傻子专业学位硕士研究生英语教程Unit-13词汇及课后答案

2021年1月16日发(作者：舒展)

Unit 13
Friendship

Word Bank
account：n. a written or spoken description of an event(书面或口头)报告
acquaintance: a person that you have met but do not know well相识，熟人
affection: a feeling of liking for a person or place友爱，爱情
commitment: a promise to do sth. or to behave in a particular way承诺；责任；
compatible: able to exist, live together, or work successfully with sth. or sb. else能共处的；能
共存的；能相容的
conservative: tending not to like or trust change, especially sudden change保守的，守旧的
divorce: legal ending of a marriage离婚
esteem: respect for or a good opinion of sb. 尊敬，尊重
excessive: too much过度的，过多的
generality: when what sb. says contains no details, and often very little meaning普遍性，通性
intimate: having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship亲密的
mobile: able to move freely or be easily moved可移动的，易变的，机动的
pursue: to follow sb. or sth., usually to try to catch or kill them追随；跟随
rarity: sth. that is very unusual, or the quality of being very unusual稀有
relocate: to (cause a person or company to) move to a new place换一个地方；重新安置
reveal: to make known or show sth. that is surprising or that was previously secret展现，显示，
揭示，暴露
spouse: a person's husband or wife配偶
stigma: a strong feeling in society that a type of behavior is shameful耻辱；瑕疵
superficial: only on the surface of sth. 表面的；肤浅的
transient: lasting for only a short time; temporary短暂的
widowed: having become a widow or a widower守寡的；成为鳏夫的

Phrases and Expressions
attach to: to connect one thing with another系，连接
break up: to stop a relationship(突然)结束
encounter with: to meet sb., especially when you do not expect it偶遇
end up: to finally be in a particular place, state, or situation, especially without having planned
it以...结束，结果为...
strike up: to start a conversation or relationship with sb. 交谈起来，结交起来

Reading Comprehension
Choose the best for each of the following.

1. The authors say that Americans use the word
defines the word. What do the authors mean by saying so? ( C )
A. Americans use the word
B. Americans use the word
C. Americans use the word

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D. The dictionary defines the word
2. Americans have a few close friends because __B___.
A. they are lazy
B. they do not have time
C. they have many commitments to friendship
D. both B and C

3. According to the authors, how do many Americans behave with others even if they are
strangers? ( D )
A. They tend to be shy. B. They tend to smile.
C. They tend to talk easily. D. Both B and C.

4. In the United States, marriage relationships are __B___.
A. all the same B. different from couple to couple
C. arranged D. mature

5. The authors say that in the United States remarriage is considered normal, and they point out
that grown sons and daughters often encourage their widowed or divorced parents to __C___.
A. stay home alone B. buy gold
C. continue to socialize D. travel

II. Complete the following summary of the text by filling in the blanks with words. The
initial letter of each word has been given to you.

Americans use the word
might be an (1) acquaintance or an intimate companion. They might call anyone that they know
about a friend. They, however, have (2) casual and friendly relationships with many people but
develop deeper and closer (3) relationships with only a few. Americans are friendly who easily start
conversations with (4) strangers and sometimes share their life stories with them. Due to different
cultural backgrounds, American men and women have a (5) variety of relationships. Some might be
lifelong friends but without sex contact. Some might live together as sex companions without
getting married in the end. Some American (6) couples take themselves as best friends. More (7)
divorced or widowed Americans remarried in their old ages.
Americans make new friends easily and quickly because of (8) mobility. In general they do
not (9) settle down in one place for good. They move from place to place for changing jobs, getting
married, (10) attending universities or having children. Many of them do not have everlasting
friendship.

Vocabulary
I. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.
1. He had a deep ___D__ for his aunt.
A. effect B. kindness C. heart D. affection
2. There has been a drop in public ___A__ for teachers.
A. esteem B. affection C. love D. interest

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