四级综合教程练习答案unit7

1、Unit 7Key to the Exercises- for Text AComprehension CONTENT QUESTIONS1.It is the illusion that America is strong and invulnerable.2.They symbolized the power and the invincibility of the USA.3.They felt angry and shocked.4.The 9/11 attacks and the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor were both surpri

2、se attacks on a massive scale which should be considered as acts of undeclared war.5.One could see wreckage and smoke everywhere and cops and firemen digging through rubble in the hope of finding victims alive.6.They started talking about revenge and preparation for war.7.They buried the dead, clear

3、ed the wreckage, and planned for memorials. They smote the Taliban and sent Osama Bin Laden into hiding.8.New Yorkers carried on, but with far less swagger and joy.9.They marked the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with flowers and tears. They lit candles, waved flags, and 1ade speeches. Some s

4、topped in their tracks at 8:46 to register the moment of the first attack.10.It will build something new as a memorial to the dead.11.Yes, probably As poet Jean de La Fontaine wrote, “on the wings of time grief flies away”12.The pain, the grief, and the anger will probably fade away, but the memory

5、of the terror attacks will linger.TEXT ORGANIZATION1.Part One Day of Terror The terror attacks threw the nation, particularly New York City, into utter horror and chaos; people were disillusioned.Part Two The Day After With wreckage, smoke and fire around New York looked like a battlefield. America

6、was seeking revenge.Part Three Looking Back in Nearly one year after the event the wounded city Pain & Hope began healing up; yet New Yorkers remained haunted by what they had seen.Part Four One Year Later On the first anniversary people gathered to mourn the dead. As time passes grief might gradual

7、ly die down, but the memory will go on.2.One day we will think back on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, and remember in crystal detail what we were doing when the first plane crashed into the north tower at 8:45 a.m. And we will be amazed that we didnt think it possible before.And the world waited to

8、see what America would do.Now the calendar commands us to revisit Sept 11. Now the calendar commands us to remember the dead. Now the calendar commands us to pick at a scab that has just begun to heal.But the calendar does not say how many more times the Earth has to revolve around the sun before it

9、 stops hurting.It coated the red roses that children carried into The Pit.It stung the eyes and clung to the tears of the brokenhearted who came to say farewell.It swirled like dervishes across the vast emptiness where the World Trade Center once stood.Some of the mourners divined in the dust the gh

10、osts of those they lost, and they opened their mouths and breathed it in.Some of the mourners saw in the dust visions from that deadly day when the very ground was on fire and the powder and smoke caked the living and the dead.Some of the mourners who never got a body to bury gathered handfuls of th

11、e brown dust and placed it in plastic bags to save and remember, to always remember.We will not revisit Sept. 11 the same way again.Fewer Americans will stop in their tracks at 8:46 a.m. and register the moment when the first hijacked plane crashed into the north tower.Fewer candles will be lit. Few

12、er flags will be waved. Fewer speeches will be made. Fewer songs will be sung. Fewer tears will be shed, at least publiclyLANGUAGE SENSE ENHANCEMENT1) brought down2) revolving3) circle4) wreckage5) memory6) bury7) perished8) memorials9) gaping wound10)sliverLanguage FocusVOCABULARYI.1.1) divined 2)

13、nerves3) solidarity4) sacred; mourn 5) coated6) perish7) hijack8) grief9) farewell10) take revenge on11) revolves; revolves12) denounced2.1) drop . off2) applied for3) went off4) are gaining on5) bring down6) blotted out7) think back on8) picking . at3.1)Most economists agree that easy credit was th

14、e chief culprit that brought down the American housing market in 2008.2)The laundry business has been very profitable in the hands of Old Mark. But who knows what will ha en after his son steps into his shoes?3)It is cold and windy outside. I am not in the mood to go out.4)He had sold his stocks lon

15、g before the market began to show signs of weakness.5)We feel grateful for the benefits of modernization, but we also mourn the loss of the tranquil life we had in the countryside.4.1)Some survivors were found to have suffered psychiatric disorders in the aftermath of the earthquake. Others were try

16、ing hard to blot out the memory of the tragic event.2)Two armed gangsters broke into the building at dusk and held two women at gunpoint, while their two accomplices kept watch at the gate. The situation was getting increasingly explosive with each passing minute.3)Once the market went down suddenly

17、, it would not recover in the space of just a few months. As President, he knew this only too well and was under no illusion about the difficulty of restoring confidence.II.Collocation1.1) a little of2) a few; most of/ many of3) much4) few5) many6) many of7) much of8) little9) few of10) SomeIII. Usa

18、ge1.1)As the boy grew older, picture books no longer satisfied his thirst for knowledge.2)Born to a family of professional musicians, she sings as beautifully as a nightingale / sings like a nightingale.3)One problem with these officials is. that they dont see themselves as servants of the people.4)

19、As she had left her key in the office, Lucy had to stay with her neighbor for the night.5)Dont ask why now lust do as you are told. I will explain to you later.6)Areas once regarded as rural are quickly disappearing into the growing city.7)John often drinks tea with his meal, as they do in China.8)A

20、s he was brave and loyal as well, Henry was soon promoted to General.COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISESI.Cloze1. Text-related1) mood 2) tragic 3) in the. aftermath of 4) chaos 5) toppling6)solidarity 7) take revenge on 8) thinking back on 9) mourning 10) perished2. Theme-related1) crashed 2) horrible3) harsh4)

21、 protect5) remove6) utterly 7) truly8) justify9) rewarded10) devastatingII.Translation1.1)Some high-ranking officers of the armed forces started a coup, toppling the government and throwing the country into chaos.2)The filing market shattered her illusion about getting rich quickly3)Thinking back on

22、 the history of World War II, we can see that the formation of the Allies was the natural product of the development of political and military circumstances then.4)Paul felt stung when Jim called him a religious fanatic. But as he was in no mood for a quarrel! not in a quarreling mood, he simply pretended not to hear it.5)People say that time