stop her.
6. Years of research had set the stage for their success in their field. 7. Local people are used to the phenomenon, so they are not surprised at all.
8. Today at this meeting we are going to focus on the question of air pollution.
9. He never expected that his best friend would charge him with cheating in the exam.
10. His parents were so strict with him in his studies that he had little time to participate in any activities outside of class. 新视野大学英语（第二版）第二册Unit 6答案
Unit 6
Comprehension of the Text I.
1. She didn’t like her first name because it didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner, and it made her think she should be a cook. 2. She felt more comfortable with herself and other people started to take her more seriously.
3. the writer thinks that the name change didn’t cause Debbie’s professional achievement, but it surely helped by making her feel more self-confident about her talents.
4. The writer thought that his name, Joe, made him seem more qualified to be a baseball player than an art critic. He also believed that if he had a more refined name, like Arthur or Adrian, his name would appear complete.
5. The woman felt ill at ease because the attractive man, whom she wanted the writer to introduce her to, was the same person whom she had once turned down due to his dull-sounding name.
6. We often project name-based stereotypes onto people. For example, one of the writer’s women friends confessed that while taking charge of a group of four-year-olds at the nursery school, she became confused by their personalities because of their names.
7. One study showed that teachers gave lower grades to essays written by boys with less appealing names than they awarded to the same papers by boys with better-sounding names.
8. If you are determined enough, you can change your name. Vocabulary III.
1. confessed 2. reserve 3. professional 4. impressive 5. latter 6. convey 7. qualify 8. refined 9. substitute 10. approval IV.
1. Correct form: fill out; synonym: fill in
2. Correct form: feel comfortable with; synonym: feel comfortable
about
3. Correct form: attach first importance to; translation: 非常重视； 把……放在第一位
4. Correct form: turned down; synonym: rejected; refused 5. Correct form: came (up) to; definition: moved toward
6. Correct form: pressing me for; definition: try in a determined way to get something.
7. Correct form: free from/of; definition: not influenced by 8. Correct form: stuck with; translation: 不得不接待； 被迫接待
9. Correct form: for better or worse; definition: whether the result is good or bad
10. Correct form: took charge of; synonym: took responsibility for V.
1. M 2. K 3. L 4. F 5. I 6. C 7. H 8. O 9. E 10. B Word Building VI.
illegal impolite irregular impatient incapable
irresponsible inconsistent inappropriate incorrect indefinite 1. impatient 2. irresponsible 3. inconsistent 4. illegal 5. inappropriate 6. incapable 7. irregular 8. impolite 9. incorrect 10. indefinite VII.
unnoticeable unreasonable ungrateful unlimited uncertain uncover unrecognizable unfashionable undo untidy unfold unload
1. unreasonable 2. unfolded 3. uncertain 4. uncovered 5. ungrateful 6. unloading 7. unlimited 8.undid Sentence structure VIII.
1. so is air to man
2. so is the eagle of all birds 3. so is beer to the British 4. so is tea to the Chinese
5. so do the English love their beer IX.
1. While waiting at the doctor’s, I read an entire short story. 2. After using the brush, put it in its proper place. 3. Before being in the army, he was an engineer.
4. I deliberately didn’t read the book before going to see the film. 5. When buying a new car, it is best to seek expert advice. Translation X.
1. (Just) as a machine needs regular running, so does the body need regular exercise.
2. He learned to play the piano while studying in the United States. 3. To our disappointment, he turned down our invitation.
4. The reality is that, for better or worse, the world has changed with advance of new technologies.
5. Most of the female students in my class appear to be ill at ease when (they are) required to answer questions.
6. The local government took charge of the security for the sports meeting. XI.
1. 足球之于意大利人，就像乒乓球之于中国人。
2. 教师没急着要班里同学现在作决定，而是要他们仔细考虑后再下决心。 3. 我不知道那是什么饮料，我喝了那么多；结果那些小伙子只能送我回家，因为我有点醉了。
4. 在中国北方，三月份往往多风。
5. 尽管如此，政府已经同意总支出增加6.2%。
6. 信息被定义为通过陈述事实向大脑传达的知识，它可以有多种形式。 Cloze XII.
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. A Structured Writing:
My hometown and my college town have several things in common. First, my hometown is a small town. It has a population of only about 10,000 people. Located in a rural area, it is surrounded by many acres of farmland which are devoted mainly to growing corn and soybeans. As for my college town, it is small too. Having a population of about 11,000 local residents, it lies in the center of farmland which is used to raise hogs and cattle. Therefore living in my college town makes me feel at home. I enjoy it. Section B
Comprehension of the Text II.
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F Vocabulary III.
1. tidy 2. prevail 3. emotional 4. imitating 5. discourage 6. bargain 7. wander 8. superficial 9. concealed 10. accompanies IV.
1. turned out 2. is not really up to 3. went to great lengths 4. acting out 5. spoke of 6. Judging by 7. out of character 8. took sides 9. blow his cover 10. more or less 新视野大学英语（第二版）第二册Unit 8
Unit 8答案
Comprehension of the Text I.
1. Today’s college beginners are more consumeristic and less at any time in the 17 years of the poll.
2. It is less important than being financially well off or successful. 3. Work is not the only thing they live for, and they are meant to do more.
4. To help students become aware of the meaning of life.
5. Education teaches us to see the connections between things as well as see beyond our immediate needs.
6. We can improve our moral sense by acquiring knowledge accumulated throughout the ages.
7. In the long run, education should be about teaching people how to distinguish right from wrong.
8. We ought to give our ability to our work but our genius to our lives. Vocabulary III.
1. render 2. contribution 3. popular 4.institutions 5.enrolled
6. diverse 7. accumulated 8. distinguish 9. puzzling 10. confine IV.
1. His past record is certainly something he is proud of. 2. The members of the committee, after a two-hour discussion, finally arrived at a solution.
3. If we want to arrive there in time, we have to travel by day as well as by night.
4. I was shocked when I read of his death in a newspaper.
5. According to the police, the young man was arrested at the scene of the robbery.
6. There is nothing more frustrating than spending hours searching for information, only to discover the information useless.
7. It is unnecessary to worry a lot. In fact, things will get better in the long run.
8. My smile was meant to show interest in this trip, but Carla was far too intelligent to believe it showed anything of the sort.
9. The number of students who want to be enrolled in engineering courses is way up.
10. The little girl is so fond of her dog that she gives it a piece of chocolate every day. V.
1. A 2. D 3. M 4. N 5. E 6. J 7. C 8. L 9. G 10. H Word Building VI.
1. weekly 2. attractive 3. worldly 4. costly 5. secondary 6. leisurely 7. earthly 8. customary 9. protective 10. progressive
11. sickly 12. momentary 13. manly 14. orderly VII.
1. backward(s) 2. strangely 3. outward(s) 4. unfortunately 5. homeward(s) 6. originally 7. sadly 8. inward(s) Sentence structure VIII.
1. On no account will they give up the plan.
2. Little does he know much his parents love him.
3. Not until he read the report did he realize what a serious mistake he had made.
4. Hardly could the poor old man fall asleep with a pain in his leg. 5. Under no conditions will we give in to their demands. IX.
1. While I agree it is a tough problem, I don’t think it cannot be solved. 2. While Sara cannot come to help us, she will give us some suggestions.
3. While people admit pollution is very serious, few are willing to take measures.
4. While it’s raining hard now, it will clear up anytime.
5. While it is true we need money badly, we cannot steal it. Translation X.
1. Little did she know that this picture would one day be worth more than a million dollars.
2. While I understand what you say, I don’t agree with you on the issue.
3. I think the police are meant to protect people.
4. I went to see him yesterday, only to find that he had gone abroad several days before.
5. At the weekly meeting, everyone must confine their remarks to the subject.
6. If only I hadn’t said those silly words! I was too young then to distinguish right from wrong. XI.
1. 五年前我几乎不会想到今天我会与这么多来自世界各地的学生坐在一起学习英语。
2. 虽然这些职位给你带来荣耀和权力，但是它也赋予你巨大的责任。 3. 从长远来看，粮食生产和人口增长之间的竞争难以轻易解决。 4. 有时我们发现，自己爬上了成功的阶梯，却发现阶梯靠在错误的墙壁上。（即：我们爬上去了，却发现不是自己真正追求的东西。） 5. 新计划的目的是让年轻人快速走上管理岗位。
6. 这个年轻人志向高远，非常希望能有所成就，让父母为他骄傲。 Cloze XII.