上海外国语大学精读Unit 1练习答案.doc

Unit 1 Key to the exercisesText comprehension p.5I. CII. 1. T; 2.T; 3.T; 4.F; 5.FIII. 1. Refer to Paragraph 12. The mere thought of his sons death in that terrible war in Italy made him cry.2. Refer to Paragraph 12. Three months.3. Refer to Paragraph 13 and 20. They mean “Never give in to sadness.”4. Refer to Paragraph 13. He asked the author to always remember the joy and happiness of the times when he first said hello to his friends.5. Refer to Paragraph 14 and 15. The author returned to the old house because his grandpa was gravely ill. 6. Refer to the last paragraph. His grandpa must have felt greatly relieved when he realized that the author had finally found out the essence of his words.IV. 1. Our big house had seen the joys and sorrows of four generations of our family.2. I planted these roses a long, long time ago, before your mother was born.3. Many sons left home to fight against the fascists.4. Take the first friendly greeting and always keep it deep in your heart.Vocabulary p.6I. 1. be confronted with = suddenly found oneself faced with 面临，面对2. have one thing in common = share the same characteristic 具有相同之处3. summer is an always time = summer is an everlasting season4. give in to sth. = let oneself be overcome by 屈服，向让步4. lock it away within sb. = keep it in ones mind and dont ever forget it 埋藏起来II. 1. instead2. Confronted with3. lock away4. welled up5. summon6. brief7. stared8. whispering9. evil10. give inIII. Word comparison 1. D; 2. B; 3. B; 4. B; 5. A; 6. D; 7. B; 8. CIV.1. a. shakingb. shudderedc. shakingd. shuddered2. a. answerb. replyc. replyd. answered3. a. generalb. generalc. general, commond. common4. a. smallb. tinyc. tinyd. smallV. Synonym / Antonym1. When I was ten I was suddenly confronted with the anguish of moving from the old home I had ever known.Synonyms: pain, grief, sorrow, agony2. “It isnt easy, is it, Billy?” he said softly, sitting down on the steps beside me.Antonyms: loudly, harshly, roughly3. We seem to have so many ways of saying goodbye and they all have one thing in common: sadness.Synonym: sorrow, grief, dismay4. We walked, hand in hand, to his favorite place in the front yard, where a huge red rosebush sat conspicuously alone.Antonyms: inconspicuously, unnoticeably5. My son had died in some tiny village in ItalySynonyms: small, little6. When you and your friends must part, I want you to reach deep within you and bring back that first hello.Antonyms: meet, join, unite, gather7. A year and half later, my grandfather became gravely ill.Synonyms: seriously, severely, hopelessly8. My whole life, brief as it was, had been spent in that big old house.Antonyms: long, permanent, lasting4. Word derivation Nobody wanted to live in the industrial part of the town. (industry)The police asked him to give a description of the suitcase he had lost. (describe)He had no suspicion that he was being watched. (suspect)This is Alexandra, my personal assistant. (assist)Although some of my work-mates quickly found new jobs after the factory closed down, my brother and I were unemployed for several months. (employ)Although I was positive that the girl had stolen my ring, I could not find any proof. (prove)examinationfurtherGrammar p.10I. 1. were bathing, were looking, were playing 2. was sitting, was reading3. was leaving, was, arrived, learned, had left, found, had used 4. were playing; heard, hid, took5. was cycling, stepped, was going, managed, didnt hit6. gave, thanked, said, had enjoyed, knew, had not read, were7. had played, reached, entered8. was running, struckII. left, spent, had been travelling, appeared, was, were crossingArrived, was sleeping, stopped, came, were getting, was, had not arrived, would be III. 1. ( talked) was talking2. correct3. (had remembered) remembered4. (was working) had been working5. (had resigned) resigned6. correct7. correct8. correctIV. 1. take2. to play3. lifted, thrown4. barking5. played6. to say7. beaten8. bite, slither9. drop10. lyingV. Special word order with as and though1. Poor as / though he was, he was honest.2. Terrible as/ though the storm was, we continued our journey.3. Hard as / though he tried, he was unable to make much progress.4. Tired as / though I was, I went on working.5. Much as I would like to help you, Im afraid Im simply too busy at the moment. 6. Much as/though I admire him as a writer, I do not like him as a man.7. Strong as / though he was, Tom couldnt lift it.8. Bravely as / though they fought, they had no chance of winning.Translation p.13I.1 我10岁那年，突然要搬家，从我唯一知道的家搬走，心中痛苦万分。2 我们似乎有许多不同的方式说再见，但它们都有一个共同之处，那就是令人感到悲哀。3 有一天，一场可怕的战争爆发了，我的儿子，就像许许多多的儿子，离乡背井与极大的邪恶战斗去了。4 我在自己的心灵深处搜寻那些构成我们友谊的特殊感情。II.1 He has prepared answers to the questions that he expects to confront during the interview.2 His sad story touched us so deeply that we nearly cried.3 The two of them are walking hand in hand along the riverbank, chatting and laughing.4 When he heard the exciting news, tears of joy welled up in his eyes.5 People from Shanghai can understand Suzhou dialect with ease, for Shanghai dialect and Suzhou dialect have much in common.6 Henry and his wife are looking into the possibility of buying a new house within three years.7 He finally gave in to this daughters repeated requests to further her education abroad.8 We locked all our valuables away before we went on holiday.9 Although we have parted from each other, I hope that we will remain good friends and that we will care for and help each other just as we did in the past.10 At that critical moment, the army commander summoned all the officers to work out new strategies and tactics which would make it possible to conquer the enemy.1. DictationThroughout history / the basic unit of almost every human society / has been the family. /Members of the family live together / under the same roof. / They share the economic burdens of life / as well as its joys. / The family head usually has considerable influence / in arranging marriages, / selecting careers / and determining all the important moves and purchases / by any member of the family. / Particularly in conditions / where society or the state / does not give aid / and the responsibilities of the family are greater, / this large group / provides better protection / in times of economic or other emergency.2. Cloze(1) later (2) push (3) what(4) puzzled(5) custom(6) because(7) hosts (8) visitor(9) table (10) howeverHints:1) later: Here you can use a word meaning “afterwards”.2) push: With their hands, what can people do to make foreigners out of their way?3) what: A connective leading noun clause is needed here.4) puzzled: They didnt know what was happing. How did they feel?5) custom: What is the word meaning habitual practice?6）because: What is the relation between queuing and that the first person who arrived at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus?7) hosts: W