大学英语读写教程第二版第四册课后答案 .

大学英语读写教程第二版第四册课后答案 .
大学英语读写教程第二版第四册课后答案 .

新版新视野大学英语读写教程第四册

Unit 1

III.

1. idle

2. justify

3. discount

4. distinct

5. minute

6.accused

7. object

8. contaminate

9. sustain 10. worship

IV.

1. accusing... of

2. end up

3. came upon

4. at her worst

5. pay for

6. run a risk of

7. participate in

8. other than

9. object to/objected10. at best

V 1. K 2. G 3. C 4. E 5. N 6.O 7.I 8. L 9. A 10. D

Collocation VI.

1. delay

2. pain

3. hardship

4. suffering

5. fever

6. defeat

7. poverty

8. treatment

9. noise 10. agony

Word building VII.

1. justify

2. glorify

3. exemplifies

4. classified

5. purified

6. intensify

7. identify

8. terrified

VIII.

1. bravery

2. jewelry

3. delivery

4. machinery

5. robbery

6. nursery

7. scenery

8. discovery

Sentence Structure IX.

1. other than for funerals and weddings

2. other than to live an independent life

3. other than that they appealed to his eye . . `

4. but other than that, he'll eat just about everything .

5. other than that it's somewhere in the town center

X.

1. shouldn't have been to the cinema last night

2. would have; told him the answer

3. they needn't have gone at all

4. must have had too much work to do

5. might have been injured seriously

Translation XI.

1. The plant does not grow well in soils other than the one in which it has been developed.

2. Research findings show that we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we may have done during the day.

3.Some people tend to justify their failure by blaming others for not trying their best.

4.We remain tree to our commitment: Whatever we promised to do; we would do it.

5.Even Beethoven's father discounted the possibility that his son would one day become the greatest musician in the world. The same is true of Edison, who seemed to his teacher to be quite dull.

6. They were accused by authorities of threatening the state security.

XII.

l.出入除自己家以外的任何场所时,如果你带有宠物,一定要了解有关宠物的规定。

2一些女性完全可以不待在家里,而是去工作,挣一份不错的工资。但是为了家庭,她们放弃了工作。

3.你怎么为这样粗鲁的行为辩护?你将会为此付出沉重的代价,因为他们己经以低毁名誉的罪名起诉你了。

4.批评有其重要作用;我们可能当时不喜欢它,但是它能激励我们去做更伟大的事情。

5.他毫不让步的行为遭到公众的反对,这使得他陷人了精神上崩溃、经济上破产的境地。6.即使你失败了,也不要被失败伤害,更不要被失败左右。记住:失败是学习过程中必要的一步;它不是学习、的结束,而是学习的开始。

Cloze XIII.

1 .B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5. B 6.A 7.B 8.A 9. C 10.A

II.D 12.C 13. D 14.A 15. C 16.D 17.B 18.C I9. A 20.D

unit 2

Vocabulary III.

1. coarse

2. betrayed

3. incident

4. postponed

5. execute

6. surrounding

7. applause

8. extraordinary

9. clumsy 10. sparked

IV. 1. for 2. against 3. up 4. about 5. up 6. to 7. down 8. down 9. in 10. on V. l. I 2.J 3.B 4.D 5.E 6.G 7.F 8.L 9.N 10.A

Collocation VI.

1. service

2. help/hand

3. influence

4. guarantee

5. visit

6. span .

7. welcome

8. spirit

9. duties 10. buildings

Word Building VII.

1. artist

2. terrorist

3. novelist

4. activists

5. biologists

6. idealist

7. capitalists

8. tourist

VIII.

1. terrorism

2. industrialism

3. realism

4. idealism

5. criticism

6. heroism

7. racism

8. Modernism

sentence structure IX

1. If I had known that you were coming, I would have met you at the airport.

2. If he had tried to leave the country, he would have been stopped at the border.

3. If we had found him earlier, we could have saved his life.

4. If I had caught that plane, I would have been killed in the air crash.

5. If he had been in good health, he could have written many books.

X.

1. it is a wonder to find

2. It is a surprise for us to find

3. it is a waste of time to argue with him

4. It's a comfort to know

5. It is a relief for us to learn

XI

1. If the characters in this comedy had been more humorous, it would have attracted

a larger audience.

2. She has never lost faith in her own ability, so it is a possibility for her to become a successful actress.

3. I never had formal training, I just learned as I went along.

4. As their products find their way into the international market, their brand is gaining in popularity.

5. She could make up a story by saying she was knocked unconscious by thieves and that all her money was gone, but she doubted whether she could make it sound believable.

6. No one was certain whether he postponed the visit on purpose, but this brought

more criticism of him.

XII

1 .If the characters in this comedy had been more humorous,it would have attracted

a larger audience.

2. She has never lost faith in her own ability, so it is a possibility for her to become a successful actress.

3 .I never had formal training,I just learned as I went along?

4. As their products find their way into the international market,their brand is gaining in popularity.

5 .She could make up a story by saying she was knocked unconscious by thieves and that all her

money was gone,but she doubted whether she could make it sound believable.

6 .No one was certain whether he postponed the visit on purpose, but this brought more criticism of him.

XII.

1.如果没有查理?卓别林,世界电影史就会不一样了。

2.令人感到宽慰的是,他的努力最终给予了他长期渴望的结果—他成功地发现了这种疾病的原因。

3.查理?卓别林是最伟大、最广受热爱的电影明星之一。从《流浪汉》到《摩登时代》,他拍摄了许多他那个时代最有趣、最受欢迎的电影。他最出名的是他扮演的一个人物—年轻可爱的小流浪汉。

4.卓别林是一个才能非凡的人:自他1914年第一次在电影中出现,两年时间内他就成了这个国家最有名的人物之一。

5.查理?卓别林对20世纪初期每个人的生活都产生了影响。与有史以来的任何人相比,他让更多的人欢笑,改变了人们看待这个世界的方式。

6.1977年,查理?卓别林在圣诞节那天去世了,身后留下了悲伤的家人和朋友,以及全世界数以百万计的影迷。

Cloze XIII.

1 .C 2. B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C

11 .D 12. A 13.A 14.C 15.B 16. D 17.A 18.C 19. B 20. A

unit 3

Vocabulary III.

1. raw

2. convicted

3. compensation

4. notify

5. provisions

6. receipt

7. paste

8. altered

9. thrive 10. certify

IV

1. up

2. to

3. down

4. of

5. out

6. into

7. for

8. on

9. through 10. of

V. 1. M 2. E 3. G 4. A 5. H 6. C 7.1 8. K 9.0 10. D

Collocation VI.

1. respect

2. degree

3. money

4. living

5. praise

6. place

7. success

8. scholarship

9. job 10. reputation

Word Building VII.

1. longish

2. animal-like

3. selfish

4. honey-like

5. ball-like

6. boyish

7. yellowish

8. bookish

VIII.

1. politicians

2. technician

3. comedian

4. musicians

5. physicians

6. electricians

7. beautician

8. magician

sentence structure IX.

1. The wanted man is believed to be living in New York.

2. Many people are said to be homeless after the floods.

3. Three men are said to have been arrested after the explosion.

4. The prisoner is thought to have escaped by climbing over the wall.

5. Four people are reported to have been seriously injured in the accident.

X.

1. He tried sending her flowers, but it didn't have any effect.

2. I don't regret telling her what I thought, even if I upset her.

3. The window was broken because I forgot to close it when I left.

4. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are out of stock.

5. He welcomed the new student and then went on to explain the college regulations. Translation XI.

1. Seven or eight officials are reported to have taken bribes and the mayor has decided to look into the affair in person.

2. These workers regret yielding to the management's advice and going back to work. Now they are again faced with the threat of losing their jobs.

3. You only need to fill out a form to get your membership, which entitles you to

a discount on goods.

4. Their car broke down halfway for no reason. As a result they arrived three hours later than they had planned.

5. The official got involved in a scandal and was forced to resign weeks later.

6. The man living on welfare began to build up his own market, one step at a time and his business is thriving.

XII

1.据报道这个男子曾在私下说:“许多救济对象在欺骗我们,因此,作为补偿,我们有权让他们对我们点头哈腰。

2.我们考虑了你的背景与经历,很遗憾地告诉你,我们目前没有适合你的工作机会。

3.我没能按奥斯卡的暗示去做,相反,我反驳了那个妇女,结果她竟然是我们的新经理。

4.需要有人来充当穷人权利的捍卫者,因为这一体制太容易被滥用。

5.我的车子在高速公路上抛锚后,我打电话向警察求助,20分钟后他们赶来帮我。

6.他热爱艺术,却经受了巨大的痛苦—贫穷与误解。

close XIII.

1 .B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5.B 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. B

11 .D 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.B 17.C 18.A 19:D 20.B

unit 4

Vocabulary III.

1. investment

2. disposal

3. condensed

4. strategic

5. revenue

6. scratch

7. utilities

8. invested

9. nowhere 10. transmission

IV.

1. is lagging far behind

2. are stuck with

3. going for

4. remain in contact

5. keep pace with

6. at your disposal

7. dates from

8. scratched the surface of

9. stuck in 10. choose between

V. 1.L 2.N 3.D 4.E 5.H 6.1 7.F 8.0 9.1 10.B

Collocation VI.

1. exchange

2. growth

3. opportunities

4. understanding

5. benefits

6. peace

7. development

8. career

9. will 10. status

Word Building VII.

1. superpower

2. superabundant

3. supermarket

4. super-speed

5. supercomputer

6. superman

7. superstar

8. super-efficient

VIII.

1. auto-timer

2. auto-focus

3. autograph

4. auto-reverse

5. autobiography

6. automakers

7. autoloading

8. autocriticism

sentence structure IX

1. Concentrate on indoor delights rather than outdoor fights and you'll be much better appreciated.

2. As a result of the development of computer technology many people may eventually be able to work at home rather than go to the office.

3. Some people say that the pupils' achievements this term will be measured by a formal test rather than their teacher's assessment.

4. They argued that their products should be developed on the basis of need rather than profit.

5. During weekends the businessmen may spend time establishing friendship and mutual trust rather than discussing any particular item of business.

X.

1. Petrol now is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago.

2. Theirs is about three times as big as ours.

3. Latin American customers talk two to four times as long on the phone as people in North America.

4. the fee for cell phones is typically twice as much as for calls made over fixed lines.

5. can transmit 250,000 times as much data as a standard telephone wire. Translation XI.

1. Rather than invest in my education, my parents spent their money on a new house.

2. Today, people are spending twice as much on entertainment and relaxation as they did in the past.

3. In order to be successful, a business must keep pace with developments in the marketplace.

4. Her fluency in English gave her an advantage over other girls for the job.

5. For students, nowhere is better than the library, where all the books are at their disposal.

6. We should make full use of the platform to strengthen communication, expand cooperation in more areas and seek further development through joint efforts. XII.

1,发展中国家认为信息技术是促进经济发展的途径,但一些国家在估算成本与选择技术方面缺乏经验。

2.据说地球拥有的地下水量大约是其拥有的河流和湖泊水量的三千倍,而且地下水要干净得多。

3.任何人都能照出好照片—问题只是你是否在合适的时间和地点。

4.通过在他们的学校和图书馆安装计算机,这些社区的领导们表明他们决心不在技术上落后。

5.当他开始创办这家公司时,他想他将能在市场上与那些顶级公司并驾齐驱,可是他现在失望了,因为他没有成功。

6.佛罗里达的一对夫妇在建造一座他们称之为未来之家的房子,它既能抵御咫风,又与周围环境十分协调。

Cloze XIII.

1 .C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D

11.A 12.C 13.B 14.D 15.C 16.D 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.C

unit 5

Vocabulary III.

1. humble

2. slippery

3. tame

4. inspiration

5. crept

6. apology

7. observation

8. dictate

9. inadequate 10. solitary

IV

1. cast out

2. all by himself

3. stay up late

4. was fond of

5. at one sitting

6. filled up with

7. speaks highly of

8. set forth

9. at length 10. for the time being V. 1.K 2.H 3.M 4.B 5.A 6.0 7.J 8.D 9.F 10.1

Collocation VI.

1. efficiency

2. status

3. performance

4. standard

5. coordination

6. sense

7. career

8. quality

9. supply 10. accuracy

VIl.

1. underestimated

2. underpaid

3. overslept

4. Underdeveloped

5. overestimated

6. overcharged

7. underweight

8. overloaded

VIll.

1. simplified

2. electrician

3. recovery

4. childlike

5. autobiography

6. underline

7. terrorist

8. overreact

sentence structure IX.

1. The distance between them is not so great as to be unbridgeable.

2. The unity of the masses with the party is never so strong as it is now.

3. The punishment was harsh because Maggie would lose her position, but it was not so bad as losing her pay.

4. I've heard the terrible noise once or twice before, but never so loud as this one.

5. Men are never so peaceful, so graceful with each other as they are now.

X.

1. You might as well go there to see whether there is the information you need.

2. We might as well call it freedom.

3.You might as well ring and tell them you're going to visit them.

4. We might as well walk home.

5. We might as well find an easier one to read.

Translation XI.

1. This little man is not so innocent as he appears.

2. There's nothing I can do about the problem, so you might as well turn to Professor Wang for help.

3. Both sides speak highly of the fruits in their cooperation in different areas, and hope that the cooperation can be furthered.

4. On the one hand, an image of being close to the people can get a new policy more easily accepted.

On the other hand, it will "encourage people to speak their minds and come up with constructive suggestions".

5. His sense of loneliness rose and fell and he sometimes would talk at length to himself and his pets and the television.

6. After all, money is not everything. The richest people are not necessarily the happiest.

XII

1.新的机制并不像他们预期的那样有效,因为数月过去了,但管理效率并没有明显改进。

2.我不想不必要地吓唬你,可你最好还是面对事实,看看一些数字吧。

3.孤独的特点是一种与世隔绝感,而独居则是独自一人却不感到寂寞的状态,它能引发自我意识。

4.孤独是一种消极的状态,你会感到失去了某种东西。你可能与别人在一起仍然感到孤独—这也许是孤独最痛苦的形式。

5.独居是一种与自我相约的积极的状态。独居是值得向往的,是独自一人、享受自我愉快而又充实的陪伴的一种状态。

6.梭罗说,一个人即使身处同伴之中,如果不对他们敞开心扉,仍会感到孤独。

Cloze XIII.

1 .B 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.D 9. B 10. A

11 .C 12. B 13.A 14.C 15.D 16.B 17.C 18.A 19.D 20.C

Unit 6

vocabulary III.

1. Substantial

2. concerning

3. negotiation

4. exaggerate

5. withdrawn

6. commissions

7. financed

8. secure

9. impose 10. donation

IV

1. by

2. in

3. of

4. to

5. up

6. on/upon

7. with

8. in

9. in 10. between

V 1.O 2.E 3.G 4.1 5.J 6.B 7.K 8.N 9.M 10.D

VI.

1. approaches

2. reward

3. protection

4. honor

5. advice

6. access

7. advantages

8. help

9. sympathy 10. understanding

Word Building VII.

1. foresight

2. forewarned

3. foreground

4. postgraduate

5. post-race

6. foresaw

7. post-Christmas

8. post-election

VIII.

1. e-shopper

2. e-merchant

3. e-journal

4. e-classroom

5. e-commerce

6. e-mail

7. e-dictionaries

8. e-cash

sentence structure IX.

1. It's pointless to go there next Monday-there's a public holiday.

2. It is easy to talk about having high moral standards, but, in practice, what would one really do in such a situation?

3. It is interesting to see different cultures and ways of life.

4. It is really astonishing that she refuses to talk to you.

5. It is important that she come straight to me when she arrives.

X.

1. Suppose you object to carrying out a particular managem_ent order and you are afraid of the manager, what would you do?

2. Suppose you have just got married and you are about to work abroad for three years, how would you explain it to your newly-married wife?

3. Suppose someone couldn't understand why you didn't arrest Harry, would you explain to remove the doubts?

4. Suppose your tenant fails to pay the rent in time, would you throw him out?

5. Suppose you are a very heavy smoker and are anxious to break the habit, where could you get help?

Translation XI.

1. Suppose you found out that your colleague takes bribes, would you just ignore it?

2. We've given up on him because he is so stubborn. It is pointless to argue with him.

3. He hit upon a good method to speed up the progress of the experiment, but opinions differed among members of the group on it.

4. Today I'm able to square my profession with my interest, which I wasn't able to do before.

5. The ability to visually distinguish between red and green is essential to becoming

a driver.

6. The team consisted of seven people who met on a regular basis to share their information with each other.

XII.

1.假设有人向你行贿,要换取一种承诺,你会怎么做?是接受呢,还是坚持自己的原则?

2.现在人们不会忍受那些糟糕的境况,可是在那些日子里却只能接受那样的现实。

3.大学校园里形形色色的作弊现象越来越多,我已不记得这学期有多少学生因作弊而被捉住孔。

4.当艾奇先生被披露曾受贿时,他不得不退出州长职位的竞争。

5.虽然他原先完全支持改革政策,可后来却开始抨击这场改革运动了。

6.这位教授肯定不会同意翻译基本是在词典里查生词的观点。

Cloze XIII.

1 .A 2. D 3.C 4.B 5.B 6. D 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.A

11 .B 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.D 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.B

unit 7

Vocabulary III.

1. discounted

2. biased

3. variation

4. potential

5. Confronted

6. migrate

7. descended

8. distinct

9. superficial 10. extensive

IV

1. to date

2. in effect

3. nothing less than

4. As of

5. in combination with

6. In addition to

7. shed new light on

8. is confined to

9. serve as 10. adapt to

V. 1.K 2.0 3.C 4.F 5.J 6.1 7.G 8.A 9.M 10.E

Collocation VI.

1. awards

2. challenges

3. component

4. advances

5. changes

6. advantage

7. influence

8. effect

9. objective 10. threat

Word Building VII.

1. privacy

2. intimacy

3. frequency

4. fluency

5. secrecy

6. urgency

7. consistency

8. dependency

VIII.

1. politics

2. classics

3. electronics

4. economics

5. psychology

6. methodology

7. technology

8. biology

sentence structure IX.

1. Being healthy is more than a question of not being ill.

2. I was more than a little upset at not being invited to the wedding.

3. This story is more than interesting; it is educational as well.

4. Hepworth is more than a filmmaker; he had learnt to find stories that would have

genuine popular appeal.

5. Compared our achievements today with what we started out to be, it is more than

a miracle brought about by years of exceptionally hard work.

X.

1. What was needed was nothing less than a new industrial revolution.

2. This is nothing less than a call to restore the vitality of the American Dream.

3. Their dream was nothing less than a revolutionary project to bring computers and ordinary people together. ,

4. The experience of sightseeing in the wonderful island is nothing less than exciting and I am moved to tears.

5. He was very concerned that she should not be tired or bored; he wanted to make sure that the holiday would be nothing less than perfect for her.

Translation XI.

1. In the process of creating the genetic map, these scientists realized that cooperation was more than an attractive option; it was a responsibility.

2. Their research findings were nothing less than a miracle. As a result of their findings, new light has been shed on the history of human genes.

3. In fact, only hard work in combination with proper methods will give you an advantage over others.

4. The judge said the punishment would serve as a warning to others.

5. The risk of infection is confined to those who have close contact with the patients.

6. From such an analysis we are in a better position to understand what has happened and what to do about it.

X11.

1.作为一个负责的生产厂家,我们不仅仅关注环境;我们还积极参与环境保护。

2.当然,她最后还是离开,去结婚了,但我敢肯定的是:她对工作尽职尽责,从不允许自己的职业重点受到影响。

3.除了学业上的成绩,你迄今为止最大的成就是什么?

4.观察和实验的目的是为了验证或阐明某些理论,只有那些被视为与任务相关的观察才应该被记录下来。

5.不管现在身处何地,黑人都是非洲人的后裔,但是数百年来,由于种种原因,他们的遗传基因已经变得多样化且非常复杂。

6.实际上,他们都同意这种观点:法律的变化引起了社会本质的变化以及社会中人与人之间关系的变化。

Cloze XIII.

1 .A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.A 9. D 10. C

11,B 12.A 13.A 14.B 15.D 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.B

Unit 8

Vocabulary III.

1. cautiously

2. bribing

3. disapprove(d)

4. tendency

5. permanent

6. depression

7. fragrance

8. guarantee

9. exclusively 10. generously

IV.

1. peering at

2. be broken off

3. disapproved of

4. prop up

5. In the main

6. in company with

7. in that

8. pay the price

9. belong to 10. more or less

V 1. L 2. O 3. H 4. D 5.1 6. E 7. N 8. K 9. G 10. B

Collocation VI.

1 .plans 2. lifestyle 3. fact 4. policies 5. rules

6. concentration

7. world

8. voice

9. inheritance 10. content

Word Building VII.

1. devalued

2. demobilized

3. deregulated

4. decentralized

5. destabilizing

6. depersonalized

7. de-emphasize

8. decoded

VIII.

1. retirees

2. interviewees

3. trainee

4. employees

5. escapees

6. addressee

7. devotee

8. divorcee

sentence structure IX

1. I know she isn't really interested in window-shopping, but she doesn't mind waiting while I have a look.

2. If people don't mind my not having a degree, I could give a few music lessons!

3. People don't mind paying a lot more for good software because they can see the benefits of using it.

4.1 don't mind if people perceive me as arrogant. You need certain degree of it to succeed.

5. We don't mind if it takes time for people to express their hopes, goals, fears,

and needs in their lives.

X.

1. No friends came to see her; she shut herself off, in the old familiar world of bedroom and drawing room.

2. No cigarette end could give us any clue to or sign of anyone having ever been there.

3. No gas, no water and no electricity in the hospital! How could you expect the children to survive this?

4. No other information is given about the book itself, although there is a brief biographical, note about the writer.

5. No effort has been made to investigate the "disappearances" that have occurred over the past three years.

Translation XI.

1. 1 don't mind his staying out so late as long as he behaves himself.

2. 1 prefer his plan to others in that I think no plan is more practical than his.

3. They broke off business relations with that company as it suffered huge losses in the last fiscal year and went bankrupt.

4. Now that you don't like him, why did you invite him to your birthday party in the first place?

5. Though we knew our chances to win were slim, we were more or less depressed when we lost in the game.

6. Perhaps this was the price that has to be paid for progress-who knows?

XII.

1.我不在乎他们否定我的计划,但在内心深处我仍渴望得到他们的支持。

2.彼得宣布他不想与她们中任何一个女孩一起唱歌或跳舞,他没给任何理由。

3.我们尊敬的是那些奉献时间、友谊和才能的人,而不是那些一心只为自己谋求私利的人。

4.看来我生意遭到一了巨大损失,这是我不听父母忠告所付出的代价。

5.他们只是顺便又提到了这一点:在我去那个国家旅行时,会有一位翻译一直在我身边。

6.即使当父母强烈反对子女的行为方式时,他们拒绝接受的是那种行为方式而不是子女本人,澄清这一点十分重要。

Cloze XIII.

1.B

2.C 3.B 4. D 5.A 6. D 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.C

11.A 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.B 16.D 17.C 18.D 19.D 20.A

unit 9

Vocabulary III.

1. violated

2. delicate

3. contended

4. invasion

5. illustration

6. attendance

7. concessions

8. unique

9. contemplated 10. excess

IV

1. made some concessions

2. putting…before

3. be untroubled about

4. take it to court

5. came into service

6.in response to

7. rather than

8. focused … on

9. it depends 10. In a flash

V. 1.L 2.J 3.E 4.I 5.D 6.N 7.B 8.O 9.A 10.G

Collocation

1. calming

2. long-term

3. negative

4. destructive

5. marginal

6. harmful

7. disastrous

8. emotional

9. similar 10. stimulating

Word Building VII.

1. endurance

2. tolerance

3. defiance

4. attendance

5. acceptance

6. admittance

7. Reliance

8. Observance

VIII.

1. unanimous

2. unify

3. unicycle

4. unique

5. uniform

6. unite

7. union

8. unity XI

1. 尽管他们做出了巨大的努力,但目前为止,博物馆每天的参观者仍然还是很少。(for all; so far)

For all their great efforts, the museum's daily attendance has so far still been very low.

2. 作为对政府检查员批评的回应,公司改变了一些做法,而不是放弃自己的规定。(in response to; rather than)

In response to criticism by government inspectors, the company changed some of its practices rather than gave up its rules.

3. 警方提醒乘客,不要将钱和贵重物品放在提包里,以防被盗。 (warn against)

The police warned the passengers against putting money and precious things in bags lest they should be stolen.

4. 调查应集中于父母和孩子们如何看待学校满足他们需求的那些办法。(focus on)

Surveys ought to focus on how parents and children perceive the ways in which the

school satisfies their needs.

5. 一瞬间,特斯(Tess)由一个天真的女孩变成了一个成熟、受过良好教育的女子。 (in

a flash)

In a flash, Tess changed from an innocent girl to a mature and well-educated woman.

6. 我能证实200列新火车正在制造中,第一批将在今年五月投入运营。(come into service)

I can confirm that 200 new trains are being manufactured and that the first of those trains will come into service in May this year.

XII

1. For all their explanations, the union still believed the company's dress and appearance code offends individual liberty and violates the labor law.

尽管他们做了解释,工会仍然认为公司的着装规定侵犯了个人自由,也违反了劳工法。

2. Management has granted a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure but refused to make any further concession.

在工会的压力下,资方已同意提高10%的薪酬,但是拒绝做出进一步的让步。

3. We can reform our public health care system, which still gives us, for all its flaws, the best health care in the world.

我们可以改革我们的公共卫生医疗体系,该体系虽然有缺陷,但仍为我们提供了世界上最好的卫生保健服务。

4. If he has the money and no good excuse for not paying what he owes you, the only solution may be to take him to court.

如果他有钱,而且没有充足的理由不偿还欠你的钱,那将他告上法庭也许是唯一的解决办法了。

5. Efforts to resolve the conflict in the Middle East, which has caused more than 100 deaths since February of last year, have so far been fruitless.

直到目前,解决中东冲突的各项努力都没有任何成效;中东冲突自去年二月以来,已造成100多人死亡。

6. In this chapter we focus on how to arrange your gathered material in the form of an argument.

在这一章,我们集中谈论如何以论点的形式安排你所收集到的材料。

unit 10

Vocabulary III.

1. incorporate

2. triggered

3. perspectives

4. cultivating

5. confine

6. capacity

7. Controversial

8. consciousness

9. recommend 10.application

IV

1. to

2. at

3. to

4. aside

5. to

6. on/onpon

7. through

8. of

9. of 10. in

V. 1.F 2.J 3.G 4.D 5.M 6.A 7.K 8.C 9.O 10.H

Collocation .

1. constant

2. enormous

3. blood

4. intense

5. work

6. economic

7.international

8. personal

9. external https://www.360docs.net/doc/825648127.html,itary

Word Building VII.

1. multicolored

2. multicultural

3. multimedia

4. multinational

5.multidimensional

6. multimillion

7. multiparty

8. multipurpose

VIII.

1. semi-permanent

2. semi-final

3. semi-automatic

4. semi-detached

5. semi-darkness

6. semi-official

7. semi-skilled

8. semi-retired

sentence structure XI

1. 无论你的智商有多高,你的看法都受到个人经历的局限,因此要学会吸纳他人有用的观点。(no matter...)

No matter how high your IQ is, your view is limited by the experience you have had and so you should learn to incorporate the useful perspectives of others.

2. 这个游戏非常有趣,他们谁也没有注意到时间的流逝。(Use inverted order of "so... that...";take note of)

So interesting was the game that none of them took note of the passage of time.

3. 我一直在整理这些旧文件,看看哪些有用,哪些需要扔掉。(sort through)

I've been sorting through these old documents to see which are useful and which can be thrown away.

4. 随着年龄越来越大,你应该考虑未来的计划。(reflect on)

As you get older you should reflect on future plans.

5. 他在演出中的亮相简直是个轰动。(nothing less than)

His appearance in the show was nothing less than a sensation.

6. 他们每个月都从工资中留出一笔钱,用于孩子将来的教育。(set aside)

Every month they set aside a particular amount of money from their salary for the sake of their kid's education in the future.

XII

1. No matter how promising your situation, or how creative you can be, hard work is always essential to your success.

无论你的情况多么充满希望,无论你有多大的创造力,努力工作对你的成功总是必需的。

2. So strong are his first impressions that sometimes they defy revision even when many other people think differently.

他留下的最初印象如此之强烈,有时甚至当许多其他人不这么认为时,这些印象也无法改变。

3. Our aim is nothing less than to make China the best trained and educated nation in Asia. 我们的目的就是要使中国成为亚洲接受培训程度和教育程度最高的一个国家。

4. On international relations China would continue to develop relations with foreign countries in seeking a favorable international environment for its reform and to make contributions to world peace and development.

在国际关系方面,中国将继续发展与外国的关系,寻求一个对自己改革有利的国际环境,继续对世界和平和发展作出贡献。

5. I'll keep at it—whatever the challenges might be—and never give up until I achieve success.

不管会面临什么挑战,我都会坚持,永不放弃,直到取得成功。

6. The latest research seems to imply that without the software of emotional maturity and self-knowledge, the hardware of academic training alone is worth less and less. 最新的研究似乎表明,缺乏情感成熟和自我了解这一软件,纯学术培训这一硬件越来越没有价值。

XIII.

1 .B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.A 9. D 10. C

11,A 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.C 16.D 17.D 18.C 19.A 20.B

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