新视野大学英语(第二版)读写教程第二册课后练习答案

es between the mixed couple, like those in customs and lifestyle. Many people have prejudice against mixed marriages. They often feel shocked to see people of different races get married and have doubts about such marriages. What’s more, children from mixed marriages tend to be looked down upon or even badly treated by their peers. Mixed marriages face many trials, and as a result, mixed couples have higher divorce rates than couples of the same race.
Section B:
Reading skills
I.
1. giving them many material possessions
2. change continually and frequently
3. a sudden, uncontrollable feeling of regret
4. makes(the parent-child relationship) go wrong; taking(some of the happiness and mutual respect) away from (parents and their children)
5. start a new course of improved behavior
Comprehension of the Text
II.
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.C
Vocabulary
III.
1. assigned 2. compensate 3. prompt 4. manner 5. tendency
6. undermined 7. submit 8. inferred 9. fluctuates 10. responded
IV.
1. Jean wrote the speaker's address down in her notebook for fear that she might forget it.
2. Passengers must show their tickets on demand.
3. Officials are bound to investigate any possible corruption.
4. I took it for granted that you would come with us, so I bought you a ticket.
5. She has been selfish all the time, but she has promised to turn over a new leaf and become more loving toward others.
6. People in this region have pined for a peaceful life since the religious war broke out three decades ago.
7. Poor health had made it difficult for Jim to hold down a job for more than a year.
8. Betty gets very depressed at times because of the pressure of her work.
9. The boys at my school used to make fun of me because I have a flat nose.
10. Jenny kept begging me for a new bicycle, and I finally gave in.
新视野大学英语（第二版）第二册Unit 6答案
Unit 6
Comprehension of the Text
I.
1. She didn’t like her first name because it didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner, and it made her think she should be a cook.
2. She felt more comfortable with herself and other people started to take her more seriously.
3. the writer thinks that the name change didn’t cause Debbie’s professional achievement, but it surely helped by making her feel more self-confident about her talents.
4. The writer thought that his name, Joe, made him seem more qualified to be a baseball player than an art critic. He also believed that if he had a more refined name, like Arthur or Adrian, his name would appear complete.
5. The woman felt ill at ease because the attractive man, whom she wanted the writer to introduce her to, was the same person whom she had once turned down due to his dull-sounding name.
6. We often project name-based stereotypes onto people. For exampl
e, one of the writer’s women friends confessed that while taking charge of a group of four-year-olds at the nursery school, she became confused