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1、-全新版大学英语 第二版 2答案及期末考试复习资料(针对武汉理工大学大一下英语期末考试)-第 6 页Unit1Part Three: ClozeIs there a contrast between learning styles in China and the West? While we should be careful to avoid exaggerating the differences, they do appear to exist. In China, for example, greater priority is given to developing skills
2、at an early age. The Americans, on the other hand, place more emphasis on promoting creativity in young children, leaving them to pick up skills later. American parents tend to avoid rushing in to assist their children as they try to accomplish a task, thinking it better that children should learn t
3、o solve problems by themselves. Such an approach can, on occasion, be mistaken for neglecting ones parental duties by those more used to “teaching by holding the hand.” Both approaches have their disadvantages as well as advantages, and it may well be worthwhile to search for a superior method that
4、would combine the best of both worlds.-Theme-relatedThe real challenge to us teacher is combining the best of both worlds into one . Creativity and basic skills need to be considered in terms of being means to an end, rather than simply as ends in themselves . Some Chinese students may not perform w
5、ell in hypothetical settings ,but when it comes to facing real life challenges and issues ,they are more than competent in resolving most of them, equipped as they are with their strong skill .The U.S. system may be designed to aim more at producing top of the cream students ,but that approach may d
6、o damage to the big bulk of the rest of the student body .The Chinese education system is definitely not perfect ,but it does produce a quality workforce ,And I truly believe that solid basic knowledge/skill focus is the single biggest force driving the rise of Chinese as a country .翻译：背离传统需要极大的勇气。I
7、t takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了。Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.很多教育家认为从小培养还自动创新精神是很可取的Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spir
8、it in the child at an early age.假设那幅画确实是名作，你觉得值得购买吗？Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think its worthwhile to buy it?如果这些数据统计上是站得住脚的，那它将会帮助我们认识正在调查的问题。If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigatingUnit 2Part Three: ClozeSam Walton mus
9、t have been one of the best employers I ever worked for. He was a cheerful man who never threw his weight around.Everyone from top executive down to the ordinary worker could expect fair treatment at his hands. He was quick to recognize and reward hard work and to cultivate new ideas. Those who show
10、ed loyalty to the company were given the chance to buy stock. I did myself. And my children qualified for the scholarships he made available. Outside work he carried on much like ordinary folks and if you didnt know him you wouldnt be able to tell him apart from the other local people in the small t
11、own where we lived.How dose spending connect to happiness?One explanation lies in conspicuous consumption . The idea is that the rich dont accumulate wealth simply in order to consume it . Rather they accumulate wealth in order to display it , and their happiness is fueled by their neighbors envy .
12、As a result ,the country finds itself in the grips of a luxury fever -families with annual incomes of $50,000 try to emulate the consumption of those with $70,000 , who in turn try to emulate those with $140,000 ,and so an .Its just plain common sense . Its physically impossible for a piece of paper
13、 like money to make you happy . Instead what makes people happy is the feeling of security or power money bring .A recent survey indicates that those from the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans sand the Maasai of East Africa are almost equally satisfied . The Maasai are a traditional herding p
14、eople who have to no electricity or running water and live in huts made of mud .It follows that economic development and personal income cannot account for the happiness that they are so often linked to .翻译：该公司否认其捐款又商业目的。The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.每当他生气的时候，他说话就有一点
15、结巴。Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.教育是我们家庭最看重的传统，这就是为什么我父母从不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学。Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. Thats why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的又
16、一个困难阶段。Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.与我们富裕的邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们这是努力满足我们最起码的需求。In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.Unit 3Pa
17、rt Three: ClozeYou can certainly say our dad gives our welfare his constant attention. Sometimes, though, we wish he wouldnt try quite so hard. To be frank, he seems to have a talent for embarrassing us by making dumb remarks. He should know better, but he never seems to learn and just goes on makin
18、g the same old mistakes repeatedly. The result is that we live in constant fear of his well-intentioned interference in our affairs. Mom is no help, as you can bet she will always see things from his point of view rather than from ours. Overall, though, hes a wonderful dad and I wouldnt trade him fo
19、r anyone in the world.-Theme-relatedA new research study has found that, .1.despite what parents might believe, there is an enormous gap between what they think their children are doing online and what is .2.really happening .In one part of the study, over 500 children form a variety of ages and bac
20、kgeounds were asked if they gave out personal information online. 73% said that they did. The parents of the .3.same children believed that only 4% of their children did so.The children were also asked if they had made face-to-face .4.contact with strangers that they had met online.36% from the high
21、 school group admitted to meeting with a stranger they had met online. Nearly 40% of these children.5.admitted to speaking with stranger regularly. Fewer than 9% of the paeents knew that their children had been meeting with strangers.Another part of the study found that 30% of children between the a
22、ges of 9 and 18 delete the search history form their browsers in an.6. attempt to protect their privacy form their parents. Common filtering software may.7. not be effective, since children will access what they are looking for elsewhere-at a friends house, an Internet cafe ,or school. One problem l
23、ies in the fact that parents dont know much about using popular online software and chat programs,and .8.tend to have no clue about what is really happening online. This lack of knowledge on the parents part may be no .9.different form the situation before the arroval of the Web. Parents dont know w
24、hat their childen are doing on the Net, in the same .10.manner that they dont know what does on at class, parties,or clubs.lTrnslation科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗？（proof）Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?2、计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。（location，narrowdown）Theplanningcommitteehasnarroweddownthepossible
25、locationsforthenuclearpowerplanttotwocoastaltowns.3、山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生。（welfare）Samnotonlylosthisjobbutalsobothlegs;hehadtoliveonwelfarefortherestofhislife.4、有十二人组成的陪审团（jury）一致表决认为玛丽有罪（guilty）。（consistof，inunison）Ajuryconsistingof12membersvotedinunisonthatMarywasguilty.5、听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得
26、受了奇耻大辱。（talent，humiliate）Seanfelthumiliatedtohearhistalentbeingquestioned.Unit 4Part Three: ClozeWith the Internet we can escape into another world at the click of a button. For many this is a dream come true. For others, a nightmare. Those who do not trust the Internet argue that it is all too easy
27、 to be sucked into a virtual world. Keeping in touch with your friends by email is fine, but for those who rely on it completely, communicating face-to-face tends to be too emotional and unbearable. At times they may feel this so strongly that they have to flee from real human contact, hurrying to g
28、et back on line to the comfort and safety or a less demanding world.-Theme-relatedI live in a small coastal town of 398 people located halfway between San Francisco and the Oregon border . The nearest traffic light is nine miles north in the town of Mendocino ; its closest companion to the south is
29、over 90 miles away . The nearest four-lane highway is 58 miles east . Federal Express doesnt deliver here on Saturdays .But there in Internet access here . It enables me to work at home , writing computer books and articles for computer magazines . It enables local students and historians to conduct
30、 research . It enables local business -inns ,music stores ,driving schools -to reach new customers . It enables local people to enjoy the benefits of email and the delights of websites and chat rooms .In fact ,because small towns have few people ,few stores ,and few libraries and schools ,you could
31、argue that the Internet provides more benefits to small towns than it does to big cities . But Internet service providers are not interested in small markets . What they are interested in is making money . As a result , people in many small towns and remote areas are unable to keep up with the devel
32、opment of information technology .翻译：研究表明，笑能带来许多健康上的好处。Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.互联网连接速度慢真让人心烦。A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying.法律规定，帮助他人自杀是犯罪。As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.玛丽在她的报告中试图从一个完全不同的角度来解释这些数据。In her repo
33、rt, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.苏是一个很有天分的女孩。她那惊人的记忆力使她在同班同学中显得格外特出。Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.Unit 5Part Three: ClozeThe following is how Michael Stone looks back on that days competition. In my minds ey
34、e I can see every detail of that pole vault. I can remember the feel of sweating in the heat as I tried to relax. At first I couldnt. I was too excited, too tense. But then I remembered to breathe deeply and brought myself under control. Then I was off, up and away, clearing the bar. I had done it!
35、This was no mere fantasy, but the real thing. All that preparation, working out every day, had paid off. Friends were rushing to congratulate me and I was surrounded by the clicking cameras of the media. You can imagine how full of emotion I felt.-Theme-relatedThe Brooklyn Bridge that spans the rive
36、r between Manhattan and Brooklyn is simply an engineering miracle .In 1883, a creative engineer , John Roebling ,was inspired by an idea for this spectacular bridge . However, bridge building experts told him to forget it. It just was not possible.Roebling,nevertheless, convinced his son,Washing,an
37、up-and-coming engineer,that the bridge could be built.The two of them conceived the concept of how it could be accomplished and how to overcome the obstacles.Somehow they convinced bankers to finance the project.They hired their crew and began to buildtheir dream bridge.The project was only a few mo
38、nths under way when a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and severely injured hie son.Washington was severely brain-damaged,under to talk or walk. Everyone thought the project would have to be stopped,since the Roebling were the only ones who understood how the bridge could be built. Thoug
39、ht Washington Roebling was unable to move or talk ,his mind was as sharp as ever. One day as he lay in his hospital bed, an idea flashed in his mind an to how to develop a communication code. All he could move was one finger, so he touched the arm of his wife that finger.He tapped out the code to co
40、mmunication to her what she was to tell the engineers who continued building the bridge .For 13 years ,Washington tapped out his instructions with one finger until the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed.-Translation.是工人和主管人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个盈利的企业。It is the creativity and dedication
41、of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business.食品和医药的价格在过去的三个月里急剧增长.The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months.我们打算重新粉刷这幢办公大楼的上面几层楼.We plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building.他的成功表明流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的。His success shows that popul
42、arity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦的呻吟。I dont want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully.Unit 6Part Three: ClozeSome women seem able to manage to do an incredible number of things at the same time. Such superwomen seem quite able t
43、o run a corporation and still manage to care for their families, and even set aside time to decorate the house. As soon as they have achieved one thing they are ready to move on to the next. While others struggle to put pen to paper, they have completed the final draft of a book. They seem to find i
44、t all a piece of cake, while the rest of us find it hard to even begin to get our act together. Yet despite all this you cannot help being charmed by them and inspired by their example.-Theme-relatedThe words first black woman have been used to describe Shirley Ann Jackson for so long that her name
45、seems incomplete without them. She was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D from MIT, the first black woman in the country to earn a physics doctorate , and she was both the first African American and the first woman to chair the U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Growing up in the late 1950s and ear
46、ly 1960s ,when the race for space was in full fora,a young Jackson came to see the world around her as full of secrets . For years ,she collected bees and kept them under her familys back porch,making painstaking records of their behaviors as he adjusted variables like heat,light ,and diet.It was li
47、ke reading a great mystery novel,she recalls.Her parents encouraged her to pursue her passions ,and her siblings ,two sisters and a brother,all recognized her natural talents for leadership.But it was the assistant principal at Washington D.Cs Roosevelt High School who steered her toward MIT. Today
48、,even at such lofty posts as heading the NRC,Jackson says she is essentially doing the same thing she did way back with the bees:studying interactions in the environment around her,making keen observations ,and taking constructive action based on what she learned.Jackson strongly believes that woman must be true friendsto one another and assist an