全新大学英语综合教程第二册第七单元课后练习答案unit--book-.pdf

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1、Unit7Unit7Learning about EnglishLearning about EnglishPart II Reading TaskPart II Reading TaskComprehensionComprehensionContent QuestionContent QuestionPair WorkPair Work1.It has borrowed and is still borrowing massively from other languages.Today it has anestimated vocabulary of over one million wo

2、rds.2.They dont like borrowing foreign words.They try to ban words from English.3.Old English or Anglo-Saxon English.4.The Germanic tribes brought it to the British Isles in the 5th century.5.They are usually short and direct.6.They use words derived from Old English.7.An English judge in India noti

3、ced that several words in Sanskrit closely resembled somewords in Greek and Latin.A systematic study later revealed the Indo-European parentlanguage.8.Greek,Latin,Sanskrit,English,etc.9.There were three languages competing for use in England.10.Words from Greek and Roman classics came into the Engli

4、sh language.11.The great principles of freedom and rights of man were born in England,then the Americanscarried them forward.12.No.English is and has always been the tongue of the common people.There should not beany fence around it to protect its so-called purity.Text OrganizationText OrganizationW

5、orking On Your OwnWorking On Your Own1.Part One:Massive borrowing from other languages is a major feature of the English language.Part Two:the history of the English language from the Indo-European parent language to modernEnglish.Part Three:Tolerance,love of freedom,and respect for the rights of ot

6、hers-these qualities in theEnglish-speaking people explain the richness of their language.2.Paras.10-11:Germanic tribes came to settle in Britain and brought Anglo-Saxon words-OldEnglish.Para.12:The Christian religion enriched English with words from Greek and Latin.Para.13:the Vikings from Scandina

7、via came with words from Old Norse.Para.14:the Norman Conquest-French influence.Para.15:The European renaissance and the printing pressbrought many new words from Latinand Greek.Para.16:The American revolution-the emergence of a new variety-Amercan English.Language Sense EnhancementLanguage Sense En

8、hancement1.(1)judge(4)descended(2)resembled(5)lost to us(3)systematic(6)come up with(7)assume(9)drifted(8)established(10)became known asVocabularyVocabularyI I1.1)Strictly speaking7)snack2)drifted8)put;into practice3)resembles9)source4)invaded10)climate5)is conquered11)surrendered6)fascinating12)wer

9、e;aroused2.1)an absolute necessity rather than a luxury.2)is a valuable addition to the football team.3)will get out of control,if the firemen do not arrive within ten minutes.4)Alternative but to go via Vancouver to get to Seattle.5)Declared all beef imports will be banned for the next six months a

10、s an emergencymeasure to stop the spread of mad disease.3.1)systematic;have invented;to a very real extent;mysteries2)to establish;to be modified/modifying3)tolerance towards;strike out;enrichII.II.SynonymsSynonyms1.a)wishb)wishc)wantd)want/wish2.a)skinb)hide/skinc)hided)skin3.a)raise/rearb)raisec)r

11、ear/raised)raise4.a)royalc)sovereignb)kingly/royald)royal/kinglyIII.III.UsageUsage1.Indeed5.To my knowledge9.instead2.though6.however10.in other words3.Frankly7.nevertheless4.Moreover8.YetComprehensive ExercisesComprehensive ExercisesI.I.clozecloze1.(1)fascinating(5)ban(9)elite(2)tolerance(6)corrupt

12、(10)came up with(3)invented(7)out of control(11)establishing(4)addition(8)influenced(12)Massive(13)sources(14)enrich2.(1)early(5)examine(9)accident(2)similar(6)features(10)sprung(3)source(7)declared(4)observation(8)strongerII.II.TranslationTranslation1.1)Many small businesses have sprung up in the c

13、ity since the new policy went into effect.2)On hearing the news,she smiled briefly,and then returned to her habitual frown.3)He paused for effect,then said:“We can reach/enter these markets through newchannels.4)The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents.

14、5)We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereignstate./We cant protect our personal liberties unless we,first of all,establish a sovereignstate.2.Though how the English language came into existence remains a mysteryto many people,linguists believe that English

15、 and most other European languages have descended from a commonsource:the Indo-European parent language.English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons whoinvaded England in the fifth century.They passed onto us the basic vocabulary of English.In overfifteen centuries of its development,English has enr

16、iched itself by massive borrowing.As Britishimmigrants landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation,a newvariety was added to the English language:American English.Though some people worry that thelanguage is running out of control,many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance oftheir language.