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New Horizon College English Book I
Key to Unit Eight
Section A
Birth of Bright Ideas
Section B
Ways of Increasing Creativity
Exercises
Section A
《读写教程 I》: Ex. III, p. 182
1. Vocabulary
《读写教程 I》: Ex. IV, p. 183
《读写教程 I》: Ex. V, p. 184
2. Sentence Structure 《读写教程 I》: Ex. VI, p.184
《读写教程 I》: Ex. VII, 185
3. Translation
4. Cloze
《读写教程 I》: Ex. VIII, p.186
《读写教程 I》: Ex. IX, p.186
《读写教程 I》: Ex. X, p. 187
Vocabulary
III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.
exemplify
reasonable combination existence
fling
explosion
certainty
surge
source
stable
Process
observe
creation
occupy
compose
sources
1. Scientists have recently turned their attention to natural________
of energy: the sun, the wind, and hot springs.
2. If present directions continue, the world in the years ahead will be
more crowded, more polluted, and less _______than
the world we live
stable
in now.
process
3. Coal was formed out of dead forests by a long slow ________
of
chemical change.
4. The children will now play some pieces of music that they
_____________
themselves.
composed
5. The boy is quite interested in _________
observing the behavior of birds.
Vocabulary
exemplify
reasonable combination existence
fling
explosion
certainty
surge
source
stable
Process
observe
creation
occupy
compose
6.
On
their
own
they
combination they are a disaster.
____________
work
well,
but
in
7. The population _______
explosion in the past two decades accounts for the
lack of food and health care in many parts of the world.
existence
8. The United Nations came into _________
in 1945.
occupied
9. I had forgotten all about it because I had been so
_________
with other things.
creation
10. The government is considering a job ___________
program to
help young people get employed.
Vocabulary
IV. Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverbs.
1. It is important to understand the powerful economic and social
forces ____
work behind our actions.
at
in
2. This law has been _____
existence since the end of the 1950s.
3. How long a suit like this should last depends ______
how often
on
you wear it.
for
4. Bad workmanship and inferior materials are responsible ______
the collapse of the bridge on the river.
on your invitation until we know whether we
5. We’ll have to sleep ____
will be free on Monday night.
Vocabulary
between
6. The book presents a very interesting contrast ________life
now
and life a hundred years ago.
7. Scientists are still searching ____
an effective and inexpensive
for
cure to the common cold.
8. The general manager has no time to see you at the moment; he is
occupied _____solving
some urgent problems.
with
at
9. After three weeks of observation, we arrived _____
the
conclusion the Shelly is capable of conducting the experiment.
10. Are your opinions representative _____
those of the other
of
students in your class.
Vocabulary
V. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from
the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.
A)
E)
I)
M)
labored
particularly
mystery
reveals
Word Bank
B) observe
C) applied
F) unusually
G) certainty
J) exemplifies
K) compose
N) emerging
O) combining
D) employed
H) perspective
L) occurs
Upon seeing an apple fall while walking, Issac Newton was struck
with an idea. His new concept was that the same force that pulled the
apple to the ground guides the moon. This simple story about Newton
1 J(exemplifies) what makes a great mind. Great minds like Newton’s
just seem to be always open to new ideas. It is almost automatic for
them. A bright idea often 2 L (occurs)
to them even when it
seems very odd. They understand with 3 G (certainty)
that there is
logic to be found even within the most unusual idea. They turn it over
M (reveals) itself.
and over in their mind until that element of logic 4__________
This process involves 5___________
O (combining) what you know with what you
Vocabulary
A)
E)
I)
M)
labored
particularly
mystery
reveals
Word Bank
B) observe
C) applied
F) unusually
G) certainty
J) exemplifies
K) compose
N) emerging
O) combining
D) employed
H) perspective
L) occurs
experience in the world around you. In contrast , many very smart people have
6 A (labored) over one great idea throughout their lives. In the end though,
they are unable to unlock the 7 I (mystery)
of what it takes to be a
genius. What is it that they have omitted in their search? They have simply
forgotten to 8 B(observe) the new combinations being formed in the
unconscious. They have 9 D (employed) only their conscious mind without
giving time for their unconscious mind to provide the answers. This is
10
E (particularly) true of those who work too hard. They might be well
advised to take a little walk every once in a while.
Sentence Structure
VI. In each of the following items, your are given two simple sentences. Combine
the two simple sentences to make one complex sentence that contains an attributive
clause.
Model:
The head master advised the boy to study law. The parents had discussed
their son’s future with the headmaster.
The headmaster, with whom the parents had discussed their son’s future,
advised the boy to study law.
1. It is easiest to examine the sudden arrival of a new idea in the great
creative personalities. Many of the great creative personalities
experienced it in an intensified form.
It is easiest to examine the sudden arrival of a new idea in the
great creative personalities, many of whom experienced it in an
intensified form.
Sentence Structure
2. The Gaels’ offspring are the modern Scots and Irish. Some of the
modern Scots and Irish still speak the Gaelic language.
The Gaels’ offspring are the modern Scots and Irish, some of
whom still speak the Gaelic language.
3. George explained that this was the official dress for taking
examinations. Many of the examinations were held in June.
George explained that this was the official dress for taking
examination, many of which were held in June.
4. The miracle happened at last. His unconscious mind had been
seeking for the miracle for so long.
The Miracle, for which his unconscious mind had been seeking for
so long, happened at last.
Sentence Structure
5. The conscious mind at the moment of creation knew nothing of the
actual processes. The solution was found through processes that were
not known.
The conscious mind at the moment of creation knew nothing of
the actual processes through which the solution was found.
Sentence Structure
VII. Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English,
using “the more….the more…” structure.
Model:
The more highly insightful the person, _________(信号就会越鲜明）
The more highly insightful the person, the sharper the signals
become/are.
1. The more books a man reads, ________________(他了解的知识就
越丰富）
The more books a man reads, the more knowledge he will have .
Sentence Structure
2. The more he thought about it, _____________(他就越不喜欢它）
The more he thought about it, the less he liked it.
3. The smaller the house is, ___________(你要付的钱就越少）
The smaller the house is, the less you have to pay for it.
4. The more dangerous a journey is，____________(就越令人兴奋）
The more dangerous a journey is, the more exciting it will be
5. The more you talk in English, _____________(取得的进步就越大）
The more you talk in English, the greater progress you will make.
Translation
VIII. Translate the following sentences into English.
some of which
world-famous
1. 这个城市有20所大学，其中有的是世界知名大学。
There are twenty universities in this city, some of which are
world-famous.
Translation
the more…the more
2. 他越想这件事，就越生气。
the angrier
The more he thinks about it, the angrier he becomes.
Translation
was filled with pity/sympathy
3. 她对那些无辜的受害者充满了同情。
victim
She was filled with pity/sympathy for the innocent
victims.
Translation
be occupied with
think about
4. 他全身心忙于公务，根本没时间考虑休假。
have no time to
He was occupied with his business matters and didn’t
have time to think about a holiday.
Translation
import
to/in some degree
5. 这个国家的经济一定程度上依赖于原材料的进口。
depend on
The country’s economy depends to/in some degree
on the import of raw materials.
Translation
6. 经过委员们数次讨论，新的行动方案初见端倪。
members of committee
take shape
After several discussions among the members of the
committee, a new plan of action began to take shape.
Translation
IX. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. The taxi company has taken on 50 new drivers, some of
whom have just got their driving licenses.
出租汽车公司新雇了50个司机，其中有的人刚拿到驾驶证。
2. The less wit a man has, the less he knows that he wants it.
一个人越没有智慧，就越不知道自己缺的就是智慧。
Translation
3. There is no need to take any action at all for the time
being. Sleep on it, and tell me what you think in the
morning.
暂时没有必要采取任何行动。过一晚再作决定，明天上午告诉我你
的想法。
4. The economic situation has been worsening in the past few
years; the number of needy Americans seeking emergency
food and shelter increased by 7% last year.
近年来经济形势恶化，寻求紧急食品和住房援助的美国穷人数目
去年增加了7%。
Translation
5. Our source informed us that there was a possiblility of
another attack the following week, possibly in the central
area of the city.
我们的消息来源说，下星期有可能发生另一次袭击，也许就在城市中心
地区 。
6. In this medical system, payments to individual physicians
are adjusted depending on their costs that month.
在这个医疗体系内，对各位医生支付的款项按照他们当月的
医疗成本进行调整。
Cloze
X. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase
to fill in each blank.
1) A. awaken
2) A. hard
3) A. that
4)A. good
5) A. more
6) A. unconscious
B. awake
B. hardly
B. what
B. right
B. less
B. conscious
C. wake up
C. difficulty
C. it
C. justice
C. so
C. conscientious
I think I am like many people in that I have better ideas in my sleep than
when I am 1 B (awake) . And, like most people, I have a 2 A (hard)
time
B (what)
dragging myself from my bed or even rolling over to write some of 3_________
I have dreamt in a notebook that I have left on the nightstand. I have often
tried, but most of the time I am unable to do 4 C (justice) to my dream.
The dream is always 5 A (more)
detailed than what I write down. Dreams
are like water; the different parts of your 6 A (unconscious) brain just seem
to flow together into strange stories.
Cloze
7) A. explain
8) A. why is that
9) A. as though
10) A. does not exist
11) A. probability
12) A. more
B. explaining
B. why that is
B. as for
B. is not in exist
B. mystery
B. much
C. to explain
C. why is there
C. as to
C. is of no existence
C. possibility
C. less
I have a hard time 7 B (explaining) why things in my dreams happen.
8 C (why is there) a dog in pink dress running up the stairs in a church
I’ve never been in before? Why do I often fly in my dreams,
9 A (as though) I am driving a car that 10 A (does not exist) in a
sitting position only a few feet from the ground? The following is an
even greater 11 B (mystery)
. :Why do dreams feel so real when I
am dreaming and shortly after I wake up, but make 12 C (less) sense
the longer I am awake?
Cloze
13) A. entertained
14) A. me
15) A. make
16) A. up to
17) A. much
18) A. capture
19) A. looking
20) A. secret
B. enjoyed
B. myself
B. make into
B. into
B. over
B. caption
B. seeking
B. signal
C. observed
C. someone
C. do
C. on to
C. not
C. catch
C. watching
C. logic
A (entertained)
Sometimes my dreams really tell a story and I am completely 13____________
I say to 14__________
B (myself) right after I wake up, “Wow, that would 15_______
A (make)
a great movie,” I try to hold 16__________
C (on to) the story, but it isn’t easy. As
soon as I get a chance, I tell the story to the next person I see. I am always
surprised when they are 17________
C (not) impressed. They say something like,
“Well, I am sure it was very meaningful for you.” Either I have failed to
18____________
A (capture) the dream with my words, or the dream is only important
to me, I guess we are all 19____________
B (seeking) a little meaning in our dreams:
some deep dark 20____________
we have hidden in our subconscious or a
A (secret)
recipe for your own happiness. It would make our task a lot easier, though, if
there were a better way to record them.
Section B
Exercises
III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.
claim
advantage
remark
recall
enquiry
fertile
convince
impulse
enhance
applaud
transfer
concrete
productive
potential
advantage
1. Her fluency in English gives her a(n) ___________
the job.
over other girls for
2. The parents _________
remarked to the children that they shouldn’t buy anything
they didn’t need.
claimed that they had been in love, but I sensed that she was only
3. She ________
saying this to save face.
convince
4. He failed to __________
the directors that his proposal would work, so
he was quite disappointed and considered quitting his job.
Vocabulary
claim
advantage
fertile
convince
transfer
concrete
remark
recall
enquiry
impulse
enhance
applaud
productive
potential
5. Thanks to the effective taxation policies newly adopted by the government,
both agriculture and industry are becoming more ___________
.
productive
enquiry
6. After months of close _____________,
the police finally discovered the
truth about the incident and arrested the wrong-doer.
potential
7. She is a young tennis player with great __________
, but she needs to
practice much harder.
transfer
8. The company has decided to _________
its main office from New York to
Chicago
recall
9. Her face was very familiar to me but I could not __________
who she was
10. Good computer skills and high English proficiency should _______,
enhance your
chances of getting a job with high pay.
Vocabulary
IV. Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverbs.
1. That conference was an opportunity to bring together
_____ people who
are interested in the economic future.
On
2. ______
impulse, she told the driver to turn and go east, further
away from her home.
of
3. It is simply important to take advantage _____
the opportunities
coming your way.
for
4. The program had lost the man responsible _____
setting it in
motion.
up
5. You are getting too old for football. You’d better take _____
tennis instead.
Vocabulary
6. All the things written on this list are urgent and have to be dealt
away
with right _____.
7. If you had acted upon
_____ my advice, you would not have gone
bankrupt.
8. He invented a photography which could take pictures of people
in
and animals _____
motion.
9. A bad cold can sometimes lead ____
pneumonia.
to
of
10. We finally convinced the police ____
our innocence and were
allowed to go home