新世纪研究生英语教程-综合英语14-15-1 答案 (无Text B).doc

Unit 1 Key to the exercises Text A Global Reading Task 1 Part 1: impact; actual leaving Part 2: a general description; mood; the strong desire; fear; mixture Part 3: brunch; mood; cheerful; somber Part 4: symbolic description; rookie skydiver; plunge; excitement; deep breath Task 2 It is the description of the effect of saying farewell to his parents, friends and folks on the author. The story is chronologically organized (following the time sequence in which the event unfolded itself). He felt eager and excited to wait for the day to come At the very beginning he became sentimental about saying good-bye to many people around him. Facing the reality of becoming independent, he began to feel afraid and uncertain. It is very impressive. Weckerly ends the story with a metaphor which catches the essence of the particular moment accurately. He compares himself to a rookie skydiver preparing for his first plunge, which leads to possible outcomes: sheer excitement of eventual death. The last sentence “H closes his eyes, takes a deep breath, and jumps” symbolizes the fact that from that day on the author jumps into the future of being independent no matter how long and complicated the road to it is. Task 3 Please refer to “Ⅰ. About the text” Detailed Reading Task 2 1. B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.D Task 3 1. naive 2.strokes 3.absurd 4.big-time 5.smober 6. mumbling 7.overwhelimg 8.pensive 9.fragile 10.plunge Task 4 A. 1. collect 2.clooect 3.collected 4.collect B. 1. overwhelm 2.overwhelms 3.overwhelmed C. 1. plunged 2.plunged 3.plunged 4.plunge Task 5 Lying still, waiting, I suddenly notice the life outside the window, the bugs singing in chorus. Neighbors, sitting on their verandas until late, speak in hazy words with sanded edges that soothe me. I catch the scent of fresh grass clippings. Then I hear something I can’t decode ?