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大学英语第二版课后答案

Unit1WaysofLearning

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

PairWork

1.TheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschoolsinNanjing.

2.Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslotofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.

3.TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminandthentrytoteachhimhowtodoitproperly.

4.BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasksinChina:

toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.

5.MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.

6.Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatoncansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.

7.HemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.

8.ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguidinghishandinthecharacteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsincontrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearnunaided.

9.Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalsskillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9and10yearsoldwereproducingworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.

10.Americansthinkthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge,andskillscanbepickeduplater.Chinesethinkthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired,andthereisnohurrytopromotecreativity.

11.Thisismainlyduetothedifferenceintheirwayofthinking.

12.Theauthormakesthesuggestionthatweshouldstrikeabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills.

TextOrganization

WorkingOnYourOwn

1.

1）Thetextbeginswithananecdote.

2）HisthoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest.

3）Hewindsupthetextwithasuggestionintheformofaquestion.

2.Chinese

1）Showachildhowtodosomething,ortechbyholdingthehand

2）Givegreaterprioritytodevelopingskillsatanearlyage,believingthatcreativitycanbepromotedovertime

Americans

1）Teachchildrenthattheyshouldrelyonthemselvesforsolutionstoproblems

2）Putmoreemphasisonfosteringcreativityinyoungchildren,thinkingskillscanbepickeduplater

LanguageSenseEnhancement

（1）Summarizing

（2）valueoriginalityandindependence

（3）contrastbetween

（4）intermsof

（5）harbor

（6）fearful

（7）comparable

（8）promotecreativity

（9）emerge

（10）pickedup

LanguageFocus

Vocabulary

I

1.

1）insert

2）onoccasion

3）investigate

4）Inretrospect

5）initial

6）phenomena

7）attached

8）makeupfor

9）isawaiting

10）not;intheleast

11）promote

12）emerged

2.

1）astrikingcontrastbetweenthestandardsoflivinginthenorthofthecountryandthesouth.

2）issaidtobesuperiortosyntheticfiber.

3）asafinancialcenterhasevolvedslowly.

4）isnotrelevanttowhetherheisagoodlawyer.

5）byalittle-knownsixteen-centuryItalianpoethavefoundtheirwayintosomeEnglishmagazines.

3.

1）bepickedup;can’taccomplish;amexaggerating

2）somewhat;theperformance;haveneglected;theyapplyto

3）assist;Ontheotherhand;arevalid;asuperior

II

1.

1）continual

2）continuous

3）continual

4）continuous

2.

1）principal

2）principal

3）principle

4）principles

5）principal

III

1.themselves

2.himself/herself

3.herself/byherself/onherown

4.itself

5.ourselves

6.yourself/byyourself/onyourown

ComprehensiveExercises

I.cloze

1.

（1）contrast

（2）exaggerating

（3）priority

（4）ontheotherhand

（5）promoting

（6）pickup

（7）assist

（8）accomplish

（9）occasion

（10）neglecting

（11）worthwhile

（12）superior

2.

（1）end

（2）perform

（3）facing

（4）competent

（5）equipped

（6）designed

（7）approach

（8）rest

（9）definitely

（10）quality

II.translation

1.

（1）Ittakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakeadeparturefromthetradition.

（2）Tomusedtobeveryshy,butthistimehewasboldenoughtogiveaperformanceinfrontofalargeaudience.

（3）Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreativespiritinthechildatanearlyage.

（4）Assumingthispaintingreallyisamasterpiece,doyouthinkit’sworthwhiletobuyit?

（5）Ifthedataisstatisticallyvalid,itwillthrowlightontheproblemweareinvestigating.

2.

ToimproveourEnglish,itiscriticaltodomorereading,writing,listeningandspeaking.Besides,learningbyheartasmanywell-writtenessaysaspossibleisalsoveryimportant.WithoutanenormousstoreofgoodEnglishwritinginyourheadyoucannotexpressyourselffreelyinEnglish.Itisalsohelpfultosummarizeourexperienceaswegoalong,forinsodoing,wecanfigureoutwhichwayoflearningismoreeffectiveandwillproducethemostdesirableresult.Aslongaswekeepworkinghardonit,wewillinduecourseaccomplishthetaskofmasteringEnglish.

Unit2Values

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

PairWork

1.TheSalvationArmyisareligiouscharitableorganization.ASalvationArmybellringerisavolunteerwhohelpitcollectdonations.

2.Theboyaskedhim:

Areyoupoor?

Hediditsimplyoutofconfusionandcuriosity.ObviouslyheknewnothingabouttheSalvationArmybellringer.

3.Hesaid,“Ihavemorethansomepeople,butnotasmuchasothers.”Thismeansthathewasneitherpoornorrich.

4.Theboy’smotherscoldedhimbecausethequestionwassocialinappropriate,especiallytoapersonwholookedpoor.

5.Yes,economicallyheispoor.Helivesinasmallbasementapartment.Hedoesn’tevenhaveacolorTV.Hefallsintothelowestincomecategory.Andsoon.

6.No,thewriterdoesnotfeelpoor.Thisisbecausehehasenjoyedgoodhealthandcreativitywhichhethinksaremuchmoreimportantthanmaterialgoods.

7.Hefeelsoutofplaceamongpeoplewhoareprimarilyinterestedinmaterialthings.

8.Shetoldhimthatshewasinterestedinwhat’sontheinside.butafterhetookhertohispoorlyfurnishedapartment,shechangedhermindcompletely.

9.Itonlyshowsthattoherthemostimportantthingwasstillmaterialgoodsratherthanwhatshehadclaimedbefore.

10.Commercialcanputpeopleunderpressuretopurchasemorethanisreallynecessary.

11.BecauseDecemberisthetimefortoworkfortheSalvationArmyasabellringer,whichgiveshimagenuinesenseofbelongingandbringshimhappinessinhelpingothers.

12.Theboy’squestionhashelpedthewriterrealizethat,despitehislackofexpensivepossessions,heisrichinmanyotherwaysandshouldbethankfulforthat.

TextOrganization

WorkingOnYourOwn

1.

1）a.√

2）theessayismeanttoexplainsomethingthatis,theauthor’sviewoflife.

3）Thatonecanlivealifefullofricheswithoutbeingrichfinancially.

2.

PartOne:

Thewriter’sencounterwithaboywhoraisedthequestion“areyoupoor?

”

PartTwo:

Insearchofananswerthewriterfindsthatnothavingexpensivepossessionsdoesn’tmakehimfeelpoormainlybecauseheenjoyslifeinmanyotherways.

PartThree:

Inconclusion,thewriterthinkshe’sgrowntounderstandmoreabouthimselfbecauseoftheboy’squestion.

LanguageSenseEnhancement

1.

（1）attain

（2）wearandtear

（3）dependable

（4）modest

（5）primarily

（6）minimal

（7）exceptionally

（8）illness-free

（9）spirited

（10）energizing

LanguageFocus

Vocabulary

I

1.

1）abrupt

2）emotional

3）bless

4）wearandtear

5）dated

6）consequences

7）seemingly

8）incontrastto

9）Curiosity

10）genuine

11）primarily

12）sentiments

2.

1）confrontedwithmorethanoneproblem,trytosolvetheeasiestonefirst.

2）vitaltotheexistenceofallformsoflife.

3）someconfusionamongthestudentsaboutwhattodoafterclasstofollowuponthesubject.

4）nothingmorethanajobandanapartmenttobehappy.

5）tickledhimtothinkthatshe’dcometoaskhisadvice

3.

1）alingering;fabricating;sentiments

2）fillout;everyitem;vital;consequences

3）bedenied;tangible;cherish;attain

II

1.Itisalongtripandwilltakeusfivehoursbybus.

2.Shearrivedearlyandtookafrontrowseat.

3.Don’ttakemeforafool.

4.Ittakesalotofimaginationtofabricatesuchastory.

5.Myunclewilltakeme（alongonhistrip）totheArcticthissummer.

6.HetookthedinnerplateIpassedtohim.

7.Kevintooksecondprizeintheweight-liftingcompetition.

8.Ifyoudon’ttakemyadvice,youwillregretit.

III

1.hanging

2.togive

3.toreturn

4.beingpraised

5.nothavingwritten

6.tosay

7.toopen

8.beinghelped

ComprehensiveExercises

I.cloze

1.

（1）well-off/affluent

（2）dated

（3）fallinginto

（4）bracket

（5）deny

（6）tangible

（7）pursuit

（8）cherishes

（9）outofplace

（10）abrupt

（11）focus

（12）donations

2.

（1）consume

（2）fueled

（3）annual

（4）plain

（5）physically

（6）security

（7）indicates

（8）equally

（9）traditional

（10）follow

III.Translation

1.

1）Thecompanydeniedthatitsdonationshadacommercialpurpose.

2）Wheneverhewasangry,hewouldbegintostammerslightly.

3）Educationisthemostcherishedtraditioninourfamily.That’swhymyparentsnevertookmetodinneratexpensiverestaurants,butsentmetothebestprivateschool.

4）Shortlyafterherecoveredfromthesurgery,helosthisjobandthushadtogothroughanotherdifficultphaseofhislife.

5）Incontrasttoouraffluentneighbors,myparentsareratherpoor,buttheyhavealwaystriedtomeetourminimalneeds.

2.

Withmoreandmoredonationscomingin,ouruniversitywillbemu