专业学位硕士研究生英语教程Unit-16词汇及课后答案.doc

Unit 16WarWord Bankambush：a sudden attack made from a concealed position伏击；埋伏assault：to attack攻击；袭击bankruptcy：financial ruin破产barrel：the metal, cylindrical part of a firearm through which the bullet travels枪管bayou：a creek or small river that is a tributary of a larger body of water支流；河口blast：a violent explosion爆炸cavity：a hole; a hollow area within the body洞；腔discharge：to release, as from confinement, care, or duty释放；使退伍droop：to bend or hang downward低垂；弯曲；下垂flashback：(psychology) recurring, intensely vivid mental image of a past traumatic experience心理学重现：过去受伤的经历在脑海中生动重现grenade：a missile containing priming and bursting charges榴弹；季榴弹hallucinate：to have illusion产生幻觉highlight：to make prominent; to emphasize使.显得重要；强调icon：an image; a representation; a symbol; an idol肖像；代表；象征；偶像loot：to pillage; to spoil打劫；掠夺maim：to disable or disfigure使残疾offshore：away from the shore近海paranoia：a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur妄想狂；偏执狂pin：to hold fast; immobilize使.困住；牵制 post-traumatic：following an injury or resulting from it受伤后的shell-shock：a kind of mental disorder弹震症(士兵因战争而得的一种精神疾病)shutter：a mechanical device of a camera (照相机上的)快门slump：to fall or sink heavily; collapse消沉；陷入；倒塌 snap：a sudden, sharp cracking sound劈啪声sniper：a skilled military shooter to shoot enemy soldiers from a concealed place狙击手；射击手steely：resembling steel, as in color or hardness钢铁般的streak：to mark with lines, smears, or bands with different colors使带条纹；使带污点undertaking：n. a task or an assignment undertaken; a venture承担的任务；事业victor：winner胜利者wan：pale; distressed; weary and melancholy苍白的；惨淡的；郁郁寡欢的wisp：thin smoke or clouds一缕烟、云等Phrases and Expressionsdrag on：to delay拖延in the face of：confronting with面对；面临in the wake of：following directly on; in the aftermath of; as a consequence of跟随，作为的余波teamed up with：to coordinate与合作；配合Reading Comprehension Choose the best for each of the following.1. What changed Millers life in a second? ( C )A. The snap of a snipers bullet.B. The blast of a bomb.C. The sudden shutter click of a photographer.D. The maimed wreck of a healthy body. 2. Why does the author use Marlboro man to refer to Miller? ( A )A. Because the image symbolizes a popular American hero.B. Because Miller is having a cigarette.C. Because Miller is a cowboy from the west.D. Because Americans dont like smoking. 3. What are Not symptoms of post-traumatic disorder? ( A )A. Loss of sleep, having images.B. Flashbacks, panic attacks and paranoia.C. Possibility of being violent to loved ones.D. Being silent all the time. 4. Why did Miller attack another marine when waiting offshore in a troop transport of New Orleans? ( C )A. Because he hated the man.B. Because the man attacked him first.C. Because he had the illusion of Iraq war when hearing the mans whistling.D. Because he felt guilty for having the life. 5. What is the main idea of this article? ( D )A. A picture changed the fate of Miller.B. Miller became the Marlboro Man of America.C. Most Americans were against Iraqi WarD. A picture made Miller a hero, but couldnt save him from post-traumatic stress disorder.II. Complete the following summary of the text by filling in the blanks with words. The initial letter of each word has been given to you. A sudden (1) shutter click of a war photographers camera changed the life of a US marine James Blake Miller. Millers image in the picture became a symbol of (2) steely resolve, of weary-yet-determined struggle, of the (3) toughness of the American fighting man having a cigarette break before finishing the job. Now Miller is a different (4) symbol in a different time. As the war has (5) dragged on, his life has collapsed in the face of post-traumatic stress (6) disorder. He has to draw a disability pension, for his condition and his personal life is a (7) wreck. His life has slumped into struggle and (8) despair. Miller becomes a symbol of the human (9) cost of war, whose story is a reminder of the price that ordinary men and women are (10) paying for the Iraq operation.Vocabulary I. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence. 1. The plane _A_ across the sky. A. streaked B. marked C. moved D. rushed 2. A moments _A_ will show you are wrong. A. reflection B. request C. response D. resentment 3. The _B_ of hair is making this photo look so natural! A. branch B. wisp C. series D. slice 4. Walking into the conference room, the director looked at every one there with _C_ eyes. A. hard B. critic C. steely D. strong 5. He associated _D_ with his friends in a business. A. work B. understanding C. underway D. undertaking 6. The crash to the tree injured two persons and made the car into a _A_. A. wreck B. trash C. damage D. ruin 7. Business _D_ after the Christmas holidays. A. settled B. smashed C. sneaked D. slumped 8. Though we made the machine work, _B_ technical problems remain. A. unusual B. enormous C. unique D. rare 9. Some _A_ of World War II gathered to celebrate their victory. A. veterans B. vendors C. ventures D. vets10. The doctor prescribed some medicine for his mental _B_. A. mass B. disorder C. chaos D. pollutionII. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary. in the wake of assault bankruptcy discharge suffer from highlight honorably in the face of team up with whistle profile restive drag on stress ignore 1. Outbreak of disease occurred in the wake of the drought. 2. The firm will head toward bankruptcy unless a new manager is elected. 3. Those bridges and islets all highlight the garden scenery. 4. American troop assaulted the terrorist camp with heavy artillery. 5. For depressed patients there appears to be an increased risk of suicide immediately after discharge from hospital. 6. Sports should be conducted honorably in an atmosphere of moral purity. 7. In the face of the new evidence, he had to admit that he had been wrong. 8. He preferred to go into business alone rather than to team up with anyone else. 9. We could see the profile of a distant hill if it is very clear.10. The government has done nothing to ease restrictions on export and manufacturers are growing restive (难控制的)TranslationPut the following paragraph into English. 这幅照片象征着人类为战争所付出的代价。随着美国对伊作战进入第四个年头，它时时提醒着普通美国人，他们的生活是如何被这场战争所改变的。人们很容易遗忘美国人正在打仗这一事实。但是现在，米勒的故事提醒我们普通的美国人正在为伊拉克的军事行动付出代价。参考译文：The picture remains a symbol of the human cost of war. As the conflict in Iraq drags on into its fourth year, it is often remarked upon how little ordinary life in America has changed. It is easy to ignore the fact that America is fighting at all. But now Millers story is a reminder of the price that ordinary men and women are paying for the Iraq operation.Exercise Choose the best answer for each blank. 1. I think we have done our housework better than _D_. A. he B. he will C. he does D. he has 2. Jane said that it was likely to snow tomorrow and I said that _D_. A. I hoped to B. I hope so C. it was evident so D. it seemed so 3. -Will you be able to come to the meeting? -_A_. A. Im afraid not B. Im sorry not C. I m not afraid so D. I m sorry 4. I got tired of the village life there. Why _D_ to my home for a few weeks? A. coming to B. not coming C. dont you come D. not come 5. Wood does not conduct electricity, _C_. A. so doesnt rubber B. also doesnt rubber C. nor does rubber D. nor rubber does 6. The director proposed that wages _B_. A. would be raised B. be raised C. raised D. was raised 7. The judge ruled that the trial _D_ postponed. A. will not be B. would not be C. not to be D. not be 8. Look out for cars _B_ the street. A. when crossed B. while crossing C. if you crossed D. while crosse 9. Father advised me not to say anything until _C_ at the meeting. A. asking B. to ask C. asked D. ask10. -How about the number of students playing football on the playground?-_A_.A. Small B. Many C. Little D. MostExerciseTurn the following sentences into Eng