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新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材(修订版)《综合教程2》unit2课后练习答案,大学本科英语专业UNIT2TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderTextComprehensionI.CII.FFFTTIII.Answerthefollowingquestions1.theanswercanbefoundinthefirsttwoparagraphs2.Thewritermentions3distinctadvantagesofgrowingolder,i.e.lessconcernforone’sappearance(para3),lessuncertaintyabouttheunknownsinthefuture(para4),andsurerself-identity(para5)3.refertoPara44.refertopara55.thewriterlearnsthesignificancefromherparents’contentmentthathenewer(younger)isnotnecessarilybetter,andshecanbehappierthanbeforeasshegrowsolder.VocabularyI.VocabularyAnalysis1Phrasepractice1.beapttobelikelyto易于……，有……的倾向e.g.Infantsareapttoputtheirhandsintotheirmouths.婴儿爱把手往嘴里塞。2.fallapart:breakup,disintegrate3.ingeneralasawhole通常，大体上；总的来说，从总体上看e.g.Ingeneral,thiscompany’sproductsareveryreliable.这家公司的产品通常是很可靠的。Ingeneral,thispaperisabitdifficultforthesestudentstofinishinanhour.总的来说，让学生在一个小时内完成这份试卷有些困难。3.atthemercyofpowerlessagainst;completelycontrolledby对……无能为力；任……处置，任由……摆布e.g.Somepeoplearebornwiththebeliefthattheyaremastersoftheirownlives.Othersfeeltheyareatthemercyoffate.有些人天生相信自己是生命的主宰，另一些人则觉得他们受到命运的支配。Idon’twanttoputmyselfatthemercyofothers.我不希望任由他人摆布。4.nowondernotsurprising/onlytoonatural不足为奇，并不奇怪e.g.Itisnowonderthatitissowetinthesouth.南方这么潮湿，并不奇怪。Nowonderyou’resotired,you’veworkedthreehourswithoutabreak.难怪你这么累，你已经连续工作了三个小时。Itisnowonderthathefailedhisfinalexam.他没能通过期末考试，这是不足为怪的。II.fillintheblanks1.delay2.Feverishly3.façade4.confronted5.premise6.dreaded7.automatically8.awaitingIIIFillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.Shehasgotthisobsessive(obsess)fearoflosingcontrol,soshenevershowsheremotions.2.Peopleunderalotofstressatworkwilloftenexperiencemoodiness(mood),irritabilityandalossofconfidence.3.Theywantedatolerable(tolerate)existence—morefood,bettershelter,andpeace.4.Intheend,thecompanyanditsinvestorscametoamutuallybeneficial(benefit)arrangement.5.Workingwiththementallyhandicappedcanbeasatisfying(satisfy)andrewardingexperience.6.Frogscansearchforfoodunderwater,hidden(hide)frombirdsofprey.7.WhenIaskedheraboutwhereshewantedthemeetingtobeheld,shedidn’texpressanyparticularpreference(prefer).8.Thecommitteehasmadefourspecificcriticisms(critical)ofthegovernment’stransportationpolicy.1.obsessv.（使）牵挂，（使）惦念，（使）着迷obsesseda.着迷的obsessionn.困扰，沉迷，着魔obsessivea.着迷的，强迫性的，分神的e.g.爱丽丝被一个她刚刚认识的男孩迷住了。Alicewasobsessedbyaboyshehasjustmet.他一直想要找到他的父亲，但是最近这变成了一种狂热。He’salwayswantedtofindhisfatherbutrecentlyit’sbecomeanobsession.2.moodn.心情，情绪moodya.易怒的，喜怒无常的，情绪化的moodinessn.忧郁e.g.我每个星期日情绪都很坏。IamalwaysinabadmoodonSunday.我的妻子在医院里心情不好。Mywifeismoodyatthehospital.3.toleratev.容忍，忍受tolerablea.可容忍的toleranta.宽容的，容忍的e.g.她能忍受寒冷的天气。Shecantoleratethecolddays.这种炎热的天气在夜晚可以忍受。Theheatwastolerableatnight.4.benefitn.利益；津贴beneficiala.有益的，有利的beneficiaryn.受惠者，受益人e.g.这项工程对每个人都大有好处。Thisprojectisofgreatbenefittoeveryone.新鲜空气有益于健康。Freshairisbeneficialtoourhealth.她的丈夫是她遗嘱的主要受益人。Herhusbandisthechiefbeneficiaryofherwill.5.satisfyv.使满意，满足satisfactionn.满意satisfactorya.令人满意的e.g.观赏一幅美丽的图画使人心满意足。Lookingatabeautifulpaintingalwaysgivesonesatisfaction.她对现状根本不满意。Sheisnotatallsatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.6.hidev.隐藏，隐瞒hidingn.隐藏，躲藏hiddena.隐藏的，秘密的e.g.她设法不表露自己的感情。Shetriedtohideherfeelings.警察正在追赶藏匿起来的杀人犯。Thepolicearefollowingamurdererwho’sinhiding.7.preferv.较喜欢；宁可preferablea.更好的，更合意的preferencen.偏爱，优先，喜爱物preferentiala.优先的；优惠的e.g.我更喜欢牛奶，而不是咖啡.Iprefermilktocoffee.我父亲感到在乡村生活比在城市生活要好些。Myfatherfindscountrylifepreferabletolivinginthecity.对于求职者，我们优先考虑有一定经验的人。Inconsideringpeopleforjobs,wegivepreferencetothosewithsomeexperience.8.criticala.批评的；决定性的，关键的criticn.批评家，评论家criticismn.批评，评论criticizev.批评；非难e.g.他的行为招致尖锐的批评。Hisbehaviorcalledforthsharpcriticism.他批评了我的冒险活动。Hecriticizedmytakingrisks.IV.choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentenceCDAABDCBV.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.1.AdvertisementsconvinceustobuyGrecianFormulaandOilofOlaysowecanhidethegrayinourhair.Synonym:conceal,disguise2.Mylegsweretooheavy,myshoulderstoobroad,mywaisttoobig.Antonym:narrow3.TheircontentmentholdsoutgreatpromiseformeasImoveintothenext—perhapsevenbetter—phaseofmylife.Synonym:satisfaction,happiness,joy4.TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderSynonym:merits,advantages5.Myroundedfigureseemsfine,andIdon’tdenymyselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood.Synonym:fat,plump6.Daveliftedweights,tookmegadosesofvitaminsanddrankahalf-dozenmilkshakesadayinordertoturnhiswiryadolescentframeintosomemuscularideal.Synonym:well-built7.Thetwoofusenjoywearingfashionableclothes,butwearenolongerslavestostyle.Antonym:old-fashioned,outdated8.Obviously,Istillhaveimportantchoicestomakeaboutmylife,butIhavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisionsthatconfrontthosejuststartingout.Synonym:clearly,evidentlyVIPrefixWriteineachspaceonewordthathasthesameprefixasunderlinedineachgivenword.1.prefaceprepare5.peripheryperimeter2.prologueprogress6.dialoguediameter3.foresightforesee7.semifinalsemiconductor4.paralysisparallel8.devaluatedecelerate1.Explanation:pre-:beforesomeoneorsomethinge.g.prewar,precondition,precaution,pre