泛读2课后答案

第一篇：泛读2课后答案

Unit 1

1.Why did the phone call change Haley's life? If you were in the same situation, would you accept the offer?

That call drove Alex Haley to make up his mind to become a full-time writer.He had decided to choose writing as his life-long profession no matter how hard it would be.Although his acquaintance was trying to tempt Alex to give up his writing, he rejected his offer and chose to live in poverty.It was just his spirit of persistence that led him to success.2.What lesson did Haley learn in the end ?

Roots made Alex Haley famous and wealthy.He was very excited about what was brought to him by fame.He nearly forgot his hardships in the past until he saw the brown paper bag which contained the things of the past.Now Alex Haley realized that these things were also part of his roots.It was telling him that only courage and persistence may bring success and when one had gained fame one should not forget the past,be proud and self-complacent.Unit 2

1.This is a science-fiction story but the author has successfully made it more like a real story than a fictitious one.How did he achieve his purpose?

At the beginning of the story, the author explains that he is writing it up for someone else because “I”, the storyteller, does not write well.He further explains that he uses “fictitious names” for the owner of The Goose and the head of his section at the Department of Agriculture.Towards the end of the story, the author brings the reader back to the question of why he is asked to write the story, and finally casts the unsolved problem of the golden eggs to the reader, as if inviting them to join “Project Goose”.All these add to the “authenticity” of the story.Unit 4

1.What kind of person was Mable Howard?

Mable Howard was serious about her job as block captain.She cared for the wellfare of the neighborhood and was considerate to others.She could not tolerate littering of the street.2.Why did the author say that he was proud to call Mable Howard my “captain”?

The author was deeply moved by Mable, who had for decades made great efforts in keeping the neighborhood neat and clean and who was now becoming too old and frail to perform her duty.Greatly inspired by Mable, the author gradually became self-conscious in maintaining the block clean and felt proud to call Mable “my captain

3.What can we do to protect the worsening environment today?

Any threat to our shared environment is a threat to us all.We should pay due attention to the environmental problems and take proper measures to protect our “global village”.For example, to tackle the Greenhouse effects, the city planning should be revised and dykes and reservoirs should be built.To check the population growth the one-child policy should be strictly obeyed.Unit 5

1.What do you think of Tim's way of solving the problem?

Tim was a filial son.He was very considerate and could read his mother's mind.Considering she was getting old, he took the side of his wife as to where to plant the garden in the beginning.Seeing Mom was unhappy about that, he apologized to her the

next morning and respected her feelings and choice.Knowing Mom wasn't willing to move out, Tim had an idea that would make both smile.Unit 6

1.What do you think makes a good father?

Tradition expects a father to protect, discipline, and provide for their offspring.Today, society expects him to do more.A father should not only be strict with his children, but also be friends with them.He should be sensible, knowledgeable and considerate, with a sense of humour and a strong sense of responsibility

2.The author says, ”Being a father(parent)is a pretty thankless job.“ Do you agree? Give your reasons.Parents' responsibilities are to bring up their children both physically and mentally healthy.They work hard and even sacrifice their needs to meet the needs of their children.They do not expect their children to pay back.Perhaps in this sense being a father is a thankless job.3.What should be the proper relationship between fathers and daughters

The relationship between fathers and daughters should be in perfect harmony.In the eyes of fathers, daughters are emotionally fragile.They need more love and care.Fathers should have tender hearts towards their daughters.They should always look at their daughters with affection.Unit 8

1.What is meant by ”sleep debt?" In what ways does it affect our life?

If one gets less hours than he needs, he is in sleep debt.Those in sleep debt tend to fall asleep during the daytime, and the less one sleeps than he needs, the stronger the tendency becomes, and the more likely he is to make mistakes with tragic consequences.In addition, sleep-debt will affect people's health and well-being

2.How can a person work off sleep debt?

He may get a good night's sleep if his sleep debt is small.Otherwise, he has to make up as much sleep as possible and adopt a sleep-smart lifestyle to avoid accumulating another large sleep debt.Unit 9

1.How did Pasang Puti save the narrator?

When the narrator was lying on the stair, holding the handrail with feeble hand, helplessly facing the menacing horns of a yak, Pasung Puti approached the yak and hit him with a stick.Then, she came up the stairs, helped the narrator to his feet, guided him to the outhouse, and afterwards escorted him back to his bunk.2.What did the narrator do to help Pasang Puti afterwards?

The narrator proposed that the girl be sent to school.He also gave the host 20 dollars for the purchase of the girl's school clothes.They did send her to school as a result, and the girl really enjoyed the school activities

Unit 10

1.What is the heritage of the ancient Olympic Games?

The Games were originally religious celebrations that were held 3 thousand years ago in Olympia to show respect to the god of the Greeks.Greeks valued fame as well as physical excellence, and athletic competition became so important that the period of the Games became a peaceful period without war

or conflict.People, except women and slaves, would come to see the games;the victors would be honored with laurel or wild olive wreath.So the ancient Games suggested friendly competition, mental and bodily fitness, peace, etc.2.What are De Coubertin's contributions to the modern Olympic Games?

De Coubertin advanced his idea of starting the Olympic Games again in 1892, at a meeting of the Athletic Sports Union.Though his idea was not well accepted then, he continued his effort until the modern Olympic Games was held in 1896.Coubertin remained director of the IOC till 1925.In his office tenure, he directed the course that the games were to take.He drafted the Olympic charter, and athlete's oath.Besides, he also planned the ceremonies.Unit 14

1.How much do you know about the Nanjing Massacre?

years ago the Japanese Army conquered Nanjing and launched the Great Nanjing Massacre.300000 Chinese were killed and thousands of women were raped.This was the most horrible crime committed by the Japanese troops.2.Compare the Nanjing Massacre with the slaughter of the Jews during World War II

Both were terrible crimes committed in the 20th century.Civilians constituted the main body of victims in each case.3.Why should we Chinese always remember the Nanjing Massacre?

Every Chinese should always remember the Nanjing Massacre.The Japanese invasion of China more than sixty years ago made us Chinese realize the importance of being powerful.Being weak, we'll be bullied； being poor, we'll be exploited.The bloody history gave all of us a lesson to learn.China does not want to invade others, nor will she succumb to any alien aggression.Once any aggression is committed against China, China will fight against it determinedly.Unit 15

1.Did other fishermen understand the old man? Explain

No.In the eyes of the fishermen, it was disgraceful not to catch any fish.Santiago had gone 84 days without taking a fish.Many of the fishermen

made fun of them.Others,the older fishermen, looked at him and were sad though they didn't show it.They did not know that the old man was a man of strong will

2.Discuss the friendship between the old man and the boy.The old man and the boy loved each other deeply.The boy understood the old man and tried his best to help him.He trusted the old man.At the same time, the old man regarded the boy as one who understood him.The old man knew that it was the boy's family that did not allow the boy to go fishing with him.The relationship between the two was friendly, tender and touching.

第二篇：大学英语泛读第四册课后翻译答案

大学英语泛读第四册课后翻译答案（部分）

Text 1 Words that Work Miracles

1、可是我们都要时常享受到热情地赞美，否则我们就会失去自信。

2、当我们对自身的形象感到骄傲时，会有自信心，感觉很自在。

3、一位牧师到一座教堂上任，这座教堂被开玩笑地称作“冰箱”，他没有批评教堂的教徒们对陌生人冷漠，而是站在讲坛上欢迎来访者，并对大家说他们是多么的友善。

4、经过一天的劳累，一位父亲回到家，看到孩子们把小脸贴在玻璃窗上等他回家，这无声然而珍贵的赞美滋润了他的心田

Text 7

About Heroes1、这个词经常用来指那些偶然做出某种英勇之举的普通人。

2、因为想要无愧于自己的偶像，所以崇拜英雄的人们就能激发出自己的潜能（聪明才智）。

3、但是我们为这种真实性付出代价，因为他们努力地为我们展示了“完整的人”，他们告诉我们的信息比我们希望知道的要多，而这些信息都是关于私生活、家庭秘密和人性的弱点。

4、我们试图模仿的是些默默无闻的成年人，是我们生活中的小人物。

5、一位英雄人物被要求具有的品质是随着时代的改变而改变的，一个时期的伟大人物可能会使另一个时期的人们很吃惊。

6、如果我们愿意忽视他们人性中的弱点并且承认他们令人钦佩的品质激发了我们的崇敬，那么这些人就是英雄人物。

7、没有星星闪烁的天空是令人忧伤的天空。

Text 13

What Makes a Leader?

1、领导艺术像其他任何事情一样，是时机的问题。

2、伟大的领导者几乎都能做到言简意赅，他们平息争吵、辩论和犹豫不决，提出一个人人都能听得懂、记得住的解决方案。

3、电视经常因为夸大外表、使我们忽略本质而受到批评，但是电视并未完全掩盖领导者是否具备应有的素质。

4、人民只能被领向他们想去的地方。领袖跟随着民众，虽然他先行了一步。

5、最重要的是，他必须使我们的愿望变得神圣，使我们相信我们是在参与创造伟大的历史，赋予我们一种光荣感。

6、归根结底，他标志着我们之中的佼佼者，他是由我们自己的精神与意志塑造而成的。

Text 18

I’ll remember it in a minute

1、结果常常是这样的，他正想引起我身后人的注意，那便意味着我必须把这一手势悬于半空之中，假装只是伸手去搔搔耳朵，或者是我与他身后的人挥手。

2、我们的目光终于相遇，于是便装作万分惊讶状相互招呼，大叫道：“哎呀，真是奇遇！”而后双方互拍肩膀，以掩盖由于这些年未曾联系而产生的负疚感。

3、我们开始一起走在街上，使对方相信我们依旧故我，并相互寒暄问候，此时我拼命地查阅着记忆中的留念册，以期获得一些令我豁然开朗的信息。

4、就在我讲到关键之处时，我可怕地意识到自己又在重复昨天的故事。

5、下次我碰到加登先生，我便看了一眼领带----想当然我还是系着同一条领带----迅速往后搜寻着目录，伸出我的手，灿烂地笑着说，“你好，Fertilizer(肥料)先生。” Text 21 The Man on the Moon and the Man on the Street

1、它使人类对复杂的天体系统（太阳系）有了新的认识，而人类只是其中的一部分而已。

2、这是人类历史上潜在的最强有力的工具、、、现在的问题是这些技术是否能够被重新塑造，并应用于其他任务。

3、卫星不仅应用于医药和教育，而且可以使天气预报更加稳定可靠。

4、太空科技带来的益处中，最重要的是它使我们看到了地球的图像，而地球是我们赖以生存的行星。

5、因为有了先进的摄影技术，这些图像很清晰，即使放大很多倍也不会模糊。

Text 22 Was There a Golden Age

1、许多批评英国现代教育体制的人都喜欢重温20世纪初的黄金时代，他们认为那时的教育水准更高。

2、有人认为：自从实施公共教育体制以来进行的每次教育调研都发现当时的教育水准有严重缺陷，而且这些结果都是对的。因此，这些想法好像是对的。

3、对今天的教育水准洋洋自得是愚蠢的，但是如果认为实施“综合教育制度”和“现代教学法”之前的学校很完美，那就是很荒谬了。

4、不足为奇的是，学生们的表现与我们对他们的期望差不多，（因此）他们的考试成绩也是意料之中的。

或者: 意料之中的是: 学生的表现与我们的期望不相上下,(因此)他们的考试成绩也和我们的预测相符.5、太多的孩子仍然得不到应有的机会，结果，他们最终也无法取得应有的成就。

第三篇：泛读答案

Little House in the Big Woods 1Why did Ma say that Laura was a good girl? 1.What kind of people were Laura's parents? 答案：

Laura's parents were typical American frontier people who lived in the sparsely populated big west.Pa did some outdoor undertakings such as hunting and trapping animals in the woods while Ma was responsible for housework and other indoor work.They lived almost self-sufficiently

2.Discuss the kind of life the family lived in the big woods.答案：

The family lived in the Big Woods.In winter, Pa usually trapped animals so that they could trade the furs for some daily necessities in the next spring.They lived far from the town.The children in the family had not even seen a store.As natural threats such as a bear's breaking in were always around, they had to learn to cope with the harsh surroundings

Fool's Paradise

1.Why did Atzel want to kill himself after a few days' stay in paradise Atzel wanted to kill himself after a few days' stay in paradise because he found that life there was too monotonous.One could do nothing in paradise except eating the same thing everyday and sleeping 2.What do you think the moral of the story is?

We should treasure the days while we are living and make the best of them.Cheating

1.What do you think of the boy in the story? Why did he wish he were dead after he had cheated? I think the boy in the story knew what was right and what was wrong even though he did something wrong.After he had cheated, he wished himself dead.It proves that when he did something wrong he had a very strong sense of guilt and uneasiness.As is mentioned in the story, the most important thing in the boy's family was to tell the truth.Certainly this idea affected the boy to the core.2.What do you think of cheating in tests? I think cheating in tests is very very bad.If a student gets the habit of cheating in tests, he will depend on cheating to get good marks instead of working hard.Also, cheating will be bad to the student's growth of personality.Third, it makes it hard for teachers to know students' real level of learning, which, as a result, will affect teacher's teaching and finally students' learning.3.Have you ever let others copy your answers? If yes, why?

No, I have never let others copy my answers in tests.But I know some of my classmates have done that before.They know well it's wrong to do so but they just can't stop themselves because they have a wrong idea of friendship.They think if they refuse a good friend's request for help in a test, they will probably lose their friendship.Young William Shakespeare

1.Can you find anything in Shakespeare's early life in Stratford that might have contributed to his future success as a playwright? Yes.Shakespeare went to Mr.Jerkin's school in Church Street every day except on Sundays.There he read and learned all those Latin writers.After he left school, he still read a lot and even started to write poems himself.In addition, he liked watching plays performed by those different companies that came to Stratford on the summer months and he loved to talk to the actors and listened to their stories of London.2.His wife was not presented very favorably in the story.How did Shakespeare deal with his family problems?

When he said he was going to London, Shakespeare met strong opposition from his wife.However, Shakespeare insisted on leaving home and going after his dream.But he told his wife that he would come home to see them when he could.3.Shakespeare was a man eager to learn and determined to succeed.Find examples to illustrate that from the text.When he was still at school, Shakespeare had the ambition to become a writer, a poet.After he left school, he persisted in reading and writing while making shoes and gloves.In London, he was busy day and night learning, acting, writing his own plays, reading books, meeting other writers, making friends, etc.He slept very little.All these examples show that Shakespeare was a man eager to learn and to succeed.Two Boxes of Gold(I)

1.What was Herbert asked to do when he met Mr.Schwarzmoor? Herbert was asked to take two boxes of gold to Naples.The two boxes contained 25 million pounds in gold.Herbert had to take this to Pagliavicini and Rossi, No, 172 Toledo, Naples via Lyons and Marseilles.2.Herbert had a terrible dream on the train.What did the dream suggest?

The train started from Paris.On the half way Herbert fell asleep on the train.Meanwhile, he had a terrible dream in which he couldn't remember the words for opening the letter locks of the boxes.He also dreamed that when he had arrived at his destination, No,172 Toledo, Naples, he was ordered to speak out the words, or to tell the place where the boxes were hidden.Otherwise, he would be executed by shooting.A big earthquake took place in the city and a sea of fire rolled in through the window.Just at this time, Herbert woke up.As we know, dream activity may be provoked by external influences.Sometimes a dream may foretell something about the future.The dream Herbert had on the train might suggest that someone was interested in the two boxes Herbert carried and he would try every means to get the words which would open the letter locks.Because of this, Herbert would meet with various kinds of unexpected troubles and dangers on his way to his destination.3.Which of the two was more suspicious, Major Baxter or Levison ? Give your reasons.Personally speaking, I think Levison was more suspicious.The reasons I am going to give are as follows: 1)Levison carried four boxes which looked exactly like Herbert's.Levison might use these boxes to exchange with Herbert.Thus he could get the gold he wanted.2)Wherever he went, Herbert seemed to be followed by Levison.It suggested that Herbert was kept watch on in secret by Levison.3)Levison wanted to have some champagne with him.When he ordered another bottle of champagne, Levison didn't want to have the waiter open the bottle for him.He did it himself.So he could put some poison in the wine

The Call of the Wild

1.How do you understand the sentence “Buck was beaten(he knew that)but he was not broken”? With the words “beaten” and “broken”, which give the effect of alliteration, this sentence contains profound meanings.Buck was fully aware that he was punished for his furious rebellion, clubbed cruelly by the fat man in a red coat.He was beaten up relentlessly, with bleeding wounds all over his body, but his spirit was not destructible at all.The wildness in him was still forceful enough to be developed in the northern wilderness.Outwardly Buck was now in a miserable shape and condition, but inwardly he maintained his firmness and steadiness.2.What does the law of club and tooth mean? Here, of course, both club and tooth are used in their metaphoric sense.They are indicative of cutting and hitting, biting and beating, crushing and cracking, fighting and punishing.The law of club and tooth means that the rule in the wild north was that of coldness, toughness, harshness, and fierceness.There was no place for softness, or kindness, or gentleness, or politeness.Lenience had to give way to cruelty, friendliness to offensiveness, affection to indifference, tolerance to jealousy, sympathy to antipathy, love to hatred, generosity to hostility

第四篇：课后答案

第五篇：读书笔记(泛读)

Oliver Twist 《雾都孤儿》读后感

这部小说主要情节是，一个不知来历的年轻孕妇昏倒在街上，人们把她送进了贫民收容院。第二天，她生下一个男孩子后死去，这个孤儿被取名为奥利弗·退斯特。奥利弗在孤儿院里挣扎了9年后，又被送到棺材店老板那儿当学徒。难以忍受的饥饿、贫困和侮辱，迫使奥利弗逃到伦敦，又被迫无奈当了扒手。他曾被富有的布朗罗先生收留，不幸让小扒手发现又被带回贼窝。善良的女扒手南希为了营救奥利弗，不顾贼头的监视和威胁，向布朗罗报信，说奥利弗就是他找寻以久的外孙。后来，南希被贼窝头目杀害，警察随即围剿了贼窝。奥利佛终于得以与亲人团聚。

这本书中最让我敬佩的是奥利弗他并未向侮辱屈服，折磨也未能改变他善良的本性，在重重艰难之后他获得了幸福，奥利弗十分坚强和勇敢，而那些撒谎、欺诈、偷盗的人，真的很可恶。我记得古代有句话：人之初，性本善。我想，犯罪的人本性是好的，他的罪恶不是天生的，是因外界的不良影响而造成的，如果在现代社会中，人人学习奥利弗他那不弯腰，不低头，坚持不懈的精神，那么善良的本性不会消失。

Uncle Tom's Cabin《汤姆叔叔的小屋》读后感 《汤姆叔叔的小屋》记述的就是当时的故事。这本书无情地揭露了南方奴隶制度的残暴面目，重新激起了北方人民对它的极度义愤，从而南北矛盾尖锐，直至1864年美国国内战争爆发，因此它被认为是美国南北战争的导火线之一。小说以穿插轮叙的方式，描绘了两个黑奴不同的遭遇，对奴役的不同态度及不同结局。这是斯陀夫人独具匠心的地方。肯塔基州的一个庄园主谢尔贝因负债累累，受人钳制，被迫卖掉庄园上最得力、最忠实可靠的黑奴汤姆和谢尔贝太太宠爱的使女伊丽莎的爱子小哈利来抵债。伊丽莎偷听到消息，携子连夜逃走。途中夫妻不期而遇，在废奴派人士帮助下，逃到加拿大，取得了自由。后乔治决心到非洲为建设一个非洲人的国家而努力奋斗。这是一个敢于斗争的黑人青年，从而走上了光明的道路。汤姆则被卖给了奴隶贩子海利，在船上救了一个落水的伊娃，那小女孩的父亲圣·克莱亚就买他作家奴，待他宽厚。但老人不久死于非命，汤姆又落到了残暴的庄园主雷格里的手中。期间雷格里要汤姆鞭打女人，被他当面拒绝，后凯茜和爱弥琳设计逃走，他宁死也没有说出其二人下落，被活活打死。作者塑造了许多人物，汤姆是最主要的一个。他的忠厚和老实让我喜欢，他的正义感及助人为乐的精神更是令人敬佩。可他对宗教的笃信，实在让人费解，作者对此人的刻画有血有肉，让人感动。

Tess of the D'Urbervilles《德伯家的苔丝》读后感 《德伯家的苔丝》是英国着名小说家和诗人托马斯·哈代创作的代表作之一。苔丝本是一位纯洁美丽又非常勤劳的农村姑娘，她向往人生的真和善，但又时时遭到伪和恶的打击。苔丝的悲剧始于为了全家人生计去远亲家打工，却因年幼无知而被亚雷骗去了处女的贞操，成了一个“堕落”的女人，受到社会舆论的非议，把她看成不贞洁的罪人；苔丝后来与青年克莱相爱，又因为新婚之夜坦诚有污点的过去而被丈夫遗弃，而与近在眼前的幸福失之交臂；出于高度的家庭责任感和自我牺牲精神，苔丝为换取家人的生存而再次违愿沦为亚雷的情妇；最后因为丈夫的回心转意使得绝望的苔丝愤而举起了复仇的利刃，终于成了一个杀人犯，最后不得不付出了生命的代价，导致“象游丝一样敏感，象雪一样洁白”的苔丝最后终被完全毁灭。

苔丝在绿草如茵，风景如画的乡野里长大，尽管家庭生活窘迫，但少女时代的苔丝内心是明朗，欢快的。她热爱生活，敢于面对一切困难，为了维持家庭，不惜牺牲自己。苔丝一生都是强权和暴力的受害者。亚雷之所以敢称霸四野，为非作歹，为所欲为，不仅因为他有钱，有势，而且更主要的是有资产阶级国家机器，法律的保护。社会和法律都认为侮辱和迫害苔丝的人是正当的，而受迫害的苔丝则是有罪的。苔丝一生都必得逆来顺受，忍受含垢，不能自卫，而当她有生以来第一次起来自卫的时候，证明了，埃斯库罗斯所说的那个众神主宰对于苔丝的戏弄也完结了。

Little Women《小妇人》读后感

《小妇人》讲述的是马奇一家的故事。家里有四姐妹：追求高贵但会照顾人的大姐梅格，充满躁动却关心家人的二姐乔，优雅自私却颇得人爱的艾美以及忘我无私却需要家里人的贝思。她们的母亲是慈祥的马奇太太，父亲马奇先生随军当兵。这样的一家人和她们的邻居男孩劳里、劳里的爷爷劳伦斯先生、马奇婶婶，以及周围的朋友所发生的如家庭日记般简单的故事，却流露着耐人寻味的亲情、友情、爱情。

这本书告诉我们如何怀着一颗收获的心体会，感受并对待它们，并且试着像马奇一家一样，为了这些爱，变得更坚强独立。

书中有许多感人肺腑的话语：

贝思患病危在旦夕时，马奇姐妹在祈祷： “如果上帝赐给贝思一条生路，我一定不再抱怨。”

梅格虔诚低语“如果上帝赐给贝思一条生路，我一定爱她敬她，终生做她的奴仆。” 艾美伤心地哭了“假如失去温柔可爱的姐姐，即使有一千个一万个绿松石戒指，也不能给她带来安慰啊。”

乔认识了巴尔教授这个朋友后说：“嗯，冬天过去了，我一本书都没写，也没有发财，但是我交到了一个很值得相处的朋友，我要努力一辈子享有他的友谊。”