全新版大学英语第二版2参考答案及期末考试复习资料针对武汉理工大学大一下英语期末考试

1、UnitlPartThree:ClozeIsthereacontrastbetweenlearningstylesinChinaandtheWest?Whileweshouldbecarefultoavoidexaggeratingthedifferences,theydoappeartoexist.InChina,forexample,greaterpriorityisgiventodevelopingskillsatanearlyage.TheAmericans,ontheotherhand,placemoreemphasisonpromotingcreativityinyoungchil

2、dren,leavingthemtopickupskillslater.Americanparentstendtoavoidrushingintoassisttheirchildrenastheytrytoaccomplishatask,thinkingitbetterthatchildrenshouldlearntosolveproblemsbythemselves.Suchanapproachcan,onoccasionbemistakenforneglectingone'sparentaldutiesbythosemoreusedtoteachingbyholdingthehan

3、d."Bothapproacheshavetheirdisadvantagesaswellasadvantages,anditmaywellbeworthwhiletosearchforasuperiormethodthatwouldcombinethebestofbothworlds.Theme-relatedTherealchallengetousteacheriscombiningthebestofbothworldsintoone.Creativityandbasicskillsneedtobeconsideredintermsofbeingmeanstoanend,rath

4、erthansimplyasendsinthemselves.SomeChinesestudentsmaynotperformwellinhypotheticalsettings,butwhenitcomestofacingreallifechallengesandissues,theyaremorethancompetentinresolvingmostofthem,equippedastheyarewiththeirstrongskill.TheU.S.systemmay?bedesignedtoaimmoreatproducingtopofthecreamstudents,butthat

5、approachmaydodamagetothebigbulkoftherestofthestudentbody.TheChineseeducationsystemisdefinitelynotperfect,butitdoesproduceaqualityworkforce,AndItrulybelievethatsolidbasicknowledge/skillfocusisthesinglebiggestforcedrivingtheriseofChineseasacountry.翻译：背离传统需要极大的勇气。Ittakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakea

6、departurefromthetradition.汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了。Tomusedtobeveryshy,butthistimehewasboldenoughtogiveaperformanceinfrontofalargeaudience.很多教育家认为从小培养还自动创新精神是很可取的Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreativespiritinthechildatanearlyage.假设那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买吗？Assumingthispaintingreallyisamasterpi

7、ece,doyouthinkit'sworthwhiletobuyit?如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那它将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。Ifthedataisstatisticallyvalid,itwillthrowlightontheproblemweareinvestigatingUnit2PartThree:ClozeSamWaltonmusthavebeenoneofthebestemployersIeverworkedfor.Hewasacheerfulmanwhoneverthrewhisweightaround.Everyonefromtopexecutivedow

8、ntotheordinaryworkercouldexpectfairtreatmentathishands.Hewasquicktorecognizeandrewardhardworkandtocultivatenewideas.ThosewhoshowedloyaltytothecompanyweregiventhechancetobuystockIdidmyself.Andmychildrenqualifiedforthescholarshipshemadeavailable.Outsideworkhecarriedonmuchlikeordinaryfolksandifyoudidn&

9、#39;tknowhimyouwouldn'tbeabletotellhimapartfromtheotherlocalpeopleinthesmalltownwherewelived.Howdosespendingconnecttohappiness?Oneexplanationliesin"conspicuousconsumption".Theideaisthattherichdon'taccumulatewealthsimplyinordertoconsumeit.Rathertheyaccumulatewealthinordertodisplayit

10、,andtheirhappinessisfueledbytheirneighbors'envy.Asaresult,thecountryfindsitselfinthegripsofa"luxuryfever"-familieswithannualincomesof$50,000trytoemulatetheconsumptionofthosewith$70,000,whointurntrytoemulatethosewith$140,000,andsoan.It'sjustplaincommonsense.It'sphysicallyimpossi

11、bleforapieceofpaperlikemoneytomakeyouhappy.Insteadwhatmakespeoplehappyisthefeelingofsecurityorpowermoneybring.ArecentsurveyindicatesthatthosefromtheForbeslistofthe400richestAmericanssandtheMaasaiofEastAfricaarealmost欢迎阅读equallysatisfied.TheMaasaiareatraditionalherdingpeoplewhohavetonoelectricityorru

12、nningwaterandliveinhutsmadeofmud.Itfollowsthateconomicdevelopmentandpersonalincomecannotaccountforthehappinessthattheyaresooftenlinkedto.翻译：该公司否认其捐款又商业目的。Thecompanydeniedthatitsdonationshadacommercialpurpose.每当他生气的时候，他说话就有一点结巴。Wheneverhewasangry,hewouldbegintostammerslightly.教育是我们家庭最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母从

13、不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学。Educationisthemostcherishedtraditioninourfamily.Thatswhymyparentsnevertookmetodinneratexpensiverestaurants,butsentmetothebestprivateschool.手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段。Shortlyafterherecoveredfromthesurgery,helosthisjobandthushadtogothroughanotherdifficultphaseofhislife.与我们富

14、裕的邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们这是努力满足我们最起码的需求。jrr"|hjf"餐*"''Incontrasttoouraffluentneighbors,myparentsareratherpoor,buttheyhavealwaystriedtomeetourminimalneeds.Unit3/''二一1PartThree:ClozeYoucancertainlysayourdadgivesourwelfarehisconstantattention.Sometimes,though,wewishhewouldn&

15、#39;ttryquitesohard.Tobefrank,heseemstohaveatalentforembarrassingusbymakingdumbremarks.Heshouldknowbetter,butheneverseemstolearnandjustgoesonmakingthesameoldmistakesrepeatedly.Theresultisthatweliveinconstantfearofhiswell-intentionedinterferenceinouraffairs.Momisnohelp,asyoucanbetshewillalwaysseethin

16、gsfromhispointofviewratherthanfromours.Overall,though,he'sawonderfuldadandIwouldn'ttradehimforanyoneintheworld.Theme-relatedAnewresearchstudyhasfoundthat,.1.despitewhatparentsmightbelieve,thereisanenormousgapbetweenwhattheythinktheirchildrenaredoingonlineandwhatis.2.reallyhappening.Inonepart

17、ofthestudy,over500childrenformavarietyofagesandbackgeoundswereaskediftheygaveoutpersonalinformationonline.73%saidthattheydid.Theparentsofthe.3.samechildrenbelievedthatonly4%oftheirchildren'IV"_-7didso.Thechildrenwerealsoaskediftheyhadmadeface-to-face.4.contactwithstrangersthattheyhadmetonli

18、ne.36%fromthehighschoolgroupadmittedtomeetingwithastrangertheyhadmetonline.Nearly40%ofthesechildren.5.admittedtospeakingwithstrangerregularly.Fewerthan9%ofthepaeentsknewthattheirchildrenhadbeenmeetingwithstrangers.Anotherpartofthestudyfoundthat30%ofchildrenbetweentheagesof9and18deletethesearchhistor

19、yformtheirbrowsersinan.6.attempttoprotecttheirprivacyformtheirparents.Commonfilteringsoftwaremay.7.notbeeffective,sincechildrenwillaccesswhattheyarelookingforelsewhere-atafriend'shouse,anInternetcafe,orschool.Oneproblemliesinthefactthatparentsdon'tknowmuchaboutusingpopularonlinesoftwareandch

20、atprograms,and.8.tendtohavenoclueaboutwhatisreallyhappeningonline.Thislackofknowledgeontheparents'partmaybeno.9.differentformthesituationbeforethearrovaloftheWeb.Parentsdon'tknowwhattheirchildenaredoingontheNet,inthesame.10.mannerthattheydon'tknowwhatdoesonatclass,parties,orclubs.?Trnsla

21、tion科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗？(proof)HavescientistsfoundproofofwateronMars?2、计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。(location,narrow?down)The?planning?committee?has?narrowed?down?the?possible?locations?for?the?nuclear?power?plant?to?two?coastal?towns.3、山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生。（welfare）Sam?not?only?lost?his?job?

22、but?also?both?legs;?he?had?to?live?on?welfare?for?the?rest?of?his?life.4、有十二人组成的陪审团（jury）一致表决认为玛丽有罪（guilty）。（consist?ofin?unison）A?jury?consisting?of?12?members?voted?in?unison?that?Mary?was?guilty.5、听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱。（talent,humiliate）Sean?felt?humiliated?to?hear?his?talent?being?questioned.Uni

23、t4PartThree:ClozeWiththeInternetwecanescapeintoanotherworldattheclickofabutton.Formanythisisadreamcometrue.Forothers,anightmare.ThosewhodonottrusttheInternetarguethatitisalltooeasytobesuckedintoavirtualworld.Keepingintouchwithyourfriendsbyemailisfine,butforthosewhorelyonitcompletely,communicatingfac

24、e-to-facetendstobetooemotionalandunbearable.Attimestheymayfeelthissostronglythattheyhavetofleefromrealhumancontact,hurryingto+Y_|/j*1'-"getbackonlinetothecomfortandsafetyoralessdemandingworld.Theme-relatedIliveinasmallcoastaltownof398peoplelocatedhalfwaybetweenSanFranciscoandtheOregonborder

25、.ThenearesttrafficlightisninemilesnorthinthetownofMendocino;itsclosestcompaniontothesouthisover90milesaway.Thenearestfour-lanehighwayis58mileseast.FederalExpressdoesn'tdeliverhereonSaturdays.ButthereinInternetaccesshere.Itenablesmetoworkathome,writingcomputerbooksandarticlesforcomputermagazines.

26、Itenableslocalstudentsandhistorianstoconductresearch.Itenableslocalbusiness-inns,musicstores,drivingschools-toreachnewcustomers.Itenableslocalpeopletoenjoythebenefitsofemailandthedelightsofwebsitesandchatrooms.Infact,becausesmalltownshavefewpeople,fewstores,andfewlibrariesandschools,youcouldarguetha

27、ttheInternetremoteareasareprovidesmorebenefitstosmalltownsthanitdoestobigcities.ButInternetserviceprovidersarenotinterestedinsmallmarkets.Whattheyareinterestedinismakingmoney.Asaresult,peopleinmanysmalltownsandunabletokeepupwiththedevelopmentofinformationtechnology.翻译：研究表明，笑能带来许多健康上的好处。Researchshows

28、thatlaughtercanbringalotofhealthbenefits.互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦。AslowInternetconnectionspeedisreallyannoying.法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪。Asthelawstands,helpingsomeonecommitsuicideisacrime.玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据。Inherreport,Marytriestointerpretthedatafromacompletelydifferentangle.苏是一个很有天分的女孩。她那惊人的记忆力使她在同班同学中显得格外特出。Su

29、eisagirlofgreattalent.Heramazingmemorysetsherapartfromherclassmates.Unit5PartThree:ClozeThefollowingishowMichaelStonelooksbackonthatday'scompetition.Inmymind'seyeIcanseeeverydetailofthatpolevault.IcanrememberthefeelofsweatingintheheatasItriedtorelax.AtfirstIcouldn't.Iwastooexcited,tooten

30、seButthenIrememberedtobreathedeeplyandbroughtmyselfundercontrol.ThenIwasoff,upandaway,clearingthebar.Ihaddoneit!Thiswasnomerefantasy,buttherealthing.Allthatpreparation,workingouteveryday,hadpaidoff.Friends欢迎阅读wererushingtocongratulatemeandIwassurroundedbytheclickingcamerasofthemedia.Youcanimaginehow

31、fullofemotionIfelt.Theme-relatedTheBrooklynBridgethatspanstheriverbetweenManhattanandBrooklynissimplyanengineeringmiracle.In1883,acreativeengineer,JohnRoebling,wasinspiredbyanideaforthisspectacularbridge.However,bridgebuildingexpertstoldhimtoforgetit.Itjustwasnotpossible.Roebling,nevertheless,convin

32、cedhisson,Washing,anup-and-comingengineer,thatthebridgecouldbebuilt.Thetwoofthemconceivedtheconceptofhowitcouldbeaccomplishedandhowtoovercometheobstacles.Somehowtheyconvincedbankerstofinancetheproject.Theyhiredtheircrewandbegantobuildtheirdreambridge.Theprojectwasonlyafewmonthsunderwaywhenatragicon-

33、siteaccidentkilledJohnRoeblingandseverelyinjuredhieson.Washingtonwasseverelybrain-damaged,undertotalkorwalk.Everyonethoughttheprojectwouldhavetobestopped,sincetheRoeblingweretheonlyoneswhounderstoodhowthebridgecouldbebuilt.ThoughtWashingtonRoeblingwasunabletomoveortalk,hismindwasassharpasever.Oneday

34、ashelayinhishospitalbed,anideaflashedinhismindantohowtodevelopacommunicationcode.Allhecouldmovewasonefinger,sohetouchedthearmofhiswifethatfinger.Hetappedoutthecodetocommunicationtoherwhatshewastotelltheengineerswhocontinuedbuildingthebridge.For13years,Washingtontappedouthisinstructionswithonefingeru

35、ntilthespectacularBrooklynBridgewasfinallycompleted.Translation.是工人和主管人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个盈利的企业。I二.JItisthecreativityanddedicationoftheworkersandexecutivesthatturnedthecompanyintoaprofitablebusiness.食品和医药的价格在过去的三个月里急剧增长.Thepricesoffoodandmedicinehavesoaredinthepastthreemonths.我们打算重新粉刷这幢办公大楼的上面几层楼.W

36、eplantorepainttheupperfloorsoftheofficebuilding.他的成功表明流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的。Hissuccessshowsthatpopularityandartisticmeritsometimescoincide.我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦的呻吟。Idon'twanttoseemybelovedgrandmotherlyinginahospitalbedandgroaningpainfully.Unit6V"-PartThree:ClozeSomewomenseemabletomanagetodoanincre

37、diblenumberofthingsatthesametime.Suchsuperwomenseemquiteabletorunacorporationandstillmanagetocarefortheirfamilies,andevensetasidetimetodecoratethehouse.Assoonastheyhaveachievedonethingtheyarereadytomoveontothenext.Whileothersstruggletoputpentopaper,theyhavecompletedthefinaldraftofabook.Theyseemtofin

38、ditallapieceofcakewhiletherestofusfindithardtoevenbegintogetouracttogetherYetdespiteallthisyoucannothelpbeingcharmedbythemandinspiredbytheirexample.Theme-relatedThewords"firstblackwoman"havebeenusedtodescribeShirleyAnnJacksonforsolongthathernameseemsincompletewithoutthem.Shewasthefirstblac

39、kwomantoearnaPh.DfromMIT,thefirstblackwomaninthecountrytoearnaphysicsdoctorate,andshewasboththefirstAfricanAmericanandthefirstwomantochairtheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission.Growingupinthelate1950'sandearly1960's,whentheraceforspacewasinfullfora,ayoungJacksoncametoseetheworldaroundheras"

40、fullofsecrets".Foryears,shecollectedbeesandkeptthemunderherfamily'sbackporch,makingpainstakingrecordsoftheirbehaviorsasheadjustedvariableslikeheat,light,anddiet."Itwaslikereadingagreatmysterynovel,"sherecalls.Herparentsencouragedhertopursueherpassions,andhersiblings,twosistersandabrother,allrecognizedhernaturaltalentsforleadership.ButitwastheassistantprincipalatWashingtonD.C'sRooseveltHighSchoolwhosteeredhertowardMIT.Today,evenatsuchloftypostsasheadingtheNRC,Jac