新视野大学英语读写教程第五册 课后答案 unit 8

新视野大学英语读写教程第五册课后答案 unit 8
unit 8
Comprehension of the Text
1. No, the author believes that it is unnecessary.
2. Because they thought the reward to the boy was not enough to match his good deed.
3. In his opinion, they are more confused about values than the boy.
4. Greed.
5. They treated it with scorn and cynicism.
6. No.
7. The obscene message is that children can get material incentives if tbey do what have been
told. For example, children are offered either some money or a party or a $10 a week if they
learn mathematics, read a certain number of books or do not stay away from school.
8. It refers to material rewards or incentives, such as money or ice cream.
9. That there are some simple pleasures that don't require a purchase.
10. Parents should set good examples to their children.
Vocabulary
1. cynical
2. plight
3. ascribe
4. refreshments
5. compulsory
6. commended
7. reeled
8. suffice
9. absurd 10. aggravated 11. obscene 12. eclipsed
Exercises on CD and web course only: 13. outraged 14. elicit 15. incentive
1D
1. In retrospect
2. a token of
3. converted to
4. looked up to
5. are on the brink of(making)
6. be subject to
7. run out of control 8. reeled.., in
9. a parade of 10. ascribed.., to
11. In light of 12. belonged to
Exercises on CD and web course only: 13. doled out 14. paid dividends 15. cling to Collocation
B
I. phone 2. green 3. business 4. identity
5. credit
6. Valentine
7. tarot
8. Christmas
Exercises on CD and web course only: 9. birthday 10. greeting
Translation
1. Children were asked to complete many compulsory pieces of work each week.
2. I commended the girl on the excellent job she had done. I later wrote to commend her to her
employer.
3. Everyone with a mortgage realized the government's economic strategy was not working.
4. Absurd though it may seem, it is quite likely that Mr. Smith and his companions genuinely
believe all this.
5. He aggravated his condition by leaving hospital too soon.
6. By patient questioning we managed to elicit enough information from the witness.
7. During your flight you can relax with a drink from the duty-free bar, and a meal or light
refreshments will be served according to the time of day.
8. I was in a dreadful plight -- I had lost my money and missed the last bus home.
9. One of the witnesses was bribed to give false evidence.
10. Despite repeated assurance(s) he failed to repay the money he had borrowed.
-- l
Changes in the American family structure are evidenced by increased rates of separation and
divorce. In certain areas of the country these trends have resulted in a growing number of singleparent
families and remarried parents. This does not indicate, however, that the institution of marriage is crumbling. It is estimated that four ont of five divorced couples eventually remarry
other people. These shifts in family relationships may be interpreted as a breakdown or as an
adaptation of the American family to changing roles, attitudes, and values. The changes,
according to the more traditional viewpoint, represent a breakdown in the family structure, a
disintegration of values, and a decline of morality.
1．这些教师为丢失现金者显而易见的吝啬而感到愤慨，于是他们就主动为那男孩募捐·日
2．很明显，诚实与善良这些品德已经变成了商品，像其他任何东西一样，也会受到通货膨胀
的
影响。

3．回想起此事，人们禁不住想问一问这些老师，究竟他们认为多少钱才算得上够份量的酬谢·
4．一份酬谢就是一件礼物：任何一件礼物至少都应该被认为是出于赠与者的真诚感激之情
5．我记不清我那13岁的儿子跟我唠叨过多少次了，说某某同学每次在成绩报告单上得了“Ao
都会得到10美元——向我暗示如果他哪天得了A，我也应该照办不误。

6.作为一个社会来说，我们好像几乎丧失我们的内在控制力，也就是指导我们的行动和感情的道德界限。

7．无论什么事情再也不能按照其自身价值决定其成败兴衰。

8．同理，展示一连串无休止的奖励会腐蚀掉我们感受真正内心安宁(或内心的冲突)的能力。

9．尽管也许有人会说，蔬菜本身并不需要给它抹黑，我把这一情况归之于多年来吃冰淇淋的
缘
故。

10．世界从我们身边飞驰而过，我们哪还有耐心等待有人对我们的善行做出回报。

Essay Summary
1El
I.B 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. A
8. C 9. D 10.A
II.D 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. A 16. C 17. C 18.
D 19. B 20. D
Structured Writing
In a market-driven society today, there are various and numerous ways to promote sales. The
commonly used ones are discounts, premiums, free samples, money refund offers, cocktail
parties, trips and other events. A combination of these can be, and often is, used in the same
campaign. Commercial companies spend a huge amount of money on attractive product packages
instead of improving the quality of their products. For example, a supermarket is famous for a
popular brand of vegetable juice with a beautiful package design of five colors. It is the dazzling
intensity of the vegetables' colors that helps sales. But once I saw the market was full of people
with loud complaints. The vegetable juice tasted sour and smelled bad. It turned out that the
juice's shelf life had expired but it was still on the shopping shelves! Package designs are nothing
but empty symbols. Promotional activifes are only temporarily effecfve. Clever consumers may
view promotions such as money-back guarantees with suspicion, thinking that something must
be wrong with the product. (Words: 171)
Roadinq Skills
--B
1. sth., such as a musical or theatncai performance, which is successful
2. set new levels of achievement in self-expression_r
3. He felt that music was always telling the truth, expressing true feelings when it was d~ne best'
4. the essence or the key point
5. without any help, performed independenfiy by oneself
Comprehension of the Text
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1. About three takes, as Lennon said he did it in three takes or something like that (Para. 2).
2. You should create the time to express yourself, which interprets Lennon's artistic philosophy
precisely. Please refer to Para. 3.
3. "Our pop music royalty" here refers to important and authoritative popular music stars,
who
are able to exert immense influence upon the public, as the royal family does.
4. The author wants to tell the readers that Lennon's internal world was also at war with
itself,
which characterized his life and music.
5. He was a rebel with remarkable intellect, as is mentioned in Para. 7.
6. Clearly Lennon and McCartney got on well enough to form the Beatles, which gave
Lennon
space to develop,
7. No, as such dedication is never mentioned in the text. Instead, the author says in Para. 9
that
they quickly took control of their music, their careers, and their individual destinies. 8. They wanted to show their opposition to war and call for peace. Please refer to Para.
10.
9. The author argues in Para. 11 that Lennon was not always best on his own, but he never
did
better than the intensity and howl of his solo album John Lennon/Plastic Oho Band. 10. Brutally honest songwriting and the use of fame as a weapon for social and political
change.
Vocabulary
1, stubborn 2. definitive 3. testimony 4. lingered
5, nominal 6. exquisite 7. radiant 8. evoked
9. elapsed l 0. streak 11, indicative 12. dubbed
Exercises on CD and web course only: 13. adoring 14. hysterical 15. provocative
1. in
2. of
3. to
4. of
5. for
6. in
7. of 8. to 9. of 10, at 11. up 12. of
Exercises on CD and web course only: 13. by 14. on 15. of
sectionm,C
Reading Skills
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1. certainly, although one cannot be sure when
2. end up
3. instead of
4. failed to include
5. correct the mistakes Comprehension of the Text
I.T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F 7.F
8. T 9. F 10. T。