大学英语阅读教程1 2答案

《全新版大学英语阅读教程》（通用本）1-2册课后练习答案

UNIT ONE
1.Goodbye school
Key to the Exercises
I 1. B 2. D 3. D 4 D 5. C 6. A
II 1. fling 2. supercilious 3. zoom 4. trudge 5. hoist
Key to the Reading-skill Exercises
Paragraph 1: 1. B 2. D paragraph 2 1. D 2. A

2.The Saturday Evening Post
Information Related to the Text
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C
II . 1. She wants him to make something of himself and have an early start to his career .
2. He was afraid of the dogs that snarled behind the doors of potential buyers . He was timid about ringing the doorbells of strangers , relieved when no one came to the door , and scared when someone did , and could not deliver an engaging sales pitch .
3. The battle to make him different from his father .
4. The well-written composition he wrote about his summer vacation .
5. Writers didn’t have to have any gumption at all .

3. Love The Neighbor
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. F
II. 1.在我看来，美国的邻里关系正在变得不再融洽。
2．《圣经》里的戒律“热爱你的邻居”大概是一句拙劣的译文，它的本义必定是“尊敬你的邻居。”
3．邻居开始共同做的唯一的一件事是相互接近，只有进一步发展关系，才有足够的理由成为最好的朋友。
4．横跨在你们之间的车道，篱笆或栅栏并不真地就是一道冷漠的屏障，它们只不过是一条清晰的分界线。
5．邻里较之社区更容易使人产生怀旧情绪，但社区也许是一个更好的构成单位。




UNIT TWO
4．Making Friends in American Culture
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. D
II. 1. Because there is a language barrier , many Chinese are hesitant to speak with strangers and they don’t know what to talk to American about or how to keep the conversation moving .
2. His class and major .
3. These questions help people participate in the conversation .
4. When the other person first gives his name himself .
5. Communication .
Key to the reading-skill Exercises
Paragraph 1 : 1. C 2. A
3. The important of this is that awareness of non-verbal messages can significantly influence the effectiveness of any communication .
Paragraph 2 : 1. a
2. But in the course of millions to billions of years , stars do evolve and age, and eventually they die .

5. My Daughter , My Friend
K

ey to the Exercises
I. 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. D
II . 1. adolescence 2. stomp 3. snotty 4. torment 5. dwindle

6. Hope in a Bottle
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. C 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. C
II . 1. 我和丈夫吉姆很快便与玛丽成为笔友，他俩是一对快乐的退休夫妇，经常定期周游世界。
2．我梦见了伯利兹葱翠茂盛的热带丛林，生长在伯利兹的美洲虎，成千上万的棕榈环绕的一座座珊瑚岛----它们星罗棋布地构成了世界上长度位居第二的暗礁屏障。
3．我喜欢那个国家的有些后裔源于英吉利和苏格兰海盗，他们曾藏身在那些将淡蓝色的加勒比海串连在一起的珊瑚岛上。
4．这种神经疾病不可预知，病情因人而已，大相径庭，任何情况都可能发生----从周身麻刺到肌肉僵硬，从双目失明到完全瘫痪。
这地方适合我疗养-----周围是翡翠般的淡蓝色大海，在这儿，我平生第一次使用水下呼吸管潜游，海底宝藏一览无遗：深邃庞大的洞穴，五颜六色，流光溢彩的鱼群，海马以及大批的鱿鱼。
UNIT THREE
7. The Fun They Had
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A
II. 1. 他们翻者发黄起皱的书页，读里面的文字真实有趣。这些文字本应该在显示屏上移动，而不是静止不动的。
2．我认为地理部分的进度调得有些太快。
3．汤米用非常高傲的（瞧不起的）眼神看着她。
4．但我母亲说，老师必须适应它教的每一个男孩和女孩的智力，而且必须对每个小孩采用不同的教学方法。
5．他吹着口哨离开了，腋下夹着那本沾满灰尘的旧书。

Key to the Reading-skill Exercises
Exercises I . 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. B 5.B 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. A

Exercises II : 1. comparable 2. sensible 3. selfish 4. wisdom 5. classify 6. apologized 7. regardless 8. slightly 9. agreement 10. kindness


8. Today’s Teehnology Could Seem Goofy Tomorrow
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. F
II. 1.一些生机勃勃的公司潜心地研究着当时热门而现在看起来过时而又古怪的技术。找到这些公司曾经发来的信函特别有趣。
2．这就是生活中我们不得不忍受的事情之一，何况我们也不知道有什么更好些的事，就好象19世纪人们对马在都市大街上发出啪啪声无可奈何一样。
3．对，我们的后代可能会说：很久以前，

在那技术落后的黑暗世纪里，一些很大的公司制造了这些接收性能糟糕，莫名其妙地掉钱，只能用声音交流，而且常常导致汽车交通事故的装置。
4．毫无疑问，到2061年，技术专家们已经完善了像纸张一样的书页。这种书页含有能像电脑显示屏一样变化的电子墨水。
5．现有的概念-----商品首先由工厂生产，再运到几千英里之外，然后放到商场货架上希望有人购买------今后似乎会被人认为是毫无希望的浪费时间和精力。

9．A Short Biography of the Long Life of Benjamin Franklin
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. D
II. 1.He didn’t get along well with his older brother .
2. He would have been killed .
3. Because the other colonies and the British rulers objected it .
4. The importance of being united .
5. He designed the “great compromise” that established the Congress .



UNIT FOUR
10.Are You Trying Real Hard?
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.C 6.D
II.1.洪水就在我们后面追赶，我母亲紧紧抓住我的手，以致于我以为会被拉断。
2.抱着对人生不变的希望和乐观，她很小就移居阿肯色城。在那儿她给家人做佣人并活跃在当地教堂和服务机构里。
3.除此以外，她还具备一个见识广、受过磨难、不畏将来的人所特有的尊严。
4.邻居们对她说，为一个决不会成器的孩子做出这么多的牺牲简直是发疯。
5.她说：“如果我们有勇气去相信，有能力去拼搏，胜利一定属于我们。”

Key to the Reading-skill Exercises
Exercises I：1.C 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.C
6.B 7.C 8.C 9.C 10.B
11.C 12.B 13.C 14.B 15.C
Exercises II: 1.medicare 2.overnight 3.download 4.Telesat 5.motel
6.heliport 7.sandpaper 8.paratroops 9.sunset 10.deadline

11.Jim Lovell:An Astronaut’s Story
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.F 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.F 6.T
II. 1.由于当时没有一所大学开设火箭科学的课程，而且他又决意要实现他的目标，所以吉姆断定只有军校才是把飞行当作科学来学习的地方，于是他决定上军校。
2.因此，根据海军哈罗威计划他考入了威斯康星大学。在那儿的两年时间里，他获准一边读书一边学习飞行课程。
3.1957年10月4日，当时的苏联发射了一颗直径为23英寸、被称作斯布特尼克的球形遥控卫星，让西方世界大吃一惊。
4.这个未知领域——如何成为宇航员，无准则可遵循，无先例可参照。
5.航空航天局另外的目标是实现两个轨道飞行器在外层空间的对接，并且完善飞行器进入大

气层和在地球预定地点着陆的方式。

12．Only Daughter
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.A 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.D 6.C
II. 1.Because she wanted to win his approval./ Because she wanted her father to introduce her as a writer.
2. Common people like her father.
3. To learn to use their heads instead of hands.
4. In order not to be poor.
5. He has been watching TV.



UNIT FIVE
13. My Only True Love
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.D 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.C
II . 1. Jayne
2. No.
3. Because Jayne was his first love and he loved her very much.
4. Because Albert gave her a deep impression when they first met.
5.Susan has many vertues.

Key to the Reading-Skill Exercises
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D. 5.A

14．The Dragon Rock
Key to the Exercises
I 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. F
II. 1. In time of trouble it will save the village by making a lake .
2. They went to the rock for help with flowers and songs .
3. They felt happy and thankful .

15. Does Sleep Help You Study ?
Key to the exercises
I . 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. D
II. 1.假设人在学习后睡觉，睡眠会帮助人提高记忆力。
2．事实上，在开始新的学习前睡一小会儿的话会严重影响记忆力。这就是埃克斯特德所称为的“学习前睡眠影响”。
3．快速眼球运动状态的特征为中枢神经系统活跃，同时心跳加速，大脑温度上升。
4．在最近的一年半里，我研究了生长激素对供试验用的老鼠的影响。这些老鼠已经学会辨别迷宫里的被涂为白色和黑色的通道。
5．如果生长激素对人类也有同样的影响，那些刚在睡觉时就被唤醒的人就会因为此时荷尔蒙高而记忆力减退。



UNIT SIX
16．Leaving the land of the Blind
Key to the Exercises
I.. 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. D
II. 1. 有一些导盲狗适应在城里工作，而有一些则在小城镇里工作得得心应手。
2．我坐在人行道上，路人围着我。我意识到我在让这些我所不认识的人来对我的生命负责。
3．又过去了十年我才有勇气承认我需要帮助。
4．她将我向后拖，然后带我转身向反方向走，一直走到离轨道很远并且安全的地方。
5．我对导盲狗从相信其能力变为确信到最后转变为坚信。

Key to the reading-skill Exercises
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D

17. The Christmas Truce
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F
II. 1. 实际上，所发生的事情就像一个童话故事。如果我没有亲身经历这一切，我自己也不会相信的。
2．我们被

告知德国士兵会趁我们放松警惕时对我们发动进攻。
3．在德国人的防线上，一串串小灯泡在闪烁。左边右边都是灯泡，眼睛能看到的地方均是。
4．制服上的徽章和纽扣换了主人，而且我们的一个士兵还戴着那顶臭名昭著的德国钢盔走了回来！
5．假如我们的领袖们不是进行战争威胁而是倡导和平？不是互相辱骂而是互相赞美？不是互相报复而是传递礼物？


18．An American Educator’s Fable
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A 6.C
II. 1.Being a tercher means undertaking various daily responsibilities yet teaching is mainly engaged in stimulating students’ minds .
2. His dream was to stimulate the minds of young people and lead them down the road of knowledge .
3. 38 students .
4. He was a determined and strong-willed young man .


UNIT SEVEN
19. The Titanic
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A
II. 1. On April 10th , 1912 .
2. The look-out boy
3. The Titanic was 268 metres long , 32 metres high , and it weighed over 60,000 tonnes .
4. Yes . It changed some survivors’ lives and characters , and many others never got over their experience of the disaster .

Key to the Reading—skill Exercises
1. to move (to) 2. to join with somebody to make a pair
3. to exchange 4. without movement or sound

20 . A Lamp in a Window
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C
II. 1. Because the driver was drunk .
2. The car stopped when it hit the side of a tree .
3. Very well . She offered some drink and asked him to spend the night in her house .
4. A drunken driver ran him down and he was killed .

21 . Stock and Gown
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F
II. 1.他说所有的孩子都在做生意，我必须密切注意股市行情。
2．我爸爸说如果我总是在股票生意赔钱的话，永远也找不到丈夫。
3．毕业典礼上的发言人力图灌输一些崇高的思想，但是学生们并不买他的账。
4．学生们唯一一次注意发言人的讲话是在他批评政府对微软公司的起诉是不公平的时候。


UNIT EIGHT
22. Students Who Push burgers
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. D 2.C 3. D 4. A 5. A
II. 1. Because he works a lot and doesn’t have enough time to study .
2. They baby-sat , shoveled snow , mowed lawns , and delivered papers , and some of them got jobs in department stores around Chirstmas .
3. He wants to show us more students work regularly today than befo

re and then proves that students employment is a major reason of educational decline .
4. They imply that she has an unfair advantage over them .
Key to the reading-skill Exercises
1. to produce 2. to act cautiously
3. in addition to 4. to suffer heavy economic loss; to go bankrupt

23. A Small Miracle
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. D 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. C
II. 1. No. Because the sheriff noted the sincerity in Tom’s voice and took pity on him .
2. The funeral director was happy because there finally was a man coming to the funeral .
3. He was alarmed and was very nervous .

24. You Can Have Anything You Want ,
But You Can’t Have Everything You Want
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T
II. 1. 有很多的“一切”摆在那里，还有更多看不见的“一切”等着你去体验。
2．那些说他们什么都想要的人要么没有花时间去探究他们究竟想要什么，要么没有认识到一个简单的事实：你可以得到你想要的任何东西，但是你不可能得到你想要的每件东西。
3．……我建议她对自己已经做出的选择和因此而取得的成就心存感激。
4．充其量，商店可能会勉强买回一些二手货，但价格只是你当时付的一小部分。
5．尽管你不能得到你想要的每样东西，但是有些很好的东西却等着你挑选，对此你应该感到庆幸。





下册
UNIT ONE
1. The Pleasure of Learning
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D
II. 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。

Key to the reading—skill Exercises
1. The high school students have improved their SAT scores .
2. teenagers planned patrols .
3. Tv programs are less through than newspapers.
4. welcome to Our City treats the American south and its people .
5. the films show little children fascinated at the world .
6. one can communicate with the writer as one reads a book .

2.Coping with Santa Claus
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C
II. 1. F 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T
III. 1. 朱莉让我们如此为难，我的确感到生气。难道圣诞老人不存在的事实不是从同学那里得知的吗？
2．我给她讲述了事情的经过，尽量使它听起来滑稽有趣，希望她不要注意到我和杰里在处理我开始认为的“圣诞老人问题”

上是如此拙劣。
3．我可以看出，他正努力在想一种办法，用来解释我们的行为，使其听起来不太像事实那样具有欺骗性，那样错误和愚蠢。
4．事情就这样结束了。对圣诞老人不存在的事实悲伤了片刻只后，生活又恢复了正常。

3． On the shoulders of a hero
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 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。


UNIT TWO
4. Not poor , just broke
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. D
II. 1. collect herself ---If you collect yourself or your thought , you make an effort to calm yurself or prepare yourself mentally . 镇定下来
1． 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
2． Make deals with the rats 与老鼠做交易
3． Stand for welfare cheaters 容忍骗取福利的人
4． Rest her mind 感到宽慰
5． 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

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。

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.
4.

6． Around the World in 20 Days(Part I)
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.B
II. 1. 气象学家杜鲁门斯和他的同行皮埃尔?埃克特确信，我们可以使气球按逆时针方向飞行，也就是朝南飞经法国和西班牙，这样就可以沿着地中海上空形成的低气压的边缘飞行。
2． 白天，太阳照射使氦升温膨胀，气球上升。晚上我们则靠燃烧丙烷来维持气球的飘浮高度。
3．更让

人担心的是，我们以为我们用了太多的丙烷来维持飞行高度。
4． 当我们打开舱门爬出来时，发现气囊的边缘悬挂着十英尺长的冰柱。


6．Around the World in 20 Days(Part II )
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B
II. 1. 我们像一根离弦的箭，风驰电掣般地飞越了1300英里长的狭窄航道，从没偏离26度纬度线30英里以上。
2．地上的人员开始给医生打电话，紧张万分地寻找线索，想弄清事故的原因。
3．气象员把我们引导进入喷气流中，我们速度大增，箭一般地飞越大西洋上空。
4． 第二天早晨，我们在埃及的沙漠着陆，这是一次有史以来无动力气球所作的距离最长、历史最久的飞行。


UNIT THREE
7. My Mother’s Dream for Me
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.D
II. 1.T 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.T 7.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。

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.B 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.A
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.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.D
II. 1. T 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F 6.T 7.T 8.F
III. 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.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.C
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. The Internet? Bath!
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.D 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.A
II. 1. 那不和谐的声音更像市民波段电台的广播，充满了头衔、骚扰和匿名恐吓。
2．学生们通过精心剪辑的软件可以愉快地跟着动画人物学习。
3．即使通过互联网有可靠的寄钱方法（现在还没有），互联网也缺少推销员这一资本主义最基本的组成部分。
4．当互联网发出迷人的召唤，诱人地闪烁出知识就是力量的图像时，这个不存在的地方诱惑我们放弃了在人间的时光。

12．Connected Wireless
Key to the Exercises
I. 1.F 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.F 7.T
II． 1. The wireless technology is now used in: a. broadband network, b. satellite-connected cars, c. mobile phone or two-way pagers.
2.There can be storage problems because of the rapid expansion of the network use.
3. The public would adopt “telematics”, i.e. connecting the car to mobile phones, satellite navigation and the internet.
4. It is wireless game that doesn’t connect to the internet, but sends out a shortrange signal that looks for another unit. When that happens, a fight will take place between the software “ warriors” programmed by the kids who own the toys.
III. 1. keeps Mom’s headache at bay—if you keep something or someone at bay, you prevent them from reaching, attacking, or affecting you.
使母亲们不再头痛
2．Indelible log of information 无法消除的信息记录
3．Pin their hopes on – if you pin your hope on something, you sincerely hope that it will produce the result you desire. 把它们的希望寄托在…
4. impulse buy 冲动购买， 即时购买
5．message piped into your car 传送到汽车里的信息
6．true weirdness of the wired world – if someone or something is weird, they are strange and peculiar. 联网世界的真正不可思议之处
7．virtually bonded to 实际上被连接到…


UNIT FIVE
13.My Own Experience
Key to the exercises
I. 1.D 2.C

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

A
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. When the Boss is a woman
Key to the Exercises
I . 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. B
II. 1.而更常见的是对妇女在男性文化氛围中必须表现出男性气概的压力。
2．二十年前戈瑟琳的第一份工作是秘书。当时她和她的同事们坐在从房间的这边摆到那边的两排桌子后面和老板面对面地工作。
3．最新理论认为，男性通常等级观念较强，目标明确，权欲旺盛；而女性则正好相反，她们平易近人，打破等级观念，和下属分享权力。
4．那些较年轻的女性，特别是那些几乎没受到性别歧视的人，都赞同这种观点，认为背景，经验和志向相同的男女性经营管理的方式基本相同。

18．Women at Midlife : Staying Fit , Happy
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. T 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. T
II. 1.Because over the past decades , scientists have found ways to beat back the signs of age . There are many health clubs for people to exercise , and plastic surgery has become inexpensive . Moreover , people begin to relize the importance of healthy food and life-style .
2.Traditionally , middle-aged women cut their hair and had traditional , motherly , matronly clothing .
3. Some people think it exciting that women today are more aware of their appearance . Some think that it might not be as good as it should be . Others see the changing attitudes toward agingmore as a redefining than as resistance . Still others doubt if they can age gracefully while fighting the signs of age . They are going too far , and are short-selling themselves .
4. She noticed that a lot of women had the faces of a 35-year-old and the hands of a 70-year-old . She thinks that some wrinkling gives character to the face and shows who the person has become .

III. 1. be taking our spot on the time line ---to accept the position we have in time 接受我们在年代线上的位置
2．By mounting the most ferocious attack on ----通过对……发起最猛烈的攻击
3．a generation in denial----In psychology , denial is a person’s refusal , perhaps subconscious , to accept an u

npleasant truth . 拒绝接受的一代
4．Young women dressed counter culture --- different from the prevalent fashion 穿戴得反文化的年轻女性
5．As a redefining 重新界定
6．Short-selling their value 看低了她们的价值
7．Refocus ---- into 重新集中在……






UNIT SEVEN
19. Mother Tongue
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. B
II. 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
3. we go through all the steps from the cooling through the serving to the eating

20. A View of the “Sex bias “ Pronoun in Writing
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T

II. 1. When her mother taught her the role of wife and mother , the writer didn’t like it , but she didn’t reject it , either . She just throught that she was different . Later , when she learned about the women’s movement , she was pleased that there were other women like her , so she began to accept the other roles and to support the movement .
2. As the women’s movement came to its high tide , it became fashionable to use the combined pronoun . Some people consider such a usage as a way to recognize women as equal members of the society , and if a writer doesn’t use it , he feels obliged to explain it to the reader .
3. Proponents of the use of “he / she “ believe that this combined pronoun represents a neutral pronoun . They assert that the combined pronoun assists the reader by making clear something that was previously fuzzy . They believe that this usage represents a fair attitude toward women and hence will not be labeled “sexism” .
4. No . They are moving away from the usage for some of the reasons listed in the text .
5. Actually , whether or not a writer is biased would be determined by addressing the content of his writing .

III. 1. role alternatives to –choices of role models 可以选择的角色
2. ide

ntified with –to side with , support 支持，与……站在一起
3．The prevalent usage –the common usage 普遍的用法
4．Indicative of – as the sign of 表明
5．Hinders rather than helps 妨碍而不是帮助
6．Can even be insulting – humiliating 甚至可能带有侮辱性
7．Floundering in a swamp – struggling 在沼泽地中挣扎
8．Irrespective of 不管

21. Language : A Reflection of Life in the U.S
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5。A
II．1. 据说人们思考是以说话开始的，而说话则是以思考为结束的，因为语言与文化很有趣地交织在一起。
2．然而，尽管英国英语与美国英语共享一个语法体系，其中两者只有一些细微的差别，而且主要表现在口语层次上，美国英语的词汇还是在诸多方面赋予了美语鲜明的特色。
3．最初的定居者到达北美大陆后，看到种种不同于他们家乡的地理特征，不断发现未见过的动植物，而人们也从事各种新的活动，发展新的兴趣。
4．这种形象的或隐喻的特性可以从与美国生活有关的其他一些表达法上看出来。

22． The Disintegrating Web
--The Causes and Consequences of Extinction
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. B
II. 1.在一层冰凉的积雪覆盖下，冰层积累到几千英尺厚，然后在自身重量的作用下开始移动，严寒夏天的边缘一点一点地向赤道推进。
2．除非可能发生核战争-----这样大量 的物种灭绝可能 是人类有史以来面临的最严峻的威胁。
3．有些分子太复杂不便人工制作，有些分子制作起来花费太高，因此如果我们想直接受益于各种物种，物种本身就必须得到保护。
4．动物园，园圃，种子库以及其他各种为保护单个物种建立的场所可以起到至关重要的帮助作用，但因为人力物力限制，我们不可能面面俱到。
Key to the reading-skill Exercises
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. A



23 “ But a Watch in the Night” a Scientific Fable
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. A
II. 1. The Copernicans were imagined human-like creatures inhabiting the imaginary planet called Copernicus , which is actually the name of a polish astronomer .
2. The picture will be desolate and dreary in the first months , without much to be seen . Because the universe was at its beginning stage , and the Earth was just forming .
3.The spectators will become alarmed in the fear that man has somehow been left out . They have been watching the film for mouths but still they don’t see any signs of man

.
4. The civilization of human begings only occupies the last five or six minutes of the film , as compared to the long history of the Earth , which runs the duration of a whole year .
5. They have caused great damage to the Earth by cutting down and burning the trees depriving the soil of its protective cover . They have impovershed the land and created pollution . They have pludered its wealth .

24. In New York , Taking a Breath of Fear
Key to the Exercises
I. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T
II. 1.几次独立的测试结果发现，从他公寓门厅的一个通风孔里进入的灰尘里含有的石棉是有关部门建议的可以接受的标准底55倍，但市政当局对这些测试结果仍有异议。
2．但是人们对于曼哈顿下区空气中飘浮的有毒物质仍然十分担心，不仅如此，人们对于美国环境保护局和其他政府机构也心存疑虑，因为他们没有就存在的危险给居民提出充分或及时的警告。
3．这主要是对于危害最烈的中心所存在物质的前所未见和不明确的性质的担心。
4．但是莱文和其他啊人担心，释放到市中心空气中的很多危险物质的混合体所产生的难以预测的后果可能会给人们带来长期的严重健康问题。

III. 1. strikingly similar symptoms --- noticeably or unusually
极其相似的症状
2．Hacking cough --- a distressing cough which you feel very strongly
剧烈痛苦的咳嗽
3. smoldering fires 闷烧的火
4．Reconcile the two --- to find a way in which two things do not conflict 调和两者
5. a flimsy paper mask --- thin , doesn’t give much protection
很薄的纸口罩
6. consoling relatives 安慰遇难者亲人
7. an asbestos abatement --- a reduction in the strength or power of something 石棉的减少