全新版大学英语综合教程2课后答案

Unit 1

Page 14-16: Vocabulary

I.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where

necessary.

1.insert

2.on occasion

3.investigate

4.in retrospect

5.initial

6.phenomena

7.attached

8.make up for

9.is awaiting

10.not…in the least

11.promote

12.emerged

II.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning.

The first part of the sentence has been written for you.

1. a striking contrast between the standards of living in the north of the country and

the south.

2.is said to be superior to synthetic fiber.

3.as a financial center has evolved slowly.

4.is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.

5.by a little-known sixteenth-century Italian poet have found their way into some

English magazines.

III Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.

1.be picked up… can’t accomplish…am exaggerating…

2.somewhat… the performance… have neglected… they apply to…

3.assist…On the other hand… are valid… a superior…

Page 16-17: Confusable Words

1.continual

continuous

continual

continuous

2.principal

principal

principle

principles

principal

Page 18: Usage

1.themselves

2.himself/herself

3.herself/by herself/on her own

4.itself

5.ourselves

6.yourself/by yourself/on your own

Page 18-19: Cloze

Text-related:

1.contrast

2.exaggerating

3.priority

4.on the other hand

5.promoting

6.pick up

7.assist

8.accomplish

9.occasion

10.neglecting

11.worthwhile

12.superior

Theme-related

1end

2perform

3facing

4competent

5equipped

6designed

7approach

8rest

9definitely

10quality

Page 19: Translation

1.It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.

2.Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance

in front of a large audience.

3.Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early

age.

4.Assuming that this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile

buy/purchase it?

5.If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are

investigating.

Unit 2

Page 41-43: Vocabulary

III.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where necessary.

13.abrupt

14.emotional

15.bless

16.wear and tear

17.dated

18.consequences

19.seemingly

20.in contrast to

21.curiosity

22.genuine

23.primarily

24.sentiments

IV.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning.

The first part of the sentence has been written for you.

6.confronted with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest one first.

7.vital to the existence of all the forms of life.

8.some confusions among the students about what to do after class to follow up on

the subject

9.nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy.

10.tickled him to think that she’d come to ask his advice.

III Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.

4.lingering… fabricating… sentiments…

5.fill out…every item… vital… consequences…

6.be denied… tangible…cherish…attain…

Page 43-44: Words with Multiple Meanings

3.It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.

4.She arrived early and took a front row seat.

5.Don’t take me for a fool.

6.It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.

7.My uncle will take me (along on his trip) to the Arctic this summer.

8.He took the dinner plate I passed to him.

9.Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.

10.If you don’t take my advice, you will regret it.

Page 45: Usage

7.hanging

8.to give

9.to return

10.being praised

11.not having written

12.to say

13.to open

14.being helped

Page 46-47: Cloze

Text-related:

13.well-off /affluent

14.dated

15.falling into

16.bracket

17.deny

18.tangible

19.pursuit

20.cherishes

21.place

22.abrupt

23.focus

24.donations

Theme-related

11consume

12fueled

13annual

14plain

15physically

16security

17indicates

18equally

19traditional

20follows

Page 47: Translation

6.The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.

7.Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.

why my parents

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/4515686618.html,cation is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s

never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private

school.

9.Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go

through another difficult phase of his life.

10.In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have

always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.

Unit3

Page 72-74: Vocabulary

V.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where necessary.

25.typical

26.dumb

27.junior

28.glorious

29.welfare

30.came over

31.interference

32.fading

33.narrowed down

34.frank

35.schemes

36.at any rate

VI.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning.

The first part of the sentence has been written for you.

11.consists of five generals and four police officers.

12.will be in a location overlooking the lake.

13.was humiliated by her comments about my family background in front of so many

people.

14.have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer.

15.was exhausted after the long cycle ride.

III Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.

7.hysterical… was handed down by… should have known better than…

8.twisted… over and over… talented son…　

9.patience… not to keep him in suspense… assured…repeatedly

Page 74: Collocation

11.adequate.

12.anxious

13.certain.

14.content.

15.crazy.

16.likely.

17.Fortunate

18.keen

Page 75: Usage

15.be admitted

16.live

17.be postponed

18.buy

19.be banned

20.be

Page 75-76: Cloze

Text-related:

25.typical

26.welfare

27.constant

28.frank

29.talent

30.dumb

31.know better than that

32.repeatedly

33.dread

34.interference

35.bet

36.assure

Theme-related

21despite

22really

23same

24contact

25admitted

26attempt

27not

28tend

29different

30manner

Page 76: Translation

11.Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?.

12.The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear

power plant to two coastal towns.

13.Sam not lonely lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest

of his life.

14. A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.

15.Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.

Unit 4

Page 99-101: Vocabulary

VII.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where necessary.

37.conversely

38.but then

39.symptom

40.spitting

41.abusing

42.tone

43.took…in…

44.editing

45.have arranged

46.in sight

47.stretched

48.data

VIII.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning.

The first part of the sentence has been written for you.

16.smoking cigarettes jars on me.

17.find themselves getting sucked in.

18.has arranged a technician from the computer store to check and repair it.

19.fled their country to avoid military service/fled to other countries to avoid military

service.

20.restore people’s confidence in it.

III Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.

10.the virtual… on line… via…

11.nightmare… routine… any appointment… arrange for…

12.cue… remarks… his tune…

Page 101-102: Collocation

19.We came here all the way on foot.

20.Private cars are not allowed on campus.

21.They are on vacation in Florida.

22.Mary has been talking to her friend on the phone for an hour.

23.Don’t worry. Lucy is always on time.

24.Industrial demand on fuel is on the rise.

Page 102: Usage

21.Hard

22.Difficult

23.Impossible

24.Tough

25.Hard

26.easy

Page 102-103: Cloze

Text-related:

37.internet

38.click

39.virtual

40.routines

41.arrange

42.nightmare

43.annoying

44.connection

45.crawls

46.take in

47.spit

48.data

49.sucked into

50.At times

51.Flee

52.Line

Theme-related

31companion

32deliver

33access

34enables

35customers

36delights

37provides

38small

39remote

40information

Page 103-104: Translation

16.research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.

17. A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying.

18.As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.

19.In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.

20.Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from the class

mates.

Unit 5

Page 142-143: Vocabulary

IX.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where necessary.

1.startled

2.mere

3.motion

4. sweating

5.stretched out

6.vain

7.On one occasion

8.anxiety

9.emotions

10.ashamed of

11. In my mind’s eye

12.recurring

X.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning.

The first part of the sentence has been written for you.

21.coincides with her husband’s.

22.sends the prices soaring/results in the soaring of the prices

23.of alternate sunshine and rain.

24.have been his lifelong passions, although he studied economics at university.

25.Tension came over her,

III Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.

13.media… dedication to… grace…

14.his competitors… in excitement… congratulate him on…

15.emotions… numerous… intensity… passion for…

Page 144: Collocation

1.Mike, a Green, made the suggestion that a large park be built near the community.

2.In a letter to his daughter, Mr. Smith expressed his wish that she should continue

her education to acquire still another degree.

3.There is no reason to hold the belief that humans have no direct moral

responsibility to safeguard the welfare of animals.

4.Children need to feel safe about the world they grow up in, and it is unwise to give

them the idea that everything they come into contact with might be a threat.

5.Anxiety can result from the notion that life has not treated us fairly.

6.Nobody believed his claim that he was innocent.

Page 145: Words with Multiple Meanings

27.I worked out in the gym for one hour every morning.

28.Florence has worked as a cleaner at the factory for five years.

29.The wounded man worked his way across the field on his hands and knees.

30.The safe load for a truck of this type works out at about twenty-five tons.

31.It is difficult to understand how human minds work.

32.To my disappointment, the manager’s plan of promoting the new products doesn’

work at all.

33.The teacher has a lot of experience of working with children who don’t know how

to learn.

34.The medicine was like magic, and it worked instantly after you took it.

Page 146-147: Cloze

Text-related:

1.In my mind’s eye

2.groan

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/4515686618.html,petitor

4.intensity

5.anxiety

6.tense

7.sweat

8.tension

9.soaring

10.recurring

11.brought me back to earth

12.fantasy

13.sweat

14.congratulate

15.numerous

16.media

Theme-related

1.engineer

2.forget

3.convinced

4.how

5.build

6.accident

7.thought

8.only

9.sharp

10.touched

11.instructions

12.finally

Page 147: Translation

21.it is the creativity and the dedication of the workers and executives that turned the

company into a profitable business.

22.The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months.

23.We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building.

24.His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.

25.I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning

painfully.

Unit 6

Page 168-170: Vocabulary

XI.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where necessary.

1.culture/cultural

2.indication

3.miniature

4. ironic

5.stumbled into…

6.decent

7.buzzing

8.abnormal

9.mechanical

10.shuddering

11. implied

12.leap

XII.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning.

The first part of the sentence has been written for you.

26.convert RMB into US dollars in the foreign exchange office at the airport.

27.didn’t know the first thing about cooking as she looked puzzled a to how to cook

rice with the rice cooker.

28.their faulty equipment the team had accomplished some very useful work.

29.allowing me to work flexible hours as long as I work eight hours a day.

30.couldn’t help thinking the book must be quite fascinating.

III Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.

16.Will not panic/feel panic… I’ll be at a disadvantage…

17.hybrid… transmission…　

18.crave… One indication… to distinguish…

Page 170: Synonyms in Context

7.also

8.as well/ too

9.too

10.also

11.as well/too

12.too

13.also

14.Also

Page 102: Usage

35.I’ve had enough

36.When I was old enough to work and earn money

37.can’t get enough sleep at night

38.has so far collected enough of them

39.have strong enough arms

40.have just enough money to live on

Page 173-174: Cloze

Text-related:

17.stumbled into…

18.not know the first thing about…

19.mechanical

20.when it comes to

21.hybrid

22.gritted her teeth

23.premise

24.at a disadvantage

25.panic

26.cultural

27.flexible

28.imply

Theme-related

13.chair

14.force

15.secrets

16.painstaking

17.recognized

18.steered

19.essentially

20.observations

21.women

22.tutor

23.inspired

24.unless

Page 174: Translation

26.He is a man of few words, but when it comes to playing computer games, he is far

too clever for his classmates.

27.Children who don’t know any better may think these animals are pretty cute and

start playing with them.

28.There is no way to obtain a loan, so to buy the new equipment, I’ll just have to grit

my teeth and sell my hybrid car.

29.The hunter would not have fired the shots if he had not seen a herd of elephants

coming towards his campsite.

30.I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory—he does not seem to remember

painful experiences in the past, particularly those of his own doing.