冒险家全新版大学进阶英语综合教程第二册答案u5-key-to-exercises

Unit 5 Pioneers of Flight Key to Exercises

Opener

Reading&In terac t ing

I. Understanding the Text

1. Text Organization

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2. Comprehension Check

2. 1 Focusing on the main ideas

The article consists of three stories about pioneers of flight. The first story is about a Chinesenamed Wan Hu, who made an unsuccessful attempt at spaceflight in A.D. 1500. He built aspaceship poweredby 47 rockets using gunpowder. His idea was crazy, but his dream of flight cametrue 500 years later when China successfully launched its first manned Shenzhou V spaceship.The secondone is about the Spruce Goose, a flying boat designed to meet the need of transportingtroops and materials during World War II. It was made entirely of wood and still holds the recordfor the greatest wingspan. Although itwas neverput touse, many of its design features have beenincorporated into today’ s cargo planes. The last is about Leonardo da Vinci, the most famous artistof the Renaissance. Apart from his great artistic work, he also drew sketches of flying devices withflapping wings controlled and steered by human pilots. Five hundred years later, a professionalparachutist made a successful jump using a wood and canvas parachute based on one of da Vinci’ sdesigns/sketches.

2.2 Digging into detail

1. Because it was powered by rockets.

2. It was the biggest airplane ever built up to that time, and still holds the record for the greatestwingspan. Besides, it was made entirely of wood.

3. No, because it was behind schedule andwas not completed until well after the war.

4. Da Vinci’ s flying machines have wings that flap like birds in flight.

5. Because it is difficult for ordinary people to understand their passion for flight, their spirit ofinnovation, and their courage to try and make their dream come true.

2.3 Understanding difficult sentences

1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B

II. Focusing on Language in Context

1. Key Words & Expressions

1. 1

1. Heregards learning asa dailyexperience aswell asa lifetimemission.

2. His plan is to design a new model, into which some features of previous models will beincorporated.

3. The ship, with 1,000 passengers aboard, was bound for New York.

4. It’ s one thing to learn the rules of politics from books. It is quite another to get into the complexworld of real-life politics.

5. At yesterday’ s sports meet, my roommate Brian broke the record of our school in the men’ s 100-meter race.

6. Jack had a hard time grasping the basic concepts of mathematics.

7. They are working on a new project, which calls for a(n) enormous amount of time and energy.

8. After I bought this iPad, I put into storage my old computer.

9. The new law tries to maintain a balance between national interests and individual rights.

10. The teacher drew a(n) analogy between the human heart and a pump to help studentsunderstand how it works.

11. If we teachers believe in education and focus on students’ growth,our labor will eventually payoff.

12. On display in the exhibition room is a new device to harness wind power.

13. His newly published book, which has made waves in literary circles,is based on events that thewriter himself has witnessed.

14. At the meeting, he tried to steer the discussion away from criticizing the educationalexperiment.

15. The money was given to Ann as a scholarship, with no conditions attached.

1.2

1. steer 2. behind schedule 3. ahead of his time 4. Transportation of

5. confirmed 6. put on display 7. harnessing 8. had its roots in

1.3

1. The artist drew a sketch of the young lady before going into a more detailed painting.

2. Brown currently is focusing on devising/designing a new type of washing machine that does notuse water.

3. We need to adopt a different approach to music in education.

4. Usually a label with your name and address is attached to your suitcase before you check in atthe airport.

5. Anewsystemshouldbedevisedbecausethe oldsystemsimplydoesn’ t work.

2. Collocation

1. We rejected the proposal as a matter of principle.

2. Although I am not an American football fan, it doesn’ t mean I have no interest in it.

3. Demand for coal is down and so are the prices.

4. Biking is a green alternative to driving.

5. Our research on climate change focuses on its effect on the environment.

3. Sentence Patterns

3. 1

1. Our reading room has many interesting books as well as the latest magazines.

2. The 300-page book contains many pictures of the artist as well as some of his famous paintings.

3. For character building, one needs to succeed as well as fail sometimes.

4. The latest model of the Huawei mobile phone is very popular at home as well as abroad.

3.2

1. Legend has it that the guy invented chess to please his King.

2. Word has it that the CEO of my company will retire next year.

3. Rumor has it that he has spent all his money on this crazy and risky plan.

4. Legend has it that those who step onto this stone will have good luck.

4. Comprehensive Practice

4. 1 Cloze

Long, long ago Greek legend has it that Daedalus, a brilliant inventor,was imprisoned together

with his son Icarus on an island in the Mediterranean. In order to escape,Daedalus devised a cleverplan and sketched out his idea to his son.They would both fly away from the island like birds. Itwas risky, but both thought it worth a try. Using feathers attached together with wax and string,Daedalus made themboth apair of wonderful wings. Harnessed to these they were able to taketo the air, leaving those on the ground whowitnessed their flight amazed at their strange device.As they flew off over the sea their escape seemed certain. But Icarus, ignoring the warnings of hisfather, came too close to the sun. The wax holding his wings together melted and he plunged to hisdeath in the ocean below.

4.2 Translation

1. How to harness the power of the rockets is the key to the successful launch of a spaceship.

2. The 20th century witnessed the growth of the aviation industry.

3. During World War II, the United States needed giant cargo planes for transportation of warmaterials.

4. The film The Aviator is based on the life of Howard Hughes.

5. The professor thinks that more money should be invested in/put into research in the field ofenergy efficiency.

6. They are carrying out a secret mission.

7. “Focus on the content of the article. Don’ t worry about individual words, ” said the teacher to thestudents.

8. Wan Hu’ s plan was too risky and too primitive to be successful.

Rea ding&Compreh en ding

Reading 1

1. Comprehension Check for Reading 1

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. T

2. Translation

1.他俩合起来的履历看上去令所有真正的飞行冒险家都羡慕不已。

2. “你必须有思想准备真正能设想出所有的解决方案”皮卡特说。 “否则就非常非常难了。”

3.如果说有人领教过几乎无法完成的困难任务的话那就是皮卡特他是家族中第三代冒险家。

4.确实太阳能驱动飞机首创者的动力不仅仅是为创造新纪录更多是为后人绘制一条可持续道路的愿望。

Reading 2

Comprehension Check for Reading 2

1. She is the first Chinese woman astronaut on a mission to develop China’ s space station.

2. She felt honoured and grateful.

3. Women astronauts have their advantages and capabilities and can complement men in fulfilling

their mission.

4. She will carry out medical experiments.

Integrated Skills Practicing

I. Viewing & Listening

Hughes: I mean, I put my money into the planes, senator. My money. See,thething is, I care verymuch about aviation. It has been the great joy of my life. That’ s why I put my own money into theseplanes. And I’ ve lostmillions, SenatorBrewster. And I’ ll goon losingmillions. It’ s just . . . what Ido. Now, I am supposed to be . . . many things which are not complimentary. I am supposed to becapricious. I have been called a playboy. I have even been called an eccentric, but I do not believethat I have the reputation of being a liar. Now, needless to say, the Hercules was a monumentalundertaking. It is the largest plane ever built. It is over five stories tall with a wingspan longer than afootball field. That’ s more than a city block. Now, I put the sweat of my life into this thing. I got myreputation all rolled up in it.And I have stated several times that if the Hercules fails to fly, I will leave this country and never come back. And I mean it.III. Writing

Model paper for your reference