沈阳建筑大学城市建设学院全新版大学英语综合教程2第二版课后习题答案

全新版大学英语综合教程

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第二版课后 习题答案

Unit 1

Key to Exercises

Part I Pre-Reading Task

Script for the recording:

Ways of learning is the topic of this unit. It is also the topic of

the song you are about to

listen to, called Teach Your Children sung by Crosby, Stills and

Nash.

Teach Your Children

Crosby, Stills and Nash

You, who are on the road,

Must nave a code that you can live by.

And so, become yourselr,

Because the past is just a goodbye.

Teach your cbildren well,

Their lather's hell did slowly go by.

And reed them on your dreams,

The one they picks, the one you'll mow by.

Don't you ever ash them why, ir they told you, you will cry, So just

look

at them and sigh and know they love you.

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And you, oi tender years,

Can't know the rears that your elders grew by.

Ana so please help them with your youtb,

They seek the truth before tbey can die.

Teacb your parents well,

Tbeir children's bell will slowly go by.

And reed them on your dreams,

Tbe one tbey picks, tbe one you'll know by.

Don t you ever ask them why, ir tbey told you, you will cry, So just

look at them and sigh and know tbey love you.

The first part of die song is about how parents can inspire their

children through sharing with them their dreams, their hopes for a

better life. It starts with advice on how you need a set of rules,

code diat you can live by,

will you be able to fully realise all that is within you and

yourself.

And children

—

—

also have something to

teach their parents, for

learning is not a one-way street. Children should share their own

dreams with their parents so that young and old can get to understand

each otiier better.

That said, one should not go too far. For some things are perhaps

better left unsaid between parents and children.

them why, if they told you, you will cry.

there is left to do is to look at one another and sigh, happy in each

otiier's love.

Part II Text A

Text Organization

1. 1) The text begins with an anecdote/incident.

2) His thoughts are mainly about different approaches to learning in

China and the West. 3) He winds up the text with a suggestion in die

form of a question.

Points for Comparison/Contrast Chinese Americans

1) ways to learn to accomplish a show a child how to do teach

children that they

task something, or teach by should rely on themselves

holding his hand for solutions to problems

2) attitudes to creativity and skills put more emphasis on give

greater priority to de-

fostering creativity in veloping skills at an early

young children, thinking age, believing creativity

skills can be picked up can be promoted over

later time

1. Vocabulary

1) insert 2) on occasion

3) investigate 4) In retrospect

5) initial 6) phenomena

7) attached 8) make up for

9) is awaiting 10) not …in the least

11) promote 12) emerged

2. Rewrite each sentence

1) There is a striking contrast between the standard of living in

the north of the

country and the south.

2) Natural fiber is said to be superior to synthetic fiber.

3) The city's importance as a financial center has evolved slowly.

4) His nationality is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.

5) The poems by a little-known sixteenth-century Italian poet have

found their way into

some English magazines.

3. 1) Chinese isn't a subject that can be picked up in a month. You

can't accomplish your

goal of mastering the language unless you work at it for years. Well,

it sounds as if

I'm exaggerating the difficulties, but the fact is I'm only telling

the truth.

2) The principal is somewhat disappointed with the performance of

the children. From

what she has gathered, some of the teaching staff have neglected

their pupils. She

has just announced that strict work regulations have been made and

that they apply

to both Chinese and overseas teachers.

3) The teacher-directed and the child-directed approaches to

teaching art represent

two extremes of opinion. Too many teacher-directed activities cannot

be expected to

effectively assist children in learning because of the rigid

structure. On the other

hand, too many child-directed activities may see a curriculum that

is totally

unstructured and out of control. There are valid reasons to believe

a teacher-guided

approach would be a superior way to guide children's development.

This approach

combines some form of structure with the child leading the direction.

II. Confusable

Words 2)

1. continuous

1) 4)

continual 3) continuous

continual

2 2) principal

1)

4) principles principal 3)

principle 5)

principal

III. Usage

1. themselves 2. himself/herself

3. herself/by herself/on her own 4. itself

5. ourselves 6. yourself/by yourself/on your own

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

(A)

1. contrast 2. exaggerating

3. priority 4. on the other hand

5. promoting 6. pick up

7. assist 8. accomplish

9. on occasion 10. neglecting

11. worthwhile 12. superior

(B)

1. end 2. perform

3. facing 4. competent

5. equipped 6. designed

ch 8. rest

9. definitely 10. quality

II. Translation

1. sentences

1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from

the tradition. 2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold

enough to give a performance in

front of a large audience.

3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit

in the child at an early

age.

4) Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you

think it’s worthwhile to

buy/ purchase it?

5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the

problem we are investigating.

2. passage translation

To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing,

listening and speaking. Besides, learning by heart as many well- written

essays as possible is also very important.

Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you

cannot express

yourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our

experience as we go along, for

in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more

effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep

working hard on it, we will in due course

accomplish the task of mastering English.

U2

Text A

A Life Full of Riches

I. Vocabulary

1. Fill in

the gaps with words or phrases…

1) abrupt 2) emotional 3) bless 4) wear and tear

5) dated 6) consequences 7) seemingly 8) in contrast to

9) Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily 12) sentiments

2. Rewrite each sentence…

1) confronted with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest

one first 2) vital to the existence of all forms of life

3) some confusion among the students about what to do after class to

follow up on the subject

4) nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy

5) tickled h

im to think that she’d come to ask his advice

3. Complete the sentences

1) a lingering, fabricating, sentiments

2) fill out, every item, vital, consequences

3) be denied, tangible, cherish, attain

II. Words with Multiple Meanings

1. It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.

2. She arrived early and took a front row seat.

3. Don’t take me for a fool.

4. It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.

5. My uncle will take me (alone on his trip) to the Arctic this

summer. 6. He took the dinner plate I passed to him.

7. Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.

8. If you don’t take my advice, you will regret it.

III. Usage

1. hanging 2. to give 3. to return 4. being praised 5. not having 6.

to say 7. to open 8. being helped

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

1. Text-related

1) well-off/affluent 2) dated 3) falling into 4) bracket 5) deny 6)

tangible 7) pursuit 8) cherishes 9) out of place 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. Translate the Sentences

1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.

2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.

3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s

why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but

sent me to the best private school.

4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and

thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.

5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor,

but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.

2. Translate the passage

With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much

better off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the

most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage

students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be

dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life

ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as

material satisfaction.

U3Unit 3 The Generation Gap

Text A Father Knows Better

I. Vocabulary

1. Fill in the gaps with words or phr

ases…

1) typical 2) dumb 3) junior 4) glorious 5) welfare 6) came over 7)

interference 8) fading 9) narrowed down 10) frank 11) schemes 12) at any

rate

2. Rewrite each sentence…

1) consists of five generals and four police officers.

2) will be in a location overlooking the lake.

3) was humiliated by her comments about my family background in

front of so many people. 4) have any proof that it was Henry who stole

the computer?

5) was exhausted after the long cycle ride.

3. Complete the sentences

1) hysterical, was handed down by, should have known better than

2) twisted, over and over, talented son,

3) patience, not to keep him in suspense, assured…repeatedly

II. Collocation

1. adequate 2. anxious 3. certain 4. content

5. crazy 6. likely 7. fortunate 8. keen

III. Usage

1. be admitted 2. live 3. be postponed

4. buy 5. be banned 6. be

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

1. Text-related

1) typical 2) welfare 3) constant 4) frank 5) talent 6) dumb 7) know

better than that 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