新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册Unit3答案
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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 listening passage.
1 One day in school Monty Roberts was asked to
________. A) write a term paper about the courses he
learned
B) write about his dream of the
future C) describe a horse ranch
D) draw a picture of a horse ranch
2 Monty Roberts ’ goal was to become ________. A) a horse trainer like his father
B) a painter who draws horses and horse ranches
C) an owner of a large horse ranch
D) an owner of a large farm 3 When Monty Roberts turned in the paper, his teacher
________. A) was not satisfied with it
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C) gave a good comment about it
D) asked him to discuss the topic with his father --WORD格式-可编辑--
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4 The teacher asked the boy to rewrite the paper because
________. A) his father had helped him write the paper
B) his paper was full of empty words
C) his dream was not properly described in the
paper D) his goal of life described in the paper was
not realistic
5 A week later, the boy finally decided ________.
A) to follow his father ’ s profession
B) to keep his dream C) to make some changes in his paper
D) to follow his teacher ’ s advice Task Two Zooming In on the Details
Listen to the recording carefully and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.
1 Monty Roberts was the son of a horse trainer . His dream was to
own a large horse ranch. That night he wrote about his dream in great detail and he even
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2 He put a great deal
of handed the paper
in to
his heart into the dream ranch and the next day he
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3 When Monty Roberts asked his teacher why he got a large red F for his paper, his teacher explained to him that his dream was impossible for him. He had no
money. But he needed a lot of money to buy the land, the houseand the
machinesfor his dream ranch.
4 When Monty Roberts asked his father for advice, his father just asked him to make up his own mind on his dream because it is a very important decision for
him to make.
5 When Monty Roberts turned in the same paper, he said to his teacher, ―
can keep the F and I ’ ll keepmy dream . I will follow my
heart , no matter what happens. ‖
Read and Explore Task One Discovering the Main Ideas
1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A.
1) According to Alex Haley, why does many a young man want to be a
writer? Because they think that being a writer can bring them wealth
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2) Does writing mean glory and wealth in the author ’ s opinion? --WORD格式-可编辑--
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No. The author thinks that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. Only a few can succeed after long periods of neglect and poverty.
3) What was the author ’ s life in Greenwich Village like?
His life in Greenwich Village was very poor. He barely made enough to eat. 4) Did he ever doubt his ability to write? Why or why not?
Yes. Because he didn ’ t receive a break after writing for a year or so.
5) Why did the call from his old acquaintance change his life?
Because his doubt of his resolution to write was cleared. He was determined to
keep on writing.
6) In what way did people like Delaney and Belafonte become role
models for the author?
From them he learned that one had to make sacrifices and live creatively to keep
working hard to realize one ’ s dreams.
7) How many years did the author keep on writing before his great
success? He kept on writing for 17 years before his great success. --WORD格式-可编辑--
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8) What did the two sardine cans and 18 cents in the brown
paper bag symbolize?
They symbolized his courage and persistence to stick to his dream of writing.
9) What is the meaning of the Shadowland of dreams?
The Shadowland of dreams means all the difficulties (e.g. neglect, poverty,
doubt, uncertainty, and fear of failure) people meet with in pursuing their
dreams.
2 Text A can be divided into three parts with the paragraph number(s)
of each part provided as follows. Write down the main idea of each
part.
Part: One; Paragraph(s): 1-2; Main Idea: Alex Haley explains the difference