新世纪大学英语第一册课后答案Unit04key.doc

1.1.ahead of the pack2.priorities3.permissive4.be tailored to5.assumption6.eligible7.stopped by8.correlation9.in between10.prestigious11.enrich12.Excessive13.the norm14.rot15.epidemic16.presume/ presumed17.exceptional18.took charge of2.1.looked upon as 2.sprouted up3.more likely than not4.presumed5.eligible6.correlation7.take the petence9.tremendous10.staying ahead of the pack11.exceptional 12.self-esteem13.carve out14.involved in3.1.Harvar, Yale, and Stanford are all exceptional in academic excellence.2.Statistics show that violent crime has been an epidemic in all big U.S. cities.3.Dont you think high school students are being pushed too hard for good grades?4.Rational persons are most unlikely to go to extremes, for they tend to stick to the middle ground theyve occupied.5.For a team, the most important thing is to have close teamwork; the rest will take care of itself.6.We should be as concerned with the development of variety as with the improvement on quality.4.1.Far from being permissive, many parents are putting tremendous pressure on their children to be exceptional in everything.2.Owing to her academic excellence, this Changsha girl has been accepted by several prestigious American universities, including Harvard, Yale and MIT.3.Many parents start their children in piano or violin lessons at ever-earlier ages in hopes that they will become exceptional pianists or violinists.4.In modern society, clothing styles change yearly. Some are in this year but will be out the next.5.More likely than not, what this “new” parenting idea brings about will be “super problems” rather than “super kids”.6.Young people should be given the opportunity to take the initiative, to take responsibility for their mistakes and credit for their achievements.7.In my view, he is so weak-willed that he could hardly give up smoking. To my surprise, he has easily cured himself of this bad habit.8.Demands on students have to be tailored to their interests and abilities.Cloze1.just 2.around 3.directions4.why 5.major 6.in7.with 8.language 9.pairs10.makes 11.to12.groups 13.low-status14.hold 15.skill16.purpose 17.in18.out 19.case20.men 21.where22.which 23.by24.from 25.costBachelor of Arts Bachelor of ScienceReading Activity5. in the college dining hall/ went through all sorts of interviews6.A full-time job supervising student labor in the dining hall7.settle for a job as a bookstore d irony 9.a classicist working in the capacity as a bookstore clerk10.Its about time college graduates from the class of 86 started their lucky and unlucky life journey!1.thrive on 2.minimal3.persisted in 4.ultimate5.aptitude 6.plight7.enthusiastice 8.otherwise9.is/was supervising10.inquiries 11.entails12.simultaneous13.desperate for 14.be taken into account15.pursue 16.prospective17.at the mercy of 18.recession 19.contagious 20.unconcernedWriting Practice These days, after-school classes for children are very popular in China. The classes cover a dizzying array of subjects and skills as music, dancing, painting, calligraphy, computer, oratory, essay writing, mathematics, and foreign languagesjust to name a few. Do children really gain extra benefit from these extra classes? The answer depends very much on whether the children themselves wish to attend them. If the children uncover some intrinsic happiness because of the lessons, then by nurturing and developing their talents, they do learn something. If, however, they are just compelled by their parents to attend, then very likely everyone ends up disappointed with the final result. All will have been for no gain or pleasure, and ultimately just a waste of time. So while piano lessons may well be a blessing for one child, they may just as likely end up a curse for another. Besides the issue of motivation, parents must also be careful not to over-schedule their child. Some parents try to fill up every minute of their childs life with so-called “meaningful” activities. Weekends get crammed with a variety of supplementary classes, and the child is rushed from one classroom to another. As a result, he or she is under tremendous pressure, and may even lack adequate slee