新视野大学英语读写教程第二版第二册答案 

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 8答案 Unit 8

Comprehension of the Text I.

1. Today’s college beginners are moreconsumeristic and less at any time in the 17 years of the poll.

2. It is less important than being financially welloff or successful.

3. Work is not the only thing they live for, and theyare meant to do more. 4. To help students become aware of the meaning oflife.

5. Education teaches us to see the connections betweenthings as well as see beyond our immediate needs.

6. We can improve our moral sense by acquiringknowledge accumulated throughout the ages. 7. In the long run, education should be about teachingpeople how to distinguish right from wrong. 8. We ought to give our ability to our work but ourgenius to our lives. Vocabulary III.

1. render 2. contribution 3. popular 4.institutions5.enrolled

6. diverse 7. accumulated 8. distinguish 9. puzzling 10. confine IV.

1. His past record is certainly something he is proudof.

2. The members of the committee, after a two-hourdiscussion, finally arrived at a solution. 3. If we want to arrive there in time, we have totravel by day as well as by night. 4. I was shocked when I read of his death in anewspaper.

5. According to the police, the young man was arrestedat the scene of the robbery.

6. There is nothing more frustrating than spendinghours searching for information, only to discover the information useless.

7. It is unnecessary to worry a lot. In fact, thingswill get better in the long run.

8. My smile was meant to show interest in this trip,but Carla was far too intelligent to believe it showed anything of the sort.

9. The number of students who want to be enrolled inengineering courses is way up. 10. The little girl is so fond of her dog that shegives it a piece of chocolate every day. V.

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

VI.

1. weekly 2.attractive 3. worldly 4. costly 5. secondary

6. leisurely 7.earthly 8. customary 9. protective 10.progressive 11. sickly 12.momentary 13. manly 14. orderly VII.

1. backward(s) 2. strangely 3. outward(s) 4. unfortunately 5. homeward(s) 6. originally 7. sadly 8.inward(s) Sentence structure VIII.

1. On no account will they give up the plan.

2. Little does he know much his parents love him.

3. Not until he read the report did he realize what aserious mistake he had made. 4. Hardly could the poor old man fall asleep with apain in his leg. 5. Under no conditions will we give in to theirdemands. IX.

1. While I agree it is a tough problem, I don’tthink it cannot be solved. 2. While Sara cannot come to help us, she will give ussome suggestions.

3. While people admit pollution is very serious, feware willing to take measures. 4. While it’s raining hard now, it will clearup anytime.

5. While it is true we need money badly, we cannotsteal it.

Translation X.

1. Little did she know that this picture would one daybe worth more than a million dollars. 2. While I understand what you say, I don’tagree with you on the issue. 3. I think the police are meant to protect people.

4. I went to see him yesterday, only to find that hehad gone abroad several days before. 5. At the weekly meeting, everyone must confine theirremarks to the subject.

6. If only I hadn’t said those silly words! I wastoo young then to distinguish right from wrong. XI.

1. 五年前我几乎不会想到今天我会与这么多来自世界各地的学生坐在一起学习英语。 2. 虽然这些职位给你带来荣耀和权力，但是它也赋予你巨大的责任。 3. 从长远来看，粮食生产和人口增长之间的竞争难以轻易解决。

4. 有时我们发现，自己爬上了成功的阶梯，却发现阶梯靠在错误的墙壁上。（即：我们爬上去了，却发现不是自己真正追求的东西。）

5. 新计划的目的是让年轻人快速走上管理岗位。

6. 这个年轻人志向高远，非常希望能有所成就，让父母为他骄傲。

Cloze XII.

1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A

11. C 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. D 16.B 17. A 18. D 19. C20.A XIV.

There has been a sad tendency among youngsters invaluing material things more and more. For college students, the most popularsubjects that they prefer to choose are accounting, computer programming,business, etc. When they graduate from colleges, the jobs they prefer to chooseare

sales representative, advertisement designing, international business, etc.Fewer and fewer people are choosing teaching or social services as their lifecareer. Section B

Comprehension of the Text II.

1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. F 8. F Vocabulary III.

1. eliminate 2.displayed 3. implicit 4. promotion 5. motivated 6. prospect 7. constructed 8. civil 9. preference 10. absence IV.

1. Correct form: in particular; synonym:especially/particularly 2. Correct form: in short; synonym: in brief

3. Correct form: are committed to; definition: promiseto do (sth.) 4. Correct form: based … on; definition: use… as a basis 5. Correct form: By/In comparison; synonym: comparedto 6. Correct form: at large; synonym: as a whole; ingeneral 7. Correct form: happy with; synonym: satisfied with 8. Correct form: associated with; synonym: connectedwith 9. Correct form: ground to a halt; definition:gradually stop 10. Correct form: protect…from; synonym: defend… from