大学英语二综合教程第七单元

大学体验英语二（综合教程）

Unit 7 Family Ties

Listen and Talk

Lead in

A family begins with two people. Love deepens and grows between a couple and soon a wedding

1)____, the beginnings of a family. Children are born, growing and 2)___with every passing year. When grown up, they, too, fall in love and marry. The 3)___of creating a family begins again, adding generations to the family.

A day in the life of a family is 4)___work and school, errands and chores. At the end of a busy day we can find children 5)____sharing the events of their day with Mom and Dad. It is a time 6)__- working together and playing together. Reading to the children, 7)____songs, doing homework together, and playing games are some 8)____that take place during family time. A television 9) ___may be what each family member needs to 10)____and enjoy some quiet time together. Strong family relationships are developed by spending quality time together.

Key: 1. takes place 2. maturing 3. process 4. excitedly 5. filled with

6.for

7. singing

8. activities

9. show 10 relax

Passage A: Things I Learned From Dad

2.Answer the following questions with the information from the passage.

1.What kind of disease did Lobo’s mother suffer from Did she survive it

She suffered from breast cancer, but she survived it.

2.How did Lobo feel at home

She felt loved and secure.

3.Was Branson’s father a successful lawyer Explain.

No, he wasn’t. The word "struggling" implies "working hard to survive".

4.What did Branson’s father teach him about human re lationships

The way you treat others is the way you will be treated.

5.What has your father taught you

Answer: Open.

3. Choose the best answer to each question based on the information you obtain from the passage.

1. Anyone who reads the stories about the three fathers will agree that ________.

A) fathers play an important role in the lives of their children

B) fathers like to design their children's future for them

C) fathers are much tougher than mothers to their children

D) fathers are usually the breadwinners in a family

2. By describing her father as "a pillar of strength", Lobo tells us that ________.

A) her father is very important to the whole family

B) her father loves her mother very much

C) her father is very tall and strong

D) her father is very supportive of her

3. What does Branson's father mean by saying "If you pour water on flowers, they flourish"

A) Flowers depend on water to blossom.

B) One gets fresh flowers if he waters them.

C) Praising a child helps to bring out the best in him.

D) Criticizing a child helps him to make progress.

4. From the passage, we can conclude that ________.

A) Branson's father has been a successful lawyer

B) Branson's father encouraged him to quit school

C) Branson's father was confident of his success

D) Branson's father has been understanding and supportive

5. Lewis tells us that ________.

A) he enjoyed farm work very much when he was young

B) he grew up in an environment with very serious racial discrimination

C) his father taught them how to protect themselves in a hostile environment

D) his father was happy to hear that he had been elected to Congress

Anwser: 1.A, 2.A, 3.C, 4.D, 5.B

4. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

1. You have to be a born ___ to be able to do this hard job and not despair.

2. Economic ___ in the country must begin with the recovering of agricultural production.

3. Her speech failed to ___ her colleagues into supporting the plan.

4. Jack never allowed himself to be bullied into doing anything that went against his ___ .

5. I felt disgusted and wandered how I could have ever been so ____ .

6. The director insisted that the conditions of the contract must be ___ exactly.

7. Local government ____ will take place in May next year.

8. The doctor who performed the ____ gave Aikman an 85% chance of full recovery by September.

9. Mother was a ___ of strength to us when our situation seemed hopeless.

10. The students complained about the ____ rules and regulations at the school.

Anwser: 1. optimist 2. reconstruction 3. sway 4. principles 5. gross

6. fulfilled

7. elections

8. surgery

9. pillar 10. rigid

5. Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage.

1. The family crisis really ____ ; she was a competent mother and a successful career woman at the same time.

2. The interesting thing about him is that he is one of those who always ___ to be lucky no matter what they do.

3. If the traffic plan ____ , it will be applied to other cities too.

4. ____ ; the police will soon come to rescue us.

5. It's not like Catherine to be rude; she's polite ____ .

Anwser:1. brought out her best 2. turn out 3.works out 4. Hang in there 5. by nature

6. Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage.

1.I have the ____ duty of telling Mrs. Jones that her son has been killed. (delightful/hateful)

2.The report strongly ____ the police for filing to deal with the problem. (criticize/praise)

3.The Capitol at Washington is where ____ meets. (Conference/Congress)

4.Violence is the ____ of modern society. (cancer/cancel)

5.Poor Jim! In order to pay his debts, he’s been working ____ hard. (tremendously/greatly)