上外大学英语综合教程一答案Unit2TheFunTheyHa.doc

上外大学英语综合教程一Unit 2 The Fun They HadKey to the ExercisesText Comprehension IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.1. Her mother asked the County Inspector to come over.2. The mechanical teacher worked out the mark very quickly.3. Tommy looked at Margie with an air which suggested he knew far better about school than others/loftily.4. A teacher has to make necessary changes about what to teach and how to teach so as to meet the different needs of different pupils.TranslationI. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1. 玛吉的爷爷曾经说过，小时候他的爷爷告诉他，过去的故事都是印刷在纸上的。2. 他们翻阅那些旧得泛黄，皱巴巴的书页，阅读那些一动不动的单词真是好玩极了。那些单词并没有象我们平时看到的那样在屏幕上滚动。3. 这个机器老师一直在接二连三地让她做些地理测验，但她越做越糟糕。结果她的母亲伤心地摇摇头，请来了县视察员。4. 玛吉希望他无法将机器重新组装起来，但他还是成功了。过了个把小时，机器又好了，硕大的黑色机器，奇丑无比，有个大大的屏幕，所有的课程和问题全都显示在上面。II. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and phrases given in brackets.1. Yesterday a government delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived in South Africa and began a three-day friendly visit to the country.2. It is awfully funny to look at these caricatures which satirize social ills.3. Computers are one of the most useful teaching aids, for all your lessons as well as all the questions asked and all the answers provided can be shown on a screen.4. Zhang Lis mother fell ill suddenly the day before yesterday; he sent for a doctor immediately.5. He failed in the college entrance examination last year, but he did not feel disappointed. Instead, he continued to study hard, passed the examination successfully and became a student in a famous university this year.6. There are many English words that this middle school student cannot pronounce correctly.7. In this era of information explosion, we have to make constant efforts to renew our knowledge. Only thus can we become adjusted to the requirements of our work.8. With his shirt tucked into the top of his trousers and a leather bag tucked under his arm, the boy looked just like a boss.9. Although she is only 8 years old, the little is already very good at calculating fractions. No wonder her parents feel proud of her.10. All the neighborhood have heard of the news, but you havent. Dont you think it is strange?DictationChildren learn almost nothing from television, / and the more they watch, / the less they remember. / They regard television purely as entertainment, / resent programs that make demands on them / and are surprised that anybody should take the medium seriously. / Far from being over-excited by programs, / they are mildly bored with the whole thing. / These are the main conclusions from a new study of children and television. / Its author confirms / that the modern child is a dedicated viewer. / The study suggests / that there is little point in the television companys attempts / to isolate adult viewing in the later hours. / More than a third of the children regularly watched their programs after 9 p.m. / All 11-year-olds had watched programs after midnight.Listening From Television Back to GamesA. Listen carefully. Supply the missing words. For each blank you need to write three words.In a society where everyone is so fortunate as to be able to spend a lot of money on entertainment, most of us end up with either in front of a television or spending time with our family and friends playing a game of some kind. While television is probably the most popular form of home entertainment , there is a small group of us who still believe board games offer the most enjoyment . They offer us a variety of ways to learn new information , to test your skills, and most importantly, to bring us together .Instead of watching television all the time, people are finding that board games give us the outlet to test our skills and knowledge against each other. They are putting their remote controls away and giving up their “Executive Couch Potato”, and gathering around the kitchen table for an exciting game. I would much pretend that Im a millionaire, playing for the high stakes, rather than watch someone else on a grass tube pretending to be one. Its more exciting , less expensive, and best of all, I spend the time with real and interesting people.B. Listen again and complete the following chart, which shows the difference between television and board games.TelevisionBoard GamesSources ofinformationTelevision is one of our best sources of information , but for a lot of the time it is not the kind of information that you want or need .e.g. CommercialsBoard games are set up to offer a variety of information, such as geography, vocabulary, or financial investment in a way that makesyou want to learn and lets you choose what you learn .e.g. Trivial PursuitOutcomeYou are forced to become a passive spectator when watching television.e.g. Game showBoard games test your skills and knowledge with a particular outcome ahead, letting you use your ideas and strategies to win the game.e.g. Chess, TrumpInteractionGett