Unit3新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程2
Unit 3 Text A New words and Expressions
1. unparalleled: adj. having no parallel or equal; unmatched
With the soar of energy costs, this country is confronted with
an economic crisis unparalleled in its history.
2.depression: n. 1) being depressed; low spirits
He committed suicide during a fit of depression.他一时想不开, 自杀了。
2) a period when there is little economic activity, and high
unemployment
Lots of people were deprived of all these property in the
Great Depression.
3.priority: n.1) (a) (state of) being more important (in rank)
The Government gave top priority to reforming the legal
system.
政府将改革法制列为工作的重点。
2) the thing that is (regarded as) more important than others
You must decide what your priorities are.
4.breadline: n.a very low level of income which allows people
to eat but not have any extra things For those people who exist
Unit Two
Love
Enhance Your Language Awareness
Words in Action
▆ Working with Words and Expressions
1. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences
with them. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers:
1) curled
2) minimum
3) clip
4) yielded
5) Given
6) preserve
7) fascinated
8) affection
9) interact
10) haste
11) grief
12) defies
13) presence
14) acquire
15) manipulate
16) restraints
2. In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their
meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the
blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers:
1) let, loose on
2) fit into
3) hold on
4) state of affairs
5) in the course of
6) in vain
7) build, on
1 UNIT 1
Vocabulary
I.
1.
1) on balance 5) illustrated 9) involved
2) resist 6) budget 10) economic
3) haul 7) lowering 11) blasting
4) wicked 8) boundary 12) just about
2.
1)cut back/ down 2) pick up 3) get by 4) get through
5)face up to 6) turn in 7) making up for 8) think up
3.
1) pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy
2) often generate misleading thoughts
3) attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work
4) be suspected of doing everything for money
5) before he gets through life
4.
1) their indoor, a profit, to invest in
2) device, the improvement, on a global scale
3) stacked, temptation, never dined out
II Confusable Words
1. 1) house 2) Home 3) home, family 4) household
2. 1) doubt 2) suspect 3) doubted 4) suspected 5) suspect
新世纪⼤学英语（第⼆版）综合教程3课后习题答案完整
版UNIT3
Listen and Respond
Task One Focusing on the Main Ideas
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listeningpassage.
1) When do people come into your life ―for a reason‖?
A) When they know you well.
B) When you need them in life.
C) When you can support their career.
D) When they are willing to listen to your troubles.
2) Who will end the friendship with the person that is in your life for a reason?
A) The person himself. B) You.
C) Neither you nor the person. D) Both you and the person.
3) What does a ―friend for a season‖ mean?
A) Someone who is good at making you laugh.
B) Someone who teaches you how to have fun.
C) Someone who will stay in your life for a short time.
D) Someone who comes into your life only for fun.
