Unit The Virtues of Growing Older答案综合教程二

1、UNIT 2 The Virtues of Growing OlderKey to the ExercisesText ComprehensionI. Decide which of the following best states the authors 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 words the following sentence

2、s.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 last sentence; Pa

3、ragraph 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 against; complet

4、ely controlled 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. façade 4. confronted 5. premise 6. dreaded 7. automatically 8. awaitingIII.

5、Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. obsessive 2. moodiness 3. tolerable 4. beneficial 5. satisfying 6. hidden 7. preference 8. criticisms IV. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in each sentence.1-4 CDAA 5-8 BDCBV. Give a synonym or an anton

6、ym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. 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. Wri

7、te in each space one word that has the same prefix as underlined in each given word.1. preface prepare 5. periphery perimeter 2. prologue progress 6. dialogue diameter 3. foresight foresee 7. semifinal semiconductor 4. paralysis parallel 8. devaluate decelerate Grammar I. Complete the following sent

8、ences with the appropriate forms of the nouns given.1. agony 2. agonies 3. experience 4. experiences5. youth 6. a youth 7. a great help 8. a good knowledge 9. a gray hair 10. work II. Complete the following sentences with quantifiers & determiners.1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C III. Com

9、plete the reading.a lot of, a little, some, a few, A, some, some, a lot of, x, many, x, a lot ofIV. Complete the following with every, each, everyone, every one, all.1. all, every one 2. each 3. every 4. each 5. everyone 6. each 7. everyone, everyone 8. eachV. Correct errors in the following sentenc

10、es.1. you must take care 2. Though he received the document late at night; 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 eating8. he was cleaningTranslationI. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1. 许多中年人去健身房锻炼

11、，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。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. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and phrases given in brackets.1. Many vain young people are obsessed with fancy c

12、ars 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 was found out by his wife.3. For artistic inspiration, the artist lived in the country for three years, where he denied himself many comforts of life. 4. Im n

13、ot sure if we can have the excursion 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 returned to China he changed his mind and pursued a career as a writer all his life. 6. Shes taken up with a man old enough to b

14、e her father, which is a disgrace to her parents. 7. Since 1978, our economy has witnessed a rapid development; in contrast that of some developed countries have declined. 8. The earthquake isolated this city from other areas. Im afraid their food supplies will not hold out through the winter. Exerc

15、ises for integrated skillsI. DictationI think / that a successful old age is easiest for those / who have strong impersonal interests / leading to suitable activities. / It is in these activities / that long experience is really fruitful, / and that the wisdom born of experience / can be used / with

16、out becoming a burden. / It is no use telling grown-up children / not to make mistakes, / both because they will not believe you, / and because mistakes are an essential part of education. / But if you are one of those / who are incapable of / impersonal interests, / you may find that / your life wi

17、ll be empty / unless you concern yourself / with your children and grandchildren. / In that case / you must realize / that while you can still help them / in material ways, / you must not expect / that they will enjoy your company.II. Cloze(1) against (2) for (3) future (4) done (5) other (6) of (7)

18、 their (8) likely (9) if (10) themselvesWriting PracticeParagraph development the topic sentence1. Write a topic sentence to sum up the following details.A. Topic sentence: Many American cities are named after important people who are or were locally or nationally famous. B. Topic sentence: Happines

19、s means different things to different people.2. For each of the following two paragraphs, the topic sentence has been taken out. Read them carefully and work out for each paragraph a topic sentence that you think can hold all the following details together. A. Topic sentence: The problem isnt that t

20、heres 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.A. 1. Listen carefully. All the words and phrases in Column A will appear in the listening material. Guess their meanings and mat

21、ch them with their definitions in Column B. Column A Column B 1) numerousA. very happy or excited 2) prefaceB. expectation 3) prospectC. cut off completely 4) traumaticD. vocabulary 5) limbE. very upsetting or difficult 6) severedF. a part of the body, like an arm or leg 7) lexiconG. introduce or be

22、gin 8) bode well forH. many 9) elatedI. throw away, dispose of 10) discardJ. be a good sign for the future for2. Complete the following sentences with proper forms of the words or phrase in Column A. These sentences will help you better understand the listening material.1) The manager prefaced his p

23、resentation with the minutes from last meeting.2) Because of air pollution, we have seen some very traumatic changes in the environment.3) There were numerous articles in the paper on that problem.4) They were elated to hear the good news.5) The prospect of leaving her children terrified Mary.6) Exp

24、anding your lexicon in this technical field will help you a great deal.7) The two businesses severed negotiations as they couldnt agree on any of the important issues.8) The fish in this river are dying because local industries have been reckless in discarding their waste materials.9) Many artificia

25、l limbs_ have been prepared.10) These early sales figures bode well for the success of the book.B. Listen again. Complete the statements and answer the questions.1. Statements1) The family is a group of people related by blood or law , living together or associating with one another for a common purpose_.2) The purpose of a family is usually to provide shelter and food_, 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 love_ of their families; others say it is the source of most of our problems and anxietie