新视野预备级2第二单元答案

II. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1. The writer had lived in their house __________. A. for 8 years

B. since 1952

C. Since his son was ten

Your answer A

Sorry. A is not the correct choice as it is clearly stated in Paragraph 2 that the writer had lived in their house since 1952.

Correct/suggested answer B

2. How much did the writer's friend think his house was worth? A. 95,000 dollars.

B. 85,000 dollars.

C. 29,500 dollars.

Your answer A Congratulations! A is the right choice as the writer’s friend told him that he should ask for 95,000 dollars. Correct/suggested answer A 3. The writer considers their house to be __________. A. a tent where they spend the night

B. an investment

C. their home

Your answer A Sorry. A is not the right choice for the writer states in Paragraph 10 that their house is not a tent in which to spend the night before they rise in the morning. Correct/suggested answer C 4. How many Americans are moving about every year according to the passage? A. One fifth of the population.

B. Forty thousand.

C. Thirty million.

Your answer Correct/suggested answer A 5. We can infer from the passage that the writer _________. A. likes moving about

B. hates changing his job

C. tends to stay where he is

Your answer

Correct/suggested answer

A

Sorry. Choice A is not right as it is implied in the passage that the writer tends to stay where he is.

C

6. The writer wrote the passage probably in _________. A. 1960

B. 1981

C. 1991

Your answer B Congratulations! You’ve got the right choice because the writer had lived in the house since 1952 and had put up 29 Christmas trees as is stated in Paragraph 16. Correct/suggested answer B 7. According to the writer, the house owner should ___________ its problems and shortcomings. A. learn to live with

B. get used to

C. overcome

Your answer C Sorry. C is not the best choice. You may refer to the first sentence of Paragraph 18. Correct/suggested answer A 8. It can be concluded from the passage that __________.

A. buying a house is an investment in America

B. moving about is a popular topic at present in America

C. people would be warmed by the feeling of something when they become part of it

Your answer A

Sorry. Choice A is not the right choice. Buying a house might be an investment for some Americans, but not necessarily for the writer. The writer makes clear that his house is not for sale. His house is not a temporary investment.

Correct/suggested answer C

III.

Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. population familiar settle valuable carpet enter leak furniture investment section merely welcome 1.

Thank you for your Your answer carpet time, experience and service as well. Correct/suggested answer valuable has helped change and develop the city 2.

Hong Kong's into a modern one.

Your answer population Correct/suggested answer investment in the north and east part of the 3.

It is reported that the country are now living in terrible conditions.

Your answer

Correct/suggested answer

section population and the walls were damp (潮湿的).

Correct/suggested answer leaked 4.

The roofs Your answer investment In order to learn a foreign language well, we should make ourselves

5.

Your answer welcome with the culture of that country.

Correct/suggested answer familiar ; now they have a 6.

They spent a whole day placing thecomfortable and new house to live in.

Your answer carpet Correct/suggested answer furniture asking about 7.

Don't take what he said too seriously; he is the possibility of further investment.

Your answer familiar Correct/suggested answer merely the profession after 4 years at college.

Correct/suggested answer entered lay at the center of the great hall. Correct/suggested answer carpet down at the 8.

He Your answer investment 9.

A beautiful green Your answer leak 10.

She went into the living room where she dining table to read his students’ writing homework.

Your answer Correct/suggested answer

settle settled IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the expressions given

in parentheses.

1. What he said could not excuse his crime at all. (in no way)

Your answer Correct/suggested answer What he said could excuse his crime in no way. What he said could not excuse his crime at all. (in no way) 2. Though the idea sounded mad, in fact, it was rather a good idea. (as a matter of fact)

Your answer Correct/suggested answer Though the idea sounded mad, as a idea. Though the idea sounded mad, in matter of fact fact, it was rather a good idea. (as a matter of fact it was rather a good 3. If you want to show me a few pages of your new book in a day or two, I would be pleased. (feel like)

Your answer Correct/suggested answer If you want to show me a few pages If you feel like showing me a few of your new book in a day or two, I pages of your new book in a day or would be pleased. (feel like) two, I would be pleased. 4. It is getting more difficult to get a good house with a reasonable price. (come by)

Your answer Correct/suggested answer It is getting more difficult to come by price. It is getting more difficult to get a (come by) good house with a reasonable price. a good house with a reasonable 5. Whatever problems appeared, she could deal with them, one at a time. (come up)

Your answer Correct/suggested answer Whatever problems came up, she Whatever problems appeared, she (come up) could deal with them, one at a time. could deal with them, one at a time. 6. With respect to the gift, you should write to thank him. (when it comes to)

Your answer Correct/suggested answer With respect to the gift, you should When it comes to the gift, you write to thank him. (when it comes should write to thank him. to) 7. I'd pay all the school fees first if I were you. (pay off)

Your answer Correct/suggested answer 7. I'd pay all the school fees first if I I'd pay off the school fees first if I were you. (pay off) were you. 8. The school has decided to build a new building as the computer center. (put up)

Your answer Correct/suggested answer . The school has decided to build a The school has decided to put up a new building as the computer center. (put up) new building as the computer center. 9. The economic situation is not good at present but things are improving already. (look up)

Your answer Correct/suggested answer The economic situation is not good The economic situation is not good at present but things are improving at present but things are looking up already. (look up) already. 10. He lost his job, but he himself brought it about by coming to work late many

times. (ask for)

Your answer Correct/suggested answer He lost his job, but he asked for it by coming to work late many times. v V. Translate from Chinese to English using the words in the brackets. 1. 同学们散坐在教室的各处讨论问题，就在这时老师进来了。(sit around)

Your answer

Correct/suggested answer

。(sit around) The students were sitting around the classroom and discussing questions when their teacher came in. 2. 我去年买了这幢房子，所欠房款还未付清。(pay off)

Your answer 。(pay off) Correct/suggested answer Last year I bought this house, but I have not paid off the money I owe on it. 3. 我的朋友向我点点头，然后仔细考虑我提出的问题。(nod)

Your answer 。(nod) Correct/suggested answer My friend nodded to me and thought over the questions I had put forward. 4. 住房成为当今的流行话题，这是不难理解的。(a popular subject)

Your answer a popular subject) Correct/suggested answer It is not difficult to understand that housing has become a popular subject of conversation these days. 5. 你渐渐习惯了老房子的这些问题，就像习惯了自己的缺点一样。(get used to)

Your answer get used to) Correct/suggested answer You have got used to these problems of your old house, just like your own shortcomings. VI. Translate the following into Chinese.

1. One Saturday night we were sitting around our rather worn living room with

some old friends when one of them started trying to remember how long we’d lived there.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer 一个星期六的晚上, 我们和一些老朋友散坐在我们相当破旧的起居室里, 就在这时一个朋友开始努力回想我们已经在这里住了多久。 2. “To whom is it not as valuable?” I asked him in a voice that was louder than

necessary for him to hear what I was saying.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer “这房子对谁来说不那么值钱了？”我大声地问他，声音大得超过了使他听清楚所必需须的程度。 3. Behind the curtain of the window nearest my wife’s desk, there is a section

of wall which is four inches wide. It has missed the last four coats of paint so that the little chalk marks with dates opposite them would not be lost.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer 在靠近我妻子书桌的窗帘后面，有一块四英寸宽的墙没有涂最后四层涂料，以便保留那些小小的粉笔印记和对面的日期。 4. If something doesn't work quite right, the carpet is worn, the toilet or

bathroom basin leaks, or you have a bad neighbor, you get used to them and, like your own shortcomings, you find ways to ignore them.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer 如果有什么东西出了问题，如果地毯破旧了，卫生间或浴室的水池漏水了，邻居不友好，你渐渐习惯于这些问题，并像对待自己的缺点一样，有办法听之任之。 5. I am welcomed by familiar furniture when I enter and I'm warmed by some

feeling, which may merely be dust, but it is our dust and I like it.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer 我走进屋子里，熟悉的家具在欢迎我，某种感觉温暖着我的心，带来这种感觉的东西或许仅仅是灰尘，但它是我家的灰尘，我喜欢它。 VIII. Rewrite the following sentences wherever possible, using infinitive

phrases with relative pronouns as post-modifiers. 1. Where is the place to practice spoken English in?

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer Where is the place in which to practice spoken English? 2. I'm trying to find the bank to draw the money from.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer I'm trying to find the bank from which to draw the money. 3. I would like to have another knife and fork to have my dinner with.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer I would like to have another knife and fork with which to have my dinner. 4. What a pity that the teacher didn't have any chalk to write on the board (黑板) with!

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer What a pity that the teacher didn't have any chalk with which to write on the board! 5. He found nobody to play baseball with.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer He found nobody with whom to play baseball. 6. I don't want to have anyone for me to worry about.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer 此句不宜改成 I don't want to have anyone about whom to worry. 7. He's always trying to find someone to make fun of.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer 此句不宜改成 He's always trying to find someone of whom to make fun. 8. My little sister has nothing to worry about.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer 此句不宜改成 My little sister has nothing about which to worry. IX. Correct the error, if any, in each of the following sentences. 1. You've told me much to write.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer write => write about 2. This is a very good playground which to play football.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer which => on which 3. I think she is the best person with to travel.

Your answer Correct/suggested answer a with => with whom 4. You have quite a lot to which to pay attention to.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer 删除 to which 5. This is a nice road to drive a car.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer to drive a car => to drive a car on/on which to drive a car 6. For children Christmas is a day to which to look forward.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer to which to look forward => to look forward to 7. I'd like to have some comfortable chairs to sit.

Your answer Correct/suggested answer to sit => to sit in 8. He has no tools with which to repair his car with.

Your answer a Correct/suggested answer to repair his car with => to repair his car

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