综合英语3unit 1答案

Unit 1

KEY TO EXERCISES

Text comprehension

Ⅰ

. Decide which of the following is NOT part of the theme of the essay.

C This statements goes to extremes. Though the author stresses the notion that

we should find our true selves and be faithful to them in college, she does not mean

we should ignore others in pursuit of our true selves.

Ⅱ

. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true

or false.

1.

F. Refer to Paragraph2. Evelyn acted carefully and put on airs of assurance

for fear that other students might notice she was a freshman.

2.

T. Refer to paragraph 6. When she fell, she seemed to see the failure of

her entire life, as if it ended with the first day of college classes.

3.

F. Refer to Paragraphs 7. All the students in the cafeteria stood up,

cheering and clapping, making fun of the most miserable person. And Evelyn

knew that they had all noticed her embarrassment and

“

determined that I

would never forget it.

”

4.

T. Refer to Paragraphs 9 and 10. The response of the football player gave

her a sudden realization that she had been taking herself too seriously, and

what she had interpreted as a malicious attempt to embarrass a freshman had

been merely a moment of college fun.

5.

F. Refer to Paragraphs 12 and 13. She did make some mistakes on purpose,

but the purpose was to try new experiences like new articles of clothing in

order to find out her real self.

Ⅲ

. Answer the following questions.

1.

Refer to Paragraphs 1 and 2. She felt

“

first- gradish

”

on her arrival at the

campus. The

“

first- gradish

”

feeling refers basically to naivety and anxiety, so

she attempted to behave in a perfect way with the hope that no one would

notice she was a freshman.

2.

Refer to Paragraph 3. She chose to sit in the front row and to the side. This

was because the freshman manual suggested sitting near the front to show

that one is all intelligent and enthusiastic student, but as she was not

confident enough to sit in the professo

r’

s direct line of vision, she chose a side

seat in the front row.

3.

Refer to Paragraph 6. She felt as if her life had plunged into total failure and

the doom of life had come.

4.

Refer to Paragraph 9. The football player got up, hands held high above his

head in victory clap, which is an expression of fun. At this moment, Evelyn

realized that she had been too serious and on the contrary her slip could be a

moment of fun for other people and herself alike. Everyone may have done

something dumb, but they have all survived after all.

5.

Refer to Paragraphs 13 and 14. She understood that one could live his college

life as an experiment. She should not be afraid of making mistakes because it

is only through trial and error that one can find his real self and finding his

real self is the ultimate purpose of a college education. The college allows one

to make massive mistakes. And even after graduation, she was still making

mistakes of which she was no longer afraid.

Ⅳ

. Explain in your own words the following sentences.

1.

I planned to keep silent and act in such a way that nobody would notice that I

was only a newcomer in college.

2.

For three days, I had not been to the cafeteria due to my feeling of

humiliation and shame. Instead, I stayed alone in my room and ate junk food

of various kinds from a vending machine which was in just the right place to

aid me in avoiding others.

3.

It didn

’

t matter whether or not you were widely accepted or admired; you did

not have to behave to the liking of everybody else.

Vocabulary

Ⅰ

. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.

1.

I had just the feeling of a newcomer at college without the strength a mature

student might possess.

2.

my apparent confidence

3.

some food to appease my hunger (as well as my anxiety)

4.

going with the tide was no longer crucial to one

’

s success

5.

foolish and glaring mistakes

Ⅱ

. Fill in the blanks in each sentence with a word taken from the box in its

appropriate form.

1. distress ed 3. pose d

5. preoccupation 6. shackles 7. curse 8. deliberation

Ⅲ

. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the given words.

1. assure 2. discretion 3. relaxation 4. humiliate

5. strategy 6. embarrassment 7. maneuverable 8. immaturity

Ⅳ

. Fill in the blanks in each sentence with an appropriate phrasal verb or

collocation taken from the text.

1. live up to 2. headed for 3. seek out 4. has broken out

for 6. trying

…

on 7. go out to 8. tipped off

Ⅴ

. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence

in the sense it used.

1.

Antonym: vague (indistinct)

2.

Synonym: inconspicuously (unobtrusively)

3.

Synonym: self-restraint (self-control)

4.

Antonym: clever (intelligent, sensible)

5.

Synonym: manner (behavior)

6.

Antonym: excited (agitated)

7.

Synonym: sneak

8.

Antonym: mature (sophisticated)

Ⅵ

. Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words.

1. became popular 2. respect 3. keep up 4. lead to

5. understood 6. found 7. use 8. start

Grammar

Ⅰ

. Combine each nominal clause in Colum A with a sentence fragment in

Column B to create sensible sentence.

There are five main types of nominal clauses:

that-

clauses, interrogative

subclauses, nominal relative clauses, nominal

to

-infinitive clauses and nominal

-ing

clauses. Nominal clauses function like noun phrases. They may serve as subject,

object, complement, appositive, and prepositional complement.

1. c 2. d 3. b 4. f 5. a 6. e 7. h 8. g

Ⅱ

. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each one with a noun

phrases or a nominal clause.

1.

My decision to resign was wise.

2.

Their readiness to accept the peace agreement really surprised the diplomatic

world.

3.

My determination to pass the test helped me.

4.

Her failure to get into college disappointed her parents.