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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