大学英语2册6单元练习答案.ppt

* BOOK 2 - Unit 6 - Listening Task - After Listening Complete the following statements according to what you have heard. 1. Thanks to {the scholarship she earned}, Eileen finally managed to get an Associates Degree in {math and science} at Corning Community College. 2. Collins became the first woman space shuttle pilot on {Discovery} in {February 1995}. 3. Collins was not only the first woman astronaut in American history, but she also became the first American woman to {command a spacecraft} in July 1999. [the scholarship she earned] [math and science] [Discovery] [February 1995] [command a spacecraft] BOOK 2 - Unit 6 - Listening Task - After Listening 4. Jerri Truhill, a woman astronaut trainer, saw Collins as somebody really special, partly because she had even {raised two children between flights}, one of the things people said would stand in the way of women becoming astronauts, yet {shes proved them wrong}. [raised two children between flights] [shes proved them wrong] BOOK 2 - Unit 6 - Comprehension - Content Questions One of you asks the first six questions and the other answers. Starting from Question 7, change roles. When you have finished, the teacher may want to put some of the questions to you to check your progress. 1. What toys did the author and her two sisters like in their childhood? {They liked girly toys such as a miniature kitchen, ponies, and Barbies.} 2. What was the national competition she once took part in as a college student? {To convert a gas-guzzling SUV into a hybrid electric vehicle.} [They liked girly toys such as a miniature kitchen, ponies, and Barbies.] [To convert a gas-guzzling SUV into a hybrid electric vehicle.] BOOK 2 - Unit 6 - Comprehension - Content Questions 3. Why didnt she dare to take her car to the mechanic when she was in high school? {Because she didnt know anything about cars and was afraid of being cheated by the mechanic.} 4. What really prompted her to apply for the summer program designed to interest