新视野大学英语（第二版）第二册Unit 6答案
Unit 6
Comprehension of the Text
I.
1. She didn’t like her first name because it didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner, and it made her think she should be a cook.
2. She felt more comfortable with herself and other people started to take her more seriously.
3. the writer thinks that the name change didn’t cause Debbie’s professional achievement, but it surely helped by making her feel more self-confident about her talents.
4. The writer thought that his name, Joe, made him seem more qualified to be a baseball player than an art critic. He also believed that if he had a more refined name, like Arthur or Adrian, his name would appear complete.
5. The woman felt ill at ease because the attractive man, whom she wanted the writer to introduce her to, was the same person whom she had once turned down due to his dull-sounding name.
6. We often project name-based stereotypes onto people. For example, one of the writer’s women friends confessed that while taking charge of a group of four-year-olds at the nursery school, she became confused by their personalities because of their names.
7. One study showed that teachers gave lower grades to essays written by boys with less appealing names than they awarded to the same papers by boys with better-sounding names.
8. If you are determined enough, you can change your name.
Vocabulary
III.
1. confessed 2. reserve 3. professional 4. impressive 5. latter 6. convey 7. qualify 8. refined 9. substitute 10. approval
IV.
1. Correct form: fill out; synonym: fill in
2. Correct form: feel comfortable with; synonym: feel comfortable about
3. Correct form: attach first importance to; translation: 非常重视； 把……放在第一位
4. Correct form: turned down; synonym: rejected; refused
5. Correct form: came (up) to; definition: moved toward
6. Correct form: pressing me for; definition: try in a determined way to get something.
7. Correct form: free from/of; definition: not influenced by
8. Correct form: stuck with; translation: 不得不接待； 被迫接待
9. Correct form: for better or worse; definition: whether the result is good or bad
10. Correct form: took charge of; synonym: took responsibility for
V.
1. M 2. K 3. L 4. F 5. I 6. C 7. H 8. O 9. E 10. B
Word Building
VI.
illegal impolite irregular impatient incapable
irresponsible inconsistent inappropriate incorrect indefinite
1. impatient 2. irresponsible 3. inconsistent 4. illegal 5. inappropriate 6. incapable 7. irregular 8. impolite 9. incorrect 10. indefinite
VII.
unnoticeable unreasonable ungrateful unlimited uncertain uncover unrecognizable unfashionable undo untidy unfold unload
1. unreasonable 2. unfolded 3. uncertain 4. uncovered 5. ungrateful 6. unloading 7. unlimited
Sentence structure
VIII.
1. so is air to man
2. so is the eagle of all birds
3. so is beer to the British
4. so is tea to the Chinese
5. so do the English love their beer
IX.
1. While waiting at the doctor’s, I read an entire short story.
2. After using the brush, put it in its proper place.
3. Before being in the army, he was an engineer.
4. I deliberately didn’t read the book before going to see the film.
5. When buying a new car, it is best to seek expert advice.
Translation
X.
1. (Just) as a machine needs regular running, so does the body need regular exercise.
2. He learned to play the piano while studying in the United States.
3. To our disappointment, he turned down our invitation.
4. The reality is that, for better or worse, the world has changed with advance of new technologies.
5. Most of the female students in my class appear to be ill at ease when (they are) required to answer questions.
6. The local government took charge of the security for the sports meeting.
XI.
1. 足球之于意大利人，就像乒乓球之于中国人。
2. 教师没急着要班里同学现在作决定，而是要他们仔细考虑后再下决心。
3. 我不知道那是什么饮料，我喝了那么多；结果那些小伙子只能送我回家，因为我有点醉了。
4. 在中国北方，三月份往往多风。
5. 尽管如此，政府已经同意总支出增加6.2%。
6. 信息被定义为通过陈述事实向大脑传达的知识，它可以有多种形式。
Cloze
XII.
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. C
11. C 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. A
Structured Writing:
My hometown and my college town have several things in common. First, my hometown is a small town. It has a population of only about 10,000 people. Located in a rural area, it is surrounded by many acres of farmland which are devoted mainly to growing corn and soybeans. As for my college town, it is small too. Having a population of about 11,000 local residents, it lies in the center of farmland which is used to raise hogs and cattle. Therefore living in my college town makes me feel at home. I enjoy it.
Section B
Comprehension of the Text
II.
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F
Vocabulary
III.
1. tidy 2. prevail 3. emotional 4. imitating 5. discourage
6. bargain 7. wander 8. superficial 9. concealed 10. accompanies
IV.
1. turned out 2. is not really up to 3. went to great lengths 4. acting out 5. spoke of 6. Judging by 7. out of character 8. took sides 9. blow his cover 10. more or less
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