第六册大学英语15答案

第一单元Study&PracticeI. Iocabulnry lctivitiesI. 1)idle 2) wielding 3) adapt 4) donate 5) scratched 6) swinging 7) sideways 8) plotted 9)knelt 10) recycle 11)tag 12) executive 13) outlet 14) clustered 15) had a hard time 16) cleaning二up 17) run out of 18) exemplifiesZ. 1)thrive 2) tackle 3) yielded 4) choked 5) turn (a)round 6) here and now 7) shabby 8) striding 9) pathetic 10) at risk 11)giving二away 12) on faith 13) duote 14) peeled3. 1)In these times of recession, employers have no trouble filling vacancies. 2) Some newspapers allege that vital public services have fallen victim to budget cuts. 3) I disapprove of couples living together before marriage. 4) The hospital had virtually given up on her after her heart attack，but she eventually recovered. 5)A dozen years ago the car market in the city was flooded with imports4. 1)being picked on/being picked out 2) had picked up 3) picked at 4) pick at/pick on 5)pick二out 6) picked up 7) pick out 8) be picked up 9) pick out 10) got over 11)got down 12) got around/round 13) got二across 14) is.，getting along 15) get by 16) havent got around/round to 17) get around/round 18) Getting down to 19) get through 20) get along 21)was getting at 22) get by 23) get through 24) get overIII. Cloze (1)As (2) for think you should make every effort to go this time.taste.that工Reading ActivityExercise A1. c 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. d 7. a 8. dExercise B(参见Appendix 3)Writing Practice Leonov，a Russian astronautspace on March 18，1965.Severalfeat.made history when he left his spaceship to walk in outermonths later，an American astronaut performed a similar Astronauts，once deprived of the earths gravitation，find themselves unable to stay inone place and drifting off in the opposite direction at the slightest touch. Thus they have toundergo months of laboratory training in preparation for their flight As the first astronaut to walk in space, Leonov started making preparations as soon ashis craft tools off. This included practicing using the airlock on the door through which,with the help of his companion，he finally stepped out into space to begin his historic walk.X619t3study&PracticeIII. Vocabulary Activities1. 1)suspicious 4) frowns 7) scorn2) out of the questionS) beyond the reach ofg) supervising3) forging6) surged up9) bold 10) crude 13) commercial 16) nothing less than2. 1)slashed 4) conviction 7) patrons 10) sufficient 13) fit into3. 1)The lady from an11)mood14) on errands12) thumbing15) clear of 2) denounced 3) revived 5) supervise 6) posed 8) Arethrough 9) mocked 11)addressed himself to 12) on earth 14) doubtfulristocratic family had/felt contempt for anyone who was of lower social status. 2) The boys had no money，so it was out of the question for them to go to the movies. 3) Her lack of loyalty in the past has made me doubtful about her sincerity this time. 4) Abraham Lincoln had the firm conviction/It was Abraham Lincolns firm conviction that the Union must be preserved，even at the cost of civil war. 5) It seems that my college-age son does not hunger for knowledge at all.4. 1)call in 2) callup 3) called on/upon 4) call off 5) called on 6) called forth 7) call for/will call for 8) called down 9) lie up 10) lie over 11)lies behind 12) lie ahead of 13) lying downIV. Cloze (1) behaviour (2) But/Nevertheless/However (3) that (4) said/exclaimed (5) answered/replied (6) Like (7) way (8) laugh (9) of (10) within/inside/on(1.1)on(12) killing/passing(13) doubted (14) of(巧)thought(16) were(17) any (18) in/from(19) would (20) for(21)that (22) forge(23) read (24) wonderV. LFrror Correction 1，shameless一ashamed2. possible一as possible3Thateven丁t5even7. improving一9. and一butVI. Translationthoughimproved4. that一if/whether6. lonely一alone8. old一old enough10. mere一merely The newsheavy blow tothat I had failed in the college entrance examination was nothing less than ame. I became doubtful whether my dream to be a writer could ever betranslated into reality.And I was afraid my parents would get furious with me when theylearned about my failurein the examination. It turned out, however，that they didnt somuch as frown at me. Instead,that my dream would certainlythey encouraged me to become self-educated. They told mecome true so long as I worked hard and had the convictionthat all roads lead to Rome. To tell therevive my confidence. When I foundneighborhood library，During my sparetruth，myselftheir encouraging words did a great deal toin a better mood，I tooka job at thetime I read extensively. The more II hungered for knowledge. One day，the impulse to write surged up withintried to write, nothing would come. I discovered that mere desire was farread，the moreme. But when Ifrom suf f icientfor writing. I had to learn aboutto write about them.people in real life so that I could know them well enoughReading ActivityExercise A1 .b 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. b 6. cExercise(参见Appendix 3)7. a 8. bWriting Practice The graph shows the circulationof different categories of books in a local library.Thegeneral trendover the past four decadesis quite obvious. The number of copies incirculation dropped to their lowest level in 19681968一1978.Among the four categories of booksand then gained sharply during the periodlisted(natural science, literature and art,foreign languages，typical. It startedand social science)，the circulation of books in foreign languages isat about thirty thousand copies incopiessteadyin 1968，and rose sharply to fifty thousand in19581978.increase.The circulation of books on social science,，dropped to only five thousandFrom 1978 to 1988，it showed ahowever，is a bit different fromthat of the other three categories. During the 1958一 968 period, its drop was not qmte sosharp(fromabout fifteen thousand to ten thousand).From 1968 to 7 978，it had the samesharp increaseas that of other books. But starting from 1978，it began to level off at aboutthirty-five thousand copies. It is also worthy of note that the circulation of books in theliterature and art category rose steeply during the 1978一1988 period，from forty thousandin 1978 to sixty-five thousand in 1988，a 62.5 percent increase in ten years，even higherthan its 50 percent increase during the 1968一1978 period.LJnot 4Study&PracticeII. Vocabulary Activities1. 1)desirable 2) trapped 3) when it comes to 4) paradox 5) fulfill 6) for that matter 7) in terms of 8) cant help but 9) segment 10) rural一11)components 12) reform 13) resist 14) (mass) media 15) arrangement 16) seemingly2. 1)was brought about 2) liability 3) mobilize 4) rotten 5) cant help but 6) asset 7) incidence 8) component 9) passive 10) took Cgreat) pains 11)In many respects 12) assessed 13) the other way (a)round 14) expectations3. 1)Washington，D. C. is a good choice for a family vacation in terms of exposing children to American history. 2) Although the Internet has become popular recently，the daily newspaper is still societys most important r2ediuri of communication. 3) Professor Major always made students take pains to find a solution themselves， rather thar2 telling them how to solve a problem. 4) The Johnsons were seemingly unaware why the Democratic Party resisted the reform. 5) She fails to see the paradox in her working full time training parents to raise their children while hiring a babysitter to care for her own two-year-old son.4. 1)talked to 2) talk to 3) be talked out of 4) talk over 5) talking round 6) Talking of 7) talked of/about 8) being talked down to 9) talk，二into 1U) talk of/about 11)heard about 13) heard from 巧)heard ofIII. Cloze (1)having (4) with (7) whether(1 ) for(13) for(16) who(19) are(22) toTV. Error Correction12) Hear二out14) been heard of(2) on/upon(5) live/come (8) for(11)for(14) something(17 ) satisf ied(20) whereas/while(3) by(6) increase/growth/rise(9) shortages(12) enough(15) that(18) Not(21)segments/parts1 .maintain一mmntamng3. symbolic一symbol5. total一totally7. a satisfactory一an unsatisfactory9. to一forV. Translation2cuthow一cut off4howeverC810too一/pay一paidand一but1 .At first I planned to prepare for my biology test first and then work on my research paper，but later I decided that I had better do it the other way around2. When it corner to predicting earthquakes，there seems very little scientists can do， though city planners can do something to reduce the damage caused by earthquakes.3. During last summers flood，the whole nation had to be mobilized for relief efforts.4. Given her passive attitude toward life, she is not likely to provide any support in teruzs of management refor;v5. With her creative mind and organizational ability，she is，I believe, not a iiabiiity but rather a great asset to our committee.Reading ActivityExercise Ah 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. c 7. d 8. c 9. dExercise B(参见Appendix 3)Writing Practice When the family was preoccupied with the production of goods for the survival of itsmembers，people did not，and could not, question the very existence of the family.However，today things are entirely different. Now that basic survival needs are no longerthe main concern of the family，it tries to justify its existence through the emotional tieswithin it. For instance, in the old days, every family member had to toil all the time at jointtasks，left with little freedom of choice. So it was easier for them to remain united poolingtheir efforts and sharing the same views in their daily economic activities. However, withsocial progress，today each individual is free to develop his unique personality. As a result，it is now difficult for family members to remain in agreement.Unit 5Study&PracticeIII. Vocabulary ActivitiesI. 1)luxury 2) unscrupulous 3) was summoned 4) under obligation 5) trivial 6) at the expense of 7) lay his hands on 8) compromise 9) has run up/ran up 10) good for 11)agony 12) releasing 13) offended 14) masterpiece 15) tiresome 1G) coarse2. 1)prospective 2) grand 3) declined 4) legal right 5) out of sorts 6) had run up 7) be good for 8) In relation to 9) was summoned 10) was offended 11)endless 12) has been ranked 13) lessened 14) compromise3. 1)Needl。二to say，Mr. and Mrs. Marcus are overjoyed to Learn that they will become grandparents in May. 2) People living in this neighborhood mostly are wealthy people一successful businessmen， CEOs, hedge fund managers，etc 3) T7zoug72 our-fin