第二版大学英语第五单元答案

Unit 5 Giving Thanks

Text A

Content Questions

1.He wrote them on a ship on the way to the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific on

Thanksgiving Day, 1943.

2.Preparing a traditional Thanksgiving dinner featuring roast turkey made the writer extremely

busy.

3.The writer was thinking about Thanksgiving.

4.He decided to write letters to show gratitude to those who had helped him in his life.

5.He had always accepted what they had done for him, but never expressed to any of them a

simple “Thank you.”

6.He decided to write to his father, his grandmother, and the Rev. Lonual Nelson, his grammar

school principal.

7.His father had impressed upon him from boyhood a love of books and reading.

8.He remembered that each morning Nelson would open the school with a prayer over his

assembled students.

9.He recalled how his grandmother had taught him to tell the truth, to share, and to be forgiving

and considerate of others. And he thanked her for her delicious food and for all the wonderful things she had done for him.

10.His reading of their letters left him not only astonished but also more humbled than before,

because they all thanked him rather than saying they would forgive him for not having previously thanked them.

11.The writer learned that one should learn to express appreciation for others’ efforts.

12.The writer wished for all people the common sense to achieve world peace, and find the good

and praise it.

Text Organization

1.

Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas

Part One Paras. 1-9On Thanksgiving Day 1943, as a young coastguardsman at

sea, the writer came up with the idea of expressing his

gratitude to people who had helped him before.

Part Two Paras. 10-16The writer wrote three thank-you letters to his father, the

Rev. Nelson and his grandmother.

Part Three Paras.17-23The writer got three letters in reply.

Part Four Paras. 24-26The writer wishes everyone to find the good and praise it.

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Correspondents Letters Sent Letters Received

Father Thanks him for teaching the

writer from boyhood to love

books and reading.Tells the writer how he, as a teacher and a father as well, felt content with his own son.

The Rev. Nelson Thanks him for his morning

school prayers.

Tells the writer about his retirement

coupled with self-doubt, and the re-

assurance brought to him by the

writer's letter.

Grandmother Thanks her for teaching the

writer how to tell the truth, to

share and to be forgiving, and

for her good cooking and her

sprinkling the writer's life with

stardust.Expresses her loving gratefulness to her grandson.

Language Sense Enhancement

I. 1)decades 2) undergoing

3)had done wrong4) welcome reassurance

5)appreciated6) brought back

7)relatives8) accomplish

9)consume 10) representing Language Focus

Vocabulary

1. 1) sprinkled2) in turn

3)reversed4) repay

5)at sea6) traditional

7)statement8) longed for

9)in secret10) unloaded

11)weep12) under way

2. 1)stretch out 2) make out

3) hope for4) turns (it) over

5) put away6) brings back

7) got to8) go about

3. 1) As supplies of traditional fuels diminish, people are working to increase the use of solar

energy.

3.

2)We accord high priority to meeting the challenges of economic and environmental

development in the region.

3)While it is true that children of today are exposed to more information than were children of the past, it does not follow that they automatically become more sophisticated.

4)Since she borrowed those books from the library she has been immersed in British history

and culture.

5)Everything changed in a flash on June 1, 2000 when he lost both legs in a serious

traffic accident.

4. 1) I'd like to express my sincere thanks to everyone who has been so considerate of my well-

being. My heart is filled with gratitude that words cannot express.

2)After everyone assembled on the playground amid the noise and excitement of the

spectators, our coach again impressed on us the need to do our best in quest of

excellence.

3)Everything I saw in my hometown was marvelous. I could hardly believe that it had

undergone such swift changes through cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers and the

rest in the past few years.

II. Collocation

1, fond of 2. sick of

3. thoughtful of

4. confident of

5. conscious of

6. critical of

7. guilty of8.ashamed of

III. Usage

1.To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.

2.It is cooperation, rather than conflict, that will enable you to achieve your success.

3.Ann made students think for themselves rather than telling them what to think.

4.I think I'll stay at home this evening rather than go / going out.

5.Most people are content to let perfect days happen at random rather than plan / planning

for them.

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

(A)

1) at sea2) Turning over

3) reverse4) got to

5) repay6) gratitude

7) assembled8) immersed

in

9) unloading 10) swift

(B)

1) Instead 2) possessions

3) richer4) breath

5) cherish6) special

7) specific8) shining

9) miracles 10) gift

II. Translation

1.

1).Grandma took it for granted that food prices would soar, so she bought a lot of rice.

2).I can quote you several instances of her dedication to science.

3).The 1980s saw the start of the swift development of some special economic zones in China.

4).Tension between the two countries stemmed in part from the latest spy affair.

5).Peter has worked in a law firm for many years. Y ou can consider having him as your lawyer to

act on your behalf when you need legal help.

2.

Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world. The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf. George's father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence. He also taught him that nothing in the world could be taken for granted. Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop's famous saying "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls" and tell him to accord the greatest importance to it.