全新版大学英语第二版综合教程2课后答案unit2

1、全新版大学英语第二版综合教程第二册课后答案Unit 2Part II Reading Task-Content Questions on P 371. The Salvation Army is a religious charitable organization. A Salvation Army bell ringer is a volunteer who help it collect donations.2. The boy asked him: Are you poor? He did it simply out of confusion and curiosity. Obviou

2、sly he knew nothing about the Salvation Army bell ringer.3. He said, “I have more than some people, but not as much as others.” This means that he was neither poor nor rich.4. The boys mother scolded him because the question was social inappropriate, especially to a person who looked poor.5. Yes, ec

3、onomically he is poor. He lives in a small basement apartment. He doesnt even have a color TV. He falls into the lowest income category. And so on.6. No, the writer does not feel poor. This is because he has enjoyed good health and creativity which he thinks are much more important than material goo

4、ds.7. He feels out of place among people who are primarily interested in material things.8. She told him that she was interested in whats on the inside. but after he took her to his poorly furnished apartment, she hanged her mind completely.9. It only shows that to her the most important thing was s

5、till material goods rather than what she had claimed before.10. Commercial can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.11. Because December is the time for to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happine

6、ss in helping others.12. The boys question has helped the writer realize that, despite his lack of expensive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that. Text Organization on P38Ex.1 1) a. 2) the essay is meant to explain something that is, the authors view of life. 3)

7、 That one can live a life full of riches without being rich financially.Ex.2 Part One: The writers encounter with a boy who raised the question “are you poor?”Part Two: In search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesnt make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys li

8、fe in many other ways.Part Three: In conclusion, the writer thinks hes grown to understand more about himself because of the boys question.Language Sense Enhancement on P391) attain2) wear and tear 3)dependable4) modest5) primarily6) minimal7) exceptionally 8) illness-free 9) Spirited10) energizingL

9、anguage FocusvocabularyEx.1 on P41-421) abrupt2) emotional3) bless4) wear and tear5) dated6)consequences7) seemingly8) in contrast to9) Curiosity10) genuine11) primarily12) sentimentsLanguage FocusvocabularyEx.2 on P 421) confronted with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest one first.2) v

10、ital to the existence of all forms of life.3) some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject.4) nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy.5) tickled him to think that shed come to ask his adviceEx.3 on P 431) a lingering; fabricating; sentiments

11、2) fill out; every item; vital; consequences3) be denied; tangible; cherish; attainWords with multiple meanings on P441. It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.2. She arrived early and took a front row seat.3. Dont take me for a fool.4. It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a

12、 story.5. My uncle will take me (along on his trip) to the Arctic this summer.6. He took the dinner plate I passed to him.7. Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.8. If you dont take my advice, you will regret it III. Usage on P45-46hangingto giveto returnbeing praisednot having

13、writtento sayto openbeing helpedCloze on P46Ex. 1 text-relatedwell-off/affluentdatedfalling intobracketdenytangiblepursuitcherishesout of placeabruptfocusdonationsEx. theme-relatedconsumefueledannualplainphysicallysecurityindicatesequallytraditionalfollowtranslation ex.1 on P471) The company denied

14、that its donations had a commercial purpose.2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. Thats why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.4) Shortly after he recov

15、ered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.Translation ex.1 on P48 With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take o