Keys for Unit 5
Vocabulary
I. 1. a disease that gradually became more and more serious
2. with the help of 4. are ready II. 1. tilted 2. led up to 5. is inclined to 6. make a living III. 1. inclination 2. indifferent 5. affliction 6. excellence disillusionment
IV. A, C, B, D, B, A, D, B
V. 1. pessimism 3. cheerless, unhappy, gloomy 5. weak, feeble 3. looking very carefully and hard at 5. not caring about
3. hold on to 4. care for
7. follow..example 8. to a degree
3. penetration 4. frailty
7. progressively 8. 2. painfully, desperately
4. fortunately
6. disappointed
7. selflessness, unselfishness 8. period
VI. 1. in the same way 2. in progress
3. with no concern 4. coming soon
5. something ready for use 6. handy to use
7. preventing the passage of sound 8. almost or entirely surrounded by land
Grammar
I. 1. About 100 students
2. more or less 40 pages
3. There are 30 or so questions
4. two hours or thereabouts
5. some four miles
6. 50ish
II. 1. a nap 2. very good indeed 3. in a mess
4. on hands and knees 5. very much better than you are
6. talking quickly and continuously 7. very probably
8. a lot of ways
III. 1. three quarters 2. were 3. 25 years plus
4. a second time 5. have seen 6. hours 7. Twenty-nine
IV. Both, both, Neither, either, neither, both, each, either
V. 1. somewhat 2. something
3. some 4. somehow, anything
5. anything, something 6. something
7. anything 8. some
Translation
1. 常言道猫有九命，我信这话，因为我已经活第三回了，尽管我并不是猫。
2. 我只是个一瘸一拐、幻想破灭的残疾人，一个因为车库和后门之间十四级令人痛苦的台阶而努力保持清醒的头脑，拼命抓住妻子、家庭和工作不放的男人。
3. 其后的几秒钟一切都好像停滞了，那一刻的羞耻和惊诧深深地穿透了我的肺腑，我感到了一种从未有过的震撼。
4. 我意识到自己极端自怜、自私， 对别人的需要麻木不仁，也不为别人着想。
1. This film actor is more inclined than most other people to help the handicapped because he himself suffered a stroke ten years ago.
2. The old man is afflicted with rheumatism, but he still goes jogging and mountain-climbing every day.
3. Some of the flaws in the American financial system, which had never received due attention， eventually led to disastrous consequences.
4. He held on to his shares of that company when the prices were dropping sharply last year. Now he has made a fortune.
5. Just dismiss the idea from your mind — it’s crazy and not worth thinking about at all.
6. We were all set to leave for the holiday in New York when the 9/11 incident shook the whole world.
7. If you think I have a magic formula to solve the problem, you are bound to be disillusioned.
8. That Japanese company succeeded in penetrating the US TV market.
Dictation
With the invention of the radio, / newspaper publishers wondered / how broadcasting would affect them. / Many feared / that the radio as a quick and easy means of keeping people informed / would displace the newspaper industry altogether. /
Others hoped / that the brief newscast heard on the air / would stimulate listeners’ interest in the story, / so they’d buy the paper to get more information. / This second idea turned out to be closer to the truth. / Radio and print actually supported each other. / However, this is not always the case. / Take television and motion pictures for example. / With the popularization of TV, / the motion picture suffered greatly. / Movie attendance dropped / when people chose to stay at home and be entertained.
Cloze
(1) with (2) where (3) as (4) who (5) as
(6) inside (7) that (8) if (9) that (10) alone / behind.
