英語綜合課后答案解析

1、.英語綜合課后答案Unit 11. What does "the icy defender" refer to?It refers to the raw, bitter, bleak Russian winter.2. What did Napoleon expect when he assembled his army to attack Russia?He expected the conquest of Russia in five weeks.3. What did the Russians do in the face of Napoleon's offe

2、nsive? What strategy did the Russians adopt?Instead offighting,they retreatedeastward, burningtheircrops and homes as they went. They letthe Russian winterfightthe war for them while they bided their time4. What did Napoleon discover after he occupied Moscow? Napoleon discovered that the occupation

3、of the city was anempty victory because the Russians fled their capital leaving him almost nothing at all.5. What happened to Napoleon's army when it was retreating from Moscow?They suffered heavy losses as a result of the extreme cold and the Russians' hit-and-run attacks.6. What did Napole

4、on do when Paris was captured? Napoleon abdicated and went into exile.7. Whendid Hitler begin his invasion of the Soviet Union? Whattacticsdid he use? Howlong did he expect the campaign to last?Hitlerbegan his invasionof the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941withouta declarationof war. He expected the ca

5、mpaign to lastno longer than three months by using the so-called "lightningwar" tactics。8. Was Stalin prepared for Hitler's attack? What did he do in the face of the German invasion?No, he wasn't. He instructed the Russian people to "scorch the earth" in front of the Germ

6、an invaders.9. Howdid the people of Leningrad respond to the Germanattack? The people of Leningrad refused to surrender and put up a精品文檔.heroic, stiff resistance.10. What slowed down the German advance on Moscow? What made the German offensive come to a halt?An early, severe, cold winter, to a large

7、 extent, slowed down the German advance on Moscow.11. What was the significance of the battle of Stalingrad?Theloss of the battleforStalingradturned the tideagainstHitler. The German victories were over.12. What conclusion does the author draw from Napoleon's and Hitler's military campaigns?

8、The author concludes that the elements of nature must be reckoned with in any military campaign.Unit 21. How important was the automobile industry in the twentieth century?The automobile industry ranked as amongthe most lucrative and powerful industries of the twentieth century.2. What will happen t

9、o cars and roads in the twenty-first century?Cars and roads will be revolutionized in the twenty-first century3. Why does the author say the key to tomorrow's "smart cars" will be sensors?Because it is sensors that will enable vehicles and roads to be able to see, hear, feel, smell, ta

10、lk, and act.4. How would sensors help reduce traffic fatalities?Sensors can sense if a driver is drunk and refuse to start up the engine.5. What is the function of the radars hidden in the bumpers? The radars hidden in the bumpers can scan for nearby cars.If you make a serious driving mistake the co

11、mputer will sound an immediate warning.6. How will a smart car alert a driver who feels drowsy?精品文檔.If the driver's eyelids close for a certain length of time and his or her driving becomes erratic, a computer in the dashboard could alert the driver.7. What makes it possible for smart cars to de

12、termine their approximate location?GPS makes it possible for smart cars to determine theirlocation on the earth to within about a hundred feet.8. What are the prospects for applications of GPS?With the price of microchips dropping so drastically, future applications of GPS are virtually limitless.9.

13、 What is "telematics" expected to achieve in increasing the efficiency and safety of highway transportation?It is expected to put smart cars on smart highways.10. What are trafficengineersdoing on Interstate15 closetoSan Diego?They are installing an MIT-designed system which willintroduce

14、the "automated driver"。11. What hopes do promoters of the smart highway have for its future?They have great hopes for its future. By 2010, telematics may well be incorporated into one of the major highways in theUnited States. By 2020, telematics could be adopted in thousands of miles of h

15、ighways in the United States.12. What are the advantages of smart highways?Smart highways could be an environmental boon, saving fuel, reducing traffic jams, decreasing air pollution, and servingas an alternative to highway expansion.Unit 31. What is the writer according to what he says at the begin

16、ning of the text?He runs a manufacturing company.2. What kind of answers did he get from the college graduate who wanted a job?精品文檔.Almost all of them were no.3. What conclusion did the writer draw from the young applicant's answers?This applicant was ill prepared for the job he was applying for

17、 and therefore ill qualified.4. What is the first suggestion the writer gives to job applicants?Prepare to win.5. What changes have taken place with employees since the writer's college days?They now have to switch jobs frequently.6. What example does the writer use in support of his second sugg

18、estion?A 90-year-old tennis player who wanted to work on his weakness backhand court.7. What is the writer's third suggestion mainly concerned with? Believing in yourself, even when no one else does.8. Why does the writer talk about the cabs in New York when he gives his fourth suggestion?Becaus

19、e he will mention a cabdriver who is different.9. What was itabout the cabdriverthatparticularlyimpressedthe writer?His efforts to make a difference.10. What made the writer travel with his mentor Curt Carlson in Carlson's jet and what happened on the day of departure?He was offered a ride in Cu

20、rt's jet on a day when Minnesota was hit with one of the worst snowstorms in years and the international airport there was closed for the first time in decades.11. Why was Curt Carlson so happy when they were taxiing down the runway?Because there were no tracks left in the snow, which means he w

21、as the first person to take off from there.12. What point does the writer want to make by talking about精品文檔.his mentor, Curt Carlson?Carlson was excited about being first, which is exactly what the writer recommends to job applicants.Unit 41. Why does William Browder say that national identity makes

22、no difference for him?Because he feels he is completely international.2. What does William Browder mean by saying "If you have fourgood friendsand you likewhat you are doing,itdoesn'tmatterwhere you are"?What he means is thatifone has a network of friendsand enjoywhat one is doing,one

23、can functionwellanywhere in the world.3. Who does Davos Man refer to?It refers to a member of the international businessélitewho treks each year to the Swiss Alpine town of Davos for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.4. What are the issues discussed at the World Economic Forum?The

24、issues includeeverythingfrom post-electionIraq and HIVin Africa to the global supply of oil and the implications ofnanotechnology.5. What belief do most Davos men and women share? They all believe that globalization, the unimpeded flows ofcapital,laborand technologyacross nationalborders,is bothwelc

25、ome and unstoppable.They see the world increasinglyas onevast,interconnectedmarketplacein which corporationssearchfor the most advantageous locations to buy, produce and selltheir goods and services.6. What does Professor Samuel Huntington think of Davos Man?He describesDavos Man as an emerging glob

26、alsuperspeciesanda threat.7. Did global trade exist in the past? What did people doing global trade think of it then?Yes, global trade has been around for centuries. In the past,精品文檔.the corporationsand countriesthat benefitedfrom globaltradewere largelycontentto treatvast partsof the world as place

27、sto mine natural resources or sell finished products.8. What is Goldman Sachs' prediction about the world economy in the future?It predicted that four economies - Russia, Brazil, India andChina - will become a much larger force in the world economy than widely expected, based on projections of d

28、emographic and economic growth, with China potentially overtaking Germany this decade. By 2050, these four newcomers will likely havedisplacedallbut the U.S. and Japan from the top sixeconomiesin the world.9. Who does Manila Woman refer to?It refers to low-paid migrant workers from Asia and elsewher

29、e who are increasingly providing key services around the world.10. What is the major difference between Davos Man and Manila Woman?Unlike Davos Man, Manila Woman is strongly patriotic.11. Why does Patrick Sayer focus on the domestic market? Because he thinks that there are still too many barriers to

30、cross-border business in Europe, let alone the world.12. What does the author think Davos Man need to figure out? Davos Man needs to figure out how to strike a balance on aglobal scale between being international and being national at the same time.Unit 51. Does the narrator think our first impressi

31、ons of a person are always right? Why or why not?No, he doesn't. Because his personal experience tells him this is wrong.2. What was Edward Burton by profession? How did he look?He was a merchant and had been in business in Japan for manyyears.He was a tinylittlefellow,not muchmore than fivefeet

32、精品文檔.four in height, and very slender, with white hair, a red face much wrinkled, and blue eyes.3. What struck the narrator most about Edward Burton? Why? Edward Burton had done something the narrator could neverhave believed he would, unless he had heard the story from his own lips. Both in appeara

33、nce and manner he suggested the type of character you would not associate with such an action.4. Whowas Lenny Burton? Howdid Edward Burton get to know him? Lenny Burton was a bridge player. Edward Burton used to playbridge with him.5. What was Edward Burton's impression of Lenny?In his eyes, Len

34、ny was not a bad chap, and he liked him.6. How did Lenny manage to support himself?He got, from time to time, a bit of money from his family in London and made a bit more by card-playing.7. Why did Lenny call at his namesake's office one day? He called at his namesake's office to ask for a j

35、ob8. How did Edward respond to his request?Edward refused his request and humiliated him.9. Howdid the response help to show him up in his true colors?Theresponse showed thathe was a cruelman because he evenmade fun of Lenny who was down and out instead of giving him help.10. What idea did Edward th

36、ink of when Lenny begged again for a job?Edward asked Lenny to swim from the Shioya Club round the beacon and land at the creek of Tarumi. It was over three miles and rather difficult.11. Whydid Lenny hesitate before he agreed to do as he was told to?Because he knew that he was not in good condition

37、 and might not make it.12. WhenEdward set a conditionforofferinga job,was he aware精品文檔.Lenny would be drowned? How do you know?Yes. Because Edward said that he hadn't got a vacancy in his office when he set the condition.Unit 61. What did we use to expect from technology?We used to thinkthattech

38、nologywould makeour liveseasier.2. In what ways have inventions such as the motorcar and the aircraft brought us benefits? And what about the advent of washing machines?Inventionssuch as the motorcar and the aircrafthave offeredus unimaginablelevelsof personalmobility.Washing machineshave freed wome

39、n from having to toil over the laundry.3. What new burdens has technologyproduced apart from crammingwork into our leisure time?According to the author, aside from allowing work to spreadinto our leisure time, technology has also added the new burden of dealing with faxes, e-mails and voicemails.4.

40、How fast is information generated today as compared to a couple of centuries ago?A couple of centuries ago, nearly all the world's accumulatedlearningcould be containedin the heads of a few philosophers.Today, those heads could not hope to accommodate more than atiny fraction of the information

41、generated in a single day.5. What is Edward Wilson'spurpose in subscribingto sixty-oddjournals and magazines?His purpose is to keep him up with what is going on in his specialized field - entomology.6. What gives rise to our discontent with super abundance? The confusion of endless choice.7. Is everyone time-starved today? What percentage of thepopulationis sufferingunder the stressesand strainsof lifetoday?No.About halfthe populationis sufferingunder the stresses精品文檔.an