新世纪大学英语系列教程第2版综合教程2答案

UnitTwo

OptimismandPositiveThinking

EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness

WordsinAction

▆WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▆Answers:

positive

startled

perspective

harden

shape

address

crises

curse

incredible

conversely

issue

response

prior

rare

accomplish

Intheboxbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouunderstandtheirmeanings?Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▆Answers:

getthehangof

havelivedthrough

makesadifference

havenoidea

concernedwith

slippedover

raninto

inreverse

mullover

▆IncreasingYourWordPower

Decidewhether“do”,“make”or“take”isneededtocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.Changetheverbformwherenecessary.

▆Answers:

does

make

take

do

make

Take

done

taken

making

took

Ineachofthefollowingsentencesyouaregiventwoconfusablewordsorexpressionsinbrackets.Choosetheappropriateonetofillintheblank.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.

▆Answers:

concerned

Concerning

reject

declined

unconscious

subconscious

former

preceding

raise

rise

NowmatcheachoftheEnglishwordinColumnAwithitsChineseequivalentinColumnB.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.

▆Answers:

d

j

k

a

b

h

c

f

l

e

g

i

GRAMMARINCONTEXT

Task1:Whenitisusedasaconjunction,“as”canmean“when/while”,“though/although”,“since/because”,“intheway/mannerthat”,etc.,anditcanalsobeusedinacomparativestructure.Studythefollowingsentencesandexplainthemeaningof“as”ineachsentence.

Thoughtheshapingofapositiveornegativepersonalityoftenhappenssubconsciously,itispossibletocontrolsuchprocessesconsciously.Apersoncantryvisualizingfavourablesituations,whetheritisrememberingacontestwonasachildorimagininggettingthatjoboffersolongsoughtafter.Overtimecircumstanceswillchangeaccordingly.(169words)

UnitThree

TheRoadtoSuccess

EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness

WordsinAction

WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearntinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▆Answers:

favourable

discouraged

consented

neglect

crept

sufficient

traced

somewhat

refresh

worthy

prospects

resolved

remarked

undergo

rewarded

Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▆Answers:

packup

manya

staysthecourse

puttothetest

floodingin

cameacross

comeupwith

plunged...into

▆IncreasingYourWordPower

Listedintheboxbelowaresomeunitnouns.Discusstheirmeaningsandthencompletethefollowingtablebyfillingintheappropriateunitnoun.Thesameunitnounmaybeusedformorethanonce.Consultadictionaryifnecessary.

▆Answers:

asliceofbread

aparticleofrock

abunchofkeys

abarofsoap

acanoforangejuice

asheetofglass

anitemofbusiness

anarticleoffurniture

asliceofmeat

aparticleofdust

acanofbeer

abarofchocolate

anarticleofluggage

abunchofflowers

asheetofpaper

anitemofexpense

Wordssuchasrespectful,respectableandrespectivemaycauseconfusionbecausetheyaresimilareitherinmeaningorinspelling.Tocommunicateeffectively,weneedtopayspecialattentiontosuchconfusablewords.

▆Answers:

neglected

neglectful

colourful

coloured

rough

tough

worth

worthy

favourable

favourite

respectful

respectable

respective

considerate

considerable

WordBuilding

MatcheachoftheEnglishwordinColumnAwithitsChinesemeaninginColumnB.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.

▆Answers:

d.2)i3)l4)a5)k6)o7)p8)b

m10)n11)e12)c13)f14)g15)h16)j

Grammarincontext

Studythefollowingsentencesthatappearinthisunit,payingspecialattentiontothesubordinateclausesandconnectives.Reflectontheirgrammaticalfunctionandthendothetaskthatfollows.

Task:Fillintheblanksinthefollowingsentencesbychoosingproperconnectivesfromtheboxbelow.

▆Answersforreference:

1)what2)whether3)whose4)whoever5)what

6)where7)how8)which9)that10)that

2．Studythefollowingsentencesthatappearinthisunit,payingspecialattentionto“thepreposition+relativepronoun”structure.Reflectontheirusesandthendothefollowingtask.

Task:Completethefollowingsentencesusingaprepositionandarelativepronoun.

▆Answersforreference:

1）ofwhich2)forwhich3)inwhich4)inwhom

5)ofwhich6)towhich7)forwhich8)atwhich

Cloze

CompletethefollowingpassagewithwordsandphraseschosenfromTextA.Theinitialletterofeachtargetwordisgiven.

▆Answers:

1)for2)aware3)affair4)prospects5)storage6)matter7)plunged8)break

9)offered10)dancing11)cleared12)welled13)stick14)sacrifices15)published

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Translation

1.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.

▆Answersforreference:

RumourhasitthathisnewbookisbasedonatruestoryaboutafamilyinasmallTennesseetown.

Heteachesinamiddleschool,buthedoessometranslationworkonthesidetobringinextracash/money.

It’sgoodtobeconfident(aboutyourself),butthere’sadifferencebetween(self-)confidenceandconceit.

Onlythosewhostickitoutcanachievesuccess.Thosewhogiveuphalfwaywillneverrealizetheirdreams.

Atrueheropossesses/hascourage,anoblepurposeandawillingnesstomakesacrifices.

Anyonewhopicksupthisnovelandreadsthefirstparagraphwillbehardpressedtoputitdown.

Inasense,lifeislikeswimming;ifyoukeepholdingontothesidesofthepool,you(will)neverlearn.

Thefutureofanationdependsinalargemeasureuponthequalityofeducationandtraining.

Theme-RelatedWriting

1)Writeanarrativeessay(ofabout150words)aboutyourpursuitofadreamorsomeone’sexperiencesinmakinghis/herdreamcometrue.

Sampleessay

LiHui,myfriendinhighschool,wasbornintoaworker’sfamily.Shebegantodreamofbecomingacartoonartistfromherchildhood.Toherdisappointment,herparentsstronglyopposedhercareerchoice,becausethecostofhereducationwouldbetoohighforthepoorfamily,andtheywereworriedaboutthejobopportunitiesforacartoonartist.However,LiHuiwouldnotchangehermind.Sheworkedhardtoperfectherskillsandsearchedpersistentlyforwaystorealiseherdream.Justbeforeshefinishedhighschool,thechancecame:afamousartschoolwasholdingacartoondrawingcompetition.Thefirstthreewinnerswouldbegivenascholarshiptostudycartoondrawingattheschool.LiHuitoldherselfnottoletthechanceslipthroughherfingers.Shereadilyparticipatedandwonthesecondplace.SheisnowstudyingthereandIfeelcertainthatherdreamwillcometrue.(156words)

2)Peoplemayhavedifferentopinionsaboutthekeyfactorsforsuccess.Writeashortessay(ofabout150words)andshareyouropinionswithyourclassmates.

Sampleessay:

Inmyopinion,beforeapersonbecomessuccessful,heorsheshouldfullyunderstandthebasicelementsofsuccess:competence,determinationandoptimism.

Forapersontosucceed,heorshehastofacegreatcompetitionandexcelinhisorherchosencareer.Thepersonneedstodemonstrateandprovehisorhercompetenceindealingwithproblems.Withoutcompetence,thepersoncanneitherstandoutamongthecrowdnorattracttheattentionofthosewhoholdthekeystothedoorsofopportunityandadvancement.

Yetabilityalonecannotguaranteesuccess.Oftenenough,thingsdonotgothewaywehaveplannedandfailureisunavoidablenomatterhowintelligentorcapablewemaybe.Insuchcasesoneneedstoremainfirmandoptimistic,alwaysbelievingthathardworkwilleventuallypayoff.Ifthepersongivesuphalfway,successwillneverknockatthedoor.(149words)

EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness

WordsinAction

▇WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

1.Intheboxesbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththewordsgiven.Changetheformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

1)objective

2)current

3)adopt

4)exhibit

5)capture

6)integrated

7)outstanding

8)strategies

9)convince

10)striving/strive

11)diagnosed

12)side

13)spaced

14)thick

15)painful

16)eventually

17)fascinating

18)confidence

19)label

20)creations

2.Intheboxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouunderstandtheirmeanings?Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

1)atrest

2)droppedout

3)dryingout

4)dropin

5)dawnedon

6)fallsaway

7)drownedout

8)onthesidelines

9)fallingout

10)startover

11)losefaith

12)signoff

▆IncreasingYourWordPower

Fillineachblankinthefollowingsentenceswithaproperprepositiongiveninthebox.

▆Answers:

1)with

2)to

3)wi