1、Unit 1 Never give in, Never, Never, NeverI. Vocabulary1. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.2. gladden my heart/ encourage ;3. situation, circumstances;4. threat;5. splendid, heroic;6. sudden small movement because of pain or fearII. Fill in the blank in each sentence wit

2、h a word or phrase from the box in its appropriate form.1. put. through;2. addressed himself to;3. was going through;4. Throwing our minds back to5. yielded to;6. close our account;7. ups and downs;8. MisfortunesIII. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. catastrophicall

3、y;2. deceptive;3. convictions;4. apparently;5. Perseverance;6. desperation;7. unflinchingly;8. CourageousIV. Choose the word that can replace the underlined part in each sentence without changing its original meaning.1. C 2. D 3. A 4.D 5. B 6. A 7.C 8.AV. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word und

4、erlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. threat (danger);2. happy (successful);3. position;4. seemingly;5. defeat (failure);6. retreat (shrink, withdraw);7. praise (commend, laud);8. DestroyVI. Explain the meaning of the underlined part in each sentence.1. current;2. shown;3. frequently;4

5、. depressed;5. try harder;6. takes inGrammarI.1. The school teaches shorthand, bookkeeping and the use of business machines.2. The sentence is difficult to understand not because of the technical vocabulary but because of the faulty syntax.3. Marian could not decide whether to start college right af

6、ter high school or to get a job first.4. The Allies decided to invade Italy and then to launch a massive assault on the Normandy coast.5. The actor was stunned not only by the noise of booing but also by the sight of flying tomatoes.6. Smoking cigarettes can be as dangerous as playing Russian roulet

7、te.7. The trip to the city is neither long nor expensive.8. You must either stay home or go with us.9. The course consists of several lectures, three written reports, and two impromptu oral presentations.10. The requirements for a chemistry degree are not as strict as the requirements/those for a me

8、dical degree.11.1. Heidi Ross was both rich and powerful.2. Most of the floggings and lynchings occur at harvest time, when fruit hangs heavy and ripe, when the leaves are red and gold, when nuts fall from the trees, when the earth offers its best.3. I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears an

9、d sweat.4. Black people in America have been neglected and underestimatedfor years, buttheir recent accomplishments in a variety of fields have made“ black power ” reablack pride possible.5. New students will register on Monday; second-year students will register on Tuesday, and senior students will

10、 register on Wednesday.6. The actor taught his students how to read, how to stand, how to cry and how to talk with fans.7. We cannot be worried about or terrified of the difficulties in life.8. The factory workers were ready, able, and determined to do a great job.III.BDDCC CABIV.1. Secretaries do n

11、ot want flowers but the recognition of their abilities to help management to get more done at less cost, thus contributing to profitability. They would, therefore, like to be recognized as professional coworkers.2. In Medieval times intelligent men frequently became priests. They did so to gain infl

12、uential positions, for, in spite of the number of bishops from royal families, the Church was democratic institution in which ability could make its way.3. I miss the open fire now that most houses have central heating. Central heating provides warmth but it does not provide a focal point in a room,

13、 which depresses me. V.have run/have been running; began; has taken; takes; returned; was; became; screamed; left/were leaving; have never seenTranslation1.Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1. 但我們必須學會同樣善于應付短暫而干脆與漫長而艱難的局面。2. 人們普遍認為英國人最終總是會勝出的。3. 其他國家認為英國輸得一無所有了。4. 一年前，我們孤軍作戰，許多國家都以為我們被徹底

14、打敗了。II. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given in the brackets.1. I had arranged for them to meet each other at the pub but the young man never turned up.2. You cannot tell merely from appearance whether things will turn out unfavourable to us or not.3. The

15、soldier, who stood in the gap in every battle, gained the highest honors of the country.4. The chairman spoke so forcefully that the rest of the committee yielded to his opinion.5. They are well-to-do now, but along the way they had their ups and downs.6. There are two questions to which I will addr

16、ess myself in this lecture.7. We are planning a big Christmas party in your honor.8. Hearing that tune threw my mind back to my childhood.III. Translate the following passage into Chinese.他們告訴我們，我們很弱小，無法對付如此強大的敵人。但是，我們什么時候才能強大一些呢？是下個星期嗎？是明年嗎？是我們完全被解除武裝之時嗎？猶豫不決、無所作為就能使我們積聚力量嗎？難道只有仰面而臥、心存幻想，直至讓敵人捆住我們的手腳，我們才能找到有效的抵御辦法嗎？先生們，假如我們適當地運用造物主賦予我們的力量，我們就不弱小。我們擁有300萬為爭取神圣自由而武裝起來的人民，我們擁有這樣的國家，這是敵人可能派遣來的任何軍隊都無法