1、新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）Unit 8Part IExercises I. Reading for information 。A. Reading to find main ideas 1.A 2. D B. Reading to find major details 3.C 4. AC. Reading to find relevant facts 5.C 6.B II. Translation Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1 Katia Eliad, a Paris-based artist, was stuck i
2、n a rut. She felt blocked in her creativity, out of touch with herself and for some inexplicable reason unable to use green or blue in her abstract paintings.巴黎艺术家凯蒂亚艾利亚德陷入停滞。她的创造力受阻，不能发挥自己的才智，不知何因无法在抽象画中用绿色和蓝色。 2 This year will be filled with his music, but it will also be a time to re-examine the
3、contradictions and conflicting interpretations of his brief 35-year life.今年会充满莫扎特的音乐，但今年也会重新审视莫扎特短短 35年的一生带来的矛盾和冲突的看法。 3 That notion was first given scientific support in a 1993 article in Nature, which found that college students who listened to the first movement of Mozarts Sonata in D Major for T
4、wo Pianos performed better on a spatial reasoning test that involved mentally unfolding a piece of paper.自然杂志 1993年的一篇文章首次给这个说法提供了科学依据，该文章指出，在一项要求在大脑里想像如何展开一页纸的空间推理测试中，听了莫扎特“D大调双钢琴奏鸣曲” 第一乐章的大学生取得了更好效果。 4 In the decade since, these studies have sparked an academic storm, with many of Rauschers peers
5、either refining or debunking her findings.在随后的十年里，这些研究引起了学术界的轩然大波，罗切尔的许多同行对她的发现要么进行补充完善，要么进行反驳。 5 Today, shes even revising her own initial conclusions in the light of subsequent research by others, working on a book tentatively titled Music and the Mind Beyond the Mozart Effect.目前，罗切尔甚至正在根据其他人后来做的研
6、究修改她最初的结论，她在写一本书，书名暂定为音乐以及莫扎特效应之外的心灵。III. Summary Complete the following statements with words and expressions from the box. Use their proper forms. 1. This year will celebrate the 250th anniversary of a music genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who has been cast in many roles ever since his childhood.
7、2. Yet peoples fever about Mozart is beyond music. Over the past decade, Mozart has been placed in a very controversial role: a healer of mind and body. 3. It is claimed that Mozarts music can help treat ailments ranging from acne to Alzheimers disease. Such claims, however, lack substantial support
8、. 4. A 1993 article in Nature first gave scientific support to the notion perhaps by far the most disputed that Mozart can enhance your brain power. 5. The study and its main author Frances Rauscher sparked a storm in the academic community. Nevertheless, Rauschers work attracted widespread media at
9、tention and made possible a pop-psychology trend known as the “Mozart effect.” 6. But people dont understand why music can have powerful influence on the brain. Scientific studies only show that many different areas of the brain are activated when one listens to music. Some of these areas overlap wi
10、th those used in spatial reasoning. 7. Then why should Mozarts music become the focal point of the debate, rather than that of other classical composers? The answer, according to neurologist John Hughes, lies in the way Mozart repeated his melodies.新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）Unit 7Part IExercises I. Reading fo
11、r information 。A. Reading to find main ideas 1.C 2. C B. Reading to find major details 3.A 4. DC. Reading to find relevant facts 5.D 6.B II. Translation Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1 There are equally empathetic, if more sober, nods when Grace Chang Lucarelli, 32, speaking in a s
12、oft Texan drawl, recalls “people making fun of me” because she was one of the few Asian Americans in her town.32岁的格雷丝张卢卡莱丽拖着长腔、用柔和的得克萨斯口音回忆说：由于她是镇上为数不多的亚裔美国人之一，因此“受到人们的嘲笑 ”，对此同伴们也是同情地、但更为严肃地点了点头。 2 And it was there that their kids, now 20 to 40 years old, grew up, straddling two worlds the tradition
13、al domain their recently arrived parents sought to maintain at home and the fast-changing Western culture of the society outside the front door. 正是在那儿 (与外界隔绝的郊区 )他们的孩子长大成人，如今年龄在20至 40岁之间，他们生活在两种社会之间：一个是不久前移民至此的父母在家中极力维持的传统文化，另一个是大门外社会里飞速变化的充满着西方文化的社会。 3 In doing so, they have updated the old immigra
14、nt story and forged a new Asian-American identity, not wholly recognizable in any of their parents native lands but, in its hybrid nature, vibrantly American.如此，他们更新了古老的移民故事，塑造了全新的亚裔美国人身份，这种身份在他们父母的祖国没有获得完全的认可，但就其混合性而言，洋溢着美国式的活力。 4 If you were to draw a diagram of acculturation with the mores of imm
15、igrant parents on one side and societys on the other, the classic model might show a steady drift over time, depicting a slow-burn Americanization, taking as long as two or three generations.如果你绘制一个表示文化适应的图表，一边是父辈移民的风俗习惯，另一边是生活其中的社会的风俗习惯，标准的图表也许会显示一个稳定的趋势：需要两三代人才能慢慢实现美国化。 5 But at Villanova Universi
16、ty in Philadelphia, Ahmed found friends from all different backgrounds who welcomed diversity and helped her, she says, become “a good balance of East meets West.”但是在费城的维拉诺瓦大学，阿莫德找到了来自不同背景的朋友，他们赞同多样性，帮助她用阿莫德的话说成为“融合东西方文化的人 ”。 6 “I chose to embrace both holidays instead of segregating myself to one,”
17、 she says.她说：“我选择同时接受两种节日，而不是只接受一种，从而把自己孤立起来。”III. Summary Complete the following statements with words and expressions from the box. Use their proper forms. 1 The children of parents who immigrated to the U.S. from Asian countries share the same sense of feeling like the hyphen in between the Asian
18、 and the American in Asian American. 2 Asian American has become an identity since 1965 when President Johnson endorsed the Immigration and Nationality Act, which unleashed a wave of immigrants who came to the U.S. to further their education or get a better job. 3 It is by no means easy, however, fo
19、r Asian immigrants to assimilate into American society. For one thing, they look so distinctively different. 4 Many Asian immigrants do not cluster in urban ethnic communities. Instead they live in isolation in suburbs, where their children grow up under the influence of both the traditional values
20、their parents try to maintain and the fast-changing Western culture. 5 Yet over the years there has been a steady trend that more immigrants have been Americanized. The more recent process of Americanization bears a distinctive characteristic: early isolation, rapid immersion and assimilation and th
21、en re-appreciation of ethnic roots. 6 Though born and growing up in America, the kids of Asian immigrants are always viewed as foreigners, which distresses them so much that some of them would do anything to repel the feeling of alienation. 7 It is commonplace that immigrants kids, especially those
22、of Asian immigrants, experience social exclusion because they mostly live in neighborhoods that lack social support structures people that they can identify with.新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）Unit 6Part IExercises I. Reading for information 。A. Reading to find main ideas 1.B 2. D B. Reading to find major details
23、3.A 4. AC. Reading to find relevant facts 5. C 6.D II. Translation Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1 Our blood holds the secrets to who we are. Human genomes are 99.9 percent identical; we are far more similar than diverse.我们的血液藏有我们是谁的秘密。人类的基因组 99.9%是一样的；我们的相似之处远远多于相异之处。 2 Our most r
24、ecent common ancestors a genetic “Adam” and “Eve” have been traced back to Africa, and other intriguing forebears are being discovered all over the map. 离我们最近的共同祖先基因上的“亚当”和“ 夏娃”已经被追溯到非洲，在世界各地也发现了其他让人感兴趣的祖先。 3 The DNA in each of our cells not only dictates the color of our eyes, it also contains the
25、footprints of our ancestors. A childs genome is almost entirely a mix of genetic material created by the union of mother and father.我们每个细胞中的 DNA不仅决定了我们眼睛的颜色，而且含有我们先辈的印迹。一个小孩的基因组几乎完全是其父母结合所产生的基因混合体。 4 The science does have its limits. Since researchers dont have any actual DNA from the likes of Gengh
26、is Khan, proving direct descent from certain historical figures is virtually impossible.科学的确有其局限之处。既然科研人员并没有真正采到成吉思汗之类人物的DNA，那么要想证明是否为某些历史人物的嫡系后代几乎是不可能的。 5 Indigenous populations have had their share of colonialist pillaging, and many, still distrustful of the dominant culture, are wary of handing o
27、ver their blood and the information it contains.土著民众已经遭受殖民掠夺，许多人依然对主流文化不信任，惟恐交出自己的血液样本及其里面含有的信息。III. Summary Complete the following statements with words and expressions from the box. Use their proper forms. 1 In the light of genetics, human genomes are 99.9% identical, but it is the tiny 0.1% diffe
28、rence that reveals clues to our ancestries. 2 Population geneticists are seeking to tell the larger story of humankind by collecting a large number of DNA samples from indigenous populations around the world. 3 According to genetics, the DNA in each of our cells both dictates the color of our eyes a
29、nd contains the footprints of our ancestors. 4 Though science can uncover links to ancient cultures, even religious heritage, it does have its limits. For example, since researchers dont have any actual DNA from the likes of Genghis Khan, proving direct descent from certain historical figures is vir
30、tually impossible. 5 Before DNA testing, scientists had debated whether humans originated in Africa or in a number of different places around the globe. Now, recent findings support the theory that humans descended from a small group of people who lived in Africa tens of thousands of years ago. 6 Th
31、ough a great number of individuals support the Genographic Project, many indigenous populations are wary of handing over their blood and the information it contains, for these populations have had their share of colonialist pillaging and are thus distrustful of the dominant culture.新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）U
32、nit 5Part IExercises I. Reading for information 。A. Reading to find main ideas 1.B 2. D B. Reading to find major details 3.C 4. AC. Reading to find relevant facts 5. A 6.C II. Translation Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1 Their favorite topic of conversation is, of course, relationsh
33、ips: mens reluctance to commit, womens independence, and when to have children or, increasingly, whether to have them at all.当然，他们最热衷的谈资是人际关系：男人不愿意承诺、女人的独立、什么时候生孩子，或者是越来越多地讨论究竟要不要孩子。 2 Greece was known as one of Europes most traditional societies, where the Orthodox Churchs strict commandment to mar
34、ry and multiply held sway.希腊曾被认为是欧洲最为传统的国家之一，正教会要求人们结婚生子的严格戒律占主导地位。 3 In Britain, theres a growing market for books such as Child-Free and Loving It, which journalist Nicki Defago says she wrote “to let women deciding against children know that their feelings are perfectly normal.” 在英国，像无子无女享人生这样的书市
35、场越来越大。身为记者的尼克德华格说，她写这本书的目的就是“让决定不生小孩的女人知道她们的感情生活绝对正常”。 4 In fact, demographers say it was the family-happy 1950s and 1960s that defied the historical norm.事实上，人口学家说，是家庭生活幸福的20世纪50年代和60年代改变了历史准则。 5 And while child-free households have long been common in the big cities ofAmerica and Western Europe, t
36、heyre fast gaining acceptability in more-traditional rural societies as well.在美国和西欧的大城市，成家不要孩子长期以来都很常见，这种家庭模式在更为传统的农村地区也正快速地得到人们的认可。III. Summary Complete the following statements with words and expressions from the box. Use their proper forms. 1 Just a few decades ago, childlessness might have been
37、considered odd in Greece, where the Orthodox Churchs strict commandment to marry and multiply held sway . Powerful social and religious taboos labelled childless women as barren spinsters, and cast suspicion on the sexual preferences of single, middle-aged men. 2 Today, to young Greeks, babies are g
38、reat if the timing is right. But theyre certainly not essential. As a matter of fact, having kids is no longer a given among a growing swath of the population. 3 In a rapid shift occurring in countries as disparate as Switzerland and Singapore, Canada and South Korea, young people are extending thei
39、r child-free adulthood by postponing children until they are well into their 30s, or even 40s and beyond. 4 The trend has spawned a new culture of childlessness. Some businesses even capitalize on the trend by turning out goods or providing services that cater to the childless. 5 In the past, childl
40、essness was usually the product of poverty or upheaval, of missing men in times of war; infertility strikes 3 percent of couples at most. Today the decision to have or not have a child is the result of a complex combination of factors , including relationships, career opportunities, lifestyle and ec
41、onomics. 6 While child-free households have long been common in the big cities of America and Western Europe, theyre fast gaining acceptability in more-traditional rural societies as well.新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）Unit 4Part IExercises I. Reading for information 。A. Reading to find main ideas 1.D 2. B B. Read
42、ing to find major details 3.C 4. AC. Reading to find relevant facts 5. C 6.A II. Translation Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1 Free agents work with multiple clients on a variety of projects based on their unique set of abilities.自由职业者凭借自己独特的能力为多个客户的不同项目工作。 2 Companies are hiring mor
43、e free agents than ever before because they save money and acquire niche expertise to solve specific business problems. This is different from full-time salaried workers who get benefits and are generalists in their fields.各公司比以往任何时候雇用更多的自由职业者，因为这样它们既可以省钱又能获得解决具体商业问题的合适专业技术。这些自由职业者与全职拿薪水的工作人员不同，后者享有
44、各种福利，在各自领域是通才。 3 The social contract that employers have with workers is evolving to one where “its less about loyalty and more important to focus on projects.”雇主和工作人员之间的社会契约逐步发展为“较少关注忠诚度而更多关注项目”。 4 Gigs that pay well and are in high demand include online marketing, writing specialized material for
45、businesses and media outlets, computer programming and copywriting.报酬丰厚且需求量大的工作包括网络营销、为企业和媒体撰写专门的材料、计算机编 程以及编写文案。 5 You want as many people to know about you as possible because they will be the word-of-mouth engine that builds your business.你要让更多的人知道你，因为这些人的口口相传将成就你的事业。 III. Summary Complete the fo
46、llowing statements with words and expressions from the box. Use their proper forms. 1 Free agents are also referred to as contract workers, consultants and freelancers. They dont receive health care benefits, unemployment insurance or collective-bargaining rights. Instead, they work with multiple cl
47、ients on a variety of projects based on their unique set of abilities. 2 From 1997 to 2011 the number of free agents grew from approximately 25 million to 44 million in the U.S., as people desired more freedom, flexibility and ways to get paid for their professional skills. It is projected that ther
48、e could be as many as 70 million free agents by 2020, creating a workplace environment with more free agents than full-time employees. 3 By hiring more free agents companies can save money and acquire niche expertise to solve specific business problems. Another benefit of hiring freelancers is that
49、during slow periods, companies dont have to hold onto them. Therefore, companies are now moving toward a “hire at will” recruiting strategy and away from a “hire for life” one. 4 It is likely that some day youll find yourself out of your full-time salaried job in the current economy. So if you are a free agent or aspire to be one, there are several things you need to keep in mind. 5 It is important to bond together with other like-minded free agents and share resources with them. When you refer jobs to other
