2-Unit2TheVirtuesofGrowingOlder答案综合教程二

1、UNIT 2 Tlie Virtues of Growing OlderKey to the ExercisesText prehensionI、Decide which of tlie following best states the authors purpose of writing、CII、Judge, according to tlie text, whetlier the following statements are true or false、1-5FFFTTIV、 Explain in your own words tlie following sentences、1、I

2、 am embarrassed to admit that women are less capable than men of resisting the temptation of fashion x2 It means that you make friends with different people in order to find a new identity for yourself Stiiictiu al analysis of tlie text1、see III 2、2、Paragraph 3： the last sentence; Paragraph 4: the s

3、econd sentence; Paragraph 5： tlie first sentence、VocabiilaiyI、 Explain the underlined part ill each sentence ill your own words、1、be apt to: be likely to 易于，有得倾向2、fall apart: break up, disintegrate3、in general: as a whole通常，大体上;总得来说，从总体上瞧4、at the mercy of: powerless against; pletely controlled by 对无

4、能为力;任处置,任由.摆布5、no wonder: not surprising / only too natural 不足为奇，并不奇怪II、Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from tlie box in its appropriate fom】、1、delay 2、 Feverishly 3、facade4、confronted5、premise 6 dreaded 7、automatically 8、awaitingIII、Fill in tlie blanks with the approp

5、riate fonns of tlie given words、1obsessive2、 moodiness3、tolerable4、 beneficial5、satisfying6、 hidden7.preference8、 criticismsIV、Choose the word or phrase tliat can replace the underlined part in each sentence、 1-4 CDAA 5-8 BDCBV、Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in

6、the sense it is used1、 Synonym: conceal, disguise2 Antonym: narrow3、Synonym: satisfaction, happiness, joy4、Synonym: merits, advantages5、Synonym: fat, plump6、Synonym: well-built7、Antonym: old-fashioned, outdated8、Synonym: clearly, evidentlyVI、Write in each space one word that has tlie same prefix as

7、underlined in each given word、1、prefaceprepare5、peripheryperimeter2、prologueprogress6、dialoguediameter3、foresightforesee7、semifinalsemiconductor4、paralysisparallel&devaluatedecelerateGrammarI、plete the following sentences with the appropriate fonns of the nouns given、I、agony 2、agonies3、experience4、e

8、xperiences5、youth6、a youth 7、a great help8、a good knowledge9.a gray hair10、workII、plete the following sentences with quantifiers & determiners、1、A 2. B D 4、C5、A 6、B 7. B 8、CIII、plete the reading、a lot of, a little, some, a few, A, some, some, a lot of, x, many, x, a lot ofIV、plete tlie following wit

9、h every, each, everyone, every one, all、1、 all，every one 2. each 3、every4、 each5、 everyone6、 each 7. everyone，everyone & eachV Correct errors in tlie following sentences、1、you must take care2、Though he received the document late at night; it3、When you fell4、When you read5、I became clear about what h

10、e meant6、We saw the first star shining in the sky7、who were eating8、he was cleaningTranslationI、Translate tlie following sentences into Chinese、1. 许多中年人去健身房锻炼，到街上跑步，为得就是延缓衰老。2. 青年人最不稳左得因素就就是，她们对价值观、人生目标与梦想还犹豫不泄。3-镇上开会我可以大胆发言，在商店里购物我也敢投诉，因为我不再害怕人们会笑我,也不再 渴望人人都喜欢我。牛我不再因为自己个性方而得缺陷责怪父母，也不会对她们在养冇我得过程中所犯得

11、种种 过失耿耿于怀。II、 Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and plirases given in brackets1、Many vain young people are obsessed with fancy cars despite the fact that they are not yet rich enough to afford them、2、Their marriage finally fell apart when his affair with another woman w

12、as found out by his wife、3、For artistic inspiration, the artist lived in the country for three years, where he denied himself many forts of life、4、Im not sure if we can have the excursion to Chongniing Island tomorrow It is at tliemercy of the weather、5、When he was young he went to Japan to learn me

13、dicine, but after he retunied to China he changed liis mind and pursued a career as a writer all his life、6、Shes taken up with a man old enougli to be her fatlier, which is a disgrace to her parents7、Since 1978, our economy has witnessed a rapid development; in contrast that of some developed countr

14、ies have declined、8、The eartliquake isolated tliis city from other areas、Im afraid tlieir food supplies will not hold out through tlie winter、Exercises for integrated skills1、DictationI think / that a successful old age is easiest for those / who have strong impersonal interests / leading to suitabl

15、e activities、 / It is in these activities / that long experience is really fruitful, / and that the wisdom born of experience / can be used / without being a burden x / It is no use telling grovm-up children / not to make mistakes, / both because they will not believe you, / and because mistakes are

16、 an essential part of education. / But if you are one of those / who are incapable of / impersonal interests, / you may find that / your life will be empty / unless you concern yourself / with your children and grandchildren、/ In that case / you must realize / that wliile you can still help them / i

17、n material ways, / you must not expect / tliat they will enjoy your pany、II、Cloze(1) against (2) for (3) future (4) done (5) other(6) of(7) their (8) likely (9) if(10) themselvesWriting PracticeParagraph development tlie topic sentence1 Write a topic sentence to sum up the following details.A、Topic

18、sentence: Many American cities are named aftei important people who are or were locally or nationally famous、B、Topic sentence: Happiness means different things to different people、2、For each of the following two paragraphs, tlie topic sentence lias been taken out Read them carefully and work out for

19、 each paragraph a topic sentence that you think can hold all tlie following details togetherA、Topic sentence: The problem isnt that theres no interest in teaching、B、Topic sentence: It means paying teachers what theyre worth、Listening ExercisesYou are going to hear a short speech on our aging society

20、、A、 1、Listen carefully、All the words and phrases in Column A will appear in tlie listening material、 Guess their meanings and match tliem with their definitions in Column BxColumn AColumn BA、very happy or excited expectation cut off pletely4)D、vocabulary5)limbE、very upsetting or difficult6) severedF

21、、a part of the body, like an arm or leg7)lexicon /G.introduce or begin8) bode well forH、many9)elatedI. throw away, dispose of10)discard、J、be a good sign for the future for2、plete the following sentences with proper forms of the words or phrase in Column A. These sentences will help you better unders

22、tand the listening material、1) The manager prefaced his presentation with the minutes from last meeting、2) Because of air pollution, we have seen some very traumatic changes in the endronment3) There were numerous ailicles in tlie paper on that problem4) Tliey wereelated to hear tlie good news5) The

23、 prospect of leaving her cliildren terrified Mary、6) Expanding your lexiconin this technical field will help you a great deal.7) The two businesses severed negotiations as tliey couldnt agree on any of the impoitant issues.8) The fish in this river are dying because local industries have been reckle

24、ss in discardingtheir waste materials、9) Many artificial limb鼻 have been prepared、10) These early sales figures bode well for the success of the book、B、 Listen again、 plete the statements and answer the questions、1、 Statements1) The family is a group of people related by blood or law , living togeth

25、er or associating with one another for a mon purpose 、2) The purpose of a family is usually to provide shelter and fooQ_ 、 and to bring up children 、3) There are mainly two different kinds of views on family life: some could not do without the support and lov. of their families; others say it is the source of most of our problems and anxietie丄 、4) Sociologi