全新版大学英语综合教程第二册全部课后练习答案2

1、学习必备欢迎下载unit1ways of learning part ii reading taskcomprehension content questionpair work1. they were studying arts education in chinese kindergartens and elementary schools in nanjing.2. their 18-month-old son benjamin was fond of trying to place the key into the slot of the key box during their st

2、ay at the jinling hotel.3. they would come over to watch benjamin and then try to teach him how todo it properly.4. because he realized that this anecdote was directly relevant to their assigned tasks in china: to investigate early childhood education and to throw lighton chinese attitudes toward cr

3、eativity.5. most of them displayed the same attitude as the staff at the jinling hotel.6. he emphasizedthat the most important thing is to teach the child that on can solve a problem effectively by oneself.7. he means that this incident pointed to important differences in educational and artistic pr

4、actices between china and the usa.8. the manner in which the chinese staff saw the need to teach the child byguiding his hand in the characteristic of a broader attitude to education, one that stands in contrast to the western preference for leaving the child to explore and learn unaided.9. one exam

5、ple is of children at the age of 5 or 6 painting flowers, fish and animals skillfully and confidently; in a second example, calligraphers 9 and 10 years old were producing works; and in a third,young artists work on perfecting their craft for several hours a day.10. americans think that unless creat

6、ivity has been acquired early, it may never emerge, and skills can be picked up later. chinese think that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired, andthere is no hurryto promote creativity.11. this is mainly due to the difference in their way of thinking.12. the author makes the

7、 suggestionthatwe should strike a better balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills.text organizationworking on your own1.学习必备欢迎下载1) the text begins with an anecdote.2) his thoughts are mainly about different approaches to learning in china and the west.3) he winds up the text with a s

8、uggestion in the form of a question.2. chinese1) show a child how to do something, or tech by holding the hand2) give greater priority to developing skills at an early age, believing that creativity can be promoted over timeamericans1) teach children thatthey should rely on themselves forsolutions t

9、o problems2) put more emphasis on fostering creativity in young children, thinking skills can be picked up laterlanguage sense enhancement(1) summarizing(2) valueoriginality and independence(3) contrast betweenlanguage focus vocabularyi1.1) insert2) on occasion3) investigate4) in retrospect2.(4) in

10、terms of(5) harbor(6) fearful(7) comparable5) initial6) phenomena7) attached8) make up for(8) promote creativity(9) emerge(10) picked up9) is awaiting10) not; in the least11) promote12) emerged1) a striking contrast between the standards of living in the north of the country and the south.2) is said

11、 to be superior to synthetic fiber.3) as a financial center has evolved slowly.4) is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.5) by a little-known sixteen-century italian poet have found their way into some english magazines.3.1) be picked up; cant accomplish; am exaggerating2) somewhat; the perf

12、ormance; have neglected; they apply to3) assist; on the other hand; are valid; a superiorii学习必备欢迎下载1.1continual3continual2continuous4continuous2.1principal4principles2principal5principal3principleiii1. themselves2. himself/herself3. herself/by herself/on her owncomprehensive exercisesi. cloze1.4. it

13、self5. ourselves6. yourself/by yourself/on your own1contrast5promoting10 neglecting2exaggerating6pick up11 worthwhile3priority7assist12 superior4ontheother8accomplishhand9occasion1end5equipped9definitely2perform6designed10 quality3facing7approach4competent8rest2.ii. translation1.(1) it takes an enor

14、mous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.(2) tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.(3) many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the childat an early age.(4) assuming thispaintingreal

15、lyisamasterpiece, doyouthinkits worthwhile to buy it.(5) if the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.2.to improve our english, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listeningand speaking. besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as

16、possible is also very important. without an enormous store of good english writing in学习必备欢迎下载your head you cannot expressyourself freely in english. itis also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produ

17、ce the most desirable result. as long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering english.unit2values part ii reading taskcomprehension content questionpair work1. the salvation army is a religious charitable organization. a salvation army bell ringer is a v

18、olunteer who help it collect donations.2. the boy asked him: are you poor. he did it simply out of confusion andcuriosity. obviously he knew nothing about the salvation army bell ringer.3. he said, “i have more than some people, but not as much as others.”this means that he was neither poor nor rich

19、.4. the boys mother scolded him because the question was social inappropriate,especially to a person who looked poor.5. yes, economicallyhe is poor. he lives in a small basement apartment. he doesnetven have a color tv. he falls into the lowest income category. andso on.6. no, the writer does not fe

20、el poor. this is because he has enjoyed good health and creativity which he thinks are much more importantthanmaterial goods.7. he feels out of place among people who are primarily interested in materialthings.8. she told him that she was interested in whast on the inside. but after he tookher to hi

21、s poorly furnished apartment, she changed her mind completely.9. it only shows that to her the most important thing was still material goods rather than what she had claimed before.10. commercial can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.11. because december is the time

22、 for to work for the salvation army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others.12. the boys question has helped the writerrealize that, despite his lack ofexpensive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful学习必备欢迎下

23、载for that.text organizationworking on your own1.1a. 2) the essay is meant to explain something that is, the authsorview of life.3) that one can live a life full of riches without being rich financially.2.part one: the writer s encounter with a boy who raised the question “are you poor.”part two: in

24、search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessionsdoesnmtake him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways.part three: inconclusion,the writerthinks hes grown to understand moreabout himself because of the bosy question.language sense enhancement1.(1) attain(

25、2) wear and tear(3) dependable(4) modestlanguage focus vocabularyi1.1) abrupt2) emotional3) bless4) wear and tear2.(5) primarily(6) minimal(7) exceptionally(8) illness-free5) dated6) consequences7) seemingly8) in contrast to(9) spirited(10) energizing9) curiosity10) genuine11) primarily12) sentiment

26、s1) confronted with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest one first.2) vital to the existence of all forms of life.3) some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject.4) nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy.5) tickled him to think t

27、hat shed come to ask his advice3.1) a lingering; fabricating; sentiments学习必备欢迎下载2) fill out; every item; vital; consequences3) be denied; tangible; cherish; attainii1. it is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.2. she arrived early and took a front row seat.3. dont take me for a fool.4. it

28、 takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.5. my uncle will take me along on his trip to the arctic this summer.6. he took the dinner plate i passed to him.7. kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.8. if you dont take my advice, you will regret it.iii1. hanging2. to giv

29、e3. to return4. being praised5. not having written6. to say7. to open8. being helpedcomprehensive exercisesi. cloze1well-off/affluent5deny9out of place2dated6tangible10 abrupt3falling into7pursuit11 focus4bracket8cherishes12 donations1consume5physically9traditional2fueled6security10 follow3annual7in

30、dicates4plain8equally1.2.iii. translation1.1) the company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.2) whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.3) education is the most cherished tradition in our family. thats why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants,

31、 but sent me to the best private school.4) shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus hadto go through another difficult phase of his life.5) in contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.2.withmore

32、and more donations coming in, our university willbe muchbetter offfinancially next year. we willthus be able to focus on the most学习必备欢迎下载important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, totrain them to be dependable and responsible indi

33、viduals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.unit3the generation gap part ii reading taskcomprehensioncontent question pair work1. there are seven characters-father, mother, heidi, diane, sean, restaurant manager, and m

34、rs. higgins.2. no. because what he does usually ends up embarrassing them.3. to buy a guitar.4. to check if sean was going to embarrass him.5. he knew his father was going to embarrass him.6. it was unnecessary and embarrassing.7. he wanted dan to pressure his son into asking diane to the senior pro

35、m.8. he would speak to his son and insist that the latter give diane a call.9. she felt humiliated.10. because the thompson had just moved.11. he tried to let her know how exceptionally talented a young woman heidi was.12. because she couldnt bear being embarrassed by her father.text organizationwor

36、king on your own1.1. a fast-food restaurant2. the thompson family dining room3. an office at a high school2.sceneone: father embarrassedsean by talking too proudly to the restaurant manager.scenetwo: father embarrassed diane by persuading a colleague into pressinghis son to ask her to the senior pro

37、m.scene three: father embarrassed heidi by boating to an official at her new学习必备欢迎下载school about how talented she was.language sense enhancement1.(1) once in a while(2) for(3) the problem(4) he thinkslanguage focus vocabulary(5) humiliated(6) class president(7) have(8) actually(9) stop to think(10)

38、interferencei1.1typical5welfare9narrowed down2) dumb3) junior6) came over7) interference10) frank11) schemes4glorious8fading12 at any rate2.1) consists of five generals and four police officers.2) will be in a location overlooking the lake.3) was humiliated by her comments about my family background

39、 in front of so many people.4) have any proof that it was henry who stole the computer.5) was exhausted after the long cycle ride.3.1) hysterical; was handed down by; should have known better than2) twisted; over and over; talented son3) patience; not to keep him in suspense; assured; repeatedlyii.

40、collocation1. adequate2. anxious3. certainiii. usage1. be admitted2. live4. content5. crazy6. likely3. be postponed4. buy7. fortunate8. keen5. be banned6. becomprehensive exercisesi. cloze1.学习必备欢迎下载(1) typical(2) welfare(3) constant(4) frank(5) talent(6) dumb2.(7) know better than that(8) repeatedly

41、(9) dread(10) interference(11) bet(12) assure(1) despite(2) really(3) same(4) contactii. translation1.(1) admitted(2) attempt(3) not(4) tend(5) different(6) manner(1) have scientists found proof of water on mars.(2) the planning committee has narrowed down the possiblelocationsfor the nuclear power

42、plant totwo coastal towns.(3) sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare forthe rest of his life.(4) a jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that mary was guilty.(5) sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.2.george, the son of mr. johnson, liked

43、listening to heavy metal music in theevenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference. they called mr. johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. mr. johnson

44、 assured them that he would certainly settle the issue.as soon as he put down the phone he scolded his so“wn,hat has come over you.you should know better than to disturb others for your own amusemen”t.in the end george traded his cds for computer games software from his classmates.unit4the virtual w

45、orld part ii reading taskcomprehensioncontent question pair work1. she used to be a television producer, but now she is a writer.2. shewritesandeditsarticlesonline,submitsthemviaemail,and学习必备欢迎下载communicates with colleagues via the internet, too.3. she could stay computer-assisted at home for weeks,

46、 going out only t get mail, newspapers and groceries.4. they feel as if they had become one with the computer, and life seems to be unreal.5. that people who grew used to a virtual life would feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing.6. she gets overexcited, speaks too much, and interrupts ot

47、hers.7. she is bad-tempered, easily angered, and attacks everyone in sight, all becauseshe has long become separated from others and lacks emotional face-to-face exchanges with people.8. she fights her boyfriend, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by their typ

48、ed dialogue.9. because we rely on co-works for company.10. she calls people, arrangers to meet the few friends remaining in the city, getstothegym,arrangesinterviewsforstories,doctorsappointments-anything to get her out of the house and connected with others.11. no, she doesnt feel happy. she feels

49、being face to face is intolerable.12. she makes her excusesandflees, re-enters herapartment,runstothe computer, clicks on the modem, and disappears into the virtual world again.text organizationworking on your own1.1.2-32.1,4-10,133.114.122.the first paragraph describes the consequences of living av

50、irtual life andthe last tells of the authors escapeback into it. together, they bring out the dilemma people at present are in: becauseof modern technology,we have a choice between a virtual life and real life, but find both unsatisfactory.language sense enhancement1.(1) routine(2) for company(3) un

51、employment(4) externallyvocabulary(5) drug abuse(6) restore(7) fled(8) gym(9) set apart(10) appointments学习必备欢迎下载i1.1) conversely2) but then5) abusing6) tone9) have arranged10) in sight3symptom7took; in11 stretched2.4spitting8editing12 data1) smoking cigarettes jars on me.2) find themselves getting s

52、ucked in.3) has arranged for a technician from the computer store to check and repair it.4) fled their country to avoid militaryservice/fled to other countries to avoid military service.5) restore peoples confidence in it.3.1) the virtual; on line; via2) nightmare; routine; any appointment; arrange

53、for3) cue; remarks; his tuneii. collocation1. we came here all the way on foot.2. private cars are not allowed on campus.3. they are on vacation in florida.4. mary has been talking to her friend on the phone for an hour.5. dont worry, lucy is always on time.6. industrial demand on fuel is on the ris

54、e.iii. usage1. hard2. difficult3. impossible4. tough5. hard6. easycomprehensive exercisesi. cloze1.(1) internet(2) click(3) virtual(4) routines(5) arrange(6) nightmare(7) annoying(8) connection(9) crawls(10) take in(11) spit(12) data学习必备欢迎下载(13) sucked into(14) at times2.(1) companion(2) deliver(3) access(4) enables(15) flee(16) on line(5) customers(6) delights(7) provides(8) small(9) remote(10) informationii. translation1.1) research shows that l