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大学英语综合教程2课后答案

大学英语综合教程2课后答案

Unit1

Comprehension

1.TheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschoolsinNanjing.

2.Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslotofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.

3.TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminandthentrytoteachhimhowtodoitproperly.

4.BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasksinChina:

toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.

5.MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.

6.Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatonecansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.

7.HemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.

8.ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguidinghishandischaracteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsincontrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearnunaided.

9.Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalsskillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9and10yearsoldareproducingexcellentworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.

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

11.Thisismainlyduetothedifferenceintheirwayofthinking.

12.Theauthormakesthesuggestionthatweshouldstrikeabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills.

TextOrganization

1.

（1）Thetextbeginswithananecdote.

（2）HisthoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest.

（3）Hewindsupthetextwithasuggestionintheformofaquestion.

2.

（1）C:

showachildhowtodosomething,orteachbyholdingthehand

A:

teachchildrenthattheyshouldrelyonthemselvesforsolutionstoproblems

（2）C:

givegreaterprioritytodevelopingskillsatanearlyage,believingthatcreativitycanbepromotedovertime

A:

putmoreemphasisonfosteringcreativityinyoungchildren,thinkingskillscanbepickeduplater

LanguageSenseEnhancement

（1）summarizing

（2）valueoriginalityandindependence

（3）contrastbetween

（4）intermsof

（5）harbor

（6）fearful

（7）comparable

（8）promotecreativity

（9）emerge

（10）pickedup

Vocabulary

1.

（1）insert

（2）onoccasion

（3）investigate

（4）Inretrospect

（5）initial

（6）phenpmena

（7）attached

（8）makeupfor

（9）isawaiting

（10）notintheleast

（11）promote

（12）emerged

2.

（1）astrikingcontrastbetweenthestandardsoflivinginthenorthofthecountryandthesouth

（2）issaidtobesuperiortosyntheticfiber

（3）asafinancialcenterhasevolvedslowly

（4）isnotrelevanttowhetherheisagoodlawyer

（5）byalittle-knownsixteenth-centuryItalianpoethavefoundtheirwayintosome

Englishmagazines

3.1）bepickedup

can'taccomplish

amexaggerating

（2）somewhat

theperformance

haveneglected

theyapplyto

（3）assist

Ontheotherhand

arevalid

asuperior

ConfusaleWords

1.

（1）continual

（2）continuous

（3）continual

（4）continuous

2.

（1）principal

（2）principal

（3）principle

（4）principles

（5）principal

Usage

1.themselves

2.himself/herself

3.herself/byherself/onherown

4.itself

5.ourselves

6.yourself/byyourself/onyourown

ComprehensiveExercises

1.

（1）contrast

（2）exaggerating

（3）priority

（4）ontheotherhand

（5）promoting

（6）pickup

（7）assist

（8）accomplish

（9）onoccasion

（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

Translation

1.

（1）.Ittakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakeadeparturefromthetradition.

（2）.Tomusedtobeveryshy,butthistimehewasboldenoughtogiveaperformanceinfrontofalargeaudience.

（3）.Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreativespiritinthechildatanearlyage.

（4）.Assuming（that）thispaintingreallyisamasterpiece,doyouthinkit'sworthwhiletobuy/purchaseit?

（5）.Ifthedataisstatisticallyvalid,itwillthrowlightontheproblemweareinvestigating.

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

Unit2

Comprehension

1.TheSalvationArmyisareligiouscharitableorganization.ASalvationArmybellringerisavolunteerwhohelpsitcollectdonations.

2.Theboyaskedhim:

Areyoupoor?

Hediditsimplyoutofconfusionandcuriosity.ObviouslyheknewnothingabouttheSalvationArmybellringer.

3.Hesaid,"Ihavemorethansomepeople,butnotasmuchasothers."Thismeansthathewasneitherpoornorrich.

4.Theboy'smotherscoldedhimbecausethequestionwassociallyinappropriate,especiallytoapersonwholookedpoor.

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

6.No,thewriterdoesnotfeelpoor.Thisisbecausehehasenjoyedgoodhealthandcreativitywhichhethinksaremuchmoreimportantthanmaterialgoods.

7.Hefeelsoutofplaceamongpeoplewhoareprimarilyinterestedinmaterialthings.

8.Shetoldhimthatshewasinterestedinwhat'sontheinside.Butafterhetookhertohispoorlyfurnishedapartment,shechangedhermindcompletely.

9.Itonlyshowsthattoherthemostimportantthingwasstillmaterialgoodsratherthanwhatshehadclaimedbefore.

10.Commercialscanputpeopleunderpressuretopurchasemorethanisreallynecessary.

11.BecauseDecemberisthetimeforhimtoworkfortheSalvationArmyasabellringer,whichgiveshimagenuinesenseofbelongingandbringshimhappinessinhelpingothers.

12.Theboy'squestionhashelpedthewriterrealizethat,despitehislackofexpensivepossessions,heisrichinmanyotherwaysandshouldbethankfulforthat.

TextOrganization

1.

（1）a

（2）Thechoicewasmadebecausetheessayismeanttoexplainsomething,thatis,theauthor'sviewoflife.

（3）Thecentralideaoftheessayisthatonecanlivealifefullofricheswithoutbeingrichfinancially.

2.Paras.1-2:

Thewriter'sencounterwithaboywhoraisedthequestion"Areyoupoor?

"

Paras.3-12:

Insearchofananswerthewriterfindsthatnothavingexpensivepossessionsdoesn'tmakehimfeelpoormainlybecauseheenjoyslifeinmanyotherways.

Para.13:

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

Vocabulary

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）alingweingfabricatingsentiments

（2）filloutereryiyemvitalconsequences

（3）bedeniedtangiblecherishattain

WordswithMultipleMeanings

1.Itisalongtripandwilltakeusfivehoursbybus.

2.Shearrivedearlyandtookafrontrowseat.

3.Don'ttakemeforafool.

4.Ittakesalotofimaginationtofabricatesuchastory.

5.Myunclewilltakeme（alongonhistrip）totheArcticthissummer.

6.HetookthedinnerplateIpassedtohim.

7.Kevintooksecondprizeintheweight-liftingcompetition.

8.Ifyoudon'ttakemyadvice,youwillregretit.

Usage

1.hanging

2.togive

3.toreturn

4.beingpraised

5.nothavingwritten

6.tosay

7.toopen

8.beinghelped

ComprehensiveExercises

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）follows

Translation

1.

（1）Thecompanydeniedthatitsdonationshadacommercialpurpose.

（2）Wheneverhewasangry,hewouldbegintostammerslightly.

（3）Educationisthemostcherishedtraditioninourfamily.That'swhymyparentsnevertookmetodinneratexpensiverestaurants,butsentmetothebestprivateschool.

（4）Shortlyafterherecoveredfromthesurgery,helosthisjobandthushadtogothroughanotherdifficultphaseofhislife.

（5）Incontrasttoouraffluentneighbors,myparentsareratherpoor,buttheyhavealwaystriedhardtomeetourminimalneeds.

2.Withmoreandmoredonationscomingin,our