Unit 5 Excercises

1、Unit 5 CrueltyUnit 5 CrueltyExercisesVocabularyI. 1. Fill in the gaps with the words or phrases chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary. 1) _ I would prefer shopping online because it is more convenient and saves time.In a way在某种程度上，我更喜欢网上购物，因为它更加方便而且节省时间。in a way:在某一方面，在某种意义上，在某种程度上。2)

2、 The success of mechanics in discovering reliable and useful laws of nature suggested to Galileo and to later scientists that all nature is designed _ mechanical laws.in accordance with力学成功地发现了一些可信且有用的自然定律，这启发了伽利略和后来的科学家们：整个自然与力学定律是协调一致的。in accordance with :与一致，依照3) A _ exists for a sales manager at

3、 our Paris office. If youre interested in it, please send us an application letter and your resume at once. vacancy我们在巴黎的办事处有一个销售经理的职位空缺。如果你感兴趣，请立即将你的求职信和简历寄给我们。4) If you are aged over 18 and _, its completely safe to do the job.in good condition如果你已年满18岁且身体状况良好，那么做这项工作是完全安全的。5) Plastics can be made

4、 hard as stone, strong as steel, _ as glass, and light as wood.transparent塑料能够制造得像石头那样坚硬，像钢铁那样坚固，像玻璃那样透明，像木头那样轻。6) Coat the shoes with polish, then _ hard with a soft cloth to give a shine. 把鞋油擦到鞋上，然后用软布用力摩擦使鞋发亮。rub7) It was probably just a _ joke to them, but it wasnt funny to me at all. 对他们而言，那也许只

5、是一个活泼的笑话，但对我而言，那笑话一点也不好玩。spicy:尖酸苛刻的，活泼的spicy8) Michaels praise for my wife opened my eyes and taught me to show gratitude for her day-to-day heroism, which I had _ taken for granted.hitherto麦克尔对我妻子的赞赏使我认识到并感谢她经常表现出来的勇敢行为。而迄今我还一直对此持想当然的态度。hitherto:迄今，到目前为止The weather which had hitherto been sunny an

6、d mild, suddenly turned cold.迄今一直晴朗温暖的天气突然变凉了。9) The waitress did bring us clean plates eventually, but _.with (a) bad grace那个女侍者最后的确给我们拿来干净的盘子，但是很不情愿。with a bad grace:勉强的，不情愿的10) Some scientists believe that human beings are born with an _ for using their arms and legs to stay afloat, which, howeve

7、r, disappears within a few months after birth.instinct一些科学家认为，人类天生就有一种本能，能够用他们的胳膊和腿使自己漂浮起来。然而这一本能在出生几个月后就消失了。11) In order to pay the bills, Linda _ her grandfathers gold watch in secret. pawned为了付账，琳达把她祖父的金表偷偷当了。12) Fish instinctively fight their way upstream against the _, and many water birds and

8、animals have the ability to travel long distances. current2. Use the verb in blankets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you have learned and complete the sentence with it.1)Allan and his girlfriend arranged to meet at the park at 1:30, but somehow he never _. (turn)turn up:来到,出现，来临，露面2) Unless som

9、ething urgent demands her attention, Mary _ her study schedule that included breaks every two hours. She thinks that trying to study when you are overtired isnt smart. (stick)stick to:坚持turned up will stick toAdditional Phrases:nTurn: about; sb against sb; away ; sb/sth back; sb/sth down; turn in ;

10、off ; on ; out; round ; over; to ; up nStick: around; at; by; down; out; to3) I happened to see him in Boston and we talked about our time together in school and it really _ some fond memories. (bring)bring back:使回忆起4) In the present financial crisis, many college graduates feel unsure how to _ look

11、ing for a job. (go) go about: 着手做,从事,闲逛brought back go about5) The speaker kept on talking for about an hour, but I just didnt understand what he was _. (drive)drive at:意指,用意所在6) Granny folded up the towels and _ them _ in the cupboard. (put)put away:储存备用,放好driving atputaway7) Even when she didnt sa

12、y anything you could see her _ things _in her mind. (turn) turn over：思考8) The statement _ him so much _ that for a moment he was lost for words. (take) 这句话让他如此吃惊以至于好一会儿他都说不出话来。 turning over tookaback3. Rewrite each sentence with the words or phrase in blankets, keeping the same meaning. The first pa

13、rt has been written for you.1) Her health is very weak- she may not be able to survive the operation. (constitution) She has a very weak constitution -she may not be able to survive the operation.2) The insurance companys rejection of my compensation claim surprised me. (be taken aback) I was taken

14、aback by the insurance companys rejection of my compensation claim.3) We found running into each other in a place like that rather surprising. (something of) It was something of a surprise when we ran into each other in a place like that.4) I must get my hair cut - its going too long. (trim) My hair

15、 needs trimming/ to be trimmed- its getting too long.5) Thing are not always what they seem to be. (deceptive) Appearances are often deceptive.4. Compete the sentences. n1. Mr. Smith used to be a successful businessman in our community. Oddly enough he went broke overnight some time ago. The other d

16、ay when I saw him wandering on the street, I was greatly shocked to find his hair all white and his face wrinkled. I was sad to see that he had gone all to pieces. (wrinkle, oddly enough, go all to piece, go broke) n2. One thing is definite: Rena is vain. She is capable of going to great lengths to

17、satisfy her vanity. (vanity, definite, capable)n3. Mother has too mild a nature to get angry. Even when Father yelled at her, she never yelled back. Most afternoons, she would sit calmly at her table, reading a novel while sipping her tea. And when I was upset, she would hold me tenderly and stroke

18、my hair until I was calm again. (stroke, mild, sip)II. Usage nFill in the gaps. n1. Except for her lack of experience, she would be qualified for the job. n2. Fred would tell me nothing about what he was writing except that it was to be a Christmas play. n3. Tom does everything around the house exce

19、pt cook. n4. The log cabin stayed empty except when we came during the summer vacation. n5. She would not speak to me except to answer my questions. n6. I knew nothing about Judith except what Id heard at second hand. n7. I have every confidence in your wisdom except where this sort of thing is conc

20、erned. n8. The house was just as I left it except that everything was covered with dust. nIII. British and American English VocabularyAmEBrE apartment flat can tin candy sweets elevator lift faculty staff (of a university) first floor ground floor Vocabulary AmEBrE gas, gasoline petrol mail post rai

21、lroad railway pants trousers subway tube, underground corn maize store shop Spelling AmEBrEfavorable favourable paralyzeparalyse laborlabourmeter metre catalogcatalogue Spelling AmEBrE levelinglevelling theatertheatre defense defence plow plough programprogramme practice (v.)practise characterizecha

22、racterise tire tyre (on a car)Comprehensive Exercises: I. ClozenText-relatednYou see that young man swimming out at sea? Hes trying to swim out the beacon and back. He must be (1) insane to have committed himself to such a thing. The (2) current is far too strong. nTo be (3) candid, I wouldnt attemp

23、t it. I dare say few swimmers are (4) capable of such a feat. I met him on the beach before he set out. I dont mind telling you that I (5) was taken aback when he told me what he was going to do, because he didnt look (6) in good condition at all. Far from it. nHe may have had a good (7) constitutio

24、n once, but he had clearly let himself (8) go all to pieces. However, it seems like he had no choice. He told me that he had (9) gone broke, not a penny left, and that old Burton would only find him a (10) vacancy in his him if he did the swim. nThat was another surprise. Burton seems such a (11) mi

25、ld-mannered man, kind to everybody. Perhaps he thought the young man would not have the courage, that he would funk it. Then, again, perhaps Burton knew he was sending the young man to his death, but was too cold-blood to care. It only goes to show how (12) deceptive appearances can be. nTheme-relat

26、ed nYears of begging on the streets of Shahr-e in western Iran meant that Habibian was never anything more than a local beggar to his neighbours. So when he was found dead in his home, no one (1) suspected that the man who spent his life (2) pleading for money and favours had left behind a big fortu

27、ne. nBut now a judge has (3) confirmed that Habibian was a real-life slumdog millionaire after police discovered a lot of valuables when they went to recover his body. nSearching through the dead mans possessions, officers were (4) stunned to find more than 7,000 in case and ownership documents to (

28、5) lucrative properties and businesses. They also discovered an array of precious (6) jewellery, including earrings dating back to the mid-19th century. nHabibian is not Irans first (7) wealthy beggar. In 2003, a 40-year-old woman filed for divorce after discovering that her husband, a wealthy carpe

29、t trader, regularly begged in a neighbourhood in the south of the city. nThe husband explained that he was driven by a(n) (8) urge stemming from his poor upbringing in which he fell under the (9) spell of organised beggars. And three years ago, a beggar (10) arrested by police in Tehran was found to

30、 have 10,000 in the bank and own a luxury flat. II. Translation：Sentencesn1. 我的直觉是亨利会设法参加这次探险，因为他有一点冒险家的气质。nI have an instinct that Henry will seek to join the expedition, because he is something of an adventurer.n2. 即使置身于一个嘈杂的环境中，他也能坚持做手头的工作。nHe is capable of sticking to the task at hand, even if he is exposed to noises.n3. 这个商标是依据迄今有效的法律注册的。nThe trademark was registered in accordance with the laws hitherto in force.n4. 奇怪的是，许多人自愿帮助组织会议，但是只有少数几人到场。nOddly enough, many