(完整word版)(第二版)新标准大学英语综合教程Book3Unit6课后答案

1、 unit 6active reading (1)51 overheard5 clutched2takefor granted6trim3wakened7beloved4crept61 fragrant 2shepherd3queer4a4 tiptoed5briskly6 steady7 1a2a3a5b81 it suggests that his mother is less sentimental and more practical than his father.2 he had been slow in getting up in the morning, meaning tha

2、t his father had to callhim multiple times. perhaps he had been a little selfish.3 a dagger is sharp and moves quickly, so perhaps the thought was very surprisingand shocking. also, silver is valuable, and the thought was a very good one.4 he was laughing because he knew that his father would be sur

3、prised and delighted.he was anticipating his fathers reaction.5 it suggests that he always had to work very hard. he had to get up early everymorning, even on christmas day.6 christmas had been an opportunity for him to show his father he loved him. hebelieves that love is the real meaning of christ

4、mas.active reading (2)3 1d 2a3b4c5b6d41 justification 2youngsters3calendar8preaches4charm9good5undergoing6dazzling7feast51 a 2a3b4b 5a6a7b61b 2a 3a4b 5b 6a8b81 the world seems small as we can communicate with each other very easily, andpeople living in it are connected and depend on each other.2 to

5、get a feel for something means to have or develop a good knowledge orunderstanding of something. so, we have to use it to understand it more deeply.3 they are not physically blind but follow western culture without thinking. theblindness here is moral and intellectual rather than physical. 4 alarm b

6、ells are used to alert people to danger. scholars and students are not reallyringing bells; they are trying to draw peoples attention to the problem.5 they just try to ignore something.91 yes, i think we must take care to preserve our own custom and not become toointernational.2 no, with modern comm

7、unication it is inevitable that the world s cultures are goingto mix more and more. we eat hamburgers and americans love beijing roast duck.3 no, i think we will all want to preserve our own identity. we can be citizens of theworld and at the same time australian, french or chinese etc.language in u

8、se11 be it at christmas or on any other occasion, people like to spend some quality timewith their families.2 be it in good ways or bad, the world has changed in recent years.3 be it with a feast or a humble meal, people celebrate festivals in the same wayaround the world.4 be they good or naughty,

9、children are blessings.5 be they scholars or ordinary people, they cannot stop the world from gettingsmaller.21 that christmas has become a global festival is not surprising.2 that scholars have expressed concern about the influence of christmas may bejustified.3 that we enjoy an occasion to relax t

10、oday is no different from our ancestorsenjoying breaks.4 that most of the world follows the gregorian calendar is the reason we celebratechristmas.5 that decadence is not the sole preserve of the west is something we need toremember.6 that jesus was born in the east is something we should not forget

11、.31 now that his children had grown up and gone, what was the magic of christmas?2 now that he knew his father loved him, he promised to get up early and help himwith the milking.3 now that rob had done the milking, his father considered going back to bed.4 now that its christmas, everyone seems in

12、a trance.5 now that christmas has become a global festival, the chinese want to relax duringthose few days as well.6 now that most of the world follows the gregorian calendar, the chinese are influenced by its festivals.41 humble beginnings4have charm2granted permission5 losecharm 6humble meal3under

13、gonechanges7worked like a charmtranslation61908 年，安娜贾维斯在西弗吉尼亚州的格拉夫顿市为自己的母亲举行了一个追思会，这是人们第一次庆祝母亲节这个现代美国节日。贾维斯深爱的母亲于 1905 年去世，从这年开始她就积极开展活动，要让母亲节成为美国的正式节日。经过安娜贾维斯的努力，1914 年伍德罗威尔逊总统签署公告设立母亲节，使它成为一个向母亲致敬的全国性节日。尽管贾维斯成功地创立了母亲节，但是母亲节的商业化很快就让她感到了不满。到了 20 世纪 20年代初，很多公司开始出售母亲节贺。贾维斯对这种在她看来是误解和开发利用母亲节的行为感到痛心，她提出

14、抗议甚至试图要废除母亲节。这个节日的初衷是让大家向母亲表示感谢和敬意，采取的形式应该是写亲笔信传达爱意和感激，而不是通过买礼物和贺卡这样的方式。贾维斯创立的这个节日现在已经是全球性的节日。不同的国家庆祝母亲节的日期有所不同。在很多国家，例如澳大利亚、加拿大和美国，人们庆祝母亲节的日子是五月的第二个星期天7the spring festival is the most important traditional holiday in china. but in recent years, manypeople have complained that the celebratory atmosp

15、here of lunar new year is not as strong as itused to be, and it is hard for them to regain that wonderful feeling in their memories. in fact, in thepast, it was only during the spring festival that people could enjoy delicious food and wear newclothes. this explains why this holiday was so important

16、 to chinese people. but with the rapiddevelopment of the chinese economy and an increasingly rich material life, the ways in whichchinese people celebrate the spring festival have changed. for instance, more and more chinesepeople choose to travel during the spring festival. nonetheless, for chinese

17、 people, the springfestival plays an irreplaceable role in their culture.reading across cultures11 on november 1 and 2 .stnd2 at cemeteries and graveyards.3 ancient indigenous peoples of mexico believed that the souls of the dead returnedeach year to visit living relatives.4 it varies from town to t

18、own. people build altars in their homes, prepare food, getcandles and incense ready, and prepare costumes etc.5 candies and “bread of the dead.”6 no, but they bring offerings to the graces.7 yes, people ring the bells all night, and the mood is joyful rather than sad.8 people dance in colorful costu

19、mes and skull-shaped-masks. 21 the day of the dead is more party-like and religious. the atmosphere of qingmingfestival is more serious and solemn. people pray for their ancestors at the graveyards,sweep the tombs and offer food, wine and paper accessories.2 when chong er, a prince of the state of j

20、in in the spring and autumn period, was inhiding from the persecution, his life was saved by the loyal official jie zitui, who cutoff the flesh from his thigh and offered it to the prince for sustenance. later, chong erbecame king and forgot the lessons he should have learned from his days of hardsh

21、ip.jie zitui refused to serve him. to force jie zitui down from the mountain where helived with his mother, chone er had the site set on fire. the faithful official and hismother were burned to death. full of regret, chong er made the day a memorial oneon which people would only eat cold food.3 the

22、all-night party in the cemetery and the skull-shaped candies. they seem morelike a comic horror movie than a real festival.4 the idea of celebrating peoples lives with joy is a very nice one.5 i think qingming festival and spring festival are still family festivals full oftraditional meaning. i am n

23、ot sure dragon boat festival means much to many peopletoday. it is perhaps more fun than a tradition for us.guided writing11 labor day was first celebrated in the us in 1882 in new york. it was an attempt tohonor working people and the contributions of their unions.2 bastille day, a celebration of t

24、he french revolution and the destruction of the oldroyal prison in 1789, has been celebrated throughout france as a national holidaysince 1880.3 marin luther king day celebrates the life and work of a civil rights leader whowas killed in 1968. the holiday became a national one in the states in 1986.4 carnival is a centuries-old european festival marked by merrymaking and feastingheld just before lent, a period of fasting and self-discipline.21 it was christmas eve and people swarmed the streets in a desperate search forlast-minute gifts. all of