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1、UNIT 2 The Virtues of Grow ing OlderKey to the ExercisesText Comprehe nsionI. Decide which of the following best states the author s purpose of writing.CII. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1-5 F F F T TIV. Explain in your own words the following sente
2、nces.1. I am embarrassed to admit that women are less capable than men of resisting the temptation of fashi on.2. It means that you make friends with different people in order to find a new identity for yourself.Structural an alysis of the text1. ?see III. 2.2. ?Paragraph 3: the last senten ce; Para
3、graph 4: the sec ond senten ce; Paragraph 5: the first senten ce.VocabularyI. Expla in the un derl ined part in each sentence in your own words.1. be apt to: be likely to 易于，有的倾向2. fall apart: break up, dis in tegrate3. in gen eral: as a whole通常，大体上；总的来说，从总体上看4. at the mercy of: powerless aga in st;
4、 completely con trolled by对无能为力；任 处置，任由 摆布5. no won der: not surpris ing / only too n atural不足为奇，并不奇怪II. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.1. delay 2. Feverishly 3. fa?ade4. confron ted5. premise 6. dreaded 7. automatically8. await in
5、gIII. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. obsessive 2. moodi ness 3. tolerable 4. ben eficial5. satisfy ing6. hidde n7. prefere nee8. criticismsIV. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in each sentence.1-4 CDAA 5-8 BDCBV. Give a synonym or an
6、 antonym of the word un derl ined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. Synonym: con ceal, disguise2. Antonym: narrow3. Synonym: satisfacti on, happ in ess, joy4. Synonym: merits, adva ntages5. Synonym: fat, plump6. Sy non ym: well-built7. Antonym: old-fashi on ed, outdated8. Synonym: clearly,
7、 evide ntlyVI. Write in each space one word that has the same prefix as underlined in each given word.1. prefaceprepare5. peripheryperimeter2. prologueprogress6. dialoguediameter3. foresightforesee7. semifinalsemiconductor4. paralysisparallel8. devaluatedecelerateGrammarI. Complete the follow ing se
8、nten ces with the appropriate forms of the nouns give n.I. agony 2. ago nies3. experie nee4. experie nces5. youth6. a youth 7. a great help 8. a good kno wledge9. a gray hair 10. workII. Complete the following sentences with quantifiers & determiners.1. A 2. B3. D4. C5. A 6. B7. B8. CIII. Complete t
9、he read ing.a lot of, a little, some, a few, A, some, some, a lot of, x, many, x, a lot ofIV. Complete the followi ng with every, each, every one, every one, all.1. all, every one 2. each3. every4. each5. every one6. each7. every one, every one8. eachV. Correct errors in the followi ng senten ces.1.
10、 you must take care2. Though he received the docume nt late at ni ght; it3. When you fell4. When you read5. I became clear about what he meant6. We saw the first star shining in the sky7. who were eat ing8. he was clea ningTran slati onI. Tran slate the followi ng senten ces into Chin ese.1. 许多中年人去健
11、身房锻炼，到街上跑步，为的是延缓衰老。2. 青年人最不稳定的因素就是，他们对价值观、人生目标和梦想还犹豫不定。3. 镇上开会我可以大胆发言，在商店里购物我也敢投诉，因为我不再害怕人们会笑我，也不再渴望人人 都喜欢我。4. 我不再因为自己个性方面的缺陷责怪父母，也不会对他们在养育我的过程中所犯的种种过失耿耿于怀。II. Tran slate the follow ing senten ces into En glish, using the words and phrases give n in brackets.1. Many vain you ng people are obsessed w
12、ith fancy cars despite the fact that they are not yet rich eno ughto afford them.2. Their marriage fin ally fell apart whe n his affair with ano ther woma n was found out by his wife.3. For artistic inspiration, the artist lived in the country for three years, where he denied himself many comforts o
13、f life.4. I mot sure if we can have the excursion to Chongming Island tomorrow.It is at the mercy of theweather.5. When he was you ng he went to Japa n to lear n medic ine, but after he retur ned to China he cha nged hismind and pursued a career as a writer all his life.6. She s take n up with a man
14、 old eno ugh to be her father, which is a disgrace to her pare nts.7. Since 1978, our economy has witnessed a rapid development; in contrast that of some developed cou ntries have decli ned.8. The earthquake isolated this city from other areas. I nafraid their food supplies will not hold out through
15、 the win ter.Exercises for in tegrated skillsI. Dictati onI think / that a successful old age is easiest for those / who have strong impersonalinterests /lead ing to suitable activities. / It is in these activities / that long experie nee is really fruitful, / and that the wisdom born of experienee / can be used / without becoming a burden. / It is no use telling grow n-up childre n / not to make mistakes, / both because they will not believe you, / and because mistakes are an esse ntial part of educati on. / But if you are one of those / who are in capable of / impers onal
