新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材综合教程2第五单元课后答案

Unit5FourteenSteps

TextComprehensionI．B.

II.1.F;

2.T;

3.F;

4.T;

5.F.

III.1.thesecondhalfofhisfirstlife.2.thedaywhenhewasunabletoclimbthosesteps,andwastolieanddie.3.hischallengetocontinueliving,andmiseryhehadtoacceptandcopewithinordertoholdontohissanity,hiswife,hishomeandhisjob.4.Hefirstfeltabitsorryforthem,butthenfeltrelievedbythethoughtofpaying.5.theoldmanisblindbuthehelpedhiminthestorm;whilethewriterassumedthatadisabledmandeservedotherpeople’shelpbutneverhelpedothers.6.heshouldalwaysbereadytohelpothers.

IV.1.asadmanwithlittlehopeforhisfuture,andeverythingdependedonhimtoclimbthese14steps.2.thewriterwasfilledwithgreatshameandhorrorandbecamespeechless.

StructuralanalysisofthetextPart1:Paragraph1,2—1stlife;Part2:Paragraph3,4,5—2ndlife;Part3:Paragraph6,7,8,9—incidentandreflection;Part4:Paragraph10—newlife,i.e.3rdlife.

SectionFourConsolidationActivitiesPartone.VocabularyI.1.

aslowlyprogressivedisease=adiseasethat

graduallybecaemoreandmoreserious2.withtheaidof=withthehelpof

在……的帮助下

3.peeringat=lookingverycarefullyandhardat

凝视

4.areallset=areready

准备就绪，安排妥当

5.indifferenceto=notcaringabout

对……漠不关心

II.1.tilted;2.ledupto;3.holdonto;4.carefor;5.isinclinedto;6.makealiving;7.follow,example;8.toadegree.

III.

WordderivationFillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.Youalwaysfollowyourowninclination(incline)insteadofthinkingofourfeeling.2.Themenstoodinfrontofthebar,indifferent(indifference)totheargumentthatwasgoingonacrosstheroad.3.Thecompanyhashadasuccessfulfirstyearathomebutpenetration(penetrate)oftheinternationalmarkethasbeenslow.4.Wehadn’tseenherformanyyearsandwereveryshockedbyherfrailty(frail).5.Hedoesnotconsiderhisdeafnessanaffliction(afflict).6.Wewereallveryimpressedbytheexcellence(excellent)ofthedesign.7.Herfeverisgettingprogressively(progress)worse.Ithinkweshouldcalladoctor.8.Thehoneymoonperiodwassoonfollowedbytheusualdisillusionment(disillusion)withday-to-dayreality.

1.inclinev.

使有……倾向，易于；爱好

inclinationn.

倾向，意愿

inclineda.

有……倾向的；倾斜的

2.indifferencen.

不重视，无兴趣，漠不关心

indifferenta.

漠不关心的，冷淡的

indifferentlyad.

不在乎地，冷淡地，淡然地

3.penetratev.

穿透，渗透；看穿

penetratinga.

敏锐的，尖锐的；穿透的，透彻的

penetrationn.

渗透，侵入，突破

4.fraila.

脆弱的，虚弱的

frailtyn.

脆弱，意志薄弱；弱点

5.afflictv.

使苦恼，折磨

afflictionn.

痛苦，苦恼，苦难

6.excellenta.

极好的，杰出的

excellencen.

优秀，卓越，优点

excellentlyad.

优秀地，超群地

7.progressn.

进步，发展，前进

progressionn.

前进

progressivea.

前进的，渐进的

8.disillusionn.

觉醒，幻灭

disillusionmentn.

幻灭感

disillusioneda.

大失所望的，幻想破灭的

IV.1.A;

2.C;

3.B;

4.D;

5.B;

6.A;

7.D;

8.B.2.Determiners(both,each,eitherorneither,some,any)Determinersareusedinfrontofnounstoindicatewhetheryouarereferringtosomethingspecificorsomethingofaparticulartype.Bothisusedtoindicatethattheactionorstatedenotedbytheverbappliesindividuallytoeachofthetwoentities.Whenbothisusedwithandtolinkparallelelementsinasentence,thewordsorphrasesthatfollowthemshouldcorrespondgrammatically.Bothcanonlycollocatewithpluralcountnouns.e.g.Bothherfingersarebroken.BothMaryandTomlikereadingEnglishnovels.

Thephrasebeginningwitheachidentifiesasetofitemswhereinthewordsfollowingeachidentifytheindividualelementsbytheirsharedcharacteristics.Thephraseisgrammaticallysingularinnumber,soifthephraseisthesubjectofasentence,itsverbisconjugatedintoathird-personsingularform.Similarly,anypronounsthatrefertothenounphrasearesingular.e.g.Eachcandidatehas49votes.Eachvotermustdecideforherself.

Eitherandneitherareusedinsentencesconcerningapossiblechoicebetweentwoitems.Eithercanmeanoneortheother(oftwo)oreachoftwo.e.g.I’vegotteaandcoffee,soyoucanhaveeither.(oneortheother)Theroomhasadoorateitherend.(both)

Neithermeansnotthefirstoneandnotthesecondone.e.g.Neitherofthestudentswerelistening.

Both,someandanyappearbeforenouns.Someandanymaybeusedwithcountableanduncountablenouns.e.g.Heboughtsomesandwichesforlunch.Hedidn’tseeanystarswhenhevisitedHollywood.Heatesomecheesewithhissandwiches.Heneverdrinksanycoffeeatnightbecausethenhecan’tsleep.

IV.Both,both,Neither,either,neither.both,each,either.

V.

Fillineachoftheblankswithsome,anyoroneoftheircompounds.1.somewhat2.Therepairswillcost____something____intheregionof$500.3.Iwasamazedthat____some_____400peoplecametothemeetingtodiscussthenewschemeforashoppingcenter.4.somehow,anything5.anything,something6.Georgeoughttobeabletotellwhetherthatoldplateisvaluable.Heis___something___ofanexpertonchina.7.Whathaveyoubeenupto?Ihaven’tseen___anything___ofyouforages.8.some

VI.1.Inspiteof+noun--2.Itseemedtomethat+clause--

PartThree.TranslationexercisesI.EnglishtoChinese1.

常言道猫有九命，我信这话。因为我已经活第三回了，尽管我并不是猫。2.

我只是一个一瘸一拐、幻想破灭的残疾人，一个凭着攀登车库和后门之间十四级令人痛苦的台阶而努力保持清醒的心智，伴随妻子、维持家庭和坚持工作的人。3.

其后的几秒钟一切都好像凝滞了，那一刻的羞耻和惊诧深深的穿透了我的肺腑，我感到了一种从未有过的难受。4.

我意识到自己极端自怜、自私，对别人的需要漠不关心，不为别人着想。

II.Chinesetoenglish1.

这位电影演员比大多数人更愿意帮助残疾人，因为他自己十年前曾中过风。（beinclinedto）

Thisfilmactorismoreinclinedthanmostpeopletohelpthehandicappedbecausehehimselfsufferedastroketenyearsago.

2.Theoldmanisafflictedwithrheumatism,buthestillgoesjoggingandmountain-climbingeveryday.

3.

美国金融制度中的一些缺陷始终没有得到足够的重视，最终酿成了灾难性的后果。（leadto）SomeoftheflawsintheAmericanfinancialsystem,whichhadneverreceiveddueattention，

eventuallyledtodisastrousconsequences.

4.Heheldontohissharesofthatcompanywhenthepricesweredroppingsharplyladtyear.Noehehasmadeafortune.

5.

赶快断了这个念头吧——这个想法太疯狂了，根本不值得考虑。（dismiss）Justdismisstheideafromyourmind—it’scrazyandnotworththinkingaboutatall.

6.WewereallsettoleavefortheholidayinNewYorkwhenthe39/11incidentshookthewholeworld.7.IfyouthinkIhaveamagicformulatosolvetheproblem,youareboundtobedisillusioned.

8.ThatJapanesecompanysucceededinpenetratingtheUSTVmarket.

VI

WritingPracticeParagraphdevelopment—AnalogyWritersveryoftenexplainsomethingthatisnewordifficultbycomparingittosomethingthatthereaderalreadyknowswell.Whensuchacomparisoniscarriedthroughindetail,wecallitananalogy.Creativeanalogiesarealwaysimpressiveandinspiring.Theyarousereaders’interestandmakethemwanttoreadmore.Someanalogiesmayappearstrangeandweirdatfirstsight,buttheycanopenourmindstoseeoursubjectinnewandinterestingways.

Exercises:Writetwoparagraphsbasedonthefollowingtopicsentenceswiththeanalogystrategy.1.Elderlypeoplearelikebabies.Ideasforreference:Theyneedthecareandinterventionofothers.Theyrelyontheirfamiliesforemotionalsupport.Sample:Elderlypeoplearelikebabies.Babiescomeintotheworldwithnoteeth,theelderlyleavewithnoteethtoo.Themostobvioussimilaritybetweenelderlypeopleandbabiesisthattheyneedthecareandinterventionofothers.Theymaydependuponsomeoneforsomethingassimpleasmovingfromplacetoplace.Manyelderlypeopleandinfantscannotwalkwithoutassistance.Apersonweakwithagemaysitinawheelchairalldayandrequireotherstopushthem.Mostimportantly,theybothneedothers’extraattention.Theyarenotsosociallyactivesotheyrelymoreontheirfamiliesforemotionalsupport.Babiesandoldpeople,youhavetolovethem,theyarethemostlovablepeopleintheworld.…………Elderlypeoplearelikebabies.Firstofall,elderlypeoplearephysicallyvulnerablejustlikebabies.Theyaresoeasilytakenillwhenevertheweatherchangesdrastically.Whenacoldwavestrikes,elderlypeopleareaslikelytocatchacoldasbabiesdoandtheymayalsohavebloodpressureproblemsorevendevelopothermoreseriousconditions.Second,manypeopleofadvancedagesseemtoreturntothestateofignorancetypicalofthenaïvechild.Thatiswhywehavecomeacrosssomanystoriesofcriminalfraudsthathavevictimizedretired,elderlypeople.Lastbutnotleast,elderlypeopleneedtheiradultchildren’sextraattentionjustasmuchasbabieswanttheirparents’loveandcare.Theyarenolongerassociallyactiveastheyusedtoby;theyrelyevermoreontheirfamiliesforemotionalsupport.However,inmanydomesticsituations,theyfeelleftout,andevendeliberatelyignored.Whentheyareinemotionaltrouble,theyarenotabletohandleiteffectivelyandskillfully.Theywanttheirchildren’scompanyasmuchastheirchildren’sbabies,butinmostcasestheyaretooproudtosayso.

2.Findingtherightmajorislikefindingtherightpersontomarry.Ideasforreference:Theybothtaketwopartiestomakework.Lovereallycountswhenwedecideonthechoice.Theyarebothhardtofind.Sample:Findingtherightmajorislikefindingtherightpersontomarry.Amarriagetakestwoparti