21世纪大学英语课后答案58.docx

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21世纪大学英语课后答案58

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1.ToofferanentertaininglookatwhyAmericacanseemsostrangetovisitorsfromabroad.

2.Sothereaderunderstandsthepointofviewfromwhichtheessayhasbeenwritten;sopeoplewillrealizethatmanyofthethingslistedarejustasstrangeforAmericansastheyareforforeigners.

3.Heseemstoadmirewhathelistsunderdreams,gadgets,linesandquiet—perhapshardwarestoresaswell.

4.Owningcreditcardsandgadgets,usingfirstnames,takingadvantageofsales,watchingtoomuchTV.

5.Hedefinesitasavisionthatpeoplecanbecomeanythingtheywanttobecome.

6.BecausetheFrenchdon'tsharethesamefascinationandseeitasakindofobsessivegameorcompetition.

7.HejokesthattheAmericanuseoffirstnamesleavesEuropeansunabletodistinguishfriendsfromacquaintances.

8.Hesaysthatunlessafamilyhasbeenwealthyformanygenerations,peoplesuspectthattheirmoneywasacquireddishonestly.

9.ThewriteremphasizestheEuropeanviewthatmanythingsshouldbekeptprivate,notshownoffinpublic,andthismightwellbetheirviewofreligiousbeliefsaswell.

9.HemeansthattheAmericanemphasisonworkleadstoexcessivestress,whichcausesulcers.

10.Becausethequestionsaresilly:

Noterroristorcriminalwouldconfessonaquestionnairelikethis.

11.Therearedoubtlessmanypossibleinterpretationsofthis,butonecouldbe:

NomatterwhatyoumaylikeordislikeaboutAmerica,it'sundeniablethatAmericanshave—forbetterorworse—highambitio

III

1.legislationpiled3.assumptions4.emigrate5.acquaintances6.renowned,ambition

7.confusion,orderly8.amused9.impressive（amusingwouldalsowork）10.supplement

IV

1.delegation

2.overthrow

3.avisa,questionnaire

4.preach（tome,toothers）

5.reckless

V

1.Thepracticeoftakingacoldshowereverymorningiscatchingoninsomepartsofthecountry.

2.Itisn'talwayswisetotakeitforgrantedthatforeignersunderstandnoChinese.

3.Theworkersrefusedtosignthecontractonthegroundsthatitdidn'tsatisfytheirdemands.

4.I'dbetterhurry.I'veonlyrewrittenthreesentencessofarandIhavetofinishbeforemidnight.

5.I'min[full]agreementwiththeauthor'sopinionofOliverNorth.

6.Ifyou'resmart,you'lltakeadvantageofthisopportunity.

7.Someteacherstakeprideinbeingonafirst-namebasiswithalltheirstudents.

8.WhatdothestarsintheAmericanflagstandfor?

VI

Theseareopen-endeddiscussionquestionswithno“correct”or“incorrect”answers—anythinggrammaticalthatshowsunderstandingofthetargetvocabularyisexcellent.PleasemakesurethestudentsunderstandthatthisexerciseisanopportunityforthemtopracticetheirEnglishastheyfeelisappropriateandusefulforthem.Theiranswerscanbewholeparagraphs,orjustsinglesentences;and/ortheycanproduceseveraldifferentshortanswerstoeachquestion—it'suptothem.Theonlyrequirementisthattheyuseatleastoneofthevocabularyitemsineachsentencetheywrite（andthatthesentencesmakesomekindofsense!

）.

VII

1.femisism

2.hereoism

3.idealism

4.extremism

5.patniotism

VIII

1.electrician

2.mathematician

3.musician

4.politicians

5.librarian

6.historian

7.stechnician

X

1.Wedroveallnightto[getto]Amy'splace,onlytodiscoverthatshewasawayfortheweekend.

2.Hespentagesnegotiatingapayincrease,onlytoresignfromhisjobsoonafterhe'dreceivedit.

3.Hespentfouryearsgettingadegree,onlytolearnthattherewerenojobsinhisfieldforgraduates.

4.Ihurriedtotheshoponlytofinditwasclosed.

5.ScottarrivedattheSouthPoleonJanuary18th,onlytofindthatAmudsenhadgottherebeforehim.

6.Iracedhometotellmyfamilythegoodnews,onlytofalldownthestairsandbreakmyleg.

XI

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XII

对一个外国人来说，身在美国可能是一次奇特的经历。

在国外7年以后—4年在法国，3年在波兰，我和妻子于一月份到达美国。

从杂乱的初步印象中，我们编了一套从A到Z的解释，来说明为什么对那些从欧洲到这里的人来说，美国会是这样陌生的一个国家。

我应该一开始就说明我是一个英国人，但在佛罗里达出生的我的妻子莉萨却是个如苹果馅饼般地道的美国人。

不过，在我们列出的清单中，A并不代表苹果馅饼。

它代表的是：

雄心（Ambition）。

在旧大陆中，人们受的教育是要掩饰它。

在这儿，宣称你在追求老板的职位或者想在30岁以前赚上100万美元，并没有什么不合适。

XIII

1.TohelpforeigninvestorsgetabetterunderstandingofShanghai,they'vecompiledthislittleguidefromthevarioussourcestheycouldfind.

2.He'sthesortofpersonwhopreferstokeephisplanstohimselfuntilthey'rerealized.

3.IcametoNewYorkfromfarawaytoseehim,onlytofindhehadgoneabroadtwodaysbefore.

4.Itisdifficulttoimaginenowhowwe'vesurvivedforsolongwithoutelectricity,televisionortelephone.

5.Thenewpolicyencouragespeopletobecomewealthyifthemoneyhasbeenacquiredhonestly.

6.IfIwereinchargeoftheproject,I'dmakebetteruseofthemoneythat'savailable.

7.Hewasrefusedanentrypermitonthegroundsthathewasadangerousperson.

8.Itdidn'ttaketheteacherlongtocatchonthatTomalwayshadanexcuseforturninginlateassignments.