新标准大学英语语言点及详细答案.pdf

新标准大学英语综合教程3课文语言点及课后练习答案UnitlActive reading(1)Catching crabsLanguage points1 .and we all started to get our heads down.(Para 1)To get ones head down means to concentrate and focus on studying.Inother British informal contexts,it can mean to sleep.Note also,to keepones head down means to continue to do something quietly,especially when there is trouble happening around you.Unit 1 Discovering yourself2 Most important of course were the final exams in April and May inthe following year.(Para 1)This is a conversational elliptical sentence.A standard way of saying thisis:The most important things,of course,were the final exams in April and May in the following year.3 No one wanted the humiliation of flnishing last in class,so the peergroup pressure to work hardwas strong.(Para 1)Peer group pressure is the pressure to conform that people,especiallychildren and young people,oftenfeel from the immediate group of those around them who are of the sameage or status.4 Libraries.were standing room only until the early hours of themorning,and guys wore the bagsunder their eyes and their pale,sleepy faces with pride,like medalsproving their diligence.(Para 1)The expression standing room only means there are no more seatsavailable because the place is crowded.This expression is often used in public performances,for sports eventsand on public transport to meanthat you have to stand because the place is packed with people.Bags under their eyes refer to loose dark areas of skin that you get whenyou have not had enough sleep.The expression guys wore the bags under their eyes with pride means thatthe students were proud thattheir tired appearance showed how hard they had been studying,and thebags under their eyes were likemedals.5 It wasnt always the high flyers with the top grades who knew whatthey were going to do.(Para 2)A high flyer refers to someone who has achieved a lot and has the abilityand determination to continue tobe successful in their studies or job.In university,a high flyer is a topstudent.6 Quite often it was the quieter,less impressive students who had thenext stages of their life mappedout.(Para 2)To have something mapped out means to have something that will happenplanned in detail.7 One had landed a job in his brothers advertising firm in MadisonAvenue,another had got a scriptunder provisional acceptance in Hollywood.(Para 2)To land a job means to get a job that you wanted.Provisional acceptance refers to an acceptance which is arranged(inprinciple),but is not yet definite.Itis temporary and could be changed.8 The most ambitious student among us was going to work as a partyactivist at a local level.(Para 2)A party activist is someone who takes part in activities that are intendedto achieve political change,someone who is a member of a politicalorganization.9 We all saw him ending up in the Senate or in Congress one day.(Para 2)To end up somewhere means to be in a particular place or state afterdoing something or because of it.Here,a party activist might end up in Congress,as a result of makingcareer progress.10 But most people were either looking to continue their studies.and then settle down with a family,a mortgage and some hope of promotion.(Para 2)To look to continue their studies here means to hope or expect to continuetheir studies-whether theycan do so would probably depend on their exam results and grades.Youcan also look to someone forhelp,advice or support.Discovering yourself Unit 1A mortgage is a legal agreement in which you borrow money from abank or financial organization inorder to buy a house.You pay back your mortgage by making monthlypayments,plus interest.Thus,getting a mortgage for many young people means getting a flat or houseof their own.11 I braced myself for some resistance to the idea.(Para 10)A brace is a piece of wood or metal which supports an object so that itdoes not fall down.So to braceoneself means to hold oneself together in readiness for something difficultor unpleasant.12 You dont need to go into a career which pays well just at themoment.(Para 16)To go into a career means to start working in a particular job,business orcareer.13 Several times the crab tried to defy his fellow captives,withoutluck.(Para 25)The crab tried to defy the others as it resisted others or refused to obeythem when it tried to escape.The expression without luck means without success,being unable to dowhat you want.Reading and understanding3 Choose the best summary of what happened in the crab cage.3 The cage was full of crabs.One of them was trying to escape,but eachtime it reached the top the othercrabs pulled it back.In the end it gave up trying and started to preventother crabs from escaping.4 Choose the best answer to the questions.1 What happened to the students in the fall of the final year?(a)They became more relaxed.(b)They became more serious.(c)They spent more time outside.(d)They stopped going to lessons.2 Why did some people have bags under their eyes in the morning?(a)Theyd been to a。