Unit 2课后练习答案

Unit 2

Part II Text A

T ext Organization

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2. Story 1 (Paras 6-10): After winning his own freedom from slavery, John Parker helped other

slaves to escape north to Canada to get freedom.

Story 2 (Paras 11-15): Supported by a strong religious conviction, the white man Levi Coffin

helped black slaves to escape at huge risk to himself.

Story 3 (Paras 16-23): By traveling the Underground Railroad, Josiah Henson reached his

desti-nation and became free at last.

Vocabulary

I. 1. 1) decades2) historic

3) imposed4) racial

5) slender6) closing in on

7) settlement8) site

9) mission10) authorized

11) terminal12) make the best of

13) exploits14) religious

15) on the side

2. 1) pass for2) stood up for

3) laid down4) take on

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5) let (us) down6) draw on

7) come up8) given up

3. 1) The Europeans are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their mea-

sures to protect the struggling American steel industry.

2)Clinton is, in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The

Natural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most compelling.

3)There's not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves with

drugs.

4)A different experience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.

5)It is our convi ction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social

problems in the long run.

4. 1) As for the protection of these endangered species, many countries do not compel fisher-

men to report accidental capture of small cetaceans (H §%}$}) in their nets, so signifi-cant catches may go unnoticed for years. To deal with this problem, animal protectionists have forged an international alliance. On the other hand they have urged the United Nations to lay down more specific laws to save these animals.

2)It was reported that food supplies would soon run out and most of the victims of the

earthquake would starve to death. At huge risk, a group of volunteers from the Red Cross took on the mission to transport food, clothes and medicine to the most seriously hit areas.

3)A rally was going to be held in honor of the 16th US President Abraham Lincoln who

abolished slavery in 1863 and liberated the slaves in the South. In the eyes of many African-Americans, Lincoln was America's greatest president thanks to his outstanding exploits.

II. W ords with Multiple Meanings

1.I'll tell you about my research project in a minute, but first let's hear about your French trip.

2.Most McDonald's look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16

differ-ent basic designs.

3.Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to get through a financial

crisis.

4.This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble; it's always breaking down.

5.In your resume you've mentioned everything but one vital point.

6.Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.

7.I am sorry, but I think you shouldn't have delayed your homework.

8.The bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance.