第二版新视野大学英语2读写教程课后习题答案

新视野大学英语读写教程第二版第二册课后练习答案

unit 1

Section A: Vocabulary III.

1. charge 2. convention 3. efficient 4. obtain 5. competent 6. asessing 7. fulfill 8. conducting 9. consequently 10. significance IV.

1. behind 2. at 3. in 4.out 5. to 6. to 7.in 8.with 9.but 10. for V.

1. L 2. C 3.D 4. N 5. O 6.A 7. E 8.G 9.I 10. K Word Building VI.

1.commitment 2. attraction 3. appointment 4.impression 5. civilization 6.composition

7.confusion 8.congratulation 9.consideration 10.explanation 11. acquisition 12.depression VII.

1.advisable 2.disirable 3.favorable 4. considerable 5. remarkable 6.preferable 7.drinkable 8.acceptable Sentence Structure VIII.

1.much less can he write English articles 2.much less can he manage a big company 3.much less could he carry it upstairs 4.much less have I spoken to him 5.much less to read a lot outside of it IX.

1.Having meals at home can cost as little as two or three dollars, whereas eating out at a restaurant is always more expensive.

2.We thought she was rather proud,whereas in fact she was just very shy. 3.We have never done anything for them, whereas they have done so much for us.

4.Natalie prefers to stay for another week, whereas her husband prefers to leave immediately.

5.Some praise him highly,whereas others put him down severely. Translation X.

1.She wouldn't take a drink, much less could she stay for dinner. 2.He thought I was lying to him,whereas I was telling the truth.

3.How do you account for the fact that you have been late every day this week?

4.The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy. 5.Such measures are likely to result in the improvement of work efficiency.

6.We have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have to carry on. XI.

1.我认为他不会抢劫,更不用说暴力抢劫了.

2.男工平均工资每小时10美元,而女工才每小时7美元. 3.自然界的平衡一旦遭到破坏,就会带来很多不可预知的影响. 4.期终考试迫在眉睫,你最好多花点时间看书.

5.有趣的是,消费者发现越来越难以辨别某些品牌的原产国.其部分原因来自于全球化带来的影响,部分原因是由于产地的变化. 6.最近一次调查表明,妇女占总劳动力的40%. Cloze XII.

1.C 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.C 11.D 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.A Section B

Comprehension of the Text II.

1.D 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.B Vocabulary III.

1.utilize 2.reject 3.considerable 4.temporary 5.acceptable 6.recognition 7.alleviate 8.appreciate 9.furthermore 10.interact IV.

1.interact with 2.gone through 3.deal with 4.recovered with 5.adjusting to 6.familiar to 7.In spite of 8.were tired of 9.prevented from 10.came to

unit2

Section A Vocabulary III.

1.promosing 2.amusing 3.lowered 4.persisted 5.rank 6.swear 7.unfair 8.presence 9.frowning 10. approximately IV.

1.on 2.upon 3.on 4.in 5.by 6.to 7.in 8.of 9.on 10.out V.

1.O 2.K 3.D 4.H 5.J 6.E 7.M 8.G 9.B 10.A Word Building VI.

1.observe - observer:one who observes a person or an event 2.ski - skier: one who skis

3.visit - visitor:one who visits somebody or some place 4.learn - learner:one who learns something

5.report - reporter:one who reports on persons or events for a newspaper 6.drink - drinker:one who often drinks alcohol,esp. too much VII.

1.tropical 2.musical 3.occasional 4.environmental 5.global 6.dangerous 7.natural 8.central Sentence structure

VIII.

1.They didn't lose heart despite of lots of frustration.

2.Despite the heavy rain,the boys played football in the yard all afternoon. 3.I will try my best despite the slim chances of success.

4.Despite a thorough search for the escaped prisoner in the mountain,no sign of him was found.

5.Despite their increased income,their life became poorer because of the rising prices. IX.

1.nor do I think it necessary to do so 2.nor would they go to my sister's 3.nor do we have her telephone number 4.nor would I like to go to work immediately 5.nor would I Translation X.

1.Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents.

2.Mike didn't come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an explanation.

3.The person sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer.

4.He has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins to loses.

1. so is air to man

2. so is the eagle of all birds 3. so is beer to the British 4. so is tea to the Chinese 5. so do the English love their beer IX.

1. While waiting at the doctor’s, I read an entire short story. 2. After using the brush, put it in its proper place. 3. Before being in the army, he was an engineer.

4. I deliberately didn’t read the book before going to see the film. 5. When buying a new car, it is best to seek expert advice. Translation X.

1. (Just) as a machine needs regular running, so does the body need regular exercise.

2. He learned to play the piano while studying in the United States. 3. To our disappointment, he turned down our invitation.

4. The reality is that, for better or worse, the world has changed with advance of new technologies.

5. Most of the female students in my class appear to be ill at ease when (they are) required to answer questions.

6. The local government took charge of the security for the sports meeting.

XI.

1. 足球之于意大利人，就像乒乓球之于中国人。

2. 教师没急着要班里同学现在作决定，而是要他们仔细考虑后再下决心。 3. 我不知道那是什么饮料，我喝了那么多；结果那些小伙子只能送我回家，因为我有点醉了。

4. 在中国北方，三月份往往多风。

5. 尽管如此，政府已经同意总支出增加6.2%。

6. 信息被定义为通过陈述事实向大脑传达的知识，它可以有多种形式。 Cloze XII.

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. A Section B

Comprehension of the Text II.

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F Vocabulary III.

1. tidy 2. prevail 3. emotional 4. imitating 5. discourage 6. bargain 7. wander 8. superficial 9. concealed 10. accompanies IV.

1. tuened out

2. is not really up to 3. went to great lengths 4. acting out 5. spoke of 6. Judging by 7. out of character 8. took sides 9. blow his cover 10. more or less Unit 7 Section A Vocabulary III.

1. react 2. tense 3. recommended 4. destructive 5. perceive 6. emphasis 7. stirred 8. priority 9. attributed 10. stimulate IV.

1. blow his top 2. Among other things 3. take charge of 4. put emphasis on

5. is attributed to 6. from my viewpoint 7. substituted low-fat oil for butter

8. cut down on 9. keep your audience in mind 10. out of control V.

1. N 2. E 3. G 4. J 5. I 6. A 7. C 8. L 9. D 10. O Word Building VI.

1. endless 2. thoughtful 3. harmful 4. restless 5. beautiful 6. successful 7. fearless 8. joyful VII.

realize privatize characterize socialize nationalize economize normalize criticize

1. nationalized 2. criticized 3. normalized 4. economize 5. realized

6. socializing 7. privatized 8. characterizes Sentence structure VIII.

1. When you are studying abroad, misunderstandings can result from cultural differences, among other things.

2. Online learning requires, among other things, commitment and discipline to keep up with the flow of the course.

3. The research work was severely criticized for its poor management, among other things.

4. They discussed, among other things, the future of the oil industry. 5. The article shows, among other things, the negative effects of generation gap between parents and children.

IX.

1. The more often I practice, the better I play.

2. The higher we got up in the air, the colder it became.

3. The more carbon the steel contains and the quicker the cooling is, the harder the steel becomes.

4. The more I thought about his suggestion, the more doubtful I became. 5. The more he eats, the fatter he becomes. Translation X.

1. At the meeting they discussed, among other things, the present economic situation.

2. The more I learned about the nature, the more absorbed I became in its mystery.

3. The doctor recommends that those stressed people should try something new, interesting and challenging in order to give their negative feelings an outlet.

4. The teacher gives more homework to the student who has bad grades instead of cutting it down.

5. By contrast, American parents are more likely to attribute their children's success to natural talent.

6. One of a teacher's priorities is to stimulate students' interests and their creativity.

XI.

1. 初了其他内容，他的研究还牵涉到发展中国家与爱滋病的斗争. 2. 这些人明白了他们的服务越好,他们就挣得越多.

3. 尽管父亲似乎忧虑不安,但苏珊感觉不到他在表情或行动上有什么变化. 4. 能获得多少经济资助已成为学生选择上哪所学校的更重要的因素. 5. 她已经减少了外出和买衣服的花费,但她还是没钱开始还债. 6. 控制压力的方法之一是认识到生活中有很多事情是我们无法掌控的. CLOZE XII.

1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. B XIV.

My friend Jack has become a workaholic. He has too strong a desire to prove himself. According to him, good enough is never good enough. While others want only to finish a few things, he aims to do everything by himself. Also, he is unwilling to spend time with his family or friends, playing with the dog, or going fishing. He would feel guilty if he did so, because he believes that all his time should be spent working. He even wishes that he could have a day of 26 hours or even more. He has become a workaholic whether he likes it or not. Section B

Comprehension of the Text

I.

1. It is generally about what a workaholic is like. (Title)

2. No. “There’s a big distinction between working hard and being a workaholic.” (Para. 1)

3. Not necessarily. “According to some psychology counselors, workaholism can be both good and bad for us.” (Para. 4) 4. three. (Para. 6)

5. We should lead a balanced life. (Para. 10) II.

1. F 2. F 3.T 4. F 5.T 6. F 7. F 8. T Vocabulary III.

1. constant 2. ambition 3. consequence 4. evident 5. summarize 6. welfare 7. schedule 8. attaining 9. loyal 10. indispensable IV.

1. There isn't anything to do other than wait to see what will happen. 2. Although Bill was going to the movies, he told Joe to the contrary. 3. I wonder who it was that defined man as a rational animal.

4. Traveling in that country isn't necessary expensive; you can find reasonably priced hotels and restaurants. 5. Janet tends to get angry if you bother her. 6. I would rather walk there than go by bus.

7. She was held for twenty days and at times she feared for her life. 8. He's been burning the midnight oil for a week now, getting ready for finals.

9. For many people the only possible way to escape from poverty is to move to other countries.

10. Born in Milan, he dropped out of university to devote himself to music. Unit 8 Section A Vocabulary III.

1. render 2. contribution 3. popular 4. institutions 5. enrolled 6. diverse 7. accumulated 8. distinguish 9. puzzling 10. confine IV.

1. His past record is certainly something he is proud of.

2. The members of the committee, after a two-hour discussion, finally arrived at a solution.

3. If we want to arrive there in time, we have to travel by day as well as by night.

4. I was shocked when I read of his death in a newspaper.

5. According to the police, the young man was arrested at the scene of the robbery.

6. There is nothing more frustrating than spending hours searching for

information, only to discover the information useless.

7. It is unnecessary to worry a lot. In fact, things will get better in the long run.

8. My smile was meant to show interest in this trip, but Carla was far too intelligent to believe it showed anything of the sort.

9. The number of students who want to be enrolled in engineering courses is way up.

10. The little girl is so fond of her dog that she gives it a piece of chocolate every day. V.

1. A 2. D 3. M 4. N 5. E 6. J 7. C 8. L 9. G 10. H Word Building VI.

1. weekly 2. attractive 3. worldly 4. costly 5. secondary 6. leisurely 7. earthly 8. customary 9. protective 10. progressive

11. sickly 12. momentary 13. manly 14. orderly VII.

1. backward(s) 2. strangely 3. outward(s) 4. unfortunately 5. homeward(s) 6. originally 7. sadly 8. inward(s) Sentence structure VIII.

1. On no account will they give up the plan. 2. Little does he know much his parents love him.

3. Not until he read the report did he realize what a serious mistake he had made.

4. Hardly could the poor old man fall asleep with a pain in his leg. 5. Under no conditions will we give in to their demands. IX.

1. While I agree it is a tough problem, I don’t think it cannot be solved. 2. While Sara cannot come to help us, she will give us some suggestions. 3. While people admit pollution is very serious, few are willing to take measures.

4. While it’s raining hard now, it will clear up anytime. 5. While it is true we need money badly, we cannot steal it. Translation X.

1. Little did she know that this picture would one day be worth more than a million dollars.

2. While I understand what you say, I don’t agree with you on the issue. 3. I think the police are meant to protect people.

4. I went to see him yesterday, only to find that he had gone abroad several days before.

5. At the weekly meeting, everyone must confine their remarks to the

subject.

6. If only I hadn’t said those silly words! I was too young then to distinguish right from wrong. XI.

1. 五年前我几乎不会想到今天我会与这么多来自世界各地的学生坐在一起学习英语。

2.虽然这些职位给你带来荣耀和权力，但是它也赋予你巨大的责任。 3. 从长远来看，粮食生产和人口增长之间的竞争难以轻易解决。

4.有时我们发现，自己爬上了成功的阶梯，却发现阶梯靠在错误的墙壁上。（即：我们爬上去了，却发现不是自己真正追求的东西。） 5.新计划的目的是让年轻人快速走上管理岗位。

6.这个年轻人志向高远，非常希望能有所成就，让父母为他骄傲。 Cloze XII.

1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. D 16.B 17. A 18. D 19. C 20.A XIV.

There has been a sad tendency among youngsters in valuing material things more and more. For college students, the most popular subjects that they prefer to choose are accounting, computer programming, business, etc. When they graduate from colleges, the jobs they prefer to choose are sales representative, advertisement designing, international business, etc.

Fewer and fewer people are choosing teaching or social services as their life career. Section B Reading Skills I.

1. From the title of the text we can see that this article is about what young people can expect in the future.

2. They are mostly dates, years and statistics.

3. There several quotes, either direct or indirect, in the text. One quote is from Alfred North Whitehead, and other quotes are mostly from people in the different surveys.

4. The language of this article is mostly formal. It contains some technical terms.

5. This article is mainly informational. It contains some features typical of a piece of informational writing: many dates and statistics, some quotes, formal language, and simple and straightforward sentence structures.

Comprehension of the Text II.

1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. F 8. F Vocabulary III.

1. eliminate 2. displayed 3. implicit 4. promotion 5. motivated 6. prospect 7. constructed 8. civil 9. preference 10. absence IV.

1. Correct from: in particular; synonym: especially/particularly 2. Correct from: in short; synonym: in brief

3. Correct from: are committed to; definition: promise to do (sth.) 4. Correct from: based ? on; definition: use? as a basis 5. Correct from: By/In comparison; synonym: compared to 6. Correct from: at large; synonym: as a whole; in general 7. Correct from: happy with; synonym: satisfied with 8. Correct from: associated with; synonym: connected with 9. Correct from: ground to a halt; definition: gradually stop 10. Correct from: protect? from; synonym: defend? from Unit 9 Section A Vocabulary III.

1. ambitious 2. sympathize 3. tender 4. considering 5. corruption 6. scattered 7. intermediate 8. corresponding 9. equivalent 10. deceived IV.

1. to 2. around 3. to/with 4. up 5. out

6. to 7. out 8. of 9. From 10. in V.

1. J 2. M 3. F 4. L 5. A 6. O 7. G 8. D 9. I 10. C Word Building VI.

After working extra hours for several months, I have repaid the money to the bank.

I didn’t enjoy the story at first, but I came to like it when I reread it.

He replace the book on the shelf when he finished it. She is slowly regaining her strength after the accident. The old city center was redesigned after the war.

She was asked to reconsider her decision to leave the job.

After the disaster the government spent millions of dollars helping the local people to reconstruct their homes.

The museum has such a fine set of old paintings that it is worth revisiting. VII.

1. dishonest 2. discouraged 3. displeased 4. discontinued 5. disappearing 6. discharged 7. disclosed 8. dislike Sentence Structure VIII.

I’ve made up my mind to marry him even if my mother objects.

She has problems finding a job even if she gets a Bachelor’s degree. Even if you normally have good skin, some parts of the face may become dry during the winter.

The young man felt great sadness even if he did not find the words to express it.’

Even if you don’t watch music programs, you’ve probably heard his songs. IX.

The clearer a goal is, the easier it is to decide whether the goal is achievable.

The angrier I got, the less he said.

The larger the city is, the greater the increase in population is. The longer they stick to their goal, the greater the chances of success are.

The more expensive the restaurant is, the better the food it serves. Translation X.

I am sure that I will make something of myself, even though I have not achieved any major success so far.

I have been working hard for so many years; I feel I am entitled to a good future.

When her husband deserted her, leaving her with nothing but scattered pieces of life to pick up, she went insane.

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