全新版大学进阶英语第二册第二单元答案
Unit 2 Tales of True Love
Key to Exercises
Opener
Suggested answers for reference
1. Qian Zhongshu was a Chinese literary scholar and writer, best known for his wit and great academicknowledge. One of his most famous novels is Fortress Besieged (《围城》). Yang Jiang was a Chinese playwright, author, and translator. Her memoir We Three (《我们仨》) recalls memories of her late husband, Qian Zhongshu, and her daughter, Qian Yuan, who died before her father.
David Beckham is an English former professional footballer, and the first English player to win leaguetitles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France. David is married to VictoriaBeckham, an English businesswoman, fashion designer, model, and singer. They have four children.
2. Qian and Yang’s romance began when they met at Tsinghua University after Yang Jiang enrolled inthe graduate school in 1932. They married in 1935.
David started dating Victoria in 1997, after she attended a charity football match. The coupleannounced their engagement in 1998 and married in 1999.
3. During the Cultural Revolution, like many other prominent intellectuals of the time, Qian Zhongshuand Yang Jiang were “sent down”, doing “reform through labor” in a “cadre school” in Henan from1969 to 1972.
The challenge David and Victoria have come across is media attention. They are both famous, sotheir relationship has attracted a great deal of media attention from its very beginning.
Reading & Interacting
I. Understanding the Text
1. Text Organization
2. Comprehension Check
2.1 Focusing on the main ideas
Frank joined the U.S. Army during World War II, and frequently exchanged letters with Polly,his wife. Frank, away in England, wrote about his longings for home and his feelings towards Pollyand Dee, their toddler daughter, while Polly described in detail her life at home and expressed herconcern over the war, as well as the loneliness she endured from the long separation. They wroteabout their love for each other and comforted each other with the expectation for their reunion inthe future. Tragically, however, Frank was killed in the Normandy landing operation on D-Day.
2.2 Digging into detail
1. He was very bitter that he was not going to be by her side while she grew up.
2. He believed it was God’s will whether he would be one of the assault troops
and whether hewould survive the fighting. What he would do was to trust God.
3. They had not seen each other for 8 months.
4. Polly would take her daughter Dee to see her first movie.
5. Polly imagined she and Frank would listen to their favorite music together on
Sunday nights.
6. She felt all the more sentimental but at the same time more confident in the
future.
2.3 Understanding difficult sentences
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. B
II. Focusing on Language in Context
1. Key Words & Expressions
1.1
1. While I was working in a fast-food restaurant, I constantly dreamt of being able to
own onesomeday.
2. It was common for people to keep up correspondence with friends through
letters before the ageof the Internet.
3. In modern Chinese society, women, to a large extent, are no longer dominated
by men either infamily life or in the workplace.
4. There is now a growing realization of the importance of recycling among the
residents in ourneighborhood.
5. The Japanese invasion during World War II met with fierce resistance from the
Chinese people.
6. It is wonderful to see flowers bloom in different colours after a long bleak
winter.
7. The elderly landlady couldn’t endure the behavior of the young man any more:
he tossed trashall over the building.
8. It is true that human beings have had war constantly throughout history;
nevertheless humancivilization has managed to survive.
9. An increasingly large number of Chinese plan to spend their time travelling to
different countriesand seeing more of the world when they retire.
10. Last week I submitted my first project proposal and I was very anxious to know
how the departmentmanager would react to it.
11. We all sympathize with those who lost loved ones in the disaster.
12. The general decided to launch an assault on the enemy at midnight.
13. At that time, most stores in that region allowed shoppers to exchange goods and
services at amutually agreed price.
14. The kids never received any professional training previously, but their
performance was impressive.
15. It’s amazing that the toddler can count up to one hundred and backward.
1.2
1. postponed
2. of late
3. long for
4. continually
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6. on land
7. Adored
8. by the day
1.3
1. The sole survivor of the crash declined to be interviewed saying he just could
not bring himselfto talk about the tragic accident at the moment.
2. I thought the party I was invited to was a quiet and private one, but as it turned
out, I was overwhelmedby the crowds and noise.
3. Like many of her generation, the lady suffered/underwent a lot of hardships
throughout herlife.
4. The local government was forced /had to bow to public pressure and cancelled
the nuclear powerprogram.
5. Different teachers play different roles in the growth of a student.
6. The team is carrying out research to find out the impact on children of long
separation fromtheir parents.
7. Mary immediately felt uneasy when she found her cousin John was gazing upon
her.
8. I can still recall how my heart was filled with joy and pride when I received the
diploma from theprincipal.
2. Usage
1. We all pray for the return of peace and loved ones.
2. The prime minister, when talking about the servicemen in battle, said, “Those
brave young people are the ones who are undergoing all/all of the hardships.”