新世紀大學英語unit7答案

1、Unit SevenEducationEnhance Your Language Awareness Words in ActionWorking with Words and Expressions1. In the box below are some of the words you have learnt in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers:1) associate2) specializes3) combined4) emp

2、hasis5) suffices6) phase7) presided8) peculiar9) rear10) negotiate11) indispensable12) illusion13) implemented14) reconcile2. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exe

3、rcise. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) stay out of2) try out3) in store4) lend themselves to5) in essence6) in accordance with7) crying out for8) See to it that9) have no business10) get out of11) to this end12) calls for13) brought about14) averaged out Increasing Your Word Power1. Stu

4、dy the following pairs of words which are similar in meaning. Reflect on the differences in usage between the words in each pair and fill in each blank with an appropriate one. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) participating2) enroll3) proved4) certified5) reveal6) exposed7) assume8) thin

5、k9) host10) presiding11) shook12) shuddered13) negotiating14) reconcile15) diversity16) distinction17) imagination18) illusion19) scheme20) plan2. The prefixes radio(-) and tele- are used to form new words, as is shown in the following table.Now fill in the blanks in the following sentences using th

6、e words in the above table. Change the forms where necessary. Answers: 1) telescopes2) telecast3) Telemarketing4) radioactive5) radio frequency6) teleplay7) teleconferenceGrammar in context1. Examine the following sentences, paying special attention to the two different sentence patterns introduced

7、respectively by “sothat” and “suchthat.”Now recast the following sentences using “sothat”or “suchthat”. Answers for reference: 1) such a shy boy2) such a well-written report3) such a long time4) so many people5) so firmly2. The italicised subordinators (從屬連詞) in the following sentences are incorrect

8、ly used. Study the sentences carefully and put the correct ones in the brackets. Answers: 1) before2) when3) until4) unless5) asClozeComplete the following passage with words and phrases chosen from Text A. The initial letter of each is given. Answers:1) To this end2) in store3) indispensable4) call

9、s for5) diversity6) implement7) In accordance with8) emphasis9) combining10) in depth11) equip12) independent13) access14) getout ofTranslation 1. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference:1) A positive attitude towards l

10、ife is indispensable in that / because it lays the foundations for success in ones future work and studies.2) West China is crying out for talented people for its development. To this end, the government has laid down / made favorable policies, calling for more college graduates to go and work there

11、.3) Upon / On graduation, the president will present you with the diploma, which certifies that you have specialized in business administration and passed all the exams you are required to take.4) Web addicts spend so much time on the Internet that they are unable to draw a distinction between the v

12、irtual world and the real world.5) A university will see to it that every student is put in touch with mankinds spiritual resources, even if they are merely fragments of those great thinkers minds and experience.6) Distance learning is a global trend. With its quick growth / development, people are

13、given / can enjoy an equally convenient access to educational resources, no matter where they are.2. Translate the following paragraph into English using the words and expressions in the box below. Answers for reference:A university, in essence, provides students with both occupational training and

14、intellectual development. The students acquire professional skills in order to have the minimum qualifications to become specialists, such as pharmacists, engineers, technicians and lawyers. It might be reasonable to believe that those skills suffice to enable them to get a good job. Nevertheless, d

15、oes one feel content with merely a good job? We know that most young people who enroll in universities long for not only professional training, but also quality education; namely, they want to learn what the past learnt for them and get in touch with the minds and experience of the master thinkers i

16、n order to become civilized people. Those who are knowledgeable only in their peculiar fields may be labeled (as) “mechanized savages”, because of their incompetence in understanding the thinking and works of other fields, for example, philosophy, literature and the arts. Thus, the university is mos

17、t likely to help young people realize two dreams after they graduate: having a good job where their occupational training will be effective, and living a meaningful life for which diversity of knowledge is required.Theme-Related WritingDo either one of the following two tasks after class.1. Write an

18、 essay entitled “The Significance of Lifelong Education.” The following outline may be of some help:1) In the past, a college education was enough to ensure a well-paid, much-respected job and a sense of achievement.2) Today, with the increasing competition in our “knowledge society”, it is a must t

19、o renew ones knowledge and upgrade ones skills. Whats more, a general college education serves only as a passport to lifetime education. 3) The concept of lifelong education finds expression in the slogan “Live and Learn.”2. “Should Family Schooling Exist?” This question is raised in a news report c

20、arried in an English newspaper in China. Read the report below and write a short essay to express your own views on the issue. Sample essay for task 1:The Significance of Lifelong EducationDecades ago, due to the low standard of living in China, only a small percentage of the nations population coul

21、d receive college education. Once given the opportunity, one would surely secure a well-paid and much-respected job, which he or she would probably do for a lifetime. Therefore, to secure a college degree used to be the ultimate goal of a persons education.Today, however, we are living in what is ca

22、lled a “knowledge society,” where creative ideas and innovations are generated at a fantastic speed. One must constantly renew ones knowledge and upgrade ones skills so as to meet the needs of the changing world. Moreover, at the stage of general education, it is pointless for a person to attempt to

23、 know everything. When one is required to settle down to be a specialist in a specific field, one has to make an in-depth study of the subject one is supposed to know. In this sense, general education can provide students with only a passport to lifelong education. As Robert Maynard Hutchins once sa

24、id, the object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.In my opinion, life in modern society is not only a process of “l(fā)earning to live” but also a process of “l(fā)iving to learn”. The slogan “Live and Learn” can best reflect the concept of lifelong education.

25、Sample essay for task 2:Should Family Schooling Exist？Meng Mu Tang, a private school in Shanghai, is modeled after the educational system of ancient Chinese home schools, which favored rote memorization and recitation of classic works. But the local education authorities in Shanghai have declared it

26、 illegal according to a report in 21st Century. Should family schooling exist? What role should it play? In my opinion, family schooling should be permitted to play a positive role in the current educational system in China. Every family should be free to choose the form of education that best suits their childrens interests and natural gifts. Although the existing education system in China has remarkably improved, it does not fit each child perfectly. Since family schoo