新标准大学英语综合教程3课后答案.docx

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新标准大学英语综合教程3课后答案

Unit1

Activereading

（1）

Catchingcrabs

Languagepoints

1…andweallstartedtogetourheadsdown…（Para1）

Togetone’sheaddownmeanstoconcentrateandfocusonstudying.InotherBritishinformalcontexts,

itcanmeantosleep.Notealso,tokeepone’sheaddownmeanstocontinuetodosomethingquietly,

especiallywhenthereistroublehappeningaroundyou.

Unit1Discoveringyourself

2MostimportantofcoursewerethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowingyear.（Para1）

Thisisaconversationalellipticalsentence.Astandardwayofsayingthisis:

Themostimportantthings,

ofcourse,werethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowingyear.

3Noonewantedthehumiliationoffinishinglastinclass,sothepeergrouppressuretoworkhard

wasstrong.（Para1）

Peergrouppressureisthepressuretoconformthatpeople,especiallychildrenandyoungpeople,often

feelfromtheimmediategroupofthosearoundthemwhoareofthesameageorstatus.

4Libraries...werestandingroomonlyuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning,andguysworethebags

undertheireyesandtheirpale,sleepyfaceswithpride,likemedalsprovingtheirdiligence.（Para1）

Theexpressionstandingroomonlymeanstherearenomoreseatsavailablebecausetheplaceiscrowded.

Thisexpressionisoftenusedinpublicperformances,forsportseventsandonpublictransporttomean

thatyouhavetostandbecausetheplaceispackedwithpeople.

Bagsundertheireyesrefertoloosedarkareasofskinthatyougetwhenyouhavenothadenoughsleep.

Theexpressionguysworethebagsundertheireyeswithpridemeansthatthestudentswereproudthat

theirtiredappearanceshowedhowhardtheyhadbeenstudying,andthebagsundertheireyeswerelike

medals.

5Itwasn’talwaysthehighflyerswiththetopgradeswhoknewwhattheyweregoingtodo.（Para2）

Ahighflyerreferstosomeonewhohasachievedalotandhastheabilityanddeterminationtocontinueto

besuccessfulintheirstudiesorjob.Inuniversity,ahighflyerisatopstudent.

6Quiteoftenitwasthequieter,lessimpressivestudentswhohadthenextstagesoftheirlifemapped

out.（Para2）

Tohavesomethingmappedoutmeanstohavesomethingthatwillhappenplannedindetail.

7Onehadlandedajobinhisbrother’sadvertisingfirminMadisonAvenue,anotherhadgotascript

underprovisionalacceptanceinHollywood.（Para2）

Tolandajobmeanstogetajobthatyouwanted.

Provisionalacceptancereferstoanacceptancewhichisarranged（inprinciple）,butisnotyetdefinite.It

istemporaryandcouldbechanged.

8Themostambitiousstudentamonguswasgoingtoworkasapartyactivistatalocallevel.（Para2）

Apartyactivistissomeonewhotakespartinactivitiesthatareintendedtoachievepoliticalchange,

someonewhoisamemberofapoliticalorganization.

9WeallsawhimendingupintheSenateorinCongressoneday.（Para2）

Toendupsomewheremeanstobeinaparticularplaceorstateafterdoingsomethingorbecauseofit.

Here,apartyactivistmightendupinCongress,asaresultofmakingcareerprogress.

10Butmostpeoplewereeitherlookingtocontinuetheirstudies…andthensettledownwithafamily,

amortgageandsomehopeofpromotion.（Para2）

Tolooktocontinuetheirstudiesheremeanstohopeorexpecttocontinuetheirstudies–whetherthey

candosowouldprobablydependontheirexamresultsandgrades.Youcanalsolooktosomeonefor

help,adviceorsupport.

DiscoveringyourselfUnit1

Amortgageisalegalagreementinwhichyouborrowmoneyfromabankorfinancialorganizationin

ordertobuyahouse.Youpaybackyourmortgagebymakingmonthlypayments,plusinterest.Thus,

gettingamortgageformanyyoungpeoplemeansgettingaflatorhouseoftheirown.

11Ibracedmyselfforsomeresistancetotheidea.（Para10）

Abraceisapieceofwoodormetalwhichsupportsanobjectsothatitdoesnotfalldown.Soto

brace

oneselfmeanstoholdoneselftogetherinreadinessforsomethingdifficultorunpleasant.

12Youdon’tneedtogointoacareerwhichpayswelljustatthemoment.（Para16）

Togointoacareermeanstostartworkinginaparticularjob,businessorcareer.

13Severaltimesthecrabtriedtodefyhisfellowcaptives,withoutluck.（Para25）

Thecrabtriedtodefytheothersasitresistedothersorrefusedtoobeythemwhenittriedtoescape.

Theexpressionwithoutluckmeanswithoutsuccess,beingunabletodowhatyouwant.

Readingandunderstanding

3Choosethebestsummaryofwhathappenedinthecrabcage.

3Thecagewasfullofcrabs.Oneofthemwastryingtoescape,buteachtimeitreachedthetoptheother

crabspulleditback.Intheenditgaveuptryingandstartedtopreventothercrabsfromescaping.

4Choosethebestanswertothequestions.

1Whathappenedtothestudentsin