expand/ik'spaend/u.becomelarger in size,number,oramount, ormake sth.become larger（使）扩大；（使）增加Phrasesandexpressionsapplytoberelevanttoaparticularpersonorthing适用；适宜in a bid to do sthinanattempttoachieveorobtainsth.为争取某物而努力endup (with)be in a particular situation, state,or place after a series ofevents,esp.whenyoudidnotplanit（尤指经历一系列意料之外的事情）最终处于speak.oftalkabout提到；提及launch sb.on sth.makesb.startsth.，usu.sth.bigorimportant使某人开始进行某事get hold of sth.(AmE）findorborrowsth.sothatyoucanuseit找（借）来某物appeal to sb.for sth.makeanurgentrequestforpeopletogiveyousth.thatyouneed请求某人提供某物focus ongivespecialattentionto给予特别的关注leave...behindpermanently stopbeinginvolvedwithaperson,placeorsituation（永久地）离开，脱离与的联系PropernamesMalcolmX/'maelkam'eks/马尔科姆·艾克斯（1925-1965，美国黑人运动领袖）AfricanAmerican非裔美国人Islam/'izla:m/伊斯兰教the Nation of Islam伊斯兰民族（美国一宗教组织）23UNIT1Language in mission
BBy repeatedly copying the roots ofReading comprehensiondifferent words.C By repeatedly reading what he copied fromUnderstanding the textthe dictionary.D By repeatedly logging some important things.Choose the best answerto each of the26 What diminished MalcolmX's confusionfollowing questions.about learning English?1 What is true about Malcolm X?A The marvelous feeling that he had everyAHe wroteTheAutobiography of MalcolmXmorning.in prison.BThe fact that he was learning andB He was put in jail because he joined theremembering more and more words.Nation of Islam.C The fascination that he felt when pursuingC He mysteriously assassinated someone inknowledge.1965.D The thinking of the words he copied andD He was an African-American civil rightsrepeated.activist.7 Why did Malcolm X say,"In fact, up to then,I2 Why did Malcolm X say that he“wasn't evennever had been so truly free in my life" (Para. 8) ?functional"(Para.2)?A Because he couldn't imagine the world before.A Because he felt inadequate to teach hisB Because he couldn't focus on reading before.new beliefs to others.C Because hefelt no longer imprisoned byB Because he needed to inform people aboutignorance.his new beliefs at a rallyDBecausehe began to forget he was stillin jail.C Because he was no longer one of the8Why did Malcolm X referto books as hispersons on the street.own personal university?D Because he couldn't sketch his thoughtsA Because these books are his personal3 What does the sentence“They might as wellbelongings.have been in Chinese" (Para. 3) imply?BBecause he collected these books for a long time.A Learning English is just like learning ChineseC Because he didn't want to share the booksB Learning English is less interesting thanwith others.learning Chinese.D Because the books enabled him to acquireC Learning English is not less hard asknowledge.learning Chinese.D Learning Chinese is more challenging thanCritical thinkinglearning English.4Whatmotivated MalcolmXto launch onaB Work in pairs and discuss the followingquest to overcome his language deficiencies?questions.A He was often frustrated as he couldn't1 What inspiration did you get from the storyread and write well.of MalcolmX?B He couldn't find any clue when he was2Whycould Malcolm succeed in learningthereading a book.English language?C He thought he needed to improve his3 How can you apply the spirit of Malcolm Xhandwriting.to your own study?D He wanted to learn some basic reading4 Would you recite the dictionary as Malcolmand writing skills.X did?Why or why not?5How did MalcolmXmovefrombasic literacy5 Do you think language can help shape one'stoward trueproficiency?mind? Why or why not?A By repeatedly thinking about his learningstrategies.24New Horizon CollegeEnglishThird Edition
10 As he progresses through school, hisLanguage focusmaybecomediminished,butmeanwhile choices and decisions for aWords in usecollege student will increase.4 Fillin the blanks withthewords givenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.EachExpressions in useword can beused onlyonce.5Fill intheblankswiththeexpressionsgivenrecallignorancedesperatenegotiatebelow.Change the form where necessary.Eachconfusiondevisespecificallymysteriousexpressioncanbeusedonlyonce.expanddepictspeakofleavebehindinabidto1 As she was about to go to bed around 11:00appealtoapplytoenduptelephonep.m.last night, a(n)focus onget hold ofcall came and gave the girl a sleepless night.1 Being able to determine the main idea of a2 Developing modern telecommunicationspassage is one of the most useful skills that canis a(n)necessity for the smallanykind of readingAfrican country since it will help the country2 At least 15 states have offered financial aid,develop new technologies.typicallyenrolltop3 The function of teaching is to create thestudents in the states'public institutions.conditions that will make it possible for3Those who could not get into the university ofstudents tothe most efficienttheir first choice maygoingmethod for teaching themselves.to the university of their second or third choice.4 When the airline saw how the strike wasthe giants of high techhurting its business, it became much eager toin this era,peoplewould immediatelymentionwith theworkers on striketoApple,Microsoft,Facebookandsomeotherwork out a solution.influential companies.5Juliethat she and her freshman5In case people can'tanyear roommate hadn't communicated withapplicationformfromthecompany,cantheyeach other throughout the year since theystill show up on the day when the interviewwere uncomfortable with each other.session is held?6Another impactof computertechnology6 The California state government has alreadythat must be addressed by educators is thethe households to makeInternet,more,thevastamountgreater efforts to conserve water for thefutureof information that it makes available.3their families7 Television reporters argue that television canwhen getting aboard the plane departing fora news event more vividly andAmerica is their most unforgettable experiencecompletely than newspapers can.in their life.8 Many traffic accidents were attributed8On one hand, thedoctors prescribepills forto drivers'of traffic rules orthe patients; on the other hand, they requirecareless and drunken driving.themtohealthy9 I want a broad education that would providelifestyles by changing diets and doing moreme with great insight and critical thinkingexercise.skill to help open my eyes andmyhorizons.UNIT125Language inmission
grkmmbV中Cog0Umcnobm7CompletethefollowingsentencesbySentence structuretranslating the Chinese into English,using6 Rewrite the following sentences byusing"mightaswell +presentperfect"to saythat"make(no/much/any)sense"itwouldnotmakeanydifferenceifyoudidsomething else.Model:Therefore,there is no sense in criticizingour students.Model:"Therefore, it doesn't make any senseto（它们还不如是用中文写的）"hewrote.criticize our students."They might as well have been in Chinesehe wrote.1 Even though it is importantfor the studentsto have a deep understanding of the texts,it is1 IfI had known it was so hot yesterday,of littlemeaning to read texts wordfor wordfromthe beginningtotheend（我还不如呆在家里）.2Since we waited for so many hours at the2As it is a matter of little importance to us,airport last night,there is no point in arguing out which iswrong or right or which is better or worse.（我们还不如坐火车回家的好）。3alreadyknew the secret,3Itis unreasonable to compel children to obeytheir parents; instead, we should try to tellthem what is right and what is wrong.（所以他还不如全告诉我）.26New Horizon College EnglishThird Edition
CollocationThis unit focuses on language teaching and learning; therefore, we can see some collocation pairs relevantto this topic in the reading texts.For example, there are some useful expressions like language proficiency,languagedeficit,excellentcontrol,advancedvocabulary,propervocabulary,competentcommunication,effective communication and precise communication in Text A.Also,in Text B we can see suchexpressionsasunsophisticatedlanguageandtrueproficiency.Warm-up:According to whatyouhave learnedcurrent school systems pay much attention tofromthis unit,matchthecollocationpairsby3)exof testing strategies andconnectingthewords inColumnAwiththerely heavily on how well students can perform ononesinColumnB.a test. Some schools assume that students with4)lacan improvetheirreadingdeColumnAColumnBscores if they repeatedly practice strategies on1)essentialdeficienciesrandomly selected reading passages.2)distinctivethoughts3) highaschemeTherefore,instead of setting5)bstofEnglish 6)|in teaching,4) valuableknowledgeclasses are simply transformed into a virtual5)considerablestandardslanguagesettingwherestudentsonlypractice6)acquirepossessionsworking on exams using the reading strategies7)overcomedifferencethey are“taught",Consequently, they can only7) aknof test-taking strategies,8) sketchfrustrationbut not8)cskills.com9) deviseframeworkTo9).ouin language teaching,8 Read the followingmini talk about howtoclasses should focus on reading various textsimprovethewayofteachingEnglish.Completeand articles in literature, science, history andtheminitalk withappropriatecollocationsarts.Students can learn how to 10) skfrom the texts.You areprovided with the firstthto achieve11)ecomletter(s)foreachofthecollocationsin the real world through extensive reading.While conducting reading activities, we shouldWell, talking about teaching language,I am afraidalso spend enough time on critical skills in termsthat our language classes didn't spend adequateof language components such as 12)adtime on the 1) esof language:.In short,testpreparation should bevOgoodgrammarand2)prfocused onthecontentratherthantest-takingstrategies.Because teachers, students, parents and the jobmarkets are concerned much about scores, our27UNIT1Language in mission