新视野大学英语第5册答案_UNIT_2.docVIP

新视野大学英语第5册 UNIT 2 II Comprehension of the TextI. Because they couldnt live longer without growing older.2. Be was more famous for his search for the Fountain of Youth.3. They take a bath in tubs of warm mud and receive injections of monkey glands.4. Many people can reach the age they are designed for because of their being well off.5. The emphasis is on finding ways to ensure that more people achieve the maximum lifespan healthyconditions.6. He hated exercise and never took any.7. Because they reproduce less or dont reproduce at all.8. It can help slow down ageing.9. Old people would soon end up as a huge majority and the planet would have trouble supporting so manypeople.10. The author thinks that old age is one of the natural phenomena, and it is the last pan of ones life.II Vocabulary1.terminating 2. originates 3. tempted 4. afflicted5. optimum 6. rapture 7. adhered 8. persistent9. diminishing 10. despised 11. patented 12. manipulateExercises on CD and web course only:13. promising 14. necessitate 15. perishIV1. searching for 2. ended up 3. in the hope of 4. looked forward to5. ho1d on to 6. in time 7. well off 8. conditions9. involved in 10. to such an extent 11. originated in 12. adhered toExercises on CD and web course only:13. perished from 14. slowed down 15. handed outV Collocation1. abilities 2. quality 3. condition 4. standard5. system 6. chances 7. utilization 8. skillsExercises on CD and web course only:9. efficiency 10. environmentVI Translation1. During that battle a large number of men perished from hunger and thirst due to the severe shortage of food.2. This research project bas further proved that fireworks have originated in China.3. He is tempted to go there in person and check out how the accident happened.4. At present, people have not found an effective way to cure this disease, which is still afflicting old people.5. The contractor must adhere to the contract and complete the important project on time.6. Wit