Unit8AfterListening1.oneofthetopcropproducersinCanada2.shewenttocollege3.mystifiedbyitall4.throughtheeyesofatouristTextALanguageSenseEnhancement1.1)ontheplanet2)afeelfor3)fringesandhollows4)halfacontinent5)indetail6)sucking7)shade8)smearedwith9)inflocks10)arereputedtoLanguageFocusVocabularyI.1.1)heap2)wassmeared3)warmed4)dissolve5)thrash6)outoftheway7)hollows8)tangled9)gethishandson10)opaque11)attheedgeof,illuminated12)hop2.1)takeapart2)resultfrom3)runoutof4)feedon5)comeforward6)wokeup7)focusedon8)settledover3.1)wasdyingtoseethemoviebasedonit.2)asarule,thesheerdistancemutesallsoundsfromtheground3)fusstoomuchoverdetails4)slumpedintoanarmchair,feelingcompletelyexhausted5)wasrespectedtobethewittiestofhertime4.1)swarmedto,thespectacular,paddled2)intheheartof,outoftherangeof,trailingover,glidingin3)Dayafterday,strip,theheaving,slapII.Confusablewords1.1)worth2)worthy3)worthwhile4)worth,worth5)worthwhile6)worthy2.1)lone2)alone3)alone4)lonely5)lonely6）aloneIII.Usage1)ice-cream2)teas3)wines4)cloth5)soap6)beer7)fuels8)soils9)sugars10)grassComprehensiveExercisesI.Cloze1.1)aredyingto2)intheheartof3)tangled4)paddles5)loop6)outofsight7)inflocks8)hopping9)gliding10)opaque11)thrashing12)darting13)swarms14)spectacular2.1)running2)fancy3)incorporate4)exploring5)guide6)adventure7)rarely8)diverse9)survive10)luckyII.1.1)JanetwasjustthekindofgirlMikeknewhecouldtrust,sohebaredhishearttoherontheirfirstdate.2)Atfirstthegirlsplayedonthefringeofthedarkforce,nowlaughing,nowscreaming,butbeforelongtheywereoutofsight.3)Themomentthefootballplayersdisembarkedfromtheplane,theysawafleetofcarswaitingfortheirarrival.4)Carsoncondemnedhisopponentforusingmisleadinginformationtosmearhischaracter.5)Alexgavethepolicemanawalletstuffedwithbanknotes.Hesaidthehadfounditonthecurbwhenhehoppedoffhisschoolbus.2.LastWednesday,myclassmatesCarolineandIvisitedZhouzhuang,awell-knowntownloopedallaroundbystreams.Whenwearrivedatthetown,Carolinewassoexcitedthatshedartedtowardsthefirstbridgeshesawandbegansingingloudlythere.Suddenlyhervoicehushedwhenshefoundthatshehadstartedaflockofducksnottoofarfromus.NowasCarolinewasdyingforaboatride,wedecidedtotourthetownbyboat.Nowloud,nosoft,CarolinetalkedtoallthecreaturesinthestreamandwasfussingabouteverythingwhileIlookedatatheboatsglidingoverthewaterinsilence.Thoughwedidnotseeanythingspectacular,weenjoyedeverythingminuteinthetownthatliesoutoftherangeoftheheavytrafficofthelargecity..Zhouzhuangisworthvisitingand,timepermitting,I’dliketogothereagain.TextBComprehensionCheck1.c2.b3.d4.d5.c6.bLanguagePractice1.1）b2)h3)e4)g5)c6)d7)f8)a21)embarkedon2)atthefootof3)toliveupto4)refreshing5)glimpse6)would/willhittheroad7)emigrated8)snatched9)wind/snakeitsway10)inaction11)popin12)isgearedto/towards1.DictationMycompanionsdecidedtohirehorsesandgoupintothemountainsbutIthoughtIwouldratherwalkaroundthelake.SowepartedandIsetoffwalking.IgotabouthalfwayaroundthelakewhenthenightcaughtupwithmeandIneededaplacetostay.AttimestherewasnoroadandIhadtowalkinthewateralongtheshoretoavoidobstaclesontheshore.ThereforebynighttimeIwaswetandhungry,nottospeakofbeingexhausted.Notfar,Inoticedafewwoodenhousesonpillarsabovethewater,connectedwiththeshorebyalongnarrowwoodenbridge.Iwalkedoverthebridgeandsoonacoupleofpeoplecameouttogreetme.TheydidnotspeakChinese,thereforetherewasnootherwayofcommunicatingthanwithsignsandfriendlynods,whichworkedjustfine.Iforgettowhichethnicgroupthesepeoplebelongedbuttheywerekindandfriendly.Isatdowninsideofadarkroomwithafireinthemiddleandtheyofferedmetea.Theteawasunforgettable.Itwasbrewedinatinylittlelidlesspotwithsomegrassinitthatwasplaceddirectlyintothefire.Afewtimestheypouredsaltintothis“tea”asonewouldpoursugarintocoffee.Theresultwasintolerablysaltyanddefinitelydidnotquenchmythirst.ButImadeafriendlyfaceandfromtimetotimesippedfrommytinycupaswecontinuedtogazeintothefire.Obviously,therewasnoconversationbetweenus,sincetherewasnocommonlanguage.2.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglishbatheintheriverwithopendelightfree-lanewriterafterapausepart-Indianguide3.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish1)Greenfirefliesspatteredlightsacrosstheairandilluminedforseconds,nowhere,nowthere,thepaletrunksofenormous,solitarytrees.2)Allatonce,inthethatchhouseacrosstheclearingbehinduscamethesoundofarecorder,playingatunethattwinedoverthevillageclearing,mutedourtalkonthebankside,andwanderedovertheriver,dissolvingdownstream.3)Wearehereontheplanetonlyonce,andmightaswellgetafeelfortheplace.4)Heaimedbrilliantlyatmovingtargets,always,andalwaysmissed;thebirdswereoutofrange.5)TheNapoRiver:itisnotoutoftheway.Itisintheway,catchingsunlightthewayacupcatchespouredwater;itisabowlofsweetair,abasinofgreenness,andofgrace,and,itwouldseem,ofpeace.
