综合教程2第七单元答案

Text comprehension I B II 1 T 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 F III 1 Paragraph 2 It is our society which overemphasizes winning considers failure a sin and sees prosperity in the present as a sure sign of salvation in the future 2 Paragraph 4 Because the students may have acquired more or less knowledge out of the course than the grade indicates 3 Paragraph 5 His attitude is critical He complains the exclusion of such important characteristics as courage kindness wisdom and good humor 4 Paragraph 8 It was to make a clear distinction between the student as classroom performer and the student as human being So a low grade at best indicates an incompetent classroom performer not an incompetent human being 5 Paragraph 9 He thinks social labels including grades are basically irrelevant and misleading though necessary But it s not self contradictory because social labels are necessary as ways of distinction for job choice not as reasons for attitude toward others or ourselves in human terms IV 1 Being unsuccessful and disadvantaged is regarded as sinful because in this word people tend to think today s success can save one from evil in the future 2 It is important to see the fact that although they differ in their class status and educational background human beings are essentially the same Biologically they are constructed in the same way and they share the common feelings of fear and joy and the common experience of suffering and achieving This commonality has bound them together All of them will regard wars diseases and disasters both private and public as unfortunate big events in their life time Structural analysis of the text 1 Paragraph 2 5 Key words Disappointment Main idea Grades do not mean everything 2 Paragraph 6 8 Key words The student as performer the student as human being Main idea Getting a B in class does not mean one will always be a B performer in life 3 Paragraph 9 10 Key words Perspective Main idea In a complex society like ours labels are necessary but they should be kept in perspective Section Four Consolidation Activities Part one Vocabulary Analysis I Phrase practice 1 essence inner nature indispensable quality the most important part 本质 实质 精髓 e g His works reflect the essence of fascism 他的作品反映出法西斯的本质 2 deadly sins sins leading to damnation pride covetousness lust anger gluttony envy and sloth in Christianity 3 misleading making you think or act wrongly 误导 误入歧途 e g He deliberately misled us about the nature of their relationship 关于他们究竟是什么关系 他故意给我们留下错误印象 This sentence has misled us into thinking that the answer was wrong 这句话误使我们认为那 个答案是错误的 4 conventional task task traditionally required of students 传统任务 e g This conventional task is so easy that even a pupil can finish it 这个传统任务是如此简单 甚至小学生都能完成 5 in short supply far from enough 供给不足 缺乏 e g The water and food for disaster area is in short supply 这些水和食物给灾区是远远不够的 Potatoes are in short supply because of the bad harvest 由于收成不好 现在马铃薯供应不足 II 1 define 2 irrelevant 3 correspond to 4 flunked 5 rather 6 makes a point of 7 apt to 8 go round III Word derivation Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words 1 His vision was nearly restored to normal after the removal remove of the tumor in his brain 2 The major issue of the conference was how to cope with the severe consequences resulting from the climatic climate changes on our planet 3 This company is in trouble and the latest plan for its salvation salvage has few supporters 4 It is said in the job ad that those who apply for the vacancy should have proficiency proficient in at least two languages 5 Don t rely on the information she gave you it s pure assumption assume on her part 6 The age of college students normally norm ranges from 18 to 22 7 The government s inaction to curb inflation and unemployment caused strong resentment resent among the public 8 The Sichuan earthquake turned out to be the most disastrous disaster one the country has witnessed in the past one hundred years 1 remove v 消除 除去 脱掉 removable a 可除去的 可移动的 removal n 移动 移居 除去 e g 我们的家已从北京迁到上海 Our home has removed from Beijing to Shanghai 他脱下帽子表示敬意 He removed his hat as a sign of reverence 2 climate n 气候 风气 climatic a 气候上的 e g 她很快就适应了这种多变的气候 She adapted herself quickly to the changeable climate 3 salvage v 打捞 抢救 salvageable a 可抢救的 可打捞的 salvation n 得救 拯救 赎罪 e g 房子里没有什么东西可救的了 There is nothing that is salvageable in the building 天气干旱了这么久 这场雨成了农民的救星 After so much dry weather the rain has been the farmer s salvation 4 proficient a 熟练的 精通的 proficiency n 熟练 精通 e g 我可以说对唱歌很在行 I d say I am quite proficient at singing 5 assume v 假定 设想 承担 认为 assuming conj 假定 假如 assumption n 假定 设想 e g 我以为你能讲流利的英语 I assumed you could speak English fluently 假定那是真的 我们现在该怎么办 Assuming that it is true what should we do now 6 norm n 标准 规范 normal a 正常的 正规的 normality n 常态 normalize v 使正常 使标准化 e g 过了几天 洪水才退 生活恢复了正常 It was several days before the floodwater sank and life returned to normal 我们的关系正常了 Our relationship has been normalized 7 resent v 憎恨 生气 resentment n 怨恨 愤恨 resentful a 不满的 resentfulness n 怨恨 愤恨 e g 我非常讨厌别人侵占我的时间 I bitterly resent the encroachment on my time 他对所受的待遇感到忿恨 He is resentful at the way he has been treated 8 disaster n 灾难 disastrous a 灾难性的 e g 这场灾难过后 许多人既没有食物又没有住处 After the disaster there were many who wanted food and shelter 国家的经济形势非常糟糕 The economic condition of the country is disastrous IV 1 B 2 D 3 C 4 C 5 B 6 D 7 B 8 D V Synonym Antonym Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used 1 The essence of success is that there s never enough of it to go round in a zero sum game where one person s winning must be offset by another s losing Synonym balanced compensated 2 The level of your proficiency has been determined by your performance of rather conventional tasks Antonym unconventional 3 But they are important crucially so because they are always in short supply Antonym abundant plentiful 4 If you value these characteristics in yourself you will be valued and far more so than those whose identities are measured only by little marks on a piece of paper Synonym evaluated assessed 5 There were a lot of us then older than the norm in a hurry to get our degrees and move on Synonym average 6 It is important to recognize that human beings despite differences in class and educational labeling are fundamentally hewn from the same material and knit together by common bonds of fear and joy Synonym essentially basically 7 But these distinctions should never be taken seriously in human terms Antonym lightly frivolously 8 Even in achievement terms your B label does not mean that you are permanently defined as a B achievement person Antonym temporarily VI Prefix Write in each space one word that has the same prefix as underlined in each given word 1 interfere international 2 transcend translate 3 circumstances circumference 4 neocolonial neoclassical 5 control conform 6 antibiotic antisocial 7 unlock undo 8 outnumber outshine 1 Explanation inter between e g interaction interdependent interconnect 2 Explanation trans across or beyond e g transplant transform transatlantic 3 Explanation circum surrounding e g circumcision circumlocution circumspect 4 Explanation neo new in a later form e g neonatal neo fascist neo Georgian 5 Explanation con strengthen or reinforce e g convince constrain conquer 6 Explanation anti opposed to against e g antiwar antihero antidote 7 Explanation un in verbs that describe the opposite of a process e g unfold unload unbend uncut 8 Explanation out greater better further etc e g outgrow outlive outwit Part two Grammar Exercises 1 Disjunct A disjunct is a type of adverbial that expresses information that is not considered essential to the sentence it appears in but which is considered to be the speaker s or writer s attitude towards or descriptive statement of the propositional content of the sentence More generally the term disjunct can be used to refer to any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence Such elements usually appear peripherally at the beginning or end of the sentence and are set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma in writing and a pause in speech e g Honestly I couldn t believe it Unfortunately Kim has had to leave us I Practice Rewrite the following sentences using proper disjuncts 1 Unfortunately 2 It is hoped that the report will go out to shareholders no later than June 1 Hopefully 3 It is odd enough that he did not raise any objection to the plan Oddly enough 4 Rightly 5 Luckily 6 Fortunately 7 It is strange enough that the burglar should not have taken the diamond away Strangely enough II Type 1 expresses a judgment on the whole and meanwhile the subject so three types of sentence structures can be used Type 2 expresses no judgment on the subject 1 It was right that They were right to have 2 It was foolish that It was foolish of the boy not to say The boy was foolish not to say 3 type 1 4 type 2 5 type 2 6 type 2 7 type 2 It was lucky that 8 type 2 It is hoped that III Relative words Relative words are used to refer to a noun mentioned before and of which we are adding more information They are used to join two or more sentences in the way we call relative sentences e g I know many boys who that play rugby The shirt which that Carl bought has a stain on the pocket This is the boy whose mother works for the BBC Barnstaple has a very old covered market where I bought some lovely old plates Sunday is the day when people usually don t go to work If the verb in the relative clause needs a preposition we usually put it at the end of the clause e g The music which that Julie listens to is good Sometimes the preposition can also be placed before the relative pronoun e g My brother met a woman with whom I used to work It was the stream in which the elephant and the mouse preferred to swim Notice that we cannot use who or that after a preposition for the relative pronoun now serves as the object of the preposition III Practice Fill in each blank with a proper relative word Use preposition relative word if necessary 1 Good writing is built on a solid framework of logic argument narrative or motivation which that runs through the entire piece of writing and holds it together This is the time when many writers find it most effective to outline as a way of visualizing the hidden spine by which the piece of writing is supported 2 The element on which 3 that 4 James Russell is a man for whom I have the greatest respect 5 with whom 6 to whom 7 of which 8 at which IV 1 where where 2 what which 3 what 4 why 5 where 6 When 7 why 8 which which what V whatever wherever whoever whichever whenever and however The words whatever wherever whoever whichever whenever and however have similar meanings to no matter who what which A word of this kind has a double function it acts as a subject object or adverb in its own clause It also acts as a conjunction joining its clause to the rest of the sentence e g Whatever you may say I am not going to take him back No matter what you say Wherever you go I shall follow you No matter where you go I shall follow you Whoever disobeys the law must be punished No matter who disobeys the law However much he eats he never gets fat No matter how much he eats These words are also used to suggest something not definitely known e g I shall come whenever I can slip away We shall send whoever is available You will have to be content with whatever you can get V Practice Complete the following sentences with the appropriate words in the box whoever wherever whatever however whenever whichever 1 However 2 Whatever problems you may have we will help 3 whatever 4 Wherever 5 Take whichever book you like best 6 whoever 7 However late it is you must come to the party because it will be something fantastic 8 whenever whenever VI 1 not the most important thing it s the only thing 2 enough Nor rather Part three Translation exercises I 1 不管我们的标准是什么 这个标准现在提高了 结果使你对自己没能得到更高的分数而 感到失望 2 由于缺乏更精确的衡量工具 我们至多只能把 B 看作一个模糊的符号 表示对你掌握某 一科目的程度的判断 不过这种判断的准确性很值得怀疑 3 人的阶级属性和教育背景不尽相同 但凡是人都是血肉之躯 都有同样的恐惧感和欢愉 感 同样的痛苦感和成就感 这些共通的感受把他们连为一体 认识到这一点十分重要 4 然而和你们毕业离校之后将要进入的那片荒蛮无路 起伏跌宕的乡野相比 在样读书就 如同一条狭窄坦直 界限分明的公路 II 1 他因急性阑尾炎住院治疗 结果连期末考试都没参加 with the result that Translation He was hospitalized with acute appendicitis with the result that he missed the final examination 2 前来听讲座的人数远远超出原来的计划 分发给大家的讲义不够了 go round Translation As many more people came to the lecture than expected there were not enough handouts to go round 3 不管一天工作有多忙 他在睡觉前总要看一下电子信箱里有没有新邮件 No matter what a long busy day he may have he makes a point of checking his e mail inbox before going to bed 4 世界各国都有失业问题 但各国政府处理这个问题的方法不尽相同 handle Unemployment is found in all countries in the world but governments vary in their way to handle the problem 5 第一次来到异国的人往往会感到自己周围的一切既陌生 又有趣 be apt to Translation Anyone who has come to a foreign country for the first time is apt to find everything around him both strange and interesting 6 The football fans were very disappointed at the performance of the players of both teams 7 他的话 你得好好想一想 千万不要他说什么你就信什么 take at face value Translation Never take what he says at face value Think it over yourself 8 The doctor s words removed his fears about the operation VI Writing Practice Paragraph development Classification In our daily life we are constantly organizing things in one way or another Classification is the grouping of items into categories according to some consistent principle Most families of things can be divided or classified according to several different principles The key to good classification writing is to use a single rule of division for each part Classification is done of things that belong to one family things that have something in common but the purpose of classification is to compare and contrast them showing their differences so that the reader might have a better understanding of them Classification is extensively used in technical writing but the strategy can also be used for nontechnical purposes Original and interesting classification for rhetorical effect can surprise the readers and capture their attention Words and expressions often used for classification include among many others the following include comprise contain have be sorted into be classified into differ in be divided into be a type of fall under belong to be a part of fit into be grouped with and be associated with Exercises Write two paragraphs based on the following topic sentences with the classification strategy 1 High school teachers tend to sort their students into the following categories pleasant high achievers unpleasant high achievers the average pleasant underachievers and unpleasant underachievers Ideas for reference The pleasant high achievers take part in various kinds of activities happily and study effectively efficiently and fruitfully The unpleasant high achievers concentrate on school work with high scores but without pleasure The average achievers studies sufficiently but doesn t work more than necessary The pleasant underachievers make little efforts in school work but make use of every opportunity to enjoy themselves The unpleasant underachievers can t deal with school work well due to wrong approaches nor can they find pleasure in life 2 In Shanghai the most popular English language examinations include among others TEM 4 TEM 8 Interpreter Certificate TOEFL and IELTS Ideas for reference There are regional differences between the five tests The five tests differ in their compulsoriness Testees 受试者 应考人 are also divided on the purposes for which they take the five tests Sample In Shanghai the most popular English language examinations include among others TEM 4 TEM 8 Interpreter Certificate TOEFL and IELTS There are some differences between these tests The first three TEM 4 short for Test for English Majors Band 4 TEM 8 and Interpreter Certificate are domestic tests and among them Interpreter Certificate is a local one peculiar to the city Both TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language and IELTS International English Language Testing System are international tests organized by the American and British educational authorities respectively The five tests differ in their compulsoriness The first two are compulsory almost all college English majors are required to take them the other three fall under the optional group Besides testees are also divided on the purposes for which they take the five tests They sit in the two mandatory tests for their bachelor s degree while the Interpreter Certificate is popular because it helps when a holder of it is looking for a job Unlike them participants in the two international English tests are usually planning to receive higher education in English speaking countries VII Listening Exercises A Listen to the report Go to the Head of the Class Write in the second column of the table below the five ideas that can help you leap to the top of the class Then listen to the report again and write in the third column of the table the key words and phrases that best illustrate each idea The first one is already given as an example 1Make reading automatic key to school success take practice automatic reader read with expression read with a sense of meaning 2Win equal opportunity in the classroom same classroom different educations no equal opportunity education discuss with the teacher let the teacher know what s on your mind 3 Learn to think lower mental process rote learning higher mental processes problem solving analyzing interpreting improve thinking skills gain in rote learning 4 Have classmates help teamwork cooperative learning reward peer pressure bonuses self esteem value of cooperation better attitudes toward classmates 5 Educate at home home better predictor of success great impact homework and reading given priority parents encourage and praise family members talk and do things together B After listening discuss the following two questions 1 Do you agree with the saying Inside a