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BOOK 2-Unit 2-Listening Task-After ListeningComplete the following statements according to what you have heard.1.The young store-keeper added up the items once more,because he was not feeling quite sure as to the accuracy of his calculation.2.It was found out that he overcharged his customer six and a quarter cents.3.Having walked to the ladys home and paid over the overcharge,Abe returned back and felt satisfied.4.From the anecdote we can see young Abe valued honesty above all else.the accuracy of his calculationsix and a quarter centssatisfiedhonesty1.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Comprehension-Content QuestionsOne of you asks the first six questions and the other answers.Starting from Question 7,change roles.When you have finished,the teacher may want to put some of the questions to you for a check.1.What is the Salvation Army?What does a Salvation Army bell ringer do?The Salvation Army is a religious charitable organization.A Salvation Army bell ringer is a volunteer who helps it collect donations.2.What did the boy ask the writer?What do you think made him raise such a question?The Salvation Army is a religious charitable organization.A Salvation Army bell ringer is a volunteer who helps it collect donations.2.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Comprehension-Content QuestionsThe boy asked him:Are you poor?He did it simply out of confusion and curiosity.Obviously he knew nothing about the Salvation Army bell ringer.3.How did the writer answer?What does the writers answer to the boys question mean?He said,I have more than some people,but not as much as others.This means that he was neither poor nor rich.4.Why did the boys mother scold him?The boys mother scolded him because the question was socially inappropriate,especially to a person who looked poor.The boy asked him:Are you poor?He did it simply out of confusion and curiosity.Obviously he knew nothing about the Salvation Army bell ringer.He said,I have more than some people,but not as much as others.This means that he was neither poor nor rich.The boys mother scolded him because the question was socially inappropriate,especially to a person who looked poor.3.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Comprehension-Content Questions5.Is the writer poor or not in terms of material possessions?Give facts to support your conclusion.Yes,economically he is poor.He lives in a small basement apartment.He doesnt even have a color TV.He falls into the lowest income category.And so on.6.Does the writer feel poor?Why or why not?No,the writer does not feel poor.This is because he has enjoyed good health and creativity which he thinks are much more important than material goods.Now switch roles.Yes,economically he is poor.He lives in a small basement apartment.He doesnt even have a color TV.He falls into the lowest income category.And so on.No,the writer does not feel poor.This is because he has enjoyed good health and creativity which he thinks are much more important than material goods.4.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Comprehension-Content Questions7.In what situation does the writer feel out of place?He feels out of place among people who are primarily interested in material things.8.What did the girl tell him before her visit to his basement apartment?And what happened after?She told him that she was interested in whats on the inside.But after he took her to his poorly furnished apartment,she changed her mind completely.9.How ought one to understand such a seemingly abrupt change in her priorities?He feels out of place among people who are primarily interested in material things.She told him that she was interested in whats on the inside.But after he took her to his poorly furnished apartment,she changed her mind completely.5.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Comprehension-Content QuestionsIt only shows that to her the most important thing was still material goods rather than what she had claimed before.10.Can we infer from the essay what role commercials can play in society?Commercials can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.11.Why does the writer say December is the time of year I feel wealthiest?Because December is the time for him to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer,which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others.It only shows that to her the most important thing was still material goods rather than what she had claimed before.Commercials can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.Because December is the time for him to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer,which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others.6.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Comprehension-Content Questions12.How has the boys question affected the writer?The boys question has helped the writer realize that,despite his lack of expensive possessions,he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that.The boys question has helped the writer realize that,despite his lack of expensive possessions,he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that.7.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Comprehension-Text Organization1.As you learned in Book 1,essays can be divided into several types,including expository essays and narrative essays.Can you tell which type the text you are studying now is?Please make your choice,give reasons,and then write down the central idea of the essay.(1)Can you tell which type the text you are studying now is?expository(2)The choice was made because the essay is meant to explain something,that is,the authors view of life.(3)The central idea of the essay is that one can live a life full of riches without being rich financially.expositorythe essay is meant to explain something,that is,the authors view of life.that one can live a life full of riches without being rich financially.8.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Comprehension-Text Organization2.The text can be roughly divided into three parts.Write down the main idea of each.Part One The writers encounter with a boy who raised the question Are you poor?Part Two In search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesnt make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways.Part Three In conclusion,the writer thinks hes grown to understand more about himself because of the boys question.The writers encounter with a boy who raised the question Are you poor?In search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesnt make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways.In conclusion,the writer thinks hes grown to understand more about himself because of the boys question.9.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Vocabulary1.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given below.Change the form where necessary.(1)Prof.Williams says that my composition is good except for the ending which seems too abrupt.(2)Suffering from insomnia(失失眠眠)for several days,Ann went to see her doctor and was told that the problem was more emotional than physical.(3)The organizer of the charity concert said,I ask all of you to join me in praying that God will bless those who have given so generously for the poor and needy.abruptemotionalbless10.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Vocabulary(4)The insurance policy does not cover damage to the goods caused by normal wear and tear.(5)The old economic beliefs are widely regarded as too dated to be useful in solving the problems now emerging in our economy.(6)You are free to say what you think,but as a responsible individual you should also be prepared to face the consequences of what you say.(7)Prices are going down.However this seemingly welcome change may bring about other problems in the economy.wear and teardatedconsequencesseemingly11.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Vocabulary(8)Johns view on the train crash stands in contrast to those of almost all of his colleagues.(9)Curiosity is the most powerful driving force in ones pursuit of knowledge.(10)After teaching grade school for a year or so,she felt a genuine love for the pupils.(11)Donations from alumni(校校友友)are an important source of the universitys income.But research funds come primarily from the government.in contrast toCuriositygenuineprimarily12.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Vocabulary(12)Should judges consider popular sentiments before deciding cases?sentiments13.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Vocabulary2.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets,keeping the same meaning.The first part has been written for you.(1)When you have to face more than one problem,try to solve the easiest one first.(confront)When you are confronted with more than one problem,try to solve the easiest one first.(2)All forms of life need water for existence.(vital)Water is vital to the existence of all forms of life.(3)Some students still dont know what to do after class to follow up on the subject.(confusion)confronted with more than one problem,try to solve the easiest one firstvital to the existence of all forms of life14.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-VocabularyThere is still some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject.(4)As a person of simple living habits,he will be happy if he has a job and an apartment.(nothing more than)As a person of simple living habits,he needs nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy.(5)He thought it amusing that shed come to ask his advice.(tickle)It tickled him to think that shed come to ask his advice.some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subjectnothing more than a job and an apartment to be happytickled him to think that shed come to ask his advice15.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Vocabulary3.Complete the following,using the words or phrases in brackets.Make additions or changes where necessary.(1)The candidate has made his early poverty a lingering theme of his campaign speeches.This,of course,is a clever thing to do,especially in districts where voters are mostly blue-collar.But fabricating stories to win votes is certainly going too far and may arouse negative sentiments among voters.(linger,sentiments,fabricate)(2)When you fill out the tax return,you should take care over every item on the form and not leave out any vital information.Otherwise,you may face serious consequences.(consequence,a lingeringfabricatingsentimentsfill outevery itemvitalconsequences16.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Vocabularyitem,fill out,vital,)(3)It can not be denied that we have made tangible improvements in our work.We should cherish the current favorable conditions and work harder to attain our set goals.(tangible,deny,attain,cherish)be deniedtangiblecherishattain17.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Words with Multiple MeaningsRewrite the following sentences with the word take in its proper form.1.It is a long trip and we will need five hours to reach there by bus.It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.2.She arrived early and sat down in the front row.She arrived early and took a front row seat.3.Dont think I am a fool.Dont take me for a fool.4.One needs a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.She arrived early and took a front row seat.Dont take me for a fool.18.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Words with Multiple MeaningsIt takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.5.My uncle will let me go to the Arctic with him this summer.My uncle will take me(along on his trip)to the Arctic this summer.6.He reached out and got the dinner plate I passed to him.He took the dinner plate I passed to him.7.Kevin won second prize in the weight-lifting competition.Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.8.If you do not accept my advice,you will regret it.It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.My uncle will take me(along on his trip)to the Arctic this summer.He took the dinner plate I passed to him.Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.19.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Words with Multiple MeaningsIf you dont take my advice,you will regret it.If you dont take my advice,you will regret it.20.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-UsageComplete each of the following sentences,using the proper form of the verb in brackets.1.Stop hanging around here.You are getting in the way of others.(hang)2.He stopped in the middle of a sentence to give me a smile when he saw me come in.(give)3.What would he take me for if I forgot to return on time the money I borrowed from him?(return)4.Do you remember being praised by your teacher for the first hangingto giveto returnbeing praised21.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Usagetime?(praise)5.My letter arrived shortly after he passed away.I regret not having written earlier.(not,write)6.Prof.McDonald said,I regret to say that this piece of writing is not well-focused.(say)7.Do remember to open the windows.Im afraid the smell of fish still lingers in the kitchen.(open)8.How come you could have forgotten being helped by them so generously?(help)not having writtento sayto openbeing helped22.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Close AComplete the following passage with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box.Change the form where necessary.If you visited Karl Green,you might not at first sight think he was well-off/affluent(1).Most of what he owns is rather dated(2)and he will readily admit to falling into(3)the bottom income bracket (4).Yet he would deny(5)that he is poor,for he feels that his life is full of less tangible(6)riches.Rather than devoting himself to the pursuit(7)of money before all else,he cherishes(8)the pleasures of friendship.His lack of interest in possessions does,however,sometimes make him feel out of place(9)in todays materialistic society and he still clearly feels hurt when he remembers the abrupt(10)departure of a girlfriend who did not well-off/affluentdatedfalling intobracketdenytangiblepursuitcherishesout of placeabrupt23.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Close Ashare his views.Yet there are many who admire him,particularly for his focus(11)on helping the poor through collecting donations(12)each Christmas.focusdonations24.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Close BRead the passage carefully until you have got its main idea,and then select one appropriate word for each gap from the box.How does spending connect to happiness?One explanation lies in conspicuous consumption(炫炫耀耀式式消消费费).The idea is that the rich dont accumulate wealth simply in order to consume(1)it.Rather they accumulate wealth in order to display it,and their happiness is fueled(2)by their neighbors envy.As a result,the country finds itself in the grips of a luxury fever families with annual(3)incomes of$50,000 try to emulate(仿仿效效)the consumption of those with$70,000,who in turn try to emulate those with$140,000,and so on.Its just plain(4)common sense.Its physically(5)impossible consumefueledannualplainphysically25.BOOK 2-Unit 2-Language Focus-Close Bfor a piece of paper like money to make you happy.Instead,what makes people happy is the feeling of security(6)or power money brings.