新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册unit5答案.docx

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新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册unit5答案

ListenandRespond

TaskOneFocusingontheMainIdeas

Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

1Thephilosophyprofessorbeganhislessonby________.

A）askingthestudentstobewellseated

B）playingagamewiththestudents

C）askingthestudentstodoatestonphilosophy

D）fillingalargeandemptyglassbottlewithrocks

2Theprofessorputtheitemsintothejarintheorderof________.

A）rocks,beer,sandandpebbles

B）rocks,pebbles,sandandbeer

C）sand,rocks,beerandpebbles

D）pebbles,rocks,beerandsand

3Accordingtotheprofessortherocksrepresent________.

A）differentkindsofthingsinourlife

B）thethingsthatmatterinourlife,likeourjoborourhouse

C）themostimportantthingsinourlife,likeourfamilyorourhealth

D）thesmallstuffinourlife

4Theprofessorpouredsomebeerintothejarbecausehewantedto________.

A）mixthebeerandthesandtogether

B）arousehisstudents’curiosityaboutnature

C）drawhisstudents’attentiontothesmallthingsintheirlife

D）provethatevenifourlifemayseemveryfull,thereisalwaysroomforsomeenjoyment

5Themessagetheprofessortriedtoputacrossinhislectureisthat________.

A）weshouldtryourbesttokeepbalancebetweenourworkandhealth

B）weshouldsetprioritiesinourlifeandtakecareofthemostimportantthingsfirst

C）weshouldpayattentiontoboththebigthingsandthesmallstuffinourlife

D）nomatterhowfullourlifemayseem,wecanalwaysenjoyacoupleofbeers

TaskTwoZoomingInontheDetails

Listentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.

1Aphilosophyprofessorstoodbeforehisclasswithsomeitemsonthedeskinfrontofhim.Whenthefinalstudentwasseatedhepickedupalargeandemptyglassbottleandfilleditwithrocks.Hethenaskedthestudentsifthejarwasfull.Theyagreedthatitwas.

2Hethenpickedupaboxofpebblesandaddedthemtothejar,shakingitlightly.Thepebbles,ofcourserolledintotheopenareasbetweentherocks.Afterthathepouredsomesandintobottle.Thesandfilledineverythingelse.Finallyhetook2cansofbeerandpoureditintothejar.

3Throughthistheprofessorwantedhisstudentstorecognizethatthisjarrepresentsourlife.Therocksaretheimportantthingsinourlife,likeourfamily,ourhealth…thingsthatwouldstillremainevenifeverythingelsewerelost,andourlifewouldstillbefull.Thepebblesaretheotherthingsthatmatter—likeourjoborourhouse.Thesandisthesmallstuffinourlife.Ifweputthesandintothejarfirstthereisnoroomforthepebblesortherocks.Sohetoldhisstudentstosettheirprioritiesandpayattentiontothingsthatarecriticaltotheirhappiness:

theirfamily,theirhealth…Theelseisjustsand.

ReadandExplore

TaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas

1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.

1）WhydoesHelenKellerthinkthatitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow

Becauseshebelievesthatsuchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevalueoflife.

2）AccordingtoHelenKeller,whatistherightwaytoliveeachday

AccordingtoHelenKeller,weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigour,andakeennessofappreciation.

3）WhatdoesHelenKellermeanbysayingthatmostofustakelifeforgranted

Althoughweallknowthatwewilldiesoonerorlater,wetendtopicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.So,wegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardslife.Inotherwords,wetakelifeforgranted.

4）WhatdoesHelenKellerthinkoftheattitudethatmostofusadopttowardsourfacultiesandsenses

Shethinksthatwetendtotakeourabilitiestoseeandhearforgrantedandseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Thatiswhyweoftenfailtomakeourlifefullerandricher.

5）WhydoesHelenKellerthinkthatitwouldbeablessingifeachofuswerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringourearlyadultlife

Becausedarknesswouldmakeusmoreappreciativeofsightandsilencewouldteachusthejoysofsound.

2TextAcanbedividedintotwopartswiththeparagraphnumber（s）ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeachpart.

Part:

One;Paragraph（s）:

1-4;MainIdea:

Mostofustakelifeforgranted.Theauthorsuggeststhatweliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciationasifweshoulddietomorrow.

Part:

Two;Paragraph（s）:

5–10;MainIdea:

Weshouldalsomakefulluseofourfacultiesandsensessoastoliveafullerandricherlife.

TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines

Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhattheauthorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.

1）Whatevents,whatexperiences,whatassociations,shouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings（Para.2）

Supposeweknowwearetodieinjustafewhours’time.Whatshouldwethinkaboutdoingduringourlasthours

2）Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.（Para.4）

…butoftenwethinkofourdeathassomethingthatwillonlyhappenmanyyearslater.

3）Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.（Para.5）

Thisisespeciallytrueofthepeoplewhohavebecomeblindanddeafaftertheyhavegrownup.

4）Tomethecolorfulseasonsareathrillingandunendingdrama,theactionofwhichstreamsthroughmyfingertips.（Para.8）

ItseemstomethatthechangeofseasonsislikeanexcitingdramaandIcanfullyappreciatewhatisgoingontherejustbymysenseoftouch.

5）Itishuman,perhaps,toappreciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandtolongforthatwhichwehavenot.（Para.9）

Perhaps,itishumannaturethatwedonottrulycherishthethingswealreadyhavebutarealwayseagertogetwhatwedonothave.

CheckingYourVocabulary

WordDetective

1ChoosethedefinitioninColumnBthatbestmatcheseachitalicizedwordinColumnA.

1）b

2）f

3）d

4）h

5）j

6）a

7）i

8）c

2ThetablebelowcontainsapproximatesynonymsandantonymsforsomewordsfromTextB.Completethecrosswordpuzzlethatfollows.Ifyouhaveputinthecorrectwords,youwilldiscoverahiddenverticalwordthatmeans"havingordeservinggreatfame,honour,andadmiration".Whatisthehiddenword

1）STRAIGHTEN

2）RELAXED

3）LOWER

4）INDIRECT

5）RESPECTIVE

6）OWE

7）HOPEFUL

8）CEASE

ThehiddenwordisGLORIOUS.

3TheitalicizedpartineachofthefollowingsentencescanbeparaphrasedbyaphraseoridiomaticexpressionfromTextB.Playdetectiveandfinditwiththehelpoftheclues.

1）ThewaitingroomisfullofpeopletravellingtotheMaldives（马尔代夫）.（Para.1）boundfor

2）Heleftwithouteventhankingmeforreturninghislostwallet.（Para.5）withoutsomuchas

3）Laughterisfairlylikelytobethebestmedicine.（Para.9）maywell

4）Itismucheasiertoowemoneythantorepaythedebt.（Para.11/Para.12）fall/getintodebt

5）Wecouldn’thelplaughingeverytimehebehavedinaplayfulorcomicalmannerinpublic.（Para.13）playedthefool

6）AllthetroublesoflifeintheworldwillseemlikeadropofsaltwaterinafreshwaterriverwhencomparedtolifeinParadise.（Para.14）onearth

7）Harrywantstorecommendmeasamemberofthetennisclub.（Para.27）putmynameupfor

8）AnawardforpoetrywasgiventoPhilipLevineforhiscollection（作品集）“WhatWorkIs”.（Para.27）wasbestowedon

CheckingYourComprehension

1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextB.

1）WhatwastheauthorgoingtoStockholmfor

ShewastoreceivetheNobelPrizeinLiteratureinStockholm.

2）HowdidshefeelaboutbeingawardedthePrize

Shewasveryhappyandanxious.Andshefeltadeepsorrowthatherfather,towhomsheowedhersuccesssomuch,hadpassedawayandcouldn’tshareherhappiness.

3）Didtheauthorreallyhaveaconversationwithherfather

No.Herfatherwasnolongeralive.Shewastalkingwithherfatherinherimagination.

4）Accordingtotheauthor,howwouldherfatherrespondwhenshetoldhimthatshewasindebt

Hewouldsayhecouldn’thelpherbecausetherewasnomoneyinParadise.

5）Whatdidtheauthormeanwhenshesaidthatshewasindebt

Shemeantthatsheowedhersuccesstoa）herfatherwhotaughthertolovereadingandthecountryandhumanlife;b）otherpeoplewhotoldherwonderfulstoriesandgaveherdeedstowriteabout;c）nature,fromwhichshelearnedsomanysecrets;d）thosewhohadformedandmoldedthelanguageintoagoodinstrumentandtaughthertouseit;e）thegreatwritersinthepastwhoturnedwritingintoart;f）herreaders;andg）thosewhosingledheroutforthePrize.

2Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhattheauthorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.

1）Iseemtohaveheardofsuchthingshappeningtootherpeople—why,then,nottomyself（Para.5）

IhaveheardofotherpeoplemeetingtheirdeadfamilymembersinParadise,sowhyshouldInotdothesame

2）Thetrainwentglidingonbutithadalongwaytogoyet,andmythoughtsracedaheadofit.（Para.5）

Thetrainmovedsmoothlyforward.Therewasstillalongwaytogo.So,Ibegantodaydreamandmythoughtsspedevenfasterthanthetrain.

3）…,justasIamabouttobreakmynewstohim,Iwilldecidetokeepitbackjustawhilelongerandtrytheindirectapproach.（Para.8）

…,justbeforeIamtotellhimthenews,Iwilldecidetowaitforawhileandtellhimindirectly.

4）Onemaywellsayofthisplacethati