Key to Exercises of College En glish Book 2Unit 1★ Text AVocabulary1.I. 1) in sert 2) on occasi on 3) in vestigate 4) In retrospect 5)in itial 6) phe nomena7) attached 8) make up for 9) is awaiting 10) not …in the least 11) promote 12) emerged2. 1) There is a striking contrast between the standards of living inthe n orth of the country and the south.2) Natural fiber is said to be superior to syn thetic fiber.3) The city ' importance as a financial center has evolved slowly.4) His n ati on ality is not releva nt to whether he is a good lawyer.5) The poems by a little-k nown sixtee nth-ce ntury Italia n poet havefound their way into some En glish magaz in es.3. 1) be picked up, can 'accomplish, am exaggerati ng2) somewhat, performa nce, have n eglected, they apply to3) assist, On the other hand, are valid, a superiorII.1. 1) continual 2) con ti nu ous 3) continual 4) continu ous2. 1) principal 2) principal 3) principle 4) principles5)prin cipalIII.1. themselves2. himself/herself3. herself/by herself/on herown 4. itself6. yourself/ by yourself/on your own Comprehensive ExerciseI. Clozeother hand 5) promoti ngoccasi on 10) n eglect ing11) worthwhile 12) superiordefi nitely 10) quality II. Translation1. 1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departurefrom the traditi on.2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold eno ugh togive a performa nee in front of a large audie nee.3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in5. ourselves 1. 1) con trast2) exaggerating 3) priority 4) on the6) pick up7) assist 8) accomplish 9) on2. 1) end2) perform 3) facing compete nt 5) equipped6) designed7) approach 8) rest 4) 9)the child at an early age.4) Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it ' worthwhile to buy/purchase it?5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problemwe are in vestigati ng.2. To improve our En glish, it is critical to do more read ing,writing, listening and speaking. Besides, learning by heart asmany well-written essays as possible is also very important.Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our experie nee as we go along, for in so doing, wecan figure out which way of learning is more effective and willproduce the most desirable result. As long as we keep workinghard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering En glish.★ Text BComprehe nsion check: c c d a c bLan guage Practice1. g h e c f a b d2. 1) adopt 2) acco unt 3) from your point of view 4) en ded up5) furthermore 6) fund 7) annual 8) keeping track of全新版大学英语（第二版）综合教程2课后练习答案9) pace 10) intends11) perspective 12) deviseUnit 2★ Text AVocabularyI. 1. 1) abrupt 2) emoti onal 3) bless 4) wear and tear5) dated6) con seque nces 7 ) seem in gly 8) in con trast to 9)Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily 12) sen time nts2. 1) When you are confron ted with more tha n one problem, try tosolve the easiest one first.2) Water is vital to the existence of all forms of life.3) There is still some con fusi on among the stude nts about whatto do after class to follow up on the subject.4) As a person of simple living habits, he needs nothing more than a job and an apartme nt to be happy.5) It tickled him to think that she ' come to as his advice.3. 1) a lin geri ng, fabricati ng, sen time nts2) fill out, every item, vital, con seque nces3) be deni ed, tan gible, cherish, atta in1. It' a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.2. She arrived early and took a front row seat.3. Don 'take me for a fool.4. It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.5. My uncle will take me (along on his trip) to the Arctic this summer.6. He took the dinner plate I passed to him.7. Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.8. If you don 'take my advice, you will regret it.III.1. hanging2. to give3. to return4. being praised5. nothaving written6. to say7. to ope n8. being helpedComprehensive ExerciseI.1.1) well-off/affluent 2) dated 3) falling into 4) bracket5) deny6) tan gible 7) pursuit 8) cherishes 9) out of place10) abrupt11) focus 12) don ati ons2. 1) con sume 2) fueled 3) annual 4) pla in 5) physically6) security7) in dicates 8) equally 9) traditio nal 10) followsII. Translation1. 1) The company denied that its donations had a commercialpurpose.2) Whe never he was an gry, he would beg in to stammer slightly.3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That 'why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job andthus had to go through ano ther difficult phase of his life.5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are ratherpoor, but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.2. With more and more donations coming in, our university will bemuch better off financially next year. W e will thus be able to focus on the most importa nt task that we, educators, must take on: to en courage stude nts to attai n their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to preparethem for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit ofspiritual as well as material satisfacti on.★ Text BComprehe nsion Check: b b d c d dLan guage Practice1. f c g e b a h d2. 1) stunned 2) hold (fast) to 3) folks 4) generosity 5) disco unt 6)liable7) ra nks 8) on the run 9) make up 10) ble nds in 11) by all accounts 12) comes into con tact withUnit 3★ Text AVocabulary1.1 . 1) typical 2)dumb 3) junior 4) glorious 5) welfare6) came over 7) interferenee 8)fading 9) narrowed down 10)frank 11)schemes 12) at any rate2. 1) The Security council consists of five generals and four policeofficers.2) The new hotel will be in a location overlooking the lake.3) I was humiliated by her comments about my family background in front of so many people.4) Do you have any proof that it was Henry who stole thecomputer?5) the boy was exhausted after the long cycle ride.3. 1) hysterical; was han ded dow n; should have known better tha n2) twisted, over and over, tale nted son3) patie nee, not to keep him in suspe nse, assured, repeatedly II.1. adequate2. anxious3. eertain4. content5. crazy6.likely 7. fortun ate 8. kee nIII.1. be admitted2. live3. be postponed4. buy5. bebanned 6. beComprehensive ExerciseI. 1. 1) typical 2) welfare 3) eon sta nt 4) frank 5) tale nt6) dumb7) know better than that 8) repeatedly 9) dread 10)in terfere nee 11) bet 12) assure2. 1) despite 2) really 3) same 4) con tact 5)admitted 6) attempt7) not 8) tend 9) differe nt 10) mannerII. Translation1. 1) Have scie ntists found proof of water on Mars?2) The planning committee has narrowed down the possiblelocati ons for the nu clear power pla nt to two coastal tow ns.3) Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.4) A jury con sisti ng of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.5) Sean felt humiliated ti hear his tale nt being questi on ed.2. George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metalmusic in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patienee and decided on direct interferenee. They called Mr.Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr.Joh nson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son, What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement” In the end George traded his CD ' for computer games software from his classmates.★ Text BComprehe nsion Check: b a b c d aLan guage Practice1. defgabhc2. 1) and he like 2) popularity 3) had bee n kept in the dark 4) define5) was aware of 6)relate 7) were up to 8) trend9)opport un ity 10)mobile 11)comme nts12) in terviewedUnit 4★ Text AVocabularyI.1. 1) con versely 2). but then 3) symptom 4)spitt ing5) abusing6) tone7) took …in 8) edit ing 9) have arranged 10) insight 11) stretched 12) data2. 1) The sight of teenagers smoking cigarettes jars on me.2) A lot of American teenagers don 'like street gangs, but theyfind themselves gett ing sucked in.3) Jeffrey 'computer crashed aga in this morning. The man agerhas arranged for a technician from the computer store tocheck and repair it.4) During the Viet nam War, many young America ns fled theircountry to avoid military service/fled to other countries toavoid military service.5) The new gover nment is pla nning an an ti-corrupti on campaig nso as to restore peoples con fide nee in it.3. 1) the virtual, on line, via 2) nightmare, routine, any appo in tme nt, arrange for3) cue, remarks, his tuneII. 1. We came here all the way on foot.2. Private cars are not allowed on campus.3. They are on vocati on in Florida.4. Mary has bee n talk ing to her friend on the phone for an hour.5. Don 'worry, Lucy is always on time.6. In dustrial dema nd on fuel is on the rise.III. 1. hard 2. difficult 3. impossible 4. tough 5. hard6. easyComprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) in ternet 2) click 3) virtual 4) rout in es 5) arrange 6) ni ghtmare7) annoying 8) conn ecti on 9) crawls 10) take in 11) spit 12) data13) sucked into 14) At times 15) flee 16) on line2. 1) companion 2) deliver 3) access4) enables 5) customers6) delights 7) provides 8) small 9) remote 10) in formatio nII. Translation1. 1) Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health ben efits.2) A slow Internet conn ect ing speed is really annoying.3) As the law sta nds, helpi ng some one commit suicide is a crime.4) In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely differe nt an gle.5) Sue is a girl of great tale nt. Her amaz ing memory sets her apart from her classmates.2. Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on thecomputer. I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write , submit and edit articles via email, chat with mycolleagues on line and discuss work with my boss. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I n eed and keep up with thelatest n ews. But the n, com muni cati ng through the Net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still, without the emoti onal cues of face-to-face com muni cati on, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to in terpret.★ Text BComprehe nsion Check: c a a b d cLan guage Practice1. d e a c b f g h2 . 1) vehicle 2) hooked on 3)intense 4)worldwide5)over ni ght 6)slipped7) on the whole 8) called forth 9) outwards 10)Needless全新版大学英语（第二版）综合教程2课后练习答案to say 11) to my kno wledge 12) On top of thatUnit 5★ Text AVocabularyI.1. 1) startled 2) mere 3) motion 4) sweating 5) stretched6) vain 7) On one occasi on8) an xiety 9) emoti ons 10) ashamed 11) In my mind 'eye12) recurri ng2. 1) Mrs. White ' birthday coincides with her husband'.2) They make big profits on the stuff they sell by creating anartificial shortage, which send s the prices soaring/results in the soari ng of prices.3) It has been a week of alternate sunshine and rain.4) Politics and philosophy have been his lifelong passions,although he studied econo mics at uni versity.5) Tension came over her, as she waited for her first TV in terview.3. 1) media, dedication to, grace 2) his competitors, in excitement, hug him, con gratulate him on3) emoti ons, nu merous, i nten sity, passi on for1. Mike, a Green, made the suggestion that a large park be built nearthe com mun ity.2. In a letter to his daughter, Mr. Smith expressed his wish that she(should) continue her educati on to acquire still ano ther degree. 3. There is no reason to hold the belief that humans have no directmoral resp on sibility to safeguard the welfare of an imals.4. Children need to feel safe about the world they grow up in, and it isunwise to give them the idea that everything they come into con tact with might be a threat.5. Anxiety can result from the notion that life has not treated us fairly.6. Nobody believed his claim that he was innocent.III.1. I work out in the gym for one hour every morning.2. Florence has worked as cleaner at the factory for five years.3. The wounded man worked his way across the field on his handsand kn ees.4. The safe load for a truck of this type works out at about twen ty-fivetons.5. It is difficult to understand how human minds work.6. To my disappointment, the manager' plan of promoting the newproducts doesntwork at all.7. The teacher has a lot of experienee of working with children whodon 'k now how to lear n.8. The medicine was like magic, and it worked instantly after youtook it.Comprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) In my mi nd' eye 2) groan 3) competitor 4)inten sity 5) an xiety 6) tense7) sweat 8) tension 9) soari ng 10) recurri ng 11)brought me back to earth12) fantasy 13) sweat 14) con gratulate 15) numerous16) media2. 1) engineer 2) forget 3) convin ced 4) how 5) build 6) accide nt7) thought 8)only 9) sharp 10) touched 11) in structi ons 12) fin allyII. Translation1. 1) It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executivesthat turned the compa ny into a profitable bus in ess.2) The prices of food and medic ine have soared in the past three mon ths.3) We pla n to repa int the upper floors of he office build ing.4) His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimescoin cide.5) I don' want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groa ning pain fully.2. Numerous facts bear out the argume nt/stateme nt/claim that inorder to recover speedily from n egative emoti on, you shouldallow yourself to cry. You needn't/don ' have to be ashamed of cryi ng. An xiety and sorrow can flow out of the body along withtears.Consider the case of/Take Donna, Her son unfortunately died in a car accide nt. The inten sity of the blow made her un able to cry. She said, It was not until two weeks later that I began tocry. And then I felt as if a big stone had been lifted from myshoulders. It was the tears that brought me back to earth andhelped me survive the crisis.”★ Text BComprehension Check: b c b b c aLanguage Practice1. aedcbhfg2. 1) aid 2) in cli ned 3) in good health 4) shortco mings 5)pen etrated6) dismiss 7)has suffered from 8)progressive 9)optimistic10) to a degree 11)hold on to 12) in stallUnit 6★ Text AVocabularyI.1. 1) culture/cultural 2) indication 3) miniature 4) ironic 5) stumbled into 6) dece nt7) buzzing 8) abnormal 9) mechanical 10) Shuddering11) implied 12) leap2. 1) You can con vert RMB into US dollars in the foreig n excha nge office a the airport.2) I figured she didn ' know the first thing about cooking as shelooked puzzled as to how to cook rice with the rice cooker.3) The manager glowed with pleasure upon hearing that in spite oftheir faulty equipment the team had accomplished some veryuseful work.4) I'm grateful to my companyfor allowing me to work flexiblehours as long as I work eight hours a day.5) On seeing the comments made in the margins by previousreaders, Tom couldn' help thinking the book must be quitefasc in ati ng.3. 1) will not panic/feel panic, ' be at a disadvantage 2) hybrid, tran smissi on3) crave, One in dicati on, to dist in guishII. 1. also 2. as well/too 3. too 4. also 5. as well/too 6. too 7. also 8. AlsoIII. 1. I 'e had eno ugh 2. Whe n I was old eno ugh to work and earn money3. can't get eno ugh sleep at ni ght4. has so far collected eno ugh of them5. have strong eno ugh arms6. have just eno ugh money to live onComprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) stumbled into 2) not know the first thing about 3) mecha ni cal 4) whe n it comes to5) hybrid 6) gritted her teeth 7) premise 8) at a disadvantage 9) panic 10) cultural11) flexible 12) imply2. 1) chair 2) force 3) secrets 4) painstaking 5) recognized6) steered 7) essentially8) observati on 9)women 10) tutor 11) in spired 12) un lessII. Translation1. 1) He is a man of few words, but when it comes to playing acomputer games, he is far too clever for his classmates.2) Children who don ' know any better may think these animalsare pretty cute and start playing with them.3) There is no way to obta in a loa n, so to buy the new equipme nt,I will just have to grit my teeth and sell my hybrid car.4) The hunter would not have fired the shots if he hadn'seen aherd of elepha nts coming towards his campsite.5) I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory --- he does notseem to remember painful experie nces in the past, particularlythose of his own doing.2. Nancy Hopkins is a biology professor at MIT. She cravesknowledge and works hard. However, as a scientist, she could not help no tic ing all kinds of in dicati ons of gen der in equality oncampus. Men and women professors did the same work, but when it came to promotion the administrators were rather selective. Itwas ironic that after so much cultural progress, women were still at a disadvantage in institutions of higher educatio n. Whe n her request for more lab space was refused, she knew she had tofight. So she gritted her teeth and complained to the Preside nt. The fight en ded in victory and Nancy wascon verted into a gen der-equality advocate.★ Text BUnit 7★ Text AVocabulary I.1. 1) Strictly speaking 2) drifted 3) resembles 4) invaded5) isconquered 6) fascinating 7) snack 8) put …into practice 9) source 10) climate11) surre ndered 12) were aroused2. 1) an absolute n ecessity rather tha n a luxury 2) is a valuable additi on to the football team.3) will get out of con trol, if the fireme n do not arrive with in ten mi nu tes.4) alter native but to g via Van couver to get to SeattleComprehension Check: bad Language Practice 1. bdaegcfh2. 1) crisis 2) weighed dow n credit 5) pleaded 6) in control of 7) party 10) semester11) at every opport un ity3) supportive 4) takes all the8) expense 9) lives for12) stir5) declared all beef imports will be banned for the n ext six mon thsas an emergency measure to stop the spread of mad cowdisease.3. 1) systematic, have inven ted, to a very real exte nt, mysteries2) to establish, to be modifies/ modifying 3) toleranee towards, strike out, en richII. 1. a) wish b) wish c) want d) wan t/wish 2. a) skin b) hide/ski n c) hide d) skin3. a) raise/rear b) raise c) rear/raise d) raise4. a) royal b) kingly/royal c) sovereig n d) royal/k in glyIII. 1. I ndeed 2. though 3. Fran kly 4. Moreover 5. To my kno wledge6. however7. n evertheless8. Yet9. in stead 10) in other wordsComprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) fasc in at ing 2) tolera nee 3) inven ted 4) additi on 5) ban 6) corrupt7) out of con trol 8) in flue need 9) elite 10)came up with11) establish ing12) Massive 13) sources 14) enrich2. 1) early 2) similar 3) source 4) observati on 5)exam ine6) features 7) declared 8) stronger 9) accident 10) sprungII. Translation1. 1) Many small bus in esses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect.2) On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual frow n.3) He paused for effect, then said: “We can reach/enter these markets through new cha nn els”4) The additi on of a con cert hall to the school will help it no urish young musical tale nts.5) We have no way to protect our pers on al liberties un til we haveestablished a sovereign state,/We can' protect our personalliberties uni ess we, first of all, establish a sovereig n state.2. Though how the English Ianguage came into existenee remains amystery to many people, linguists believe that English and most other European Ianguages have descended from a com monsource: the In do-Europea n pare nt Ian guage. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifthcentury. They passed onto us the basicvocabulary of English. In over fifteen centuries of its development, En glish has en riched itself by massive borrow ing. As British immigrants Ianded in America and established the Un ited States as an in depe ndent n ati on, a new variety was added to theEnglish Ianguage : American English. Though some people worry that the Ianguage is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the toleranee of their Ian guage.★ Text BComprehension Check: c c c d b dLanguage Practice1. gedcbhfa2. 1) give way to 2) predict 3) substa ntial 4) in tegrate 5)in tran siti on 6) aspect7) to name a few 8) authority 9) dominate 10) hadcon tributed to 11) unique12) rid yourself ofUnit 8VocabularyI. 1) bark ing 2) evil 3) brood ing, hatched 4) migra nt 5) tragedies 6) coun terpart7) are complai nin g/complai n 8) grim 9) flocks, fed on 10)vegetati on11) patches 12) Scores of2. 1) was lined with people who came to welcome the distinguished foreig n guests2) the boss sile need all lively con versati on in the office3) weari ng a pair of sun glasses, the famous movie star passed the crowded unno ticed.4) looked deserted 5) were stricke n by it3. 1) patches, came into full bloom, were puzzled, mysterious2) throbbed with, sicke ned, migra nt, a chorus 3) had crept in to. Flickered, the starkII. 1. age-old, air force, daughter- in-law, first-rate, gree nhouse, half brother, ice-cream, lifelike, light year, salespers on, self-ce ntered, threefold, overuse, ston e-still, worldwide2. 1) poverty-stricken people 2) heart-breaking news 3)n ewly-built 4) well-fed kids5) successful spacewalk 6) peace-loving 7) need-basedscholarships 8) color-bli nd peopleIII. 1. lyi ng 2. laid 3. lay 4. lain 5. lie 6. lay 7. lie 8. lay9. lay 10. liesComprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) spell 2) stricken 3) misfortunes 4) surroundings 5)blossom/bloom 6) migra nt7)deserted 8) silenee 9) sickened 10) hatch 11) puzzled12) in harm ony with2. 1) rate 2) publication 3) dangerous 4) banned5) export6) profit 7) accept 8)comprehend 9) boundaries 10) ultimatelyII. Translation1. 1) This is a prosperous tow n, but there is still poverty in the midstof wealth and abundan ce.2) The Brown family was stricken with one misfortune after another, but their childre n n ever compla in ed.3) The museum is desig ned in such a way that it sta nds in perfectharm ony with its surro undin gs.4) It was a miracle that these flowers did not wither at all in the blaz ing sun.5) Flocks of sheep feed on the patches of vegetation that rise above the win ter snow.2. This village was once famous for its beautiful naturalsurroundings. All the year round, the trees were green and the flowers in bloom. Clear streams flowed out of the hills through a checkerboard of rice fields. Birds sang all day, and deer came andwent in a leisurely manner. However, with the coming of DDT and other pesticides, an evil spell seemed to have settled over the village. Misfortunes came one after another. Chicken died suddenly, cattle and sheep were stricken by mysterious maladies, and farmers compla ined about a sicke ning feeli ng that puzzled the village doctor. The village square, once throbb ing with life, was now deserted.★ Text BComprehension Check: b d a b b cLanguage Practice1. cdgahbef2. 1) adapt 2) injured 3) immune 4) hostile 5) gives out6) slight 7) take up8) significanee 9) for the most part 10) deliberate11)spa n 12) get caught up in。