全新版大学英语综合教程2答案

Vocabulary

I. 1. 1) incredible

3) hits home

2) remainder 4) investment

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5) by nature 6) lap

7) decorate 8) harmony

9) move on to 10) bulletin

11) at intervals 12) client

13) theory 14) item

15) military

2. 1) Though Roger is absolutely convinced that the plan will work, I am still skeptical of/about

it-

2) Carol's worrying about her daughter has much to do with her being hooked on the Internet recently.

3) Alison's so disorganized— I wish she'd get her act together.

4) Despite her resolution not to believe such modern fairy tales any more, she couldn't resist the idea of admiring superheroines.

5) Mention of the controversy over the matter would still undo her.

3.

1) Don't be taken in by his charming manner; he is hard and cruel by nature and rarely shows pity for the poor, rusrnc

2) The rescue team is racing the clock to salvage (打捞) the bodies of the sailors trapped in the sunken submarine (潜水艇) with sophisticated equipment. 3) The original draft of the declaration strongly reproaches some big powers for possessing large numbers of nuclear weapons and consuming too much of the earth's natural re?sources.

2. as well/too

4. also

6. too

8. Also

II. Synonyms

1. also

3. too

5. as well/too

7. also

III. Usage

1. I used to hate jogging but I'm actually growing to like it now.

2. We didn't have the chance to see her — she was too busy.

3. It seems she was coming to understand it better as she grew older.

4. How did you manage to become a television anchorwoman?

5. Gradually I came to like the proposal she brought forward in the group discussion.

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6. You're becoming more and more like your mother.

Structure

1. 1) If only it were that simple!

2) We could go out this afternoon if only it would stop raining.

3) If only she hadn't told David about that, everything would have been all right.

4) If only she hadn't come into the room at that particular moment.

2. 1) Tom is/was too intelligent for his class so he is/was not learning anything there.

2) The task is/was far too difficult for a nine-year-old.

3) There are/were too many people for such a small room.

4) The noise became too much for me so I went and complained.

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

(A)

1. incredible

3. care for

5. decorate

7. put pen to paper

9. piece of cake 11. despite

(B)

l.One

3. having

5. wrong

7. with

9. to

11. in

13. true

15. Eventually 17. later

2. corporation

4. set aside

6. move on

8. draft

10. get our act together 12. charmed

2. when

4. However

6. not

8. if

10. reads

12. should

14. up

16. plus

II. Translation

Barbara has dreamed of becoming a CEO for a long time. To achieve her heart's desire, she applied for a job in many a multi-national corporation, but failed to get it. However, nothing seems to be able to undo her. With a loan from a local bank she opened a restaurant not long ago. While doing business she is having two young children to care for. Also, she is working at/studying for an MBA degree. Despite all th is she manages to get her act together. Nevertheless, even to her, racing the clock is by no means a piece of cake. It's a very exhausting job.

Part III TextB

Comprehension Check l.b 3.d 5. d 7. a

2. a 4. b 6. c

Translation

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Language Practice 1. set out

3. temporary

5. weighed down

7. plentiful

9. pleaded

11. in control of 13. expense

15. reaction

17. at every opportunity 19. soak up

2. renewed

4. sought after

6. quit

8. takes all the credit 10. died of

12. party

14. lives for

16. semester

18. stir

20. take ... back

.

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Part IV Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks Model paper

Women Hold up Half the Sky

"Men are born free but everywhere they are in chains," wrote the French philosopher Rousseau. Being a man he forgot to add that the chains that hold women back are often stronger and heavier. It is true that women are no longer tied to the home, and have entered fully into the world of work. Nevertheless, childbirth and greater responsibilities for childcare can put women at a disadvantage in competition with men. The situation is made all the more difficult by discrimination against women in selection and promotion in certain professions.

There are a number of ways to remedy this situation. Improving women's confidence about

what they can achieve is one. Destroying male prejudices is another. But the answer lies not just in changing ideas. Material support in the form of improved childcare facilities is needed, as is greater protection from the law against sexual discrimination.

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Unit?

Part I Pre-Reading Task

Script for the recording:

English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world's books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words — and one of the noblest bodies of literature. Nonetheless, let's face it. English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, neither pine or apple in pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.

Sometimes I wonder if all English speakers should be sent to a madhouse. In what other

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language do people drive on a parkway and park in a driveway? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship?1 Have noses that run and feet that smell?2

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise guy and a wise man3 are opposites? How

can overlook and oversee are opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?

You have to marvel at the glorious messiness of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which your alarm clock goes off by going on. English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, isn't a race at all. That is why when stars are out they are visible, but when the lights are out they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch I start it, but when I wind up this speech I end it.

Part II Text A

Text Organization 1.

Parts P aragraphs Main Ideas

Part One Paras 1-3 Massive borrowing from other languages is a major feature of the English language. Part Two Paras 4-16 Tells about the history of the English language from the Indo-European parent language to modern English.

Part Three P aras 17-19 Tolerance, love of freedom, and respect for the rights of oth?ers — these qualities in the English-speaking people explain the richness of their language.

1 Ship by truck and send cargo by ship: The first "ship" means "send", the second one "a large boat".

2 Have noses that run and feet that smell: This refers to what people usually say" have a running nose", "have smelly feet".

3 a wise guy and a wise man: The former refers to a person who pretends to know more than he does; the latter to a man of unusual learning.

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2.

Paras 4-9 The introduction of the Indo-European language — the parent language of En-

riyioj won-gksh

Paras 10-11 Germanic tribes came to settle in Britain and brought Anglo-Saxon words —Old English

Para 12 The Christian religion enriched English with words from Greek and Latin

Para 13 The Vikings from Scandinavia came with words from Old Norse

Para 14 The Norman Conquest — French influence Para 15 The European Renaissance and the printing press brought many new words from Latin and Greek Para 16 The American revolution — the emergence of a new variety — American En?glish

Vocabulary

I. 1. 1) independent 2) Strictly speaking

3) drifted 4) resembles

5) virtually 6) invaded

7) conquered 8) fascinating

9) snack 10) will be put into practice

11) classics ..12) source

13) climate 14) surrendered

15) were ... aroused

2. 1) In the United States, private cars are an absolute necessity rather than a luxury.

2) Everyone thinks that the new member is a valuable

addition to the football team.

3) I am afraid the fire will get out of control if the firemen do not arrive within ten minutes.

4) As all flights to the United States have been cancelled, you have no alternative but to go via Vancouver to get to Seattle.

5) The government has declared all beef imports will be banned for the next six months for fear of the spread of mad cow disease.

3. 1) Through systematic research, scientists have invented many drugs that are said to help us

live longer, but the cause of aging remains, to a very real extent, one of life's mysteries. 2) The two parties have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture in Beijing, but before a formal contract is signed, some clauses in the draft agreement need to be modi-

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fied/modifying so that no misunderstanding will arise as to their interpretation. 3) Our ancestors have

passed onto us the wisdom that to ensure the long-lasting prosperity of a country, we must show tolerance for the errors made by those who strike out revolution?ary paths. These people, with their new ideas and practice, will enrich the national experi?ence.

II. Synonyms

1. a) wish

2. a) skin

3. a) rear/raise

4. a) royal

b) wish

b) hide/skin

b) raise

b) kingly/royal

c) want

c) hide

c) rear/raise c) sovereign

d) wish/want d) skin

d) raise

d) royal/kingly

III. Usage 1.Indeed 3. Frankly

5. To my knowledge 7. Nevertheless 9. instead

i

2. though

4. Moreover

6. however

8. Yet

10. in other words

Structure

1) We are literally crawling. There must be some traffic accident ahead.

2) Thomas sounds very knowledgeable about traditional Chinese medicine. He must have had some special training.

3) The draft document is complete in virtually every detail. It must have taken him months to prepare it.

4) Cathy must have missed the train. She should have arrived here two hours ago.

5) What? It cost you one thousand dollars to fill a hollow tooth? You must be exaggerating!

2. 1) Are we supposed to deposit our bags before entering the supermarket?

2) The spaceship is supposed to land on Mars at 10:40 this morning.

3) As a car driver, you are supposed to know how to change a tire.

4) The nurses in the hospital are supposed to take good care of the patients.

5) We are supposed to speak only in English when we discuss text organization.

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Comprehensive fxercises I. Cloze

(A)

1. fascinating

3. invented

5. ban

7. out of control

9. Fortunately

11. sources

(B)

1) early

3) found

5) source

7) in

9) how

11) given/delivered

13) by

15) without

2. tolerance

4. addition

6. corrupt

8. establishing

10. Massive

12.

enrich

2) those

4) must

6) further

8) began

10) in

12) than

14) so

16) common

II. Translation

Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery, linguists/language scientists now

tend to believe that English and most other European languages have descended from a common source; the Indo-European parent language. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passed onto us the basic vocabu?lary of English. In its over 15 centuries of development, English has borrowed from other lan?guages massively, and such borrowing has greatly enriched its vocabulary. As settlers landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language: American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language.

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Part III TextB

Comprehension Check

1. c

2. c

3. c

4. d

5. b

6. d