英语泛读教程第二册答案
Unit 1 Reading
Vocabulary Building
Word Search
1. assignment 2. irony 3. reverse 4. accomplish 5. assemble
6. squeeze 7. sensual 8. fragment 9. narcotic 10. adolescence
Use of English
Bob agreed to take on the leadership of the expedition.
The world was taken in by his fantastic story of having got to the Pole alone.
He took up his story after a pause for questions and refreshments.
That takes me back to the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
The members of the party took it in turns to steer the boat.
They took it for granted that someone would pick up their signals and come to their aid.
Stems
proclaim: to announce officially and publicly; to declare
percentage: a proportion or share in relation to a whole; a part
confirm: to support or establish the certainty or validity of; to verify
affirm: to declare positively or firmly; to maintain to be true
centigram: a metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth of a gram
exclaim: to express or utter(something) suddenly or vehemently
Unit 2 Music
Vocabulary Building
Word search
1. folk 2. capacity 3. sensuous 4. qualified 5. abuse
6. stuff 7. mood 8. clarity 9. strive
Semantic variations
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. A 6.B
Stems
compose: to make up the constituent parts of; to constitute or form
contract: to reduce in size by drawing together, to shrink
dispose of: to get rid of, to throw out
impose: to obtrude or force( oneself, for example) on another or others
subtract: to make away, to deduct
deposit: to put (money) in a bank or financial account
Unit 3 Generation
Section A
Word search
1. lull 2. associate 3. client 4. utterly 5. certificate
6. rags 7. jerk 8. foreman 9. demanding 10. sentimental
Semantic variations
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. C
Stems
transmit: to send from one person, thing, or place to another; to convey
deduce: to reach (a conclusion) by reasoning
eject: to throw out forcefully; to expel
compel: to force, drive, or constrain
project: to thrust outward or forward
conduct: to lead or guide
Unit 4
Vocabulary Building
Word Search
1. slanting 2. equator 3. amplifier 4. vapor 5. desert
6. latitude 7. atlitude 8. monsoon 9. drain 10. precaution
Semantic Variations
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.A
Stems
division: one of the parts, sections or groups into which something is divided
evident: easily see or understood; obvious
individual: a single human being considered apart from a society or community
sustain: to support from below; to keep from falling or sinking; to prop
visible: possible to see; perceptible to the eye
obtain: to succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; to acquire
Unit 5 Work
Vocabulary Building
Word Search
1.intangible 2.crave 3.ego 4.attributable 5.stall
6.tool up 7.at stake 8.cram 9. forfeit 10. corny
Use of English
1.By the time I opened the can its contents had gone off.
2.I’ll go over how it works before you try it yourself.
3.I was told it would be repaired free of charge, but the man in the shop has gone back on his promise.
4.The book was so popular that there weren’t enough copies to go round.
5.His shop has gone out of business after making heavy losses.
6.The trade has gone from bad to worse and staff are being laid off.
Unit 6 The African-Americans
Section A
Vocabulary Building
Word Search
1. destined 2. relief 3. segregation 4. boycott 5. sit-in
6. legacy 7. chronicle 8. assault 9. plight 10. vigilance
Semantic Variations
1C 2A 3C 4A 5B 6C
Stems
1. evolution: the theory that groups of organisms change with passage of time, mainly as a result of
natural selection, so that descendants differ morphologically and physiologically from their ancestors
2. ascend: to go or move upward
3. devolve: to pass on or delegate to another
4. migrate: to change location periodically, especially by moving seasonally from one region to another
5. export: to send or transport (a commodity, for example) abroad, especially for trade or sale
6. condescend: to descend to the level of one considered inferior; to lower oneself
Unit 7 Greek Stories
Vocabulary Building
Word match
ripple a little wave on the surface of water
mischief naughty behavior by children
hospitality welcoming behavior
billow a large sea wave
spell delightful influence
nymph a goddess of nature
band a group of musician
suitor a man wishing to marry a particular woman
mortal a human being
warrior a soldier
crafty cunning
hostile unfriendly
merry cheerful
tame not wild
content satisfied
resume to take again
gloom darkness
despise to look down on with contempt
dismay a strong feeling of fear, anxiety and hopelessness
dusk the time just before night
Semantic Variations
1-6 CAAAAC
Stems
tendency: movement or prevailing movement in a given direction
2. conservative: favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
3. preserve: to keep in perfect or unaltered condition; tending to oppose change
valuable: of great importance
available: present and ready for use; at hand; accessible
prevail: to be most common or frequent; to be predominant
Unit 8 Attitude Towards Life
Vocabulary Building
Word match
astonishing surprising
considerate thoughtful of other persons’ wishes, needs or feelings
preach to advise or urge others to accept (sth. one believes in)
strenuous taking or needing great effort or strength
arena an enclosed area for sports, public entertainments, etc.
adversity bad fortune, trouble
batter to damage, break, or cause to lose shape
reverse the opposite, the other way round
penetrate to see into or through
self-esteem one’s good opinion of one’s own worth
doom to cause to suffer sth unavoidable and terrible
emerge to come out or appear from inside or from being hidden
blessing a gift from God or anything that brings happiness and good fortune
mess up to get into disorder; to spoil, etc.
devastating completely destructive
common denominator a quality or belief shared by all the members of a group
odds the probabilities that sth will or will not happen
stack to arrange dishonestly so as to give oneself an unfair advantage
motive to provide with a strong reason for doing sth.
falter lose strength or effectiveness; weaken
Semantic Variations: CBBACB
Stems
1 prescribe to advise the use of a medicine
2 description an account of a person in words
3 terrain a stretch of land, with regard to its natural features
4 subscribe to pay regularly in order to receive a magazine, newspaper, etc.
5 territorial of a country’s territory
6 extraterrestrial of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere
Unit 9 First Aid
Vocabulary Building
Word Search
1.ambulance 2.urgent 3.emergency 4.massage 5.yell
6.vein 7.artery 8.fracture 9.blister 10.tetanus
Use of English
1.T