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新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册Unit3答案
ListenandRespond
TaskOneFocusingontheMainIdeas
Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.
1OnedayinschoolMontyRobertswasaskedto.
A)writeatermpaperaboutthecourseshelearned
B)writeabouthisdreamofthefuture
C)describeahorseranch
D)drawapictureofahorseranch
2MontyRoberts'goalwastobecome.
A)ahorsetrainerlikehisfather
B)apainterwhodrawshorsesandhorseranches
C)anownerofalargehorseranch
D)anownerofalargefarm
3WhenMontyRobertsturnedinthepaper,histeacher.
A)wasnotsatisfiedwithit
B)helpedtoimproveit
C)gaveagoodcommentaboutit
D)askedhimtodiscussthetopicwithhisfather
4Theteacheraskedtheboytorewritethepaperbecause.
A)hisfatherhadhelpedhimwritethepaper
B)hispaperwasfullofemptywords
C)hisdreamwasnotproperlydescribedinthepaper
D)hisgoaloflifedescribedinthepaperwasnotrealistic
5Aweeklater,theboyfinallydecided.
A)tofollowhisfather'sprofession
B)tokeephisdream
C)tomakesomechangesinhispaper
D)tofollowhisteacher'sadvice
TaskTwoZoomingInontheDetails
Listentotherecordingcarefullyandfillineachoftheblanks
accordingtowhatyouhaveheard.
1MontyRobertswasthesonofahorsetrainer.Hisdreamwastoownalargehorseranch.Thatnighthewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewapictureofa200-acreranch.
2Heputagreatdealofhisheartintothedreamranchandthenextdayhe
handedthepaperintohisteacher
3WhenMontyRobertsaskedhisteacherwhyhegotalargeredFforhispaper,
histeacherexplainedtohimthathisdreamwasimpossibleforhim.Hehadnomoney.Butheneededalotofmoneytobuytheland,thehouseandthe
machinesforhisdreamranch.
4WhenMontyRobertsaskedhisfatherforadvice,hisfatherjustaskedhimtomakeuphisownmindonhisdreambecauseitisaveryimportantdecisionforhimtomake.
5WhenMontyRobertsturnedinthesamepaper,hesaidtohisteacher,
cankeeptheFandI'llkemydream.Iwillfollowmyheart,nomatterwhathappens.II
ReadandExplore
TaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas
1Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedin
TextA.
1)AccordingtoAlexHaley,whydoesmanyayoungmanwanttobeawriter?
Becausetheythinkthatbeingawritercanbringthemwealthandfame.
2)
sopinion?
DoeswritingmeangloryandwealthintheauthorNo.Theauthorthinksthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.
Onlyafewcansucceedafterlongperiodsofneglectandpoverty.
3)Whatwastheauthor'slifeinGreenwichVillagelike?
HislifeinGreenwichVillagewasverypoor.Hebarelymadeenoughtoeat.
4)Didheeverdoubthisabilitytowrite?
Whyorwhynot?
Yes.Becausehedidn'treceiveabreakafterwritingforayearorso.
5)Whydidthecallfromhisoldacquaintancechangehislife?
Becausehisdoubtofhisresolutiontowritewascleared.Hewasdeterminedtokeeponwriting.
6)InwhatwaydidpeoplelikeDelaneyandBelafontebecomerolemodelsfortheauthor?
Fromthemhelearnedthatonehadtomakesacrificesandlivecreativelytokeepworkinghardtorealizeone'sdreams.
7)Howmanyyearsdidtheauthorkeeponwritingbeforehisgreatsuccess?
Hekeptonwritingfor17yearsbeforehisgreatsuccess.
8)Whatdidthetwosardinecansand18centsinthebrownpaperbagsymbolize?
Theysymbolizedhiscourageandpersistencetosticktohisdreamofwriting.
9)WhatisthemeaningoftheShadowlandofdreams?
TheShadowlandofdreamsmeansallthedifficulties(e.g.neglect,poverty,doubt,uncertainty,andfearoffailure)peoplemeetwithinpursuingtheirdreams.
2TextAcanbedividedintothreepartswiththeparagraphnumber(s)ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeachpart.
Part:
One;Paragraph(s):
1-2;MainIdea:
AlexHaleyexplainsthedifference
Part:
Two;Paragraph(s):
3—8;MainIdea:
Theauthortellsabouthisstruggletosticktohisdreamofwritingandhisfinalsuccess.
Part:
Three;Paragraph(s):
19-22;MainIdea:
Theauthortellsabouthisstruggletosticktohisdreamofwritingandhisfinalsuccess.
TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLinesReadthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhattheauthorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.
1)Foreverywriterkissedbyfortune,therearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.(Para.2)
Comparedwiththoseluckywriterswhohavebecomefamous,thousandsofpeoplewhodevotethemselvestowritingarenevergivenrecognitionassuccessfulwriters.
2)NexttimeImakeasale.(Para.6)
Consideringtheratherdifficultcircumstancestheauthorwasin,itiseasytoseethattherewasadegreeofironyandself-sarcasmwhenhepromisedhisfriendthathewouldpaybackthemoneynexttimehemadeasale,foritwassomethingthathadnothappenedbeforeandwouldnotbeverylikelytohappeninthenearfuture,thuspushingtherepaymentofthedebtintotheremotefuture.
3)What'smore,Icouldwriteontheside.(Para.8)
Moreimportantly,Icouldtakewritingasapart-timejob.
4)There'severythingyou'vemadeofyourseParafaO)
Thetwocansofsardinesand18centsareallyouhave.
5)AnotherVillageneighborwasahandsomeyoungsingerwhoranastrugglingrestaurant.(Para.13)
…arestaurantthathasfewcustomersandisabouttoclosedown.
6)AsIabsorbedthelesson,1graduallybegantosellmyarticles.(Para.15)
AsIbecameawareofwhatitmeanttoliveintheShadowland,
7)ForthefirsttimeIhadmoneyandopendoorseverywhere.(Para.18)
Ihadalotofopportunities.
CheckingYourVocabulary
WordDetective1ChoosethedefinitioninColumnBthatbestmatcheseachitalicizedwordinColumnA.
1)d
2)g
3)f
4)e
5)b
6)h
7)a
8)c
2SpelloutthewordsfromTextBwiththehelpofthegiven
definitions,theinitiallettersandparagraphnumbers.
Example:
establish:
setup;begin;create(Para.1)
1)worthy:
deservingrespectorseriousconsideration(Para.1)
2)creep:
moveslowly,quietly,andcarefully,esp.soasnottoattractattention
(Para.1)
3)resolve:
makeadetermineddecision;decidefirmly(Para.2)
4)refresh:
makelesshotortired;bringbackstrengthandfreshnessto(Para.
5)
5)occurrenee:
aneventorhappening(Para.6)
6)surplus:
anamountadditionaltowhatisneededorused(Para.6)
7)favourable:
winningfavourandapproval(Para.7)
8)remark:
sayesp.sth.thatonehasjustnoticed;giveasanopinion(Para.9)
3SomephrasesorexpressionsfromTextBarehiddeninthe
followingpicture.Findthephrasesorexpressionsandthenusethem
tocompletethesentenceswiththehelpoftheclues.
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1)Hesweepsthefloorforthehoteltoworkout(以工作抵偿)thecostofboard.(Para.1)
2)Shewasunusedto(不习惯)talkingaboutherself.(Para.4)
3)Afterwaitingforalongtime,thelittleboyisoutofpatience(不耐烦).(Para.
4)
4)Thebadweatherhasaddedto(增力卩)thedifficultiesinourwork.(Para.4)
5)Thehomelesspeopleinthecityhavetowalkthestreets(走街串巷),beggingforfoodandmoney.(Para.5)
6)Wewereterrifiedwhenwecameon/upon(发现)asnakebehindthelittlecottageontheedgeofthewood.(Para.5)
7)Evawascuttingthegrass,andinthemeantime(与此同时)Adamwasplantingroses.(Para.7)
8)Fromthisbookwrittenbyamoviestarweget/havegottheidea(领悟至U)thatthosepeopleinthelimelightarejustordinarypeople—evenfamousfaceshaveflaws!
(Para.7)
CheckingYourComprehension
1Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedin
TextB.
1)Howdidtheauthorgettoknowabouttheschoolforcolouredpeoplein
Virginia?
Heoverheardtwominerstalkingaboutitwhileworkinginthecoal-mine.
2)Whydidtheauthorresolvetogototheschool?
Becauseheheardthattheschoolwasestablishedforcolouredpeopleandopportunitieswereprovidedtopoorbutworthystudentstoworkoutallorapartofthecostofboardandlearnsometradeorindustryatthesametime.
3)WhatkindofsituationwasheinwhenhereachedthecityofRichmondlateonenight?
Hewastired,hungryanddirty.Andhewascompletelyoutofmoney.Hehadnotasingleacquaintanceinthecity,and,beingunusedtocityways,hedidnknowwheretogo.
4)HowdidhespendhisfirstnightinRichmond?
HewalkedthestreetstillhebecametooexhaustedtowalkanyIonger.Thenhefoundanelevatedsidewalkandlayunderitforthenightupontheground.
5)Howdidheearnsomemoneyforhisbreakfastthenextmorning?
Hehelpedunioadingacargoofpigironfromalargeship.
6)Whydidn'ttheheadteacheradmittheauthortotheinstitutionatfirst?
Becauseofbeingsolongwithoutproperfood,abathandchangeofcloth,hedidn'tmakeavefavourableimpressionuponher.
7)Howdidtheauthorgetachaneetoprovehisworthinesstotheheadteacher?
Theheadteacheraskedhimtosweeptheadjoiningclassroomandhedidanexcellentjob,whichprovedhisworthinessasastudentintheinstitute.
2Readthefollowingstatementsandthendecidewhethereachofthemistrueorfalsebasedontheinformationinthetext.WriteTforTrueandFforFalseinthespaceprovidedbeforeeachstatement.
1)FAtHamptonNormalandAgriculturalInstitutepoorbutworthystudentshad
opportunitiestopayjustapartofthecostofboard.
(Poorbutworthystudentswereprovidedopportunitiestoearnmoneytopayallorapartofthecostoffoodi