答案Unit 8 语言.doc

语言单元Unit 8Section AText One You Are What You SayI. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions provided, making some change when necessary1. faux-pas2. is built into3. endearment4. leeway5. corroboration6. paraphrasable7. idiosyncrasy8. consummate9. girl Friday10. frivolity11. apt to12. pejoratively13. show up14. assertive15. undermineII. Use the appropriate form of the words given in the brackets to fill in the blanks1. inadequacy2. engagement3. assert4. confirmation5. subliminal6. address7. immature8. pursuit, pursuit9. originality, unoriginal10. fussyIV. Test your general knowledge1. B. 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C. 7A 8.B. 9. B 10. C 11. D. 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. AV. Proofread the following passage.1. avoidto avoid2. pointspoints out3. hisher4. athe5. atas6.withwithout7.muchmuch more8.areis9.wereare10.areisSection AText TwoThe Story of Human LanguageI. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions provided, making some change when necessary1. emotional2. apocryphal3. strategy4. arduous5. from scratch6. utterance7. entrust8. respond to9. delicacy10. birthright11. account for12. have taken place13. accord with14. resemble15. mimicII. Use the appropriate form of the words given in the brackets to fill in the blanks1. underdeveloped, developed2. amaze3. creature4. resemblance5. dictate6. considerate7. generative8. disregard9. speculation10. distinctiveV. Proofread the following passage1. asfor2. foron3. usefuluse4. doubtsdoubters5. sciencescientist6. makemakes7. inon8. theorytheorize9. withby10. whateverhoweverSection BText OneThe World of DoublespeakI. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions provided, making some change when necessary1. circumvent2. ambushed3. revenue4. inflate5. dividend6. shorthand7. theft8. laid off9. at variance with10. subject-matter11. preemptive12. cover up13. cynicism14. fall on15. subject toII. Use the appropriate form of the words given in the brackets to fill in the blanks1. insight2. distaste3. grieve4. deprivation5. enhance6. co-operative7. legitimate8. hostility9. assembling10. profundityIV. Test your general knowledge1. D2. A3. C4. B5. B6. A7. D8. C9. D10. A 11. C12. D13. A14. A 15. BV. Proofread the following passage.1. bringbrings2.has largehas a large3.gripgripping4.bythrough5.throughby6.allevery7.lyinglies8.callcalls9.insteadinstead of10. withwith aSection BText TwoSexism and LanguageI. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions provided, making some change when necessary1. lag far behind2. the other way around3. deteriorate4. delectable5. take on6. virile7. grotesque8. are uncovered9. come up with10. unscrupulous11. cooped up12. remnant13. bolster14. trivial15. passiveII. Use the appropriate form of the words given in the brackets to fill in the blanks1. comparative2. hesitant3. acquisition4. extension5. threatening6. experimentation7. encouragement8. villain, villainy9. perception10. glorifyV. Proofread the following passage1. in