全大学进阶英语第二册第四单元答案

Unit4StudyAbroad

KeytoExercises

Opener

Suggestedamwersforreference

1.Betweenthe2006/07academicyearandthe2013/14academicyear,thenumber

ofChinesestudentsatUScollegesgrewfrom67,723to274,439,makingChina

thesinglelargestcountryoforiginforallinternationalstudentsintheUS.

2.Thereareseveralreasons.Forstarters,Chinesefamiliesarebetteroffnowand

canaffordinternationalstudyfortheirkids.Secondly,inthisageofglobalization,

it'snaturalforpeopletomovefromcountrytocountryseekingopportunities,

includingopportunitiesinadifferenteducationsystem.Thirdly,studyingabroad

isawayforcountriestolearnfromeachother.WhenChinesestudentsreturn

fromoverseas,theycanhelpdevelopChina.

3.rdliketostudyabroad.I'mcuriousabouttheoutsideworld,wanttopickup

differentperspectives,andbroadenmymind.I'dliketodrawonthebestofthe

ChineseeducationsystemandtheWesternone.

Reading&Interacting

I.UnderstandingtheText

1.TextOrganization

NameofThemeof

ParagraphsRelatedeventsinauthor'slife

thecalssictheclassic

1.Shehadlefthomebecauseshewanted

tounderstandbetterWestern

ThecivilizationandAmericansociety.

Goinghome1-6

Odyssey2.Shemissedhomebecausestudying

humanitiesatYalewas

1)differentfromthatinChina,e.g.no

correctanswerstomemorize,

originalityneededinclassandfor

homework;

2)difficultforaforeignstudent,e.g.

reading,listeningaednota-taking.

Beingtom1.Hermotherwantedhertotakescience

betweenthelikeChinesestudentstraditionallydid.

TheAeneid7-9

pastandthe2.Shewantedtostudyhumanitiesand

futurewritebetterEnglish.

2.ComprehensionCheck

2.1Focusingonthemainideas

IwasadmittedintoafreshmanprogramatYalethatrequiredustoreadup

Westernclassics,comprehendthem,analyzethemandturninpaperswithoriginal

ideasonthem.Althoughthiswasmyfirstyearinanall-Englishenvironment,and

sometimesIwastiredofallthehardwork,IyearnedtounderstandWestern

society.Imadeupformylackofpreparationwithdiligence.Ipulledall-nighters,

Ilingeredafterclasstoaskquestions,Ilearnednote-takinginEnglishfrommy

classmates,andIvisitedthewritingtutor.Asaresult,astheyearcametoanend,I

receivedA^sforallmypapers.

2.2Diggingintodetail

1.No,therewasn't.Becausewhenshereachedoutforahumanbeing,she

grabbedabookinstead.

2.BecauseitwaslikecommittingsuicidetotrytoreadupandunderstandWestern

canonsinayear'stime.

3.Forcestudentstoreadwithoutbeingconcernedaboutwhethertheyare

interested,willingorableto.

4.BecauseshehadbeenusedtotheChinesewayoflearninghumanities,i.e.,

teachersgivingoutstandardinterpretationsfbrstudentstomemorize.

5.Shewouldspendthenightreadingtheirworksandtryingtounderstandtheir

ideas.

2.3Understandingdifficultsentences

l.B2.B3.A4.A5.A

ILFocusingonLanguageinContext

1.KeyWords&Expressions

1.1

1.Whichoneisbetter,asecurejobwithalowpayorajobwithahighpaybut

easytolose?

2.NewsfilteredthroughfromBombaylastnightofacityonstrikeandtourists

stuckattheaiiport.

3.Suicideranksasthe10thleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates.Globally,

anestimated700,000peopletaketheirownlivesannually.

4.Alargeproductcatalogiscriticaltoasuccessfulfurniturestorewebsite.People

whovisityourwebsitearelookingfornewfurniture.Youneedtoshowitto

them.

5.Someofthemostprovocativethinkers,writers,artists,businesspeople,

teachersandotherleadersdrawnfromdifferentfieldsaroundtheworldwill

gatheratthissummerprogram一toteach,speak,lead,question,andanswer.

6.Theguytriedtorunawaybutthepolicemancaughthimbygrabbingthecollar

ofhiscoat.

7.Thisdialoguewindowpopsupinmygameeveryfiveseconds!HowdoI

disableit?

8.Lifeislikeajourneywithnoknowndestination.

9.Noonecanfinishallthetasksalone.Don'thesitatetoaskforhelp.Wecanall

benefitfromcooperation.

10.ManchesterUnited,dubbedtheRedDevils,isatopfootballteaminEngland.

11.Thepoliceofficerturnedtothecrowdandshouted,"Comeon.Youneedtoget

outofhere.Nolingeringaroundthecrimescene.M

12.Theflowershowissocrowdedthatthereisneveranidealspotfortaking

picturesnomatterhowyoupositionyourself.

13.OurmutualfriendJohnhasgotarareabilitytomemorizefactsandfigures.

14.Johnstretchedoutanannfrombedtopickuphisphone.Sleepilyheasked,

“Whoisit?”

15.AnadvanceteamwassenttotheUKtomakepreparationsforPresidentXi

Jinping'svisit.

1.2

1.forinstance2.wasfloodedwith3.destinedto4.reluctant

5.pullthemapart6.stickto7.pleadedwith8.Asaresult

1.3

1.Noflowersgrewhere.Nohumansevercame.Onlythebaregreysandstretched

outtowards/totheroaringsea.

2.AsaHarryPotterfan,EmilyfeltobligatedtovisittheElephantHouse,thecafe

shopinEdinburghwhereJ.K.Rowlingstartedwritingtheseries.

3.Thesaying“Studentsmustdotheboringstuffbeforetheycandotheinteresting

stuff'canberoughlytranslatedas"Studentsmustmemorizebeforetheycanbe

allowedtothink.^^

4.AccordingtoTheOdyssey,Odysseuswastheonlyhumanbeingtohearthe

alluringsongoftheSirensandlivetotellofit.

5.Atfirst,shepleadedwiththedoctorstosave/nottocutoffherson'sarm,butthe

doctorsaidtherewasnochoice.

2.Collocation

1.ManyChinesetouristsaredisappointedtofindshopsinEuropeclosedon

weekends.

2.PeterMayle,authorofAYearinProvence、iscontenttoliveaquietlifeinrural

France.

3.Iamsorrytosaythat,despitetheeffortsofourcareteam,thepatientisgoing

frombadtoworse.

4.Becauseofpollution,waterhereisnolongerfittodrink.

5.Theoldladyimpressedmeassomeonehardtodealwith.

6.Thissofaiscomfortabletositon.I'lltakeit.

3.SentencePatterns

1.Whatbetterwaytorememberourbeloveddaughterthantosetup/settingupa

scholarshipinhername?

2.Whatbetterwaytostartoffthenewyearthantodrawup/drawingupalistof

goalstobeattainedinit?

3.Yes,listingAmericans9favoritefoodsmaydependalotonwhomyouask,but

onethingissure:TheUnitedStatesowesmanyofitsfavoritedishes,orthe

ideasforthesefoods,totherestoftheworld.

4.Yes,Claireisyoung,butsheisverygoodatattendingtodifficultcustomers.

5.Yes,hetalkedlikeamanofsense,buthisactionwasthatofafool.

4.ComprehensivePractice

4.1Cloze

Whatwouldyoudoifachancetostudyabroadpoppedup?Wouldyou

hesitateorwouldyougrabitstraightaway?Youranswermaywelldependonthe

destinationonoffer.Forinstance,studyingatCambridgemaywellseemmore

alluringthanstudyingatalesswell-knownuniversity.Andthen,ofcourse,there

istheprogramonoffertotakeintoconsideration.Doyouyearntoexplore

subjectstotallynewtoyouorareyoureluctanttostrayfromareasinwhichyou

feelsecure?Inmakingthechoiceyoumayjusthavetorelyonyourinstinctabout

whatwillsuityoubest.

4.2Translation

1.IgrabbedmybabyfromthetigerbeforeIhadtimetofeelafraid.Iguessitwas

amother'snaturalinstinct.

2.ModerntouristsyearnformysteriousplaceslikeTibet.Youshouldgothere

beforeitisfloodedwithvisitors.

3.Nowthatmydaughtercancrawl,thereisnotaspotinthehouseshehasn't

reached.Pmjusttiredofpickinguptoysconstantlyafterher.

4.Ifeltpulledapartoflatebyworkandtakingcareofmysickchild.CanI

postponeturninginthebusinessplan?

5.Idon'tmeantobeprovocative,butIdothinkit'sbetterfbrourcompanyto

splitintotwo.

6.TheUSgovernmentfeelsobligatedtopreferUS-madeproducts,butit'sstill

possiblefbraforeigncompanytobeitssupplier.Forinstance,ifaproductis

notmadeintheUS,thentheUSgovernmentwillbuyabroad.

7.Wemustconstantlyanalyzechangesintheenvironmenttoseeifthereisaneed

tochangetheoriginalprogram.

8.What'syourinterpretationoftheChinesegovernment'snewpolicyofallowing

twochildrenperfamily?Isittomakeupfortheshortageofyoungpeoplein

thefutureinChina?

Reading&Comprehending

Reading1

1.ComprehensionCheckforReading1

l.F2.T3.T4.F5.T6.T7.F8.T9.F10.T

2.Translation

1.“这是一种全然不同的学习风格，非常注重课堂参与。”他说。“课上教授

们从不‘满堂灌'，课堂参与占总成绩的一定比例。”

2.我不认为英国有哪所大学会把这么多不同的人聚集到一间教室里。因为我

学的是哲学和社会学这样的课题，所以多元化的学生构成使得课堂上的交

流和辩论精彩纷呈。

3.周游各地不但给人留下美好回忆，还能让毕业生们在职场占据优势。

4.你了解了另一种文化和它的行政管理系统。你变得更为独立、更积极、更

自信。所有这些技能都是你在找工作时雇主所看重的。

Reading2

ComprehensionCheckforReading2

1.Yes.ManycountriesareworkinghardtoincreasetheirshareofChinese

students.TheUniversityofSydneyisnowacceptingtheGaokaoasan

applicationcredential.

2.ThetrendtowardsChinesestudentsbecomingmoreself-funded.

3.Toshowthatstudyingoverseasmaynotensureahighincomeorcomfortable

living.

4.WhentheChineseeconomymakesthesuccessfultransitionfromaheavy

manufacturingemphasistoonemoreinlinewitha"knowledgeeconomy^^

model.

IntegratedSkillsPracticing

I.Viewing&Listening

Segment1

1.Excellentrecommendationsfromyourprofessors.

2.Aheckofanadmissionsessay.

3.Atleasta175onyourLSATs.

Segment2

1.Sheisskilledatcommandingtheattentionofaroomanddiscussingvery

importantissues.

2.Sheisabletorecallhundredsofimportantdetailsatthedropofahat.

3.Shefeelscomfortableusinglegaljargonineverydaylife.

Segment3

1.HerGPAorGradePointAverageis4.0,andherLSATscoreis179.

2.SinceHarvardLawSchoolhasneverhadafhshionmajorbefore,admittingElle

wouldaddtothediversityofthestudentmake-up.

3.Herlistofextracurricularactivitiesisimpressive.

III.Writing

Modelpaperforyourreference

YiluZhao

No.2HighSchoolofEastChinaNormalUniversity

155JinshajiangRoad

Shanghai200062

China

December1,1993

OfficeofUndergraduateAdmissions

YaleUniversity

38HillhouseAvenue

NewHaven,CT06511

USA

DearSir/Madam,

IamwritingtoexpressmyinterestinstudyinghistoryatYaleUniversity,

especiallyyourDirectedStudiesprogram.

Historyhasalwaysfascinatedme