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新世纪大学英语综合教程3Unit8
新世纪大学英语综合教程3-Unit8课后答案
UnitEight
InterculturalCommunication
EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness
WordsinAction
▇WorkingwithWordsandExpressions
1.Listedintheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththewordsgiven.Changetheformwherenecessary.
▇Answers:
1)proof
2)slice
3)weredelayed
4)rejected
5)abroad
6)dictate
7)splashes
8)tender
9)burst
10)flavor
11)transmitted
12)tremendous
13)slippery
14)transplanted
2.Intheboxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?
Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.
▇Answer:
1)afishoutofwater
2)fromheadtotoe
3)orientmyselfto
4)assuch
5)onthe…side
6)bymeansof
7)buildup
8)win…over
9)identifythemselveswith
10)getover
11)enterinto
12)openingup
13)resultedfrom
14)heldourbreath
▆IncreasingYourWordPower
1.Studythefollowingconfusablewordsandfillintheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperwords.Besuretousethemintheirproperforms.
▇Answersforreference:
1)charged
2)condemn
3)scold
4)blame
5)accused
6)condemned
7)blames
8)criticized
2.Theprefixessuper-andultra-mean“extremely,above,etc.”Studytheboxbelowandthendotheexercise.
Nowfillineachblankwithawordfromtheboxbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.Consultadictionaryifnecessary.
▇Answers:
1)ultraclean
2)superstructure
3)supersonic
4)superheroes
5)superstar
6)ultra-stylish
7)ultraconservative
8)ultraviolet
GrammarinContext
1.Studythefollowingsentencescontainingdoublenegation:
Nowrewritethefollowingstatementsusingdoublenegationaftertheexamples.
▇Answers:
1)Theannouncementwasfollowedbyanotunexpectedsilence.
2)Exhaustedandhungry,shecouldnotwalkwithoutmyhelp.
3)There’snobodywhomakesnomistakesinhislifetime.
4)Youcan’tsearchmyhousewithoutawarrant.
5)Alifelivedwithoutdreamscan’tbeasrichandrewardingaslifecanbe.
6)TheAmericanWestisaregionwherefarmingisimpossible/notpossiblewithoutirrigation.
2.Examinethestructure“Themore…,themore…”inthefollowingsentences.
NowtranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.
▇Answersforreference:
1)ThelongerIamatthisjob,thehappierIam.
2)Themoreriskyitis,themoreIlikeit.
3)Thesooneryoustart,theearlier/sooneryou’llfinishit.
4)Themorepeopleyouknow,thelesstimeyou’llspendwiththem.
5)Themoreyoulearn,thelessyoufindyouknow.
Cloze
▆CompletethefollowingpassagewithwordsandphraseschosenfromTextA.Theinitialletterofeachtargetwordisgiven.
▆Answers:
(1)transplanted
(2)cues
(3)tendency
(4)frustration
(5)attributed
(6)cures
(7)capacity
(8)builtup
(9)bymeansof
(10)dueto
(11)orient…to
(12)getover
(13)opensup
(14)Inaddition
Translation
1.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.
▇Answersforreference:
1)Asaproofofourhospitality,weChinesewillhabituallyurgeourgueststohelpthemselvestomoredishesonthetable.
2)Whenyoumovetoanewland,youcan/mayorientyourselftothelocalculturebymeansoflisteningtowhatpeoplesayandobservinghowtheyact.
3)Familiaritywiththeenvironmentgivesapersonasenseofsecurity;sopeoplehavethetendencytoresistoravoidnewsituations,consciouslyorunconsciously.
4)Prejudiceagainstorevenhostilitytowardspeoplefromacertainregionoftenresultsfromthefactthatweknowverylittleaboutthem/weknowvirtuallynothingaboutthem.
5)Ibelieveitispolitetodeclinedirectly,whilemyparentsseldomsay“No”soasnottoembarrassothers.
6)Therearetwomeanstobuildupknowledge:
togetitpersonallyorbysecond-handexperience.Reading,whichopensupanewworldofdifferentculturesforus,belongstosecond-handexperience.
2.TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsintheboxbelow.
▇Answersforreference:
Oncetransplantedabroad,wewillfeelanxiousanduneasyandevenunabletodealwithdailyroutines.Asamatteroffact,these“symptoms”resultfromlosingourfamiliarenvironment.Suchafeelingofconfusionandanxietyisreferredtoas“cultureshock”.Weusedtofeelfree,easyandhappywithalifestylebuiltupoversomanyyears.Now,togetoveraseriesofbadfeelingscausedbycultureshock,wemustactpositively/takeapositiveattitude.First,askourselvestobebroad-minded:
acceptingallculturaldifferencesasnormal.Then,trytoorientourselvestothenewsurroundings.Thelocalculturewillbecomemoreunderstandableifweactivelyparticipateincommunityactivities.Asthesayinggoes,“WheninRome,doastheRomansdo”.Steppingintoanewcountrymeansopeningupanewworld.Thoughittakestimeforthefeelingof“afishoutofwater”tofade/disappear,yet,believeme,you’llregainconfidenceandhappinessintheend.
Theme-RelatedWriting
■Doeitherofthefollowingtwotasksafterclass.
1.Culturaldifferencesmaycauseproblemsininterculturalcommunication.However,weshouldalsobeawareoftheadvantagesbroughtaboutbyculturaldifferences.Thinkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofculturaldifferencesandwriteanessayentitled“MyViewsonCulturalDifferences”.Thefollowingoutlinemaybeofsomehelp:
1)Culturaldifferenceshavemoreadvantagesthandisadvantages:
—Culturaldifferencesmaketheworldcolorfulanddelightful;
—Culturaldifferencesenrichthecivilizationofmankind;
—Culturaldifferencesgiveeachcultureitsuniqueidentity.
2)Yourattitudetoculturaldifferences:
—Bemoretoleranttoothercultures;
—Peopleofdifferentculturesshouldlearntolivetogetherandjoinhandsinmakingtheworldaharmoniousplacetolivein.
▆Sampleessay1:
MyViewsonCulturalDifferences
Inmyopinion,culturaldifferenceshavemoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Firstofall,itisculturaldifferencesthatmakeourworldsocolorful.Ifyougotoaforeigncountry,youwillbeimpressednotonlybyitsphysicalenvironmentbutalsobyitsculturalenvironment—itsfoods,clothes,customs,socialpractices,etc.Differencesbetweencultureshavealwaysbeenasourceofjoyandinspiration.
Secondly,differencesincultureenrichhumancivilization.Differentculturescompetewithaswellaslearnfromeachother.RomanculturewasmodeledonGreekculture,whichhadonceborrowedalotfromEgyptianculture.Americancultureisalsoablendofmanydifferentcultures.
Thirdly,differencesinculturegiveeachcultureitsuniqueidentity.Acultureisusuallyseeninrelationtoothercultures.Chineseculturedistinguishesitselffromothersbyitspeculiarconceptsandthingsthatcanhardlybefoundelsewhere.
Ofcourse,culturaldifferencesmaycauseconflictsandmisunderstandings.Butinterdependence,commoninterestsandmutualgoalsofdifferentnationsalwaysoutweighdifferencesinculture.Nationswithdifferentculturesshouldlearnfromeachotherandlivepeacefullytogether.Tothisend,weshouldbemoretoleranttoothercultureswhilepreserving,protectinganddevelopingourown.(202words)
2.Inthefaceofglobalization(全球化),wetendtobemoreandmoretoleranttowardsothercultures.Asaresult,theinfluenceofWesterncultureisstronglyfeltinoureverydaylifetoday.Writeanessayentitled“MyViewsontheInfluenceofWesternCulture”.Youressayshouldatleastincludethefollowingtwoaspects:
1)InstancesshowingtheinfluenceofWesternculture;
2)YourattitudetowardsWesternculture.
▇Sampleessay2:
MyViewsontheInfluenceofWesternCulture
Onweekends,IgatherwithmyfriendsatMacDonald’sorKFC.Weeatfriedchicken,drinkCoco-colaandtalkaboutthelatestreleaseofHollywoodmovies.Wereadforeignnovels,listentoWesternmusicandwatchNBA.WeadmireBillGates,GeorgeMichaelandPrincessDiana.WedressourselvesintheWesternstyleandcelebrateChristmasandValentine’sDay.Ourwayoflifehasthuschanged.Indeed,theinfluenceofWesterncultureisstronglyfeltinoureverydaylife.
Thisinfluenceinturnpreparesuswelltoblendintothemodernworldandparticipateintheworldmarketcompetition.Butweshouldnotignoreitssideeffects.OurnationalculturemaygraduallyloseitsgroundifourattentionisfocusedonlyuponWesternculture.Infollowingthetrendofglobalizationweshouldmaintainourownculturalidentity,cherishourculturaltraditionanddevelopourownculture.WhatMahatmaGandhioncesaidcanbestsumupmyviewsontheinfluenceofWesternculture:
“Idonotwantmyhousetobewalledinonallsidesandmywindowstobestuffed.Iwanttheculturesofallthelandstobeblownaboutmyhouseasfreelyaspossible.ButIrefusetobeblownoffmyfeetbyany.”(211words)