大学英语泛读教程第二册答案

Keys to Reading Course 2

Unit 1

Reading

Section A

Word Pretest

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.C

Reading Comprehension

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.C

Vocabulary Building

Word Search

1. assignment

2. irony

3. reverse

4. accomplish

5. assemble

6. squeeze

7. sensual

8. fragment

9. narcotic

10. adolescence

Use of English

1.

Bob agreed to take on the leadership of the expedition.

2.

The world was taken in by his fantastic story of having got to the Pole alone.

3.

He took up his story after a pause for questions and refreshments.

4.

That takes me back to the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.

5.

The members of the party took it in turns to steer the boat.

6.

They took it for granted that someone would pick up their signals and come to their aid.

Stems

1.

proclaim: to announce officially and publicly; to declare

2.

percentage: a proportion or share in relation to a whole; a part

3.

confirm:

to support or establish the certainty or validity of; to verify

4.

affirm:

to declare positively or firmly; to maintain to be true

5.

centigram: a metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth of a gram

6.

exclaim: to express or utter(something) suddenly or vehemently

Synonyms

1. adaptability

2. purpose

ed

Cloze

important

second

France

student

bilingual

monolingual

serious

means

use

difficult

Section B

1.F

2.T

3.T

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.B

9.B

10.T

11.T

12.F

13.F

14.T

15.T

Section C

1.F

2.T

3.T

4.F

5.T

6.F

7.F

8.F

9.F

10.F

Unit 2 Music

Section A

Word Pretest

1. B

2. C

3. B

4. C

5. B

6. B

Reading comprehension

1. T

2. F

3. T

4. T

5. T

6. T

7. T

8. F

V

ocabulary Building

Word search

1. folk

2. capacity

3. sensuous

4. qualified

5. abuse

6. stuff

7. mood

8. clarity

9. strive

Semantic variations

1. B

2. B

3. B

4. B

5. A

6.B

Stems

1.

compose: to make up the constituent parts of; to constitute or form

2.

contract: to reduce in size by drawing together, to shrink

3.

dispose of: to get rid of, to throw out

4.

impose: to obtrude or force( oneself, for example) on another or others

5.

subtract: to make away, to deduct

6.

deposit: to put (money) in a bank or financial account

Synonyms

1. discriminating

2. widespread

3. compatibility

4. clearness

5. association

Cloze

music

form

south

dance

interest

instruments

voice

roots

Section B

1. F

2. T

3. F

4. F

5. F

6.T

7 T

8. F

9 F

10. F

11. F

12. T

13. T

14. F

15 T

Section C

1. D

2. A

3. D

4. D

5.D

6. D

7. D

8. A

Unit 3 Generation

Section A

Word Pretest

1. C

2. C

3. B

4. C

5. B

6. C

7. C

8. A

Reading Comprehension

1. D

2. C

3. C

4. A

5. B

6. C

7. A

8. B

Vocabulary Building

Word search

1. lull

2. associate

3. client

4. utterly

5. certificate

6. rags

7. jerk

8. foreman

9. demanding

10. sentimental

Semantic variations

1. C

2. C

3. B

4. A

5. B

6. C

Stems

1.

transmit:

to send from one person, thing, or place to another; to convey

2.

deduce:

to reach (a conclusion) by reasoning

3.

eject:

to throw out forcefully; to expel

4.

compel:

to force, drive, or constrain

5.

project:

to thrust outward or forward

6.

conduct:

to lead or guide

Antonyms

1. hopeless

2. disobedient

3. weighty

4. agree

5.

clear

Cloze

active

girls

skirts

move

raised

force

show

fly

hesitated

plane

Sections B

1. B

2. C

3. C

4. B

5. C

6. C

7. C

8. C

9. A

10.C

11. C

12. C

13. A

14. C

15. C

Section C

1. F

2. T

3. T

4. T

5. F

6. F

7. T

8. F

9. T

10. T

Reading Course 2

Unit 4

Section A

Word Pretest

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10. C

Reading Comprehension

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

Vocabulary Building

Word Search

1. slanting

2. equator

3. amplifier

4. vapor

5. desert

6. latitude

7. atlitude

8. monsoon

9. drain

10. precaution

Semantic V

ariations

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.A

Stems

7.

division:

one of the parts, sections or groups into which something is divided

8.

evident:

easily see or understood; obvious

9.

individual:

a single human being considered apart from a society or community

10.

sustain:

to support from below; to keep from falling or sinking; to prop

11.

visible:

possible to see; perceptible to the eye

12.

obtain:

to succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; to

acquire

Synonyms

1. mixture

2. eternal

ty

Cloze

radio

incorrect

predict

misunderstanding

unexplained

happen

up

right

Section B

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.F

5.T

6.F

7.F

8.F

9.T

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.T

14.F

15.T

Section C

1.T

2.T

3.F

4.T

5.F

6.T

7.F

8.T

9.T

10.T

Unit 5

Work

Section A

Word Pretest

1C

2A

3B

4 C

5 B

6 A

7 C

8 C

Reading Comprehension

1-8

C A A C C B

Vocabulary Building

Word Search

1

intangible

2.

crave

3

ego

4

attributable

5

stall

6 tool up

7 at stake

8. cram

9. forfeit

10. corny

Use of English

1.

By the time I opened the can its contents had gone off.

2.

I’ll go over how it works before you try it yourself.

3.

I was told it would be repaired free of charge, but the man in the shop has gone back on his

promise.

4.

The book was so popular that there weren’t enough copies to go round.

5.

His shop has gone out of business after making heavy losses.

6.

The trade has gone from bad to worse and staff are being laid off.

Stems

1-6

BADAAC

Synonyms

1-5

graceful

spontaneously

oppose

usual

client

Cloze

staff

maximize

objectives

participate

potential

skills

easier

appointed

specific

commitment

Section B

1-5

ACBFT

6-10

FACDB

11-15 CBTFT

Section C

1-5

FTFTF

6-10

TFTFT

Unit 6 The African- Americans

Section A

Word Pretest

1. C

2. A

3. C

4. A

5. B

6. A

7. C

8. C

Reading Comprehension

1. F

2T

3T

4F

5T

6F

7T

8T

Vocabulary Building

Word Search

1. destined

2. relief

3. segregation

4. boycott

5. sit-in

6. legacy

7. chronicle

8. assault

9. plight

10. vigilance

Semantic V

ariations

1C

2A

3C

4A

5B

6C

Stems

1. evolution:

the theory that groups of organisms change with passage of time, mainly as a

result

of

natural

selection,

so

that

descendants

differ

morphologically

and

physiologically from their ancestors

2. ascend:

to go or move upward

3. devolve:

to pass on or delegate to another

4. migrate:

to

change

location

periodically,

especially

by

moving

seasonally

from

one

region to another

5. export:

to send or transport (a commodity, for example) abroad, especially for trade or

sale

6. condescend:

to descend to the level of one considered inferior; to lower oneself

Antonyms

1. observe

2. admit

3. dismiss

4. eulogize

5. advance

Cloze

Nominated

raised

immigrated

earned

rose

Assignment

position

army

autobiography

speaker

Section B

1T

2T

3F

4C

5B

6D

7D

8D

9T

10F

11F

12F

13T

14T

Section C

1A

2D

3D

4C

5C

6B

7D

8C

Keys to Reading Course 2

Unit 7

Greek Stories

Section A

Word Pretest

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.C

Reading Comprehension

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.C

5. C

6.D

7.C

8.D

Vocabulary Building

Word match

ripple

a little wave on the surface of water

mischief

naughty behavior by children

hospitality

welcoming behavior

billow

a large sea wave

spell

delightful influence

nymph

a goddess of nature

band

a group of musician

suitor

a man wishing to marry a particular woman

mortal

a human being

warrior

a soldier

crafty

cunning

hostile

unfriendly

merry

cheerful

tame

not wild

content

satisfied

resume

to take again

gloom

darkness

despise

to look down on with contempt

dismay

a strong feeling of fear, anxiety and hopelessness

dusk

the time just before night

Semantic V

ariations

1-6

CAAAAC

Stems

13.

tendency:

movement or prevailing movement in a given direction

2.

conservative:

favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change

3.

preserve:

to keep in perfect or unaltered condition; tending to oppose change

4.

valuable:

of great importance

5.

available:

present and ready for use; at hand; accessible

6.

prevail:

to be most common or frequent; to be predominant

Antonyms

1. forbid

2. clarify

l

Cloze

name

place

arrows

wandered

power

mischief

won

neglected

celebrate

expedition

Section B

1-5

CCACD

6-10

TTFFF

11-15

TTBBC

Section C

1-5 CADBA

6-8DCC

Unit 8 Attitude Towards Life

Section A

Word Pretest

:

BACBA

BCA

Reading Comprehension

:

CABBC

BBB

Vocabulary Building

Word match

astonishing

surprising

considerate

thoughtful of other persons’ wishes, needs or feelings

preach

to advise or urge others to accept (sth. one believes in)

strenuous

taking or needing great effort or strength

arena

an enclosed area for sports, public entertainments, etc.

adversity

bad fortune, trouble

batter

to damage, break, or cause to lose shape

reverse

the opposite, the other way round

penetrate

to see into or through

self-esteem

one’s good opinion of one’s own worth

doom

to cause to suffer sth unavoidable and terrible

emerge

to come out or appear from inside or from being hidden

blessing

a gift from God or anything that brings happiness and good fortune

mess up

to get into disorder; to spoil, etc.

devastating

completely destructive

common denominator

a quality or belief shared by all the members of a group

odds

the probabilities that sth will or will not happen

stack

to arrange dishonestly so as to give oneself an unfair advantage

motive

to provide with a strong reason for doing sth.

falter

lose strength or effectiveness; weaken

Semantic Variations

: CBBACB

Stems

1 prescribe

to advise the use of a medicine

2 description

an account of a person in words

3 terrain

a stretch of land, with regard to its natural features

4 subscribe

to pay regularly in order to receive a magazine, newspaper, etc.

5 territorial

of a country’s territory

6 extraterrestrial

of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere

Antonyms

appear

ready

hide s

skillful

careless

Cloze

intelligent

activities

workout

attitude

off

reducing

seem

aside

Section B

CCCCC

TFTFT

TTFFT

Section C

FTFTF

TFTTT

Unit 9 First Aid

Section A

Word Pretest

1.B.

2.A.

3.C

4.B.

5.B.

6.B.

7.B.

8.A.

9.C.

10.B

Reading comprehension

1.B.

2. C.

3. D.

4. B/D/A/C.

5.C.

6.C.

7.A.

8.C/A/B/D

V

ocabulary Building

Word Search

nce

ncy

e

re

r

s

Use of English

government has come in for a lot of criticism.

2. It’s hard to come to terms with the government’s defense policy.

3. After retiring in 1980 he has decided to make a comeback to the political scene.

4. The situation has come to the boil now that the government has to face a vote of confidence.

5. The tax cuts announced in the Budget do not come into effect until next year.

6. The miners came out on strike against the government’s privatization plans.

Stems

1.

solo:

a

composition

or

passage

for

an

individual

voice

or

instrument,

with

or

without accompaniment

2.

series:

a

number

of

objects

or

events

arranged

or

coming

one

after

the

other

in

succession