【免费下载】 现代大学英语 第二版第二册 Unit 2 Say Yes 课后答案

1、Contemporary College English (Second Edition)Book IIUnit 2 Say YesKeysPreview1. Listen to the recording of the text and fill in the blanks in the following sentences.1) racial equality2) civil rights; linger on3) husband; quite a good husband/very considerate; liberal; racial4) considered; unprepare

2、d5) give his wife; had admitted6) found out; pressing7) look; argued about such serious matters8) perfectly normal; tolerate9) are different culturally10) culturally and socially; racial segregation11) white; married; a perfect stranger2. Read the text for better comprehension and answer the questio

3、ns.1) “pitch in” means to join with other people in doing a job. In the expression“to pitch abaseball”,the word “pitch” means “to throw”. “to pitch a tent” means “to put up a tent”（支帐篷）. “pitch dark” means “as dark as pitch”（ 漆黑）“pitch ” means 沥青。“housework” means the work you do to keep your house

4、clean and tidy;“homework”means the work a teacher gives to a student to do out of class.2) After thinking of all aspects of the matter carefully.We can assume that he would have considered the difficulties and problems he believed it would bring to his life if he married a black wife.3) He knew ther

5、e would be an unpleasant quarrel, and that it was wiser for himjust to keephis mouth shut. This shows that they have had previous serious disagreements. Thiswas not the first time. It shows that the man has seldom taken his wife seriously.4) “you coming alongand implying” is the complex object of “n

6、eed”.If he werent a racist, he would not say no, since his wife is exactly the same personexcept for her skin color.5) No. It is clear that the wife is using an ironical tone.No. The man is using a common excuse of white racists who try to justify theirprejudicebased on different skin color by using

7、 a seemingly more neutral and respectable term“cultural differences”.6) To show that he found the situation very annoying.Normally it means “what I say is absolutely true”, but here he means “It is true not because I am saying it. I have statistics to prove this.”7) She said it contemptuously. She w

8、as getting angry.8) Because his wife keeps mimicking him, showing that she thinks what he said was ridiculous and hypocritical.9) Like “Oh boy” or “My God”, it is to show his Anger, as if saying “Dont starton that again. Im fed up.”10) Still unmarried.11) His wife remained angry.12) to recognize sth

9、 as a result of knowledge, Experience or evidence.（看得出来）She saw clearly that her husband hesitated before he answered the question, and he hesitated because he was trying to get out of this embarrassing situation.13) She wanted him to give her his true answer.14) It shows his reluctance to give this

10、 answer.15)Her indifference implies contempt. It would naturally hurt her husband.16）to be at it”here means doing something else that follows from doing the primarything.(While he was doing the dishes, doing housework stuff, and he couldnt think of anything else to do, he would mop the floor)No, he

11、was embarrassed and angry too. He continued the housework to cover up his anger and show his indifference in return.17) He is ashamed of being made to lose his temper. He thinks it was foolish of him to take his wife so seriously. He obviously does not view his wife as his intellectualequal.18) He i

12、s going to change his answer.No, he just wants to humor his wife, and he does not think the issue that importantanyway.19) He was hoping that now that he had said he would marry her even if she wereblack, she would forgive him. When his wife asked him to turn off the light, heexpected her to join hi

13、m. So he said “All right” meaning “Ive turned off the lightas you asked me to. Come on.”20) It shows that this was not the first time since they had married that he had felt hiswife was a stranger to him.Vocabulary1. Do the following exercises on word formation rules.1) Identify suffixes through com

14、paring the following words.(1) Suffix “-ware”, meaning objects made of a particular material(2) Suffix “-ics”, meaning the science or art of.(3) Suffixes “-c” and “-ical”, meaning of, characteristic of, or belonging to.2) Turn the following into their opposite by adding “in-” or “un-”1. unjust 2. in

15、justice 3. unequal 4. inequality 5. unable 6. inability 7. invisible8. uncountable9. unavoidable 10. unbelievable 11. invaluable 12. insignificant 13. inseparable 14. unbalanced 15. uncomfortable 16. uncommon 17. informal18. unconditional 19. inedible 20. uneatable 21. unconscious 22. unaware23. ina

16、udible 24. unavailable 25. inefficient 26. unfair 27. unfamiliar 28. unfriendly29. indirect 30. unfortunate 31. ungrateful 32. inconsiderate 33. unhappy 34. unimportant 35. incompetent 36. unlucky 37. unlimited 38. incomplete 39. incapable 40. unnecessary 41. unreasonable 42. inappropriate 43. unple

17、asant 44. unofficial 45. unpopular46. inadequate3）Give derivatives of the following words.(1) economy: economist; economic; economical; economically; economize (2) critical: critic; critically; criticize criticism(3) consider: considerate, inconsiderate, considerable, considerably, consideration, co

18、nsidering2. Translate the following collocations into English.1) do/wash the dishes 2) pinch ones brows together3) repeat ones words 4) press ones lips tight5） squeeze fruits 6) rinse clothes 7) spray cool water8) take a reasonable tone 9) take a deep breath10）win a victory 11) win the argument12) d

19、emonstrate ones indifference 13) hurt sbs feelings14) wipe the counters 15) mop the floor. 16) call sbs name.3. Give antonyms of the following words.1) dislike/hate; 2) unlike 3) inconsiderate4) small/insignificant/average 5) deep/profound 6) unreasonable7) wise/smart/clever/bright 8) untrue/false 9

20、) unsteady/unstable/shaky10) heavy/weighty11) dark/dim 12) loosen 13) incompetence14) keen/interested/enthusiastic/sympathetic 15) material/physical16) implicit/implied/general4. Rewrite the sentences, replacing the phrases in bold type with the appropriateexpressions in their proper forms.1) Its ok

21、ay with me; you might as well2) You can take my word for it; break up.3) came up with the same idea4) come to my aid5) for our childrens sake6) acted out of concern for my health7) All things considered8) hes at it; for our part9) pitch in10) He wished to make it up to him.5. Fill in the blanks with

22、 proper prepositions or adverbs.1) into; up. 2) at; in. 3) out of; for; to 4) up; for; of 5) about; out with6) about; onto 7) with; with; to; into; out; with 8) up with;to; at 9) on; up6. Translate the following into English.1) You know what? All things considered, its not a bad idea to be a teacher

23、.As a matter of fact, I think it is an excellent idea.2) I dont like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did.You seem to be implying all the time that I am a good for nothing.3) It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me.I must say I am very lucky. Not man

24、y people have such a terrific father.4) You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, but you do needmoney. I dont see whats wrong with students earning some money during their sparetime.5) Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I cant recall what it is.In any case it is a Russian

25、 folk song.6) Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homework to dotomorrow. Its really terrible.7) To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put off ourForeign Ministers visit indefinitely.8) Its getting dark. The next town is still two hours drive away. W

26、e might as wellcamp in the forest, pitch a tent, build a fire, and have a good sleep before we continueour journey tomorrow.9) I am really shocked to hear people say they do not consider cheating at examsshameful. Isnt that the most shameful thing that we should be incapable of feelingashamed?Gramma

27、r1. Learn to use “the way” with relative clauses.1）. Point out the function of the noun phrase in the following sentences1) adverbial modifier (状语)2) predicative (表语)3) object of the verb like (宾语)4) object of in (介词宾语)5) subject (主语)2). Rewrite these sentences using the way + relative clause” as sh

28、own in the example.1) Bills friends were impressed by the way he faced his incurable disease.2) The way the stranger looked at me made me uncomfortable.3) The way the man used a screwdriver showed that he couldnt be a carpenter.4) Watch your teachers lips carefully and say the word the way she does.

29、5) I agree with what he said, but I cant tolerate the way he said it.6) People are anxiously watching the way things will work out in their country.7) The way the dispute between labor and management was settled surprisedthe public.8) The way the policeman discussed the case with the criminals paren

30、ts convincedthem that they should cooperate.9) From the way he walked, I could tell that something was wrong with his leg.Or. The way he walked showed that something was wrong with his leg.10) The way they talked to her made her suspect that they were keeping somethingfrom her.2. Rewrite the sentenc

31、es using the “with + noun + prepositionphrase / participle / adjective” construction.1) Professor Liu walked into the classroom with a few books under his arm.2) The old man was dozing off in an armchair with a magazine on his lap.3) Under the bridge, the police found a man lying dead, with a knife

32、in his chest.4) He walked out of his bosss office with his head held high.5) When a guest arrived, the hostess greeted him/her politely, with a smile on her face.6) In September, the school came to life again, with children playing and runningon the playground.7) With the Moon Festival only a month

33、away, shops are promoting their moon cakes.8) With their children grown up and gone, the old couple sometimes feel lonely.9) With all the packing finished, the family could now sit down and have some tea.10) With a big bag on her shoulder, the old woman moved slowly in the snow.3. Fill in each blank

34、 with ONE suitable word.(1) purpose (2) both(3)sorry (4) question (5) patients(6) depends (7) shocked (8) shocked (9) phone (10) arm4. Translate the sentences using “the way + relative clause” or “with+ noun + complement” phrase.1) That was the way people lived their lives in my day.2) Mrs. Jones lo

35、ved her students the way she loves her own children.3) The farmers wife doesnt like the way some young people treat their parents.4) With Big Yao on the team, Im sure theyll beat their rivals.5) The man was sitting in his armchair, with his face buried in his hands.6) With the TV on, he found it hard to concentrate on his homework.7) The way people helped him during his journey when he had no money convincedthe writer that peo