现代大学英语(第二版)精读2课后答案

KeytoexercisesUnit1Preview1.Listentotherecordingofthetextandthenfillintheblanksinthefollowingsentences.1.aim/purpose;training;practical/professionalskills;technicaltraining;universities2.graduateschool;Shakespeare’splays;beapharmacist3.makingaliving;keephimself;hisfamily;expose;ideas4.waking;average;aliving;allabout5.indanger;mechanizedsavages;push-buttonNeanderthals6.haveleftus;peculiaraccomplishments;species7.center;storehouse8.sarcastic;humorous2.Readthetextforbettercomprehensionandanswerthequestions,payingspecialattentiontothepartsinboldtype.1)Itmeansannoyingexperiences,toughproblemsorfailures.2)TheymusthavefinishedtheirgraduatestudieswithanadvanceddegreelikeaPhD.3)Itsimplymeans“oneofthestudents”.Theword“body”heremeansthewholegroupofstudents.Becausethestudentisthinandtall.Itismeanttobehumorousratherthaninsulting.4)HeteachesEnglishliterature.5)Byusingtheword“stuff”,heshowshisdislikeforthecourseveryclearly.Hedoesn’tlikethecoursebecausehethinksitisuselessforhisplannedcareer.6)Wecanassumethathedoesnotthinkitnecessarytowastemoneyonthebookssinceheintendstodropthecourse.7)Thelatter.Itisahumorouswayofreferringtoacertaintypeofpeople.8)HeistalkingaboutthePharmacySchool.Heisbeingsarcasticwhenhecallsit“aDrugstoreMechanicsSchool”Itmeans“技工”.9)Heistalkingaboutthediplomaforuniversityorcollegegraduates.Hehasinmindpeoplelikewhatthestudentwantstobe:pharmacists.10)Itmeans“havingbeenintroducedtotheideasdevelopedorproducedthroughouthistory.11)Itreferstohisefforttoconvincethestudent.12)“Hold”hereisanintransitiveverbmeaning“remaintrue”.Itisoftenusedasasetphrase“holdtrue”.13)Itmeans“thingsofthesamekind”.诸如此类14)Wecallitthefuturecontinuoustense.Itisusedforongoingfutureactions.15)Heissayingherethatyouwillmakesurethatthemedicineyoumakewillnotbemixedwithpoisonifyouaretrainedasapharmacist;thatthehousesyoubuildwillsuccessfullykeepoutbullsifyourchosenjobisengineering;andthatyourclientwillnotbesentencedtodeathbecauseyouareincompetentifyouwanttobealawyer.16)Theseareallusefulthingstodo…andraises/bringsupyourchildren.17)InformalEnglish,“may”isusedtoexpressahopeorwish.Moreexamples:Mayourcountrybeprosperousandourpeoplehappy.Maypeacefinallyprevail.Note:suffice(besufficient)Itisformalforhumorouseffect.18)民主的思想家.Willyoubeheadingafamilythatisfamiliarwiththegreatdemocraticideasinpasthistory?19)Hemeansthetallstudent.“Pest”isoftenusedtorefertoanannoyingpersonespeciallyachild.20)No.Hemeansthatheisaimingtomakemoney.Thatishispurposeforcomingtoschool.21)…you’regoingtohavetroublefindingsomethingtodowhenyouarenotspendingmoney.22)…thenyoushouldn’tgotocollege.Youhavenoreasontogotocollege.23)Heissayingherethatyoungpeoplemaybecomesavagesliketheancientpeoplewholived35,000to130,000yearsagoalthoughtheycannowpushbuttonsandusemachines,hence,a“newspecies”.24)Ourcollegesareboundtoproducesomestudentsofthiskind.Heisverysarcasticaboutthesepeopleandthinksthattheyarenottrulyeducatedandcivilizedastheyshouldbetoday.Thereforeheusestheexpression:“suchlifeforms”.Notealsothattheword“graduate”isusedasatransitiveverbhere.25)Wearetalkingabouthowideasorconceptsaredevelopedandhowimportanttheyareintheevolutionofthehumanspecies.Animalslivebyinstinct.Onlyhumanbeingsareabletoformulateideassuchaslove,freedom,democracy,andequality.Theseideasmakeusdifferentfromotheranimals.Andwegettheseideasfrompeopleinthepast.Thatiswhyreadingissoimportant.Manyscholarsmaintainthatwithoutreadingwedon’tknowhowtothink.Thereare,however,peoplewhoemphasizetheimportanceofdirectexperience.Theysaythat‘Doingisalsolearning’.Sometimestheyevengoasfarastomaintainthatreadingmaypreventusfromcreativethinking.26)Thefactthatwehavethefacultymeansthat…Vocabulary1.Dothefollowingexercisesonwordformationrules.1)Thefollowingwordsareadjectivesendingwiththesuffixes“-ent”and“-ant,”andtheircorrespondingnounsusuallyendingwith“-ence”and“-ance.”Decidewhichofthefollowingshouldbetheformer,andwhichthelatter.1.different2.independent3.extravagant4.competent5.arrogant6.important7.confident8.fragrant9.significant10.convenient11.evident12.intelligent13.relevant14.present15.urgent16.violent17.current18.frequent19.distantNote:Thefollowingwordsarenouns,notadjectives:accountant;assistant;defendant;dependant;attendant2)Guessthecorrespondingnounsofthefollowing,payingspecialattentiontotheirpronunciation.1.qualificationclarificationunificationnotificationclassificationidentificationintensificationjustificationsimplificationcertificationglorificationspecification2.modernizationmechanizationrealizationcivilizationglobalizationspecializationAmericanizationindustrializationurbanizationidealizationcentralizationmarketizationnationalizationprivatization3.permissiondiscussionadmissionprofessioncommissionconfessionremissionimpressionemissionoppressionsubmissioncompressiontransmissionexpressionomissiondepression3)Givederivativesofthefollowingwords.1.sense:sensitive;sensible;senseless;sensibility;oversensitive;insensitive2.technique:technical;technically;technician;3.special:specially;specialty;specialize4.intellect:intellectual;intelligent;intelligence5.civil