全新版大学进阶英语综合教程第二册答案U4 Key to

Unit4StudyAbroadKeytoExercisesOpenerSuggestedanswersforreference1.Betweenthe2006/07academicyearandthe2013/14academicyear,thenumberofChinesestudentsatUScollegesgrewfrom67,723to274,439,makingChinathesinglelargestcountryoforiginforallinternationalstudentsintheUS.2.Thereareseveralreasons.Forstarters,Chinesefamiliesarebetteroffnowandcanaffordinternationalstudyfortheirkids.Secondly,inthisageofglobalization,it’snaturalforpeopletomovefromcountrytocountryseekingopportunities,includingopportunitiesinadifferenteducationsystem.Thirdly,studyingabroadisawayforcountriestolearnfromeachother.WhenChinesestudentsreturnfromoverseas,theycanhelpdevelopChina.3.I’dliketostudyabroad.I’mcuriousabouttheoutsideworld,wanttopickupdifferentperspectives,andbroadenmymind.I’dliketodrawonthebestoftheChineseeducationsystemandtheWesternone.Reading&InteractingI.UnderstandingtheText1.TextOrganization Nameoftheclassic Themeoftheclassic Paragraphs Relatedeventsinauthor’slife TheOdyssey Goinghome 1-6 1.ShehadlefthomebecauseshewantedtounderstandbetterWesterncivilizationandAmericansociety.2.ShemissedhomebecausestudyinghumanitiesatYalewas1)differentfromthatinChina,.nocorrectanswerstomemorize,originalityneededinclassandforhomework;2)difficultforaforeignstudent,.reading,listeningandnote-taking. TheAeneid Beingtornbetweenthepastandthefuture 7-9 1.HermotherwantedhertotakesciencelikeChinesestudentstraditionallydid.2.ShewantedtostudyhumanitiesandwritebetterEnglish.2.ComprehensionCheckFocusingonthemainideasIwasadmittedintoafreshmanprogramatYalethatrequiredustoreadupWesternclassics,comprehendthem,analyzethemandturninpaperswithoriginalideasonthem.Althoughthiswasmyfirstyearinanall-Englishenvironment,andsometimesIwastiredofallthehardwork,IyearnedtounderstandWesternsociety.Imadeupformylackofpreparationwithdiligence.Ipulledall-nighters,Ilingeredafterclasstoaskquestions,Ilearnednote-takinginEnglishfrommyclassmates,andIvisitedthewritingtutor.Asaresult,astheyearcametoanend,IreceivedA’sforallmypapers.Diggingintodetail1.No,therewasn’t.Becausewhenshereachedoutforahumanbeing,shegrabbedabookinstead.2.BecauseitwaslikecommittingsuicidetotrytoreadupandunderstandWesterncanonsinayear’stime.3.Forcestudentstoreadwithoutbeingconcernedaboutwhethertheyareinterested,willingorableto.4.BecauseshehadbeenusedtotheChinesewayoflearninghumanities,.,teachersgivingoutstandardinterpretationsforstudentstomemorize.5.Shewouldspendthenightreadingtheirworksandtryingtounderstandtheirideas.Understandingdifficultsentences1.B2.B3.A4.A5.AII.FocusingonLanguageinContext1.KeyWords&Expressions1.Whichoneisbetter,asecurejobwithalowpayorajobwithahighpaybuteasytolose2.NewsfilteredthroughfromBombaylastnightofacityonstrikeandtouristsstuckattheairport.3.Suicideranksasthe10thleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates.Globally,anestimated700,000peopletaketheirownlivesannually.4.Alargeproductcatalogiscriticaltoasuccessfulfurniturestorewebsite.Peoplewhovisityourwebsitearelookingfornewfurniture.Youneedtoshowittothem.5.Someofthemostprovocativethinkers,writers,artists,businesspeople,teachersandotherleadersdrawnfromdifferentfieldsaroundtheworldwillgatheratthissummerprogram—toteach,speak,lead,question,andanswer.6.Theguytriedtorunawaybutthepolicemancaughthimbygrabbingthecollarofhiscoat.7.Thisdialoguewindowpopsupinmygameeveryfiveseconds!HowdoIdisableit8.Lifeislikeajourneywithnoknowndestination.9.Noonecanfinishallthetasksalone.Don’thesitatetoaskforhelp.Wecanallbenefitfromcooperation.10.ManchesterUnited,dubbedtheRedDevils,isatopfootballteaminEngland.11.Thepoliceofficerturnedtothecrowdandshouted,“Comeon.Youneedtogetoutofhere.Nolingeringaroundthecrimescene.”12.Theflowershowissocrowdedthatthereisneveranidealspotfortakingpicturesnomatterhowyoupositionyourself.13.OurmutualfriendJohnhasgotarareabilitytomemorizefactsandfigures.14.Johnstretchedoutanarmfrombedtopickuphisphone.Sleepilyheasked,“Whoisit”15.AnadvanceteamwassenttotheUKtomakepreparationsforPresidentXiJinping’svisit.1.forinstance2.wasfloodedwith3.destinedto4.reluctant5.pullthemapart6.stickto7.pleadedwith8.Asaresult1.Noflowersgrewhere.Nohumansevercame.Onlythebaregreysandstretchedouttowards/totheroaringsea.2.AsaHarryPotterfan,EmilyfeltobligatedtovisittheElephantHouse,thecaféshopinEdinburghwhereJ.K.Rowlingstartedwritingtheseries.3.Thesaying“Studentsmustdotheboringstuffbeforetheycandotheinterestingstuff”canberoughlytranslatedas“Studentsmustmemorizebeforetheycanbeallowedtothink.”4.AccordingtoTheOdyssey,OdysseuswastheonlyhumanbeingtohearthealluringsongoftheSirensandlivetotellofit.5.Atfirst,shepleadedwiththedoctorstosave/nottocutoffherson’sarm,butthedoctorsaidtherewasnochoice.2.Collocation1.ManyChinesetouristsaredisappointedtofindshopsinEuropeclosedonweekends.2.PeterMayle,authorofAYearinProvence,iscontenttoliveaquietlifeinruralFrance.3.Iamsorrytosaythat,despitetheeffortsofourcareteam,thepatientisgoingfrombadtoworse.4.Becauseofpollution,waterhereisnolongerfittodrink.5.Theoldladyimpressedmeassomeonehardtodealwith.6.Thissofaiscomfortabletositon.I’lltakeit.3.SentencePatterns1.Whatbetterwaytorememberourbeloveddaughterthantosetup/settingupascholarshipinhername2.Whatbetterwaytostartoffthenewyearthantodrawup/drawingupalistofgoalstobeattainedinit3.Yes,listingAmericans’favoritefoodsmaydependalotonwhomyouask,butonethingissure:TheUnitedStatesowesmanyofitsfavoritedishes,ortheideasforthesefoods,totherestoftheworld.4.Yes,Claireisyoung,butsheisverygoodatattendingtodifficultcustomers.5.Yes,hetalkedlikeamanofsense,buthisactionwasthatofafool.4.ComprehensivePracticeClozeWhatwouldyoudoifachancetostudyabroadpoppedupWouldyouhesitateorwouldyougrabitstraightawayYouranswermaywelldependonthedestinationonoffer.Forinstance,studyingatCambridgemaywellseemmorealluringthanstudyingatalesswell-knownuniversity.Andthen,ofcourse,thereistheprogramonoffertotakeintoconsideration.DoyouyearntoexploresubjectstotallynewtoyouorareyoureluctanttostrayfromareasinwhichyoufeelsecureInmakingthechoiceyoumayjusthavetorelyonyourinstinctaboutwhatwillsuityoubest.Translation1.IgrabbedmybabyfromthetigerbeforeIhadtimetofeelafraid.Iguessitwasamother’snaturalinstinct.2.ModerntouristsyearnformysteriousplaceslikeTibet.Youshouldgotherebeforeitisfloodedwithvisitors.3.Nowthatmydaughtercancrawl,thereisnotaspotinthehouseshehasn’treached.I’mjusttiredofpickinguptoysconstantlyafterher.4.Ifeltpulledapartoflatebyworkandtakingcareofmysickchild.CanIpostponeturninginthebusinessplan5.Idon’tmeantobeprovocative,butIdothinkit’sbetterforourcompanytosplitintotwo.6.TheUSgovernmentfeelsobligatedtopreferUS-madeproducts,butit’sstillpossibleforaforeigncompanytobeitssupplier.Forinstance,ifaproductisnotmadeintheUS,thentheUSgovernmentwillbuyabroad.7.Wemustconstantlyanalyzechangesintheenvironmenttoseeifthereisaneedtochangetheoriginalprogram.8.What’syourinterpretationoftheChinesegovernment’snewpolicyofallowingtwochildrenperfamilyIsittomakeupfortheshortageofyoungpeopleinthefutureinChinaReading&ComprehendingReading11.ComprehensionCheckforReading11.F2.T3.T4.F5.T6.T7.F8.T9.F10.T2.Translation1.“这是一种全然不同的学习风格，非常注重课堂参与。”他说。“课上教授们从不‘满堂灌’，课堂参与占总成绩的一定比例。”2.我不认为英国有哪所大学会把这么多不同的人聚集到一间教室里。因为我学的是哲学和社会学这样的课题，所以多元化的学生构成使得课堂上的交流和辩论精彩纷呈。3.周游各地不但给人留下美好回忆，还能让毕业生们在职场占据优势。4.你了解了另一种文化和它的行政管理系统。你变得更为独立、更积极、更自信。所有这些技能都是你在找工作时雇主所看重的。Reading2ComprehensionCheckforReading21.Yes.ManycountriesareworkinghardtoincreasetheirshareofChinesestudents.TheUniversityofSydneyisnowacceptingtheGaokaoasanapplicationcredential.2.ThetrendtowardsChinesestudentsbecomingmoreself-funded.3.Toshowthatstudyingoverseasmaynotensureahighincomeorcomfortableliving.4.WhentheChineseeconomymakesthesuccessfultransitionfromaheavymanufacturingemphasistoonemoreinlinewitha“knowledgeeconomy”model.IntegratedSkillsPracticingI.Viewing&ListeningSegment11.Excellentrecommendationsfromyourprofessors.2.Aheckofanadmissionsessay.3.Atleasta175onyourLSATs.Segment21.Sheisskilledatcommandingtheattentionofaroomanddiscussingveryimportantissues.2.Sheisabletorecallhundredsofimportantdetailsatthedropofahat.3.Shefeelscomfortableusinglegaljargonineverydaylife.Segment31.HerGPAorGradePointAverageis,andherLSATscoreis179.2.SinceHarvardLawSchoolhasneverhadafashionmajorbefore,admittingEllewouldaddtothediversityofthestudentmake-up.3.Herlistofextracurricularactivitiesisimpressive.III.WritingModelpaperforyourreferenceYiluZhaoNo.2HighSchoolofEastChinaNormalUniversity155JinshajiangRoadShanghai200062ChinaDecember1,1993OfficeofUndergraduateAdmissionsYaleUniversity38HillhouseAvenueNewHaven,CT06511USADearSir/Madam,IamwritingtoexpressmyinterestinstudyinghistoryatYaleUniversity,especiallyyourDirectedStudiesprogram.Historyhasalwaysfascinatedme,andIfirmlybelievethatthebestwaytostudyWesternhistoryistogotoatopuniversityintheWest,whichwouldgreatlyhelpputthingsintoperspective.IunderstandthatyourDirectedStudiesprogramwillguidestudentsthroughtheWesterncanonsofphilosophyandliteratureaswellashistory,whichisexactlytheeducationIyearnfor.Historyisusuallywrittenfromtheviewpointofacountry.Iexpectthat,atclassesinYale,myhistoricalconceptswilldifferfrom,andevenclashwith,myfellowAmericanstudents.Thiswillbeanenrichingexperienceforallofus.MyultimategoalistobecomeajournalistreportingonWesternnewstotheChineseaudienceandChinesenewstotheWestinwaysthatcanpromotemutualunderstanding.AsolidgraspofbothChineseandWesternhistorywillbeaverynecessaryfirststep.Attachedpleasefindthedulyfilled-inapplicationform,myresume,twoessaysandthreelettersofrecommendation.IwouldbemuchobligedifIcouldbeconsideredforanykindoffinancialassistanceorscholarship,whichwouldhelpmegreatlyinthecompletionofthedegree.Again,Isincerelythankyouforyourtimeandkindconsideration.Sincerely,YiluZhao(265words)