新世纪综合英语教程第二版B1U3答案

Unit Three

Parents and Children

Enhance Your Language Awareness

Words in Action

Working with Words and Expressions

1. Listed in the box below are some of the words that you need to be very familiar with. Now work in pairs

and make sentences with each of them to see if you have really mastered their usages. You are encouraged to consult a dictionary if you are still not quite sure about their meanings and usages. ▆ Sample sentences for reference:

1) This is really a nice spot for a picnic. We should come here again.

2) These regulations are so complicated that they will only create confusion. 3) This species of plant is becoming increasingly rare. 4) He indicated his willingness with a nod of his head. 5) I gave him some medicine to ease the pain.

6) To be a good research student, you must have a mind for inquiry.

7) My sister has been preaching at me again and again about my untidy habits. 8) You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.

9) The doctors are worried because her breathing has become very shallow. 10) I have wrapped the parcels and they’re ready to be posted.

2. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences

with them. Change the form where necessary. ▆ Answers: 1) awkward 2) relief 3) occur 4) opinions 5) disturbing 6) released 7) pausing 8) scattered 9) swallowed 10) wipe 11) treat 12) recall

3. In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. ▆ Answers:

1) became well acquainted with 2) took us by surprise 3) gather our thoughts 4) turned out 5) fight back

6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12)

hang up on ran away take care of

hemmed and hawed turned into keep…from soaking up

▆ Increasing Your Word Power

1. Complete the multiple choice exercise by choosing the right answer. ▆ Answers: 1) a. make 2) e. fluent 3) c. sturdy 4) e. throw 5) b. create 6) d. desperate 7) d. survive 8) b. sociable

2. Many words in English can be used both as nouns and as verbs. Complete all the sentences using either

the noun form or the verb form of the words given inbox. Change the form where necessary. ▆ Answers: 1) focus 2) fears 3) focus 4) attack 5) fears 6) attacks

7) visits…visited 8) touched 9) chat 10) touch 11) match 12) chats 13) match 14) fear

3. Did you notice the suffixes -y, -able in words such as panicky and portable in this unit? The suffix -able

can be added to a noun or a verb to form an adjective, and -y can be put after a noun to form an adjective. Now form adjectives by adding -y or -able to the words given in the table and write down the Chinese meaning for each adjective. ▆ Answers for reference:

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

guilty adaptable handy imaginable predictable panicky faulty picky reliable portable

Grammar in context

Observe the following sentences from both Text A and Text B, paying special attention to the use of the past perfective aspect of the verb. Then do the following two tasks.

Task 1: Combine each pair of sentences into one by making use of the past perfect aspect of the verb. ▆ Answers for reference:

1) We rushed to the railway station, but found the train had left.

2) Before I became an English major at an American college, I had learnt some English at high school in

China.

3) Kathy had already picked up the tickets by the time I got to the cinema by bike.

4) No sooner had I shut the door than the telephone rang. or: I had no sooner shut the door than the

telephone rang.

5) The students did not understand until the teacher had explained the theory in detail.

Task 2: A theft happened in a company last Saturday. John, the person who was on duty, was telling a

friend what had happened. Imagine you are John and your partner his friend. Tell him what happened using the following clues. You need to add what is missing and make use of the past perfect aspect of verbs whenever necessary to indicate the sequence of the events.

▆ Answers for reference: 1) I saw the door open

2) the office had been broken into 3) quite a few things had been stolen 4) had already come back to the office

5) the 200 dollars he had locked in his drawer was gone 6) had just bought

7) A few computers in the office had been stolen

Cloze

Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given. ▆ Answers: 1) recent 2) surprise 3) sad/solemn 4) keeping 5) disturbing 6) inquires 7) admitted 8) occurred 9) surgery 10) options 11) tightly 12) soaking 13) scent

14) gatherings

Translation

1. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.

▆ Answers for reference:

1) We are good friends; however, he kept such an important matter from me, which took me by surprise. 2) At the commencement, she felt a lump in her throat but fought back her tears.

3) Tom chatted with me last night. He told me that his disease had been brought under control, and there

was no need for surgery.

4) Her parents were worried sick when they knew that she had run off the highway. 5) She looks very worried; I wonder what’s on her mind.

6) He is a shy and silent boy. Before he went onto the stage to share his experiences, he sat quietly in a

corner of the auditorium, gathering his thoughts.

7) After several years of working in a band, he has now gone back to being a solo musician, so his career

has come full circle.

8) To his relief his son has turned into a capable businessman.

Theme-Related Writing

1. In about 100 –120 words, write about an incident of misunderstanding between you and your mother / father. Tell us about how it all started and what happened in the end. ▆ Sample essay:

One afternoon, I was wandering along the main street of our small town with a friend. Suddenly I saw my mother. She was behaving very strangely. She looked around her before going quickly into a shop. When she came out, she had a box in her hand. I was terrified. I knew some of my villagers resorted to theft because they were poor. The thought that my mother could be one of them drove me crazy. I was determined to find out the truth from her. When I questioned her, tears filled her eyes. She told me she was collecting beer cans from some kind shop owners who offered them to her, but would feel embarrassed if she was seen by others. I cried and hugged her and felt sorry that I had misunderstood my own mother. (137 words)

2. In about 100-120 words, describe the similarities and differences in the way your father and mother show their love for you. Be sure to give examples. ▆ Sample essay:

My parents differ greatly in showing their love for me. While my mother appears more anxious and

depressed if anything goes wrong with me, my father tends to be silent and expresses his concern for me mainly through actions rather than words. I still remember the day when I left home for university. When my mother was in tears and kept giving me endless advice, my father remained silent. But when he saw an ice-cream man on the platform, he rushed towards him and got me an ice-cream just before the train started to move. I learned from my mother later that my father locked himself up in his room after returning home and cried for the first time in his life. I never expected that my departure would trigger such an emotional response from my father. (136 words)

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