全新版大学英语第二版第四册练习答案：第五单元

Unit 5

Comprehension

Content Questions:

1. Does the narrator think our first impressions of a person are always right? why

not?

No, he doesn't. Because his personal experience tells him this is wrong.

2. What was Edward Burton by profession? How did he look? He was a merchant and had been in business in Japan for many years. He was a tiny

little fellow not much more than five feet four in height, and very slender, with

white hair, a red face wrinkled, and blue eyes.

3. What struck the narrator most about Edward Burton? Why?

Edward Burton had done something the narrator could never have believed he would,

unless he had heard the story from his own lips. Both in appearance and manner he

suggested the type of character you would not associate with such an action.

4. Who was Lenny Burton? How did Edward Burton get to know him?

Lenny Burton was a remittance man living in Japan. Edward Burton used to play

bridge with him.

5. What was Edward Burton's impression of Lenny?

In his eyes, Lenny was not a bad chap, and he liked him.

6. How did Lenny manage to support himself?

He got, from time to time, a bit of money from his family in London and made a

bit more by playing.

7. Why did Lenny call at his namesake's office one day?

He called at his namesake's office to ask for a job.

8. How did Edward respond to his request?

Edward refused his request and humiliated him.

9. How did the response help to show him up in his true colors?

The response showed that he was a cruel man because he even made fun of Lenny

who was down and out instead of giving him help.

10. Edward asked Lenny to swim from the Shioya Club round the beacon and land at

the creek of Tarumi. It was over three miles and rather difficult.

11. because he knew that he was not in good condition and might not make it.

12. Yes. Because Edward said that he hadn’t got a vacancy in his office when he

set the condition.

Language Sense Enhancement

(1) Struck (2) mild (3) gentle (4) raise it (5) begin (6) with paint (7) something of (8) made every penny (9) small and frail (10) not bear to hurt a fly

Text A

Text organization

Vocabulary

I

1) In a way 2) in accordance with 3) vacancy 4) in good condition 5) transparent 6) rub 7) spicy 8)

hitherto

9) with (a) bad grace 10) instinct 11) pawned 12) current

2.

1) turned up 2) will stick to 3) brought back 4)go about

5) driving at 6) put away 7) over 8) took aback

3.

1) has a very weak constitution --- she may not be able to survive the operation.

2) was taken aback by the insurance company’s rejection of my compensation claim

3) was something of a surprise when we ran into each other in a place like that.

4) needs trimming/ to be trimmed ---it’s getting too long.

5) are often deceptive

4.

1) Oddly enough /went broke /wrinkled / he had gone all to pieces

2) definite / is capable of /her vanity

3) too mild / sipping / stroke

II. Usage

1. Except for

2. except that

3. except

4. except when

5. except to

6. except what

7. except where

8. except that

III.

Comprehensive exercises

I.Cloze