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新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册Unit3答案
ListenandRespond
TaskOneFocusingontheMainIdeas
Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences
accordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.
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.Hisdreamwastoownalarge
horseranch.Thatnighthewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheeven
drewapictureofa200-acreranch.
2Heputagreatdealofhisheartintothedreamranchandthenextdayhe
handedthepaperintohisteacher.
3WhenMontyRobertsaskedhisteacherwhyhegotalargeredFforhispaper,
histeacherexplainedtohimthathisdreamwasimpossibleforhim.Hehadno
money.Butheneededalotofmoneytobuytheland,thehouseandthe
machinesforhisdreamranch.
4WhenMontyRobertsaskedhisfatherforadvice,hisfatherjustaskedhimto
makeuphisownmindonhisdreambecauseitisaveryimportantdecisionfor
himtomake.
5WhenMontyRobertsturnedinthesamepaper,hesaidtohisteacher,―
cankeeptheFandI’llkemepydream.Iwillfollowmyheart,nomatterwhat
happens.‖
ReadandExplore
TaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas
1Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedin
TextA.
1)AccordingtoAlexHaley,whydoesmanyayoungmanwanttobeawriter?
Becausetheythinkthatbeingawritercanbringthemwealthandfame.
2)Doeswritingmeangloryandwealthintheauthor’sopinion?
No.Theauthorthinksthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.
Onlyafewcansucceedafterlongperiodsofneglectandpoverty.
3)Whatwastheauthor’slifeinGreenwichVillagelike?
HislifeinGreenwichVillagewasverypoor.Hebarelymadeenoughtoeat.
4)Didheeverdoubthisabilitytowrite?
Whyorwhynot?
Yes.Becausehedidn’treceiveabreakafterwritingforayearorso.
5)Whydidthecallfromhisoldacquaintancechangehislife?
Becausehisdoubtofhisresolutiontowritewascleared.Hewasdeterminedto
keeponwriting.
6)InwhatwaydidpeoplelikeDelaneyandBelafontebecomerolemodelsfor
theauthor?
Fromthemhelearnedthatonehadtomakesacrificesandlivecreativelytokeep
workinghardtorealizeone’sdreams.
7)Howmanyyearsdidtheauthorkeeponwritingbeforehisgreatsuccess?
Hekeptonwritingfor17yearsbeforehisgreatsuccess.
8)Whatdidthetwosardinecansand18centsinthebrownpaperbag
symbolize?
Theysymbolizedhiscourageandpersistencetosticktohisdreamofwriting.
9)WhatisthemeaningoftheShadowlandofdreams?
TheShadowlandofdreamsmeansallthedifficulties(e.g.neglect,poverty,
doubt,uncertainty,andfearoffailure)peoplemeetwithinpursuingtheir
dreams.
2TextAcanbedividedintothreepartswiththeparagraphnumber(s)
ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeach
part.
Part:
One;Paragraph(s):
1-2;MainIdea:
AlexHaleyexplainsthedifference
between―beingawriter‖and―writing‖.
Part:
Two;Paragraph(s):
3–18;MainIdea:
Theauthortellsabouthisstruggleto
sticktohisdreamofwritingandhisfinalsuccess.
Part:
Three;Paragraph(s):
19-22;MainIdea:
Theauthortellsabouthisstruggle
tosticktohisdreamofwritingandhisfinalsuccess.
TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines
Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhatthe
authorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.
1)Foreverywriterkissedbyfortune,therearethousandsmorewhoselonging
isneverrewarded.(Para.2)
Comparedwiththoseluckywriterswhohavebecomefamous,thousandsof
peoplewhodevotethemselvestowritingarenevergivenrecognitionas
successfulwriters.
2)NexttimeImakeasale.(Para.6)
Consideringtheratherdifficultcircumstancestheauthorwasin,itiseasytosee
thattherewasadegreeofironyandself-sarcasmwhenhepromisedhisfriend
thathewouldpaybackthemoneynexttimehemadeasale,foritwas
somethingthathadnothappenedbeforeandwouldnotbeverylikelytohappen
inthenearfuture,thuspushingtherepaymentofthedebtintotheremote
future.
3)What’smore,Icouldwriteontheside.(Para.8)
Moreimportantly,Icouldtakewritingasapart-timejob.
4)There’severythingyou’vemadeofyourse(Plfasroa.fa1r0.)
Thetwocansofsardinesand18centsareallyouhave.
5)AnotherVillageneighborwasahandsomeyoungsingerwhoranastruggling
restaurant.(Para.13)
⋯arestaurantthathasfewcustomersandisabouttoclosedown.
6)AsIabsorbedthelesson,Igraduallybegantosellmyarticles.(Para.15)
AsIbecameawareofwhatitmeanttoliveintheShadowland,⋯
7)ForthefirsttimeIhadmoneyandopendoorseverywhere.(Para.18)
⋯Ihadalotofopportunities.
CheckingYourVocabulary
WordDetective
1ChoosethedefinitioninColumnBthatbestmatcheseachitalicized
wordinColumnA.
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)occurrence:
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.
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(增加)thedifficultiesinourwork.(Para.4)
5)Thehomelesspeopleinthecityhavetowalkthestreets(走街串巷),begging
forfoodandmoney.(Para.5)
6)Wewereterrifiedwhenwecameon/upon(发现)asnakebehindthelittle
cottageontheedgeofthewood.(Para.5)
7)Evawascuttingthegrass,andinthemeantime(与此同时)Adamwas
plantingroses.(Para.7)
8)Fromthisbookwrittenbyamoviestarweget/havegottheidea(领悟到)
thatthosepeopleinthelimelightarejustordinarypeople—evenfamousfaces
haveflaws!
(Para.7)
CheckingYourComprehension
1Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedin
TextB.
1)Howdidtheauthorgettoknowabouttheschoolforcolouredpeoplein
Virginia?
Heoverheardtwominerstalkingaboutitwhileworkinginthecoal-mine.
2)Whydidtheauthorresolvetogototheschool?
Becauseheheardthattheschoolwasestablishedforcolouredpeopleand
opportunitieswereprovidedtopoorbutworthystudentstoworkoutallorapart
ofthecostofboardandlearnsometradeorindustryatthesametime.
3)WhatkindofsituationwasheinwhenhereachedthecityofRichmondlate
onenight?
Hewastired,hungryanddirty.Andhewascompletelyoutofmoney.Hehad
notasingleacquaintanceinthecity,and,beingunusedtocityways,hedidn
knowwheretogo.
4)HowdidhespendhisfirstnightinRichmond?
Hewalkedthestreetstillhebecametooexhaustedtowalkanylonger.Thenhe
foundanelevatedsidewalkandlayunderitforthenightupontheground.
5)Howdidheearnsomemoneyforhisbreakfastthenextmorning?
Hehelpedunloadingacargoofpigironfromalargeship.
6)Whydidn’ttheheadteacheradmittheauthortotheinstitutionatfirst?
Becauseofbeingsolongwithoutproperfood,abathandchangeofcloth,he
didn’tmakeavefrayvourableimpressionuponher.
7)Howdidtheauthorgetachancetoprovehisworthinesstotheheadteacher?
Theheadteacheraskedhimtosweeptheadjoiningclassroomandhedidan
excellentjob,whichprovedhisworthinessasastudentintheinstitute.
2Readthefollowingstatementsandthendecidewhethereachof
themistrueorfalsebasedontheinformationinthetext.WriteTfor
TrueandFforFalseinthespaceprovidedbeforeeachstatement.
1)FAtHamptonNormalandAgriculturalInstitutepoorbutworthystudentshad
opportunitiestopayjustapartofthecostofboard.
(Poorbutworthystudentswereprovidedopportunitiestoearnmoneytopayall
or