大学英语综合教程2习题答案U1-U6

KeytoExercises

Unit1

TextA

TextOrganization

1.1)Thetextbeginswithananecdote/incident.

2)

HisthoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest.

3)

Hewindsupthetextwithasuggestionindieformofaquestion.

PointsforComparison/Contrast

Chinese

Americans

1)waystolearntoaccomplishatask

showachildhowtodosomething,orteachbyholdinghishand

teachchildrenthattheyshouldrelyonthemselvesforsolutionstoproblems

2)attitudestocreativityandskills

givegreaterprioritytodevelopingskillsatanearlyage,believingcreativitycanbepromotedovertime

putmoreemphasisonfosteringcreativityinyoungchildren,thinkingskillscanbepickeduplater

1.Vocabulary

1)insert

2)onoccasion

3)investigate

4)Inretrospect

5)initial

6)phenomena

7)attached

8)makeupfor

9)isawaiting

10)not…intheleast

11)promote

12)emerged

2.Rewriteeachsentence

1)

Thereisastrikingcontrastbetweenthestandardoflivinginthenorthofthecountryandthesouth.

2)

Naturalfiberissaidtobesuperiortosyntheticfiber.

3)

Thecity'simportanceasafinancialcenterhasevolvedslowly.

4)

Hisnationalityisnotrelevanttowhetherheisagoodlawyer.

5)

Thepoemsbyalittle-knownsixteenth-centuryItalianpoethavefoundtheirwayintosomeEnglishmagazines.

3.Completethesentences,usingthewordsorphrasesinbrackets.Makeadditionsorchangeswherenecessary.

1)Chineseisn'tasubjectthatcanbepickedupinamonth.Youcan'taccomplishyourgoalofmasteringthelanguageunlessyouworkatitforyears.Well,itsoundsasifI'mexaggeratingthedifficulties,butthefactisI'monlytellingthetruth.

2)

Theprincipalissomewhatdisappointedwiththeperformanceofthechildren.Fromwhatshehasgathered,someoftheteachingstaffhaveneglectedtheirpupils.ShehasjustannouncedthatstrictworkregulationshavebeenmadeandthattheyapplytobothChineseandoverseasteachers.

3)

Theteacher-directedandthechild-directedapproachestoteachingartrepresenttwoextremesofopinion.Toomanyteacher-directedactivitiescannotbeexpectedtoeffectivelyassistchildreninlearningbecauseoftherigidstructure.Ontheotherhand,toomanychild-directedactivitiesmayseeacurriculumthatistotallyunstructuredandoutofcontrol.Therearevalidreasonstobelieveateacher-guidedapproachwouldbeasuperiorwaytoguidechildren'sdevelopment.Thisapproachcombinessomeformofstructurewiththechildleadingthedirection.

II.ConfusableWords

1.

1)continual3)continual

2

1)principal3)principle5)principal

8.Ifyoudon’ttakemyadvice,youwillregretit.

III.Usage

1.hanging

2.togive

3.toreturn

4.beingpraised

5.nothaving

6.tosay

7.toopen

8.beinghelped

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

1.

Text-related

1)well-off/affluent

2)dated

3)fallinginto

4)bracket

5)deny

6)tangible

7)pursuit

8)cherishes

9)outofplace

10)abrupt

11)focus

12)donations

2.

Theme-related

1)consume

2)fueled

3)annual

4)plain

5)physically

6)security

7)indicates

8)equally

9)traditional

10)follows

II.Translation

1.

TranslatetheSentences

1)

Thecompanydeniedthatitsdonationshadacommercialpurpose.

2)

Wheneverhewasangry,hewouldbegintostammerslightly.

3)

Educationisthemostcherishedtraditioninourfamily.That’swhymyparentsnevertookmetodinneratexpensiverestaurants,butsentmetothebestprivateschool.

4)

Shortlyafterherecoveredfromthesurgery,helosthisjobandthushadtogothroughanotherdifficultphaseofhislife.

5)

Incontrasttoouraffluentneighbors,myparentsareratherpoor,buttheyhavealwaystriedhardtomeetourminimalneeds.

2.Translatethepassage

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

Unit3

TextAFatherKnowsBetter

I.Vocabulary

1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrases…

1)typical

2)dumb

3)junior

4)glorious

5)welfare

6)cameover

7)interference

8)fading

9)narroweddown

10)frank

11)schemes

12)atanyrate

2.Rewriteeachsentence…

1)

consistsoffivegeneralsandfourpoliceofficers.

2)

willbeinalocationoverlookingthelake.

3)

washumiliatedbyhercommentsaboutmyfamilybackgroundinfrontofsomanypeople.

4)

haveanyproofthatitwasHenrywhostolethecomputer?

5)

wasexhaustedafterthelongcycleride.

3.Completethesentences

1)hysterical,

washandeddownby,

shouldhaveknownbetterthan

2)twisted,

overandover,

talentedson,

3)patience,nottokeephiminsuspense,assured…repeatedly

II.Collocation

1.adequate

2.anxious

3.certain

4.content

5.crazy

6.likely

7.fortunate

8.keen

III.Usage

1.beadmitted

2.live

3.bepostponed

4.buy

5.bebanned

6.be

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

1.

Text-related

1)typical

2)welfare

3)constant

4)frank

5)talent

6)dumb

7)knowbetterthanthat

8)repeatedly

9)dread

10)interference

11)bet

12)assure

2.

Theme-related

1.despite

2.really

3.same

4.contact

5.admitted

6.attempt

7.not

8.tend

9.different

10.manner

II.Translation

1.

TranslatetheSentences

1)

HavescientistsfoundproofofwateronMars?

2)

Theplanningcommitteehasnarroweddownthepossiblelocationsforthenuclearpowerplanttotwocoastaltowns.

3)

Samnotonlylosthisjobbutalsobothlegs;hehadtoliveonwelfarefortherestofhislife.

4)

Ajuryconsistingof12membersvotedinunisonthatMarywasguilty.

5)

Seanfelthumiliatedtohearhistalentbeingquestioned.

2.Translatethepassage

George,thesonofMr.Johnson,likedlisteningtoheavymetalmusicintheevenings,whichmadeithardforotherresidentsinthecommunitytofallasleep.Eventuallytheexhaustedneighborslosttheirpatienceanddecidedondirectinterference.TheycalledMr.Johnsontotellhiminafrankmannerwhattheywerethinking.Mr.Johnsonassuredthemthathewouldcertainlysettletheissue.Assoonasheputdownthephonehescoldedhisson,“Whathascomeoveryou?Youshouldknowbetterthantodisturbothersforyourownamusement.”IntheendGeorgetradedhisCDsforcomputergamessoftwarefromhisclassmates.

Unit4

TextAAVirtualLife

I.Vocabulary

1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrases…

1)conversely

2)butthen

3)symptom

4)spitting

5)abusing

6)tone

7)took(her)in

8)editing

9)havearranged

10)insight

11)stretched

12)data

2.Rewriteeachsentence…

1)smokingcigarettesjarsonme.

2)findthemselvesgettingsuckedin

3)hasarrangedforatechnicianfromthecomputerstoretocheckandrepairit.

4)fledtheircountrytoavoidmilitaryservice/fledtoothercountriestoavoidmilitaryservice.

5)restorepeople'sconfidenceinit.

3.Completethesentences

1)thevirtual/online/via

2)nightmare/routine/anyappointment/arrangefor

3)cue/remarks/histune

II.Collocation

1.

Wecamehereallthewayonfoot.

2.

Privatecarsarenotallowedoncampus.

3.

TheyareonvacationinFlorida.

4.

Maryhasbeentalkingtoherfriendonthephoneforanhour.

5.

Don'tworry,Lucyisalwaysontime.

6.

Industrialdemandonfuelisontherise.

III.Usage

l.hard

2.difficult

3.impossible

4.tough

5.hard

6.easy

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

1.

Text-related

1)Internet

2)click

3)virtual

4)routines

5)arrange

6)nightmare

7)annoying

8)connection

9)crawls

10)takein

11)spit

12)data

13)suckedinto

14)Attimes

15)flee

16)online

2.

Theme-related

1)companion

2)deliver

3)access

4)enables

5)customers

6)delights

7)provides

8)small

9)remote

10)information

II.Translation

1.

TranslatetheSentences

1)Researchshowsthatlaughtercanbringalotofhealthbenefits.

2)AslowInternetconnectionspeedisreallyannoying.

3)Asthelawstands,helpingsomeonecommitsuicideisacrime.

4)Inherreport,Marytriestointerpretthedatafromacompletelydifferentangle.

5)Sueisagirlofgreattalent.Heramazingmemorysetsherapartfromherclassmates.

2.Translatethepassage

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

Unit5Trueheight

Vocabulary:

1.1-----5startled;mere;motion;sweating;stretchedout

6-----10vain;ononeoccasion;anxiety;emotions;ashamedof

11----12inmymind’seye;recurring

1)coincideswithherhusband’s

2)sendsthepricessoaring/resultsinthesoaringofprices

3)ofalternatesunshineandrain

4)havebeenhislifelongpassions,althoughhestudiedeconomicsat

university

5)Tensioncameoverher

1)media,dedicationto,grace

2)hiscompetitors,inexcitement,hughim,congratulatehimon

3)emotions,numerous,intensity,passionfor

Collocation

Mike,aGreen,madethesuggestionthatalargeparkbebuiltnearthecommunity.

Inalettertohisdaughter,Mr.Smithexpressedhiswishthatshe(could)continuehereducationtoacquirestillanotherdegree.

Thereisnoreasontoholdthebeliefthathumanshavenodirectmoralresponsibilitytosafeguardthewelfareofanimals.

Childrenneedtofeelsafeabouttheworldtheygrowupin,anditisunwisetogivethemtheideathateverythingtheycomeintocontactwithmightbeathreat.

Anxietycanresultfromthenotionthatlifehasnottreatedusfairly.

Nobodybelievedhisclaimthathewasinnocent.

Wordswithmultiplemeanings

Iworkoutinthegymforonehoureverymorning.

Florencehasworkedasacleaneratthefactoryforfiveyears.

Thewoundedmanworkedhiswayacrossthefieldonhishandsandknees.

Thesafeloadforatruckofthistypeworksoutatabouttwenty-fivetons.

Itisdifficulttounderstandhowhumanmindswork.

Tomydisappointment,themanger’splanofpromotingthenewproductsdoesn’tworkatall.

Theteacherhasalotofexperienceofworkingwithchildrenwhodon’tknowhowtolearn.

Themedicinewaslikemagic,anditworkedinstantlyafteryoutookit.

Comprehensiveexercises

Cloze

text-relatedcloze

1---5inmymind’seye,groan,competitor,intensity,anxiety,

6---10tense,sweat,tension,soaring,recurring,

11---16broughtmebacktoearth,fantasy,sweat,congratulate,numerous,media

theme-relatedcloze

1---5engineer,forget,convinced,how,build,

6---10accident,thought,only,sharp,touched,

11---12instructions,finally

Translation

Itisthecreativityanddedicationoftheworkersandexecutivesthatturnedthecompanyintoaprofitablebusiness.

Thepricesoffoodandmedicinehavesoaredinthepastthreemonths.

Weplanedtorepainttheupperfloorsoftheofficebuilding.

Hissuccessshowsthatpopularityandartisticmeritsometimescoincide.

Idon’twanttoseebelovedgrandmotherlyinginahospitalbedandgroaningpainfully.

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

Considerthecaseof/takeDonna.Hersonunfortunatelydiedinacaraccident.Theintensityoftheblowmadeherunabletocry.Shesaid,“itwasnotuntiltwoweekslaterthatIbegantocry.AndthenIfeltasifabigstonehadbeenliftedfrommyshoulders.Itwastheteasthatbroughtmebacktoearthandhelpedmesurvivethecrisis.”

Unit6Women,Halfthesky

TextA

AWomanCanLearnAnythingaManCan

I.Vocabulary

1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrases…

1)cultural/culture2)indication

3)miniature

4)ironic

5)stumbledinto6)decent

7)buzzing

8)abnormal

9)mechanical

10)shuddering

11)implied

12)leap

2.Rewriteeachsentence…

1)

ConvertRMBintoUSdollarsintheforeignexchangeoffice

2)

Didn’tknowthefirstthingaboutcookingasshelookedpuzzledastohowtocookricewiththericecooker

3)

Theirfaultyequipmenttheteamhadaccomplishedsomeveryusefulwork.

4)

AllowingmetoworkflexiblehoursaslongasIworkeighthoursaday

5)

Couldn’thelpthinkingthebookmustbequitefascinating.

3.Completethesentences

1)willnotpanic/feelpanic,willbeatadisadvantage

2)hybrid,transmission

3)carve,oneindication,todistinguish

II.Collocation

1.also

2.aswell/too

3.too

4.too

5.aswell/too

6.too

7also

8.also

III.Usage

1.I’vehadenough

2.whenIwasoldenoughtoworkandearnmoney

3.can’tgetenoughsleepatnight

4.hadsofarcollectedenoughofthem

5.havestrongenougharms

6.havejustenoughmoneytoliveon

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

1.

Text-related

1)stumbledinto

2)notknowthefirstthingabout

3)mechanical

4)whenitcomesto

5)hybrid

6)grittedherteeth

7)premise