SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

CONTENTS

I. Listening-centered activities.

II. In-class reading passage.

III. After-class reading passage.

IV. Exercises.

LISTENING-CENTRED

ACTIVITIES

Listening passage IListening passage I

VCRs: video cassette recorderscordless phones, remote control, dinosaur, frustrated, babysitter, to drag one’s feet, to be in a bind, an instruction manual, modem, to get online , hold off

Listening passage IIListening passage II

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IN-CLASS READING

STRUCTURE

Part I. The fast changes of the modern

world. ( a, b, c, d )Part II. People’s reaction to changes.

( a, b, c )Part III. Science and man.Part IV. The possibility for people to

adapt to changes.

dawn n.dawn n.1) 黎明，拂晓a. The hunters went into the woods at dawn.b. The first signs of the dawn appears on th

e horizon.2) 开端，起始a. It marks the dawn of a new era.b. This book is about the dawn of civilizatio

n.

dawn v.dawn v.1) 破晓 The day was just dawning.2) 开始，出现，展现A new era of progress is dawning in

Africa.

3) 被理解，被领悟，被想到 ( on, upon )a. The truth may one day dawn upon you.b. Has it never dawned upon you that his st

ory may not be true?

adapt

adopt

adept

adjust

v.

v.

adj.

v.

修改，改变，以适应新的环境和条件采取，采纳；收养熟练的，擅长的做调整以适应

adapt vadapt v

The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change.

We must adapt out thinking to the new circumstances.

I adopted his proposal.

to be adept in/at

The desks can be adjusted to

the height of any child.

to have something/somebody in mindto have something/somebody in mind

1) 记得Others forgot her, but he still have her in m

ind.2) 想到，考虑到We always had in mind for whom we were

making the film.3) 意欲，打算She has in mind a trip to Europe next sum

mer.

laglag

n. 滞后，延缓 This work must go forward without lag. v. 1) 落后 2) 减退，衰退 (lagged; lagging) Interest in the project began to lag.

propose v.propose v.

1) 建议a. We propose a change.b. We propose making a change.c. We propose that a change should

be made.

proposepropose

2) 打算a. I propose an early start tomorrow.b. I propose to make a early start.c. I propose making an early start.

contradict v. contradict v. 抵触；否认…的真实性，抵触；否认…的真实性，驳斥驳斥

Young children are taught not to contradict what their parents say.

to contradict sb.’s statement contradiction n. contradictory adj.

convert v.convert v.

1) 使转化 2) 使改变信仰（或态度、观点等） He was converted to the Darwinian

theory of evolution. conversion n.

bewilder vt. bewilder vt. 使迷惑，使糊涂，难住使迷惑，使糊涂，难住

I’m bewildered as to which book to buy.The examination questions bewildered Tom.

bewildering adj. 使人困惑的

AFTER-CLASS READING

I. TRUE LOVE

measure v. n. measure v. n.

Smith is greedy beyond / above (all)

measure. 无可估量，极度过分In a / some measure John has answered my

question. 在一定程度上，一部分 Measure for measure. 以牙还牙 

to keep tabs on / to keep a tab onto keep tabs on / to keep a tab on

a.   密切注意b. 记…的帐 to keep a tab on the expenses

on ( the ) ground(s) of / thaton ( the ) ground(s) of / that

a. He refused to do the thing on the ground that it would do more harm than good.

b. He resigned on the ground of illness.

 

to leave outto leave out

1)  遗漏，省略，排除She left out an important detail in her accou

nt.2)  不理会，忽视He felt a little left out.3) 停留在露天You can leave your car out tonight.

if onlyif only

1)      要是，只要If only somebody had told us, we could hav

e warned you.2)      要是… …多好If only he arrives in time!

3)  if only because / if only to … 即使仅仅因为… …

a. There will be more famines, if only because the world’s population is growing faster than food production.

b. John will continue to tell Mum lies, if only to make her happy.

AFTER-CLASS READING

II.

BACK FROM THE DEAD

    to dispose of to dispose of

 1)      赠送，转让 I shall dispose of this clothing to people wh

o need them.2) 处理，料理，解决We ought to be able to dispose of the busine

ss in an hour.3) 匆匆地吃光，喝光Those children disposed of all the food that

I prepared for the evening party.

deteriorationdeterioration

n. 恶化 The food undergoes no deterioration in t

he tropics.

deteriorate v. deteriorate v. 恶化，变坏恶化，变坏a. Relations between the two countries

began to deteriorate in 1980s.b.  His health deteriorated with age.

a. Iron and a few substances expand on solidifying as water does.

b. This factory expands to the river side.

c.  His power even extends to other lands.

d. By this time, the fire had greatly extended itself.

AFTER-CLASS READING

III.

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schedule n.schedule n.

1) The train is two hours behind schedule.2)The production plan was fulfilled ahead

of schedule.3) The work is going according to schedule.4) The alarm woke him on schedule.

to gain / get / have access toto gain / get / have access to

有接近（进入、使用）… …的机会或权利

a.  You can easily get access to him.b. Students must have access to good

books.

successive adj. successive adj. 连续的连续的

He won three successive matches. in succession 连续地， He has been awarded first prize for thr

ee years in succession.

comply v. comply v. 服从，遵从服从，遵从He refused to comply with his father’s

wish. compliance n. compliant adj.

verify v.verify v.

1) 证明，证实The students are asked to verify a theory wit

h examples.2) 核实，查对The plane found the spot and hovered close

enough to verify that it was a car.

a. We can’t get there before two at best.

b. At best a few hundred people attended the meeting.

c. He had been gone fifteen minutes at (the ) most.

d. You should at (the) least have warned her.

spark v.spark v.

Fear of nuclear war sparked angry demonstrations.

spark n.spark n.

He showed not a spark of interest in literature.

The spark that set off the first World War was the murder of the Austrian prince.

A single spark can start a prairie fire. spark of life

EXERCISES

for the whole unit

1. More often than ______, she had to go in person.

A. not B. less C. rarely D. hardly

2. This is an ideal site for the factory ______ it is close to the sources of supply of the raw materials.

A. in order that B. for that

C. in spite of the fact that D. in that

3. Great progress in the study of space around the sun would be made ______ that an interplanetary station were created.

A. supposing B. because of

C. provided D. regardless of

4. This novel, ______, does present us a picture of Shanghai in the 1930’s.

A. as it is B. as it was

C. as it were D. as it has been

5. The performance of the artists ______ all sports events in the stadium.

A. preceded B. proceeded

C. preceded before D. preceded by

6. He arrived very late last night, ______ in the early hours this morning.

A. by and large B. on the other hand

C. or rather D. on the whole

7. That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by this loudness ______ by his lack of talent.

A. so much as B. rather than

C. as D. than

8. The second plan was ______ better than the first one, so we abandoned them both.

A. no B. not C. much D. quite

9. By 1921, Mickey Mouse was as popular ______ children as Coca-Cola.

A. for B. in C. to D. with

10. Ordinary life would never be the same again after the ______ of the Industrial Age.

A. era B. date C. dawn D. dusk

11. A free counseling service is available ______ all students.

A. in B. with C. on D. to

12. What the management is saying, ______, is that they are going to stop providing company cars.

A. in effect B. as a matter

C. in truth D. as a fact

13. To succeed in this business, you have to be ______.

A. accessible B. available

C. adaptable D. acceptable

14. It was proposed that this matter _______ at the next meeting.

A. was to consider B. was consider

C. would be considered D. be considered

15. The motorist was _____ by the _____ road sign.

A. bewildering, conflicting

B. bewildered, conflicted

C. bewildering, conflicted

D. bewildered, conflicting

16. One of the students asked whether there was any ______ between rainfall and temperature.

A. consideration B. correlation

C. information D. division

17. I’ve been shut up in my room for so long --- I don’t feel I’ve had any ____with the outside world.

A. touch B. contact C. association D. link

18. The ______ of individual intelligence is very difficult.

A. measurement B. calculation

C. consideration D. instrument

19. Don’t leave your bicycle at places where it will get ______ of pedestrians ( 行人 ).

A. on the way B. by the way

C. to the way D. in the way

20. The football team celebrated its fourth ____ victory.

A. consequent B. progressive C. successive D. frequent

21. He knows the regulations, and if he refuses to ______ he must take the consequence.

A. apply B. comply C. supply D. reply

22. I looked up the word in a dictionary to ______ its spelling.

A. prove B. provide C. verify D. value

23. Most of the soldiers have fled, but a few have remained ______ to the general.

A. royal B. loyal C. obsolete D. voluntary

24. A Swiss company has found a way to ______ animal waste into fuel.

A. adapt B. reform C. convert D. portray

25. Bob and Sarah had only ______ behind us for a couple of minutes but already we couldn’t see them.

A. dropped B. lagged C. lost D. bugged

26. They added fake snow to the trees, giving the scene one last ______ of authenticity ( 真实 ).

A. moment B. array C. batch D. touch

27. My sister can not stand ______ blood.

A. to look B. to see C. looking D. seeing

28. The town had ____ a great change during the last five year.

A. undertaken B. undertook

C. underwent D. undergone

29. The dispute has _______ a major discussion on pay policy.

A. sparked B. resulted C. urged D. exploded

30. Nuclear waste can cause serious damage to the environment if not _____ properly.

A. disposed B. disposed of

C. dispose with D. disposed on