新世纪大学英语综合教程4(第二版)

新世纪大学英语综合教程4(第二版) 第四章答案 Enhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action Working with Words and Expressions 1 In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) mass 2) gambled 3) voluntary 4) hunted 5) classified 6) abolished 7) division 8) senseless 9) fashions 10) coordination 11) declarations 12) mitted 13) necessity 14) moderately 15) slightest 16) considerable 17) evaluate 18) derived 2 In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Complete the sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) stands/stood a chance 2) ruled out 3) consist /consists of 4) gone through 5) in the strict sense 6) At a guess 7) earns a living 8) coincide with 9) gone in for 10) got their teeth into Increasing Your Word Power 1 Word Building Did you notice the suffix -ary and -ory in words such as “voluntary” and “satisfactory” in Texts A and B? The suffix -ary or -ory can be added to a noun to form an adjective. Now add the suffixes of -ary or -ory to the nouns in the following table to form adjectives, then translate them into Chinese. 1) imaginary 2) congratulatory 3) Migratory 4) documentary 5) legendary 6) introductory 7) contradictory 8) explanatory 2 Study the following usage notes and then plete each of the following sentences with an appropriate word from the box. Answers for reference: 1) vocation2) posts3) trade 4) job5) work6) profession 7) career8) position 3 Underline the mistakes in the following sentences, paying special attention to the use of prepositions. Write down your corrections in the space provided. If there is no mistake, write “No Mistake”. Answers: 1) ( of will. 2) ( against black people. 3) (for 4) (with) The deceased musician was buried in his home village in 5) (over) The mayor (市长 stone of the new museum. 6) (of always pretend otherwise. 7) (in ) The old mans will was signed witnesseshis younger sister and one of his favourite students. 8) ( No Mistake ) When Britain declared war on Germany, Jacks grandpa joined the army and his grandma was frightened for his safety all the time. 9) (of) The marketing strategy that I designed proved suessful and my 10) (No Mistake ) The new theatre is very spacious, but unfortunately, it is difficult of aess for wheel-chair users. 11) (for to know that his passport had been revoked (吊销) by the US government. 12) (of “popular” writers, whom he describes as talentless and worthless. Grammar in Context 1 Turn the following plex sentences into simple sentences. Answers for reference: 1) I dont remember having borrowed/borrowing anything from you. 2) Shell stay here for a couple of weeks before going on to New York. 3) The prospect of Professor Smiths ing to see us cheered us all. 4) Jim, a man of strong character, naturally didnt give in. 5) Arriving at the school gate, he found his classmates had already assembled. 2 Replace the that-clause in each of the sentences with a prepositional phrase. Answers for reference: 1) He was afraid of falling behind the others. 2) We were all amused at Heys running after the dog in his slippers. 3) Have they informed you of the change in the plan? 4) Were grateful to you for having given us so much help. 5) We assured them of our willingness to cooperate with them. Cloze Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given. Answers: (1) enjoy (2) physical (3) pelled (4) necessity (5) support (6) mental (7) idealize (8) status (9) values (10) classified (11) essential (12) mind (13) attitude (14) fortunate Translation 1 Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference: 1) As more and more details of her private life were disclosed by the media, she was pelled to resign her post as general manager (or: resign as general manager/ resign from the post of general manager) of the pany. 2) She is very satisfied with her new job as it coincides with her interests. 3) I bought this shirt because the pricet was reduced from 300 yuan to 80 yuan. 4) To bring her children up, the mother really went through all kinds of hardships. 5) The police have ruled out murder in the case of the old ladys death. 6) The municipality (municipal government) promised to take effective steps as soon as possible to solve the problems of air pollution. 7) I did not go in for the Campus Tennis Championships held last month because of my injured leg. 8）If you can get the support of the majority of the girls, you stand a good chance of winning the election and being Chairman of the Students Union. 9) Not all the books he wrote were as suessful as this one so I remend that you borrow it from the library and read it. 10) At the xx Athens Olympic Games Liu Xiang won the championship of the mens 110-meter hurdle and broke the world record, which had been previously held by an American athlete. 2 Translate the following passage into English. Answers for reference: Some people think that theyve fulfilled their tasks as long as they go on duty and e off duty on time. They never think about what is meant by “work” and why they should work at all. In fact, “work” involves such qualities as wisdom, enthusiasm, imagination and creativity. To do his work well, a worker must have a spirit of dedication, and be capable of bearing hardships and standing hard work. In addition, he should have initiative and creativity. Having initiative means the worker should be ready to grasp every opportunity to display his outstanding ability. In addition, a worker should make clear the nature and significance of the work he does, be responsible for whatever he is doing and plunge himself into the work with vigorous enthusiasm. If he can do so, he will find a job no longer a burden but an indispensable part of his life. Whatever he does, he can always find values and pleasure in the work and achieve extraordinary results in otherwise ordinary work. THEME-RELATED WRITING Write a position of no less than 150 words on the topic “My Career Choice”. Your writing should cover the following points: 1) the kind of job you prefer to do 2) factors you consider when choosing the job 3) conclusion Sample Essay: My Career Choice When it es to the choice of career, different people consider the matter from different perspectives. Personally I prefer to be a teacher. I have three reasons for my decision. The first reason is that the profession of teaching is in agreement with my personality. Being an outgoing, patient and understanding person, I think I am able to municate with my students and understand their feelings easily, which constitutes an important factor in ensuring suess in teaching. The second reason is that I am interested in the job. It would always give me great joy and satisfaction to see the happy faces of my students, to share my knowledge and life experience with them and to participate in their process of growing up. The third reason is related to my oupational attitude. I always believe that school teachers all over the world are respected for their profound knowledge and higher social status. I have always held my teachers in respect and I hope I would be respected as a teacher, too, in the future. I think teaching is an ideal career for me. Being a university student now, I will work hard to realize my dream. (198 words) 人在自然界 亚历山大斯伯金 1人类生活在大自然的王国里。他们时刻被大自然所包围并与之相互影响。人类呼吸的空气、喝下的水和摄入的食 物，无一不令人类时刻感知到大自然的影响。我们与大自然血肉相连，离开大自然，我们将无法生存。 2人类不仅生活在大自然之中，同时也在改变着大自然。人类把自然资源转变为各种文化，社会 _财富。人类降服并控制了电，迫使它为人类社会的利益服务。人类不仅把各种各样的动植物转移到不同的气候环境，也改变了他生活环境的地貌和气候并使动植物因之而发生转变。 3随着社会的发展，人类对大自然的直接依赖越来越少，而间接的依赖却越来越多。我们远古的祖先生活在大自然的威胁及破坏力的恐惧之中，他们常常连基本的生活物资都无法获取。然而，尽管工具不甚完备，他们却能同心协力，顽强工作，并总是有