全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程2课后练习答案详解Key to Exercises of College English Book 2全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程2课后练习答案Unit 1★ Text AVocabularyI.1.1) insert 2) on occasion 3) investigate 4) Inretrospect 5) initial 6) phenomena7) attached 8) make up for 9) is awaiting 10) not…in the least 11) promote 12) emerged2. 1) There is a striking contrast between thestandards of living in the north of the countryand the south.2) Natural fiber is said to be superior to synthetic fiber.3) The city’s importance as a financial center hasevolved slowly.4) His nationality is not relevant to whether he is agood lawyer.5) The poems by a little-known sixteenth-centuryItalian poet have found their way into someEnglish magazines.3. 1) be picked up, can’t accomplish, amexaggerating2) somewhat, performance, have neglected, theyapply to3) assist, On the other hand, are valid, a superior II.1. 1) continual 2) continuous 3) continual 4)continuous2. 1) principal 2) principal 3) principle 4) principles 5) principalIII.1. themselves2. himself/herself3. herself/by herself/on her own4. itself5. ourselves6. yourself/ by yourself/on your own Comprehensive ExerciseI. Cloze1. 1) contrast 2) exaggerating 3) priority 4) on the other hand 5) promoting6) pick up 7) assist 8) accomplish 9) on occasion 10) neglecting11) worthwhile 12) superior2. 1) end 2) perform 3) facing 4) competent 5) equipped6) designed 7) approach 8) rest 9) definitely 10) qualityII. Translation1.1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he wasbold enough to give a performance in front of alarge audience.3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.4) Assuming (that) this painting really is amasterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile tobuy/purchase it?5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.2. To improve our English, it is critical to do morereading, writing, listening and speaking. Besides,learning by heart as many well-written essays aspossible is also very important. Without anenormous store of good English writing in yourhead you cannot express yourself freely inEnglish. It is also helpful to summarize ourexperience as we go along, for in so doing, wecan figure out which way of learning is moreeffective and will produce the most desirableresult. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task ofmastering English.★ Text BComprehension check: c c d a c bLanguage Practice1.g h e c f a b d2.1) adopt 2) account 3) from your point of view 4) ended up 5) furthermore 6) fund 7) annual 8) keeping track of 9) pace 10) intends11) perspective 12) deviseUnit 2★ Text AVocabularyI. 1. 1) abrupt 2) emotional 3) bless 4) wear and tear 5) dated6）consequences 7）seemingly 8) in contrast to9) Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily 12)sentiments2. 1) When you are confronted with more than oneproblem, try to solve the easiest one first.2) Water is vital to the existence of all forms of life.3) There is still some confusion among thestudents about what to do after class to followup on the subject.4) As a person of simple living habits, he needsnothing more than a job and an apartment tobe happy.5) It tickled him to think that she’d come to as hisadvice.3. 1) a lingering, fabricating, sentiments2) fill out, every item, vital, consequences3) be denied, tangible, cherish, attainII.1.It’s a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.2.She arrived early and took a front row seat.3.Don’t take me for a fool.4.It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such astory.5.My uncle will take me (along on his trip) to theArctic this summer.6.He took the dinner plate I passed to him.7.Kevin took second prize in the weight-liftingcompetition.8.If you don’t take my advice, you will regret it. III.1.hanging2. to give3. to return4. being praised5. not having written6. to say7. to open8. being helped Comprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) well-off/affluent 2) dated 3) falling into 4) bracket 5) deny6) tangible 7) pursuit 8) cherishes 9) out of place 10) abrupt11) focus 12) donations2. 1) consume 2) fueled 3) annual 4) plain 5) physically 6) security7) indicates 8) equally 9) traditional 10) followsII. Translation1.1) The company denied that its donations had acommercial purpose.2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin tostammer slightly.3) Education is the most cherished tradition in ourfamily. That’s why my parents never took meto dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent meto the best private school.4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, helost his job and thus had to go through anotherdifficult phase of his life.5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, myparents are rather poor, but they have alwaystried hard to meet our minimal needs.2. With more and more donations coming in, ouruniversity will be much better off financially nextyear. We will thus be able to focus on the mostimportant task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain theirscholarly/academic goals, to train them to bedependable and responsible individuals, toprepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as materialsatisfaction.★ Text BComprehension Check: b b d c d dLanguage Practice1.f c g e b a h d2.1) stunned 2) hold (fast) to 3) folks 4) generosity5) discount 6) liable7) ranks 8) on the run 9) make up 10) blendsin 11) by all accounts 12) comes into contactwithUnit 3★ Text AVocabularyI.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) atany rate2. 1) The Security council consists of five generalsand four police officers.2) The new hotel will be in a location overlookingthe lake.3) I was humiliated by her comments about myfamily background in front of so many people.4) Do you have any proof that it was Henry whostole the computer?5) the boy was exhausted after the long cycle ride. 3. 1) hysterical; was handed down; should haveknown better than2) twisted, over and over, talented son3) patience, not to keep him in suspense, assured,repeatedlyII.1.adequate2. anxious3. certain4. content5. crazy6. likely7. fortunate8. keenIII.1.be admitted2. live3. be postponed4. buy5.be banned 6. beComprehensive ExerciseI. 1. 1) typical 2) welfare 3) constant 4) frank 5)talent 6) dumb7) know better than that 8) repeatedly 9) dread10) interference 11) bet 12) assure2. 1) despite 2) really 3) same 4) contact 5)admitted 6) attempt7) not 8) tend 9) different 10) mannerII. Translation1. 1) Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?2) The planning committee has narrowed down thepossible locations for the nuclear power plantto two coastal towns.3) Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.4) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.5) Sean felt humiliated ti hear his talent being questioned.2. George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listeningto heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors losttheir patience and decided on direct interference.They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frankmanner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnsonassured them that he would certainly settle theissue. As soon as he put down the phone hescolded his son, “What has come over you? Youshould know better than to disturb others foryour own amusement.” In the end George traded his CD’s for computer games software from hisclassmates.★ Text BComprehension Check: b a b c d aLanguage Practice1. d e f g a b h c2. 1) and he like 2) popularity 3) had been kept inthe dark 4) define 5) was aware of 6)relate 7)were up to 8) trend 9)opportunity 10)mobile11)comments12) interviewedUnit 4★ Text AVocabularyI.1. 1) conversely 2). but then 3) symptom 4) spitting 5) abusing 6) tone7) took…in 8) editing 9) have arranged 10) in sight 11) stretched 12) data2. 1) The sight of teenagers smoking cigarettes jars on me.2) A lot of American teenagers don’t like streetgangs, but they find themselves gettingsucked in.3) Jeffrey’s computer crashed again this morning.The manager has arranged for a technicianfrom the computer store to check and repair it.4) During the Vietnam War, many youngAmericans fled their country to avoid militaryservice/fled to other countries to avoid militaryservice.5) The new government is planning an anti-corruption campaign so as to restorepeople’s confidence in it.3. 1) the virtual, on line, via 2) nightmare, routine, any appointment, arrange for3) cue, remarks, his tuneII. 1. We came here all the way on foot.2. Private cars are not allowed on campus.3. They are on vocation in Florida.4. Mary has been talking to her friend on the phone for an hour.5. Don’t worry, Lucy is always on time.6. Industrial demand on fuel is on the rise.III. 1. hard 2. difficult 3. impossible 4. tough 5. hard 6. easyComprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) internet 2) click 3) virtual 4) routines 5)arrange 6) nightmare 7) annoying 8) connection9) crawls 10) take in 11) spit 12) data 13) suckedinto 14) At times 15) flee 16) on line2. 1) companion 2) deliver 3) access 4) enables 5)customers 6) delights 7) provides 8) small 9)remote 10) informationII. Translation1. 1) Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.2) A slow Internet connecting speed is really annoying.3) As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.4) In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.5) Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.2. Perhaps you envy me for being able to workfrom home on the computer. I agree that theInternet has made my job a lot easier. I can write，submit and edit articles via email, chat with mycolleagues on line and discuss work with my boss.With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data Ineed and keep up with the latest news. But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still,without the emotional cues of face-to-facecommunication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.★ Text BComprehension Check: c a a b d cLanguage Practice1．d e a c b f g h2．1) vehicle 2) hooked on 3)intense 4)worldwide5)overnight 6)slipped7) on the whole 8) called forth 9) outwards10)Needless to say 11) to my knowledge 12) Ontop of thatUnit 5★ Text AVocabularyI.1. 1) startled 2) mere 3) motion 4) sweating 5)stretched 6) vain 7) On one occasion8) anxiety 9) emotions 10) ashamed 11) In my mind’s eye 12) recurring2. 1) Mrs. White’s birthday coincides with her husband’s.2) They make big profits on the stuff they sell bycreating an artificial shortage, which send s theprices soaring/results in the soaring of prices.3) It has been a week of alternate sunshine and rain.4) Politics and philosophy have been his lifelongpassions, although he studied economics atuniversity.5) Tension came over her, as she waited for her first TV interview.3. 1) media, dedication to, grace 2) his competitors, in excitement, hug him, congratulate him on3) emotions, numerous, intensity, passion forII.1.Mike, a Green, made the suggestion that a large park be built near the community.2.In a letter to his daughter, Mr. Smith expressed his wish that she (should) continue her education to acquire still another degree.3.There is no reason to hold the belief that humans have no direct moral responsibility to safeguard the welfare of animals.4.Children need to feel safe about the world they grow up in, and it is unwise to give them the idea that everything they come into contact with might be a threat.5.Anxiety can result from the notion that life has not treated us fairly.6.Nobody believed his claim that he was innocent. III.1.I work out in the gym for one hour every morning.2.Florence has worked as cleaner at the factory for five years.3.The wounded man worked his way across the field on his hands and knees.4.The safe load for a truck of this type works out at about twenty-five tons.5.It is difficult to understand how human minds work.6.To my disappointment, the manager’s plan of promoting the new products doesn’t work at all.7.The teacher has a lot of experience of working with children who don’t know how to learn.8.The medicine was like magic, and it worked instantly after you took it.Comprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) In my mind’s eye 2) groan 3) competitor 4)intensity 5) anxiety 6) tense7) sweat 8) tension 9) soaring 10) recurring11) brought me back to earth12) fantasy 13) sweat 14) congratulate 15)numerous 16) media2. 1) engineer 2) forget 3) convinced 4) how 5) build 6) accident7) thought 8)only 9) sharp 10) touched 11) instructions 12) finallyII. Translation1. 1) It is the creativity and dedication of the workersand executives that turned the company into aprofitable business.2) The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months.3) We plan to repaint the upper floors of he office building.4) His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.5) I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully.2. Numerous facts bear out theargument/statement/claim that in order torecover speedily from negative emotion, youshould allow yourself to cry. You needn’t/don’t have to be ashamed of crying. Anxiety and sorrow can flow out of the body along with tears.Consider the case of/Take Donna, Her son unfortunately died in a car accident. The intensity of the blow made her unable to cry. She said, “It was not until two weeks later that I began to cry.And then I felt as if a big stone had been liftedfrom my shoulders. It was the tears that brought me back to earth and helped me survive thecrisis.”★ Text BComprehension Check: b c b b c aLanguage Practice1.a e d c b h f g2.1) aid 2) inclined 3) in good health 4) shortcomings 5) penetrated6) dismiss 7)has suffered from 8)progressive9)optimistic 10)to a degree 11)hold on to12)installUnit 6★ Text AVocabularyI.1. 1) culture/cultural 2) indication 3) miniature 4) ironic 5) stumbled into 6) decent7) buzzing 8) abnormal 9) mechanical 10) Shuddering 11) implied 12) leap2. 1) You can convert RMB into US dollars in the foreign exchange office a the airport.2) I figured she didn’t know the first thing aboutcooking as she looked puzzled as to how tocook rice with the rice cooker.3) The manager glowed with pleasure upon hearingthat in spite of their faulty equipment the teamhad accomplished some very useful work.4) I’m grateful to my company for allowing me towork flexible hours as long as I work eighthours a day.5) On seeing the comments made in the margins byprevious readers, Tom couldn’t help thinkingthe book must be quite fascinating.3. 1) will not panic/feel panic, ’ll be at a disadvantage 2) hybrid, transmission3) crave, One indication, to distinguishII. 1. also 2. as well/too 3. too 4. also 5. as well/too 6. too 7. also 8. AlsoIII. 1. I’ve had enough 2. When I was old enough to work and earn money3. can’t get enough sleep at night4. has so far collected enough of them5. have strong enough arms6. have just enough money to live onComprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) stumbled into 2) not know the first thing about 3) mechanical 4) when it comes to5) hybrid 6) gritted her teeth 7) premise 8) at a disadvantage 9) panic 10) cultural11) flexible 12) imply2. 1) chair 2) force 3) secrets 4) painstaking 5) recognized 6) steered 7) essentially8) observation 9) women 10) tutor 11) inspired 12) unlessII. Translation1. 1) He is a man of few words, but when it comes toplaying a computer games, he is far too cleverfor his classmates.2) Children who don’t know any better may thinkthese animals are pretty cute and start playingwith them.3) There is no way to obtain a loan, so to buy thenew equipment, I will just have to grit my teethand sell my hybrid car.4) The hunter would not have fired the shots if hehadn’t seen a herd of elephants comingtowards his campsite.5) I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory --- he does not seem to remember painfulexperiences in the past, particularly those of hisown doing.2. Nancy Hopkins is a biology professor at MIT. Shecraves knowledge and works hard. However, as a scientist, she could not help noticing all kinds ofindications of gender inequality on campus. Men and women professors did the same work, butwhen it came to promotion the administratorswere rather selective. It was ironic that after somuch cultural progress, women were still at adisadvantage in institutions of higher education.When her request for more lab space was refused, she knew she had to fight. So she gritted her teeth and complained to the President. The fight ended in victory and Nancy was converted into a gender-equality advocate.★ Text BComprehension Check: b a d b d c aLanguage Practice1.b d a e g c f h2.1) crisis 2) weighed down 3) supportive 4) takes all the credit 5) pleaded6) in control of 7) party 8) expense 9) lives for 10) semester11) at every opportunity 12) stirUnit 7★ Text AVocabularyI.1. 1) Strictly speaking 2) drifted 3) resembles 4) invaded 5) is conquered 6) fascinating 7) snack 8) put…into practice 9) source 10) climate 11) surrendered 12) were 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 g via Vancouver to get to Seattle5) declared all beef imports will be banned for thenext six months as an emergency measure tostop the spread of mad cow disease.3. 1) systematic, have invented, to a very real extent, mysteries2) to establish, to be modifies/ modifying 3) tolerance towards, strike out, enrichII. 1. a) wish b) wish c) want d) want/wish 2. a) skin b) hide/skin c) hide d) skin3. a) raise/rear b) raise c) rear/raise d) raise4. a)royal b) kingly/royal c) sovereign d)royal/kinglyIII. 1. Indeed 2. though 3. Frankly 4. Moreover 5. To my knowledge6. however7. nevertheless8. Yet9. instead 10) in other wordsComprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) fascinating 2) tolerance 3) invented 4) addition 5) ban 6) corrupt7) out of control 8) influenced 9) elite 10)came up with 11) establishing12) Massive 13）sources 14）enrich2. 1) early 2) similar 3) source 4) observation 5) examine6) features 7) declared 8) stronger 9) accident 10) sprungII. Translation1. 1) Many small businesses have sprung up in thecity 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 canreach/enter these markets through new channels.”4) The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents.5) We have no way to protect our personal libertiesuntil we have established a sovereign state,/Wecan’t protect our personal liberties unless we,first of all, establish a sovereign state.2. Though how the English language came intoexistence remains a mystery to many people，linguists believe that English and most otherEuropean languages have descended from acommon source: the Indo-European parentlanguage. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century.They passed onto us the basic vocabulary ofEnglish. In over fifteen centuries of itsdevelopment, English has enriched itself bymassive borrowing. As British immigrants landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language : American English.Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of theirlanguage.★ Text BComprehension Check: c c c d b dLanguage Practice1. g e d c b h f a2. 1) give way to 2) predict 3) substantial 4)integrate 5) in transition 6) aspect7) to name a few 8) authority 9) dominate 10)had contributed to 11) unique12) rid yourself ofUnit 8VocabularyI. 1) barking 2) evil 3) brooding, hatched 4) migrant 5) tragedies 6) counterpart7) are complaining/complain 8) grim 9) flocks, fed on 10) vegetation11) patches 12) Scores of2. 1) was lined with people who came to welcome the distinguished foreign guests2) the boss silenced all lively conversation in the office3) wearing a pair of sun glasses, the famous movie star passed the crowded unnoticed.4) looked deserted 5) were stricken by it3. 1) patches, came into full bloom, were puzzled, mysterious2) throbbed with, sickened, migrant, a chorus 3) had crept into. Flickered, the starkII. 1. age-old, air force, daughter-in-law, first-rate, greenhouse, half brother, ice-cream, lifelike,light year, salesperson, self-centered, threefold,overuse, stone-still, worldwide2.1) poverty-stricken people 2) heart-breaking news3) newly-built 4) well-fed kids5) successful spacewalk 6) peace-loving 7) need-based scholarships 8) color-blind peopleIII. 1. lying 2. laid 3. lay 4. lain 5. lie 6. lay 7. lie 8. lay 9. lay 10. liesComprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) spell 2) stricken 3) misfortunes 4) surroundings 5) blossom/bloom 6) migrant7)deserted 8) silence 9) sickened 10) hatch 11) puzzled 12) in harmony with2. 1) rate 2) publication 3) dangerous 4) banned5) export6) profit 7) accept 8)comprehend 9) boundaries 10) ultimatelyII. Translation1.1) This is a prosperous town, but there is still poverty in the midst of wealth and abundance.2) The Brown family was stricken with onemisfortune after another, but their childrennever complained.3) The museum is designed in such a way that itstands in perfect harmony with its surroundings.4) It was a miracle that these flowers did not wither at all in the blazing sun.5) Flocks of sheep feed on the patches of vegetation that rise above the winter snow.2. This village was once famous for its beautifulnatural surroundings. All the year round, thetrees were green and the flowers in bloom. Clear streams flowed out of the hills through acheckerboard of rice fields. Birds sang all day,and deer came and went in a leisurely manner.However, with the coming of DDT and otherpesticides, an evil spell seemed to have settledover the village. Misfortunes came one afteranother. Chicken died suddenly, cattle and sheep were stricken by mysterious maladies, andfarmers complained about a sickening feelingthat puzzled the village doctor. The villagesquare, once throbbing with life, was nowdeserted.★ Text BComprehension Check: b d a b b c Language Practice1.c d g a h b e f2.1) adapt 2) injured 3) immune 4) hostile 5)gives out 6) slight 7) take up。
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