综英1unit4练习试题答案

Vocabulary

Ⅰ.Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own

words.

1.I had no worries and was just living life up. having a very enjoyable and exciting time

2.So I called him and he hung up on me. disconnected and refused to take my phone call

3.Also, I couldn’t turn my back on him when he needed me

the most.

go away form or refuse to be with

4.So I stuck it out and lost most of my friends. didn’t give up, still taking him to be me best friend as

before

5. I went to doctor after doctor with him, and saw him go

through so much. experience so much pain and stress

6.I still had to be the strong one and keep everything in. endure all the pain and sorrow by myself

Ⅱ.Fill in the bank in each sentence with a word or phrase

taken from the box in its appropriate form.

1.In the first few months of the war his army seemed

invincible, but soon it met its Waterloo.

2.Thinking before taking action can help avoid

experiencing unnecessary stress that one may come

across.

3.When you hear someone in your home, do not confront the

intruder and try not to panic.

4.I think I will have to work twice as fast to keep up with

everybody else.

5.Several heads of state attended the celebration marking

the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the

Republic.

6.He had only himself to blame for not taking better care

of the child.

7.Her TV success has meant pushing aside thoughts of

staring a family.

8.The scope of the emotional anguish that the AIDS patients

suffer can be beyond measure.

9.As he is recovering, he has grown more confident and

positive about life.

10.The government has recognized the need to exercise

harsh control over handguns.

Ⅲ. Choose a word or phrase the best completes each of the

following sentences.

1. Her arms around his neck in gratitude.

A. strengthened

B. tightened

C. lengthened

D.

widened 2. Mentally youngsters used to hang around this area

and caused a lot of trouble.

A. bothered

B. worried

C. disturbed

D.

troubling 3. There still exist strong disagreements whether

social stability should be maintained at the expense

of public health.

A. as to

B. in terms of

C. concerned

D.

regarded 4. Politicians are good at public opinion through the

press.

A. impressing

B. affecting

C. influencing

D.

shaking

5. Special shipping and charges may apply.

A. dealing

B. treating

C. managing

D.

handling

6. The customer service manager has written a letter to

everyone who promising a refund on their returned

goods.

A. criticized

B. disapproved

C. blamed

D.

complained

7. The company said that the for next year was

encouraging although marketing was still a weak area

for them

A. future

B. view

C. condition

D. outlook

8. I think they really want to buy that will help them

make their life easier.

A. stuff

B. staff

C. matters

D. means

Ⅳ. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in its appropriate from and note the difference in

meaning between them.

1. carefree careless

a. She no longer has that carefree smile as before, but

instead carries the sad look of a mother who has lost her

son.

b. The pop singer was accused of careless and drunk

driving, which greatly harmed his career.

c. It was reported that some careless police officers

lost four guns on their way to the crime scene.

d. To her, the baby’s birth marked the end of a carefree

life when she never seemed to have any worries and

responsibilities.

2. sick ill

a. Outside, the sick children were lying naked in the sun

with nobody attending to them.

b. He said he quit the job because he was sick and tired

of doing the same thing for over five years.

c. It’s a Chinese superstitious belief that a black cat

will bring ill luck into a household.

d. What if he becomes ill? He’s the breadwinner of the

family.

3. disease plague

a. After careful diagnosis and examination, the doctor

announced that it was a case of Parkinson’s disease.

b. Along with the Industrial Revolution, there came the

great plagu e that killed millions of people in Europe.

c. Cancer is fatal disease whose causes are still

unknown.

d. War, plague and famine all came at the same time and

nearly wiped out whole populations in that part of the

globe.

4. keep maintain

a. It was the public support that kept the anti-smoking

effort going.

b. ---- I haven’t finished reading your book yet. ---- No problem. You can keep it for as long as you like.

c. The general public all wish to maintain a tough

campaign to force the government to maintain roads

properly.

d. The local people started a tough campaign to force the government to maintain roads properly.

Ⅴ. Give synonym or an antonym of the word underline in each

sentence in the sense it is used.

1.Dealing with AIDA strengthens the bond of friendship,

encourages emotional and mature growth.

Synonym: tighten (intensify, enhance)

2.I was the most carefree person in the world. Antonym: unhappy (wretched, miserable, cheerless)

3.My whole life was changing so fast that I couldn’t keep

up. Synonym: quickly (rapidly, swiftly)

4.Everyone said that I must keep a positive attitude for

his sake, because attitude means everything.

Antonym: negative (doubtful, pessimistic, uncertain)

5.She thought that the trip would do me good; she said that

I was not the one that was dying.

Synonym: benefit (profit, advantage)

6.David had lost weight, had purple lesions all over his

body, and was very pale.

Antonym: gain (increase, gather)

7.All I want you to do is to remember me, enjoy life and

be careful. Synonym: cautious (alert, watchful)

8.The fifth of June, 1996 marked the end if my best friend

David’s life. Antonym: beginning (start, commencement)

Ⅵ. Fill in the bank in each sentence with an appropriate

form of the given capitalized word in brackets.

1.Let’s go for a picnic tomorrow unless the weather

forecast is unfavorable. (FAVOUR) 2.A successful business needs good organization.

(ORGANISE) 3.The ring was not at all valuable; in fact, it was almost

worthless. (WORTH)

4.Your job will be to see that no imperfect product leaves

this part of factory. (PERFECT)

5.The floor of the attic needs strengthening if we’re

going to make it into a bedroom. (STRONG)

6.He is ashamed of what he has done. (SHAME)

7.She expressed her gratitude to me by inviting me to

dinner. (GRATEFUL)

8.In youth, he shown great promise, but finally he turned

out mediocre. (YOUNG)

Grammar:

Ⅰ

1. That book is a printer’s error on

every page.So each/every page will

have to be reset before we reprint.

2.He is really worried about his

daughter as she is everything to him.

3.Let’s sit down anywhere and talk.

4.Burglaries are such an everyday occurrence in big cities that most newspaper do not bother to report them.

5.I must get to shops somehow or other this afternoon.I haven’n got anything in the house for supper.

6.Do you know anyone who would be interested in position as a receptionist in our office?We need someone with a really friendly manner.

7.Sorry,I’m busy today.Maybe we can have lunch together some other day.

8.She left her handbag somewhere and she can’n find it.

Ⅱ

1.When he came over I saw a seriousness in him that I had never

seen before.

a kind of seriousness

2.Parents love their children with a devotion for which they ask for no return.

a kind of devotion

3.My children are a great joy to me.

people that cause joy

4.This is where the waters of the Amazon flow out in to the sea.

the water of the started river

5.Peter took up collecting coins as

a hobby with a zeal that surprised his family.

a kind of zeal

6.Sir Lanka produces many teas.

many kinds of tea

7.I began to read the book,but the moving scenery was a distraction.

something that distracted

8.His room ,at sixteen dollars a day,was a disappointment.

something that mad him disappointed

Ⅲ

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

Ⅳ

1.He has it in him to be a doctor.

2.She hasn’t been herself since the accident.

3.Fear lay behind her show of bravery.

4.There is no point in going by car

if we can’t park near the theatre. 5.The garage deals in gasoline,oil,tires,etc.

6.I object to being kept waiting,why are you always late for appointment?

7.As the child was too young to travel

by herself,they arranged for her to travel by the guard’s van in/under

the care of the guard.

8.Much Ado About Nothing is by Shakespeare,and you’ll find more of

his plays in the bookstore around the corner.

9.He came back to China in secret with

his wife on board a freighter in 1933.

10.Old Tom’s under the weather for

a day or two.

Ⅴ

1.What are differences between rugby league,rugby union and American football? √

2.She put her hands above her eyes and began to cry. above→over

3.She looked out of the window.Twenty

feet under her,in the garden,was fox.

under→below

4.There was so much triffic,I was fortunate to get through the road without being knocked over.

through→across

5.He’s over the hill.He ought to make way for a younger man. √

6.Am I on you way?I can move over a bit and make room for you. on→in

7.We hired bicycles and them by the police station,where we hoped they would safe.√

8.He would alway arrive around ten in night carrying his guitar and a bunch of flowers. in→at

Translation

Ⅰ.Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1.We were in different classes, so we didn’t hang out

as much.

我们分在不同的班级，所以就不再那么经常厮混在一起了。

2.People looked at him as if he had a plague, and our

friends from school wanted nothing to do with him.

人们看他的眼神，就好像他得了瘟疫，学校里的那些朋友都不想与他交往。

3.I was being treated this way because teenagers are

not used to dealing with situations like this, and don’t know how to react.

我遭到这样的待遇，是因为十几岁的孩子们还不习惯处理这样的情况，也不知道怎么应付。

4.Towards the end of Mary he became so sick that

hospital staff had a bubble around him, so he wouldn’t catch our bad germs.

快到五月底时，他病情加重，医生用个透明的塑料罩子把他给围了起来，以防他受到我们身上有害细菌的侵害。

Ⅱ.Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and phrases given in brackets.

1.这是为增强我们的竞争能力所作的尝试。(strengthen) It is an attempt made to strengthen our competitive ability.

2.这个地区的警察知道那些小偷经常出没于哪些地方。

(hang out)

The police in this district know where the thieves hang

out.

3.这次签署的协议将冲破对自由贸易设置的所有障碍。

(break down)

The agreements signed will break down alll the barriers to free trade.

4.那是一种非常困难的局势，但他应付得很成功。(handle) It was a very difficult situation, but he handled it very successfully.

5.他是我最好的朋友。既然他需要我的帮助，我可不能对他

置之不理。(turn one’s back on)

He is my best friend. I just can’t turn my back on him now that he needs my help.

6.只要你努力工作，你迟早一定会获得成功，实现自己的抱

负。(sooner or later)

So long as you work hard, you are bound to succeed and realize your ambition sooner or later.

7.虽然他讨厌这工作，但他决心坚持干下去，因为他需要钱

来养家。(stick it out)

Although he hates the job, yet he is determined to stick it out because he needs the money to support his family.

8.那位癌症病人对疾病始终抱乐观的态度，坚持与疾病作斗

争，最后终于战胜了癌症。(keep an attitude)

That cancer patient kept an optimistic attitude towards his disease, persisted in combating it, and conquered it in the end.

9.这所大学拥有教职工2000多人，其中包括150名左右教

授和500余名副教授。(have a staff)

This university has a staff of more than 2000, including about 150 professors and over 500 associate professors.

10.举办这场音乐会是为了纪念这位作曲家逝世75周年。

(mark)

The concert was held to mark the 75th anniversary of the composer’s death.