现代大学英语精读课后答案

现代⼤学英语精读课后答LessonSixTheManintheWaterI.Discussthefollowingquestions:Wefindheroesinallsocietiesandculturesandatalltimes.Howdoyouaccountforthat?Manypeoplethinkthat.heroesare"madeofspecialmaterials",buttheauthorseemstosuggestthateveryoneofushasthecapacitytobeahero.Whatdoyouthinkoftheseviews?II.Vocabulary1.Practiceusingtherulesofwordformation.1)Examinehowthewords"Immovable"and"Incapable"oreformed.Findoutthemeaningoftheprefixes"Im-"and"in-"withthehelpofadictionary.immovable:+incapable:+2)Turnthefollowingwordsintotheoppositebyaddingeither“im-”or“in-”or“un-”.Addmorewordstothelist.(1)able(16)formal(2)adequate(17)fortunate(3)adequate(18)important(4)avoidable(19)just(5)balance(20)material(6)believable(21)measuable(7)comfortable(22)patient(8)competent(23)perfect(9)complete(24)personal(10)conditional(25)pleasant(11)countable(26)popular(12)credible(27)possible(13)curable(28)significant(14)direct(29)valuable(15)equal(30)visible3)Completethesentenceswiththewordsinthebracketsintheirproperforms.(1)Thewellof(create)neverrunsdryaslongasyougotoit.(2)Ithink(imagine)ismoreimportantthanknowledge.(3)Nomatterwhat(achieve)youhavemade,somebodyhashelpedyou.(4)Man'smindoncestretchedbyanewideawillneverreturntoits(origin)size.(5)Whatthecaterpillar(⽑⽑⾍)calls"theend",thebutterflycalls"the(begin)".(6)Disappointmentisthenurseof(wise).(7)Itistruethe(present)iscolouredbythepast.Itisalsotrueyoucanchoosethecoloursofthefuture.(8)Asmileisa(silence)laugh,andalaughisthemusicof(happy).,(9)Apersonwhomakesamistakeand(fail)tocorrectitwillmakeanotherinfuture.(10)(confident)makesusdothingswellbutitislovethatmakesusdothemtoperfection.(11)Goodtemperislikea(sun)day,itshedsits(bright)everywhere.2.Givetheoppositeofthefollowing.1)employee10)universal2)tofasten11)deep3)good(n.)12)todress4)identified13)thoroughly5)indifferent14)toadmit6)movable15)bride7)personal16)precious8)responsible17)silly9)selflessness3.Completethesentenceswiththeexpressionslistedbelowintheirproperforms.onbehalfoftoaccountfortobeknownastoberesponsiblefortostickinthe/sb.'smindtorefertotocometotheconclusiontocareabout1)ThePalaceMuseum,alsotheForbiddenCity,wasbuiltintheMingDynasty.2)Shecomesfromapeasantfamilyandwasbornandbroughtupinthecountryside.ThisprobablyherintenseinterestinthereforminChina'scountryside.3)I'msurethatopeningceremonywill-people'sforalongtime.4)Theword"terrorist"shouldbewell-defined.Wecan'tsomeonewhofightsfornationalindependenceorfreedomasaterrorist.5)Afterheanalyzedmecomplicatedsituationthere,hethatitwouldn'tbesoeasytofind"apeacefulsettlement.6)laid-offworkers,hestronglysuggestedthatagreatereffortbemadetohavethemreemployed.7)Theyrefusedtotakethemoney,whichshowedthattherearestillalotofdecentpeoplein'thisworldwhomore theirgoodname.8)Howdoyouthefactthatsomanyyoungpeoplearecrazyaboutthisnovel?9)Weareplanninganopen-bookexamwhichallowslearnerstotheirtextbookandnotes,aswellasdictionaries.10)Yes,theownerofthatcoalminethedeathofthe43miners.Butnoonecanyetthefactthattheownerdaredtohidethefactsforsolong.4.Fillintheblankswithappropriateprepositionsoradverbs.1)TraditionallyChinesepeoplelikedtodescribethenationalargefamily.2)Theyallsaythattheyowetheimprovementoftheirlifeinrecentyearsthenewrailway.3)Theseterriblesandstormsbroughtthewholenationattention,4)timesofeconomicdifficulties,itisthepoorpeoplewhousuallygofirst.5)It'snottruethatallpeopledothingsselfinterest.6)Ilaughedmyfriend.Butahalf-drunkyoungmanthoughtIwaslaughinghim.Sohewentme.7)Thiskindofcold-bloodedmassmurdercanonlysetthemthewholecivilizedworld.8)Sheisclingingthehopethatherhusbandmaystillbealive.9)Althoughtheenemyhadbetterweapons,wehadpopularsupport.Thereforewewereabletoholdthemastandoff.10)hisnervousness,hekeptshakingmyhandandwouldn'tletgoit.5.PuttheChineseintoEnglish.1)空难2)⼈性3)机尾部分4)⼤冰块5)救⽣圈6)安全带7)⽂化冲突8)911航班9)机械故障10)受伤⼈员11)伤⼈的话12)善恶之分13)总统纪念碑14)典型的场合15)普遍的特性16)公认的英雄17)情感上的震撼18)交通⾼峰期19)久久⽆法忘怀的奇迹20)佛罗⾥达航空公司21)责任所在；应该做的22)在有⼤批⼈伤亡的事件中6.CompletethesentencesbasedontheChineseinthebrackets.1)Itwasacoldandfoggydayandtheplane(撞了桥),killingmostofthepassengersandthecrew.2)Manytimesthey(冒着⽣命危险)tolookforsurvivor.4)Whenheisextremelyangry,Harrisislikelyto(说出愚蠢的话).5)Hetriedmanytimesto(考验他们的忠诚)beforehesentthemonthesuicidalmission.6)PengSha(作了漂亮的演说)onthatoccasion8)Everyyearweplanttreestostopthedesert.Butthedesertkeepsadvancing.Weseemtobe输(了这场战⽃).9)Toencouragehomeconsumption,wehave（降息)seventimesinthepastthreeyears.10)Youhaveto(明确区分)betweenshort-terminterestsandlong-terminterests.11)WecanwalkrightacrosstheriverfromOctobertoMarchwhenthewintercold将(⽔冰冻).12)Theysentgroundtroopsintothatcountry.Butverysoontheybeganto后(悔这⼀举动).Theyknewtheycouldnotwinthewar.13)Thescientistshave(试验这种药)onanimals.Butthat'snotenough.7.Completethesentencesusingtheidiomaticexpressionsof"hand"listedbelow.inone'shandoffhandoutofhandonone'shandsontheonehandtogivesb.afreehandoutofone'shandontheotherhandtoget/gain/havetheupperhand1)I’msorryIdon’tknowherphonenumber.I’llgoandcheckandtellyou2)ThehouseistoofarawayfromwhereIwork,but,,it'scheap.3)Ithinkweoughttoandlethimcarryontheexperimentashethinksbest.4)Whichsideaftermonthsoffiercestruggle?5)Thesituationtherenowis.Theauthoritiesadmitmatttheyarefacingacivilwar.7)Wehavetoomanyproblems.Wemustdealwiththemonebyone.8)Atthattime,NanjingwasstilloftheJapanesetroops.9)theymustpunishtheterrorists.ButtheycannotaffordtooffendalltheMuslims.Itisverydelicatebusiness.8.Givethemeaningsoftheunderlinedpartsinthesentencesbelow.Notehowthemeaningsaredifferentindifferentcontexts.1)Youjustpressthisbuttontostarttheengine.2)Willyoupleasepressthetrousersandtieforme?3)Determinedtowinthecompetition,wepressedhard.4)Wearenotgoingtocheckinahotel.Wewilljustpitchatentinthemountain.5)Itwaspitch-darkoutside.6)Shepitchedtheballasfastasshecould.7)Weallpitchedinandfinishedthetaskaheadoftime.8)Sugarissoldbythepound.9)Marypoundedthedoorwithherfists.10)Nelliewasverynervous.Shecouldalmosthearherheartpounding.11)Thisdresscostme100pounds./12)Heseemedoddinsomeways.13)Hegetsanoddjobsometimes,buthecannevermakeenoughmoneytosupporthisfamily.14)WehaveIntensiveReadingonodddays.9.Givetheverbpatternoftheunderlinedpartinthesentencebelow,listotherpossibleverbs,andthenputtheChineseIntoEnglish,usingthepatternandtheverbsinthebracketsittakestheactofthemaninthewatertoremindusofourtruefeelingsinthematter,(para.8)Verbpattern:Otherpossibleverbs:1)你们有没有把他的健康状况通知他的家⼈？(inform)2)剧中主要⼈物的故事使我想起了我的童年。(remind)3)他骗到了他叔叔的财产后不久就死去5)警⽅提供了确凿证据，指控他杀了⾃⼰的⽗亲。(accuse)7)我在回家的路上帮忙抓住了⼀个抢⽼⼈钱包的⼩偷。(rob)12.PutinthemissingworCynthiaCostelle,afull-timestudentatWesleyanCollegeinMacon,Georgiawasshockedto(l)thatthreeoutoffivepeopleinBibbCountywerefunctionallyilliterate.Soshe(2)WesleyanVolunteersAgainstIlliteracy.?AmanCynthia(3)wasGary,a42-year-oldcarpenter.Hewas(5)eagertoleamthatCynthia(6)toprepareextrahomeworkforhim.(7)hemissedaword,he(g)getangrywithhimselfandsay,"Aftersixmonths(10)plowingthroughlessons,Garymadehisdream(11)—&-—_true.Withthehelpofadictionary,he(12)threepagesaboutthetimehe(13)downamountainsideinGermanyandclungforlifeona(14) branch.Usuallyshy,Garywas(15)toshowCynthiahisstorythistime.(16)rolleddownhercheeks(17)shereadit.In(18)interview,Cynthiatoldthereporterthat(19)Monday,WednesdayandFridayaftera10-hourshift(20)work,hemetheratProjectRe,adinMacon.What(21)inGermanywasmoving,but(22)asmovingaswhatwashappening(23)there.1.Completeeachofthesentenceswithanindefinitepronounbeginningwithany/some/every/no,add“’s”or“else('s)”wherenecessary.1)?anybody/anyone?somebody/someone?everybody/everyone?nobody/noone(1)Aboyrushedintothepoliceheadquartersanddemandedtosee"veryimportant".."(2)"Doyouneedtopaintyourhouse?"askedtheboy,(3)Nexttimeyouneedmoney,dontsnatchmypurse,nor.(4)oncampusexceptmeknewthattheprofessorhadfivesetsofexaminations,whichheusedinturn.(5)Ilookedupandfoundthathadstoppedtalking,andwasstaringatmesilently.stirred.(6)Shewenttoherroomalone.Shewouldnotletfollowher.(7)Sheopenedthewindowandheardsingingfaraway.(8)Fromnowontherewouldbetolivefor,shethought.Shewouldliveforherselfalone.(9)inmyfamilyevertoldmethatIwasfatandthatIshouldbeonadiet.(10)Atthattime,Ihadagoodjob,aniceapartmentandahappyfamily.Whatmorecouldwant?(11)Ididn’twanttobecomesuspicious.(12)There'sshamefulaboutbeingwrong.canberightallthetime.(13)isofsomeuse,evenifmorethantoserveasanegativeexample.(14)Noopportunityislost—picksuptheonesyoumiss.(15)inourclasswentto-thenewmoviebutenjoyeditverymuch.2)?anything?something?everything?nothing(1)Iwasdisappointed,butIsaidandbegantoworkimmediately.(2)BeforemyinterviewwithMs.Chen,IreadIcouldfindaboutherlegendarylifestory.(3)Couldyouchangemyredhairtolessnoticeable?(4)Doingmeansdeath.Activitymeanslife.(5)Hiewomandidnotaskabouthisfamily,orthatwouldembarrasshim.(6)Theboywantedtosaybesidesthankyoutotheoldman,buthewastoodeeplymovedtosay.(7)WhenitwasannouncedthatIwasthewinneroftheaward,forthefirsttimeinthreemonthsIfeltthatIhadachieved.______(8)Jim'smotherdecidedtohidefromhimabouthisillness-sothathecouldexpressopenlywhateverhefeels.(9)Thefactoryownerswereimpressedbythequalityoftheequipment,butcouldn'taffordtobuythesalesmendemonstrated.(10)Thedoctorstoldherthathersonwasbeyondhopeandthatcouldbedoneforhim.(11)Thankyouforyou’vedoneforusduringourstayinChina.(12)Ifyouspendmostofthetimedreamingoftomorrowandregrettingyesterday,youwon'tfindagreatdealoftimeleftfordoingtoday.(13)mysisterwasdrawingattractedmy"attention.Ihadneverseenherdrawlikeitbefore.(14)Anotherperson'sgoodopinionofyouistoliveupto,nottoleanon.(15)Ididwhatotherswouldhavedoneunderthecircumstances.It'scomparedwithwhatthefourheroesdid.3)Putinindefinitepronounsbeginningwithany/some/every/no.ThisisastoryaboutfourpeoplecalledEverybody,Somebody,Nobody,andAnybody.Therewasanimportantjobtobedoneandwasaskedtodoit.Butknewcoulddoitasitwasnotsodifficultandthoughtthatreallyoughttodoit.Asitturnedoutdiditand-wasveryangrybecausehaddonewhatcouldhavedoneandshouldhavedone.2.CompletethesentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebracketsintoEnglish,usingathat-clause.1)Towardtheendofthetermstudentswillsuddenlyrealize(时间在流逝).2)(他是重要⼈物的亲戚这⼀情况)wontchangeouropinionofhim.3)I'mnotashamedthatIworkforagarbagecollectioncompany.Ibelievewe'redoingaservice————————————————.(⼈民需要的).4)WhatItoldtheboywas(⼤学使其学⽣接触⼈类成就之精华).5)Everyoneinourschoolwasoverjoyedtohearthenews .(北京取得了2008年奥运会的举办权).6)(有⼈居然会相信这种胡⾔乱语)seemstomeunthinkable.7)Theidea(妇⼥的智⼒不如男⼦)isdeeplyrootedinourcultureandhardtoshakeoff.8)Ihaveafeeling(有相当⼀些家长不喜欢⾃⼰⼗来岁孩⼦穿着).9)Hewouldliketohavehisashesscatteredoverthesea—awish————————————— (表现出他对⾃由与活动的热爱).3.Answerthequestionsonthefourheroesinthedisaster,usingmodals.Giveasmanyanswersasyoucan..1)WasLennySkutniktoldtojumpintothewatertorescueaninjuredwoman?2)Whydidhedoit?3)Washepreviouslyawarethathewascapableofsuchaheroicdeed?4)Howdidthetwomenoftheparkpolicehelicopterteamaccountfortheirbehavior?5)Howolddoyouthinktheunidentifiedherowasatthetime?6)Doyouthinkhewasanythingoutoftheordinaryamongthepassengers?7)Doyouthinkhewasawareofwhatwouldhappentohimifhekeptpushingtheflotationringstoothers?8)Howwouldyouaccountforhisbehavior?9)Canyoudescribewhatkindofamanhewas?10)Howdoyouthinkitmighthavebeenpossibletosavetheman?(use"if")4.PutInthecorrectformoftheverbsinthebrackets.1)Thepolice(examine)theroomcarefullyand-(conclude)thatmorethanfivepeople———(be)therewatchingavideo.2)Thedrugdealers——(watch)bythePublicSecuritymenforaweekbeforethey.(capture).3)WhenI(tell)himthathe(select)forthenationalswimmingteam,he(nottake)meseriously,andthoughtI(joke).4)Inanofficeinformation(sent,receive,change),and(store).Offices(notchange)muchformanyyearsafterthetypewriterandthetelephone(invent).Recently,however,computers(quicklychange)thelookoftheaverageoffice.5)Themostusualwayof(get)informationfromoneplacetoanother(be)(write)itdownonpaperand(send)itoff(use)thepostalservice.Thisoften(take)atleastacoupleofdays.Formanyservicessuchasinquiriesandorderingandsoonthetelephone(alreadytakeover)fromthepostalservice.6)MostHighStreetsandshoppingcenters(have)atleastone"fastfood"restaurant.Asthename(suggest)these(design)(sell)mealsorsnacksquicklyandcheaplytolargenumbersofpeople.They(be)able(do)thisbecausethey(have)onlyafewitemsonthemenu,forexample,chips,friedfish,hamburgers,etc.,andthey(cook)foodveryquicklyfrom(prepare)ingredients.5.Identifyandcorrectthemistakeineachofthesentences.1)Everyoneinourclasswenttotheinternationalbookfair.2)Everyoneoftheirnewproductsbecamepopularsoonafteritwaslaunched.3)TheChineseDelegationexpressedthehopewhichthetwosideswouldsoonstopfightinginthearea.4)Isuggestthatyoufirstreadthenovelwhichthefilmisbased.5)1don'tlikethewaywhichhespeakstohispatients.6)Istheresomeoneintheoffice?7)1thinkitwasthedirector'sfault,andnobodyisresponsibleforthedisaster.8)Hasanyonegotimportantsomethingtosay?9)LiYingmustn'tbeinthelibrary.10)Peopledon’tneedtounderstandhowdoestheirbrainworktobeabletotalk,write,etc.IV.WrittenworkDescribetheplanecrashbrieflyinabout130words,withemphasisonthebehaviorof"themaninthewater"KeytotheexercisesII.Vocabulary1.Practiceusingtherulesofwordformation.1)Examinehowthewords"immovable"and"incapable"areformed.Findoutthemeaninoftheprefixes"im-"and"in-"withthehelpofadictionary.Theprefix"in-"meaning"not",e.g.in-+capable--incapable=notcapableTheprefix"im-",avariantformof"in-",isoftenusedbeforewordsbeginningwithb,mandp.e.g.im-+possible--impossible=notpossible2)Turnthefollowingwordsintotheoppositebyaddingeither"im-","in-"or"un-".Addmorewordstothelist.(2)inadequate(3)unavailable(4)unavoidable(5)imbalance(6)unbelievable(7)uncomfortable(8)incompetent(9)incomplete(10)unconditional(11)uncountable(12)incredible(13)incurable(15)unequal(16)informal(17)unfortunate(18)unimportant(20)immaterial(21)immeasurable(22)impatient(23)imperfect(24)impersonal(25)unpleasant(26)unpopular(27)impossible(28)insignificant(29)invaluable(30)invisible3)Completethesentenceswiththewordsinthebracketsintheirproperforms.(1)creativity(2)imagination(3)achievement(4)original(5)beginning(6)wisdom(7)present(8)silent,happiness(9)fails(10)Confidence(11)sunny,brightness2.Givetheoppositesofthefollowing.1)employer2)tounfasten3)evil4)unidentified5)interested6)immovable7)impersonal8)irresponsible9)selfishness10)particular11)shallow12)toundress13)incompletely14)todeny15)bridegroom16)cheap17)clever3.Completelythesentenceswiththeexpressionslistedbelowintheirproperforms.1)knownas2)accountsfor/isresponsiblefor3)stickin,mind4)referto5)cametotheconclusion6)Onbehalfof7)care,about8)accountfor9)referto10)wasresponsiblefor,accountfor4.Fillintheblankswithappropriateprepositionsoradverbs.5.PuttheChineseintoEnglish.2)humannature/humancharacter3)tailsectionoftheairplane4)chunksofice5)flotationring7)culturalclash9)mechanicalfailure10)injuredpeople12)distinctionofgoodandevil13)presidentialmonument14)classiccircumstance/typicalsituation15)universalcharacter16)acknowledgedhero17)emotionalimpact18)amomentofhightraffic19)enduringwonder20)AirFlorida21)inthelineofduty22)inamasscasualty6.CompletethesentencesbasedontheChineseinthebrackets.1)hitthebridge8)losingthefight2)riskedtheirlives9)loweredtheinterests3)fastenyourseatbelt10)makeacleardistinction4)makestupidremarks11)freezesthewater5)testtheirloyalty12)regretthismove6)madeabeautifulspeech13)testedthismedicine7)challengedeath7.Completethesentences,usingtheidiomaticexpressionsof“hand”listedbelow.2)ontheotherhand7)onourhands3)givehimafreehand8)inthehands4)gottheupperhand9)Ontheonehand,ontheotherhand5)outofhand8.Givethemeaningsoftheunderlinedpartsinthesentencesbelow.Notehowthemeaningsaredifferentindifferentcontexts.(1)按(2)熨烫(3)加劲⼲(4)搭(5)漆⿊(6)投(7)⼀起使劲(8)(按)磅(卖9.Givetheverbpatternoftheunderlinedpartinthesentencebelow,listotherpossibleverbs,andthenputtheChineseintoEnglish,usingthepatternandtheverbsinthebrackets.Verbpattern:vt.+n./pron.+preposition+n./pron./gerund(phrase)Otherpossibleverbs:accuse,assure,charge,cheat,convince,cure,deprive,inform,per?suade,rob,save,suspect,trick,warn,etc.1)Haveyouinformedhisfamilyofhishealthcondition?2)Thestoryoftheleadingcharacterintheplayremindedmeofmychildhood.3)Hediedshortlyafterhehadcheatedhisuncleofhisproperty.4)Shebelievesthatmassagecancureherofherheadache.5)Thepolicepresentedconvincingevidencetoaccusehimofkillinghisownfather.6)Finallyweconvincedhimoftheproblemsthatwouldcropup.7)Onmywayhome,Ihelpedtocatchathiefwhohadrobbedanoldmanofhiswallet.8)Robertwassuspectedofbeinginvolvedintheplot.10.Putinthemissingwor(1)learn(2)joined(3)taught(5)(7)When(8)would(9)That’s(10)of(11)come(12)wrote(13)fell(14)tree(15)eager(16)Tears(17)as(18)an(19)every(20)at(21)happened1.Completeeachofthesentenceswithanindefinitepronounbeginningwithany/some/every/no,add“’s”or“else(‘s)”wherenecessary.1)anybody/anyone,somebody/someone,everybody/everyone,nobody/noone(1)somebody(8)nooneelse(2)anybody(usuallyinquestions)/(9)Noonesomebody(whenyouexpecta"yes"answer)(10)anyone(3)anybodyelse's(11)anyjone(4)Everybody(12)nothing,Nothing(5)everyone,Nobody(13)Everyone,nothing(6)anyone(14)someoneelse(7)someone(15)Everyone,noone2)anything,something,everything,nothing(1)nothing(2)everything(3)something(when"yes"isexpected)/anything(4)nothing(5)anything(6)something,anything(7)something(8)nothing(9)everything(10)nothing(11)everything(12)anything(13)Something,anything(14)something(15)nothing3)Putinindefinitepronounsbeginningwithany/some/every/no.ThisisastoryaboutfourpeoplecalledEverybody,Somebody,Nobody,andAnybody.TherewasanimportantjobtobedoneandEverybodywasaskedtodoit.ButEverybodyknewAnybodycoulddoitasitwasnotsodifficultandthoughtthatSomebodyreallyoughttodoit.AsitturnedoutNobodydiditandEverybodywasveryangrybecauseNobodyhaddonewhatAnybodycouldhavedoneandSomebodyshouldhavedone.2.CompletethesentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebracketsintoEnglish,usingathat-clause.1)thattimeisrunningout(objectclause)2)Thefactthatheissomebody'srelative(appositiveclause)3)thatpeopleneed(relativeclause)4)thatauniversityputitsstudentsintouchwiththebestofwhatthehumanracehasachieved(predicativeclause)5)thatBeijinghadwonthebidtohostthe2008Olympics(appositiveclause)6)Thatanyonewouldbelievesuchnonsense(subjectclause)7)thatwomenarenotasintelligentasmen(appositiveclause)8)thatquiteanumberofparentsdon'tlikethewaytheirteenagechildrenaredressed(apposi?tiveclause)9)thatreflectshisloveoffreedomandmovement(relativeclauses)3.Answerthequestionsonthefourheroesinthedisaster,usingmodals.Giveasmanyanswersasyoucan.Samples:1)No,hewasn't.Hedidn'thavetodoso.Itwasn'thisjobdraggingdrowningpeopleoutofwater.2)Hejustthoughthehadto/shouldgointothewatertosaveafellowhumanbeing.3)No,hehadn't.Hehadneverthoughthewoulddosuchathingbeforethedisaster.4)Theysaiditwastheirdutyandthatanyotherteamwouldhavedonethesame.5)AccordingtoUsher'sandWindsor'sdescription,hemusthavebeeninhis50s.6)Hemusthavebeenanordinarymanandpasse