全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程2习题答案

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KeytoExercisesofCollegeEnglishBook2

Unit1

★TextA

Vocabulary

I.

1.1>insert2>onoccasion3>investigate4>Inretrospect5>initial6>phenomena

7>attached8>makeupfor9>isawaiting10>not…intheleast11>promote12>emerged

2.1>Thereisastrikingcontrastbetweenthestandardsoflivinginthenorthofthecountryandthesouth.

2>Naturalfiberissaidtobesuperiortosyntheticfiber.

3>Thecity’simportanceasafinancialcenterhasevolvedslowly.

4>Hisnationalityisnotrelevanttowhetherheisagoodlawyer.

5>Thepoemsbyalittle-knownsixteenth-centuryItalianpoethavefoundtheirwayintosomeEnglishmagazines.

3.1>bepickedup,can’taccomplish,amexaggerating

2>somewhat,performance,haveneglected,theyapplyto

3>assist,Ontheotherhand,arevalid,asuperior

II.

1.1>continual2>continuous3>continual4>continuous

2.1>principal2>principal3>principle4>principles5>principal

III.

1.themselves2.himself/herself3.herself/byherself/onherown4.itself

5.ourselves6.yourself/byyourself/onyourown

ComprehensiveExercise

I.Cloze

1.1>contrast2>exaggerating3>priority4>ontheotherhand5>promoting

6>pickup7>assist8>accomplish9>onoccasion10>neglecting

11>worthwhile12>superior

2.1>end2>perform3>facing4>competent5>equipped

6>designed7>approach8>rest9>definitely10>quality

II.Translation

1>Ittakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakeadeparturefromthetradition.

2>Tomusedtobeveryshy,butthistimehewasboldenoughtogiveaperformanceinfrontofalargeaudience.

3>Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreativespiritinthechildatanearlyage.

4>Assuming<that>thispaintingreallyisamasterpiece,doyouthinkit’sworthwhiletobuy/purchaseit?

5>Ifthedataisstatisticallyvalid,itwillthrowlightontheproblemweareinvestigating.

2.ToimproveourEnglish,itiscriticaltodomorereading,writing,listeningandspeaking.Besides,learningbyheartasmanywell-writtenessaysaspossibleisalsoveryimportant.WithoutanenormousstoreofgoodEnglishwritinginyourheadyoucannotexpressyourselffreelyinEnglish.Itisalsohelpfultosummarizeourexperienceaswegoalong,forinsodoing,wecanfigureoutwhichwayoflearningismoreeffectiveandwillproducethemostdesirableresult.Aslongaswekeepworkinghardonit,wewillinduecourseaccomplishthetaskofmasteringEnglish.

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1>adopt2>account3>fromyourpointofview4>endedup5>furthermore6>fund7>annual8>keepingtrackof9>pace10>intends

11>perspective12>devise

Unit2

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Vocabulary

I.1.1>abrupt2>emotional3>bless4>wearandtear5>dated

6consequences7seemingly8>incontrastto9>Curiosity10>genuine11>primarily12>sentiments

2.1>Whenyouareconfrontedwithmorethanoneproblem,trytosolvetheeasiestonefirst.

2>Waterisvitaltotheexistenceofallformsoflife.

3>Thereisstillsomeconfusionamongthestudentsaboutwhattodoafterclasstofollowuponthesubject.

4>Asapersonofsimplelivinghabits,heneedsnothingmorethanajobandanapartmenttobehappy.

5>Ittickledhimtothinkthatshe’dcometoashisadvice.

3.1>alingering,fabricating,sentiments

2>fillout,everyitem,vital,consequences

3>bedenied,tangible,cherish,attain

II.

It’salongtripandwilltakeusfivehoursbybus.

Shearrivedearlyandtookafrontrowseat.

Don’ttakemeforafool.

Ittakesalotofimaginationtofabricatesuchastory.

Myunclewilltakeme<alongonhistrip>totheArcticthissummer.

HetookthedinnerplateIpassedtohim.

Kevintooksecondprizeintheweight-liftingcompetition.

Ifyoudon’ttakemyadvice,youwillregretit.

III.

hanging2.togive3.toreturn4.beingpraised5.nothavingwritten

6.tosay7.toopen8.beinghelped

ComprehensiveExercise

I.

1.1>well-off/affluent2>dated3>fallinginto4>bracket5>deny

6>tangible7>pursuit8>cherishes9>outofplace10>abrupt

11>focus12>donations

2.1>consume2>fueled3>annual4>plain5>physically6>security

7>indicates8>equally9>traditional10>follows

II.Translation

1>Thecompanydeniedthatitsdonationshadacommercialpurpose.

2>Wheneverhewasangry,hewouldbegintostammerslightly.

3>Educationisthemostcherishedtraditioninourfamily.That’swhymyparentsnevertookmetodinneratexpensiverestaurants,butsentmetothebestprivateschool.

4>Shortlyafterherecoveredfromthesurgery,helosthisjobandthushadtogothroughanotherdifficultphaseofhislife.

5>Incontrasttoouraffluentneighbors,myparentsareratherpoor,buttheyhavealwaystriedhardtomeetourminimalneeds.

2.Withmoreandmoredonationscomingin,ouruniversitywillbemuchbetterofffinanciallynextyear.Wewillthusbeabletofocusonthemostimportanttaskthatwe,educators,musttakeon:toencouragestudentstoattaintheirscholarly/academicgoals,totrainthemtobedependableandresponsibleindividuals,topreparethemforthelifeahead,andtoguidethemintheirpursuitofspiritualaswellasmaterialsatisfaction.

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1>stunned2>hold<fast>to3>folks4>generosity5>discount6>liable

7>ranks8>ontherun9>makeup10>blendsin11>byallaccounts12>comesintocontactwith

Unit3

★TextA

Vocabulary

I.

1．1>typical2>dumb3>junior4>glorious5>welfare6>cameover7>interference8>fading9>narroweddown10>frank11>schemes12>atanyrate

2.1>TheSecuritycouncilconsistsoffivegeneralsandfourpoliceofficers.

2>Thenewhotelwillbeinalocationoverlookingthelake.

3>Iwashumiliatedbyhercommentsaboutmyfamilybackgroundinfrontofsomanypeople.

4>DoyouhaveanyproofthatitwasHenrywhostolethecomputer?

5>theboywasexhaustedafterthelongcycleride.

3.1>hysterical;washandeddown;shouldhaveknownbetterthan

2>twisted,overandover,talentedson

3>patience,nottokeephiminsuspense,assured,repeatedly

II.

adequate2.anxious3.certain4.content5.crazy6.likely7.fortunate8.keen

III.

beadmitted2.live3.bepostponed4.buy5.bebanned6.be

ComprehensiveExercise

I.1.1>typical2>welfare3>constant4>frank5>talent6>dumb

7>knowbetterthanthat8>repeatedly9>dread10>interference11>bet12>assure

2.1>despite2>really3>same4>contact5>admitted6>attempt

7>not8>tend9>different10>manner

II.Translation

1.1>HavescientistsfoundproofofwateronMars?

2>Theplanningcommitteehasnarroweddownthepossiblelocationsforthenuclearpowerplanttotwocoastaltowns.

3>Samnotonlylosthisjobbutalsobothlegs;hehadtoliveonwelfarefortherestofhislife.

4>Ajuryconsistingof12membersvotedinunisonthatMarywasguilty.

5>Seanfelthumiliatedtihearhistalentbeingquestioned.

2.George,thesonofMr.Johnson,likedlisteningtoheavymetalmusicintheevenings,whichmadeithardforotherresidentsinthecommunitytofallasleep.Eventuallytheexhaustedneighborslosttheirpatienceanddecidedondirectinterference.TheycalledMr.Johnsontotellhiminafrankmannerwhattheywerethinking.Mr.Johnsonassuredthemthathewouldcertainlysettletheissue.Assoonasheputdownthephonehescoldedhisson,"Whathascomeoveryou?Youshouldknowbetterthantodisturbothersforyourownamusement."IntheendGeorgetradedhisCD’sforcomputergamessoftwarefromhisclassmates.

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1.defgabhc

2.1>andhelike2>popularity3>hadbeenkeptinthedark4>define5>wasawareof6>relate7>wereupto8>trend9>opportunity10>mobile11>comments

12>interviewed

Unit4

★TextA

Vocabulary

I.

1.1>conversely2>.butthen3>symptom4>spitting5>abusing6>tone

7>took…in8>editing9>havearranged10>insight11>stretched12>data

2.1>Thesightofteenagerssmokingcigarettesjarsonme.

2>AlotofAmericanteenagersdon’tlikestreetgangs,buttheyfindthemselvesgettingsuckedin.

3>Jeffrey’scomputercrashedagainthismorning.Themanagerhasarrangedforatechnicianfromthecomputerstoretocheckandrepairit.

4>DuringtheVietnamWar,manyyoungAmericansfledtheircountrytoavoidmilitaryservice/fledtoothercountriestoavoidmilitaryservice.

5>Thenewgovernmentisplanningananti-corruptioncampaignsoastorestorepeople’sconfidenceinit.

3.1>thevirtual,online,via2>nightmare,routine,anyappointment,arrangefor

3>cue,remarks,histune

II.1.Wecamehereallthewayonfoot.

2.Privatecarsarenotallowedoncampus.

3.TheyareonvocationinFlorida.

4.Maryhasbeentalkingtoherfriendonthephoneforanhour.

5.Don’tworry,Lucyisalwaysontime.

6.Industrialdemandonfuelisontherise.

III.1.hard2.difficult3.impossible4.tough5.hard6.easy

ComprehensiveExercise

I.

1.1>internet2>click3>virtual4>routines5>arrange6>nightmare7>annoying8>connection9>crawls10>takein11>spit12>data13>suckedinto14>Attimes15>flee16>online

2.1>companion2>deliver3>access4>enables5>customers6>delights7>provides8>small9>remote10>information

II.Translation

1.1>Researchshowsthatlaughtercanbringalotofhealthbenefits.

2>AslowInternetconnectingspeedisreallyannoying.

3>Asthelawstands,helpingsomeonecommitsuicideisacrime.

4>Inherreport,Marytriestointerpretthedatafromacompletelydifferentangle.

5>Sueisagirlofgreattalent.Heramazingmemorysetsherapartfromherclassmates.

2.Perhapsyouenvymeforbeingabletoworkfromhomeonthecomputer.IagreethattheInternethasmademyjobaloteasier.Icanwrite,submitandeditarticlesviaemail,chatwithmycolleaguesonlineanddiscussworkwithmyboss.Withaclickofthemouse,IcangetallthedataIneedandkeepupwiththelatestnews.Butthen,communicatingthroughtheNetcanbefrustratingattimes.Thesystemmaycrash.Worsestill,withouttheemotionalcuesofface-to-facecommunication,thetypedwordssometimesseemdifficulttointerpret.

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1．deacbfgh

2．1>vehicle2>hookedon3>intense4>worldwide5>overnight6>slipped

7>onthewhole8>calledforth9>outwards10>Needlesstosay11>tomyknowledge12>Ontopofthat

Unit5

★TextA

Vocabulary

I.

1.1>startled2>mere3>motion4>sweating5>stretched6>vain7>Ononeoccasion

8>anxiety9>emotions10>ashamed11>Inmymind’seye12>recurring

2.1>Mrs.White’sbirthdaycoincideswithherhusband’s.

2>Theymakebigprofitsonthestufftheysellbycreatinganartificialshortage,whichsendsthepricessoaring/resultsinthesoaringofprices.

3>Ithasbeenaweekofalternatesunshineandrain.

4>Politicsandphilosophyhavebeenhislifelongpassions,althoughhestudiedeconomicsatuniversity.

5>Tensioncameoverher,asshewaitedforherfirstTVinterview.

3.1>media,dedicationto,grace2>hiscompetitors,inexcitement,hughim,congratulatehimon

3>emotions,numerous,intensity,passionfor

II.

Mike,aGreen,madethesuggestionthatalargeparkbebuiltnearthecommunity.

Inalettertohisdaughter,Mr.Smithexpressedhiswishthatshe<should>continuehereducationtoacquirestillanotherdegree.

Thereisnoreasontoholdthebeliefthathumanshavenodirectmoralresponsibilitytosafeguardthewelfareofanimals.

Childrenneedtofeelsafeabouttheworldtheygrowupin,anditisunwisetogivethemtheideathateverythingtheycomeintocontactwithmightbeathreat.

Anxietycanresultfromthenotionthatlifehasnottreatedusfairly.

Nobodybelievedhisclaimthathewasinnocent.

III.

Iworkoutinthegymforonehoureverymorning.

Florencehasworkedascleaneratthefactoryforfiveyears.

Thewoundedmanworkedhiswayacrossthefieldonhishandsandknees.

Thesafeloadforatruckofthistypeworksoutatabouttwenty-fivetons.

Itisdifficulttounderstandhowhumanmindswork.

Tomydisappointment,themanager’splanofpromotingthenewproductsdoesn’tworkatall.

Theteacherhasalotofexperienceofworkingwithchildrenwhodon’tknowhowtolearn.

Themedicinewaslikemagic,anditworkedinstantlyafteryoutookit.

ComprehensiveExercise

I.

1.1>Inmymind’seye2>groan3>competitor4>intensity5>anxiety6>tense

7>sweat8>tension9>soaring10>recurring11>broughtmebacktoearth

12>fantasy13>sweat14>congratulate15>numerous16>media

2.1>engineer2>forget3>convinced4>how5>build6>accident

7>thought8>only9>sharp10>touched11>instructions12>finally

II.Translation

1.1>Itisthecreativityanddedicationoftheworkersandexecutivesthatturnedthecompanyintoaprofitablebusiness.

2>Thepricesoffoodandmedicinehavesoaredinthepastthreemonths.

3>Weplantorepainttheupperfloorsofheofficebuilding.

4>Hissuccessshowsthatpopularityandartisticmeritsometimescoincide.

5>Idon’twanttoseemybelovedgrandmotherlyinginahospitalbedandgroaningpainfully.

2.Numerousfactsbearouttheargument/statement/claimthatinordertorecoverspeedilyfromnegativeemotion,youshouldallowyourselftocry.Youneedn’t/don’thavetobeashamedofcrying.Anxietyandsorrowcanflowoutofthebodyalongwithtears.

Considerthecaseof/TakeDonna,Hersonunfortunatelydiedinacaraccident.Theintensityoftheblowmadeherunabletocry.Shesaid,"ItwasnotuntiltwoweekslaterthatIbegantocry.AndthenIfeltasifabigstonehadbeenliftedfrommyshoulders.Itwasthetearsthatbroughtmebacktoearthandhelpedmesurvivethecrisis."

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1>aid2>inclined3>ingoodhealth4>shortcomings5>penetrated

6>dismiss7>hassufferedfrom8>progressive9>optimistic10>toadegree11>holdonto12>install

Unit6

★TextA

Vocabulary

I.

1.1>culture/cultural2>indication3>miniature4>ironic5>stumbledinto6>decent

7>buzzing8>abnormal9>mechanical10>Shuddering11>implied12>leap

2.1>YoucanconvertRMBintoUSdollarsintheforeignexchangeofficeatheairport.

2>Ifiguredshedidn’tknowthefirstthingaboutcookingasshelookedpuzzledastohowtocookricewiththericecooker.

3>Themanagerglowedwithpleasureuponhearingthatinspiteoftheirfaultyequipmenttheteamhadaccomplishedsomeveryusefulwork.

4>I’mgratefultomycompanyforallowingmetoworkflexiblehoursaslongasIworkeighthoursaday.

5>Onseeingthecommentsmadeinthemarginsbypreviousreaders,Tomcouldn’thelpthinkingthebookmustbequitefascinating.

3.1>willnotpanic/feelpanic,’llbeatadisadvantage2>hybrid,transmission

3>crave,Oneindication,todistinguish

II.1.also2.aswell/too3.too4.also5.aswell/too6.too7.also8.Also

III.1.I’vehadenough2.WhenIwasoldenoughtoworkandearnmoney

3.can’tgetenoughsleepatnight4.hassofarcollectedenoughofthem

5.havestrongenougharms6.havejustenoughmoneytoliveon

ComprehensiveExercise

I.

1.1>stumbledinto2>notknowthefirstthingabout3>mechanical4>whenitcomesto

5>hybrid6>grittedherteeth7>premise8>atadisadvantage9>panic10>cultural

11>flexible12>imply

2.1>chair2>force3>secrets4>painstaking5>recognized6>steered7>essentially

8>observation9>women10>tutor11>inspired12>unless

II.Translation

1.1>Heisamanoffewwords,butwhenitcomestoplayingacomputergames,heisfartoocleverforhisclassmates.

2>Childrenwhodon’tknowanybettermaythinktheseanimalsareprettycuteandstartplayingwiththem.

3>Thereisnowaytoobtainaloan,sotobuythenewequipment,Iwilljusthavetogritmyteethandsellmyhybridcar.

4>Thehunterwouldnothavefiredtheshotsifhehadn’tseenaherdofelephantscomingtowardshiscampsite.

5>IfinditironicthatTomhasaselectivememory---hedoesnotseemtorememberpainfulexperiencesinthepast,particularlythoseofhisowndoing.

2.NancyHopkinsisabiologyprofessoratMIT.Shecravesknowledgeandworkshard.However,asascientist,shecouldnothelpnoticingallkindsofindicationsofgenderinequalityoncampus.Menandwomenprofessorsdidthesamework,butwhenitcametopromotiontheadministratorswereratherselective.Itwasironicthataftersomuchculturalprogress,womenwerestillatadisadvantageininstitutionsofhighereducation.Whenherrequestformorelabspacewasrefused,sheknewshehadtofight.SoshegrittedherteethandcomplainedtothePresident.ThefightendedinvictoryandNancywasconvertedintoagender-equalityadvocate.

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1>crisis2>weigheddown3>supportive4>takesallthecredit5>pleaded

6>incontrolof7>party8>expense9>livesfor10>semester

11>ateveryopportunity12>stir

Unit7

★TextA

Vocabulary

I.

1.1>Strictlyspeaking2>drifted3>resembles4>invaded5>isconquered6>fascinating7>snack8>put…intopractice9>source10>climate11>surrendered12>werearoused

2.1>anabsolutenecessityratherthanaluxury2>isavaluableadditiontothefootballteam.

3>willgetoutofcontrol,ifthefiremendonotarrivewithintenminutes.

4>alternativebuttogviaVancouvertogettoSeattle

5>declaredallbeefimportswillbebannedforthenextsixmonthsasanemergencymeasuretostopthespreadofmadcowdisease.

3.1>systematic,haveinvented,toaveryrealextent,mysteries

2>toestablish,tobemodifies/modifying3>tolerancetowards,strikeout,enrich

II.1.a>wishb>wishc>wantd>want/wish2.a>skinb>hide/skinc>hided>skin

3.a>raise/rearb>raisec>rear/raised>raise4.a>royalb>kingly/royalc>sovereignd>royal/kingly

III.1.Indeed2.though3.Frankly4.Moreover5.Tomyknowledge

6.however7.nevertheless8.Yet9.instead10>inotherwords

ComprehensiveExercise

I.

1.1>fascinating2>tolerance3>invented4>addition5>ban6>corrupt

7>outofcontrol8>influenced9>elite10>cameupwith11>establishing

12>Massive13sources14enrich

2.1>early2>similar3>source4>observation5>examine

6>features7>declared8>stronger9>accident10>sprung

II.Translation

1.1>Manysmallbusinesseshavesprungupinthecitysincethenewpolicywentintoeffect.

2>Onhearingthenews,shesmiledbriefly,andthenreturnedtoherhabitualfrown.

3>Hepausedforeffect,thensaid:"Wecanreach/enterthesemarketsthroughnewchannels."

4>Theadditionofaconcerthalltotheschoolwillhelpitnourishyoungmusicaltalents.

5>Wehavenowaytoprotectourpersonallibertiesuntilwehaveestablishedasovereignstate,/Wecan’tprotectourpersonallibertiesunlesswe,firstofall,establishasovereignstate.

2.ThoughhowtheEnglishlanguagecameintoexistenceremainsamysterytomanypeople,linguistsbelievethatEnglishandmostotherEuropeanlanguageshavedescendedfromacommonsource:theIndo-Europeanparentlanguage.EnglishwasfirstspokenbytheAnglo-SaxonswhoinvadedEnglandinthefifthcentury.TheypassedontousthebasicvocabularyofEnglish.Inoverfifteencenturiesofitsdevelopment,Englishhasenricheditselfbymassiveborrowing.AsBritishimmigrantslandedinAmericaandestablishedtheUnitedStatesasanindependentnation,anewvarietywasaddedtotheEnglishlanguage:AmericanEnglish.Thoughsomepeopleworrythatthelanguageisrunningoutofcontrol,manynativespeakersofEnglishtakeprideinthetoleranceoftheirlanguage.

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1.gedcbhfa

2.1>givewayto2>predict3>substantial4>integrate5>intransition6>aspect

7>tonameafew8>authority9>dominate10>hadcontributedto11>unique

12>ridyourselfof

Unit8

Vocabulary

I.1>barking2>evil3>brooding,hatched4>migrant5>tragedies6>counterpart

7>arecomplaining/complain8>grim9>flocks,fedon10>vegetation

11>patches12>Scoresof

2.1>waslinedwithpeoplewhocametowelcomethedistinguishedforeignguests

2>thebosssilencedalllivelyconversationintheoffice

3>wearingapairofsunglasses,the