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新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材（修订版）《综合教程2》unit2课后练习答案,大学本科英语专业

UNIT2TheVirtuesofGrowingOlder

TextComprehension

I.C

II.FFFTT

III.Answerthefollowingquestions

1.theanswercanbefoundinthefirsttwoparagraphs

2.Thewritermentions3distinctadvantagesofgrowingolder,i.e.lessconcernforone’sappearance（para3）,lessuncertaintyabouttheunknownsinthefuture（para4）,andsurerself-identity（para5）

3.refertoPara4

4.refertopara5

5.thewriterlearnsthesignificancefromherparents’contentmentthathenewer（younger）isnotnecessarilybetter,andshecanbehappierthanbeforeasshegrowsolder.

Vocabulary

I.VocabularyAnalysis

1Phrasepractice

1.beapttobelikelyto易于……，有……的倾向

e.g.Infantsareapttoputtheirhandsintotheirmouths.婴儿爱把手往嘴里塞。

2.fallapart:

breakup,disintegrate

3.ingeneralasawhole通常，大体上；总的来说，从总体上看

e.g.Ingeneral,thiscompany’sproductsareveryreliable.这家公司的产品通常是很可靠的。

Ingeneral,thispaperisabitdifficultforthesestudentstofinishinanhour.总的来说，让学生在一个小时内完成这份试卷有些困难。

3.atthemercyofpowerlessagainst;completelycontrolledby对……无能为力；任……处置，任由……摆布

e.g.Somepeoplearebornwiththebeliefthattheyaremastersoftheirownlives.Othersfeeltheyareatthemercyoffate.有些人天生相信自己是生命的主宰，另一些人则觉得他们受到命运的支配。

Idon’twanttoputmyselfatthemercyofothers.我不希望任由他人摆布。

4.nowondernotsurprising/onlytoonatural不足为奇，并不奇怪

e.g.Itisnowonderthatitissowetinthesouth.南方这么潮湿，并不奇怪。

Nowonderyou’resotired,you’veworkedthreehourswithoutabreak.难怪你这么累，你已经连续工作了三个小时。

Itisnowonderthathefailedhisfinalexam.他没能通过期末考试，这是不足为怪的。

II.fillintheblanks

1.delay2.Feverishly3.façade4.confronted5.premise6.dreaded7.automatically8.awaiting

IIIFillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.

1.Shehasgotthisobsessive（obsess）fearoflosingcontrol,soshenevershowsheremotions.

2.Peopleunderalotofstressatworkwilloftenexperiencemoodiness（mood）,irritabilityandalossofconfidence.

3.Theywantedatolerable（tolerate）existence—morefood,bettershelter,andpeace.

4.Intheend,thecompanyanditsinvestorscametoamutuallybeneficial（benefit）arrangement.

5.Workingwiththementallyhandicappedcanbeasatisfying（satisfy）andrewardingexperience.

6.Frogscansearchforfoodunderwater,hidden（hide）frombirdsofprey.

7.WhenIaskedheraboutwhereshewantedthemeetingtobeheld,shedidn’texpressanyparticularpreference（prefer）.

8.Thecommitteehasmadefourspecificcriticisms（critical）ofthegovernment’stransportationpolicy.

1.obsessv.（使）牵挂，（使）惦念，（使）着迷

obsesseda.着迷的

obsessionn.困扰，沉迷，着魔

obsessivea.着迷的，强迫性的，分神的

e.g.爱丽丝被一个她刚刚认识的男孩迷住了。

Alicewasobsessedbyaboyshehasjustmet.

他一直想要找到他的父亲，但是最近这变成了一种狂热。

He’salwayswantedtofindhisfatherbutrecentlyit’sbecomeanobsession.

2.moodn.心情，情绪

moodya.易怒的，喜怒无常的，情绪化的

moodinessn.忧郁

e.g.我每个星期日情绪都很坏。

IamalwaysinabadmoodonSunday.

我的妻子在医院里心情不好。

Mywifeismoodyatthehospital.

3.toleratev.容忍，忍受

tolerablea.可容忍的

toleranta.宽容的，容忍的

e.g.她能忍受寒冷的天气。

Shecantoleratethecolddays.

这种炎热的天气在夜晚可以忍受。

Theheatwastolerableatnight.

4.benefitn.利益；津贴

beneficiala.有益的，有利的

beneficiaryn.受惠者，受益人

e.g.这项工程对每个人都大有好处。

Thisprojectisofgreatbenefittoeveryone.

新鲜空气有益于健康。

Freshairisbeneficialtoourhealth.

她的丈夫是她遗嘱的主要受益人。

Herhusbandisthechiefbeneficiaryofherwill.

5.satisfyv.使满意，满足

satisfactionn.满意

satisfactorya.令人满意的

e.g.观赏一幅美丽的图画使人心满意足。

Lookingatabeautifulpaintingalwaysgivesonesatisfaction.

她对现状根本不满意。

Sheisnotatallsatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.

6.hidev.隐藏，隐瞒

hidingn.隐藏，躲藏

hiddena.隐藏的，秘密的

e.g.她设法不表露自己的感情。

Shetriedtohideherfeelings.

警察正在追赶藏匿起来的杀人犯。

Thepolicearefollowingamurdererwho’sinhiding.

7.preferv.较喜欢；宁可

preferablea.更好的，更合意的

preferencen.偏爱，优先，喜爱物

preferentiala.优先的；优惠的

e.g.我更喜欢牛奶，而不是咖啡.

Iprefermilktocoffee.

我父亲感到在乡村生活比在城市生活要好些。

Myfatherfindscountrylifepreferabletolivinginthecity.

对于求职者，我们优先考虑有一定经验的人。

Inconsideringpeopleforjobs,wegivepreferencetothosewithsomeexperience.

8.criticala.批评的；决定性的，关键的

criticn.批评家，评论家

criticismn.批评，评论

criticizev.批评；非难

e.g.他的行为招致尖锐的批评。

Hisbehaviorcalledforthsharpcriticism.

他批评了我的冒险活动。

Hecriticizedmytakingrisks.

IV.choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentence

CDAABDCB

V.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.

1.AdvertisementsconvinceustobuyGrecianFormulaandOilofOlaysowecanhidethegrayinourhair.

Synonym:

conceal,disguise

2.Mylegsweretooheavy,myshoulderstoobroad,mywaisttoobig.

Antonym:

narrow

3.TheircontentmentholdsoutgreatpromiseformeasImoveintothenext—perhapsevenbetter—phaseofmylife.

Synonym:

satisfaction,happiness,joy

4.TheVirtuesofGrowingOlder

Synonym:

merits,advantages

5.Myroundedfigureseemsfine,andIdon’tdenymyselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood.

Synonym:

fat,plump

6.Daveliftedweights,tookmegadosesofvitaminsanddrankahalf-dozenmilkshakesadayinordertoturnhiswiryadolescentframeintosomemuscularideal.

Synonym:

well-built

7.Thetwoofusenjoywearingfashionableclothes,butwearenolongerslavestostyle.

Antonym:

old-fashioned,outdated

8.Obviously,Istillhaveimportantchoicestomakeaboutmylife,butIhavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisionsthatconfrontthosejuststartingout.

Synonym:

clearly,evidently

VIPrefix

Writeineachspaceonewordthathasthesameprefixasunderlinedineachgivenword.

1.prefaceprepare5.peripheryperimeter

2.prologueprogress6.dialoguediameter

3.foresightforesee7.semifinalsemiconductor

4.paralysisparallel8.devaluatedecelerate

1.Explanation:

pre-:

beforesomeoneorsomething

e.g.prewar,precondition,precaution,prediction

2.Explanation:

pro-:

before

e.g.proceed,procession,provision

3.Explanation:

fore-:

beforeorinthefrontof

e.g.foreword,foretell,forecast,forehead

4.Explanation:

para-:

ononeside

e.g.paragraph,parallel

5.Explanation:

per-:

surrounding

e.g.periodic,period

6.Explanation:

dia-:

passthroughbetweensth.

e.g.dialectic,diagram,diagnosis

7.Explanation:

semi-:

halforpartly

e.g.semicircle,semi-final,semi-skilled

8.Explanation:

de-:

reduce

e.g.declass,degrade,deduce

IIGrammarExercises

1.concretenouns&abstractnouns

Concretenounsarewordsweuseforpeople,places,orthingsthatwecanobservewithatleastoneofourfivesenses.Theabstractclassistheopposite—wecanneverexperiencethesenounsaccordingtooursenses.

Whilethisdistinctionissometimesuseful,theboundarybetweenconcreteandabstractisnotalwaysclear.Somenounscanbeusedasuncountablenounswhentheyrefertoathingingeneralandcountablenounswhentheyrefertoaparticularinstanceofit,consider,forexample,thenounart,whichusuallyreferstoaconcept:

e.g.Artisanimportantelementofhumanculture.

Butitcanrefertoaspecificartworkincertaincontexts:

e.g.Iputmydaughter’sartuponthefridge.

Thisistheproblemofcontextwithinsentences.

Practice:

I.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththeappropriateformsofthenounsgiven.

1.agony2.agonies3.experience4.experiences　5.youth6.ayouth7.agreathelp8.agoodknowledge9.agrayhair10.work

II..quantifiers&determiners（every,each,everyone,everyone,all）

1A2.B3.D4.C5.A6.B7.B8C

III.Completethereading

Alotof,alittle,some,afew,A,some,some,alotof,x,many,x,alotof

IV.Completethefollowing

1.all,everyone,2.each3.every4.each5.everyone6.each7.everyone,everyone,8.each

V.Correcterrorsinthefollowingsentences.

1.youmusttakecare

2.Thoughhereceivedthedocumentlateatnightit

3.Whenyoufell

4.Whenyouread

5.Ibecameclearaboutwhathemeant

6.Wesawthefirststarshininginthesky

7.whowereeating

8.hewascleaning

Translation:

I.Translationexercises

1.许多中年人去健身房锻炼，到街上跑步，为的是延缓衰老。

2.青年人最不稳定的因素就是，他们对价值观、人生目标和梦想还犹豫不定。

3.镇上开会我可以大胆发言，在商店里购物我也敢投诉，因为我不再害怕人们会笑我，也不再渴望人人都喜欢我。

4.我不再因为自己个性方面的缺陷责怪父母，也不会对他们在养育我的过程中所犯的种种过失耿耿于怀。

II.

1.Manyvainyoungpeopleareobsessedwithfancycarsdespitethefactthattheyarenotyetrichenoughtoaffordthem.

Practice:

被工作迷了心窍的人和酒鬼、吸毒者或惯赌都一样瘾头很大。

Themanwhoisobsessedwithhisjobisjustashookedasthealcoholic,thejunkie,orthecompulsivegambler.

你们这一代可能会因为感情关系的频繁变化而产生困扰。

Yourgenerationmayseemtobeobsessedwithrelationshipsthatchangecontinually.

2.Theirmarriagefinallyfellapartwhenhisaffairwithanotherwomanwasfoundoutbyhiswife.

3.Forartisticinspiration,theartistlivedinthecountryforthreeyears,wherehedeniedhimselfmanycomfortsoflife.

4.I’mnotsureifwecanhavetheexcursiontoChongmingIslandtomorrow.Itisatthemercyoftheweather.

5.WhenhewasyounghewenttoJapantolearnmedicine,butafterhereturnedtoChinahechangedhismindandpursuedacareerasawriterallhislife.

6.She’stakenupwithamanoldenoughtobeherfather,whichisadisgracetoherparents.

Practice:

她的父母很不明白她为什么会和一个失业的男演员交往。

Herparentscouldnotunderstandwhyshehadtakenupwithanunemployedactor.

有名望有权势的男人似乎对“保姆型”的女人情有独钟，如秘书、助手和乘务员等等。

Powerfulmenseemtotakeupwiththeyoungwomenwhosejobwastotendtothemandcarefortheminsomeway:

theirsecretaries,assistants,flightattendants,etc.

7.Since1978,oureconomyhaswitnesse