大学英语综合教程4课后习题答案[共15页]

1、大学英语综合教程 4 课后习题答案【篇一：新标准大学英语综合教程 4 课后答案】lass=txtunit 1active reading (1)looking for a job after university? first, get off the sofa reading and understanding dealing with unfamiliar words 1 to make progress by movingto the next stage in a series of actions or events (proceed) 2 the process of changi

2、ng from one situation, form or state toanother (transition) 3 not feeling involved with someone or something in a closeor emotional way (detached)4 referring to something which will happen soon (upcoming)5 to be sitting still in a position that is not upright (slump)6 to return to a previous state o

3、r way of behaving (revert)7 to say what happened (recount) it isn t easy to make the (1) transition from a busy universitystudent to an unemployed young adult (2) slumped on a barstool or half watching a mindless television show, wondering ifand how their career is going to (3) proceed. many people

4、whohave experienced a long period of inactivity like this, when (4) recounting how they felt at the time, refer to the samestrange psychological effect. as the days pass, they begin tofeel (5) detached from any sense of pressure to go and look fora job, and tend to regard (6) upcoming interviews as

5、if theywere not very important. typically, back at home after three orfour years away, they (7) revert to old habits, start seeing oldfriends, and, in many cases, become dependent again on theirparents. 1 i went to a mixed-ability secondary school just outsidelondon. (comprehensive) 2 i got stopped

6、by a policeman who asked to see my drivinglicence. (cop) 3 have you seen this beautiful from the air view of oxford?(aerial) 4 isabel tightly her bag as she walked down the corridortowards the office. (clutched) 6 i hurt my leg badly a couple of months ago, and it still hasn tgot better completely.

7、(healed) 1 is a dead-end job one with (a)exciting prospects, or (b) no future? 2 is a tricky problem (a) difficult, or (b) easy to solve? 3 if an activity saps all your energy, do you feel (a) tired, or (b)more active than usual? 4 does a pushy person try to (a) persuade you to dosomething you don t

8、 want to, or (b) help you by listening towhat you have to say? 5 if you feel apathy, do you want to (a) change the world, or (b)stay at home and do nothing?1 is fork out (a) a formal, or (b) an informal way of saying topay for something? 2 if you are in the same boat as another person, are you (a)ma

9、king the same journey together, or (b) in the same difficultor unpleasant situation? 3 if you feel you have come full circle, do you (a) feel you areback where you started, or (b) feel a sense of satisfactionbecause you have completed something? 4 if someone takes a soft line, do they deal with a pe

10、rson (a) ina kind and sympathetic way, or (b) in a lazy way withoutmaking a decision? 5 if you strike the right note about something, are youexpressing yourself (a) well, or (b) badly? 6 if you dosomething by all means, do you (a) try your best to do it, or (b)not care about it? 7 if you nudge someo

11、ne back into the saddle, are youencouraging them to (a) take responsibility again, or (b) take iteasy? 8 if you talk through a problem with someone, do you (a)examine it carefully and sensitively, or (b) refer to it quicklyand then change the subject?active reading (2) if you ask me dealing with unf

12、amiliar words 1 funny or entertaining(amusing) 2 used for emphasizing that something good has happened,especially because of good luck(fortunately) 3 an amount of money that a person, business or countryborrows, usually from a bank (loan) 4 to take an amount ornumber from a total (deduct) 5 the most

13、 exciting, impressive, or interesting part of an event(highlight)6 to show that you understand someone s problems (sympathize) 7 needing a lot of time, ability, and energy (demanding) a after three years at university, i m now quite heavily in debt. b i (1) sympathize with you, i know what i t s lik

14、e to havefinancial problems. but (2) fortunately i didn t need to take outa student (3) loan when i was at university, because i had apart-time job.a what did you do?b i worked in a restaurant at weekends.a that must have been very (4) demanding. b yes, it was. i had to get the right balance between

15、 work andstudy. but the other people who worked there were good fun tobe with, so it was quite (5) amusing too. the (6) highlight of theweekend was always saturday night when we worked overtime. a but i don t expect you made a lot of money? b no, there wasn t much after they d (7) deducted tax andpe

16、nsion contributions. but it was enough to keep me going. 1 when i was at college i kept all my personal things in an oldcupboard. 2 a lot of people who leave university before getting a degreeend up in good jobs.3 i think she ll get a good degree, but i wouldn t risk my money on the exact result. 4

17、the money i spent at college was more than what i earned inmy part-time job. 5 the chances of my being offered a job after that interviewmust be quite remote. 6 our business has done very well since we changed ouradvertising. 7 i think telling the truth and not cheating is always the bestpolicy. key

18、: (1) belongings (2) dropouts (3) gamble (4) exceeded (5)odds(6) has thrived (7) honesty1 if something is not all it s cracked up to be, is it (a) valid andinteresting, or (b) just a little bit disappointing? 2 if someone keeps banging on about something, are youlikely to be (a) interested in, or (b

19、) bored by what they say? 3 if there is a lot of hassle in your life, are you likely to feel (a)stressed, or (b) relaxed? 4 if something happens out of the blue, is it (a) unexpected, or(b) part of your plan? 5 if you say you ended up in a particular job, do you suggestthat (a) you have fulfilled yo

20、ur ambition, or (b) it happenedalmost by chance? 6 are the regulars in a pub (a) the customers who come veryoften, or (b) the food the pub offers most often? 7 if something is dead easy, is it (a) very easy, or (b) not easyat all? 8 if you treat someone to something, do you (a) buysomething nice for

21、 them, or (b) behave badly to them? 9 if you cheer a place up, do you (a) make the place lookbrighter, or (b) make the people in the place happier? reading and interpreting 1 twelve years at school and three years at university,teachers banging on about opportunities in the big wide worldbeyond our

22、sheltered life as students, and what do i find? this shows the informality of an incomplete sentence in thefirst part, the use of an informal expression (banging on) and arhetorical question to the reader (what do i find?) 2 try as i might to stay cheerful, all i ever get is hassle,sometimes with pe

23、ople (especially boys, god, when will theygrow up?) this has the use of an informal word (hassle), an informalexclamation (god) and a question to the reader (when will theygrow up?) 3 actually, i had my eye on the course at the london school ofeconomics (lse). here there is a discourse marker typica

24、l of speech (actually)and an informal phrase (had my eye on). 4 i kind of understandit, and not just because my degree is in economics.here kind of is a sort of discourse marker of informal speech (showing something is general, vague or not definite). 5 i wanted something in finance and investments,

25、 becauseyou know, maybe with a job like that, icould use my degree. this has a discourse marker of informal speech (you know). 6 . it s true, he really did seem to have three hands. again here is a discourse marker of informal speech (it s true). 7 i talked to him about . well, about pretty well eve

26、rything this has another discourse marker of informal speech (well)and an informal phrase (pretty well).language in use1 write the compound nouns which mean:1 a degree which is awarded a first class (a first-class degree)2 work in a hospital (hospital work)3 a ticket for a plane journey (a plane tic

27、ket)4 a discount for students (a student discount)5 a pass which allows you to travel on buses (a bus pass)6 a room where an interview is held (an interview room)7 a period spent in training (a training period)word formation: noun phrases 1 a career which is rewarding from the financial point of vie

28、w(a financially rewarding career) 2 legislation which has beenintroduced recently (recently introduced legislation) 3 instructions which are more complex than usual (unusuallycomplex instructions) 4 an institution which is orientated towards academic(academically orientated work) 5 work which makes

29、physical demands on you (physicallydemanding work) 6 information which has the potential to be important(potentially important information) 7 candidates who have been selected after a careful procedure(carefully selected candidates) 8 a coursebook in which everything has been plannedbeautifully (a b

30、eautifully planned textbook)try as might1 i m trying to fill this last page, but i just can t think of anything. try as i might to fill this last page, i just can t think of anything. 2 i try to be friendly with marta, but she doesn t seem torespond.try as i might to be friendly with marta, she does

31、n t seem torespond.3 i try hard to get to sleep, but i can t help thinking about my family.try as i might to get to sleep, i can t help thinking about my family.4 he just doesn t seem to get the promotion he deserves, even though he keeps trying. try as he might, he just doesn t seem to get the prom

32、otion hedeserves. / try as he might to get the promotion he deserves,he just doesn t seem to get it. 5 i keep trying to remember her name, but my mind is a blank. try as i might to remember her name, my mind is a blank. given that 1 since i know several languages, i thought iwould look for work abro

33、ad. given that i know several languages, i thought i would look forwork abroad. 2 xiao li has the best qualifications, so she should get the job. given that xiao li has the best qualifications, she should getthe job.3 since we re all here, i think it would be a good idea to get down to some work.giv

34、en that we re all here, i think it would be a good idea to get down to some work.4 since it s rather late, i think we should leave this last task until tomorrow.given that it s rather late, i think we should leave this last task until tomorrow.clauses introduced by than 1 she s experienced at giving

35、 advice. i m more experienced. shes less experienced at giving advice than i am. / i m moreexperienced at giving advice than she is. 2 you eat too muchchocolate. it isn t good for you.you eat too much chocolate than is good for you.3 she worked very hard. most part- timers don t work so hard. she wo

36、rked harder than most part-timers do. 4 you have arrived late too many times. that isn t acceptable. you have arrived late more times than is acceptable. 5 i don t think you should have given so much personalinformation. it isn t wise.i think you have given more personal information than is wise. co

37、llocations 1 highlight a highlight is the most exciting, impressive, orinteresting part of an event. (a) what would you like to be the highlight of your career? i would like the highlight of my student career to be to receivea national award for the best student research project. (b) how can you hig

38、hlight an important sentence in a text? you can underline it in pencil or pen or you can use colouredpens or highlighters. (c) what are the edited highlights of a football match? the highlights are when someone scores a goal or preventsone from being scored. 2 loan a loan is an amount of money someo

39、ne borrows fromsomeone else.(a) have you ever taken out a loan?no, i haven t. but my parents have taken out several loans to buy kitchen equipment. (b) what is the best way to pay off a loan? it is best to pay a loan off quickly, although you will still haveto pay some interest. (c) if you have a li

40、brary book on loan, what do you have to dowith it? you have to return it before the date it is due, otherwise youmay have to pay a fine. 3 thrive to thrive means to be very successful, happy orhealthy.【篇二：全新版大学英语第二版综合教程 4 课后答案全】ext organization p11 of the warp14 vocabulary i.1.1) alliance3) stroke 5

41、) minus7)declarations4) limp 6) regions 8) siege 2) at the cost of p17 ii. more synonyms in context 1) during the first world war, battles occurred here and thereover vast areas. some of the most dramatic fighting took place in the gloomy trenches offrance and belgium. 2) elizabeth made careful prep

42、arations for the interview andher efforts / homework paid off. 3)1 spent hours trying to talk him into accepting thesettlement, but he turned a deaf ear to all my words.4) pneumonia had severely weakened her body, and iwondered how her fragile body could withstand the harshweather.p18 iii. usage 1)

43、but often it is not until we fall ill that we finally learn toappreciate good health.2) a rich old lady lay dead at home for two weeks and nobody knew anything about it. 3) its said he dropped dead from a heart attack when he was atwork4)dont sit too close to the fire to keep warm you could easily g

44、et burned, especially if you fall asleep. 5)in those days people believed in marrying young and havingchildren early. 6)little tom was unable to sit still for longer thana few minutes.p19 comprehensive exercises i. cloze (a) 1. invasion 3. conquest 5. launching 7. campaign 9. reckonwith10.bring to a

45、 halt2. stand in the way 4. catching. off his guard6. declaration 8. drag on 10. bringing.to a haltp19-(b)1. allow 3. highly 5. rapidly 7. delivery 9. observing 2. reckoned 4. forecasts 6. instant 8. advantage 10. powerfulp20 ii. translation 1. mr. doherty and his family are currently engaged in get

46、tingthe autumn harvest in on the farm. 2. we must not underestimate the enemy. they are equippedwith the most sophisticated weapons. 3. having been cut of a job/not having had a job for 3months,phil is getting increasingly desperate. 4. sam, as the project manager, is decisive, efficient, andaccurat

47、e in his judgment. 5. since the chemical plant was identified as the source ofsolution, the village neighborhood committee decided to closeit down at the cost of 100 jobs. the offensive had already lasted three days, but we had notgained much ground. the division commander instructed ourbattalion to

48、 get around to the rear of the enemy and launch asurprise attack. to do so, however, we had to cross amarshland and many of us were afraid we might get boggeddown in the mud. our battalion commander decided to take agamble. luckly enough,thanks to the severe cold weatherwhich made the marsh froze ov

49、er, we arrived at our destinationbefore dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear. thisturned the tide of the battle. the enemy, caught off guard, soonsurrendered.part iii textb .-comprehension check 1. d 3. b 2.translation(#je appendix iii)language practice 1. boast 3. was concerned 5. paid

50、off 7. are contesting 9. holdout 11. responsible for 13. favorable 15. on the eve of 17.complications 19. withstand2. obstacles 4. call .off 6. was pinned 8. prior to 10. objective 12. in case 14. due to 16. cancel 18. stiff 20. absentpart iv theme-related language learning taskswriting strategy tic

51、k which of the following is more convincing: _ it was reported that general eisenhower, thoughindecisive sometimes, had no hesitation in ordering the assault on normandy. _ _ eisenhowers chief of staff, brigadier generalwater bedell smith, later wrote: . he sat there . tense, weighing every consider

52、ation. finallyhe looked up, and the tension was gone from his face. he saidbriskly, well, well go. p28 model papercan man triumph over nature? when people talk of man triumphing over nature, many thingscome to mind. one thinks of successes in medicine in the fightagainst disease, such as the inventi

53、on of antibiotics and thepromise held out by advances in biogenetic engineering. on abroader scale, one thinks of mans success in harnessing newforms of energy from steam power through oil to nuclearpower. yet, nature has often hit back in unexpected ways to theseattempts to tame it. new forms of【篇三

54、：应用型大学英语综合教程四 (1-6 章)课后习题答案(上海交通大学出版 )】14. working with words and phrases (b)1. dull a. someones mind (c)2. pump b. knife (e)3. sweep c.water (a)4. read d. throat (f)5. turkey e. the floor (d)6. sore f.dinner1. she almost (choked) to death in the thick fumes. 2. the woman hurried to the bank, only t

55、o find that she had lefther bankbook at home. she became (frantic).(drastic) action had to be taken at 3. the situation for the flood victims was quite dangerous.once.4. fortunately, the drowned boy was(resuscitated) by first aid.(unconscious). she was rushed to hospital.(surgical) operation. 5. the

56、 old lady tripped over a stairway and became 6. many people can have their vision restored by undergoing a7. because of governmenttheir lowest levels in decades. 8. last night two burglars9. they have (intervention) in the mortgage market, interest rates remainnear(broke into) my office and stole on

57、e of the computers.(taken over) our firm by buying up our shares.(manual) laborin the future?10. will there be any difference between the mental and the7. practice: translation 1. after a hectic week treating patients with sore throats andear infections at his family practice, the 52-year-old physicianwas ready for a night of home cooking and fellowship at hischurchs annual fund-raising dinner.reference answer ： 这位 52 岁的内科医生在他的家庭诊所忙碌了整整一个星期，治疗那些患有咽喉疼痛或耳朵感染的病人，这时正准备在他所属教会的年度筹款晚宴上享受一些家常烹饪，并和教友相聚。 2. theyd simply heard about the good food and wer