全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程第二册全部课后练习答案

Para. 14: the Norman Conquest---French influence.

Para. 15: The European renaissance and the printing pressbrought many new

words from Latin and Greek.

Para. 16: The American revolution---the emergence of a new variety---Amercan

English.

Language Sense Enhancement

1.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

judge resembled systematic descended

(5) (6) (7) (8)

lost to us come up with assume established

(9) drifted

(10) became known

as

Vocabulary I

1.

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 2.

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

Strictly speaking drifted resembles invaded

is conquered fascinating

7) snack

8) put; into practice 9) source 10) climate

11) surrendered 12) were; aroused

an absolute necessity rather than a luxury. is a valuable addition to the football team.

will get out of control, if the firemen do not arrive within ten minutes. Alternative but to go via Vancouver to get to Seattle.

Declared all beef imports will be banned for the next six months as an emergency measure to stop the spread of mad disease.

3.

1) systematic; have invented; to a very real extent; mysteries 2) to establish; to be modified/modifying 3) tolerance towards; strike out; enrich

II. Synonyms

1.

a) b) 2.

a) b) e) 3.

wish wish skin

hide/skin

c) want

d) want/wish c) hide d) skin

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a) b) 4.

a) b)

raise/rear raise royal

kingly/royal

c) rear/raise d) raise c) sovereign d) royal/kingly

III. Usage

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Indeed though Frankly Moreover

To my knowledge

6. however 7. nevertheless 8. Yet 9. instead

10. in other words

Comprehensive Exercises I. cloze

1.

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 2.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

fascinating tolerance invented addition ban early similar source

observation

(6) corrupt

(7) out of control (8) influenced (9) elite

(10) came up with (5) (6) (7) (8)

examine features declared stronger

(11) establishing (12) Massive (13) sources (14) enrich

(9) accident (10) sprung

II. Translation

1.

1) Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy

went into effect.

2) On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her

habitual frown.

3) He paused for effect, then said: “We can reach/enter these markets

through new channels.”

4) The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young

musical talents.

5) We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have

established a sovereign state. / We can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a sovereign state.

2.

Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to many people, linguists believe that English and most other European languages

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have descended from a common source: the Indo-European parent language. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passed onto us the basic vocabulary of English. In over fifteen centuries of its development, English has enriched itself by massive borrowing. As British immigrants landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language: American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language.

Unit8 Protecting Our Environment Part II Reading Task

Comprehension Content Question Pair Work

1. In the midst of prosperous farms and beautiful fields in the central part of

America.

2. Foxes, deer, wild flowers and trees, migrant birds, trout and other fishes, etc. 3. The roadsides were beautiful even in winter. Berries and seed heads of dried

weeds rose above the snow, and birds came to feed on them. 4. The migrant birds, and fish in the streams and pools. 5. It was clear and cold.

6. They built their houses, sank their wells, built their barns, and lived in

perfect harmony with the wild life. The town remained beautiful and full of life for many years.

7. She refers to the shadow of death. Chickens, cattle and sheep began to die of

mysterious maladies, people were stricken with strange sickness and some of them died.

8. Spring should be throbbing with life, full of birdsong. “A silent spring” is a

lifeless spring.

9. The roadsides are now lined with withered vegetation as though swept by

fire.

10. Probably it is the remains of pesticides or other deadly chemicals. 11. Man. All these changes are the result of man’s own work.

12. No. The author is pointing to a real danger. The disasters befalling this

imagined town have actually happened here and there, though no single town has experienced all of them. If nothing is done to protect the environment, all American towns will suffer the same fate sooner or later.

Text Organization

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Working On Your Own

1.

Part Two: The description of the same town which was now stricken with all

kinds of maladies

Part Three: The cause of the maladies

Part Four: Though imagined, the tragedy may well become a reality and the

author tells about her purpose in writing the book.

2.

3. A strange blight crept over the area

5. Animals stopped breeding and trees bore no fruit

Language Sense Enhancement

1.

(1) heart (2) in harmony

with

(3) in the midst

(4) (5) (6) (7)

prosperous orchards drifted blaze

(8) flickered (9) barked (10) mists

Vocabulary I

1.

1) barking 5) tragedies 8) grim 2) evil 6) counterpart 9) flocks; fed on 3) brooding; 7) are 10) vegetation

hatched complaining/co-11) patches 4) migrant mplain 12) Scores of 2.

1) was lined with people who came to welcome the distinguished foreign

guests.

2) the boss silenced all lively conversation in the office.

3) wearing a pair of sun glasses, the famous movie star passed the crowed

unnoticed.

4) looked deserted. 5) were stricken by it. 3.

1) patches; came into full bloom; were puzzled; mysterious 2) throbbed with; sickened; migrant; a chorus 3) had crept into; flickered; the stark

II. Word Formation

1.

Compound words

age-old

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