已经谈得够多了，我们谈点别的吧。

③(time) go by （时间）流逝【经典例句】 As time moved on, we experienced more.

随着时间的流逝，我们的阅历更加丰富了。

【考点】 1)move about/ around走来走去I have to move about from city to city in this job.

干这份工作，我不得不往来于各城市之间。2)move away搬走，离开They don’t live here any more. They’ve moved away.

他们不再住在这儿了，他们搬走了。

3)move in on硬要和某人住在一起；移近，向……逼近

My brother moved in on us without our asking him.

我兄弟未经我们邀请就擅自搬来与我们同住。The police are moving in on the criminal.

警察正在逼近罪犯。4)move up向前靠拢，提升，升级She has moved up because of her excellent behavior in

the company.

因在公司的出色表现，她晋升了。

22. invest 1)vt. use (money) to make more money out of ①

something that will increase in value投资【经典例句】 He invested all his money in building his

hometown. 他把所有的钱投资于建设他的家乡。②spend (time, energy) on sth. 耗费、投入（时间、精

力等）【经典例句】 She invested almost 3 years in writing her

novel. 她花了将近 3 年时间写她的小说。

③grant someone control or authority over授予，赋予【经典例句】 The bishop invested the king with the

crown. 主教给国王戴上王冠。2)vi. lay out (money) for income or profit投资【经典例句】 I have no money to invest. 我没有钱投资。【记忆法】 investment n. 投资，投入； investable a.

可供投资的，可用于投资的； investor n. 投资者【考点】 invest (+数字 ) in sth. 在……投多少资；

invest in sth. 买 (=buy) ； invest sb. with sth. （正式）授予某人……；给某人……

Post-reading activities

Useful expressions

Vocabulary

Word formation

Translation

Useful expressions1. 校友简报 alumni bulletin

2. 校长助理 assistant principal

3. 博士论文 doctoral dissertation

4. 有时间做某事 have time for sth.

5. 法学院 law school

6. 开业儿科医生 practicing pediatrician

7. 电视女主持人 television anchorwoman

8. 女总裁 woman executive

9. 如瑞士表一样精确 as precisely as a Swiss watch

10. 听起来熟悉 have a familiar ring

11. 有权有势的人们 movers and shakers

12. 博士后物理学研究 postdoctoral studies in physics

13. 象作战计划那样精确的时间表 schedule of military precision

14. 如约 as promised

15. 决定此事 OK the matter

16. 组织才能 the organizational skill

17. 乐观的生活态度 an optimistic approach to life

18. 同时做两件不相容的事而双收其利 have one’s cake and eat it

19. 平淡无味的生活 unappealing life

20. 干得好 well done

VocabularyDirections: Choose the ONE that best complete the

sentence from the four choices given under each sentence ．

1. During the president’s illness, the ______ about his health was issued every day.A. bull B. bully

C. bullet D. bulletin

2. He is absolutely convinced that the plan will work, but I’m still a bit ______ about it.A. incredible B. skeptical

C. sensible D. sensitive

3. Never read such an interesting story, he ______ Harry Porter in one night.

A. Swallowed B. devoured

C. devoted D. digested

4. They are ______ with envy and jealousy at what has happened to Mary.

A. consuming B. consumed

C. consumptive D. consumption

5. Children are very curious ______.

A. at heart B. in person

C. on purpose D. by nature

6. She lit the fire and ______ making the soup.

A. set off B. set aside

C. set up D. set about

7. The students find it easy to _____ what he teaches.

A. take up B. take down

C. take in D. take out

8. ______ somebody had told us, we could have warned you.

A. If only B. Only if

C. Not only D. What if

9. To ______ the beautiful scene in words is impossible.

A. decorate B. ornament

C. portray 　　　 D. narrate

10. The police were stopping cars at _____ and checking their brakes.

A. will 　　 B. intervals

C. random D. sight

11. ______ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.

A. As for B. Except for

C. Despite D. But for

12. Knowing something as a whole is far from knowing all its ______.

A. characters B. instances

C. items D. details

13. Technology itself will become more ______ and various.

A. involved B. sophisticated

C. complicated D. complex

14. Some economical people take food tins with them and carry the ______ of the dinner home after meal in a restaurant.

A. remains B. remainder

C. left-over D. rest

15. His manners are beyond ______, and I have never met anyone so polite.

A. reproach B. praise

C. approach D. blame

16. How can you give my records to others? You ______ my permission first.

A. might have asked B. could have asked

C. should have asked D. must have asked

17. Breaking Mary’s doll was purely ______; John did not mean to do it.

A. accidental B. occasional

C. casual D. incidental

18. Are you ______ that the boy you saw was Peter?

A. right B. active

C. doubtful D. positive

19. That is a ______ corner for a car that’s traveling fast.

A. disgusting B. guilty

C. nasty D. hard

20. Sitting in such a splendid house, the poor boy did not _______.

A. feel at home B. hit home

C. drive home D. leave home

Word formationDirections: Complete each of the following sentences

with the appropriate form of the word given in brackets.

1. The Hong Kong film star has a(n) ______________ Rolls-Royce car in addition to a large luxurious house. (credible)

2. The ____________ of gasoline is greater in some cars than in others. (consume)

3. Her ___________ considerateness made everyone feel at ease. (charm)

4. A(n) ________________ atmosphere is necessary to social stability. (harmony)

5. ___________ of a great deal of wealth does not necessarily bring you happiness. (possess)

6. It works ___________________. (theory)

7. What is done cannot be ____________. (undo)

8. I have _____________ all my money in government bonds! (investment)

9. She suspected that her son was really __________ as charged. (guilt)

10. The truth is ________ pure and never simple. (rare)

Translation

1. But like a dieter who devours a whole box of cookies in a moment of weakness, I found my resolve slipping occasionally. ( 我发现自己的决心也有动摇之时）

2. … but he forgot to add that they don’t get to be superwomen that way. ( 她们这样站者等候成不了女强人）

3. Mostly I sink into a chair and stare into space while I imagine how lovely life would be if only I possessed the organizational skills and the energy of my superheroines. （要是自己拥有那些超级女英雄的组织才能与旺盛精力）

4. I know the idea of admiring a heroine is considered silly today; we working women are too sophisticated for that. （我们职业女性业已成熟， 不再干这种傻事）

Thanks for your attention!