大學(xué)英語(yǔ)冊(cè)單元練習(xí)答案

1、大學(xué)英語(yǔ)冊(cè)單元練習(xí)答案BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehension - Content QuestionsOne of you asks the first six questions and the other answers. Starting from Question 7, change roles. When you have finished, the teacher may want to put some of the questions to you for a check.1. How many characters are there in this p

2、lay? Who are they?There are seven characters - Father, Mother, Heidi, Diane, Sean, Restaurant Manager, and Mrs. Higgins. 2. Are the children grateful for what their father does for them? Why or why not?No. Because what he does usually ends up embarrassing them. 3. What did Sean plan to do with the m

3、oney he earned from his There are seven characters - Father, Mother, Heidi, Diane, Sean, Restaurant Manager, and Mrs. Higgins.No. Because what he does usually ends up embarrassing them.BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehension - Content Questionsfirst job?To buy a guitar. 4. Why did Father make a point of (特地

4、特地) coming to the restaurant?To check if Sean was doing OK there. 5. Why did Sean try to hide himself when he saw his father in the restaurant?He knew his father was going to embarrass him. 6. What did Sean think of his fathers unexpected visit?It was unnecessary and embarrassing. To buy a guitar.To

5、 check if Sean was doing OK there.He knew his father was going to embarrass him.It was unnecessary and embarrassing.BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehension - Content QuestionsNow switch roles.7. Why did Father invite Dan Lucas to lunch?He wanted Dan to pressure his son into asking Diane to the senior prom.

6、8. What did Dan Lucas promise to do?He would speak to his son and insist that the latter give Diane a call. 9. How did Diane react to the surprise Father had for her?She felt humiliated. He wanted Dan to pressure his son into asking Diane to the senior prom.He would speak to his son and insist that

7、the latter give Diane a call.She felt humiliated.BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehension - Content Questions10. Why did Heidi change school?Because the Thompsons had just moved. 11. What did Father try to impress on Mrs. Higgins?He tried to let her know how exceptionally talented a young woman Heidi was. 12

8、. Why was Heidi so eager to go to class?Because she couldnt bear being embarrassed by her father.Because the Thompsons had just moved.He tried to let her know how exceptionally talented a young woman Heidi was.Because she couldnt bear being embarrassed by her father.BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehension -

9、 Text Organization1. This play comprises three settings. Can you write them down? The first one has been done for you.No. 1 A fast-food restaurantNo. 2 The Thompson family dining roomNo. 3 An office at a high schoolThe Thompson family dining roomAn office at a high schoolBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehens

10、ion - Text Organization2. The play can be divided into three scenes according to the changes in setting as made clear in the above exercise. Now put down the main idea of each scene.Scene One Father embarrassed Sean by talking too proudly to the restaurant manager.Scene Two Father embarrassed Diane

11、by persuading a colleague into pressing his son to ask her to the senior prom.Scene Three Father embarrassed Heidi by boasting to an official at her new school about how talented she was.Father embarrassed Sean by talking too proudly to the restaurant manager.Father embarrassed Diane by persuading a

12、 colleague into pressing his son to ask her to the senior prom.Father embarrassed Heidi by boasting to an official at her new school about how talented she was.BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabulary1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.1) The v

13、iew that you should never spend more than you earn is fairly typical of people of their generation.2) The artists stood before the paintings almost dumb with astonishment at their beauty.3) In 1963, after his junior year in high school, Clinton was elected into a government study program for young p

14、eople in Washington, D. C.typicaldumbjuniorBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabulary4) William Byrd composed many pieces of music, but his Latin church music is considered his most glorious work.5) Governments establish welfare systems to provide a safety net to prevent people from suffering the

15、 effects of poverty.6) You quit that respectable, well-paid job for this unpromising one? What came over you?7) Many animals face extinction (滅絕滅絕) as the result of human interference.8) Her hope of her husbands return is fading as years go by.gloriouswelfarecame overinterferencefadingBOOK 2 - Unit

16、3 - Language Focus - Vocabulary9) Having worked for three years, Roger decided to enroll on an MBA program and narrowed down his choice to three famous universities on the East Coast.10) A frank reply is much more appreciated than beating about the bush (轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角).11) Harold is always coming up with

17、 these dumb schemes for making money that just get us into trouble.12) Call me, write to me, email me; at any rate, lets keep in touch.narrowed downfrankschemesat any rateBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabulary2. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meani

18、ng. The first part has been written for you.1) Five generals and four police officers make up the security council. (consist)The security council consists of five generals and four police officers.2) The plan is to locate the hotel somewhere overlooking the lake. (location)The new hotel will be in a

19、 location overlooking the lake.3) Her comments about my family background in front of so many consists of five generals and four police officerswill be in a location overlooking the lakeBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabularypeople injured my pride. (humiliate)I was humiliated by her comments

20、about my family background in front of so many people.4) Can you prove that it was Henry who stole the computer? (proof)Do you have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer?5) The long cycle ride tired the boy out. (exhaust)The boy was exhausted after the long cycle ride.was humiliated by

21、her comments about my family background in front of so many peoplehave any proof that it was Henry who stole the computerwas exhausted after the long cycle rideBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabulary3. Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes wh

22、ere necessary.1) Father grew almost hysterical , That stamp was handed down by your grandfather, and is worth a fortune at the moment. You should have known better than to trade it for a few drinks! (hysterical, know better than, hand down)2) Shocked by what she saw, the mother of the murdered youth

23、 twisted her hands, saying over and over that her talented son couldnt be dead. (over and over, talent, twist)hystericalwas handed down byshould have known better thantwistedover and overtalented sonBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabulary3) John was not a man of patience and he begged the doct

24、or not to keep him in suspense and tell him frankly how serious his illness was, but the doctor assured him repeatedly that he was not seriously ill and the best cure was a couple of weeks relaxation completely away from his work. (patience, keep sb. In suspense, assure, repeatedly)patiencenot to ke

25、ep him in suspenseassured him repeatedlyBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - CollocationComplete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English.1. His wages are adequate (足夠足夠) to support his family.2. Joan is anxious (急于急于) to meet Mr. Keller and his family.3. After all his hard work

26、, he is certain (肯定會(huì)肯定會(huì)) to pass the exam.4. Many scholars are content (滿足于滿足于) to live a simple life.5. Emma is crazy (有點(diǎn)神經(jīng)不正常有點(diǎn)神經(jīng)不正常) to go out in such stormy weather.adequateanxiouscertaincontentcrazyBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Collocation6. Do remind me because Im likely (可能會(huì)可能會(huì)) to forge

27、t.7. Youre very fortunate (幸運(yùn)幸運(yùn)) to have a good teacher.8. Shes out of hospital and keen (熱切地想熱切地想) to go back to work.likelyfortunatekeenBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - UsageFill in the gaps with appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.1. The doctor insisted that the patient be admitted (admi

28、t) to hospital immediately.2. During the National Day celebrations, people shouted repeatedly: Long live (live) the Peoples Republic of China!3. Some of the students requested that the trip be postponed (postpone).4. The English teacher strongly advises that every student buy (buy) an all-English di

29、ctionary.be admittedlivebe postponedbuyBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Usage5. A great many scientists proposed that human cloning (克隆克隆) be banned (ban).6. Ill come as promised, be (be) it rain or shine. be bannedbeBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Close AComplete the passage with words chosen

30、from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary. Our dad is typical (1) of the older generation. You can certainly say he gives our welfare (2) his constant (3) attention. Sometimes, however, we wish he wouldnt try quite so hard. To be frank (4), he seems to have a talent (5

31、) for embarrassing us by making dumb (6) remarks. He should know better than that (7), but he never seems to learn and just goes on making the same old mistakes repeatedly (8). The result is that we live in constant dread (9) of his well-intentioned interference (10) in our affairs. Mom is no help,

32、as you can bet (11) she will always see things from his point of view rather than from ours. Overall, though, hes typicalwelfareconstantfranktalentdumbknow better than thatrepeatedlydreadinterferencebetBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Close Aa wonderful dad and I assure (12) you I wouldnt trade hi

33、m for anyone in the world.assureBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Close BRead the passage carefully until you have got its main idea, and then select one appropriate word for each gap from the box following the passage. A new research study has found that, despite (1) what parents might believe, th

34、ere is an enormous gap between what they think their children are doing online and what is really (2) happening. In one part of the study, over 500 children from a variety of ages and backgrounds were asked if they gave out personal information online. 73% said that they did. The parents of the same

35、 (3) children believed that only 4% of their children did so. The children were also asked if they had made face-to-face contact (4) with strangers that they had met online. 36% from despitereallysamecontactBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Close Bthe high school group admitted to meeting with a st

36、ranger they had met online. Nearly 40% of these children admitted (5) to speaking with strangers regularly. Fewer than 9% of the parents knew that their children had been meeting with strangers. Another part of the study found that 30% of children between the ages of 9 and 18 delete (刪除刪除) the searc

37、h history from their browsers (瀏覽器瀏覽器) in an attempt (6) to protect their privacy from their parents. Common filtering software (過(guò)濾軟件過(guò)濾軟件) may not (7) be effective, since children will access what they are looking for elsewhere at a friends house, an Internet caf, or school. One problem lies in the

38、fact that parents dont know much about using popular online software and chat programs, and tend (8) to have no clue about what is really happening online. This lack of admittedattemptnottendBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Close Bknowledge on the parents part may be no different (9) from the situ

39、ation before the arrival of the Web. Parents dont know what their children are doing on the Net, in the same manner (10) that they dont know what goes on at class, parties, or clubs.differentmannerBOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Translation 1Translate the following sentences into English, using t

40、he words or phrases in brackets.1) 科學(xué)家們找到火星上有水的證據(jù)了嗎？科學(xué)家們找到火星上有水的證據(jù)了嗎？ (proof)Have scientists found proof of water on Mars? 2) 計(jì)劃委員會(huì)已經(jīng)將建核電廠的可能地點(diǎn)縮小到了兩個(gè)沿海城鎮(zhèn)。計(jì)劃委員會(huì)已經(jīng)將建核電廠的可能地點(diǎn)縮小到了兩個(gè)沿海城鎮(zhèn)。(location, narrow down)The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to

41、two coastal towns. 3) 山姆不僅失去了工作，而且還失去了雙腿，他只好靠社會(huì)救濟(jì)山姆不僅失去了工作，而且還失去了雙腿，他只好靠社會(huì)救濟(jì)度過(guò)余生度過(guò)余生。(welfare)Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Translation 1

42、Nobody with a sense of dignity will live on welfare for life. 4) 由十二人組成的陪審團(tuán)（由十二人組成的陪審團(tuán)（jury）一致表決認(rèn)為瑪麗有罪）一致表決認(rèn)為瑪麗有罪（guilty）。）。(consist of, in unison)A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty. 5) 聽(tīng)到有人質(zhì)疑他的才能，肖恩覺(jué)得受了奇恥大辱。聽(tīng)到有人質(zhì)疑他的才能，肖恩覺(jué)得受了奇恥大辱。(talent，humiliate)Sean felt humiliat

43、ed to hear his talent being questioned.Sam not only lost his job, but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Translation 2Translate the following passage into English, using the words and phrases given below. 約翰遜先生的兒子喬治愛(ài)在晚上聽(tīng)重金屬（約翰遜先生的兒子喬治愛(ài)在晚上聽(tīng)重金屬（heavy metal）音）音樂(lè)，這使社區(qū)其他居民無(wú)法入眠。疲憊不堪的鄰居們終于失去了樂(lè)，這使社區(qū)其他居民無(wú)法入眠。疲憊不堪的鄰居們終于失去了耐心，決定直接干預(yù)。他們打電話給約翰遜先生，坦率地把想法耐心，決定直接干預(yù)。他們打電話給約翰遜先生，坦率地把想法告訴了他。約翰遜先生向鄰居保證他一定會(huì)解