新标准大学英语_综合教程3课后答案

Dealing with unfamiliar words

4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.

1 simple (humble)

2 to show that there is a good reason for something, especially something that other people think is wrong

(justify)

3 to experience something, especially something that is unpleasant but necessary (undergo)

4 a large meal for a lot of people, usually in order to celebrate something (feast)

5 a system for measuring the length of a year and dividing it into periods such as weeks and months

(calendar)

6 a child, or a young person (youngster)

7 pleasant or attractive qualities or features (charm)

8 the quality of being morally good (goodness)

9 to express a strong opinion and try to persuade other people to accept it (preach)

Unit 8 High days and holidays

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5 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 4.

There is some (1) justification to scholars’ fears that a lot of Chinese (2) youngsters have recently

become more interested in festivals from the Western (3) calendar, such as Christmas which I must admit

does have some (4) charm. The world is (5) undergoing many changes, and even though we come from a

genuinely modest and (6) humble culture, we’re more and more attracted by the bright lights and comforts

of the West. But Christmas is actually a winter (7) feast and is similar to our own festivals because it

(8) preaches the importance of being morally (9) good and showing love for mankind.

6 Answer the questions about the words and expressions in the box.

1 Is oriental likely to mean (a) Eastern, or (b) Western?

2 If you vent your feelings, do you (a) express them strongly, or (b) hide them?

3 Is an indigenous American likely to be (a) someone who has arrived from another country, or (b)

someone who has lived in America before others arrived?

4 If you feel at one with something, are you likely to feel (a) unhappy and uncomfortable, or (b) happy

and relaxed with it?

5 Is zeal likely to be (a) great energy and enthusiasm, or (b) a lack of interest?

6 If you want to conserve something, do you want to (a) keep it as it is, or

(b) change it?

7 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.

1 If you’re caught in a trance, are you likely to be (a) aware, or (b) unaware of your state?

2 If something happens for good or bad, do you (a) know, or (b) not know whether it will have good or

bad results?

3 Is a rider likely to be (a) a condition to what has been said, in order to limit it, or (b) an addition to what

has been said, adding extra information?

4 Is an anomaly likely to be (a) a contradiction, or (b) a usual feature?

5 Is skulduggery likely to be (a) secret activities that are intended to trick or cheat people, or (b) normal

events in everyday life?

6 Are mundane affairs likely to be (a) interesting and exciting, or (b) not interesting and exciting?

7 Is decadence likely to be (a) highly moral behaviour, or (b) immoral behaviour?

8 If you shut your eyes and ears to something, do you (a) pay attention to it, or (b) refuse to pay attention

to it?

Language in use

Be it / they ...

1 Rewrite the sentences using Be it / they …

1 Whether it’s Christmas or any other occasion, people like to spend some quality time with their families.

Be it at Christmas or on any other occasion, people like to spend some quality time with their families.

2 Wheth er it’s in good ways or bad, the world has changed in recent years. Be it in good ways or bad, the world has changed in recent years.

3 Whether it’s with a feast or a humble meal, people celebrate festivals in the same way around the world.

Be it with a feast or a humble meal, people celebrate festivals in the same way around the world.

4 Whether children are good or naughty, they are blessings.

Be they good or naughty, children are blessings.

5 Whether they are scholars or ordinary people, they cannot stop the world from