新编大学英语第一册第9课-Final答案

e.g. There had been a time when she thought they were wonderful.

People are still talking about the historic events of several years ago, when man took his first

walk in space.

5. …whatever (l. 45)

这里相当于no matter what。whatever 为书面语，no matter what 多用于口语。 e.g. No matter what you may do, you must do it well. Whatever difficulties you meet, you have to go on.

课内阅读 参考译文

快乐的圣诞节 还再吃吗？ 帕特里克·布伦顿

1 你可能知道“MERRY”有两层意思：快乐和醉酒。如果你像许多英国人那样，那么你的圣诞节将会是一个喝酒的而不是宗教的节日。从十二月初直到一月份的第一周结束整个圣诞节期间，你会花很长时间与朋友、亲戚和同事喝酒。无论身处酒馆喧闹友好的气氛中，还是置身于安宁舒适的他人家里，你都会一小口一小口地喝个不停。

2 如果圣诞节前夕在皮卡迪利或牛津大街上走，你就会看到大把大把的钱花在电子游戏、瓶装烈性酒、昂贵的服装、激光唱片、磁带、照相机以及大量的奢侈品上，花费之多令人难以置信。如果圣诞节前夕，到伦敦东区几个镇的主要街道上走一走，你就看不到（有人）大把大把地花钱买礼品。假如你有钱或者你不怕负债，你就会加入到圣诞节所体现的炫耀性消费的行列中去。如果你没钱，你会感到伤心失望，因为你不能给心爱的人你想给的礼物。 3 圣诞节应该是对他人表示爱心和良好祝愿的时候。它应该是为那些没有我们那么幸运的人做善事的时候。然而，当我们坐下来吃圣诞大餐的时候我们想过别人吗？当然没有。我们正忙于品尝圣诞节的美味佳肴。我们正忙着想知道我们送给别人的礼物是与别人送给我们的一样好，还是比他们送的更好。我们忘了顾及那些生病的和无家可归的人。整个圣诞节基本上丧失了基督精神这一概念——我相信如果基督看到在以他的名义进行这样的庆祝活动一定会很痛苦。

4 因此，我反对过圣诞节——我同意斯克鲁奇的看法：“这全是挂羊头卖狗肉。”如果我们还要继续以这种铺张浪费、愚昧无知的方式庆祝的话，那么让我们诚实一点，就把它叫做“吃喝周”——让我们剥掉虚伪的假装，去说什么圣诞节是“表达良好祝愿的时节”。 让我们正视它吧，圣诞节是一个失去了原来意义的节日。

不仅仅为小孩？ 林恩·奈特

5 最近，一个涉世颇深的妇女羞怯地告诉我，她把所有的礼物一直存到圣诞节的早上，然后坐在床上打开礼物，就像个孩子一样。她原认为我会笑话她，说她很傻。但事实上，我非常高兴能碰见一个与我一样对待圣诞节的人。 6 如今许多人对待圣诞节的态度不同了。他们认为这只是店主们赚大钱的时候，也是每个人到处奔波，买他们不愿意送的礼物和不想吃的食物的时候。但他们难道已经与自己的童年如此疏远，以至于忘了所有美好的事情？

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7 首先，圣诞节使你摆脱日常生活的轨道。对孩子们来说，在装饰品挂起来的前几周，乐趣已经开始了，随着12月25日的临近，激动的气氛越来越浓。

8 在圣诞节期间，对大家来说，人与人之间似乎都要比平时友好得多。当你在交通灯处停下来的时候，你可以把头伸出车窗外说：“圣诞快乐”。人们会微笑着给予回应。在平时大概你是很难想到会这样做的。这或许是因为大部分人在度假，或者因为每个人都知道他们正在分享同一种经历。 如果你早早就把礼物准备起来，而且真的想好把适当的礼物送给适当的人，送礼也是一件非常令人心满意足的快事。

9 说实在的，不管店主从圣诞节中得到什么盈利，圣诞节还是一个“神圣的日子(holy day)”。“节日(holiday)”这个词就是从“神圣的日子”来的， 它使人们有时间停下来，花一会儿工夫认真地想一想其非商业的价值。

III. Post-Reading

Reading Comprehension

1. Scanning for Specific Information

For Against 1) It is fun for children. 1) It is an unchristian, and purely alcoholic 2) It gets you out of the usual routine. occasion. 3) People are friendlier. 2) It is a waste of money. 4) Giving presents can be very satisfying. 3) People don’t think about others who are less 5) One can concentrate on non-commercial fortunate. values. 4) It is a wasteful and thoughtless ceremony. 6) It is a time to pause and reflect. 5) It’s all ―humbug‖ or hypocritical.

7) The preparations, like decorating the house, 6) People eat too much or eat food they don’t are fun. want. 8) It is a time to be with friends. 7) It’s disappointing for poor people who can’t 9) There are all kinds of delicious foods. afford to spend a lot of money. 10) It’s a holy day. 8) It is no longer a religious celebration, it has

lost its meaning.

2. Understanding Specific Information

1) C 2) C 3) A 4) B 5) C 6) C

3. Questions for Group Discussion 1) Sample

The subtitle ―More Stuffing‖ is a play on words. The verb ―to stuff‖ has several meanings, but there are two that come to mind at Christmastime. First, ―to stuff‖ means to overeat (to eat too much); second, ―to stuff a chicken or a turkey‖ means to put stuffing (a mixture of bread and seasonings) inside before it is cooked. So in this case, the subtitle ―More Stuffing‖ means: ―Do you want to stuff more into your stomach?‖ and ―Would you like some more stuffing?‖ The latter is a polite question one would ask at the dinner table.

The subtitle ―Not Only for Children?‖ means that Christmas is not only a wonderful time for children but also for adults. It can also help adults get out of the ordinary routine of life. 2) Sample 1

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I agree with Patrick Brendan. I think Christmas is a waste of money. People buy so much food that they are not able to finish. They spend a lot of money on presents. All these lead to a lot of waste. When people indulge themselves with good food and beautiful clothes, they rarely think of those who are poor and less fortunate. Every year they celebrate Christmas in the same way, spending, eating, and drinking. The real meaning of Christmas has been lost in the commercialization. At the same time, Christmas causes sickness and depression for those who cannot afford to buy what they need, not to say many luxury items. Sample 2

I agree with Lynne Knight. After working all the year, people do need a time for relaxation and for family reunions. Christmas is just the time for these purposes. When all the family members get together, eating the food they like and chatting with each other, presents are no longer important. It is love and friendship that people value most. It is also significant to have a holiday that celebrates kindness and goodwill to others. If people are too busy to do something for others, Christmas will be the best time to show love and kindness. In addition, holidays that make children happy will make adults happy too.

Vocabulary

1. 1) A. childish (having a manner unsuitable for a grown-up 幼稚的，傻气的)

B. child C. childhood

D. childlike (of or typical of a child, especially having a natural lovable quality 孩子般的，天

真的) 2) A. Commercially B. commercial C. commerce D. commercials E. non-commercial 3) A. exciting B. excites C. excited D. excited E. excitements

4) A. satisfied B. satisfy C. satisfaction D. satisfying E. satisfactorily

2. 1) B 2) B 3) A 4) A 5) A 6) B 7) A

Notes:

1) A. the way someone feels at a particular time, for example if they are cheerful or sad 精神状

态

B. especially BrE a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky or brandy 烈酒 2) A. being in the place 在场

B. thing given or received as a gift 礼物

3) A. having a lot of experience in life, good judgment about things such as art, fashion, etc.

有经验的，老练的 B. (of a machine, system, method etc.) that is very cleverly designed and very advanced and

often working in a complicated way 先进的

4) A. n. the usual and normal way in which you do things 常规 B. adj. usual, ordinary 常规的

5) A. come near

B. a way of dealing with a person or thing 6) A. depend on

B. move or bend your body in a particular direction

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7) A. no matter what

B. any other(s) of a similar type

3. 1) fried 2) boiled 3) steamed 4) roasted 5) baked 6) toasted fry: cook food in a pan that contains hot fat or oil 煎，炸 boil: cook food in boiling water 在水中煮沸 steam: cook food in steam 蒸，煮

roast: cook food by dry heat, either in front of an open fire or in a hot oven 烤，烘，炙 bake: cook food in an oven （在炉中）烘，烤，焙

toast: make (bread, cheese, etc) brown by holding it close to heat 烤（面包等）

Translation

1. The topic of the speech is announced a week in advance, but the name of the speaker is not. 2. It seemed incredible that some students still played football before the exams. 3. Mr. Auden is a happy man who derives pleasure from helping others. 4. Two Americans shared last year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine. 5. First of all I’d like to welcome you to the meeting.

6. I’m not accustomed to such luxury. It’s a waste of money. 7. The results of the exam will be put up on Friday afternoon.

8. Some cruel experiments on animals are carried out in the name of science.

After-Class Reading

课外阅读1 参考译文

我为什么喜欢感恩节

1 这些年来，我有机会把国内所有的州几乎都游了个遍，一直惊叹我们国家丰富的人文景观。我可以走出地铁就进入纽约市，也可以漫步在密执安州的某个乌饭树农场，或者在缅因州某个人迹罕至的海滩上挖蛤蚌。这些地方迥然不同，但都代表了我所热爱的祖国大地。 2 我发现我们美国人有一个最大的共同点，那就是对待节日的方式。我们都热爱节日。节日使我们有理由忘掉日常的惯例，去庆祝、去做值得回忆的事情。在所有节日中还有哪个能比感恩节更让我们有机会这么做的呢？对我们大多数人来说，感恩节这个周末是一年当中最长、最不受干扰的周末。是亲朋好友再相聚的最佳时节，也是所有节日当中最具美国特征的节日，因为它是庆祝350多年前早期移民来这儿定居的节日。

3 对我来说，感恩节让我想起了人生中最让我感动、让我充满感激之情的所有事情。有来自土地和收获季节的淳朴之美，有从耕作中获得的满足感，还有感恩节本身的传统习俗——回到马里兰州和弗吉尼亚州绿色山峦间的老家，品尝美味的食品，分享过节的仪式。

4 我记得，我的祖父母在马里兰州的弗里兰附近有一个农场。尽管我现在不常去那儿，但那里曾经一度是我生活的中心。第一次在那个农场过感恩节时，我才五岁。我还记得那顿饭：硕大的烤火鸡，鲜红的越桔酱，许多现做的极好吃的土豆泥，还有我们家最喜欢的南瓜馅饼和苹果馅饼，散发着调料的香味。那天晚上，我们围坐在客厅里，尽情歌唱。我们称之为“为

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