1、scenery. Besides, they can go skiing and skating in winter. 3. 3 No. Sometimes the good life can get pretty tough. 4. 4 They were buried under five feet of snow fromDecember through March. 5. 5 When the first spring came, it brought twofloods. The second flood refers to thegood harvest in the growin
2、g season. 6. 6 He decided to quit his job and start tofreelance. 7. 7 He has to crawl into black bear dens for “SportsIllustrated”, hitch up dogsled racing teams for “Smithsonian” magazine, check out the LakeChamplain “monster” for “Science Digest”, and canoe through the Boundary WatersWilderness ar
3、ea of Minnesota for “Destinations”. 8. 8 As for insurance, they have only bought a poormans major-medical policy and the policy on their two cars. 9. 9 They cut back their expenses withoutappreciably lowering their standard of living. For example, they patronize local restaurants instead of more exp
4、ensiveplaces in the city. They still attendthe opera and ballet but only a few times a year. They eat less meat, drink cheaper wine and seefewer movies. 10. 10 A tolerance for solitude and lots of energy. 11. 11 They will leave with a feeling of sorrow butalso with a sense of pride at what they have
5、 been able to accomplish. 12. 12 They chose to live in the country because theywant to improve the quality of their lives. Yes, they have finally realized their dreams. TextOrganization ( P11 ) Part One (paragraphs 13) The writer views his life in the country as aself-reliant and satisfying one. Par
6、t Two (paragraphs 47 ) Life in the country is good yet sometimesvery hard. Part Three (paragraphs 811) After quitting his job, thewriters income was reduced, but he and his family were able to manage to getby. Part Four (paragraphs 1215 ) A tolerance for solitudeand a lot of energy have made it poss
7、ible for the family to enjoy their life inthe country. Happy Moments and Events 1) growing nearly all their fruitsand vegetables 2) canoeing, picnicking, longbicycle rides, etc. 3) keeping warm inside the housein winter 4) writing freelance articles 5) earning enough money whilemaintaining a happy f
8、amily life Hardships 1) working hard both in winter andin summer 2) harsh environment and weathercondition 3) anxious moments after thewriter quit his job 4) cutting back on daily expenses 5) solitude Vocabulary 1.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. ( P15 ) 1) on balance 2) resi
9、st 3) haul 4)wicked 5) illustrated 6)budget 7) lowering 8) boundary 9) involved 10)economic 11) blasting 12)just about 2.Now use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you havelearned and complete the sentence with it. ( P16 ) 1) cut back / down 2)pick up 3)get by 4) get through 5)
10、face up to 6)turn in 7)making up for 8)think up 3.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the samemeaning. (P17 ) 1) pursued his mathematicalstudies and taught himself astronomy. 2) often generate misleadingthoughts. 3) attach great importance tocombining theory with pract
11、ice in our work. 4) be suspected of doingeverything for money. 5) before he gets through life. 4.Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets ( P17 ) 1. their indoor a profit toinvest in 2. device the improvement on a global scale 3. stacked temptation never dined out ConfusableUse
12、 ( P18 ) 1. house 2. home 3. home family 4. household 1. doubt 2. suspected 3. doubted 4. suspected 5. suspect WordFormation ( P19 ) 1) rise 2) final 3) regular 4)cash 5) hows and whys 6) upped 7) yellowed 8) bottled 9)lower 10) search Cloze 1.Text-related ( P20 ) 1) gets by 2) temptation 3) get thr
13、ough 4) improvement 5) aside from 6) suspect 7) supplement 8) profit 9) stacking 2.Theme-related ( P21 ) 1) replaced 2) consider 3) quit 4) world 5) tough 6) fuels 7) provide 8) luxuries 9) balance 10) ideal Translation 1.Translate the sentences into English (P21 ) 1) We have a problem with thecompu
14、ter system, but I think it is fairly minor. 2) My father died when I was tooyoung to live on my own. The people ofmy hometown took over responsibility for my upbringing at that point. 3) the toys have to meet strictsafety requirements before they can be sold to children. 4) Radio and television havesupplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of new and opinion. 5) When it comes to this magazine,it is a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world. 2.Trans
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