英语专业综合教程第二册第五单元练习答案-unit-5-fourteen-steps

Key to Unit 5 Page 87 Text Comprehension I B II 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 F III 1 the second half of his first life 2 the day when he was unable to climb those steps and was to lie and die 3 his challenge to continue living and misery he had to accept and cope with in order to hold on to his sanity his wife his home and his job 4 He first felt a bit sorry for them but then felt relieved by the thought of paying 5 the old man is blind but he helped him in the storm while the writer assumed that a disabled man deserved other people s help but never helped others 6 he should always be ready to help others IV 1 a sad man with little hope for his future and everything depended on him to climb these 14 steps 2 the writer was filled with great shame and horror and became speechless Page 88 Vocabulary I 1 a disease that gradually became more and more serious 2 with the help of 在 的帮助下 3 looking very carefully and hard at 凝视 4 are ready 准备就绪 安排妥当 5 not caring about 对 漠不关心 II 1 tilted 2 led up to 3 hold on to 4 care for 5 is inclined to 6 make a living 7 follow example 8 to a degree Page 89 III Word derivation Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words 1 You always follow your own inclination incline instead of thinking of our feeling 2 The men stood in front of the bar indifferent indifference to the argument that was going on across the road 3 The company has had a successful first year at home but penetration penetrate of the international market has been slow 4 We hadn t seen her for many years and were very shocked by her frailty frail 5 He does not consider his deafness an affliction afflict 6 We were all very impressed by the excellence excellent of the design 7 Her fever is getting progressively progress worse I think we should call a doctor 8 The honeymoon period was soon followed by the usual disillusionment disillusion with day to day reality 1 incline v 使有 倾向 易于 爱好 inclination n 倾向 意愿 inclined a 有 倾向的 倾斜的 2 indifference n 不重视 无兴趣 漠不关心 indifferent a 漠不关心的 冷淡的 indifferently ad 不在乎地 冷淡地 淡然地 3 penetrate v 穿透 渗透 看穿 penetrating a 敏锐的 尖锐的 穿透的 透彻的 penetration n 渗透 侵入 突破 4 frail a 脆弱的 虚弱的 frailty n 脆弱 意志薄弱 弱点 5 afflict v 使苦恼 折磨 affliction n 痛苦 苦恼 苦难 6 excellent a 极好的 杰出的 excellence n 优秀 卓越 优点 excellently ad 优秀地 超群地 7 progress n 进步 发展 前进 progression n 前进 progressive a 前进的 渐进的 8 disillusion n 觉醒 幻灭 disillusionment n 幻灭感 disillusioned a 大失所望的 幻想破灭的 IV 1 A 2 C 3 B 4 D 5 B 6 A 7 D 8 B Page 90 V Synonym Antonym Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used 1 And I managed to keep my health and optimism to a degree because of 14 steps Antonym pessimism 2 Not so Here hobbled a bitterly disillusioned cripple a man who held on to his sanity and his wife and his home and his job because of 14 miserable steps leading up to the back door from his garage Synonym painfully desperately 3 She went into the house and a moment later came out bundled in raincoat and hat followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting Antonym cheerless unhappy gloomy 4 I started the engine and thumped slowly along keeping well over on the shoulder until I came to the dirt road where I turned in thankfully Synonym fortunately 5 He was an old man stooped and frail looking under his slicker Synonym weak feeble 6 As I became older I became more disillusioned and frustrated Synonym disappointed 7 I realized that I was filled to overflowing with self pity selfishness indifference to the needs of others and thoughtlessness Antonym selflessness unselfishness 8 There followed a long interval of noises Synonym period VI Compounding Write in each space the meaning of each given word 1 likewise in the same way 2 underway in progress 3 carefree with no concern 4 forthcoming coming soon 5 stand by something ready for use 6 user friendly handy to use 7 soundproof preventing the passage of sound 8 landlocked almost or entirely surrounded by land Grammar Page 91 I different ways to express around 1 About 100 students 2 more or less 40 pages 3 There are 30 or so questions 4 two hours or thereabouts 5 some four miles 6 50ish II 1 a nap 2 very good indeed 3 in a mess 4 on hands and knees 5 very much better than you are 6 talking quickly and continuously 7 very probably 8 a lot ways Page 92 III Correct the errors in the following sentences 1 He was not due at the office for another three quarter attributive adjective three quarters of an hour 2 was were 3 This is the worst disaster I can remember in my plus 25 years 25 years plus as a police officer 4 second time a second time 5 see have seen 6 hour hours 7 29 Twenty nine IV Both both Neither either neither both each either Page 93 V Fill in each of the blanks with some any or one of their compounds 1 somewhat 2 The repairs will cost something in the region of 500 3 I was amazed that some 400 people came to the meeting to discuss the new scheme for a shopping center 4 somehow anything 5 anything something 6 George ought to be able to tell whether that old plate is valuable He is something of an expert on china 7 What have you been up to I haven t seen anything of you for ages 8 some Page 94 Translation I English to Chinese 1 常言道猫有九命 我信这话 因为我已经活第三回了 尽管我并不是猫 2 我只是一个一瘸一拐 幻想破灭的残疾人 一个因为车库和后门之间十四级 令人痛苦的台阶而努力保持清醒的头脑 伴随妻子 维持家庭和坚持工作的人 3 其后的几秒钟一切都好像凝滞了 那一刻的羞耻和惊诧深深地穿透了我的肺 腑 我感到了一种从未有过的震撼 4 我意识到自己极端自怜 自私 对别人的需要漠不关心 不为别人着想 II Chinese to english 1 这位电影演员比大多数人更愿意帮助残疾人 因为他自己十年前曾中过风 be inclined to This film actor is more inclined than most people to help the handicapped because he himself suffered a stroke ten years ago 2 The old man is afflicted with rheumatism but he still goes jogging and mountain climbing every day 3 美国金融制度中的一些缺陷始终没有得到足够的重视 最终酿成了灾难性的 后果 lead to Some of the flaws in the American financial system which had never received due attention eventually led to disastrous consequences 4 He held on to his shares of that company when the prices were dropping sharply last year Now he has made a fortune 5 赶快断了这个念头吧 这个想法太疯狂了 根本不值得考虑 dismiss Just dismiss the idea from your mind it s crazy and not worth thinking about at all 6 We were all set to leave for the holiday in New York when the 9 11 incident shook the whole world 7 If you think I have a magic formula to solve the problem you are bound to be disillusioned 8 That Japanese company succeeded in penetrating the US TV market Page 95 1 Dictation With the invention of the radio newspaper publishers wondered how broadcasting would affect them Many feared that the radio as a quick and easy means of keeping people informed would displace the newspaper industry altogether Others hoped that the brief newscast heard on the air would stimulate listeners interest in the story so they d buy the paper to get more information This second idea turned out to be closer to the truth Radio and print actually supported each other However this is not always the case Take television and motion pictures for example With the popularization of TV the motion picture suffered greatly Movie attendance dropped when people chose to stay at home and be entertained 2 Cloze It was very late at night on the eve of Memorial Day A nice looking white lady got on the subway train 1 with a baby on her right arm and two children after her I saw her preparing to get off at the next station which happened to be the place 2 where I had to get off I could see the steep concrete stairs going up into the street Shoul