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大学英语综合教程2秦秀白张怀健版课后练习答案
第一单元
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’sprofessorandheclassmates________.
A)hadaheateddiscussionaboutsmileB)exchangedtheirunusualexperiences
C)weredeeplytouchedbyhersmileD)weregreatlymovedbyherstory
TaskTwoZoomingInontheDetails
Listentotherecordingcarefullyandfillineachoftheblanks
accordingtowhatyouhaveheard.
1Thespeakerisamotherofthreeandhasrecentlycompletedhercollege
degree.Thelastprojecttheprofessorassignedhertodowastogooutand
smileatthreepeopleandthenwritedowntheirreaction.
2Soonaftershewasassignedtheproject,shewentwithherfamilytothelocal
McDonaldsonacoldMarchmorning.Justwhentheywerestandinginline,
waitingtobeserved,shesmelledahorrible“dirtybody”smell.Twopoor
homelessmenwerealsostandinginline.Theyjustwantedtositinthe
restaurantandwarmup,sotheyonlyaskedforcoffee.Obviously,itwasall
theycouldafford.
3Thenshewassuddenlyfilledwithsympathy.Alleyesintherestaurantwere
setonher,judginghereveryaction.Shesmiledandboughtthetwohomeless
mentwobreakfastmeals.
4Shereturnedtocollege,withthisstoryinhand.Sheturnedinherproject“.”
Herprofessorreadittothewholeclass.Thewholeclasswastouched.She
graduatedwithoneofthebiggestlessonsshewouldeverlearn—
UNCONDITIONALACCEPTANCE.
ReadandExplore
TaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas
1Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedin
TextA.
1)Whydidn’ttheauthorstopforthehitchhiker?
Hethoughtthatsomeoneelsewouldstopforhim.Andhewasafraidofa
possiblerobbery.
2)Didhefeelguiltyfornothelpingtheyoungman?
No.Hedidn’t.Buthewasbotheredbyhiseasyandquickdecisionofleavingtheyoungmanstrandedaloneinthedesert.
3)WhydidtheauthordecidetostarthisjourneyacrossAmericapennilessly?
Hewantedtotestifapersoncouldstillrelysolelyonthekindnessofstrangers
orthegoodwillofhisfellowAmericansthesedays.
4)Whatdidhediscoverashetravelled?
Hefoundoutthatotherssharedhisfear.Yettheystillstubbornlyhelped
strangerslikehim.
5)Whathadhappenedtothetruckertheauthormetonarainyday?
Hewasoncerobbedatknifepointbyahitchhiker.
6)WhatconclusiondidtheauthordrawfromhisexperiencesmentionedinParas.15–18?
Hefoundthatpeopleweregenerallycompassionate.Andthosewhohadthe
leasttogiveoftengavethemost.
7)WhydidCarolinvitetheauthortotalktoherclassabouthistrip?
Shethoughtthechildrenshouldbeexposedtowhatelsewasoutthere—the
goodandthebad.
8)Whatconclusiondidtheauthormakeabouthistripwhenhetalkedtothe
students?
HeconcludedthathisfaithinAmericahadbeenrenewedandthatpeoplecould
stilldependonthekindnessofstrangers.
2TextAcanbedividedintothreepartswiththeparagraphnumber(s)
ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeach
part.
Part:
One;Paragraph(s):
1–7;MainIdea:
Becauseofapastexperienceof
neglectingahitchhikerinneedofhelp,theauthordecidedtotravelacross
Americawithoutanymoneytofindoutifonecouldstillrelyonthekindnessof
strangersthesedays.
Part:
Two;Paragraph(s):
8–28;MainIdea:
Duringhistrip,hefoundoutthat
peopleweregenerallycompassionateandwillingtohelpalthoughtheymight
havefears.
Part:
Three;Paragraph(s):
29-31;MainIdea:
Hetalkedtoschoolchildrenand
concludedinapatrioticmannerthatinAmericapeoplecouldstilldependonthe
kindnessofstrangers.
TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines
Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhatthe
authorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.
1)Inthemiddleofthedesert,Icameuponayoungmanstandingbythe
roadside.Hehadhisthumboutandheldagascaninhisotherhand.(Para.1)
Bydoingso,theyoungmanwastellingthepassingdriversthathewantedto
hitchhikeashiscarhadrunoutofgas.
2)TheweekIturned37,IrealizedI’dnevertakenagamb(lPeairnam.ylife.7)
ThisweekIwouldbe37yearsold,yetIrealizedthatIhadalwaysbeenvery
carefulinmylifeandIhadnevertakenarisk,forexample,trustingonthe
kindnessofothers.
3)Itwouldbeacashlessjourneythroughthelandofthealmightydollar.(Para.
7)
Theauthorisbeingabitsarcastichere.Hewouldtakenomoneywithhimand
travelacrosstheUS,whereitisbelievedthatmoneycandoeverythingand
anything.Thephrase"almightydollar"isaplayfulallusiontothefamiliarterm
"AlmightyGod"
4)YetIwastreatedwithkindnessineverystateItraveled.Iwasamazedby
thestubborncapacityofAmericanstohelpastranger,evenwhenitseemedto
runcontrarytotheirownbestinterests.(Para.11)
IwasamazedbythecontinualshowofkindnessofmyfellowAmericans,even
thoughhelpingastrangerwouldmeantakingarisk.
5)Ididn’tknowwhethertokissthemorscoldthemforstopping.(Para.13)
Theauthorhadmixedfeelings:
whethertokissthetwowomenfortheir
kindness,orgivethemalessonbycautioningthemnottotrustanystranger,
fortheycouldhaverunintoabadpersoninsteadofhimself.
CheckingYourVocabularyWordDetective
1ChoosethedefinitioninColumnBthatbestmatcheseachitalicizedwordinColumnA.
1)c
2)d
3)a4)j
5)h6)b7)e
8)i9)g10)f
2Asynonymisawordthathasthesameornearlythesamemeaning
asanotherword.Anantonymisawordthatmeanstheoppositeof
anotherword.WriteSbeforeeachpairofsynonymsandAbefore
eachpairofantonyms.ThefirstwordineachpairistakenfromText
Bandthecorrespondingparagraphnumberhasbeenindicatedfor
you.
Example:
Svirtually,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?
Theauthorandhiswifeusedtothinkthatitwasvirtuallyimpossibletobea
truefriendtosomeonewhosenametheydidn’tknow.Butnowtheyrealize
theywerewrong.YearsofSunday-morningbustripthroughthecitywiththe
same“nameless”peoplehavecompletelychangedtheirthinking.
2)WhydoestheauthorsaythattakingtheSunday-morningbustriprequiresteamworkthoughtheydon’tknoweachother’snames?
Thereisalwaysthesamegroupofregularpassengers.Thebusdriverandthe
passengersactedroutinelywithduecareandattention,asiftheywere
cooperatinginateam.Thedrivershouldperformhisdutieswellandthe
passengersshouldobeythewrittenandunwrittenrules.Thereshouldbeno
smoking,nolittering,andeveryoneshouldbehaveinapoliteanddecent
manner.Undersuchcircumstances,namesarenolongerimportant.
3)WhatcanwelearnaboutthesilentwomanfromPara.5?
Thesilentwomanalwayssitsupfrontandneverrespondstoothers’greetingsHerwornclothingsuggeststhatsheisnotrich.However,sheisconsiderateenoughtobringthebusdriveracupofcoffeeeachtimeshetakesthebusride.
4)Whydoesthefactorysecurityguardalwaysslumpdowninhisseatwithhis
eyesclosed?
Hehasjustcomeoffalongnightshiftandhefeelssleepyandtired.
5)WhywasthebusverylateoneSundaymorning?
Onthatmorningaregularpassengercollapsedonthesidewalkashewas
movingforwardtoboardthebus.Theotherpassengerstriedtohelphimand
waitedwithhimforanambulancetoarrive.
6)WhatdoyouknowabouttheMexicancouple?
TheMexicancoupleloveeachotherverymuch.Theyalwaysboardthebus
handinhandandarestillholdinghandswhentheygetoffthebus.Thewoman
waspregnantlatelastyearandnowtheyhaveanewbaby.Alltheregular
passengersfeelhappyfortheyoungMexicancouple.
7)WhydothepassengersenjoythecompanyofagroupofHaitians?
TheHaitianshaveagreatsenseoffun.Thepassengersarealldelightedto
havetheircompany.TheyalwayschuckleandnodwhentheHaitiansareall
aboard.
8)Whyisthewomanwhositsupfrontalwayssilent?
Shehasaspeechimpediment.Talkingishardforher.
9)Whatdoyouknowaboutthesilentwoman’sfamilylife?
Sheisasinglemotherwithadisabledsonwhoisreceivingspecialcareaway
fromhome.Shelives