现代大学英语2 课后练习答案unit1
现代大学英语第二册课后练习1_基础英语
Lesson 1ExercisesI. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.1. if the grass is greener on the other side of he fence, it is time for you to _____ (施肥)your lawn.2. Just enjoy the little things you are doing. When you look back, you will ____ (意识到) they were the big things.3. Walt Disney _____ (总结) how he made his dreams come true in four C’s: Curiosity, Confidence, Courage and Constancy.4. Xiao Wang broke a leg last week and is _____ (住院治疗).5. Some travelers adapt themselves so successfully to foreign customs that they are criticized for having become “______” (西化) by their less adaptable fellow countrymen.6. The plan was ______ (批评) as too idealistic and impractical.7. We don’t want to freeze everything the way it is forever, we want to develop and _____ (现代化).8. The waste water is now _____ (净化) and then used for irrigation.9. The training course aims to _____ (使合格) them as teachers of English.10. How can you ______ (说明……有正当理由的) your behaviour?11. Mrs. Jones ______ (认出物品) the purse as hers.12. The freshmen will first read some ____ (简写) stories.13. Books can be ______ (分类) indifferent ways.14. I was really ______ (害怕的) when I was told that 500 million people would watch my performance.15. The town used to _____ almost entirely _____ (依靠) tourism for its economic development.16. The president asked me to _____ (主持) the meeting on his behalf.17. I told them that Mr. Shen ______ (坚持) their giving a straightforward answer.18. No country has the right to _____ (干涉) other counties’ internal affairs.19. His grandparents ______ (渴望) his return to his own country.20. In the last twenty years his research ______ (集中) a new strain of rice.21. All this ______ at our last discussion. I don’t see why we ne ed to talk about it again.22. Alice is still _____ (同意了) the choice between the two jobs.23. They would never _____ （犹豫）these means to get rich.24. There is no use ______ (埋愿) the situation we are in. we should take action and _____ (依靠) ourselves to change it for the better.25. Do you still remember the name of the Chinese who ______ (成功) swimming across the English Channel?II. Give words or expressions with similar meanings.1. accomplishment2. to assume3. attempt4. career5. chance6. disaster7. to be employed 8. fairly9. to generate 10. to maintain11. obvious 12. to rear (one’ children)13. to sufficeIII. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.1. They said that they would _____ no more trees are cut from now on.2. When he first retired, he felt very uncomfortable. He did not know what to _____ all his time.3. If you want to know this, I can _____ a real expert.4. Meals at the hotel _____ 20 yuan per day.5. James protested that others _____ saying such things about him.6. Eric told me that everything is the hospital was first-rate, and so was it ____ its doctors and nurses.7.They were shocked to hear Professor Jin say that a company shouldnot ____ make profit only.8.My father was a historian. He ____ the history of the Ming Dynasty.9.There are several ways to get around the difficulties when you _____in the middle of a sentence.10.Some sociologists argue that the ever-increasing crime rate is due tothe fact that people ____ too much violence in TV programs.11.In the first half of the year, Li Fa n’s income _____ 6,000 yuan permonth.12.They promised to _____ the nuclear power station would be safe. IV. Put in the missing words.If you are like most people, your intelligence (1) _____ from season to season. You are (2) ______ a lot sharper in spring than you are at any (3) ______ time of the year.Spring appears to be the best (4) _____ of the year for thinking. One (5) _____ may be that in spring man’ mental (6) _____ are affected by the same factors that bring (7) _____ great changes in all nature.Autumn is the next best season (8) _____ winter. As for summer, it seems to be a good time to (9) _____ a long vacation from thinking! It has been (10) _____ that cool weather is much more favorable (11) _____ creative thinking than is summer heat. This does not (12) ______ that all people are (13) _______ intelligent in summer than they (14) _____ during the rest of the year. It (15) ______ mean, however, that the mentalpowers of large numbers of people (16) ____ to be lowest in summer.V. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions.Not … but….; not only… but (also)… ; both… and…; either…or…; neither… nor…1. His brother is a lawyer. His sister is a lawyer, too.2. What they lack is not money. What they lack is experience.3. They have come to china to learn Chinese. They have also come to learn about her culture.4. I find the new manager is not easy to get along with. I find he is not delightful to talk to, either.5. What children want most from their parents are love and attention. What they want most are not really material things.6. Mr. Hu is fluent in French. He is fluent in English, too.7. Contrary to what people had expected, he attended the meeting. He also spoke for twenty minutes.8. You may write your essay in your regular exercise book. You may printa copy if you do it on your computer.9. I’m not quite sure why he didn’t show up. Perhaps he was not interested. Perhaps he simply forgot about it.10. A society should respect its scientists. It should also respect its garbage collectors.11. The teachers don’t believe there is any shortcut in learning English. The students don’t believe in such a thing, either.12. The purpose of a university is to produce people who are specialists. Its purpose is also to produce civilized citizens.VI. Construct questions for the answers.1.___________________________________________________________ ____.The essay is written for university freshmen.2.___________________________________________________________ _____.The writer was teaching English Literature at that time.3.___________________________________________________________ _____.The boy came to college to be a pharmacist.4.___________________________________________________________ _____.He didn’t understand why it was important for him to read Shakespeare and wanted the teacher to explain to him. He thought it was a waste oftime for a future pharmacist to read works of literature.5.___________________________________________________________ ______.According to the writer, in a technical training school students learn skills for a job, while in a university, students not only train for skills but develop their mental and moral power.6.___________________________________________________________ _______.The writer thinks that when a person is neither working nor sleeping he should be trying to improve his mind and enrich his life through learning.7._________________________________________________________ ______________.No, the student wasn’t convinced.8._________________________________________________________ _______________.Yes, I do. I agree that he says about the purpose of a university.VII. Put in the right preposition from the list below.1. Professor Li spoke _______ an expert _____ modern Chineseliterature.2. He talks ______ a computer expert, but really he knows little.3. In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were ______ work.4. _____ her 21st birthday, her parents sent her a leather coat ______affectionate letter.5. The manager’s office is large and airy. ______ the window is aCEO-type of desk. An office chair stands _____ the desk. Further back_____ the corner there is a floor-ceiling bookcase filled ______ books,magazines, newspapers, etc.6. Everyone knows him _____ Old Arthur. He lives ______ a little hut______ the middle of a small wood, about a mile _____ the village. Hegoes _____ the village twice a week to buy food, and occasionally hecollects letters and his pension _____ the post office.7. This is what Old Arthur said ______ himself _____ a reporter______ the local newspaper: “I get up every morning ______ the birds.There is a stream _____ my hut and I fetch water _____ there. It’s good,clear, fresh water, better than you get _____ the city.Occasionally,_____ winter, I have to break the ice. I cook simple food ____ my stove; mostly stews and things ____ that. I don’t have much money, but I think I’m a lucky man.”8. Recently I came ______ a little group _____ worried people, gathered _____ a man lying ____the pavement ____ a busy London road. They were waiting _____ an ambulance, because the man had been knocked down _____ the street, to avoid walking ______ a ladder. This superstition (迷信) goes back _____ the days when the gallows (绞刑架) were built _____ a platform. To get up ____ the platform you had to climb a ladder. To pass ____ that ladder therefore was considered very unlucky.Key to the exercises:I. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets:1. fertilize2. realize3. summarized4. hospitalized5. westernized6. criticized7. modernize8. purified9. qualify 10. justify 11. identify12. simplified13. classified 14. terrified 15. depend on/upon 16.preside over17. insisted on 18. interfere in/with 19. are longing for/longed for/have been longing for 20. has concentrated on 21. was agreed on/upon 22. hesitating about/over23. resort to 24. complaining about, rely on/upon 25. succeeded inII. Give words or expressions with similar meanings.1. achievement2. to suppose3. effort4. profession/occupation5. opportunity6. great tragedy/misfortune7. used/kept busy8. rather 9. to produce 10. to keep/to keep up/to continue11. apparent/clear 12. to raise/to bring up 13. to be enough III. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.1. see to it that2. do with3. put you in touch with4. average out to5. had no business6. true of7. be out to 8. specialized in 9. are stuck 10. are exposed to 11. averaged out to 12. see to it that IV. Put in the missing words.1. varies/changes2. probably3. other4. period5. reason6. powers7. about8. then9. take 10. found 11. for12. mean13. less 14. are 15. does 16. tendV. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions.1. Both his sister and brother are lawyers.2. What they lack is not money but experience.3. They have come to china not only to learn Chinese, but to learn about her culture as well.4. I find the new manager neither easy to get along with nor delightful to talk to.5. What children really want most from their parents are not material things but love and attention.6. Mr. Hu is not only fluent in French but also in English.7. Contrary to what people had expected, not only did he attend the meeting, but he also spoke for twenty minutes.8. You may either write your essay in your regular exercise book or printa copy if you do it on your computer.9. I’m not quite sure why he didn’t show up. Either he was n ot interested, or he simply forgot about it.10. A society should respect both its scientists and its garbage collectors.11. Neither the teachers nor the students believe there is any shortcut in learning English.12. The purpose of a university is to produce people who are both specialists and civilized citizens.VI. Construct questions for the answers.1. Who is the essay written for?2. What was the writer doing/teaching at that time?3. What did the boy come to college for?4. Why did the boy go to the writer’s office one day? What was his problem?5. What is the difference between a university and a technical training school, according to the author?6. How does the writer think a person should spend the time when he is neither working nor sleeping? Why?7. Was the tall boy convinced by what the writer said?8. Do you agree with what the writer says about the purpose of a university?VII. Put in the right preposition from the list below.1. as, on2. like3. out of4. For/On, along with5. By/Near, behind, in, with6. as, in, in, from, to/into, at/from7. about, to, from, with, near, from, in, in, on, like8. on/upon, of, round, on, beside, for, by, off, into, under, to, on, on to, under。
现代大学英语精读2第二版答案
Key toexercisesUnit1Preview1.Listentothe recording of the text and then fill in the blanks in the following sentences.1.. aim/purpose; training;practical/professional skills; technical training;universities2..graduateschool;Shakespeare’s p lays; be apharmacist3. makingaliving;keephimself;hisfamily;expose;ideas4.waking;average;aliving;allabout5. in dang er; m echanized savages; push-buttonNeanderthals6. have left us; peculiar accom plishments;species7.. center;storehouse8.. sarcastic;humorous2.R ead the text for better comprehension a nd a nswerthequestions,paying special a ttention to the par ts in boldtype.1)It m e a ns a nnoyi n g experiences, t ou g h pro blems or failures.2)The y must have finishe d their graduat e s t udie s w i th a n advanc e d d e gr e eli keaPhD.3)Itsimplymeans?one of thestudents?.Theword?body?here meansthewholegroupofstudents.Becausethestudentisthinandtall.Itismeanttobe humorous rather thaninsulting.4)He t ea ches Englishliterature.5)Byus i ngt helike t h e c our s word?s t u f f?,h eshowshisdislikefor t he c ou r se ve r y clea r ly.Hedoesn’ｔebe c ausehethinksitis us e l ess forhisplanned career.6)Wecanassumethathedoesnotthinkitnecessarytowastemoneyonthe books since heintends to drop thecourse.7)The latter. It is a humorous way of referring to a certain type of people.8)He is talking about the Pharmacy School. He is being sarcasticwhenhecallsit?a DrugstoreMechanicsSchool?Itmeans?技工？.9)He is talking about the diploma for university orcollegegraduates.He has in mind people like what the student wants tobe:pharmacists.10)Itmeans?havingbeenintroduced to theideasdevelopedorproduced throughouthistory.11)It refers to his effort to convince thestudent.12)?Hold?hereisanintransitiveverbmeaning?remaintrue?.Itisoftenuseda sase t phrase?hol dtrue?.13)Itmeans?thingsofthesamekind?.诸如此类14)We call it the fut ure c on tinuou s t e ns e. It i s used for ongoin g future ac t ions.15)He is saying here that you will make sure that the medicineyou make will not be mixed with poison if you are trained as a pharmacist;thatthehousesyoubuildwillsuccessfullykeepoutbullsifyourchosenjobise ngineering;and t h at yo ur client w i l l not be sentenc ed to d eat h b e cause you a re inc om petent if you want to b e al a wyer.16)T he s e are a ll us eful things to d o… a nd raises/bri n g s up your c hildren.17)InformalEnglish,?may?is usedtoexpress ahopeorwish.Moreexamples:Mayourcountrybeprosperousandourpeoplehappy.May peacefina l lypr e vail.Note: suf fi ce (be s uff i cient) It is formal for hu m orouseffect.18)民主的思想家. Will you be heading a family that is familiar withthegreatdemocratic ideas in past history?19)He meansthetallstudent.?Pest?is oftenused to refer to anannoying person especially achild.20)No. H e means that he i s a i ming to m ak e m oney. T hat i s hispurpos e forcoming toschool.21)…you’regoi n gto ha vetroublefi n dingsometh i ngt od owhen you arenot spending money.22)…ｔhenyoushouldn’tgotocollege.Youhavenoreasontogotocollege.23)Heissayingherethatyoungpeoplemaybecomesavagesliketheancientpe opl ew ho lived 35,000 t o 130,000 yea rs a go although t h ey c annowpushbut t onsa ndu semachi n e s,hence, a ?n ew s p ec i es?.24)Ourcoll e g e sareboundtoprod uc eso m estude nt softhi s ki nd.H e i sver ysarcasticabout these people and thinks that they are not truly educatedandcivilizedastheyshouldbetoday.Thereforeheusestheexpression:?such li feforms?. Note alsothattheword?graduate?is usedas a transitiveverbhere.25)We are talking about how ideas or concepts are developedandhowimportant they are in the evolution of the human species. Animalsliveby instinct. Only human beings are able to formulate ideas such aslove,freedom,democracy,andequality.Theseideasmakeusdifferentfromotherani mals. And we get these ideas from people in the past. That is why readingissoimportant.Manyscholarsmaintainthatwithoutreadingwe do n’ｔknowhow tothink.Thereare,however,peoplewhoemphasizetheimportanceofdirect experienceSometimestheyevengoas far as to maintain .Theysaythat‘Doing isalsolearning’．that reading may prevent us from creativethinking.26)The fact that we have the faculty means that…Vocabulary1.D o t he f ollowing exercises on wor d f or mation rules.1)Thefollowingwordsareadjectivesendingwiththesuffixes?-ent?a nd?-a nt,?andtheircorrespondingnounsusuallyendingwith?-ence?a nd?-a nce.?Decide which of the following should be the for mer, and which the latter.1.di f fe r ent2.i nd ependent3.extrava g a n tpetent5.arrogant6.important7.c o nfi de nt8.fra g ra n t9.signifi c ant10.convenient 11.e vident12.i nt e ll i g ent13.re levant14.present15.urgent16.violent17.c ur re n t18.fr e qu en t19.di stantNote: The following words are nouns, not adjectives: accountant;assistant;defendant; dependant;attendant2)Guess the cor r esponding nouns of the following, paying special a ttention totheirpronuncia t ion.1.qua l ifi c ati o n c l arifi c at i onunification notificationclassification identificationintensification justificationsimplif i cation c ert ifi c at i onglori f ication speci fi cat i on2.m o derniz a ti onmechani z ationrealization civilizationglobalization specializationAmericanization industrializationurbanization idealizationcentralization marketizationnationalization privatization3.permission discussionadmission professioncommission confessionremission impressionemission oppressionsubmission compressiontransmission expressionom i s s i on depre s sion3)Giveder i vative s of th e f oll o wi n gwords.1.se ns e: sensitive; s en sible; s en se l ess; sens i bility; ove rs ensitive; ins e ns i tive2.technique: technical; technically;technician;3.special: specially; specialty;specialize4.intellect: intellectual; intelligent;intelligence5.civil: c i vi l ize; c i vi l ization; ci v i l ized;u nc iviliz e d4)T r ans l ate the following i nt o C hi n e s e.1.Many people agree that the increased enrollment is a bigaccomplishment.2.The lack of availability of certified accountants who can meetsuchhighqualifications is still a bigproblem.3.Early specialization is not wise. Students should have a wide exposure toworldculturebe f ore t h eyspeci a lize.4.Strong as we might be some day we must never become a r rogant. We shouldcontinuetopur sue the policy of peaceful co-existence amongnations.powerrestsessentiallywithitsadvanced civilization.5.Itis a penetr a tingthoughtthat a nation’ｓ6.Ourmemoryofpastdisastrousexperiencesisanextremelyimportantspiritualresource.2.Tr anslate the following v er b+noun c oll oc at i ons intoEn g li s h.1)f oldone’sarms2)fold theletter3)acquireknowledge4)generateideas5)g en e ratejobs6)gen e r ate p ow er7)g en e r at e i nte r e s t8)employworkers9)use/employtime10)rear/raiseone’schildren11)rearsheep12)raiseone’sfamily13)raiseone’svoice14)raisetax15)raise thequestion16)maintaincontact17)maintain law andorder18)maintainpeace3.Give the synonyms and antonyms of thefollowing.Synonyms1.re a sona bl y/r athe r/quite2.c l earl y/evi d ently3.tokeep4.toraise5.togain/obtain6.t opr oduce7.t opr ove8.de pa rtment(univers i ty)9.humanity10.drugstore /chemist (英)11.type/example/model/case Antonyms1.una v aila bl e2.m ode s t ly3.general4.unqualified5.uncivilized/savage6.t ounfol d7.unemployed8.incompetence9.insensitive 12.t oent e r/join13.how eve r/but14.sharp/thoughtful15.thinker/intellectual16.toshake/tremble/shiver17.una voidably/ce rt ainly/18.t o s uppos e/presume/thi nk/guess19.t ohel p/ass i st20.strange/odd/unusual/queer21.achievement/success/victory22.specialskillplete the sentences with the expressions listedbelow.1)to see to it; exposedto2)out for; succeedin3)a v e ra gesout4)specializein5)stuckfor6)presideover7)stuck for; see to itthat8)t r ue of9)out to; see to itthat10)have nobusiness5.Fill in the blanks with the r ight wor d or expression in the bracket.1)in making; tofind2)see3)out; of; of;for4)to5)by;for6)Poor as he w a s;put7)for8)in9)believed in;forcing10)physicist;sensitive6.Tr anslate the following sentences intoEnglish.1)It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse.Wemust exposethemtoallsocialproblemsbecauseverysoontheywillbedealingwiththemasresponsible citizens.2)As time goes on we a re inevit a bly g oing t o get more a nd m o re invol v edininte rna ti on alaffairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different viewsandinterests betweennations.3)We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we mustneverbecomearrogant. Otherwise we will lose ourfriends.4)Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the informationofasmalllibrary5)Thatconstructioncompanyisnotqualifiedtohandletheproject. Theydonothaveany legal documentto certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find acompany that specializes in buildingtheatres.6)These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideasandpenetratinganalyses that will be extremely useful for decisionmakers.7)The growthofGDPisnoteverything.Ourcountrycannotbesaidtohavebeen modernizedunlessthequalityofour people’ｓlivesisreallyimprove d.8)Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children,fortherewas clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, andponds; and alot of flowers, trees and birds in thefields.9)Giveabsolutepowertosomeindividualoranyparticulargroupofpeople,andthatperson orgrouparesure to abusethatpowerbecause,justasLordActonsays,?P o w ercorrupts,and abs olute pow erc orr u pt s absol u tely.?10)Traditionallyinourcountryschooleducationwasalwayssaidtobemore importantand usefulcompared with all otherpursuits.Gr ammar1.. Point out how future time is expressed and what concept each futureexpression conveys.Itisfarmorecomplicatedtotalkaboutthefuturethantotalkaboutthepresentandpast.Generally,future time is expressed in these ways.Future a tPresenta)) ?will?asin3):usedtosaysomethingisexpectedtohappen?w illbe doing?as in4):usedtosaythatyouaresurethatsomethingwillhappen becausearrangements have been madeb)?begoingto?:used2),5)tosaythatsomethingwillhappenquitesoonortotalkaboutsb’sintentionsorwhattheyhavedecidedtodoc)?the present progressive?as in10):used to talkaboutsomethingthatwillhappen be c aus eyou have p lann e d or arra n g e ditd)?the s impl e present?asin9):us e d to saythat s om et hi ngwil l de f initely happ en ata particulartime, especially because it has been officiallyarrangedFuture in thePasta)) ?would?asin7):usedtosaywhatyouintendedtodoorexpectedtohappenb)?was/weregoingto?asin1):usedtosaythatsomethingwasexpectedtohappenc)?w a s/were t o do?a s i n6),8):used to t alk a bout so m ething t hat w ouldha ppe nbecause it hadbeen planned orarranged.2.. Learntouse emphasizingcoordinatingconjunctions.1.Point out the gr a mmatical for m each pair of theconjunctionsconnects.Emphasizing coordinating conjunctions connect parts of thesentence that have thesame grammatical form.1)twonouns2)twoadjectives3)two prepositionalphrases4)two infinitivephrases5)two nounphrases6)two nounphrases7)two prepositionalphrases8)two prepositionalphrasesbine each pair of the sentences using the r ight emphasizing coordinatingconjunctions.1)) Theprovinceisstrongbothinindustryandinagriculture./Theprovinceisnot only strong inindustry, but a lso inagriculture.2)) Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.3)) Generally, after working for the company for five years, young employees eitherareprom ot ed orleav e.4)) TV programs for children should not only entertain but a lsoteach.5)) Obviously, these children are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but byfearoffailure6)) At present, it would be neither practical nor desirable toeliminateexaminations altogether.7))AsianAmericansareplayingamoreactiveroleinpoliticsthaneverbefore,bothat localandnationallevel.8)) Myunclebelievesthatinourtownsightseeingisbestdoneeitherbytourbusorby bicyc l e.9)) Wood floori ng not on l y cleans e as il y, but is environmental ly frie ndl y.10)) Until I read the article I knew neither where she was brought up nor (whereshewas)educated.11)) I find the new manager neither easy to get along with nor delightful to talk to.12)) Contrary to what people had expected, not only did he attend the meeting,buthe als os pokefort w e nt ymi nut es.3.. Fill in each blank with ONE suita ble word.(1)other (2)best (3)reason (4)mental (5)next(6)As (7)take (8)cool (9)thinking (10)rest4.. Tr anslate the following sentences intoEnglish.1)) The premier is leaving for New York for a UN conferencetomorrow.2)) He is to meet the heads of state of several countries during his stay in New York.3))What a re you going to do during the National Day holidays? Are yougoinghomeor staying oncampus?4)) —Whatdoyouthinkschoolwillbelikeintwentyyears’time?— I think children will probably lear n at home with a mechanicalteacher.5)) Thirty years ago, my grandparents never thought they would be able to moveintoa two-storey house with all the modern facilities.6)) What they lack is not money butexperience.7)) They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but to learnaboutChinese culture as well.8)) What children want most from their parents are not material things butloveand attention.9)) You may either write your essay in your regular exercise book or do it onyourcomputer.showup.Eitherhewasnotinterested,orhesimply forgot10))I’m notquitesurewhyhedidn’ｔaboutit.11)) A society should respect both its scientists and its garbagecollectors.12)) He i s m i s e r ly b ot h with hi s money an d wit h hi s time.5.. Identify and cor rect the mistakes. Note there is no mistake in two of thesentences.1)) I will phone you as soon as I ar r ive inBeijing.2)) We can har dly imagine what life will be like in 50years.3)) WhatarewegoingtodoifEdithwon’thelpus?(Nomistakeinthissentence.Here?if…will?ispossiblewhenwillexpresses?willingness?.)4)) Pleasebeseated,everyone.Theshowisa b outtobegin.(Use?beabouttodosth?tosaythatsomethingwillhappenalmostimmediately.?Will?isnotused.)Chinawillbeabletosendmantothe Moon.(?Tobea5))Itispredictedthatinaboutten years’time,bletodo sth?is usedtosayitispossibleforsomeoneor something to dosomething.)6)) Dropinwheneveryouplease.You’ll alwaysbewelcome.(Adverbsof frequency, such as always, usua lly, often, sometimes, etc, usually go immediately infront of the m a inve r b.)7)) Nei t herhispa re nts,norhisbrot he r was ablet oc ometohispe r form a nce.(Th em ai n verbagrees with the noun phrase introduced bynor.)8)) Both her friends and her English teacher believe she will win the talentcontest.9)) My father regards creativity both as a gift and as a skill. (Normally, the twoitems c onne cte d by emphas i z i ng coordina t ing conj unc t i ons s houl d be expr e s s e di n the same grammatical form, here, two prepositionalphrases.)10))Wecaneitherdoitnoworafterclass—uptoyou.(Nomistake.Thoughthetwo items?now?and?afterclass?aren’ｔit’ｓthesamegra mmaticalform,thisisacceptablebecausewecanregardthemascondensedfrom?W ecaneitherdoit nowordoit a f terclass.?T he r e fore,thet w oitemscanalso b e d i fferentgramma t ical fo rms serving the same grammatical function, here, bothadverbials.)Unit2Preview1.L isten to the r ecor ding of the text and fill in the blanks in the followingsentences.1)racialequality2)civil rights; lingeron3)husband; qui t e a g ood hu s band/very conside r ate; li beral; ra c ia l4)considered;unprepared5)give his wife; hadadmitted6)found out;pressing7)look; argued about such seriousmatters8)perfectly nor m al;to l erate9)are differentculturally10)culturally and socially; racialsegregation11)white; married; a perfectstranger2.R ead the text for better comprehension and answer thequestions.1)?pi tchin?me a ns?t o joi n w i thotherpeopleindoinga j ob?.Intheex pre ssion?topit c habaseball?,theword?pitch?means?tothrow?.?topitchatent?means?toputupatent 支帐篷.?pitchdark?means?asdarkaspitch?漆黑—pitchmeans沥青?housework?meansthe workyoudotokeepyourhousecleanandtidy;?homework?means the work a teacher gives to a student to do out of class.2)Af t er th i nki n g of a l l as p ects of t he mat t er c a r e ful l y.We can assume that he would have considered the difficulties and problems he believeditwould bring to his life if he married a blackwife.3)Heknewtherewouldbeanunpleasantquarrel,andthatitwaswiserforhimjusttokeephis mouth shut.This shows that they have had previous serious disagreements. Thiswas notthefi r st t ime.It shows that the man has seldom taken his wifeseriously.4)?youcomingalong…andimplying…？isthecomplexobjectof?need?.a racist,hewouldnotsayno,sincehiswifeisexactly the samepersonexceptfor her Ifheweren’ｔskincolor.5)No. It is clear that the wife is using an ironicaltone.No.Themanisusingacommonexcuseofwhiteracistswhotrytojustifytheirprejudice based on different skin color by using a seemingly more neutral and respectableterm?culturaldifferences?.6)To show that he found the situation veryannoying.Normallyitmeans?w hat I sayisabsolutely true?,butherehemeans?I t istruenotbecauseI am saying it.I have statistics to prove this.?7)She saiditcontemptuously.She wasgettingangry.8)Because his wife keeps mimicking him, showing that she thinks what he saidwasridiculous andhypocritical.。
现代大学英语精读2课后答案第一单元
现代大学英语精读2课后答案第一单元Lesson one Another School Year--What For? AnswersI. Oral workⅡVocabulary Test1.Choose the right word and put it in the proper form⑴tell; said ;aid; spoke⑵fairly, rather; rather⑶sensitive; sensible2. Put in the missing words.varies probably other period reasonpowers about then take found formean less are does tendIII. Grammar workComplete the following sentences with one of these ways of expressing future time using the verbs in the brackets1. will host2.will work, is held3.will be4. will be5. are going to learn6. is going to be / will beⅣWritten WorksSuppose you are the write: write in about 130 words what you said to the tallstudent about the purpose of a universityYour retelling should contain there parts.One day in January of 1940, a student, wearing an arrogant expression, came tomy office and told me that he didn’t see why he should readShakespeare since hecame to college to be a pharmacist. I tried my best to explain to him what auniversity is supposed to do. I told him that the bob of a university was toproduce specialists who were at the same time civilized citizens. Thereforecollege students are expected to develop in an all-around way to be avid readersand learners and arm themselves with the best of mankind’s techniques andspiritual resources. I also pointed out to him that if a person just wanted to be amechanized savage or to make money he had no business being in college.ⅤTranslation1. We must view young people not as empty bottle to be filled, but as candles to belit.2. Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension.。
现代大学英语2 课后练习答案
• submission compression
• transmission expression
• omission depression
• sense: sensitive; sensible; senseless; sensibility; oversensitive; insensitive
• classification identification
• intensification justification
• simplification certification
• glorification specification
• globalization specialization
• It is a penetrating thought that a nation’s power rests essentially with its advanced civilization.
• 一个国家的力量本质 上依赖于该国的文明 进程，这是一个深刻 的认识。
• Our memory of past disastrous experiences is an extremely important spiritual resource.
• technique: technical; technically; technician;
• special: specially; specialty; specialize
• intellect: intellectual; intelligent; intelligence
• civil: civilize; civilization; civilized; uncivilized
现代大学英语精读第二版UnitUnit句子翻译答案
现代⼤学英语精读第⼆版UnitUnit句⼦翻译答案U n i t 1 1. He is so devoted to his research that it never occurs to him that he will soon have to retire. 他对他的研究如此专⼼致志，从来没有过很快就要退休的念头。
2.Many people have observed that，without effective checks，we all havea tendency to abuse our power. 很多⼈都曾说过，如果没有有效的制约，我们都有滥⽤权⼒的倾向。
3. Some countries refuse to get involved in this dispute and they resent any foreign interference. 有些国家拒绝卷⼊这⼀争端，⽽且他们对外国的⼲涉⾮常反感。
4. The control of sand storms will involve a tremendous amount of work and money. 控制沙尘暴需要⼤量的⼯作和资⾦。
5. You have to take the local conditions into consideration when you apply these technologies. 你们⽤这些技术的时候，必须考虑到当地的条件。
6. All applicants will have to fill out these forms and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars. 所有的申请者都必须填好这些表格，然后邮寄50美元的报名费。
7.Based on his observation of children’s behavior，he came to the conclusion that learning is a natural pleasure. 他根据对孩⼦们⾏为的观察得出结论：学习是⼀种⾃然的乐趣。
现代大学英语精读2练习与答案LessonOneAnotherSchoolYear
现代大学英语精读2练习与答案Lesson One Another School Y ear ---Key to the exercises (1)II . V ocabulary (1)1. Practice using the rules of word formation. (1)1) Examine how the words specialize and simplify are formed. Find out the meanings ofthe suffixes “–ize” and “–fy”.suffixes “–ize”, from Greek, is used to form verbs meaning: (1)2) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix “–ize” andvice versa (2)3) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix “–fy” (2)4) Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets. (2)2. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms. (2)3. Choose the right word and put it in the proper form. (2)4. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets (3)5. Put in the missing words (3)III . Grammar (3)1. Complete the following sentence wit one of these ways of expressing future time, using theverbs in the brackets. (3)2. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions. 33. Put in the right preposition from the list below (4)IV . Written work (4)Sample: (5)Key to the exercisesII . Vocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.1) Examine how the words specialize and simplify are formed. Find out the meanings of the suffixes “–ize” and “–fy”.suffixes “–ize”, from Greek, is used to form verbs meaning:(1) to cause to be, to make(2) to become(3) to put into the stated placesuffixes “–fy”, from Latin, is used to form verbs meaning: to cause to be, to make.2) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix “–ize” and vice versa.capitalize apologycentralize civilfinalize fertilehospitalize industrialidealize real3) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix “–fy”clarify classify identify intensify justify notify purify qualify simplify unify4) Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.(1) fertilize (2) realize (3) summarized (4) hospitalized (5)westernized 6)criticized 7) modernized (8) purified (9) qualify (10) justify (11) identified 12) simplified(13) classified (14) terrified2. Give words or expressions with similar meanings4. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.(1) see to it that (2)do with (3)put you in touch with (4)average out to(5) had no business (6)true of (7)be out to (8)specialized in(9) are stuck (10)are exposed to (11)averaged out to (12)see to it that6. Choose the right word and put it in the proper form.i 1) tell, said 2) tell 3) talking, saying 4) said, speak/talk 5) said, spokeii 1) fairly 2)fairly, rather 3) ratheriii 1) sensitive 2) sensible 3) sensible8. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.1) depend on/upon 2)preside over 3)insisted on 4)interfere in/with5)are longing for/longed for 6)has been concentrated on 7)was agreed on/upon 8)hesitating about/over 9)resort to 10)complaining about, rely on/upon 11)succeeded in9. Put in the missing words.(1)varies (2)probably (3)other (4)period (5)reason (6)powers (7)about (8)then (9)take (10)found (11)for (12)mean (13)less (14)are (15)does (16)tendIII . Grammar1. Complete the following sentence wit one of these ways of expressing future time, using the verbs in the brackets.1) will host2) will have been completed/will be completed3) shall/will do4) will work, is held5) will be6) is going to be/will be7) will have (been) moved8) will be9) are going to learn10) are going to work2.2. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions.1) Both his sister and brother are lawyers.2) What they lack is not money but experience.3) They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but also to learn about her culture as well.4) I find the new manager neither easy to get along with nor delightful to talk to.5) Y ou may either write your essay in your regular exercise book or print a copy if you do it on your computer.3. Put in the right preposition from the list below.1) as, on2) like3) out of4) For/On, along with5) By/Near, behind, in, with6) as, in, in, from, to/into, at/from7) about, to, from, with, near, from, in, in, on, like8) on/upon, of, round, on, beside, for, by, off, into, under, to, on, on to, underIV . Written workSuppose you are the writer and write what you said to the tall student about the purpose of a university in about 130 words.Sample:One day back in January of 1940 , a student came to my office and told me that he had come to college to be a pharmacist. He said he didn’t see why he should read Shakespeare. I tried, to the best of my ability, to explain what a university is supposed to do. I told him that the job of a university was to produce/ turn out specialists is who were at the same time civilized citizens. In other words, the business of a university is not only to help its students acquire knowledge and professional skills, but also to put them in touch with the great minds of the past. I pointed out that if a person just wanted to be a mechanized savage he had no business being in college.。
现代大学英语(第二版)BOOK1翻译练习答案
Unit 1 P131.They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2.Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring about the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3.It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4.He loves to show off his wealth, but that is all in vain. People still avoid him as though he were poison.5.He soon fell in love with the village and was determined to make it a beautiful garden together with other villagers.6.We must spend more money fighting against global warming. In addition, we must resort to tough laws. It is not just a matter of money.7.When the police arrived at the school, the students and teachers were still in a daze.8.This corrupt official was still clinging to his power. He refused to step aside.9.When the man finally came into view, I found it was my father. I didn’t know how he managed to find this place in the blinding snow. At that moment, I burst into tears.10.She glanced at him from time to time. It was the first time in her life that she had found herself looking at a young man like that.Unit 1 P181.Before I came to/entered college, I had neverthought life at college would be so rich and interesting.2.Most of the Chinese college students born in the1990s are the only child of their families.3.All those who know him admire him for hiswork.4.I missed the class because I didn’t know it hadmoved up to Thursday.5.In some countries, those who are overweight willbe punished one way or another.6.Soon after the fire, those who had lost theirhomes were taken to a place of safety.7.When we met again, we found we both hadchanged a lot.8.A team of experts headed by Professor Li willsoon come and help farmers solve their problems.9.The field planted with tomatoes used to bewasteland.10.Our teacher told us to read books written bysuch masters as Mao Dun and Ba Jin.Unit 2 P391. It seemed impossible to me, but all the others looked very confident.2. We looked around. There wasn’t a buildingstanding in sight. The earthquake seemed to have destroyed everything.3. He seems to be in low spirits these days. I wonder why.I think it’s because he doesn’t seem to be making much progress in his studies. He is afraid of being looked down upon by his classmates.4. What are you looking for, Dick?I seem to have lost my key. How annoying!5. If you find a word that does not seem to makeany sense in the sentence, you should look it up in the dictionary. That’s the only way to learn to use a word.6. They went on arguing for hours. Neither waswilling to listen to the other. I suddenly remembered someone saying “Discussion is an exchange of knowledge while argument is an exchange of ignorance.”7. The situation there seems to be very complicated. The government has promised to look into it.8. My grandpa seems to be getting better and better, but he still needs somebody to look after him.9. Economists have already come to the conclusion that the crisis seems to be coming to an end. The world economy is looking up.10. When I got well I looked at my bank account.To my sadness, I found my balance was almost zero. All my savings in the past three years were gone.Unit 2 P421.You ought to try a different method.2.I think you ought to talk with our writing teacherabout it.3.We ought to report the theft to the police immediately.4.You ought to go and see your parents more often now that they are not in good health.5.You shouldn’t have shouted at the elders like that.6.You shouldn’t have been late for such an important meeting.7.Isn’t Jim your friend? You shouldn’t have turned down/rejected his offer of help.8.As a college student, you shouldn’t have spent all your free time playing computer games.9.If I failed this time, I would try for the second time.10.If global warming continued, these islands would disappear.11.If I had a million yuan, I would buy my parents an apartment.12.If I were elected president of the students’union, I might organize a piano competition.Unit 3 P611.Zhu Yingtai had to (was forced to) obey her father and marry the young master if the rich Ma family although she was extremely unwilling. She was heartbroken.2.The man had never seen such a large note. He said, "It looks good, feels good, and it is good!"3.Leaves had turned/got/gone/become yellow, red and purple. It really looked heavenly(beautiful like heaven).4.As she grew older, she began to feel tired easily.5.What he said sounded very convincing, but reasons that sound good do not always mean good sound reasons. There is a big difference between the two.6.He likes to talk. He can never keep quiet, and what he says often proves(turns out to be) incorrect.7.He got wounded in the battle, lost a lot of blood, and became very weak. His leaders ordered him to stay in the hospital until he was completely recovered(healed).8.They thought they could slip through our fingers.They were wrong. They couldn't get away with what they had done.9.During the Long March, the Red Army had to get across the Dadu River, through the grassland and over the snow-covered mountains.10.Are you used to life there?How do you get along with your classmates?Can you get by with the money we send you?(Is the money we send you enough for you?)Unit 3 P651.If you had arrived ten minutes earlier, you could have caught the train.2.Your father would have forgiven you if you had told him the truth.3.If it hadn't snowed heavily, I would have taken you along to yesterday's party.4.If there had been more rain in spring, the harvest would have been much better.5.If they hadn't learned a lesson from their failure, they wouldn' t have achieved so much.6.If my family hadn't supported me, I wouldn't have taken part in this contest.7.Many people think that China's Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.8.As so often happens, misfortunes/troubles never come singly/alone.9.As is often the case with the first-year college students, Jim finds it hard to adapt to the life at college.10.As is reported, the president will visit five African countries next month.Unit 5 P1141.This is a wonderful opportunity. You would be foolish to let it slip by.pared with last year, our exports have increased by 20%.(or. ...are up by 20%...have gone up by 20%)3.For want of a better word, let's call it "backdoorism".4.This young man is fond of fixing things. He is something of a Jack of all trades.pared to their parents' generation, young people today consider them to be a more practical generation.6.His face went/ turned blue with anger. He was determined to nip the mass protest in the bud.7.It is a long story, but I won't go into the history today.8.It took us much more time than we had expected to go through the customs.9.The power went out suddenly, and the whole city was thrown into complete darkness.10.Don't wait for me. You go ahead. I must go over the document.11.We cannot deny the fact that we have paid dearly for our economic development.12.Had the firemen arrived a bit later, the fire would have spread to the nearby oil tanks.Unit 6 P1401.When we reached our destination, we found nothing standing on the ground except some rocks scattered here and there. Nobody would be able to recognize it as part of the city wall a thousand years ago.2.Today, most people have got a new perspective. They no longer accept the view that mainly GDPmarks the happiness of a nation.3.Let's agree to disagree. We at least agree on one thing: We agree not to use force. We agree that we must settle our disputes peacefully.4.Guilin has always been regarded by our people as the most beautiful place in our country. I used to have my doubts, but now I totally agree with them. Everything is so beautiful, especially the rock formations in all those different shapes.5.I can assure you. She is a very agreeable person. I have never seen her lose her temper.6.A young man who saw the woman run over by the car has agreed to appear in court as witness. I appreciate/ admire his courage.7.College education should see to it that our students are able to do critical thinking.8.While you are preparing your lessons, you must try your best to see if you can raise some significant questions and give meaningful comments/ criticism.9.Upon careful reflections on this issue, I've come to realize that we must make sure our students not only can make a living, but also know how to live.10.Once I fixed my bike tire which was leaking. My Dad patted me on the shoulder and teased me saying that I am the family genius and have the potential of a good mechanic. What he said set the whole family laughing.Unit 6 P 1441.Take a warm jacket with you in case it should suddenly turn cold.2.It's not safe there, so stay in the hotel at night.3.The two girls spoke so softly that no one else could hear them.4.When you explain the danger of drugs to children, do it so that they can understand.5.The whole family worked hard so that they could send one of the children to college.6.In winter the school closes early so that the children can get home before dark.7.He was an only child, so he found it difficult to get along with his peers at school.8.The accident happened so long ago that I don't remember much about it.9.The teacher had just taken the children out of thebuilding when it collapsed.10.It was so dark that the German secret agent didn't notice there was no balcony below the window at all.Unit 8 P1771.The fuel/gas ran out, but he managed to make a safe landing in rice fields.2.There are already quite a few students who are considering running for the chairman of the Students' Union.3.That student who was run over by the horse carriage is now out of danger. I consider him really lucky.4.It is said that this well has never run dry in the past hundreds of years, and this has been considered a miracle.5.We are running short of hands. You have just come in the right time.6.I'd rather have some of our public works run by the state than by private businessmen.7.She warned me not to make friends with those who are always running after name andmoney.fame8.We warned them that what they did was against/a violation of the agreement/ contract, and we would take legal action.Unit 8 P 1811.Do what you like without caring about what other people think.2.We should find out what the students think about the matter.3.We'll do what we can do to help the earthquake victims.4.I hope what I have written will be of help to other college students.5.Being journalism majors, we ought to keep ourselves informed of what is happening around the world.6."Stop thief!" a student called, raising his voice.7.Having nothing more interesting to do, the boy decidedto take his alarm clock apart.8.Wang Lan opened th wardrobe, wondering what she should wear to the interview the next day.9.The village head went from door to door tellingpeople to leave for a nearby hill.10.Realizing he'd been deceived, the old man reported the painful experience to the police.Unit 10 P2211.If they refused to give back these small islands, the two countries would not be able to normalize their diplomatic relationship completely.2.I know that it is stupid to give up this opportunity, but I have no other alternative/choice.3.For lack of public support, the White House had to give in at last.4.It may not be possible to eliminate drugs all at once/immediately/at one go, but now there are millions of people throughout the world who succeed in kicking the habit of cigarette smoking every year.5.We have already made contact with the representatives of the other side and arranged to meet in Xiamen before long to discuss important issues we are both interested in.6.One day, that building suddenly gave way/collapsed/fell down, burying many peopleunder it.7.Love requires nourishment from both sides, and true love is in the giving, not in the taking.8.As soon as Grandma's health improved, she began to give out her belongings to her folks and friends.9.It requires perfect honesty on both sides to cultivate a lasting/enduring friendly relationship. 10.It is announced that our economic plan this year has been fulfilled and our domestic/home market has also been flourishing.Unit 10 P2251.He said again and again that he had come to China to broaden/widen/expand his horizons.2.Julia says she has neither the time nor the energy for sports after a day's hard work.3.Sometimes it takes courage to disagree openly with one's immediate boss.4.Neither the teachers nor the students here believe there is any shortcut in learning English.5.Upon graduation, most college students have two options:either to find a job or to go to graduateschool.6.To see all the flood victims properly housed is the relief workers' number one task at present.7.During my stay in China, I would like you to arrange for me to see some of my old friends.8.In order to prevent the price of houses from going up too fast, the government promised to adopt/launch a series of policies.9.Such interviews are generally conducted either ina hotel or in a cafe, never in offices.10.They opened a shelter for the city's homeless to stay overnight in extreme weather conditions.Unit 11 P2471.I am quite curious how you came to decide studya foreign language.2.It wasn't until the reform and opening-up started when people began to realize that the market was not a bad thing.3.None of those generals, officials and scholars knew how to weigh the elephant, but a young child suddenly came up with a brilliant idea.4.The biggest difficulty we came across/up againstwas lack of food. Therefore it never came to our mind that one day we might have to live on a diet. 5.I have never heard of this expression. Where did you come across it?6.The paint of that old temple is coming off. It needs repainting.7.The water here was not deep. It only came to an ordinary man's chest. So they could easily come across the river here.8.The door opened suddenly and out jumped a dog. It started barking at me and didn't quiet down until its master came out.9.Gone was the beautiful meadow, and in its place stood a big hotel.10.Our most urgent need is to protect the life of those Chinese who were kidnapped by the terrorists.Unit 11 P2501.It was a couple of days before the children recovered from the horror of the road accident.2.I was revising my essay on computer and was about to finish when its screen went black due topower failure.3.The school is located at the foot of a hill. Beyond the hill lies a large stretch of rice fields.4.It won't be long before Jim begins to regret having lost a friend like you.5."It's pleasant to touch the land," whispered the farmer.6.The family had just put their winter clothes away when the area was hit by a snowstorm.7.In the center of the Tian'anmen Square stands the Monument to the People's Heroes.8.It wasn't long before a number of economists realized the world would soon be faced with a serious global financial crisis.9.They were leaving for Thailand when they were told the trip had been cancelled.10.Gone are the days when China could not make big planes on its own.。
现代大学英语精读第二版[1].Unit1-16.部分课后练习答案
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参考答案（Unit 1—8）Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:Vocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute7. attention 8. attentively, attentive5. Fill u in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs1 of2 from3 for4 out5 up6 up7 up for 8. out 9. with 10. of 11. of 12. of 13. upGrammar:3. Fill in the blanks with ONE suitable word.1. easy2. beginning3. But4. suddenly5. worried6. If7. master8. number 9. habit 10. goUnit 2Vocabulary4. Translate the following sentences, paying special attention to the words in bold type.1. 一个男子突然站了起来，用他的鞋子朝他扔过去。
幸亏他及时低头躲了过去。
2. 我们在他回家前把房间通通风吧。
3.她虽然八十好几了，但还能穿针引线。
4. 我们必须勇敢面对这个危险。
总有人妖在我们这里浑水摸鱼。
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• 10) rear/raise one’s children • 11) rear sheep • 12) raise one’s family • 13) raise one’s voice • 14) raise tax • 15) raise the question • 16) maintain contact • 17) maintain law and order • 18) maintain peace
• 7. The growth of GDP is not everything. Our company cannot be said to have been modernized unless the quality of our people’s lives is really improved. • 8. Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.
• 提供能够满足高要求 的注册会计师仍然是 一个大问题。
• Early specialization is not wise. Students should have a wide exposure to world culture before they specialize. • 过早的专业化并非明智 之举，学生在进入专业 领域之前应该广泛接触 世界文化。
• classification identification • intensification justification • simplification certification • glorification specification
• globalization specialization • Americanization industrialization • urbanization idealization • centralization marketization • nationalization privatization
• Many people agree that the increased enrollment is a big accomplishment.
• 很多人都认同，大学 扩招是一个大业绩。
• The lack of availability of certified accountants who can meet such high qualifications is still a big problem.
• 我们对过去苦难的记 忆是一笔巨大的财富。
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1) fold one’s arms 2) fold the letter 3) acquire knowledge 4) generate ideas 5) generate jobs 6) generate power 7) generate interest 8) employ workers 9) use/employ time
• commission confession • remission impression • emission oppression • submission compression • transmission expression • omission depression
• sense: sensitive; sensible; senseless; sensibility; oversensitive; insensitive • technique: technical; technically; technician; • special: specially; specialty; specialize • intellect: intellectual; intelligent; intelligence • civil: civilize; civilization; civilized; uncivilized
Synonyms
• • • • • • • • • • • reasonably/ rather/quite clearly/evidently to keep to raise to gain/obtain to produce to prove department (university) humanity drugstore /chemist (英) type/example/model/case • to enter/join • • • • • • however/but sharp/thoughtful thinker/intellectual to shake/tremble/shiver unavoidably/certainly/ to suppose/presume/think/guess to help/assist strange/odd/unusual/queer achievement/success/victory special skill
Listen to the recording of the text and then fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
• aim/purpose; training; practical/professional skills; technical training; universities • graduate school; Shakespeare’s plays; be a pharmacist • making a living; keep himself; his family; expose; ideas • waking; average; a living; all about • in danger; mechanized savages; push-button anderthals • have left us; peculiar accomplishments; species • center; storehouse • sarcastic; humorous
• Strong as we might be some day we must never become arrogant. We should continue to pursue the policy of peaceful coexistence among nations. • 有一天我们可能会变得 强大，但我们绝不能变 得傲慢，我们应当继续 遵循和平共处的原则。
• 1. It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens. • 2. As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.
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different independent extravagant competent arrogant important confident fragrant significant convenient
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evident intelligent relevant present urgent violent current frequent distant
• 3. We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends. • 4. Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of a small library.
• It is a penetrating thought that a nation’s power rests essentially with its advanced civilization.
• 一个国家的力量本质 上依赖于该国的文明 进程，这是一个深刻 的认识。
• Our memory of past disastrous experiences is an extremely important spiritual resource.
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Antonyms
• • • • unavailable modestly general unqualified • • • • • • uncivilized/savage to unfold unemployed incompetence 9. insensitive