全新版大学英语（第二版）综合教程2答案Unit1-Unit8

全新版大学英语（第二版）综合教程2答案

Unit 1

P3：After Listening

Complete the following statements according to what you have heard.

1. much more advanced 2.apply some academic pressure gave in to his pleas/gave up 3. a duck takes to water 4. memorizing (stuff) thinking 5. ample space to grow P10: Content Questions Pair work

One of you asks the first six questions and the other answers. Starting from question7, change roles. When you have finished, the teacher may want to put some of the questions to you to check your progress.

1. They were studying arts education in Chinese

kindergartens and elementary schools in Nanjing. 2. Their 18-month-old son Benjamin was fond of trying to

place the key into the slot of the key box during their stay at the Jinling Hotel.

3. They would come over to watch Benjamin and then try to

teach him how to do it properly.

4. Because he realized that this anecdote was directly relevant

to their assigned tasks in China: to investigate early childhood education and to throw light on Chinese attitudes toward creativity.

5. Most of them displayed the same attitude as the staff at the

Jinling Hotel.

6. He emphasized that the most important thing is to teach

the child that one can solve a problem effectively be oneself.

7. He means that this incident pointed to important

differences in educational and artistic practices between China and USA.

8. The manner in which the Chinese staff saw the need to

teach the child by guiding his hand is characteristic of a broader attitude to education, one that stands in contrast to the Western preference for leaving the child to explore and learn unaided.

9. One example is of children at the age of 5 or 6 painting

flowers, fish and animals skillfully and confidently; in a second example, calligraphers 9 and 10 years old are producing excellent works; and in a third, young artists work on perfecting their craft for several hours a day. 10. Americans think that unless creativity has been acquired

early, it may never emerge, and skills can be picked up later. Chinese think that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired, and there is no hurry to promote creativity.

11. This is mainly due to the difference in their way of

thinking.

12. The author makes the suggestion that we should strike a

better balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills.

P11: TEXT ORQANIZATION Working on Your Own

Do the exercises and then compare your answers with a partner. 1.

1) The text begins with an anecdote. 2) His thoughts are mainly about different approaches to learning in China and the West. 3) He winds up the text with a suggestion in the form of a question. 2.

1) Chinese Americans Show a child how to do something, teach children that they or teach by holding the hand should rely on themselves for solutions to problems

2) give greater priority to developing put more emphasis on skills at an early age, believing that fostering creativity in creativity can be promoted over time young children, thinking skills can be picked up later P12 Language Sense Enhancement

1. (1)summarizing (2)value originality and independence (3) contrast between (4) in terms of (5) harbor (6)fearful (7)comparable (8)promote creativity (9)emerge (10)picked up P14: Vocabulary I

1. 1)insert 2)on occasion 3)investigate 4)In retrospect 5)initial 6)phenomena 7)attached 8)make up for 9)is awaiting 10)not in the least 11）promote 12）emerged

2. 1)a striking contrast between the standards of living in the north of the country and the south. 2)is said to be superior to synthetic fiber. 3)as a financial center has evolved slowly.

4)is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.

5) by a little-known sixteenth-century Italian poet have found their way into some English magazines. 3. 1)be picked up can’t accomplish am exaggerating 2)somewhat the performance have neglected they apply to

3)assist On the other hand are valid a superior P16 II . Confusable Words 1. continual continuous

1)continual 2)continuous 3)continual 4)continuous 2.principal principle

1)principal 2)principal 3)principle 4)principles 5)principal P18 III. Usage

1.themselves 2.himself/herself

3.herself/by herself/on her own 4.itself 5.ourselves 6.yourself/by yourself /on your own P 18: Comprehensive Exercise I . Cloze

1. (1)contrast (2)exaggerating (3)priority (4)on the other hand (5)promoting (6)pick up

(7)assist (8) accomplish (9)on occasion (10)neglecting