Unit 1 active reading 11.Why hasn’t Jack Goodwin got a job yet?为什么杰克·古德温还没有找到工作？----It isn’t easy to get a job in the current financial climate.在当前的金融环境下找到工作并不容易。
2.How does he spend a typical day?他如何度过典型的一天？----Watching television. 看电视3.How do most of his friends spend the day?他的大多数朋友如何度过一天？----They do nothing all day and go to the pub in the evening, 他们整日无所事事，晚上去酒吧。
4.How are Jack’s parents helping him?杰克的父母如何帮助他？----By gradually making him more financially aware.通过逐渐使他更加了解财务。
5.What does Gael Lindenfield say about Jack’s parents?Gael Lindenfield对杰克的父母怎么说？----The approach they have chosen is the right one.他们选择的方法是正确的。
6.What do Whoopi Goldberg, Bruce Wills and Brad Pitt have in common?Whoopi Goldberg，Bruce Willis和Brad Pitt有什么共同点？----They all did temporary jobs at one stage in their lives.他们都在人生的一个阶段从事临时工作。
Unit 1 active reading 21.What did the writer want to do after finishing her degree? 学位完成后，作家想做什么？----To do an MA at the London School of Economics.在伦敦经济学院获得硕士学位。
2.Why did she ask for a job in The Salisbury?她为什么要在索尔兹伯里找工作？----She had the idea when she saw the landlord working. 当她看到房东工作时，她有了主意。
3.What did she buy with her first salary?她用第一笔工资买了什么？----A bunch of flowers. 一束花4.Why did Tony give her 拢20,000?托尼为什么要给她2万英镑？----He trusted her and thought it would help her.他信任她，并认为这会对她有所帮助。
5.What did she do with the money? 她用这笔钱做什么？----She invested it and paid back Tony and other investors.她进行了投资，并偿还了Tony和其他投资者。
6.Why was Tony pleased when she repaid the loan?托尼为什么还清贷款感到满意？----It proved that he had been right to invest in her.事实证明，他对她进行投资是正确的。
Unit 2 active reading 11.Why are we like Alice in Wonderland when we read a book? 当我们读一本书时，我们为什么像爱丽丝梦游仙境？----Because reading opens the door to new experiences.因为阅读为新体验打开了大门。
2.According to the writer, what is the advantage of reading over real life? 根据作者的说法，阅读比现实生活有什么优势？----We can experience variety and difference without going out of the house.我们可以在不出门的情况下体验变化和差异。
3.What do the seven novels listed in Paragraph 4 have in common? 第4段所列的七本小说有什么共同点？----Their titles stimulate imagination.他们的头衔激发了想象力。
4.At what moment in our lives do books become important? 在我们的生活中什么时候变得重要起来？----When we start listening to bedtime stories.当我们开始听睡前故事时。
5.What claim did Merton make about the poems of William Blake? 默顿对威廉·布莱克的诗歌有何主张？----They helped him understand the meaning of life.他们帮助他了解生活的意义。
6.What is meant by a "home-run book"?什么是“本垒打书”？----A book which is so good you are unable to put it down. 一本书太好了，您无法放下它。
Unit 2 active reading 21.What does Miller consider to have been an advantage during his writing career? 米勒认为在他的写作生涯中有什么优势？----To have written without the aid of a library.在没有图书馆帮助的情况下写作。
2.What did three stars on a book mean in the public library in Miller's youth? 在米勒年轻的时候，一本书上的三颗星对公共图书馆意味着什么？----Young people weren't allowed to read them.年轻人不被允许阅读。
3.Why does Miller hope the star system still exists in public libraries? 为什么米勒希望星空系统仍然存在于公共图书馆中？----It makes people interested in reading.它使人们对阅读产生兴趣。
4.Why do people lend books, in Miller's opinion?米勒认为人们为什么借书？----Because they feel the need to share their feelings.因为他们觉得需要分享自己的感受。
5.According to Miller, what should you do when you find a book you want to read? 根据米勒的说法，当您找到想要阅读的书时该怎么办？----Think about whether you really need to read it.考虑一下您是否真的需要阅读它6.What does Miller especially admire about Blaise Cendrars? 米勒特别欣赏布莱斯·森德拉斯的什么？----He read as well as wrote a lot. 他读和写很多东西。
Unit 3 active reading 11.Why did the writer's father keep his old battle jacket?作家的父亲为什么保留他的旧战袍？----To remind himself that he'd been very lucky.提醒自己，他很幸运。
2.Does the writer think we still dress exclusively for comfort? 作者是否认为我们仍然穿着纯粹是为了舒适？----No, because there are many other reasons to choose the clothes we wear.不可以，因为还有很多其他原因可以选择我们穿的衣服。
3.Why might people wear certain clothes for particular occasions? 为什么人们在特定场合会穿某些衣服？----To make others see them in a positive way.使他人以积极的方式看待他们。
4.Why might you keep certain clothes today which you wore in the past? 为什么今天要保留过去穿的某些衣服？----Because we associate them with a special past occasion.因为我们将它们与过去的特殊情况联系在一起。
5.Are our clothes simply something we wear?我们的衣服仅仅是我们穿的衣服吗？----No, they represent all aspects of who we are.不，它们代表了我们的各个方面。
Unit 3 active reading 21.What happens when Gina Cowen goes looking for glass on a beach?当吉娜·科恩在海滩上寻找玻璃杯时会发生什么？----She gets burnt。
她被烧了2.Why is red glass special compared to other types of glass? 为什么红色玻璃比其他类型的玻璃特别？----It's probably older. 它可能更老了。