大学英语精读2试卷
苏州经贸职业技术学院
2010-2011 学年第二学期
《大学英语精读2》期终试卷（A）
班级_______ 姓名 ________ 学号 _____ 成绩 _________
I. Choose the best answer (25%)
1. The movie star _________ with your sister , didn't he?
A. was used to dance
B. used to dancing
C. used to dance
D. was used to dancing
2. The girl in the snapshot was smiling sweetly, _________________.
A. her long hair flowed in the breeze.
B. her long hair was flowing in the breeze.
C. her long hair flow in the breeze.
D. her long hair flowing in the breeze.
3. Mother insisted that _____________.
A. they are to be back before nine in the evening.
B. they ought to be back before nine in the evening.
C. they be back before nine in the evening.
D. they had to be back before nine in the evening.
4. The professor paused as if _____ his students to ask questions on the point he had just
made.
A. expecting
B. to expect
C. expected
D. to have expected
5. I couldn't understand why he pretended ________ in the bookstore.
A. to see me not
B. not to see me
C. not see me
D. to see not me
6. The classroom was almost empty ____________ a desk or two.
A. besides
B. except for
C. except
D. In addition to
7. It was in that small room ________ they worked hard and dreamed of better days to
come.
A. what
B. in which
C. which
D. that
8. __________, you must show your ticket to go into the cinema.
A. No matter whoever you are
B. Whoever you are
C. Whomever you are
D. No matter who are you
9. ________ that the left side of the human brain is responsible for logic.
A. It generally is believed
B. It is believed generally
C. It is generally believed
D. Generally it is believed
10. Scientists didn't know much about lung cancer ___________.
A. before long
B. until recently
C. long before
D. in the past few years
11. Nobody would believe his words though he said he was of the crime.
A) pure B) clear C) innocent D) guilty
12. The university are having to the government for more money.
A) call at B) call on C) appeal for D) appeal to
13. The basic reason for a protective tariff is to goods that will undersell
products made in the home country.
A) keep off B) keep out C) keep up D) deep down
14. A lawyer’s income is usually high, more than 200 000 dollars a year.
A) add up to B) added up to C) amounted to D) amounting to
15. Most offices are having to themselves against computer theft.
A) assure B) ensure C) sure D) insure
16. It was very of you to let us know you were going to be late.
A) considering B) considerate C) considerable D) considered
17. The little boy cried and would not the boy which he wanted his mother
to buy for him.
A) let off B) let away C) let go of D) let alone
18. The fall in price is directly to the increase in output.
A) concerned B) connected C) related D) united
19. Do you have any idea what he meant? I really can’t what he said at
this morning’s meeting.
A) figure on B) figure out C) find out D) find
20. We should really take some effective to prevent such terrible things from
happening again.
A) steps B) means C) measure D) ways
21. If you love plants, the chances are you buy them on _____ and then wonder where to
put them.
A). purpose B). impulse C). display D). cue
22. We should see ourselves as part of nature rather than in ________ with it.
A). argument B). connection C). conflict D). crash
23. During the nine months before her baby is born, he face is one ______ smile.
A). humble B0. exclusive C). perpetual D). modest
24. His bedroom ________ a single bed with a small television at its foot.
A). makes up B). consist of C). lays out D). serves as
25. Andrew was determined to _____ a computer career after graduation.
A). apply B). shave C). purse D). select
II. Cloze (20%)
When my wife, who is Spanish, spent her first winter in London a few years ago, she used to ask me time and again: “ Where’s the fog?” Almost all foreigners ____26____ to find the city
wreathed(萦绕)in yellow-grey mist for most of the year. Dickens, who was ___27_____ responsible for painting this ____28_____ in people’s minds, certainly wasn’t exaggerating in those days. People __29____ in the nineteenth century that when someone __30____ suicide by jumping into the Thames he was choked by the fog and poisoned by the terrible __31_____ of the river before he had time to drown himself. In fact, the situation ___32____ in recent years. When I was a boy in London thirty years ago I was often unable to see ____33___ of the road when I left home on winter mornings.
The decisive steps that have turned London into one of the ___34____ cities in the world __35____ taken at the end of the 1950s. But Londoners still ___36___ that fog ___37___ returns. The change took place as a result of two main improvements. Factories were compelled to install clean air equipment __38____ close down, and private householders were not allowed to
___39_____ coal unless it was smoke-free. But the ___40____ ecological miracle in London occurred __41____ 1964 onwards when the Thames Water Authority began to pump vast
___42___ of dissolved oxygen into the river. ____43____, all the species of fish that had gradually disappeared from the Thames __44____ 1800 have returned. Some are even caught by fishermen ___45___ the House Of Parliament.
26. A. look forward B. manage C. wish D. expect
27. A. first of all B. above all C. after all D. all the more
28. A. picture B. image C. photo D. portrait
29. A. were used to saying B. used to saying
C. were used to say
D. used to say
30. A. made B. committed C. did D. was committed
31. A. fume B. smell C. smoke D. gas
32. A. only has changed B. only changed C. has only changed D. changed only
33. A. other side B. another side C. the other side D. another side
34. A. clean B. cleaner C. cleanest D. more clean
35. A. was B. were C. have been D. had been
36. A. find it strange B. find out strange C. find strange D. find out it strange
37. A. hardly B. barely C. scarcely D. seldom
38. A. and B. but C. to D. or
39. A. use B. make C. produce D. burn
40. A. true B. truly C. real D. really
41. A. in B. from C. on D. through
42. A. numbers B. number C. amount D. quantities
43. A. Therefore B. Nevertheless C. However D. As a result
44. A. before B. since C. after D. in
45. outside B. in the front of C. inside D. beside
III. Reading Comprehension (30%)
Directions: There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You
should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.
If you say to your children “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective: “I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.
Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.
Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying “I’m useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any specific improvement.
These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.
But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is accepta ble, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not.
46. If a mother adds “but” to an apology, _______.
A) she doesn’t feel that she should have apologized
B) she does not realize that the child has been hurt
C) the child may find the apology easier to accept
D) the child may feel that he owes her an apology
47. According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most probably means “_______”.
A) You have good reason to get upset
B) I’m aware you’re upset, but I’m not to blam e
C) I apologize for hurting your feelings
D) I’m at fault for making you upset
48. It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because _______.
A) it gets one into the habit of making empty promises
B) it may make the other person feel guilty
C) it is vague and ineffective
D) it is hurtful and insulting
49. We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry _______.
A) the complexities involved should be ignored
B) their ages should be taken into account
C) parents need to set them a good example
D) parents should be patient and tolerant
50. It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _______.
A) a social issue calling for immediate attention
B) not necessary among family members
C) a sign of social progress
D) not as simple as it seems
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
Keiko loved London ----- the shops, the entertainment and the low prices. English weather though was one thing that trouble her. Every time she went out she felt under the weather.
In one hour the weather could change from cloud and rain to warm sunshine and back again. She never knew what to wear. In Japan there are typically four seasons and she always knew what weather to expect. When winter came she would carefully put away her husband’s summer suits and she would never let him wear them again until June 1st, no matter how hot it became. But in England she had to have all the clothes at hand all the time in case the weather changed.
She was always annoyed when she went to her English conversation lessons with Mr. Boyd because she was either over-dressed or underdressed. Mr. Boyd was an elderly teacher who didn’t encourage students to call him by his first name and Keiko liked that. She asked him about the weather problem. Mr. Boyd said, “ The weather is a good topic to use in conversation and can help to break the ice. If you don’t what to say next, you can always say something about the weather.”
This was true because Keiko had noticed the many times Mr. Boyd had talked about the weather to her. Mr. Boyd was very unusual in his habits and always carried an umbrella even in the sunniest weather. All the teachers and students made fun of him about it. “ You never can tell,” he always said. As she was about to leave the school one day Keiko was angry to see that the sunny day had turned to rain. She had neither a coat nor an umbrella. Mr. Boyd smiled as he passed her in the school doorway and putting up his umbrella said, “Every cloud has a silver lining!”
51. What troubled Keiko most when living in London?
A. the shops
B. The entertainment
C. The low prices
D. the weather
52. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. In Japan, people can feel the difference between four seasons.
B. In England, people have to keep all the clothes at hand all the year round.
C. In winter, people in London usually put away the summer suits.
D. in summer, people in Britain will not put away the summer suits.
53. According to Mr. Boyd, the weather is _____________.
A. a good topic to use in conversation
B. a good tool to break the ice
C. a good topic to have a debate.
D. a good method to make friends.
54. What kind of person was Mr. Boyd?
A. Strict and unkind.
B. Honest but lazy.
C. honest but unkind.
D. Interesting and friendly
55. The passage gives us an impression that _________ .
A. we can never understand native speakers without a knowledge of idioms.
B. we should turn to others for help whenever we are in trouble.
C. we should bring as many coats as possible to England
D. we can easily make friends with the eccentric people in England.
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
Although Tomas Jefferson did not begin the effort of designing the University of Virginia until late in his life, the education of the common man had occupied his thoughts for decades. He believed ignorance to be the enemy of freedom, and he wanted to correct what he considered to be the weakness of educational institutions modeled on European settings. He imagined that an “academical village” around a tree-lined lawn would provide an ideal setting in which to pursue higher education. The center of such a village would be a Temple of Knowledge that would house the university library.
When Virginia decided to set up a state university in 1818, the retired U. S. President finally was able to devote his talent, time, and energy to creating this new kind of educational institution. By the time he was finished with his design, Jefferson had invented an entirely new American setting for higher education: the college campus.
In 1812, Jefferson chose to begin building his “academical village,” the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, V A, far away from the city center. He intended this spot to promote learning because it was natural and unspoiled, and far from anything that could distract or harm the students. The University consists of two rows of houses, five on each side, leading to a main
building. This main building, the Rotunda, became the most important part of the University, because it contained the library. By focusing his entire institution on the library, instead of around the church, Jefferson revolutionized American university architecture.
Jefferson’s aim was to create a new institutional form for his ideal educational system, a system he thought should give every citizen the information he needs for carrying out his daily business. This new approach to citizenship and education demanded a new type of university, one where students and professors could coexist and share ideas. He attempted to create this environment by combing the professors’ houses and students’ classrooms, and linking all the buildings with covered walkways so intellectual exchanges between departments could go on smoothly. Jefferson had also recognized the importance of the students’ whole life, and given much thought and planning to the students’ dining, living, and exercise facilities.
56. Jefferson devoted much of his thought to the education of the common man because he believed ________.
A. everyone who loved freedom hated ignorance.
B. a country could not be strong without education.
C. an uneducated man could not gain full freedom.
D. European educational institutions did not suit America
57. According to Jefferson, the center of a university should be ______ .
A. the church
B. the library
C. the lawn
D. the classroom
58. Jefferson chose o locate the University of Virginia far away from the city center because ________.
A. land in the city center could not be found.
B. there was a tree-lined lawn there
C. this was a European tradition
D. there was no distraction for the students.
59. In Jefferson’s view, an ideal educational system should _________.
A. be one under which every citizen enjoys equal opportunity.
B. give everyone the information he needs for conducting his business.
C．ensure that everyone has a chance to enter an institution of higher learning.
D. provide students with a natural and unspoiled setting for learning.
60. What was made easy by the revolutionized American campus?
A. Students’ learning.
B. Intellectual exchange
C. Professors’ teaching
D. Both students’ and professors’ life.
IV. Translation(10%)
大学英语精读第三版第二册课后答案
大学英语精读第二册（第三版）book2Unit1答案上海外语教育出版社 一） 1. bare 2. empty 3. empty 4. bare 5. empty 6.empty 二） 1. shortly 2.track down 3.faint 4.motioned 5.at the sight of 6.feel like 7.slamming 8.rang out 9.contract 10.made for 11.heated 12.emerged 三） 1. host 2. sprang up/rang out 3. impulse 4. came to 5. track down 6. unexpected 7. outgrow 8. widened 9. shortly 10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四） 1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation? 3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return.
大学英语精读2 课后翻译题答案
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现代大学英语精读单词
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rebel seminary theological wardrobe unit4 bearded Cynicism elegant guffaw lunatic monarch page pebble scant scratch block elaborately fountain half-naked nudge olive paradox privacy scoop squatter stroll titter sweat unit5 abundance adapt angler biocide birch bound built-in
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精读unit现代大学英语第二版课后练习答案附带课文翻译
Vocabulary 1 Translate the following expressions. Into English 1. distribute wealth 2. drill a hole 3. drive the turbine 4. refine/extract oil 5. invite disaster 6. irrigate land 7. squander money Into Chinese 1. 无法满足的需求 2. 不明智的补救办法 3. 地下水水位 4. 已经断流的河流 5. 饥荒、瘟疫及大规模的移民 6. 供应及需求 7. 大澡盆、电热淋浴及抽水马桶 8. sustain river deltas and wetlands 9. sweep the globe 10. drain/remove the sewage 11. save water 12. conserve soil 13. satisfy the demands: meet the needs 14. harness rivers and lakes 8. 作物品种 9. 灌溉区 10. 物质不灭定律；质量守恒定律 11. 海水谈化 12. 供不应求；供过于求 13. 濒危物种 14. 冷却系统 15. 火电 4 Translate the following sentences into English. 1. Statistics show that China has a total amount of 2.8 trillion cubic meters of water resources, second only to Brazil, Russia and Canada, ranking the fourth (to be updated) in the world. But when divided by 1.3 billion, our average per-capita share of water resources only amounts to about one quarter of the world’s average. 2. We have always been heavily burdened with the problem of water shortage. It is said that of the 661 large and medium-sized cities nationwide, about two-thirds are suffering from an acute shortage of water. Beijing is a good example in point. It not only lacks surface water, even its underground water table is dangerously low. It is reported
大学英语精读第二册翻译
翻译 Unit1 1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。 Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word. 2. 出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点意外。 The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American. 3. 约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。 Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone. 4. 当全部乘客都向出口处(exit) 走去时，他却独自留在座位上，好像不愿意离开这架飞机似的。 While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane. 5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。 The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself. 6. 南希虽然很想参加辩论，但腼腆得不敢开口。 While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth. 7. 你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他？ What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home? 8. 猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下(lay) 的陷阱(trap) 方向跑去，脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。 The hunter’s face lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid. Unit 2 1) 会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。 It was suggested at the meeting that a committee of eleven be appointed to make a new constitution. 2) 这些青年科学家通过现场观察，获得了研究工作所需的第一手资料。 By making on-the-spot observations, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work. 3) 他很可能会因视力不好而被拒收入伍。 It is very likely that he will be rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight.
现代大学英语精读1第二版
Page 39 6. Translate the following sentences into English. 1.It seemed impossible to me, but all the others looked very confident. Sth. seems (to be) + adj.(表) + to sb. 2.We looked around. There wasn't a building standing in sight. The earthquake seemed to have destroyed everything. Sth. /sb. +（seem + to do）复合谓语3.He seems to be in low spirits these days. Sth./Sb. + seem to be + 表语 wonder why. I think it's because he doesn't seem to be making much progress in his studies. He is afraid of being looked down upon by his classmates. Sb. + seem to do sth There seems to be 4.What are you looking for, Dick? I seem to have lost my key. How annoying! 5.If you find that a word doesn't seem to
make any sense in the sentence, you should look it up in the dictionary. That's the only way to learn to use a word. 6.They went on arguing for hours. Neither of them seem (to be) willing to listen to each other. I suddenly remembered someone saying "Discussion is an exchange of knowledge while argument is an exchange of ignorance." 7.The situation there seems to be very complicated. The government has promised to look into it. 8.My grandpa seems to be getting better and better, but he still needs somebody to look after him. 9.Economists have already come to the conclusion that the crisis seems to be coming to an end. W orld economy is looking up. 10.When I got well I looked at my bank account. To my sadness, I found my balance was almost zero. All my savings in
大学英语精读第二册(第三版)Unit3答案
大学英语精读第二册（第三版）Book2Unit3答案上海外语教育出版社董亚芬主编 1)were short of 2)attached any importance to 3)have applied for 4)consists of 5)vital 6)range 7)Judging by 8)leisure 9)awkward 10)ultimate 11)constitute 12)slim 1) salary 2) prospect 3) in turn 4) smelled of 5) depressed 6) suburb 7) stale 8) protested 9) incompetent 10) interview 11) Having little in common 12) disapproval 13) advertise 14) plus 1) A résumégenerally consists of personal information, work experience and educational background. 2) In today's job market, importance is attached to practical experience as well as formal education. 3) The pay for this type of work ranges from ten to fifteen dollars per hour 4) The thought of having to take the exam again depressed me./ I was depressed at the thought of having to take the exam again. 5) Tony and his brother have little in common except that they share the same interest in cricket./ Tony and his brother have little in common except their shared interest in cricket. 6) England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland constitute the United Kingdom. 1) unlock 2) unpacked
大学英语精读第二册课后习题及答案
大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案Unit1 一） 1. bare 2. empty 3. empty 4. bare 5. empty 6.empty 二） 1. shortly 2.track down 3.faint 4.motioned 5.at the sight of 6.feel like 7.slamming 8.rang out 9.contract 10.made for 11.heated 12.emerged 三） 1. host 2. sprang up/rang out 3. impulse 4. came to 5. track down 6. unexpected 7. outgrow 8. widened 9. shortly
10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四） 1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation? 3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return. 6. The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away. 五） 1. Additional advantageous Anxious conditional Courageous curious Dangerous educational Emotional famous Industrial intentional Medical mountionous Musical mysterious National occasional Personal practical 2. Heated colored pigtailed gifted bearded pointed experienced aged skilled diseased 六） 1.The people questioned gave very different opinions on the issue. 2. Can you see the man climbing on that rock? 3. Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution to the problems discussed.
大学英语精读第二册Reading Aloud and Memorizing答案
The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is s taring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the nat ive boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy's eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room. Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bo wl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thi ng -- bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. Unit2 Jefferson's courage and idealism were based on knowledge. He probably knew more than any other man of his age. He was an expert in agriculture, archeology, an d medicine. He practiced crop rotation and soil conservation a century before t hese became standard practice, and he invented a plow superior to any other in existence. He influenced architecture throughout America, and he was constantly producing devices for making the tasks of ordinary life easier to perform. Of all Jefferson's many talents, one is central. He was above all a good and ti reless writer. His complete works, now being published for the first time, will fill more than fifty volumes. His talent as an author was soon discovered, and when the time came to write the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia in 1776, the task of writing it was his. Millions have thrilled to his words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…" Unit3 While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fe aring as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an i nterview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minut e bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter to feel nervous. Unit 4 As a boy and then as an adult,I never lost my wonder at the personality that was Einstein .He was the only person i knew who had come to terms with himself and the world around him .He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this :to understand within his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logic and simplicity in its functioning .He knew there were answers beyond his intellectual reach .but this did not frustrate him .He was content to go as far as he could.
现代大学英语精读教案
现代大学英语精读教案 Revised final draft November 26, 2020
U n i t1H a l f a d a y 教学目的 1. 了解作者及其背景知识； 2．熟悉本文使用的写作手法； 3．掌握修辞疑问句、倒装句等修辞手法； 4．熟练掌握三类构词法； 5．通过深刻理解文章内涵，培养学生社会洞察力和相关的讨论能力，同时掌握文中的核心语言点。 教学内容 1. 热身 2．作者 教育与背景 主要着作 创作观 3．作品赏析 结构分析 如何赏析文学作品 扩展式讨论 4．写作技巧 省略疑问句和修辞疑问句 倒装句 “with”独立结构 5．语言理解 长难句解析 核心词汇学习 band, convince, daze, exert, intricate, observe, overlook, rank, revolve, startle, uviverse, vary 介词练习 构词法：-tion; -volve; -ly 6．课堂讨论 7．练与讲 教学重点 1. 文学作品的赏析； 2．文学中的修辞手法――省略疑问句和修辞疑问句；倒装句；“with”独立结构 3．构词法：前缀 教学方法结合实际吸收各种教学法（讲授、问答、讨论、模仿、练习、多媒体使用）的优点。 教学手段用投影仪播放PowerPoint课件及板书；群发电子邮件布置课堂资料和课后作业（或其来源）。 ⅠAbout the author ★ Naguib Mahfouz was born on the 11th Dec. 1911 in an old quarter of Cairo, the youngest son of a merchant. （mummies and pyramids / sphinx 狮身人面）
现在大学英语精读第二版1 (unit1-unit6)教案
Lesson One Half a Day I. Teaching Objectives In this unit, you will a)learn some information about the author and the text b)catch the plot, setting and the theme after reading the story quickly c)analyze the main characters of the text d)know the intention of the author to write the story e)paraphrase some difficult sentences from the story f)pick out the good use of language II. Main Contents 1. Warm-up activities 2. About the writer and the text 3. Plot, setting and theme of the story 4. Text appreciation 5. Detail information of the text 6. Reading of the text B 7. Elliptical question & rhetorical question and Inverted sentences 8. Finish off all the exercises III. Main Focus and Points Oral practice, analysis of the characters, language focus on actions IV. Teaching Methods a) Student-centered and task-based teaching methods b) Reflective study and autonomous learning V. Reference Websites about the writer and the story Teacher’s book VI. Exercises and Practice Finish the exercises in the textbook Recite some parts of the text. VII. Further thinking "Who, through works rich in nuance - now clear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous - has formed an Arabian narrative art that applies to all mankind” After reading “Half a Day”, how do you understand the comment on Naguib Mahfouz? Great works never fail to reveal the common human experience. After reading the story, do you feel emotionally or spiritually touched? Why or why not? IX. Teaching Procedure Picture Talking for Warming-up
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大学英语精读第二册（第三版）book2Unit1答案一） 1. bare 2. empty 3. empty 4. bare 5. empty 6.empty 二） 1. shortly 2.track down 3.faint 4.motioned 5.at the sight of 6.feel like 7.slamming 8.rang out 9.contract 10.made for 11.heated 12.emerged 三） 1. host 2. sprang up/rang out
3. impulse 4. came to 5. track down 6. unexpected 7. outgrow 8. widened 9. shortly 10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四） 1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation? 3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return. 6. The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away. 五） 1. Additional advantageous Anxious conditional
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Book2 Unit10答案 1) hostess 2) god 3) prince 4) aunt 5) nephew 6) cow 7) girl student 8) lady 9) lion 10) policewoman 11) hero 12) actress 1) like 2) as 3) like 4) like 5) as 6) like 7) As 8) Like 1) reluctant 2) fished out 3) ignored 4) nothing but 5) made out 6) only too 7) much of an 8) quit 9) exhausting 10) measure 11) rewarding 12) brief 13) dramatically 1) criticized 2) profits 3) live on 4) alert 5) passed on 6) investment 7) performance
9) routine 10) shrugged off/ignored 11) discouraged 12) comment 13) complicated 14）consistent 1) Heavy smokers generally shrug off the warning that smoking is harmful to health. 2) Pleased with his students' progress, Professor Tyler gave them a pat on the back on more than one occasion. 3) We have come to know it is important to apply theory to practice. 4) When first learning to speak Spanish, I was often embarrassed at my errors in pronunciation. 5) The prospect of working under a conceited man made him reluctant to take the job. 6) Have you any idea of how the management reacted to Sam's suggestions for improvement? 1) pressure 2) illness 3) preparedness 4) boldness 5) effectiveness 6) departure 7) willingness 8) carelessness 9) hopelessness 10) exposure 11) darkness 12) friendliness 13) coldness 14) frankness 15) pleasure 16) nervousness 17) greatness 18) cold-bloodedness 1) darkness 2) pleasure 3) carelessness 4) coldness 5) pressure 6) departure 7) frankness 8) hopelessness 9) effectiveness
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Unit 1 1. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time. (1) Paraphrase: But my new clothes did not bring any happiness to me, because it was the day I was forced to go to school for the first time. 2.“Why school?” I asked my father. “What have I done?”(3) Paraphrase: Why do I have to go to school? I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong to be punished like this. 3. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building. (5) Paraphrase: I didn’t think it was useful to take me away from home and put me into that building with high walls. 4. It was not all a matter of playing and fooling around. (15) Paraphrase: What we did at school wasn’t just playing and wasting time doing nothing useful. 5. In addition, the time for changing one’s mind was over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise of home. (16) Paraphrase: Besides, it was impossible for us to quit school and return to the good old days when we stayed home playing and fooling around all day. Our childhood was gone, never to come back. Unit 2 1. If banks were required to sell wallets and money belts, they might act less like churches. (para. 1) Paraphrase: Banks act like churches which usually control people’s life and can interfere in people’s life. So, the author thinks it is ridiculous for banks to act like churches. 2. It was lunchtime and the only officer on duty was a fortyish black man with short, pressed hair, a pencil mustache, and a neatly pressed brown suit. (para. 3) Paraphrase: uncurled hair, a thin mustache looking like a line drawn by a pencil, and a neat and tidy brown suit 3. Everything about him suggested a carefully dressed authority. (para. 3) Paraphrase: Everything about him—his clothes, manner, etc. indicated that he was a carefully dressed man