精读第四册课后练习答案.doc

Unit1 Never Give In, Never, Never, NeverText comprehensionI. BII. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. TVocabularyI. 1. gladden my heart2. situation; circumstances3. threat4. splendid; heroic5. sudden small movement because of pain or fearII. 1. put through 2. addressed himself to 3. was going through 4. Throwing our minds back to 5. yielded to 6. close our account 7. ups and downs 8. misfortunesIII. 1. catastrophically 2. deceptive 3. convictions 4. apparently 5. Perseverance 6. desperation 7. unflinchingly 8. courageousIV. 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. AV.1. threat (danger) 2. happy(successful) 3. position 4. seemingly 5. defeat(failure) 6. retreat (shrink, withdraw)7. praise (commend, laud)8. destroyVI. 1. current2. shown3. frequently4. depressed5. try harder6. takes inGrammarI. 1. The school teaches shorthand, bookkeeping and the use of business machines.2. The sentence is difficult to understand not because of the technical vocabulary but because of the faulty syntax.3. Marian could not decide whether to start college right after high school or to get a job first.4. The Allies decided to invade Italy and then to launch a massive assault on the Normandy coast.5. The actor was stunned not only by the noise of booing but also by the sight of flying tomatoes.6. Smoking cigarettes can be as dangerous as playing Russian roulette.7. The trip to the city is neither long nor expensive.8. You must either stay home or go with us.9. The course consists of several lectures, three written reports, and two impromptu oral presentations.10. The requirements for a chemistry degree are not as strict as the requirements/those for a medical degree.II. 1. Heidi Ross was both rich and powerful. 2. Most of the floggings and lynchings occur at harvest time, when first hangs heavy and ripe, when the leaves are red and gold, when nuts fall from the trees, when the earth offers its best. 3. I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. 4. Black people in America have been neglected and underestimated for years, but their recent accomplishments in a variety of fields have made “black power” real and black pride possible. 5. New students will register on Monday; second-year students will register on Tuesday, and senior students will register on Wednesday. 6. The actor taught his students how to read, how to stand, how to cry and how to talk with fans. 7. We cannot be worried about or terrified of the difficulties in life. 8. The factory workers were ready, able, and determined to do a great job.III. 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. BIV. 1. Secretaries do not want flowers but the recognition of their abilities to help management to get more done at less cost, thus contributing to profitability. They would, therefore, like to be recognized as professional coworkers. 2. In Medieval times intelligent men frequently became priests. They did so to gain influential positions, for, in spite of the number of bishops from royal families, the Church was a democratic institution in which ability could make its way. 3. I miss the open fire now that most houses have central heating. Central heating provides warmth but it does not provide a focal point in a room, which depresses me.V. have run/have been running; began; has taken; takes; returned; was; became; screamed; left/were leaving; have never seenTranslationI. 1. 但我们必须学会同样善于应付短暂而干脆与漫长而艰难的局面。2. 人们普遍认为英国人最终总是会胜出的。3. 其他国家认为英国输得一无所有了。4. 一年前，我们孤军作战，许多国家都以为我们被彻底打败了。II. 1. I had arranged for them to meet each other at the pub, but the young man never turned up. 2. You cannot tell merely from appearances whether things will turn out unfavourable to us or not. 3. The soldier, who stood in the gap in every battle, gained the highest honors of the country. 4. The chairman spoke so forcefully that the rest of the committee yielded to his opinion. 5. They are well-to-do now, but along the way they had their ups and downs. 6. There are two questions to which I will address myself in this lecture. 7. We are planning a big Christmas party in your honour. 8. Hearing that tune threw my mind back to my childhood.III. 他们告诉我们，我们弱小，没有力量对付如此强大的敌人。但是我们什么时候才能强大一些呢？是下个星期吗？是明年吗？是我们完全被解除武装之时吗？犹豫不决、无所作为就能使我们积聚力量吗？我们仰面而卧，心存虚妄之想，直至让敌人捆住我们的手脚，难道只有这样我们才能找到有效的抵御方法吗？先生们，假如我们适当地运用造物主赋予我们的力量，我们就不再弱小。我们拥有300万为争取神圣自由而武装起来的人民，我们拥有这样的国家，这是敌人可能派遣来的任何军队都无法战胜的。战争的胜利不仅仅属于强者，胜利还属于警觉的人们、活跃的人们、无畏的人们。先生们，我们已别无选择。即使我们卑躬屈膝，指望从战争中脱身，也为时已晚。除了屈服，沦为奴隶，我们没有退路！战争已迫在眉睫，让它到来吧！先生们，请允许我重复一遍：让它到来吗！Unit2 Space InvadersText ComprehensionI. CII.1. T2.T3. T4. T5. FVocabularyI.1. Drooping; loosened; slackened2. tone; sound3. already over-stimulated/restless local people/residents4. unfriendliness; cold-shouldering5. membership of a group or organizationII. 1. sidled up 2. carve out 3. attribute to 4. stake a claim 5. tread on 6. plowed into 7. is proportional to 8. breathing down their necksIII. 1. annoying 2. intuition 3. relented 4. proliferates 5. lamentably 6. expansive 7. routine 8. shrinkageIV. 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. BV. 1. significantly (considerably, incautiously) 2. shrinking (receding, lessening) 3. private (personal, individual) 4. give (present, confer) 5. tightened (tense, rigid) 6. recently (currently) 7. old-fashioned (odd, antiquated) 8. uncomfortable (nervous, upset)VI. 1. promotion 2. endure 3. willingly 4. canceled 5.the most important thing 6.moderately warGrammarI. 1.C 2. B 3. B; B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. BII. 1.Can 2. cant 3. 4. cannot 5. 6. could 7. can 8. was able to 9. may 10. were able toIII.1. He is in poor health. He could/may/might/can fall ill at any time. 2. John looks pale today. He may be ill. 3. Even experts can make mistakes. 4. John could swim when he was five. 5. Visitors could take photos of the castle. 6. Could/Can/Might/May I borrow your phone? 7. Nobody knows where he is. He could/may/might be in the library or in the lab. 8. John may have read the book on WWII. 9. I looked everywhere but I couldnt find my dictionary. 10. Kens car had been stolen, so he couldnt have given her a ride.IV. 1.so 2.not/so 3.does 4.so 5.one 6.so 7.do 8.didV. 1.It is such a surprise that I cant get over it. 2. It was such horrible weather that we spent the whole day indoors. 3. Poor Susan had such a bad headache that she couldnt get to sleep. 4. Jack was so out of breath that he couldnt speak at first. 5. The music was so loud that you could hear it from miles away. 6. The shirts became so stiff that he couldnt put them on. 7. She made such a good meal that we all ate far too much. 8. There was so much to do that nobody ever got bored.TranslationI1.在我看来，礼貌就是要给别人以空间，不冒犯别人，允许别人有隐私。 2.个人空间基本上是一个公众场合的问题；私下里，我们是允许对个人空间进行各种各样的侵犯的。 3.就像我们国家拥有12海里领海权一样，个人空间就是我们的边界，只要有陌生人穿过这个边界，就会使我们感到不安。 4. 说到底，个人空间是个心理上的问题，而不是个物理上的问题：与其说它与我们的外部空间相关，还不如说它与我们的内心空间相关。II1. The pigeon was wedged in the fork of a branch and it fell after a while. 2. The payment that the motorist will have to make is proportional to the amount of damage he has done to the other persons car. 3. You can only enter the cave by inching through a narrow tunnel on your stomach. 4. She stammered some apology for entering my office without knocking as she sidled towards the door. 5. He took pains to explain to me that I was not being dismissed because I didnt do my work well but because the company was a confronted by financial troubles. 6. The enlistment of young soldiers infused new hope and morale into the army. 7. Once the older boys stake a claim to the lawn, the younger ones had to give way to them to avoid conflict. 8. The man following her made her uneasy and she couldnt help quicken her steps.III. 在一些文化中，空间感觉的一个重要方面体现于人们所需要的彼此感觉舒适却又不觉得拥挤的“私人空间”。例如，北美人彼此感觉舒适所需的空间距离大约是4英尺。而阿拉伯人和拉美人反而是彼此靠近才会感觉舒服。因此，不同文化的人可能会无意间侵犯彼此的空间感。正如不同的时间观可能会造成文化冲突，不同的空间观也会引发同样的问题。Unit 7 The MonsterText comprehensionI. CII. 1. T2. F3. F4. T5. TIV. 1. He almost had no sense of responsibility. 2. He wrote large numbers of letters begging for money. In some letters he was servile without shame, and in other letters he loftily offered his targeted benefactor the privilege of contributing to his support. If the recipient refused to accept his offer, i.e. refused to lend him money, he would fly into a rage. 3. He would use influence from as many people as possible in order to meet some admirer of his who was only too glad to offer him his help. 4. Since Wagner was driven by such tremendous forces, it is no wonder that he didnt behave like a normal human being.VocabularyI. 1. person with extremely excessive self-pride 2. with all their talents combined in him 3. in a bad temper; unwell or annoyed 4. without 5. use as much influence of his as possible (from behind the scenes) 6. make concessionII. 1. pulled wires2. be content with3. rolled into one4. between the lines of5. sink into6. innocent of7. out of sorts8. lay my hands onIII. 1. callousness2. tormentor3. inconceivable4. arrogantly5. gloomy6. tragedy7. delusion8. loftyIV. 1. A2. B3. C4. A5. C6. B7. A8. DV. 1. humbleness (modesty)2. amazing (stunning, miraculous) 3. cold-blooded (inhumane, merciless)4. void 5. ethical (moral, principled, scrupulous)6. parody (caricature)7. exhilaration (bliss, ecstasy)8. proudly (self-importantly)VI. 1. company2. controlled3. imprecise4. out of fashion5. immediately6. coverGrammarI. 1. at2. on3. to4. at5. from6. of7. in; for; at8. on; of; of9. over10. on; under; out ofII. 1. C2. A3. B4. C5. D6. D7. B8. DIII. Both John and I wanted to go to the movies, but we could not agree which picture we should go to see. A new picture was showing at the Palace and another at the Globe. Neither John nor I had seen either of these pictures. I wanted to see the one at the Globe, but John didnt.IV. 1. My cousin, John, who has a beautiful tenor voice, is appearing at the Royal Festival Hall, where I am going to meet him after the concert. 2. The roller coaster, which made its appearance in 1884, is till one of the most exciting rides in an amusement park. 3. As I could not find a British-made ballpoint pen, I bought a French one, which was expensive although it was an extremely simple pen. 4. Everybody who is interested in brass rubbings should visit our village church because it contains some beautiful brasses which date from the 14th century. 5. Despite free medical treatment being availble to everybody in the country, there are still a number of private hospitals, which are mostly patronized by foreign visitors who do not want to wait for a bed in a National Health Service hospital. 6. Crochet, which used to be a favourite pastime in Victorian times, is back in fashion because clothes have become so expensive that it is worthwile to make them. 7. Clanging its bell, the empty cable car approaches, swaying as though slightly drunk. 8. We arrived by plane from Denver, a 16-minute flight that culminated in a breathtaking touchdown at a tiny airport tucked in among the Rocky Mountains.V. 1. The child is lonely; he would be happier if he had someone to paly with. 2. I have some letters to write. 3. He was the first man to leave the burning building. 4. The pilot was the only man to survive the crash. 5. The last one to leave the room must turn out the lights. 6. That is the largest ship to be built. 7. My files are all over the place. I wish I had a box to keep them in. 8. I dont much care for cooking my self; if I had a family to cook for Id be more interested.TranslationI. 1. 任何人只要有一丝半点的不同意见，即使再微不足道，也足够让他高谈阔论几个钟头，用他那十分累人的雄辩从多面认证自己是正确的，结果是他的听众目瞪口呆，两耳震聋，为了息事宁人，只好顺从他。 2. 他发出几十封哀求信，有时不知廉耻地向人献媚，有时他又会将对自己的支持作为某种特权高傲地赏赐给他希望得到的资助人，一旦这份荣耀被人拒绝，他又会深感被人冒犯。 3. 如果有人仰慕他的作品，能够并且愿意为他所用，他就会动用各种关系，想尽办法见上一面；可是他又人因为表示出某种愚蠢的、毫无意义的傲慢和无视而树立死敌。 4. 这简直就是一个让人难以言表的奇迹，他那可怜的大脑和身体竟然没在在如此强大的创造力的折磨下崩溃，这个恶魔挣扎着，抓挠着要挣脱出来，撕扯着，尖叫着，想要他把内心的音乐谱写出来。II. 1. For the sake of your family, you should look before you leap and not take so many risks. 2. I feel a bit out of sorts after last nights heavy drink. 3. His father pulled endless wires and got him a position in an inflated government department. 4. If you read his letter carefully, you can find his real intention between the lines. 5. I knew I was downright rude to him, but I found excuses for myself. 6. Many of the oustanding figures of the past were exceptionally versatile men. Leonardo da Vinci, for instance, rolled a painter and an inventor into one. 7. He finally killed himself after being under the torment of insomnia for many years. 8. He was dumb with amazement.III. 2001年7月7日，耶路撒冷举行的一场音乐会在以色列引起了轩然大波。世界著名指挥家丹尼尔巴伦博伊正在率领德国管弦乐团在以色列艺术节上演瓦格纳的音乐，而瓦格纳是一个反犹太的德国作曲家，也是希特勒最欣赏的音乐家。建国以来的50多年里，以色列一直都有这么一条不成文的禁忌-不公开演出瓦格纳的任何作品。因为对许多以色列犹太 和二战大屠杀的幸存者来说，瓦格纳的音乐是和希特勒政权紧紧联系在一起的。尽管瓦格纳的作品在全世界范围内广为人知并广泛演出，但在以色列只要一提起瓦格纳就会激发人们的愤怒和遣责。 但巴伦博伊顿姆坚持认为，瓦格纳的反犹太主义思想既不能忽视，也不可简单地把它等同于他的音乐。他的音乐是由于它所具有的艺术价值而值得人们欣赏，一个民主的社会不应当阻止人们欣赏这样的作品。Exercise for integrated skillsII. 1. while2. feminine3. that4. also5. right6. in7. where8. without9. of10. thanUnit 8 The Discus ThrowerVocabulary I. 1. reddish brown 2. low-growing 3. almost unbearable degree 4. brings the spoon into light contact with 5. visit the patients II. 1. accomplice 2. probing 3. furtive 4. solid 5. pruned 6. acknowledging 7. hefted 8. unwrapped III. 1. peculiar 2. impression 3. dwellings 4. delivery 5. disinfectants 6. assembly 7. probings 8. awkwardly IV. 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. AV. 1.stare (watch, look) 2. live (reside, inhabit, lodge, stay) 3. sway 4. satire (sarcasm, derision, ridicule) 5. tense (nervous, stressed, anxious) 6. remarkable (extraordinary, notable, striking) 7. desirable (pleasant, agreeable) 8. stretch (extend) VI. 1. location 2. praises 3. much 4. supporting 5. usually 6. bring together Grammar I. 1. you have enjoyed it 2. she needs a good rest 3. you have had a good time4. someone has/had smoked in here 5. I had run a marathon 6. Susan isnt coming7. he were an old man 8. the world were coming to an end II. 1. I were/was a child 2. it happened only yesterday 3. she knew everything 4. to let the painful memories pass 5. awakened from some dream 6. searching for something 7. she were the Queen 8. he were a patient III. 1. J 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. G 6. H 7. E 8. F 9. I 10. C IV. 1. Apes are the animals nearest to men in appearance. 2. These articles are well written, but there is still room for improvement. 3. Crises often occur in the best-regulated families. 4. The passers-by stopped and put their hands into their trouser pockets. 5. Traffic accidents often occur at crossroads. 6. Telephones are a necessity in the modern world. 7. The storms did great damage to the crops. 8. We have a very high opinion of the old professors. V. 1. are 2. is 3. are/is 4. is 5. is/are 6. is/are 7. are 8. Is VI. 1. When she came in from the rainstorm, she looked as though she had just taken a shower with her clothes on. 2. Diana stood motionless at the end of the diving board, hands at her sides, heels slightlyraised, every muscle anticipating action. Translation I. 1. 这让他看上去像一盘盆景，树根和树枝都被修剪了，一棵大树只剩下矮小的树干。 2. 他两腿的残肢，失去了腿和脚的负荷，翘在半空，露出双腿的病况。 3. 他双手端起盘子，放到右手上，移到手心里，然后把它稳住。 4. 传来盘子在他床头对面墙上撞碎的声音以及湿漉漉的炒蛋轻轻地掉到地板上的声音。II. 1. Searchlights fingered across the black water. 2. Since a robbery happened in this building, the night watchman has become more careful and makes his rounds once every hour. 3. He stuck to his plan, though there was nothing left to prop him up. 4. He is paid by the police to spy on the activities of the terrorists. 5. In time they will come to accept the harsh reality. 6. That mans behavior looks very suspicious. He is pretending to sleep, but now and then he steals a furtive glance at the passers-by. 7. The social and economic changes that have taken place in this country are so sweeping that it has dwarfed all its neighbors. 8. In the dim light of the daybreak, I saw a dark shape looming athwart the door. III. 父亲那些浆得发硬的衬衫是个问题。 他穿衬衫时， 把它套住头往下拉， 两只手左右乱伸， 寻找袖子。新衬衫非常结实，经得起这样拉扯，不会撕裂，但经父亲穿过后，很快就不那么 结实了。首先他知道，他会听到它开始撕裂的声音，这使他感到讨厌。他憎恨任何脆弱的表 现，不管是人还是物。他愤怒时摸索袖子会比以前更加用力，接着会传来衬衫撕裂时刺耳的 劈啪声和母亲大声的抱怨。 Exercises for integrated skills II. 1. on 2. under 3. even 4. how 5. where 6. at 7. true 8. camps 9. as 10. eitherUnit 9 How I Found My VoiceVocabularyI. severe, smoothness in speaking, colleague, close relationship based on common interests, forced me to do anything, animatedII. retreat, pressed, gritted, critique, classics, kinship, is dubious about, round upIII. narrative, critical, fortunate, abundance, worship, dramatically, fluent, resurrection IV. ABCDACBDV. Mild(agreeable, gentle,), passionate(enthusiastic, ardent), comment(assessment,evaluation), doubt(uncertainty), certain(definite, positive), scornful(mocking), instruction(teaching, tuition), enjoy(appreciate)VI. Place, preserve, whereas, despite, very well, extension,GrammarI. can and could can express ability, permission and possibility. In sentence 1, couldexpresses possibility. In sentence 9, can ex