全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程2

Text A 课后习题答案

Unit 2 Values

P.37 Content Questions

1.         The Salvation Army is a religious charitable organization. A Salvation Army bell ringer is a volunteer who help it collect donations.

2.         The boy asked him: Are you poor? He did it simply out of confusion and curiosity. Obviously he knew nothing about the Salvation Army bell ringer.

3.         He said, “I have more than some people, but not as much as others.” This means that he was neither poor nor rich.

4.         The boy’s mother scolded him because the question was social inappropriate, especially to a person who looked poor.

5.         Yes, economically he is poor. He lives in a small basement apartment. He doesn’t even have a color TV. He falls into the lowest income category. And so on.

6.         No, the writer does not feel poor. This is because he has enjoyed good health and creativity which he thinks are much more important than material goods.

7.         He feels out of place among people who are primarily interested in material things.

8.         She told him that she was interested in what’s on the inside. but after he took her to his poorly furnished apartment, she changed her mind completely.

9.         It only shows that to her the most important thing was still material goods rather than what she had claimed before.

10.     Commercial can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.

11.     Because December is the time for to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others.

12.     The boy’s question has helped the writer realize that, despite his lack of expensive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that.

P.39 Language Sense Enhancement

(1)      attain

(2)      wear and tear

(3)      dependable

(4)      modest

(5)      primarily

(6)      minimal

(7)      exceptionally

(8)      illness-free

(9)      spirited

(10)  energizing

P.41-43 Vocabulary

I.

1.Tips:做这类题要知道所给出的单词和题目的意思、区分所给出单词的词性，填空时应注意时态和形式的变化。

1)        abrupt

2)        emotional

3)        bless

4)        wear and tear

5)        dated

6)        consequences

7)        seemingly

8)        in contrast to

9)        Curiosity

10)     genuine

11)     primarily

12)     sentiments

3. Tips: 这样的题是一种同时训练单词语义和写作语法意识的题，难度较大。做此练习不求完全正确，做了练习就有收获。

1)        a lingering; fabricating; sentiments

2)        fill out; every item; vital; consequences

3)        be denied; tangible; cherish; attain

 

P.44 II. Words with Multiple meanings

1.    It is 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 a story.

5.    My uncle will take me (along on his trip) to the Arctic this summer.

6.    He took the dinner plate I passed to him.

7.    Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.

8.    If you don’t take my advice, you will regret it.

 

P.45 III. Usage

1.    hanging

2.    to give

3.    to return

4.    being praised

5.    not having written

6.    to say

7.    to open

8.    being helped

 

P.46 Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

1. Text-related 

Tips: 这是与课文内容相关的完型填空题，需要学生在了解课文大意并熟悉P.41 Words and Phrases to Drill框里的词义的基础之上完成此练习。

 

If you visited Karl Green, you might not at first sight think he was well-off/affluent (1). Most of what he owns is rather dated (2) and he will readily admit to falling into (3) the bottom income bracket (4). Yet he would deny (5) that he is poor, for he feels that his life is full of less tangible (6) riches. Rather than devoting himself to the pursuit (7) of money before all else, he cherishes (8) the pleasures of friendship.  His lack of interest in possessions does, however, sometimes make him feel out of place (9) in today’s materialistic society and he still clearly feels hurt when he remembers the abrupt (10) departure of a girlfriend who did not share his views. Yet there are many who admire him, particularly for his focus (11) on helping the poor through collecting donations (12) each Christmas.

 

P.19 III. Translation

1. 句子汉译英三步走：1. 找中文句子主干 2. 按照英语的行文习惯扩充内容 3. 译成英文并检查语法是否得当。

1)    The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.

2)    Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.

3)    Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.

4)    Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.

5)    In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.