新标准大学英语教程2课后习题.docx

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新标准大学英语教程2课后习题

Unit1CollegeCulture

Activereading

（1）

Readingandunderstanding

2Check（¸）thetruestatements.

Inthe1960s...

1studentsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleydidnotprotest.

2studentsinEuropeandtheUSspentalotoftimeprotesting.

3therewasviolenceonuniversitycampusesinEurope.

4studentsandworkerswentonstriketogetherinFrance.

5theUKPrimeMinisterhadtoresignbecauseofstudentprotests.

6studentsdiscoveredasenseoffreedomoncampus.

IntheUKtoday...

7moreyoungpeoplethanevergotouniversity.

8moststudentsfailtocompletetheirstudies.

9internationalstudentsaremoreinterestedinlifestylethanqualityofcourses.

10studentsneedtheirparentsforfinancialhelp.

11studentsdon’tcontacttheirparentsasoftenastheyusedto.

12studentsdon’tenjoyuniversitylifeasmuchastheyusedto.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

3Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1asubjectthatpeoplediscussorargueabout（issue）

2achancetodosomething（opportunity）

3themostimportantandpowerfulpeopleinthecountry（establishment）

4anareaoflandcontainingallthemainbuildingsofauniversity（campus）

5somethingsuchasameetingorpublicstatementbypeoplewhostronglydisagreewithapolicy,lawetc（protest）

6tostartamajoractivity（launch）

7chancesofsuccess,especiallyinajoboracareer（prospects）

8workthatyouarepaidregularlytodoforapersonorcompany（employment）

4CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity3.

Whatarethemostimportant

（1）issuesforstudentstoday?

Istheuniversity

（2）campusreallysuchadifferentplacecomparedtowhatitwas40yearsago?

Perhaps,asthepassagesuggests,therearefewer（3）protestsbystudentsagainstthe（4）establishmentthanthereusedtobe.Andofcourse,improvingyour（5）prospectsofbeingcompetitiveinthe（6）employmentmarketisamajorconcernforstudentseverywhere,sinceagooduniversitydegreeisthemeansbywhichyoucan（7）launchyourcareer.Butinspiteofallthis,theroleoftheuniversityisthesameasitalwayshasbeen.Itistheplacewhereyouhavethe（8）opportunitytolearntothinkforyourself.

5Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsandexpressionsinthebox.Youmayneedtomakeotherchanges.

1TherewerefightsbetweenpoliceandprotestorsoutsidetheUSEmbassy.（clashes）

2Thetwopartiesformedatemporarypoliticalarrangementtorespondtotheproblem.（alliance）

3I’vealwaysconsideredmyselfassomeonewhoistolerantofotherpeople’sideas.（liberal）

4ThechiefofficialofanAmericanstatehasalotofpower.（governor）

5ThefinancialsituationofWesternEuropeancountriesrapidlyimprovedinthe1960s.（economy）

6The1960swereassociatedwithanewtypeofpopularmusic.（characterized）

7Markleftcollegewithoutfinishingthecourseandjoinedarockband.（droppedout）

8Formanypeople,listeningtotheirmusicwasanexperiencewhichmadethemfeelfree.（liberating）

9Forsomepeople,aninterestinpoliticswenthandinhandwithastrongenthusiasmformusic.（passion）

6Answerthequestionsaboutthewords.

1Ifyouareinahaze,areyoulikelytosee（a）clearly,or（b）notveryclearly?

2Inanatmosphereofpoliticalradicalism,willstudentsbe（a）active,or（b）notveryactive?

3Isadissidentsomeone（a）whoworksforthegovernment,or（b）whodisagreespubliclywiththe

government?

4Ifyouareapatheticaboutsomething,areyou（a）interestedinit,or（b）notinterestedinitatall?

5Isaheadyatmospherelikelytobe（a）boring,or（b）exciting?

6Ifagapshrinks,doesit（a）getsmaller,or（b）getbigger?

7Ifstudentsareumbilicallylinkedtotheirparents,arethey（a）often,or（b）notveryoftenintouchwiththem?

8Isafeelingofblissoneof（a）greatsadness,or（b）greatpleasure?

Readingandinterpreting

7Answerthequestions.

1Whichisthemainideaaboutstudentsinthe1960s?

（a）Theysmokedmarijuana.

（b）Theytookpartinprotests.

（c）Theyreadbookswhichwereforbidden.

（d）Theyenjoyedtheirtimeatuniversity.

2Whichisthemainideaaboutstudentstoday?

（a）TheyspendalotoftimeinInternetchatrooms.

（b）Theydon’thavetheenthusiasmforcollegelifethattheyusedto.

（c）Theyareonlyinterestedintheirchancesofgettingagoodjob.

（d）Theyareverydependentontheirparents.

Activereading

（2）

Readingandunderstanding

2Choosethebestanswertothequestions.

1WhydidFrankThomasdecidetostudyliterarytheory?

（a）Becauseitwasnecessaryforhischosencareer.

（b）Becausehethoughtitwouldhelphimunderstandwhatlifewasabout.

（c）Becausehewasattractedbytheimageithad.

（d）Becauseitwasaneasyoption.

2Whatpartofhiscourseinterestedhimmost?

（a）Postmodernism.

（b）Legalstudies.

（c）Post-colonialliterature.

（d）Nothing,hewasboredallthetime.

3WhatdoesFranknotsayabout“postmodernism”?

（a）It’sdifficulttosaywhatitis.

（b）Youcanuseittodescribelotsofthings.

（c）Thewordhasbeenusedformorethan50years.

（d）Onlyyoungpeopleareinterestedinit.

4Whatdoeshethinkabouthisowngeneration?

（a）Theyprotestaboutthewrongthings.

（b）Theyhavemoreopportunitiesthanthepreviousgeneration.

（c）Theyspendtoomuchtimegoingtoconcerts.

（d）Theydon’thaveanyrespectfortheirparents.

5Whatdoeshethinkabouthisparents’generation?

（a）Theyprotestedaboutthewrongthings.

（b）Theydon’twanttochangeanythingintheworld.

（c）Theyhaveforgottenwhatitwasliketobeyoung.

（d）Theyspendtoomuchtimetellingtheirchildrenaboutwhattheydid.

6Where,accordingtoFrank,dotoday’sstudentsdirecttheirenergy?

（a）Inpeacefulprotests.

（b）Inthecoursestheyaredoing.

（c）IncommunicatingwithotherpeopleontheInternet.

（d）Infreetimeactivitiesoncampus.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

3Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1toopposesomeoneinauthority,ortoopposeacceptedwaysofdoingthings（rebel）

2aperiodoftimethathasaparticularqualityorcharacter（era）

3damagethatissoseverethatsomethingstopsexistingorcanneverreturntoitsnormalstate（destruction）

4thefactofbeingeithermaleorfemale（gender）

5toclaimthatyouhavetherighttodosomethingorbehaveinaparticularway（assert）

6asystemofbeliefsthatinfluencessomeone’sdecisionsandbehaviour（philosophy）

7relatingtoindustry（industrial）

4CompletetheconversationwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity3.

AWhatwasitlikebeingastudentinthe1960s?

Waseveryonereallytryingto

（1）rebelagainstthe

establishment?

BPerhapsnot.Perhapswewerejusttryingto

（2）assertouridentityinaworldwhichwaschangingveryrapidly.Lookingbackontheperiodnow,itseemslikeadifferent（3）era,eventhoughitwasonlyabout50yearsago.AndIhonestlybelievethatthe1960ssawthemostimportantsocialchangesinourcountrysincethe（4）IndustrialRevolutionatthebeginningofthe19thcentury.

AButhowwouldyoudescribetheexperience?

Wastherea“（5）philosophyofthe1960s”,Imeanasetofsharedvalues,whichyouallbelievedin?

Howwouldyoudefinetheperiod?

BIdon’tthinkanexactdefinitionispossible.Butalotofimportantmovementsbegan.Webecameinterestedinthingslikeminorityrights;and（6）genderawareness,particularlywithregardtotheconditionsofwomenintheworkplace,ledtoanewphaseinthewomen’sliberationmovement.

AWhat’syouropinionoftoday’sstudents?

Aretheyjustindividualswhohavetheirownproblems,ordotheyhaveanidentityasanimportantpartofthecommunity?

BAlotofpeopleinmygenerationhaveanegativeattitudetotoday’sstudents.Buttheyareworriedaboutthebigissues,justaswewere.Andthemainproblemthattheyareinterestedinisatrulyglobalone:

howtostopthe（7）destructionoftheenvironmentinwhichwelive.

5Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Ifsomethingclicks,doyou（a）suddenlyunderstand,or（b）suddenlyforget?

2Isarepressivegovernmentlikelyto（a）takeaction,or（b）nottakeactionagainstprotestors?

3Ifyousignapetition,doyou（a）addyournametoalist,or（b）writeyournameinabook?

4Ifyouchantaslogan,doyouuse（a）yourvoice,or（b）yourpen?

5Doyouwearabracelet（a）onyourfoot,or（b）onyourwrist?

6Doesanostalgicpersonthinkalotabout（a）thepast,or（b）thefuture?

7Ifyoufeelfrustration,areyou（a）satisfied,or（b）notsatisfied?

8Ifarevolutionisprofound,isit（a）notveryimportant,or（b）seriousandlikelytolast?

Readingandinterpreting

6Decidewhetherthesentencesarecriticalorapprovingoftoday’sstudents.

1Wewatchdeathanddestructionontheeveningnewseveryday.（critical）

2Wehavenowaytodescribeourpoliticalcommitment.（critical）

3We’rethegenerationoftheCheGuevaraT-shirt.（critical）

4Therealenergyisnotonthecampus,it’sontheInternet.（approvingorcritical）

5Werebelbynotrebelling.（criticalorapproving）

6We’rewritingtherevolution,andwe’reusingourownwordstodoso.（approving）

7Lookatthesentencesfromthepassageandchoosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.

1Werebelbynotrebellingmeans（b）.

（a）Wedon’trebelatall

（b）wedorebel,butnotinthewaystudentsdidinthe1960s

（c）itseemsthatwearerebelling,butinfactwearen’t

2…almostbydefinitionitcan’tbedefinedmeans（b）.

（a）thereisnodefinitionforpostmodernism

（b）everybodyusespostmodernismtomeanadifferentthing

（c）postmodernismisnotaneasywordtodefine

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