-unit-thevirtuesofgrowingolder答案综合教程二

1、U N I T 2 T h e V i r t u e s o f G r o w i n g O l d e rKey to the ExercisesText ComprehensionI. Decide which of the following best states the author' s purpose of writing.CII. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1-5 F F F T TIV. Explain in your own

2、words the following sentences.1. I am embarrassed to admit that women are less capable than men of resisting the temptation of fashion.2. It means that you make friends with different people in order to find a new identity for yourself.Structural analysis of the text1. see III. 2.2. Paragraph 3: the

3、 last sentence; Paragraph 4: the second sentence;Paragraph 5: the first sentence.VocabularyI. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1. be apt to: be likely to 易于,有的倾向2. fall apart: break up, disintegrate3. in general: as a whole 通常，大体上；总的来说，从总体上看4. at the mercy of: powerless

4、 aga in st; completely con trolled by对无能为力；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 the box in its appropriate form.1. delay 2. Feverishly 3. fa?ade4. confronted5. premise 6. dreaded 7. automatically 8. aw

5、aitingIII. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. obsessive 2. moodiness 3. tolerable 4. beneficial5. satisfying 6. hidden7. preference 8. criticismsIV. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in each sentence.1-4 CDAA 5-8 BDCBV. Give a synonym or

6、an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence inthe sense it is used.1. Synonym: con ceal, disguise2. Antonym: n arrow3. Synonym: satisfacti on, happ in ess, joy4. Synonym: merits, adva ntages5. Synonym: fat, plump6. Sy nonym: well-built7. Antonym: old-fashi on ed, outdated8. Synonym: clearly,

7、evide ntlyVI. Write in each space one word that has the same prefix as underlined in each give n word.1. preface2. prologue3. foresight4. paralysisprepare progress foresee parallel5. periphery6. djalogue7. semifinal8. devaluate perimeter diametersemic on ductor decelerateGrammarI. Complete the follo

8、wing sentences with the appropriate forms of the nouns give n.I. agony2. agonies3. experie nee4. experie nces5. youth6. a youth7. a great help8. a good kno wledge9. a gray hair10. workII. Complete the follow ing senten ces with qua ntifiers & determ in ers.1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C

9、III. Complete the read ing.a lot of, a little, some, a few, A, some, some, a lot of, x, many, x, a lot ofIV. Complete the followi ng withevery, each, every one, every one, all.1. all, every one 2. each3. every4. each5. every one6. each7. every one, every one 8. eachV. Correct errors in the followi n

10、g senten ces.1. you must take care2. Though he received the docume nt late at ni ght; it3. When you fell4. When you read5. I became clear about what he meant6. We saw the first star shining in the sky7. who were eat ing8. he was clea ning Tran slati onI. Tran slate the followi ng senten ces into Chi

11、n ese.1.许多中年人去健身房锻炼，到街上跑步，为的是延缓衰老。2. 青年人最不稳定的因素就是，他们对价值观、人生目标和梦想还犹豫不定。3. 镇上幵会我可以大胆发言，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。4. 我不再因为自己个性方面的缺陷责怪父母，也不会对他们在养育我的过程中所犯的种种过失耿耿于怀。II. Tran slate the followi ngsenten ces into En glish, using the words andphrases give n in brackets.1. Many vain young people ar

12、e obsessed with fancy cars despite the fact that they are not yet rich eno ugh to afford them.2. Their marriage fin ally fellapart whe n his affair with ano ther woma n wasfound out by his wife.3. For artistic inspiration, the artist lived in the country for three years, where he denied himself many

13、 comforts of life.4. I ' m not sure if we can have the excursin to Chongming Island tomorrow. It is at the mercy of the weather.5. When he was young he went to Japan to learn medicine, but after he retur ned to China he cha nged his mind and pursued a career as a writer all hislife.6. She' s

14、 take n up with a man ol d eno ugh to be her father, which is a disgrace to her pare nts.7. Since 1978, our economy has witnessed a rapid development; in contrast that of some developed coun tries have decli ned.8. The earthquake isolated this city from other areas. I ' nafraid their food suppli

15、es will not hold out through the win ter.Exercises for in tegrated skillsI. Dictatio nI think / that a successful old age is easiest for those / who have stro ng impersonal interests / leading to suitable activities. / It is in these activities / that long experienee is really fruitful, / and that t

16、he wisdom bor n of experie nee / can be used / without beco ming a burde n. / It is no use telli ng grow n-up childre n / not to make mistakes, / both because they will not believe you, / and because mistakes are an essential part of educatio n. / But if you are one of those / who are in capable of

17、/ impers onal in terests, / you may find that / your life will be empty / uni ess you concern yourself / with your children and grandchildren./ In thatcase / you must realize / that while you can still help them / in material ways, / you must not expect / that they will enjoy your compa ny.II. Cloze

18、 aga in st(2) for(3) future (4) do ne(5) other of(7) their (8) likely (9) if(10) themselvesWriti ng PracticeParagraph developme nt the topic sentence1. Write a topic sentence to sum up the follow ing details.A. Topic sentence: Many American cities are named after important people who are or were locally or n ati on ally famous.B. Topic senten ce: Happin ess means differe nt things to differe nt people.2. For each of the follow ing two paragraphs, the topic sentence has bee n take