大学英语阅读教程第一册答案

Unit 1

Passage 1

I. 1 B 2 D 3 D 4 D 5 C 6 A

II. 1 fling 2 supercilious 3 zoom 4 trudge 5 hoist

Para.I 1 B 2 D

Para.II 1 D 2 A

Passage 2

I. 1 D 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 C 6 C

II. 1. She wants him to make something of himself and have an early start to his

career.

2. He was afraid of the dogs that snarled behind the doors of potential buyers. He was timid about ringing the doorbells of strangers,

relieved when no one came to the door, and scared when someone did, and could not deliver an engaging sales pitch.

3. The battle to make him different from his father.

4. The well-written composition he wrote about his summer vacation.

5. Writers didn’t have to have any gumption at all.

Passage 3

I. 1. T 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 T 6 F

II.

1.在我看来，美国的邻里关系正在变得不再融合。

2.《圣经》里的戒律“热爱你的邻居”大概是依据拙劣的译文，它的本义必定是“尊

敬你的邻居”。

3.邻居开始共同做的唯一的一件事是相互接近，只有进一步发展关系，才有足够的理

由成为好朋友。

4.横跨在你们之间的车道，篱笆或栅栏并不真地就是一道冷漠的屏障，它们只不过是

一条清晰的分界线。

5.邻里较之社区更容易使人产生怀旧情绪，但社区也许是一个更好的构成单位。

Unit 2

Passage 4

I. 1 A 2 D 3 C 4 D 5 C 6 D

II. 1. Because there is a language barrier, many Chinese are hesitant to speak with strangers and they don’t know what to talk to Americans

about or how to keep the conversation moving.

2. His class and major.

3. These questions help people participate in the conversation.

4. When the other person first gives his name himself.

5. Communication.

Para.I 1 C 2 A

3.The important of this is that awareness of non-verbal messages can

significantly influence the effectiveness of any

communication.

Para.II 1 A.

2 But in the course of millions to billions of years, stars do evolve and age,

and eventually they die.

Passage 5

I 1 B 2 A 3 C 4 D 5 C 6 D

II. 1. adolescence 2 Stomp 3 snotty 4 torment 5 dwindle Passage 6

I 1. C 2 D 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 C

II.

1．我和丈夫吉姆很快便与埃德和玛丽成为笔友，他俩是一对快乐的退休夫妇，经常定期周游世界。

2．我梦见了伯里兹葱翠茂盛的热带丛林，生长在伯里兹的美洲虎，成千上万的棕榈环绕的一座座珊瑚岛

--它们星罗棋布的构成了世界上长度位居第二的暗礁屏障。

3．我喜欢那个国家的有些后裔源于英吉利和苏格兰海盗，他们曾藏身在那些将淡蓝色的加勒比海串在一起

的珊瑚岛上。

4．这种神经疾病不可预知，病情因人而异，大相径庭，任何情况都可能发生—从周身麻刺到肌肉僵硬，

从双目失明到完全瘫痪。

5．这地方适合我疗养—周围是翡翠般的淡蓝色大海，在这儿，我平生第一次使用水下呼吸管潜游，海底宝藏

一览无遗：深邃庞大的洞穴，五颜六色，流光溢彩的鱼群，海马以及大批的鱿鱼。

Unit Three

7. The Fun They Had

Key to the Exercises:

I 1. D 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 A 6 A

II. 1. 他们翻着发黄起皱的书页，读里面的文字真是有趣。这些文字本应该在显示屏上移动，而不是静止不动的。

2．我认为地理部分的进度调得有点太快。

3．汤米用非常高傲的（瞧不起的）眼神看着他。

4．但我母亲说，老师必须适应它教的每一个男孩和女孩的智力，而且必须对每个小女孩采取不同的教学方法。

5．他吹着口哨离开了，腋下夹着那本沾满灰尘的旧书。

Exercise I. 1 D 2 C 3 D 4 B 5 B 6 C 7 A 8 A 9 B 10

D 11 D 12 C 13 A 14 A

II 1 comparable 2 sensible 3 selfish 4 wisdom 5 classify

6 apologized

7 regardless

8 slightly

9 agreement 10 kindness

Passage 8．Today’s Technology Could Seem Goofy Tomorrow

Key to the Exercises:

I. 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 F

II. 1. 一些生机勃勃的公司潜心地研究着当时热门而现在看起来过时而又古怪的技术。找到这些公司曾经发来的信函特别有趣。

2．这就是生活中我们不得不忍受的事情之一，何况我们也不知道有什么更好些的事，就好像19世纪人们对马在都市大街上发出啪啪声无可奈何一样。

3．对，我们的后代可能会说：很久以前，在那技术落后的黑暗世纪里，一些很大的公司制造了这些接受性能糟糕、莫名其妙地掉线、只能用声音交流、而且常常导致汽车交通事故的装置。

4．毫无疑问，到2061年，技术专家们已经完善了像纸张一样的书页。这种书页含有能像电脑显示屏一样变化的电子墨水。

5．现有的概念——商品首先由工厂生产，再运到几千英里之外，然后放到商场货架上希望有人购买——今后似乎会被人认为是毫无希望的浪费时间和精力。

Passage 9．A Short Biography of the Long Life of Benjamin Franklin

Key to the Exercises:

I. 1 B 2 C 3 C 4 D 5 C 6 D

II. 1. He didn’t get along well with his older brother.

2. He would have been killed.

3. Because the other colonies and the British rulers objected it.

4. The importance of being united.

5. He designed the “great compromise” that established the Congr ess.

Unit Four

Passage 10. Are You Trying Real Hard?

Key to the Exercises:

I. 1 D 2 A 3 C 4 C 5 C 6 D

II. 1. 洪水就在我们后面追赶，我母亲紧紧抓住我的手，以至于我以为手会被拉断。2．抱着对人生不变的希望和乐观，她很小就移居阿肯色城。在那儿她给人家做佣人并活跃在当地教堂和服务机构里。

3．除此以外，她还具备一个见识广、受过磨难、不畏将来的人所特有的尊严。

4．邻居们对她说，为一个决不会成器的孩子做出这么多的牺牲简直是发疯。

5．她说：“如果我们有勇气去相信，有能力去拼搏，胜利一定属于我们。”

Exercise I. 1 C 2. B 3 B 4 C 5 C 6 B 7 C 8 C 9 C 10 B 11 C 12 B 13 C 14 B 15 C

II.1 medicare 2 overnight 3 download 4 Telesat 5 motel

6 heliport

7 sandpaper

8 paratroops

9 sunset 10 deadline 11．Jim Lovell：An Astronaut’s Story

Key to the Exercises:

I. 1 F 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 T

II. 1. 由于当时没有一所大学开设火箭科学的课程，而且他又决意要实现他的目标，所以吉姆断定只有军校才是把飞机当作科学来学习的地方，于是他决定上军校。

2．因此，根据海军哈罗威计划他考入了威斯康星大学。在那儿的两年时间里，他获准一边读书一边学习飞行课程。

3．1957年10月4日，当时的苏联发射了一颗直径为23英寸、被称作斯布特尼克的球形遥控卫星，让西方世界大吃一惊。

4．这是个未知的领域——如何成为宇航员，无准则可遵循，无先例可参照。

5．航空航天局另外的目标是实现两个轨道飞行器在外层空间的对接，并且完善飞行器进入大气层和在地球预定地点着陆的方式。

Passage 12. Only Daughter

Key to the Exercises:

I. 1 A 2 D 3 B 4 D 5 D 6 C

II.1. Because she wanted to win his approval. / Because she wanted her father to introduce her as a writer.

2. Common people like her father.

3. To learn to use their heads instead of hands.

4. In order not to be poor.

5. He has been watching TV.

Unit Five

13. My Only True Love

Key to the Exercises:

I. 1 D 2 A 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 C

II. 1. Jayne. 2. No.

3. Because Jayne was his first love and he loved her very much.

4. Because Albert gave her a deep impression when they first met.

5. Susan has many virtues.

Reading-skill exercise

1. A 2 C 3 B 4 D 5 A

Passage 14. The Dragon Rock

Key to the Exercises:

I. 1. T 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 T 6 F

II. 1. In time of trouble it will save the village by making a lake.

2. They went to the rock for help with flowers and songs.

3. They felt happy and thankful.

Passage 15. Does Sleep Help You Study?

Key to the Exercises:

I. 1. C 2 A 3 B 4 D 5 B 6 D 7 A 8 D

II. 1. 假设人在学习后睡觉，睡眠会帮助人提高记忆力。

2．事实上，在开始新的学习前睡一小会儿的话会严重影响记忆力。这就是埃克斯特德所称为的“学习前睡眠影响”。

3．快速眼球运动状态的特征为中枢神经系统活跃，同时心跳加速，大脑温度上升。4．在最近的一年半里，我研究了生长激素对供试验用的老鼠的影响。这些老鼠已经学会辨别迷宫里的被涂为白色和黑色的通道。

5．如果生长激素对人类也有同样的影响，那些在刚睡觉时就被唤醒的人就会因为此时荷尔蒙高而记忆力减退。

Unit 6

Passage 16

I. 2 D 2 B 3 C 4 C 5 B 6 D

II.

1.有些导盲狗适应在城里工作，而有些则在小城镇里工作得得心应手些。

2.我坐在人行道上，路人围着我。我意识到我在让这些我所不认识的人来对我的生命

负责。

3.有过去了十年我才有勇气承认我需要帮助。

4.她将我向后拖，然后带我转身向反方向走，一直走到离轨道很远并且安全的地方。

5.我对导盲狗从相信起能力变为确信到最后转变为坚信。

Passage 17.

1．实际上，所发生的事情就像一个童话故事，如果我没有亲身经历这一切，我自己也不会相信的。

2．我们被告之德国士兵回趁我们放松警惕时对我们发动进攻。

3．在德国人的防线上，一串串小灯泡在闪烁。右边左边都是灯泡，眼睛能看到的地方都是。

4．制服上的徽章和纽扣换了主人，而且我们的一个士兵还带着那顶臭名昭著的德国钢盔走了回来。

5．假如我们的领袖们不是进行战争而是倡导和平？不是互相辱骂而是互相赞美？不是互相报复而是传递礼物。

Reading-skill exercises 1. B 2 A 3 A 4 D

Passage 17

I 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F

II. 1. 实际上，所发生的事情就像一个童话故事。如果我没有亲身经历这一切，我自己也不会相信的。

2．我们被告知德国士兵会趁我们放松警惕是对我们发动进攻。

3．在德国人的防线上，一串串小灯泡在闪烁。左边右边都是灯泡，眼睛能看到的地方都是。

4．制服上的徽章和纽扣换了主任，而且我们的一个士兵还戴着那顶臭名昭著的德国钢盔走了回来！

5．假如我们的领袖们不是进行站镇威胁而是倡导和平？不是互相辱骂而是互相赞美？不是互相包袱而是互递礼物？

Passage 18.

I. 1 B 2 A 3 D 4 C 5 A 6 C

II. 1. Being a teacher means undertaking various daily responsibilities yet teaching is mainly engaged in stimulation students’ mind.

2. His dream was to stimulate the minds of young people and lead them down the road of knowledge.

3. 38 students.

4. He was a determined and strong-willed young man.

Unit 7

Passage 19

I. 1 D 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 A

II. 1 On April 10th, 1912.

2. The look-out boy

3. The Titanic was 268 metres long, 32 metres high, and it weighted over 60,000 tonnes.

4. Yes, it changed some survivors lives and characters, and many other never got over their experience of the disaster.

Reading-skill exercises

1. tomove (to)

2. to join with somebody to make a pair

3. to exchange 4 without movement or sound

Passage 20

I. 1. C 2 D 3 C 4 B 5 D 6 C

II. 1 Because the driver was drunk.

1. The car stopped when it hit the side of a tree.

2. Very well. She offered some drink and asked him to spend the night in her house.

3. A drunken driver ran him down and he was killed.

4.

Passage 21

I. 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F

1．他说所有的孩子都在做生意，我必须密切注意股市行情。

2．我爸爸说如果我总是在股票生意上陪钱的话，永远也找不到丈夫。

3．毕业典礼上的发言人力图灌输一些崇高的理想，但是学生们并不买他的帐。

4．学生们唯一一次注意发言人的讲话是在他批评政府对微软公司的起诉是不公平的时候。

Unit 8

Passage 22

I. 1 D 2 C 3 D 4 A 5 A

II. 1. Because he works a lot and doesn’t have enough time to study.

2. They baby-sat, shoveled snow, mowed lawns, and delivered papers, and some of

them got jobs in department stores around Christmas.

3. He wants to show us more students work regularly today than before and then

proves that student employment is a major reason of educational decline.

4. They imply that she has an unfair advantage over them.

Reading-skill exercises

1. to produce 2 to act cautiously 3 in addtion to 4 to suffer heavy economic loss; to go bankrupt

Passage 23

I. 1 D 2 C 3 C 4 A 5 C

II. 1 No. Because the sheriff noted the sincerity in Tom’s voice and took pity on him.

2.The funeral director was happy because there finally was a man coming to the

funeral.

3.He was alarmed and was very nervous.

Passage 24

I. 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 F 5 T

1．有很多的“一切”摆在那里，还有很多看不到的“一切”等着你去体验。

2．那些说他们什么都想要的人要么没有时间去探究他们究竟想要什么，要么没有认识到一个简单的事实：你可以得到你想要的

任何东西，但你不可能得到你想要的每件东西。

3．我建议她对自己已经做出的选择和因此而取得的成就心存感激。

4．充其量，商店可能回勉强买会一些二手货，但价格知识你当时副的一小部分。5．尽管你不能得到你想要的每样东西，但是有些很好的东西却等着你挑选，对此你应该感到庆幸。