全新版大学进阶英语第二册第一单元答案讲解学习

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Unit 1 Living Green

Key to Exercises

Opener

Suggested answers for reference

1. There are a lot of simple things we can do to decrease energy consumption. Here

are just a few examples:

Use energy efficient light bulbs for our most-used lights.

When we leave a room, turn off the light.

Turn off our computer/laptop when we are not using it.

Save water. Take quicker showers. When brushing teeth we should not leave faucet

running.

Use reusable cloth shopping bags that are made from plant fibers.

Whenever possible, walk, bike, carpool, or use public transportation.

2. Old clothes and books: Other people can reuse our unwanted clothes and books if

we donate them.

Old clothes can also be made into other items such as cushion covers.

Old electrical equipment: Donate old electrical equipment to schools or community

centers so that others can reuse them.

Rechargeable

batteries:

Unlike

regular

batteries

that

create

unnecessary

waste,

rechargeable

batteries

can

be

reused

many

times

before

they

need

to

be

thrown

away.

Jars

and

pots:

By

cleaning

glass

jars

and

small

pots,

we

can

use

them

as

small

containers to store odds and ends

（零星物品）

.

3.

Living green means reducing one’s carbon footprint, or, more generally, making as

small an impact on the natural environment as possible.

Yes,

I

have

thought

about

it.

I

can

take

some

small

steps

to

restrict

energy

consumption. For example, taking shorter, cooler showers. In that way I can save

energy by minimizing hot water use.

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Reading & Interacting

I. Understanding the Text

1. Text Organization

Parts

Paragraphs

Main Ideas

The writer and her family wanted to slow things

Part One

Paras. 1-4

down and decided to move to a property that was

off the grid.

Living off the grid, the writer’s family had to dea

l

Part Two

Paras. 5-10

with

a

lot

of

big

challenges,

and

yet

meanwhile

gained many benefits.

Part Three

2. Comprehension Check

2.1 Focusing on the main ideas

After

living

in

the

city

of

Las

Vegas

for

years,

Alison

Zeuschel

and

her

family decided to move to the countryside. Their home hunting ended up in a very

small town in Arizona where they purchased a house on 40 acres that was not only

off

the

grid,

but

without

access

to

any

(public)

utilities.

Just

imagine

the

challenges facing them, such as generating their own power and hauling their own

water. However, they worked hard and succeeded in making the adjustment in a

few months. In addition, they benefited a lot from living off the grid there. Most

important of all, they came to know the importance of conservation and learned

how

to

conserve

power

and

water

and

how

to

reuse

things,

etc.

In

other

words

they learned how to live green.

2.2 Digging into detail

1. Her daughter wanted a horse. Her husband wanted property. Her son wanted a

dirt bike. The writer herself wanted her family to be more self-sufficient.

2. The property was off the grid. It was actually not connected to any utilities

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Para. 11

Conclusion:

Going

off

the

grid

was

a

great

experience for the writer’s

family.

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power, water or a sewer system.

3. They generated electricity by wind and solar power, and stored it in 16 golf cart

batteries. Water had to be hauled in from a nearby town and stored in two tanks

located on the property.

4.

In

her

view,

one

of

the

greatest

benefits

was

teaching

her

children

the

importance of conservation.

5.

Other

changes

included

reducing

the

amount

of

trash

by

recycling

and

composting, growing their own organic vegetables and reusing things that they

would normally toss away.

2.3 Understanding difficult sentences

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. A

5. B

II. Focusing on Language in Context

1. Key Words & Expressions

1.1

1. Jack has no interest whatsoever in pursuing an acting career. He loves writing

and directing.

2. The idea was to have users upload their medical records, so that they could be

available at any time.

3. Traffic jams often build up when drivers slow down to see what happened in a

crash.

4. A native New Yorker, Ben is familiar with the city, its neighborhoods, and all he

has connections with.

5. You may have already seen your dream house. Before you put in an offer, you

can do a few more things to ensure you purchase the right property for the right

price.

6.

Buying

organic

fruit

and

vegetables

costs

more,

and

for

many

shoppers,

the

benefits hardly seem worth the extra expense.

7. Self- sufficient

living is the practice of providing for

your own needs

without

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outside aid or resources.

8. In the interview, the writer was asked how he set about writing a novel based on

a dream he once had.

9. Are you thinking of becoming an insurance sales agent? Take this quiz to find

out if this is the right career choice for you.

10.

The

rent

for

the

apartment

is

reasonable;

besides,

the

utilities

are

included,

which means you

don’t have to pay anything for gas, electricity and water.

11. A central heating and cooling system produces warm or cool air in one central

area and distributes it throughout the building.

12. We were deeply shocked and saddened when we learned of the sudden death of

our newly retired professor.

13. If you know the ins and outs of something, you know all the details about it and

understand how it works.

14. It’s long been proven that we can

accomplish any project if we break it up into

small pieces and do the project one piece at a time.

1.2

1. consist of

2. tossed

3. overall

4. hauling

1.3

1.

If

you’re

in

business

long

enough,

it’s

inevitable

you

will

meet

with/face/encounter setbacks.

2.

Hydroelectric

power

plants

generate

electricity

in

a

much

cleaner

way

than

coal-fired ones.

3.

Knowing

the

proper

way

to

do

laundry

will

help

you

avoid

shrinking

your

sweaters and dyeing

your white socks pink.

4. We really

appreciate the invitation to

your party, but my elderly mother lives

with us and we

don’t like to leave her alone in the

evenings.

5. The hotel is OK but could make some adjustments to live up to its 5-star rating.

6. Most of us take electricity for granted. But do you know that about 1.5 billion

people in this world have no access to electrical power?

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5. went out

6. in use