研究生综合英语3 unit3 课后习题答案

Reading Focus – Global Understanding Introduction The Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling have achieved huge success in spite of challenges.

A. The Harry Potter books appeal to an enormous number of people. Example 1: The first three books have earned a conservatively estimated $480 million in 3 years. Example 2: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire promises to break all previous bookselling records. Example 3: In Britain and North America, thousands of children rushed to claim their copies when Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was on sale. B. Some parents and conservative religious leaders disapprove of the Harry Potter books because they think that these books advocate witchcraft _____________________________________________. Example: Reading of the books has been challenged in 25 school districts and the books have been banned in schools in Kansas and Colorado.

Reading Focus – Global Understanding Author’s commentA. The Harry Potter books have much merits: Example 1: They are beautifully crafted works of entertainment,

the literary counterpart of Steven Spielberg. Example 2: They amount to much more than just the sum of parts of children’s classic, and they can be read by children and adults with equal pleasure.Example 3: The language of the books may be unadorned, but th

way with naming people and things is quirky and original. Example 4: Adults also find the books appealing because of the deepintellectualism in them. B. A disadvantage of the Harry Potter books is an absence of an interesting villain in the first four books. ___________________

Reading Focus – Global Understanding

Conclusion

There is every reason to say that Harry Potter all the earmarks of a classic possesses _________________________.

A.

Both children and adults enjoy reading the books.

B. The books introduce young readers to a very high standard of entertainment.

Reading Focus – Detailed Information

Task 2 Work in groups to decide whether the statements are true or false according to the passage. (P 73)Key: 1 F 2 F 6 T 7 F

3 T 4 F 5 F 8 T 9 F 10 F

Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action Task 1 Choose the sentence in which the underlined word has the closest meaning to the underlined word in the sentence quoted from the passage. (P.75)

Key 1- A 2-B

3- A 4-B 5-B 6- B 7- C 8- A

Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action

Task 2Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate phrase from the box. Change the form if necessary. (P76) stack up against thrust … upon … appeal to strike a chord pull off fade away amount to bring together chop off turn out keep clear of pick up on

stack up against those of our 1) How does our product ________________ competitors? 2) Mr. Jenkins’ arguments for stability _________________ struck a chord with Europe’s two most powerful politicians.

Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action

stack up against pull off chop off thrust … upon … fade away turn out appeal to amount to keep clear of strike a chor

d bring together pick up on3) The court decided that the company’s actions ________________ amounted to unfair dismissal. 4) You could improve the tree by _________________ some chopping off of the upper branches. 5) It includes tips on how to write for kids and why certain appeal to stories __________________ different ages.

6) He has learned to _________________ his superior’s pick up on moods and act accordingly.

Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action

stack up against pull off thrust … upon … fade away appeal to amount to strike a chord bring together

chop off turn out keep clear of pick up on

7) As it _______________, he passed the exam quite easily. turned out 8) Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning to _________________. faded away 9) We ___________________ brought together researchers from three different universities to work on the project.

Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action

stack up against pull off thrust … upon … fade away appeal to amount to strike a chord bring together

chop off turn out keep clear of pick up on

10) This is the most delicate deal that we’ve ever ________________: we have reason to be proud of pulled off ourselves. 11) I’ve had three of the neighbors’ children ____________ thrust on me for the afternoon. be kept clear of baggage. 12) All exits must _________________

Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action

Task 3Read the excerpt from the Harry Potter books, then fill in the ten blanks. (P77)

Key 1- swirling 3- glowed 5- converge 7- navigate 9- presence

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delivered intervals wanderings jealousy absorbed

Translation for Reference: P89

不管如何解释，工作与生活的平衡总是欧洲人的主 要谈资，同时也是智囊团和政策制定者研究和考虑 的主题。在美国，人们使用这个说法时总是带着几 分针对那些吃蛋奶火腿馅饼的有闲人士才会表现出 来的冷嘲热讽的态度。但是，它可能还是会流行起 来的。时任《纽约时报》执行主编的比尔 凯勒曾 鼓励员工们要给生活增加一些色彩，多陪陪家人或 去欣赏艺术。

Translation for Reference:

《欢乐满人间》的作者帕梅拉· 林登· 特拉弗斯概括 得精辟之极。她写到，“你不能把你想象的东西 砍掉一部分然后写成一本专给孩子看的书，坦白 地说，因为事实上你根本无从知道童年究竟是什 么时候结束的而成人期又是什么时候开始的。它 们互相连接、浑然一体。”在罗琳的书中，从语 言开始，就有足够多的让大人和孩子都喜欢的东 西。也许她的文风朴实，但是她给人和物命名的 方式显示了独特的原创才能。

Reading More—Global Understanding

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