新标准英语综合教程有关的一些资料

1 What is the government going to do about this problem? (govern)

2 Postmodernism refers to a contemporary way of thinking, and is not easy to define. (postmodern) 3 Post-war economic development led to the creation of new universities in the 1960s. (develop) 4 We must combat money worship and extreme individualism (individual)

5 The two groups discussed for a long time, but couldn’t reach an agreement (agree)

6 The best investment we can make for the future is to provide opportunities for the younger generation.

(invest)

7 Sexism is the belief that men and women should be treated differently. (sex)

8 The romanticism of Wordsworth is evident in his poem on the French Revolution. (romantic) so / neither / nor + inversion

2 Rewrite the sentences using so / neither / nor + inversion.

1 The world has changed a lot since the 1960s. Universities have changed a lot, too.

The world has changed a lot since the 1960s, and so have universities.

2 I really enjoyed my years at university. Jackie also enjoyed the time she spent at university. I really enjoyed my years at university, and so did Jackie.

3 Choosing the right course is always a major problem for new students. Another major problem is organizing one’s time on campus.

Choosing the right course is always a major problem for new students, and so is organizing one’s time on campus.

4 I’m thinking of going to the lecture on post-colonial literature. Li Ming is thinking of going, too.

I’m thinking of going to the lecture on post-colonial literature, and so is Li Ming.

5 I think the facilities in our college have improved over the last few years. In my opinion the teaching has also got better.

I think the facilities in our college have improved over the last few years, and so has the teaching.

6 We can access the Internet in our student hostel, and it’s the same for everyone else on campus.

We can access the Internet in our student hostel, and so can everyone else on campus.

7 I’m not very interested in politics. My friends aren’t either.

I’m not very interested in politics, nor are my friends.

8 I won’t be doing much tonight. My roommate won’t be doing much either.

I won’t be doing much tonight, nor will my roommate.

3 Rewrite the sentences using mean.

1 When you start out at college you meet lots of interesting people.

Starting out at college means meeting lots of interesting people.

2 If you go to bed too late you won’t be able to concentrate the next day.

Going to bed too late means not being able to concentrate the next day.

3 When you do a course in Lit Theory you spend a lot of time on difficult subjects.

Doing a course in Lit Theory means spending a lot of time on difficult subjects.

4 To be interested in literature is to have an open mind about other ways of life.

Being interested in literature means having an open mind about other ways of life.

5 To protest against the Vietnam War in the 1960s you went out onto the streets.