新编英语教程3第一单元答案

1Unit1TotheStudent’sBookTEXT11.Pre-ReadingQuestions√1.Thewriterdescribeswhathisfirstjobwaslike.__2.Thewriterwantedtohaveajobbecausehewantedsomeexperience.√3.Thewriterfoundhisfirstjobunpleasant__4.Thewriterenjoyedhisfirstjob2.TheMainIdea(P4)(3)Thewriterwasinterviewedbytheheadmasterofaschoolandwasofferedajobwhichwasnonetoopleasant.3.Vocabulary(P5)A.Guessingthemeaningsofwords:1.f2.h3.c4.b5.g6.e7.d8.aB.Lookingupwordsinadictionary:1.inconvenientanduncomfortable2.sad;lowinspirits3.gloomy;cheerless4.makeashort,deep,roughsound(likeapig),showingdissatisfaction5.verynecessary6.shockdeeply;fillwithfear7.timidly8.greatest;extreme4.Questions(P7)1.Whatarebigstaringsash-windows?ReferenceAnswer:Theyareverylargewindows,solargethattheylooklikepeople’swideopeneyes.1.Whatistheimpliedmeaningof―theystruggledtosurvivethedustandfumesfromabusymainroad’?ReferenceAnswer:They(thefourevergreenshrubs)didtheirbesttoremainaliveinspiteofthedustandsmokefromamainroadwithheavytraffic.2.Describetheappearanceoftheheadmasterinyourownwords.ReferenceAnswer:Hewasshortandstout.Hegrewamoustachewhichwaspalereddishyellow.Hisforeheadwascoveredwithfreckles.3.Whatimpressiondidthehallgivethewriter?ReferenceAnswer:Itwasanarrow,dim(unlighted)hallwhichhadanoffensiveodorofdriedupcabbage.Thewalls,oncepaintedincreamcolor,haddarkenedtothecolorofmargarineandinafewplacesweremarkedwithinkstains.Silenceprevailedinthehall.5.Whydoyouthinktheheadmasterhad―bloodshoteyes?ReferenceAnswer:Perhapshelikedtohaveadroptoomuch.6.Whatkindofclasswasthewriteraskedtoteach?ReferenceAnswer:Itwasaclassof24boyswhowerefromseventothirteenyears.27.Whywasthewriterdiffidentwhenaskingabouthissalary?ReferenceAnswer:Becausehehadlittleself-confidenceashewasyounganditwasthefirsttimehehadhadaninterview.Besides,perhapshewasnotusedtoaskingaboutmoneymatters.8.Whatismeantby―Thiswasthelaststraw?ReferenceAnswer:Thephrase―thelaststrawcomesfromthesaying―Itisthelaststrawthatbreaksthecamel’sback.Whatthesayingmeansisthat―strawisverylightinweight,butifyouincreasetheburdenonthecamel’sbackstrawbystraw,eventuallyyouwillputonhisbackonestrawtoomany,andthatlaststrawwillbreakhisback.‖Whenusedfiguratively,―thelaststrawmeans―anadditiontoasetoftroubleswhichmakesthemunbearable.Hereinthetext,thewriterregardshishavingtoworkunderawomanasanadditionalsourceofannoyancewhichwouldmakethejoballthemoreintolerable.9.Whatwasthewriter’simpressionoftheheadmaster?Howdidhearriveatthis?ReferenceAnswer:Hisimpressionwasunfavorable.Tothewriter,theheadmasterwasashort,stout,freckle-foreheaded,baldman,withabigunpleasantpaunch.Astheheadmasterwasnotasneatlydressedasagentlemanwassupposedtobe,hegavetheimpressionofhavingalwayswornthesamesuit.Probablyhewasbadlyoff.Hereceivedtheyoungmanwithalookofsurpriseddisapprovalandduringthewholeinterviewheassumedanairofcondescension,4whichwasquiteannoyingtotheyoungman.Moreover,theheadmastermadegreatdemandsontheyoungman,whilehehimselfdidnotseemtoknowmuchaboutteaching.10.Tellwhatyouknowabouttheyoungwriter.ReferenceAnswer:Thewriterwasayoungschoolleaverwaitingtoenteruniversity.Hewasbadlyinneedofmoneyandheseemedtobeamanofvitalityandenergy.Hewantedtodosomethingusefulthatcouldbringhimsomemoney.Hedidnothavemuchexperienceinlife,norinteaching.Helookedverybashful,havinglittleself-confidence.Fearingthathemightnotgetthejob,hewascarefulaboutwhathesaid.Hehadtodowhathedidnotliketodo.Tomakemattersworse,hehadtoworkunderawoman,whichwasthemosthumiliatingthingtoamanofhisage,butwhetherhelikeditornot,hehadtotakethejob.TOWORKBOOKTEXT1(P2)MyFirstJobComprehensionA.True(T)orFalse(F)?1.Thewriterthoughtthatthelikelihoodofhimgettingthejobwasnotgreatthoughhewasyoungandeagertodosomethinguseful.T2.Theheadmasterlikedtheyoungmanatfirstsight.FTheheadmasterdidnotliketheyoungmanwhenhewentforaninterview.Helookedathimwithsurpriseddisapprovaland,insteadofshowingwelcometotheyoungman,hejustgrunted,which3wasanexpressionofirritationanddispleasure3.Theheadmastersaweyetoeyewiththewriterasfaraschildren’sgameswereconcerned.FTheydidnotthinkalike.Totheheadmaster,gamesplayedanessentialroleinaboy’seducationbutthewriterdidnotconsidergamestohavesomuchimportancetotheboys.4.Thewriterwasnothappyabouthishavingtoteachalgebraandgeometry,buthedidnotmindhavingtowalkamilealongthedustyroadtothePark.T5.Theyoungmanwassatisfiedwiththesalaryhewouldget.FTheyoungmanwouldonlygettwelvepoundsaweekincludinglunch,whichwasbynomeansgoodpay.Ofcoursethewriterwasnotsatisfied.However,beforehecouldsayanythingaboutthepoorpay,theheadmasterhadstoodupandaskedtheyoungmantomeethiswife.6.Thewriterdidnotfeelunhappyattheideaofworkingundertheheadmaster’swife.FThewriterthoughtitwassomethinghecouldhardlybear.Tohim,forayoungmantoworkunderawomanwouldbeshamefulandwouldresultinalossofdignityandself-respect.B.Explainthefollowinginyourownwords.1.Beingveryshortofmoneyandwantingtodosomethinguseful,Iapplied,fearingasIdidso,thatwithoutadegreeandwithnoexperienceofteachingmychancesoflandingthejobwereslim.BecauseIwasinbadneedofmoneyandwaseagertodosomethingofuse,Iappliedforthejob.ButatthesametimethatIdidso,Iwasafraidth