大学英语精读第二册unit8

教学目标：1. 让学生掌握本单元的核心词汇和短语。

2. 帮助学生理解课文内容，提高阅读理解能力。

3. 培养学生运用所学知识进行口头和书面表达的能力。

4. 增强学生对西方文化的了解。

教学对象：大学英语精读2学生教学课时：2课时教学重点：1. 课文中的重点词汇和短语。

2. 课文的主要内容和结构。

3. 文章的写作手法和修辞手法。

教学难点：1. 课文中的复杂句型。

2. 文章中的隐喻和象征意义。

教学过程：第一课时一、导入新课1. 教师简要介绍本单元的主题，激发学生的兴趣。

2. 提问：你们认为这个主题对我们的生活有什么意义？二、课文讲解1. 学生阅读课文，教师带领学生分析课文中的重点词汇和短语。

2. 学生朗读课文，教师纠正发音和语调。

3. 分析课文结构，讲解文章的写作手法和修辞手法。

三、课堂练习1. 学生进行词汇练习，巩固所学词汇。

2. 学生进行句子翻译练习，提高翻译能力。

3. 学生进行段落复述练习，锻炼口头表达能力。

四、课堂小结1. 教师总结本节课的重点内容。

2. 学生分享自己的学习心得。

第二课时一、复习导入1. 教师提问：上一节课我们学习了哪些内容？2. 学生回顾上一节课的学习内容。

二、课文精讲1. 教师讲解课文中的复杂句型，帮助学生理解。

2. 分析文章的隐喻和象征意义，引导学生深入思考。

三、课堂练习1. 学生进行阅读理解练习，提高阅读速度和理解能力。

2. 学生进行写作练习，运用所学知识进行写作。

四、课堂小结1. 教师总结本节课的重点内容。

2. 学生分享自己的学习心得。

五、布置作业1. 阅读课文，完成课后练习。

2. 搜集与课文主题相关的资料，撰写一篇短文。

教学反思：1. 教师应根据学生的实际情况调整教学进度，确保学生能够跟上教学节奏。

2. 注重培养学生的阅读能力和写作能力，提高学生的综合素质。

3. 鼓励学生积极参与课堂活动，提高学生的课堂参与度。

大学英语精读第三版第二册Book2Unit8答案上海外语教育出版社董亚芬主编1) decrease2) outside3) plus4) vague5) hard6) empty7) thin8) fall9) exclusive10) clever11) light12) present13) false14) stale15) pull16) at least17) minor18) alive/living19) relatively20) narrow1) is on the rise2) numerous3) was launched4) come to no good end/come to bad ends5) different from6) go down7) being hard on/being so hard on the child8) an indication9) possess10) a case in point1) out of style2) In the case of3) overnight4) on the other hand5) evidence6) clue7) incident8) corresponding9) contagious10) lay in11) anyway12) reinforced13) behavior1) We think of the Great Wall of China as one of the wonders of the world.2) Medical scientists have long recognized that heart disease is linked to cigarette smoking.3) San Francisco and Shanghai are both major seaports and financial centers, but unlike Shanghai, San Francisco is hilly and surrounded by water on three sides.4) An increase in investments will lead to a corresponding rise in profits in times of rapid economic growth.5) The size of the prize tempted many people to enter the competition.6) All the ca ndidates for the position must meet the requirement of successful completion of secondary school.1) disagreement2) disadvantage3) disappear4) disapprove5) misbehave6) discomfort7) miscount8) discontented9) discontinue10) disclose11) misdeed12) misdirect13) misfortune14) misguide15) dishearten16) dishonor17) misjudge18) mislead19) disobey20) disorder21) misprint22) misspelling23) mistranslate24) misunderstanding1) overpraised2) overate3) overwork4) overcrowded5) overweight6) overloading7) overanxious8) Overpopulation1) shoe repairers2) clothes shops3) cigarette packets4) customs duties5) child welfare6) arms control7) a salesperson/a sales clerk8) a ticket office1) Helen will have that dress altered to fit her.2) It was Qin Shi Huang who had all the walls joined up.3) I had my meals brought to me when I was ill in bed with a bad cold.4) He had three of his teeth knocked out in the fight.5) Bill had his hat blown off when (he was) crossing the bridge.6) The sleeping cat lay too near the fire and had its tail slightly burned.1) Our team is likely to win the game.2) Davis is not likely to get home before dark.3) These old buildings are very likely to be knocked down in a year or two.4) As the young man is very short of money, he is likely to apply for the dangerous job advertised in the paper.5) The old lady was even less likely to survive the operation if she got any worse.6) As Nancy is one of the best tennis players on the school team, she is most likely to be singled out for special training.1) The wish of the scientists is to find new resources for mankind.2) Her goal in life is to work hard for the happiness of all people in the world.3) The object of my visit was to consult your uncle as to how I could learn English better.4) Jefferson's / His purpose in making on-the-spot observations of the James River was to find out whether its South Branch was deep enough to be used by large boats.5) No. My approach is not to learn everything about something, but rather to learn something about everything.1) evidence2) on the rise3) behavior4) launched5) campaigns6) contagious7) Numerous8) linked9) unlike10) reinforced1) pair2) never3) very4) won5) On6) happened7) when8) along9) stopped10) help11) to12) station13) found14) gone15) lying16) this17) recognized18) back19) like20) strong21) fists22) got23) never24) on1) computer games2) was getting married3) hesitated4) Unfortunately5) Worse still6) forever7) positive8) property9) learn a lesson10) it's too bad I won't be able to replace it翻译1) 巨额投资(investment)使这一地区的经济得以迅速发展。

外教社大学英语精读第2册第8单元参考答案Comprehension of the Text31.d2.c3.c4.b5.a6.b7.c8.dVocabulary5decrease outside plus vague minorhard empty thin fall alive/livingexclusive clever light present relativelyfalse stale pull at least narrow61. is on the rise2. numerous3. was launched4. come to no good end/bad ends5. different from that6. go down7. being (so) hard on (the child)8. an indication 9. possess 10.reveal(his identity)71. out of style2. admitted (to)3. overnight4. on the other hand5. attached6. tends7. as to8. incident9. corresponding 10.a case in point y in12.anyway 13.evidence 14.reinforced 15.behavior81. We think of the Great Wall of China as one of the wonders of the world.2. Medical scientists have long recognized that heart disease is linked to cigarette smoking.3. San Francisco and Shanghai are both major seaports and financial centres,but unlike Shanghai, San Francisco is hilly and surrounded by water on three sides.4. An increase in investments will lead to a corresponding rise in profits in times of rapid economic growth.5. The man would not admit/refused to admit that the signature was his.6. All the candidates for the position must meet the requirement of successfulcompletion of secondary school.Word Building9disagreement disadvantage disappeardisapprove misbehave discomfortmiscount discontented discontinuedisclose misdeed misdirect misfortune misguide dishearten dishonor misjudge mislead disobey disorder misprint misspelling mistranslate misunderstanding101. overpraised2. overate3. overwork4. overcrowded5. overweight6. overloading7. overanxious8. OverpopulationstructureCloze14A(1) evidence (2) on the rise (3) behavior (4) launched(5) campaigns (6) contagious (7) Numbers (8) linked (9) unlike (10) moral (11) reinforcedB(1)pair (2)never (3)very (4)won (5)On (6)happended (7)when (8)along (9)stopped (10)help (11)to (12)station (13)found (14)gone (15)lying (16)this (17)recognized (18)back (19)like (20)strong (21)fists (22)got (23)never (24)onTranslation1.Vast amounts/accounts of investment have enabled the economy of the area to grow rapidly.2. They launched a campaign to raise money for a new hospital.3. It is true that success lies in diligence.4. Men of high moral standards, they are never to be tempted to take such expensive gifts.5. There are indications that numerous factories are faced with a verydifficult situation.6. The police arrested the criminal on a charge of armed robbery severalhours after they found an important clue to his identity.7. Investigation has revealed that retirement tends to cause psychologicaltroubles for some people.8. The medical team did more than complain about the relatively poor working conditions at the local hospital. For instance, several doctors bought simple nedical instruments with their own money.Key to Reading ActivityExercise A1.c2.b3.d4.a5.c6.c7. Acts of honor are, according to the author, acts of sacrifice, integrity, and love.8. Perhaps we have not lost our sacred Honor after all.Exercise B1.今天，荣誉已成为傻瓜的美德；如果今天亚伯拉罕.林肯步行10英里去归还一本图书馆的书，他会受到嘲笑，被人称作白痴。

大学英语精读第二册第8课内容详解（2）大学英语精读第二册第8课内容详解frequentlyad. at short intervals, often 频繁地overchargevt. charge too much 对...要价太高customern. person who buys goods from a shop, esp. regularly 顾客mythn. 神话unlikeprep. not like, different fromcherryn. 樱桃biographern. person who writes about another person's life 传记作家ax(e)n. 斧子charactern. mental or moral qualities that make one person, race, etc. different from others 性格，品质morala. concerning principles of right of wrong 道德的reinforcevt. encourage of strengthen 加强taxn. 税，税款cluen. sth. that helps to find an answer to a question 线索check-outn. desk where one pays the bill of the goods one has chosen 结帐处supermarketn. large shop where one serves oneself with food and goods 超级市场overnighta. for or during the night 住一夜的;一整夜的innn. small hotel 小旅馆，客栈toweln. 毛巾vasta. very bignumerousa. manywatch-doga. organized or acting as a watchful guardian, esp. against unlawful practice 起监督作用的dishonestyn. the quality of being dishonestrevealvt. make known 揭露evidencen. sign or proof 证据ebbvi. (of the tide) flow back from the land to the sea; grow less; become weak or faint 落潮;低落，衰退flowvi. (of the tide) come in; rise; run or spread smoothly (潮)涨;上升;流incidentn. event; happening 事件theftn. (the act of, an instance of) stealingtendvi. have a tendency 易于，往往会linkvt. join or connect 连接;联系economyn. 经济anywayad. at all; in any case 究竟;无论如何temptvt. attract (sb.) to do sth. wrong or foolish 引诱systemn. 体制;制度systematica.distrustn. lack of trust; mistrust 不信任，怀疑contagiousa. tending to spread easily from person to person 传染的PHEASES & EXPRESSIONSout of styleno longer fashionable 过时的，不再流行according toas stated or shown by; in a way that agrees with 按照，根据(be) faced with面对be hard on对...过分严厉on the riseincreasing steadily 在增长;在加剧a case in pointa very good example 恰当的例子all butall except 除了...都(be) different fromunlike, not the same as 与...不同think of ... asregard asin the case of就...来说,至于come toarrive at a particular state or position 变成(某种状态) lie inexist in 在于on the other handfrom the opposed point of view 另一方面,反过来说at one's bestin as good a state as possible 处于最佳状态go uprise; increase 上升;增加go downfall; decrease 下降;减少PROPER NAMESStacia Robbins斯泰茜娅.罗宾斯Maryland马里兰(美国州名) Abe艾贝(Abraham的昵称) Abe。

教学目标：1. 让学生掌握课文中的重点词汇和短语，提高词汇运用能力。

2. 帮助学生理解课文内容，培养阅读理解能力。

3. 通过课堂讨论，提高学生的口语表达能力。

4. 培养学生的批判性思维，引导学生关注社会现象。

教学内容：1. 课文：Unit 8 A Man of Principle2. 重点词汇：principle, integrity, integrity, just, corrupt, influence, temptation, resist, betray3. 语法：被动语态教学步骤：一、导入1. 复习上节课的内容，检查学生对上节课知识的掌握情况。

2. 引导学生关注社会现象，提出问题：“在现实生活中，你是否遇到过诱惑？你是如何抵制诱惑的？”二、新课导入1. 介绍课文背景，让学生了解作者和文章主题。

2. 阅读课文，让学生找出重点词汇和短语，并解释其含义。

三、词汇讲解1. 讲解重点词汇：principle, integrity, integrity, just, corrupt, influence, temptation, resist, betray。

2. 通过例句和练习，帮助学生掌握这些词汇的用法。

四、课文分析1. 分析课文结构，帮助学生理解文章的层次。

2. 分析作者的观点，引导学生关注社会现象。

五、课堂讨论1. 让学生结合自己的生活经历，谈谈自己如何抵制诱惑。

2. 鼓励学生发表自己的观点，培养学生的批判性思维。

六、语法讲解1. 讲解被动语态的构成和用法。

2. 通过例句和练习，帮助学生掌握被动语态。

七、写作训练1. 让学生根据课文内容，写一篇关于抵制诱惑的短文。

2. 强调文章结构，要求学生运用被动语态。

八、课堂小结1. 总结本节课的重点内容。

2. 鼓励学生在课后继续学习，提高自己的英语水平。

教学评价：1. 课堂参与度：观察学生在课堂上的表现，了解学生对知识的掌握情况。

2. 作业完成情况：检查学生的写作作业，了解学生的写作能力。

Unit 8一、词汇短语Text Aplunge [] n. 跳下，投入v.（into）（使）投入，（使）插进，陷入；猛冲【例句】We plunged into the icy mountain lake. 我们跳进冰冷的山间湖中。

【词组】plunge into冲入，投入take the plunge采取大胆果断措施（尤指曾经一番考虑）【助记】扑浪急（谐音）→掉人海里，着急地扑打着。

marvel [] n. 奇迹vt. 对…感到惊异vi. 感到惊讶【例句】①The operation was a marvel of medical skill. 这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

②The foreign tourists marvel at the fine view of the West Lake. 外国旅游者惊叹西湖的优美景色。

【搭配】marvel at 对…惊奇immeasurable [] adj. 不可估量的【例句】The depth of the universe is immeasurable.宇宙无限深广。

【搭配】immeasurable losses不可估量的损失immeasurable riches无限的财富hush [] v.（使）安静；（使）平息；掩饰adj. 防止张扬的，封锁消息的n.安静【例句】A hush fell over the meeting-room.会议室里一下子安静了下来。

【搭配】hush up隐瞒（秘密）；保持沉默hush money 堵嘴钱；封口钱【助记】音：哈嘘，象声，让别人安静时说ha + sh…，相当于中文的couch [] n. 睡椅，长沙发椅；（病人躺的）长榻；（草）堆v. 在表达，措辞；使成堆【例句】The refusal was couched in his friendly language. 他用友善的语言表达了拒绝之意。

【助记】读：靠吃。

大学英语精读第三版第二册Book2Unit8答案上海外语教育出版社董亚芬主编1) decrease2) outside3) plus4) vague5) hard6) empty7) thin8) fall9) exclusive10) clever11) light12) present13) false14) stale15) pull16) at least17) minor18) alive/living19) relatively20) narrow1) is on the rise2) numerous3) was launched4) come to no good end/come to bad ends5) different from6) go down7) being hard on/being so hard on the child8) an indication9) possess10) a case in point1) out of style2) In the case of3) overnight4) on the other hand5) evidence6) clue7) incident8) corresponding9) contagious10) lay in11) anyway12) reinforced13) behavior1) We think of the Great Wall of China as one of the wonders of the world.2) Medical scientists have long recognized that heart disease is linked to cigarette smoking.3) San Francisco and Shanghai are both major seaports and financial centers, but unlike Shanghai, San Francisco is hilly and surrounded by water on three sides.4) An increase in investments will lead to a corresponding rise in profits in times of rapid economic growth.5) The size of the prize tempted many people to enter the competition.6) All the ca ndidates for the position must meet the requirement of successful completion of secondary school.1) disagreement2) disadvantage3) disappear4) disapprove5) misbehave6) discomfort7) miscount8) discontented9) discontinue10) disclose11) misdeed12) misdirect13) misfortune14) misguide15) dishearten16) dishonor17) misjudge18) mislead19) disobey20) disorder21) misprint22) misspelling23) mistranslate24) misunderstanding1) overpraised2) overate3) overwork4) overcrowded5) overweight6) overloading7) overanxious8) Overpopulation1) shoe repairers2) clothes shops3) cigarette packets4) customs duties5) child welfare6) arms control7) a salesperson/a sales clerk8) a ticket office1) Helen will have that dress altered to fit her.2) It was Qin Shi Huang who had all the walls joined up.3) I had my meals brought to me when I was ill in bed with a bad cold.4) He had three of his teeth knocked out in the fight.5) Bill had his hat blown off when (he was) crossing the bridge.6) The sleeping cat lay too near the fire and had its tail slightly burned.1) Our team is likely to win the game.2) Davis is not likely to get home before dark.3) These old buildings are very likely to be knocked down in a year or two.4) As the young man is very short of money, he is likely to apply for the dangerous job advertised in the paper.5) The old lady was even less likely to survive the operation if she got any worse.6) As Nancy is one of the best tennis players on the school team, she is most likely to be singled out for special training.1) The wish of the scientists is to find new resources for mankind.2) Her goal in life is to work hard for the happiness of all people in the world.3) The object of my visit was to consult your uncle as to how I could learn English better.4) Jefferson's / His purpose in making on-the-spot observations of the James River was to find out whether its South Branch was deep enough to be used by large boats.5) No. My approach is not to learn everything about something, but rather to learn something about everything.1) evidence2) on the rise3) behavior4) launched5) campaigns6) contagious7) Numerous8) linked9) unlike10) reinforced1) pair2) never3) very4) won5) On6) happened7) when8) along9) stopped10) help11) to12) station13) found14) gone15) lying16) this17) recognized18) back19) like20) strong21) fists22) got23) never24) on1) computer games2) was getting married3) hesitated4) Unfortunately5) Worse still6) forever7) positive8) property9) learn a lesson10) it's too bad I won't be able to replace it翻译1) 巨额投资(investment)使这一地区的经济得以迅速发展。

.Unit21 我跟你说，从各方面考虑，当教师不失为一个好主意。

事实上，我认为这个主意好极了。

You know what ?All things considered,it’s not a bad idea to be a teacher. As a matter of fact,I think it is an excellent idea.2我不大喜欢你像刚才那样用讽刺的口气说话。

你好像老是在暗示，我是什么都不会的废物。

I don’t like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did . You seem tobe implying all the time that I am a good-for-nothing.3我爸能让我作最后决定，真是很体谅人。

我得说我够幸运。

不是很多人都有这么好的父亲。

It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me . I must sayI am very lucky.Not many people have such a terrific father.4你说你不要钱。

你可能不愿要，但你的确需要钱。

我看不出来大学生在课余时间挣点钱有什么错。

You said you do not want any money .You may not want money ,but you do need money .I don’t see what’s wrong with students earning some money during their spare time.5不知道为什么，这个曲调听起来很熟，但我就是记不起来了。

反正是一首俄罗斯民歌。

Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can’t recall what it is. In anycase ,It is a Russian folk song.6除了一贯的周末家务，我明天还有一大堆家庭作业要做。

Ever thought about cheating on a test? Of course not. But some students are not quite so honest …Honesty: Is It Going Out of Style?Stacia Robbins According to a recent poll, 61 percent of American high school students have admitted to cheating on exams at least once. It can be argued such a response my not mean much. After all, most students have been faced with the temptation to peek at a neighbor's test paper. And students can be hard on themselves in judging such behavior. However, there are other indications that high school cheating may be on the rise. More and more states are requiring students to pass competency tests in order to receive their high school diplomas. And many educators fear that an increase in the use of state exams will lead to a corresponding rise in cheating. A case in point is students in New York State who faced criminal misdemeanor charges for possessing and selling advance copies of state Regents examinations. Cheating is considered to be a major problem in colleges and universities. Several professors say they've dropped the traditional term paper requirement because many students buy prewritten term papers, and they can't track down all the cheaters anymore. Colleges and universities across the nation have decided to do more than talk about the rise in student cheating. For instance, the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland launched a campaign to stop one form of cheating. As 409 students filed out of their exam, they found all but one exit blocked. Proctors asked each student to produce an ID card with an attached photo. Students who said they'd left theirs in the dorm or at home had a mug shot taken. The purpose of the campaign was to catch "ringers," students who take tests for other students. The majority of students at the University of Maryland applauded the campaign. The campus newspaper editorial said, "Like police arresting speeders, the intent is not to catch everyone but rather to catch enough to spread the word." We frequently hear about "the good old days", when Americans were better, happier, and more honest. But were they more honest? Maybe yes, a long time ago when life was very different from what it is today. School children used to know the story of how Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny he'd overcharged a customer. It's the kind of story we think of as myth. But in the case of Lincoln, the story is true … unlike the story of George Washington and the cherry tree. Washington's first biographer invented the tale of little George saying to his father, "I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my ax." What is important in both stories, however, is that honesty was seen as an important part of the American character. And these are just two stories out of many. Students in the last century usually didn't read "fun" stories. They read stories that taught moral values. Such stories pointed out quite clearly that children who lied, cheated, or stole came to bad ends. Parents may have further reinforced those values. It's difficult to know. We do know that children didn't hear their parents talk of cheating the government on income taxes - there weren't any. A clue as to why Americans may have been more honest in the past lies in the Abe Lincoln story. Lincoln knew his customer. They both lived in a small town. Would a check-out person at a large supermarket return money a customer? It's less likely. On the other hand, would overnight guests at an inn run by a husband and wife, steal towels? It's less likely. Perhaps this tells us that people need to know one another to be at their honest best. The vast majority of Americans still believe that honesty as an important part of the American Character. For that reason, there are numerous watch-dog committees at all levels of society. Although signs of dishonesty in school, business, and government seem much more numerous in recent years than in the past, could it be that we are getting better at revealing such dishonesty? There is some evidence that dishonesty may ebb and flow. When times are hard, incidents of theft and cheating usually go up. And when times get better such incidents tend to go down. Cheating in school also tends to ebb and flow. But it doesn't seem linked to the economy. Many educators feel that as students gain confidence in themselves and their abilities, they are less likely to cheat. Surprisingly, some efforts to prevent cheating may actually encourage cheating - a person may feel "they don't trust me anyway," and be tempted to "beat the system." Distrust can be contagious. But, so can trust! NEW WORDS honesty n. freedom from deceit, cheating, etc. 诚实 style n. fashion 时髦 poll n. survey of public opinion by putting questions to a representative selection of persons 民意测验 admit v. state or agree to the truth of; confess 承认，供认 admission n. temptation n. the act of tempting or being tempted 引诱；诱惑 peek vi. look （at sth.） quickly, esp. when one should not 偷看 behavio（u）r n. way of behaving ⾏为 behave v. indication n. sign or suggestion 迹象 competency n. ability; being competent 能⼒；胜任 diploma n. official paper showing that a person has successfully finished a course of study or passed an examination ⽂凭 corresponding a. matching 相应的 criminal a. of crime misdemeano（u）r n. crime that is less serious than, for example, stealing of murder 轻罪 charge n. accusation 指控 possess n. have, own 占有，拥有 advance a. made available before the date of general publication or release 预先的 regent n. member of a governing board （学校董事会的）董事 drop vt. give up; discontinue 放弃；⾰除 traditional a. of or according to tradition 传统的 tradition n. requirement n. sth. required; sth. demanded as a condition 要求；必要条件 prewritten a. written beforehand; written in advance psychology n. science of the mind ⼼理学 psychological a. launch vt. start, set going 发起；发动 campaign n. series of planned activities for some special purpose 运动 file vi. march or move in a line 排成纵队⾏进 exit n. way out of a place 出⼝（处） proctor n. 临考⼈ ID card n. identity card ⾝份证 dorm n. （short for） dormitory 宿舍 mug n. the face or mouth shot n. a single photograph mug shot n. （sl.） photograph of a person's face, used for purposes of identification ⾯部照⽚ ringer n. any person who pretends to be another 冒名顶替者 applaud vt. praise esp. by striking one's hands together 拍⼿称赞 campus n. university; the grounds of a university, college, or school ⼤学；校园 editorial n. leading article 社论 arrest vt. seize （sb.） in the name of the law 逮捕 speeder n. person who drives an automobile at a higher speed than is lawful 违法超速驾驶者 intent n. purpose; intention frequently ad. at short intervals, often 频繁地 overcharge vt. charge too much 对……要价太⾼ customer n. person who buys goods from a shop, esp. regularly 顾客 myth n. 神话 unlike prep. not like, different from cherry n. 樱桃 biographer n. person who writes about another person's life 传记作家 ax（e） n. 斧⼦ character n. mental or moral qualities that make one person, race, etc. different from others 性格，品质 moral a. concerning principles of right of wrong 道德的 reinforce vt. encourage of strengthen 加强 tax n. 税，税款 clue n. sth. that helps to find an answer to a question 线索 check-out n. desk where one pays the bill of the goods one has chosen 结帐处 supermarket n. large shop where one serves oneself with food and goods 超级市场 overnight a. for or during the night 住⼀夜的；⼀整夜的 inn n. small hotel ⼩旅馆，客栈 towel n. ⽑⼱ vast a. very big numerous a. many watch-dog a. organized or acting as a watchful guardian, esp. against unlawful practice 起监督作⽤的 dishonesty n. the quality of being dishonest reveal vt. make known 揭露 evidence n. sign or proof 证据 ebb vi. （of the tide） flow back from the land to the sea; grow less; become weak or faint 落潮；低落，衰退 flow vi. （of the tide） come in; rise; run or spread smoothly （潮）涨；上升；流 incident n. event; happening 事件 theft n. （the act of, an instance of） stealing tend vi. have a tendency 易于，往往会 link vt. join or connect 连接；联系 economy n. 经济 anyway ad. at all; in any case 究竟；⽆论如何 tempt vt. attract （sb.） to do sth. wrong or foolish 引诱 system n. 体制；制度 systematic a. distrust n. lack of trust; mistrust 不信任，怀疑 contagious a. tending to spread easily from person to person 传染的 PHEASES & EXPRESSIONS out of style no longer fashionable 过时的，不再流⾏ according to as stated or shown by; in a way that agrees with 按照，根据 （be） faced with ⾯对 be hard on 对……过分严厉 on the rise increasing steadily 在增长;在加剧 a case in point a very good example 恰当的例⼦ all but all except 除了……都 （be） different from unlike, not the same as 与……不同 think of …… as regard as in the case of 就……来说,⾄于 come to arrive at a particular state or position 变成（某种状态） lie in exist in 在于 on the other hand from the opposed point of view 另⼀⽅⾯,反过来说 at one's best in as good a state as possible 处于状态 go up rise; increase 上升;增加 go down fall; decrease 下降;减少 PROPER NAMES Stacia Robbins 斯泰茜娅.罗宾斯 Maryland 马⾥兰（美国州名） Abe 艾贝（Abraham的昵称） Abe。

外教社大学英语精读第2册第8单元参考答案Comprehension of the Text31.d2.c3.c4.b5.a6.b7.c8.dVocabulary5decrease outside plus vague minorhard empty thin fall alive/livingexclusive clever light present relativelyfalse stale pull at least narrow61. is on the rise2. numerous3. was launched4. come to no good end/bad ends5. different from that6. go down7. being (so) hard on (the child)8. an indication 9. possess 10.reveal(his identity)71. out of style2. admitted (to)3. overnight4. on the other hand5. attached6. tends7. as to8. incident9. corresponding 10.a case in point y in12.anyway 13.evidence 14.reinforced 15.behavior81. We think of the Great Wall of China as one of the wonders of the world.2. Medical scientists have long recognized that heart disease is linked to cigarette smoking.3. San Francisco and Shanghai are both major seaports and financial centres,but unlike Shanghai, San Francisco is hilly and surrounded by water on three sides.4. An increase in investments will lead to a corresponding rise in profits in times of rapid economic growth.5. The man would not admit/refused to admit that the signature was his.6. All the candidates for the position must meet the requirement of successfulcompletion of secondary school.Word Building9disagreement disadvantage disappeardisapprove misbehave discomfortmiscount discontented discontinuedisclose misdeed misdirect misfortune misguide dishearten dishonor misjudge mislead disobey disorder misprint misspelling mistranslate misunderstanding101. overpraised2. overate3. overwork4. overcrowded5. overweight6. overloading7. overanxious8. OverpopulationstructureCloze14A(1) evidence (2) on the rise (3) behavior (4) launched(5) campaigns (6) contagious (7) Numbers (8) linked (9) unlike (10) moral (11) reinforcedB(1)pair (2)never (3)very (4)won (5)On (6)happended (7)when (8)along (9)stopped (10)help (11)to (12)station (13)found (14)gone (15)lying (16)this (17)recognized (18)back (19)like (20)strong (21)fists (22)got (23)never (24)onTranslation1.Vast amounts/accounts of investment have enabled the economy of the area to grow rapidly.2. They launched a campaign to raise money for a new hospital.3. It is true that success lies in diligence.4. Men of high moral standards, they are never to be tempted to take such expensive gifts.5. There are indications that numerous factories are faced with a verydifficult situation.6. The police arrested the criminal on a charge of armed robbery severalhours after they found an important clue to his identity.7. Investigation has revealed that retirement tends to cause psychologicaltroubles for some people.8. The medical team did more than complain about the relatively poor working conditions at the local hospital. For instance, several doctors bought simple nedical instruments with their own money.Key to Reading ActivityExercise A1.c2.b3.d4.a5.c6.c7. Acts of honor are, according to the author, acts of sacrifice, integrity, and love.8. Perhaps we have not lost our sacred Honor after all.Exercise B1.今天，荣誉已成为傻瓜的美德；如果今天亚伯拉罕.林肯步行10英里去归还一本图书馆的书，他会受到嘲笑，被人称作白痴。