新视野大学英语第二册习题答案
Unit One
Section A
II Comprehension of The Text
1.The attitude is that if one is not moving ahead, he is falling behind.
2.Time is treated as if it were something almost real. People budget it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; they also charge for it. They do this because time is a precious resource.
3.Everyone is in a rush—often under pressure. In the writer’s eyes, city people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping.
4.Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain appropriate point.
5.This is because Americans generally assess and enquire about their visitors professionally rather than socially. They start talking business very quickly. Time is always ticking in their inner ear.
6.Americans produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices: they communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts.
7.The impersonality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the significance of the matter at hand.
8.It is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem or fulfill a job with speed in the U.S.
III Vocabulary
1.Budgeted 2.acute 3.restless 4. surroundings 5.competent 6. assessing 7.elbowed 8.conducting
IV.Filling the Blank
1.behind 2 for 3.to 4. out 5.of 6.to 7.in 8.into
V Word Building
1.commitment 2. attraction 3.appointment 4. impression 5.civilization 6. composition 7.confusion 8.congratulation 9.consideration 10..explanation 11.acquisition 12.depression
VI
1advisable 2desirable 3favorable 4considerable 5remarkable 6 preferable7 drinkable
8. acceptable
VII Structure
1. much less do they take them out for dinner
2.much less a big company
3.much less carry it upstairs
4. much less spoken to him
5.much less ( to ) read a lot outside of it
VIII.
1.Having meals at home can cost as little as two or three dollars, whereas eating out at a restaurant is always more expensive
2.We thought she was rather proud, whereas in fact she was just very shy
3.We have never done anything for them, whereas they have done everything for us.
4.Natalie prefers to stay for another week, whereas her husband prefers to leave immediately.
5.Some highly praise him, whereas others put him down severely
IX Translation Chinese to English
1. In the eyes of some people, Picasso’s paintings would seem rather foolish
2. The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy.
3. The man told his wife to keep the medicine on the top shelf so that it would be beyond the children’s reach.
4. Happiness doesn't always go with money
5. That car has given me nothing but trouble ever since I bought it.
X Translation English to Chinese
1. 这种态度的结果是,全国人民都投身到研究、实验和探索中去了。
2. 他们会怀念那种喝着茶或咖啡招待客人的礼节性交往,而这种交往也许是他们自己国家的一种习俗。
3. 既然我们通常是以工作的方式而不是以社交的方式来评估和了解他人的,那我们就开门见山地谈生意了。
4. 对我们来说,电信交流缺乏人性化,这与手头处理的事情是否重要关系不大,或毫无关系。
5. 除非给予一定时间来处理,不然的话,在他们的眼里,手头的工作好像是无足轻重,不值得给予适当的重视似的。
XI
1.B
2B
3..C
4.C
5.A
6.C
7.B
8.B
9.B
10.C
11A
12B
13B
14C
15A
16C
17B
18B
19A
20B
Section B.
XV.
1.C
2.A
3.C
4.A
5.A
6.C
7.B
8.C
XVI
1. desirable
2. marvelous
3. favorable
4. distressed
5. hostility
6. recognition
7. alleviate
8.appreciate
XVII
1. interact with
2. gone through
3. deal with
4. recovered from
5. adjusting themselves to
6. familiar to the public
7. clashed with
8. In spite of
Unit Two
Section A
II Comprehension of The Text
1. Most countries concern themselves with economic development, regardless of its effect on the global ecology
2. Because of the increasing environmental damage, people become more aware of environmental problems and many countries undertake new environmental initiatives.
3. Canada closed the area to cod fishing and set strict limits on catches of other species. As a result, herring eventually recovered, but some species may never recover, and about 40,000 fishermen are unemployed because of the fishing bans and loss of their fish supply.
4. Costa Rica has issued a series of new environmental laws and created parks and nature preserves that cover one quarter of the country.
5. It was under pressure from environmentalists around the world that Brazil took certain measures to protect its Amazon rain forest; and the writer questions its true level of commitment to protect Amazon Indians who are endangered in the conflict with those people who continue to destroy the forests.
6. Heavy metals from coal mining have contaminated much of the area’s waters. Many rivers, land, and forests are biologically dead because the pollution is very serious.
7. The program has succeeded in strengthening the country’s agricultural base and bringing a new source of wealth to villagers. But it remains to be seen whether these measures will have enough impact to slow the rate of removing the forests.
8. Indonesia is facing the problem of providing enough food, shelter and employment for its large population, and encouraging birth control.
III Vocabulary
1. awarenes
2. undertake
3.abundant
4.ambitious
5.diversity
6.contaminated
7.sponsored
8.waged
IV.Filling the Blank
1.Correct form: regardless of
Synonymous: without taking into account, paying no attention to
2. Correct form: springing up
Synonymous: appearing quickly or suddenly
3. Correct form: concerns herself with
Synonymous: is busy with, involves herself in
4. Correct form: aim at/for/toward(s)
Synonymous: direct its efforts towards
5. Correct form: converted…into/to
Synonymous: change…into
6. Correct form: up to
Synonymous: as many as
7. Correct form: as a result of
Synonymous: because of, resulting from
8. Correct form: frown on/upon
Synonymous: not approve of
V Word Building
1. settler: one who settles (in a place)
2.miner: a worker in a mine
3. gardener: one who works in a garden, either for pay or as a hobby
4.director: a person who directs (a department, a film, etc.)
5.observer: a person who observes or watches carefully
6. planner: a person who plans ( a city, etc)
7.container: anything which contains sth., e.g. a box, a bottle, etc.
8. conductor: a person who conducts (atour group, on a bus, etc.)
VI
1. musical
2. occasional
3. environmental
4. central
5. global
6. dangerous
7. natural
8. agricultural
VII Structure
1. it remains for him to do it
2. the result remains to be seen
3. remains to be seen in a few weeks
4. much remains to be settled
5. Worse things remain to be told
VIII.
1. Every month we’ll deliver the very best articles, together with the latest fashion and beauty news
2. The famine, together with the war, killed millions of lives
3. Together with his brother, John has gone to the party held by the Fine Arts Association once a year.
4. The Smiths are planning to sell the house, together with the furniture
5. Together with his wife, he helped to design the highest building in the town.
IX Translation Chinese to English
1. Since the beginning of this summer, Haier has waged a massive ad campaign to promote its air-conditioner sales
2. Mary’s parents frown on the idea of her going to America, so it remains to be seen whether she will realize her dream.
3. Rose knows that continuous letters from John, together with countless roses, are aimed at winning her heart.
4. Through sponsoring the growing of fruit trees to regenerate waste land, the government succeeded in improving the ecological environment.
5. The government has undertaken a series of new environmental initiatives. As a result, many parks and green belts have sprung up all over the country.
X Translation English to Chinese
1. 但近年来,随着环境破坏的日益严重,世界各地已经出现了许多变化的迹象。
2. 但是人们制订了一系列新的环境保护法,还新建了占四分之一国土面积的公园和自然保护区,目的是要保护哥斯达黎加现存的森林。
3. 政府承诺将保护该地区的土著居民,但人们对这个承诺的可信度仍心存疑虑。
4. 这种人口激增已导致了该国许多地方森林的消失及对现存农田的过度耕作。
5. 政府近几年来已发动了一场大规模的广告宣传运动来鼓励节制生育,并提出了鼓励
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XI
1.C
2B
3..B
4.C
5.B
6. A
7. B
8.A
9.C
10.B
11B
12A
13C
14A
15B
16A
17B
18C
19B
20C
Section B.
XVI
1. summit
2. comparable
3. characterized
4. paved
5. conservation
6.
literal
7. erect
8. recreation
XVII
1. The small boat had been washed away during the storm.
2. Up to 10 men can sleep in this tent, which looks rather small and maybe is not more than 14 square meters.
3. In order to protect the environment, people should clean up after a picnic.
4. In this small town, a thousand miles of bike trails along the sides of rivers lead into a big park.
5. He lost his job and on top of that his wife left him.
6. If we coordinate our efforts, we should be able to complete the project ahead of time.
7. Professor Bonnet has been working on cells of this type for many years
8. The education system in our country is currently characterized by an emphasis on success in exams.
Unit Three
Section A
Section B.
XV.
1.B
2.A
3.B
4.C
5.B
6.B
7.A
8.B
XVI
1. anticipate
2. brilliant
3. ingredient
4. dialect
5. somehow
6. bubbled
7. compelled
8. diplomatic
XVII
1.on
2.from to
3.off
4with
5.towards/ with
6.concerning /about
7.over
8.on
Unit Four
Section A
II Comprehension of The Text
1. The flight is a start of their new experience, and they have to live without their parents for a period of time.
2. They go there to become fluent in English, finish high school, and understand the American way of life as much as possible
3. They can get it if they can pass the final exams at the end of each semester.
4. No. most of them have difficulty making all necessary arrangements.
5. She wrote a detailed letter, which showed that she was a religious and loving girl.
6. Yes, they do because they don’t have enough experience in packing, and they tend to take unnecessary things with them.
7. They really have to rely on themselves for everything from then on, and they are not sure whether they can manage to adapt to new situations.
8. Most of them are not used to food and long for home; some find it difficult to observe the regulation about time.
III Vocabulary
1.granted
2.departure
3.abroad
4.adapt
5.domestic
6.accustomed
7.command
8.descended
IV.Filling the Blank
1.plan on
2.lived through
3.dreamed of
4.take on
5.hit the target
6.host to
7.economize
8.in turn
V Word Building
1. sadness
2. weakness
3.carelessness
4.illness
5.darkness
6.kindness
7.laziness
8.nervousness
VI
1.noisy
2.wealthy]
3.sunny
4.lucky
5.tasty
6.healthy
7.sleepy
8.icy
VII Structure
1. It is necessary for the manager to finish the whole task before leaving for a holiday
2. It is a shame to take so much money for doing so little.
3. It is our responsibility to help people around us who are in trouble.
4. It is a surprise for us all to realize he has been cheating us.
5. It is pleasant for the mother to see her daughter growing into a young lady.
VIII.
1. as long as
she got her father’s agreement
2. As long as you set a goal for yourself
3. As long as she covers all expenses herself
4. as long as she does her routine job well
5. As long as you never lose heart
IX Translation Chinese to English
1. For most parents, the decision to send children abroad for study is made after careful thinking. They will try to have everything worked out before their children leave.
2. Jack has only been working for three months, so, for lack of experience, he will have difficulty finishing the task alone.
3. As long as you specify what we are expected to do, we’ll try our best to help you get everything ready
4. Susan had thought she would adapt to life there soon, but she found later things were not so easy, and she began to feel homesick
5. Tension descended on these children when it was time for departure, since they didn’t know whether they could adapt to the life without parents.
X Translation English to Chinese
1. 他们都是因为同样的原因赴美的---学会流利的英语、完成中学学业以及尽可能了解有关美国生活方式的方方面面
2. 对大多数学生来说,至少要经过6个月的精心筹划才能作出到国外学习的决定
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5. 学生们在等待美国国内班机把他们带到在美国的临时家庭时也会觉得紧张。从那以后,每个人都得自己照料自己了。
XI
1.B
2A
3..C
4.C
5.B
6. A
7. C
8.C
9.B
10.A
11C
12B
13A
14A
15A
16B
17C
18A
19B
20C
Section B.
XVI
1. emigrate
2. guidance
3. infinite
4. prosperous
5. shrinks
6. warmth
7. whatsoever
8. ceaseless
XVII
1. made a fortune
2. make sure
3. full of people
4. was dressed in
5. is always indifferent to
6. enter into
7. did not know about
8. pay for
Unit FIVE
Section A
II Comprehension of The Text
1. She feels terrible. She wants to weep and she does weep a little.
2. He smoked Prince Albert tobacco in cigarettes he rolled himself
3. Her father was hooked by cigarettes. Though he smoked Prince Albert tobacco, he never looked as fashionable as Prince Albert; he continued to look like a poor, overweight, hard working colored man with too large a family.
4. By that time, her father’s health was poor. His breathing was difficult; he had to rest very often when he was climbing stairs. It was not unusual for him to cough for an hour.
5. Money that should be spent for food goes instead to the tobacco companies. As a result, over time, people starve themselves of both food and air, effectively weakening and hooking their children, eventually killing themselves.
6. The cigarette ends are so poisonous that if a baby swallows one, it is likely to die, and the boiled water from a bunch of them makes an effective insecticide.
7. She still remembers how carefully she ate when she was pregnant, and how patiently she taught her daughter how to cross a street safely. But now her daughter smokes, which amounts to killing herself by taking poison, as her grandfather did.
8. Smoking is a form of self-battering that also batters those others who must sit by.
III Vocabulary
1.largely
2.slim
3.weaken
4.poisonous
5.swallow
6.bunch
7.drag
IV.Filling the Blank
1.leaned on
2. close at hand
3. die of
4. are starved of
5. coupled with
6. directed at
7. dressed in
8. very grateful to
V Word Building
1. harden
2. weakened the government’s position.
3. broaden the child’s mind.
4. lengthening
5. was heightening
6. lightened
7. darkened
8. reddened the clouds.
VI
1.arrival
2.expectations
3.understandable
4.visitors
5.freedom
6.professional
7.lucky
8.gathering
VII Structure
1. John went to the cinema with his brother, which surprised me.
2. The boy broke the window, for which he was criticized by the teacher
3. He tore up my photo, by which I was very much annoyed
4. It was raining hard, due to which the team stayed indoors
5. Connie changed her mind for the second time, which came as no surprise to us.
VIII.
1. The teacher spoke so quietly that the students could hardly hear her.
2. The lecture was so boring that many listeners fell asleep
3. The student has so many books that he does not know what to do with them.
4. The old man was so ill that his neighbors had to send for a doctor
5. Her remarks are so funny that everyone
laughs to tears.
IX Translation Chinese to English
1. My father is so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.
2. Nothing more was heard from him so that we began to wonder if he was still alive
3. It is not unusual for the scientist to go to bed at two or three in the morning
4. The man bent down and picked up the book from the floor
5. Leaning her head on her husband’s shoulder, Rebecca began to cry
X Translation English to Chinese
1. 她做家庭作业时,脚搁在前面的长凳上,计算机嗒嗒地跳出几何题的答案。 我看着那包已抽了一半、她随意扔在紧靠手边处的骆驼牌香烟
2. 我还记得那鲜红的烟丝罐头,上面有一张维多利亚女王的丈夫阿尔伯特亲王的图片,他身穿黑色燕尾服、手拿一支手杖
3. 烟草业,再加上好来坞电影——影片中的男女主角都是老烟鬼——把像我父亲那样的人完完全全争取了过去, 他们无可救药地抽烟上了瘾。
4. 久而久之,人们不但缺少食物,而且还缺少空气,这样不但大大地削弱了孩子们的体质,还使他们染上了烟瘾,最终还会致他们于死地
5. 抽烟是一种自我毁灭,而且也毁灭着那些不得不坐在你身边的人。那些人偶尔也会取笑或抱怨抽烟,可常常只能无可奈何地坐在一边看。
XI
1.C
2C
3..C
4.A
5.C
6. B
7. C
8.B
9.C
10.C
11B
12A
13B
14B
15B
16A
17B
18B
19C
20B
Section B.
XVI
1. sours
2. insensitive
3. loosened
4. conversely
5. generosity
6. contradiction
7. submit
8. inferred
XVII
1. Jean wrote the speaker’s address down in her notebook for fear that she might forget it.
2. Passengers must show their tickets on demand
3. The secretary didn’t dare to stand up to her boss though she knew she was right.
4. I took it for granted that you would come with us, so I bought you a ticket
5. She has been selfish all the time, but she has promised to turn over a new leaf and become more considerate of others.
6. People in this region have pined for a peaceful life since the religious war broke out three decades ago.
7. Poor health had made it difficult for Jim to hold down a job for more than a year
8. Betty gets very depressed at times because of pressure of her work.
Unit SIX
Section A
II Comprehension of The Text
1. No, she didn’t like her former name Debbie, because it didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner, and it made her think she should be a cook.
2. She felt more comfortable with herself and other people started to take her more seriously.
3. The writer thinks that the name change didn’t cause Debbie’s professional achievement, but it surely helped by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents
4. The writer thought that, to other people, his name, Joe, made him more qualified to be a baseball player than an art critic. He also suspected that if he were a more refined Arthur or Adrian, the name would have appeared complete.
5. The woman was ill at ease because the man to whom she wanted the writer to introduce her was the same person with whom she once turned down a blind date because of his name.
6. We often project name-based stereotypes on people. For example, one of the writer’s women friends confessed that while taking charge of a nursery-school’s group of four-year-olds, she had their personalities confused because of their names.
7. One study showed that teachers gave consistently lower grades on essays supposed to have been written by boys with less appealing names than they awarded to the same papers when the writers were given better-sounding names.
8. With some determination, you can change your name.
III Vocabulary
1.substitute
2.approval
3.confidence
4.prominent
5.awarded
6.qualify
7.characteristic
8.applications
IV.Filling the Blank
1.correct form: fill out
Synonymous: fill in
2. correct form: feel comfortable with
Synonymous: feel comfortable about
3. correct form: attach first importance to;
Synonymous: 认为……重要, 把……放在第一位
4. correct form: turned down
Synonymous: rejected, refused
5. correct form: came up to/came to
Synonymous: came near, approached until standing close to
6. correct form: pressing me for
Synonymous: demand insistently from (sb.)
7. correct form: project… on/onto
Synonymous: cause (one’s own feelings or thoughts) to be experienced by others
8. correct form: were stuck with
Synonymous: 不得不接待,被迫接待
V Word Building
1.impatient
2.irresponsible
3.inconsistent
4.indirect
5.insensitive
6.improper/inappropriate
7.incapable
8.irregular
VI
1.unreasonable
2.unfolded
3.uncertain
4.uncovered
5.ungrateful
6.unloading
7.unlimited
8.undid
VII Structure
1. 最重要的是,一旦确立了目标,你就要以极大的决心去为之努力。
2. 从严格意义上来说,许多医学院的学生是在为他们的父母而学习
3. 老实说,老师们也有很大压力
4. 换句话说,问题在于整个社会
5. 显然,电视有优点也有缺点。
VIII.
1. While waiting at the doctor’s, I read the whole of a short story
2. After using the brush, put it in its proper place.
3. Before being in the army, he was an engineer
4. Working hard, you will succeed
5. Weather permitting, the match will be played on Wednesday
IX Translation Chinese to English
1. She was very guilty about having misunderstood her best friend
2. Her good looks and elegant manners are very attractive.