Unit-2专业学位硕士研究生英语教程词汇及课后答案

Unit 2

Men V.S. (against) Women男女有别

Word Bank

(assist=help) assistance: n. aid帮助，协助; first aid急救

associate (~ A with B= relate A to B): 1) n.a companion (=company伙伴/ 公司; accompany sb. to somewhere); 1)n. a partner合伙人2)v. to connect in the mind or imagination联想; 3)a. 副~ professor副教授

disengage: v. to release (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, or obligation解脱，解放; be oblighed (#forced) to do sth.不得不做某事；be ~in sth.参与某事

(attract<->) distract (->distraction干扰): v. to cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest分散，转移

(move->motion/ motion picture=film/ movie) emotionally: adv. related to emotion情绪上地fade: v. to lose strength or vitality (energy)衰退

forgetful: adj. tending or likely (possible) to forget健忘; forgetable<->unforgetable

(frict: vt.) friction: n. conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests矛盾

Ignore (->ignorant->ignorance): v. to refuse to pay attention to不理睬，忽视

(instinct: n.-> instinctive; a.->) instinctively: adv. relating to, or resulting from instinct本能地

Mars: n. the fourth planet from the sun火星；~ Square战神广场

(mall购物广场#) mull: v. to go over extensively in the mind思虑; (neglegence->neglegeble) neglect: v. to pay little or no attention to忽视，疏忽overwhelm (overcome/ defeat): v. to overpower the thoughts, emotions, or senses (=reason) of 制服，控制

preoccupy: v. to engross the thoughts or mind of使全神贯注，迷住; enable; encourage鼓励(at random=) randomly: adv. of no specific order or pattern随意，任意地

(resent: vt.) resentment: n. anger, bitterness怨恨，愤恨

(lose one’s temper发火->temporary) temporarily: adv. of a short period of time暂时，临时地(tense->) tension: n. a situation or condition of (host<->hstess->hostile->) hostility suspense, or [easy#ease: 1. n./ 2. vt. to ease the pain；make you at ~=make you at home; feel/ be at ease很自在/ 很舒服) uneasiness (unconfortableness/ nervousness)紧张局势

(response: n. respond: vi. ->responsive->) unresponsive: adj. exhibiting a lack of responsiveness迟钝的

[wind: 1. n.->windy; 2. vt. to ~ the clock; 3. vi. ~ road] unwind: v. to make or become relaxed 放松，释放

Venus: n. the second planet from the sun金星

withdraw：v. to retire or retreat撤离，撤退

Phrases and Expressions

be associated with: to be connected with与…有关

cope with: to deal with妥善处理，有效地对付

fade into: to disappear into消失于…

focus on: to concentrate on聚焦

mull over (=think over): to reflect deeply on琢磨，反复考虑

persist in (sth./ doing sth.)= insist on (sth./ doing sth.): to continue doing (same) sth.[=continue to do sth. else]坚持，固执于…

Reading Comprehension

Choose the best for each of the following.

1. What can be learned from the story of Tom and Mary? ( A )

A. Men and women are different in coping with stress.

B. Tom and Mary are not in love now.

C. Men tend to solve problems while women tend to ignore problems.

D. Friction in relationships often leads to misunderstanding and intolerance.

2. "Instead he becomes very quiet and goes to his private cave to think about his problem,...". (Para.

5) Here the "cave" refers to ( C )

A. a hollow passage under the earth or into the mountain

B. his bed-room

C. his own private space where he could relieve stress

D. a place that promises a good shelter from stress

3. When a man is stressed he will often turn to the following means for relief except ( B )

A. picking the most urgent problem or the most difficult

B. diverting his attention directly to solving little problems

C. remaining stuck in his cave till the problem is solved

D. becoming focused on solving problems and losing awareness of everything else

4. What will a woman do when she is stressed? ( D )

A. Prioritizing the significance of any problem.

B. Talking about her feelings and all the possible problems associated with her feelings.

C. Seeking relief by expressing herself and being understood.

D. Both B and C.

5. It can be learned from the text that the greatest difference in coping with stress between men and women is that ( B )

A. men become detached from the world while women are emotionally involved

B. men focus on one problem and forget others while women expand and become overwhelmed by all problems

C. men get stuck in the cave and find no way out while women stay out of the aye

D. men escape to the cave while women are immediately concerned with finding solutions

II. Complete the following summary (summarize) of the text by filling in the blanks with words. The initial letter of each word has been given to you.

Both men and women have a lot to learn about the opposite sex before their relationships are truly (full+fill) fulfilling (=successful). The way of (1) coping with stress is just one of the must-to-know differences.

Every so often (Frequently), when a man is upset or (2) increasingly focused and (3) withdraws to his own cave (private space), which would end up (result in/ lead to导