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

Key to Unit 5Page 87Text ComprehensionIB.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 peoples 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 88VocabularyI.1. a disease thatgradually became more and more serious2. 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 89III.Word derivationFill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. You always follow your owninclination(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 butpenetration(penetrate) of the international market has been slow.4. We hadnt seen her for many years and were very shocked by herfrailty(frail).5. He does not consider his deafness anaffliction(afflict).6. We were all very impressed by theexcellence(excellent) of the design.7. Her fever is gettingprogressively(progress) worse. I think we should call a doctor.8. The honeymoon period was soon followed by the usualdisillusionment(disillusion) with day-to-day reality.1.inclinev.使有倾向，易于；爱好inclinationn.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indifferentlyad.不在乎地，冷淡地，淡然地3.penetratev.穿透，渗透；看穿penetratinga.敏锐的，尖锐的；穿透的，透彻的penetrationn.渗透，侵入，突破4.fraila.脆弱的，虚弱的frailtyn.脆弱，意志薄弱；弱点5.afflictv.使苦恼，折磨afflictionn.痛苦，苦恼，苦难6.excellenta.极好的，杰出的excellencen.优秀，卓越，优点excellentlyad.优秀地，超群地7.progressn.进步，发展，前进progressionn.前进progressivea.前进的，渐进的8.disillusionn.觉醒，幻灭disillusionmentn.幻灭感disillusioneda.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 90V. Synonym / AntonymGive 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 andoptimism, to a degree, because of 14 steps.Antonym: pessimism2. Not so. Here hobbled abitterlydisillusioned 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, desperately3. She went into the house and a moment later came out bundled in raincoat and hat, followed by a man who called acheerfulgreeting.Antonym: cheerless, unhappy, gloomy4. I started the engine and thumped slowly along, keeping well over on the shoulder until I came to the dirt road, where I turned inthankfully.Synonym:fortunately5. He was an old man, stooped andfrail-looking under his slicker.Synonym: weak, feeble6. As I became older, I became moredisillusionedand frustrated.Synonym: disappointed7. I realized that I was filled to overflowing with self-pity,selfishness, indifference to the needs of others and thoughtlessness.Antonym: selflessness, unselfishness8.There followed a longintervalof noises.Synonym: periodVI.CompoundingWrite in each space the meaning of each given word.1. likewisein the same way2. underwayin progress3. carefreewith no concern4. forthcomingcoming soon5. stand-bysomething ready for use6. user-friendlyhandy to use7. soundproofpreventing the passage of sound8. landlockedalmost or entirely surrounded by landGrammar Page 91Idifferent 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 waysPage 92III. Correct the errors in the following sentences.1. He was not due at the office for anotherthree-quarter(attributive-adjective)(three quarters)of an hour.2. was were.3. This is the worst disaster I can remember in myplus 25 years(25 years plus) as a police officer.4. second time a second time.5. see have seen6. hour- hours 7.29- Twenty-nine IV.Both, both, Neither, either, neither.both, each, eitherPage 93V.Fill in each of the blanks withsome,anyor one of their compounds.1. somewhat2. 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, anything5. anything, something6. 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 havent seen _anything_ of you for ages.8. somePage 94 Translation I. English to Chinese1.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 english1.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 its 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. DictationWith 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 theyd 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. ClozeIt 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. Should I offer my help (3) a