阅读教程练习答案

《阅读教程》练习答案

Module 1

Unit 1

1

1 Open.

2 Skydiving, rock climbing, bungee jumping.

3—4 Students’ own answers.

2

(c)

3

1 (c)

2 (b)

3 (e)

4 (a)

5 (f)

6 (d)

4

1 He told them that land diving was an ancient custom for the Pentecost islanders.

2 There were two reasons: one was that the dirt was turned over until it was very soft, and the other was that the divers attached long vines to the tower and tied them round their ankles to break their fall.

3 No, nobody died.

4 He opened his eyes while diving.

5 For about 30 years.

6 Falling can feel like extreme happiness.

7 Why have people become so addicted to the sensation of falling since the 1960s especially?

8 People want to experience risk.

9 The first is that more adolescents were looking for something to do than at any other time in history; the second is that the nature of gravity makes falling the easiest and cheapest way to seek for sensation.

Unit 2

2

1 (c)

2 (e)

3 (b) 4(d) 5 (a)

3

1 F

2 F

3 T

4 T

5 T

4

1 how you think about yourself

2 you may have good luck

3 are those who worry more

4 Follow the four principles for a month

5 said they felt luckier

Unit 3

2

Picture 1 longing for a bouquet.

Picture 2 economise and save.

Picture 3 Whom are these flowers from?

3

(c)

4

1 (b)

2 (c)

3 (b)

4 (a)

5 (c)

Unit 4

2

1 (d)

2 (b)

3 (c)

4 (f)

5 (e)

6 (a)

3

(b)

4

1 They should listen to what the students complain about.

2 Grades, or, how well they are doing.

3 Teachers and parents are quite naturally urging them to do their best or try harder, which brings them much pressure.

4 Students need to relax and enjoy themselves, to keep fit, to learn how to make things, to sing, to draw.

5 They can more easily handle the pressure of studying in the classroom.

Module 2

Unit 1

1

1 Yang Liwei, astronaut

2 Ding Lei, founder of Internet company

3 Yao Ming, basketball player

4 Deng Yaping, table tennis player

5 Wu Xiaoli, TV presenter

2,3

1 F (Yang Liwei’s first flight into space was in 2003.)

2 F (Yang Liwei became a fighter pilot before he started his training as an astronaut.)

3 T

4 F (Yao Ming is one of the tallest basketball players in the world.)

5 F (Ding Lei’s Internet company is called Netease.)