XB 1 Unit 1 读写素材

Unit 1 People of achievement

Phrases
exceptional historical figures with special abilities
具有特殊才能的杰出历史人物
spend the majority of his life giving back to the world
花费他生命中的大部分时间回馈社会
... is widely considered to be one of the most talented ...
……被广泛认为是最具天赋的……之一
use the power of their minds to change the world
用他们思想的力量来改变世界
Sentences
One idea could end up improving the entire world.
一个想法可能最终会使整个世界进步。
Anyone could come up with the next world-changing idea.
任何一个人都可能提出下一个改变世界的想法。
Whether they were scientists, politicians or artists, these influential people all had something in common. Each of them had a deep desire to transform the world.
无论他们是科学家、政治家还是艺术家，这些有影响力的人们都有共同之处。他们都有改变世界的强烈愿望。

一、词性转换
1. _________ vt.承诺；保证(某个人、机构等) vi.忠于；全心全意投入(工作、活动等)
→_________ adj.尽心尽力的；坚定的；坚信的→________ n.忠诚；奉献
2. _________ n.(艺术、文学、科学等的)研究院；学会；专科院校→_________ adj. 学业的；学术的
3. _________vt. 评价；评估→_________  n.评价；评估
4. _________ adj.清晰的；清楚的；有区别的→_________ n. 差别；区分
5. _________ vt.分析→_________ n.(对事物的)分析；分析结果
6. _________ adj. 显而易见的；显然的→_________ adv.显而易见；看来；显然
7. _________ n. 科学；(科学的)学科→_________ n. 科学家→_________ adj. 科学(上)的；关于科学的
8. _________ vt. & vi. 结束；推断出→_________ n. 结论；推论
9. _________ n.(长篇)小说adj.新奇的；异常的→_________ n.小说家
10. _________n. 政治→_________ adj.政治的→ _________n. 从政者；政治家；政客
11.  _________adj. 相对的；相关的→_________ adv.比较而言；相对地→ _________n. 相对论；相对性
12. _________ adj.温柔的；文静的→_________ adv. 轻轻地；轻柔地
13. _________ adj.逐渐的；渐进的→_________ adv.逐渐地；逐步地  
14. _________ n.(教育、专业等)机构；机构建筑→_________ n. 社会公共机构；制度；习俗
15. _________ n. 结果；后果→_________ adj.随之发生的；作为结果的→_________ adv.所以，因此
二、词块翻译  
1. commit oneself to do __________________  
2. insist on __________________  
3. wear and tear __________________  
4. flow chart __________________  
5. come to power __________________  
6. take up a position __________________  
7. sum up __________________
三、单句语法填空
1. In addition to her research, she has been whole-heartedly _________ (commit) to environmental protection.
2. The students return in October for the start of the new _________ (academy) year.
3. I thought she had retired, but _________ (apparent) she hasn’t.
4. He insisted _________ checking everything himself.
5. We will have to adopt a more _________ (science) approach in the future.

参考答案

一、词性转换
1.commit；committed；commitment  2.academy；academic  3.evaluate；evaluation  4. distinct；distinction  5.analyze/analyse；analysis(pl.analyses)  6.apparent；apparently  7.science；scientist；scientific  8. conclude；conclusion  9. novel；novelist  10.politics；political；politician  11.relative；relatively；relativity  12. gentle；gently  13.gradual；gradually  14.institute；institution  15. consequence；consequent；consequently