《学术英语(综合)》课后答案.docx

1、学术英语(综合)书本答案以下答案对书本习题中类似于“Do you (think/agree)” give a presentation等的部分问题进行了省略。Unit 1 EconomicsText A:Lead-in: omittedCritical reading and thinking:Task 1:Body: Use the labor and skills behind the Thanksgiving weekend as examples to illustrate the concept of the invisible handEnd: Echo the beginning

2、, emphasizing we should be grateful to the miracle on this Thanksgiving Day and every dayTask 2:1.It is not difficult at all to explain why grocery stores stock up on turkey before Thanksgiving. There seems to be no miracle in it.2.The use of so many ands helps to emphasize that a series of actions

3、and all kinds of work are involved in the sale of Thanksgiving turkey.3.Here ctfrom above, means ctfrom God. The phrase is used to show that there is something wondrous and almost inexplicable in the social order of freedom.Task 3:Market has its own way of punishing business malpractice. For example

4、, if a fast food chain sells contaminated food, nation-wide demand for their food will go down, along with their profit. When a company sells defective products, they have to deal with liability costs.Language building-up:Task 1:1.1.饲料经销商；饲料批发商2.为他自己的收益而工作3.技能与劳动力4.制造塑料5.私人交易6.包装并定价7.无形之手2.1. priced

5、2. labor3. transactions4.gain5. labor; manufactured6. the invisible hand7. distributorTask 2:1.Today, in millions of homes across the nation, God will be thanked fbr many gifts, for the feast on the table and the company of loved ones, fbr health and good fortune in the year gone by, fbr peace privi

6、lege of having been bomor having becomeAmerican. (Line 2, Para.l)2.And yet, isn*t there something wondroussomething almost inexplicablein the way your Thanksgiving weekend is made possible by the skill and labor of vast numbers of total strangers? (Line 1, Para. 4)3. .Thanksgiving Turkey, there woul

7、d be oneor more likely, a few dozenwaiting. (Line 3, Para.6)Task 3:1. very many2. buying or selling3. a large group of4.more huge5. understand6. troubledText B:Critical reading and thinking:Task 1:1.Considering that her boyfriend doesnt even bother to choose a gift for her, the girl concludes that h

8、e doesnt love her. Therefore, she breaks off the relationship. In the case where the strength of affection is most in question, people care a lot about what is given as a gift.2.The following is one more example where the signaling theory can be applied: In the job market, an employer may not know w

9、hether a candidate is qualified fbr a post or not. Very often, the candidate will show the employer education credentials, which can be used as a signal to the employer. Thus the information gap is narrowed.Task2:(以下所有表格题若未说明，顺序皆为从上到下，从左到右)Internet browser;Windows operating system;deter;entering the

10、 market and offering new products;cars today include many built-in products;monopoly;80;reliable;easier to use;severely limited;changing;competitors;low;Researching:The U.S. economy is a free market economy with some government regulation ad there has been a lasting debate about how much government

11、regulation is necessary. Those who argue fbr less regulation claim that the free market itself will require business to protect consumers and provide good products or services and the interference from the government can do nothing but increase the cost of doing corporations are not concerned about

12、the public5s interest, so regulation is indispensable. Interestingly, Adam Smith himself believed that government had an important role to play in economic life. For example, he believed that the government should enforce contracts and grant patents and copyrights.Text C:Task:每一个精明的一家之主都知道，如果买一样东西所花

13、的钱比在家里自己生产所花的成本要小， 那就永远不要尝试在家里生产。裁缝不会去做自己的鞋子，而向鞋匠购买；鞋匠不会去做自己的衣 服，而雇裁缝来做；农民不会去做鞋也不想缝衣，宁愿雇用不同的工匠来做。他们都会为了自身的 利益而采取某种方式来利用整个产业，在这种方式里，他们会比邻居更有优势，并用自己生产的一 部分产品或者相同的东西，即以一部分产品的价格来购买他们所需要的其它任何物品。Listening:Task 1: omittedTask 2:Case 1: absolutely; comparative; lowerCase 2: you cook and your roommate cleans

14、; you clean and your roommate cooksSpeaking: omittedWriting:Task 1:(suggested choice)3 4、8Task 2: omittedUnit 2 Business EthicsText A:Lead-in:Task:1.Limit smoking and tobacco advertising2.350 million people3.IndiaCritical reading and thinking:Task 1:1.The invisible hands;the wealth of its stockholde

15、rs;Profit maximization;the best economic system;Free enterprise system;constraints;2.Argument 1:1)a wide range of regulations are imposed2)assessing costs on companies; BP oil spillArgument 2:1)behave ethically; value and reputation2)Don5t Be Evil3)creative capitalism4)contributed more than $6 billion Task 2:1.Yes, I agree. Because:Earning profit is the main aim of every economic activity. A business is an economic activity and hence, its main aim should be to earn profit.Profit is a measure of efficiency and economic prosperity of the business. This justifies the