【正文】 ion to the pany has been repaid with downsizing and layoffs. They feel there is no such thing as job security. They don39。ers would want. 7. Be able to solve the problem themselves without dealing with bureaucracy. 8. Because many of them have an independent, individualistic nature and Like to be left alone to solve problems. 9. It means fostering innovation and being creative. 10. If we listen to what Generation X39。我常常聽說他們小心翼翼地隱藏起出身名門的事實(shí)。ers. 2. Create conflicts. 3. Because this conflicts with their independence and39。s 3. B. motherinlaw39。課文中妻子的最后幾句話完全是反語。s feelings. Second: She needs to acknowledge the man39。當(dāng)一個(gè)女人的收入高于她的配偶時(shí)，生活就會(huì)變得復(fù)雜了。 B 1. Mr. Black felt somewhat upset when his wife pulled down $1000 a week 2. With the increasing number of highpaid women, more and more men will be fortable with their spouses39。 c. valuing the environment and animals of our natural world. 6. The ideaTom and his wife shared then was that they (both Tom and his wife) should go into business together, working as close partners. We learn that this idea was quite unmon in the 196039。s dignity。他們必定會(huì)終生感到自己在同類中缺乏男子氣或女人味。g 2o 3a 4b 5c 6f 7k 81 9d 1039。 B 1. A young man of humble origins dreamed of being a millionaire, but he was thoroughly disillusioned because he tried to seek his fortune by means of a lawviolating electronics acquisition. 2. She managed what amounted to a smile of satisfaction. 3. He ended up designing a software program to solve this problem which had been unsolved for years. 4. He went to the station in the pany of his classmates to pick up his sick mother. 5. After graduation from university, he was granted a govemment scholarship to further his study, which was far beyond his dream. 6. He was an excellent teacher who always stuck by his students whenever they had difficulties. 7. He is nobody here in the city, but I suppose he is a somebody in his own village. 8. She said that it was her father, not herself, who was a millionaire, and that she would like to earn her own living. 9. Therefore I think we must, so to speak adopt more extreme measures to curb inflation. 10. After his pany failed because of poor management, he decided to try his luck in insurance. Reading Practice 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C Unit Five Answer Key Comprehension A 1. When a woman makes more money than the man, life gets plicated, because the man wilt feel threatened by a woman who earns more than he does. That39。反語指的是詞匯的字面意義與其實(shí)際意義完全相反。s not enough for his wife. He bees famous because of illegal behaviour, which his wife feels like he is being successful. 8. Both. 9. (Open.) 10. The writer entitles his story success to satirize the idea of an American Dream which refers to fame and fortune. Actually truesuccess39。ers take work seriously, but they disdain the workaholic, slave~to~thejob mentality of their parents and bosses. 3. Many young kids today can work with a variety of software programs on their own and prehend them quickly. 4. They were referred to as the Lost Generation because they were disillusioned and did not know what to do with their new liberties. 5. The young people of diverse cultural backgrounds all have in mon a love for the same clothing styles, music and entertainment. 6. Generation X has a strong propensity for fun and enjoyment, and it is a priority for them to have a good time whether they are at work, school or home. 7. Most people in China look upon their job as a career and have loyalty and mitment to the workplace. 8. Young people desire to upgrade their situation and they are always jumping ship at the hint of a better position. 9. Being spoiled by their guiltridden, seldomhome parents, X39。那時(shí)青年人對于有影響的 社會(huì)關(guān)系、部隊(duì)中的官職、有名的俱樂部成員身份都十分敏感。 dedication to their pany was not acknowledged and cherished. In fact, they were dismissed without anything. 4. Because they were neglected in their families and classrooms. 5. Because they would like their world to be filled with goodlooking people, dressed in the latest fashions, with lots of money and prestige, and who don39。t want to wait around and pay their dues when there is no longterm mitment from the top. There is life after work. They will often leave a job at the hint of a better position. 7. Generation X39。如果說謊，他們應(yīng)該感到內(nèi)疚。他們似乎無法控制說謊的；中動(dòng)。s moral beliefs are pared with.)This realizatiamp。這種貿(mào)易語言主要基于日耳曼語 (意大利語、法語和西班牙語 )，但也包括了一些希臘語、阿拉伯語和土耳其 語的成分。 viewpoint. 6. C 7. The King39。 hopeless 11. from 12~ 14 o39。 otherwise we may have to learn a new language every twenty years. 8. I feel gratitude to him because every time I encountered difficulties in my study he would help me. 9. It will take great pains to improve/change the financial situation of the factory. who advocate the purity of a language protect the language for the sake of their culture. Reading Practice 3. F 7. F Unit Two Answer Key Comprehension A 1. i People have different opinions about lies but they don39。slittle white lieis another person39。但事實(shí)上，他們中并非每個(gè)人都無法控制自己說謊的欲望。因此孩子在這種雙重教育下長大—— 他們偶爾也 會(huì)說謊，但是他們會(huì)感到內(nèi)疚，并且不想讓別人知道他們已說了謊。t want to mit themselves to their work when there is no longterm mitment from the top. There is more to life than work. 8. They will have better family values, get things done quickly, shorten the workweek, and create systems that will allow intrapreneurs. 9. No. Because technology will enable people to be more productive. In addition, X39。ers will say, we may understand thern better, and also find they have some very beneficial things to offer. 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