Coping with an Educational Problem
Unit Eight
Unit Eight,Text A,
Coping With Educational
Problems
?Objects
?Writing Strategy
?Language Points
?Exercises
?Assignments
教学目标 Objects
?1,understand the main idea （ teenagers’ idleness and
ignorance will seriously affect themselves and society
in general） and structure of the text (two parts－ the
author’s concern and his proposed remedy);
?2,learn the way to write a cause-and-effect analysis;
?3,grasp the key language points and grammatical
structures in the text;
?4,conduct a series of reading,listening,speaking and
writing activities centered on the theme of the unit,
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File,
n,1） [C]档案，卷宗，文件 2） [C]文件夹，公文柜
3） [C]纵列
e.g,Here’s our file on the Middle East,
The government keeps a file on known terrorists,
e.g,I need another file for my letters,
e.g,A file of passengers are coming down the steps,
一群旅客鱼贯走下阶梯
vt,1）把（文件）归档
2）把 …… 登记备案，提出（申请书等）
e.g,Please file away these letters．请将这些信件归档。
e.g,They filed clams against the bank clerk,
考点, 1） on file存档
2） in file 鱼贯地；依次
3) file for提出；申请
4) file in鱼贯而入
5) file out鱼贯而入
6) file away（ off） 排成纵队离去
Counter
n,1） [C] 柜台，柜台式长桌 2） [C] 筹码
3） [C] 计数器
e.g,I went to the customer-service counter at the store,
e.g,If you throw a six on the dice,you can move the
counter six squares,
e.g,The bank teller used a mechanical counter to
count the pennies,
银行出纳员使用机械计数器点硬币。
adv,反方向地，对立地
e.g,He acted counter to all advice,
他不顾一切忠告，偏要那样干。
The economic trends are running counter
to the forecasts,
经济发展的趋势与预测的结果相反。
vt,对抗，反驳
e.g,They countered our proposal with one of their own,
They were accused of wasting public money,but
they countered that they had wide public support,
他们被指控浪费公款，但他们声称有广泛的公众支持。
他们针对我们的建议提出了一项反建议 。
考点
?Under the counter 秘密地；暗地里
?Counter to相反地
n,1） [U/C] 翻乱，不安，搅乱 2）（肠胃等）不适
e.g,Last- minute changes caused a great deal of upset,
e.g,She had a major emotional upset．他胃不舒服。
upset,
vt,1）使心烦意乱，使苦恼 2）打乱，搅乱 3）打翻，弄翻
e.g,He was much upset by the news,
He upset his stomach by eating too much rich food,
他因吃太多油腻的东西而吃坏了肚子。
e.g,The whole plan was upset owing to his absence,
e.g,I’ve upset a bottle of ink on the carpet,
adj,
1）心烦的，苦恼的 2）（肠胃等）不适的
e.g,They were pretty upset about the rumors,
考点,
1） be upset by因 …… 而烦恼
be upset about 对 …… 感到烦恼
2）比较,upset,bother,trouble,haunt
他们对那些谣言感到颇为烦恼。
e.g,She is in bed with an upset stomach,
她因胃不适而卧床。
ignorant adj,1）（ of/about）不知道的 2）无知的，愚昧的
2） We lost a large sum of money because of your ignorant
investment,
e.g,1） The poor father is totally ignorant of what his son is
doing at school,
She is quite ignorant about her own country,
这个可怜的父亲一点也不知道他儿子在学校里干啥。
她对自己的国家很不了解。
因为你的愚昧投资，我们损失了一大笔钱。
【 考点 】
1） be ignorant of / about,have no/little
knowledge of,be unaware of 不知道，不了解
ignorance of / about 对 …… 的不了解
2）比较,ignore,neglect,pay no attention to
ability n,1） [U] 能力，本领 2） [C/U] 才能，才智
e.g,
1） She has the ability to go to university,but
she doesn’t want to,
她能上大学，但不想去。
I’m sure he will do the work to the best of his
ability,
我肯定他会尽最大努力做好这件事。
2） He is a man of great ability,
他是一个很有才华的人。
【 考点 】
?1） to the best of one’s ability 尽自己最大努
力
? 2） be able to do sth,/be capable of
doing sth．有做某 事的能力； leadership
ability领导才能 have multiple abilities有多方
面的才能
? 3）比较,ability,capability，
capacity
compete vi．竞赛，比赛
e.g,
Banks compete over interest rate,
【 扩展 】 competitive adj．竞争的，比赛的 / 好竞争
的，求胜心切的 /（价格等）有竞争力的
competition n,[U] 竞争，比赛
competitor n．竞争者
银行之间在利率上展开竞争。
She and her sister are always competing for
attention,
她和她姐姐总是争出风头。
【 考点 】
?compete with/against… 和 …… 竞赛 /比
赛
?compete in在 …… 比赛
?compete for因 …… 而竞争
?compete with / against sb,for
sth．因 …… 和某人竞争
accumulate vt．堆积，积累，积聚 vi．累积，聚积
【 例句 】 He quickly accumulated a large fortune,
他很快就积聚了一大笔财富。
【 例句 】 Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not
cleaned regularly,
房屋不经常打扫，尘土很快就越积越多。
The snow soon accumulated,
雪很快就堆积起来了。
【 考点 】
比较,accumulate,gather,collect,assemble,
resemble,take after
idle adj,1）懒散的，无所事事的 2）空闲的，闲着的 3）无用的，
无效的
vi．懒散，无所事事 vt．（ away）虚度（光阴）
e.g,There are few idle people in their department,
在他们的部门，几乎没有闲着的人。
The new financial supervisor intends to make full use of the
company’s idle capital,
这位新财务总监打算充分利用公司的闲置资金。
It is idle to continue to argue on this point,
在这一点上继续争论是没用的。
Arthur would rather idle about than help his wife．亚瑟宁愿东游
西荡也不去帮帮他妻子。
Stop idling away the precious time,
不要再浪费宝贵的时间了。
考点
?1） idle away 虚度
?idle about 闲混
?live in idleness 游手好
闲
?比较,idle,lazy，
unoccupied,unused，
useless
jam vt,1）将 …… 塞进，堵塞 2）使卡住 3）干扰（广播等）
vi,1）挤入 2）卡住
n,1） [U/C] 果酱 2） [C] 拥挤，堵塞 3）卡住
1） The suitcase is jammed with my clothes,
手提箱里塞满了我的衣服。
2） Some sand grains jammed the door,
有些沙子把门卡住了。
3） The students jammed into the packed car,
汽车已塞满了人，学生们仍向里面挤。
4） We were stuck in a traffic jam for hours,
我们被交通堵塞了几个小时。
【 考点 】
?1） be in/get into a jam 陷入困境
?a traffic jam/traffic jams 交通堵塞
?2） be jammed up 挤得水泄不通
?（ be） jam（ med） into 塞进 /涌进
?3）比较,jam into,crowd into,crash into，
pack into
leisure n,1） [U]空闲时间，闲暇 2） [U] 悠闲，安逸
1） He spends his leisure reading newspapers and magazines,
他在空余时间阅读报刊。
2） She has been living a life of easy leisure
她一直过着安逸的生活。
【 考点 】
1） at leisure 有空，闲暇时 /从容不迫的，不慌不忙的
2） at one’s leisure 方便时，当其空闲时
wait one’s leisure 等待某人有空时
a life of leisure 悠闲的生活
complex adj,1）由许多部分组成的，复合的 2）复杂的，难懂的
n,[C] 1）综合体，集合体 2）情节，夸大的情绪反应
e.g,1） There is a complex network of roads round the city,
城市周围有着错综复杂的道路交通网。
,If it rains,I won’t go” is a complex sentence,
,If it rains,I won’t go”是一个复合句。
2） It’s a complex problem for which there is no easy solution,
这个问题很复杂，找不到简单的解决方法。
3) I’m developing a guilt complex about it,
对这事我越来越感到内疚。
比较 complex vs complicated
?complex 与 complicated 都有“复杂的”意
思
?complex 的英文解释是,difficult to
understand or explain / consisting of many
closely connected parts
?complicated 的英文解释是,difficult to
understand or deal with
adequate adj,1）足够的，充足的 2）适当的，胜任的
1） She has adequate grounds for a divorce,
她有充足的理由离婚。
Their earnings are adequate,
他们挣的钱足够了。
2） Your work is adequate but I’m sure you could do it better,
你的工作做得不错，但我肯定你还能做得更好。
He is adequate to be a husband and father,
他是一个够格的丈夫及父亲。
?【 考点 】 1） adequate
for 对于 …… 足够
?adequate to 对于 …… 胜
任 /适合
?adequate to do sth．能
胜任做 ……
?2）比较,adequate，
enough,ample，
sufficient
acquire vt,1）取得，获得 2）学到
acquisition n,[U] 取得，获得 / [C]获得物，增添
的人（或物）
We ’ve just acquired a dog,
我们刚刚得到了一只狗。
It’s important to acquire a foreign language in modern world,
现代社会掌握一门外语很重要。
【 考点 】
1） acquire knowledge of 获得 …… 知识
acquire a degree 获得学位
acquire a skill 学到技巧
2）比较,acquire,get,gain,obtain,attain,pick up
acquire,get,gain,obtain,attain,pick up
? He acquired a knowledge of the language by careful
study．他通过认真学习，掌握了这种语言。
? He attained the position of minister．他当上了部长。
? She gained a lot of experience working abroad．她在国外工
作取得了很多经验。
? I got a ticket for the concert．我弄到了一张音乐会的票。
? She obtained her degree in 1990,她是 1990年获得学位的。
? The children have picked up the local accent．孩子们已经学
会了当地口音。
insist vt．坚持，主张，坚决认为
vi（ on/upon）坚持，强调，坚决认为
e.g,I insisted that he（ should） pay the rent immediately,
我坚决要他马上付房租。
She insisted that she was innocent,
她坚持说她是清白的。
Susan insisted on seeing her lawyer,
苏珊坚持要见她的律师
考点,
1） insist on/upon sth,/ doing sth．坚持做某事
2） insist + that S +（ should） v．坚持 ……
run out（ of） 1）（ of）用尽，用完，耗尽 2）到期，期满
e.g,
I usually run out of money at the end of the month,
通常一到月底我就把钱花光了。
We are running out of coal,
我们剩下的煤不多了。
My visa has run out,
我的签证已到期。
有关,run”的短语
? run across撞见；碰见
? run away with（感情等）战胜；不受 …… 的约束；
偷走；与 …… 私奔；轻易地赢得（比赛 /奖品等）
?run into遭遇（困难等）；撞在 …… 上；突然遇见；
共计，达到 …… 之多
?run off跑掉，逃掉；很快写出，复印，复印出
?run through 贯穿，普遍存在于；把 …… 略略过目，
匆匆阅读；排练；挥霍（金钱）
?run to 达到
?run up积欠（账款、债务等）
break down 1）坏掉，停止运转 2）（健康等）垮掉，崩溃
1） The elevators in this building always break down,
这幢大楼的电梯老是出毛病。
2） If Tom carries on working like this,he’ll breaks down
sooner or later,
如果汤姆照这样工作下去的话，他的身体迟早会垮掉的。
有关,break”的短语
?break away 突然离开；强行离开
?break in非法闯入；打断，插嘴
? break into非法闯入；强行进入
?break off中断；突然停止
? break out爆发，突然出现；逃脱，逃走
?break through突围，冲破；取得突破性成就
? break up粉碎，打碎；驱开，散开；终止，
结束
drive home 1）把 …… 讲得透彻明白
2）使充分理解，使被人接受
1） To drive home his point,he explained it again,
为了讲清楚自己的观点，他又解释了一遍。
We must drive home to them where the difficulties lie,
我们必须清楚地告诉他们困难所在。
The accident at the factory really drove home to us the point that
safety regulations must be observed,
工厂的事故向我们清楚地表明必须遵守安全规章制度。
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词汇链接
1,Peter,who had been driving all day,suggested _____at the
next town,
A） to stop B） stopping C） stop D） having
stopped
2,That young man still denies _____the fire behind the store,
A） star B） to start C） having started D） to
have started
3,Only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the
incident,
A） access B） recess C） contact D） path
4,Anne couldn’t concentrate_____ what she was doing while her
family were watching TV,
A） to B） for C） on D） in
5,Medical research has shown that the widespread use of
cigarettes contributes _____the increase of cancers,
A） towards B） for C） with D） to
6,A well-written composition_____ good choice of words and
clear organization among other things,
A） calls on B） calls for C） calls up D） calls off
7,The car_____ halfway for no reason,
A） broke off B） broke down C） broke up D） broke out
8,Without proper lessons,you could _____a lot of bad habits
when playing the piano,
A） keep up B） pick up C） draw up D） catch up
9,Eating too much fat can_____ heart disease and cause high
blood pressure,
A） contribute to B） attribute to
C） attend to D） devote to
10,This article _____ more attention to the problem of cultural
interference in foreign language teaching and learning,
A） calls for B） applies for C） cares for D） allows for
Key
1-5 BCACD 6-10 BBBAA
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Writing Strategy － cause and effect
? Sound Reasoning or Logic
When discussing causes and effects,make sure your
analysis is logical,You must not take it for granted
that event A causes event B simply because event A
precedes event B,In other words,you must explain
clearly what really brings about a particular result,
? Possible Shift in Order
In cause-and-effect writing,it seems convenient to
state the effect first and then analyze the causes,
The reverse order,however,is to be preferred when
one cause leads to number of effects,
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Assignments,
?1,Do comprehensive
exercises
cloze (Ex.I)
translation (Ex.II)
?2,Preview Text B
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Unit Eight
Unit Eight,Text A,
Coping With Educational
Problems
?Objects
?Writing Strategy
?Language Points
?Exercises
?Assignments
教学目标 Objects
?1,understand the main idea （ teenagers’ idleness and
ignorance will seriously affect themselves and society
in general） and structure of the text (two parts－ the
author’s concern and his proposed remedy);
?2,learn the way to write a cause-and-effect analysis;
?3,grasp the key language points and grammatical
structures in the text;
?4,conduct a series of reading,listening,speaking and
writing activities centered on the theme of the unit,
Back
File,
n,1） [C]档案，卷宗，文件 2） [C]文件夹，公文柜
3） [C]纵列
e.g,Here’s our file on the Middle East,
The government keeps a file on known terrorists,
e.g,I need another file for my letters,
e.g,A file of passengers are coming down the steps,
一群旅客鱼贯走下阶梯
vt,1）把（文件）归档
2）把 …… 登记备案，提出（申请书等）
e.g,Please file away these letters．请将这些信件归档。
e.g,They filed clams against the bank clerk,
考点, 1） on file存档
2） in file 鱼贯地；依次
3) file for提出；申请
4) file in鱼贯而入
5) file out鱼贯而入
6) file away（ off） 排成纵队离去
Counter
n,1） [C] 柜台，柜台式长桌 2） [C] 筹码
3） [C] 计数器
e.g,I went to the customer-service counter at the store,
e.g,If you throw a six on the dice,you can move the
counter six squares,
e.g,The bank teller used a mechanical counter to
count the pennies,
银行出纳员使用机械计数器点硬币。
adv,反方向地，对立地
e.g,He acted counter to all advice,
他不顾一切忠告，偏要那样干。
The economic trends are running counter
to the forecasts,
经济发展的趋势与预测的结果相反。
vt,对抗，反驳
e.g,They countered our proposal with one of their own,
They were accused of wasting public money,but
they countered that they had wide public support,
他们被指控浪费公款，但他们声称有广泛的公众支持。
他们针对我们的建议提出了一项反建议 。
考点
?Under the counter 秘密地；暗地里
?Counter to相反地
n,1） [U/C] 翻乱，不安，搅乱 2）（肠胃等）不适
e.g,Last- minute changes caused a great deal of upset,
e.g,She had a major emotional upset．他胃不舒服。
upset,
vt,1）使心烦意乱，使苦恼 2）打乱，搅乱 3）打翻，弄翻
e.g,He was much upset by the news,
He upset his stomach by eating too much rich food,
他因吃太多油腻的东西而吃坏了肚子。
e.g,The whole plan was upset owing to his absence,
e.g,I’ve upset a bottle of ink on the carpet,
adj,
1）心烦的，苦恼的 2）（肠胃等）不适的
e.g,They were pretty upset about the rumors,
考点,
1） be upset by因 …… 而烦恼
be upset about 对 …… 感到烦恼
2）比较,upset,bother,trouble,haunt
他们对那些谣言感到颇为烦恼。
e.g,She is in bed with an upset stomach,
她因胃不适而卧床。
ignorant adj,1）（ of/about）不知道的 2）无知的，愚昧的
2） We lost a large sum of money because of your ignorant
investment,
e.g,1） The poor father is totally ignorant of what his son is
doing at school,
She is quite ignorant about her own country,
这个可怜的父亲一点也不知道他儿子在学校里干啥。
她对自己的国家很不了解。
因为你的愚昧投资，我们损失了一大笔钱。
【 考点 】
1） be ignorant of / about,have no/little
knowledge of,be unaware of 不知道，不了解
ignorance of / about 对 …… 的不了解
2）比较,ignore,neglect,pay no attention to
ability n,1） [U] 能力，本领 2） [C/U] 才能，才智
e.g,
1） She has the ability to go to university,but
she doesn’t want to,
她能上大学，但不想去。
I’m sure he will do the work to the best of his
ability,
我肯定他会尽最大努力做好这件事。
2） He is a man of great ability,
他是一个很有才华的人。
【 考点 】
?1） to the best of one’s ability 尽自己最大努
力
? 2） be able to do sth,/be capable of
doing sth．有做某 事的能力； leadership
ability领导才能 have multiple abilities有多方
面的才能
? 3）比较,ability,capability，
capacity
compete vi．竞赛，比赛
e.g,
Banks compete over interest rate,
【 扩展 】 competitive adj．竞争的，比赛的 / 好竞争
的，求胜心切的 /（价格等）有竞争力的
competition n,[U] 竞争，比赛
competitor n．竞争者
银行之间在利率上展开竞争。
She and her sister are always competing for
attention,
她和她姐姐总是争出风头。
【 考点 】
?compete with/against… 和 …… 竞赛 /比
赛
?compete in在 …… 比赛
?compete for因 …… 而竞争
?compete with / against sb,for
sth．因 …… 和某人竞争
accumulate vt．堆积，积累，积聚 vi．累积，聚积
【 例句 】 He quickly accumulated a large fortune,
他很快就积聚了一大笔财富。
【 例句 】 Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not
cleaned regularly,
房屋不经常打扫，尘土很快就越积越多。
The snow soon accumulated,
雪很快就堆积起来了。
【 考点 】
比较,accumulate,gather,collect,assemble,
resemble,take after
idle adj,1）懒散的，无所事事的 2）空闲的，闲着的 3）无用的，
无效的
vi．懒散，无所事事 vt．（ away）虚度（光阴）
e.g,There are few idle people in their department,
在他们的部门，几乎没有闲着的人。
The new financial supervisor intends to make full use of the
company’s idle capital,
这位新财务总监打算充分利用公司的闲置资金。
It is idle to continue to argue on this point,
在这一点上继续争论是没用的。
Arthur would rather idle about than help his wife．亚瑟宁愿东游
西荡也不去帮帮他妻子。
Stop idling away the precious time,
不要再浪费宝贵的时间了。
考点
?1） idle away 虚度
?idle about 闲混
?live in idleness 游手好
闲
?比较,idle,lazy，
unoccupied,unused，
useless
jam vt,1）将 …… 塞进，堵塞 2）使卡住 3）干扰（广播等）
vi,1）挤入 2）卡住
n,1） [U/C] 果酱 2） [C] 拥挤，堵塞 3）卡住
1） The suitcase is jammed with my clothes,
手提箱里塞满了我的衣服。
2） Some sand grains jammed the door,
有些沙子把门卡住了。
3） The students jammed into the packed car,
汽车已塞满了人，学生们仍向里面挤。
4） We were stuck in a traffic jam for hours,
我们被交通堵塞了几个小时。
【 考点 】
?1） be in/get into a jam 陷入困境
?a traffic jam/traffic jams 交通堵塞
?2） be jammed up 挤得水泄不通
?（ be） jam（ med） into 塞进 /涌进
?3）比较,jam into,crowd into,crash into，
pack into
leisure n,1） [U]空闲时间，闲暇 2） [U] 悠闲，安逸
1） He spends his leisure reading newspapers and magazines,
他在空余时间阅读报刊。
2） She has been living a life of easy leisure
她一直过着安逸的生活。
【 考点 】
1） at leisure 有空，闲暇时 /从容不迫的，不慌不忙的
2） at one’s leisure 方便时，当其空闲时
wait one’s leisure 等待某人有空时
a life of leisure 悠闲的生活
complex adj,1）由许多部分组成的，复合的 2）复杂的，难懂的
n,[C] 1）综合体，集合体 2）情节，夸大的情绪反应
e.g,1） There is a complex network of roads round the city,
城市周围有着错综复杂的道路交通网。
,If it rains,I won’t go” is a complex sentence,
,If it rains,I won’t go”是一个复合句。
2） It’s a complex problem for which there is no easy solution,
这个问题很复杂，找不到简单的解决方法。
3) I’m developing a guilt complex about it,
对这事我越来越感到内疚。
比较 complex vs complicated
?complex 与 complicated 都有“复杂的”意
思
?complex 的英文解释是,difficult to
understand or explain / consisting of many
closely connected parts
?complicated 的英文解释是,difficult to
understand or deal with
adequate adj,1）足够的，充足的 2）适当的，胜任的
1） She has adequate grounds for a divorce,
她有充足的理由离婚。
Their earnings are adequate,
他们挣的钱足够了。
2） Your work is adequate but I’m sure you could do it better,
你的工作做得不错，但我肯定你还能做得更好。
He is adequate to be a husband and father,
他是一个够格的丈夫及父亲。
?【 考点 】 1） adequate
for 对于 …… 足够
?adequate to 对于 …… 胜
任 /适合
?adequate to do sth．能
胜任做 ……
?2）比较,adequate，
enough,ample，
sufficient
acquire vt,1）取得，获得 2）学到
acquisition n,[U] 取得，获得 / [C]获得物，增添
的人（或物）
We ’ve just acquired a dog,
我们刚刚得到了一只狗。
It’s important to acquire a foreign language in modern world,
现代社会掌握一门外语很重要。
【 考点 】
1） acquire knowledge of 获得 …… 知识
acquire a degree 获得学位
acquire a skill 学到技巧
2）比较,acquire,get,gain,obtain,attain,pick up
acquire,get,gain,obtain,attain,pick up
? He acquired a knowledge of the language by careful
study．他通过认真学习，掌握了这种语言。
? He attained the position of minister．他当上了部长。
? She gained a lot of experience working abroad．她在国外工
作取得了很多经验。
? I got a ticket for the concert．我弄到了一张音乐会的票。
? She obtained her degree in 1990,她是 1990年获得学位的。
? The children have picked up the local accent．孩子们已经学
会了当地口音。
insist vt．坚持，主张，坚决认为
vi（ on/upon）坚持，强调，坚决认为
e.g,I insisted that he（ should） pay the rent immediately,
我坚决要他马上付房租。
She insisted that she was innocent,
她坚持说她是清白的。
Susan insisted on seeing her lawyer,
苏珊坚持要见她的律师
考点,
1） insist on/upon sth,/ doing sth．坚持做某事
2） insist + that S +（ should） v．坚持 ……
run out（ of） 1）（ of）用尽，用完，耗尽 2）到期，期满
e.g,
I usually run out of money at the end of the month,
通常一到月底我就把钱花光了。
We are running out of coal,
我们剩下的煤不多了。
My visa has run out,
我的签证已到期。
有关,run”的短语
? run across撞见；碰见
? run away with（感情等）战胜；不受 …… 的约束；
偷走；与 …… 私奔；轻易地赢得（比赛 /奖品等）
?run into遭遇（困难等）；撞在 …… 上；突然遇见；
共计，达到 …… 之多
?run off跑掉，逃掉；很快写出，复印，复印出
?run through 贯穿，普遍存在于；把 …… 略略过目，
匆匆阅读；排练；挥霍（金钱）
?run to 达到
?run up积欠（账款、债务等）
break down 1）坏掉，停止运转 2）（健康等）垮掉，崩溃
1） The elevators in this building always break down,
这幢大楼的电梯老是出毛病。
2） If Tom carries on working like this,he’ll breaks down
sooner or later,
如果汤姆照这样工作下去的话，他的身体迟早会垮掉的。
有关,break”的短语
?break away 突然离开；强行离开
?break in非法闯入；打断，插嘴
? break into非法闯入；强行进入
?break off中断；突然停止
? break out爆发，突然出现；逃脱，逃走
?break through突围，冲破；取得突破性成就
? break up粉碎，打碎；驱开，散开；终止，
结束
drive home 1）把 …… 讲得透彻明白
2）使充分理解，使被人接受
1） To drive home his point,he explained it again,
为了讲清楚自己的观点，他又解释了一遍。
We must drive home to them where the difficulties lie,
我们必须清楚地告诉他们困难所在。
The accident at the factory really drove home to us the point that
safety regulations must be observed,
工厂的事故向我们清楚地表明必须遵守安全规章制度。
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词汇链接
1,Peter,who had been driving all day,suggested _____at the
next town,
A） to stop B） stopping C） stop D） having
stopped
2,That young man still denies _____the fire behind the store,
A） star B） to start C） having started D） to
have started
3,Only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the
incident,
A） access B） recess C） contact D） path
4,Anne couldn’t concentrate_____ what she was doing while her
family were watching TV,
A） to B） for C） on D） in
5,Medical research has shown that the widespread use of
cigarettes contributes _____the increase of cancers,
A） towards B） for C） with D） to
6,A well-written composition_____ good choice of words and
clear organization among other things,
A） calls on B） calls for C） calls up D） calls off
7,The car_____ halfway for no reason,
A） broke off B） broke down C） broke up D） broke out
8,Without proper lessons,you could _____a lot of bad habits
when playing the piano,
A） keep up B） pick up C） draw up D） catch up
9,Eating too much fat can_____ heart disease and cause high
blood pressure,
A） contribute to B） attribute to
C） attend to D） devote to
10,This article _____ more attention to the problem of cultural
interference in foreign language teaching and learning,
A） calls for B） applies for C） cares for D） allows for
Key
1-5 BCACD 6-10 BBBAA
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Writing Strategy － cause and effect
? Sound Reasoning or Logic
When discussing causes and effects,make sure your
analysis is logical,You must not take it for granted
that event A causes event B simply because event A
precedes event B,In other words,you must explain
clearly what really brings about a particular result,
? Possible Shift in Order
In cause-and-effect writing,it seems convenient to
state the effect first and then analyze the causes,
The reverse order,however,is to be preferred when
one cause leads to number of effects,
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Assignments,
?1,Do comprehensive
exercises
cloze (Ex.I)
translation (Ex.II)
?2,Preview Text B
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