Unit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveTextAContentQuestions(P10)1.Writeandliveonafarm.2.Becausetheygrownearlyalloftheirfruitsandvegetables.Theyhaveenougheggs,honeyandwood.Theyareveryclosetonatureandcanenjoythebeautifulscenery.Besides,theycangoskiingandskatinginwinter.3.No.Sometimesthegoodlifecangetprettytough.4.TheywereburiedunderfivefeetofsnowfromDecemberthroughMarch.5.Whenthefirstspringcame,itbroughttwofloods.Thesecondfloodreferstothegoodharvestinthegrowingseason.6.Hedecidedtoquithisjobandstarttofreelance.7.Hehastocrawlintoblackbeardensfor“SportsIllustrated”,hitchupdogsledracingteamsfor“Smithsonian”magazine,checkouttheLakeChamplain“monster”for“ScienceDigest”,andcanoethroughtheBoundaryWatersWildernessareaofMinnesotafor“Destinations”.8.Asforinsurance,theyhaveonlyboughtapoorman’smajor-medicalpolicyandthepolicyontheirtwocars.9.Theycutbacktheirexpenseswithoutappreciablyloweringtheirstandardofliving.Forexample,theypatronizelocalrestaurantsinsteadofmoreexpensiveplacesinthecity.Theystillattendtheoperaandballetbutonlyafewtimesayear.Theyeatlessmeat,drinkcheaperwineandseefewermovies.10.Atoleranceforsolitudeandlotsofenergy.11.Theywillleavewithafeelingofsorrowbutalsowithasenseofprideatwhattheyhavebeenabletoaccomplish.12.Theychosetoliveinthecountrybecausetheywanttoimprovethequalityoftheirlives.Yes,theyhavefinallyrealizedtheirdreams.TextOrganization(P11)PartOne(paragraphs1—3)Thewriterviewshislifeinthecountryasaself-reliantandsatisfyingone.PartTwo(paragraphs4—7)Lifeinthecountryisgoodyetsometimesveryhard.PartThree(paragraphs8—11)Afterquittinghisjob,thewriter’sincomewasreduced,butheandhisfamilywereabletomanagetogetby.PartFour(paragraphs12—15)Atoleranceforsolitudeandalotofenergyhavemadeitpossibleforthefamilytoenjoytheirlifeinthecountry.HappyMomentsandEvents1)growingnearlyalltheirfruitsandvegetables2)canoeing,picnicking,longbicyclerides,etc.3)keepingwarminsidethehouseinwinter4)writingfreelancearticles5)earningenoughmoneywhilemaintainingahappyfamilylifeHardships1)workinghardbothinwinterandinsummer2)harshenvironmentandweathercondition3)anxiousmomentsafterthewriterquithisjob4)cuttingbackondailyexpenses5)solitudeVocabulary1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrasesgiveninthebox.(P15)1)onbalance2)resist3)haul4)wicked5)illustrated6)budget7)lowering8)boundary9)involved10)economic11)blasting12)justabout2.Nowusetheverbinbracketstoformanappropriatephrasalverbyouhavelearnedandcompletethesentencewithit.(P16)1)cutback/down2）pickup3）getby4)getthrough5）faceupto6）turnin7）makingupfor8）thinkup3.Rewriteeachsentencewiththewordorphraseinbrackets,keepingthesamemeaning.（P17）1)pursuedhismathematicalstudiesandtaughthimselfastronomy.2)oftengeneratemisleadingthoughts.3)attachgreatimportancetocombiningtheorywithpracticeinourwork.4)besuspectedofdoingeverythingformoney.5)beforehegetsthroughlife.4.Completethesentences,usingthewordsorphrasesinbrackets(P17)1.theirindooraprofittoinvestin2.devicetheimprovementonaglobalscale3.stackedtemptationneverdinedoutConfusableUse(P18)1.house2.home3.homefamily4.household1.doubt2.suspected3.doubted4.suspected5.suspectWordFormation(P19)1)rise2)final3)regular4)cash5)howsandwhys6)upped7)yellowed8)bottled9)lower10)searchCloze1.Text-related(P20)1)getsby2)temptation3)getthrough4)improvement5)asidefrom6)suspect7)supplement8)profit9)stacking2.Theme-related(P21)1)replaced2)consider3)quit4)wor...
