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大学体验英语综合教程2 第三版 unit 6 Passage A 答案 解析 翻译 语言点
Listen and Talk
Key:1. published 2. fitness 3. support 4. leading to 5. enjoyment 6. challenge 7. culture 8. physical 9. goal 10 preparation
Passage A
Read the Text: Never Give Up
Think About It:1. Do you enjoy watching figure skating? Explain.
Answer:Yes, I enjoy it very much. I enjoy watching it because figure skating requires a combination of
strength, elegance and grace. We also call it “the ballet on ice.”
2. Do you know any famous figure skaters? Share what you know with each other.
Answer:Yes, there are many famous figure skaters in the world. For example, Chen Lu from
China,Michelle Kwan from the U.S., Irina Slutskaya from Russia, etc.
3 .What do you usually do when facing difficulties?
Answer:Usually, I would take the difficulties as a challenge and try my best to find ways to overcome
them with courage.
Content Awareness Read and think
2. Work with your partner and answer the following questions.
1. How was Paul Wylie’s life changed after he won the silver medal?
Answer:After he won the silver medal, Paul Wylie was regarded as a hero. He suddenly became busy
with a lot of activities, such as signing advertising contracts, traveling on figure-skating world
tours,being invited to exclusive events, being chased for his autographs by fans, etc.
2. What did the reporter’s question “what are you doing here?” imply?
Answer:It implied that people were dissatisfied with Paul Wylie’s performance and lost confi dence in
him.
3. Why did Paul Wylie give the answer “daily” to the question “how often do you contemplate
retirement?”
Answer:He answered “daily” because he was undergoing an extremely difficult time in his skating
career and it was hard for him to keep going.
4. Was Paul Wylie a famous skater in the U.S. before he won the silver medal of 1992 Winter
Olympics?
Answer:No,he wasn’t. Before winning the silver medal, he was a nobody whose performance at big
events was usually unimpressive.
5. What have you learned from Paul Wylie’s story?
Answer:Open.
Read and think
3. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the
passage.
Anwser: 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5 T
Language Focus
Read and complete
4 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary Anwser: 1. clapped 2. defend 3. quit 4. perfection 5. interviewed 6. survey 7. exclusive 8. storage 9. observed 10. Cover
5. Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage. Change the form where necessary .
Anwser: 1. count ... out 2. be unaware of 3. stopped in his tracks 4. at times 5. turn ... around
6. Find the words in Passage A according to the clues given. Then make two sentences with each of the words you have found.
1. A noun meaning “a flat piece of metal, usually shaped like a coin, that is given to someone who has won a competition or who has done something brave”: (Para. 1)Answer:medal Answer:He was awarded a medal for his heroic deed of saving a drowning child.
Answer:Britain’s Olympic team returned from Los Angeles with five gold medals, 11 silver and 21 bronze.
2.An expression meaning “a set of buildings for the use of passengers joining or leaving an airplane”: (Para. 1)Answer:air terminal
Answer:A free shuttle bus runs between the air terminal and the train station.
Answer:Many passengers were stuck at the air terminal building because of the foggy weather. 3.A verb meaning “deserve, have a right to”: (Para. 9)Answer:merit
Answer:He merits promotion for his excellence in leadership and management. Answer:The committee will decide whether the case merits more serious attention.
4. A noun meaning “tasks and activities typically happen as part of a normal job or of normal procedure”: (Para. 11)Answer:routine
Answer:The music band played their routines in every city across the nation.
Answer:The athlete performed her bold and difficult routines with perfection in the match. 5.A noun meaning “a point or moment of great danger, difficulty, or uncertainty”: (Para. 11)Answer:crisis
Answer:The sudden rise in oil prices has led to an economic crisis in the country.
Answer:Relations between the two countries have reached the crisis point after rounds of talks.
Language Focus
Read and translate
7. Translate the following sentences into English.
1. 那件工作很难做，不过我想试试看。(have a shot)
Answer:It’s a difficult job, but I’d like to have a shot.
2. 这是一本关于商务实践而非理论的书。(as opposed to)
Answer:This is a book about business practice as opposed to theory.
3. 社会活动从未耽误她的学习。(in the way)
Answer:Social activities never get in the way of her studies.
4. 直到1911年人们才发现第一种维生素。(It is not until ... that)
Answer:It was not until 1911 that the first of the vitamins was identified.
5. 尽管年事已高，爷爷每天还帮忙做家务。(despite)
Answer:Despite advanced years, Grandpa helps do housework every day.
Read and simulate
8 Read and compare the English sentences, paying attention to their italicized parts, and
then translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences.
1 从那一刻起，在《哈利?波特》系列影片中担任主角的11岁少年丹尼尔意识到自己的生活从此永远地改变了。 Answer:From that moment on, 11-year-old Daniel who played the leading role in the Harry Potter movies recognized that his life would never be the same.
2 这个年轻人相信：不管前进途中有多少困难，他都会实现他的梦想。
Answer:He was a young man who believed that he will fulfill his dream no matter how many difficulties lie in the way.
3 他的妻子在车祸中丧生之后，他才意识到妻子在他的生活中曾经有多么重要。
Answer:It wasn’t until his wife was killed in the accident that he realized how important she had been in his life.
4 手中拿着一本童话故事书时，我总是觉得我被领进了一个美丽而纯洁的世界。
Answer:With fairy tale book in hand, I always felt I was ushered into a world of beauty and purity.
5 正像运动员要达到完美的地步需要日复一日反复训练一套大的日常训练计划中的少数动作一样，一个好学生平日就应该不断努力充实自己。
Answer:Just as an athlete achieves perfection by repeated training of a few actions of the larger routine day after day, a good student should make continuous efforts to improve himself on a regular basis.
Write About It
10 Answer:No matter how many obstacles lie in the way, you can reach your goals as long as you don’t give up. To illustrate, look at the story of Paul Wylie, an American fi gure skater.
Paul took part in the 1988 Calgary Olympics and 1991 World Championships, but his performance