Unit 5 a我女儿抽烟她做作业时，脚搁在前面的长凳上，计算器嗒嗒地跳出几何题的答案我看着那包已抽了一半、她随意扔在手边的“骆驼”牌香烟我拿起香烟，走到厨房里去仔细察看，那里的光线好一点──谢天谢地，香烟是有过滤嘴的我心里十分难过事实上，我确实哭过我站在炉子旁边，手里捏着一支雪白的香烟，制作得非常精致，但那可是会致我女儿于死地的东西啊当她抽“万宝路”及“普雷厄尔”牌香烟时，我硬起心肠，不让自己感到难过我认识的人当中没有人抽这两种牌子的香烟她不知道我父亲、也就是她外公生前抽的就是“骆驼”牌香烟但是在他开始抽机制卷烟之前──那时他很年轻、也很穷，眼睛炯炯有神──他抽的是用“阿尔伯特亲王牌”烟丝自己手工卷的香烟我还记得那鲜红的烟丝盒，上面有一张维多利亚女王丈夫阿尔伯特亲王的照片，他身穿黑色燕尾服，手里拿着一支手杖到40年代末、50年代初，我的家乡佐治亚州的伊腾顿已没有人再自己手工卷烟了（而且几乎没有女人抽烟）烟草业，再加上好莱坞电影──影片中的男女主角都是烟鬼──把像我父亲这样的人完完全全争取了过去，他们无可救药地抽烟抽上了瘾然而我父亲从来就没有像阿尔伯特亲王那样时髦过他还是一个贫穷、过于肥胖、为养活一大家人而拼命干活的男人。
他是黑人，嘴里却总叼着一支雪白的香烟我记不清父亲是什么时候开始咳嗽的也许开始时并不明显，只是早晨一下床点燃第一支香烟时才有点微咳到我16岁，也就是我女儿现在这般年纪时，他一呼吸就呼哧呼哧的，让人感到不安；他上楼时每走三、四级楼梯就得停下来休息一会儿，而且，他常常一连咳上一个小时肺部的病痛把我父亲折磨得虚弱不堪，一个严冬，他死于被称为“穷人之友” 的疾病──肺炎他咳嗽了这么多年，我想他的肺部已没有什么完好的地方了去世前几年，他的呼吸已经很虚弱了，他总得倚靠着某个东西我记得有一次全家聚会，当时我女儿才两岁，他抱了她一会儿，好让我有时间给他俩拍张照片但是很明显，他是费了好大劲儿的生命行将结束前，他才戒了烟，主要是因为他的肺功能已极度受损戒烟后他的体重增加了几磅，但当时他太瘦了，所以没人注意到这一点我到第三世界国家去旅行时，看到了许多像我父亲和女儿那样的人到处都有针对他们这两类人的巨大广告牌：强壮、自信或时髦的成熟男人，以及漂亮、“世故”的年青女子，都在吞云吐雾就像在美国的旧城区和印第安人的居留地上一样，在这些贫困的国家里，那些本应该花在食物上的钱却流进了烟草公司久而久之，人们不但缺少食物，而且还缺少空气，这样不但大大地损害了孩子们的体质，还使他们染上了烟瘾，最终还会致他们于死地。
我在报纸还有我订阅的园艺杂志上看到，烟蒂的毒性很强：一个婴儿如果吞下了一个烟蒂，就很有可能会死去，而沸水加一把烟蒂就成了很有效的杀虫剂作为母亲，我深深地感到痛苦有时我有一种无能为力的感觉我记得自己怀孕时，吃东西的时候是多么小心啊！之后在教她如何安全穿过马路时，又是多么耐心啊！ 有时我纳闷：自己这样做到底是为了什么？难道是为了她今后大半辈子有气无力地挣扎着呼吸，然后再像她外公那样自己把自己毒死吗？我特别喜欢一条写在受虐妇女收容所里的语录：“人间和平，始于家庭我认为世上所有的东西都是如此我还想起了另一条写给那些想戒烟的人们的语录：“每个家庭都应该是禁烟区抽烟是一种自我毁灭，而且也毁灭着那些不得不坐在你身边的人那些人偶尔也会取笑或抱怨你抽烟，可常常只能无可奈何地坐在一边看我现在意识到，从我还是个孩子起，这些年来我实际上是一直坐在旁边，看着我父亲自杀对那些生意兴隆的烟草公司的巨头们来说，能在我家取得这样一种胜利，肯定是够满意了新视野大学英语（第二版）第二册Unit 5答案Unit 5Section A:Comprehension of the TextI.1. She feels terrible. She wants to weep and she doesweep a little.2. He smoked Prince Albert tobacco in cigarettes herolled himself.3. He father was hooked by cigarettes. Though hesmoked Prince Albert tobacco, he never looked as fashionable as Prince Albert;he continued to look like a poor, overweight, hard-working colored man with toolarge a family.4. By that time, her father’shealth had become poor. His breathing was difficult; he had to rest very oftenwhen he was climbing stairs. It was not unusual for him to cough for an hour.5. Money that should be spent for food goes instead tothe tobacco companies. As a result, over time, people starve themselves of bothfood and air, effectively weakening and hooking their children, and eventuallykilling themselves.6. Cigarette ends are so poisonous that if a babyswallows one, it is likely to die. Also, the boiled water from a hunch ofcigarette ends makes an effective insecticide.7. she still remembers how carefully she ate when shewas pregnant, and how patiently she taught her daughter how to cross a streetsafely, but now her daughter smokes, which amounts to killing herself by takingpoison, as her father did.8. Smoking is a form of self-battering that alsobatters others who must sit by.VocabularyIII.1. hardened 2.shelter 3. slim 4. weaken 5. Literally6. noticeable 7. bunch 8. drag 9. grateful 10. hookedIV.1. leaned on 2. close at hand 3. die of 4. are starved of 5. coupled with 6. is directed...at 7. are...dressed in 8. grateful to 9. struggling to 10. a bunchofV.1.J 2.G 3.K 4.M 5.E 6.O 7.D 8.H 9.A 10.CWord BuildingVI.1. Under the pleasant situation the property pricesare just beginning to harden again.2. In the past few years, these inside conflicts haveweakened the government's position.3. Every Sunday the father takes his child tolibraries, museums, exhibitions or natural parks, as he believes that thishelps to broaden the child's mind.4. The days are lengthening as summer approaches.5. As she was waiting for the result to come out, herexcitement heightened.6. The taking on of a new secretary lightened hisworkload considerably.7. As he listened to his assistant reporting on theprogress of the project, the manager's face darkened with anger.8. Before night fell, the setting sun reddened theclouds.VII.1. arrival 2. expectations 3. understandable 4. Visitors 5. freedom 6. profitable 7. lucky 8. gatheringSentence structureVIII.1. John went to the cinema with his brother, whichsurprised me.2. The boy broke the window, for which he wascriticized by the teacher.3. He tore up my photo, by which I was angered verymuch.4. It was raining hard, for which the team stayedindoors.5. Connie changed her mind for the second time, whichcame as no surprise to us.IX.1. The teacher spoke so quietly that the studentscould hardly hear her.2. The lecture was so boring that many listeners fellasleep.3. The student has so many books that he does not knowwhat to do with them.4. The old man was so ill that his neighbors had tosend for a doctor.5. Her remarks are so funny that everyone laughs totears.TranslationX.1. He spoke confidently, which impressed me most.2. My father is so forgetful that he is always lookingfor his keys.3. I'm very grateful to you for all the help you havegiven me.4. The bad light, coupled with the wet ground, madedriving very difficult.5. Being starved of funds, they had to cancel theirplan to start a business.6. They always lean on us whenever they are introuble.XI.1. 飞机可能会晚点几个小时，要是那样，我们等着就没有什么意义了。
2. 乔治常常说谎，因此当他说他考试得了高分时没人相信他3. 除了附近位于十字路口的那家小工厂，一切都静悄悄的4. 缺少睡眠的人会感到很难集中心思干活5. 我安排人去机场接克拉克先生，然后带他去宾馆6. 一到达山顶，游客们都高兴地大叫起来ClozeXII.1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B11.D 12.A 13.A 14.D 15.CXIV.There are many problems for mixed marriages. Thenumber one reason is the cultural differences between the mixed couple, likethose in customs and lifestyle. Many people have prejudice against mixed marriages.They often feel shocked to see people of different races get married and havedoubts about such marriages. What’s more, children from mixedmarriages tend to be looked down upon or even badly treated by their peers.Mixed marriages face many trials, and as a result, mixed couples have higherdivorce rates than couples of the same race.Section B:Reading skillsI.1. giving them many material possessions2. change continually and frequently3. a sudden, uncontrollable feeling of regret4. makes(the parent-child relationship) go wrong;taking(some of the happiness and mutual respect) away from (parents and theirchildren)5. start a new course of improved behaviorComprehension of the TextII.1.A 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.CVocabularyIII.1. assigned pensate 3. prompt 4. manner 5. tendency6. undermined 7. submit 8. inferred 9. fluctuates 10. respondedIV.1. Jean wrote the speaker's address down in hernotebook for fear that she might forget it.2. Passengers must show their tickets on demand.3. Officials are bound to investigate any possiblecorruption.4. I took it for granted that you would come with us,so I bought you a ticket.5. She has been selfish all the time, but she haspromised to turn over a new leaf and become more loving toward others.6. People in this region have pined for a peacefullife since the religious war broke out three decades ago.7. Poor health had made it difficult for Jim to holddown a job for more than a year.8. Betty gets very depressed at times because of thepressure of her work.9. The boys at my school used to make fun of mebecause I have a flat nose.10. Jenny kept begging me for a new bicycle, and Ifinally gave in.。