第二版新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后习题答案上

1、 第二版新世纪大学英语综合教) 上(课后习题答案 3 程 Unit One People Around Us Enhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action Working with Words and Expressions 1. In the box 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)

2、crease 2) hint 3) assured 4) awaiting 5) hovering 6) scrawled 7) glistening 8) frail 9) sole 10) visible 11) engaged 12) biased 13) dreading 14) grinning 2. In the boxes below are some of the expressions you 2 have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check fo

3、r yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) for fear of 2) pulled up 3) except for 4) get by 5) make a living 6) every so often 7) in the background 8) Shut off 9) each and every 10) as it is 11) wraps around her little finger 12) caught us unawares I

4、ncreasing Your Word Power 1. Choose the definition from Column B that best matches each phrasal verb in Column A, paying attention to the V+ Prep./Ad. collocation. Answers: 1) f 2) c 3) d 4) e 5) b 6) g 7) h 8) a 3 Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a proper phrasal verb. Change the

5、verb form where necessary. Answers: 1) let out 2) clean up 3) come through 4) waiting on 5) picked up 6) ended up 7) headed for 8) ran through 2. The prefixes ex-, fore-, pre- mean “former, before, or in advance” while the prefix post- means “after or later than”. Study the following examples and fo

6、rm words by adding ex-, fore-, pre-, post- to the words given in the table and then complete each of the following sentences with a proper word you have just formed. Change the verb form where necessary. Answers: 1) foretell 2) preview 3) forerunner 4) postscript 5) postgraduate 6) precondition 7) e

7、x-husband Grammar in Context 4 Combine the given sentences into one by using Task 1: attributive clauses. Answers for reference: I encountered many people whose lives amazed me. 1) (See Para. 3, Text B) We drove in silence to the address (that/which) she 2) had given me. (See Para. 21, Text B) the h

8、eaded for the He pushed through doors and 3) back room where his apron and busing cart were waiting. (See Para. 16, Text A) of life trapped many people in a 4) I had seen too only their the cab as on poverty who depended means of transportation. (See Para. 6, Text B) heir social worker, who stopped

9、to check on Stevie 5)Tevery so often, admitted Stevie and his mother had fallen between the cracks. (See Para. 6, Text A) Complete the following sentences by translating the Task 2: use to English. brackets into Be sure in Chinese the present particles or past particles to modify nouns. Answers for

10、reference: notice, folded paper, written well-considered decision, laptop storing my annual report, a postman delivering express mail Cloze Complete the following passage with words chosen 5 from Text A. The initial letter of each is given. Answers: 1) reliable 2) syndrome 3) adopted 4) got done wit

11、h 5) gloomy 6) or something 7) chance 8) come through 9) barely 10) in good shape 11) booth 12) mess 13) scrawled 14) peeking 15) in Translation1. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference: 1) What I didnt count on was th

12、at over time I would sincerely take pride in being a social worker. 2) Shooting a quick look at the clock on the wall, Grandma let out a cry, “Oh, My dear /My 6 goodness/My gracious, were going to miss the train!” 3) At the kindergarten entrance, I always see some kids/children holding firmly on to

13、their parents. Should young parents be sterner towards their kids/children and leave immediately under these circumstances? 4) In the dim street light stood a weeping little girl/ a girl weeping. 5) When making donations, rich people should be as considerate as possible in order not to put the recip

14、ient in an embarrassing situation. 6) Since last month, my work has been revolving around the routine office duties, so now I am counting the days until the National Day comes, when my friends and I are going hiking in the countryside. 2. Translate the following paragraph into English using the word

15、s and expressions in the box below. Answer for reference: That was a time when life was difficult for everyone. My family could barely get by on my small income from driving a cab. One late night I responded to a call for a cab ride. To my surprise, when I arrived at the address, I found it was a fr

16、ail old lay who was awaiting me. After she got into the cab, I engaged her 7 in conversation. I learnt that she was going to the hospice. Her doctor said she didnt have very long. The old lady told me to drive through the downtown area. She pointed at some old buildings, telling me those were the pl

17、aces where she used to work or live. When the cab finally pulled up in front of the hospice, I didnt accept her fare. In the rest of the day, I was lost in thought. Though I had to make a living, I lived not for the sole purpose of surviving. When circumstances looked gloomy, the small favour I had

18、done could be a candle light. However faint the light was, it managed to warm up a soul and ennobled me as well. I did take pride in that small favour. Theme-Related Writing one of the following writing tasks after class. Do in waitress, were Frannie, the head you 1) Suppose Text A. Write a short st

19、ory about Stevie from your perspective. Read the following newspaper clipping and write a 2) short essay on the question: the on Seats Offer to Elderly People We Should Bus during Rush Hours? Sample Essay for Task 1: We all knew Stevie was mentally handicapped, so everyone, especially our boss himse

20、lf, doubted whether 8 8 he would be a capable busboy in the truck-stop restaurant where I worked as the head waitress. However, our worries were gradually removed one week later. Smiling and hard-working, Stevie won over all our trucker regulars as well as us employees. Later we learnt that Stevie b

21、adly needed the job because the money he earned made it possible for his mother and him to live together; otherwise he would be sent to a group home. So you can imagine how worried Stevie was when he had to take sick leave for heart surgery. He was afraid that he would lose his job. After the operat

22、ion, in the week before he returned, he called 10 times to make sure that he could still have the job back. At that time, what concerned me most was how Stevie could handle the huge medical bills. But something happened which completely caught me unawares. Our regular customers, those warm-hearted t

23、ruckers, were so generous that they, together with their companies, contributed over $10,000 for Stevie. That Thanksgiving Day was a big day when Stevie was back to work and when the money was presented to Stevie as a surprise gift. I cried a bit while people were cheering for the occasion. Now, Ste

24、vie is still working here. Our boss thinks that Stevie is the best worker he has ever hired. (240 words) 9 Sample Essay for Task 2: Should We Offer Seats to Elderly People on the Bus During Rush Hours? I am amazed to read what a blogger says about offering bus seats to the elderly. He claims that “i

25、ts the young who need it more” because they go to work early in the morning and feel exhausted after a days work. The blogger also argues that it is unfair to offer seats to the elderly since they already enjoy free rides, and further suggests that during rush hours senior citizens be denied such tr

26、eatment. I could never bring myself to agree with the blogger. Taking good care of the elderly is a universally accepted standard of conduct. In my opinion, offering seats to our elders is not just an indication of good manners; it is a moral issue. I always consider it my moral obligation to help o

27、thers. Yes, you may feel comfortable for a while by remaining in your seat, but you will lose your character and moral values in the long run. Respecting the elderly is also our social convention. It is precisely out of our love and respect for the elderly that such special benefits as free rides ar

28、e offered to them. No one can deprive senior citizens of their right to go out by bus at any time they like, and whats more, we should make sure that they get special care when the bus is fully packed with passengers. 10 Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a mutually satisfying exp

29、erience for everyone involved. It is through performing such small acts as offering seats to the needy that we learn to contribute to the building of a harmonious society. (268 words) 11 Unit Two Love Enhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action Working with Words and Expressions 3. In the box be

30、low are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1)curled 2)minimum 3)clip 4)yielded 5)Given 6)preserve 7)fascinated 8)affection 9)interact 10)haste 11)grief 12)defies 13)presence 14)acquire 15)manipulate 1

31、6)restraints 4. In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where 12 necessary. Answers: 1)let, loose on 2)

32、fit into 3)hold on 4)state of affairs 5)in the course of 6)in vain 7)build, on 8)In short 9)reached for 10)give and take Increasing Your Word Power 1. The prefix over- can be added to nouns, verbs, “”, aboveadjectives and adverbs, meaning “” “” “”. Study the muchoutside, or , tooacross words given i

33、n the box and choose the proper word to fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) overcoat2) overhead3) overjoyed4) overslept5) overweight6) overdue7) overtime8) overworking13 2. Many words in English can be used both as nouns and as verbs. L

34、isted in the following table are some of these words that you have learned in Unit One and Unit Two. Study them carefully and then complete each of the following sentences with one of them as you see fit. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) crush2) attributes3) fancy4) bubbled5) grasp6) dri

35、zzling7) labeling8) yield 3. Listed in the box below are some idiomatic expressions “”. Study them carefully formed with the word handand try to make out their meanings. You may consult a dictionary if necessary. Then translate the given sentences into English, using one of them. Answers: 1) .short

36、of handsWe are 2) . inhandI still have some money 3) with this box, please.Give me a hand4) .at handI often keep a dictionary 14 5) .The football fans were out of hand6) the pencils to everyone in the class.Hand out7) to me by my grandmother.handed downThis ring was 8) your test papers.hand inTimes

37、up. Please 9) Please the magazine to your roommates. hand on10) .a green handm Im afraid I cant help you. I Grammar in Context 1. Now complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English. Make sure that the sentences are in the inverted order. Answers for referenc

38、e: 1) Sitting on the stairs was / On the stairs was sitting Over the wall came / flew 2) Round the corner was 3) Then finally came 4) Under the table was lying 5)At / On the top of (On top of) the hill stood 6) 2. Now correct the mistakes in the following sentences, if any. Write NONE under the corr

39、ect sentence(s). Answers for reference: 1) The beaver chews down trees to get food and material to build its home with. 2) him )Do your parents think Tom is a nice boy to go out with? (Cross out 3) The goals for which he has fought all his life seem unimportant to him now. 4) NONE. 15 to which the a

40、uthor then gives a positive answer.The essay starts by asking a question, 5) Cloze Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given. Answers: 1) haste 2) state of a ffairs3) d istinguished4) m eeting of minds5) b lossom6) ic harmnner 7) i ntimacy8)

41、 e motion9) a cquiring10) i deals11) a dmiration12) l asting13) affection 14) f orge15) honor 16) o verwhelming Translation 1. Translate the following sentences into English, using 16 the words and expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference: 1) In either friendship or love / In both friend

42、ship and love, you should never expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum. 2) I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not a man of sincerity at all. 3) We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain; she failed

43、to survive the disease. 4) Valentines Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect day to express love to the object of your / ones affection. 5) In the information era, communications with far-away friends via e-mail can be almost / virtually simultaneous. 6) Love needs to be nurtu

44、red, and the “eternal / everlasting love” that we all dream to have is not forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other. 2. Translate the following paragraph into English, using the words and expressions in the box below. Answers for reference: 17 After dinner, we all sat around the he

45、arth. Aunt Susan was still in the grief of losing Uncle Robert. In her soft voice she told us about their past years. Uncle Robert joined the army shortly after they were engaged. Given the critical situation at the time when lots of army men didnt return alive, you can imagine how much horrified Au

46、nt Susan was every day, and how much overjoyed she was to see Uncle Robert back safe and sound from the European battlefield. Then they got married and brought up five children. For all those years, their affection for each other grew stronger in the course of overcoming difficulties and hardships i

47、n life. I was fascinated by Aunt Susans story, which was totally different from my ideal of love. They practiced, in their daily life, giving and sharing instead of pursuing passion and romance, or making complaints. Amazingly, such love lasted through their whole life. Theme-Related Writing Do eith

48、er one of the following two tasks after class. 1. Based on Text A, write a passage about the different ways different generations handle male-female relationships. The following hints may be of some help. 1) “our” parents generation (details mainly found 18 in Para. 8); 2) “my” generation (details m

49、ainly found in Paras. 37); 3) the younger generation (details mainly found in Paras. 911). 2. Study the following data on love and marriage based on a survey with girl students. Write a passage on the topic “What do girl students look for in love and life?” Sample Essay One: Male-female relations ar

50、e indispensable to adults all through their lives. But different generations handle them differently. Our parents generation lived in an era of constraints, restraints, respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. They kept a distance from people of the opposite gender in order to preserve the holine

51、ss of love and relationships. My generation, on the other hand, began with countless crushes for the opposite sex just because of their superficial charm. Harmless as they were, the love was as brief as soap bubbles. As we grew up, we came to the stage of developing real relationships, believing tha

52、t love demanded a lot of give and not so much of take. By comparison, the younger generation is more open-minded and less restricted in handling the 19 matter of love and relationships. They jump on the bandwagon of love with so much haste that it is difficult for them to distinguish between physica

53、l attraction and mental compatibilities. In short, the younger generation focuses more on physical beauty, closeness and passion, and they tend to seek what they want from the relationships. The other two generations give priority to inner charm, intimacy, emotion and sharing in dealing with relatio

54、nships. (196 words) Sample Essay Two: What Do Girl Students Look for in Love and Life? In order to know about girl students opinion about love and life, a survey with girl students was conducted in 2005 in two universities Chongqing University of Technology and Business and East China Normal Univers

55、ity. The survey sought answers to two questions: What do you look for first in a boyfriend? Whats the most important thing for a happy life? About one third of the students chose personality as the top factor in choosing a boyfriend, followed by 27 percent focusing on abilities. Next came common int

56、erests and goals, favoured by 17 percent, with only 14 percent of students claiming appearance to be uppermost in their minds. Fewer still, 11 percent, rated economic status as the first consideration. 2020 As to their views about a happy life, nearly seventy percent of the girls attached the greate

57、st importance to marriage and family. “Career” was given top priority by just under 20 percent, while even fewer, around 9 percent, believed that money was the key to a happy life. Based on the survey, we may conclude that nowadays, girl students generally hold a rational attitude towards love and l

58、ife. Admittedly, the improved material conditions of life explain why girls take economic status and money rather lightly. But contrary to the popular view that girls are more concerned about self-development in the workplace and social status, they still regard marriage and family life as central t

59、o a happy life. (235 words) 21 Unit Three Friendship Enhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action Working with Words and Expressions 5. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers: a) bo

60、und b) unfolded c) possessing d) has surpassed e) appointed f) virtues g) had corresponded h) gazed i) keen j) grasped k) grounded l) sensible m) commitments n) regulating 6. In the box below are some of the words you have 22 learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? N