全新大学英语综合教程第二册第八单元课后练习unit8.docx

崭新版大学英语综合教程第二册第八单元课后练习unit8Unit8 Protecting Our EnvironmentPart II Reading TaskComprehensionContent QuestionPair Work1. In the midst of prosperous farms and beautiful fields in the central part of2. Foxes, deer, wild flowers and trees, migrant birds, trout and other fishes, etc.3. The roadsides were beautiful even in winter. Berries and seed heads of dried weeds rose above the snow, and birds came to feed on them.4. The migrant birds, and fish in the streams and pools.5. It was clear and cold.6. They built their houses, sank their wells, built their barns, and lived inperfect harmony with the wild life. The town remained beautiful and full of life for many years.7. She refers to the shadow of death. Chickens, cattle and sheep began to die ofmysterious maladies, people were stricken with strange sickness and some of themdied.8. Spring should be throbbing with life, full of birdsong. “A silent spring ” isa lifeless spring.9. The roadsides are now lined with withered vegetation as though swept by fire.10. Probably it is the remains of pesticides or other deadly chemicals.11.Man. All these changes are the result of man’s own work.12.No. The author is pointing to a real danger. The disasters befalling thisimagined town have actually happened hereand there, though no single town hasexperienced all of them. If nothing is done to protect the environment, all American towns will suffer the same fate sooner or later.Text OrganizationWorking On Your Own1.Part Two: The description of the same town which was now stricken with all kinds of maladiesPart Three: The cause of the maladiesPart Four: Though imagined, the tragedy may well become a reality and the author tells about her purpose in writing the book.2.3. A strange blight crept over the area5. Animals stopped breeding and trees bore no fruit Language Sense Enhancement1.(1)heart(5)orchards(9)barked(2)in harmony with(6)drifted(10)mists(3)in the midst(7)blaze(4)prosperous(8)flickered / VocabularyI1.1)barking5)tragedies8)grim2)evil6)counterpart9)flocks; fed on3)brooding;7)are10)vegetationhatchedcomplaining/co-11)patches4)migrantmplain12)Scores of2.1)was linedwith people who came to welcome thedistinguishedforeign guests.2) the boss silenced all lively conversation in the office.3) wearing a pair of sun glasses, the famous movie star passed the crowed unnoticed.4) looked deserted.5) were stricken by it.3.1) patches; came into full bloom; were puzzled; mysterious2) throbbed with; sickened; migrant; a chorus3) had crept into; flickered; the stark II. Word Formation1.Compound wordsChinese meaningage-old古老的air force空军daughter-in-law儿妻子first-rate一流的greenhouse温室half brother同母异父兄弟；同父异母兄弟ice-cream冰淇淋lifelike传神的light year光年salesperson售货员；销售员self-centered以自己为中心的，自私的threefold三倍overuse过分使用stone-still石头似的一动不动worldwide全世界范围的；在世界范围内2.1)poverty-stricken people5)successful spacewalk2)heart-breaking news6)peace-loving people3)newly-built database7)need-based scholarships4)well-fed kids8)color-blind peopleIII. Confusable Words1. lying 2. laid 3. lay 4. lain5.lie7.lie9.lay6.lay8.lay10.liesComprehensive ExercisesI. cloze1.(1)spell(7)deserted(2)stricken(8)silence(3)misfortunes(9)sickened(4)surroundings(10)hatch(5)blossom/bloom(11)puzzled(6)migrant(12)in harmony with2.(1)rate(5)export(9)boundaries(2)publication(6)profit(10)ultimately(3)dangerous(7)accept(4)banned(8)comprehendII. Translation1.1)This is a prosperous town,butthereis stillpoverty in the midstofwealthand abundance.2)The Brown family was strickenwithone misfortuneafteranother,buttheirchildren never complained.3)The museumis designed insucha way that itstandsinperfect harmony withits surroundings.4) It was a miracle that these flowers did not wither at all in the blazing sun.5) Flocksof sheep feedon thepatchesof vegetationthatriseabove thewintersnow.2.This village was once famous for its beautiful natural surroundings. All theyearround,thetrees were greenand theflowers in bloom.Clear streams flowedoutof the hills through a checkerboard of rice fields. Birds sang all day, and d。