全新版大学进阶英语综合教程第二册答案U5KeytoExercises

全新版大学进阶英语综合教程第二册答案U5KeytoExercises

Unit 5 Pioneers of Flight

Key to Exercises

Opener

Reading & Interacting

I. Understanding the Text

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 Chinese n amed Wan Hu, who made an un successful attempt at spaceflight in A.D.1500.

He built a spaceship powered by 47 rockets using gun powder. His idea was crazy, but

his dream of flight came true 500 years later when China successfully laun ched its first manned Shen zhou V spaceship. The sec ond one is about the Spruce Goose,

a flying boat designed to meet the need of transporting troops and materials during World War II.

It was made entirely of wood and still holds the record for the greatest wingspan.

Although it was never put to use, many of its design features have beerincorporated into today cargoplanes. The last is about Leon ardo da Vinci, the most famous artist of the Ren aissa nee. Apart from his great artistic work, he also drew sketches of flying devices with flapp ing wi ngs con trolled and steered by human pilots. Five hundred years later, a professi onal parachutist made a successful jump using a wood and can vas parachute based on one of daVinci 'designs/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

greatest win gspa n. Besides, it was made en tirely of wood.

3. No, because it was behind schedule and was 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

of innovation, 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. He regards lear ning as a daily experie nee as well as a lifetime missi on.

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

will be incorporated.

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

4. It ' ne thing to learn the rules of politics from books. It is quite another to get in to the

complex world of real-life politics.

5. At yesterday ' s sports meet, my roommate Brian the record of our school in the men '

&meOer race.

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

7. They are worki ng on a new project, which calls for a(n) enormous a mount of time and

en ergy.

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

9. The new law tries to maintain a balanee between national interests and

in dividual rights.

10. The teacher drew a(n) analogy between the human heart and a pump to help stude nts

un dersta nd how it works.

11. If we teachers believe in education and focus ostudents ' growth, our labor will eve

ntually pay off.

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

13. His n ewly published book, which has made waves in literary circles, is based on eve

nts that the writer himself has witnessed.

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

experime nt.

15. The money was give n to Ann as a scholarship, with no con ditions attached.

1.2

1. steer

2. beh ind schedule

3. ahead of his time

4. Tran sportati on of

5. con firmed

6. put on display

7. harn ess ing

8. had its roots in

1.3

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

2. Brown currently is focusing on devising/designing a new type of washing

machi ne that does not use water.

3. We n eed to adopt a differe nt approach to music in educati on.

4. Usually a label with your n ame and address is attached to your suitcase before

you check in at the airport.

5. A new system should be devisebecause the old system simply doesn ' t work.

2. Collocation

1. We rejected the proposal as a matter of prin ciple.

2. Although I am not an American football fan, it doesn

have notim e rsnstl in it.

3. Dema nd for coal is dow n and so are the prices.

4. Bik ing is a gree n alternative to driv ing.

5. Our research on climate cha nge focuses on its effect on the en vir onment.

3. Sentence Patterns

3.1

1. Our readi ng room has many interesting books as well as the latest magazi nes.

2. The 300-page book con tai ns many pictures of the artist as well as some of his famous

paintin gs.

3. For character build ing, one n eeds 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. Lege nd has it that the guy inven ted chess to please his King.

2. Word has it that the CEO of my compa ny will retire n ext year.

3. Rumor has it that he has spe nt all his money on this crazy and risky pla n.

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

4. Comprehensive Practice

4.1 Cloze

Lon g, l ong ago Greek legend has it that Daedalus, a brillia nt inven tor, was imprisoned together with his son Icarus on an island in the Mediterranean. In order to escape, Daedalus devised a clever plan and sketched out his idea to his son. They would both fly away from the island like birds. It was risky, but both thought it worth a try. Using feathers attached together with wax and string, Daedalus made them both a pair of won derful win gs. Harnessed to these they were able to take to the air, leavi ng those on the

ground who witnessed their flight amazed at their strange device. As they flew off over the sea their escape seemed certain. But Icarus, ignoring the warnings of his father, came too close to the sun. The wax holdi ng his wings together melted and he plun ged to his death in the ocea n below.

4.2 Translation

1. How to harn ess the power of the rockets is the key to the successful la unch of a

spaceship.

2. The 20th cen tury wit nessed the growth of the aviati on in dustry.

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

war materials.

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

5. The professor thinks that more money should be in vested in/put into research in the

field of en ergy efficie ncy.

6. They are carry ing out a secret missi on.

7. “ Focus on the content of the article. Don ' t worry about in dividual words,

the teacher to the stude nts.

8. Wan Hu ' s plan woo risky and too primitive to be successful.

Reading & Comprehending

Read ing 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。

Read ing 2

Comprehension Check for Reading 2

1. She is the first Chinese woman astronaut on a mission to develoChina ' s space statio

n.

2. She felt hono ured and grateful.

3. Wome n astro nauts have their adva ntages and capabilities and can compleme nt men

in fulfilling their mission.

4. She will carry out medical experime nts.

Integrated Skills Practicing

I. Viewing & Listening

Hughes: I mean, I put my money into the planes, senator. My money. See, the thing is, I care very much about aviation. It has been the great joy of my life.

That' s why I put my own money into thes^anes. And I ' ve lost millions, Senator

Brewster. And I ' lgo on los ing millio ns. It 'just ... what I do. Now, I am supposed to be ...

many things which are not complimentary. I am supposed to be capricious. I have bee n called a playboy. I have eve n bee n called an ecce ntric, but I do not believe that I have the reputatio n of being a liar. Now, n eedless to say, the

Hercules was a monumental undertaking. It is the largest plane ever built. It is

over five stories tall with a wing span Ion ger tha n afootball field. That ' s more tha n

a city block. Now, I put the sweat of my life into this thing. I got my reputation all rolled up

in it. And I have stated several times that if the Hercules fails to fly, ] will leave this country and n ever come back. And I mean it.

III. Writing

Model paper for your refere nee

Howard Hughes was an American entrepreneur and an aviation pioneer. During

WWII, he en tered into a con tract with the US gover nment to make pla nes that would be able to transport troops and materials across the Atlantic Ocean. The prototype he fin ally produced was nickn amed the Spruce Goose. It was made entirely of wood, and it was the largest airplane ever built. On November 2, 1947, the Spruce Goose made its first and only flight, and after that it was put into storage and then on display for the public. Many think that the Spruce Goose was a failure and a waste of time and money. But if we think of the fact that many of its design features have been incorporated into the modern cargo plane, we will not be so quick to blame Howard Hughes. He was simply ahead of his time. (143 words)