新视野大学英语读写教程第三册第九单元课后练习答案

新视野大学英语读写教程第三册第九单元课后练习答案 Unit 9 SECTION A Comprehension of the Text I 1 First a future husband wanted to be sure that he could keep his treasured ice cream collection if his marriage failed Second a woman wanted to make clear who would walk the dog Third one man wanted to be entitled to a divorce if his future wife gained more than 15 pounds once she married him 2 A prenuptial agreement or prenup is a contract negotiated by lawyers and signed by the prospective marriage partners before the wedding mainly designed to deal with financial issues if they divorce 3 Because divorce with its accompanying money problems is common in the US and more and more states began passing laws that affected the division of assets in a divorce 4 First a wealthy man who has been stung before may want to avoid such problems in the future Second protecting children from a previous marriage is also a strong reason When one future partner is extremely rich while the other is poor they may also want a prenup 5 First any language mistakes in a prenup even a misplaced preposition can be disastrous Second a prenuptial agreement signed under pressure can cause problems Finally there can be a dispute over premarital agreements if a couple decides to divorce while living abroad or when they have different passports 6 prenuptial agreements are almost ignored by British courts because English law says that the circumstances of a marriage aren t static and therefore a judge should decide how financial assets will be divided 7 For one thing the divorce rate in the US is very high and is often accompanied by money disputes For another laying bare all one s finances can sometimes save a couple from a terrible marriage 8 Because many people just put it in a drawer and never look at it again after having signed the agreement III 1 invitation 2 enforced 3 cited 4 awkward 5 inherited 6 dispute 7 exposure 8 valid 9 verified 10 justification IV 1 She has certainly gained in confidence over the last couple years 2 The actor made the headlines for having an affair 3 Greg s parents are worried about his exposure to the kind of people they don t approve of while he s at college 4 The opposition parties are calling for the minister s resignation over the scandal 5 The administration is in the process of drawing up a peace plan 6 She ll end up penniless if she keeps spending as much as that 7 She lays bare her three unhappy marriages in her autobiography 8 Hoping that he might be able to shed light on the problem I asked Paul to look at the engine 9 The outside influences have no bearing on what you can do for your basketball team 10 Thank you I ll store that piece of news away for a time when I might need it 11 Make no mistake about it he said this is the most serious threat our educational system has ever seen 12 They worked much harder when they learned that they were in line for a wage increase 13 For a time they argued over which TV program to watch 14 A car was stolen last night right under the nose of a security guard V 1 N 2 G 3 I 4 J 5 E 6 M 7 D 8 K 9 C 10 B VI 1 institutions 2 security 3 independence 4 rewards 5 markets 6 crisis 7 situation 8 aid 9 position 10 damages VII 1 a tradition perfected by the Elizabethans 2 an exhibition of fine Victorian furniture 3 dance music with African roots 4 losts of shops run by Asians 5 make the British feel more European 6 contemporary Italian literature 7 some films of Hollywoodian style 8 some novels of Jamesian style VIII 1 Premarital 2 premature 3 pre game 4 preplanned 5 pre school 6 preexist 7 presuppose 8 prehistoric IX 1 He listens to the radio while driving to work 2 He works in an American company while giving lectures on economics at a college in the evening 3 In some societies professional women are treated as equals on the job while being treated as servants at home 4 We should be pupil s while serving as teachers 5 The two professors will exchange their views while attending a meeting in Paris X 1 Not even once did this thought come to her mind 2 No sooner were they released by order of the court than they were rearrested by the police 3 By no means is it easy to pass the test when you are not spending enough time preparing 4 Seldom did the couple go to the theater together during their stay in the USA 5 Not until we understand the person who has the disease can we understand the disease XI 1 Word came yesterday that they were killed while trying to reach the summit 2 Under no circumstances shall I mention to anyone that I have turned down the incitation to her wedding 3 It made the headlines that the president s wife threatened her husband with public exposure 4 That wealthy lady s repeated demand for a premarital agreement greatly harmed her prospective husband s self esteem and ended up in his refusal to get married 5 Make no mistake about it some women would insist on the right to get a divorce if their husbands did not earn an much as the expected 6 The casual discovery of the fingerprint shed some light on the murder he had been looking into XII 1 现如今太多的人似乎都是边看电视边吃东西 几乎没主意自己吃 的是什么 吃了多少 2 我怎么也没有料到没有我你会生活得这么惬意 3 他在支票上伪造他哥哥的签名 以不正当手段得到了这比钱 这 件事后来被媒体爆了光 4 他举了个典型的例子来说明警官是出于自卫朝那人开的枪 因为 那人先朝他开枪 5 专家普遍认为饮食对人的健康有很重要的影响 6 在中国婚前协议的例子不多 这说明婚前协议尚不为众人接受 尽管离婚会涉及财产分配问题 XIII 1 B 2 C 3 A 4 D 5 B 6 A 7 B 8 D 9 C10 D 11 C 12 C 13 A 14 D 15 B 16 B 17 D 18 B 19 A 20 C SECTION B I 1 Yes In the sense that the structure of family life is undergoing extreme change 2 They are about marriages parents unmarried moth