新编大学英语第二版第五册第六课练习答案

Post-Reading

1.Understanding the Main Idea of the Passage

Directions: Work in groups to understand the organization of the passage and complete the outline with what you get from the passage.

1) Introduction (Para.1-6):

    Showing off is quite common:

 A. A young woman criticizing poverty, war, injustice and human suffering;

 B. A scholarly fellow using “angst”, “Kierkegaard” and “epistemology” in the same sentence;

 C. Our resident expert in wine pushing away a glass of perfectly good French wine;

 D. We complaining about how tired we are today.

2) Showing off can be nasty, trashy and offensive, but there are times when showing off may be forgivable and acceptable. (Para.7-23)

Different groups of showoffs, from less forgivable to more forgivable.

 A. Competitive showoffs who want to be the best of every bunch;

 B. Narcissistic showoffs who want to be the star while everyone else is the audience;

 C. Insecure showoffs whose behavior is understand-able.

 D. Acceptable showoffs who have the overwhelming need to exult.

3) Conclusion (Para.24-25)

    Showing off can range from very gross to very subtle, and the purpose of showing off can be nasty, needy or nice.

 A. Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

 B. Let’s try to forgive each other for showing off.

2. Understanding Specific Information

    1) F        2) F        3) F        4) T        5) F

    6) T        7) T        8) F        9) T       10) F

3. What Are They Showing Off?

Directions: Work in pairs to explain what the following people are showing off.

1) The young woman who expressed her concern for the anguish of mankind,

Sample:

Her kindness and humanity.

2) The scholarly fellow who used “angst, Kierkegaard and epistemology” in one sentence,

 Sample:

How knowledgeable he was.

3) The couple who complained about how tired they were,

 Sample:

Their rich and meaningful life.

4) The person who talked about what her daughter did for her on her birthday—a birthday card, a beautiful scarf and breakfast service,

 Sample:

She was a much more beloved mother.

5) The person who left the room because, he said, the talk started getting superficial,

 Sample:

He was superior to others and deserved all the attention.

6) The author’s husband who believed that he could make the greatest fried egg for her.

 Sample:

He is an excellent cook.  

Vocabulary 

1. Decide the appropriate prefix or suffix

Directions: Work in pairs to study each of the following groups of words and decide which prefix or suffix can go with all the words in the group. Each prefix or suffix can be used only once.

    in-    im-    en-    over-       non-

    -y    -sive    -ment    -able     -ed

1) en-      rage          list            act           roll
2) in-      competence    justice         convenience   dependence

3) -y       trash         need            gloom         fault

4) -ment    assess        amuse           astonish      accomplish

5) im-      modest        moral           patient       mature

6) over-    work          do              load          flow

7) non-     sense         fiction         stop          violence

8) -able    forgive       accept          desire        notice

9) -sive    express       offend          impress       exclude

10) -ed     addict        restrain        concern       commit

 

2. Choose an appropriate explanation

STEP ONE

Work in pairs to choose an appropriate explanation from Column B for each of the words in Column A.

Column A                    Column B
brag                    a. in the end
offensive               b. say or declare in a proud way
triumph                 c. highly irritating or annoying
fierce                  d. physically and mentally dependent on

addicted                e. tell or describe

concern                 f. worry or anxiety

restraint               g. cause to feel determined or willing to do something

eventually              h. outstanding success or achievement

motivate                i. calm, controlled and  unemotional behavior

relate                  j. very intense, great and strong

Key: b, c, h, j, d, f, i, a, g, e 

STEP TWO

Now complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate word from Column A. Change the form if necessary.

 1) He didn’t talk about his top exam results in case people thought he was bragging.

 2) Witnesses to the same crime related the events completely differently.

 3) There is fierce competition to join the Special Branch, which investigates terrorist and political crimes.

 4) It is said that at the start of the broadcast the interview contained language that some viewers might find offensive.

 5) He insists there is no cause for the growing public concern for the nation’s poor economic performance.

 6) Eventually he realized he was in the wrong and had to eat his words.

 7) The director, with characteristic modesty, does not see the film as a personaltriumph.

 8) I know that if I start watching a soap opera I immediately become hopelessly addicted.

 9) He was angry but managed, with great restraint, to reply calmly.

10) More than half of those interviewed said that their bosses were unable to motivatethem or solve their problems.

3. Filling the blanks with an appropriate word

Directions: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing an appropriate word from the box. Change the form if necessary. Each word can be used only once.

    scholarly  angle (n.)   expert   entitle    admiration outshine 

    allowance  gross      overwhelming  blaze      proclaim   detain  

    immune   confess

 1) This dictionary was compiled by a group of scholarly people.

 2) Parents usually want their child to outshine his or her fellow pupils.

 3) The bait contained a kind of poison, which rats in this area are mostly immune to.

 4) A new device is used to detect the movement of any animal within an angle of 110 degrees at up to 10 meters.

 5) This article is very touching and I have great admiration for the author.

 6) Their educational qualifications entitled / entitles them to a higher salary.

 7) We were forced to use special powers to detain him when it became clear that he was out of control.

 8) Your managers reported that the reforms in the company are an overwhelming success.

 9) The ringing bells proclaimed the news of the birth of the prince.

10) To my delight, the rooms were all heated by blazing log fires.

11) I confess that I have not completely realized what this means to me.

12) Most people who travel in the course of their work are given traveling allowances.

13) Now Ms. Olsen is satisfied and will continue with her job without being subjected togross insult.

14) Dr. Tai, an expert in herbal treatments (草药治疗), has supplemented the medical store by harvesting local plants.

Part Three Further Development

1. Enriching Your Word Power

  1) C    2) B        3) A        4) C        5) B        6) A        7) A     

  8) B    9) B       10) A       11) B       12) C       13) B       14) B