人教英语选修9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

2、his 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 tire

3、dness 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 is no limit to people s physical abilities.7. He h done no training. 8. He believed that because he had done no training, it must h

4、ave 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 his 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 hims

5、elf and connects with his soul and his teacher to keep on. 3. P4Ex.1 竖列： approximate approximation adjust adjustment adjustable accomplishment accomplished devote devoted/ing motivate motived/ing 1devoted 2approximate 3accomplishment 4motivate 5adjusted 4 P5Ex.2 1usual conventional 2severe tough 3sa

6、cred spiritual 4spirit soul 5hard tough 6begged urged7truth reality 5. P6Ex.2 1 6 25 3 1 4 9 58 6(A) 2 ( B) -10 7(A) 3(B) 7 84 1. 担忧从来不会给人带来任何好处。 2 两人智慧胜一人。 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. P

7、6EX.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 design approved by the Guinness organization. 4It needed

8、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 able to tell their grandchildren what they did. 9. P9Ex.1 1

9、 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 to w

10、in 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 Chan

11、gjiang 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 thehad 8. P6Ex.3 横排编号：9-1-7 Parana River; swimming the length of the dangerous Changjiang River 10. P9Ex.2 1. Fu Mingxi

12、a 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 / herself, perseverance, etc.

13、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 371,800 Square kilometers.

14、It four or five times larger in area than the second largest lake 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 scho

15、ol was greatly appreciated by the students and staff. 18. P54Ex.1 A Cake could be record breaker B Biggest porker ever C Man of many faces D World oddest man dies E China s year of records F Elephant s armour unique9. s 6f69SEx.2 A the biggest pig B the largest strawberry cake D 1the largest affores

16、tation project 2the fastest commercial maglev train 3the longest continuous motorcycle ride with the rider(Lake Superior in North America which is the largest freshwater lake). standing on the seat without touching the handlebars E changing masks 14 times in 24 seconds ( that is, the fastest mask-ch

17、anging)Pacific Ocean It represents 45.9% of the world 4. Mt Quomolangma It is in the Himalayas. It s oceans.F the oldest man alive 20. s 8,84Ex.3 1F2T3T4T5F6F 21. meters high. It was formed 60 million years ago. The Nepalese call it “ Sagarmatha ” which means the sky ”. 5. The Blue Whale An adult gr

18、ows 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 can run at t

19、his speed only over a short distance 14. P52Ex.1 1appreciation 2conception 3wisdom 4regrets 15. P56Ex.4 B largest suit of armour History and society C biggest strawberry cake Amazing feats D 1largest afforestation project National world 2fastest commercial maglev train Travel and transport also Scie

20、nce and technology 3longest continuous motorcycle ride with the rider standing on the seat without touching the handlebars Sports and games E fastest mask-changing Arts and media F oldest man alive Human body 22. 1marathon 2bid 3champion 4conventional 5virtue 6accomplish 7reality 8amateur 9profile 1

21、0wage 11struggle 12unfit 16. P53Ex.1 1 3 25 3 7 46 54 6 8 7 1 8 2 17. P54Ex.3 1. The peaceful atmosphere of the mountains is the thing I P57Ex.3 Dos 1. Choose a category from the Guinness Book. 2. Choose a category that others will be interested in challenging. 3. Contact the Guinness office before

22、going ahead with your record attempt. 4. Train for your event, build up your training slowly. 5. Do a trial run. P53Ex.2 P56Ex.2 1F2B3D4A5E6C 23. s a saltwater lake. The Caspian Sea is about 3. The goddesoggiest pig Natural world 6. When you are trying for a record and you have a problem, try and fi

23、x or work with the problem. 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 somet

24、hing goes wrong, don t give 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 positio

25、n in relation to the stars. 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 return

26、ing home in the evening 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 m

27、ore precise form of the 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 tw

28、o fixed points outside the 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 d7precise8app

29、roximate9nowhere10seaweed11randomly1 2alorigssda 6. P19Ex.1 横排：2、3、4、5、6、7、8、10 7. P19Ex.2 Norway Watched birds to find land Pacific Studied 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

30、 used birds, and natural features 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 m

31、ade seven voyages and visited 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 la

32、rge fleet of ships to visit 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 1dusk2departure3

33、tension4accelerated5hardship 13. P61E.2s 1portable2compulsory3survival4foreseen5dilemma6Starv ation7thirst8psychologically9parcel10crew11jaws of death12incidentP62EX.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.

34、 The drawback of using that 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. Th

35、at explorer wanted to secure 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 us

36、ed9proved10was11had been travelling12stated13had14reached15declared16seemed17r 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

37、do not have the build or size 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

38、 on the surface of the ocean. 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 an

39、d move on land and in the 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

40、horses to produce stronger 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

41、 high hill Sindad unties himself 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 A

42、boriginal people who consider 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 liv

43、e in another(also immigrant) 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

44、.1 1a good jumper 2out of 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

45、 cook it very slowly 4strange 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 p

46、robably has talked him around 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 dif

47、ferent kinds of snake and 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 ar

48、e likely to attack humans. 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 f

49、ree. 4. They are between 7 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 1defensive2

50、defend3defence4desperately5desperate 6desperation7tolerable8tolerant9tolerance10tolerate 11reserved12reservation13reserve14recoverable15recover 16recovery P69EX.4 1birthplace2citizen3homeland4heritage5celebrations 6fortnight P70EX.1 1running2finding/to find3painting/to paint 4closed5reserved6staying

51、/to stay . P70EX.2 1appeared/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 h

52、elp to you. 4. Arthur is already in his 30s and hasn t started a carder 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. 7. The last time I saw him was Friday night. He was on his hands and knees searching for something in h

53、is laboratory. 8. Cathy has been on a sewing course all this month. 18. P71EX.2 1Flag No 1 2 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

54、 by Zheng He may have visited 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 c

55、alled it Australia. Unit4 1 ( 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 Brit

56、ish plant collector, Sir Joseph 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 ab

57、out Robert Fortune, a British 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

58、 plants could be introduced to 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 Ban

59、ks 5. Problem of keeping plants 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 Fat her d Incarville was sent to Beijing. 3. some Tree of Hea

60、ven seeds arrived in England. 4. Sir Joseph 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 p