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新世纪大学英语第二版综合教程3课后习题答案完整版UNIT6
ListenandRespond
TaskOneFocusingontheMainIdeas
Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingstatementsaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.
1)Accordingtothespeaker,happiness________.
A)isnoteasilyobtainedbypoorpeople
B)iswhatmoviestarsaremosteagertoobtain
C)doesnotnaturallyfollowwealthorsuccess
D)necessarilyresultsfromwealthorsuccess
2)Accordingtothespeaker,happinessliesinthefollowingEXCEPT________.
A)wealthobtainedthroughhonesteffort
B)wealthobtainedbywinninglotteries
C)yourcontributiontoothers’happiness
D)yoursuccessfulwork
3)Insteadofbeinganend,happinessisa(n)________.
A)beginning
B)process
C)unattainablegoal
D)businessofthecommunity
4)Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A)thesecrettohappiness
B)thedefinitionofhappiness
C)themisunderstandingofhappiness
D)therelationshipbetweenhappinessandwealth
TaskTwoZoomingInontheDetails
Listentotherecordingagainandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.
1)Theworldisfullofveryrichpeoplewhoareasmiserableasiftheywerelivinginhell.
2)Ifyouobtainwealththroughluckordishonestmeans,youwillnotbehappywithit.Youwillthinkyouareameanperson.
3)Long-termhappinessisbasedonhonesty,andproductivework,contribution,andself-esteem.
4)Ifyourhappinessdependsonexternalcircumstances,youwillalwaysfeelunfulfilledbecausetherewillalwaysbesomethingmissing.
ReadandExplore
TaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas
1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.
1)WhydidtheauthorbringthenewsstoryaboutTedTurnertoMorrie?
BecausehewonderedhowMorriewouldreacttoTedTurner’sfailurein“snatchinguptheCBSnetwork”.AtthesametimehewantedtoknowifTedTurnerwouldstilllamenthisfailureifhewerestrickendownbythesameterminaldiseaseasMorriewassufferingfrom.
2)WhatproblemdidMorriethinkTedTurneractuallyhad?
HisproblemwasatypicalonethatAmericansallhave:
Americanstendtovaluethewrongthings.
3)WhopaidavisittoMorriethenightbefore?
Andhowdidhefeelaboutit?
Alocalacappelagroupcametovisithim.Heshowedanintenseinterestintheirmusicalperformanceandfeltexcited.
4)WhatdidmaterialthingsmeantoMorrie?
Theyheldlittleornosignificancetohim,especiallyatatimewhenheknewhisdayswerenumbered.Heseemedtoknowtheexpression“Youcan’ttakeitwithyou”alongtimeago.
5)AccordingtoMorrie,whatareAmericansbrainwashedintobelieving?
Whatdotheyexpectfrommaterialthings?
Theyarebrainwashedintobelievingthatitisgoodtoownthings.Actually,theyarehungryforgentleness,tendernessorforasenseofcomradeshipand,therefore,theydesperatelyseekaftermaterialthingsassubstitutes.
6)DoestheauthorthinkthatMorriewasrich?
Whyorwhynot?
Morriewasfarfrombetteroffinmaterialthings,buthewaswealthyinspiritualways.Foryears,Morriehadn’tboughtanythingnew—exceptmedicalequipment.Andhisbankaccountwasrapidlydepleting.Buthewasrichinlove,friendship,caringandhederivedplentyofsatisfactionandgratificationfromteaching,communication,andsuchsimplepleasuresassinging,laughing,anddancing.
7)WhatdidMorriesuggestthatweshoulddotofindameaningfullife?
Headvisedustodevoteourselvestolovingothers,toourcommunityaroundus,andtocreatingsomethingthatgivesuspurposeandmeaning.Inotherwords,ifwewanttofindameaningfullife,weshouldbeourselvesandnevershowoffeitherforpeopleatthetoporforpeopleatthebottom.Instead,weshouldbekindandcandidandreadytoofferotherswhatwehavetogive.
2TextAcanbedividedintofourparts,withtheparagraphnumber(s)ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeachpart.
PartParagraph(s)MainIdea
One1–3TheauthorbroughtTedTurner’snewsstorytoMorrieforhisopinion.
Two4–9MorrieexplainedthatTedTurner’sproblemwascausedbytheendlesslyrepeatedstressonthesignificanceofmaterialthings.
Three10–14Inordertogethappiness,peoplearetryingtosubstitutematerialthingsforloveortenderness,andtheyfailtodistinguishwhattheywantfromwhattheyreallyneedinlife.
Four15–30Thewaytogetsatisfactionistoofferwithanopenhearttootherswhatyouhavetogive:
devoteyourselftolovingothers,devoteyourselftoyourcommunityaroundyou,anddevoteyourselftocreatingsomethingthatgivesyoupurposeandmeaning.
TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines
Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhattheauthorintendstosaybytheitalicisedparts.
1)Thenightbefore,hehadbeenentertainedbyalocalacappellagroupthathadcometothehousetoperform,andherelayedthestoryexcitedly,asiftheInkSpotsthemselveshaddroppedbyforavisit.(Para.5)
WhatMorriereallycaredaboutwasspiritualgratification.Eventheperformanceofthelocalacappellagroup,whoseperformancewasbynomeansprofessional,couldgivehimasmuchexcitementandgratificationasthefamousInkSpotswouldhave.
2)Hewouldlistentooperasometimesatnight,closinghiseyes,ridingalongwiththemagnificentvoicesastheydippedandsoared.(Para.5)
Sometimesatnighthewouldindulgehimselfinlisteningtoopera,feelingintoxicatedandgratified.Thoughhewasnotrichinmaterialthingsandwassufferingfromanincurabledisease,hespenteachdayhappily.
3)Theaveragepersonissofoggedupbyallthis,hehasnoperspectiveonwhat’sreallyimportantanymore.(Para.8)
Astheaveragepersonhasbeenbrainwashedintobelievingthatmaterialthingsalonecouldbringhappiness,heorshehaslosttheabilitytothinkaboutanddecidewhatisreallyimportantinlife.
4)Andthentheywantedtotellyouaboutit.‘GuesswhatIgot?
GuesswhatIgot?
’(Para.9)
Therepetitionof“GuesswhatIgot?
”showsthespeaker’suncontrollableexcitementandgratificationatgobblingupsomethingnew.
5)Onlyanopenheartwillallowyoutofloatequallybetweeneveryone.(Para.23)
Ifyouwanttobeacceptedequallyandrespectablybypeoplebothatthetopandatthebottom,youmustbeopen-heartedinsteadofshowingoffyoursocialstatus.Inotherwords,youmustbeyourself,feelfreeinexpressingyourrealthoughts,opinions,andfeelings,becandidandreadytoofferotherswhatyouhavetogive.
CheckingYourVocabulary
WordDetective
1PutdowntherightwordfromTextBinthespaceprovidedaccordingtothegivendefinition.Thefirstletterofeachwordisalreadygiven.
Example:
incredibly:
extremely;inawaythatishardtobelieve
1)diminish:
causetobecomeorseemsmaller
2)temporary:
lastingonlyforalimitedtime
3)inform:
giveinformationorknowledgeto
4)truthful:
(ofaperson)whohabituallytellsthetruth
5)rewarding:
(ofanexperienceoraction)worthdoingorhaving
6)scale:
asetofnumbersorstandardsformeasuringorcomparing
7)cultivate:
improveordevelop(esp.themind,afeeling,etc.)bycarefulattention,training,orstudy
2FillineachblankwithawordorphrasefromTextB.Boththeexplanationandthenumberoftheparagraphinwhichthetargetwordorphraseappearsaregiveninbrackets.Besuretousetheproperform.
Example:
Hesuddenlybecamewealthy,whichchangedhiswholemodeoflife.
(awayofbehaving,living,operating,etc.:
Para.2)
1)Sometimesyoumayfaileventhoughyou’vetriedhard—it’safactoflife.
(sth.thatexistsandthatcannoteasilybechanged:
Para.1)
2)MyshoeswearouteasilysinceIlikejoggingatduskeveryday.
(bereducedtoauselessstatebylonguse:
Para.2)
3)Heneverspeakstomeotherthantoaskforsomething.
(except:
Para.6)
4)I’mnotsurewhatherjobis,butithassomethingtodowithmarketing.
(havesomeconnectionwith:
Para.7)
5)Thefamousactorkeepsfitbyworkingoutforanhoureveryday.
(exercisetoimprovephysicalfitness:
Para.7)
6)Thesalarythey’reofferingisveryattractive,butIstilldon’twantthejob.
(causinginterestorpleasure:
Para.7)
7)AtschoolTrudyalwaysexcelledinlanguagesbutdidn’tdowellenoughinmathematics.
(bethebestorbetterthan:
Para.7)
8)Hehasfoundcontentmentatlast—henowfeelshe’sthehappiestmanonearth.
(afeelingofhappinessorsatisfaction:
Para.9)
CheckingYourComprehension
1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextB.
1)Howdowefeelwhenwegetsomethingwereallywant?
Wefeelhappy,butonlyforashorttime.Overtime,wegetboredwiththethingwe’vegot.
2)Whatisthedifferencebetweenmaterialhappinessandspiritualhappiness?
Materialhappinessisderivedfromourpurchasingpowerwhilespiritualhappinessmeanssomethingelsealtogether,likegoodfriends,alovingspouse,well-raisedchildren,ahomebuiltonlove,aclearconscience,aworthygoalandasatisfyingjob.Suchthingsbringuscontentmentthatlastsandhasmeaning.
3)Whatisthephilosophyoftheauthor’sfriend?
Hisphilosophyis:
Nomatterhowmuchmoneyyoumake,youalwayswantmore.So,oneshouldbreakfreefromthiscycleandfindtimetodowhathewants.
4)Whatarethe“scales”bywhichwecanmeasurewealthaccordingtotheauthor?
Theauthorlistsseven“scales”bywhichwecanmeasurewealth:
friends,health,strength,family,knowledge,skillandcharacter.
5)Whatisspecialaboutthosedifferenttypesofwealththatisnotmeasuredindollars?
Theyarenotta