新世纪大学英语综合教程3 Unit8课后答案.docx

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新世纪大学英语综合教程3Unit8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）