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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