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UnitOneCustoms

Wordstonote:

12,8,13,14,10,15,2,5,16,11,4,7,1,6,3,9

Understandingthetext:

PartA:

1.TheygaveclockstoChineseandthephrase"giveaclock"soundslike"makeafuneralarrangement".

         2.Becausetheysymbolizethecuttingofarelationship.

         3.Thingsfromyourownplacethataredifficulttogetlocallyintheplacewhereyouarevisiting.

         4.Withbothhands.

         5.Toshowmodesty;theydonotwanttoappeargreedybyacceptingimmediately.

PartC:

1.theycanstrengthenbusinessrelationships.

         2.theymaybeseenasinappropriatelyromantic.

         3.wrappedandpresentedcorrectly.

         4.theydon'twantthedonortolosefaceifthegiftisnotappropriate.

         5.rememberthecountry'sreligion,avoidgivingthingsthatarenotappropriate,andchosethewrappingpapercarefully.

UnitTwoHoroscopes

Wordstonote:

7,5,12,9,1,15,2,3,10,6,13,16,4,11,14,8

Understandingthetext:

PartA:

1.TheWesternhoroscopeisdividedinto12starsigns.

         2.Variedanswers.

         3.Cartoonsandcrosswords.

         4.Travelingoverseas.

         5.Thehorse.

         6.Power,passionanddaring.

         7.Thesecondnew-moondayafterthewintersolstice.

         8.Becausesomesignsarebelievedtobeincompatiblewithothersandthereforeabadmarriagewillresult.

PartB:

F,T,F,F,F,T,F,F

UnitThreeAstronomy

Wordstonote:

9,3,15,2,7,1,10,14,4,12,5,11,6,8,13

Understandingthetext:

PartA:

8,5,2,6,3,7,1,4

PartB:

F,F,T,T,F,F,F,T,T,F

 Unit4Food,GloriousFood

Wordstonote:

12,7,13,2,14,10,8,1,4,5,11,9,3,6,

Understandingthetext

PartB:

F,F,F,T,F,T

 Corrections:

1.Britishpeopleeataverylargebreakfastbeforegoingtowork.

2.Familiesdonotsitdowntogethertohavelunch.

3.Peopleliketotrydifferentkindsoffoodfromdifferentcountries.

5.Themealcalledteaincludestea,sandwichesandpastieswithcreamandjam..

Unit5ARomanticStory

Wordstonote:

6,12,4,9,1,10,15,2,11,3,13,5,14,7,16,8

Understandingthetext

PartA:

T,F,F,F,T,T,F,T,F,F

 Corrections:

2.InAmericaKatyhadnointerestinherChinesebackground.

3.ItwasSam’sfirsttimetovisitKaty.

4.KatydoesnotlikespendingtimewithSamatfirst.

7.SamgoesawaytoChinabecauseit’stheendofhisholiday.

9.SamishappytoseeKaty.

10.KatystayedwithSaminChina.

PartB:

1.Becauseitisabouther.

2.Becauseshewenttoalocalschool,spokeEnglishtoherfriendsandhadnointerestinherChinesebackground.

3.Becauseeverythingisneworstrangeforhim.

4.ThatisthedaywhenKatyfellinlovewithSam.

5.BecausehethinksthatKatyistoogoodforhim.

6.KatynowfeelsthatsheisreallyChineseandthatshehasdiscoveredherroots.

Unit6TheArchaeologyofToday

Wordstonote:

10,4,6,17,9,1,12,3,14,2,18,5,13,11,16,8,7,15

Understandingthetext

PartA:

1.Itisimportantbecauseitcontainsagreatdealofevidenceabouthowpeopleinasocietylivedtheireverydaylives.

2.TheGarbageProjectisaresearchprojectcarriedoutbytheUniversityofArizona.Itstudiesthegarbageincityrubbishdumpstofindevidenceofthelifestylesofthelocalpopulation.Itstartedin1973inTucson,buthasnowexpandedtomanyothercitiesandhasbuiltahugedatabaseofinformationonmostaspectsofmodernAmericanlife.

3.Thegarbageissortedintoavarietyofcategories（fooditems,dangerousmaterials,personalitemsetc.）.

4.Thisisbecausewhenthereisashortageofsomething,peopletrytohoardlargesuppliesoftheitem.Theymaybuytoomuch.Thisfrequentlymeansthattheitemneedstobethrownawaybeforeitcanbeused–perhapsbecauseofashortageofstoragespaceorbecauseitstartstoperish.

5.Therearetworeasonsforthis.Thefirstisthatpeopledonotwanttobeseenaswastefulwhenitcomestofood.Theysay（andthink）theythrowawaylessfoodthantheyactuallydo.Theotherreasonisthattheyknowtheyshouldbeeatinglessjunkfoodandmorehealthyfood,butinfacttheevidencefromthegarbageisthattheyeatmorejunkfood.Theyarenotdeliberatelylying;theyjusthaveaninaccurateimpressionoftheirowneatinghabits.

6.TheGarbageProjectcangiveaclearimpressionofhowpeopleliveandbehave.

PartB:

F,F,T,F,F,T

Corrections

1.ItwasstartedinArizona,buthasnowexpandedtocovermanyotherAmericancitiesandevenMexicoCityaswell.

2.TherearetoomanyhouseholdsinTucsontocollectfromeachandeveryone.Therefore,onlyasampleofhouseholdshadtheirrubbishcollected.Also,thereisnotimespecifiedinthetext,itsimplysays“overaperiodoftime”.

4.ThepassagedoesnotspecifythequantityofMexicansugarfound–simplythatsomewasfoundinTucsonwheretherewasasugarshortage.Thereisnoevidencethatittastedbad.

5.Theevidenceshowsthatpoorpeoplebuysmallerpacketsoffoodandnotthelargeeconomypackets（whichmorewealthyfamiliesbought）.Theymayhavewantedtobuythemoreeconomicallargerpacketsbutcouldnotaffordthelargeroutlayofmoney.

Unit7HomeTruths

Wordstonote:

5,11,16,3,1,15,2,14,4,12,6,10,8,13,9,7

Understandingthetext:

PartA:

1.Propertypricesincreasedbythisamountinthe1990s.

       2.TheyearinwhichSirEdwardCokesaid"AnEnglishman'shomeishiscastle."

       3.ThenumberofnewhomesbuilteachyearinBritain.

       4.PotsofpaintsoldbyasingleBritishcompanyinoneyear.

5.AveragepriceofaBritishhomein2001.

PartB:

1.Acastlewasaverystrongbuildingspecificallybuilttokeepthepeopleinsidesafeandsecure.Theexpression,therefore,meansthatthehomeisaplacewheretheownerfeelssafefromtheoutsideworldandwheretheoutsideworldcannotenterwithouthispermission.Heisprotectedandsecurethere.ThisisaverycommonexpressionusedtodescribetheattitudeofEnglishpeopletowardstheirhomes.Itmayalsolinkwithideasaboutprivacy:

manyBritishpeopleliketothinkoftheirhomeasbeingaprvateplacewhichotherscan’tsimplyjustwalkintowithoutpermission;insidethefamilytheycandoastheywish,withoutbeingbotheredbyoutsiders.

2.Onereasonisthatthehousecostssomuchtobuythatitmakesgoodsensetomaintainitandevenimportantitasmuchaspossible（bothtomakeitworthevenmoreifitissoldandtoimprovethecomfortandspaceifnot）.Theotherreasonisthatthehomeis,inaway,arefectionoftheowner.Howthehouselookstootherpeople,tellsthemsomethingaboutthepersonwhoownsit–thereforetheownerwantstomakesureitreflectsagoodimageofhisorherself.Thebetterthehouseslook,thebettertheownersfeelabouttheirstatus.

3.Itisaloanfromabankorotherfinancialcompanythatisusedspecificallytobuyahouse.Itispaidbackthroughmonthlypayments（withinterest）overanumberofyears–oftenoverasmanyas25years.

4.Beforetheindustrialrevolution,thehomewasmuchmorethansimplyahousethatyouhappenedtobelivinginatthattime.Ithadahistoryoffamilylife,ofancestors,ofrelativesandprobablyofhavingthesameneighborsforgenerations.Aftertheindustrialrevolution,peoplehadtomovemuchmoreandthehomebecamemoreofaplacethatyouwerelivinginatthattimeandmanyoftheothertraditionswerelost.

5.Tradingupmeansbuyingahousethatisrelativelycheap,keepingitforafewyearsuntilitsvaluehasincreased（andalsotheowners’assets）,andthensellingittobuyamoreexpensiveproperty.Thisprocessisrepeatedseveraltimesover,eachpropertybeingmoreexpensivethantheonebefore.Tradinguponlyworksintimesofinflationorprogressiveincreasesinpropertyvalues;ifpriceswerestableovermanyyears,tradingupwouldbeunlikelytohappenmuch.

 Unit8AWorldofPlants

Wordstonote:

3,7,6,1,10,8,2,4,5,9,11,

Understandingthetext:

PartA:

6,3,1,2,4,5

PartB:

T,F,F,T,F,T

Corrections

2.AlthoughtheEdenProjectisinBritain,theplantscomefromallovertheworldandmanyofthemwouldnotgrownaturallyinBritainbutneedspecially-controlledgreenhouses.

3.ItwasthefirsttimethatKatiehadvisitedtheEdenProject.

5.Thereisnoinformationastowhetherornotitisthelargestgreenhouseintheworld.TheHumidTropicsBiomeissaidtobethelargestgreenhouseintheworld.

Unit9BlueJeans

Wordstonote:

12,4,9,1,11,2,10,6,15,3,13,5,8,14,7

Understandingthetext:

PartA:

1950s; 1980s; 1930s; 1870s; 1970s

PartB:

T,F,F,T

Corrections

1.Originallyjeansweremadefromamixtureoffabrics.Itwasn’tuntilthe18thcenturythatcottonwasused.

3.Quitethereverse.DuringWWII,cottonandotherrawmaterialswasscarcesothemanufactureofjeanswasgreatlyreduced.

4.TheydidnothateWesternculturebuttheydidwishtoseparatethemselvesfromthecultureoftheirparents–theywantedaseparateidentityandculturetotheirparents.

PartC:

FromsergedeNimes.

        Itmakesclothdarkblue.

       Thepocketstoreeasily.

        Itsymbolizedstrengthofthejeans.

       Theywerenolongerasignofyouthrebellion.

Unit10AGhostStory

Wordstonote:

6,9,2,14,10,8,1,13,3,11,4,7,12,15,5

Understandingthetext:

PartA:

3,5,2,1,4

PartB:

F,F,T,F,F,T,T,T

Corrections

1.Thenarrator’sgrandmotherlivedalonebutheusedtovisither.

2.Thetextdoesnotspecifywhythenarratorandhisfamilymovedintothecity–butitseemsunlikelythegrandmotherwasthereason.

4.Th