N H C E 课文自测 Understanding Idiomatic Expressions It’s time for more practice of a skill you learned in Unit 6—guessing the meaning of idiomatic expressions. Remember that in the case of idiomatic expressions, word formation clues can be misleading, but contextual clues—examples, explanations, contrasts, or parallel phrases—can help you figure out the meanings. 随笔 Practice

N H C E 课文自测 To be continued Now here are more examples picked up from Reading Passage A, Unit 10 and somewhere else. Example 1 My grandparents believed that you were either honest or you were not. There was nomiddle ground.(Para. 1, Passage A, Unit 10) middle ground? middle ground:a position which is between two very different ones; something just between A and B. 随笔 Practice

N H C E 课文自测 To be continued Example 2 She was responsible for ensuring that all surgical instruments and materials wereaccounted forduring an operation. (Para. 4, Passage A, Unit 10) account for? account for:give a statement or explanation about how something is used and kept. 随笔 Practice

N H C E 课文自测 Example 3 Mary wasmaking a storm in a teacup. She lost nothing more than sixpence and was telling everyone about it vigorously and loudly. making a storm in a teacup? According to the explanation in the second sentence, we can know the meaning of “making a storm in a teacup”: she was making a fuss about almost nothing. 随笔 Practice

N H C E 课文自测 Practice Directions: Before you read Passage B, match the expressions listed below on the left to the definitions on the right. Then scan the article and look for contextual clues to check your guesses. 随笔 Introduction

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N H C E 技巧自测 New Words QuestionsPreviewing Choice Making PassageReading Text B

技巧自测 N H C E website n. [C](计算机)网站 cheat v./n. 欺骗;作弊;[C]骗子 nerve n. (~s)神经过敏;[C]神经 ultimate a. 最大的;最终的,最后的 nightmare n. [C] 恐怖的经历;恶梦 illicit a. 非法的;违规的 link n./vt. [C]纽带;连接 contemporary a./n. 当代的;[C] 同时代的人 vt./n./a. fake 造假;[C]假货;伪造的 appropriate a. 合适的,适当的随笔 Questions Text Study Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E purchase vt./n. 购买;[C]购买物 download vt. 下载 reconcile v. 和解;调和 irreconcilable a. 不可调和的 moral a. 道德的,道义的 dilemma n. [C]进退两难;难处 expense n. [C]花费,费用 on-file a. 存档的 prep. per 每,每一 consumer n. [C]消费者随笔 Questions Text Study Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E readily ad. 容易地;乐意地 semester n. [C]学期 emporium n. [C]商场 vt./n. press 压;按;[sing.]报界 hail vt. 向······欢呼;拥戴;招呼 authorship n. [U]作者身份 authentic a. 真的;非复制的 perception n. [U]洞察力;[C]看法;领悟 perceptive a. 洞察力强的;理解力强的 vi./n. twitch 抽动,抽搐;[C]抽动,抽搐 intellectual a./n. 智力的;[C]知识分子随笔 Questions Text Study Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E property n. [U]财产;[C](usu. pl.)属性 issue n./vt. [C]问题;期;颁布;发表 incline vi. 倾向于 cynical a. 愤世嫉俗的;玩世不恭的 notion n. [C]概念;观念;看法 incidence n. [sing.]发生率 honesty n. [U]诚实,正直 inventive a. 善于发明的,有创造能力的 proof a./n. 能防······的;[C, U]证据 cheat-proof a. 防止作弊的随笔 Questions Text Study Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E structure vt./n. 组织;安排;[C, U] 结构 transform vt. 改变,改造 handout n. [C]印发的讲稿;施舍物 drama n. [C]戏剧 narrative n. [U]叙述;[C]故事;记叙文 curb vt./n. 抑制;控制;[C]抑制;控制 strategy n. [C]对策;[U]战略;兵法 basically ad. 基本地 for free 免费 hand over 递交随笔 Questions Text Study Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E do the trick 达到目的 hail as 称赞为 a little bit 有点 be inclined to 倾向于;容易(做) sort of 有几分;近似 be a question of sth. (重要的)是······的问题 make the most of sth. 充分利用某物 Collegiate Care “大学关心”网 Hamlet 哈姆雷特 Jane Morrison 简·莫里森随笔 Questions Text Study Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Berkeley 加州大学伯克利分校 Gary Handman 加里·汉德曼(人名) Arianne Chernock 阿里亚尼·彻诺克(人名) Leslie Farmer 莱斯利·法默(人名) 随笔 Questions Text Study Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Introduction For you to be better conditioned for reading as fast as 100 words per minute, as required in the new type of examination “Speed Reading”, Text B can serve to be your fast-reading material. But, for this purpose, the best course of action is to know what to scan for in your skimming. Thus, the trick is to keep in your mind the key words of each question before you start off. That is where the “Questions Previewing” comes in. 随笔 New Words Text Study Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Q1. In the past students __________. Q2. It is very __________ for students to fake a term paper by downloading according to Paragraph 2. Q3. If you have no money and want to fake a term paper, which Website should you go to? Q4.What do some people worry about according to Paragraph 8? 随笔 New Words Text Study Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Q5. According to Paragraph 10, students feel __________ copying papers from theInternet. Q6. What did Gary Handman argue in Paragraph 12? Q7. One way to make assignments cheat-proof is to __________. Q8. Which of the following statements is not true according to the report? 随笔 New Words Text Study Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Chinese Question 1 Website Resources: The Best Aid for Cheating? 1.For generations of students, writing term papers has been a major sourceof nerves and frustration, if not the ultimate homework nightmare. But for those with Internet access, illicit resources are just a few links away. 随笔 New Words Questions Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Chinese Question 2 • The contemporary student who wants to fake • a term paper does not have to search far. All one • has to do is to go to the appropriate website, • where online papers can either be purchased, • ordered, or downloaded for free. • 3. Collegiate Care Research Assistance, for • instance, may do the job. Do you want to “write” • a paper on “Hamlet’s irreconcilable moral • dilemmas”? Simply hand over$29.75, and the • essay is yours. 随笔 New Words Questions Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Chinese 4.For those who find this too great an expense, there is an alternative. Collegiate Care, with its “highest quality papers at the lowest possible prices”, offers on-file papers for $5.95 per page. So, a few pages may just do the trickfor the cost conscious students. 随笔 New Words Questions Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Chinese • Genius Papers, another student assistance site, • offers “high-quality” and “low-priced” term • papers. “You will be happy and successful,” the • website promises potential consumers. • 6. If you are too lazy or simply too busy writing • your own term paper, Genius Papers is readily • available. For a one-time fee of $9.95, you get • access to pre-written papers for an entire semester. 随笔 New Words Questions Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Chinese Question 3 Question 4 • Some sites, such as Term Paper Emporium • and Absolutely Free: Online Essays offer course • papers for free. Simply press the button and • download—if you find the paper you want, that is. • Students are, of course, fully aware of these • website resources, and some people worry that • the Internet, once hailed asthe ultimate learning • tool, could become the best aid yet forcheating. 随笔 New Words Questions Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Chinese Question 5 Question 8 • For teachers, the problem is figuring out • whether a student’s authorship is authentic. But, • as teaching assistant Jane Morrison explained, • the task should not be too difficult for the • perceptive teacher. • 10. “Students who have gotten it offthe Internet • don’t look at me, twitch a little bit and look at • their feet. And students who wrote every bit of it • can talk about the paper very intelligently and • look me in the eye,” Morrison said. 随笔 New Words Questions Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Chinese Question 6 11. Faking term papers is nothing new, and stolen intellectual property has been marketed for years. But the appearance of the Internet raises the issue: Is this new technology making cheating more widespread? 12. A senior official at Berkeley doubts it. “Students who are inclined tocheat are going to cheat regardless of the technology. I think it’s sort ofa cynical notion to think that this new tool is going to spread the incidence of cheating,” Gary Handman said. 随笔 New Words Questions Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Chinese Question 7 13. This view was backed by Berkeley graduate student Arianne Chernock, who says that, after all, students have to decide what’s best for themselves. “It’s a question of honesty. We’re here to learn, so we’ve got to make the most of it ourselves.” 14.And inventive teachers can make their assignments almost cheat-proof. 随笔 New Words Questions Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Chinese Question 7 Question 8 15. “If you structure the assignment in a creative way, and if students, for instance, have to transform the information into a handout, or do a drama, or write an account in first person narrative, then you may curb illicit work,” said library media teacher Leslie Farmer. 16. That kind of strategy, some experts say, will basically force students to do more than simply download their education. 随笔 New Words Questions Choice Making

技巧自测 N H C E Refer to Para. 1 Q1. In the past students __________. A. were happy about writing term papers B. were eager to write term papers C. considered paper writing as a joy D. considered paper writing as a source of stress 随笔 New Words Questions Text Study

技巧自测 N H C E Refer to Para. 2 Q2. It is very __________ for students to fake a term paper by downloading according to Paragraph 2. A. easy B. difficult C. expensive D. cheap 随笔 New Words Questions Text Study

技巧自测 N H C E Refer to Para. 7 Q3. If you have no money and want to fake a term paper, which Website should you go to? A. Collegiate Care Research Assistance. B. Genius Papers. C. Term Paper Emporium. D. The Internet. 随笔 New Words Questions Text Study

技巧自测 N H C E Refer to Para. 8 • Q4. What do some people worry about according to Paragraph 8? • They worry that students might become lazier. • They worry that students might lose their interest in learning. • They worry that the Internet could become the best tool for cheating. • They worry that the Internet could become the ultimate learning tool. 随笔 New Words Questions Text Study

技巧自测 N H C E Refer to Para. 10 Q5. According to Paragraph 10, students feel __________ copying papers from the Internet. A. guilty about B. excited when C. anxious about D. not guilty of 随笔 New Words Questions Text Study

技巧自测 N H C E Refer to Para. 12 Q6.What did Gary Handman argue in Paragraph 12? A. Students were inclined to cheat. B. The new technology made cheating more widespread. C. The new technology helped students in the way of cheating. D. He was doubtful whether the new technology made cheating more widespread. 随笔 New Words Questions Text Study

技巧自测 N H C E Refer to Paras. 14-15 Q7. One way to make assignments cheat-proof is to __________. A. ask students not to use the Internet B. warn students of possible punishment C. make the assignments in a creative way D.figure out whether a student’s writing is authentic 返回 Para. 15 New Words Questions Text Study 随笔

技巧自测 N H C E Refer to Para. 9-15 • Q8. Which of the following statements is not true according to the report? • A careful teacher does not have too much trouble finding out whether a student’s term paper is a fake or not. • Faking term papers is a serious issue that makes teachers weak. • It seems that faking term papers is inevitablefor some students who are inclined to cheat. • Arranging assignments in a creative way couldbe a solution to the problem of faking term papers. 返回 Para. 15 随笔 New Words Questions Text Study

N H C E 技巧课文 Test Yourself Test Yourself Listening Comprehension ReadingComprehension

技巧课文 N H C E Short Conversations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must make your choice. Reading 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1.A) The woman is a close friend of the man. B) The woman has been working too hard. C) The woman is seeing a doctor. D) The woman is tired of her work. M: Hello, Mrs. White, what can I do for you? W: I don't know what's the matter with me? I'm always feeling tired. I'm usually worn out at the end of the day. Q:What do we learn from the conversation? Reading 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2.A) This apple pie tastes very good. B) His mother likes the pie very much. C) This pie can't match his mother's. D) His mother can't make apple pies. W :What do you think of the apple pie? I made it myself. M :Very delicious indeed. Even my mother's cannot match this. Q: What does the man mean? Reading 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3.A) Take a walk. B) Give a performance. C) Listen to the music. D) Dance to the music. M: The music is so beautiful that I'd like to dance.But I don't know the steps. W: It doesn't matter. No one will be looking at us in this crowd. Q: What does the woman suggest they do? Reading 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4. A) Read an article on political science. B) Present a different theory to the class. C) Read more than one article. D) Choose a better article to read. M: I'd better read one of the articles for our political science class. W: You can't read just one. They say each presents a different theory. Q: What does the woman tell the man he must do? Reading 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5. A) The woman would understand if she did Mary's job. B) The woman should do the typing for Mary. C) The woman should work as hard as Mary. D) The woman isn't a skillful typist. W : Mary is always complaining about her job. M : Maybe if you try typing letters every day, you'd see what it's like. Q:What does the man mean? Reading 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6. A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr.Smith. B) He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him. C) He wants to change the time of the appointment. D) He wants the woman to meet him at three o'clock. M: Good morning. This is John Parker speaking. I'm just ringing to confirm my appointment with Mr. Smith this afternoon. W: Yes. Mr. Smith'sexpecting youat 3 o'clock. Q: Why is the man making the phone call? Reading 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7. A) He gets nervous easily. B) He is an inexperienced speaker. C) He is an awful speaker. D) He hasn't prepared his speech well. W: Tom looks awfullynervous, doesn't he? M: Yes. I'm afraid he is not used to making speeches. Q: What do they think of Tom? Reading 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.A) She didn't like the books the man bought. B) There wasn't a large selection at the book store. C) The man bought a lot of books. D) She wanted to see what the man bought. M: I bought a few books at the new bookstore. Would you like to have a look at them? W: A few? It looks like you bought out the bookstore. Q: What does the woman mean? Reading 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9. A) Buy a ticket for the ten o'clock flight. B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her. C) Go to the airport immediately. D) Switch to a different flight. M: Jane, you won't be able to get to the airport in time to catch the 10 o'clock flight. W: I realize that now. I'll have toget my ticket changed. Q: What will the woman have to do? Reading 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 • A) Dr. Lemon is waiting for a patient. • B) Dr. Lemon is busy at the moment. • C) Dr. Lemon has lost his patience. • D) Dr. Lemon has gone out to visit a patient. M: Would you get me through to Dr. Lemon, please? W: I'm sorry. He's with a patient. Q: What does the woman mean? Reading 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E Reading in Depth prefer absence disposes reduces unfortunately finally typically acquired define tendency reveal consists accepted spiritual instrumental Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank above the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Listening 随笔

技巧课文 N H C E prefer absence disposes reduces unfortunately finally typically acquired define tendency reveal consists accepted spiritual instrumental Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our [1] ________ to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support [2] _______ of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. tendency consists Listening 随笔

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