section B reading skills 1 1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B, C, E

Reading comprehension Understanding the text 3.

1 The father is happy that his child is going to college and will have new exciting experiences. Meantime, the father feels sad to see the child leave.

2. Because it is in college that the child will find out what learning is about.

3. The statement “Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school” was made by Einstein. It means that the details you have learned or the facts you have remembered are not important. What is really important is the fact that you have learned how to learn and that you have developed a way of thinking and a sense of responsibility.

4. the father thinks his child should take courses that will stimulate his interest and improve his intellectual capacity.

5. what Steve Jobs meant was that in college, your passion will guide you to learn a lot of new and seemingly unconnected things; but later, those unconnected things will become connected and help you build your life and career.

6. the father warns his child not to be upset by low grades. They are only letters and are not important.

7. Genuine and sincere people can become our friends.

8. The father is eager to see what his child will develop into, and what achievements his child will make in the future.

Critical thinking 4

1. I felt somewhat sad when the time came for me to leave my parents for college because I had

to leave them for the first time in my life. I missed all the comforts they provide for me at home. But in the meanwhile, I felt excited about my new experience of living on campus. For me, living on my own was an indication of independence and responsibilities. I was looking forward to this new and exciting leg of my life journey.

2. My parents expect me to try my best in all aspects. They said to me when I left home for

college, “Doing your best does not just mean you have to get straight A’s. it means you should work as hard as you can, develop and flourish socially, and enjoy life fully.” They have very high expectations of me because they believe in me. They know that I have the motivation and ability to achieve the goals I have set.

3. .I like to be friends with people who have similar hobbies to mine. If we have similar hobbies,

we will have a lot to talk about with each other. I also like to make friends with outgoing

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people because I am very shy.

. I only make friends with people who are honest, polite and sincere. I don’t care whether we share similar hobbies or interests or not. As long as he/she is a nice person, I’ll be happy to be friends with him/her.

4. Actually, I think almost all courses can stimulate our intellectual capacity. To some people,

courses that require them to solve problems, such as math, physics, and enginerring, can enhance their intellectual capacity. But to other people their intellectual capacity can be developed more by courses like music, philosophy, or literature, because they have to use their brainpower to think and seek answers since there are no right or wrong answers to many questions in these fields. Personally, I think learning something new will definitely stimulate my intellectual capacity, so I’m going to take some courses both in arts and science.

5. When I was a kid, my parents had to word away from home, so I had to stay with my relatives

for four years without my parents being around. As a result, I have learned to be very adaptable. Now, I an study and live in different environments. Being able to adapt is thus one of my dots.

Language focus 5

1. stimulate 2. potential 3. cultivate 4. instinct 5. confident 6. assured 7. curiosity 8. participate 9. approach 10. capacity

expressions in use 6

1. into 2. like 3. to 4. up 5. to 6. up 7. off 8. in

sentence structure 7

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1. Some people have pets and regard them as friends while other people dislike pets and think

they may cause diseases.\\

2. Jerry is very bold and likes taking risks while his brother is extremely careful and thinks things

through before doing anything.

3. Beijing is a busy city with a large population while my hometown is very quiet with a small

population. 8

1. It is Sam that/who thinks that the greatest achievement of last century was the landing of

mankind on the moon.

2. It was during my undergraduate studies that I found out what my passion was.

3. It is the curiosity and creativity of children that causes many educators to believe that

teaching should stimulate children’s interest in learning.

Collocation 9

1. make 2. make 3. do 4. make 5. make 6. do 7. do 8. do

新视野大学英语1第三版读写教程答案U2

Part II key to exercises Section A

Pre-reading activities

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1. I am very close to my parents. In fact, we are like friends. I never keep a secret from them. When I have problems, I ask them for their advice. They give me directions about life. I like this relationship with my parents, and I think this is what parent-child relationship should be like. 2. if I were not very close to my parents, I would do the following to improve our relationship: . find out where the problem is and talk to my parents about it; . do something that makes them happy;

. call them often when I am away from home; . keep them informed of what I am doing;

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. be open and willing to communicate.

Reading comprehension Understanding the text 1

1. The daughter bought a large and expensive vehicle probably because her mother advised her

to buy a practical and gas-efficient car. The daughter did this on purpose because at this age, she was being rebellious.

2. The mother wants to show that although her daughter tries to show she is an adult, actually

she is not.

3. The mother is hap that their daughter is dependent now, but on the other hand, she feels

doubtful whether her daughter could take good care of herself.

4. The mother wants to show that her daughter is not ready t e an adult yet. 5. The mother puts her daughter’s books onto a single shelf to deal with later.

6. The mother finds an envelope with items such as old family photographs, letters, greeting

cards, and love notes they gave their daughter and sees the words “DO NOT THROW AWAY” marked on the envelope. Her attitude then changes.

7. At first the mother decides to throw some of the items away and donate the rest to charity.

After she sees the brown envelope, she changes her mind and puts the back in place.

8. Because the mother knows that the sweet childhood memories will bring her daughter back.

Critical thinking 2

1. If I were the daughter, I would be very much touched when I read the article. I would call my

mom to say sorry for acting rebelliously and would tell her how much I love her. Probably I would return home as soon as I can.

2. I don’t think it is wise to refuse parents’ advice or even do the opposite without a good

reason. Your parents care about you more than anybody else and always want to share their experience with you. If you follow their advice, you can at least learn from their experience and avoid making some silly mistakes if you don’t take their advice, you may still get experience-but in a hard way. Besides, your parents may directly point out our weaknesses that your peers wouldn’t. so, listening to your parents’ advice can make you smarter and help you grow mature.

3. Good communication will, in my view, help build a good relationship the following are my

ways to strengthen communication with my parents: . visit them whenever possible;

. invite them to see what I am doing at college;

. teach them to use new communication tools, such as WeChat and Skype, so that they can communicate with me wherever I am;

. try to look at things from their perspectives; and . share with them my feelings, problems or ambitions.

4. Although there is no standard pattern for a good parent-child relationship , some common

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