新世纪大学英语(第二版)综合教程第二册-unit1-unit4-习题答案

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综合教程第二册习题答案

Unit1>KeytoBookExercise

ListenandRespond

TaskOneFocusingontheMainIdeas

1Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowing

sentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelistening

passage.

1Beforegraduatingfromcollege,thespeakerwasaskedto.

A)makeapieceofcakefortheclass

B)writedownpeople'sresponsetohersmile

C)observehowpeoplesmileateachother

D)actkindlytosomeone

2WhilewaitingforherturntogetherbreakfastatthelocalMcDonalds,the

speaker.

A)wasreadytoservethetwopoorhomelessmenwhosmelled

B)sawaterribledirtymanstandingintheline

C)foundthatashortgentlemanwaswaitingforhismeal

D)noticedthatahomelessmanwassmilingather

3ThetwopoorhomelessmenwenttothelocalMcDonaldsto

A)warmthemselvesB)havetheirbreakfast

C)waitforsomeoneD)searchforafriendlysmile

4Atthesightofthetwohomelessmen,thespeaker

A)turnedawayfromthemtojoinherfamily

B)orderedforthemtwocupsofhotcoffee

C)boughtthemtwobreakfastmeals

D)askedthemwhattheywantedtoeat

5Afterthespeakerturnedinher''project/'thespeaker'sprofessorandher

classmates

A)hadaheateddiscussionaboutsmile

B)exchangedtheirunusualexperiences

C)weredeeplytouchedbyhersmile

D)weregreatlymovedbyherstory

TaskTwoZoomingInontheDetails

Listentotherecordingcarefullyandfillineachoftheblanks

accordingtowhatyouhaveheard.

1ThespeakerisamotherofthreeandhasrecentlycompletedhercoHeqe

deqree.Thelastprojecttheprofessorassignedhertodowastogooutand

smileatthreeDeoDleandthenwritedowntheirreaction.

2Soonaftershewasassignedtheproject,shewentwithherfamilytothe

localMcDonaldsonacoldMarchmornina.Justwhentheywerestanding

inline,waitingtobeserved*shesmelledahorrible"dirtybodv"sme".

Twopoorhomelessmenwerealsostandinginline.Theyjustwantedtositin

therestaurantandwarmUD,sotheyonlyaskedforcoffee.Obviously,it

wasalltheycouldafford.

3Thenshewassuddenlyfilledwithsympathy.Alleyesintherestaurant

weresetonher,judginghereveryaction.Shesmiledandboughtthetwo

homelessmentwobreakfastmeals.

4Shereturnedtocollege,withthisstoninhand.Sheturnedinher

''DroiectHerprofessorreadittothewholeclass.Thewholeclasswas

touched.Shegraduatedwithoneofthebiggestlessonsshewouldeverlearn

一UNCONDITIONALACCEPTANCE.

ReadandExplore

TaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas

1Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedin

TextA.

1)Whydidn'ttheauthorstopforthehitchhiker?

Hethoughtthatsomeoneelsewouldstopforhim.Andhewasafraid

ofapossiblerobbery.

2)Didhefeelguiltyfornothelpingtheyoungman?

No.Hedidn't.Buthewasbotheredbyhiseasyandquickdecisionof

leavingtheyoungmanstrandedaloneinthedesert.

3)WhydidtheauthordecidetostarthisjourneyacrossAmericapennilessly?

Hewantedtotestifapersoncouldstillrelysolelyonthekindnessof

strangersorthegoodwillofhisfellowAmericansthesedays.

4)Whatdidhediscoverashetravelled?

Hefoundoutthatotherssharedhisfear.Yettheystillstubbornly

helpedstrangerslikehim.

5)Whathadhappenedtothetruckertheauthormetonarainyday?

Hewasoncerobbedatknifepointbyahitchhiker.

6)Whatconclusiondidtheauthordrawfromhisexperiencesmentionedin

Paras.15-18?

Hefoundthatpeopleweregenerallycompassionate.Andthosewho

hadtheleasttogiveoftengavethemost.

7)WhydidCarolinvitetheauthortotalktoherclassabouthistrip?

Shethoughtthechildrenshouldbeexposedtowhatelsewasout

there—thegoodandthebad.

8)Whatconclusiondidtheauthormakeabouthistripwhenhetalkedtothe

students?

HeconcludedthathisfaithinAmericahadbeenrenewedandthat

peoplecouldstilldependonthekindnessofstrangers.

2TextAcanbedividedintothreepartswiththeparagraphnumber(s)

ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeach

part.

Part:One;Paragraph(s):1-7;MainIdea:Becauseofapastexperienceof

neglectingahitchhikerinneedofhelp,theauthordecidedtotravel

acrossAmericawithoutanymoneytofindoutifonecouldstillrelyon

thekindnessofstrangersthesedays.

Part:Two;Paragraph(s):8-28;MainIdea:Duringhistrip,hefoundout

thatpeopleweregenerallycompassionateandwillingtohelp

althoughtheymighthavefears.

Part:Three;Paragraph(s):29-31;MainIdea:Hetalkedtoschoolchildren

andconcludedinapatrioticmannerthatinAmericapeoplecouldstill

dependonthekindnessofstrangers.

TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines

Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhatthe

authorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.

1)Inthemiddleofthedesert,Icameuponayoungmanstandingbythe

roadside.Hehadhisthumboutandheldagascaninhisotherhand.(Para.1)

Bydoingso,theyoungmanwastellingthepassingdriversthathe

wantedtohitchhikeashiscarhadrunoutofgas.

2)TheweekIturned37,1realizedI'dnevertakenagambleinmylife.(Para.

7)

ThisweekIwouldbe37yearsold,yetIrealizedthatIhadalways

beenverycarefulinmylifeandIhadnevertakenarisk,forexample,

trustingonthekindnessofothers.

3)Itwouldbeacashlessjourneythroughthelandofthealmightydollar.(Para.

7)

Theauthorisbeingabitsarcastichere.Hewouldtakenomoneywith

himandtravelacrosstheUS,whereitisbelievedthatmoneycando

everythingandanything.Thephrase"almightydollar"isaplayful

allusiontothefamiliarterm"AlmightyGod"

4)YetIwastreatedwithkindnessineverystateItraveled.Iwasamazedby

thestubborncapacityofAmericanstohelpastranger,evenwhenitseemedto

runcontrarytotheirownbestinterests.(Para.11)

Iwasamazedbythecontinualshowofkindnessofmyfellow

Americans,eventhoughhelpingastrangerwouldmeantakingarisk.

5)Ididn'tknowwhethertokissthemorscoldthemforstopping.(Para.13)

Theauthorhadmixedfeelings:whethertokissthetwowomenfor

theirkindness,orgivethemalessonbycautioningthemnottotrust

anystranger,fortheycouldhaverunintoabadpersoninsteadof

himself.

CheckingYourVocabulary

WordDetective

1ChoosethedefinitioninColumnBthatbestmatcheseachitalicized

wordinColumnA.

1)。

2)〃

3)a

4)；

5)/7

6)/7

7)e

8)/

9)g

10)f

2Asynonymisawordthathasthesameornearlythesamemeaning

asanotherword.Anantonymisawordthatmeanstheoppositeof

anotherword.WriteSbeforeeachpairofsynonymsandAbefore

eachpairofantonyms.ThefirstwordineachpairistakenfromText

Bandthecorrespondingparagraphnumberhasbeenindicatedfor

you.

Example:S_virtually,almost(Para.1)

1)Sgovern,control(Para.3)

2)Ssignal,sign(Para.4)

3)Sparticipate,join(Para.5)

4)Aheave,lower(Para.6)

5)Scollapse,fall(Para.7)

6)Sestablish,found(Para.10)

7)Slocate,situate(Para.10)

8)Aoccasional,frequent(Para.15)

CheckingYourComprehension

1Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedin

TextB.

1)Whatistheauthorandhiswife'sopinionaboutbecomingatruefriendto

someonewhosenametheydon'tknow?

Theauthorandhiswifeusedtothinkthatitwasvirtuallyimpossible

tobeatruefriendtosomeonewhosenametheydidnftknow.But

nowtheyrealizetheywerewrong.YearsofSunday-morningbustrip

throughthecitywiththesame"nameless“peoplehavecompletely

changedtheirthinking.

2)WhydoestheauthorsaythattakingtheSunday-morningbustriprequires

teamworkthoughtheydon'tknoweachother'snames?

Thereisalwaysthesamegroupofregularpassengers.Thebusdriver

andthepassengersactedroutinelywithduecareandattention,asif

theywerecooperatinginateam.Thedrivershouldperformhis

dutieswellandthepassengersshouldobeythewrittenand

unwrittenrules.Thereshouldbenosmoking,nolittering,and

everyoneshouldbehaveinapoliteanddecentmanner.Undersuch

circumstances<namesarenolongerimportant.

3)WhatcanwelearnaboutthesilentwomanfromPara.5?

Thesilentwomanalwayssitsupfrontandneverrespondstoothers'

greetings.Herwornclothingsuggeststhatsheisnotrich.However,

sheisconsiderateenoughtobringthebusdriveracupofcoffeeeach

timeshetakesthebusride.

4)Whydoesthefactorysecurityguardalwaysslumpdowninhisseatwithhis

eyesclosed?

Hehasjustcomeoffalongnightshiftandhefeelssleepyandtired.

5)WhywasthebusverylateoneSundaymorning?

Onthatmorningaregularpassengercollapsedonthesidewalkashe

wasmovingforwardtoboardthebus.Theotherpassengerstriedto

helphimandwaitedwithhimforanambulancetoarrive.

6)WhatdoyouknowabouttheMexicancouple?

TheMexicancoupleloveeachotherverymuch.Theyalwaysboard

thebushandinhandandarestillholdinghandswhentheygetoff

thebus.Thewomanwaspregnantlatelastyearandnowtheyhavea

newbaby.AUtheregularpassengersfeelhappyfortheyoung

Mexicancouple.

7)WhydothepassengersenjoythecompanyofagroupofHaitians?

TheHaitianshaveagreatsenseoffun.Thepassengersareall

delightedtohavetheircompany.Theyalwayschuckleandnodwhen

theHaitiansareallaboard.

8)Whyisthewomanwhositsupfrontalwayssilent?

Shehasaspeechimpediment.Talkingishardforher.

9)Whatdoyouknowaboutthesilentwoman'sfamilylife?

Sheisasinglemotherwithadisabledsonwhoisreceivingspecial

careawayfromhome.Shelivesaloneandfeelslonelyandmissesher

sonverymuch.TheSunday-morningbusrideisthebestthingshe

doesallweek,andanoccasionalvisittothefishrestaurantisalmost

asgoodasthesecondbestthing.SheridestheSunday-morningbus

simplyforthecompanionshipofthedriverwhosenameshedoesn't

know,butwhoappreciatesthehotcoffeeshebrings.

10)Howdidtheauthorandhiswifefeelaboutthedinnerwiththesilent

woman?

Theyallhadawonderfultime.Forthesilentwoman,anoccasional

visittothefishrestaurantwasapleasantexperienceandthistimeit

wasevenbetterwiththecompanionshipoftheauthorandhiswife.

Theauthorandhiswifealsoenjoyedthedinnerandtheyfeltthatthe

fishhadnevertastedbetter.Whentheylefttherestaurant,they

werealreadyfriendswitheachother.Andtheysharedtheirnames.

2Readthefollowingstatementsandthendecidewhethereachof

themistrueorfalsebasedontheinformationcontainedinTextB.

WriteTforTrueandFforFalseinthespaceprovidedbeforeeach

statement.

1)TOnSundaystheauthorandhiswifetakethebustogotochurchregularly

foryears.

2)FThebusdriverisrequiredtorememberthestopofeveryregular

passenger.

(Heisnotrequiredtodoso.Buthemakesithisbusinessto

rememberwhereeveryregularpassengershouldgetoffthebus.)

3)FThesilentwomanalwaysgetsthedriveracupofcoffeebecausesheis

well-off.

(Thewornclothingofthesilentwomansuggestsshedoesn'thave

muchmoneytospare,butshealwaysdutchesanextracupofcoffee

forthedriver.)

4)FThedriverhastowakeupthefactorysecurityguardeverytimeand

remindshimofgettingoffthebus.

(Thesecurityguarddoseshiseyesuntiltheprecisemomentthatthe

busapproacheshisstop.Then,heopenshiseyesandgetsoffthe

bus.)

5)TTherotundfellowisverygratefulbecauseotherpeoplehavehelpedhim.

6)TThepassengersenjoytheirridetogetherandwordsornamesarenot

necessarytothem.

7)FTheauthorandhiswifedevelopedagoodrelationshipwiththesilent

womanaftertakingthesamebusforsomemonths.

(Formanymonths,theonlysadnessfortheauthorandhiswifeis

thattheycan'testablishthesamerapportwiththesilentwoman.)

8)FTheyfoundtheirfishtastedbetterbecausetheysharedagooddinner

withthesilentwoman.

(Theyfoundtheirfishtastedbetterbecausetheyhadfinallylearned

thestoryofthesilentwomanandmadefriendswithher.)

EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness

WordsinAction

WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

1Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthis

unit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththewordsgiven.Change

theformwherenecessary.

1)Myneighboursareafriendlybunchofpeople.

2)Daveamazed\w=>friendsbyleavingawell-paidjobtotravelaroundthe

world.

3)Theemployeesinthiscompanyworkaneight-hourshift.

4)Theprofessorcametotheclassroomwithabundleofnewspapersunder

hisarm.

5)Apassengeraskedthedriver:''Couldyoudropmeoffnearthepostoffice?

rdliketopostaletter.”

6)Thelittlegirl'scapacity^learninglanguagesastonishedme.

7)HowmanycountrieswillbeparticipatingmtheOlympicGames?

8)IlikethetypicallyFrenchstyleliving.Itissoromantic.

9)Theyhavemadetheirfortunesfromindustryandcommerce.

10)Theythreatenedtoshoothimandrobhimofallhispossessions.

11)Inmanycultures,thelionisthesymbolcourage.

12)Yourhelpwasgreatlyappreciated.Weareverygratefultoyouforit.

13)It'sthefirsttimethepaintinghasbeendisplayed3thepublic.

14)Duringtheexam,thenaughtyboytriedtoslipanotetohisclassmate

whiletheteacherwasn'tlooking.

15)Asthesayinggoes,conquer^desires,ortheywillconqueryou.

16)Beforethedinnerparty,Motherhasorderedawastfromthebutcher.

17)Ididn'twaitforyouathomebecauseIfiguredthatyouwouldn'tcome.

2Intheboxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedin

thisunit.Doyouunderstandtheirmeanings?Doyouknowhowto

usetheminthepropercontext?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingthe

blank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.

1)Inthispainting,asingleredrosestandsinrichcontrasttothegrassland.

2)Thefactoryworkersareexposedtopoisonousgasesandmanyofthem

sufferfromlungdiseases.

3)Duringthewar,thesoldierriskedhislifehelpingotherstoescape.

4)Dotrustme.Youcanrelyonmetokeepyoursecret.

5)Ifyouareattackedorrobbedatknifepoint,howwouldyoureactthen?

6)Sheissuchanextraordinarygirlthatshealwaysstandsout\r\acrowd.

7)Obviously,thisfoolishidearunscontrarytocommonsense(常识).

8)Iwasverytiredandhadtoflagdown心taxiinordertogethomeearly.

9)Themotherpicks/pickedupherchildrenfromthekindergartenat5:00

p.m.everyday.

10)Thepublisherstookagambleo〃anunknownauthor,andthebooks

havesoldwell.

11)Thedriverwavedtousashepulledaway.

12)ThedriverpulledoverXQthesideoftheroadtoseewhatwaswrongwith

histruck.

IncreasingYourWordPower

1Collocations

Lookattheadverbslistedintheboxbelow,anddecidewhichadverb

isneededtocollocatewiththeverbineachsentence.Fillthecorrect

adverbintotheblankinthesentence.Thesamewordmaybeusedin

morethanonesentence.Consultadictionaryifnecessary.

1)Noneedtothankme—Iwasjustgladtohelpout3friend.

2)Yesterdayadrunkenmanwasrunoperandkilledbyabus.

3)WhenIlookbacksmycollegedays,Ican'tbelievethecrazythingswedid

asstudents.

4)HelooksdownonhiscolleaguesbecausehehasaPhDdegreebutthey

don'thave.

5)Apolicemanwasstandingbythesideoftheroad,signalingtometopull

over.

6)Peterdidn'thaveanywheretostaysoSarahputhimupforafewdays.

7)Don'tworry.Everythingwillturnoutsell.

8)Youpromisedyouwoulddoit.Whydidyougobackonyourword?

9)Theirbusinesswaslosingmoneysotheyhadtoclosedown.

10)Youcan'tmisshim.Thathaircutmakeshimstandoutinacrowd.

11)Igave叩smokingwhenIgotpregnant.

12)Thedoctorcheckedheryesterday.AllthetestswereOKandshe

seemedtobefine.

13)Shetendstohangbackmacrowdbecausesheissoshy.

14)WhatproblemsshouldIwatchoz/fforwhenbuyinganoldhouse?Idon't

wanttobecheated.

15)Theyofferedherthejobbutshedidn'tlikeitandturneditdown.

16)It'shardtocomfortSandra.Shedoesn'tseemabletogetorerher

mother'sdeath.

2Studythedifferentmeaningsofthewordthaninthefollowing

sentences.

Task:NowputthefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthanin

yourtranslation.

1）行动比言语更响亮。

Actionspeakslouderthanwords.

2）这儿的生产需要低于摄氏25度的温度。

Productionhereneedstemperatureslowerthan25degreesCelsius.

3）我喜欢保存东西而不是把它们扔掉。

Iliketokeepthingsratherthanthrowthemaway.

4）这里除了我之外没有别人。

Thereisnobodyhereotherthanme.

5）她宁愿辞职也不愿为那位老板干活。

She'dratherleaveherjobthan（beforcedto）workforthatboss.

3WordBuilding

PrefixesofNumbers

InEnglishtherearesomeprefixesthatquantify(量化)overtheirbase

words'meaning.

NowmatcheachoftheEnglishwordsinColumnAwithitsChinese

meaninginColumnB.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.

l)d

2)Ar

3)n

4)J

5)a

6)9

7)f

8)b

9)o

10)

11)。

12)e

13)c

14)h

15)/

16)/

GrammarinContext

Task1:Chooseeithertheinfinitiveformorthe-ingformoftheverb

inbracketstocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.

1)WhenIsawJohninhisroom,hewasbusypreparing(prepare)hislessons.

2)I'dliketotakethisopportunitytof/ran/ir(thank)allofyouforcomingtojoin

ustonight.

3)Mytransistorradioisn'tworking.Itneedsrepairing/toberepaired

(repair).

4)Theyfounditimpossibletogef(get)everythingreadyintime.

5)Iamusedtostudying(study)withMr.Jonesandthereforeprefernotto

changetoanotherteacher.

6)Allthewomenintheofficeobjectedtobeingtreated(treat)likethis.

7)Imustgonow.Ican'triskmissing{y(\\ss)thelasttrain.

8)ThePresident'sattemptstoredi/ce(reduce)inflationwerequitesuccessful.

9)HeisalwaysthelastonetoZeaxe(leave)theoffice.

10)Itzsnouseworrying(worry)aboutyourchild.He'sgrownup.

Task2:CompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChinese

inbracketsintoEnglish,payingattentiontotheuseofthe-ingform

andthe-edformofverbs.

1)Whentheoldmanwastellingthestory,somechildrenkeptnodding^■住

地点头)whilesomeotherslooked俯加叱＜7。〃面5仪/(很迷惑).

2)Fallenleaves(iWOf)willeventuallyturnintofertilizerservingotherplants.

3)Thethreeboysweresosurprisedtofindtheescapedprisoner

hiding(正躲在)behindthedoor.

4)(被深深地感动了)bythepoorbuthard-workingboy,the

coupledecidedtopayforhissecondaryeducation.

5)Anyonefollowing(DJTJA)thisadvicewouldfindhimselfintrouble.

6)Being(作为)universitystudents,weshouldbe/hferested(对...感兴趣)in

whatisgoingonintheworld.

7)Thebulkoftheworld'srainforests,97percent,areZoafed(位于)in27

developingcountries.

8)Ifshecatchesyoureadingherdiary,shellbeangry.

Cloze

CompletethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromTextA.The

initialletterofeachisgiven.

Couldanyonerelyonthekindnessofstrangersthesedays?Onewaytotest

thiswouldbeforapersontojourneyfromcoasttocoastwithoutanymoney,

relying(X)solelyonthegoodwillofhisfellowAmericans.Theidea\ntrigued

(2)me.SoIdecidedtomakeatripfromthePacificCoasttotheAtlanticCoast

withoutapenny(3),IroseearlyonSeptember6,1994,andheadedfor(4)

theGoldenGateBridge.Duringthesixweeks'journey,Ihitched82ridesand

covered{5}4,223milesacross14states.Iwastreated(6)withkindnessin

everystateItravelledacross.Iwasamazed。)bythestubborncapacityof

Americanstohelpastranger,evenwhenitseemedtoruncontrary(fi)totheir

ownbestinterests.Ifoundthatpeopleweregenerallycompassionate.

HearingIhadnomoneyandwouldtakenone,peopleineverystateboughtme

foodorsharedwhatever(10)theyhappenedtohavewithme.InJamestown,

Tennessee,ascienceteacher\nvited{ll}metotalktoherclassaboutmytrip.

Allthekidswerewell-manneredandattentive(12).Theirquestionskept

coming.ItoldthestudentshowproudIwastoliveinacountrywhere(13)

peoplewerestillwillingtohelpoutastranger.Itoldthem,''Nomatterwhoyou

are,youcanstilldependonthekindnessofstrangers//

Translation

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsand

expressionsgiveninbrackets.

1)离婚的传言不过是为他的新电影炒作的手段而已。(aploytodosth.)

Therumorabouthisdivorceisjustaploytogainpublicityforhisnew

film.

2)他孤注一掷，用父母留给他的所有钱来开一家工厂。(takeagambleonsth.)

Hetookagambleonstartingafactorywithallthemoneyhisparents

hadlefthim.

3)赢得那场重要的比赛之后，他们把队长抬到肩膀上，欢呼着胜利。(hoist...

to...)

Afterwinningtheimportantgametheyhoistedtheircaptaintotheir

shouldersinshoutingtriumph.

4)在全球化热潮中，我们要提防不同文化的冲突。(watchoutforsth.)

Intherushtogoforglobalization,weshouldwatchoutforcollision

ofcultures.

5)在这种情况下，出现麻烦是不足为奇的。(inthecircumstances)

Inthecircumstancesitwasnotsurprisingthattherewastrouble.

6)这婴儿非常健康。(thepictureof)

Thebabyistheverypictureofhealth.

7）人们已经意识到儿童接触有关暴力和色情电视节目的危害。（exposesb.t。

sth.）

Peoplehaverealizedthedangersofexposingchildrentoviolence

andsexonTV.

8）我们始终考虑到我们是在为谁制作这部影片。（haveinmind）

Wealwayshadinmindforwhomweweremakingthefilm.

Unit2>KeytoBookExercises

ListenandRespond

TaskOneFocusingontheMainIdeas

Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences

accordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

1AccordingtothepassageMichaelwas.

A）acuriousperson

B)alwaysanoptimistinhislife

C)alwaysavictiminhiscompany

D)anemployeewholikedcomplaining

2IfsomethingbadhappenedorsomeonecametohimcomplainingMichael

would.

A)choosetobeavictim

B)bemorelikelytobeinabadmood

C)choosetoacceptthebadthingorthecomplaining

D)choosethepositivesideoflife

3InMichael'sopinion.

A)thosepeoplewholiketocomplainwilloftenaffectourmood

B)weshoulddosomemorningexercisestocheerusup

C)howweliveourlifeisdecidedbyourattitudetolife

D)optimistshavemorechancesofsuccessthanpessimists

4FromMichaelthespeakerhaslearnedthat.

A)eachmorninghemustsaysomethingtohimself

B)everyonemayhaveachanceofsuccess

C)everydaywehaveachoicetolivefully

D)itzsnoteasytobeanoptimist

TaskTwoZoomingInontheDetails

Listentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccording

towhatyouhaveheard.

1Ifanemployeewashavingabaddav*Michaelwastheretellingthe

employeehowtolookontheuositivesideofthesituation.

2EachmorningwhenMichaelwokeuphewouldremindhimselftobeina

aoodmoodandchoosethepositivesideoflife;ifsomethingbadhappened,

hewouldchoosetolearnfromitandnottobeavictimofit.

3InMichael'sopinion,lifeisallaboutchoices.Everysituationinlifeisa

choice.Youchoosehowyoureacttosituations;youchoosehowpeoplewill

affectyourmood;youchoosehowyoufeel.Thebottomlineis:It'syour

choicehowyouliveyourlife.

4TheauthordecidedtofollowMichael'sexampleandbelievedthatifhechose

tobeanoptimisthemightfeelbetter,eniovlifemoreandmighthave

morechancesofsuccess.

ReadandExplore

TaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas

1Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedin

TextA.

1)AccordingtoRichDeVos,whatistherelationshipbetweenoptimismand

success?

AccordingtoRichDeVos,thereseemstobeanatural

cause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenoptimismandsuccess.

2)Whyshouldeachofuschoosebetweenoptimismandpessimismtoshape

ouroutlookandourexpectations?

Becausethereisenoughgoodandbadineveryone'slifeandthis

servesasarationalbasisforustochooseeitheroptimismor

pessimism.

3)Whatistheauthor'schoice?Whydoeshemakesuchachoice?

RichDeVoschoosestohighlightthepositiveandsliprightoverthe

negative,becauseheisanoptimistbychoiceasmuchasbynature.

Andhefoundthatthegoodinlifeisfargreaterandmoreimportant

thanthebad.

4)Whatdoestheauthor'sexperienceintheservicestationtellus?

Ittellsusthatanegativeattitudemayhaveaprofoundeffectonthe

waywefeelandact.

5)What'sthemeaningofthesentence''Optimismdoesn'tneedtobe

naivez,(Para.9)?

Wecanbeoptimistsandstillrecognizethatproblemsexistandthat

someofthemarenotdealtwitheasily.

2TextAcanbedividedintothreepartswiththeparagraphnumber(s)

ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeach

part.

Part:One;Paragraph(s):1-3;MainIdea:Itisnecessarytochoose

optimismtoshapeouroutlookandexpectations.

Part:Two;Paragraph(s):4-7;MainIdea:Theauthorillustratestheeffect

ofnegativismthroughhisownexperience.

Part:Three;Paragraph(s):8-10;MainIdea:Theauthorsuggeststhatwe

directourattentiontopositiveandconstructivethinkingratherthan

tonegativism.

TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines

Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhatthe

authorintendstosay.

1)Anoptimisticattitudeisnotaluxury;it'sanecessity.(Para.4)

Anoptimisticattitudeisnotsomethingthatisenjoyablebut

unnecessary.Itisessentialforourlife.

2)Pessimismcreatesasadandhopelessplacewherenoonewantstolivein.

(Para.4)

Ifyouareapessimist,youwillfindthattheenvironmentyouliveinis

alwaysdullfuninterestingandhopeless.

3)Thatseemedlikeanoddquestion,butIfeltfineandtoldhimso.(Para.5)

Theauthorwasfeelinggreatonthatbeautifulday.Hewasabit

surprisedtoheartheattendant'squestion.

4)Optimismdoesn'tneedtobenaive.(Para.9)

Tobeoptimistic,wedonotneedtobesimple-mindedorbehappy

blindly.

5)Optimismdrawsourattentionawayfromnegativismandchannelsitinto

positive,constructivethinking.(Para.10)

Ifwetakeanoptimisticattitudetowardslife,wewilllookonthe

positivesideofthesituationandgraduallycultivateapositiveand

constructivewayofthinking.

CheckingYourVocabulary

WordDetective

1ChoosethedefinitioninColumnBthatbestmatcheseachitalicized

wordinColumnA.

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