新世纪大学英语综合教程4 第二版U2

新世纪大学英语综合教程4第二版U2新世纪大学英语综合教程4第二版U2新世纪大学英语综合教程4第二版U2新世纪大学英语综合教程4第二版U2编制仅供参考审核批准生效日期地址：电话：传真:邮编:第二单元ManandTechnologyEnhanceYourLanguageAwarenessWordsinAction▆WorkingwithWordsandExpressionsIntheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.▆Answers:productivityphenomenonisolationgradualopponentadventgeneticuniversalextremenastyboomformalsurveySimilarlymodifyroughIntheboxbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.DoyouunderstandtheirmeaningsDoyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontextNowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.▆Answers:atthesametimearestuckwithforcertainmakenodifferenceonaveragewhenitcomestoarebetteroffbuiltintocometomindclosetoinfavorof▆IncreasingYourWordPowerYouwillreadsixpairsofwordswhicharesimilarinmeaningbutaredifferentinusage.Reflectonthedifferencesinusagebetweenthewordsineachgroupandfillineachblankwithaproperone.Changetheformifnecessary.▆Answers:exteriorexternaldelightfulpleasantseparateisolatecompanycompanionacquirelearnripematureFillineachblankwithoneofthewordslistedbelowintheappropriateform,payingspecialattentiontothemeaningandspelling.▆Answers:acceptoppressionlossexcerptsdepressionlooseexceptexpectationslosesuppressWordsthatcomefromthesamerootmaybesaidtobelongtothesamefamily.Gettingacquaintedwitheachmemberofthefamilyisasurewaytoincreaseyourwordpower.Nowcompletethefollowingtablewithwordsofthesamefamily.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.▆Answers:technologyeternitymiraclerelevanceanalysisluxuriousleisurely/leisuredsubjectiveprosperousinnovativeGRAMMARINCONTEXTTask1:Completethefollowingsentenceswithappropriateconnectiveslistedinthefollowingtable.▆Answers:WhateverAlthough/ThoughwhereasHoweverthough/althoughGranted/GrantingthatasWhileTask2:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.▆Answersforreference:Thoughitwasraininghard,yettheywentonplayingfootball.Youwillhavetoattendthecommencementwhetheryouarefreeorbusy.Sheleavesherbedroomwindowsopen,howevercolditis.Wewillmakeatripevenif/thoughtheweatherisbad.Nomatterwho/Whoeveryouare,youmustabidebythelaw.Difficultasthejobwas,theydecidedtoacceptit.NomatterwhatIsayorhowIsayit,healwaysthinksI’mwrong.Sheseemstohaveareadyanswer,whenever/nomatterwhenIaskheraquestion.ClozeCompletethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromthisunit.Theinitialletterofeachisgiven.▆Answers:emphasizeoppositeimprovedluxuriesbenefitedobviouslyconsciouslyfractureseternalgroundbreakingentitledcorrelationdependsexclusivelyTranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.▆Answersforreference:Hereallyknowsalotabouttheory,butwhenitcomestoactualwork,heseemstobequiteignorant.Thelatestsurveyshows/showedthatthemajorityofthecitizenssupport/supportedthegovernment’splantobuildanewlibrary.Thetwocountriescouldreachagreementsuccessfullyonscientificandtechnologicalcooperationbecauseseveralfactorsfavorabletotheircooperationhadbeenatwork.IsawthefilmwhenIwasintheprimaryschool,butthetitlejustwon’tcometomindforthemoment.Hehasbeenstuckwithheavydebtthoughheworksabouttwelvehourseverydayonaverage.IsitnecessarytoknowhisheightTome,itisnotrelevanttowhetherhecanbeagoodlawyerornot.Thecupboardisbuiltintothewallsothatitbothsavesspaceandisconvenienttouse.Theseworkersearnmorethanwedo,buttheothersideofthecoinisthattheirjobismoredangerous.Helenmajorsineconomicsattheuniversityandatthesametimeshestudiesphilosophyashersecondmajor.Whatismostimportantisthatyoumustfindoutandsolvetheproblemsbyyourselves.ItmakesnodifferencewhetherIgothereornot.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish.▆Answersforreference:Nowadays,manypeopleareenjoyingthebenefitsbroughtaboutbymaterialandtechnologicaladvancesunimaginableinpreviouseras.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,people’sstandardoflivingisgettinghigherandhigher.People’slifeexpectancyhassoared,too.However,oddlyenough,manypeopledonotfeelhappierthantheyusedtobe.Itcanbeseenthatthereisnoclosecorrelationbetweenpeople’sincomeandtheirhappiness.Happinesscannot,afterall,beboughtwithmoney.Althoughthemajorityofpeoplearenotverysatisfiedwiththeirlives,theyarehappytobealive,andthemoretimetheyliveonearth,thebetterofftheyfeelthey’llbe.Whatisimportantisthatmaterialwealthisfarfromenough.Peopleneedspiritualhappiness,too.Theme-RelatedWritingWriteanessayofnolessthan150wordsaboutatechnologicalinvention.Yourwritingshouldcoverthefollowingpoints:1)abriefdescriptionoftheinvention2)thepositiveimpactoftheinventiononpeople’slife3)thenegativeimpactoftheinventiononpeople’slife4)youropinion▇Sampleessay:TheImpactoftheMobilePhoneonPeople’sLivesAmongthemanytechnologicalinventions,themobilephoneimpressesmemost.Themobilephonebringsconsiderableconveniencetoourlives.Itnotonlyenablesustokeepintouchwitheachotheralmostanytimeandanywherebutalsohelpsussolveproblemsordobusinessefficiently.Inemergencies,amobilephonecanevenbealife-saver.Besides,itsmulti-functionsaddeaseandcolortoourlives.Withamobilephone,wecanreceivemail,readnews,listentomusic,playgames,andtakepictures.Yet,them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