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新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册Unit5答案
ListenandRespond
TaskOneFocusingontheMainIdeas
Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.
1Thephilosophyprofessorbeganhislessonby________.
A）askingthestudentstobewellseated
B）playingagamewiththestudents
C）askingthestudentstodoatestonphilosophy
D）fillingalargeandemptyglassbottlewithrocks
2Theprofessorputtheitemsintothejarintheorderof________.
A）rocks,beer,sandandpebbles
B）rocks,pebbles,sandandbeer
C）sand,rocks,beerandpebbles
D）pebbles,rocks,beerandsand
3Accordingtotheprofessortherocksrepresent________.
A）differentkindsofthingsinourlife
B）thethingsthatmatterinourlife,likeourjoborourhouse
C）themostimportantthingsinourlife,likeourfamilyorourhealth
D）thesmallstuffinourlife
4Theprofessorpouredsomebeerintothejarbecausehewantedto________.
A）mixthebeerandthesandtogether
B）arousehisstudents’curiosityaboutnature
C）drawhisstudents’attentiontothesmallthingsintheirlife
D）provethatevenifourlifemayseemveryfull,thereisalwaysroomforsomeenjoyment
5Themessagetheprofessortriedtoputacrossinhislectureisthat________.
A）weshouldtryourbesttokeepbalancebetweenourworkandhealth
B）weshouldsetprioritiesinourlifeandtakecareofthemostimportantthingsfirst
C）weshouldpayattentiontoboththebigthingsandthesmallstuffinourlife
D）nomatterhowfullourlifemayseem,wecanalwaysenjoyacoupleofbeers
TaskTwoZoomingInontheDetails
Listentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.
1Aphilosophyprofessorstoodbeforehisclasswithsomeitemsonthedeskinfrontofhim.Whenthefinalstudentwasseatedhepickedupalargeandemptyglassbottleandfilleditwithrocks.Hethenaskedthestudentsifthejarwasfull.Theyagreedthatitwas.
2Hethenpickedupaboxofpebblesandaddedthemtothejar,shakingitlightly.Thepebbles,ofcourserolledintotheopenareasbetweentherocks.Afterthathepouredsomesandintobottle.Thesandfilledineverythingelse.Finallyhetook2cansofbeerandpoureditintothejar.
3Throughthistheprofessorwantedhisstudentstorecognizethatthisjarrepresentsourlife.Therocksaretheimportantthingsinourlife,likeourfamily,ourhealth…thingsthatwouldstillremainevenifeverythingelsewerelost,andourlifewouldstillbefull.Thepebblesaretheotherthingsthatmatter—likeourjoborourhouse.Thesandisthesmallstuffinourlife.Ifweputthesandintothejarfirstthereisnoroomforthepebblesortherocks.Sohetoldhisstudentstosettheirprioritiesandpayattentiontothingsthatarecriticaltotheirhappiness:
theirfamily,theirhealth…Theelseisjustsand.
ReadandExplore
TaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas
1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.
1）WhydoesHelenKellerthinkthatitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow?
Becauseshebelievesthatsuchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevalueoflife.
2）AccordingtoHelenKeller,whatistherightwaytoliveeachday?
AccordingtoHelenKeller,weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigour,andakeennessofappreciation.
3）WhatdoesHelenKellermeanbysayingthatmostofustakelifeforgranted?
Althoughweallknowthatwewilldiesoonerorlater,wetendtopicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.So,wegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardslife.Inotherwords,wetakelifeforgranted.
4）WhatdoesHelenKellerthinkoftheattitudethatmostofusadopttowardsourfacultiesandsenses?
Shethinksthatwetendtotakeourabilitiestoseeandhearforgrantedandseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Thatiswhyweoftenfailtomakeourlifefullerandricher.
5）WhydoesHelenKellerthinkthatitwouldbeablessingifeachofuswerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringourearlyadultlife?
Becausedarknesswouldmakeusmoreappreciativeofsightandsilencewouldteachusthejoysofsound.
2TextAcanbedividedintotwopartswiththeparagraphnumber（s）ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeachpart.
Part:
One;Paragraph（s）:
1-4;MainIdea:
Mostofustakelifeforgranted.Theauthorsuggeststhatweliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciationasifweshoulddietomorrow.
Part:
Two;Paragraph（s）:
5–10;MainIdea:
Weshouldalsomakefulluseofourfacultiesandsensessoastoliveafullerandricherlife.
TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines
Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhattheauthorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.
1）Whatevents,whatexperiences,whatassociations,shouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings?
（Para.2）
Supposeweknowwearetodieinjustafewhours’time.Whatshouldwethinkaboutdoingduringourlasthours?
2）Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.（Para.4）
…butoftenwethinkofourdeathassomethingthatwillonlyhappenmanyyearslater.
3）Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.（Para.5）
Thisisespeciallytrueofthepeoplewhohavebecomeblindanddeafaftertheyhavegrownup.
4）Tomethecolorfulseasonsareathrillingandunendingdrama,theactionofwhichstreamsthroughmyfingertips.（Para.8）
ItseemstomethatthechangeofseasonsislikeanexcitingdramaandIcanfullyappreciatewhatisgoingontherejustbymysenseoftouch.
5）Itishuman,perhaps,toappreciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandtolongforthatwhichwehavenot.（Para.9）
Perhaps,itishumannaturethatwedonottrulycherishthethingswealreadyhavebutarealwayseagertogetwhatwedonothave.
CheckingYourVocabulary
WordDetective
1ChoosethedefinitioninColumnBthatbestmatcheseachitalicizedwordinColumnA.
1）b
2）f
3）d
4）h
5）j
6）a
7）i
8）c
2ThetablebelowcontainsapproximatesynonymsandantonymsforsomewordsfromTextB.Completethecrosswordpuzzlethatfollows.Ifyouhaveputinthecorrectwords,youwilldiscoverahiddenverticalwordthatmeans"havingordeservinggreatfame,honour,andadmiration".Whatisthehiddenword?
1）STRAIGHTEN
2）RELAXED
3）LOWER
4）INDIRECT
5）RESPECTIVE
6）OWE
7）HOPEFUL
8）CEASE
ThehiddenwordisGLORIOUS.
3TheitalicizedpartineachofthefollowingsentencescanbeparaphrasedbyaphraseoridiomaticexpressionfromTextB.Playdetectiveandfinditwiththehelpoftheclues.
1）ThewaitingroomisfullofpeopletravellingtotheMaldives（马尔代夫）.（Para.1）boundfor
2）Heleftwithouteventhankingmeforreturninghislostwallet.（Para.5）withoutsomuchas
3）Laughterisfairlylikelytobethebestmedicine.（Para.9）maywell
4）Itismucheasiertoowemoneythantorepaythedebt.（Para.11/Para.12）fall/getintodebt
5）Wecouldn’thelplaughingeverytimehebehavedinaplayfulorcomicalmannerinpublic.（Para.13）playedthefool
6）AllthetroublesoflifeintheworldwillseemlikeadropofsaltwaterinafreshwaterriverwhencomparedtolifeinParadise.（Para.14）onearth
7）Harrywantstorecommendmeasamemberofthetennisclub.（Para.27）putmynameupfor
8）AnawardforpoetrywasgiventoPhilipLevineforhiscollection（作品集）“WhatWorkIs”.（Para.27）wasbestowedon
CheckingYourComprehension
1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextB.
1）WhatwastheauthorgoingtoStockholmfor?
ShewastoreceivetheNobelPrizeinLiteratureinStockholm.
2）HowdidshefeelaboutbeingawardedthePrize?
Shewasveryhappyandanxious.Andshefeltadeepsorrowthatherfather,towhomsheowedhersuccesssomuch,hadpassedawayandcouldn’tshareherhappiness.
3）Didtheauthorreallyhaveaconversationwithherfather?
No.Herfatherwasnolongeralive.Shewastalkingwithherfatherinherimagination.
4）Accordingtotheauthor,howwouldherfatherrespondwhenshetoldhimthatshewasindebt?
Hewouldsayhecouldn’thelpherbecausetherewasnomoneyinParadise.
5）Whatdidtheauthormeanwhenshesaidthatshewasindebt?
Shemeantthatsheowedhersuccesstoa）herfatherwhotaughthertolovereadingandthecountryandhumanlife;b）otherpeoplewhotoldherwonderfulstoriesandgaveherdeedstowriteabout;c）nature,fromwhichshelearnedsomanysecrets;d）thosewhohadformedandmoldedthelanguageintoagoodinstrumentandtaughthertouseit;e）thegreatwritersinthepastwhoturnedwritingintoart;f）herreaders;andg）thosewhosingledheroutforthePrize.
2Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhattheauthorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.
1）Iseemtohaveheardofsuchthingshappeningtootherpeople—why,then,nottomyself?
（Para.5）
IhaveheardofotherpeoplemeetingtheirdeadfamilymembersinParadise,sowhyshouldInotdothesame?
2）Thetrainwentglidingonbutithadalongwaytogoyet,andmythoughtsracedaheadofit.（Para.5）
Thetrainmovedsmoothlyforward.Therewasstillalongwaytogo.So,Ibegantodaydreamandmythoughtsspedevenfasterthanthetrain.
3）…,justasIamabouttobreakmynewstohim,Iwilldecidetokeepitbackjustawhilelongerandtrytheindirectapproach.（Para.8）
…,justbefore
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