新标准大学英语综合教程3课后练习答案Unit 2.docx

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新标准大学英语综合教程3课后练习答案Unit2

Unit2

Activereading

（1）

Languagepoints

1...Icanrecallthechangingcolorsofthosedays,clearanddefiniteasapatternseenthroughakaleidoscope.（Para1）

Akaleidoscopeisatoythatshowschangingpatterns.Itismadeofatubewithmirrorsandcoloredpiecesofglassinside.Theglasspiecesmoveasyouturnthekaleidoscope.Asametaphor,kaleidoscopemeansaview,situationorexperiencethatkeepschangingandhasmanydifferentaspects.

2…andlookoverthelightsofBostonthatblazedandblinkedfaroffacrossthedarkeningwater.（Para2）

Toblazemeanstoburnstronglyandbrightly.Thelights...thatblazedandblinkedmeansthelightswerebrightandwentonandoffcontinuously,liketheblinkingofeyes.

3Thesunsetflaunteditspinkflagabovetheairport,andthesoundofwaveswaslostintheperpetualdroningoftheplanes.（Para2）

Toflauntmeanstodeliberatelytrytomakepeoplenoticesomething,egyourpossessions,beauty,abilitiesetc,becauseyouwantthemtoadmireyou.Thesunsetflaunteditspinkflagmeansthepinkcolorofthesettingsunwaslikeaflagwhichthesunwasusingtotrytomakeeveryonenoticeandadmireit.Todronemeanstomakeacontinuouslowsound.BecauseLoganisaninternationalairport,thenoiseoftheplanescontinuedallthetime.Soitwasperpetual.

4Imarveledatthemovingbeaconsontherunwayandwatched,untilitgrewcompletelydark,theflashingredandgreenlightsthatroseandsetintheskylikeshootingstars.（Para2）

Abeaconisabrightlightthatshinesinthedarkandisusedasasignaltowarnpeopleofdangerortoshowthemthewaytosomewhere.Beaconsareusedinairportstoshowapproachinganddepartingplanesthepositionoftherunwaystohelpthemlandandtakeoffsafely.Ashootingstarisameteor,alargepieceofrockinspacethatfallsthroughtheearth’satmosphereandmakesabrightlineoflightinthesky.Whenyouseeashootingstar,itissaidtobelucky,andsomepeoplemakeawish.

5OutbytheparkinglotDavidandIfoundtheperfectalcoveforourSupermandramas.（Para5）

AparkinglotistheAmericanequivalentofacarpark,BritishEnglish.AlotinAmericanEnglishreferstoasmallareaoflandusedforaparticularpurpose.

6Duringrecess,DavidandIcameintoourown.（Para6）

Tocomeintoone’sownmeanstohavetheopportunitytoshowhowgoodorusefulsomeoneis.HerethetwochildrenaregoodatimaginativeplaywithSupermangames.

7Weignoredtheboysplayingbaseballonthegravelcourtandthegirlsgigglingatdodge-ballinthedell.（Para6）

Dodge-ballisagameplayedbychildrenstandinginacircleoronoppositesidesofanarea.Arubberballisthrownbythoseoutside,whotrytohitthoseinthecircle.Thechildreninthecircletrytododgetheballtoavoidbeinghit.

8OurSupermangamesmadeusoutlaws…（Para6）

Anoutlawisacriminal,especiallyonewhomovesfromplacetoplacetoavoidbeingcaught.TherearemanyfamousstoriesofoutlawsinWesternculture,egRobinHood,BillytheKid,ButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid,NedKellyetc.Here,thetwochildrenareoutlawsbecausetheyplaytheirimaginativegamesagainstthecustomofothergameslikedodge-ball.

9…thesallowmamma’sboyonourblockwhowasleftoutoftheboys’games...andskinhisfatknees.（Para6）

Mamma,mama,momma,mummyarechildren’snamesformother（mum）.Amamma’sboyisonewhodependstoomuchonhismotherandisnotindependentwhenheshouldbe.

Toskinone’skneesmeanstohurtone’skneesbyfallingonaroughsurfaceinawaythatcausessomeskintoberemoved.

10AtthetimemyUncleFrankwaslivingwithuswhilewaitingtobedrafted…（Para8）

Thedraftmeansconscriptionintothearmedforcesformilitaryservice.Peoplewhoaredraftedaremadetojointhearmy,navyetc;theyareconscriptsordrafteesnotvolunteers.

Readingandunderstanding

3Answerthequestions.

1WhatwereSylviaPlath’smostimportantmemories?

Sherememberedwinningaprize,PaulaBrown’snewsuitandtheviewfromherwindow.

2Wheredidsheliveandwhatcouldsheseefromherbedroomwindow?

Shelivedonthebaysideoftown,onJohnsonAvenue,andshecouldseethelightsofBostonandLogan

Airportfromherbedroomwindow.

3Whatdidtheviewmakeherwanttodo?

Itmadeherwanttoflyinherdreams.

4Whydidshehavesuchvividdreams?

Becauseshewasrarelytiredwhenshewenttobed.

5Whoappearedinherdreams?

Supermanappearedandtaughthertofly.

6WhydidsheenjoytheradioadventuresofSuperman?

Becauseshelovedthesheerpoetryofflight.

7WheredidherfriendandsheplaySuperman?

Atthedingybackentrancetotheschool,analcoveinalongpassageway.

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8WhydoyouthinktheychoseSheldontobethevillain?

Becausehewasamamma’sboyandwasleftoutoftheotherboys’games.

9HowdidshefeelaboutherUncleFrank?

SheadmiredhimasshethoughtheboreanextraodinaryresemblancetoSupermanincognito.

4Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.

3SylviaPlathwroteaboutherrealandimaginarylifeasachild.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1accurateandtrue（definite）

2continuingallthetime（perpetual）

3tospinquicklyincircles（whirl）

4toshineverybrightly（blaze）

5tolaughinanervous,excitedorsillywaythatisdifficulttocontrol（giggle）

6toencouragesomeonetospeakorcontinuespeaking（prompt）

7tofalltotheground（tumble）

6CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.

Plathneverneededtobe

（1）promptedtotalkaboutherchildhoodmemories.Theywerevery

（2）definiteandstillrealtoherasanadult.Sheimaginedshecouldflyand（3）whirlthroughtheairlikeSuperman.ComingfromthehighwaysaroundBostonwasthe（4）perpetualsoundoftraffic.Inthedistanceaplanewastakingoff,itslights（5）blazingintothenightsky.Sherememberedthesoundof（6）gigglingwhichcamefromthegroupofgirls.SadlyinherlaterlifeitseemedasifSupermanhad（7）tumbledtoearth.

7Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.

1Thelightsattheairportwentonandoffalldayandnight.（blinked）

2Theplaygroundwaslikeadesert.Itwaswithoutanyinterestingorpositivefeaturesandunfriendly.（barren）

3Theboyswereplayingachildren’sgameinwhichtheplayerschaseandtrytotoucheachotherandthegirlsweregossipingandgiggling.（tag）

4Pullingthelegsoffinsectsisaformofactioncausingextremephysicalpainbysomeoneasapunishment,andisextremelycruel.（torture）

5Thesimilarityinappearancebetweenthetwinswasstriking.（resemblance）

6Hewouldcovercandywithapieceofclothusedforcleaninglipsandhands,andmakeitdisappear.（napkin）

8Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Ifyoulookthroughakaleidoscope,areyoulikelytosee（a）changingcolouredpatterns,or（b）asinglecolouredpattern?

2Ifyouflauntsomething,doyou（a）deliberatelytrytomakepeoplenotice,or（b）trytohideit?

3Ifyoumarvelatsomething,doyoufindit（a）boring,or（b）surprisingandfascinating?

4Areshootingstarslikelyto（a）movebrightlythroughthenightsky,or（b）standstill?

5Isthetwilightlikelytobe（a）attheendof,or（b）inthemiddleoftheday?

6Ifyoudriftofftosleep,areyoulikelytofallasleep（a）quickly,or（b）slowly?

7Ifsomeoneisbookish,aretheylikelytobe（a）more,or（b）lessinterestedinreadingbooksthandoingotheractivities?

8Ifyoumakeupsomething,doyou（a）inventit,or（b）borrowitfromsomeoneelse?

9Ifyoucomeintoyourown,areyoulikelytoshow（a）howeffectiveanduseful,or（b）ineffectiveanduselessyoucanbe?

10Isavillainlikelytobea（a）good,or（b）badperson?

11Ifyouareleftoutofsomething,areyoulikelytobe（a）included,or（b）excluded?

Activereading

（2）

Languagepoints

1Thesechangingideasaboutchildrenhaveledmanysocialscientiststoclaimthatchildhoodisa“socialconstruction”.（Para4）

Asocialconstructionreferstotheprocessorresultofcreatinganideaorsystemofbehaviourinsocialcontexts,ieitiscreatedanddevelopedbetweenpeopleandisnotsomethingnaturalorgenetic.

2Socialanthropologistshaveshownthisintheirstudiesofpeoples...（Para5）

Socialanthropologistsarescholarsandresearcherswhostudyhumansocieties,customsandbeliefsfromasocialperspective,whichmaybedistinctfromthefocusofphysicalanthropologistsorlinguisticanthropologists.

3Becausetheycan’tbereasonedwith,anddon’tunderstand,parentstreatthemwithagreatdealoftoleranceandleniency.（Para5）

Toleranceistheattitudeofsomeonewhoiswillingtoacceptotherpeople’sbeliefsorwayoflifewithoutcriticizingthemeveniftheydisagreewiththem.Thewordleniencymeansgivingapunishmentoractinginawaythatisnotassevereorharshasitcouldbe.

4Theyareseenasbeingclosertomadpeoplethanadultsbecausetheylackthehighlyprizedqualityofsocialcompetence…（Para6）

Somethingisprizedifitisconsideredtobeveryimportantorvaluable.Theexamplesinthepassageemphasizehowdifferentculturalcommunitiesmaygiveimportancetoquitedifferentqualitieswhichtheyexpectfromchildren,sothechildrenarebroughtupverydifferently.

5Theyareregularlytoldoffforbeingclumsyandachildwhofallsovermaybelaughedat,shoutedat,orbeaten.（Para6）

Totellsomeoneoffmeanstocriticizesomeoneangrilyfordoingsomethingwrong.Ifyouaretoldofffordoingsomethinginaseriousorofficialway,youarereprimanded.

6Lookingatitfromacros