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新标准大学英语综合教程3课后练习答案Unit4
新标准大学英语综合教程3课后练习答案-Unit-4
Unit4
Reading1
Languagepoints
1WorkincorporateAmerica(Title)
CorporateAmericaisageneraltermgiventoalargenon-government-ownedorganizationorcompanyintheUnitedStates,egabank,amarketingresearchcompanyetc.Ithasbothpositiveandnegativeconnotations.Positively,itmeansthatacompanyoranorganizationproduceswealthandimprovespeople’slivingstandardsinafreemarketandcompetitivesocietybypeopleworkingtogethertoachievethegoals.Thismainlyreferstofinancialgainsandsuccess.Negatively,itseemstoindicatethepromotionofself-interest,financialgains,greedandirresponsibilityintheworkplace.
2Itisnotsurprisingthatmodernchildrentendtolookblankanddispiritedwhen...(Para1)
Tolookblankmeansthatmodernchildrenshownosignofunderstandingoremotionaboutthecorporateworkplace,theyseemunresponsiveandhaveblanklooks.
Someonewhoisdispiriteddoesnothavethehope,enthusiasmorinterestthattheyhadearlier;theyareinlowspiritsordownhearted.
3Theparentcouldtakehisoffspringtohisplaceofbusinessandlethimwatchwhileherepairedabuggyorbuiltatable.(Para2)
Abuggyisavehicleusedforbabiesandtoddlersbycarers(parents,grandparentsandadultsincaringprofessions),topushthemaround.Itisalsocalledapushchair.IntheUS,itiscalledastroller.
4Whenachildasked…hisfathercouldanswerintermsthatachildcouldcometogripswith,suchas“Ifixsteamengines”or“Imakehorsecollars”.(Para3)
Theexpressioncometogripswithnormallymeanstofaceuptoaproblem,situationordifficultjobanddealwithit.Here,itmeansthatsomeonegetstounderstandsomethingthatisdifficultorunpleasant.Ithasthesimilarmeaningastocometotermswith,tackle,handle,manageetc.
Horsecollarsaremadeofleatherandfitaroundanimals’neckstoallowthemtopullheavythings.Whenhorsesareusedtopullcartsorcarriagestheywearhorsecollars.Here,incorporateAmerica,thisisadeliberateimageofsomethingveryold-fashioned,justlikesteamengines.
5Howcanhepossiblyenvisionanyoneanalyzingasystemorresearchingamarket?
Youmayneedtomakeotherchanges.
1Acuriouschildisofteneagertoinquireaboutthejobstheirparentsdo.(inquisitive)
Aninquisitivechildisofteneagertoinquireaboutthejobstheirparentsdo.
2Mostpeoplethinkthedecisiontheytookisimpossibletounderstand.(incomprehensible)
3Couldyouwritedownanyideasyouhaveduringthemeetingonthispieceofpaper?
(jot)
4Youareverycarefulaboutnoticingdetailsifyoucanrememberexactlywhatthemanagerwaswearing.
(observant)
5I’mafraidwedon’tknowtheplacewhereHelenisrightnow.(whereabouts)
I’mafraidwedon’tknowthewhereaboutsofHelen.
6Don’tbeunhappyandlackinginenthusiasm.I’msureoneoftheapplicationswillbesuccessful.
(dispirited)
7I’dliketobuyanopentopcar,butthey’reallsoterriblyexpensive.(prohibitively)
7Answerthequestionsabouttheexpressions.
1Ifyoulookblankaboutsomething,doyou(a)understand,or(b)notunderstandit?
2Ifyoucometogripswithaproblem,doyou(a)starttodealwithit,or(b)stopthinkingaboutit?
3Whensomethingfallsapart,isit(a)inthewrongplace,or(b)broken?
4Whensomethingwearsout,doesit(a)notlookverynice,or(b)becomeoldandunusable?
5Ifyoumulloveraproblem,doyou(a)thinkcarefullyaboutitforalongtime,or(b)quicklysolveit?
6Dopeoplesometimessay“Itbeatsme”becausethey(a)understand,or(b)don’tunderstandsomething?
Activereading
(2)
Languagepoints
1There’snothingnewaboutourobsessionwiththenew,saysDominicSandbrook.(Introduction)
Obsessionisanemotionalstateinwhichsomeoneorsomethingissoimportantthatyouarealwaysthinkingaboutthem,inawaythatseemsextremetootherpeople.
2Weliveinaworldofunprecedented,dazzlingchange.(Para1)
Thewordunprecedentedmeansneverhavinghappenedorexistedbefore,eganunprecedentedsituation,anunprecedentedchange.
3Thankstoglobalization,nationalfrontiersarecollapsingaroundus,whiletechnologicalinnovationsarefundamentallyreshapingourlivesinwayswecanbarelycomprehend.(Para1)
Becauseofthesituationofglobalization–thatthewholeworldisdevelopingasinglecomplexeconomy,communicationsystemandculture–itseemsthattherearenonationalbordersandnewtechnologiesareinfluencingourlivesinbasicwayswhichwecannotreallyunderstand.
4Soruntheclichés,anyway.(Para2)
Aclichéreferstoaphraseorideathatisboringbecausepeopleuseitalot,anditisnolongeroriginalandsoundsempty.Theexpressionsoruntheclichésmeansthesearetheclichésyouoftenhear.
5Butitisonlyourobsessionwithnovelty,ignoranceofdeeperhistoricalpatternsandarrogantinsistenceonourownimportancethatleadsusintothiskindoftalk.(Para2)
Historicalpatternsrefertomajoreventsinhistorywhichmakepatternsbecausetheyarerelatedtoeachotherorsimilar.
6Yetthereisagoodcasethatwedonot,infact,liveinveryinterestingtimesatall.(Para2)
Acasehereisasetoffactsorargumentsthatyoucanstatefororagainstsomething.Acaseforsomethingispositivesupportoragoodcase;acaseagainstsomethingisacounter-argumentorreasonswhythecaseisnotvalid;apoorcaseisweakanddoesnothavesolidfactsorreasonsbehindit.Youcanstate,makeorargueacase.
7Taketheexampleofglobalization,which,accordingtoitsAmericanchampion,ThomasFriedman...influencing“thepolitics,environment,geopoliticsandeconomicsofvirtuallyeverycountryinthe
world”.(Para3)
Thewordchampionherereferstosomeonewhopubliclysupportsordefendsasetofbeliefsorpoliticalaims,ieastrongsupporter.
Geopoliticsmeansthestudyofhowacountry’sposition,economyorpopulationcaninfluenceitspolitics,especiallyinrelationtoothercountries.
8TheRomanEmpire,forexample,isnothingifnotamulti-ethnic,multicultural,transnationalentity…(Para4)
Thewordtransnationalmeansaffectingorinvolvingseveralcountries.Theprefixtrans-meansacross.
9AndforallthehypeabouttheInternet,thebrutaltruthisthatmostofususeittodoremarkablyold-fashionedthings...(Para6)
Hypereferstotheuseofalotofadvertisementsorotherpublicitytoinfluenceorinterestpeople.Tohypeupmeanstomakesomethingsoundmoreinterestingorimpressivethanitis.
Thebrutaltruthreferstothetruththatisextremelyhonest,giveninawaythatseemsunkind.
10WearealwaysbeingtoldthattheInternethas“openedup”theworld,yetastaggering90percentofallwebtrafficislocal.(Para6)
Thewordstaggeringmeansextremelysurprising.Manypeoplewouldthinkthatmuchormostuse,ortraffic,oftheWorldWideWebwouldbeglobalorinternational,butthewritersaysthat,surprisingly,90percentislocal.
11WhenStanleyKubrick’sfilm2001:
ASpaceOdyssey…talkingtosentientcomputersandlivingontheMoon.(Para7)
Sentientcomputersarecomputerswhicharecapableoffeelingthingsthroughthephysicalsenses.
12Butthecinema-goersof1968wouldhavebeendeeplydisappointedtorealizethatinfacttheywouldbelivinginMiltonKeynesandwatchingMidsomerMurders.(Para7)
Thissentencepresentsacontrastwiththeprevioussentencewhichgaveapicturethatpeoplehadin1968ofpossiblygoingintospace.Instead,theirfutureturnedouttobelivinginaveryordinarytownofmanynewstreetswhichallseemidentical(likeMiltonKeynes)andwatchingdetectivestoriesaboutruralvillagesonTV(likeMidsomerMurders,aTVseriesbasedinruralsouthernEngland).
13Evenourneophiliaisnothingnew.(Para8)
Theprefixneo-meansmodernornew.Thesuffix-philedescribessomeonewholovesorlikessomething;thusananglophilelikesEnglishthings,afrancophilelikesFrenchthings,asinophilelikesChinesethings.Thewordneophiliameanstheloveofnewthingsornovelties.
14Ifso,thenwearelucky,becausewedon’t.(Para10)
Weareluckybecausewedon’tliveininterestingtimes,whichmeansweshouldavoidthechaosandanxietyofinterestingtimes.
Dealingwithunfamiliarwords
5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.
1anemotionalstateinwhichsomeoneorsomethingissoimportanttoyouthatyouarealwaysthinkingaboutthem(obsession)
2thestudyofthewaythatgoodsandservicesareproducedandsoldandthewaymoneyismanaged(economics)
3toproudlytellotherpeopleaboutwhatyouhavedoneorcando,oraboutsomethingyouown(boast)
4acar(automobile)
5anareaortownnearalargecitybutawayfromitscentre,wheretherearemanyhouses,especiallyformiddle-classpeople(suburb)
6anewidea,method,pieceofequipmentetc(innovation)
7somethingthatyousuggestistrue,althoughyoudonotsayitdirectly(implication)
8thelimitsofyourexperience(horizons)
6CompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.
1Themiddle-classdreamusedtobetoliveinapeacefulsuburbandownanewautomobile.
2Todaywehaveanobsessionwithhealthylifestylesandthelatesttechnologicalinnovations.
3Hehasgoodreasontoboastabouttheprogresshehasmadeinhiscareer.
4Theimplicationisobvious:
Wearebeginningtounderstandtheimpactofglobalization.
5Mostofusneedaprofessorofeconomicstoexplainhowourhorizonshavebeenpushedbackbytheopeningupofnewworldmarkets.
7Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.Youmayneedtomakeotherchanges.
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