新视野大学英语第三版第二册读写教程课后答案解析及翻译.docx

1、新视野大学英语第三版第二册读写教程课后答案解析及翻译Unit 1 Language in missionText A An impressive English lesson Ex.1 Understanding the text 1、Because he is tired of listening to his father and he is not interested in grammar rules. 2、The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture are so marvelous and remark

2、able that they should be described at least in a brief account; however, what the student could do was only one single utterance :“whoa!” without any any specific comment. 3、Because the schools fail to set high standards of language proficiency. They only teach a little grammar and less advanced voc

3、abulary. And the younger teachers themselves have little knowledge of the vital structures of language. 4、Because teaching grammar is not an easy job and most of the students will easily get bored if its not properly dealt with. 5、He familiarized his son with different parts of speech in a sentence

4、and discussed their specific grammatical functions including how to use adverbs to describe verbs. 6、Because the son had never heard about the various names and functions of words in an English sentence before. 7、The author uses “road map”and “car”to describe grammar and vocabulary. Here,“road map”i

5、s considered as grammar and “car”as vocabulary. 8、Since the subjunctive mood his son used is a fairly advanced grammar structure, the interjection“whoa!”reflects the tremendous pride the father had toward his son; it also reflects the authors humor in using the word because it was once used by his s

6、tudent, though in two different situations and with two different feelings. Ex.3 Words in use 1.condense 2.exceed 3.deficit 4.exposure 5.asset 6.adequate petent 8.adjusting 9.precisely 10.beneficial Ex.4 Word building -al/-ial: managerial/editorial/substance/survival/tradition/margin -cy : consisten

7、cy/accuracy/efficient -y : recovery/ministry/assembly Ex.5 Word building 1.editorial 2.recovery 3.accuracy 4.substance 5.managerial 6.margin 7.assembly 8.Ministry 9.survival 10.tradition 11.consistency 12.efficient Ex.6 Banked cloze 1-5: L C J A I 6-10: O N E H F Ex.7 Expressions in use 1.feel oblig

8、ed to 2.be serious about 3.run into 4.distinguish between 5.thrust upon 6.was allergic to 7.get lost 8.be attracted to 9.make sense 10.looked upon asEx.10 C-E Translation Chinese calligraphy is a unique art and the unique art treasure in the world. The formation and development of the Chinese callig

9、raphy is closely related to the emergence and evolution of Chinese characters. In this long evolutionary process, Chinese characters have not only played an important role in exchanging ideas and transmitting culture but also developed into a unique art form. Calligraphic works well reflect calligra

10、phers personal feelings, knowledge, self-cultivation, personality, and so forth, thus there is an expression that “seeing the calligraphers handwriting is like seeing the person”. As one of the treasures of Chinese culture, Chinese calligraphy shines splendidly in the worlds treasure house of cultur

11、e and art. Unit 2 College-The ladder to success Text A The humanities:Out of date? Reading Comprehension 1. because English or history majors are considered less competitive when the job market is shrinking, and they have to study something that can help them more easily locate their future jobs. 2.

12、 because as the tuition is climbing higher and higher, many students have run away from studying the humanities and toward “hard” skills that they think will lead to employment. 3. since more students are now taking job-oriented courses, libraries, where students of liberal arts used to study, are g

13、etting less popular than before; in contrast, labs are getting more eye-catching because students of science and engineering do experiments and research there. 4. because this inner drive that can be either constructive or destructive is so mysterious and powerful that it has attracted many people t

14、o speculate on it. From ancient times, these men and women developed artistic “languages” in the form of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions, which from the very foundation of civilization. 5. Studying the humanities improves your ability to read and write

15、, makes you familiar with the language of emotion and the creative process, and, more importantly, provides you with a wide scope of possibilities that are open to you. 6. Because in modern life, an ideal capacity for establishing ones career is to have both technical knowledge and inner insight, no

16、t just one without the other. 7. “Well-rounded human beings” are those who have insight and understand the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity. 8. Since many people who once studied the humanities became famous in their career, the author implies that if students spend more time studyi

17、ng the humanities, they could surely become successful in the future as well. Language focus 3 1. promotes 2. accelerate 3. mystery 4. insight 5. boost 6. analysis 7. calculate 8. barriers 9. destruction 10. prospect 4 Promising Bearing Housing Objective Offend Exclude Excess Execute Intensify Ident

18、ity 5 1. excess 2. bearing 3. objective 4. intensify 5. execute 6. promising 7. exclude 8. identity 9 offend 10. housing 6. 1-5 CHDJB 6-10 LMGFA 7 1. are liable to 2. in favor of 3. is bound to 4. speculate about 5. investedwith 6. stand up for 7. in the form of 8. prepared for 9. in the company of

19、10 in succession10 In recent years, with the development of Internet technology, the construction of digital education resources of our country has made great achievements. Many universities have set up their own digital learning platforms, and digital teaching is playing an increasingly important r

20、ole in education. Compared with the traditional way of teaching, the digital way has a lot of advantages. On one hand, digital teaching makes global sharing of teaching resources possible; on the other hand, it expands the learners study time and space to learn, allowing people to get access to the

21、digital virtual schools through the Internet anytime and anywhere. These advantages make it possible for people to shift from one-time learning to lifelong learning.Unit 3 Discovery of a new life stage Text A The humanities:Out of date? Ex.1 1. Because people in different life stages are confronted

22、with different problems and setbacks and each group of people in a particular time period have their particular worries and pains. 2.The norm refers to the general consensus that as soon as students graduated from college, they would enter adulthood and be able to find an ideal job leading to their

23、career. 3. They are recognized as a new life stage that comes after high school graduation, continues through college and leads to starting a family and having a career. 4. Because nowadays so many young people are following this new lifestyle that it has become a trend. As long as the economic situ

24、ation continues its long slide, this new stage is unavoidable. 5. Unlike their parents, a large number of young people are now delaying marriage, child bearing, and even employment during their odyssey years. 6. They often resent the pressure theyre feeling and keep a distance from their parents or

25、even run away from home. Many also resort to computer games, iPods, iPhones, or iPads. 7. Their parents feel more anxious and upset seeing their childrens odyssey years continue to stretch without a clear direction. 8. The author thinks as people are getting to know the odyssey years better, both pa

26、rents and their children can tackle this phase better. For parents, they can understand their children more; for children, they can explore and discover themselves with a positive attitude. Ex.3 1. peculiar 2. radical 3. phase 4. sensible 5. predict 6. labeled 7. resent 8. witnessed 9. equivalent 10

27、. parallels Ex.4-ic Chaotic dramatic academy -ion Depression detection erosion Classification confuse cooperate dictate -ist Rightist journal Ex.5 1. journal 2. chaotic 3. cooperate 4. erosion 5. dramatic 6. confuse 7. academy 8. rightists 9. depression 10. dictate 11. detection 12. classification E

28、x. 6 K E A C L I G N H O Ex.7 1. saddled with 2. back off 3. gives way to 4. resorted to 5. make allowances for 6. wonder at 7. prior to 8. based upon/onEx. 10 Filial piety is the basic code of ethics in the ancient Chinese society. Chinese people consider filial piety as the essence of a persons in

29、tegrity, family harmony, and the nations well-being. With filial piety being the core of Confucian ethics, it has been the moral standard for the Chinese society to maintain the family relationship for thousands of years. Its undoubtedly a traditional Chinese virtue. The culture of filial piety is a

30、 complex concept, rich in content and wide in range. It concludes not only cultural ideas but also institutional etiquettes. Generally speaking, it refers to the obligation of children to their parents required by the society, including respect, care, support for the elderly and so forth. Filial pie

31、ty is fundamental to the ancient “Oriental civilization”. Unit 4 Dance with love Text A College sweethearts Ex. 1 1. The author uses this sentence to tell her own love story. She didnt expect that she would end up marrying Butch. He became her boyfriend just because of her wish to find a cute boyfri

32、end. She didnt really want to marry him at the beginning. 2. Because when she met up with Butch the first time, he kept staring at her all night long. He flattered her and fell in love with her at first sight. He looked really wild or maybe even dangerous. 3. Because Butch had a “bad boy image” which was very tempting to a lot of girls, and his wild, dynamic personality was a little frightening. She didnt know whether she could be getting along with him. 4. Though she always had an excellent reputation in respect to her