21世纪大学第三册英语课后习题答案(4)

21世纪大学第三册英语课后习题答案

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　　TEXT A

　　II

　　1.She enjoys these hobbies, and is competent enough in other areas.

　　2.They used to be a mark of class, of leisure, and it was enough to be somewhat familiar with them. Now we're expected to be experts even in our hobbies.

　　3.She's illustrating an attitude that dominates leisure sports and intimidates many people into avoiding them.

　　4.It makes them uncharitable in their thinking, too competitive to enjoy their hobbies, and causes them too much stress. The examples she gives are the boy who didn't want a less-than-great player on his soccer team, and a girl who has "no free time" because school and her hobbies eat up all her time.

　　5.That this over-ambitious attitude toward hobbies intimidates many people into avoiding them.

　　6.She suspects that this degree of ambition and compulsion in what are supposed to be leisure activities is unhealthy.

　　7.She recommends that we should all take up a leisure activity and make a point of never mastering it. She hopes this will remind us how to relax and enjoy our leisure time.

　　8.Enthusiasm independent of success, "the joy of creative fooling around."

　　III

　　1.hobbies 2.peculiar 3.squeezes 4.leisure 5.stumbled

　　6.discouraged 7.overhearing 8.recreation 9.sole 10.wrecked

　　IV

　　1.I know you're afraid, but you really shouldn't keep putting off your visit to the dentist. [or: keep putting your visit to the dentist off]

　　2.She had a good shot at getting a promotion, but she blew it when she insulted one of our best customers.

　　3.Many teachers complain that the existing exam system gets in the way of real improvements in teaching methods.

　　4.No one thought George would ever learn Japanese, but as it happens he picked it up in no time.

　　5.What a mess your room is! Why don't you clean it up?

　　6.If you keep fooling around, you're going to get into trouble.

　　7.I've gotten kind of out of shape, so I've started going to the gym once a week to see if I can tone myself up. [or: tone up or: tone up my body]

　　V

　　These are open-ended discussion questions with no "correct" or "incorrect" answers — anything grammatical that shows understanding of the target vocabulary is excellent. Please make sure the students understand that this exercise is an opportunity for them to practice their English as they feel is appropriate and useful for them. Their answers can be whole paragraphs, or just single sentences; and/or they can produce several different short answers to each question — it's up to them. The only requirement is that they use at least one of the vocabulary items in each sentence they write (and that the sentences make some kind of sense!).

　　VI

　　1.proportionate 2.affectionate 3.passionate 4.collegiate 5.irate 6.compassionate

　　VII

　　1.far-sighted 2.short-tempered 3.blue-eyed

　　4.narrow-minded 5.hard-headed 6.good-natured

　　VIII

　　A. Dressing Up!

　　Note that the students learned "gym shoes" in 3-7A.

　　There are countless possibilities for the question of who wears what. Anything's okay, as long as it shows comprehension. But:

　　Band 4:blouse (女衬衫): most females

　　crown (王冠): monarchs

　　gym shoes (体操鞋, 球鞋): athletes? most young people?

　　mask (面具): criminals? skiers? knights?

　　pants (裤子): most people, especially if you mean UK pants!

　　Band 6:armour (盔甲): knights

　　cape (斗篷，披肩): Batman? Superman?

　　helmet (头盔): soldiers? motorcyclists?

　　veil (面纱): brides? belly dancers?

　　hose (长统袜，短统袜): most people (it can refer to ordinary socks, not just pantihose)

　　B. Exercise Time! Note that "leap" (3-5A), "squeeze" (3-7A) and "stumble" (3-7A) are not new to the students.Students should demonstrate the verbs without hurting themselves. It's fun — and a great aid to retention — for the teacher to command in random order and with rapid speed, or for a student or two to stand up and give the orders to their classmates.

　　Band 4:Lick (舔) your lips, then blow your nose (擤鼻子).

　　Shiver (战栗).

　　Twist around (转身).

　　Leap up (跳跃).

　　Squeeze (挤压) someone's hand.

　　Bump (碰，撞) into somebody, then flee (逃掉)!

　　Band 6:Stumble towards (蹒跚地走) somebody and tickle (搔痒) him/her!

　　Slump over (重重地倒下).

　　Quiver (颤抖).

　　Whirl around (旋转).

　　C. And as long as we're acting silly: Make these noises too!

　　Band 4:Bang (猛击) on your desk, click (发出咔哒声) your teeth, then bark (叫)!

　　Band 6:Buzz (发出嗡嗡声), giggle (咯咯笑), hum (哼曲子发嗡嗡声), then groan (呻吟) ...

　　New Band 4 words from this exercise:

　　blouse, crown, mask, lick, blow, shiver, twist, bump, flee, bang, click, bark

　　New Band 6 words from this exercise: armour, cape, helmet, hose, veil, flare, slump, quiver, sniff, whirl, tickle, buzz, giggle, hum, groan

　　IX

　　1.As far as your mother and I are concerned

　　2.as far as vocabulary is concerned

　　3.as far as service is concerned

　　4.As far as the new development plan is concerned

　　5.as far as salary is concerned

　　6.As far as I'm concerned

　　X 1.went 2.washed 3.lock 4.did 5.realized

　　XI CDADB CDCCD ADBDA ACBAD

　　XII

　　遗憾的是，“三脚猫”已经过时了。过去如果一位女士或先生会唱一点，画一点，拉一点小提琴，那就是一种地位的标志。你不必很出色;问题是你很幸运，拥有这一份闲情逸致。但是在今天充满竞争的世界里我们甚至在业余爱好方面也必须是“专家”才行。

　　XIII

　　1.As long as you enjoy your hobby, you don't have to feel ashamed of being mediocre at it. It doesn't matter what others think of you.

　　2.Money is becoming a big deal in competitive sports, but we must make sure that it doesn't get in the way of what's important.

　　3.We all need some form of exercise every now and then to keep ourselves in good shape.

　　4.I've said over and over it's time you tidied up your room, but you keep putting it off. 5.He only took up painting a couple of years ago, so his technique isn't up to professional standards. Can you give him some instruction?

　　6.Health experts are trying to discourage people from smoking by informing them of its dangers.

　　7.Being committed to your job is fine, of course, but you shouldn't let work eat up all your leisure time.

　　8.As far as I'm concerned, both jobs and hobbies should be seriously considered.

　　XIV

　　Paragraph 6: People can't enjoy dancing as entertainment. "Going dancing" doesn't anymore mean putting on a pretty dress and doing a few turns around the dance floor. Instead it means squeezing into tights and leg warmers, then sweating through six hours of warm-ups, five hours of ballet and four hours of jazz every week.Paragraph 9: People do not take up new hobbies since they don't have the time to perfect them. A woman does not want to learn a foreign language because she can't become fluent in the language within one year. Low level accomplishment only embarrasses her.

　　Paragraph 12 echoes Paragraphs 1 and 2, for both deal with the author's life experiences of doing hobbies just for the sake of entertainment or physical development. The author strongly believes that people should enjoy their "creative fooling around" and that they don't have to be "experts" in everything so long as they are good at one or two other things.

　　XV

　　A Small Act of Kindness

　　Once I was traveling in a small poverty-stricken town in South Africa. On a bus a woman gave a package of biscuits to a poor and hungry child she didn't know. This small act of kindness cost her little but it brought great joy to the child and some comfort to the grandfather who carried the child on his back.

　　The effect of that act might have stopped there but it didn't. Other people on the bus saw and felt drawn to the child and his silent guardian. They opened their hearts and became interested in the plight of these two. Many people on the bus offered whatever they had to help them. There is no telling what kindness to others this remembrance will lead to. I shared the story with my teachers and classmates upon my return. It touched their hearts and made them more aware of others.

　　Many say that one person can not make a difference in society but this is wrong. From one woman's kindness on a bus, many others learned about compassion. And from each of them, many others will also learn the power of compassion. (191 words)

　　TEXT B

　　II ACACC CAA

　　III

　　Homes of the Rich and Famous

　　We hope the students have fun designing these strange homes! Whatever they produce will be brilliant, no doubt!

　　Please notice that some of the words are not new to the students such as carpet (2-6A), gym (3-7A), status (1-2B) and couch (3-7B). Here are the new words along with their meanings, which are connected with home designing.

　　Band 4:at least one balcony阳台, many carpets地毯, a lot of cupboards食橱, a gym健身房, more than one lavatory盥洗室, some pillars支柱 and several statues塑像

　　Band 6:some arches拱门, lots of couches长沙发, a dome穹顶, a lounge休息厅, some sculptures雕塑品, at least two staircases楼梯, a terrace平台，阳台, and a throne room觐见室，贵宾室

　　IV

　　1.illusion 2.bargain 3.wasteful 4.consumption 5.simplify 6.indoors 7.inexpensive

　　8.saturated 9.temptation 10.voluntary 11.unnecessary 12.furnished

　　V

　　1.keep track of 2.in return 3.came across 4.cut down on

　　5.do without;do without 6.gave...way 7.in harmony with 8.going to waste

　　9.in the face of