.Unit 1 Education1. 问答题1) The F word discussed in the essay is flunking.2) Sherrys attitude toward the F word is positive.3) What reasons does the author give for believing that the threat of flunking students is a positive teaching tool? Flunking is a healthy threat to students and can ensure the education quality. By contrast, Many students are angry and resentful for having been passed along until they could no longer even pretend to keep up.4) What choice does the author want to give to students? Why is she particularly interested in the subject? The choice for students is whether to succeed through hard work or to fail without the threat of being flunked. The author is particularly interested in this subject because she herself teaches an adult-literacy class and her own son improved greatly after being threatened with flunking by a strict teacher5) In what sense does the author think that the educational system cheats the students and employers? The present educational system is not strict enough with students so that they can easily graduate with diplomas. However, many of them find that they are incompetent for their jobs because of their semi-illiteracy6) Why have students at night school decided to make education a priority? Because they are motivated by the desire for a better job or the need to hang on to the one theyve got7) What is the point of this essay? What does it have to do with the subject of learning? The essay aims at urging students to take a positive attitude towards flunking because working hard at school will eventually help students to be qualified for their future jobs.2. 词汇题1) This research seems to lend some validity（有力的） to the theory that the durg might cause cancer.2) In a number of developing countries, war has been an additional impediment（障碍） to progress.3) Anthea was about to play her trump card（王牌卡）: without her signature none of the money could be released.4) I flunked（挂科） my second year exams and was lucky not to be thrown out of college5) I didnt want to lose my composure（镇静） in front of her.6) The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority（优先）.7) For three hours a committee of state senators listened to a parade（一系列） of local residents giving their opinions8) Thousands of lives will be at stake（在危机关头） if emergency aid does not arrive in the city soon.9) Brierleys book has the merit（优点）of being both informative and readable10) I think there was a conspiracy（阴谋）to keep me out of the committee3. 改写题1) These diplomas wont look any different from those awarded their luckier classmates. resemblance (n.)These diplomas bear a close resemblance to those awarded their luckier classmates.2) I blamed the poor academic skills our kids have today on drugs. accusation (n.) My accusation against our kids for their poor academic skills was that they took drugs.3) Eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational-repair shops. enroll (v.)Eventually a fortunate few enroll into educational-repair shops.4) However, if style alone wont do it, there is another way to show. work (v.)However, if this style wont work, there is another way to show.5) We excuse this dishonest behavior by saying kids cant learn if they come from terrible environments. excuse (n.)Our excuse for this dishonest behavior is that kids cant learn if they come from terrible environments.6) Tens of thousands of 18-years-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas. grant (v.)Tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be granted meaningless diplomas.4. 翻译题1) Our youngest, a world-class charmer, did little to develop his intellectual talents but always got by. Until Mrs. Stifter.我的小儿子是个世界级的万人迷，学习不怎么动脑筋却总能蒙混过关。直到施蒂夫特太太当了他的老师，这种局面才彻底改变了。2) No one seems to stop to think that no matter what environments they come from most kids dont put school first on their list unless they perceive something is at stake.似乎没有人停下来想想看，无论孩子们来自何种环境，他们当中大多数若不是发现情况到了危急关头，才不会把功课当作头等大事呢。3) Of average intelligence or above, they eventually quit school, concluding they were too dumb to finish.这些学生智力水平至少也算中等，但最终都退学了，他们总结说自己太笨，学不下去了。4) Young people generally dont have the maturity to value education in the same way my adult students value it.年轻人往往不够成熟，不会像我的成人学生们那样重视教育。5) It is an expression of confidence by both teachers and parents that the students have the ability to learn the material presented to them.这表明老师和家长都对学生有信心，相信他们能够学好发给他们的学习材料。6) This means no more doing Scotts assignments for him because he might fail. No more passing Jodi because shes such a nice kid.这意味着再也不要因为担心斯科特会不及格而替他做作业，再也不要因为朱迪是个乖孩子就放她过关。Unit 2 Love1. 问答题1) Under what circumstances was the author proposed to? When she was Windexing the bathroom mirror.2) Why does the author say that it was her turn to get married? Because