现代大学英语精读课后答案Lesson6.doc

现代大学英语精读课后答案LessonSixTheManintheWater Lesson Six The Man in the WaterI. Discuss the following questions:We find heroes in all societies and cultures and at all times. How do you account for that? Many people think that.heroes are made of special materials, but the author seems to suggest that every one of us has the capacity to be a hero. What do you think of these views?II. Vocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.1) Examine how the words Immovable and Incapable ore formed. Find out the meaning of the prefixes Im- and in- with the help of a dictionary.immovable: +incapable: +2) Turn the following words into the opposite by adding either “im-” or “in-” or “un-”.Add more words to the list.(1) able (16) formal(2) adequate (17) fortunate(3) adequate (18) important(4) avoidable (19) just(5) balance (20) material(6) believable (21) measuable(7) comfortable (22) patient(8) competent (23) perfect(9) complete (24) personal(10) conditional (25) pleasant(11) countable (26) popular(12) credible (27) possible(13) curable (28) significant(14) direct (29) valuable(15) equal (30) visible3) Complete the sentences with the words in the brackets in their proper forms.(1) The well of_ (create) never runs dry as long as you go to it.(2) I think_ (imagine) is more important than knowledge.(3) No matter what _(achieve) you have made, somebody has helped you.(4) Mans mind once stretched by a new idea will never return to its _ (origin) size.(5) What the caterpillar (毛毛虫) calls the end, the butterfly calls the _(begin).(6) Disappointment is the nurse of _ _(wise).(7) It is true the _ (present) is coloured by the past. It is also true you can choose the colours of the future.(8) A smile is a _ (silence) laugh, and a laugh is the music of _(happy). ,(9) A person who makes a mistake and _(fail) to correct it will make another in future.(10) _ (confident) makes us do things well but it is love that makes us do them to perfection.(11) Good temper is like a _ (sun) day, it sheds its _(bright) everywhere.2. Give the opposite of the following.1) employee 10) universal2) to fasten 11) deep3) good (n.) 12) to dress4) identified 13) thoroughly5) indifferent 14) to admit6) movable 15) bride7) personal 16) precious8) responsible 17) silly9) selflessness3. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.on behalf of to account for to be known as to be responsible for to stick in the /sb.s mind to refer to to come to the conclusion to care about1) The Palace Museum, also _the Forbidden City, was built in the Ming Dynasty.2) She comes from a peasant family and was born and brought up in the countryside. This probably _ her intense interest in the reform in Chinas countryside.3) Im sure that opening ceremony will- _ peoples _for a long time.4) The word terrorist should be well-defined. We cant _someone who fights for national independence or freedom as a terrorist.5) After he analyzed me complicated situation there, he _ that it wouldnt be so easy to find a peaceful settlement.6) _laid-off workers, he strongly suggested that a greater effort be made to have them reemployed.7) They refused to take the money, which showed that there are still a lot of decent people in this world who _more _their good name.8) How do you _the fact that so many young people are crazy about this novel?9) We are planning an open-book exam which allows learners to _ their textbook and notes, as well as dictionaries.10) Yes, the owner of that coal mine _the death of the 43 miners. But no one can yet _the fact that the owner dared to hide the facts for so long.4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions or adverbs.1) Traditionally Chinese people liked to describe the nation a large family.2) They all say that they owe the improvement of their life in recent years _ the new railway.3) These terrible sandstorms brought the whole nation _attention,4) _times of economic difficulties, it is the poor people who usually go _ first.5) Its not true that all people do things _self interest.6) I laughed_my friend. But a half-drunk young man thought I was laughing_ him. So he went _me.7) This kind of cold-blooded mass murder can only set them _ the whole civilized world.8) She is clinging the hope that her husband may still be alive.9) Although the enemy had better weapons, we had popular support. Therefore we were ableto hold them _ a standoff.10) _his nervousness, he kept shaking my hand and wouldnt let go _it.im-5. Put the Chinese into English.）空难）善恶之分）人性）总统纪念碑）机尾部分）典型的场合）大冰块）普遍的特性）救生圈）公认的英雄）安全带）情感上的震撼）文化冲突）交通高峰期）航班）久久无法忘怀的奇迹）机械故障）佛罗里达航空公司）受伤人员）责任所在；应该做的）伤人的话）在有大批人伤亡的事件中6. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese in the brackets.1) It was a cold and foggy day and the plane _ (撞了桥), killing most of the passengers and the crew.2) Many times they_(冒着生命危险) to look for survivor.3) You will be fined if you dont （系好安全带）while driving.4) When he is extremely angry, Harris is likely to (说出愚蠢的话).5) He tried many times to (考验他们的忠诚) before he sent them on the suicidal mission.6) Peng Sha (作了漂亮的演说) on that occasion7) These brave people were ready to（向死亡挑战）.8) Every year we plant trees to stop the desert. But the desert keeps advancing. We seem to be_(输了这场战斗). 9) To encourage home consumption, we have _（降息) seven times inthe past three years.10) You have to _ (明确区分) between short-term interests and long-terminterests.11) We can walk right across the river from October to March when the winter cold _(将水冰冻).12) They sent ground troops into that country. But very soon they began to _ (后悔这一举动). They knew they could not win the war.13) The scientists have _ (试验这种药) on animals. But thats not enough.7. Complete the sentences using the idiomatic expressions of hand listed below.in ones hand off hand out of handon ones handson the one handto give sb. a free handout of ones handon the other handto get /gain /have the upper hand1) Im sorry I dont know her phone number _ . Ill go and check and tell you later.2) The house is too far away from where I work, but, _, its cheap.3) I think we ought to and let him carry on the experiment as he thinks best.4) Which side after months of fierce struggle?5) The situation there now is _. The authorities admit matt they are facing a civil war.6) Dont ask me. Its _. Fei Jia is now in charge.7) We have too many problems _. We must deal with them one by one.8) At that time, Nanjing was still _of the Japanese troops.9) _they must punish the terrorists. But _they cannot afford to offend all the Muslims. It is very delicate business.8. Give the meanings of the underlined parts in the sentences below. Note how themeanings are different in different contexts.1) You just press this button to start the engine.2) Will you please press the trousers and tie for me?3) Determined to win the competition, we pressed hard.4) We are not going to check in a hotel. We will just pitch a tent in the mountain.5) It was pitch-dark outside.6) She pitched the ball as fast as she could.7) We all pitched in and finished the task ahead of time.8) Sugar is sold by the pound.9) Mary pounded the door with her fists.10) Nellie was very nervous. She could almost hear her heart pounding.11) This dress cost me 100 pounds. /12) He seemed odd in some ways.13) He gets an odd job sometimes, but he can never make enough money to support his family.14) We have Intensive Reading on odd days.9. Give the verb pattern of the underlined part in the sentence below, list other possible verbs, and then put the Chinese Into English, using the pattern and the verbs in the brackets. it takes the act of the man in the water to remind us of our true feelings in the matter, (para. 8)Verb pattern:Other possible verbs:1) 你们有没有把他的健康状况通知他的家人？(inform)2) 剧中主要人物的故事使我想起了我的童年。 (remind)3) 他骗到了他叔叔的财产后不久就死去了。 (cheat)4) 她相信按摩能治好她的头疼。 (cure)5) 警方提供了确凿证据，指控他杀了自己的父亲。(accuse)6) 最后我们是他信服将出现的问题。 (convince)7) 我在回家的路上帮忙抓住了一个抢老人钱包的小偷。 (rob)8) 罗伯特被怀疑参与了这起阴谋。. (suspect)12. Put in the missing words,Cynthia Costelle, a full-time student at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia was shockedto (l)_ that three out of five people in Bibb County were functionally illiterate. So she (2)_ Wesleyan Volunteers Against Illiteracy. ?A man Cynthia (3) _was Gary, a 42-year-old carpenter. He was (5) _ eager to leam that Cynthia (6) _ to prepare extra homework for him. (7)_ he missed a word, he (g)_ get angry with himself and say, (9)_not perfect!After six months (10)_ plowing through lessons, Gary made his dream (11) _&-_ true. With the help of a dictionary, he (12) three pages about the time he (13)_ down a mountainside in Germany and clung for life on a (14) _branch.Usually shy, Gary was (15) _ to show Cynthia his story this time. (16) _rolled down her cheeks (17) she read it. In (18)_ interview, Cynthia told the reporter that (19) _Monday, Wednesday and Friday after a 10-hour shift (20) _ work, he met her at Project Re,ad in Macon. What (21) _ in Germany was moving, but (22) _ as moving as what was happening (23)_there.III. Grammar1. Complete each of the sentences with an indefinite pronoun beginning with any/ some / every /no, add “s” or “else(s)” where necessary.1) ? anybody/anyone ? somebody/someone ? everybody/everyone ? nobody/no one(1) A boy rushed into the police headquarters and demanded to see _veryimportant. .(2) Do you need _to paint your house? asked the boy,(3) Next time you need money, dont snatch my purse, nor_.(4) _on campus except me knew that the professor had five sets ofexaminations, which he used in turn.(5) I looked up and found that _had stopped talking, and was staring at me silently. _stirred.(6) She went to her room alone. She would not let _follow her.(7) She opened the window and heard _singing far away.(8) From now on there would be _to live for, she thought. She would live for herself alone.(9) _in my family ever told me that I was fat and that I should be on a diet.(10) At that time, I had a good job, a nice apartment and a happy family. What more could _want?(11) I didnt want _to become suspicious.(12) Theres_shameful about being wrong. _can be right all the time.(13) _is of some use, even if _more than to serve as a negative example.(14) No opportunity is lost _picks up the ones you miss.(15) _in our class went to-the new movie but _enjoyed it very much.2) ? anything ?something ?everything ?nothing(1) I was disappointed, but I said _and began to work immediately.(2) Before my interview with Ms. Chen, I read _I could find about her legendary life story.(3) Could you change my red hair to _less noticeable?(4) Doing_means death. Activity means life.(5) Hie woman did not ask about his family, or _that would embarrass him.(6) The boy wanted to say _besides thank you to the old man, but he was too deeply moved to say _.(7) When it was announced that I was the winner of the award, for the first time in three months I felt that I had achieved _.(8) Jims mother decided to hide _from him about his illness -so that he could express openly whatever he feels.(9) The factory owners were impressed by the quality of the equipment, but couldnt afford to buy _the salesmen demonstrated.(10) The doctors told her that her son was beyond hope and that _could be done for him.(11) Thank you for _ youve done for us during our stay in China.(12) If you spend most of the time dreaming of tomorrow and regretting yesterday, you wont find a great deal of time left for doing _ today.(13) _ my sister was drawing attracted my attention. I had never seen her draw _ like it before.(14) Another persons good opinion of you is _ to live up to, not to lean on.(15) I did what others would have done under the circumstances. Its _ compared with what the four heroes did.3) Put in indefinite pronouns beginning with any / some / every / no.This is a story about four people called Everybody, Somebody, Nobody, and Anybody. There was an important job to be done and _ was asked to do it. But _ knew _ could do it as it was not so difficult and thought that _ really ought to do it. As it turned out _ did it and -_ was very angry because_ had done what_ could have done and _ should have done.2. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English, using a that-clause.1) Toward the end of the term students will suddenly realize _(时间在流逝).2) _ (他是重要人物的亲戚这一情况) wont change our opinion of him.3) Im not ashamed that I work for a garbage collection company. I believe were doing a service . (人民需要的).4) What I told the boy was _(大学使其学生接触人类成就之精华).5) Everyone in our school was overjoyed to hear the news_.(北京取得了2008年奥运会的举办权).6) _ (有人居然会相信这种胡言乱语) seems to me unthinkable.7) The idea_ (妇女的智力不如男子) is deeply rooted in our culture and hard to shake off.8) I have a feeling _(有相当一些家长不喜欢自己十来岁孩子穿着).9) He would like to have his ashes scattered over the seaa wish_(表现出他对自由与活动的热爱).3. Answer the questions on the four heroes in the disaster, using modals. Give as many answers as you can. .1) Was Lenny Skutnik told to jump into the water to rescue an injured woman?2) Why did he do it?3) Was he previously aware that he was capable of such a heroic deed?4) How did the two men of the park police helicopter team account for their behavior?5) How old do you think the unidentified hero was at the time?6) Do you think he was anything out of the ordinary among the passengers?7) Do you think he was aware of what would happen to him if he kept pushing the flotation rings to others?8) How would you account for his behavior?9) Can you describe what kind of a man he was?10) How do you think it might have been possible to save the man? (use if)4. Put In the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.1) The police _ (examine) the room carefully and -_ (conclude) that more than five people (be) there watching a video.2) The drug dealers (watch) by the Public Security men for a week before they _. (capture).3) When I _ (tell) him that he (select) for the national swimming team, he _ (not take) me seriously, and thought I (joke).4) In an office information (sent, receive, change), and_(store). Offices _ (not change ) much for many years after the typewriter and the telephone _ (invent). Recently, however, computers _ (quickly change) the look of the average office.5) The most usual way of _ (get) information from one place to another (be) _ (write) it down on paper and _ (send) it off _ (use) the postal service. This often _ (take) at least a couple of days. For many services such as inquiries and ordering and so on the telephone _ (already take over) from the postal service.6) Most High Streets and shopping centers _ (have) at least one fast food restaurant. As the name_ (suggest) these_(design)_ (sell) meals or snacks quickly and cheaply to large numbers of people. They (be) able _ (do) this because they _ (have) only a few items on the menu, for example, chips, fried fish, hamburgers, etc., and they _ (cook) food very quickly from _ (prepare) ingredients.5. Identify and correct the mistake in each of the sentences.1) Every one in our class went to the international book fair.2) Everyone of their new products became popular soon after it was launched.3) The Chinese Delegation expressed the hope which the two sides would soon stop fighting in the area.4) I suggest that you first read the novel which the film is based.5)1 dont like the way which he speaks to his patients.6) Is there someone in the office?7)1 think it was the directors fault, and nobody is responsible for the disaster.8) Has anyone got important something to say?9) Li Ying mustnt be in the library.10) People dont need to understand how does their brain work to be able to talk, write, etc.IV. Written workDescribe the plane crash briefly in about 130 words, with emphasis on the behavior of the man in the waterKey to the exercisesII.Vocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.1) Examine how the words immovable and incapable are formed. Find out the meanin of the prefixes im- and in- with the help of a dictionary.The prefix in- meaning not, e.g.in- + capable - incapable = not capableThe prefix im-, a variant form of in-, is often used before words beginning with b, m and p. e.g.im- + possible - impossible = not possible2) Turn the following words into the opposite by adding either im-, in- or un-. Add morewords to th