全新版大学英语综合教程第二版第三册课后习题答案-第七单元

1、1Unit 7 Making a LivingText A Life of a SalesmanPart II Text AContent Questions1 A surgeons scar cuts across his lower back. The fingers on his right hand are so twisted that he cant tie his shoes. His mothers challenges and the voices of those who believed him stupid, incapable of living independently keep him going on.2 He is a door-to-door salesman. His weapons are: dark slacks, blue shirt and matching jacket, brown tie, tan raincoat, hat and a briefcase.3 He is afraid that someone will steal

2、 his briefcase. He was different in that cerebral palsy affected his speech, hands and walk.4 First a school for the disabled and then Lincoln High School, where he was placed in a class for slow kids.5 She was certain that he could rise above his limitations.6 He applied for a salesmans job.7 With his mother setting up a meeting with a Watkins representative, as well as by his own persistence.8 He lacked confidence. It took him quite a while to have the courage to ring the first doorbell.9 He k

3、eeps coming back until the customer buys. He tells himself not to worry if hid day has not turned out to be profitable.10Because he was laid up for five months after band surgery and couldnt work.11Like a home of the past era. He leads a solitary life.12No, he doesnt. Because he lives a life of dignity.Text Organization 1.Parts Paragraphs Time of the Day Bills Activities1 Paras 1-7 early morning preparation for the days work2 Paras 8-25 mid-morning on his way to work3 Paras 26-62 Last morning an

4、d afternoondoor-to-door selling4 Paras 63-84 evening eating a frozen dinner and doing some paper work2.Paragraphs What is written about Bills pastParas 11-20 his disability, his schooling, and his hard struggle to make a living for himselfPara 71 his back surgery and the selling of his house2Vocabulary:1) disabled 2) impatient 3) solitary 4) crushed5) feel like 6) lashed 7) echoing 8) paused9) betrayed 10) laundry 11) section 12) tilted 2.1) cared for 2) hang on3) was laid up with 4) are gaining

5、 on5) kicked up 6) went off7) drop . off 8)straighten out3.1) sometimes didnt register with her.2) in disorder, drawers pulled out, shoes and boots scattered.3) was transferred from Fathers account to my account.4) a pledge to contribute 1000,000dollars to the Children in Needed charity campaign.5) the most profitable business in that province.4. 1) gaining on; off balance; was laid up in; scar on 2) a cripple crippled ; surgery , limitations, in literature. 3) commission ; on the phone ; his te

6、rritory ; never registers with II. Usage1. I never did go over these books, although I probably should have.2. I know this is a personal question. You dont have to answer me if you dont want to.3. I think this topic should have attracted far more attention from philosophers than it has.4. I think youre right. Im sure I am.5. He thought that the condition was hereditary in his case. Well, it might be.6. Sugar? - No. Maybe next time.7. The house is only a building. It is a place to live, nothing m

7、ore.8. DIANE: You didnt! Tell me you didnt! FATHER: Oh, yes. Anything for my children.III. Word Family1.1) bored 2) boredom3) bored 4) boringly5) boring2. 1) encouraged 2) encouragingly3) encouraging 4) encouragement33. 1) frozen 2) freeze3) freezing 4) freezer5) freezeComprehensive ExercisesI Cloze1. Text-related1) off feet 2) signature 3) commission 4) on the phone5) laid up 6) surgery 7) territory 8) disorder9) applying for 10) dignity2. Theme-related 1）didnt 2) read 3) come 4) money5) becaus

8、e 6) earning 7) doing 8) own9) obviously 10) valueII. TranslationI. I grew terribly scared when I heard sound of footsteps echoing round the hallway at midnight yesterday.2. The name-brand sports shoes are guaranteed for 12months.3. Snowstorms threw communications and transportation into disorder.4. Ive been suffering a lot of stress from work lately, I feel like taking a vacation at the seaside.5. Living in an apartment is all right, but it has its limitations- for example, you dont have your o

9、wn gardens.6. Tom was born a cripple, with one of his lower limbs useless. Early in his childhood, he learned that unless he so exerted himself as to rise above his limitations, he could not earn a living, and unless he succeeded in making a living on his own, he could not win/gain the respect of others. That was the price he had to pay for his dignity as a human being.Tom applied for numerous jobs, only to be turned down, before he finally got one as a delivery boy for a Pizza Hut. He then worked as a sales representative for a sportswear company in a territory no one else would want. Today he owns a fairly profitable retail shop in his hometown, and hires several people to work for him.Part III TextBComprehension Check1. c 3. a 5. d2. d 4. d 6. b4Tra

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