发布时间 : 星期四 文章大学英语综合教程2课后练习答案更新完毕开始阅读d1843feed1d233d4b14e852458fb770bf78a3b26
第一单元
Listen and Respond
Task One Focusing on the Main Ideas
1 Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage.
1 Before graduating from college, the speaker was asked to ________. A) make a piece of cake for the class
B) write down people’s response to her smile C) observe how people smile at each other D) act kindly to someone
2 While waiting for her turn to get her breakfast at the local McDonalds, the speaker ________.
A) was ready to serve the two poor homeless men who smelled B) saw a terrible dirty man standing in the line
C) found that a short gentleman was waiting for his meal D) noticed that a homeless man was smiling at her
3 The two poor homeless men went to the local McDonalds to ________. A) warm themselves B) have their breakfast
C) wait for someone D) search for a friendly smile
4 At the sight of the two homeless men, the speaker ________. A) turned away from them to join her family B) ordered for them two cups of hot coffee C) bought them two breakfast meals D) asked them what they wanted to eat
5 After the speaker turned in her ―project,‖ the speaker‘s professor and her classmates ________.
A) had a heated discussion about smile B) exchanged their unusual experiences C) were deeply touched by her smile D) were greatly moved by her story
Task Two Zooming In on the Details
Listen to the recording carefully and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.
1 The speaker is a mother of threeand has recently completed her college degree. The last project the professor assigned her to do was to go out andsmile at three peopleand then write down their reaction.
2 Soon after she was assigned the project, she went with her family to the local McDonalds on a cold March morning. Just when they were standing in line, waiting to be served, she smelled a horrible ―dirty body‖ smell . Two poor homeless men were also standing in line. They just wanted to sitin the restaurant and warm up, so they only asked forcoffee. Obviously, it was all they could afford.
3 Then she was suddenly filled withsympathy. All eyes in the restaurant were set on her, judging her every action. She smiled and bought the two homeless men two breakfast meals.
4 She returned to college, with this storyin hand. She turned in her ― project.‖ Her professor read it to the whole class. The whole class was touched. She graduated with one of the biggest lessons she would ever learn — UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
Read and Explore
Task One Discovering the Main Ideas
1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A. 1) Why didn‘t the author stop for the hitchhiker?
He thought that someone else would stop for him. And he was afraid of a possible robbery.
2) Did he feel guilty for not helping the young man?
No. He didn’t. But he was bothered by his easy and quick decision of leaving the young man stranded alone in the desert.
3) Why did the author decide to start his journey across America pennilessly?
He wanted to test if a person could still rely solely on the kindness of strangers or the good will of his fellow Americans these days.
4) What did he discover as he travelled?
He found out that others shared his fear. Yet they still stubbornly helped strangers like him.
5) What had happened to the trucker the author met on a rainy day? He was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker.
6) What conclusion did the author draw from his experiences mentioned in Paras. 15–18?
He found that people were generally compassionate. And those who had the least to give often gave the most.
7) Why did Carol invite the author to talk to her class about his trip?
She thought the children should be exposed to what else was out there — the good and the bad.
8) What conclusion did the author make about his trip when he talked to the students? He concluded that his faith in America had been renewed and that people could still depend on the kindness of strangers.
2 Text A can be divided into three parts with the paragraph number(s) of each part provided as follows. Write down the main idea of each part.
Part: One; Paragraph(s): 1–7; Main Idea: Because of a past experience of neglecting a hitchhiker in need of help, the author decided to travel across America without any money to find out if one could still rely on the kindness of strangers these days.
Part: Two; Paragraph(s): 8–28; Main Idea: During his trip, he found out that people were generally compassionate and willing to help although they might have fears.
Part: Three; Paragraph(s):29-31; Main Idea: He talked to school children and concluded in a patriotic manner that in America people could still depend on the kindness of strangers.
Task Two Reading Between the Lines
Read the following sentences carefully and discuss in pairs what the author intends to say by the italicized parts.
1) In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. (Para. 1)
By doing so, the young man was telling the passing drivers that he wanted to hitchhike as his car had run out of gas.
2) The week I turned 37, I realized I’d never taken a gamble in my life. (Para. 7)
This week I would be 37 years old, yet I realized that I had always been very careful in my life and I had never taken a risk, for example, trusting on the kindness of others.
3) It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. (Para. 7) The author is being a bit sarcastic here. He would take no money with him and travel across the US, where it is believed that money can do everything and anything. The phrase \
4) Yet I was treated with kindness in every state I traveled. I was amazed by the stubborn capacity of Americans to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests. (Para. 11)
I was amazed by the continual show of kindness of my fellow Americans, even though helping a stranger would mean taking a risk.
5) I didn’t know whether to kiss them or scold them for stopping. (Para. 13)
The author had mixed feelings: whether to kiss the two women for their kindness, or give them a lesson by cautioning them not to trust any stranger, for they could have run into a bad person instead of himself.
Checking Your Vocabulary Word Detective
1 Choose the definition in Column B that best matches each italicized word in Column A. 1) c 2) d 3)a 4) j 5)h 6)b 7) e 8) i 9) g 10) f
2 A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. Write S before each pair of synonyms and A before each pair of antonyms. The first word in each pair is taken from Text B and the corresponding paragraph number has been indicated for you. Example: S virtually, almost (Para. 1) 1) S govern, control (Para. 3) 2) S signal, sign (Para. 4) 3) S participate, join (Para. 5) 4) A heave, lower (Para. 6) 5) S collapse, fall (Para. 7) 6) S establish, found (Para. 10) 7) S locate, situate (Para. 10)
8) A occasional, frequent (Para. 15)
Checking Your Comprehension
1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text B.
1) What is the author and his wife‘s opinion about becoming a true friend to someone whose name they don‘t know?
The author and his wife used to think that it was virtually impossible to be a true friend to someone whose name they didn’t know. But now they realize they were wrong. Years of Sunday-morning bus trip through the city with the same ―nameless‖ people have completely changed their thinking.
2) Why does the author say that taking the Sunday-morning bus trip requires teamwork though they don‘t know each other‘s names?
There is always the same group of regular passengers. The bus driver and the passengers acted routinely with due care and attention, as if they were cooperating in a team. The driver should perform his duties well and the passengers should obey the written and unwritten rules. There should be no smoking, no littering, and everyone should behave in a polite and decent manner. Under such circumstances, names are no longer important.
3) What can we learn about the silent woman from Para. 5?
The silent woman always sits up front and never responds to others’ greetings. Her worn clothing suggests that she is not rich. However, she is considerate enough to bring the bus driver a cup of coffee each time she takes the bus ride.
4) Why does the factory security guard always slump down in his seat with his eyes closed?
He has just come off a long night shift and he feels sleepy and tired.
5) Why was the bus very late one Sunday morning?
On that morning a regular passenger collapsed on the sidewalk as he was moving forward to board the bus. The other passengers tried to help him and waited with him for an ambulance to arrive.
6) What do you know about the Mexican couple?
The Mexican couple love each other very much. They always board the bus hand in hand and are still holding hands when they get off the bus. The woman was pregnant