实用英语《综合教程》2单元.pdf

《实用英语（第四版) 第二册》Unit 2: After- Reading Task and Skills Development 2014-03-07 17:18:50| 分类： 学习方法 |举报 |字号大中小 订阅 Unit 2 Text A After-Reading Task Exercise 2 1. C 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. D Exercise 3 Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) according to the passage. 1. Most people in the United States still don’t trust surveys. 2. The oldest census in history began in the United States in 1790. 3. The census of the next decade will probably show that the small towns have larger populations than they had in 1980. 4. It seems that more Americans have been moving recently than at any other time in the nation’s history. 5. Marriage is less stable now than it was in 1970. 答案：1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T Exercise 4 Fill in the blanks with the information given in the passage. Surveys are very important in American life. Since the 1940s surveys have been scientifically used mainly for politicians,businesspeople and social scientists. However, the most complete and important survey for Americans is the national census. With the help of the census, they can get much more useful information about both population and changes in the United States. For example, its population, according to the census in 1980, has been growing since 1790, but the size of average American family has gone down. Census can help the government and the people to see what's happening and to adjust to the new picture. Exercise 5 Translate the expressions into Chinese or English. 1. a human being 人_________ come into being _形成/ 出生____ bring into being _ 出现/ 使存在___ 2. at a rapid rate _ 高速地_______ death rate _死亡率_______ birth rate______ 出生率 rate of exchange 兑换率________ rate of interest__ 利率 3. set the trend 开风气之先 follow the trend 赶潮流________ change the trend of public opinion 改变舆论倾 向 a trend to