基础英语2主编何兆熊 Unit2 The Virtues of Growing Older 课后练习答案.docx

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基础英语2主编何兆熊Unit2TheVirtuesofGrowingOlder课后练习答案

基础英语2第二单元答案

Unit2TheVirtuesofGrowingOlder

Textcomprehension

I.C

II.1F;2F;3F;4T;5T.

III.

1.Worshipingyouthandfearinggrowingold.Todelaytheeffectsofagingwithcosmeticsandphysicalexercises.

2.Three.Lessconcernforone’sappearance;lessuncertaintyabouttheunknownsinthefuture;surerself-identity.

3.Feeluncertainaboutwhatwillhappentothemandwhattheyshoulddo.

4.Usecontraststructure“Beingyoungmeans…/Itmeans…”and“I…now/Inolonger…”

5.Thewriterlearnsthesignificancethatthenewer（younger）isnotnecessarilybetter,andshecanbehappierthanbeforeasshegrowsolder.

IV.

1.Womenarelesscapableofresistingthetemptationthetemptationoffashionthanmen.

2.Makefriendswithdifferentpeopleinordertofindanewidentityforyourself.

Structuralanalysisofthetext

1.SeeIII2.

2.Paragraph3:

thelastsentence;Paragraph4:

thesecondsentence;Paragraph5:

thefirstsentence.

SectionFourConsolidationActivities

Partone.VocabularyAnalysis

I.Phrasepractice

1.areaptto=arelikelyto易于……，有……的倾向

e.g.Infantsareapttoputtheirhandsintotheirmouths.婴儿爱把手往嘴里塞。

2.fallapart=breakup/disintegrate

3.ingeneral=asawhole通常，大体上；总的来说，从总体上看

e.g.Ingeneral,thiscompany’sproductsareveryreliable.这家公司的产品通常是很可靠的。

Ingeneral,thispaperisabitdifficultforthesestudentstofinishinanhour.总的来说，让学生在一个小时内完成这份试卷有些困难。

4.atthemercyof=powerlessagainst;completelycontrolledby对……无能为力；任……处置，任由……摆布

e.g.Somepeoplearebornwiththebeliefthattheyaremastersoftheirownlives.Othersfeeltheyareatthemercyoffate.有些人天生相信自己是生命的主宰，另一些人则觉得他们受到命运的支配。

Idon’twanttoputmyselfatthemercyofothers.我不希望任由他人摆布。

5.nowonder=notsurprising/onlytoonatural不足为奇，并不奇怪

e.g.Itisnowonderthatitissowetinthesouth.南方这么潮湿，并不奇怪。

Nowonderyou’resotired,you’veworkedthreehourswithoutabreak.难怪你这么累，你已经连续工作了三个小时。

Itisnowonderthathefailedhisfinalexam.他没能通过期末考试，这是不足为怪的。

II.

1.delay;2.Feverishly;3.façade;4.confronted;5.premise;6.dreaded;

7.automatically;8.awaiting.

III.Wordderivation

Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.

1.Shehasgotthisobsessive（obsess）fearoflosingcontrol,soshenevershowsheremotions.

2.Peopleunderalotofstressatworkwilloftenexperiencemoodiness（mood）,irritabilityandalossofconfidence.

3.Theywantedatolerable（tolerate）existence—morefood,bettershelter,andpeace.

4.Intheend,thecompanyanditsinvestorscametoamutuallybeneficial（benefit）arrangement.

5.Workingwiththementallyhandicappedcanbeasatisfying（satisfy）andrewardingexperience.

6.Frogscansearchforfoodunderwater,hidden（hide）frombirdsofprey.

7.WhenIaskedheraboutwhereshewantedthemeetingtobeheld,shedidn’texpressanyparticularpreference（prefer）.

8.Thecommitteehasmadefourspecificcriticisms（critical）ofthegovernment’stransportationpolicy.

1.obsessv.（使）牵挂，（使）惦念，（使）着迷obsesseda.着迷的

obsessionn.困扰，沉迷，着魔obsessivea.着迷的，强迫性的，分神的

e.g.爱丽丝被一个她刚刚认识的男孩迷住了。

Alicewasobsessedbyaboyshehasjustmet.

他一直想要找到他的父亲，但是最近这变成了一种狂热。

He’salwayswantedtofindhisfatherbutrecentlyit’sbecomeanobsession.

2.moodn.心情，情绪moodya.易怒的，喜怒无常的，情绪化的

moodinessn.忧郁

e.g.我每个星期日情绪都很坏。

IamalwaysinabadmoodonSunday.

我的妻子在医院里心情不好。

Mywifeismoodyatthehospital.

3.toleratev.容忍，忍受tolerablea.可容忍的

toleranta.宽容的，容忍的

e.g.她能忍受寒冷的天气。

Shecantoleratethecolddays.

这种炎热的天气在夜晚可以忍受。

Theheatwastolerableatnight.

4.benefitn.利益；津贴beneficiala.有益的，有利的

beneficiaryn.受惠者，受益人

e.g.这项工程对每个人都大有好处。

Thisprojectisofgreatbenefittoeveryone.

新鲜空气有益于健康。

Freshairisbeneficialtoourhealth.

她的丈夫是她遗嘱的主要受益人。

Herhusbandisthechiefbeneficiaryofherwill.

5.satisfyv.使满意，满足satisfactionn.满意

satisfactorya.令人满意的

e.g.观赏一幅美丽的图画使人心满意足。

Lookingatabeautifulpaintingalwaysgivesonesatisfaction.

她对现状根本不满意。

Sheisnotatallsatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.

6.hidev.隐藏，隐瞒hidingn.隐藏，躲藏

hiddena.隐藏的，秘密的

e.g.她设法不表露自己的感情。

Shetriedtohideherfeelings.

警察正在追赶藏匿起来的杀人犯。

Thepolicearefollowingamurdererwho’sinhiding.

7.preferv.较喜欢；宁可preferablea.更好的，更合意的

preferencen.偏爱，优先，喜爱物preferentiala.优先的；优惠的

e.g.我更喜欢牛奶，而不是咖啡。

Iprefermilktocoffee.

我父亲感到在乡村生活比在城市生活要好些。

Myfatherfindscountrylifepreferabletolivinginthecity.

对于求职者，我们优先考虑有一定经验的人。

Inconsideringpeopleforjobs,wegivepreferencetothosewithsomeexperience.

8.criticala.批评的；决定性的，关键的criticn.批评家，评论家

criticismn.批评，评论criticizev.批评；非难

e.g.他的行为招致尖锐的批评。

Hisbehaviorcalledforthsharpcriticism.

他批评了我的冒险活动。

Hecriticizedmytakingrisks.

IV.

1.C;2.D;3.A;4.A;5.B;6.D;7.C;8.B.

V.Synonym/Antonym

Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.

1.AdvertisementsconvinceustobuyGrecianFormulaandOilofOlaysowecanhidethegrayinourhair.

Synonym:

conceal,disguise

2.Mylegsweretooheavy,myshoulderstoobroad,mywaisttoobig.

Antonym:

narrow

3.TheircontentmentholdsoutgreatpromiseformeasImoveintothenext—perhapsevenbetter—phaseofmylife.

Synonym:

satisfaction,happiness,joy

4.TheVirtuesofGrowingOlder

Synonym:

merits,advantages

5.Myroundedfigureseemsfine,andIdon’tdenymyselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood.

Synonym:

fat,plump

6.Daveliftedweights,tookmegadosesofvitaminsanddrankahalf-dozenmilkshakesadayinordertoturnhiswiryadolescentframeintosomemuscularideal.

Synonym:

well-built

7.Thetwoofusenjoywearingfashionableclothes,butwearenolongerslavestostyle.

Antonym:

old-fashioned,outdated

8.Obviously,Istillhaveimportantchoicestomakeaboutmylife,butIhavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisionsthatconfrontthosejuststartingout.

Synonym:

clearly,evidently

VI.Prefix

Writeineachspaceonewordthathasthesameprefixasunderlinedineachgivenword.

1.prefaceprepare5.peripheryperimeter

2.prologueprogress6.dialoguediameter

3.foresightforesee7.semifinalsemiconductor

4.paralysisparallel8.devaluatedecelerate

1.Explanation:

pre-:

beforesomeoneorsomething

e.g.prewar,precondition,precaution,prediction

2.Explanation:

pro-:

before

e.g.proceed,procession,provision

3.Explanation:

fore-:

beforeorinthefrontof

e.g.foreword,foretell,forecast,forehead

4.Explanation:

para-:

ononeside

e.g.paragraph,parallel

5.Explanation:

per-:

surrounding

e.g.periodic,period

6.Explanation:

dia-:

passthroughbetweensth.

e.g.dialectic,diagram,diagnosis

7.Explanation:

semi-:

halforpartly

e.g.semicircle,semi-final,semi-skilled

8.Explanation:

de-:

reduce

e.g.declass,degrade,deduce

PartTwoGrammarExercises

1.concretenouns&abstractnouns

Concretenounsarewordsweuseforpeople,places,orthingsthatwecanobservewithatleastoneofourfivesenses.Theabstractclassistheopposite—wecanneverexperiencethesenounsaccordingtooursenses.

Whilethisdistinctionissometimesuseful,theboundarybetweenconcreteandabstractisnotalwaysclear.Somenounscanbeusedasuncountablenounswhentheyrefertoathingingeneralandcountablenounswhentheyrefertoaparticularinstanceofit,consider,forexample,thenounart,whichusuallyreferstoaconcept:

e.g.Artisanimportantelementofhumanculture.

Butitcanrefertoaspecificartworkincertaincontexts:

e.g.Iputmydaughter’sartuponthefridge.

Thisistheproblemofcontextwithinsentences.

I.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththeappropriateformsofthenounsgiven.

1.agony.

2.agonies.

3.experience.

4.experiences.

5.youth.

6.ayouth.

7.Mychildrenare__agreathelp__tome.（great,help）

8.Theboyhad__agoodknowledge__ofmathematics.（good,knowledge）

9.agrayhair

10.Heislookingfor__work__.（work）

II.1A;2B;3D;4C;5A;6B;7B;8C.

III.alotof;alittle;some;afew;A;some;some;alotof;X.

many;X;alotof.

2.quantifiers&determiners（every,each,everyone,everyone,all）

Eachandeveryhavesimilarbutnotalwaysidenticalmeanings.

each=everyoneseparately

every=each,all

Sometimes,eachandeveryhavethesamemeaning:

e.g.Pricesgoupeachyear.

Pricesgoupeveryyear.

Butoftentheyarenotexactlythesame.

Eachexpressestheideaof“onebyone”.Itemphasizesindividuality.

e.g.Eachartistseesthingsdifferently.

Everyishalf-waybetweeneachandall.Itseesthingsorpeopleassingular,butinagrouporingeneral.

e.g.EverysoldiersalutedasthePresidentarrived.

Eachcanbeusedinfrontoftheverb:

e.g.Thesoldierseachreceivedamedal.

Eachcanbefollowedby“of”:

e.g.ThePresidentspoketoeachofthesoldiers.

Everycannotbeusedfortwothingswhileeachcan:

e.g.Hewascarryingasuitcaseineachhand.

Everyisusedtosayhowoftensomethinghappens:

e.g.ThereisaplanetoBangkokeveryday.

Everyonemeans“everybody”andisusedwhenyouwanttorefertoallthepeopleinagroup:

e.g.Everyoneinmyfamilylikesspaghetti.

Butifyou’rereferringtotheindividualswhomakeupagroup,thenthephraseiseveryone.“Eachandeveryone”youshouldneversubstituteeveryone,foreveryoneassingularorplural:

e.g.WewisheachandeveryoneofyouaMerryChristmas.

Allismoreoftenusedwithpluralverbforms,thoughsometimesitisusedwithsingularverbs.However,ifwewishtospecifythethingsorpeopleunderdiscussion,wecanuseallorallofwithnounsandpronounsandthecorrespondinglycorrectsingularorpluralverbforms.