New Horizon College English Book I

1. New Horizon College English Book I Key to Unit Seven

2. Section A Face to Face with Guns Section B Should I have a Gun?

3. Exercises Section A 《读写教程 I》:Ex. III, p. 158 《读写教程 I》:Ex. IV, p. 159 1. Vocabulary 《读写教程 I》:Ex. V, p. 159 《读写教程 I》:Ex. VI, p.160 《读写教程 I》:Ex. VII, p.160 2. Sentence Structure 《读写教程 I》:Ex. VIII, p.161 《读写教程 I》:Ex. IX, p.161 3. Translation 《读写教程 I》:Ex. X, p. 162 《读写教程 I》:Ex. XI, p. 162 4. Cloze

4. Vocabulary III. Spell the following words with the help of their definitions and the first letters. 1. i______ v. recognize someone or something and be able to say who or what they are 2. a_______ v. fasten or join one thing to another 3. i_______ n. the ability to act or behave in a certain way without having to learn it or think about it. 4. p_______ v. make something smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it 5. u_______ a. not usual 6. o_______ v. make someone angry or hurt the feelings of someone; do wrong 7. d_______ n. a single part, fact, or piece of information about something 8. s_______ a. small, not important; of thin build 9. f_______ n. a basic idea, law, situation, etc something develops from 10.r_______ v. steal money or property from a person or place dentify ttach nstinct olish nusual ffend etail light oundation ob

5. Vocabulary IV. Complete the following sentences with the words used in Exercise III. Change the form where necessary. 1. When I saw the job advertised in the paper, I wrote to the company to ask for the _________of it. details robbed 2. Police are looking for a man who _________ and killed the drugstore owner. offended 3. She looked a bit __________ when you called her middle-aged. 4. She could not sit down to talk, but kept moving around the room __________ doors and furniture although they already sparkled. polishing identify 5. Some of the victims could hardly ___________ the man who robbed them because they were too frightened to note his face.

6. Vocabulary 6. Doctors say he has made __________ progress since he had the operation. slight instinct 7. People know that babies cry by __________ when they are hungry. 8. In Britain, packets of cigarettes come with a government health warning ____________ to them. attached 9. They all agree that respect for the law is the very ____________ of civilized society. foundation unusual 10. We were beginning to worry. It was _________ for David to be so late.

7. Vocabulary V. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. face to face with pull into look through attach to rather than out of control eat away at hold dear have mercy on get to one’s feet no exception emerge from attached to 1. A CD was _____________the front of the magazine to encourage people to buy it. 2. ______________ a magazine in the doctor’s waiting room, I found a photograph of my own daughter’s wedding on Page 41. Looking through hold dear 3. This is a cause all of us ___________ because many people have give up their lives for it. pulling into 4. The train is just ___________ the station, so we shall be in time to meet her. face to face with 5.He turned the corner and found himself _________________a policeman.

8. Vocabulary face to face with pull into look through attach to rather than out of control eat away at hold dear have mercy on get to one’s feet no exception emerge from 6. His poor performance may be due to lack of motivation ____________ to reading difficulties. rather than out of control 7. The car moved sideways on the ice and went ______________, hitting an oncoming truck head on. eaten away at 8. Inflation has ________________ the value of their assets. have mercy on 9. Take my word---- _______________ the player and give him plenty of rest; he is exhausted, out of breath, and out of strength. got to their feet 10. The three policemen _________________ quickly and threw themselves at the bank robber with all their strength.

9. Vocabulary VI. 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. • Word Bank • survive B) exist C) fade D) afford • E) scared F) alarmed G) unusual H) robbed • attached J) pointed K) sympathy L) mercy • M) identify N) committed O) grabbed When we stepped out of our front door last evening, something seemed different. I had this 1____________ feeling that something bad was going to happen. Our neighborhood isn’t the kind of place where you would expect to get 2___________, but I guess you never know. My husband and I were walking across our lawn to our parked car when a man leaped from behind our bushes. The man 3___________a gun at my husband and demanded that we give him our money. G (unusual) H (robbed) J (pointed)

10. Vocabulary • Word Bank • survive B) exist C) fade D) afford • E) scared F) alarmed G) unusual H) robbed • attached J) pointed K) sympathy L) mercy • M) identify N) committed O) grabbed L (mercy) We of course did so, and then begged for 4 from him. He told us to get on our knees and then he shoved my husband’s forehead into the dirt. He then 5 my watch off my wrist and told me to lie down and close my eyes. I did not know if we were going to 6 . Then I heard his footsteps 7 away into the darkness. I went to the police, but I couldn’t 8 the man because he was wearing a stocking over his head. They admitted that they probably wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. Of course, we can 9 to lose the money. I can find a replacement for the watch he took. What bothers me though, is how 10_______________ it made me to even go out in my own yard. I hate this feeling of fear. O (grabbed) C (fade) A (survive) M (identify) D (afford) E (scared)

11. Sentence Structure VII. Study the models and rewrite the following sentences with a “have object V-ed” structure. Model: I thought it was very peculiar that fried chicken had saved my life. I thought it was very peculiar tohave my life savedby fried chicken. 1. Their pay should be increased. They should have their pay increased. 2. My first book was accepted for publication that year. I had my first book accepted for publication that year.

12. Sentence Structure 3. George’s papers were taken from him at the police station. George had his papers taken from him at the police station. 4. My wallet was stolen while I was on holiday. I had my wallet stolen while I was on holiday. 5. The couple are going to ask the store to enlarge their wedding photos. The couple are going to have their wedding photos enlarged at the store.

13. Sentence Structure VIII. Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English, using “rather than”. Model: Many victims of armed attacks focused their attention on the guns, __________(而不是使用枪的人). Many victims of armed attacks focused their attention on the guns,rather than on their users. 1. He had been forced to spend most of the time talking to Mrs. Harlowe _______________(而不是同她女儿交谈) rather than to her daughter.

14. Sentence Structure 2. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit people ____________(而不是伤害他们) rather than harm them 3. I always prefer starting early ________________(而不时把一切拖延到最后一分钟) rather than leaving everything to the last minute 4. ______________(不用我最后的一些现金), I decided to write a check. Rather than using the last of my cash 5. It’s important to put money into new equipment _____________(而不是增加工资) rather than increase pay

15. Translation IX. Translate the following sentences into English. missing girl 1. 警察放大了失踪女孩的照片,这样他们能容易认出她。 recognize easily have the photograph …enlarged The police had the photograph of the missing girl enlarged so that they could recognize her easily.

16. Translation no exception 2.我喜欢乘坐公共汽车上班,而不是自己驾车。那天上午也不例外。 rather than When I go to work, I prefer to take a bus rather than drive and that morning was no exception.

17. Translation unexpectedly granddaughter. 3.这位老人见到自己的孙女走进屋时站了起来，竟意想不到地移动了几步，就好像他能行走了似的。 get to one’s feet as if When he saw his granddaughter coming into the house, the old man got to his feet and moved several steps unexpectedly as if he could walk by himself.

18. Translation notice focus on 4.当时我们的注意力全集中在那幅画上，没有注意到四周有什么异样情况，所以也不能提供任何额外的细节。 additional details At that time we focused our attention on that painting without noticing anything unusual around us, and we can’t offer any additional details.

19. Translation parking lot 5.这对夫妇把车停在停车场，然后朝电影院走去。 pull into head for the cinema The couple pulled their car into the parking lot and then headed for the cinema.

20. Translation face 6.无论这个问题多么令人讨厌，它都是我们必须正视的问题。 no matter how It’s a question we have to face no matter how unpleasant it is.

21. Translation X. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. • Experience told him that a woman’s natural instinct was to defend herself rather than hurt the attacker. 经验告诉他, 女人的天性是保护自己,而不是伤害攻击者。 2. The room is looking much better since she had the walls repainted. 自从她把墙重新粉刷了后，这房间好看多了。 3. Teenage crime was out of control in many parts of the country, and this city was no exception. 在这个国家的许多地方，青少年犯罪已经失去了控制，这个城市也不例外。

22. Translation 4. Weeks after the robbery, he was afraid to go outside, fearing that he would come face to face with the robber a second time. 抢劫案发生后的几周，他不敢出门，害怕自己再次与劫匪面对面遭遇。 5. The victim described to the policemen how a man, who suddenly emerged from the shrub, robbed her. 受害者向警察描述她是怎样突然遭到一个从灌木丛中出来的人抢劫的。 6. For many Americans today, weekend work has unfortunately become the rule rather than the exception . 如今，对许多美国人来说，周末工作已经不幸地成为了惯例，而不是例外。

23. Cloze XI. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank. • A. parking B. park C. parked • A. even though B. as if C. just as • A. Technically B. Consciously C. Instinctively • A. searched B. explored C. inquired • A. valuable B. original C. worthy • A. also B. so C. too I was walking from the door of my apartment building to the corner store. All of a sudden, a slight man wearing a stocking cap leaped from behind a 1)____________ car and stuck a pistol, or at least what I thought was a gun, into my side. My heart beat fast, and I became very light-headed. It was 2)______________I was in a dream and my body was not attached to my brain. 3)__________________, I raised my hands in the air, though he didn’t tell me to do so or saying anything at all; he just reached around and 4)______________ the back pocket of my trousers for anything 5)_______________. The next thing I knew was he was gone, and 6)_____________ was my wallet. C (parked) B (as if) C (Instinctively) A (searched) A (valuable) B (so)

24. Cloze • A. that B. what C. which • A. fell B. disappeared C. faded • A. conscious B. concerned C. anxious • A. trembles B. trembled C. trembling • A. hurt B. damaged C. robbed • A. and B. or C. but • A. behaviors B. situations C. details • A. so B. too C. such And then I just stood there with my heart pounding and my head spinning(头晕) for 7)________ seemed to be an eternity. I heard the footsteps and the cough of a man walking past, which then 8)________ away. I became more 9)___________ of where I was, and then all at once, I could feel my leg 10)___________. I moved sideways to the steps of the closest building and sat down. Other victims may have felt angry or frightened, but I was just confused. I hadn’t been 11)_______ or even hit. He wanted my money, so he took my money and left. There was no “Give me your money 12)______ I ‘ll shoot” like in the movies. He was fast, he was silent, and he was gone. I tried to remember the 13)________ of what had just happened, but it all happened 14)_______ fast that it seemed to have not happened at all. I wasn’t even sure if the man B (what) C (faded) A (conscious) C (trembling) A (hurt) B (or) A (so) C (details)

25. Cloze • A. determine B. identify C. decide • A. represented B. reported C. referred • A. farther B. another C. additional • A. robbed B. stolen C. harmed • A. engaged B. made C. committed • A. Accurately B. Precisely C. Apparently B (identify) had a gun or not. I wouldn’t be able to 15)___________ the offender even if he were standing right in front of me. A few minutes later, l called and 16)___________ the robbery to the police operator. An officer called me back after an hour for 17)__________ details. He asked me if there was anything unusual about the man who had 18)________ me, but I couldn’t accurately describe the man. The next day, I went to the police station and look through albums of photos of criminals who had 19)_____________ similar robberies. 20)________, there had been several similar robberies in my neighborhood in the past couple of weeks by a man who had an odd hat. I didn’t remembered a hat, and I was unable to identify the man who robbed me. B (reported) C (additional) A (robbed) C (Apparently) C (committed)

26. ExercisesSection B III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. dominate violence anxiety affect confront handle endanger intend injure intention transport advocate omit ignorance reveal intention 1. If I have offended you, it was not my _____________. advocates 2. Mr. Williams is a conservative who ____________ fewer government controls on business. violence 3. They threatened to use ___________ if we didn’t give them the money. 4. They work as a group; no one is allowed to __________. dominate reveal 5. Top management in the company did not _________ any details of their expansion plan.

27. Vocabulary dominate violence anxiety affect confront handle endanger intend injure intention transport advocate omit ignorance reveal omitted 6. He read the report and found many important details have been ________. 7. Opening the door, he found himself ____________ by a dozen policemen with guns. confronted 8. He has been working in this lab for many years and his health has been seriously ___________ by being near the chemicals. affected intended 9. Gun control advocates support measures ___________ to put a stop to gun-related violence. transported 10. The women were _____________ to a nearby hospital for treatment.

28. Vocabulary IV. Fill in each of the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. keep from believe in ignorance of hear of (be) affected by be intended for live with at the sight of be immune to in reality be capable of in front of is intended for 1. The party _______________new students so they can get to know each other. be capable of 2. Through this event, Eric has proved himself to ______________ making important decisions. At the sight of 3._______________ her mother, the little girl stopped crying and ran to meet her. 4. I know you are not satisfied with the situation. But you have to learn to ___________it. live with 5. Having lived in the roadside apartment for years, they ___________ the noise from the traffic now. are immune to

29. Vocabulary keep from believe in ignorance of hear of (be) affected by be intended for live with at the sight of be immune to in reality be capable of in front of keep 6. The government is considering further action to _______ the dollar ______ falling in value. from Ignorance of 7. ___________ the law is no excuse for committing a crime. 8. I’ve __________ a job which would be just right for you. heard of affected by 9. Emergency relief will be sent to the areas most ____________ the extraordinary heavy storm. in reality 10. Henry always seems so self-confident, but __________ he’s extremely shy.