英语新视野5课后答案.pdf
Unit TwoII Comprehension of the TextI.Because they couldn*t live longer without growing older.2.Be was more famous for his search for the Fountain of Youth.3.They take a bath in tubs of warm mud and receive injections of monkey glands.4.Many people can reach the age they are designed for because of their being well off.5.The emphasis is on finding ways to ensure that more people achieve the maximum lifespanhealthy conditions.6.He hated exercise and never took any.7.Because they reproduce less or dont reproduce at all.8.It can help slow down ageing.9.Old people would soon end up as a huge majority and the planet would have trouble supportingso many people.10.The author thinks that old age is one of the natural phenomena,and it is the last pan of oneslife.II Vocabulary1 .terminating 2.originates 3.tempted 4.afflicted5.optimum 6.rapture 7.adhered 8.persistent9.diminishing 10.despised 11.patented 12.manipulateExercises on CD and web course only:13.promising 14.necessitate 15.perishIV1.searching for 2.ended up 3.in the hope of 4.looked forward to5.hold on to 6.in time 7.well off 8.conditions9.involved in 10.to such an extent 11.originated in 12.adhered toExercises on CD and web course only:13.perished from 14.slowed down 15.handed outV Collocation1.abilities 2.quality 3.condition 4.standard5.system 6.chances 7.utilization 8.skillsExercises on CD and web course only:9.efficiency 10.environmentIX Essay SummaryLD2.A3.C4.D5.B 6.A7.B 8.A9.C10.B ll.D 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.D 17.C 18.B19.A 20.DXII Reading Skills1.Dr.John Andrews.(Para.3)2.They hope to cure DNA deficiency,and to fix a genetic defect that causes a severe fonn ofblood disease.(Para.5)3.Il is about injecting functioning genes into the rapidly dividing cells of embryos to replaceflawed DNA.(Para.7)4.They worry that Andrews technology would help doctors to engineer babies for attractive traits,andinterfering with genes before birth might result in serious birth defects.(Para.7)5.In 1995 it abolished federal funding for human embryo research;it also made such researchexempt fromFederal reviews and controls.(Para.12)XIII Comprehension of the TextLC2.C3.B4.A5.A6.C7.C 8.A9.C 10.DXIV Vocabulary1.threshold 2.apt 3.preview 4.premature5.abolished 6.injected 7.rigorous 8.induced9.epidemic 10.integrity 11.abortion 12.appraisalExercises on CD and web course only:13.deficiencies 14.recipient 15.ironyXV1.onto 2.on 3.in 4.at 5.from 6.forth7.In 8.on 9.to 10.from 11.at 12.withExercises on CD and web course only:13.of 14.out 15.onXII Reading Skills1.The young people.(Para.I)2.They dominated the protests against the nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War.(Para.2)3.Young people are being asked to participate in decision-making affairs.(Para.5)4.Almost every school has an elected student council,handling school-level issues.(Para.7)5.They are honest,and are able to force sensitive issues out into the open.(Para.10)XIII Comprehension of the Text1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.DXIV Vocabulary1.threshold 2.apt 3.preview 4.premature 5.abolished6.injected 7.rigorous 8.induced 9.epidemic 10.integrity11.abortion 12.appraisalExercises on CD and web course only:13.deficiencies 14.recipient 15.ironyXV1.onto 2.on 3.in 4.at 5.from 6.forth 7.In 8.on9.to 10.from 11.at 12.withExercises on CD and web course only:13.of 14.out 15.onXVI Reading Sills1.The young people(Para.1)2.They dominated the protests against the nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War(Para 2)3.Young people are being asked to participate in decision making affairs.(Para 5)4.Almost every school has an elected student council,handling school-level issues.(Para.7)5.They are honest,and are able to force sensitive issues out into the open.(Para 10)XVII Comprehension of the Text1.T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.T 7.F 8.T 9.F 10.TUnit Three1.Sales promotion,advertising,personal selling and publicity.2.Business people use techniques of sales promotion mainly in two ways:they often use acombination ofthese techniques;they use these techniques as supplementary to the other three promotionalactivities.3.Sales promotion is to stimulate demand.4.They are applicable to both consumers and businesses.Also,they can be used with industrialselling as wellas consumer products.5.Because it brings promotion to the point of purchase,which has been found more effective thanmediaadvertising.For example,a US study shows that a majority of purchases in supermarkets aregenerated by in-store decisions.6.It helps consumers become acquainted with a new product and it also helps provide extracompetitiveadvantage to existing products.7.The effectiveness of sales-promotion techniques may be reduced or even nullified if theyencounterpsychological barriers on the part of shop owners and/or consumers.Sales-promotion techniquesthat are notconsistent with the local preferences will also be ineffective.8.From the last two paragraphs we may learn that,to make the techniques of sales promotioneffective,onemust take into account the psychological barriers on the part of both shop owners and consumers.At thesame time,the techniques must be consistent with the local preferences.9.Positive.10.The author wrote this passage in order to discuss various aspects of sales-promotion techniques,recommend them and advise using them carefully.Vocabulary III1.acquainted 2.magnified 3.quota 4.slump5.accommodating 6.collided 7.repay 8.amended9.whereby lO.launch 11.filmed 12.expenditureExercises on CD and web course only:13.stimulus 14.localities 15.enlightenedIV 1.as such 2.fail under 3.enlightened about4.applicable to 5.in conjunction with 6.become acquainted with7.is supplementary to 8.bring in 9.in search of10.given away 11.in nature 12.put upExercises on CD and web course only:13.collide with 14.participated in 15.be consistent withV.Collocation1.education 2.capacity 3.knowledge 4.discussion5.population 6.awareness 7.empire 8.operationsExercises on CD and web course only:9.links 10.programIX Essay Summary1.C2.B 3.D4.A5.B 6.B 7.C 8.C9.A 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.B 16.C17.A 18.D 19.B20.DXI StructuredWritingAs China is increasingly integrated into the global economy,more and more Western festivals areentering and influencing the Chinese peoples lives,especially the university students life.Take Christmas for example.As long as one month before December 25th,the students begin theirpreparations for this most important Western festival.Most activities are for entertainment innature since thestudents are not much concerned with the religious meaning of Christmas.And most activities areeveningparties,often lasting all night long.As a result,quite a few students feel tired or even fall asleep inclass duringthat month.Another incident still fresh in my mind took place last April.Some of us English teachers receiveda noteon April I st to say that all the English classes were to be canceled the next day.But actually wewere fooled!Likewise,students act in a pretty westernized manner on Valentines Day.They say to everyonetheymeet”darling,love”and so on and so forth.In general,the Western festivals add a lot of fun andvariety to astudents life.At the same time,one must realize that they do challenge the Chinese culture andcustoms to acertain degree.(Words:201)Section BReading Skills1.Many is obviously a repetition of 30,000 products.2.“Louis Cheskin*,a specialist are repetitions of na forerunner,.3.Array actually is a repetition of arrangement.4.Get attention*is synonymous to eye-catching1 whereas shapes*is synonymous to graphicelements inthe context.5.Kindly messages is repeated by the same words with the same meaning in the next sentence.6.The synonymous meaning of“feminine”can be found in completeness,softness andinclusiveness andpositive associations.XIII Comprehension of the Text1.B 2,D 3,C 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.CXIV Vocabulary1.consoling 2.bewildered 3.array 4.sensation5.inclusive 6.overwhelming 7.gigantic 8.deemed9.dazzled 10.graphic 11.consensus 12.differentiatingExercises on CD and web course only:13.integral 14.trigger 15.irritatedComprehension of the Text1.to 2.for 3.with 4.of 5.in 6.of7.about 8.under 9.between 10.to 11.to 12.with/byExercises on CD and web course only:13.against 14.of 15.onSection CXVI Reading skills1.“Smart consumers“is synonymous to“car owners“whereas Tricks”is synonymous to“cleverpractice,Therefore,they are taken as repetition.2.“Sever circumstances is synonymous to“sever conditions”.Therefore,it is taken as arepetition.3.Maintenance practices*is services that appears twice in the above paragraph.Therefore,it istaken as arepetition.4.The word-adjust is repeated in its derivative adjusting1,which is a kind of complexrepetition.5.The same word repetition of-reasonable*can be found in this sentence.XVII Comprehension of the Text1.Here in this sentence,the author is actually using irony to show his own hate for the sly carservicemanagers.2.The author begins his discussion of the topic by presenting an example of repair tricks.3.The author illustrates his general idea mainly through statistics and results obtained from asurvey aboutauto maintenance services in the United States.4.The survey disclosed some major types of doubtful maintenance practices,i.e.reasonableservicesperformed prematurely,completely valueless services and ghost services1,.5.The two major excuses are adverse local conditions and nstop-and-go driving.6.Car sellers refer to their specific local problems,such as the salty air,hot summers and the poorqualitygasoline in Florida.Yet car manufacturers claim to allow for these local extremes in their designs,referringto severe“conditions like the extremely wet climates in jungle areas and island countries.7.Such mentioning helps the users learn about the tricks in this aspect and,therefore,to watch outfor them.8.1)Quotations from the manager of quality control for Mazda Motor of America;2)Advice given by a manager at another car maker;3)Suggestions given by the head of the program that approves AAA auto-repair shops;4)Advice given by the technical editor of Car and Driver magazine.9.Three suggestions are given:1)to read the owner*s manual and become aware of the neededservices;2)toconsult various dealers and compare their services;and 3)to discuss in advance with the servicemanagerwhat is to be done and review the cost.10.The author wrote this article in order to warn drivers against tricky services offered bysophisticateddealerships,and also to help them learn to protect their own interests.Unit fourComprehension of the Text1.Because they suffered from low wages and oppressive working conditions.2.To the first generation of immigrants,work had great virtues.First of all,it ensured their ownsurvival.Secondly,it made it possible for them to provide a better life and education for their children,which meantan improvement in their social status.Last but not least,it was the very hard work that gave theirlabors afierce dignity,which served as a driving force in their own life.3.Generally speaking,it*s because the way people view work is much changed.Specifically,thereare fourcauses.The first is that todays younger workers have little idea about the poverty and suffering oftheDepression and,therefore,dont know what work meant to those who survived the Depression.The secondcause is that unemployment no longer means personal ruin and shame thanks to elaborate financialcushions.Thirdly,the loss of a job now carries less personal shame,as it can be blamed on the wild andnotoriousbehavior of the economy.And finally,work no longer just serves as a means of existence in asociety whereexpectations are getting higher with rising educational levels.4.To explain the attitude to work of those who suffered the extreme poverty during the Depression,and tocontrast this with the attitudes of todays younger workers.5.According to Maslow,work meets human needs in the following hierarchy:first,it providessuch basicmeans as food and shelter;second,it can provide security;third,it satisfies the need for friendshipandconnection with others;fourth,it can help gain respect;and finally,it can satisfy the desire forself-fulfillment.6.Maslows scheme is quoted to explain workers*expectations change with social andeconomic development.Because of these changes,work has different meanings to differentgroups insociety as they are positioned at different stages in the work hierarchy.7.The womens rights movement has made it possible for women to pursue careers,not just workfor meresurvival.That is to say,they are working at the level of fulfilling themselves,which is thehighest inMaslows work hierarchy.8.Conditions for some US workers,such as those on assembly lines,may be considered terrible.However,themedi workers suffered much more misery than those working on the modem assembly line.ApoorIndian rubbish collector lives a more miserable life than a poor American car worker.Theaverage peasantin South America works harder than most ofAmericans.9.The author is cautioning that it is important to have a proper sense of perspective about work,before makingjudgments on particular situations.10.Work is the most thorough and profound organizing principle in American life in that it helpspeopleconnect with others in a work community and,therefore,satisfy their need for friendship andsocialrelations.Vocabulary1.esteemed 2.stunned 3.notorious 4.conferred5.aspiration 6.diluted 7.hierarchy 8.foremost9.asserted 10.arrogant 11.dreadful 12.recyclingExercises on CD and web course only:13.intrinsic 14.destructive 15.gossiping1.wind up 2.merge with 3.dying off 4.laid off5.closed down 6.degenerated into 7.in effect 8.apart from9.irrespective of 10.prone toll,takes a certain amount of peoples interest out of 12.kicked aroundExercises on CD and web course only:13.conferred upon 14.in much the same way that 15.concentrated uponColocationI.stories 2.messages 3,weight 4.meanings5.honor 6.disease 7.electricity 8,traditionExercises on CD and web course only:9.interest 10.oxygenl.C 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A10.D 11.C 12.B 13.B 14,C 15.A 16.D 17.C 18.A19.B 20,AStructuredWritingWith the development of a market economy in China,some traditional values are being changedor lost,tobe replaced quickly by new ones.First,the value of modesty has been replaced by self-display.Thetraditional Chinese economic system made it necessary for people to remain modest in social life,because theydid not have to show off their personal ambitions to earn a living.But,in todays job market,ifyou remainmodest as tradition has required,you may give the prospective boss an impression of being“timid”andincapable.Modesty could well lead to failure in the job interview.The full display of personal ambition,lit 4therefore,becomes a necessity.Secondly,in the past,poverty was regarded as an advantagebecause wealthwas associated with the capitalist class.But now,we often hear the saying to be born poor is nochoice,but todie poor is something to be condemned.Wealth has become the synonym of success and of“hard work1.That is to say,the pursuit of material weal
