新视野大学英语2读写教程第三版课文练习参考答案

新视野读写2第三版课文练习参考答案

2Unit2 A.................................................................................................................................................................3Unit2 Unit4 1314Unit8 Understandingthetext1、Becauseheistiredoflisteningtohisfatherandheisnotinterestedingrammarrules.2、ThecivilizationofGreeceandthegloryofRomanarchitecturearesomarvelousandremarkablethattheyshouldbeanyspecificcomment.3、Becausetheschoolsfailtosethighstandardsoflanguageproficiency.Theyonlyteachalittlegrammarandlessadvancedvocabulary.Andtheyoungerteachersthemselveshavelittleknowledgeofthevitalstructuresoflanguage.4、Becauseteachinggrammarisnotaneasyjobandmostofthestudentswilleasilygetboredifit’snotproperlydealt5、Hefamiliarizedhissonwithdifferentpartsofspeechinasentenceanddiscussedtheirspecificgrammaticalfunctionsincludinghowtouseadverbstodescribeverbs.6、BecausethesonhadneverheardaboutthevariousnamesandfunctionsofwordsinanEnglishsentencebefore.and“car”asvocabulary.8、Sincethesubjunctivemoodhissonusedisafairlyadvancedgrammarstructure,theinterjection“whoa!”reflectsthetremendouspridethefatherhadtowardhisson;italsoreflectstheauthor’shumorinusingthewordbecauseitwasonceusedbyhisstudent,thoughintwodifferentsituationsandwithtwodifferentfeelings. Wordsinuse LCJAI

- ONEHF Expressionsinuse1.feelobligedto 2.beseriousabout 3.runinto

6.wasallergicto

8.beattractedto9.makesense 10.lookeduponas Somebookwormsinmydormitoryoftenspendhoursreadingtheir“Bible”,PracticalEnglishGrammar,anddoalotofexercisesinthatbook,butIdon’tcareaboutitatall.MyassumptionissinceIhaveneverlearnedChinesegrammar,what’sthesenseoflearningEnglishgrammar?Infact,Englishgrammarhasalwaysbeenabigheadachetome.Englishgrammarisverycomplicatedbecause,unlikeChinese,therearemanyverbtenses.Evenstrangerthanverbtenses,Englishgrammaralsocontainssomethingveryconfusing.Forexample,Idon’trememberhowmanytimesmymiddleschoolteachertriedto“impose”thedifferencesbetweenusedtoandbeusedtoonus.Sometimeshewouldgoonwiththeexplanationfor20minutesorso.Heevensummarizedthedifferencesbylistingthreeorfourpointsforustomemorize.However,theycouldneverstayinmyhead.Idon’trememberhowmanytimesIgotitwrongwiththesentencescontainingusedtoorbeusedtoonmyexams.Iwasreallyconfusedwiththesetwophrases,andIcannevergetthemInbrief,I’mallergictolearningEnglishgrammar.Curiously,IjustwonderifthenativespeakersofEnglishhaveamicrocomputerintheirbraintohelpthemutterthetwophrasespromptlywithjustaclickoftheirbrainmouse! Chinesecalligraphyisauniqueartandtheuniquearttreasureintheworld.TheformationanddevelopmentoftheChinesecalligraphyiscloselyrelatedtotheemergenceandevolutionofChinesecharacters.Inthislongevolutionaryprocess,Chinesecharactershavenotonlyplayedanimportantroleinexchangingideasandtransmittingculturebutalsodevelopedintoauniqueartform.Calligraphicworkswellreflectcalligraphers’personalfeelings,knowledge,self-cultivation,personality,andsoforth,thusthereisanexpressionthat“seeingthecalligrapher’shandwritingislikeseeingtheperson”.AsoneofthetreasuresofChineseculture,Chinesecalligraphyshinessplendidlyintheworld’streasurehouseofcultureandart.TextB2.Understandingthetext 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.D4.Wordsinuse 2.desperate 4.negotiate 6.specifically 7.depict 8.Ignorance 9.Expand 5.Expressionsinuseapplyto 2.inabidto endup 4.speakingof getholdof 6.appealedto 7.leaving..behind 8.focusonEX.6 eventhoughitisimportantofthestudentstohaveadeepunderstandingofthetexts,itdoesn’tmakeanysensetoreadtextswordforwordfromthebeginningtotheendasitisamatteroflittleimportancetous,itdoesn’tmakemuchsensetoargueoutwhichiswrongorrightorwhichisbetterorworseitmakesnosensetocompelchildrentoobeytheirparents;instead,weshouldtrytotellthemwhatisrightandwhatisIImightaswellhavestayedathome.WemightaswellhavetakenthetrainhomeSohemightaswellhavetoldmeallaboutit. 2.distinctivedifference 3highstandards4valuablepossessions 5considerablefrustration 6acquireknowledge7overcomedeficiencies 8sketchthoughts 9deviseascheme1essentialframework

2propervocabulary

3excellentcontrol4languagedeficit5highstandards 6languageproficiency 7acquireknowledge8competentcommunication 9overcomedeficiencies 10sketchthoughts11effectivecommunication 12advancedvocabulary BecauseEnglishorhistorymajorsareconsideredlesscompetitivewhenthejobmarketisshrinkingandtheyhavetostudysomethingthatcanhelpthemmoreeasilylocatetheirfuturejobs. Becauseasthetuitionisclimbinghigherandhigher,manystudentshaverunawayfromstudyingthehumanitiesandtoward“hard”skillsthattheythinkwillleadtoemployment. sincemorestudentsarenowtakingjob-orientedcourses,libraries,wherestudentsofliberalartsusedtostudy,aregettinglesspopularthanbefore;incontrast,labsaregettingmoreeye-catchingbecausestudentsofscienceandengineeringdoexperimentsandresearchthere. Becausethisinnerdrivethatcanbeeitherconstructiveordestructiveissomysteriousandpowerfulthatithasattractedmanypeopletospeculateonit.Fromancienttimes,thesemenandwomendevelopedartistic“languages”intheformofstory,music,myth,painting,architecture,sculpture,landscapeandtraditions,whichfromtheveryfoundationof Studyingthehumanitiesimprovesyourabilitytoreadandwrite,makesyoufamiliarwiththelanguageofemotionandthecreativeprocess,and,moreimportantly,providesyouwithawidescopeofpossibilitiesthatareopentoyou. Becauseinmodernlife,anidealcapacityforestablishingone’scareeristohavebothtechnicalknowledgeandinnerinsight,notjustonewithouttheother. “Well-roundedhumanbeings”arethosewhohaveinsightandunderstandthepassions,hopesanddreamscommontoallhumanity. Sincemanypeoplewhooncestudiedthehumanitiesbecamefamousintheircareer,theauthorimpliesthatifstudentsspendmoretimestudyingthehumanities,theycouldsurelybecomesuccessfulinthefutureaswell.Lmotes 2.accelerate 3.mystery 4.insight 5.boost 7.calculate 8.barriers 9.destruction

6.promising 7.exclude 8.identity 9offend

6- 1.areliableto

2.infavorof

3.isboundto4.speculateabout 6.heformof 8.preparedfor 9.inthecompanyof10insuccessionInrecentyears,withthedevelopmentofInternettechnology,theconstructionofdigitaleducationresourcesofourcountryhasmadegreatachievements.Manyuniversitieshavesetuptheirowndigitallearningplatforms,anddigitalteachingisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleineducation.Comparedwiththetraditionalwayofteaching,thedigitalwayhasalotofadvantages.Ononehand,digitalteachingmakesglobalsharingofteachingresourcespossible;ontheotherhand,itexpandsthelearner’sstudytimeandspacetolearn,allowingpeopletogetaccesstothedigitalvirtualschoolsthroughtheInternetanytimeandanywhere.Theseadvantagesmakeitpossibleforpeopletoshiftfromone-timelearningtolifelonglearning. Whatcollegebringsus? Mainidea:Collegehasneverbeenmagicalforeveryone.Majordetail:Morehighschoolgraduatesdon’tfitthepatternofcollege. Mainidea：Weneedtoreviseourattitudesandreformthesystem.Majordetail:weonlyjudgethingsbasedonourowncollegeexperiences. Mainidea:Collegeeducationseemstohavewastedtimeandaccumulateddebt.Majordetail:Closeto80percentofnewjobscanbeperformedbysomeonewithoutacollegedegree. 1C2D3C4A5D6B7B8A It’sverytruebecausethejobmarketisbecomingmorecompetitive.Yes,withoutacollegedegree,onecanendupwithnothingtodo.Sure,collegebringsstudents’knowledgeandpersonalgrowth.No,it’snotnecessarytogetacollegedegreetohaveabettercareer.Disagree,collegeistooexpensivenowforstudentsandfamilytoafford. Moreknowledgeable. Morepromisingfuture.Highexpectationsoftheirchildren. Worththeirmoneybecauseit’saninvestmentthatwillpayofflater.Awasteoftheirmoneybecausethetuitionistoohigh.Notsureifthey’llprofitfromthelargesumtheyinvested. Criticalthingskills.Broadknowledge. 2revise 4accorded 6.prime 7confirm 8shrinking 9sufficient botherto 2.isavailableto 3.beencompelledto 6.ratherthan 7havesomethingtodowith8foritsownsake Ateacher,nomatterhowknowledgeableheis,cannotteachhisstudentseverythingtheywanttoknow. Nomatterwhereyoutravel,youcanalwaysfindsomeonetocommunicatewithinEnglishsinceEnglishisan Nomatterwhatworkapersonisdoing,ifhegivesithisbesteachday,hecreateslotsofhappinessforhimself. Althoughthenumberofapplicationsissmall,thereislittledoubtthattheprogramwillhelpthestudentswhoreallyneedfinancialaid. Thereisnodoubtthatcomputercrimeisaveryseriousproblem,sopeoplethinkthatallhackersneedtobepunishedfortheiractions. Thoughtheboyworkedveryhardandfinallysuccessfullypassedtheexam,thereisnodoubtthatoverworkandtoomuchworrycausedhisillness.1promising 2worsens 3shrinking 4dominant 5land 6great7well-rounded8creative9elegant10constructive11skills12makeUnit3TextADiscoveryofanewlifestage1.Becausepeopleindifferentlifestagesareconfrontedwithdifferentproblemsandsetbacksandeachgroupofpeopleinaparticulartimeperiodhavetheirparticularworriesandpains.2.Thenormreferstothegeneralconsensusthatassoonasstudentsgraduatedfromcollege,theywouldenteradulthoodandbeabletofindanidealjobleadingtotheircareer.3.Theyarerecognizedasanewlifestagethatcomesafterhighschoolgraduation,continuesthroughcollegeandleadstostartingafamilyandhavingacareer.4.Becausenowadayssomanyyoungpeoplearefollowingthisnewlifestylethatithasbecomeatrend.Aslongastheeconomicsituationcontinuesitslongslide,thisnewstageisunavoidable.5.Unliketheirparents,alargenumberofyoungpeoplearenowdelayingmarriage,childbearing,andevenemploymentduringtheirodysseyyears.6.Theyoftenresentthepressurethey’refeelingandkeepadistancefromtheirparentsorevenrunawayfromhome.Manyalsoresorttocomputergames,iPods,iPhones,oriPads.7.Theirparentsfeelmoreanxiousandupsetseeingtheirchildren’sodysseyyearscontinuetostretchwithoutaclear8.Theauthorthinksaspeoplearegettingtoknowtheodysseyyearsbetter,bothparentsandtheirchildrencantacklethisphasebetter.Forparents,theycanunderstandtheirchildrenmore;forchildren,theycanexploreanddiscoverthemselveswithapositiveattitude.1.peculiar 2.radical 3.phase 4.sensible 6.labeled 7.resent 8.witnessed 9.equivalent

7.academy 8.rightists 9.depression 10.dictate 11.detection KEACL IGNHO1.saddledwith

2.backoff

3.giveswayto

4.resortedto5.makeallowancesfor 6.wonderat 7.priorto 8.basedupon/onTheodysseyyearsarecertainlyaverycomplicatedphaseoflifeforyoungpeople.Notonlydotheseyoungpeopleneedtoovercomemanydifficulties,theyalsohavetofacemanychallengesfromtheirparents.Thedifferencesbetweenparentsandchildrencanbewellobservedintheircompletelydifferentattitudesandviews.First,theydifferintheirattitudetowardlife.Parentsalwayswonderwhathasgonewrongwiththenewgeneration.Theyfeelthatduringtheirtime,youngboysandgirlswerebetterbehaved,moreobedientandhadgreaterrespectforelders.Youngpeople,ontheotherhand,feelthattheyarecapableenoughtolearnontheirownratherthanleanheavilyontheoldergenerationforguidance.Youngpeopledonotliketobespoon-fedbytheirparents.Thedifferencesalsoappearinthewaythetwogenerationslookatthings.Forexample,theparents’generationneverunderstoodElvisandtheBeatles.Becausetheycouldn’tunderstandwhatwasgoingon,theywerefrequentlyopposedtothemandsawrockas“thedevil’smusic”.Youngpeople,however,arecrazyaboutthemodernmusicandwouldlovetolistentoitforahundredtimesaday.Wherevertheygo,they’llhavetheiriPodwiththem.Inconclusion,it’sverydifficultforparentsandtheiryoungsterstogetalongduetotheirdistinctiveattitudesandthewaytheyviewthings.Tofillthisgap,bothparentsandtheirgrownchildrenneedtobemoreunderstandingtoeachother.FilialpietyisthebasiccodeofethicsintheancientChinesesociety.Chinesepeopleconsiderfilialpietyastheessenceofaperson’sintegrity,familyharmony,andthenation’swell-being.WithfilialpietybeingthecoreofConfucianethics,ithasbeenthemoralstandardfortheChinesesocietytomaintainthefamilyrelationshipforthousandsofyears.It’sundoubtedlyatraditionalChinesevirtue.Thecultureoffilialpietyisacomplexconcept,richincontentandwideinrange.Itconcludesnotonlyculturalideasbutalsoinstitutionaletiquettes.Generallyspeaking,itreferstotheobligationofchildrentotheirparentsrequiredbythesociety,includingrespect,care,supportfortheelderlyandsoforth.Filialpietyisfundamentaltotheancient“Orientalcivilization”.it3TextBUnderstandingthetext21.A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.D 8.CWordsinuse 1.hollow 2.restless 4.exiled 6.commercial 7.hesitated 8.erupt 9.refine Expressioninuse 1.aretiredof 2fallinto 3bestrictwith 4notamounttomuch5driftedoff 6bondedwith 7resignhimselfto 8surrenderthemselvesto 1.Themanwalkedslowly,withonehandpullingwitheffortathiscoatandtheotherholdingtightlyontohistrousers.2.Withmoreandmorestudentsjoiningit,thenewclubsoonexpandedandbecamethelargestoneonthecampus.3.WiththeInternetbecomingincreasinglypopularforyoungpeopletoconnectwiththeirfriends,letterwritingisbecominglessandlesscommon.1.Withthetraditionalvaluesintheirheads,mostparentsfoundithardtoaccepttheirchildren’sthinking.2.Withthiskindofjeansoutoffashion,youngpeopledonotliketowearthemanymorenow.3.Withthedifferencesintheirskillsandabilities,theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds..81fluid 3radical 4enormous 5prideful 7rebellious 8transition 9unavoidable 10traditional 11unique 1.Theauthorusesthissentencetotellherownlovestory.Shedidn’texpectthatshewouldendupmarryingButch.Hebecameherboyfriendjustbecauseofherwishtofindacuteboyfriend.Shedidn’treallywanttomarryhimatthe2.BecausewhenshemetupwithButchthefirsttime,hekeptstaringatherallnightlong.Heflatteredherandfellinlovewithheratfirstsight.Helookedreallywildormaybeevendangerous.3.BecauseButchhada“badboyimage”whichwasverytemptingtoalotofgirls,andhiswild,dynamicpersonalitywasalittlefrightening.Shedidn’tknowwhethershecouldbegettingalongwithhim.4.Thoughshealwayshadanexcellentreputationinrespecttoherschoolwork,shethoughtthathercollegelifewasdull,withnofun.Inheropinion,collegewassupposedtobeatimeofgreatlearningandalsoofsomefun.5.Becauseshewasbecomingmoreinterestedinhimandshewantedtofindoutifshewasthe“right”dateintheeyesofButch,thinkingofherselfasatraditionalgirl.6.ItmeansthatButchdidn’twanttodoanythingtochangehisbadsituation.ThewordfateherereferstothefactthatButchwasgoingtobeexpelledfromtheuniversity.7.ThoughButchwaswildandwouldsometimesdisplaydirectlyhisloveinfrontofherfriends,hewasalwaysaperfectgentlemanathiscore.Andtheyhadapureandresponsiblerelationshipforsevenyears.8.Theauthorandherhusband’sfaithfuljourneyoflovethatstartedwithacausalattractionbutbloomedintoamatureloveprovesthatromanticlovecanlastlongthroughtheupsanddownsinlife.1.confess 2.tempting 3.commence 6.deserved 7.displayed 9.lodged Ex.4 -ed：Contented

6.contented 8.complicate 9.illustration Ex.6：NBGIH LEMKC1.onherbehalf

2.tookthelibertyof

3.immuneto

4.werefilledwith5.fallinlovewith 6.Expelledfrom 7.beenpessimisticabout 8.goalongwith22July7thontheChinesecalendarisChineseQixiFestival,themostromanticofallthetraditionalChineseholidays.Everyyear,somebigbusinessesorganizevariousactivities,andyoungpeoplesendgiftstotheirlovers.Asaresult,theQixiFestivalisconsideredtobeChinese“Valentine’sDay”.TheQixiFestivalisderivedfromthelegendofCowherdandWeavingMaid.ThelegendholdsthatonthisparticularnighteveryyeartheWeavingMaidinheavenmeetswithCowherd.So,peoplecanseeCowherdandWeavingMaidmeetingintheMilkyWayonthenightofQixi.Onthisnight,girlswouldalsobegWeavingMaidforsomewisdomforahappymarriage.But,withthechangingoftimes,theseactivitiesarediminishing.AllthatremainsisthelegendofCowherdandWeavingMaid,asignoffaithfullove,continuouslycirculatedamongthefolk.SectionB1.Theybecameromanticallyattractedtoeachother.(para.5)2.sharethedatingexpenseorsplitthemoneywiththedate(para.6)3.sharingthecostofamealinarestaurant(para.7)4.atightanduncomfortablefeelingbecauseofnervousness(para.12)5.markthedateonthecalendar(para.14)Readingcomprehension：Understandingthetext1.D 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.C1.Malesbecausethat’sthenorm.Malesbecausemenareexpectedtodoitthatway.Bothsincetheyareonanequalbasis.Bothsincethetraditionalwayisoutofdate.2.Menandwomenaretreatedequallyinthisway.Femalesarenotconsideredinferiortomales.Bothmenandwomenfeelmorecomfortable.3.Won’tfeelembarrassedwhentakingtheinitiativetodate.Won’tputstressoneithermalesorfemales.Willwidenthesocialcircleandgiveopportunitytomakemorefriends.Won’tfeelobligatedtokeepalong-termrelationship.4.Bothmenandwomencanpayforadate.Bothmenandwomencantaketheinitiative.Peoplearefreetochooseacasualorformaldate.5.Behavewithrespectforeachother.Behonestwitheachother.Beconsiderateandhelpfultoeachother.LanguagefocusWordsinuse1.conveying 2.Forged 3.Thriving 4.Abnormal 6.thrilled 7.Reckoned 8.Clarified 9.Conquer Expressionsinuse1.makecontactwith

2.tooktheinitiative

3.areinclinedto 4.thriveon5.indifferentto 6.whipout 7.inthepitofherstomach 8.chipinSentencestructure1.Withonlinelearning,thereislessstudyinaregularclassroomandmoretimetospendbyyourself.2.Withregularexercise,you’llhavelessmentalstressandmorephysicalstrength.3.Withthenewhighway,thereislesstrafficandmorecomfortfordriversontheroad.1.Ambitiousasheis,hehasneverbeenabletoaccomplishhisgoalandmakehisparentsfeelproudofhim2.Embarrassedastheywere,theyremainedpositivethroughouttheirtravelsandlearnedfromthemistakestheymadealongtheway.3.Hardasshetried,Janefailedtointroduceherfathertothejoysofrockmusic.1.casualattraction 2.healthyfriendship 3.romanticrelationship4.dynamicpersonality 5.maturelove 6.mutualfriends1.collegesweetheart

2.taketheinitiative3.romanticrelationship 4.steadyboyfriend5.casualattraction 7.exceedinglyembarrassed 8.madlyinlove9.healthyfriendship 11.maturelove 12.mutualfriends5SectionA1.contradict 2.paradox 4.explicit 5.suspended 6.derive7.defy 8.retains 10.tackle-

1.concentrated2.messenger3.civilized4.Constitution5.browser6.objection7.expansion 8.consume 9.definition 10.cultivation 11.reaction

1.referredto2atoddswith 3putoff

4consultingwith5dotheirutmost 6tookstockof 7ontrack 8takeinItisoftensaidthatwhateverwealthonemayhavewillbegonequicklyifthepersononlyspends.However,somepeoplethinkthepurposeoflifeistoenjoymoment,sotheyspendalltheyhaveearned.EventhoughBryanandPeterareclosefriends,theirspendinghabitsareverydifferent.Bryanisverycarefulaboutusinghispocketmoney.Heonlyspendsmoneywhenit’snecessary.Forexample,whenhispocketmoneyisonly$50,hemayspend$20onnecessarystationeryforschoolwork.Hewilltrytodeposittheremaining$30inhissavingsaccount.Inhisopinion,thoughtheamountissmall,itwillhelphimforapossiblerainydaysincepeopleneverknowwhatcouldhappeninthefuture.UnlikeBryan,Peterusuallyspendsmoneyatwill.HeoftenpurchasesexpensiveelectronicproductssuchasaniPhoneandiPad.Sometimes,hemightbuyhimselfanexpensivebrand-nameshirtorapairofexpensivebrand-nameshoes.DifferentfromByan,heneverdepositsextramoneyinabankaftermeetinghisbasicneeds.Tohim,savingmoneyinabankissomethingsillybecausehebelievesthathecanalwaysearnbigmoneyafterhegetsadecentjobinthefuture.Allinall,BryanandPeterareverydifferentinthewaytheyspendmoney.Spendingmoneywiselyandsavingextramoneyforfutureurgentneedsenablestudentstomanagetheirfinanceandfullyconcentrateontheirstudy.Theywillalsoderivegreatpleasurefromthewaytheyhandletheirmoney.TheSilkRoadisatrafficrouteintheancienttimesconnectingChinaandEurasia.Thistraderoutefocusesonthetradeofsilk,hencethename“theSilkRoad”.Asaninternationaltradechannelandabridgeofculturalexchanges,theSilkRoadeffectivelyimprovedtheeconomicandculturalexchangesanddevelopmentbetweentheEastandtheWest,exertingaprofoundimpactonthe progressoftheworldcivilization.Nowadays,underthenewhistoricalcircumstances,ourcountryproposesthestrategyof“OneBelt,OneRoad”(namelytheSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21st-centuryMaritimeSilkRoad).Thestrategyof“OneBelt,OneRoad”focusesoncooperationandmutualbenefits,emphasizingmutualbenefits,win-win,aswellascommondevelopmentoftherelatedcountries.Onceproposed,thestrategyhasreceivedpositiveresponsesfromtherelatedcountriesalongtheroad.t5TextBReadingSkills2.Denotation:examineaplaceorareainordertogetinformationaboutitConnotation:itassociateswiththefeelingofcuriosityandanxiousnessbecauseitwasanewexperienceandhewaseagertofindoutwhathecouldgetforfree.3.Denotation:therighttodowhatyouwantwithoutbeingcontrolledorrestrictedbyanyoneConnotation:itimpliesthefeelingofdelightfulnessbecausehehadneverusedcreditcardbeforebutnowhecouldstarttouseitfreely.4.Denotation:notrealornotmadeofnaturalthingsConnotation:thewordartificialappearsbeforethewordsensetomenhissenseofsecuritywasjustafalseone.Inaddition,itconnotesthatthesensewasnaivebecausehewasdeceivinghimself.5.Denotation:produce,invent,ormakeupConnotation:itconnotesasenseoflargequantitybecausehehadtomakeupmanydifferentexcusesandfalsestoriestorejecthisfriends’offers.6.Denotation:beingunabletowalkproperlybecauseone’slegsaredamagedorinjuredConnotation:Itassociateshisemotionalfeelingswithacrippledpersontomeanthathewasindespairandunabletosharehisfeelingwithothers.7.Denotation:beunabletobreatheproperlyConnotation:Itimplieshewasextremelyembarrassedandfeltguiltytotalkabouthisfinancialproblems.Asaresult,itwasdifficultforhimtospeakoutthewords.8.Denotation:anideaoropinionthatiswrongConnotation:Itconnotesasenseofrealizationandregretsaboutthedesiretogetsomethingfree.Becauseofhisillusion,hehadtopaymuchmorethanadictionaryusuallycosts,i.e.$3,000.READINGCOMPREHENSIONUnderstandingthetext

Languagefocus：Wordsinuse 7.artificial

Expressionsinuse 2.inaccordancewith3.shruggedoff4.beentitledto

5.careabout

7.accessto 8.outofthequestion Followyourdoctor’sadviceoryourcoughwillgetworse. Standoverthereandyou’llbeabletoseeitbetter. Watchyourstepifyougooutoryoumightfall. Thereisnothingmoreimportantthanbeinghonestwitheveryoneatschoolandatwork. ThereisnothingmorethanhelpfulthanusingtheInternettoimprovemyEnglishskills. Thereisnothingmorethanencouragingandstimulatingthancommunicatingsuccessfullywithyourcolleagues. seeminglyfree 2.barelyenough 3.easilyaccessible 2.financialtrouble3.financiallybankrupt4.seeminglyfree

1Anirrationalbehaviorcanbedescribedasanactionoropinionnotbasedonadequateuseoflogicandreason:BewillingtopaymuchmoreforacupofStarbuckscoffeewhenthere'scheaper,equallygoodcoffeeacrossthestreet.Onceapriceisestablishedintheirminds,theywillcompareothersimilaritemstothisprice,notonlyforthecurrentbutalsoforthefuture.Buyproductstheydon'tneedjustbecausetheygetsomethingforfreeinthetransaction.Dosomethingjustbecausesomeotherpeoplearedoingthesamething.2Ignorance-Peoplecanbetotallyunawareaboutasituation,yetformtheirownviewsandjudgments.Theyoftentendtojumptoconclusionsbasedonrumors.Emotions-Peopletakeoffenseorgetangrybeforetheactualsituationoccurs.TheybecomeanxiousandharborunrealisticStress-Itisthemainreasonthatcausesphysicalaswellasmentalproblems.Stresscreatesfeelingofanger,irritationandBlindbeliefs-Peopleliveentirelyonthelinesthataredrawnbyothersanddonothavetheirownpointofview.Theyaretooconsciousaboutsocietyanditsreactionstothem.3Yes,I'moftenirrationalbecauseofdifferentkindsofstress,uncertaintyaboutmyfuture,andsensitivitytohowpeoplelookatme.No,Idon'tthinkI'mirrationalbecauseIalwaysusemylogicandcommonsensetojudgethingsandreacttowhathashappenedtome.Asthemostintelligentanimalonthisearth,wearesupposedtobehaveinarationalway,i.e.,actaccordingtologicandreasonrequiredinasituation.Butdoesthatreallyhappen?Dowealwaysbehaverationally?Certainlynot.Therearealotofpeoplewhobehaveirrationally,causingproblemstothemselvesaswellastoothers.Irrationalbehaviorispartofhumannature,butasMITProfessorArielyhasdiscovered,peopletendtobehaveirrationallyinapredictablefashion.Thoughwecannotexplaintheexactcausebehindirrationalbehavior,weknowthatitisamannerofbehaviornotbasedonlogicandreasoning.Iwouldliketogiveyouanexampleofirrationalbehavior.Ifapersonhasheardaboutsomeonesufferingfromsomedisease,hewillstartthinkingthathemaysufferfromthesamedisease.Thisisirrationalandillogicalbehavior.Idon'tthinkthisbehaviorisalwaysintentional.ReadingcomprehensionUnderstandingthetext1Hewasimposingonhistroopsanecessarysacrificetoachievevictoryovertheiropponents.Bydoingthis,thesoldierswouldbemoredeterminedandconcentratedonthebattles.2Thepurposefortheexperimentistoinvestigateseeminglyirrationalhumanbehaviorwhenmakingadecision,suchasthetendencyforkeepingmultipleoptionsopen.3Theexperimentenabledpeopletoseewhyit'salwayssohardforthemtosay"NO"toanyopportunitiesthatcametothem.Ineverydaylife,peoplejustgiveexcusestokeepoptionsopen.4Studentsshouldquicklycheckallthedoorsandkeepclickingontheonewiththehighestcash.Theyshouldabsolutelyignorethevanishingdoors.5Becausewecanseethatthestudentsdidn'treallyfocusonensuringfuturecashearnings.Whattheytriedtoavoidwastheimmediatepainofwatchingoptionsclose.6Becauseinlifethedoorsareclosingslowly,notliketheonesonthecomputerintheexperiment,peopledon'treallyseetheopportunitiesactuallyvanishingawaylittlebylittle.7Hesuggeststhatpeopleshouldprohibitoverbooking,reduceoptions,delegatetaskstoothers,andevengiveawayideastootherstopursue.8Peoplecanobtainpleasureandsatisfactionbyfocusingtheirenergyandattentioninamoreconcentratedfashion.Theywillhavemorewithfewer,carefullychosenoptions.1~Surprisingbutverystrategicandvisionary.~Reflectionofhisuniqueforesightandwisdom.~Knowledgeableaboutwinningbattles.~Experiencedinfightingwithenemies.~Reflectstudents'mentality.~Meaningfulandvalid.~Maynotbeconvincingtosomepeople.3~Bothconsequencesaresurprising.~Bothareaboutchoicesanddecision-making.~Bothhavetodowithstrategies.~Bothfocusonhuman'smentality.4~Afraidoflosingpotentialopportunities.~Toogreedyandtooambitious.~Over-confidentabouttheirrealcapacity.~Morechoices,betterchances. ~Feweroptions,morefocusedconcentration.~Fewerchoices,betterquality.~Everythinghastwosides.~Toomuchgreedendsupwithnothing.Languagefocus1implement 2rival 3motivating4discarded 6prejudiced 7restore 8enlightening 9profit Wordbuilding

Newwordsformed-

7criticize 8location9reflection 11provision Bankedcloze1M 2D 3H 40 5F6L 7I 8C 9J 10AExpressionsinuseIwasattachedto 2bemeasuredin 3comeinhandy

4clingingto5payabigprice 6areexhaustedfrom 7imposedon 8revolvearoundStructureanalysisandwriting Therearealotofpeoplewhobehaveirrationally,causingproblemstothemselvesaswellastoothers.It'shardtoanalyzetheexactcausesbehindirrationalbehavior,butweknowthatitisamannerofbehaviorthatisnotbasedonlogicandreasoning.Irrationalbehavioriscausedbyvariousfactorsbuttwostandout.Thefirstmainfactorthatcontributestoirrationalbehaviorisuncontrolledemotions.Irrationalpeopletakeoffenseorgetangrybeforetheactualsituationoccurs.Theybecomeanxiousandexpressexaggeratedemotionssuchascryingandshouting.Theyhaveunrealisticexpectations,expectingeveryonetolikethemandifsomeonedoesnot,theyfeelangryandneglected.Itisfairlycommonf