1、Unit One Book TwoSection A   Time-Conscious Americans課后習(xí)題答案I I.  1. The attitude is that if one is not moving ahead, he is falling behind.2.  Time is treated as if it were sth almost real. They do this because time is a precious resource.3.  Everyone is in a rush-often

2、under pressure. 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.  Dont take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wast

3、ing” it beyond a certain appropriate point.5.  New arrivals in America will miss opening exchanges, the ritual interaction that goes with a cup of coffee or tea and leisurely chats.6.  Americans produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices. They communicate rapidly through faxes

4、, 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 component to solve a problem or fulfill a job with speed in t

5、he US.III.1. charge     2. convention     3. efficient       4. obtain          5. competent 6. assessing     7. fulfill      8. conducting9. consequently 10. significance     IV.1.behind &#

6、160; 2.at   3.in   4.out   5.to   6.to   7.in   8.with 9. but 10. for  V.1-5. LCDNO 6-10. AEGIKVI.mitment  2.attraction  3.appointment  4.impression  position 7.confusion  8.congratulation 9.consideration 10.explanation 11.acquisition 12.de

7、pressionVII.1.advisable     2.desirable   3.favorable   4.considerable 5.remarkable   6.preferable   7.drinkable   8.acceptableVIII.1. much less (can he) write English articles2. much less (can he manage) a big company3. much less (could he) carry it upstairs4. muc

8、h less (have I) spoken to him5. much less (to) read a lot outside of itIX.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 an

9、ything 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 praise him highly, whereas others put him down severely.X.1. She wouldnt take a drink, much less would she stay for dinner.2. He thought I w

10、as lying to him, whereas I was telling the truth.3. How do you account for the fact that you have been late every day this week?4. The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy.5. Such measures are likely to result in the improvement of work efficiency.6. We have already p

11、oured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have to carry on.XI.1.我認(rèn)為他不會(huì)搶劫，更不用說暴力搶劫了。2.男工平均工資每小時(shí)10美元，而女工才每小時(shí)7美元。3. 自然界的平衡一旦遭到破壞，就會(huì)帶來很多不可預(yù)知的影響。4. 期終考試迫在眉睫，你最好多花點(diǎn)時(shí)間看書。5. 有趣的是，消費(fèi)者發(fā)現(xiàn)越來越難以辨別某些品牌的原產(chǎn)國。其部分原因來自于全球化帶來的影響，部分原因是由于產(chǎn)地的變化。6最近一次調(diào)查表明，婦女占勞動(dòng)力的40%。XII15CBBAD 6-10 BCDDAC 11-15 DCCBASection BI

12、I.5 DACDA 6-8 CBBIII.1. utilize 2.reject 3. considerable 4. temporary 5.acceptable6. recognition 7. alleviate 8. appreciate 9. furthermore10. interactIV.1. interact with 2. gone through 3. deal with 4. recovered from 5. adjusting to 6. familiar to 7. In spite of 8. were tired of 9. prevented from 10

13、. came to 1. much less adv. 更不必說(何況)used to make a negative statement stronger: 1 At the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much less an aircraft. 2 She knows no English, much less German. 她不懂英語，更不用說德語了。3 I didn't even see him, much less speak to him. 我見也沒有見到他，更談不上和他說話了。2. not to

14、mention adv. 更不用說 used when you want to emphasize something that you are adding to a list: 1 He's one of the kindest and most intelligent, not to mention handsome, men I know. 2 The school has a new set of multi-media device, not to mention films, records, etc. 這所中學(xué)有一套新的多媒體裝置，更不用說電影、錄音等設(shè)備了。可見，mu

15、ch less只能修飾帶否定色彩的句子，而not to mention則沒有這個(gè)限制。3 let alone 更別提，不打擾，不驚動(dòng)used especially to emphasize the improbability of a contrasting example1 I never thought of it, let alone did I do it. 我想都沒有想到它，更談不上去做了。2 He hasn't enough money for food, let alone amusements. 他連溫飽都無法解決, 就更不用說娛樂了。3 The baby can

16、9;t even walk, let alone run. 這小孩連走路都不會(huì)，更不用說跑了。Key to ExercisesUnit 3  Section AMarriage Across NationsII. Answer the following questions. 1. The writer is black. He is not an American citizen.2.  According to him, during their two years together they had experienced the usual ups and

17、 downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other. In addition he thought they had honestly confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each others characters. 3They learned a great deal about tolerance, compromise and being open with each other.4 This fact emphasized that

18、many couples might marry for the wrong reasons and find out many years later that they were incompatible, that they hardly took the time to know each other.5Her mother, Deborah, counseled Gail to be really sure she was doing the right thing.6He immediately suspected that Mark was marrying his daught

19、er in order to remain in the United States.7He quoted statistics showing that mixed couples had higher divorce rates than couples of the same race and gave examples of mixed couples he had counseled who were having marital difficulties.8 People can be very cruel toward children from mixed marri

20、ages. Or: Gails father suggested that Gail be realistic because people can be very cruel toward children from mixed marriages. III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. 1. mutual             2.illu

21、sion           3.canceled              4. overlooked5. proceeded         6. resolve        7. prejudice   

22、0;        8. compromise 9. confirm 10. subsequentlyIV. Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with the phrases or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. 1.  have nothing to do with     2. taking c

23、are of    3. met with               4.  on the surface         5. work out              6. incompatible with7.  ups

24、 and downs         8. learned ofV. 1-5 MLFDH 6-10 OACIKVI.1. shopping 2. feeling     3. storage    4. cooking    5. ending   6. beginning 7. gathering        8. removal   9. arriva

25、l  10. passage 11. writing    12. marriage VII.                 1.    relationship     2. citizenship      3. leadership   &#

26、160;  4. membership5.  boyhood        6. livelihood          7. brotherhood   8. authorship9.  adulthood       10. neighborhood   11. wisdom      12. owner

27、ship VIII . 1.     It is never too bad (for you) to do something about the situation.2.     One is never too old to learn.3.    It is never too late (for you) to to put a stop to this madness.4.     I

28、t is never too late (for you) to mend your ways.5.     His income was never too small to support his family. IX. Rewrite the following sentences by using an appositional structure （同位結(jié)構(gòu)）. 1.    My best friend, Anna, was here last night.2.  

29、   The company manager, Mr. Madison, gathered his staff and announced the decision.3.     You should have seen an ophthalmologist, an eye doctor.4.    He sent ahead the accountant, the most experienced person in the company.5.   

30、“Leave it to me,” said Dan Defoe, the man on night duty.  X. Translate the following into English. 1.     You are never too experienced to learn new techniques.2.      There remains one problem, namely, who should be sent to head the resear

31、ch there.3.     Their relationship did meet with some difficulty at the beginning because of cultural differences.4.   Though he has had ups and downs, I believed all along that he would succeed some day.5.      I have some reserv

32、ations about the truth of your claim.6.      She isnt particularly tall, but her slim figure gives an illusion of height. X. Translate the following into Chinese.1.  應(yīng)盡早告知年輕人：必須認(rèn)真對待法律。2.  他現(xiàn)在面臨一個(gè)重要決定，這個(gè)決定可能會(huì)影響他的整個(gè)前程。 3.  即使在情況最糟糕的時(shí)候，你也必須保持鎮(zhèn)靜和信心。4.

33、60; 人際關(guān)系的成功與否與雙方相處是否融洽以及交流是否順暢有很大關(guān)系。5.  他的舉止至少在表面上像個(gè)正常人。 XII. 1-5 ACBBC 6-10 BCDCD 11-15 BADCDUnit 3  Section BRich Meeting His Future Mother-in-lawI. Reading skills1. F    2. F     3. O   4. F    5. O   6. O  

34、 7. O     8. F    9. O   10. F II. Comprehension of the text1.    C     2. A      3. D      4. C      5. B      6. B

35、60;    7. A      8. D III. Complete the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s), each blank with one word only.1. arrange2. criticism3. innocent4. criticizing 5. miserable6. modest7. compelled 8. somehow9. anticipate10. brilliantIV. 1. on

36、          2. from to             3. off           4. with      5. away 6. concerning/ about        &

37、#160;  7. over              8. On9. Concerning 10. toUnit 5Section AWeeping for My Smoking DaughterII Comprehension of The Text1. She feels terrible. She wants to weep and she does weep a little. 2. He smoked Prince Albert tobacco

38、 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 fathers hea

39、lth 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,

40、 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

41、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 Vocabu

42、lary1. harden2.shelter3.slim4.weaken5.Literally6.noticeable7.bunch8.drag9.grateful10.hookedIVFilling the Blank1.leaned on2. close at hand 3. die of  4. are starved of  5. coupled with  6. is directed at7. are dressed in  8. grateful to  9. struggling to 10.a bunch ofV 1-5 JG

43、KME 6-10 ODHACVI. Word Building1. harden 2. weakened the governments position. 3. broaden the childs mind. 4. lengthening 5. heightening 6. lightened  7. darkened 8. reddened the clouds.VII1.arrival2.expectations3.understandable4.Vfessional7.lu

44、cky8.gathering VIII Structure1. John went to the cinema with his brother, which surprised me.2. The boy broke the window, for which he was criticized by the teacher3. He tore up my photo, by which I was very much annoyed4. It was raining hard, due to which the team stayed indoors5. Connie chang

45、ed her mind for the second time, which came as no surprise to us. IX1. 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

46、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. X Translation Chinese to English1. He spoke confidently, which impressed me most.2. My father is so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.3.Im very grateful to you for all the help you have given me.4. The bad light, coupled with the w