大学英语综合教程第1、2单元课后题答案.doc

Unit OneText AComprehensionContent QuestionsPair Work1 He used to be utterly bored by English courses.2 When he was in the third year in high school.3 He heard that Mr. Fleagle was dull, formal, rigid, and hopelessly out of date, and unable to inspire. He thought he was excessively prim and proper.4 Because he expected the topics would be dull.5 The art of Eating Spaghetti.6 Because this topic brought back vivid memories of a night in Belleville when he and his family members learned how to eat spaghetti.7 He thought he would violate all the rules of formal composition hed learned in school, and Mr. Fleagle would surely give it a failing grade.8 He was preparing himself for a command to report to Mr. Fleagle immediately after school for discipline.9 He announced that he wanted to read an essay to the class.10 Mr. Fleagle was reading Mr. Bakers essay to the class. The class listened attentively, and then the entire class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment.11 Because both Mr. Fleagle and his classmates appreciated his essay very much.12 Probably he meant that the way Bakers essay was composed was exactly the way essays should be written or that the essence of a good essay is that it can move readers.Text OrganizationWorking on Your Own1 2 Bakers impression of his new English teacher 4 Vivid memories the title brought back6 Anticipating punishment8 Classmates response to the essay2 Part Two: Baker found himself attracted by one particular topic and wrote about it for his own joy. Part Three: The experience of writing the essay helped him discover his talent for writing and realize what he wished to do in life.Language Sense Enhancement1 warmth (2) put it down (3) recapture and hold (4) relive (5) however (6) violate (7) composition (8) a failing grade (9) mind (10) for myselfLanguage Focus1 Vocabulary1 1) respectable 2) agony 3) put down 4) sequence 5) hold back 6) distribute 7) off and on 8) vivid 9) associate 10) finally 11) turn in 12) tackle 2 1) has been assigned to the newspapers Paris office. 2) was so extraordinary that I didnt know whether to believe him or not.3) a clear image of how she would look in twenty years time.4) gave the command the soldiers opened fire.5) buying bikes well keep turning them out.3 1) reputation, rigid, to inspire2) and tedious, Whats more, out of date ideas3) compose, career, avoid showing, hardly hold backII Synonyms in Context1 composed 2 severe 3 agony 4 extraordinary 5 recall 6 command 7 was violating 8 anticipateIII Collocation1 at 2 for 3 of 4 with 5 as 6 about 7 to 8 in, in 9 from 10 on/uponComprehensive Exercises1 Cloze1 Text-related (1) hold back (2) tedious (3) scanned (4) recall (5) vivid (6) off and on (7) turn out/in (8) career2 Theme-related(1) last (2) surprise (3) pulled (4) blowing (5) dressed (6) scene (7) extraordinary (8) image (9) turn (10) excitementII Translation1 1) As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to.2) His girlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it took hold.3) Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months, they have decided to increase its production.4) It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the companys safety rules. / Bill is said to have been fired for continually violating the companys safety rules.5) It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. / The local government is reported to have taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage.2 Susan lost her legs because of / in a car accident. For a time, she didnt know how to face up to the fact that she would never (be able to) walk again. One day, while scanning (though) some magazines, a true story caught her eye/she was attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer. Greatly inspired, Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be able to lead a useful life. Text BComprehension Check1 c 2 a 3 c 4 d 5 b 6 d Translation1 我的耳朵里嗡嗡作响，听不见他们后来讲的话，只东一点西一点深入片言只语。“玛莎是墨西哥人辞职不干”2 等我意识到我的这番话的意思时，为时已晚。爷爷知道我明白那不是钱的问题。不是那个问题。3 第二天，我沉默不语，一幅十分伤心的小女孩的模样，拖着脚步走进校长办公室。4 他看上去像孩子般开心，像孩子般天真无邪，可是我心里比谁都明白。Language Practice1 1) b 2) d 3) a 4) f 5) c 6) g 7) h 8) e21) resigned2) expectation3) have maintained4) represents5) exception6) was awarded7) plus8) make it9) dedicate10) innocent11) compare to 12) significance Unit TwoText AComprehensionContent QuestionsPair Work1 He was reading a letter.2 No.3 The driver talked about his friend with the author.4 They had been friends since childhood.5 They attended the same primary school and high school, and always went to school together.6 They hadnt seen each other more than once or twice a year because the driver moved away from the old neighborhood.7 Old Ed was dead.8 Because he was very regretful.9 He thought he himself also neglected keeping up correspondence with his friends.10 Because they had been good friends over the years. They were old now, and there werent many people at their age still alive.11 The driver felt that their friendship over the years had been very important to him, more important than he could say because he was not good at expressing his feelings.12 He decided to write a letter at once because he didnt want to make the same mistake as the driver did.Text OrganizationWorking on Your Own11) The story begins with the cab driver reading a letter.2) The letter Tom wrote to his friend Ed.3) Their conversation was centered on the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed.4) The author got to learn more about their friendship by reading the letter himself.2 Part Two: Reading the letter by himself, the author learned more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed.Part Three: The drivers experience urged the author to reach for his pen.Language Sense Enhancement1 (1) come to think of (2) as well(3) used to(4) much of a (5) correspondence(6) take it(7) quite a while(8) so (9) All the way(10) friendshipLanguage Focus1 Vocabulary11) absolutely2) available3) every now and then4) are urging/urged5) destination6) mostly7) hangs out8) right away9) reunion10) or something11) estimate12) going ahead2 1) in the examination was still on his mind.2) was completely choked up by the sight of his team losing in the final minutes of the game.3) was so lost in study that she forgot to have dinner.4) has come up and I am afraid I wont be able to accomplish the project on time.5) of equipping the new hospital was estimated at $2 million.31) were postponed, the awful, is estimated2) reference, not available, am kind of3) not much of a teacher, skips, go aheadII Collocation1 to 2 for 3 at 4 from 5 in 6 to, on 7 on 8 withIII Usage1 more or less 2 kind of/ sort of 3 something 4 kind of/ sort of5 more or less 6 or somethingComprehensive ExercisesI Cloze1 Text-related (1) choked up(2) awful(3) practically(4) neighborhood(5) correspondence(6) available(7) destination(8) reunion(9) Mostly(10) postponing(11) absolutely2 Theme-related(1) how(2) savings(3) embarrassment(4) phone(5) interrupted(6) touch(7) envelope(8) signed(9) message(10) neededII Translation11) Half an hour had gone by, but the last bus hadnt come yet. We had to walk home.2) Mary looks as if she is very worried about the Chinese exam because she hasnt learned the texts by heart.3) Since the basketball match has been postponed, we might as well visit the museum.4) He stayed in Australia with his parents all the way through World War II.5) Since I graduated from Nanjing University in 1985, I have kind of lost touch with my classmates.2 It is not easy to keep in touch wi