大学英语综合教程2课后练习答案.docx

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大学英语综合教程2课后练习答案

第一单元

ListenandRespond

TaskOneFocusingontheMainIdeas

1Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

1Beforegraduatingfromcollege,thespeakerwasaskedto________.

A）makeapieceofcakefortheclass

B）writedownpeople’sresponsetohersmile

C）observehowpeoplesmileateachother

D）actkindlytosomeone

2WhilewaitingforherturntogetherbreakfastatthelocalMcDonalds,thespeaker________.

A）wasreadytoservethetwopoorhomelessmenwhosmelled

B）sawaterribledirtymanstandingintheline

C）foundthatashortgentlemanwaswaitingforhismeal

D）noticedthatahomelessmanwassmilingather

3ThetwopoorhomelessmenwenttothelocalMcDonaldsto________.

A）warmthemselves   B）havetheirbreakfast

C）waitforsomeone   D）searchforafriendlysmile

4Atthesightofthetwohomelessmen,thespeaker________.

A）turnedawayfromthemtojoinherfamily

B）orderedforthemtwocupsofhotcoffee

C）boughtthemtwobreakfastmeals

D）askedthemwhattheywantedtoeat

5Afterthespeakerturnedinher“project,”thespeaker’sprofessorandherclassmates________.

A）hadaheateddiscussionaboutsmile

B）exchangedtheirunusualexperiences

C）weredeeplytouchedbyhersmile

D）weregreatlymovedbyherstory

TaskTwoZoomingInontheDetails

Listentotherecordingcarefullyandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.

1Thespeakerisamotherofthreeandhasrecentlycompletedhercollegedegree.Thelastprojecttheprofessorassignedhertodowastogooutandsmileatthreepeopleandthenwritedowntheirreaction.

2Soonaftershewasassignedtheproject,shewentwithherfamilytothelocalMcDonaldsonacoldMarchmorning.Justwhentheywerestandinginline,waitingtobeserved,shesmelledahorrible“dirtybody”smell.Twopoorhomelessmenwerealsostandinginline.Theyjustwantedtositintherestaurantandwarmup,sotheyonlyaskedforcoffee.Obviously,itwasalltheycouldafford.

3Thenshewassuddenlyfilledwithsympathy.Alleyesintherestaurantweresetonher,judginghereveryaction.Shesmiledandboughtthetwohomelessmentwobreakfastmeals.

4Shereturnedtocollege,withthisstoryinhand.Sheturnedinher“project.”Herprofessorreadittothewholeclass.Thewholeclasswastouched.Shegraduatedwithoneofthebiggestlessonsshewouldeverlearn—UNCONDITIONALACCEPTANCE.

ReadandExplore

TaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas

1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.

1）Whydidn’ttheauthorstopforthehitchhiker?

Hethoughtthatsomeoneelsewouldstopforhim.Andhewasafraidofapossiblerobbery.

2）Didhefeelguiltyfornothelpingtheyoungman?

No.Hedidn’t.Buthewasbotheredbyhiseasyandquickdecisionofleavingtheyoungmanstrandedaloneinthedesert.

3）WhydidtheauthordecidetostarthisjourneyacrossAmericapennilessly?

HewantedtotestifapersoncouldstillrelysolelyonthekindnessofstrangersorthegoodwillofhisfellowAmericansthesedays.

4）Whatdidhediscoverashetravelled?

Hefoundoutthatotherssharedhisfear.Yettheystillstubbornlyhelpedstrangerslikehim.

5）Whathadhappenedtothetruckertheauthormetonarainyday?

Hewasoncerobbedatknifepointbyahitchhiker.

6）WhatconclusiondidtheauthordrawfromhisexperiencesmentionedinParas.15–18?

Hefoundthatpeopleweregenerallycompassionate.Andthosewhohadtheleasttogiveoftengavethemost.

7）WhydidCarolinvitetheauthortotalktoherclassabouthistrip?

Shethoughtthechildrenshouldbeexposedtowhatelsewasoutthere—thegoodandthebad.

8）Whatconclusiondidtheauthormakeabouthistripwhenhetalkedtothestudents?

HeconcludedthathisfaithinAmericahadbeenrenewedandthatpeoplecouldstilldependonthekindnessofstrangers.

2TextAcanbedividedintothreepartswiththeparagraphnumber（s）ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeachpart.

Part:

One;Paragraph（s）:

1–7;MainIdea:

Becauseofapastexperienceofneglectingahitchhikerinneedofhelp,theauthordecidedtotravelacrossAmericawithoutanymoneytofindoutifonecouldstillrelyonthekindnessofstrangersthesedays.

Part:

Two;Paragraph（s）:

8–28;MainIdea:

Duringhistrip,hefoundoutthatpeopleweregenerallycompassionateandwillingtohelpalthoughtheymighthavefears.

Part:

Three;Paragraph（s）:

29-31;MainIdea:

HetalkedtoschoolchildrenandconcludedinapatrioticmannerthatinAmericapeoplecouldstilldependonthekindnessofstrangers.

TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines

Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhattheauthorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.

1）Inthemiddleofthedesert,Icameuponayoungmanstandingbytheroadside.Hehadhisthumboutandheldagascaninhisotherhand.（Para.1）

Bydoingso,theyoungmanwastellingthepassingdriversthathewantedtohitchhikeashiscarhadrunoutofgas.

2）TheweekIturned37,IrealizedI’dnevertakenagambleinmylife.（Para.7）

ThisweekIwouldbe37yearsold,yetIrealizedthatIhadalwaysbeenverycarefulinmylifeandIhadnevertakenarisk,forexample,trustingonthekindnessofothers.

3）Itwouldbeacashlessjourneythroughthelandofthealmightydollar.（Para.7）

Theauthorisbeingabitsarcastichere.HewouldtakenomoneywithhimandtravelacrosstheUS,whereitisbelievedthatmoneycandoeverythingandanything.Thephrase"almightydollar"isaplayfulallusiontothefamiliarterm"AlmightyGod"

4）YetIwastreatedwithkindnessineverystateItraveled.IwasamazedbythestubborncapacityofAmericanstohelpastranger,evenwhenitseemedtoruncontrarytotheirownbestinterests.（Para.11）

IwasamazedbythecontinualshowofkindnessofmyfellowAmericans,eventhoughhelpingastrangerwouldmeantakingarisk.

5）Ididn’tknowwhethertokissthemorscoldthemforstopping.（Para.13）

Theauthorhadmixedfeelings:

whethertokissthetwowomenfortheirkindness,orgivethemalessonbycautioningthemnottotrustanystranger,fortheycouldhaverunintoabadpersoninsteadofhimself.

CheckingYourVocabulary

WordDetective

1ChoosethedefinitioninColumnBthatbestmatcheseachitalicizedwordinColumnA.

1）c

2）d

3）a

4）j

5）h

6）b

7）e

8）i

9）g

10）f

2Asynonymisawordthathasthesameornearlythesamemeaningasanotherword.Anantonymisawordthatmeanstheoppositeofanotherword.WriteSbeforeeachpairofsynonymsandAbeforeeachpairofantonyms.ThefirstwordineachpairistakenfromTextBandthecorrespondingparagraphnumberhasbeenindicatedforyou.

Example:

S virtually,almost（Para.1）

1）S govern,control（Para.3）

2）S signal,sign（Para.4）

3）S participate,join（Para.5）

4）A heave,lower（Para.6）

5）S collapse,fall（Para.7）

6）S establish,found（Para.10）

7）S locate,situate（Para.10）

8）A occasional,frequent（Para.15）

CheckingYourComprehension

1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextB.

1）Whatistheauthorandhiswife’sopinionaboutbecomingatruefriendtosomeonewhosenametheydon’tknow?

Theauthorandhiswifeusedtothinkthatitwasvirtuallyimpossibletobeatruefriendtosomeonewhosenametheydidn’tknow.Butnowtheyrealizetheywerewrong.YearsofSunday-morningbustripthroughthecitywiththesame“nameless”peoplehavecompletelychangedtheirthinking.

2）WhydoestheauthorsaythattakingtheSunday-morningbustriprequiresteamworkthoughtheydon’tknoweachother’snames?

Thereisalwaysthesamegroupofregularpassengers.Thebusdriverandthepassengersactedroutinelywithduecareandattention,asiftheywerecooperatinginateam.Thedrivershouldperformhisdutieswellandthepassengersshouldobeythewrittenandunwrittenrules.Thereshouldbenosmoking,nolittering,andeveryoneshouldbehaveinapoliteanddecentmanner.Undersuchcircumstances,namesarenolongerimportant.

3）WhatcanwelearnaboutthesilentwomanfromPara.5?

Thesilentwomanalwayssitsupfrontandneverrespondstoothers’greetings.Herwornclothingsuggeststhatsheisnotrich.However,sheisconsiderateenoughtobringthebusdriveracupofcoffeeeachtimeshetakesthebusride.

4）Whydoesthefactorysecurityguardalwaysslumpdowninhisseatwithhiseyesclosed?

Hehasjustcomeoffalongnightshiftandhefeelssleepyandtired.

5）WhywasthebusverylateoneSundaymorning?

Onthatmorningaregularpassengercollapsedonthesidewalkashewasmovingforwardtoboardthebus.Theotherpassengerstriedtohelphimandwaitedwithhimforanambulancetoarrive.

6）WhatdoyouknowabouttheMexicancouple?

TheMexicancoupleloveeachotherverymuch.Theyalwaysboardthebushandinhandandarestillholdinghandswhentheygetoffthebus.Thewomanwaspregnantlatelastyearandnowtheyhaveanewbaby.AlltheregularpassengersfeelhappyfortheyoungMexicancouple.

7）WhydothepassengersenjoythecompanyofagroupofHaitians?

TheHaitianshaveagreatsenseoffun.Thepassengersarealldelightedtohavetheircompany.TheyalwayschuckleandnodwhentheHaitiansareallaboard.

8）Whyisthewomanwhositsupfrontalwayssilent?

Shehasaspeechimpediment.Talkingishardforher.

9）Whatdoyouknowaboutthesilentwoman’sfamilylife?

Sheisasinglemotherwithadisabledsonwhoisreceivingspecialcareaw