新世纪大学英语综合教程B2U7课后练习答案

新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册   

Unit 7

Words in Action1

Workingwith Words and Expressions

1.       In the box below are some of the wordsyou have learnt in this unit. Complete the followingsentences with them. Change the form where necessary.

▆ Answers:

1)         matured

2)         stuff

3)         convert

4)         classic

5)         shortcomings

6)         breeds

7)         stress        

8)         maintain

9)         impulse

10)      pose

11)      claims

12)      identity 

13)      tap

14)      reasonable  

2.      In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use themin the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-fillingexercise. Change the form where necessary.

▆ Answers:

1. graduate with honours

2. fires herself up

3. take … by the throat

4. take action

5. makean excuse

6. in kind

7. in the face of

8. trying for

9. nurse ... through

▆ Increasing Your Word Power

1.      Learn to use the following confusable words.

Now fill in the blanks in thefollowing sentences with the proper forms of the above five words.

▆ Answers:

A. 1) mature    2) ripe         3) mature / ripe       4) ripe       5) matured

B. 1) select     2) was elected   3) were selected      4) choose   

2.      Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of anappropriate verb taken from the box below, paying attention to the collocationof verbs. The first one is shown as an example.  

▆ Answers:

1) spend       2) meet         3) modify      4) provide      5) calm… doing

6) organize     7) attends       8) took        9) give        10) plays / takes

11) brought    12) Grab / Take

3.      Word Building

InEnglish, the prefixes “be-”, “en-”, “em-”are often used to form verbs, as is shown in the following table.”

Now match each of the English word in Column A with its Chinesemeaning in Column B. You may consult a dictionary if necessary.

▆ Answers:

• 1)h  2) k   3) g   4) d   5) j  6) i   7) l    8) a   9) b  10) e  11) c 12) f  

Grammar in Context2

1. The subject-verb agreement

Task: Complete the following sentences withthe proper forms of the verbs given, paying special attention to thesubject-verb agreement.

▆Answers:

1) is          2) has         3) is      4) were       5) were / are

6) are         7) is          8) are     9) is         10) is

11) has       12) was       13) have   14) is

2. Study thefollowing sentences that appear in this unit, paying special attentionto thepronoun-antecedent agreement, and then do the task that follows.

Task: Fill in the blanks in the followingsentences with the proper forms of pronouns.

▆Answers:

1) its             2) its              3) his         4) our          5) his or her 

6) themselves      7) he / she / one    8) them         9) its           10) themselves

Cloze3

Complete thefollowing passage with words and phrases chosen from Text A. The initial letterof each target word is given.

▆ Answers:

1) discovered   2) intense  3) contributors   4) disadvantages  5) achievement   6) fascinating  

7) troubled  8) even   9) physical   10) who  11) with   12) lead   13) advantage  

14) obstacle   15) refer

Translation4

1)     It is true that no one is perfect, but we can always do better.

2)      Mozart is often referred to as one of the greatestmusicians of all time.

3)      Adversity comes to every one, but the quality of your life maydepend in a large measure on how youtap into resources available to handlethat adversity.

4)      Whenwriting, you can draw on yourpersonal experience for examples to help explain your ideas.

5)      Christmasis a little warmth in the depth ofwinter and a bright light in the dark.

6)    Sometimes we do get less when we go for more.

7)    Itwill only make your life worse if you refuse to forgive those who have done youwrong and be determined to repay them inkind.

8)    Many farmers claim that the vicious weather this summer has driven them to despair.

Theme-Related Writing5

Sample essay

Throughout our lifetime we mayencounter many adversities: unable to pay for the education, obstacles in studies and even physical disabilities. Whether we are rich or poor,intelligent or slow, adversity seems the constant companion of many of us.

In the face of adversity there aretypically two reactions: one is to feel frightened and run away; the other, toface it with courage. But what happens next makes a big difference between thebrave and the cowardly. Some people turn away from adversity without even anattempt to make things better; while others, though frightened emotionally ordisadvantaged physically, manage to shake off the initial fear and take hold oftheir bootstraps to pull themselves out of the bad situations they are in.

We should choose theattitude of the latter because running away is not going to solve the problem.In addition, this attitude may lead one to acquire the habit of always thinkingnegatively and thus limit one’s growth and development.  (165 words)

2) Resilience can help us overcome difficulties in life and make ourlife and career more successful. But what is resilience? How can one develop resilience? Write a shortessay about your understanding of these questions. You may want to draw on the two texts in this unit and give someexamples to support your ideas.

Sample essay:

Resilience is a positive qualitysome people display when they meet unforeseen difficulties. Resilient peopleare able to judge reasonably the situation they are in, to make adjustments whennecessary, and to remain confident even when the bad situation lasts long.Resilience is like the human muscle, it grows with use and practice; but ifignored, it will weaken.

Resilience is both inborn andlearnt. Some people who are naturally more open to others or slower to react tohardship have an advantage when trying to develop resilience. However, anyonewith enough determination and applying the right method can do it, too. Forexample, learning something new and difficult is a good way to challengeourselves. When we are forced to sit down and memorize hundreds and thousandsof new words, our resilience is practiced and promoted.  

Resilience is a characteristic weall need and can develop. (147 words)

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