新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后答案Unit2

UnitTwo

LoveEnhanceYourLanguageAwarenessWordsinAction■WorkingwithWordsandExpressionsIntheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.■Answers:curledminimumclipyieldedGivenpreservefascinatedaffectioninteracthastegriefdefiespresenceacquiremanipulaterestraintsIntheboxbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouunderstandtheirmeanings?Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.■Answers:let,looseonfitintoholdonstateofaffairsinthecourseofinvainbuild,onInshortreachedforgiveandtake■IncreasingYourWordPower1.Theprefixover-canbeaddedtonouns,verbs,adjectivesandadverbs,meaningabove”,ou“tside“”,1.“across”,ortoo“much”.Studythewordsgivenintheboxandchoosetheproperwordtofillineachoftheblanksinthefollowingsentences.Changetheformwherenecessary.Answers:overcoatoverheadoverjoyedoversleptoverweightoverdueovertimeoverworkingManywordsinEnglishcanbeusedbothasnounsandasverbs.ListedinthefollowingtablearesomeofthesewordsthatyouhavelearnedinUnitOneandUnitTwo.Studythemcarefullyandthencompleteeachofthefollowingsentenceswithoneofthemasyouseefit.Changetheformwherenecessary.■Answers:crushattributesfancybubbledgraspdrizzlinglabelingyieldListedintheboxbelowaresomeidiomaticexpressionsformedwiththeword“hand”.Studythemcarefullyandtrytomakeouttheirmeanings.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.ThentranslatethegivensentencesintoEnglish,usingoneofthem.■Answers:Weareshortofhands.Istillhavesomemoneyinhand.Givemeahandwiththisbox,please.Ioftenkeepadictionaryathand.Thefootballfanswereoutofhand.Handoutthepencilstoeveryoneintheclass.Thisringwashandeddowntomebymygrandmother.Time’sup.Pleasheandinyourtestpapers.Pleasehandonthemagazinetoyourroommates.I’mafraidIcan’thelpyaoug.rIeenha’ndm.GrammarinContextNowcompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebracketsintoEnglish.Makesurethatthesentencesareintheinvertedorder.Answersforreference:Sittingonthestairswas/OnthestairswassittingOverthewallcame/flewRoundthecornerwasThenfinallycameUnderthetablewaslyingAt/Onthetopof(Ontopof)thehillstoodNowcorrectthemistakesinthefollowingsentences,ifany.WriteNONEunderthecorrectsentence(s).Answersforreference:Thebeaverchewsdowntreestogetfoodandmaterialtobuilditshomewith.DoyourparentsthinkTomisaniceboytogooutwith?(Crossouthim)Thegoalsforwhichhehasfoughtallhislifeseemunimportanttohimnow.NONE.Theessaystartsbyaskingaquestion,towhichtheauthorthengivesapositiveanswer.ClozeCompletethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromthisunit.Theinitialletterofeachisgiven.■Answers:hastestateofaffairsdistinguishedmeetingofmindsblossominnercharmintimacyemotionacquiringidealsadmirationlastingaffectionforgehonoroverwhelmingTranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.■Answersforreference:Ineitherfriendshiporlove/Inbothfriendshipandlove,youshouldneverexpecttotake/receivethemaximumwhileyougivetheminimum.Ibuiltallmyhopesonhispromise(s),onlytofindthathewasnotamanofsincerityatall.WetookMothertoallthebesthospitalswecouldfind,butalloureffortswereinvain;shefailedtosurvivethedisease.Valentine’sDayisanannualholidaycelebratedonFebruary14,aperfectdaytoexpresslovetotheobjectofyour/one affec’tiosn.Intheinformationera,communicationswithfar-awayfriendsviae-mailcanbealmost/virtuallysimultaneous.Loveneedstobenurtured,andthe-eternal/everlastinglove IIthatwealldreanfOogeaVeisnotuntilwelearntoappreciateandtoleratetheother.TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsintheboxbelow.■Answersforreference:Afterdinner,weallsataroundthehearth.AuntSusanwasstillinthegriefoflosingUncleRobert.Inhersoftvoiceshetoldusabouttheirpastyears.UncleRobertjoinedthearmyshortlyaftertheywereengaged.Giventhecriticalsituationatthetimewhenlotsofarmymendidn ’treturnalive,youcanimaginehowmhorrifiedAuntSusanwaseveryday,andhowmuchoverjoyedshewastoseeUncleRobertbacksafeandsoundfromtheEuropeanbattlefield.Thentheygotmarriedandbroughtupfivechildren.Forallthoseyears,theiraffectionforeachothergrewstrongerinthecourseofovercomingdifficultiesandhardshipsinlife.IwasfascinatedbyAuntSusan’sstory,whichwastotallydifferentfrommyidealoflove.Theypracticed,intheirdailylife,givingandsharinginsteadofpursuingpassionandromance,ormakingcomplaints.Amazingly,suchlovelastedthroughtheirwholelife.Theme-RelatedWritingDoeitheroneofthefollowingtwotasksafterclass.BasedonTextA,writeapassageaboutthedifferentwaysdifferentgenerationshandlemale-femalerelationships.Thefollowinghintsmaybeofsomehelp.—ourIIparents'generation(detailsmainlyfoundinPara.8);—myIIgeneration(detailainlyfoundinParas.3^7);theyoungergeneration(detailsmainlyfoundinParas.9-11).Studythefollowingdataonloveandmarriagebasedonasurveywithgirlstudents.Writeapassageonthetopic“Whatdogirlstudentslookforinloveandlife? ”■SampleEssayOne:Male-femalerelationsareindispensabletoadultsallthroughtheirlives.Butdifferentgenerationshandlethemdifferently.Ourparentsg’enerationlivedinaneraofconstraints,restraints,respect,admiration,andplentyofromance.Theykeptadistancefrompeopleoftheoppositegenderinordertopreservetheholinessofloveandrelationships.Mygeneration,ontheotherhand,beganwithcountlesscrushesfortheoppositesexjustbecauseoftheirsuperficialcharm.Harmlessastheywere,thelovewasasbriefassoapbubbles.Aswegrewup,wecametothestageofdevelopingrealrelationships,believingthatlovedemandedalotofgiveandnotsomuchoftake.Bycomparison,theyoungergenerationismoreopen-mindedandlessrestrictedinhandlingthematterofloveandrelationships.Theyjumponthebandwagonoflovewithsomuchhastethatitisdifficultforthemtodistinguishbetweenphysicalattractionandmentalcompatibilities.Inshort,theyoungergenerationfocusesmoreonphysicalbeauty,closenessandpassion,andtheytendtoseekwhattheywantfromtherelationships.Theothertwogenerationsgiveprioritytoinnercharm,intimacy,emotionandsharingindealingwithrelationships.(196words)■SampleEssayTwo:WhatDoGirlStudentsLookforinLoveandLife?Inordertoknowaboutgirlstudentso’pinionaboutloveandlife,asurveywithgirlstudentswasconductedin2005intwouniversities—ChongqingUniversityofTechnologyandBusinessandEastChinaNormalUniversity.Thesurveysoughtanswerstotwoquestions:Whatdoyoulookforfirstinaboyfriend?What’sthemostimportantthingforahappylife?Aboutonethirdofthestudentschosepersonalityasthetopfactorinchoosingaboyfriend,followedby27percentfocusingonabilities.Nextcamecommoninterestsandgoals,favouredby17percent,withonly14percentofstudentsclaimingappearancetobeuppermostintheirminds.Fewerstill,11p