(完整版)大学英语阅读教程-2-答案(Unit1-8)
(完整版)大学英语阅读教程-2-答案(Unit1-8)
《全新版大学英语阅读教程》
(通用本课后练习答案)
第二册
UNIT ONE
The Pleasure of Learning
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6.D
II. 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T. 5. F. 6. T
III. 1.对于太多的人来说,学习似乎是自己的意愿屈服于外界的指引,是一种奴役.
2.然而,只要幸运,有决心,指导得法,人的精神不仅经得起贫穷而且经得起富裕的考验.
3.对一个人来说,形成完整和协调的人格与保持自身的卫生,健康以及经济上的自立是同样必要的,那些从来没有认识到这一点的人已经吃尽苦头.
IV.
1. First of all , the writer points out that there is
a mistake about learning. Some young people dislike learning simply because they are educated in the wrong way. Learning is a natural pleasure that should be enjoyed. Then
he develops this idea by examples to illustrate the different aspects: learning from books, by travel and trough practice. Learning can expand one’s knowledge over a period of time.
2. The chief danger of learning is laziness, sloth, routine, stupidity. It sneaks into people’s mind like wind through the shutters, causing people to slowly give up learning. We should realize that learning is a life-long endeavor, and only by continuous learning can one gain a meaningful and rewarding life.
Key to the reading—skill Exercises
1. Students have improved SAT scores.
2. Teenagers planned patrols
3. TV programs are less thorough than newspapers.
4. Welcome to Our City is about the South and its people
5. Some films show little children fascinated at the world.
6. One can communicate with the writer as one
goes like this: Santa lives in northern Europe. There are various versions of the story, and some wonderful movies, too.
2. (Answers may vary, depending on your understanding.)
3. On the shoulders of a hero
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. D
II. 1.他一去世,我自以为会长生不老的幻觉立刻就破灭了.
2.以后的岁月中,每当我默默期盼父亲的信任支持时,总会不出预料遇到一副怀疑的表情.
3.现在回想起来,他是故意不让我们知道,免得扫了大家的兴.
4.铃起沉重的盒子,我猛然醒悟到,不管父亲说的话听上去多么消极泄气,也抹杀不了他在我离开后用一张张剪报填满盒子的实际行动.
III (omitted)
UNIT TWO
4. Not poor , just broke
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C
II.
1. collect herself ---If you collect yourself or your thought , you make an effort to calm yourself or prepare yourself mentally . 镇定下来collect--- get control of one’s feelings and thoughts, especially after shock, surprise or laughter.
2. Flash that big smile ---If you flash a look or a smile at someone, you suddenly look at them or smile at them . (脸上)露出笑容flash---show something for a short time
3. Make deals with the rats 与老鼠做交易(即故意留东西给老鼠吃) make deal with: reach an agreement for mutual benefit
4. Stand for welfare cheaters 容忍骗取福利的人stand for – endure or tolerate
5. Rest her mind 感到宽慰rest: relax
6. Poke around the house – if you poke around for something, you search for it, usually by
moving lots of objects around. 四处搜索poke: search for something.
III. 1. 贫穷是人们无法摆脱的一种心境,而没钱只是一种暂时的状况.
2.她教导我们说,人们有两种摆脱生活困境的办法―笑或者哭. 笑带来更多的希望.
3.我们会站在后门廊里分发食物给邻居,仿佛我们在负责救济穷苦人,然后我们也会收下他们带来作为交换的食物.
4.当时的情景仍历历在目,那个社会福利工作者在屋子里四处搜索,冰冷的亚麻油毡地毯上的煤灰使她不由得皱起鼻子,而看到小虫在洗涤槽的脏盘子里爬来爬去的时候她就禁不住摇了摇头.
IV. (Omitted)
Key to the Reading-Skill Exercises
1. The view of New York from the bridge was beautiful.
2. When I was an adolescent, I never had the best jobs; neither did I have the worst jobs.
3. Marijuana use is associated with abnormal behavior.
5. Blacks return to Africa but us is home
I. 1. C 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. B
II.
1. They are mostly educated, skilled and middle-class, such as doctors teachers, diplomats, businessmen, journalists, technical experts, etc.
2. Africans think the black Americans are Americans first, blacks second.
3. he told them to be well prepared to face problems in Africa. They must be determined to help the black people in Africa.
4. he says that the decaying cities like Kinshasa and Dares Salaam seem to be future cities of Africa，while the developed cities like Johannesburg and Salisbury are becoming the past. He believes that the newly independent African countries will be the future of Africa.
5. she recalled her experiences growing up in a black, middle-class community in Washington D.C., how she was discriminated , and how she excelled over white students at school.
6. it means that the black Americans who did go to Africa understood that they should have a correct attitude in helping their black brothers in Africa.
III (Omitted)
6. Raymond Carver, Mentor
I. 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. B
II
1. 或许自多纳·巴特米在20世纪60年代开始发表作品以来，还没有哪位作家在文学界引起过这么多议论。
2. 虽然他对拥有这份体面的工作心存感激，但是他并不真正认为具有写作天才的人一定能够教书。
3. 他紧密结合原文，分析具体的细节，最后，谈到使他感动的作品时，他身上的紧张会突然消失。
4. 对于雷蒙来说，批评就像小说一样，是一种共鸣，即把自己放在别人的位置来考虑问题。
5. 对于一个腼腆的人而言，他爱交际的慷慨精神尤其难能可贵。
UNIT THREE
7. My Mother's Dream for Me
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.D 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.A
II. 1.T 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.T 6.T
III. 1. 母亲的遗体还没下葬,我就已经领会了她的去世所隐含的全部意义.
2. 直到我乘火车离开斯科特堡去北方的那一天,我随时可能被枪打死或被殴打致死.
3.在那些日子里,我整天幻想,想着我帮助他逃脱白人暴徒的追打.
4.然而,当火车飞速行驶,电线杆向着我们呼啸而来又呼啸而过时,我觉得自己正逃离一种厄运,而我那些留在家乡的亲戚朋友已经深陷其中. IV. (Omitted)
Key to the Reading-Skill Exercises
1. Galileo's use of the telescope helped to develop modern astronomy.
2. B
3. through the use of a telescope
4. 16
5. D
8. "I know What's Right for My Son"
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.C
II. 1. 威利在拨动盘子里的食物,企图把其中一部分藏在餐刀下面,把其余的分散开,以便使盘子看上去是空的,但事实上他一口也没有吃. 2."看看我,儿子,你以为你父亲是什么样的人你认为我会让你七岁就出去打工,然后拿你挣的钱花"
3."你要替那些流血甚至牺牲的人想想.他们之所以这样做,就是为了不让其他人只把你看成黑人剧团演出的一个杂耍而已."
4."你不认为一个男人比你更了解应该怎样对他的儿子说话吗你不认为我能让他像我一样成为一个真正的男子汉吗"
9. Be Scared for Your Kids
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.B 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.D
II. 1.我没有想到他会涉猎毒品.
2.成年人的危险标准与他们的不同,他们也知道这一点.因此他们总是对我们所说
的话半信半疑.
3.这就是一种最基本的代沟:父母最害怕自己的孩子发生不测,而孩子却总是极力摆脱父母的保护.
4.或许我对基酰胺的重新出现所表现出来的真正警惕会给他留下印象.
UNIT FOUR
10. Anytime, Anywhere – But Beware
Key to the exercises
I. 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.B
II. 1.但是,这种改变绝非顺利.专家们不断地推动这一变化,说互联网将会像电的发明和自来水的使用一样改变我们的生活.
2.互联网仍然处在一个混乱的全球建设阶段,人们可以将其与一个世纪前发达国家的电气化进程相比.
3.我们正在通往数字化仙境的路上,在那里,互联网将神奇地变成无所不能的私人助理.
4.戴维·库博斯坦预言,建设一个稳定的计算基础设施将会使互联网在2005年变成为一种成熟的信息公用事业.
Key to the Reading-skill Exercises
1.Fact
2. Opinion
3. Opinion
4.Fact
5. Opinion
6.Fact
7. Fact
8. Opinion
9.Fact 10.Opinion
11. Cutting Loose
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B 6. C
II. 1. 牢固建立起来的垄断公司将垮掉，我们将在人际接触上进入一个新的、没有电缆连接的时代，这将不仅改变人们的业务来往，而且改变人们的行为。
2. 那些可以说像世界上第一次无线变革一样震撼地球的变化正在发生。
3. 宽频本身就是无线发明怎样才能够摆脱常规智慧约束的一个闪亮的例子。
4. 要记住的重要一点是，随着这些（无线通信的）方法越来越多地出现，其结果将与失去电缆越来越无关，而越来越是关于为以前无法想象的活动做好准备。
12. The web is the most conservative force on earth
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.D
UNIT FIVE
13.My Own Experience
Key to the exercises
I. 1.C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A 6. B
II. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. F
III.
1. 我从来没有想过她用受触摸东西,抚摸我的脸或是我给她看的东西的方式是奇怪的.
2.接着她尖叫起来,迅速把手缩回去,要我立刻把鸟带到外面去,同时警告我不要再让她碰这样的东西.
3. 凭着她那灵敏的双耳和鼻子,她综合起来判断通常总会得出正确的答案.
4. 当他们把我的宝贝小男孩放在我的手臂上时,我,就如我的母亲一样,可以看到我的孩子并知道他有多漂亮.
Key to the Reading-skill Exercises
Signal words:
Immediately, while,…, and, and, later Sequence of details in the passage:
1.c
2.e
3.h
4.a
5.g
6.d
7.f
8.i
9.b
14.The Day I Was Fat
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B
II . 1. Because they didn't want to hurt her . They knew she was gaining weight , but they loved her so much that it was out of the question
to discuss the topic in front of her .
2. First of all , after she entered adulthood , she began to gain weight naturally . Then , marriage and settling down gave her a stable life , and without much worry , she could become fat easily . she just didn't care about herself much , and ate and drank a lot all the time . she didn't have the determination and motivation to reduce weight .
3. The author was deeply hurt by the boy's words . She suddenly realized that she was just plain fat . She made up her mind that no one would ever call her fat again . She would reduce her weight .
4. She was committed to shedding the weight and getting into shape . She started a rigorous program of running and dieting . She joined a gym and managed to make some friends . She prepared healthy food for the family and exercised regularly .
5. She is feeling energetic , healthy , confident , strong and pretty . She has changed her attitude ,
her life-style and self-image . She starts caring about how she feels rather than how she looks .
15. Flying Blind
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5.A 6. B
II. 1.罗斯知道,在这样的一团漆黑中,在这样的风雨中,加上田德菲尔四周的4000英尺高的群山,让飞行员降落是很困难的.
2.数分钟后,已经别无选择.一场反常的鱼暴吞没了他的飞机----这是一名新飞行员所能碰到的最糟糕的事情.
3.在任何情况下,侧风着陆都是危险的,而现在的危险就是他有可能机头先着陆,使机身颠簸不停.
4.当时一点儿时间都不能耽误.然而,此时此刻的时间却似乎向前无限延伸,即使在这雨中漆黑的,泥泞的飞机场上.
16. To Be or Not to be Single
Key to the Exercises
II. 1.你能对自立的能力充满自信,不用时刻惶恐不安,担心没有了他你无法应付生活.
2.即使你和某位男士已交往颇深,但作为单身女性,你还可以选择与他断绝来往,改变主意而重新开始自己的生活.
3.白马王子虽然难求,但在人生路途中说不定在某个时候有那么一个人至少会让你考虑结婚的问题.
4.虽然单身生活对某些人有无限的吸引力,但总的来说,婚姻的好处及其长期效应给大多数人带来最大的满足.
Key to the reading-skill Exercises
1. The way migrant workers are treated by the growers is worse than it ought to be .
2. B
3. A
4. A
17. Do teenagers need full-time mums? Opinions vary
Key to the Exercises
II. 1. 经过12个月全职呆在家里，那些再次成为家庭主妇的人一定会报名去读艺术基础班，或者是开始接受心理治疗。
2. 按照帕金森法则，一件工作可以拖延至抽得出时间去完成，但是，即使你以最悠闲的方式也不可能把照看十几岁的小孩变成一份全职工作。
3. 在我过去13年作为公共管理顾问的工作中，那个词组是我听到的用来描述我每天疯狂忙于工作、孩子、家庭和丈夫频率最高的一个词语。
4. 他们需要得到安慰、鼓励、擦干眼泪、接送、有用的信息、你所读过的书，以及你的经历。
18.This is how she does it
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. B
UNIT SEVEN
19. Mother Tongue
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B 6.A
II. 1. F 2. T 3. T4. T 5. F 6. F
III
1.我花很多时间思考语言的力量---它如何激起某种情绪,引发某种视觉形象,某种复杂的思想或简单的真理.
2.就在上个星期,当我和母亲一起沿着街道走时,我再次发现自己在关注我所使用的英语,我和她在一起的时候所说的英语.
3.我一直感到烦恼的是,除了用"破碎的"一词之外,我实在想不出别的什么词来描述妈妈所说的英语,好象它是受到损坏,需要修理的,好象它缺少某种整体性和完美性.
4.尽管我的英语技能从未被认为有欠缺,但与数学相比,英语可不能算是我的强项.
Key to the reading—skill Exercises
1. The experience of enjoying a watermelon
2. The watermelon sunning ; telling if it is ripe ; the melon cooling in a tub of water ; the children standing around ; the cutting ; the sight of the meat and seeds ; the eating