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1、 大学英语综合教程2 课后答案Unit 1 Comprehension 1. They were studying arts education in Chinese kindergartens and elementary schools in Nanjing. 2. Their 18-month-old son Benjamin was fond of trying to place the key into the slot of the key box during their stay at the Jinling Hotel. 3.They would come over to w

2、atch Benjamin and then try to teach him how to do it properly. 4.Because he realized that this anecdote was directly relevant to their assigned tasks in China: to investigate early childhood education and to throw light on Chinese attitudes toward creativity. 5.6.Most of them displayed the same atti

3、tude as the staff at the Jinling Hotel. He emphasized that the most important thing is to teach the child that one can solve a problem effectively by oneself. 7.8.He means that this incident pointed to important differences in educational and artistic practices between China and the USA. The manner

4、in which the Chinese staff saw the need to teach the child by guiding his hand is characteristic of a broader attitude to education, one that stands in contrast to the Western preference for leaving the child to explore and learn unaided. 9.One example is of children at the age of 5 or 6 painting fl

5、owers, fish and animals skillfully and confidently; in a second example, calligraphers 9 and 10 years old are producing excellent works; and in a third, young artists work on perfecting their craft for several hours a day. 10. Americans think that unless creativity has been acquired early, it may ne

6、ver emerge, and skills can be picked up later. Chinese think that if skills are not acquired early , they may never be acquired, and there is no hurry to promote creativity. 11. This is mainly due to the difference in their way of thinking. 12. The author makes the suggestion that we should strike a

7、 better balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills. Text Organization 1. (1) The text begins with an anecdote. (2) His thoughts are mainly about different approaches to learning in China and the West. (3) He winds up the text with a suggestion in the form of a question. 2. (1)C: show a

8、 child how to do something, or teach by holding the handA: teach children that they should rely on themselves for solutions to problems (2)C: give greater priority to developing skills at an early age, believing that creativity can be promoted over time A: put more emphasis on fostering creativity i

9、n young children, thinking skills can be picked up later Language Sense Enhancement (1) summarizing (2) value originality and independence (3) contrast between (4) in terms of (5) harbor (6) fearful (7) comparable (8) promote creativity (9) emerge (10) picked up Vocabulary 1.(1)insert (2)on occasion

10、 (3)investigate (4)In retrospect (5)initial (6)phenpmena (7)attached (8)make up for (9)is awaiting (10)not in the least (11)promote (12)emerged 2. (1) a striking contrast between the standards of living in the north of the country and the south (2) is said to be superior to synthetic fiber (3) as a

11、financial center has evolved slowly (4) is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer (5) by a little-known sixteenth-century Italian poet have found their way into some English magazines 3. 1) be picked up cant accomplish am exaggerating (2) somewhat the performance have neglected they apply to (3

12、) assist On the other hand are valid a superior Confusale Words 1. (1) continual (2) continuous (3) continual (4) continuous 2. (1) principal (2) principal (3) principle (4) principles (5) principal Usage 1. themselves 2. himself/ herself 3. herself/ by herself/ on her own 4. itself 5. ourselves 6.

13、yourself/ by yourself/ on your own Comprehensive Exercises 1. (1) contrast (2) exaggerating (3) priority (4) on the other hand (5) promoting (6) pick up (7) assist (8) accomplish (9) on occasion (10) neglecting (11) worthwhile (12) superior 2. (1) end (2) perform (3) facing (4) competent (5) equippe

14、d (6) designed (7) approach (8) rest (9)definitely (10) quality Translation 1. (1). It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition. (2). T om used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performancein front of a large audience. (3). Many educators th

15、ink it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age. (4). Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think its worthwhile to buy / purchase it? (5). If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating. 2. To improve o

16、ur English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking. Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English. It is also helpful

17、to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English. Unit 2 Comprehension 1. The Salvat

18、ion Army is a religious charitable organization. A Salvation Army bell ringer is a volunteer who helps it collect donations. 2. The boy asked him: Are you poor? He did it simply out of confusion and curiosity. Obviously he knew nothing about the Salvation Army bell ringer. that he was neither poor n

19、or rich. 4. The boys mother scolded him because the question was socially inappropriate, especially to a person who looked poor. 5. Yes, economically he is poor. He lives in a small basement apartment. He doesnt even have a color TV. He falls into the lowest income category. And so on. 6. No, the wr

20、iter does not feel poor . This is because he has enjoyed good health and creativity which he thinks are much more important than material goods. 7. He feels out of place among people who are primarily interested in material things. 8. She told him that she was interested in whats on the inside. But

21、after he took her to his poorly furnished apartment, she changed her mind completely. 9. It only shows that to her the most important thing was still material goods rather than what she had claimed before. 10. Commercials can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary. 11. B

22、ecause December is the time for him to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others. 12. The boys question has helped the writer realize that, despite his lack of expensive possessions, he is rich in many other

23、ways and should be thankful for that. Text Organization 1.(1) a (2) The choice was made because the essay is meant to explain something, that is, the authors view of life. (3) The central idea of the essay is that one can live a life full of riches without being rich financially. Paras. 3-12: In sea

24、rch of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesnt make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways. Para.13: In conclusion, the writer thinks hes grown to understand more about himself because of the boys question. Language Sense Enhancement 1. (1) att

25、ain (2) wear and tear (3) dependable (4) modest (5) primarily (6) minimal (7) exceptionally (8) illness-free (9) spirited (10) energizing Vocabulary 1.(1)abrupt (2)emotional (3)bless (4)wear and tear (5)dated (6)consequences (7)seemingly (8)in contrast to (9)curiosity (10)genuine (11)primarily (12)s

26、entiments 2. (1) confronted with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest one first (2) vital to the existence of all forms of life (3) some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject (4) nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy (5) tickl

27、ed him to think that shed come to ask his advice 3. (1)a lingweing fabricating sentiments (2)fill out erery iyem vital consequences (3)be denied tangible cherish attain Words with Multiple Meanings 1.It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus. 2. She arrived early and took a front row seat

28、. 3. Dont take me for a fool. 4. It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story . 5. My uncle will take me (along on his trip) to the Arctic this summer . 6. He took the dinner plate I passed to him. 7. Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition. 8. If you dont take my advice

29、, you will regret it. Usage 1. hanging 2. to give 3. to return 4. being praised 5. not having written 6. to say 7. to open 8. being helped Comprehensive Exercises 1. (1) well-off / affluent (2) dated (3) falling into (4) bracket (5) deny (6) tangible (7) pursuit (8) cherishes (9) out of place (10) a

30、brupt (11) focus (12) donations 2. (1) consume (2) fueled (3) annual (4) plain (5) physically (6) security (7) indicates (8) equally (9) traditional (10) follows Translation 1. (1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose. (2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer sl

31、ightly. (3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. Thats why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school. (4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of h

32、is life. (5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs. 2. With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important task

33、 that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly / academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.Unit 3 Comprehension 1

34、. There are seven characters Father, Mother, Heidi, Diane, Sean, Restaurant Manager, and Mrs. Higgins. 2. No. Because what he does usually ends up embarrassing them. 3. To buy a guitar. 4. To check if Sean was doing OK there. 5. He knew his father was going to embarrass him. 6. It was unnecessary an

35、d embarrassing. 7. He wanted Dan to pressure his son into asking Diane to the senior prom. 8. He would speak to his son and insist that the latter give Diane a call. 9. She felt humiliated. 10. Because the Thompsons had just moved. 11. He tried to let her know how exceptionally talented a young woma

36、n Heidi was. 12. Because she couldnt bear being embarrassed by her father. Text Organization 1. (2) The Thompson family dining room (3) An office at a high school 2. Scene One : Father embarrassed Sean by talking too proudly to the restaurant manager. Scene Two : Father embarrassed Diane by persuadi

37、ng a colleague into pressing his son to ask her to the senior prom. Scene Three : Father embarrassed Heidi by boasting to an official at her new school about how talented she was. Language Sense Enhancement (1) once in a while (2) trade (3) the problem (4) he thinks (5) humiliated (6) class presiden

38、t (7) have (8) Actually (9) stop to think (10) interference Vocabulary 1.(1)typical (2)dumb (3)junior (4)glorious (5)welfare (6)came over (7)interference (8)fading (9)narrowed down (10)frank (11)schemes (12)at any rate 2.(1) consists of five generals and four police officers (2) will be in a locatio

39、n overlooking the lake (3) was humiliated by her comments about my family background in front of so many people (4) have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer (5) was exhausted after the long cycle ride 3.(1) hysterical (2) twisted (3) patience was handed down by over and over not to ke

40、ep him in suspense should have known better than talented son assured him repeatedly Collocation 1. adequate 2. anxious 3. certain 4. content 5. crazy 6. likely 7. fortunate 8. keen Usage 1. be admitted 2. live 3. be postponed 4. buy 5. be banned 6. be Comprehensive Exercises 1. (1) typical (2) welf

41、are (3) constant (4) frank (5) talent (6) dumb (7) know better than that (8) repeatedly (9) dread (10) interference (11) bet (12) assure 2. (1) despite (2) really (3) same (4) contact (5) admitted (6) attempt (7) not (8) tend (9) different (10) manner Translation 1. 1) Have scientists found proof of

42、 water on Mars? 2) The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns. 3) Nobody with a sense of dignity will live on welfare for life. 4) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty. 5) Sean felt humiliated to he

43、ar his talent being questioned.George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference . They called Mr. Joh

44、nson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as has come over you? You should know 2.better thanCDs for computer games software from his classmates.Unit 4 Comprehension 1. She used to be a television producer,

45、but now she is a writer . 2. She writes and edits articles online, submits them via email, and communicates with colleagues via the Internet, too. 3. She could stay computer-assisted at home for weeks, going out only to get mail, newspapers and groceries. 4. They feel as if they had become one with the computer , and life seems to be unreal. 5. That people who grew used to