人教英语选修课本答案

1、人教英语选修 9 Unitl 1. P3EX.1 横排：3、6、7、8、9 2. P3EX.2 1. The text doesn t say where he lives now but it is possible he lives in New York because we know that he lived there when he was a teenager and that he took part in a bicycle marathon there in 1978. 2. He was 16 in the early 1970s so he would be in h

2、is late 40s now. 3. Yes.4. When he was a child. 5. A. He has to make fine neck adjustments, and has to rest and eat with the bottle of milk on his head. B. He needs a great sense of balance, and has to stay on top even though his legs may start shaking. C. He has to overcome dizziness, extreme tired

3、ness and pain. During the process, he is permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour and stop briefly to vomit. D. Lunges are very hard on his legs. 6. There i s no limit to people s physical abilities.7. He h 3那些不从历史汲取教训的人注定要重蹈覆辙。 4带着希望旅行（的过程）远胜于到达目的地（那一刻）。 5没有计划就是计划失败。 6会问问题的人当五分钟的傻子； 从不

4、提问的人则当一辈子的 傻子。7智者知而不言，愚者言其不知。 8覆水难收。6. P6EX.1 362514 7. P6Ex.2 1The most bodies painted at the same time. 2They were looking at the records set by groups of people in a book of Guinness World Records. 3They can t paint just one symbol on each body. Everyone has to be painted from head to toe with a

5、design approved by the Guinness organization. 4It needed another two months. 5 Parents and local businesses are going to support them. 6. 1) It would be great fun. 2) It would create a bit of school spirit. 3) It would bring people in the local community together. 4) When they are old, they ll be ab

6、le to tell their grandchildren what they did. 8. P6Ex.3 横排编号：9-1-7 done no training. 8. He believed that because he had done no training, it must have been his spirit that made him come third, and so after the bicycle marathon he believed that he could accomplish anything by using his spirit, and hi

7、s body was just an instrument of the spirit. He believed there is no physical limitation. 9. When he feels like giving up, he goes deep within himself and connects with his soul and his teacher to keep on. 3. P4Ex.1 竖列： approximate approximation adjust adjustment adjustable accomplishment accomplish

8、ed devote devoted/ing motivate motived/ing 1devoted 2approximate 3accomplishment 4motivate 5adjusted 4 P5Ex.2 1usual conventional 2severe tough 3sacred spiritual 4spirit soul 5hard tough 6begged urged7truth reality 5. P6Ex.2 1 6253 14 9586(A) 2( B)-10 7(A) 3(B) 784 1. 担忧从来不会给人带来任何好处。2两人智慧胜一人。 9. P9E

9、x.1 1 Lance Armstrong 1999,2003 France fastest average speed, Tour de France ( five times ) 2 Michellie Jones 1992, 1993 (not stated ) International Triathlon Union World Champion 3 Fu Mingxia 1991, 1992, 1996, 2000 Australia, Barcelona ( Spain), Atlanta (America), Sydney (Australia) youngest female

10、 to win the wimen s world title for platform diving; youngest Olympic diving champion of all time; first woman in Olympic diving history to win four gold medals 4 Martin Strel 2000, 2001,2002, 2003, 2004 the Danube River in Europe; the Mississippi River in USA; the Parana River in South America; the

11、 Changjiang River in China First person to swim the entire length of the Danube River; longest time for nonstop swimming; swimming the greatest distance; first man to swim the length of the s a saltwater lake. The Caspian Sea is about Parana River; swimming the length of the dangerous Changjiang Riv

12、er 10. P9Ex.2 1. Fu Mingxia 2. Lance Armstrong, Fu Mingxia 3. Lance Armstrong, Michellie Jones, Martin Strel 4. Lance Armstrong, because he overcame cancer and then had the courage to return to racing. 5. Courage, determination, ambition, vision, passion, focus, concentration, belief in himself / he

13、rself, perseverance, etc. 11. P9Ex.3 1Martin Strel 2Michellie Jones 3Lance Armstrong 4Fu Mingxia 12. Workbook ( P51EX.1) 1C2B3A4B5D6C 13. P51EX.3 1. The Nile It is in North and East Africa. It kilometers long, it is about 300 kilometers longer than the Yangtze. 2. The Caspian Sea It has an area of 3

14、71,800 Square kilometers. It love the most. 2. Participating in a competition gives me a great feeling of accomplishment. 3. Speaking on the phone for hours is not something I can understand. 4. To compete at the Olympics is my dream. 5. What she did for the school was greatly appreciated by the stu

15、dents and staff. 18. P54Ex.1 A Cake could be record breaker B Biggest porker ever C Man of many faces D World s oldest man dies E Chin a s year of records F Elephant s armour unique9. s 6f69SEx.2 A the biggest pig B the largest strawberry cake D 1the largest afforestation project 2the fastest commer

16、cial maglev train four or five times larger in area than the second largest lake (Lake Superior in North America which is the largest freshwater lake). 3. The Pacific Ocean It represents 45.9% of the world s oceans. 3the longest continuous motorcycle ride with the rider standing on the seat without

17、touching the handlebars E changing masks 14 times in 24 seconds ( that is, the fastest mask-changing) F the oldest man alive 20. 4. Mt Quomolangma It is in the Himalayas. It meters high. It was formed 60 million years ago. The Nepalese call it“ Sagarmatha ” which means the sky ”. 5. The Blue Whale A

18、n adult grows up to 35 meters long and weighs up to 130 tones. It is much larger than the largest land mammal which is the African elephant ( One African elephant specimen was 3.96 meters tall and weighed over 12 tones ). 6. The cheetah It can run at 100 kilometers an hour on level ground. But it ca

19、n run at this speed only over a short distance 14. P52Ex.1 1appreciation 2conception 3wisdom 4regrets 15. P53Ex.2 1marathon 2bid 3champion 4conventional 5virtue 6accomplish 7reality 8amateur 9profile 10wage 11struggle12unfit 16. P53Ex.1 1 3 25 3 7 46 54 6 8 7 1 8 2 17. P54Ex.3 1. The peaceful atmosp

20、here of the mountains is the thing I s 8,84Ex.31F2T3T4T5F6F 21. P56Ex.4 goddessggestpigNatural world B largest suit of armour History and society C biggest strawberry cakeAmazing feats D 1largest afforestation projectNational world 2fastest commercial maglev train Travel and transport also Science a

21、nd technology 3longest continuous motorcycle ride with the rider standing on the seat without touching the handlebars Sports and games E fastest mask-changingArts and media F oldest man aliveHuman body 22. P56Ex.21F2B3D4A5E6C 23. P57Ex.3 Dos 1. Choose a category from the Guinness Book. 2. Choose a c

22、ategory that others will be interested in challenging. 3. Contact the Guinness office before going ahead with your record attempt. 4. Train for your event, build up your training slowly. 5. Do a trial run. 6. When you are trying for a record and you have a problem, try and fix or work with the probl

23、em. 7. Ask some friends to go with you to encourage your efforts and to offer advice. 8. Make sure you have proof of your new record. Don ts: 1. Don t choose something unless you re certain it category. 2. Don t train too quickly. 3. When you are trying for a record, if something goes wrong, don t g

24、ive up. Unit2 1 ( P14EX.1) 1BA 2. Speed and time are important in finding out the longitude of a ship because the earth moves fifteen degrees westwards every hour. If you know your direction, speed and time, you can work out the approximate longitude or change in your position in relation to the sta

25、rs. 3. The position of the sun and stars are useful for working out latitude because they are fixed points in the sky and their movements in relation to the earth are already known. So they can be used to measure a ship position. P14Ex.4 2. fresh seaweed, nesting birds returning home in the evening

26、or fog. 3. sea currents or tides and winds 4. 1 measuring time and speed 2 compass and complicated mathematical tables 5. to compare the height of the sun now with the position of the sun at midday. to compare the position of the ship in relation to some stars or the sun. a more precise form of the

27、astrolabe, to measure how high stars are above the horizon, and compare that measurement with previous measurements(using the ship as one of the fixed points to find its position). an updated version of the quadrant and so it was more accurate, to measure the angle between two fixed points outside t

28、he ship (using two mirrors to find the ship position). 3. P15EX.1 1overhead2offshore3alongside4simplified; minimum5voyage; seamen 4. P15Ex.2 横排： 1nowhere2download3outward4reliable5seaweed6shortco ming 5. P16Ex.4 1reference2voyage3mercy4outward5awkward6accelerate d7precise8approximate9nowhere10seawee

29、d11randomly1 2alorigssda 6. P19Ex.1 横排：2、3、4、5、6、7、8、10 7. P19Ex.2 NorwayWatched birds to find land PacificStudied the waves of the ocean 8. P19Ex.3 1. Vikings used to prefer to sail following the coastline so they could check that they were on the correct route. 2. Vikings used birds, and natural f

30、eatures like mountains, to direct their ships. 9.Workbook练习答案 P59Ex.2) 1Calicut2Champa3Sumatra4Hormuz5Aden6Mogadishu 10. P59Ex.3 1. No reports of other navigators for this period have survived. 2. It wasswritten in documents. 3. The writers mention it in the books. 4. He made seven voyages and visit

31、ed more than thirty countries. 5. Zheng He remarks how much the foreign kings liked porcelain and silk. 6. 1 He brought a giraffe for the Emperor from Africa. 2 He brought scarves of fine gold decorated with pearls and precious stones. P60Ex.4 1. he sent Zheng He with a large fleet of ships to visit

32、 new places in neghbouring countries. 2. he put up a pillar describing all his achievements. 3. that they would believe that he really had achieved great things and gone to many foreign countries. 4. they described him as being eight feet tall. 12. P61Ex.1 1dusk2departure3tension4accelerated5hardshi

33、p 13. P61E.2s 1portable2compulsory3survival4foreseen5dilemma6Starv ation7thirst8psychologically9parcel10crew11jaws of death12incident P62EX.3 1.1 have gradually accepted/got used to the routine at school now that I am in the advanced class and can make my own study plan. 2. The drawback of using tha

34、t girl for the advertising was her square jaw which made her look unfriendly. 3. Mathematics is a subject which demands precise and accurate. 4. In the park I saw a small boy holding the string of a kite overhead, which was rising and falling at the mercy of the wind. 5. That explorer wanted to secu

35、re his place in history by being the first man to reach the South Pole. 6. Mr. Wang made a deposit into the bank every month to save for a flat so that he could fullfil his responsibility to his family. 15. P62Ex. 1arose2can be found3floats4made5had reached6was7found8had used9proved10was11had been t

36、ravelling12stated13had14reached15declared16seemed17r efused18was19disappeared20may21are22will be living23is solved 16. P63EX.1 142597683 17. P63EX.2 1. The story could not be true because: A whale would not remain still long enough for trees to grow on its back; Sea horses do not have the build or s

37、ize of real horses; Sea horses cannot be used to produce stronger horses than real horses. 2. The ideas of the students may vary. The most important thing is to make they have a reason for their ideas. 3. These aspects of animal behavior are not true. Whales resting so long on the surface of the oce

38、an. Whales have to keep returning to the surface of the sea to breathe but then must return under the water to keep their skin wet. It would be impossible for a whale to remain on the water so long that soil accumulated and trees grew there. Sea horses being able to live and move on land and in the

39、sea. Sea horses are small creatures made of shell or bone and about the size of a hand. They have no legs but move along by pushing their tail up and down and curling it up between pushes. Their heads resemble the knights of chessmen sets. Sea horses cannot breed with land horses to produce stronger

40、 land horses. 4. The coincidence was that Sindbad met some people from his home. He wanted to go home, and they were looking for him. 18. P64EX.1 Baghdad fiction on an unknown island Sindbad is left behind by the ship, sees a bird and ties himself to its leg to escape. on a high hill Sindad unties h

41、imself and sees the hill is covered in diamonds. Unit3 1 ( P24EX.1) 1. The south-eastern coastal area of Australia. 2. Canberra. 3. 20 million. 4. 26 January. 5. 4,352 kilometers. 6. 14. 7. A few coastal areas. 8. Most people do not climb Ayers Rock out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consi

42、der the rock to be sacred. 9. Cradle Mountain National Park and Uluru. P24EX.1 1migrants/citizens 2nations/backgrounds 3citizens 4Aboriginal 5backgrounds/nations/homelands 6respect 7tolerance 8nation 3. P25EX.2 Dictionary definition: 1a person who goes from one place to live in another(also immigran

43、t) 2enough 3put seed in the ground so they will grow 4difficult or unpleasant conditions of life 5an unmarried male 6communicate by writing 7to need to pay or give(something) to (someone) because they given or lent (something) to you or have done (something)for you 4. P26EX.1 1a good jumper 2out of

44、his enclosure 3to build an even higher barrier 4disappointing 5in his enclosure 6over forty meters high 7a good question 8they II just keep going higher until somebody remembers to shut the gate at night 5. P26EX.2 1to be shrinking 2the wrong kind of meat for a barbecue 3to cook it very slowly 4stra

45、nge 5rotten 6steak 7what 8in the bottom of the fridge 9the dog s meat 10sure P26EX.2 1. Wei Ping is worried about the snakes. 2. No, Bob is not worried because he does not believe they are likely to see any and he knows what precautions to take against being bitten. 3. He probably has talked him aro

46、und because he assured Wei Ping that there was very little danger. Also the fact that Wei Ping summarized the advice Bob gave him suggests that he has accepted Bob s assurances. P27EX.3 1snake 2boots and long trousers 3noise 4do not move 5avoid walking 8. P28EX.2 1. 115 different kinds of snake and

47、most of the 2,000 different kinds of spider. Only a few spiders and snakes are capable of killing humans. 2. Most jellyfish can cause severe pain to anyone who touches them but only the box jellyfish can kill a human. 3. 160 different kinds of shark but only 2 or 3 kinds are likely to attack humans.

48、 4. The saltwater crocodile. 9.Workbook练习答案( P67EX.2) 1Surf lifesaving boat 2Nappers marching 3Surf board rescue and flag 4Surfer 5Rescue boat 6Nippers and flag . P67EX.3 1. Tasmania. 2. He likes to surf. 3. It costs nothing. Surf lifesavers are volunteers, they work for free. 4. They are between 7

49、and 15. They train to be lifesavers and take part in games and competitions. 5. He liked to go to parties. P68EX.1 1tax2federal3sow4bachelor5via across vinegar 6authority7nation8owe9highway10ecology11rainfall 12policy P69Ex.21with2Out3with4into5from6for P69EX.3 1defensive2defend3defence4desperately5

50、desperate 6desperation7tolerable8tolerant9tolerance10tolerate 11reserved12reservation13reserve14recoverable15recover 16recovery P69EX.4 1birthplace2citizen3homeland4heritage5celebrations 6fortnight P70EX.1 1running2finding/to find3painting/to paint 4closed5reserved6staying/to stay . P70EX.2 1appeare

51、d/seemed2remain3seemed4prove 5sounded6became ； falling7is; keep8seemed 17. P70EX.3 1. Sandy has been out of work for half a year and is unable to support his family. 2. This is a novel that will be of interest to a wide range of readers. 3. Let me know if I can be of any help to you. 4. Arthur is al

52、ready in his 30s and hasn yet. 5. Next you put this into the machine here. Are you with me? 6. In my opinion, the Summer Palace is at its best in May. t started a caree 7. The last time I saw him was Friday night. He was onhis hands and knees searching for something in his laboratory. 8. Cathy has b

53、een on a sewing course all this month. 18. P71EX.2 1Flag No 12 Flag No 4 3Flag No 6 4Falg No 7 19. P73EX.2 1. People from Asia settled in the place we now call Australia. The continent was then cut off from Asia 10,000 years ago. 2. Some people think a Chinese fleet led by Zheng He may have visited

54、Australia. 3. A Dutch sea captain first mapped the north coast. 4. Abel Tasman made a map on which he combined all known land and guessed the rest. 5. Captain Cook sailed up the east coast of the continent. 6. Mathew Flinders sailed around the continent, mapped it and called it Australia. Unit4 1 (

55、P33EX.1) Para.1 explains when plant collecting began. Para.2 describes when and where plant collecting began on a large scale by Europeans. Para.3 Talks about French Catholic missionaries who collected plants in China in the 18th century. Para.4 is about the famous British plant collector, Sir Josep

56、h Banks, who collected many new plants in Australia. Para.5 explains the problems of keeping plants alive on long trips. Para.6 describes an experiment carried out by Dr Nathaniel Ward who invented a glass case in which to transport plants on long journeys. Para.7 is about Robert Fortune, a British

57、plant collector who made several trips to China in the 19th century. Para.8 is about Father Farges, a French Catholic missionary who collected plants in China in the West. Para.9 describes how many European plant collectors, such as E H Wilson, went to China so that new plants could be introduced to

58、 gardens in the West. Topics for each paragraph: 1. When plant collecting began 2. When and where plant collecting began on a large scale. 3 French Catholic missionaries collected plants in China in the 18th century. 4. The famous British plant collector, Sir Joseph Banks 5. Problem of keeping plant

59、s alive on long trips 5. Wardian case 6. How Robot Fortune introduced Chinese partner P33EX.2 1. the Queen of Egypt sent ships to gather plants, animals and other goods. 2. a French Catholic missionary called Father d was sent to Beijing. 3. some Tree of Heaven seeds arrived in England. 4. Sir Josep

60、h Banks collected vast quantities of plants in the land now known as Australia. 5. the Tree of Heaven was introduced into North America. 6. Nathaniel Ward used two special cases that he had invented to ship British plants to Sydney, Australia. 7. a British plant collector, Robot Fortune, made severa