新标准大学英语综合教程3课后练习答案Unit 1.docx

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新标准大学英语综合教程3课后练习答案Unit1

Unit1

Activereading

（1）

Catchingcrabs

Languagepoints

1…andweallstartedtogetourheadsdown…（Para1）

Togetone’sheaddownmeanstoconcentrateandfocusonstudying.InotherBritishinformalcontexts,itcanmeantosleep.Notealso,tokeepone’sheaddownmeanstocontinuetodosomethingquietly,especiallywhenthereistroublehappeningaroundyou.

Unit1Discoveringyourself

2MostimportantofcoursewerethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowingyear.（Para1）

Thisisaconversationalellipticalsentence.Astandardwayofsayingthisis:

Themostimportantthings,ofcourse,werethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowingyear.

3Noonewantedthehumiliationoffinishinglastinclass,sothepeergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.（Para1）

Peergrouppressureisthepressuretoconformthatpeople,especiallychildrenandyoungpeople,oftenfeelfromtheimmediategroupofthosearoundthemwhoareofthesameageorstatus.

4Libraries...werestandingroomonlyuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning,andguysworethebagsundertheireyesandtheirpale,sleepyfaceswithpride,likemedalsprovingtheirdiligence.（Para1）

Theexpressionstandingroomonlymeanstherearenomoreseatsavailablebecausetheplaceiscrowded.

Thisexpressionisoftenusedinpublicperformances,forsportseventsandonpublictransporttomeanthatyouhavetostandbecausetheplaceispackedwithpeople.

Bagsundertheireyesrefertoloosedarkareasofskinthatyougetwhenyouhavenothadenoughsleep.

Theexpressionguysworethebagsundertheireyeswithpridemeansthatthestudentswereproudthattheirtiredappearanceshowedhowhardtheyhadbeenstudying,andthebagsundertheireyeswerelikemedals.

5Itwasn’talwaysthehighflyerswiththetopgradeswhoknewwhattheyweregoingtodo.（Para2）

Ahighflyerreferstosomeonewhohasachievedalotandhastheabilityanddeterminationtocontinuetobesuccessfulintheirstudiesorjob.Inuniversity,ahighflyerisatopstudent.

6Quiteoftenitwasthequieter,lessimpressivestudentswhohadthenextstagesoftheirlifemappedout.（Para2）

Tohavesomethingmappedoutmeanstohavesomethingthatwillhappenplannedindetail.

7Onehadlandedajobinhisbrother’sadvertisingfirminMadisonAvenue,anotherhadgotascriptunderprovisionalacceptanceinHollywood.（Para2）

Tolandajobmeanstogetajobthatyouwanted.

Provisionalacceptancereferstoanacceptancewhichisarranged（inprinciple）,butisnotyetdefinite.Itistemporaryandcouldbechanged.

8Themostambitiousstudentamonguswasgoingtoworkasapartyactivistatalocallevel.（Para2）

Apartyactivistissomeonewhotakespartinactivitiesthatareintendedtoachievepoliticalchange,someonewhoisamemberofapoliticalorganization.

9WeallsawhimendingupintheSenateorinCongressoneday.（Para2）

Toendupsomewheremeanstobeinaparticularplaceorstateafterdoingsomethingorbecauseofit.Here,apartyactivistmightendupinCongress,asaresultofmakingcareerprogress.

10Butmostpeoplewereeitherlookingtocontinuetheirstudies…andthensettledownwithafamily,amortgageandsomehopeofpromotion.（Para2）

Tolooktocontinuetheirstudiesheremeanstohopeorexpecttocontinuetheirstudies–whethertheycandosowouldprobablydependontheirexamresultsandgrades.Youcanalsolooktosomeoneforhelp,adviceorsupport.

DiscoveringyourselfUnit1

Amortgageisalegalagreementinwhichyouborrowmoneyfromabankorfinancialorganizationinordertobuyahouse.Youpaybackyourmortgagebymakingmonthlypayments,plusinterest.Thus,gettingamortgageformanyyoungpeoplemeansgettingaflatorhouseoftheirown.

11Ibracedmyselfforsomeresistancetotheidea.（Para10）

Abraceisapieceofwoodormetalwhichsupportsanobjectsothatitdoesnotfalldown.Sotobraceoneselfmeanstoholdoneselftogetherinreadinessforsomethingdifficultorunpleasant.

12Youdon’tneedtogointoacareerwhichpayswelljustatthemoment.（Para16）

Togointoacareermeanstostartworkinginaparticularjob,businessorcareer.

13Severaltimesthecrabtriedtodefyhisfellowcaptives,withoutluck.（Para25）

Thecrabtriedtodefytheothersasitresistedothersorrefusedtoobeythemwhenittriedtoescape.

Theexpressionwithoutluckmeanswithoutsuccess,beingunabletodowhatyouwant.

Readingandunderstanding

3Choosethebestsummaryofwhathappenedinthecrabcage.

3Thecagewasfullofcrabs.Oneofthemwastryingtoescape,buteachtimeitreachedthetoptheothercrabspulleditback.Intheenditgaveuptryingandstartedtopreventothercrabsfromescaping.

4Choosethebestanswertothequestions.

1Whathappenedtothestudentsinthefallofthefinalyear?

（a）Theybecamemorerelaxed.

（b）Theybecamemoreserious.

（c）Theyspentmoretimeoutside.

（d）Theystoppedgoingtolessons.

2Whydidsomepeoplehavebagsundertheireyesinthemorning?

（a）They’dbeentoanall-nightparty.

（b）They’dstartedworryingabouttheirfuture.

（c）They’dspentallnightinthelibrary.

（d）Theywantedtoimpresstheirteachers.

3Whichstudentshadalreadyplannedtheirfuture?

（a）Theoneswhohadthebestgrades.

（b）Theoneswhocamefromwealthyfamilies.

（c）Thequieteroneswhodidn’thavethebestgrades.

（d）Theoneswhowantedtogetmarriedandstartafamily.

4Whydidthewritergohome?

（a）Hewantedtospeaktohisfather.

（b）Hecouldstudybetterathomethanatcollege.

（c）Hehadtoattendajobinterview.

（d）Itwasanationalholiday.

Unit1Discoveringyourself

5Whydidhisfathertakehimouttocatchcrabs?

（a）Theyneededtogetsomethingtoeatfordinner.

（b）Hewantedtoshowhimhowtocatchcrabs.

（c）Hewantedtotellhimsomethingaboutlife.

（d）Theybothwantedtoenjoythecoastlineandthesea.

6Whatadvicedidhisfathergivehim?

（a）Gettoknowyourselfbetter.

（b）Watchwhatothersdocarefully.

（c）Alwayslistentoyourfather.

（d）Youcan’talwaysdowhatyouwant.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1achievinggoodresults（productive）

2thefactofbeingpresentatanevent,orofgoingregularlytoschool,churchetc（attendance）

3therefusaltoacceptsomethingnew,suchasaplan,idea,orchange（resistance）

4determinedtobesuccessful,rich,famousetc（ambitious）

5agreementtoaplan,offer,orsuggestion（acceptance）

6thewrittenwordsofaplay,film,televisionprogramme,speechetc（script）

7verygood,large,orshowinggreatskill（impressive）

6CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.

Tobeasuccessfulfilmscriptwritertakesmorethantrainingalthough

（1）attendanceonascreenwritingcoursewilldefinitelyhelpyoulearntheskills.Youalsoneedtobevery

（2）ambitious–thefilmbusinessisverycompetitive.Youhavetobepreparedtoworkhardandbevery（3）productivebecauseittakesmorethanjustonegoodideatomakeitbig.Nomatterhow（4）impressiveyourideais,therewillalwaysbe（5）resistancefromproducersbecauseit’stooexpensive.Somakesureyouhaveplentyofotherstoshowthem.Whatareyouwaitingfor?

Getonwithwritingthatbrilliant（6）scriptandplanyour

（7）acceptancespeechforwhenyouwinyourfirstOscar!

7Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.

1We’veseenaplacewelikeandwe’reapplyingforaloantobuyahouse.（mortgage）

2Westoodonthetopflooroftheboatandwatchedthecoastdisappearintothehorizon.（deck）

3Ilovetowalkalongthebeachandwatchthewavesbreaking,andthewhitewaterhittingtheshore.（surf）

4Inseasideareasinthenorth-eastofthecountry,lifeishardandfishermenhavetogoagainsttheforcesofnatureeverytimetheygotowork.（coastal;defy）

5Agreementwasfinallyreachedafteralongandheateddiscussion.（lengthy）

8Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Ifyouwatchanimpromptuperformanceofsomething,hasit（a）beenprepared,or（b）notbeenprepared?

2Whenyoumapoutyourfuture,doyou（a）planitcarefully,or（b）drawasketchofitonpaper?

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3Ifyoubraceyourselfforsomethingunpleasant,doyou（a）trynottothinkaboutit,or（b）prepareyourselfforitmentallyandphysically?

4Doyoumooraboatby（a）turningthesteeringwheel,or（b）tyingittoapostwitharope?

5Isarustypieceofmetalsomethingthat（a）isbrightandshiny,or（b）mighthavebeenleftoutintherainandiscoveredwithbrownsubstance?

6Ifabowlisbrimmingwithsoup,isit（a）veryfull,or（b）halfempty?

7Ifsomeoneisbeingheldcaptive,arethey（a）freetodoastheyplease,or（b）beingkeptasaprisoner?

8Ifyouhavefiguredoutsomething,haveyou（a）addednumberstogether,or（b）understoodit?

Activereading

（2）

2Workinpairs.Lookatthetitleofthepassageandchoosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.

1Thepassagewillbe（c）.

（a）anewspaperarticleaboutlifeexpectancy

（b）asadstoryaboutdeath

（c）adviceabouthowtomakethemostofyourlife

（d）awarningthatmodernlifestylesarebadforhealth

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2Thepassageislikelytobe（d）.

（a）serious

（b）funny

（c）depressing

（d）amixtureofallthree

3Thepassageislikelytosay（b）.

（a）youngpeopledon’tthinkenoughaboutdeath

（b）lifeisshort

（c）peoplearedyingunnecessarily

（d）peopledon’tenjoylifeenough

Wearealldying

Backgroundinformation

ThepassageistakenfromEverythingThatHappenstoMeIsGood,abookofthoughts,experien