大学英语教程第一单元Text A课后练习

1、After-reading Tasks of Text A （所有题目和课本如有差异，请以课件为准）（所有题目和课本如有差异，请以课件为准） Task 2. Choose the one that best answers the question or completes the statement according to Text A. 1. Why are people like stars celebrated in society? l A. Because they are famous. l B. Because they have emerged as winners in

2、their respective fields l C. Because they have some fans. l D. Not mentioned. l Key: B l 2. Whats the difference between students getting 40, 50 and others getting 90,100 scores in the same class? l A. They spent less time on study. l B. They were lost in the test. l C. The difference is with the wa

3、y the minds are employed to yield. l D. They didnt go to class on time. l Key: C l 3. Everyone is a potential winner. How does the potential come into reality? l A. Get a higher educational qualification. l B. Engage your mental faculties and see beyond your nose. l C. Get a 100 million loan from ba

4、nk. l D. None of the above. l Key: B l 4. Which one can replace the underlined word in “Opportunities are lying idle everywhere”? l A. lazy. B. leisured. l C. useless.D. worthless. l Key: B l 5. What does the title “winners mentality” mean? l A. be eager to win in any game. l B. be a successful busi

5、nessman. l C. try to learn as much as you can. l D. keep a positive attitude when meeting with setbacks. l Key: D Task 3. Read the following words and match them with the explanations in the right column. l 1. deliver- j. give a lecture, a speech l 2. emerge- f. appear l 3. associate- h. make a conn

6、ection l 4. engage- b. become involved l 5. potential- a. capable of being developed l 6. release- c. set free l 7. make it- i. be successful l 8. what counts- g. be important or valuable l 9. reckon with- d. take sth. into account l 10. check out- e. investigate sbs background Task 4. Fill in the b

7、lanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary. qualification potential engage release deliver respective mentality display emerge count 1. What counts is determination and confidence. 2. What sort of qualifications do you need for the job? 3. The book engaged my full attention.

8、4. The aim of the survey is to find potential customers for our products. 5. I cant understand the mentality of these teenagers. l6. No new evidence emerged during the enquiry. l7. All the exam results will be displayed on the notice board. l8. Physical exercise is a good way of releasing stress. l9

9、. We all went back to our respective homes to wait for news. l10. He delivered an important report at the meeting. Task 5. Choose an appropriate phrase from the box below to fill in the blank of each sentence. in pursuit of associate withequip withsettle for no wonder reckon with make it check out b

10、eg tosee beyond nose 1. The children begged to come with us. 2. They have many difficulties to reckon with. 3. We reached the hotel late and had to settle for a room without a window. 4. We equip students with the skills they will need once they leave college. l 5. They associate turkey with Thanksg

11、iving. l 6. He has never really made it as an actor. l 7. He is by no means a good businessman because he cannot see beyond his nose. l 8. What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child. l 9. I have checked out all the figures and found them to be

12、 correct. l 10. It is no wonder that he should have succeeded. He has been worked so hard. Task 6.Translate the following sentences from Text A into Chinese 1. Every person wants to be associated with a winner. 每一个人都希望和赢家联系起来每一个人都希望和赢家联系起来。 2. People like stars are celebrated in society because they

13、 have emerged as “winners” in their respective fields. 明星在社会上很受欢迎，因为他们在各自的领域都是作为明星在社会上很受欢迎，因为他们在各自的领域都是作为 赢家出现的。赢家出现的。 3. Life displays the same opportunity to a winner as it does to a loser. 生活给予输家和赢家同样多的机会。生活给予输家和赢家同样多的机会。 l 4. Check out some of the most successful business giants in the world. l

14、调查一下世界上许多成功的商业巨头。调查一下世界上许多成功的商业巨头。 l 5. You have what it takes to make a difference in your life, family and country. l 你具备能够使你的生活、家庭和国家发生改变的必要条件你具备能够使你的生活、家庭和国家发生改变的必要条件 （智力）。（智力）。 Task 7. Translate the Chinese parts into English. l 1. They spent a lot of money to equip school with new computers. (给学校配备新电脑). l 2. He made it as a leader（担任了领导）at the age of thirty. l