新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit8课后题答案

Unit 8

–

Section A

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Language Focus

–

Words in Use

1.

The

main

task

for

the

troop

there

is

not

fighting

but

(arresting)

the

progress

of

the

enemy

army and waiting for reinforcements (

援兵

).

2.

He always anxiously summarizes the concessions which he has made but he almost always

(omits) to mention those offered by the other party.

3.

She

was

an

excellent

teacher,

whose

(optional)

courses

on

women's

writing

were

very

popular among the students.

4.

It

will

be

up

to

the

doctor's

judgment

whether

or

not

the

organ

can

be

successfully

(transplanted) to the child who has been waiting for it.

5.

Teachers can no longer use their past experiences to prepare students for their future career;

(hence) , our young people need to rely on themselves.

6.

Accurate and inaccurate information is mixed so naturally that there are no reliable ways to

tell what has been (twisted) and what has not.

7.

That wealthy lady's demand on a premarital agreement greatly (stung) her future husband's

pride, and it ended up with his refusal to get married.

8.

When

I

opened

the

album,

I

carefully

examined

every

photograph

in

(minute)

detail

by

wearing my reading glasses so as not to miss anything.

9.

It

seems

that

James

has

a

talent

for

acting

because

he

can

(imitate)

different

teachers'

speeches perfectly, which really amazes his classmates.

10.

Smoking is compared to self-poisoning and self-destroying, thus making the (evil) effects of

smoking cigarettes truly alarming.

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Word Building

1.

interfere

2.

thrill

3.

scarcely

4.

specifically

5.

consume

6.

deceive

7.

invade

8.

proceed

1.

interference

2.

thriller

3.

scarce

4.

specific

5.

consumption / consumer

6.

deception

7.

invasion / invader

8.

procession

1.

Multinational

corporations

protested

strongly

against

any

unreasonable

(interference)

by

some countries in the free marketplace.

2.

At the time a real threat of a(n) (invasion) of the British Isles existed, so the British troops

were gathered around the coastline to get ready to fight against an invading fleet.

3.

(Consumption)

is

relatively

low,

and

it

shows

that

the

economic

problem

in

the

country

stems from the dangerous side effects of careless politics and widespread poverty.

4.

The

wedding

(procession)

was

of

an

enormous

size

and

enormous

splendor,

which

was

started homeward and followed by a large banquet at a luxury hotel.

5.

When doing writing exercises for that English course, students should remember that they are

writing according to (specific) structures.

6.

Among close family and good friends, (deception) is the worst part of life, and we believe in

practicing good faith and honesty.

7.

Jobs

are

(scarce)

at

the

moment,

so

you

should

be

realistic

in

your

choices

about

the

pay,

working hours, medical benefits, bonuses, etc.

8.

The

writer

was

thinking

about

writing

some

kind

of

(thrillers)

because

it

would

help

him

become popular through making his plot more attractive to the young.

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Banked Cloze

The

animal

rights

movement

is

a

social

movement

which

seeks

an

end

to

using

animals

in

the

research, food, clothing, and entertainment industries, (1) (hence) being called animal liberation. It

advocates the idea that the most basic interests of non-human creatures should be (2) (afforded)

the same consideration as those of human beings.

Advocates (3) (lobby) for animal rights from different aspects, ranging from the focus on animal

suffering in laboratories to the argument that (4) (insists) on not casting animals as properties of

human

beings.

Despite

the

different

approaches,

advocates

broadly

(5)

(consent)

to

the

opinion

that animals should be viewed as non-human members of the moral community and should be (6)

(omitted) from being food, clothing, entertainment, or research subjects. The idea of (7) (awarding)

rights to animals wins the support of several prominent scholars.

However, some critics argue that animals are unable to enter into a social contract or moral (8)

(compass) and for that reason cannot be granted rights. Only humans have duties and, therefore,

only humans have rights. There is nothing wrong or (9) (evil) about using animals as resources so

long as there is no unnecessary suffering. From within the animal rights movement itself, there has

also been (10) (criticism) of certain forms of animal rights activism, in particular the destruction of

fur farms and animal laboratories.

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Language Focus

–

Expressions in Use

1.

Some people have (persisted in) a traditional view that language learning is essentially

the

same as the learning of grammar or language rules.

2.

Regular

review

of

the

teaching

material

in

school

ensures

that

the

courses

provided

(have

relevance to) the workplace and what students will do in the future.

3.

Job opportunities are expanding rapidly, and more and more people are (becoming aware of)

online chances that allow them to work at home.

4.

They have put old women in nursing

and then complained that they had lost their mental abilities.

5.

Some organizations are exploiting local people (in the name of) scientific research: They are

collecting genetic material for commercial purposes.

6.

Day care centers for the elderly (make a contribution) to overall public service; they did a lot

to make the life of the old active, valuable and meaningful.

7.

The policeman has (been occupied with) extra duties, so he would not have the time either

for answering questions or being interviewed.

8.

What the chairman said did not (tip the scales) much to his advantage; his statement can be