Unit 1 Growing Up
Text A Writing for Myself
Part I Cultural Note
Part II Language Points
Part III Text Organization
Part IV Structure
Part V Translation
Part VI Vocabulary and Structure
College English integrated course 1 NCE-B1
(4),I guess I almost know it by heart.”
(Para.Four)
know\ learn sth,By heart, recite sth,
e.g,You have to know all the music by heart is
you want to be a concert pianist,
(5),At least they do with me because I am on
the road so much.”(Para,5)
Paraphrase,At least letters from home mean a
lot to me because I travel a lot in a car for long
distance,
(6) This isn’t a family.(Para.6)
Paraphrase,This isn’t a letter from my family,
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
I,Cultural Notes
Grade schools in the U.S,
The third year in high school (Para,1),equals
the eleventh grade (Para,9),U.S,students generally
go through elementary schools (kindergarten to 5th
or 6th grade),middle schools (grades 6-8) or junior
high schools (grades 7-9),and high schools (grades
9-12 or 10-12),
back
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II,Language Points
off and on possibility take hold
bore turn out anticipate
out of date severe face up to
recall command what’s more
hold back avoid back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
off and on (or on and off),
from time to time,now and again,irregularly
It has been raining on and off for a week,
That’s why the clothes feel damp,
As her patient slept soundly during the night,
Nurse Betty was able to doze off and on in a bedside
chair,
? back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
possibility,
? state of being possible; (degree of) likelihood (usu,
Followed by that-clause or of)
Is there any possibility of life on Mars?
They haven’t arrived,There is a possibility that they
have taken the wrong road,
back
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take hold,
? become established
The idea of one child only has taken hold in many
Chinese families,
Old habits die hard,That’s why you should stop
smoking before the habit takes hold,
back
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bore,
? make (sb.) feel tired and lose interest
The speaker went on and on,and the audience
grew
bored by his speech,
be bored to death/tears 厌烦得要死 (哭出来 )
v,bear-bore-born,
1.出生
2.负担 bear a heavy burden
bear the cost
bear the responsibility of
back
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turn out,
1) produce
American film studios turn out hundreds of films
every
year,
2) prove to be; be in the end 证明为,结果是
His proposal turned out to be a fraud,
他的建议原来是个骗局,
turn out well 终于证明很不错,结果获得成功
back
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anticipate,
? expect (usu,followed by gerund or that-clause)
They anticipate that deaths from AIDS will have
doubled by 2002,
We anticipate running into problems in carrying
out the medical welfare reform,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
out of date,old-fashioned
New words are constantly added to our
vocabulary while some old words go out of
date,
Although her clothes were out of date,the
old woman appeared clean and dignified,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
severe,
1) completely plain
The widow wore a severe black dress to her
husband’s funeral,
2) stern,strict
Only those who have undergone severe training can
be accepted into the air force,
3) causing very great pain,difficulty,worry,etc,
A factory must turn out newer and better products to
win in the climate of severe business competition,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
face up to,be brace enough to
accept or deal with (a problem
or difficulty)
Yeltsin faced up to the fact that he was no
longer fit for the Russian presidency and resigned
on New Year’s Eve,
既然女儿已经出世,你就应该承担做父亲的责任,
Now that your daughter is born,you’ll have to
face up to the responsibilities of being a father,
back
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recall,bring back to the mind;
remember (usu,followed by
noun/gerund,or that-clause)
I recognize the face but can’t recall her name,
我记不起见过她没有,
I don’t recall ever meeting her,
She recalled that she had to see the doctor
again the afternoon,
back
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command,
1) n,order
The commander gave the command that all
prisoners of war should be well treated,
2) v,give an order to
The king commanded that the victory day become a
national holiday,
(As with the words,suggest,demand”,subjunctive
mood is used in a that-clause after command.)
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what’s more,in addition,more
importantly
How can you love this man? He watches TV all
day long,and what’s more,he seems not to have
brushed his teeth for months!
Ms,Stewart manages a successful business and
gives a weekly TV cooking show,What’s more,she
has already published three books on gardening,
back
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hold back,prevent the expression of
(feelings,tears,etc.)
People could hardly hold back their anger
when they found that millions of dollars of public
funds had been used to build luxurious houses for
city officials,
Johnny cried bitterly in the classroom,not
even attempting to hold back the tears,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
avoid,keep or get away from
(usu,followed by noun/gerund)
The little boy who had broken a neighbor’s
window ran away to avoid punishment/being
punished,
He stayed away from the café so that he could
avoid running into his former girl friend,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
III,Text Organization
? Part One (1-2)
? Baker was bored by everything associated with
English courses,including,
? Part Two (3-5)
? Baker found himself attracted by one particular
topic and wrote about it for his own joy,
? Part Three (6-9)
? The experience of writing the essay helped him
discover his talent for writing and realize what he
wished to do in life,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
IV,Structure (p,16)
It was said (believed,reported,found,
argued,thought,… ) that the old man had
been dead,
→ The old man was said (believed,reported,
found,argued,thought,… ) to have been
dead,
back
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V,Translation (p,19)
? Susan lost he legs because of / in a car accident,
For a time,she didn’t know how to face up to the
fact that she would never (be able to) walk again,
? One day,while scanning (through) books,a true
story caught her eye / she was attracted by a true
story,It gave a vivid description of how a disabled
girl became a writer,Greatly inspired,Susan made
up her mind to read as much as she could,and
what’s more,she wanted to write stories about her
own childhood,Susan began to feel that she,too,
would finally be able to lead a useful life,
? back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
Vocabulary & structure
1,Do you anticipate __ any trouble?
A,meeting B,meet C,met D,to meet
2,Whisky is usually associated __ Scotland,
A,to B,in C,on D,with
3,The factory __ more than a hundred cars a
week,
A,turns out B,turns in
C,turns over D,turns up
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4,A country isn’t respected if it __ an
international agreement,
A,violent B,violates C,violet D,
violation
5,She was so __ in her job that she didn’t hear
anybody knocking at the door,
A,attracted B,absorbed
C,drawn D,concentrated
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
6,The chemistry teacher asked the pupils what
water was __ of,
A,consisted B,compounded
C,composed D,conceived
7,What did the teacher assign us to __ at home?
A,do B,doing C,be doing D,be done
8,Cancer is second only __ heart disease as a
cause of death,
A,of B,to C,with D,from
back
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9,They took __ measures to prevent poisonous
gases from escaping,
A,fruitful B,beneficial C,valid D,effective
10,I felt __ to death because I could make nothing
of the chairman’s speech,
A,tedious B,bored C,dull D,tired
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
11,Careful surveys have indicated that as many
as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs __
directed,
A,like B,so C,which D,as
12,In developing countries people are __ into
overcrowded cities in great numbers
A,breaking B,filling C,pouring D,
hurrying
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
13,If I had remembered __ the window,the
thief would not have got in,
A,to close B,closing
C,to have closed D,having closed
14,Pull yourself together and __ life,
A,face off B,face out
C,face up to D,face down
Keys,D C A C
back
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15,It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to
have good manners and __ knowledge,
A,extensive B,expansive
C,intensive D,expensive
16,I feel somewhat disappointed and was about to
leave,__ something occurred which attracted my
attention,
A,unless B,until C,when D,while
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
17,A love marriage,however,does not
necessarily __ much sharing of interests and
responsibilities,
A,take over B,result in
C,hold on D,keep to
18,I’m not sure whether I can gain any profit
from the investment,so I can’t make a(n) __
promise to help you,
A,exact B,defined C,definite D,sure
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
Text A Writing for Myself
Part I Cultural Note
Part II Language Points
Part III Text Organization
Part IV Structure
Part V Translation
Part VI Vocabulary and Structure
College English integrated course 1 NCE-B1
(4),I guess I almost know it by heart.”
(Para.Four)
know\ learn sth,By heart, recite sth,
e.g,You have to know all the music by heart is
you want to be a concert pianist,
(5),At least they do with me because I am on
the road so much.”(Para,5)
Paraphrase,At least letters from home mean a
lot to me because I travel a lot in a car for long
distance,
(6) This isn’t a family.(Para.6)
Paraphrase,This isn’t a letter from my family,
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
I,Cultural Notes
Grade schools in the U.S,
The third year in high school (Para,1),equals
the eleventh grade (Para,9),U.S,students generally
go through elementary schools (kindergarten to 5th
or 6th grade),middle schools (grades 6-8) or junior
high schools (grades 7-9),and high schools (grades
9-12 or 10-12),
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
II,Language Points
off and on possibility take hold
bore turn out anticipate
out of date severe face up to
recall command what’s more
hold back avoid back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
off and on (or on and off),
from time to time,now and again,irregularly
It has been raining on and off for a week,
That’s why the clothes feel damp,
As her patient slept soundly during the night,
Nurse Betty was able to doze off and on in a bedside
chair,
? back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
possibility,
? state of being possible; (degree of) likelihood (usu,
Followed by that-clause or of)
Is there any possibility of life on Mars?
They haven’t arrived,There is a possibility that they
have taken the wrong road,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
take hold,
? become established
The idea of one child only has taken hold in many
Chinese families,
Old habits die hard,That’s why you should stop
smoking before the habit takes hold,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
bore,
? make (sb.) feel tired and lose interest
The speaker went on and on,and the audience
grew
bored by his speech,
be bored to death/tears 厌烦得要死 (哭出来 )
v,bear-bore-born,
1.出生
2.负担 bear a heavy burden
bear the cost
bear the responsibility of
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
turn out,
1) produce
American film studios turn out hundreds of films
every
year,
2) prove to be; be in the end 证明为,结果是
His proposal turned out to be a fraud,
他的建议原来是个骗局,
turn out well 终于证明很不错,结果获得成功
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
anticipate,
? expect (usu,followed by gerund or that-clause)
They anticipate that deaths from AIDS will have
doubled by 2002,
We anticipate running into problems in carrying
out the medical welfare reform,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
out of date,old-fashioned
New words are constantly added to our
vocabulary while some old words go out of
date,
Although her clothes were out of date,the
old woman appeared clean and dignified,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
severe,
1) completely plain
The widow wore a severe black dress to her
husband’s funeral,
2) stern,strict
Only those who have undergone severe training can
be accepted into the air force,
3) causing very great pain,difficulty,worry,etc,
A factory must turn out newer and better products to
win in the climate of severe business competition,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
face up to,be brace enough to
accept or deal with (a problem
or difficulty)
Yeltsin faced up to the fact that he was no
longer fit for the Russian presidency and resigned
on New Year’s Eve,
既然女儿已经出世,你就应该承担做父亲的责任,
Now that your daughter is born,you’ll have to
face up to the responsibilities of being a father,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
recall,bring back to the mind;
remember (usu,followed by
noun/gerund,or that-clause)
I recognize the face but can’t recall her name,
我记不起见过她没有,
I don’t recall ever meeting her,
She recalled that she had to see the doctor
again the afternoon,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
command,
1) n,order
The commander gave the command that all
prisoners of war should be well treated,
2) v,give an order to
The king commanded that the victory day become a
national holiday,
(As with the words,suggest,demand”,subjunctive
mood is used in a that-clause after command.)
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
what’s more,in addition,more
importantly
How can you love this man? He watches TV all
day long,and what’s more,he seems not to have
brushed his teeth for months!
Ms,Stewart manages a successful business and
gives a weekly TV cooking show,What’s more,she
has already published three books on gardening,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
hold back,prevent the expression of
(feelings,tears,etc.)
People could hardly hold back their anger
when they found that millions of dollars of public
funds had been used to build luxurious houses for
city officials,
Johnny cried bitterly in the classroom,not
even attempting to hold back the tears,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
avoid,keep or get away from
(usu,followed by noun/gerund)
The little boy who had broken a neighbor’s
window ran away to avoid punishment/being
punished,
He stayed away from the café so that he could
avoid running into his former girl friend,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
III,Text Organization
? Part One (1-2)
? Baker was bored by everything associated with
English courses,including,
? Part Two (3-5)
? Baker found himself attracted by one particular
topic and wrote about it for his own joy,
? Part Three (6-9)
? The experience of writing the essay helped him
discover his talent for writing and realize what he
wished to do in life,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
IV,Structure (p,16)
It was said (believed,reported,found,
argued,thought,… ) that the old man had
been dead,
→ The old man was said (believed,reported,
found,argued,thought,… ) to have been
dead,
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
V,Translation (p,19)
? Susan lost he legs because of / in a car accident,
For a time,she didn’t know how to face up to the
fact that she would never (be able to) walk again,
? One day,while scanning (through) books,a true
story caught her eye / she was attracted by a true
story,It gave a vivid description of how a disabled
girl became a writer,Greatly inspired,Susan made
up her mind to read as much as she could,and
what’s more,she wanted to write stories about her
own childhood,Susan began to feel that she,too,
would finally be able to lead a useful life,
? back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
Vocabulary & structure
1,Do you anticipate __ any trouble?
A,meeting B,meet C,met D,to meet
2,Whisky is usually associated __ Scotland,
A,to B,in C,on D,with
3,The factory __ more than a hundred cars a
week,
A,turns out B,turns in
C,turns over D,turns up
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
4,A country isn’t respected if it __ an
international agreement,
A,violent B,violates C,violet D,
violation
5,She was so __ in her job that she didn’t hear
anybody knocking at the door,
A,attracted B,absorbed
C,drawn D,concentrated
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
6,The chemistry teacher asked the pupils what
water was __ of,
A,consisted B,compounded
C,composed D,conceived
7,What did the teacher assign us to __ at home?
A,do B,doing C,be doing D,be done
8,Cancer is second only __ heart disease as a
cause of death,
A,of B,to C,with D,from
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
9,They took __ measures to prevent poisonous
gases from escaping,
A,fruitful B,beneficial C,valid D,effective
10,I felt __ to death because I could make nothing
of the chairman’s speech,
A,tedious B,bored C,dull D,tired
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
11,Careful surveys have indicated that as many
as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs __
directed,
A,like B,so C,which D,as
12,In developing countries people are __ into
overcrowded cities in great numbers
A,breaking B,filling C,pouring D,
hurrying
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
13,If I had remembered __ the window,the
thief would not have got in,
A,to close B,closing
C,to have closed D,having closed
14,Pull yourself together and __ life,
A,face off B,face out
C,face up to D,face down
Keys,D C A C
back
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
15,It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to
have good manners and __ knowledge,
A,extensive B,expansive
C,intensive D,expensive
16,I feel somewhat disappointed and was about to
leave,__ something occurred which attracted my
attention,
A,unless B,until C,when D,while
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
17,A love marriage,however,does not
necessarily __ much sharing of interests and
responsibilities,
A,take over B,result in
C,hold on D,keep to
18,I’m not sure whether I can gain any profit
from the investment,so I can’t make a(n) __
promise to help you,
A,exact B,defined C,definite D,sure
NCE-B1 Unit 1 growing up
