Unit 1 active reading 1
1.Why hasn’t Jack Goodwin got a job yet? 为什么杰克·古德温还没有找到工作？
----It isn’t easy to get a job in the current financial climate. 在当前的金融环境下找到工作并不容易。 2.How does he spend a typical day? 他如何度过典型的一天？ ----Watching television. 看电视
3.How do most of his friends spend the day? 他的大多数朋友如何度过一天？
----They do nothing all day and go to the pub in the evening, 他们整日无所事事，晚上去酒吧。 4.How are Jack’s parents helping him? 杰克的父母如何帮助他？
----By gradually making him more financially aware. 通过逐渐使他更加了解财务。
5.What does Gael Lindenfield say about Jack’s parents? Gael Lindenfield对杰克的父母怎么说？ ----The approach they have chosen is the right one. 他们选择的方法是正确的。
6.What do Whoopi Goldberg, Bruce Wills and Brad Pitt have in common?
Whoopi Goldberg，Bruce Willis和Brad Pitt有什么共同点？ ----They all did temporary jobs at one stage in their lives. 他们都在人生的一个阶段从事临时工作。
Unit 1 active reading 2
1.What did the writer want to do after finishing her degree? 学位完成后，作家想做什么？
----To do an MA at the London School of Economics. 在伦敦经济学院获得硕士学位。
2.Why did she ask for a job in The Salisbury? 她为什么要在索尔兹伯里找工作？
----She had the idea when she saw the landlord working. 当她看到房东工作时，她有了主意。 3.What did she buy with her first salary? 她用第一笔工资买了什么？ ----A bunch of flowers. 一束花
4.Why did Tony give her 拢20,000? 托尼为什么要给她2万英镑？
----He trusted her and thought it would help her. 他信任她，并认为这会对她有所帮助。
5.What did she do with the money? 她用这笔钱做什么？
----She invested it and paid back Tony and other investors. 她进行了投资，并偿还了Tony和其他投资者。 6.Why was Tony pleased when she repaid the loan? 托尼为什么还清贷款感到满意？
----It proved that he had been right to invest in her. 事实证明，他对她进行投资是正确的。
Unit 2 active reading 1
1.Why are we like Alice in Wonderland when we read a book? 当我们读一本书时，我们为什么像爱丽丝梦游仙境？ ----Because reading opens the door to new experiences. 因为阅读为新体验打开了大门。
2.According to the writer, what is the advantage of reading over real life? 根据作者的说法，阅读比现实生活有什么优势？
----We can experience variety and difference without going out of the house.
我们可以在不出门的情况下体验变化和差异。
3.What do the seven novels listed in Paragraph 4 have in common? 第4段所列的七本小说有什么共同点？ ----Their titles stimulate imagination. 他们的头衔激发了想象力。
4.At what moment in our lives do books become important? 在我们的生活中什么时候变得重要起来？ ----When we start listening to bedtime stories. 当我们开始听睡前故事时。
5.What claim did Merton make about the poems of William Blake? 默顿对威廉·布莱克的诗歌有何主张？
----They helped him understand the meaning of life. 他们帮助他了解生活的意义。
6.What is meant by a \ 什么是“本垒打书”？
----A book which is so good you are unable to put it down. 一本书太好了，您无法放下它。
Unit 2 active reading 2
1.What does Miller consider to have been an advantage during his writing career? 米勒认为在他的写作生涯中有什么优势？
----To have written without the aid of a library. 在没有图书馆帮助的情况下写作。
2.What did three stars on a book mean in the public library in Miller's youth? 在米勒年轻的时候，一本书上的三颗星对公共图书馆意味着什么？
----Young people weren't allowed to read them. 年轻人不被允许阅读。
3.Why does Miller hope the star system still exists in public libraries? 为什么米勒希望星空系统仍然存在于公共图书馆中？
----It makes people interested in reading. 它使人们对阅读产生兴趣。
4.Why do people lend books, in Miller's opinion? 米勒认为人们为什么借书？
----Because they feel the need to share their feelings. 因为他们觉得需要分享自己的感受。
5.According to Miller, what should you do when you find a book you want to read? 根据米勒的说法，当您找到想要阅读的书时该怎么办？
----Think about whether you really need to read it. 考虑一下您是否真的需要阅读它
6.What does Miller especially admire about Blaise Cendrars? 米勒特别欣赏布莱斯·森德拉斯的什么？ ----He read as well as wrote a lot. 他读和写很多东西。 Unit 3 active reading 1
1.Why did the writer's father keep his old battle jacket?作家的父亲为什么保留他的旧战袍？
大学英语综合教程4
