Section A:

Comprehension of the Text

1. He was waiting to see a woman who had filled aspecial place in his life for the past thirteen months. 2. Soon after he volunteered for military service, hereceived a book and a letter from this woman. 3. John Blandford was the only person to write herback.

4. She had faithfully written to John. Even when hisletters did not arrive, she wrote anyway, without decrease. 5. As long as he received her letters, he felt asthought he could survive. 6. She declined his request and explained herobjection.

7. Yes, but she had asked a lady well over forty towear the rose on her coat. 8. She wanted to make sure that John didn’tlove her just for her beauty. Vocabulary III.

1. forbid 2.identical 3. objection 4. warmth 5. volunteers 6. overseas 7.declined 8. resisted 9. fancy 10. decrease/decline IV.

1. without fail 2. volunteer for 3. as longas 4. right away 5. more than 6. am thankful...for 7. wroteback 8. forbidden from 9. vanished into 10. was free to V.

1.O 2.J 3.G 4.H 5.L 6.A 7.E 8.B 9.C 10.N Word Building VI.

1. sadness 2.weakness 3. carelessness 4. illness 5. darkness 6.kindness 7. laziness 8. nervousness VII.

1. noisy 2.wealthy 3. sunny 4. lucky 5. tasty 6.healthy 7. angry 8. icy Sentence structure VIII.

1. It is necessary for the manager to finish the wholetask before leaving for a holiday. 2. It is a shame to take so much money for doing solittle.

3. It is our responsibility to help people around uswho are in trouble. 4. It is a surprise for us all to realize he has beencheating us.

5. It is pleasant for the mother to see her daughtergrowing into a young lady. IX.

1. as long as she got her father's agreement 2. As long as you set a goal for yourself 3. As long as she covers all the expenses herself 4. as long as she does her job well 5. As long as you never lose heart Translation X.

1. It is a great pleasure to meet friends from afar.

2. It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or whiteas long as it catches mice. 3. You must let me have the money back without fail byten o'clock tomorrow morning. 4. Allow me to take part in this project: I am morethan a little interested in it.

5. Everyone knows that he is special: He is free tocome and go as he pleases.

6. Watching the unhappy look on her face, I felt as thoughshe wished to say something to me. XI.

1. 现如今，仅仅受过中等教育的人要想找份好工作越来越难了。 2. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

3. 如果你对所购物品不满意，我们将很乐意退款。

4. 我们对这块伟大的美丽的土地心怀感激之情，多年来它迎接了众多的人来这里的海滩游览。 5. 让老师吃惊的是，没人自愿当班长。

6. 那条狗忠心耿耿地继续在火车站等待主人，直到两年后死去。 Cloze XII.

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.C XIV.

Parents have to save a large amount of money for theirchildren to study abroad. Apart from the international flight, they have to payfor their daily expense, such as food, shelter, entertainment, long-distancetelephone calls, and clothing. In addition, the children should have some moneyready to cover unexpected expenses. Section B: Reading skills I.

1. I am almost dead.

2. I am moving across the landscape.

3. I have achieved a modest amount of prosperity.

4. A friend convinces me to go on a blind date with alady friend of his. 5. Roma gets a faraway look in her eyes. Comprehension of the Text II.

1.D 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.A Vocabulary III.

1. insurance 2. descended 3. precision 4. trace 5. stain 6. specify 7.accustomed 8. embraced 9. knelt 10. prosperity IV.

1. The Rockefeller family achieved a huge amount ofprosperity in the oil business. 2. What all workers have in common is expecting betterworking conditions. 3. You don't know what his feelings will be, as theychange from day to day. 4. This is generally a warm place, but we do getfreezing weather on occasion. 5. Every year at Christmas drunk driving takes itstoll on the joyful atmosphere.

6. Many people still cling to the hope that one daythere will be peace between the two countries. 7. He was so angry that he lost control.

8. The climate in Alaska is a far cry from that ofFlorida. 9. How on earth did she manage to pass the test?

10. His career as a teacher came to an end when hebroke his leg, but he continued to write textbooks for students.

新视野大学英语（第二版）第二册Unit 5答案 Unit 5 Section A:

Comprehension of the Text I.

1. She feels terrible. She wants to weep and she doesweep a little. 2. He smoked Prince Albert tobacco in cigarettes herolled himself.

3. He father was hooked by cigarettes. Though hesmoked Prince Albert tobacco, he never looked as fashionable as Prince Albert;he continued to look like a poor, overweight, hard-working colored man with toolarge a family. 4. By that time, her father’shealth had become poor. His breathing was difficult; he had to rest very oftenwhen he was climbing stairs. It was not unusual for him to cough for an hour.

5. Money that should be spent for food goes instead tothe tobacco companies. As a result, over time, people starve themselves of bothfood and air, effectively weakening and hooking their children, and eventuallykilling themselves.

6. Cigarette ends are so poisonous that if a babyswallows one, it is likely to die. Also, the boiled water from a hunch ofcigarette ends makes an effective insecticide.

7. she still remembers how carefully she ate when shewas pregnant, and how patiently she taught her daughter how to cross a streetsafely, but now her daughter smokes, which amounts to killing herself by takingpoison, as her father did.

8. Smoking is a form of self-battering that alsobatters others who must sit by. Vocabulary III.

1. hardened 2.shelter 3. slim 4. weaken 5. Literally 6. noticeable 7. bunch 8. drag 9. grateful 10. hooked IV.

1. leaned on 2. close at hand 3. die of 4. are starved of 5. coupled with 6. is directed...at 7. are...dressed in 8. grateful to 9. struggling to 10. a bunchof V.

1.J 2.G 3.K 4.M 5.E 6.O 7.D 8.H 9.A 10.C Word Building VI.

1. Under the pleasant situation the property pricesare just beginning to harden again. 2. In the past few years, these inside conflicts haveweakened the government's position.

3. Every Sunday the father takes his child tolibraries, museums, exhibitions or natural parks, as he believes that thishelps to broaden the child's mind.

4. The days are lengthening as summer approaches.

5. As she was waiting for the result to come out, herexcitement heightened. 6. The taking on of a new secretary lightened hisworkload considerably.

7. As he listened to his assistant reporting on theprogress of the project, the manager's face darkened with anger. 8. Before night fell, the setting sun reddened theclouds. VII.

1. arrival 2. expectations 3. understandable 4. Visitors 5. freedom 6. profitable 7. lucky 8. gathering Sentence structure VIII.

1. John went to the cinema with his brother, whichsurprised me. 2. The boy broke the window, for which he wascriticized by the teacher. 3. He tore up my photo, by which I was angered verymuch. 4. It was raining hard, for which the team stayedindoors.

5. Connie changed her mind for the second time, whichcame as no surprise to us.

IX.

1. The teacher spoke so quietly that the studentscould hardly hear her. 2. The lecture was so boring that many listeners fellasleep.

3. The student has so many books that he does not knowwhat to do with them. 4. The old man was so ill that his neighbors had tosend for a doctor. 5. Her remarks are so funny that everyone laughs totears. Translation X.

1. He spoke confidently, which impressed me most.

2. My father is so forgetful that he is always lookingfor his keys. 3. I'm very grateful to you for all the help you havegiven me.

4. The bad light, coupled with the wet ground, madedriving very difficult. 5. Being starved of funds, they had to cancel theirplan to start a business. 6. They always lean on us whenever they are introuble.

XI.

1. 飞机可能会晚点几个小时，要是那样，我们等着就没有什么意义了。 2. 乔治常常说谎，因此当他说他考试得了高分时没人相信他。 3. 除了附近位于十字路口的那家小工厂，一切都静悄悄的。 4. 缺少睡眠的人会感到很难集中心思干活。 5. 我安排人去机场接克拉克先生，然后带他去宾馆。 6. 一到达山顶，游客们都高兴地大叫起来。 Cloze XII.

1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B 11.D 12.A 13.A 14.D 15.C XIV.

There are many problems for mixed marriages. Thenumber one reason is the cultural differences between the mixed couple, likethose in customs and lifestyle. Many people have prejudice against mixed marriages.They often feel shocked to see people of different races get married and havedoubts about such marriages. What’s more, children from mixedmarriages tend to be looked down upon or even badly treated by their peers.Mixed marriages face many trials, and as a result, mixed couples have higherdivorce rates than couples of the same race. Section B: Reading skills I.

1. giving them many material possessions 2. change continually and frequently 3. a sudden, uncontrollable feeling of regret

4. makes(the parent-child relationship) go wrong;taking(some of the happiness and mutual respect) away from (parents and theirchildren)

5. start a new course of improved behavior Comprehension of the Text II.

1.A 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.C Vocabulary III.

1. assigned 2.compensate 3. prompt 4. manner 5. tendency

6. undermined 7. submit 8. inferred 9. fluctuates 10. responded IV.

1. Jean wrote the speaker's address down in hernotebook for fear that she might forget it. 2. Passengers must show their tickets on demand. 3. Officials are bound to investigate any possiblecorruption.

4. I took it for granted that you would come with us,so I bought you a ticket.

5. She has been selfish all the time, but she haspromised to turn over a new leaf and become more loving toward others.

6. People in this region have pined for a peacefullife since the religious war broke out three decades ago. 7. Poor health had made it difficult for Jim to holddown a job for more than a year. 8. Betty gets very depressed at times because of thepressure of her work. 9. The boys at my school used to make fun of mebecause I have a flat nose. 10. Jenny kept begging me for a new bicycle, and Ifinally gave in.

新视野大学英语（第二版）第二册Unit 6答案 Unit 6

Comprehension of the Text I.

1. She didn’t like her first name because itdidn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner, and itmade her think she should be a cook.

2. She felt more comfortable with herself and otherpeople started to take her more seriously.

3. the writer thinks that the name change didn’tcause Debbie’s professional achievement, but it surelyhelped by making her feel more self-confident about her talents.

4. The writer thought that his name, Joe, made himseem more qualified to be a baseball player than an art critic. He alsobelieved that if he had a more refined name, like Arthur or Adrian, his namewould appear complete. 5. The woman felt ill at ease because the attractiveman, whom she wanted the writer to introduce her to, was the same person whomshe had once turned down due to his dull-sounding name.

6. We often project name-based stereotypes ontopeople. For example, one of the writer’s women friends confessed thatwhile taking charge of a group of four-year-olds at the nursery school, shebecame confused by their personalities because of their names.

7. One study showed that teachers gave lower grades toessays written by boys with less appealing names than they awarded to the samepapers by boys with better-sounding names. 8. If you are determined enough, you can change yourname. Vocabulary III.

1. confessed 2.reserve 3. professional 4. impressive 5. latter 6. convey 7. qualify 8. refined 9. substitute 10. approval IV.

1. Correct form: fill out; synonym: fill in

2. Correct form: feel comfortable with; synonym: feelcomfortable about

3. Correct form: attach first importance to;translation: 非常重视；把……放在第一位 4. Correct form: turned down; synonym: rejected;refused 5. Correct form: came (up) to; definition: movedtoward

6. Correct form: pressing me for; definition: try in adetermined way to get something. 7. Correct form: free from/of; definition: notinfluenced by

8. Correct form: stuck with; translation: 不得不接待；被迫接待