people because I am very shy.
. I only make friends with people who are honest, polite and sincere. I don’t care whether we share similar hobbies or interests or not. As long as he/she is a nice person, I’ll be happy to be friends with him/her.
4. Actually, I think almost all courses can stimulate our intellectual capacity. To some people,
courses that require them to solve problems, such as math, physics, and enginerring, can enhance their intellectual capacity. But to other people their intellectual capacity can be developed more by courses like music, philosophy, or literature, because they have to use their brainpower to think and seek answers since there are no right or wrong answers to many questions in these fields. Personally, I think learning something new will definitely stimulate my intellectual capacity, so I’m going to take some courses both in arts and science.
5. When I was a kid, my parents had to word away from home, so I had to stay with my relatives
for four years without my parents being around. As a result, I have learned to be very adaptable. Now, Ian study and live in different environments. Being able to adapt is thus one of my dots.
Language focus 5
1. stimulate 2. potential 3. cultivate 4. instinct 5. confident 6. assured 7. curiosity 8. participate 9. approach 10. capacity
expressions in use 6
1. into 2. like 3. to 4. up 5. to 6. up 7. off 8. in
sentence structure 7
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1. Some people have pets and regard them as friends while otherpeople dislike pets and think
they may cause diseases.\\
2. Jerry is very bold and likes taking risks while his brother is extremely careful and thinks things
through before doing anything.
3. Beijing is a busy city with a large population while my hometown is very quiet with a small
population. 8
1. It is Sam that/who thinks that the greatest achievement of last century was the landing of
mankind on the moon.
2. It was during my undergraduate studies that I found out what my passion was.
3. It is the curiosity and creativity of children that causes many educators to believe that
teaching should stimulate children’s interest in learning.
Collocation 9
1. make 2. make 3. do 4. make 5. make 6. do 7. do 8. do
新视野大学英语1第三版读写教程答案U2
Part II key to exercises Section A
Pre-reading activities
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1. I am very close to my parents. In fact, we are like friends. I never keep a secret from them. When I have problems, I ask them for their advice. They give me directions about life. I like this relationship with my parents, and I think this is what parent-child relationship should be like. 2. ifI were not very close to my parents, I would do the following to improve our relationship: . find out where the problem is and talk to my parents about it; . do something that makes them happy;
. call them often when I am away from home; . keep them informed of what I am doing;
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. be open and willing to communicate.
Reading comprehension Understanding the text 1
1. The daughter bought a large and expensive vehicle probably because her mother advised her
to buy a practical and gas-efficient car. The daughter did this on purpose because at this age, she was being rebellious.
2. The mother wants to show that although her daughter tries to show she is an adult, actually
she is not.
3. The mother is hap that their daughter is dependent now, but on the other hand, she feels
doubtful whether her daughter could take good care of herself.
4. The mother wants to show that her daughter is not ready t e an adult yet. 5. The mother puts her daughter’s books onto a single shelf to deal with later.
6. The mother finds an envelope with items such as old family photographs, letters, greeting
cards, and love notes they gave their daughter and sees the words “DO NOT THROW AWAY” marked on the envelope. Her attitude then changes.
7. At first the mother decides to throw some of the items away and donate the rest to charity.
After she sees the brown envelope, she changes her mind and puts the back in place.
8. Because the mother knows that the sweet childhood memories will bring her daughter back.
Critical thinking 2
1. If I were the daughter, I would be very much touched when I read the article. I would call my
mom to say sorry for acting rebelliously and would tell her how much I love her. Probably I would return home as soon as I can.
2. I don’t think it is wise to refuse parents’ advice or even do the opposite without a good
reason. Your parents care about you more than anybody else and always want to share their experience with you. If you follow their advice, you can at least learn from their experience and avoid making some silly mistakes if you don’t take their advice, you may still get experience-but in a hard way. Besides, your parents may directly point out our weaknesses that your peers wouldn’t. so, listening to your parents’ advice can make you smarter and help you grow mature.
3. Good communication will, in my view, help build a good relationship the following are my
ways to strengthen communication with my parents: . visit them whenever possible;
. invite them to see what I am doing at college;
. teach them to use new communication tools, such as WeChat and Skype, so that they can communicate with me wherever I am;
. try to look at things from their perspectives; and . share with them my feelings, problems or ambitions.
4. Although there is no standard pattern for a good parent-child relationship , some common
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factors can contribute to a more successful relationship: . respect each other;
. support and encourage each other; . understand each other; . have fun together; and . be friends.
5. Yes, many parents are expecting to much of their children. First, most families have only one
child and parents want to make a perfect child out of them. Second, competition is intense in school and at work today. So parents want their children to learn as much as possible so as to gain advantages over others in competition. It’s not uncommon that some parents force their children to achieve what is even hard for adults. But they ignore the fact that winning is not the only important thing and that children should have their own enjoyment and preferences.
6. No, I don’t think parents today are expecting too much of their children. Competition is
becoming increasingly intense in school and at the workplace. So it is natural for parents to help their children to make full use of their talent and become as competitive as possible. They know better about how far their children can go. Besides, more and more parents, including my parents, think it is more important for their children to be healthy and happy. Of course, while they expect that their children study hard and achieve success, they should at the same time see to it that their children are not overworking themselves.
Language focus
Words in use 3
1. awaits 2. efficiency 3. donation 4. polished 5. stuffed 6. historical 7. emotional 8. embarrassed 9. dump 10. curb
word building 4
Words learned new words formed -er
employ employer computer compute interpreter interpret
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-ic
atom atomic artist artistic economy economic history historic electronic electron -ous
envy envious continue continuous famous various 5
1. interpreted 2. employer 3. artistic 4. historic 5. compute 6. continuous 7. economic 8. fame 9. electron 10. atomic 11. envious 12. vary
baked cloze 6
1G 2K 3L 4O 5A
Expressions in use 7
1. made it 2. after all 3. strip off
4. with open arms 5. throw away 6. straighten up 7. keep back 8. free of/from
structured writing
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