新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材修订版《综合教程》unit课后练习答案,大学本科英语专业.doc

新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材(修订版)《综合教程2》unit 2课后练习答案,大学本科英语专业 UNIT 2 The Virtues of Growing Older Text Comprehension C FFFTT Answer the following questions the answer can be found in the first two paragraphs The writer mentions 3 distinct advantages of growing older, i.e. less concern for one’s appearance(para 3), less uncertainty about the unknowns in the future (para 4), and surer self-identity (para 5) refer to Para 4 refer to para 5 the writer learns the significance from her parents’ contentment that he newer(younger) is not necessarily better, and she can be happier than before as she grows older. Vocabulary I . Vocabulary Analysis 1 Phrase practice 1. be apt to be likely to 易于……，有……的倾向 e.g. Infants are apt to put their hands into their mouths. 婴儿爱把手往嘴里塞。 2. fall apart: break up, disintegrate 3. in general as a whole 通常，大体上；总的来说，从总体上看 e.g. In general, this company’s products are very reliable. 这家公司的产品通常是很可靠的。 In general, this paper is a bit difficult for these students to finish in an hour. 总的来说，让学生在一个小时内完成这份试卷有些困难。 3. at the mercy of powerless against; completely controlled by 对……无能为力；任……处置，任由……摆布 e.g. Some people are born with the belief that they are masters of their own lives. Others feel they are at the mercy of fate. 有些人天生相信自生命的主宰，则觉得他们受到命运的支配。’t want to put myself at the mercy of others. 我不希望任由他人摆布。 4. no wonder not surprising / only too natural 不足为奇，并不奇怪 e.g. It is no wonder that it is so wet in the south. 南方这么潮湿，并不奇怪。 No wonder you’re so tired, you’ve worked three hours without a break. 难怪你这么累，你已经连续工作了三个小时。 It is no wonder that he failed his final exam. 他没能通过期末考试，这是不足为怪的。fa?ade 4. confronted 5. premise 6. dreaded 7. automatically 8. awaiting III Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1. She has got this obsessive (obsess) fear of losing control, so she never shows her emotions. 2. People under a lot of stress at work will often experience moodiness (mood), irritability and a loss of confidenc