泛读2课后答案

2021年1月25日发(作者：cocoa)
Unit 1
did the phone call change Haley's life? If you were in the same situation, would you accept
the offer?
That
call
drove
Alex
Haley
to
make
up
his
mind
to
become
a
full-time
writer.
He
had
decided
to choose writing as his life-long profession no matter how hard it would be. Although
his acquaintance was
trying
to tempt Alex to give
up his writing, he rejected
his
offer
and chose to live in poverty. It was just his spirit of persistence that led him to
success.
2. What lesson did Haley learn in the end ?
Roots
made Alex
Haley
famous and wealthy. He
was very excited about what was brought to him by
fame.
He nearly forgot his hardships in the past until he saw the brown paper bag which contained the
things of the past. Now Alex Haley realized that these things were also part of his roots. It was telling
him that only courage and persistence may bring success and when one had gained fame one should not
forget the past,be proud and self-complacent.
Unit 2
1. This is a science-fiction story but the author has successfully made it more like a real story than
a fictitious one. How did he achieve his purpose?
At the beginning of the story, the author explains that he is writing it up for someone else because
the storyteller, does not write well. He further explains that he uses
The Goose and the head of his section at the Department of Agriculture. Towards the end of the story,
the author brings the reader back to the question of why he is asked to write the story, and
finally casts
the unsolved problem of the golden eggs to the reader, as if inviting them to join
Goose
these add to the
Unit 4
1.

What kind of person was Mable Howard?
Mable Howard was serious about her job as block captain. She cared for the wellfare of
the
neighborhood and was
considerate
to
others. She
could
not tolerate littering of the
street.

2. Why did the author say that he was proud to call Mable Howard my
The
author
was
deeply
moved
by
Mable,
who
had
for
decades
made
great
efforts
in
keeping
the
neighborhood neat and clean and who was now becoming too old and frail to perform her duty. Greatly
inspired by Mable, the author gradually became self-conscious in maintaining the block clean and felt
proud to call Mable
my captain

can we do to protect the worsening environment today?
Any threat to our shared environment is a threat to us should pay due attention
to
the
environmental
problems
and
take
proper
measures
to
protect
our
“global

village”.
For example,
to tackle the Greenhouse effects, the city planning should be revised and
dykes
and
reservoirs
should
be
built.
To
check
the
population
growth
the
one
-child
policy
should be strictly obeyed.


Unit 5
1.

What do you think of Tim's way of solving the problem?
Tim was
a filial
son.
He
was
very
considerate
and
could read
his mother's mind.
Considering she was getting old, he took the side of his wife as to where to plant the
garden in the beginning. Seeing Mom was unhappy about that, he apol
ogized to her the