大学英语全新版第一册第四单元答案

1、BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Pre-Listening - Listening Practice,What you are about to hear is an interview with Dr. Lee Hertz, the director of a scientific laboratory in Stanford University, California. Complete the following statements according to what you have heard.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Pre-Listening - Listen

2、ing Practice,1. According to Dr. Hertz, to his grandparents the American Dream first meant getting out of poverty; later it comes to mean the chance for their children to succeed. 2. In Dr. Hertzs opinion, the American government wants people to believe in the American Dream because it tends to use

3、the American Dream to keep most of its population working and spending their money so as to support the capitalist system. 3. Dr. Hertz says the American Dream is inones headbecause one wants to live as well as or better than others. It is inones pocketbecause one has to keep on spending money so as

4、 to have the things other people have.,poverty,their children to succeed,the American government,support the capitalist system,ones head,ones pocket,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Text A - Comprehension,1. One of you asks the first six questions and the other answers. Starting from question 7, change roles. When

5、 you have finished, the teacher may want to put some of the questions to you for a check.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Text A - Comprehension,1. Where did Tony come from? From a rocky farm in Italy. 2. How did Mr. Crawford get to know Tony? Tony came to his driveway to offer to mow the lawn. 3. Why did Mr. Cra

6、wford feel unhappy after he talked with Tony? The Depression Days were difficult, but he felt bad turning away a person who had come to him for help. 4. What happened over the next few days? Mr. Crawford was busy at the factory, and Tony went on working in his garden.,From a rocky farm in Italy.,Ton

7、y came to his driveway to offer to mow the lawn.,The Depression Days were difficult, but he felt bad turning away a person who had come to him for help.,Mr. Crawford was busy at the factory, and Tony went on working in his garden.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Text A - Comprehension,5. How did Tony get his job

8、at the factory? He asked Mr. Crawford for it. 6. How did Tony become a skilled worker later? And how did Mr. and Mrs. Crawford feel about it? He was a good worker, and then took a pay cut to become an apprentice. Finally he learned a trade. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford thought it to be a satisfactory endin

9、g. Now switch roles. 7. Why did Tony come to see Mr. Crawford again a year or two later?,He asked Mr. Crawford for it.,He was a good worker, and then took a pay cut to become an apprentice. Finally he learned a trade. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford thought it to be a satisfactory ending.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Te

10、xt A - Comprehension,Was Mr. Crawford of help this time? How? Tony wanted to buy a house. Mr. Crawford helped him get a bank loan. 8. How did Tony feel about selling his house? Why did he feel that way? He felt happy, because he earned $8,000 and bought a farm. 9. Did Tony do a good job of running h

11、is farm? Give examples. Yes. He sponsored his childhood friend to move to America. The latter thought he was a millionaire. 10. What was Tonys lifelong dream? Owning a farm.,Tony wanted to buy a house. Mr. Crawford helped him get a bank loan.,He felt happy, because he earned $8,000 and bought a farm

12、.,Yes. He sponsored his childhood friend to move to America. The latter thought he was a millionaire.,Owning a farm.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Text A - Comprehension,11. How did he make his dream come true? By such values and principles as vision, determination, self-control, optimism,and integrity. 12. Why

13、 did Mr. Crawford compare Tony with the greatest American industrialists? Because they reached success by the same route and by the same values and principles.,By such values and principles as vision, determination, self-control, optimism,and integrity.,Because they reached success by the same route

14、 and by the same values and principles.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,1) It was already a wreck when two weeks later the police found his stolen car a

15、nd he had to buy a new one. 2) With great patience, the clerk showed the elderly lady how to check the balance in her bank account on an ATM (自动出纳机). 3) If you look out of the window on the left side of the bus, youll see that were now approaching the Tower of London. 4) Therell certainly be some pr

16、oblems, but nothing that you cant handle. 5) People who discard litter in the streets should be fined heavily.,wreck,balance,approaching,handle,discard,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,6) Successful businessmen today are likely to be young, aggressive (有进取心的), and well-educated. Above a

17、ll, they are willing to take risks to achieve success. 7) During those difficult years, the family lived almost entirely on a diet of cabbages. 8) What are we going to do with the food left over from the party? 9) We checked on Toms age by getting his birth record. 10) Well go out as soon as Ive cle

18、aned up the kitchen.,Above all,diet,do with,checked on,cleaned up,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,11) For women lawyers in the United States, their weekly earnings are on the average much less than those of male lawyers. 12) I wont get involved in a deal like this its against all my pr

19、inciples.,weekly,principles,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,2. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The first part has been written for you.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,1) They gave up their efforts to look for survivors

20、 (幸存者) after determining that all the people in the sunken ship had died. (abandon) Efforts to look for survivors were abandoned after it had been determined that all the people in the sunken ship had died / to look for survivors were abandoned after it was determined that all the people in the sunk

21、en ship had died. 2) To my amazement, Bob left a well-paid job to travel around the world. (amaze) I was amazed that Bob left a well-paid job to travel around the world. 3) As her business is small and she could provide no guarantee, many a bank has refused her request for a loan. (turn down),to loo

22、k for survivors were abandoned after it had been determined that all the people in the sunken ship had died / to look for survivors were abandoned after it was determined that all the people in the sunken ship had died,was amazed that Bob left a well-paid job to travel around the world,BOOK 1 - Unit

23、 4 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,Her request for a loan has been turned down by many a bank as her business is small and she could provide no guarantee. 4) People often misunderstand her because she is not precise in expressing her thoughts. (precision) She doesnt express her thoughts with precision

24、, so people often misunderstand her. 5) We are firm in our decision to modernize our country in the shortest possible time. (determination, weaken) Nothing will weaken our determination to modernize our country in the shortest possible time.,for a loan has been turned down by many a bank as her busi

25、ness is small and she could provide no guarantee,express her thoughts with precision, so people often misunderstand her,will weaken our determination to modernize our country in the shortest possible time,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,3. Complete the following, using the words or phr

26、ases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,1) You can spend hours wandering around the department stores, leisurely (悠闲地) inspecting the items for sale, or hunting for some antiques along the sidewalks, where youll most likely be amazed

27、 by the variety of things on display. (hunt, for sale, amaze) 2) The local government encourages laid-off (下岗的) workers to learn another trade and become skilled workers. Besides, it has done a lot to help handle their financial troubles by creating re-employment opportunities and by providing busin

28、ess startup loans. (loan, skilled, handle) 3) The farmer was a man of good moral character. For years, he had built up a reputation for kindness by calling onhis needy neighbors and,for sale,hunting for,be amazed by,become skilled,handle their,loans,character,by calling on,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language

29、 Focus - Vocabulary,trying to be helpful. He was very much respected in the neighborhood and hundreds attended his funeral when he passed away. (call on, character, pass away),he passed away,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Confusable Words,A wrong word is sometimes used because it looks similar t

30、o the right word, as in the sentence, He was appointed personal manager of the company, when the writer really means to say personnel. The following list of words that are sometimes confused in writing should be carefully studied. 1. personal: (a.) belonging or relating to a particular person e.g. H

31、e learned this lesson from his own personal experience. personnel: (n.) the people who work in a company or organization e.g. The new director of the TV station is likely to make major changes in personnel. 2. sometime: at a time in the past or future that is unknown or has not yet been fixed e.g. I

32、 saw her sometime last autumn. Why dont you come and see me sometime? Note that sometime can be occasionally spelt as some time. some time: a certain amount of time e.g. We waited for some time before the bus came. sometimes: on particular occasions but not all e.g. Sometimes its best not to say any

33、thing. Now put into each gap in the following sentences the proper word from the above list.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Confusable Words,1. personal personnel (1) Teachers find it important to encourage their pupils to read for personal discovery and growth. (2) The board of education is res

34、ponsible for hiring teachers and other school personnel. 2. sometime sometimes some time (1) Scientists put a message on two spacecraft to communicate with our unknown neighbors in space and to let them know that sometime, somewhere, our blue planet was the home of fairly intelligent people. (2) Som

35、etimes I stay late in the library after school. (3) It will take quite some time before scientists find any evidence of life in space.,personal,personnel,sometime,Sometimes,some time,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Confusable Words,(4) We really should meet sometime soon to discuss the details of

36、 the plan.,sometime,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,1. Complete the following passage with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,Few people in Italy thought that Ton

37、y Trivisonno would be able to create such a good life for himself. The friend he had sponsored (1) to join him was certainly amazed when he saw the farm. Yet right from the start Trivisonno showed a determination (2) to get on. When Crawford turned (3) him away, he assumed (4) Trivisonno would not c

38、ome back. But he did. Later, when Crawford gave him a job in his factory, he worked hard and showed he had the capacity (5) to take on skilled (6) work. With Crawfords help he managed to get a loan (7) for a house on the basis of character (8) alone, no down payment needed. Next he went for sale (9)

39、 for a farm. When he found one, he was able to send for (10) his family and his dreams were ready to come true.,sponsored,determination,turned,assumed,capacity,skilled,loan,character,for sale,send for,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,2. Read the following passage carefully

40、until you have got its main idea, and then select one appropriate word for each gap from the box following the passage.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,The American Dream used to go something like this: arrive in this country for an unskilled job with small pay. Save and s

41、ave (1) until you can open a small business in recent (2) years, a take-out restaurant or a dry cleaner. Buy a modest (3) house in the suburbs. Send the children to college and hope they grow (4) up to be doctors. In the past decade, that dream (5) has changed. For many immigrants(6) today, the new

42、version of the dream goes more like this: arrive in America for a high-tech job with good pay, invest and invest until you can open your own business (7). Buy a huge house in an exclusive (高级的) suburb. And if you dont have a(n) engineering (8) degree? Work like crazy, get a tech-related job and inve

43、st (9) a large part of your wages into stocks until you dont wait for your kids are rich (10).,save,recent,modest,grow,dream,immigrants,business,engineering,invest,rich,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,3. As you may have noticed, an immigrant with little education, Tony in

44、the story spoke non-standard English. Now pick out at least five ungrammatical sentences from the text and then write down your corrections.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,1.Mr. Craw, snow pretty soon, Correction:Mr. Crawford, its going to snow pretty soon, 2.When winter

45、come, you give me job clearing snow at the factory. Correction:When winter comes, please give me the job of clearing snow at the factory. 3.I like a buy a house. Correction:Id like to buy a house. 4.Mr. Craw, I sell my house! Correction:Mr. Crawford, Ive sold my house!,Mr. Craw, snow pretty soon,Mr.

46、 Crawford, its going to snow pretty soon,When winter come, you give me job clearing snow at the factory.,When winter comes, please give me the job of clearing snow at the factory.,I like a buy a house.,Id like to buy a house.,Mr. Craw, I sell my house!,Mr. Crawford, Ive sold my house!,BOOK 1 - Unit

47、4 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises,5.Mr. Craw, I buy a farm. Correction:Mr. Crawford, Ive bought a farm.,Mr. Craw, I buy a farm.,Mr. Crawford, Ive bought a farm.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Translation,1. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases in

48、brackets.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Translation,1) 据报导，联合国斡旋者（mediators）制定出了他们希望双方都能接受的方案。(work out) It is reported that UN mediators have a plan which they hope will be acceptable to both sides. 2) 多丽丝小心翼翼地在森林里行走，害怕遭到大蛇攻击。(giant) Doris walked in the forest cautiously, afraid of being attac

49、ked by snakes. 3) 地震、台风和其他自然灾害（disaster）无法防止，但可采取行动保护生命财产。(property) Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters cannot be prevented, but action can be taken to protect life and property.,It is reported that UN mediators have a plan which they hope will be acceptable to both sides.,Doris walked in the forest cautiously, afraid of being attacked by snakes.,Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters cannot be prevented, but action can be taken to protect life and property.,BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Translation,4) 我买了一期新的我最喜欢的体育杂志就赶紧回家，急着想读之自娱。(amuse) I bought a new iss