课后练习答案Unit5 The real truth about lies.doc

Unit 5 The real truth about lies.Vocabulary.1. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.(1)very important/shocking/traumatic; (2) avoid hurting the others feelings; (3)modifying the truth; (4) a course of action which can easily lead to something unacceptable, wrong or disastrous; (5)under any circumstances/whatever might happen;2. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in the proper form.(1) supportive; (2) perceived; (3) prevarication; (4) astounded;(5)undermine; (6) faltered; (7) fibs; (8) volunteered3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.(1) unethical; (2) feigned; (3) unsparing; (4) cynical; (5) confoundedly; (6) lubricated; (7) entangled; (8) Willful4.Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate phrasal verb or collocation taken from the text.(1) cover up; (2) blurted out; (3) set up; (4) find out; (5) wear down; (6) specialize in; (7) professes to; (8) complimented, on;5. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.(1) evasion(equivocation); (2) chronic (repeated); (3) common ( prevalent, omnipresent); (4) slightly; (5) insult (reproach, criticize); (6) distort; (7) growth (multiplication); (8) strengthened (consolidated)6. Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words.(1)cancelled; (2)overcome; (3)follow; (4)fell into; (5)make it more acceptable; (6)feel unhappy about;(7)removed from consideration; (8)reserve for future use.Grammar.1. 1.probability 2.possibility 3.intention 4.possibility 5.necessity 6.possibility 7.obligation 8.probability2. Complete each sentence with what you think the most appropriate15 CCBAD 610 BBBAA3. rewrite the sentences below using the words and phrases from the box.(1) He cant have told us everything.(2) Something must have gone wrong.(3) She cant be only thirty years old.(4) They may not know yet.(5) The road could/may have been closed.(6) The police must know that.(7) There may/could have been a traffic jam.(8) The letter could/may arrive today.(9) That will/must be my mother.(10) There should be time to do some shopping. 4.Rewrite the following sentence, using verbless clauses. 1. When in doubt, tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends. 2. When heated, metal expands. 3. If true, it will cause us a lot of trouble. 4. Whenever possible, they should be typed. 5. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 6. Send the goods now, if ready. 7. If necessary, ring me at home. 8. He glanced about as if in search of something.5. Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the verbs given.1. discussing, having reached2. paying 3.Lying, sitting4. to pacify, to be pacified, grumbling5. repeat, to make, to do6. going, stay7. to see, to avoid, hitting8. to arrive, rising9. doing10. to makeTranslation.1. 1. 十分惊人的是，这些无数次说谎的人称，说谎并没有使他们十分纠结或后悔。 2. 尽管承认说谎，91%的反馈者称“对自己的道德和性格还是感到满意”。 3. 毫无疑问，这些“好心的谎话”是无害的、善意的，也是一种社交必需的润滑剂。 4. 如果你没有把握，马克吐温给了我们一条经验法则：“拿不准的时候，就说实话， 实话会迷惑敌人，震惊朋友。”2.1. Hamlet feigned madness when he was hesitating what to do.2. Prevarication is one of the techniques this businessman likes to employ.3. Sometimes the light of the truth is just too dazzling, so white lies are ubiquitous.4. Many women in America profess that they are unhappy with their status of second-class citizens.5. On the impulse of the moment, he blurted out the secret.6. You should get rid of any prejudice, resist temptations and let nothing warp your judgment.7. Being over-sensitive and imaginative, he often weaves a tangled web in mind.8. He is very popular among his peers as he always tries to spare others any trouble.3. 美国有调查表明，大多数人出于不同的原因，在不同程度上说谎。有时，他们说谎是为了让别人高兴。比如：装出积极的态度来肯定朋友或配偶，实际上他/她内心却没有如此认可。有时，他们说谎时为了提升自己。这种情况现在越来越普遍了。有时，是为了避免伤害别人，当未加粉饰的实情难以接受的时候更是如此。有人则把说谎看作一种必要的社交润滑剂。不管怎么说，说谎都是为了掩饰实情。关于说谎，不同的人有不同的观点。有些人认为，假话，即便是看上去无害的假话，也可能带来预料不到的后果。一个人说了第一个谎话之后，他就需要说更多的谎话来掩饰最初的谎话，最后会变成沉重的精神负担。一位哲学家警告说，如果一个人说谎，他就等于把自己置于一个溜滑的斜坡上，因为他的心里障碍减轻了。但是，另外一些人则认为，我们不必不惜一切代价去避免所有善意的谎言，因为一个善意的谎言可能仅仅是牺牲信任而去换取关心和爱护而已。对此，你持什么观点呢？Exercises