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新视野大学英语读写教程课后答案 第二册
Unit 1—Unit 7
Unit 1 Section A II
1 The attitude is that if one is not moving ahead, he is falling behind
2 Time is treated as if it were something almost real People budget it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; they also charge for it They do this because time is a precious resource
3 Everyone is in a rush—often under pressure In the writer’s eyes, city people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping
4 Don’t take it personally This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain appropriate point
5 This is because Americans generally assess and enquire about their visitors professionally rather than socially They start talking business very quickly Time is always ticking in their inner ear 6 Americans produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices: they communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts
7 The impersonality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the significance of the matter at hand
8 It is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem or fulfill a job with speed in the U S III
1 Budgeted 2 acute 3 restless 4 surroundings 5 competent 6 assessing 7 elbowed 8 conducting
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IV 1．behind 2 for 3 to 4 out 5 of 6 to 7 in 8 into
V 1 commitment 2 attraction 3 appointment 4 impression 5 civilization 6 composition 7 confusion 8 congratulation 9 consideration 10 explanation 11 acquisition 12 depression
VI 1 advisable 2 desirable 3 favorable 4 considerable 5 remarkable 6 preferable 7 drinkable 8 acceptable VII
1 much less do they take them out for dinner 2 much less a big company 3 much less carry it upstairs 4 much less spoken to him
5 much less ( to ) read a lot outside of it VIII
1 Having meals at home can cost as little as two or three dollars, whereas eating out at a restaurant is always more expensive
2 We thought she was rather proud, whereas in fact she was just very shy
3 We have never done anything for them, whereas they have done everything for us 4 Natalie prefers to stay for another week, whereas her husband prefers to leave immediately 5 Some highly praise him, whereas others put him down severely IX Translation Chinese to English
1 In the eyes of some people, Picasso’s paintings would seem rather foolish 2 The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy
3 The man told his wife to keep the medicine on the top shelf so that it would be beyond the children’s reach
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4 Happiness doesn't always go with money
5 That car has given me nothing but trouble ever since I bought it X
1 这种态度的结果是，全国人民都投身到研究、实验和探索中去了。
2 他们会怀念那种喝着茶或咖啡招待客人的礼节性交往，而这种交往也许是他们自己国家的一种习俗。 3 既然我们通常是以工作的方式而不是以社交的方式来评估和了解他人的，那我们就开门见山地谈生意了。
4 对我们来说，电信交流缺乏人性化，这与手头处理的事情是否重要关系不大，或毫无关系。 5 除非给予一定时间来处理，不然的话，在他们的眼里，手头的工作好像是无足轻重，不值得给予适当的重视似的。
XI 1-5 BBCCA 6-10 CBBBC 11-15 ABBCA 16-20 CBBAB Section B
XV 1-4 CACA 5-8 ACBC
XVI 1 desirable 2 marvelous 3 favorable 4 distressed 5 hostility 6 recognition 7 alleviate 8 appreciate
XVII 1 interact with 2 gone through 3 deal with 4 recovered from 5 adjusting themselves to 6 familiar to the public 7 clashed with 8 In spite of Unit 2 Section A II
1 Most countries concern themselves with economic development, regardless of its effect on the global ecology
2 Because of the increasing environmental damage, people become more aware of environmental
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problems and many countries undertake new environmental initiatives
3 Canada closed the area to cod fishing and set strict limits on catches of other species As a result, herring eventually recovered, but some species may never recover, and about 40,000 fishermen are unemployed because of the fishing bans and loss of their fish supply
4 Costa Rica has issued a series of new environmental laws and created parks and nature preserves that cover one quarter of the country
5 It was under pressure from environmentalists around the world that Brazil took certain measures to protect its Amazon rain forest; and the writer questions its true level of commitment to protect Amazon Indians who are endangered in the conflict with those people who continue to destroy the forests
6 Heavy metals from coal mining have contaminated much of the area’s waters Many rivers, land, and forests are biologically dead because the pollution is very serious
7 The program has succeeded in strengthening the country’s agricultural base and bringing a new source of wealth to villagers But it remains to be seen whether these measures will have enough impact to slow the rate of removing the forests
8 Indonesia is facing the problem of providing enough food, shelter and employment for its large population, and encouraging birth control
III 1 awareness 2 undertake 3 abundant 4 ambitious 5 diversity 6 contaminated 7 sponsored 8 waged
IV．Filling the Blank 1 Correct form: regardless of
Synonymous: without taking into account, paying no attention to 2 Correct form: springing up
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Synonymous: appearing quickly or suddenly 3 Correct form: concerns herself with
Synonymous: is busy with, involves herself in 4 Correct form: aim at/for/toward(s) Synonymous: direct its efforts towards 5 Correct form: converted…into/to Synonymous: change…into 6 Correct form: up to Synonymous: as many as 7 Correct form: as a result of
Synonymous: because of, resulting from 8 Correct form: frown on/upon Synonymous: not approve of V
1 settler: one who settles (in a place) 2 miner: a worker in a mine
3 gardener: one who works in a garden, either for pay or as a hobby 4 director: a person who directs (a department, a film, etc ) 5 observer: a person who observes or watches carefully 6 planner: a person who plans ( a city, etc)
7 container: anything which contains sth , e g a box, a bottle, etc 8 conductor: a person who conducts (atour group, on a bus, etc )
VI 1 musical 2 occasional 3 environmental 4 central 5 global 6 dangerous 7 natural 8 agricultural
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