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
9. Correct form: for better or worse; definition:whether the result is good or bad 10. Correct form: took charge of; synonym: tookresponsibility for V.
1. M 2. K 3. L 4. F 5. I 6. C 7. H 8. O 9. E 10. B Word Building VI.
illegal impolite irregular impatient incapable
irresponsible inconsistent inappropriate incorrect indefinite
1. impatient 2. irresponsible 3.inconsistent 4. illegal 5. inappropriate 6. incapable 7. irregular 8. impolite 9.incorrect 10. indefinite VII.
unnoticeable unreasonable ungrateful unlimiteduncertain uncover unrecognizable unfashionable undo untidy unfold unload
1. unreasonable 2. unfolded 3. uncertain 4. uncovered 5. ungrateful 6. unloading 7. unlimited 8.undid Sentence structure VIII.
1. so is air to man
2. so is the eagle of all birds 3. so is beer to the British 4. so is tea to the Chinese 5. so do the English love their beer IX.
1. While waiting at the doctor’s, Iread an entire short story. 2. After using the brush, put it in its proper place. 3. Before being in the army, he was an engineer.
4. I deliberately didn’t read the book before going tosee the film. 5. When buying a new car, it is best to seek expertadvice. Translation X.
1. (Just) as a machine needs regular running, so doesthe body need regular exercise. 2. He learned to play the piano while studying in theUnited States. 3. To our disappointment, he turned down ourinvitation.
4. The reality is that, for better or worse, the worldhas changed with advance of new technologies.
5. Most of the female students in my class appear tobe ill at ease when (they are) required to answer questions.
6. The local government took charge of the securityfor the sports meeting. XI.
1. 足球之于意大利人，就像乒乓球之于中国人。
2. 教师没急着要班里同学现在作决定，而是要他们仔细考虑后再下决心。
3. 我不知道那是什么饮料，我喝了那么多；结果那些小伙子只能送我回家，因为我有点醉了。
4. 在中国北方，三月份往往多风。
5. 尽管如此，政府已经同意总支出增加6.2%。
6. 信息被定义为通过陈述事实向大脑传达的知识，它可以有多种形式。 Cloze XII.
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. A Structured Writing:
My hometown and my college town have several things incommon. First, my hometown is a small town. It has a population of only about10,000 people. Located in a rural area, it is surrounded by many acres offarmland which are devoted mainly to growing corn and soybeans. As for mycollege town, it is small too. Having a population of about 11,000 localresidents, it lies in the center of farmland which is used to raise hogs andcattle. Therefore living in my college town makes me feel at home. I enjoy it. Section B
Comprehension of the Text II.
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F Vocabulary III.
1. tidy 2.prevail 3. emotional 4. imitating 5. discourage 6. bargain 7. wander 8. superficial 9. concealed 10.accompanies IV.
1. turned out 2. is not really up to 3. went togreat lengths 4. acting out 5. spoke of 6. Judging by 7. out of character 8. took sides 9. blow his cover 10. more or less
新视野大学英语（第二版）第二册Unit 7答案 Unit 7
Comprehension of the Text I.
1. You should learn to take charge of your life andrecognize there are many things beyond your control.
新视野大学英语读写教程第二版第二册答案
