(第二版)新标准大学英语综合教程Book3Unit6课后答案

Unit 6
Active Reading (1)
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1overheard 2take…for granted 3wakened 4crept
5 clutched 6trim 7beloved
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1 fragrant 2shepherd 3queer 4 tiptoed 5briskly 6 steady
7 1a 2a 3a 4a 5b
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1 It suggests that his mother is less sentimental and more practical than his father.
2 He had been slow in getting up in the morning, meaning that his father had to call him multiple times. Perhaps he had been a little selfish.
3 A dagger is sharp and moves quickly, so perhaps the thought was very surprising
and shocking. Also, silver is valuable, and the thought was a very good one.
4He was laughing because he knew that his father would be surprised and delighted.
He was anticipating his father’s reaction.
5It suggests that he always had to work very hard. He had to get up early every morning, even on Christmas Day.
6Christmas had been an opportunity for him to show his father he loved him. He believes that love is the real meaning of Christmas.
Active Reading (2)
3 1d 2a 3b 4c 5b 6d
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1 justification 2youngsters 3calendar 4charm 5undergoing
6dazzling 7feast 8preaches 9good
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1 a 2a 3b 4b 5a 6a
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1b 2a 3a 4b 5b 6a 7b 8b
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1 The world seems small as we can communicate with each other very easily, and people living in it are connected and depend on each other.
2To get a feel for something means to have or develop a good knowledge or understanding of something. So, we have to use it to understand it more deeply.
3They are not physically blind but follow Western culture without thinking. The blindness here is moral and intellectual rather than physical.
4Alarm bells are used to alert people to danger. Scholars and students are not really ringing bells; they are trying to draw people’s attention to the problem.
5They just try to ignore something.
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1 Yes, I think we must take care to preserve our own custom and not become too international.
2 No, with modern communication it is inevitable that the world’s cultures are going to mix more and more. We eat hamburgers and Americans love Beijing roast duck.
3 No, I think we will all want to preserve our own identity. We can be citizens of the world and at the same time Australian, French or Chinese etc.
Language in use
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1 Be it at Christmas or on any other occasion, people like to spend some quality time with their families.
2 Be it in good ways or bad, the world has changed in recent years.
3 Be it with a feast or a humble meal, people celebrate festivals in the same way around the world.
4 Be they good or naughty, children are blessings.
5 Be they scholars or ordinary people, they cannot stop the world from getting smaller.
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1 That Christmas has become a global festival is not surprising.
2 That scholars have expressed concern about the influence of Christmas may be justified.
3 That we enjoy an occasion to relax today is no different from our ancestors’enjoying breaks.
4 That most of the world follows the Gregorian calendar is the reason we celebrate Christmas.
5 That decadence is not the sole preserve of the West is something we need to remember.
6 That Jesus was born in the East is something we should not forget.
3
1 Now that his children had grown up and gone, what was the magic of Christmas?
2 Now that he knew his father loved him, he promised to get up early and help him with the milking.
3 Now that Rob had done the milking, his father considered going back to bed.
4 Now that it’s Christmas, everyone seems in a trance.
5 Now that Christmas has become a global festival, the Chinese want to relax during those few days as well.
6 Now that most of the world follows the Gregorian calendar, the Chinese are
influenced by its festivals.
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1 humble beginnings 2granted permission 3undergone…changes
4have… charm 5 lose…charm 6humble meal 7worked like a charm Translation
6 1908年，安娜·贾维斯在西弗吉尼亚州的格拉夫顿市为自己的母亲举行了一个追思会，这是人们第一次庆祝母亲节这个现代美国节日。

贾维斯深爱的母亲于1905年去世，从这年开始她就积极开展活动，要让母亲节成为美国的正式节日。

经过安娜·贾维斯的努力，1914年伍德罗·威尔逊总统签署公告设立母亲节，使它成为一个向母亲致敬的全国性节日。

尽管贾维斯成功地创立了母亲节，但是母亲节的商业化很快就让她感到了不满。

到了20世纪20年代初，很多公司开始出售母亲节贺。

贾维斯对这种在她看来是误解和开发利用母亲节的行为感到痛心，她提出抗议甚至试图要废除母亲节。

这个节日的初衷是让大家向母亲表示感谢和敬意，采取的形式应该是写亲笔信传达爱意和感激，而不是通过买礼物和贺卡这样的方式。

贾维斯创立的这个节日现在已经是全球性的节日。

不同的国家庆祝母亲节的日期有所不同。

在很多国家，例如澳大利亚、加拿大和美国，人们庆祝母亲节的日子是五月的第二个星期天
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The Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China. But in recent years, many people have complained that the celebratory atmosphere of lunar New Year is not as strong as it used to be, and it is hard for them to regain that wonderful feeling in their memories. In fact, in the past, it was only during the Spring Festival that people could enjoy delicious food and wear new clothes. This explains why this holiday was so important to Chinese people. But with the rapid development of the Chinese economy and an increasingly rich material life, the ways in which Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival have changed. For instance, more and more Chinese people choose to travel during the Spring Festival. Nonetheless, for Chinese people, the Spring Festival plays an irreplaceable role in their culture.
Reading across cultures
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1 On November 1st and 2nd.
2 At cemeteries and graveyards.
3 Ancient indigenous peoples of Mexico believed that the souls of the dead returned each year to visit living relatives.
4 It varies from town to town. People build altars in their homes, prepare food, get candles and incense ready, and prepare costumes etc.
5 Candies and “bread of the dead.”
6No, but they bring offerings to the graces.
7Yes, people ring the bells all night, and the mood is joyful rather than sad.
8People dance in colorful costumes and skull-shaped-masks.
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1 The Day of the Dead is more party-like and religious. The atmosphere of Qingming Festival is more serious and solemn. People pray for their ancestors at the graveyards, sweep the tombs and offer food, wine and paper accessories.
2 When Chong Er, a prince of the state of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period, was in hiding from the persecution, his life was saved by the loyal official Jie Zitui, who cut off the flesh from his thigh and offered it to the prince for sustenance. Later, Chong Er became king and forgot the lessons he should have learned from his days of hardship. Jie Zitui refused to serve him. To force Jie Zitui down from the mountain where he lived with his mother, Chone Er had the site set on fire. The faithful official and his mother were burned to death. Full of regret, Chong Er made the day a memorial one on which people would only eat cold food.
3 The all-night party in the cemetery and the skull-shaped candies. They seem more like a comic horror movie than a real festival.
4 The idea of celebrating people’s lives with joy is a very nice one.
5 I think Qingming Festival and Spring Festival are still family festivals full of traditional meaning. I am not sure Dragon Boat Festival means much to many people today. It is perhaps more fun than a tradition for us.
Guided Writing
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1 Labor Day was first celebrated in the US in 188
2 in New York. It was an attempt to honor working people and the contributions of their unions.
2 Bastille Day, a celebration of the French Revolution and the destruction of the old royal prison in 1789, has been celebrated throughout France as a national holiday since 1880.
3 Marin Luther King Day celebrates the life and work of a Civil Rights leader who was killed in 1968. The holiday became a national one in the States in 1986.
4 Carnival is a centuries-old European festival marked by merrymaking and feasting held just before Lent, a period of fasting and self-discipline.
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1 It was Christmas Eve and people swarmed the streets in a desperate search for last-minute gifts. All of a sudden snowflakes started falling.
2 My coach pulled into New Orleans and I descended with my head full of visions of the Mardi Gras I was about to see for myself.
3 As the old year approaches its end, Trafalgar Square becomes packed with people bursting with excitement to hear the chimes of Big Ben and celebrate the start of the New Year.
4 The urge to get home for the Spring Festival is so strong that people squeeze themselves into every possible space on the trains.
3
1 The writer understands that his father has had a lifelong impact upon him.
2 Here, the writer realizes that his father loves him, because he does not want to wake him up so early in the morning.
3 The writer is pleased with himself for arranging the surprise for his father.
4 The writer realizes how hard his father has had to work and the sacrifices he has made.。