专业学位硕士研究生英语教程Unit-1词汇及课后答案.doc

Unit 1Excuse NotesWord Bankanthology: n. a collection of artistic works which have a similar form or subject, often those considered to be the best 诗选/文选attest :v. to show sth. or to say or prove that sth. is true 证明choke: v. to stop breathing 窒息，哽住 devilment : n. behavior that causes trouble but is usually intended to be playful or amusing 恶作剧distribute: v. to give sth. out to several people, or to spread or supply sth. 分发，发送epiphany: n. understanding 理解forge: v. to make an illegal copy of sth. in order to deceive 伪造，铸造gem: n. sb. or sth. that is very good, pleasing or useful 精品，非常有用的人genuine: adj. sth. genuine is what it seems to be; real 真的lucid: adj. clearly expressed and easy to understand or (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly 易懂的，明白的，清醒的omit: v. to fail to include or do sth. 省略，疏忽plight: n. an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad or difficult one 处境，状态 seduction: n. the attractive quality of sth. 诱惑superintendent: n. people who is in charge of work done in a particular department, office, etc. 主管，负责人treason: n. lack of loyalty to ones country, especially by helping its enemies or attempting to defeat its government 通敌，叛国罪vulgar: adj. rude and likely to upset or anger people 无理的，粗俗的Phrases and Expressionsbe evicted from: to be forced to leave somewhere 驱逐，赶走be worth of: deserving respect, admiration or support 值得的glance at: to give a quick short look 一瞥turn into: to change into 进入，（使）变成Reading ComprehensionChoose the best for each of the following.1. According to the passage, the teacher _D_. A. is angry with his students.B. does not like his students forging excuse notes.C. blames the parents.D. teaches a successful writing class.2. Mikey missed school _D_.A. because his grandmother fell down from the stairsB. because he did not like his teacherC. because his parents wanted him to be homeD. because he did not want to go to school3. When the students forged the excuse notes, they were _A_.A. very smart and imaginativeB. boredC. indifferentD. excited4. The principal of the school _B_.A. blamed the teacher for what he had done in class.B. praised the teacher for what he had done in class.C. was disappointed with the teacher.D. fired the teacher.5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? ( D )A. The students enjoyed the teachers writing class very much.B. The students were very creative in forging excuse notes.C. The teacher enjoyed teaching writing.D. The students did not enjoy the teachers writing class.II. Complete the following summary (summarize) of the text by filling in the blanks with words. The initial letter of each word has been given to you.His methods anything but conventional, Mr. McCourt created a lasting impact on his students through imaginative assignments in his (1)creative writing. He found that some of his students (2) forged excuse notes in the name of their parents. He does not angry with what the students had done; instead, he divided those notes into two (3)piles, one for the (4)genuine ones written by parents, the other for forgeries. The students were so smart that they could create a variety of (5)excuses. So the teacher decided to dig up their (6)talent in writing by asking them to write excuse notes. The students were so (7)absorbed in the writing that they almost forgot to have (8)lunch.At last the principal (9)praised the teacher for this successful teaching method. Both the teache and the students were happy about the writing class. And the teacher realized everyone (10)needed an excuse. Understanding is essential to the teacher and the students.Vocabulary I. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.1. A number of _D_ works of art have been sold as genuine.A. falseB. beautifulC. famousD. forged2. To _B_ ones power is to commit a crime and eventually end up in jail.A. accuseB. abuseC. deduceD. excuse3. Seeing the speeding car, the policeman _B_ the driver to pull up at the curb.A. reckonedB. beckonedC. softenedD. stiffened4. Unfortunately, he hit a traffic jam and missed the train _B_ a few minutes.A. with B. byC. before D. for5. She gave a clear and _A_ account of her plans for the companys future.A. lucidB. dullC. unclear D. ambiguous6. Isnt it rather _C_ to talk about how much money you earn?A. politeB. boringC. vulgarD. pleasant7. The books will be _D_ free to local schools.A. contributedB. tributeC. attributedD. distributed8. The editor required him to _A_ some details of the article.A. omitB. permitC. summitD. illuminate9. Few of us can be unmoved by the _C_ of the Romanian orphans.A. light B. mightC. plightD. moonlight10. I have to _B_ my reputation.A. detectB. protectC. intact D. preventII. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.superintendentchokeattestforgegemgenuinelucidomitturn intoexcuseglance atevicteddisguise worthyimagination1. In the US. a school is superintendent in charge of the schools in a particular area.2. Thousands of people came out onto the streets to attest their support for the democratic opposition party.3. The expensive purse is made of genuine leather.4. Can you turn this article into English?5. She took a glance at her watch.6. I know why this happened. You dont have to find any excuse.7. He was evicted from the pub for drunken and violent behavior.8. This emperor is said to have paid many personal visits to various counties disguise as an ordinary citizen.9. Every year she makes a large donation to a worthy cause.10. Children often have very vivid imagination.TranslationPut the following paragraphs into Chinese.1. Most parental-excuse notes I received back in those days were penned by my students. Theyd been forging excuse notes since they learned to write, and if I were to confront each forger Id be busy 24 hours a day.2. My heart sank as the principal entered, along with the superintendent of schools. Neither acknowledged me. They walked up and down, peering at papers. The superintendent picked one up, showed it to the principal.3. Sooner or later, I figured, everyone needed an excuse. Also, if we sang today we could sing tomorrow, and why not? You dont need an excuse for singing.参考译文：1.我每天收到以父母名义写的请假条，很多是学生自己写的。自从他们学会写作之日起，就开始编假请假条。如果我要是一一追究，那好，简直一天24小时都闲不下来。2.当校长和学监走进来时，我的心直往下沉。他们都没和我打招呼，径直走到学生面前，盯着看学生的作文。学监拿了一份给校长看。3.我悟出，总有一天，人人需要借口。如果我们今天唱歌，明天照样可以唱，为什么不呢？高兴的时候哼哼小调需要借口吗？Exercise Put the verbs in brackets into appropriate verb forms.1. If winter comes(come), can spring be far behind? 2. Scientists proved that the earth is(be) 49 times the size of the moon.3. Some young expats fear that they will fall(fall) back into an old rut if they go home.4. The leader recently declared that the mandate would allow(allow) more pupils to jumpship in the next few days.5. The telephone is ringing(ring), would you answer it please?6. Human resources will achieve maximum productivity only when they have(have)access to appropriate types of physical resources.7. Please dont come at four oclock this afternoon, I will be having(have) a meeting then.8. While the children were playing in the shade, their parents were working(work) in the scorching sun.9. Wherever he travelled in those years, he wrote(