課后題答案unit2

1、Unit 2 Childhood memoriesPassage 1 SupermanDealing with unfamiliar words5 Match the words in the box with their definitions.1 accurate and true(definite)2 continuing all the time(perpetual)3 to spin quickly in circles(whirl)4 to shine very brightly(blaze)5 to laugh in a nervous,excitedor sillyway th

2、at6 to encourage someone to speak or continue speakingisdifficultto control(prompt)(giggle)7 to fall to the ground(tumble)6 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 5.Plath never needed to be (1)promptedto talk about her childhood memories.They were very (2)definite and

3、still real toheras an adult.She imaginedshecould flyand (3)whirlthroughtheairlikeSuperman. Coming fromthe highwaysaround Boston was the (4)perpetualsound of traffic. In the distance a planewas taking off, its lights (5)blazinginto the night sky. She remembered thesound of (6)gigglingwhich came from

4、the group of girls. Sadly in her laterlife it seemed as if Superman had (7)tumbled to earth.7Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.1The lights at the airport went on and off all day and night.(blinked)2The playground was like a desert. It was without any interest

5、ing or positivefeatures and unfriendly.(barren)3The boys were playing a childrens game in which the playerschase and tryto touch each other and the girls were gossiping and giggling.(tag)4 Pullingthelegsoffinsectsis a formofactioncausing extremephysicalpainby someone as a punishment, and is extremel

6、y cruel.(torture)5The similarity in appearance between the twins was striking.(resemblance)6He would cover candy with a piece of cloth used for cleaning lips and hands,and make it disappear.(napkin)8 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.1 Ifyou look througha kaleidoscope , are you li

7、kelyto see (a) changingcoloredpatterns, or (b) a single colored pattern?2If youflaunt something, do you (a) deliberately try to make people notice,or (b) try to hide it?3If youmarvel at something, do you find it (a) boring, or(b) surprising andfascinating ?4Areshooting starslikely to(a) move brightl

8、y through the night sky, or (b)stand still?5 Is thetwilightlikely to be(a) at the end of, or (b) in the middle of theday?6 If youdrift offto sleep, are you likely to fall asleep (a) quickly, or(b)slowly?7 Ifsomeone is bookish , are they likely tobe (a) more, or(b) lessinterestedin reading books than

9、 doing other activities?8 If youmake up something, do you(a) inventit , or (b) borrow itfrom someoneelse?9 Ifyou come intoyour own, are you likelyto show (a) how effectiveand useful ,or (b) ineffective and useless you can be?10 Is avillainlikely to be a (a) good, or(b) bad person?11 If you areleft o

10、ut of something, are you likely to be (a) included, or(b)excluded ?Passage Two Cultural childhoodsDealing with unfamiliar words5 Read the passage again and find the words in the box. Choose the best definition inthe context of the passage.1 consumption(a) the process of buying or using goods(b) the

11、process of eating, drinking, or smoking something 2 colonial(a) relating to a system or period in which one country rules another(b) made in a style that was common in North America in the 18th century 3 knit(a) to make something such as a piece of clothing using wool and sticks called knitting need

12、les(b) to join together or work together as one group or unit 4 harsh(a) unpleasant and difficult to live in(b) strict, unkind, and often unfair5 contact(a) communicationbetween people,countries,or organizationseitheror writingby talking(b) a situation in which people or things touch each other6 imp

13、ose(a) to force someone to have the same opinion, belief as you(b) to cause extra work for someone by asking them to do something that may not be convenient for them7 perspective(a) a way of thinking about something(b) a sensible way of judging how good, bad, important etc something is in comparison

14、 with other things6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words and expressions inthe box.Our (1)knowledgeand understandingofchildhoodisundergoinga processof (2)nonstopchange. Inthe West we see children as being(3)inneed ofadult control.However, among other (4) socio-culturalgrou

15、ps withsimilartraditionschildrenare (5) mainly considered to be capable of assuming greater responsibilities.So thereis a (6)strong desirefor(7)someone who does notbelongtothisgroupto thinkthatsuch practices mightbe odd oreven harmful.Butwhilemost ethnicgroups may atfirst show (8) hesitation about i

16、ntegrating other traditions andcustoms with their own, (9) outside pressures usually make them change theirtraditional view of childhood.Key:(1)notion(2) continual(3)dependent on(4)ethnic(5)largely(6)temptation(7)outsiders(8)reluctance(9)external7 Answer the questions about the words and expressions

17、.1Isprosecutionlikely to be(a) the act of accusing someone of a crime, or(b) the process of supervision by the social services?2Isintricatelikely to be (a) very basic, or(b) very detailed in design?3Isleniencylikely to involve(a) kindness and understanding, or (b) strictdiscipline?4If someonetells y

18、ou off, are they(a) criticizing, or (b) praising you?5Isa mischievous childlikely to (a) be well behaved,or (b)enjoyhaving funby causing trouble?6Ifa child iswillful ,aretheylikelyto cause damage orharm (a) deliberately,or (b) by mistake?7Whena childisunsupervised ,are they likely tobe (a)lookedafte

19、rby adults,or (b) without an adult looking after them?8Is somethingbizarrelikely to be(a) strange and difficult to explain, or(b) very usual?Language in useunpacking complex sentences1 Look at the sentences from the passageSuperman and answer the questions.1 My flying dreams were believable as a lan

20、dscape by Dali, so real that I wouldawake with a suddenshock, a breathless sense of having tumbled like Icarus from the sky and caught myself on the soft bedjust in time.(a) What were believable?Her dreams about flying were believable.(b) How real were they? They were very real.(c) Who had the sense

21、 of having tumbled like Icarus? The writer, Sylvia Plath.(d) Why would she wake up with a breathless sense?(e) What did the breathless sense feel like? It felt like a sudden shock.(f) Why did she catch herself on the soft bed just in time? Because she felt she was falling.2 We even found a stand-in

22、for a villain in Sheldon Fein, the sallow mammasboy on our block who wasleft out of the boys games because he cried wheneveranybody tagged him and always managed to falldown and skin his fat knees.(a) What did we find?We found someone who could be a villain.(b) Who was the stand-in for a villain?She

23、ldon Fein.(c) What was he like?He was sallow and a mamma s boy.(d) Where did he come from?He came from their block.(e) Why was he left out of the boys games?Because he always cried and fell over.(f) What happened when he always managed to fall down? He skinned his knees.3 Complete the sentences with

24、 the correct form of suitable expressions from thecollocation box.Sometimes more than one collocation is possible.1The Australian bushfires blazedfor several days before they were broughtunder control.2As a child Ruths long darkhair tumbleddown her back.3He comes from a veryclose-knit/tight-knitfami

25、ly with three brothers andtwo sisters.4I remember my father used toknithisbrows/ eyebrowstogether when he wasthinking hard about something.5It was extremely hot and thesunwas blazing .6Did you knitthatjumper /hatyourself? Its really beautiful!7 I m watchingthe financialmarkets Ithinkthe pricesof sto

26、cks will tumblequite soon.4 Translate the paragraphs into Chinese.1我的飛行夢(mèng)像達(dá)利的風(fēng)景畫(huà)那么真實(shí)可信，以致于自己常常會(huì)在一陣驚嚇中醒來(lái)，好想伊卡羅斯那樣從空中摔下來(lái)， 雖然發(fā)現(xiàn)自己剛好掉到軟軟的床上， 但也被嚇得喘不過(guò)氣來(lái)。 當(dāng)超人開(kāi)始侵入我的夢(mèng)鄉(xiāng)， 并教給我飛行的技巧之后， 我每夜的太空冒險(xiǎn)便開(kāi)始了。 超人身著耀眼的藍(lán)色衣服， 肩披隨風(fēng)颼颼作響的斗篷， 經(jīng)常從我身邊呼嘯而過(guò)。 他長(zhǎng)得太像我的舅舅法蘭克了， 舅舅那會(huì)兒正跟媽媽和我住在一起。 當(dāng)超人的斗篷神奇地旋轉(zhuǎn)時(shí)， 我能聽(tīng)見(jiàn)上百只海鷗的振翅聲，上千架飛機(jī)的馬達(dá)轟鳴聲。2相

27、反，根據(jù)海倫 莫頓的研究，太平洋島國(guó)湯加的兒童經(jīng)常挨父母和哥哥姐姐的打。人們認(rèn)為兒童和成年人相比更像瘋子，因?yàn)樗麄內(nèi)狈Ρ淮蠹铱粗氐纳鐣?huì)能力（湯加人稱(chēng)之為 poto ）。小孩子經(jīng)常因?yàn)楸渴直磕_而挨罵，他們連摔跤都會(huì)被嘲笑、呵斥，甚至?xí)ご?。人們認(rèn)為兒童很頑皮， 都是因?yàn)樘詺馑麄儾趴摁[，或者要東西吃。在大人看來(lái)，三至五歲的兒童尤其任性， 因此他們打這個(gè)年齡段的孩子也打得最狠。父母?jìng)兿嘈牛?只有靠訓(xùn)導(dǎo)和體罰才5 Translate the paragraphs into English.1 在火車(chē)站上，有一位老人給我講述了他參加解放戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的經(jīng)歷， 那些戰(zhàn)斗故事對(duì)我有著極大的吸引力。 后來(lái)他上了車(chē)， 列車(chē)從我身邊隆隆地開(kāi)走了。 可那些故事仍然是那么清晰可見(jiàn)，對(duì)于英雄們的壯舉，我欽佩不已。(fascinatio