全新版大学英语-2课后练习答案

BOOK2-Unit1-ListeningTask-AfterListeningCompletethefollowingstatementsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.1.TheChinesechildwas{muchmoreadvanced}thanherson.2.Themothertriedto{applysomeacademicpressure}toherson,butquickly{gaveintohispleas/gaveup}.3.Shecomparesherson'sloveforsubjectslikedifferentialequationsandphysicstotheway{aducktakestowater}.4.Hersonisnotgoodat{memorizing(stuff)},butgoodat{thinking}.[muchmoreadvanced][applysomeacademicpressure][gaveintohispleas/gaveup][aducktakestowater][memorizing(stuff)][thinking]BOOK2-Unit1-ListeningTask-AfterListening5.Inconclusionsheadvisesthatweshouldgiveourchildren{amplespacetogrow}.[amplespacetogrow]BOOK2-Unit1-Comprehension-ContentQuestionsOneofyouasksthefirstsixquestionsandtheotheranswers.StartingfromQuestion7,changeroles.Whenyouhavefinished,theteachermaywanttoputsomeofthequestionstoyoutocheckyourprogress.1.WhatweretheauthorandhiswifedoinginNanjinginthespringof1987?{TheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschoolsinNanjing.}2.WhatwastheirsonBenjaminfondofdoingduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel?[TheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschoolsinNanjing.]BOOK2-Unit1-Comprehension-ContentQuestions{Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslotofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.}3.HowwouldChinesestaffmembersofthehotelrespondtoBenjamin'sattempttoplacethekeyintotheslot?{TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminandthentrytoteachhimhowtodoitproperly.}4.Whydidtheauthordecidetoworkthekey-slotanecdoteintohisdiscussionswithChineseeducators?[Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslotofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.][TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminandthentrytoteachhimhowtodoitproperly.]BOOK2-Unit1-Comprehension-ContentQuestions{BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasksinChina:toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.}5.WhatdidhisChinesecolleaguesthinkofthekey-slotincident?{MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.}6.Whatdidtheauthoremphasizeinpresentinghisviewsabouttheincident?{Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatonecansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.}[BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasksinChina:toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.][MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.][Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatonecansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.]BOOK2-Unit1-Comprehension-ContentQuestionsNowswitchroles.7.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthisincidentwaskeyinmorethanonesense?{HemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.}8.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorassociatethekey-slotincidentwithteachingbyholdinghishand?[HemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.]BOOK2-Unit1-Comprehension-ContentQuestions{ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguidinghishandischaracteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsincontrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearnunaided.}9.WhatexamplesdoestheauthorgivetoillustratechildhoodeducationintheartsinChina?{Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalsskillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9and10yearsoldareproducingexcellentworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.}[ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguidinghishandischaracteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsincontrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearnunaided.][Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalsskillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9and10yearsoldareproducingexcellentworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.]BOOK2-Unit1-Comprehension-ContentQuestions10.HowdoAmericansandChinesedifferintheirattitudestocreativity?{Americansthinkthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge,andskillscanbepickeduplater.Chinesethinkthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired,andthereisnohurrytopromotecreativity.}11.Whatmakesthemtakedifferentpositionsonthequestionofcreativity?{Thisismainlyduetothedifferenceintheirwayofthinking.}12.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthormakeaboutseekingabetterapproachtofosteringskillsandcreativity?[Americansthinkthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge,andskillscanbepickeduplater.Chinesethinkthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired,andthereisnohurrytopromotecreativity.][Thisismainlyduetothedifferenceintheirwayofthinking.]BOOK2-Unit1-Comprehension-ContentQuestions{Theauthormakesthesuggestionthatweshouldstrikeabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills.}[Theauthormakesthesuggestionthatweshouldstrikeabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativi