新视野大学英语第三版读写教程1-B1U2section-A课后练习答案

新视野大学英语1第三版读写教程B1U2SectionA课后练习答案Pre-readingactivitiesP30•2．•1.Iamveryclosetomyparents.Infact,wearelikefriends.Ineverkeepasecretfromthem.WhenIhaveproblems,Iaskthemfortheiradvice.Theygivemedirectionsaboutlife.Ilikethisrelationshipwithmyparents,andIthinkthisiswhatparent-childrelationshipshouldbelike.•2.ifIwerenotveryclosetomyparents,Iwoulddothefollowingtoimproveourrelationship:•.findoutwheretheproblemisandtalktomyparentsaboutit;•.dosomethingthatmakesthemhappy;•.callthemoftenwhenIamawayfromhome;•.keeptheminformedofwhatIamdoing;•.beopenandwillingtocommunicate.UnderstandingthetextP38•1.Thedaughterboughtalargeandexpensivevehicleprobablybecausehermotheradvisedhertobuyapracticalandgas-efficientcar.Thedaughterdidthisonpurposebecauseatthisage,shewasbeingrebellious.•2.Themotherwantstoshowthatalthoughherdaughtertriestoshowsheisanadult,actuallysheisnot.•3.Themotherishapthattheirdaughterisdependentnow,butontheotherhand,shefeelsdoubtfulwhetherherdaughtercouldtakegoodcareofherself.•4.Themotherwantstoshowthatherdaughterisnotreadyteanadultyet.•5.Themotherputsherdaughter’sbooksontoasingleshelftodealwithlater.•6.Themotherfindsanenvelopewithitemssuchasoldfamilyphotographs,letters,greetingcards,andlovenotestheygavetheirdaughterandseesthewords“DONOTTHROWAWAY”markedontheenvelope.Herattitudethenchanges.•7.Atfirstthemotherdecidestothrowsomeoftheitemsawayanddonatetheresttocharity.Aftersheseesthebrownenvelope,shechangeshermindandputsthebackinplace.•8.Becausethemotherknowsthatthesweetchildhoodmemorieswillbringherdaughterback.CriticalthinkingP38•1.IfIwerethedaughter,IwouldbeverymuchtouchedwhenIreadthearticle.IwouldcallmymomtosaysorryforactingrebelliouslyandwouldtellherhowmuchIloveher.ProbablyIwouldreturnhomeassoonasIcan.•2.Idon’tthinkitiswisetorefuseparents’adviceorevendotheoppositewithoutagoodreason.Yourparentscareaboutyoumorethananybodyelseandalwayswanttosharetheirexperiencewithyou.Ifyoufollowtheiradvice,youcanatleastlearnfromtheirexperienceandavoidmakingsomesillymistakesifyoudon’ttaketheiradvice,youmaystillgetexperience-butinahardway.Besides,yourparentsmaydirectlypointoutourweaknessesthatyourpeerswouldn’t.so,listeningtoyourparents’advicecanmakeyousmarterandhelpyougrowmature.3.Goodcommunicationwill,inmyview,helpbuildagoodrelationshipthefollowingaremywaystostrengthencommunicationwithmyparents:.visitthemwheneverpossible;.invitethemtoseewhatIamdoingatcollege;.teachthemtousenewcommunicationtools,suchasWeChatandSkype,sothattheycancommunicatewithmewhereverIam;.trytolookatthingsfromtheirperspectives;and.sharewiththemmyfeelings,problemsorambitions.4.Althoughthereisnostandardpatternforagoodparent-childrelationship,somecommonfactorscancontributetoamoresuccessfulrelationship:.respecteachother;.supportandencourageeachother;.understandeachother;.havefuntogether;and.befriends.•5.Yes,manyparentsareexpectingtomuchoftheirchildren.First,mostfamilieshaveonlyonechildandparentswanttomakeaperfectchildoutofthem.Second,competitionisintenseinschoolandatworktoday.Soparentswanttheirchildrentolearnasmuchaspossiblesoastogainadvantagesoverothersincompetition.It’snotuncommonthatsomeparentsforcetheirchildrentoachievewhatisevenhardforadults.Buttheyignorethefactthatwinningisnottheonlyimportantthingandthatchildrenshouldhavetheirownenjoymentandpreferences.•No,Idon’tthinkparentstodayareexpectingtoomuchoftheirchildren.Competitionisbecomingincreasinglyintenseinschoolandattheworkplace.Soitisnaturalforparentstohelptheirchildrentomakefulluseoftheirtalentandbecomeascompetitiveaspossible.Theyknowbetterabouthowfartheirchildrencango.Besides,moreandmoreparents,includingmyparents,thinkitismoreimportantfortheirchildrentobehealthyandhappy.Ofcourse,whiletheyexpectthattheirchildrenstudyhardandachievesuccess,theyshouldatthesametimeseetoitthattheirchildrenarenotoverworkingthemselves.WordsinuseP381.awaits2.efficiency3.donation4.polished5.stuffed6.historical7.emotional8.embarrassed9.dump10.curbwordbuildingP40•Wordslearnednewwordsformed•-er•employemployer•computercompute•interpreterinterpret•-ic•atomatomic•artistartistic•economyeconomic•historyhistoric•electronicelectron•-ous•envyenvious•continuecontinuous•famousfame•variousvarywordbuilding5P401.interpreted2.employer3.artistic4.historic5.compute6.continuous7.economic8.fame9.electron10.atomic11.envious12.varybankedclozeP41•6•1G2K3L4O5A•6D7E8F9B10JExpressionsinuseP411.madeit2.afterall3.stripoff4.withopenarms5.throwaway6.straightenup7.keepback8.freeof/fromstructuredwritingP43•Parentsmaygetdisappointedwhenyoufailtomeettheirexpectations.Theymaystronglyobjecttoyourlifestyleandcomplainthatyouarewastingtimeonunimportantthings.Tosolvethisproblem,youmaytrytomakethemunderstandthatyouarearesponsibleperson.Firsttellthemthatyouhaveinheritedmanyoftheirmerits.Thenremindthemthatyouhaveyourownthoughtsandlifegoalsasanindividual.Youcanalsoexplainhowyourlifestylewillhelpyouinapositiveway.Youmaynotbeabletochangeyourparents’opinionovernight,butifyoukeeptrying,itwelleventuallywork.TranslationP44•Christmasisawidelyobservedculturalholiday,celebratedonDecember25bymil