全新版大学英语第二册unit3(成人专升本)期末考试复习资料

1、Unit3The Generation GapPair Work1. How many characters are there in this play? Who are they?There are seven characters-Father, Mother, Heidi, Diane, Sean, Restaurant Manager, and Mrs.Higgins.2.Are the children grateful forwhat their father does for them? Why orwhynot?No. Because what he does usually

2、 ends up embarrassing them.3. What did Sean plan to do with the money he earned from his first job?To buy a guitar.4. Why did Father make a point of coming to the restaurant?To check if Sean was going to embarrass him.5. Why did Sean try to hide himself when he saw his father in the resraurant?He kn

3、ew his father was going to embarrass him.6.What did Sean think of his fathers unexpected visit?It was unnecessary and embarrassing.7. Why did Father invite Dan Lucas to lunch?He wanted Dan to pressure his son into asking Diane to the senior prom.8. What did Dan Lucas promise to do?He would speak to

4、his son and insist that the latter give Diane a call.9. How did Diane react to the surprise Father had for her?She felt humiliated.10. Why did Heidi change school?Because the Thompson had just moved.11. What did Father try to impress on Mrs. Higgins?He tried to let her know how exceptionally talente

5、d a young woman Heidi was.12. Why was Heidi so eager to go to class?Because she couldnt bear being embarrassed by her father.Vocabulary1、 Theviewthat you shouldnever spendmore thanyou earn is fairlytypicalof people oftheir generation.你不应该花比你挣的钱这个观点是他们这一代人普遍认为的观点。2、 The artists stood before the paint

6、ings almostdumbwith astonishment at their beauty.艺术家几乎被这幅画的美所震惊了，目瞪口呆地站在这幅画前面。3、 In 1963, after hisjunioryear in high school, Clinton was elected into a government studyprogram for young people in Washington, D.C.在1963年，在高中的三年级是，克林顿被选入在华盛顿特区为年轻人设的政府研究计划。4、 WilliamByrd composed many pieces of music,

7、but his Latin church music is considered hismostgloriouswork.威廉 · 伯德创作了无数种类的音乐，但他的拉丁教堂音乐是被认为最荣耀音乐作品。5、 Governmentsestablishwelfaresystems to provide a safety net to prevent people fromsuffering the effects of poverty.政府建立福利系统，以提供一个安全网，防止人们遭受贫穷之苦。6、 You quit that respectable, well-paid job for t

8、his unpromising one? Whatcame overyou?你放弃了那份受人尊敬，高薪的工作，而从事这份不被期待的工作？是什么突然改变了你呢？7、 Many animals face extinction as the result of humaninterference .许多动物由于人类干扰而面临灭绝。8、 Her hope of her husbands return isfadingas years go by.随着时间的流逝，她对她丈夫回家的期望渐渐地淡了。9、 Having worked for three years, Roger decided toenrol

9、l on an MBAprogram andnarroweddownhis choice to three famous universities on the East Coast.工作了3 年后，Roger决定去申请MBA课程，他将选择缩小到了东部沿海地区的最有名的3 所学校。10、Afrankreply is much more appreciated than beating about the bush.坦率的回答比拐弯抹角更值得赞赏。11、Harold is always coming up with these dumbschemesfor making money that j

10、ust get usinto trouble.Harold总是用这些愚蠢的阴谋赚钱，每次都让我们陷入麻烦。12、 Call me, write to me, email me;at any rate, let s keep in touch.给我打电话，或者写信，或者发电子邮件；无论如何，让我们保持联系。ClozeOur dad istypicalof the older generation.You can certainly say he gives ourwelfarehisconstantattention.Sometimes, however, we wish he wouldntt

11、ry quite so hard.To befrank, he seems to have atalentfor embarrassing us by makingdumbremarks.Heshouldknow better than that,but he never seems to learn and just goes on making the sameoldmistakesrepeatedly.Theresultisthatweliveinconstantdreadofhiswell-intentionedinterferenceinour affairs.Momisnohelp

12、,as you canbetshe willalways see things from hispointofviewrather thanfromours. Overall,though,he s awonderful dad and Iassureyou I wouldn ttrade him for anyone in the world.Trnslation1、科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗？（ proof ）Have scientistsfound proof ofwater on Mars?2、计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。（ location， narrow down ）Theplanningcommittee has narroweddownthe possible locationsfor thenuclearpowerplantto two coastal towns.3、山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生。（ welfare）Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had tolive on welfarefor the rest of his life.4、有十二人组成的陪审团（ jury） 一致表决认为玛丽有