2-Unit3-My-Stroke-of-Luck答案综合教程二

Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck

Key to the Exercises

Text comprehension

I.

C

II.

1. F; 2. T; 3. F; 4. T; 5. F.

III.

1. Paragraph 4: She fled from Germany to Belgium to escape fascism; then moved to Paris, surviving the occupation by placing German subtitles on French films.

2. Anne is an independent and honest lady.

3. Paragraph 10: Anne assured her husband that he’d done the right thing. This means she appreciated his decision.

4. Paragraph 8: she could endure difficulties in the hardest time but she

couldn’t tolerate her husband’s complaints and feeling sorry for himself.

5. Paragraph 12: She believes in tough love, and doesn’t let him just lie around but forces him to overcome his troubles.

IV.

1. But I also made some effort to adjust myself.

2. …because I am sometimes too proud of myself.

Structural analysis

Chronological account (Paragraph 1—2) – (Paragraph 8) –(Paragraph 14).

Flashback (Paragraph 3—4) –(Paragraph 5—7) –(Paragraph 9—10) –(Paragraph 11—13)

Chronological account (1—2) –Flashback (3—4) –(5—7) –Chronological account (8) –Flashback (9—10) –(11—13) –Chronological account (14).

Vocabulary

I. Phrase

1. tie the knot = get married

2. given that = if one takes into account that 考虑到，假定

3. then and there = at that time and place, esp. without any delay 当场，当时当地

4. in the midst of = when 在……之中，当……的时候

5. set … apart = distinguish 使分离，区别

II.

1. wrapped up; 2. fatal; 3. fluent; 4. has undergone;

5. stretch out; 6. financed; 7. consequences; 8. neighbourhood.

III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.

1. insistent 2. depressing 3. consolation 4. inspiration

5. collision 6. diagnosis 7. assurance 8. unconsciousness

IV.

1. A; 2. B; 3. C; 4. D;

5. C; 6. D; 7. A; 8. D.

V. Synonym / Antonym

Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.

1. Synonym: fortune

2. Antonym: unnatural, artificial

3. Synonym: immediately

4. Synonym: seldom, hardly

5. Synonym: back

6. Antonym: innocence

7. Synonym: escaped

8. Synonym: marvelous, wonderful, terrific

VI. Prefix / Suffix

Write in each space one word that has the same stem as underlined in each given word.

1. intend pretend

2. implicit explicit

3. occur recur

4. transfer refer

5. admit commit

6. reject inject

7. express depress

8. conform reform

Grammar

I. Change each sentence into a negative with the given word.

1. I hope it will not rain.

2. She has seldom been so successful before.

Seldom has she been so successful before.

3. Nowhere in Iceland will you find gold.

4. Donald had never imagined that this strange incident would help him to find a job.

Never had Donald imagined that this strange incident would help him to find a job.

5. He had scarcely any time to pack his suitcase.

Scarcely had he any time to pack his suitcase.

6. In no circumstances must you tell him this secret.

7. We rarely get more than three consecutive days of hot weather in summer.

Rarely do we get more than three consecutive days of hot weather in summer.

8. I had hardly ever worked as hard as I did yesterday.

Hardly had I ever worked as hard as I did yesterday.

II.

1．无爱之人不可能真正幸福。

2．人人皆有过失。

3．闪光的并非都是金子。

4．这些都不是白做的。

5．我不明白他为什么不在这儿。

6．能不做的事她决不会做。

7．我认为他没说真话。

8．玛丽只求安宁。

III. Unit noun

Complete each sentence with an appropriate expression of quantity from the box below.

1. a piece of

2. a lump of

3. an ear of

4. a flash of

5. a head of

6. a blade of

7. a herd of

8. a litter of

IV. Insert as or like as appropriate in each sentence.

1. as 2. as; 3. like; 4. like; 5. as;

6. like; 7. like; 8. like; 9. as; 10. as

Translation

I.

1．1995年我中风后情绪低落，常常有自杀的念头，她又一次救了我。

2．安妮帮助我度过了一些最困难的时刻，这可不是件容易的事，因为我有时候是个自负的演员。

3．在我刚刚摆脱死神，还沉浸在劫后痛苦中的时候，她一直安慰我，但她不能容忍我自怨自艾——她把这个看得很重。

4．她通过帮助别人——如和病友们谈心，交流她的经验，与六位癌症康复者一起建立了妇女癌症研究会——和癌症作斗争，并且彻底康复了。

II.

1. The fans waited anxiously in the rain for two hours before the “super girl” finally showed up.

Practice:

2. They have been in love for eight years, and they went through many agonies before they finally got married.

3. I was upset by the loss of my wallet, but I could only console myself—it could have been worse. What if I had lost my passport at the airport?

4. Given his age and inexperience / Given that he was young and inexperienced, his performance in his first movie was excellent.

5. Every time he left on business, the manager would authorize his assistant to act for him, as the business of the company couldn’t wait.

6. The poor old man did not have much to eat but he kept healthy because he believed in the benefit of doing exercise.

7. Of all the ancient civilizations, only that of China has endured through the

ages and is still full of vitality.

8. Like many other writers, this young writer focuses on the eternal theme of love. What sets him apart from others is his keen observations of rural life in China.

Exercises for integrated skills

I. Dictation

Love means that I know the person I love. / I’m aware of the many sides of the other person / — not just the beautiful side / but also the limitations. / I have an awareness / of the other’s feelings and thoughts. / I can see the other person on a deeper level.

Love means that I care about the welfare / of the person I love. / If I care about you, / I’m concerned about your growth, / and I hope you will become / all that you can become./

Love means trusting the person I love. / If I love you, / I trust that you will accept my caring and my love / and that you won’t deliberately hurt me. / I trust / that you will find me lovable / and that you won’t abandon me. / If we trust each other, / we are willing / to be open to each other / and reveal our true selves.

II. Cloze

(1) having (2) for (3) of (4) your (5) that

(6) so (7) have (8) in (9) responsibility (10) on

(11) making (12) up (13) the / our (14) with (15) well

Writing Practice

Write two separate paragraphs respectively based on the following two topic sentences with explanation and illustrative examples.

1. Violence is destroying the sport of soccer in China.

Ideas for reference:

A football player’s leg was broken by his rival.

Players attack each other.

Stars hurt people in pubs and on the street.

They promote the sales of newspapers but alienate people from the sport.

Sample:

Violence is destroying the sport of soccer in China. Just a few months ago, one of the country’s top football clubs lost its best striker, a player from Honduras. He had been in only less than half a season in China before his left leg was so severely

and “skillfully” broken by his rival in an otherwise dull match that he was sent back to his own country to recover. Almost every other week, players are seen on live TV kicking, punching, or spitting on each other, or even worse, the referee. Off field, China’s football players are also violently active. Now and then, stories of some star attacking people in pubs late at night, or on the street in broad daylight, make newspaper headlines. They promote the sales of newspapers but alienate more and more people from the sport. It has lost most of its audience. The number of TV viewers regularly watching live broadcasting of football matches has been decreasing. Sponsors are worried. They do not want to burn money for this bloody sport.

2. College students should have more (less) time of their own.

Ideas for reference:

a lot of assignments from different courses

desire to probe into territories outside majors

need to discover more about ourselves

want to go deep into the real world

Sample:

College students should have more time of their own. Last week, my Reading

class teacher required us to read a 300-page novel; my Communicative English course teacher asked us to prepare a short play within three days; the professor who teaches us grammar told us that a test would be given on all the three new units of this semester; and, as the last straw, the composition teacher expressed his opinion that, in order to improve our writing skill, we should “write something” every day and she expected us to complete a 200-word essay during the weekend. All these conscientious and responsible teachers seem to think that they are just helping us. Apparently it never occurs to them that we college students should have more time of our own to do a lot of other things as well as school assignments. Yes, I am an English major, but that does not mean I have already made up my mind about my future career path. I want to have time to discover about other fields of knowledge. Likewise, students of other majors might also desire to probe into territories outside their own special branch of learning. And that takes time. In addition, we also need to discover more about ourselves: what we have a passion for, what we would really hate to do, where our strengths really lie, which section of the future job market would offer the best opportunities. Lastly, we need time to play, to make friends, to go deep into the real world outside our classrooms. If we are always buried in our teachers’ assignments, we will lose so much and, in the end, lose ourselves.

Listening Exercises

You are going to hear a female journalist talking about flying.

A. Pre-listening discussion

1. Have you ever traveled by plane? If so, what do you like and dislike about flying?

2. For long journeys, do you prefer traveling by bus, train or car? Why?

B. Listen to Section 1 carefully and answer the questions.

1. Do you think the journalist travels a lot?

Yes. (The interviewer says so, and she obviously knows a lot about flying.)

2. What does she particularly like about flying?

The excitement of it, particularly the take-off.

3. According to the journalist, what do other people say about flying?

It’s “mundane” — it’s so ordinary now that it isn’t exciting any more.

4. What doesn’t she like doing? Why?

She doesn’t like waiting around at airports when planes are delayed because the airports

are crowded, and she doesn’t know how long she’ll have to wait.

C. Listen to Section 2 carefully and answer the questions.

1. Which does she prefer, long flights or short flights? Why?

She prefers long flights, because on short flights you don’t have time to enjoy the flight, have a meal, etc.

2. In general, there are three things she dislikes about very long flights. What are they?

They’re tiresomeness, difficulty in getting to sleep, and disorientation caused by the change in time zones. 3. What does she like to do on very long flights?

She likes to travel in darkness, so that she can get to sleep.

4. Why do the cabin staff wake passengers up?

Because they think the passengers are bored, or because it’s time for another meal or drink.