Unit6Women,HalftheSkyPartIIReadingTaskComprehensionContentQuestionPairWork1.Theylikedgirlytoyssuchasaminiaturekitchen,andBarbies.2.Toconvertagas-guzzlingSUVintoahybridelectricvehicle.3.Becauseshedidn’tknowanythingaboutcarsandwasafraidofbeingcheatedbythemechanic.4.Shewascravingindependenceandwantedtoliveawayfromhomeforsometime.5.Ithelpedherearnsixengineeringcredits,whichofcoursemadeiteasierforhertobecomeanengineeringmajor.6.Fiveyears.7.Inherview,ifyoufindasubjectisdifficulttolearn,itdoesnotmeanyou’renotgoodatit.Itjustmeansyouhavetosetyourmindandworkhardertogetgoodatit.8.Becausehehadconfidenceinherabilitiesbelievingshecouldhavedonebetterifshehadstudiedmore.9.No,shewasn’talwaysconfident.Shehadmomentsofpanic,worriedthatasawomanshewouldbeunabletounderstandthermodynamics.10.Sheconsidersitwrongbecauseitisbasedonafaultypremise.11.Itisflexibleandmorepowerfulthanweimagine.12.Whatshemeansisnottoacceptothers’opinionsblindlybuttouseone’sownjudgment.TextOrganizationWorkingOnYourOwn1.PartOne:Theauthordescribeshowshestumbledintoengineering.PartTwo:Theauthorwritesabouthowshehasovercomeobstacles,includingthebiasagainstwomen,onherwaytosuccess.PartThree:Theauthordrawstheconclusionthatwomencandoanythingmencansolongastheybelieveintheirownabilities.2.1)shewasnotatomboy.nottoanengineeringdepartment.shedidn’tknowthefirstthingaboutengineering.becauseshecravedindependencefromherparents.alreadyearnedhersixcreditsinengineering.2)mathanddesign.sheparticipatedinanationalcompetitiontoconvertanSUVintoahybridelectricvehicle.workharderatit.thatsheshouldstudymore.hadtoworkhardatcoursesshefounddifficult,whichencouragedhertokeepgoing.LanguageSenseEnhancement1.(1)limit(2)denying(3)favor(4)others(5)relevant(6)translating(7)hardandfastconclusions(8)focus(9)incrediblyflexible(10)considerthepossibilityVocabularyI1.1)cultural/culture2)indication3)miniature4)ironic5)stumbledinto6)decent7)buzzing8)abnormal9)mechanical10)Shuddering11)implied12)leap2.1)convertRMBintoUSdollarsintheforeignexchangeofficeattheairport.2)didn’tknowthefirstthingaboutcookingasshelookedpuzzledastohowtocookricewiththericecooker.3)theirfaultyequipmenttheteamhadaccomplishedsomeveryusefulwork.4)allowingmetoworkflexiblehoursaslongasIworkeighthoursaday.5)couldn’thelpthinkingthebookmustbequitefascinating.3.1)willnotpanic/feelpanic;’llbeatadisadvantage2)hybrid;transmissions3)crave;Oneindication;todistinguishII.SynonymsinContext1.also2.aswell/too3.too4.also5.aswell/too6.too7.also8.AlsoIII.Usage1.I’vehadenough2.WhenIwasoldenoughtoworkandearnmoney3.can’tgotenoughsleepatnight4.hassofarcollectedenoughofthem5.havestrongenougharms6.havejustenoughmoneytoliveonComprehensiveExercisesI.cloze1.(1)stumbledinto(2)notknowthefirstthingabout(3)mechanical(4)whenitcomesto(5)hybrid(6)grittedherteeth(7)premise(8)atadisadvantage(9)panic(10)cultural(11)flexible(12)imply2.(1)chair(2)force(3)secrets(4)painstaking(5)recognized(6)steered(7)essentially(8)observations(9)women(10)tutor(11)inspired(12)unlessII.Translation1.1)Heisamanoffewwords,butwhenitcomestoplayingcomputergames,heisfartoocleverforhisclassmates.2)Childrenwhodon’tknowanybettermaythinktheseanimalsareprettycuteandstartplayingwiththem.3)Thereisnowaytoobtainaloan,sotobuythenewequipment,I’lljusthavetogritmyteethandsellmyhybridcar.4)Thehunterwouldnothavefiredtheshotsifhehadnotseenaherdofelephantscomingtowar...
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