新世纪大学英语系列教程综合教程5-Unit-2课后答案

Unit2

WorkingwithWordsandExpressions:

Listedintheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthetext.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

ill-fitting

stain

devoured

rotting

cracked

chronic

dripping

sore

enslaved

corrective

Listedintheboxbelowaresomeexpressionsthatyouhavelearnedinthetext.Completethesentenceswitheachofthem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

Wearsaway/eatsaway

comeoff

helpout

eatsaway

going-up

atbest

offandon

IncreasingYourWordPower:

WordClusters:makeyourownsentencesusingthewordclusterinitalicizedtypeinyourtextbook

WordsorphraseswithMultipleMeanings

Devour

devour:

devour:v.readsomethingquicklyandeagerly

devour:v.destroysomeoneorsomething

devour:v.useupallofsomething

devour:v.befilledwithastrongfeelingthatseemstocontrolsomeone

Comeoff

comeoff:becomeunfastenedordisconnected(from)

comeoff:falloff(something)

comeoff:takeplace,happen

comeoff:succeed,havetheintendedeffect

comeoff:stoptaking(adrug)thatonehasbeentakingregularly

Cloze:

smell

Indefiningpoverty,JoGoodwinParkercreatesavividpictureofthemiserablelifepoverty-strickenpeoplelive.Iwasverymuchtouchedbyherharsh,directandangrytone.Herdefinitionofpovertyhassetmethinkingalot.

Firstofall,whatParkersaysaboutpovertyintheUnitedStatesremindsmeofwhatmyGrandfatheroncesaidabouthismiserablelifeinChinainthe1940’s.Indeed,poorpeopleeverywheresufferinmoreorlessthesameway.Idohavegreatsympathywiththemandsincerelyhopethattheworldwillsaygoodbyetopovertysoon.

Secondly,Ihavecomeseemoreclearlythatwemustcherishwhatwehavetoday.Indeed,thedecentandcomfortablelifeweyoungpeopleenjoytodaycomesfromthehardworkofmanygenerations.However,wetendtotaketoday’shappylifeforgranted,andsometimesweevencomplainabouttheslightestdiscomfortinlife.Thisisaharmfulattitudebecauseitmakesusforgetthepast.Weshouldrememberthatwhatwehavenowwasneverevendreamedofbytheoldergeneration.Contentmakespoormenrich;discontentmentmakesrichmenpoor.

Lastly,weshouldhaverightattitudetowardspoverty.Inthefaceofpoverty,it’snousecomplainingorjustmakingemotionalappealsforhelp.Instead,wemustrelyonourcourage,talent,andpersistenceandgetridofpovertywithourown