blurt全新版大学进阶英语第二册第四单元答案

2021年1月20日发(作者：黄豆的英文)
Unit 4 Study Abroad
Key to Exercises
Opener
Suggested answers for reference
1. Between the 2006/07 academic year and the 2013/14 academic year, the number
of Chinese students at US colleges grew from 67,723 to 274,439, making China
the single largest country of origin for all international students in the US.
2. There are several reasons. For starters, Chinese families are better off now and
can afford international study for their kids. Secondly, in this age of globalization,
it’s
natural
for
people
to

move
from
country
to
country
seeking
opportunities,
including opportunities in a different education system. Thirdly, studying abroad
is
a
way
for
countries
to
learn
from
each
other.
When
Chinese
students
return
from overseas, they can help develop China.
3.
I’d like to
study abroad.
I’m curious
about
the outside world,
want
to
pick up
different perspectives,
and broaden my mind. I’d like to draw on the best of the
Chinese education system and the Western one.

Reading & Interacting
I. Understanding the Text
1. Text Organization
Name of
the calssic
Theme of
the classic
Paragraphs
Related events in author
’
s life
1. She had left home because she wanted
to
The
Odyssey
Going home
1-6
understand
better
Western
civilization and American society.
2.
She
missed
home
because
studying
humanities at Yale was
1) different from that in China, e.g. no
correct
answers
to
memorize,
originality
needed
in
class
and
for
homework;
2)
difficult
for
a
foreign
student,
e.g.
reading, listening and note-taking.
Being
torn
The Aeneid
between
the
past
and the
future

2. Comprehension Check
2.1 Focusing on the main ideas







I was admitted into a freshman program at Yale that required us to read up
Western classics, comprehend them, analyze them and turn in papers with original
ideas on them. Although this was my first year in an all- English environment, and
sometimes
I
was
tired
of
all
the
hard
work,
I
yearned
to
understand
Western
society. I made up for my lack of preparation with diligence. I pulled all-nighters,
I lingered
after class to
ask questions, I learned
note-taking in English from my
classmates, and I visited the writing tutor. As a result, as the year came to an end, I
received
A’s
for all my papers.
2.2 Digging into detail



1.
No,
there
wasn’t.
Because
when
she

reached
out
for
a
human
being,
she
grabbed a book instead.
2. Because it was like committing suicide to try to read up and understand Western
canons in a
year’s time.

3.
Force
students
to
read
without
being
concerned
about
whether
they
are
interested, willing or able to.
4.
Because
she
had
been
used
to
the
Chinese
way
of
learning
humanities,
i.e.,
teachers giving out standard interpretations for students to memorize.
7-9
1. Her mother wanted her to take science
like Chinese students traditionally did.
2.
She
wanted
to
study
humanities
and
write better English.
5. She would spend the night reading their works and trying to understand their
ideas.
2.3 Understanding difficult sentences



1. B




2. B




3. A




4. A




5. A

II. Focusing on Language in Context
1. Key Words & Expressions
1.1



1. Which one is better, a secure job with a low pay or a job with a high pay but
easy to lose?
2. News filtered through from Bombay last night of a city on strike and tourists
stuck at the airport.
3. Suicide ranks as the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. Globally,
an estimated 700,000 people take their own lives annually.
4. A large product catalog is critical to a successful furniture store website. People
who visit
your website
are looking for new
furniture. You need to
show it to
them.
5.
Some
of
the
most
provocative
thinkers,
writers,
artists,
business
people,
teachers
and
other
leaders
drawn
from
different
fields
around
the
world
will
gather at this summer program
—
to teach, speak, lead, question, and answer.
6. The guy tried to run away but the policeman caught him by grabbing the collar
of his coat.
7.
This
dialogue
window
pops
up
in
my
game
every
five
seconds!
How
do
I
disable it?
8. Life is like a journey with no known destination.
9. No one can finish all the tasks alone. Don’t
hesitate to ask for help. We can all
benefit from cooperation.
10. Manchester United, dubbed the Red Devils, is a top football team in England.
11. The police officer turned to the crowd and shouted, “Come on. You need to get
out of here. No lingering
around the crime scene.”

12.
The
flower
show
is
so
crowded
that
there
is
never
an
ideal
spot
for
taking
pictures no matter how you position yourself.
13. Our mutual friend John has got a rare ability to memorize facts and figures.
14. John
stretched out
an arm from bed to
pick
up his
phone. Sleepily he asked,
“Who is it?”

15.
An
advance
team
was
sent
to
the
UK
to
make
preparations
for
President
Xi
Jinping’s visit.

1.2



1. for instance




2. was flooded with


3. destined to



4. reluctant
5. pull them apart

6. stick to










7. pleaded with


8. As a result
1.3
1. No flowers grew here. No humans ever came. Only the bare grey sand stretched
out towards/to the roaring sea.
2. As a Harry Potter fan, Emily felt obligated to visit the Elephant House, the café

shop in Edinburgh where J. K. Rowling started writing the series.
3. The saying “Stu
dents must do the boring stuff before they can do the interesting
stuff” can be

roughly translated as “Students must
memorize before they can be
allowed to think.”

4.
According
to
The
Odyssey
,
Odysseus
was
the
only
human
being
to
hear
the
alluring song of the Sirens and live to tell of it.
5. At first, she pleaded with the doctors to save/not to cut off
her son’s a
rm, but the
doctor said there was no choice.

2. Collocation



1.
Many
Chinese
tourists
are
disappointed
to
find
shops
in
Europe
closed
on
weekends.
2. Peter Mayle, author of
A Year in Provence
, is content to live a quiet life in rural
France.
3. I am sorry to say that, despite the efforts of our care team, the patient is going