大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀第一冊(cè)問(wèn)與答

Unit11.WhatdoesittaketolearnEnglishwell?Ittakesgreatdiligenceandprolongedeffort.2.HowcanyoumakethetaskoflearningEnglisheasier?Therearevarioushelpfullearningstrategies.3.Whatisthemosteffectiveroutetoenlargingyourvocabulary?Concentratingonactiveandusefulwords4.Whatisthesecondlearningstrategysuggestedbytheauthor?Watchoutforidiomaticwaysofsayingthings.5.WhyisimportanttolistentoEnglisheveryday?Becauseitwillnotonlyimproveyourear,butwillalsohelpyoubuildyourspeakingskills.6.Accordingtotheauthor,whatistheeasiestwaytopracticespeakingEnglish?Andwhy?Theeasiestwaytopracticespeakingistorehearsealoud.Becausethiscanbedoneatanytime,inanyplaceandwithoutapartner7.Whyisitimportanttoreadwidely?Becauseinourlearningenvironment,readingisthemainandmostreliablesourceoflanguageinput.8.Whatkindofmaterialsshouldyouincludeinyourwidereading?Thingsthatyoufindinteresting,thatyoucanunderstandwithoutrelyingtoomuchonadictionary.

9.Apartfromyourteacher’swritingassignment,whatotherwaysofwritingdoestheauthorsuggest?Makeapenpal,Otherwaystowriteregularlyincludekeepingadiary,writingashortstoryandsummarizingthedailynews.10.Whatistheauthor’sconclusionattheendofthearticle?Languagelearningisaprocessofaccumulation.Unit21.WhathappenedtoFrancisChichesterin1931?Hehadtriedtoflyroundtheworldbutfailed.2.Howoldwashewhenhestartedhisvoyageroundtheworld?Whenhestartedhisvoyageroundtheworld,hewasnearly65yearsold.3.Whatwasthenameofhisboat?Whatwasthelengthoftheboat?ThenameofhisboatwasGipsyMoth.Thelengthoftheboatwas16meters.4.WhatroutedidChichesterfollowinsailingroundtheworld?Hefollowedtherouteofthegreatnineteenthcenturyclippersships.5.Howmanymilesdidhecoveronthefirsthalfofhisvoyage?Therewere14,100miles。6.WhatdidhisfriendsinSydneytrytodissuadehimfromdoing?HisfriendsinSydneytriedtodissuadehimfromcontinuingthevoyage.7.Inwhatwaywasthesecondhalfofhisvoyagethemoredangerouspart?DuringwhichhesailedroundthetreacherousCapeHorn.8.WhathappenedtoChichesteronthenightofJanuary30?

Theseabecamesoroughthattheboatalmostturnedover.Food,clothes,andbrokenglasswereallmixedtogether.9.HowdidChichesterfeelaftersailingroundCapeHorn?Hefeltasifhehadwakenedfromanightmare.WildhorsescouldnotdragmedowntoCrapHornandthatsinisterSouthernOceanagain.10.HowwashereceivedwhenhearrivedbackinEngland?Aquarterofamillionpeoplewerewaitingtowelcomehim.11.Whattitleisaddedtohisnamewhenamanbecomesaknight?QueenElizabethIIknightedhimSir“”.12.Howmanymilesdidthesecondhalfofthevoyagecover?Theywere14,400miles.Unit31.Q:Whatwasthespecialoccasion?Howoldwastheoldlady?A:Todaywastheoldladybirthday.Shewas80-year-old.2.Q:DidMyraandherhusbandoftencometoseetheoldlady?A:Notheydidn’t.3.Q:WhathappenedtoEnid?A:Shediedontheoperatingtable.4.Q:Whomdidtheoldladylovemore,MyraorEnid?Why?A:Enid.BecausetheoldladywasproudofMyra,butEnidwasthedaughtersheloved.5Q:WhywastheoldladyproudofMyra?

A:BecauseherhusbandhadbeenmadeMayor,andMyraherselfhadgotamedalforherworkfortheaged.5.Q:Theoldladylivedalone.Doyouthinkshewasverylonely?WhyorwhyA:No,I’dontthinkshewasvery.lonelyBecauseshehadmanykind,friendlyandconsiderateneighbours,thoughherdaughterandson-in-lawseldomcametoseeher.6.Q:WhowasJim?Washestillalive?A:Hewastheold’sladyhusband.Nohe’wasnt.7.Q:WhowasJohnnie?Howoldwashe?Whatdoyouthinkofhim?A:Hewastheoldlady’sneighbourwholivedonthegroundfloor.Hewas6-year-old.Hewaslovely,friendlyna?ndve.9.Q:Whydidtheoldladytearthechequeintopieces?A:Becauseshewasverydisappointedandwhatshewantedwasherdaughter’sloveandcare.10.Q:ThestorytellsusthatMyrahadwonamedalforherworkwiththeoldpeople.Doyouthinkshedeservedthemedal?Doyouthinkshereallycaredaboutoldpeople?Whyorwhynot?A:No,Idon’t.No,Idon’t.Becausehedidn’tcareaboutandpaynoattentiontohermotherwhowastheclosesthepersonr.ofUnit41.HowdomanypeopleintheUnitedStatesspendtheirfreetime?TheyspendtheirfreetimewatchingTV

他們花大量的時(shí)間在看電視上。2.HowdoestheauthorfeelabouttheamountoftimehiscountrymenspendwatchingTV?HethinksthatpeopleshouldnotbespendingsomuchoftheirtimeinfrontoTV.他認(rèn)為人們不應(yīng)該花那么多時(shí)間在電視機(jī)前。3.WhatdoestheauthorproposeinrelationtothetelevisionbroadcastingintheUnitedStates?Heproposedthatforsixtytoninetyminutesevening,rightaftertheearlyeveninnews,alltelevisionbroadcastingintheUSbeprohibitedbylaw.他提出，晚上六十到九十分鐘，在新聞之后，所有的在美國(guó)的電視廣播都該被法律所禁止。4.Whatmighttheresultsbeiffamiliesusedaquiethourtodiscusstheirproblems?Theymightgettoknoweachotherbetter,andtolikeeachotherbetter他們能夠更好的開始認(rèn)識(shí)彼此并且喜歡上對(duì)方。5.Accrodingtotheauthor,whatcouldhelptoturnoutamoreliteratenewgeneration?WithfreetimeandnoTV,childrenandadultsmightrediscoverreading.在沒(méi)有電視的一段自由時(shí)間內(nèi)，小孩和大人也許能夠重新發(fā)現(xiàn)閱讀來(lái)度過(guò)這段時(shí)間。6.Whatdosetheauthormean“thbyestoryhour”?WhateffectmightithaveontheTVnetworks?”thestoryhour”meansthefamilygatheringaroundandlisteningtomotherorfatherreadagoodstoryduringthequiethour.故事時(shí)間意味著一整個(gè)家庭會(huì)聚集在一起在這段安靜的時(shí)間里聽父親或母親說(shuō)一些很棒的故事。TheTVnetworksmightevenbeforcedtocomeupwithbettershowsinordertogetusbackfromournewlydiscoveredactivities.電視工作臺(tái)也許得被逼著拿出一些更好的演出才能把我們從新發(fā)現(xiàn)的活動(dòng)中搶回來(lái)。7.SumuptheadvantagesofturningoffTVforanhoureverynight.a.InstandofwatchingTV,wecanhaveatalkwithfamiliythatwillgettoknoweachotherbetter.除了看電視，我們還進(jìn)行家庭中的談話來(lái)讓我們更加了解彼此。b.Totakesomeactivities,youwillenjoyourselvesinthenaturewithyoufriendsorparents,andyouwillseetheneighborhoodwithfresh,neweyes.進(jìn)行一些室外活動(dòng)，你會(huì)在大自然中享受與你的朋友或家人之間的美好時(shí)光，并且你會(huì)用新的眼光去認(rèn)識(shí)的鄰居。c.Youcanhaveastoryhourtoimproveourreading.你能夠用讀故事的時(shí)間來(lái)提升我們的閱讀能力。8.Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor‘sproposal?TrytopersuadeustoshortthetimeofwatchingTV,andtotakesomesocialactivitiesorsomereading.嘗試著勸說(shuō)我們?nèi)p少看電視的時(shí)間，并且用一些時(shí)間去參加社會(huì)活動(dòng)或者閱讀。9.Describethetelevisionwatchinghabitsofthepeoplearoundyou----whentheywatchTV,whattheywatch,howmuchtheywatch,andsoon.

Lettalkaboutmybrother,whenhefinisheshishomework,healwayswatchingTV.Andhealwayswatchesthechannelwithlotsofcartoonswithhistoysinhishand.Ittakeshimabout2hoursaday.我來(lái)說(shuō)一下我的兄弟，當(dāng)他完成作業(yè)之后，他總是看電視。而且他總是一邊玩玩具一邊看卡通頻道。這大約每天要花掉他兩個(gè)小時(shí)。10.DiscusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofwatchingTV.Advantages:a.WatchingTVcanexpandourvisionandenlargeourknowledge看電視可以擴(kuò)展我們的眼界和知識(shí)面。b.Wecanknownewstogettheimformationfromallovertheworld.我們可以知道世界各地的新聞信息。c.Therearesomemoviesconcertsplaysandprogramsforyou有很多適合你的電影或者音樂(lè)會(huì)或者節(jié)目。Disadvantages:a.WatchingtoomuchTVwillhurtyoueyesight.看太多電視會(huì)影響你的視力。b.WatchingtoomuchTVwilltakeoverthetimeofstudy.看太多電視會(huì)占據(jù)你學(xué)習(xí)的時(shí)間。c.Youmightbelostinitthattakesyoualotoftime.你也許會(huì)沉迷于電視機(jī)并且花去你大量的寶貴時(shí)間。d.andsoon。Unit51WhatdidLindatellherEnglishclassoneday?Howdidherteacherandfellowstudentsreactwhentheyheardwhatshesaid?

LindaannouncedtoherEnglishclassthatshewasgoingtowriteandillustrateherownbooks.Halfofthestudentsnearlyfelloutoftheirchairslaughingandherteachersaidthatitissilly.23WhatdidLindawritethatnight?Didshesucceedingettingherwritingpublished?Lindawroteshort,sadpoemaboutbrokendreamsthatnight.Toherastonishment,itispublished.3Whatdidherteacherandfellowstudentsthinkofhersuccess?Herstudentsandteacherlaughed,andherteachersaidjustplaindumbluck4DidLindahavelotsofherworkpublishedbeforeshegraduatedfromhighschool?Yes,Lindahadlotsofherworkpublishedbeforeshegraduatedfromhighschool.5Howdidhernewfriendencouragehertowrite?Hernewfriendtellherthatit’seasytowriteabookforherandan...yonecanwriteabookiftheywantto6DidLindafinditeasytowriteabookwhenshelivedonafarminOklahoma?No,becauseshehadfourchildrenatthetime,andtheoldestwasonlyfour.Allshehadtodoeachdaywastakecareoffourchildren,milkgoats,anddothecooking,laundryandgardening7WhatdidLindareceivefromherpublisheramonthaftershesentthemanuscriptofherfirstbook?

Shereceivedacontract,anadvanceonroyaltiesandarequesttostartworkingonanotherbook.8Washerfirstbookwellreceived?Howdoyouknow?Yes,itwas.BecauseherfirstbookbecamerequiredinNativeAmericanschoolsinCanada9Whatisthenameofhersecondbook?Wasitasuccess?ThenameofhersecondbookisMySearchingHeart.Itwasasuccess.10WhatdidLindasayinreplytoquestionsabouthereducationandqualificationtobeawriter?Lindasaysshejustwrite,sheisnotagenius,sheisnotgiftedanddon’twriteright.Sheisnotdisciplined,either,andspendmoretimewithherchildrenandfriendsthanshedowriting.11HowmanybookshasLindawrittensofar?Whathashappenedtothem?Shehaswritteneightbookssofar.Fourhavebeenpublished,andthreearestilloutwiththepublishers.Onestinks.12WhatisthepointLindamakesattheendoftheessay?Attheendoftheessay,Lindamakesthepointthatwritingisn’tdifficult,it’sfun,andanyonecanwriteabookiftheysettheirmindonit.Ofcourse,alittledumbluckdoesn’thurt.Unit61)InwhatwayswasSamanefficiencyexpertasaboy?AN:Hewantedeverythingtobewellorganizedandneat,heusedtoorganizehis

father’stools,hismather’skitchenutensils,evenhissister’sboyfriends.2)WhatqualitiesdidSampossesswhichgavehimagoodfoundationforacareerinindustrialengineering?AN:Forhim,therewasaplaceforeverythingandeverythingwasalwaysinitsplace.3)WhowasMrHobbs?WhydidhewantSam’sadvice?AN:HewasafriendofSam’sfather’s.Becausehewasworriedthathisplantwasgettingtoobigandinefficient.4)WhatdidSamdoduringhisweekintheshirtfactory?AN:Hewaslookingaroundandmakingnotes.5)Howwasitthatsleevelessshirts