大学英语综合教程3Unit1课后答案.pptVIP

Unit1 Changes in the Way We Live 1.The song is about taking a break from city life, escaping from the crowds. 2.According to the song, people living in cities can find relief out in the country when life becomes too fast and they need more room to move. 3.The countryside also promises escape from the pollution of the city, somewhere to get some decent air to breathe far away from the smog. 4.From what we have heard we can see that the song is related to the theme of this unit – changes in the way we lives. 1.What are the two things that the writer has always wanted to do? Write and live on a farm. 2.Why does the writer think that his life in the country is of the self-reliant type and satisfying? Because they grow nearly all of their fruits and vegetables. They have enough eggs, honey and wood. On the other hand, they are very close to nature and can enjoy the beautiful scenery. Besides, they can go skiing and skating in winter. 3.Is life in the country easy for the writer and his family? No. Sometimes the good life can get pretty tough. 4.What was their first winter like? They were buried under five feet of snow from December through March. 5.What happened when the first spring came? Of the two floods the author describes, what does the second one actually refer to? When the first spring came, it brought two floods. The second flood refers to the good harvest in the growing season. 6.What decision did the writer make in the following year? He decided to quit his job and start to freelance. 7.What does the writer have to do in order to write his stories? He has to crawl into black-bear dens for Sport illustrated, hitch up dogsled racing teams for Smithsonian magazine, check out the Lake Champlain “monster” for Science Digest, and canoe through the Boundary Waters wilderness area of Minnesota for Destinations. 8.Insurance is important to an American family. How do the Dohertys cope with this problem? As for insurance, they have only bought a poor man’s major-medical