大学英语一课后练习答案.docx

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大学英语一课后练习答案

Unit1WaysofLearning

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

PairWork

TheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschoolsinNanjing.

Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslotofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.

TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminandthentrytoteachhimhowtodoitproperly.

BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasksinChina:

toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.

MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.

Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatoncansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.

HemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.

ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguidinghishandinthecharacteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsincontrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearnunaided.

Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalsskillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9and10yearsoldwereproducingworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.

Americansthinkthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge,andskillscanbepickeduplater.Chinesethinkthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired,andthereisnohurrytopromotecreativity.

Thisismainlyduetothedifferenceintheirwayofthinking.

Theauthormakesthesuggestionthatweshouldstrikeabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills.

TextOrganization

WorkingOnYourOwn

Thetextbeginswithananecdote.

HisthoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest.

Hewindsupthetextwithasuggestionintheformofaquestion.

Chinese

Showachildhowtodosomething,ortechbyholdingthehand

Givegreaterprioritytodevelopingskillsatanearlyage,believingthatcreativitycanbepromotedovertime

Americans

Teachchildrenthattheyshouldrelyonthemselvesforsolutionstoproblems

Putmoreemphasisonfosteringcreativityinyoungchildren,thinkingskillscanbepickeduplater

LanguageSenseEnhancement

Summarizing

valueoriginalityandindependence

contrastbetween

intermsof

harbor

fearful

comparable

promotecreativity

emerge

pickedup

LanguageFocus

Vocabulary

I

1.

1）insert

2）onoccasion

3）investigate

4）Inretrospect

5）initial

6）phenomena

7）attached

8）makeupfor

9）isawaiting

10）not;intheleast

11）promote

12）emerged

2.

1）astrikingcontrastbetweenthestandardsoflivinginthenorthofthecountryandthesouth.

2）issaidtobesuperiortosyntheticfiber.

3）asafinancialcenterhasevolvedslowly.

4）isnotrelevanttowhetherheisagoodlawyer.

5）byalittle-knownsixteen-centuryItalianpoethavefoundtheirwayintosomeEnglishmagazines.

3.

1）bepickedup;can’taccomplish;amexaggerating

2）somewhat;theperformance;haveneglected;theyapplyto

3）assist;Ontheotherhand;arevalid;asuperior

II

1.

1）continual

2）continuous

3）continual

4）continuous

2.

1）principal

2）principal

3）principle

4）principles

5）principal

III

1.themselves

2.himself/herself

3.herself/byherself/onherown

4.itself

5.ourselves

6.yourself/byyourself/onyourown

ComprehensiveExercises

I.Cloze

1.

1）contrast

2）exaggerating

3）priority

4）ontheotherhand

5）promoting

6）pickup

7）assist

8）accomplish

9）occasion

10）neglecting

11）worthwhile

12）superior

2.

1）end

2）perform

3）facing

4）competent

5）equipped

6）designed

7）approach

8）rest

9）definitely

10）quality

II.Translation

1.

1）Ittakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakeadeparturefromthetradition.

2）Tomusedtobeveryshy,butthistimehewasboldenoughtogiveaperformanceinfrontofalargeaudience.

3）Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreativespiritinthechildatanearlyage.

4）Assumingthispaintingreallyisamasterpiece,doyouthinkit’sworthwhiletobuyit?

5）Ifthedataisstatisticallyvalid,itwillthrowlightontheproblemweareinvestigating.

2.

ToimproveourEnglish,itiscriticaltodomorereading,writing,listeningandspeaking.Besides,learningbyheartasmanywell-writtenessaysaspossibleisalsoveryimportant.WithoutanenormousstoreofgoodEnglishwritinginyourheadyoucannotexpressyourselffreelyinEnglish.Itisalsohelpfultosummarizeourexperienceaswegoalong,forinsodoing,wecanfigureoutwhichwayoflearningismoreeffectiveandwillproducethemostdesirableresult.Aslongaswekeepworkinghardonit,wewillinduecourseaccomplishthetaskofmasteringEnglish.

Unit2Values

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

PairWork

TheSalvationArmyisareligiouscharitableorganization.ASalvationArmybellringerisavolunteerwhohelpitcollectdonations.

Theboyaskedhim:

Areyoupoor?

Hediditsimplyoutofconfusionandcuriosity.ObviouslyheknewnothingabouttheSalvationArmybellringer.

Hesaid,“Ihavemorethansomepeople,butnotasmuchasothers.”Thismeansthathewasneitherpoornorrich.

Theboy’smotherscoldedhimbecausethequestionwassocialinappropriate,especiallytoapersonwholookedpoor.

Yes,economicallyheispoor.Helivesinasmallbasementapartment.Hedoesn’tevenhaveacolorTV.Hefallsintothelowestincomecategory.Andsoon.

No,thewriterdoesnotfeelpoor.Thisisbecausehehasenjoyedgoodhealthandcreativitywhichhethinksaremuchmoreimportantthanmaterialgoods.

Hefeelsoutofplaceamongpeoplewhoareprimarilyinterestedinmaterialthings.

Shetoldhimthatshewasinterestedinwhat’sontheinside.butafterhetookhertohispoorlyfurnishedapartment,shechangedhermindcompletely.

Itonlyshowsthattoherthemostimportantthingwasstillmaterialgoodsratherthanwhatshehadclaimedbefore.

Commercialcanputpeopleunderpressuretopurchasemorethanisreallynecessary.

BecauseDecemberisthetimefortoworkfortheSalvationArmyasabellringer,whichgiveshimagenuinesenseofbelongingandbringshimhappinessinhelpingothers.

Theboy’squestionhashelpedthewriterrealizethat,despitehislackofexpensivepossessions,heisrichinmanyotherwaysandshouldbethankfulforthat.

TextOrganization

WorkingOnYourOwn

a.√

theessayismeanttoexplainsomethingthatis,theauthor’sviewoflife.

Thatonecanlivealifefullofricheswithoutbeingrichfinancially.

PartOne:

Thewriter’sencounterwithaboywhoraisedthequestion“areyoupoor?

”

PartTwo:

Insearchofananswerthewriterfindsthatnothavingexpensivepossessionsdoesn’tmakehimfeelpoormainlybecauseheenjoyslifeinmanyotherways.

PartThree:

Inconclusion,thewriterthinkshe’sgrowntounderstandmoreabouthimselfbecauseoftheboy’squestion.

LanguageSenseEnhancement

attain

wearandtear

dependable

modest

primarily

minimal

exceptionally

illness-free

spirited

energizing

LanguageFocus

Vocabulary

I

abrupt

emotional

bless

wearandtear

dated

consequences

seemingly

incontrastto

Curiosity

genuine

primarily

sentiments

confrontedwithmorethanoneproblem,trytosolvetheeasiestonefirst.

vitaltotheexistenceofallformsoflife.

someconfusionamongthestudentsaboutwhattodoafterclasstofollowuponthesubject.

nothingmorethanajobandanapartmenttobehappy.

tickledhimtothinkthatshe’dcometoaskhisadvice

alingering;fabricating;sentiments

fillout;everyitem;vital;consequences

bedenied;tangible;cherish;attain

II

Itisalongtripandwilltakeusfivehoursbybus.

Shearrivedearlyandtookafrontrowseat.

Don’ttakemeforafool.

Ittakesalotofimaginationtofabricatesuchastory.

Myunclewilltakeme（alongonhistrip）totheArcticthissummer.

HetookthedinnerplateIpassedtohim.

Kevintooksecondprizeintheweight-liftingcompetition.

Ifyoudon’ttakemyadvice,youwillregretit.

III

hanging

togive

toreturn

beingpraised

nothavingwritten

tosay

toopen

beinghelped

ComprehensiveExercises

cloze

well-off/affluent

dated

fallinginto

bracket

deny

tangible

pursuit

cherishes

outofplace

abrupt

focus

donations

consume

fueled

annual

plain

physically

security

indicates

equally

traditional

follow

III.Translation

Thecompanydeniedthatitsdonationshadacommercialpurpose.

Wheneverhewasangry,hewouldbegintostammerslightly.

Educationisthemostcherishedtraditioninourfamily.That’swhymyparentsnevertookmetodinneratexpensiverestaurants,butsentmetothebestprivateschool.

Shortlyafterherecoveredfromthesurgery,helosthisjobandthushadtogothroughanotherdifficultphaseofhislife.

Incontrasttoouraffluentneighbors,myparentsareratherpoor,buttheyhavealwaystriedtomeetourminimalneeds.

Withmoreandmoredonationscomingin,ouruniversitywillbemuchbetterofffinanciallynextyear.Wewillthusbeabletofocusonthemostimportanttaskthatwe,educators,musttakeon:

toencouragestudentstoattaintheirscholarly/academicgoals,totrainthemtobedependableandresponsibleindividuals,topreparethemforthelifeahead,andtoguidethemintheirpursuitofspiritualaswellasmaterialsatisfaction.

Unit3TheGenerationGap

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

Content