21世纪大学英语C级7,8单元的答案.pdf

Unit 7 Text A: 阅读理解Text Comprehension1.How does the author illustrate her statement that the American education system is in deep trouble? 答案 She cites “horrible facts ”: school systems are running out of money, teachers cant spell, students cant read, high school graduates cant even find China on the map.2.What support does she offer for her argument that “we place no value on intellectual activity?” How much of her evidence is factual?答案 The support she offers is (a) the suggestion that we have no institutions devoted to thinking;(b) the idea that we make on room for thought in our daily lives; and (c) that we would be shocked by and/or ashamed of a person who avoided socializing in favor of thinking. None of the evidence is factual.3.What two causes of “prejudice against thinking”does the author present?答案 The two causes she mentions are that thinking (a) looks as if the person is wasting time, and (b) seems unnatural, since humans are sociable by nature.4.What is her main argument against the first cause of “prejudice against thinking”? How does she illustrate her argument?答案 She argues that thinking is a highly productive activity that requires time and effort. Her main illustration is that Einstein “had to study and think for months”to formulate the theory of relativity.5.What is her main argument against the second cause of “prejudice against thinking”?答案 She argues that intelligence is just as much a part of human nature as friendliness and that it would be unnatural for a person to neglect his or her mind. 6.What relationship does the author see between “prejudice against thinking” and the problems of the education system? 答案 She says that our prejudice against thinking underlies the problems with the education system.7.What recommendation(s) does she have for solving the problems she sees? 答案 She recommends starting in the home, for example, by offering our family members time to catch up on their thinking. 8.Why does she say “this may sound crazy” (para.12)?答案 Because she expects readers to reject or laugh at her recommendation; she apparently believes that no one ever gives anyone time to think, and/or that no one can think and wash the dishes (for example) at the same time.词汇Vocabulary 1.counseling 2.isolate 3.shunned 4.moderate 5.sneaked 6.promote 7.administration 8.flashed 9. Formulate 10.suspicious 1.believe in 2.catch up on my homework 3.run out of 4. Regardless of 5.make room 6. let alone 7.in trouble 1.The author says the problem lies in our attitudes toward thinking,not in ridiculous government regulations 2.The manager gave every appearance of being a very dedicated employee, so no one felt suspicious when money started disappearing from the company account 3. Giant pandas are a very interesting species; they look vaguely like bears but are in fact related to squirrels. 4.Einstein always said that he conceived his theory of relativity in a dream. 5.It s only after I graduated that I became convinced of the value of all the stuff Id been forced to study at school. A.Give the noun forms of the adjectives below. similar similarity diverse diversity popularpopularity local locality mature maturity probable probability special specialty curious curiosity public publicity necessary necessityB. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with some of the nouns you have formed. 1.Please forgive my _, but where did you get that funny hat? 答案 curiosity 2. People living in this _ complain of traffic noises disturbing them at night. 答案locality 3.Animals that die before they reach _ do not produce offspring. 答案 maturity4. Shes an excellent translator, but her _ is ancient Greek poetry. 答案 specialty5. The heavy traffic in large cities greatly increases the _ of having an accident. 答案 Probability6. Theres a great _ between the young author s writing style and Hemingways.答案similarity7. The immense _ of her novels in America has made her very rich. 答案 popularity8. I dont know why film stars marriages always get so much _; there are surely more important things for the mass media to discuss. 答案 publicity9. Having a computer is quickly becoming a _ of life, not a luxury. 答案 necessity10. To provide the students with a broader education, the university has decided to introduce more _ into the basic curriculum. 答案 diversityAcertain uncertaincomfortable uncomfortablefriendly unfriendly pleasant unpleasantconscious unconsciousdo undodress undress fold unfold1. It will take years to _undo_ the damage caused by the flood. 2. A falling rock hit him on the head and knocked him _ unconscious _. 3. The doctor will see you in a minute; meanwhile, please _undress_ _ and lie down over here. 4. The committee discussed the problem for hours, but theyre still _uncertain_ about what to do. 5. It took the old man several minutes to _ unfold_ the map and spread it on the table. B advise advisableapply applicable appreciate appreciablefavor favorablehonor honorablenote notable practice practicable prefer preferable1. The di。