全新版大学英语(第二版)听说教程三课后问题答案

Unit12.Onmyparents’birthdays,Iusuallybuythemsomegiftswithmypocketmoneyorsendthemcards.AndIwillvisitthemorcallthemnomatterhowbusyIam.Ialsotellthemhowspecialtheyaretome.Inaword,Iwilldosomethingcreativetotrytoexpressmylovefortheminaspecialway.(Yes,Ialwaysremembermyparents’birthdays.Ilovemyparentsbecausetheyhavesacrificedalotinbringingmeup.Ontheirbirthdays,Iusuallybuythemsomegiftswithmypocketmoneyandtellthemhowspecialtheyaretome.Besides,Itrytodosomethingcreativetoexpressmylovefortheminaspecialway.)3.IusuallyphonemymotheronMother’sDay,becauseIamfarawayfrommyhome.IthinkifonlyIcanalwayskeepmymominmyheart,that’sthebestgiftforher.Iusuallybuyabunchofcarnationformymom,sincecarnationisthesymbolofmaternallove.Someonemaysaymaterialthingistoosuperficial,butIthinksometimesitisnecessarytoconveyouraffection.IfIamathome,Iwillundertakeallthehouseworkshedoesinmyfamilyandletherhaveafreeday.Iwillespeciallyprepareabigmealforhersinceitisshewhoalwayspreparesmealsforus.IwillmakeacardbymyselfandwritesomethingthatIamshytoexpresstoher.Ithinkhandmadegifthasbecomemoreandmorepreciousnowadays.Iwilltakemymomouttohavefun,sinceshemusthaveneverexperiencedthatfeeling.Ithinkhavingsomespecialexperienceshouldbethemostpreciousgiftforher.4.Irespectmyparentsbecausetheyhavetaughtmetobehonest,generousandopen-minded.Myparentsarequitestrictwithmeandneverspoilme.TheymakeclearrulesaboutwhatIcandoandwhatImustn’tdo.Thereareboundtobedifferencesbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenandmyparentssome-timesdon’tseeeyetoeyewithme.Inmyview,agoodwaytoresolvedifferencesistositdownandtalk.(Ithinkparents’lovefortheirchildrenisunconditionalandisaselflesslove.Theygavebirthtousandraisedus.Theyhaveagreatexpectationforusandprovideeverythingweneedtoliveandstudyinuniversity.Evenifwethinkthatourparentsaresometimesmeananddon’tunderstandus,lovingourparentsisafulfillingpartofourlife,andrespectingthemisatraditionalvirtue.)(Myrelationshipwithmyparentsisbasedonmutualrespect.Irespectmyparentsbecausetheyhavetaughtmetobehonest,generous,open-mindedandbecausetheyarerolemodelsforme.Myparentsalsorespectmeastheirequal.Thereareboundtobedifferencesbetweenus.Weallthinkthebestwaytoresolvedifferencesistositdownandtalk.)(Ihaveaverygoodrelationshipwithmyparents.Weareaclosefamilyandloveeachotherverymuch.IliketotellmyparentsaboutwhatIdoatschoolandtheyarealwaysinterestedinwhatIhavetotellthem.SinceIcametocollege,Ithinktherehavebeensomechangesinourrelationship.Iremember,whenIwasinmiddleschool,itwasusuallymyparentswhodidmostofthetalkingwhenwespenttimetogether.Theywouldhaveendlessadvisetogivetome.Nowitseemstobetheotherwayaround.Theytendtodomorelisteningthantalking.)5.Parents’lovefortheirchildisselfless,foreverstrongandneverchanging.Nobondisstrongerthanthatbetweenparentandchild.IthinkofmyparentswheneverIfindthatI’vemadesomeprogressinmystudiesandwhenIwinanaward.Onmyparents’birthdays,Idosomethingcreativetoexpressmylovefortheminaspecialway.Ilovemyparentsbecausetheygivemelifeandhavesacrificedalotinbringingmeup.(Yes,Ithinkparents’lovefortheirchildrenisthegreatestloveintheworld.Foronething,parents’lovefortheirchildrenisselflessbecausetheyneveraskforsomethingfromtheirchildreninreturnfortheirlove.Foranother,parents’lovefortheirchildrenisneverchanging.Theyarealwaystherewhenevertheyareneeded.Inaword,there’snolovelikeparents’lovefortheirchildren.)Unit21.Coincidencereferstothephenomenoninwhichtwoormoreeventswhicharesimilarorrelatedhappentotakeplaceatthesametimeorplace.Sometimestwoormoresimilarorrelatedeventshappentotakeplaceatthesametimeorplace,thisphenomenoniscalled“Coincidence”.Coincidenceisnotrare.Ithappensarounduseveryday.Coincidenceistheresultofpurechance.Coincidenceistheresultofourmemory.Comparedwithnon-coincidentalevents,coincidencesarerare.Speakofthedevilandhewillappear.Coincidencestendtostayinourmemorieslonger.It’smeaninglesstotrytoexplaincoincidences.ItisapurecoincidencethatamostdestructiveearthquakeshookTangshantheyearChairmanMaopassedaway.(Whatacoincidencethatthemomenthewasbornhisgrandfatherdied!)3.Peopleremembercoincidencesandlovetopassthemaroundamongfriends.Somepeopletrytofindacauseandeffectrelationshipbetweeneventsthathappentosharesomesimilarities.Peoplereactinvariouswaystocoincidences.Someremembercoincidencesandlovetopassthemaroundamongfriends.Sometrytofindacauseandeffectrelationshipbetweenthem.Somepeoplebelievecoincidencescanrevealrelationshipbetweenevents,humanbeingsandnaturalphenomenathatarenotobvioustothem.Asaresult,coincidencesplayanimportantpartinhumanlife.But,othersthinkcoincidenceshavenothingtodowithluckandhavenopowertopredictfutureevents.4.Somepeoplebelievethatcoincidenceistheworkofmysteriousforces.Somepeoplebelievethatcoincidenceistheworkofsupernaturalpowers.Thehumanmindtendstolookforpatternsinevents.Thehumanmindtendstoremembereventsthatmatchbutforgeteventsthatdon’tmatch.Peoplehavedifferentideasaboutcoincidences.Somepeoplebelievecoincidencescanrevealrelationshipbetweenevents,humanbeingsandnaturalphenomenathatarenotobvioustothem.Therefore,coincidencescanbeexplained.Ontheotherhand,somepeoplebelievecoin