新视野大学英语第二版读写教程第二册Unit2答案

unit 2
Section A

Vocabulary

III.

1.promosing 2.amusing 3.lowered 4.persisted 5.rank 6.swear 7.unfair 8.presence 9.frowning 10. approximately

IV.

1.on 2.upon 3.on 4.in 5.by 6.to 7.in 8.of 9.on 10.out

V.

1.O 2.K 3.D 4.H 5.J 6.E 7.M 8.G 9.B 10.A Word Building

VI.

1.observe - observer:one who observes a person or an event

2.ski - skier: one who skis

3.visit - visitor:one who visits somebody or some place

4.learn - learner:one who learns something

5.report - reporter:one who reports on persons or events for a newspaper

6.drink - drinker:one who often drinks alcohol,esp. too much

VII.

1.tropical 2.musical 3.occasional 4.environmental 5.global 6.dangerous 7.natural 8.central Sentence structure

VIII.

1.They didn't lose heart despite of lots of frustration.

2.Despite the heavy rain,the boys played football in the yard all afternoon.

3.I will try my best despite the slim chances of success.

4.Despite a thorough search for the escaped prisoner in the mountain,no sign of him was found.

5.Despite their increased income,their life became poorer because of the rising prices.

IX.

1.nor do I think it necessary to do so

2.nor would they go to my sister's

3.nor do we have her telephone number

4.nor would I like to go to work immediately

5.nor would I Translation

X.

1.Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents.

2.Mike didn't come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an explanation.

3.The person sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer.

4.He has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins to loses.

5.The manager needs an assistant that he can count on to take care of problems in his absence.

6.This is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so large an audience. XI.

1.尽管那项计划一开始就证明是不切实际的,但是他们还是坚持要实施.

2.我无法说服他接受这项计划,也无法使他认识到这项计划的重要性.

3.你是怎么把那么多东西塞进这个小行李箱的?

4.别人对他怎么看,他全不在意.

5.我能否指出你犯了个小错误.

6.他母亲让他开车慢一点儿,但是他从不把她的话放在心上.

Cloze

XII.

1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.D 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.D

Section B

Reading skills

I.

1.D 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.B

Comprehension of the Text

II. 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B

Vocabulary

III.

1.sake 2.sacrificed 3.crack 4.pursuing 5.explosive 6.overcome 7.indicated 8.opponents 9.stripped 10.denied

IV.

1.Natasha made herself stand out in the group interview by acting as the leader in her group. 2.To be successful,you need a careful plan,good luck,help at the right time,and above all,hard work.

3.They are not doing this to gain recognition or money;they are doing this for the sake of society.

4.It w

as actually what he said rather than what he did that made me sad.

5.Once my mother sets her mind on something,it will be very hard to stop her.

6.Years of research had set the stage for their success in their field.

7.Local people are used to the phenomenon,so they are not surprised at all.

8.Today at this meeting we are going to focus on the question of air pollution.

9.He never expected that his best friend would charge him with cheating in the exam.

10.His parents were so strict with him in his studies that he had little time to participate in any activities outside of class.