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manager
who had just finished courses on business ethics was sent to sell cars to an African country. The
negotiations had been going on for months without any real results his wits' end. Finallyxhe
hit upon a solution ． One day he bought a popular novel and slipped a check of #20,000 in the book.
Then he presented it to the minister in charge of transportation. This minister examined its contents ，
pretending he didn ’t see the check at all ．Then he said with a smile ：\，I
hear
London is at its best in May. company in London will be
most honored to welcome your visit ！” A short time later, the deal was approved in
London ！ Section B Reading Skills
1. The writer holds a doubtful attitude toward this opinion, calling it a popular myth. We
can find the
writer's doubtful attitude in Paragraph 1.
” The sales manager, who was-witted,quick replied: \
． He was at
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2. They are the supportive style and the stimulating style. We can find the information in Paragraph 4.
3. Four groups of children: one with supportive parents, one with stimulating parents, one whose
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parents combining both qualities and a final group who offered neither. We can find the
information in Paragraph 6.
4. Eleven seconds a day in Holland and less than a minute a day in the United States. We can find the
information in Paragraph 10.
5. The environmental factors such as better parenting and
educational techniques. We can find the
information in Paragraph 15, the last
paragraph.Comprehension o f the 5ext II.
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.C
7.B 8.C Vocabulary
III. 1. supervising 2. fascinate3. guarantee 4. explore 5.sophisticated 6. identified 7. steer 8. beneficial 9. demonstrate 10. implication IV 1. up 2. out 3. up 4. in 5. over 6. on 7. in5. 8. into 9. from 10. in
新视野大学英语（第二版）第四册 Section A
Comprehension o f the text
Unit 8
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I.
1. They hid behind their curtains and peered at the travelers cautiously. 2.
It means that the small town was a stage where the different travelers
who passed by were actors revealing themselves to the audience-the
villagers. 3.
Probably there were different ways of greetings between them,
so there might be some misunderstandings or inappropriate
responses. 4.
Because she wanted to sing and dance so much that she thought
the money was given as a discouragement rather than an
encouragement.
5. When she left her hometown of Eatonville for Jacksonville at thirteen, she experienced a huge
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change and she was aware that she was black. 6.
It means that she was not emotionally disturbed by the fact that she
was a descendent of slaves. She felt good about herself. 7.
The writer compared herself to a brown bag of mixed items propped
up against a wall with other bags. 8.
As is described, the contents revealed are nothing but common
objects. It suggests that for ordinary
people, no matter whether they are white or black, they share something in common. Vocabulary III.
1. cautiously 2. bribing 3. disapprove(d) 4. tendency 5. permanent 6.
depression 7. fragrance 8. guarantee 9.
exclusively 10. generously IV. .
1. peering at 2. be broken off 3. disapproved of 4. prop up 5. In the main 6. in company with 7. in that 8. pay the price 9. belong to 10. more or less V 1.
L 2.O3. H 4. D 5.1 6. E 7. N
8. K 9. G 10. B Collocation
VI.
1 ． plans 2. lifestyle 3. fact 4. policies 5. rules 6.
concentration 7. world 8. voice 9.
inheritance 10. content Word Building VII.
1. devalued 2. demobilized 3. deregulated 4. decentralized 5.
destabilizing 6. depersonalized 7. de-
emphasize 8. decoded VIII.
1. retirees 2. interviewees 3. trainee 4. employees 5.
escapees 6. addressee 7.
devotee 8. divorcee sentence
structure
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