Unit 6 People and Places (II)
China hopes to have consultation and deeper mutual understanding with Japan to properly resolve the difference between the two countries on the East China Sea issue. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman says China and Japan have different views on the demarcation of the ECS. She says the two countries should take the overall situation into consideration and find a proper solution to the issue.
China’s President and Premier are urging local officials to do all they can to save the lives of the miners stranded in the local mine in central China, where a gas explosion has killed at least 60 people . 88 people are still stranded in the mine in XILIng City in Henan Province. The cause of the blast is being investigated.
Demarcation
Part I
Presenter: Today Selina Kahn is in the arrival area at Gatwick Airport checking out today’s topic—national stereotypes. Selina…
Selina: Thanks, John. I have with me Eric, who’s just flown in with Virgin Atlantic from the USA. Eric: That’s right. I’ve just come back from New York.
Selina: is it as dangerous as they say?
Eric: No, New York isn’t dangerous, no more than any other big city, especially if you’re careful and don’t advertise the fact that you’re a tourist.
Selina: And is it true what they say about New Yorkers, that they’re rude, and that they only care about themselves?
Eric: Well, I found the people were very friendly. However, they do have a reputation for not caring about other people. I think the reason for this is that life in New York is incredibly stressful. People just don’t have the time to think about anybody else. It isn’t that they don’t care. Selina: Is there anything else you noticed about New Yorkers?
Eric: Two things I had heard about before I went to New York did seem to be true, though. First is that they are always talking about money and how much things cost. Secondly, it’s that people eat all the time as they go about their daily lives, you know they “graze on the hoof” as they walk about the streets.
Selina: Thanks Eric, and now I have with me, Sue, who’s been to the south of France…
Part II New Zealanders
Outline
I. A. an island country in the South Pacific Ocean B. 2,575,000
II. A. free education for children from ages 3 to 19
B. for children between the ages of 7 and 15
C. The Government Correspondence School:
III. A. one of the highest in the world
B. mainly one-story wooden homes
C. meat and butter
IV. Recreation B. musical / D. Concerts/ E opera
V. A. camping/ fishing C. Rugby football D. soccer/ basketball
B. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6 F
New Zealand is an island country in the South pacific Ocean about 1200 miles southeast of Australia. It has about 2,575,000 people. Two thirds live on the North Islands, and one third on the larger South Island. Most of them are of British descent.
Almost everyone in New Zealand knows how to read and write. The government provides free education for children from ages 3 to 19. education is compulsory for children between the ages of 7 and 15, but most enter school by the age of 5. Young children who live far from schools belong to the Government Correspondence School and listen to daily school broadcasts on the radio.
New Zealanders enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world. There are no people of great wealth, but poverty is practically unknown. The majority of families live in one-story wooden homes. Most families have an automobile, and many have modern home appliances. Because the country is a major producer of sheep and dairy products, meat and butter form a larger share of the diet than is common in other countries. The people are among the world’s greatest tea drinkers.
Many of the books, magazines, and movies in New Zealand come from the United Kingdom or the United States. But the number of books published in the country is growing rapidly. Musical and theatrical groups come from Europe and North America to perform. The larger cities have radio and television stations. The National Symphony Orchestra gives concerts throughout the country , and there are also opera and ballet companies.
New Zealanders enjoy the outdoors, and people of all ages take part in sports. Favorite holiday activities are camping, boating, hunting and fishing. Horse racing draws large crowds to racetracks. Rugby football is a national game. Other team sports are soccer, cricket, basketball, and field hockey.
Statements:
1.New Zealand is about 1,400 miles from Australia
2.More people live on the larger South Island than the North Island in New Zealand
3.Most New Zealanders are of British origin.
4.Children in New Zealand usually go to school at the age of
5.
5.Not many New Zealanders have their own cars.
6.New Zealanders are fond of drinking a lot of tea.
B. 1. It must be tasty and full of flavor
2. Spring and autumn
3. Because the city life is fast
4. for seven years
5. there is a wider selection of dishes in Greek food.
6. Usha is very good at making friends.
Tapescript:
Paul comes from Jamaica.
Interviewer: what do you think of English Food?
Paul: English food—right now, I can enjoy it, but when I first came up from the West Indies, I found it rather distasteful, rather boring, no flavor, no taste.
I: What do you think of the English weather?
P: the English weather—I do not think there are enough adjectives to describe—miserable, cold , damp, changeable, depressing. I think bleak is the best word.
I: Now what do you think abut English people and their way of life?
P: The older generation of English people are really snobbish—the snob-nosed English. But the youth of England today—they’re really alive, you know, they’re more vibrant, on the fire, alive. They are much more free than their parents, crazy!
Cindy comes from Los Angeles.
I: What do you think of the English weather?
Cindy: Well, it’s rather cloudy and depressing. I get tired of all these “sunny intervals.” There’s not enough sunshine. Other than that, it’s all right. It’s not too cold, nor too warm.
I: And have you had much opportunity to eat English food?
C: yes, I avoid it, because it’s dull. I think it’s dull. And I think the English eat a lot of sweets and greasy food like chips.
I: and what about the English way of life? What do you think of that?
C: Well, it’s certainly more relaxed, but I think that the English people are—tend to be—difficult to get to know. They’re reserved. The cities are safer and I also think they’re much cleaner than the American cities, which makes it much more pleasant to live there.
Usha comes from Madras, in India.
I: Would you like to tell me what you think of the English weather?
Usha: Well, the English weather is very changeable, but it’s OK. Well, I like spring and autumn best. I think they are the loveliest time of the year.
And what about English food? What do you think of that?
Well, English food is healthy. But I wouldn’t like to have it every day. It’s rather—I wouldn’t say dull—but too bland for my taste.
And what about English people? How have you found them?
Well, in the beginning, they are rather reserved, but once you get to know them, they are very
friendly, and I’ve got many English friends now in England.
And how have you found the English way of life?
Well, city life is fast of course everywhere, but I like the countryside very much. I like it very much, yes.
Spiro comes from Salonika, in Greece.
Interviewer: you’ve lived in England for about seven years. What do you think of English weather?
Spiro: Well, I think the English winter is very depressing at times, especially when it drizzles all the time, and also the other thing that makes it depressing is the long nights. It gets dark very early ad you wake up and it’s pitch black again, and so you go to work and it’s very dark and you come home and it’s dark again. But in the summer, I think, when the sun’s shining, it’s very pleasant indeed, with green parks, trees, very pleasant.
And what about English food? What do you think of that?
Well, I think English food is all right. But there’s a very limited selection of dishes. It’s mostly roast and offhand, there’s only about five typically English dishes I can think of, whereas compare that to Greek food, there’s an enormous selection of dishes one could cook.
And what do you think of the English people?
I find them very reserved, but it seems that when you get to know them, they’re quite friendly and sincere. But it usually takes some time to actually open an English person up—if you like.
And what do you think of the English way of life?
Pretty awful, actually. It’s the speed of life really that I find rather tiring.
Part IV Native peoples of Alaska
Outline
1. A. 1 sea 2 fish 3 4 reindeer
B 1 frame houses 2 huts
C 1 hunting 2. carving
II. A related/ different
B. 1 the sea 2 fishing boats 3 working in
III. Indians A. the interior 1. Canada 2 fishing, trapping
B. near the sea 1. 2 means of livelihood: c. logging
When the Russian discovered Alaska in 1741, they found it occupied by three groups of native peoples—Eskimos, Aleuts, and Indians. Descendants of these natives still live in Alaska.
Most scientists think that the native peoples migrated originally from Asia to North America, not all at once but in wave after wave over thousands of years. Probably the last to enter Alaska were the ancestors of the northern Eskimos.
Eskimos Of the different groups of Native peoples, the Eskimos are the most numerous. From earliest times the Eskimos depended upon sea mammals, fish, and caribou for their living. In the 1890’s reindeer were brought from Siberia to start herds as an additional means of livelihood.
Many Eskimos now live in frame houses heated by fuel oil, but they once lived n sod and driftwood huts heated by sea-oil lamps. They did not build snow igloos, as some of the Canadian Eskimos still do, except for emergency shelter.
The Eskimos are superb hunters. They are an energetic people who have long been known for their ivory carving and other arts and crafts. Their way of life is changing as they find opportunities for schooling and for employment in trades and professions.
Aleuts The Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula are the homelands of the Aleuts. The Aleut language is related to the language of the Eskimos, and yet it is very different. Like the Eskimos, the Aleuts have always depended on the sea for food and other needs. Some of the present-day Aleuts operate fishing boats. Others work in fish canneries. Many Aleuts have Russian names, which go back to the time of the Russian occupation of Alaska.
Indians There are two major groups of Indians—the Indians of the Interior Plateau and the Indians of Southeaster Alaska.
The Indians who live in the interior came to Alaska from Canada. Originally they were hunters. Some of them still live by hunting, fishing, and trapping. Others have moved to towns, where they live and work as do other present-day Alaskans.
The Indians of Southeastern Alaska are sometimes known as the maritime Indians, or Indians who live near the sea. They have been in Alaska for hundreds of years. Carving and basket making are among the crafts of the maritime Indians. They are known for their totem poles. From earliest times they depended on fish, especially salmon, for their living. Today they are efficient business people who operate commercial fishing boats and canneries. They also follow other occupations such as logging, shopkeeping, and working in government offices.
Part V. Do you know…?
1. T 2 T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. F
Now, if we could turn our attention to home, what about the trend of people moving out of the cities like London?
Ah! We should be a bit careful about saying people are moving out of London. Another way of looking g at it is to say London itself is moving into the country.
How do you mean?
With improved transport and better living standards, people can actually afford to spread out far more than they did before and commute into town from greater distances. People can travel to work from distances that would have been inconceivable even 20 years ago.
All the same, isn’t there a drift away from the capital?
Oh, certainly, but it shouldn’t be exaggerated. Lots of people have got fed up with the dirt and the hassle and the higher levels of crime, and have moved to the country because it’s more peaceful and less stressful. And its’ true companies have moved out to escape high rents and office costs, particularly in the service industries like insurance.
Are there any specific things which have allowed this to happen?
One of the things which has given people more choice in where they live is the new technology. People can communicate with each other through computer networks from anywhere in the country and to work form home in the spare bedroom.
And how has business coped with this kind of change?
Well, to give you one example, a company selling office equipment took the brave step of closing down its London office and allowing its ex-employees, its sales people, to set up businesses on their own account from home but using the old company just as their supplier. What happened was that turnover increased dramatically, doubled in fact and everyone was happy. And in this case the
new technology was crucial for fast and efficient ordering.
Finally, what about the impact of this trend on agriculture? Assuming that people are moving into the country, doesn’t this mean that there is less land to farm?
Yes, indeed. And there’s no doubt that we’re losing fields for housing. But this doesn’t matter too much as we have in recent times been over producing and also yields from the land have increased with modern, scientific farming methods. So what’s happening is that we are getting more from less.
Statements:
1.The city of London is quite dirty.
2.the speed of life in the countryside is relatively low.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/c09293308.html,panies remain in the city despite high rents and office costs.
4.the company selling office equipment had no choice but to close down its London office.
5.shortly after the company closed down its London office, it went bankrupt.
6.more and more fields in the countryside are being used for housing.
7.with less land to farm, people now get fewer farming products.
篇一：父亲高原阅读答案 篇二：父亲高原阅读答案 然而，我爱父亲。每次一进村，老远就看见他噙着烟锅蹲在门前。我对父亲的爱和敬意是无法说出来的，只能深深地叫一声“爸”。父亲的脸略露出一丝笑意，算是回答。 父亲把希望全凝注在我身上。每当他看见儿子背着书包，摸着课本回来，那满是皱纹的脸上便挂满了笑意。 我的眼睛湿润了，知道这钱来之不易。 父亲似乎要笑，却又掏出烟锅“吧嗒”了几下说：“穿上吧，娃。 父亲常来学校。 父亲望着儿子，似乎要说许多话，最后仅仅说：“爸又来了。”他解开纽扣，从口袋深处摸出一个粗布缝的钱包，从里面翻出几张纸币递给我。 放假后，我一进门，父亲拿起我的奖状左看右看，喜滋滋地吸着烟锅。父亲已经很久不再喝茶了。回家的时候，我特意称了一包茶叶，却惹他生了那么大的气。 我吓坏了，连忙解释：“爸，这钱是您给我的，我没有舍得花，省了一点才……” 父亲忽然怔住了，嘴角抽动了好几下，眼睛呆滞地盯着我。 父亲老了，由于过度的劳累和负担，他的脸上长满了胡子，背也明显地弯了，每次下地回来就咳嗽个不停。自从我上了高三，父亲便不让我回家。 ________ 2．文中两次写父亲“蹲在门前，目光凝视着远方……”写法上有什么不同？从这目光中你看到了什么？ ________ ________ 4．文中写父亲给我试衣服一处属什么描写？表明父亲怎样的心理？这时为什么我却没吐出一个字？ ________
________ 6．做儿女的给父母买点东西，一般来讲，父母都很高兴，夸孩子懂事，孝敬老人，可当“我”把一包茶叶带给父亲时，为什么惹他生了很大的气，脸上蒙上了失望和悲伤？ ________ 7．父亲是怎样的一个人？（归纳人物的性格特点） ________ 8．本文的思想内容及表现手法和我们学过的哪篇文章类似？ ________ 1．这是欲扬先抑的写法。 2．前者是实写，后者是虚写。从父亲凝视的目光中看到父亲丰富的内心世界和希望。他爱儿子，希望儿子学业有成。 3．因为父亲把希望全倾注在我身上，虽然肩负沉重的生活重担，却含辛茹苦地供“我”读书，希望我有出息，他把作业看成辛勤劳动的成果，因此当成作品一样地细细鉴赏。 4．此处是细节描写。写出父亲爱儿子，怕到城里被人瞧不起，以防孩子心灵受伤害，影响学习的复杂心理。 5．①“穿上吧，娃……要好好地学习哟！”写父亲担心别人笑 话“我”穷；怕我嫌衣服不好；勉励我用心读书。②“爸又来了”。话虽简单，却似千言万语，饱含父亲对儿子的无限思念与挂牵。③“瞎闹，这娃从城里耍坏了，不知道珍惜钱。 7．父亲是一个淳朴的农民，极普通而又不平凡，他望子成龙，竭力相助而又背负生活的重担。 8．《背影》 来源：2011-2012学年山西省太原市毕业班综合测试语文试卷（一）（解析版） 题型：现代文阅读 阅读小说.完成小题. 迟到的善果 张鸣跃 这天.老根出门拾满了一袋子饮料瓶回家.天已经黑了.走进胡同口.听见里面有女孩哭喊救命.他折身就走出胡同.绕道回家.他觉得这条胡同简直就是他的灾根.20年前就是这里面一声救命让他一头扎入灾难! 回到家.老根发现儿子不在家里.早就放学了.怎么回事?等了好久.有电话打来:“你是老根吗?你儿子小三受伤了.现在二院-- 老根呼地站起.说该来始终于来了.就往二院跑. 到二院.进病房.儿子还在打点滴.身上缠着绷带.伤得不轻.儿子看见他.挣扎着说:“爹.你别着急.没事-- 老根问医生咋回事.医生说:“警察送来的.您老先回家拿住院费吧.先拿五千-- 老根心里一紧.问儿子:“打架?
Unit 6 Traveling and Sightseeing Thinking Ahead Students are asked to discuss the following questions in groups. The reference answers for the questions are offered below: 1. Do you like traveling? Where have you been before? Yes, I do. I have been to quite a lot of places, Mountain Tai, the Great Wall, Korea and Singapore, among which, Singapore impresses me the most for its combination of both a prosperous society and city of natural beauty. Believe me: you can never forget this country once you take a deep breath of fresh air there. 2. How to make a reservation in the hotel? Firstly, you should make it clear when you want to check in, how long you are supposed to stay there. Then, you should tell what kind of room and how many rooms you want. The last but not the least is that, you must leave your name and maybe your contact number, which will surely help you a lot afterwards. 3. What should you pay attention to when at table abroad? mind your manners at table; pay attention to your words and gestures; handle your knives and forks correctly; never talk with your mouth full; never make sounds when you’re eating or drinking something. Part I Video Time In this part, students will have 2 tasks to accomplish. Task 1 In task 1,students will watch a video clip from The Beach and then do the exercises as required. Before watching, they are supposed to read the words, expressions and cultural notes related to the video. Transcript First Visit to Bangkok My name is Richard.
VLS Ｂ３ Uint2 II. Basic Listening Practice 1.Script M: Now we have satellite and high-powered microscope, it’s easy to think we know everything about the world; but we still don’t understand EI Nino. W: Right. Scientists all over the world over are even uncertain about the cause of the warm Pacific current that brings storms or drought—the mysterious EI Nino. Q: Which of the following is true according to the conversation? 2. Script M:Everyone is talking about environmental problem: acid rain, the greenhouse effect, holes in the ozone layer. We should think positively. What can we do to improve things? W: I agree. We could do a lot more to harness the sun’s energy for heating and lighting in our homes. In Japan 43,000 solar roofs were installed in 2002. Q: How do the man and the woman view the environment? 3. Script W: We lived in Beijing some years ago. It was always difficult to keep the house clean with wind from the north blowing sand from the desert at us. M: That’s why the Chinese government has been encouraging people to plant trees along the edges of the Gobi Desert. Now those trees act as wind barriers. Q: What did the government encourage people to do? 4. Script
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父爱昼夜无眠阅读答案 父爱昼夜无眠 父亲最近总是萎靡不振，大白天躺在床上鼾声如雷，新买的房子如音箱一般把他的声音“扩”得气壮山河，很是影响我的睡眠——我是一名昼伏夜“出”的自由撰稿人，并且患有神经衰弱的职业病。我提出要带父亲去医院看看，他这个年龄嗜睡，没准就是老年痴呆症的前兆。父亲不肯，说他没病。再三动员失败后，我有点恼火地说，那你能不能不打鼾，我多少天没睡过安稳觉了！一言既出，顿觉野蛮和“忤逆”，我怎么能用这种口气跟父亲说话？父亲的脸在那一刻像遭了寒霜的柿子，红得即将崩（kuì），但他终于什么话也没说。 第二天，我睡到下午４点才醒来，难得如此“一气呵成”。突然想起父亲的鼾声，推开他的房门，原来他不在。不定到哪儿玩麻将去了，我一直鼓励他出去多交朋友。看来，虽然我的话冲撞了父亲，但他还是理解我的，这就对了。父亲在农村穷了一辈子，我把他接到城里来和我一起生活，没让他为柴米油盐操过一点心。为买房子，我欠了一屁股债。这不都得靠我拼死拼活写文章挣稿费慢慢还吗？我还不到３０岁，头发就开始“落英缤纷”，这都是用脑过度、睡眠不足造成的。我容易吗？作为儿子，我唯一的要求就是让他给我一个安静的白天，养精蓄（ruì）。我觉得这并不过分。 父亲每天按时回来给我做饭，吃完后让我好好睡，就出去了。有一天，我随口问父亲，最近在干啥呢？父亲一愣，支吾着说，没，没干啥。我突然发现父亲的皮肤比原先白了，人却瘦了许多。我夹些肉放进父亲碗里，让他注意加强营养。父亲说，他是“贴骨膘”，身体棒着呢。 转眼到了年底，我应邀为一个朋友所领导的厂子写专访，对方请我吃晚饭。由于该厂离我的住处较远，他们用车来接我。饭毕，他们又送我一套“三枪”内衣，并让我随他们
II. Listening Skills Listening to People Talk About Health 1.M: I haven’t been to see my doctor for a very long time. I’m worried that he’ll be angry with me for not having a physical examination for so long. W: Which is more important, the doctor’s feelings or your health? You’d better go if you want to make sure everything is all right with you. It seems that the man worries more about the doctor’s feelings than his own health. 2.W: Oh, I’ve got a cold. I’m not used to the cold weather, and it often gets the best of me. What I need now is some good medicine. M: The best medicine is to keep healthy. I promise you that if you get involved with some sort of physical exercise, you’ll get sick a lot less. Why don’t you try joining a gym? The woman catches cold easily and believes in taking some good medicine, but the man thinks physical exercise is more important. 3.W: Exams are coming up soon. I’ve been so busy with schoolwork that I’ve had a lot of trouble sleeping. M: School is important, but so is your health. Maybe you should talk to a doctor. Doctors see people all the time for this very problem. They can help you. The woman has been so busy with schoolwork that she has had difficulty sleeping. The man believes that health is important that she should see a doctor. 4. M: Do you mind if I have a cigarette before we eat? W: Well, actually, I do. If you don’t mind, could you smoke outside? If you want to poison your body and shorten your life, that’s your business. But as for me, I want to live long and healthy. The woman asks the man to smoke outside because she wants to live long and healthy. She believes second-hand smoke causes cancer too. 5. W: Robert, when we last talked, you promised there would be less television and junk food, and more exercise in your life. But now you’re becoming quite overweight. M: I know it’s bad, but I really like watching TV. After all we should enjoy ourselves while we are young. W: But you’re risking your health watching TV so much. M: Oh, yes: heart trouble, high blood pressure. But I’d rather die than give up TV. The man once promised he would watch TV less, eat less junk food and have more exercise. But he believes it is more important to enjoy himself, although the woman says he’s risking his health watching TV so much. III. Listening In Task 1: Diets If you’re a young lady in your twenties, you may be either on a diet or wondering which diet to follow. Indeed, people are so concerned with their appearance that the word “diet”has lost its original meaning. It now has the same meaning as “weight loss diet”. There was a time when women bound their waists to have a nice figure. Them came Twiggy, a British supermodel most famous in the 1960s, and since then everyone has wanted to look like a twig. Because of this trend, many diets have become popular. It is not uncommon to meet young girls who look weak enough to be blown away in the wind, yet they are still talking about diets! However, extreme diets can lead to health problems. Many such dieters may end up with very serious disorders. Princess Diana suffered from an excessively strong appetite; Karen Carpenter, a popular singer of the 1970s, died of the less of appetite. You should know that looking good is important but not when it comes at he risk of your health and life. Better eating habits and proper exercise are all you need to be fit and look good. 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.C Task 2: Culture Shock (D=Doctor; S=Student) D: Hello, I’m Dr. Black. How’re you feeling? S: I’m not feeling well, doctor.
《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及答案Unit 1Unit 1 Task 1 【答案】 A. 1) She wanted to see St. Paul’s Cathedral. 2) She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike. 3) They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers. 4) Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform. 5) No, he didn’t. 6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world” to prove his opinion. B. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be! 【原文】 Yesterday morning Gretel went to the City of London. She wanted to see St. Paul's Cathedral. She was surprised to see so many Englishmen who looked alike. They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats. They were all carrying umbrellas and newspapers. When she returned home she asked Mr clark about these strange creatures. "They must be typical English gentlemen," she said." I have often read about them and seen photographs of them. They all look as if they are wearing a uniform. Does the typical English gentleman still exist?" Mr. Clark laughed. "I've never thought about it," he answered." It's true that many of the men who work in the City of London still wear bowler hate and I suppose they are typical Englishmen. But look at this." Mr. Clark picked up a magazine and pointed at a photo of a young man. "He's just as typical, perhaps. It seems as if there is no such thing as a 'typical' Englishman. Do you know the English saying 'It takes all kinds to make a world'? That's true of all countries-including England." “Oh, just like the poem ‘If All the Seas Were One Sea’,” Gretel began to hum happily. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea that would be! If all the trees were one tree, what a great tree that would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, w hat a great splash that would be!” Task 2 【答案】 A. 1) people were much busier 2) colder than England; minus thirty degrees; last longer 3) much more mountainous; much higher and much more rocky; more beautiful 4) tend to be more crowded 5) the houses; smaller B. 1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) F 【原文】 John is British but has worked in Japan. Etsuko is Japanese from Osaka, but she is studying in Britain. In the following passage you are going to hear, they are comparing life as they see it in
Text comprehension I. C II. 1. T; 2. F; 3. F; 4. T; 5. T. III. 1. Para.2: whether they should have a second child. 2. Para.2&3: feel lonely; be more spoiled. 3. Para.4: A third of the population in Japan will be aged 65 or over by 2020. 4. Para.5: because the cost of supporting a child up to the age of 18 is around US$160,000. 5. Para.6: favoritism or sibling jealousy; less quality time and attention to children; decreased self-esteem and self-confidence. 6. No. No simple answer. Circumstances vary from family to family. IV. 1. As for the issue of single children, people are often concerned about whether an only child necessarily means a lonely child. 2. Some single-child parents feel they are too busy with their work to spend time and energy on a second child. Consequently, they choose to have no more children. 3. The conditions affecting each couple vary from family to family. I . Vocabulary I Phrase practice 1. demanding jobs= jobs needing a lot of attention or effort 费力的工作 2. with regard to = in connection with; on the subject of 关于，至于 3. stigma =sign of shame; feeling of being ashamed 耻辱，受到侮辱 4. give-and-take =willingness of each person to satisfy others’ wishes 妥协，互让 5. declined = decreased 6. sibling jealousy = the feeling of wanting to get what sb else has among brothers and sisters II.
父爱昼夜无眠阅读答案 父亲最近总是萎靡不振，大白天躺在床上鼾声如雷，新买的房子如音箱一般把他的声音“扩”得气壮山河，很是影响我的睡眠——我是一名昼伏夜“出”的自由撰稿人，并且患有神经衰弱的职业病。我提出要带父亲去医院看看，他这个年龄嗜睡，没准就是老年痴呆症的前兆。父亲不肯，说他没病。再三动员失败后，我有点恼火地说，那你能不能不打鼾，我多少天没睡过安稳觉了！一言既出，顿觉野蛮和“忤逆”，我怎么能用这种口气跟父亲说话？父亲的脸在那一刻像遭了寒霜的柿子，红得即将崩（kuì），但他终于什么话也没说。 第二天，我睡到下午４点才醒来，难得如此“一气呵成”。突然想起父亲的鼾声，推开他的房门，原来他不在。不定到哪儿玩麻将去了，我一直鼓励他出去多交朋友。看来，虽然我的话冲撞了父亲，但他还是理解我的，这就对了。父亲在农村穷了一辈子，我把他接到城里来和我一起生活，没让他为柴米油盐操过一点心。为买房子，我欠了一屁股债。这不都得靠我拼死拼活写文章挣稿费慢慢还吗？我还不到３０岁，头发就开始“落英缤纷”，这都是用脑过度、睡眠不足造成的。我容易吗？作为儿子，我唯一的要求就是让他给我一个安静的白天，养精蓄（ruì）。我觉得这并不过分。 父亲每天按时回来给我做饭，吃完后让我好好睡，就出去了。有一天，我随口问父亲，最近在干啥呢？父亲一愣，支吾着说，没，没干啥。我突然发现父亲的皮肤比原先白了，人却瘦了许多。我夹些肉放进父亲碗里，让他注意加强营养。父亲说，他是“贴骨膘”，身体棒着呢。 转眼到了年底，我应邀为一个朋友所领导的厂子写专访，对方请我吃晚饭。由于该厂离我的住处较远，他们用车来接我。饭毕，他们又送我一套“三枪”内衣，并让我随他们到附近的浴室洗澡。雾气（liáo）绕的浴池边，一个擦背工正在一肥硕的躯体上刚柔并济地运作。与雪域高原般的浴客相比，擦背工更像一只瘦弱的虾米。就在他结束了所有程序，转过身来随那名浴客去更衣室领取报（choú）时，我们的目光相遇了。“爸爸！”我失声叫了出来，惊得所有浴客把目光投向我们父子，包括我的朋友。父亲的脸被热气蒸得浮肿而失真，他红着脸嗫嚅道，原想跑远点儿，不会让你碰见丢你的脸，哪料到这么巧…… 朋友惊讶地问，这真是你的父亲吗？ 我说是。我回答得那样响亮，因为我没有一刻比现在更理解父亲，感激父亲，敬重父亲并抱愧于父亲。我明白了父亲为何在白天睡觉了，他与我一样昼伏夜出。可我深夜沉迷写作，竟从未留意父亲的房间没有鼾声！ 我随父亲来到更衣室。父亲从那个浴客手里接过三块钱，喜滋滋地告诉我，这里是闹市区，浴室整夜开放，生意很好，他已攒了１０００多元了，“我想帮你早点儿把房债还上。” 在一旁递毛巾的老大爷对我说，你就是小尤啊？你爸为让你写好文章睡好觉，白天就在这客座上躺一躺，唉，都是为儿为女哟…… 我心情沉重地回到浴池。父亲撇下老李头，不放心地追了进来。父亲问，孩子，想啥呢？我说，我想，让我为您擦一次背……话未说完，就已鼻酸眼热，湿湿的液体借着水蒸气的掩护蒙上眼睛。 好吧，咱爷俩互相擦擦。你小时候经常帮我擦背呢。” 父亲以享受的表情躺了下来。我的双手朝圣般拂过父亲条条隆起的胸骨，犹如走过一道道爱的山冈。 1、看拼音写汉字4分 崩kuì（）liáo（）绕养精蓄ruì（）报choú（） 2、解释下列词在文中的含义2分
Unit 6 Task 1 【答案】 A. In the five short advertisements, sofa beds, a women’s magazine, a car buyer’s magazine, a kind of soap and a radio programme on music are advertised. B. 1) a) 2) c) 3) b) 4) d) 5) c) C. 1) T 2) F 3) F 【原文】 1) At Simply Sofabeds at Notting Hill Gate we're lowering our prices—for Christmas. Masses of sofa beds for immediate delivery. We're open six days a week, with viewing on Sunday. So celebrate Christmas early this year with a Simply Sofabeds sofa bed at a price that's right. Simply Sofabeds! 2) Could there really be a woman's magazine that's different? Yes. It's called Prima. It's packed with news, opinion, fashion and once again there's a free giant pull-out section with clothes to make, crafts to create, beautiful sweaters to knit. Get your second, value-packed issue of Prima! 3) Car Buyer magazine. Every Thursday. It gives you a choice of more new and used cars than all of your local papers put together—and for less. Car Buyer for car buyers. At your newsagent's now. 4) Girls! Sensitive skin really does need more sensitive care. And I take special care of my sensitive skin with Cuticura soap. Because Cuticura soap contains a medicated ingredient which cleans your skin without leaving it dry or tight. Cuticura medicated soap. From chemists everywhere. 5) Hello. This is Bob Harris inviting you to join me this Friday and every Friday evening for the LBC "Pop Review". I play the best of the recent releases, review the British and the American charts, play classic music by the big stars and new tracks by the names of tomorrow. So it's a real mix of different styles and I'm sure you'll love the music. I'd certainly love to have your company. This Friday evening at half past nine. Right here on LBC. Task 2 【答案】 A.
A. 1) It is Victorian brass. 2) The stallholder says it's worth twenty quid. 3) The stallholder is asking fifteen for it. 4) It means “pound”. 5) He says that Lucy must be joking, and he paid more than that for it himself. B. 1) Fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, and twelve fifty. 2) Ten, eleven, twelve and twelve fifty. 【原文】 Lucy: Excuse me. Stallholder: Yes, Miss? Lucy: How much do you want for this plate? Stallholder: Let me see. Oh, yes.., that's a lovely example of Victorian brass. It's worth twenty quid. Lucy: Twenty pounds! Oh, that's too much for me. It's a pity. It's really nice. Stallholder: Ah, I said it's worth twenty quid. I'm only asking fifteen for it. Lucy: Fifteen pounds? Lucy: Excuse me. Stallholder: Yes, Miss? Lucy: How much do you want for this plate? Stallholder: Let me see. Oh, yes.., that's a lovely example of Victorian brass. It's worth twenty quid. Lucy: Twenty pounds! Oh, that's too much for me. It's a pity. It's really nice. Stallholder: Ah, I said it's worth twenty quid. I'm only asking fifteen for it. Lucy: Fifteen pounds? Stallholder: Yes. It's a real bargain. Lucy: Oh, I'm sure it is, but I can't afford that! Stallholder: Well, look.., just for you, I'll make it fourteen quid. I can't go any lower than that. Lucy: I'll give you ten. Stallholder: Ten! Come on, love. You must be joking! I paid more than that for it myself. Fourteen. It's worth every penny. Lucy: Well, perhaps I could give you eleven. Stallholder: Thirteen. That's my final offer. Lucy: Twelve. Stallholder: Twelve fifty. Lucy: All right, twelve fifty. Stallholder: There you are, love. You've got a real bargain there. Lucy: Yes, thank you very much. Task 3 【答案】 A. 1) make out 2) draw out
现代大学英语精读1U n i t6课后练习答 案 -CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1
Unit 6 Preview 1. Listen to the recording of the text and choose the statement that best reflects your understanding. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D Vocabulary 1. Become familiar with the rules of word formation. 1. Give the corresponding nouns for the following verbs. 1. strain 7. realization 13. assurance 2. teasing/tease 8. burial 14. astonishment 3. dawn 9. scattering/scatter 15. expectation 4. Death 10. grasp 16.insurance 5. leak 11. appreciation 17. reflection 6. inspection 12. flight 18. belief 2. Give the corresponding verbs for the following nouns. 1. stream 6. Accept 2. state 7. encounter 3. relate 8. Collect 4. form 9. radiate 5. recognize 10. identify 3. Decide whether the missing letter is e, o or a. （注意：在不发音的e结尾的动词后面加er, or或ar时，应先删去该字母e；在以重读闭音节结尾的动词后面加er, or或ar时，如结尾只有一个辅音，则该辅音必须双写。） 1. reporter 10. supporter 19. composer 2. professor 11. visitor 20. interpreter 3．Editor 12.1iar 21.beggar 4．Adviser 13. seller 22. sailor 5．Robber 14. murderer 23. announcer 6. actor 15.traveler 24. manager 7. aggressor 16. scholar 25. invader 8. beginner 17. author 26. creator 9. passenger 18. successor 27. dealer 4. Translate the following expressions, paying attention to the different use of the suffix “-ful”. 1．令人羞愧的结果 10.带着哭腔；声泪俱下地 2．满满一碗米饭 11.吃一大口 3．色彩鲜艳的衣服 12.一厢情愿的想法 4．一个令人快乐的人 13.有希望的形势