第一篇：Unit 8 Key
Key to Unit 8
Part I Pre-reading
Section B Listening Practice 1.recipe 2.combination 3.positive 4.attitude 5.additional 6.foundational
Task One
Choose the best answer for the following questions or incomplete statements.1.B 2.D
3.B
4.C
5.A
Part III Language Focus Task One Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.Change the form where necessary.You may not use any of the words more than once.1.inhale 2.surreptitiously 3.blissful 4.cuddled 5.manure 6.backdrop 7.winds
8.emerged 9.memoir 10.progressive
Task Two Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases in the brackets.1.Studies show that boys are more likely to drop out of high school than girls.2.We must figure out how to solve this difficult problem, otherwise the whole project would be endangered.3.He was the only person who was aware of the issues on the horizon, and developed a series of constructive scenarios.4.Useem picked up Lizzy in the airport, drove her to the hotel, and had a hearty dinner together.5.In these gloomy and cold days, we could only huddle ourselves up by the fire, unanimated.6.I did a double-take when I saw her dressed in her sister’s clothing.Part IV Chinese & Foreign Culture Introduction
Task One
Translate the following passage into English.Stealing the Light for Study by Making a Small Hole
Secretly from Neighbor’s Wall
In the Western Han Dynasty there was a Chinese man named Kuang Heng.Kuang Heng was born in a poor family, but he was diligent in his study.As his family was too poor to afford to buy a candle for him, he often felt sad when evening came.Every evening he could see the candle-light from his neighbor, but the light could not reach his home.Later, an idea came to him-to secretly make a small hole in the wall and let a glimmer of light come in through the hole.This stealing light allowed him to study until late at night.When he grew up he became a very famous scholar in the Western Han Dynasty.The original meaning of this idiom is to make a hole in the wall and read a book by stealing the light from a neighbor.Later it came to refer to insisting on studying under very hard conditions and achieving success finally.Task Two Translate the following passage into Chinese.美国梦
美国梦这个词最早出现在詹姆斯•亚当斯1931年写的《美国史诗》这本书中。他写道：“美国梦是指渴望生活在能够让人们生活丰裕富足的热土上，每个人都有机会实现自己的价值。它是一个欧洲上流社会很难理解和体会的梦想，并且我们中的相当多人对此持怀疑和不信任的态度。这个梦想不仅仅是拥有汽车和高工资，而且还应当包括这样一种社会秩序，在这种秩序下，男人和女人不论他们出身如何，社会地位如何，都能最大程度地实现自己的潜能并为他人所认可和接受。”
在美国的《独立宣言》中，我们的开国元勋指出：“……人人生而平等，造物主赋予他们不可剥夺的权利，即生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。”这一说法被视为美国梦的基础。
现在，美国梦已经演变成对物质繁荣的追求——为了买更高级的车，住更豪华的住宅，改善家庭经济状况。还有一部分人开始追求新的美国梦，即注重简单而充实的生活，更少地关注经济利益。
Part V Academic Reading: Urban Planning Task One
Fill in the following blanks based on your understanding of the text.1.Vienna, Austria, Munich(Germany, Copenhagen, Denmark);closing 2.build 25 miles of bike lanes 3.live;work;shop;reliance 4.ordinance;urban agriculture 5.Vertical;high-rise
Task Two
Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1.许多城市规划人员为当地政府工作，但一些规划人员为非营利性和社区组织就如何最好地发展城市提供建议。
2.在那时城市规划人员认为，人们尽可能远离有着恶臭和空气污染的工业，这样可以使他们更健康。
3.把家搬到远离他们工作的地方意味着人们更加依赖汽车来上班。4.当今，世界各地的城市正在通过限制汽车出行的法律来使他们的街道更利于自行车和行人出行。
5.其他城市正在通过创立商店、住宅和公共交通在一起的混合社区来减少使用汽车的时间。
Part VI Academic Writing: Plagiarism & Academic Integrity Version 1 is a case of straight plagiarism since the writer almost copied the original word by word with only a slight change in choice of words without any acknowledgement or citation of the source.Version 2 is an example of plagiarism even though the author acknowledges a debt to “Professor Hexham，” because appropriate quotation marks are not used nor are we given a page reference to the source.Version 3 also commits plagiarism.Note the flattering use of “insightful”, and minor changes to the text such as the substitution of “Dr” for “General”, and “Volk” for “People.” Note also that quotations marks are still not used even though they are required, nor are we given an exact page number.Version 4 is a correct usage since the citation of source is clearly indicated and quotation mark is used.Part VII Developing Skills: An E-mail Cover Letter
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