杨立民现代大学英语精读2课后答案

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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.。

大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案

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现代大学英语精读2第三版课后答案unit3

现代大学英语精读2第三版课后答案unit31、If the trousers are too long, ask the clerk to bring you a shorter _____. [单选题] *A. suitB.setC.oneD.pair(正确答案)2、I hope to see you again _______. [单选题] *A. long long agoB. long beforeC. before long(正确答案)D. long3、I passed the test, I _____ it without your help. [单选题] *A.would not passB. wouldn't have passed(正确答案)C. didn't passD.had not passed4、It is reported that the fire caused serious（）to that school building. [单选题] *A. damage(正确答案)B. destroyC. harmD.hurt5、John is quite _______. He likes to attend activities in?his spare time. [单选题] *A. active(正确答案)B. quietC. lazyD. honest6、76．—Could you tell me ________the bank?—Turn right and it's on your right. [单选题]* A．how get toB．how to getC．how getting toD．how to get to(正确答案)7、The three guests come from different _______. [单选题] *A. countryB. countrysC. countryesD. countries(正确答案)8、I had _______ egg and some milk for breakfast this morning. [单选题] *A. aB. an(正确答案)C. theD. /9、If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask him to leave a _____. [单选题] *A. message(正确答案)B. letterC. sentenceD. notice10、Will you be able to finish your homework _______? [单选题] *A. by the timeB. in time(正确答案)C. once upon a timeD. out of time11、I have a _____ every day to keep fit. [单选题] *A. three thousand meter walkB. three-thousands-meters walkC.three-thousand-meters walkD. three-thousand-meter walk(正确答案)12、96．Let's cross the street from school. There is a park ______ the school. [单选题] * A．far fromB．next toC．atD．opposite(正确答案)13、You could hardly imagine _______ amazing the Great Wall was. [单选题] *A. how(正确答案)B. whatC. whyD. where14、Nobody noticed the thief slip into the shop, because the lights happened to _______. [单选题] *A. put outB. turn outC. give outD. go out(正确答案)15、Tom and Mary's house bought last year is（）Lucy, s. [单选题] *A. the three size ofB. three times the size of(正确答案)C. as three times large asD. three times as larger as16、I used to take ____ long way to take the bus that went by ____ tunnel under the water. [单选题] *A. a, aB. a. theC. a, /(正确答案)D. the, a17、We had a(an)_____with him about this problem last night. [单选题] *A.explanationB.impressionC.exhibitionD.discussion(正确答案)18、She works in a hospital. She is a(n) _______. [单选题] *A. managerB. engineerC. doctor(正确答案)D. patient19、There are many beautiful _______ in the wardrobe. [单选题] *A. bookB. dresses(正确答案)C. cell phoneD. grocery20、You are getting too old for football.You had better _____tennis instead. [单选题] *A.take up(正确答案)B.take inC.take forD.take over21、I think you should buy this novel. It is really worth _____. [单选题] *A. reading(正确答案)B. being readC. readD. to read22、We are very hungry now. Can you _______ us something to eat? [单选题] *A. carryB. takeC. borrowD. bring(正确答案)23、While they were in discussion, their manager came in by chance. [单选题] *A. 抓住时机B. 不时地C. 碰巧(正确答案)D. 及时24、I can’t hear you _______. Please speak a little louder. [单选题] *A. clearly(正确答案)B. lovelyC. widelyD. carelessly25、As I know, his salary as a doctor is much higher_____. [单选题] *A. than that of a teacher(正确答案)B. than a teacherC. to that of a teacherD. to a teacher26、14．Builders have pulled down many old houses, and they will build a lot of new ________. [单选题] *A．ones (正确答案)B．oneC．the onesD．the one27、41．My father is a headmaster and he is _____ charge _____ a primary school. [单选题] *A．/, ofB．/, withC．in, of (正确答案)D．in, with28、Our school is beautiful. How about _______? [单选题] *A. theirs(正确答案)B. theirC. theyD. them29、54．—________?—Yes, please. I'd like some beef. [单选题] * A．What do you wantB．May I try it onC．Can I help you(正确答案)D．What else do you want30、The traffic jams often happen in _______ hours. [单选题] *A. lunchB. workC. leisureD. rush(正确答案)。

杨立民《现代大学英语精读(1)》(第2版)学习指南【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】-Uni

Unit 1一、词汇短语Text Aclutch [] v. 抓住，攫住n. 离合器【例句】Careless use of the clutch may damage the gears. 离合器使用不慎可能损坏传动装置。

【词组】clutch at 抓住palm [] n. 手掌，掌状物；棕榈树；胜利v. 将…置于掌中；欺骗【例句】①Growing along the river are tall palm trees. 沿着这条河生长的是高大的棕树。

②He palmed off the fake Swiss watches on the shop keeper. 他把假瑞士表骗卖给那家店主。

【词组】grease sb.’s palm贿赂某人；打点have sb. in the palm of one’s hand完全掌握某人；完全控制某人grease/oil sb.’s palm with买通；向…行贿curiosity [] n. 好奇（心）；求知欲（想知道或学习的欲望）；古玩，珍品【例句】He is full of curiosity. 他充满了好奇心。

【助记】cur（关心）＋iosity→“家事，国事，天下事，事事关心”→好奇心sort [] n. 种类；类别v. 整合，整理【例句】I’ll leave you to sort this problem out. 我把这个问题交给你来处理。

【词组】sort of有点sort out 挑选出out of sorts身体不适；脾气坏的；恼怒的【派生】sorted adj.分类的；分选的；挑选的rank [] n. 军衔；社会阶层；排列，横列v. 排列；分等级，把…分类【例句】This town ranks high among beauty spots. 这城市在风景区中享有盛名。

【词组】in the ranks 当兵，当战士in rank 成行列；成队列first rank 一流的rank among 跻身于…；属于…之列rank with 与…并列keep rank 保持队形in the front rank 著名；在前列【派生】ranking n.等级；地位overlook [] v. 漏看，忽略；俯瞰，眺望；宽容，放任n. 忽视；眺望【例句】They overlooked the enormous risks involved. 他们忽略了其中涉及的极大危险。

现代大学英语精读2第二版答案

Key to exercisesUnit 1Preview1.L i s ten to th e r ecor d in g of th e tex t a n d th en fi l l in th e b la n k s in th e follow in gsen ten ces.1.. a im /pu r pose; tra ining ; practical /professional skills; technical tra ining ; universities2.. g raduate school;S hakespeare ’s pla y s ;be a pharmacist3 . making a liv ing ; keep him self; his fam i l y ; expose; ideas4 .w aking ; averag e ; a l i v ing ; a l l about5 . in dang er; m echanized savages; push-button Neanderthals6 . have left us; peculiar accom plishments; species7.. center; storehouse8.. sarcastic; humorous2.R ead the text for better comprehension a nd a nswer the questions,paying special a ttention to the par ts in bold type.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 ke a PhD.3)It simply means “o n e of the students”.The word “body”here means thewhole group of students. Because the student is thin and tall. It is meant to behumorous rather than insulting.4)He t ea ches English literature.5)By us i ng t he word “s t u f f”,he shows his dislike for t he c ou r se ve r y clea r ly. Hedoesn’t like t h e c our s e be c ause he thinks it is us e l ess for his plannedcareer.6)We can assume that he does not think it necessary to waste money on thebooks since he intends to drop the course.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 sarcastic when he callsit “a Drugstore Mechanics School”It means“技工”.9)He is talking about the diploma for university or college graduates.He has in mind people like what the student wants to be: pharmacists.10)It means “having been introduced to the ideas developed or producedthroughout history.11)It refers to his effort to convince the student.12)“Hold”here is an intransitive verb meaning“remain true”.It is often useda s a se t phrase“hol d true”.13)It means“things of the same kind”.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;that the houses you build will successfully keep out bulls if your chosen job ise ngineering; and t h at yo ur client w i l l not be sentenc ed to d eat h b e cause youa re inc om petent if you want tob e a l 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)In formal English, “may”is used to express a hope or wish.More examples:May our country be prosperous and our people happy.May peace fina l ly pr e vail.Note: suf fi ce (be s uff i cient) It is formal for hu m orous effect.18)民主的思想家. Will you be heading a family that is familiar with thegreat democratic ideas in past history?19)He means the tall student. “Pest”is often used to refer to an annoying person especially a child.20)No. H e means that he i s a i ming to m ak e m oney. T hat i s his purpos e for coming to school.21)…you’re goi n g to ha ve trouble fi n ding someth i ng t o d o when you are notspending money.22)…then you shouldn’t go to college.You have no reason to go to college.23)He is saying here that young people may become savages like the ancientpe opl e w ho lived 35,000 t o 130,000 yea rs a go although t h ey c an now pushbut t ons a nd u se machi ne s, hence, a “n ew s p ec i es”.24)Our coll e g e s are bound to prod uc e so m e stude nt s of thi s ki nd. H e i s ver ysarcastic about these people and thinks that they are not truly educated and civilized as they should be today. Therefore he uses the expression: “such life forms”. Note also that the word “graduate”is used as a transitive verb here.25)We are talking about how ideas or concepts are developed and howimportant they are in the evolution of the human species. Animals liveby instinct. Only human beings are able to formulate ideas such as love, freedom, democracy, and equality. These ideas make us different from other animals. And we get these ideas from people in the past. That is why reading is so important. Many scholars maintain that without reading we do n’t know how to think. There are, however, people who emphasize the importance of direct experience. They say that ‘Doing is also learning’. Sometimes they even go as far as to maintain that reading may prevent us from creative thinking.26)The fact that we have the faculty means that…Vocabular y1.D o t he f ollowing exercises on wor d f or mation r ules.1)The following wor ds a re adj ectives ending with the suffixes “-ent”a nd “-a nt,” and their cor responding nouns usua lly ending with “-ence”a nd “-a nce.”Decide w hich of the following should be the for mer, and which the la tter.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 to their pronuncia 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 on mechani z ationrealization civilizationglobalization specializationAmericanization industrializationurbanization idealizationcentralization marketizationnationalization privatization3.permission discussionadmission professioncommission confessionremission impressionemission oppressionsubmission compressiontransmission expressionom i s s i on depre s sion3)Give der i va tive s of th e f oll o wi n g wor ds.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 big accomplishment.2.The lack of availability of cer tified accountants who can meet such highqualifications is still a big problem.3.Early specialization is not wise. Students should have a wide exposure to world culturebe f ore t h ey speci a lize.4.Strong as we might be some day we must never become a r rogant. We should continueto pur sue the policy of peaceful co-existence among nations.5.It is a penetr a ting thought that a nation’s power rests essentially with its advancedciviliza tion.6.Our memory of past disastrous experiences is an extremely important spir itua lresource.2.Tr anslate the following v er b+noun c oll oc at i ons into En g li s h.1)f old one’s arms2)fold the letter3)acquire knowledge4)generate ideas5)g en e rate jobs6)gen e r ate p ow er7)g en e r at e i nte r e s t8)employ workers9)use/employ time10)rear/raise one’s children11)rear sheep12)raise one’s family13)raise one’s voice14)raise tax15)raise the question16)maintain contact17)maintain law and order18)maintain peace3.Give the synonyms and antonyms of the following.Synonyms1.re a sona bl y/r athe r/quite2.c l earl y /evi d ently3.to keep4.to raise5.to gain/obtain6.t o pr oduce7.t o pr 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 o unfol d7.unemployed8.incompetence9.insensitive 12.t o ent e r/join13.how eve r/but14.sharp/thoughtful15.thinker/intellectual16.to shake/tremble/shiver17.una voidably/ce rt ainly/18.t o s uppos e/presume/thi nk/guess19.t o hel p/ass i st20.strange/odd/unusual/queer21.achievement/success/victory22.special skillplete the sentences with the expressions listed below.1)to see to it; exposed to2)out for; succeed in3)a v e ra ges out4)specialize in5)stuck for6)preside over7)stuck for; see to it that8)t r ue of9)out to; see to it that10)have no business5.Fill in the blanks with the r ight wor d or expression in the br acket.1)in making; to find2)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 into English.1)It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We mustexpose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible 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 ed in inte rna ti on alaffairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests between nations.3)We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must neverbecome arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.4)Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of asmall library5)That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have anylegal document to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres.6)These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas andpenetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.7)The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been m odernizedunless 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 therewas clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds; and alot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.9)Give absolute power to some individual or any particular group of people, and that personor group are sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, “Po w er corrupts, and abs olute pow er c orr u pt s absol u tely.”10)Traditionally in our country school education was always said to be more important anduseful compared with all other pursuits.Gr a m mar1.. Point out how future time is expressed and what concept each futureexpression conveys.It is far more complicated to talk about the future than to talk about the present and past.Generally, future time is expressed in these ways.Future a t Presenta)) “w i ll”as in3):used to say something is expected to happen“w i ll be doing”as in 4): used to say that you are sure that something will happenbecause arrangements have been madeb)“be going to”:used2),5)to say that something will happen quite soon or to talkabout sb’s intentions or what they have decided to doc)“the present progressive”as in 10): used to talk about something that will happenbe c aus e you have p lann e d or arra n g e d itd)“the s impl e present”as in 9): us e d to say that s om et hi ng wil l de f initely happ en at aparticular time, especially because it has been officially arrangedFuture in the Pasta)) “w o uld”as in7):used to say what you intended to do or expected to happenb)“w a s/w e re going to”as in1):used to say that something was expected to happenc)“w a s/w ere t o do”a s i n 6), 8): used to t alk a bout so m ething t hat w ould ha ppe nbecause it had been planned or arranged.2.. L ea r n to use empha sizing coor dinating conjunctions.1.Point out the gr a mmatical for m each pair of the conjunctions connects.Emphasizing coordinating conjunctions connect parts of the sentence that have the same grammatical form.1)two nouns2)two adjectives3)two prepositional phrases4)two infinitive phrases5)two noun phrases6)two noun phrases7)two prepositional phrases8)two prepositional phrasesbine each pair of the sentences using the r ight emphasizing coor dinatingconjunctions.1)) The province is strong both in industry and in agriculture. /The province is notonly strong in industry, but a lso in agriculture.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 eitherare prom ot ed or leav e.4)) TV programs for children should not only entertain but a lso teach.5)) Obviously, these children are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fearof failure6)) At present, it would be neither practical nor desirable to eliminateexaminations altogether.7)) Asian Americans are playing a more active role in politics than ever before, bothat local and national level.8)) My uncle believes that in our town sightseeing is best done either by tour bus orby 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 (where shewas) 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 a l s o s poke for t w e nt y mi nut es.3.. Fill in each blank with ONE suita ble wor d.(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 into English.1)) The premier is leaving for New York for a UN conference tomorrow.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 you goinghome or staying on campus?4)) —What do you think school will be like in twenty years’time?— I think children will probably lear n at home with a mechanical teacher.5)) Thirty years ago, my grandparents never thought they would be able to moveinto a two-storey house with all the modern facilities.6)) What they lack is not money but experience.7)) They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but to learn aboutChinese culture as well.8)) What children want most from their parents are not material things but loveand attention.9)) You may either write your essay in your regular exercise book or do it onyourcomputer.10)) I’m not quite sure why he didn’t show up. Either he was not interested, or hesimply forgot about it.11)) A society should respect both its scientists and its garbage collectors.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 the sentences.1)) I will phone you as soon as I ar r ive in Beijing.2)) We can har dly imagine what life will be like in 50 years.3)) W hat are we going to do if Edith won’t help us?(No mistake in this sentence.Here “if…w ill”is possible when will expresses“w illingness”.)4)) Please be seated,everyone.The show is a bout to begin.(Use“be about to dosth”to say that something will happen almost immediately.“Will”is not used.)5)) It is predicted that in about ten years’time,China will be able to send man to theMoon. (“T o be able to do sth”is used to say it is possible for someone or something to do something.)6)) Drop in whenever you please. You’ll a lways be welcome. (Adverbs of frequency,such as a lways, usua lly, often, sometimes, etc, usually go immediately in front of the m a in ve r b.)7)) Nei t her his pa re nts, nor his brot he r was able t o c ome to his pe r form a nce. (Th em ai n verb agrees with the noun phrase introduced by nor.)8)) Both her friends and her English teacher believe she will win the talent contest.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 prepositional phrases.)10)) We can either do it now or after class—it’s up to you. (No mistake. Though the twoitems “now”and“after class”aren’t the same grammatical form, this is acceptable because we can regard them as condensed from “W e can either do it now or do ita f ter class.”T he r e fore, the t w o items can alsob e d i fferent gramma t ical fo rmsserving the same grammatical function, here, both adverbials.)Unit 2Preview1.L isten to the r ecor ding of the text and fill in the blanks in the following sentences.1)racial equality2)civil rights; linger on3)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; had admitted6)found out; pressing7)look; argued about such serious matters8)perfectly nor m al; to l erate9)are different culturally10)culturally and socially; racial segregation11)white; married; a perfect stranger2.R ead the text for better comprehension and answer the questions.1)“pi tch in”me a ns“t o joi n w i th other people in doing a j ob”.In the ex pre ssion“to pit c h abaseball”,the word“pitch”means“to throw”.“to pitch a tent”means“to put up a tent 支帐篷.“pitch dark”means“as dark as pitch”漆黑—pitch means沥青“housew o rk”means the work you do to keep your house clean and tidy; “homew o rk”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 believed it would bring to his life if he married a black wife.3)He knew there would be an and that it was wiser for him just to keephis mouth shut. This shows that they have had previous serious disagreements. This was not the fi r st t ime.It shows that the man has seldom taken his wife seriously.4)“you coming along…and implying…”is the complex object of“need”.If he weren’t a racist, he would not say no, since his wife is exactly the same person except for her skin color.5)No. It is clear that the wife is using an ironical tone.No. The man is using a common excuse of white racists who try to justify their prejudice based on different skin color by using a seemingly more neutral and respectable term “cultural differences”.6)To show that he found the situation very annoying.Normally it means “w hat I say is absolutely true”, but here he means “I t is true not because I am saying it. I have statistics to prove this.”7)She said it contemptuously.She was getting angry.8)Because his wife keeps mimicking him, showing that she thinks what he said was ridiculous and hypocritical.现代大学英语精读2第二版答案9)Like“Oh boy’or“M y God”,it is to show his Anger,as if saying“Don’t start on that again.I’m fed up.”10)Still unmarried.11)His wif e remaine d an g ry.12)to recognize sth as a result of knowledge, Experience or evidence.” 看得出来She saw clearly that her husband hesitated before he answered the question, and he hesitated because he was trying to get out of this embarrassing situation.13)She wanted him to give her his true answer.14)I t s ho w s hi s rel uc ta n ce t o give t his answer.15)Her indifference implies contempt. It would naturally hurt her husband.16)“t o be at it”here means doing something else that follows from doing the primary thing. (While he was doing the dishes, doing housework stuff, and he couldn’t think of anything else to do, he would mop the floor)No, h e w a s embarras s ed and angry too. He c on t inued t he hous ew ork to c ov er up hi s a nger and show his indifference in return.17)He is ashamed of being made to lose his temper. He thinks it was foolish of him to takehis wife so seriously. He obviously does not view his wife as his intellectual equal.18)He is going to change his answer.No, he just wants to humor his w i fe, a nd h e does not t hink the issue t hat im porta nt an yw ay.19)He was hoping that now that he had said he would marry her even if she were black, shewould forgive him. When his wife asked him to turn off the light, he expected her to join him. So he said “All right”meaning“I’v e turned off the light as you asked me to. Come on.”20)It s ho w s that thi s w as not the fi r st t ime since t hey had married that he ha d fel t his w i fewas a stranger to him.Vocabular y1.Do the following exercises on wor d for ma tion r ules.1)Id e nt i fy s uf fixes through com pa r i ng th e fol l owing wor ds.(1)Suffix“–w a re”,meaning objects made of a particular material(2)Suffix“–ics”,meaning the science or art of.(3)Suffixes“–c”and“–ical”,meaning of,characteristic of,or belonging to.2)Tur n the following into their opposite by adding“in-”or“u n-”1.unjust2.injustice3.unequal4.inequality5.unable6.inability7.invisible8.uncountable9.unavoidable10.unbelievable11.invaluable12.i n signif i cant13.inseparable14.unbalanced15.uncomfortable16.uncommon17.i nfo rm a l18.unconditional19.inedible20.uneatable21.unconscious22.unaware23.inaudible24.unavailable25.inefficient26.unfair27.unfamiliar28.unfriendly29.indirect30.unfortunate31.ungrateful32.i nc on s i de rate33.unhappy34.unimportant35.incompetent36.unlucky37.unlim i t ed38.incomplete39.incapable40.unnecessary41.unreasonable42.inappropriate43.unpleasant44.unofficial45.unpopular46.inadequate3）Give der iva tives of the following wor ds.(1)economy: economist; economic; economical; economically; economize(2)critical: critic; critically; criticize ; criticism(3)consider: considerate, inconsiderate, considerable, considerably,consideration, considering2.Tr anslate the following collocations into English.1)do/w ash the dishes2)pinch one’s brows together3)repeat one’s words4)press o n e’s lips ti g ht5） squeeze fruits6)rinse clothes7)spray cool water8)take a reasonable tone9)t a ke a deep bre a th10）win a victory11)win the argument12)demonstrate one’s indifference13)hurt sb’s feelings14)wipe t he counte rs15)mop the floor.16)call sb’s name.1.Give antonyms of the following wor ds.1)dislike/hate;2)unl i ke3)inconsiderate4)small/insignificant/average5)deep/profound6)unreasonable7)wise/s mar t/c l ever/br ight8)untrue/false9)unsteady/unstable/shaky10)heavy/w eighty11)dark/dim12)loosen13)incompetence14)keen/interested/enthusiastic/sympathetic15)material/phy s ical16)implicit/implied/general4.R ewr ite the sentences, replacing the phr a ses in bold type with the appropr ia teexpressions in their proper for ms.1)It’s okay with me;you might as well2)You can take my word for it; break up.3)came up with the same idea4)come to my aid5)for our children’s sake6)acted out of concern for my health7)All things considered8)he’s at it;for our part9)pitch in现代大学英语精读2第二版答案10)He wished to make it up to him.5.Fi l l in t he bl an ks w i th p r op e r p r eposi t ion s or ad ve r b s.1)into; up.2)at; in.3)out of; for; to4)up; for; of5)about; out with6)about; onto7)with; with; to; into; out; with8)up; to; at9)on; up6.Tr anslate the following into English.1）You know what? All things considered, i t’s not a bad idea to be a teacher. As a matter of fact, I think it is an excellent idea.2）I d o n’t like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did. You seem to be implying all the time that I am a good for nothing.3）It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me. I must say I am very lucky. Not many people have such a terrific father.4）You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, but you do need money. I don’t see w ha t’s wrong with students e a rnin g s om e money duri ngtheir spare time.5）Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can’t recall what it is. In any case it is a Russian folk song.6）Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homework to do t om orrow. I t’s really terri bl e.7）To de m onst ra te ou r unhappiness ove r the r ec e nt dis put e, w e put off our Foreign Minister’s visit indefinitely.8）It’s getting dark. The next town is still two hours drive away. We might as well camp in the forest, pitch a tent, build a fire, and have a good sleep before wecontinue our journey tomorrow.9）I am really shocked to hear people say they do not consider cheating at exams shameful. I s n’t that the most shameful thing that we should be incapable offeeling ashamed?Gr a mma r1.. L ea r n to use“the way”w i th rela tive clauses.1.Point out the function of the noun phr a se in the following sentences.1)adverbial modifier (状语)2)predicative (表语)3)object of the verb like (宾语) 4)object of in (介词宾语)5)subject (主语)bine each pair of the sentences using, “the way +rela tive clause”a s shown in the example.1)) B i l l’s f r iends w er e impr es sed by the wa y he f aced his i n curabledisease.2)) The way the stranger looked at me made me uncomfortable.3)) The way the man used a screwdriver showed that he couldn’tbe a carpenter.4)) Watch your tea c he r’s lips care fu lly a nd say t he word the ways h e does.5)) I agree with what he said,but I can’t tolerate the way he said it.6)) People are anxiously watching the way things will work outin their country.7)) The way the di s put e be tween labor and manage m ent wass ettle d surprised the public.8)) The way the policeman discussed the case with thecriminals’ parents convinced them that they should cooperate.9)) From the way he walked, I could tell that something waswrong w i th h i s l eg.Or. The way he walked showed that something was wrong with his leg.10)) The way they talked to her made her suspect that theywere keeping something from her.2.. R ewr ite the sentences using the “w ith + noun +preposition phr ase /par ticiple /adjective”constr uction.1)P rof essor L i u walked i n to t he classroom w i th a few books underhis arm.2)The old man was dozing off in an armchair with a magazine on hislap.3)Under the bridge, the police found a man lying dead, with a knifein his c hest.4)He walked out of his boss’s office with his head held high.5)When a guest arrived, the hostess greeted him/her politely, with asmile on her face.6)In September, the school came to life again, with children playingand running on the playground.7)With the Moon Festival only a month away, shops are promotingtheir moon cakes.8)W i th t hei r children gow n up and gone, the old c oupl e s om e timesfeel lonely.9)With all the packing finished, the family could now sit down andhave some tea.10)With a big bag on her shoulder, the old woman moved slowly inthe s now.3.. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable wor d.(1) u sed (2) fri e ndly (3) b oth (4) sorr y (5) remind(6) mean(7) depends(8) shocked(9) phone(10) arm4.. T r a ns l a te the s entence s us i ng“the wa y+r el a tive cla use”or“w i th+ noun + complement”phr a se.1)That was the way people lived their lives in my day.2)Mrs. Jones loved her students the way she loves her own children.3)The farmer’s wife doesn’t like the way some young people treatthe i r parents.4)With Big Yao on the team,I’m sure they’ll beat their rivals.5)The man was sitting in his armchair, with his face buried in hishands.6)With the TV on, he found it hard to concentrate on his homework.7)The w ay pe o ple he lped him d urin g his journey wh e n he had nomoney convinced the writer that people can still depend onstrangers.8)With the price of cabbages soaring, they decided to increaseimports from other countries9)The w ay these young people o r ga ni zed ca mpus activit i es s ho we dtheir leadership qualities10)He stood with his arms stretched out as a customs officer searchedhim with a portable scanner.5.. Identify and cor rect the mistakes. Note there is no mistake intwo of the sentences.1)) Neither his parents nor his teacher believes that the boy lied.2)) I don’t think the husband in the story is racist./In myopinion, the husband in the story isn’t a racist.17。

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Unit 11一、词汇短语Text Aspear [] n. 矛，枪；梭标vi. 刺，戳；（植物）发芽成茎【例句】The hunter threw a spear at the lion. 猎人将长矛射向狮子。

【助记】形意近pierce刺穿；音：死+ bear熊，把熊弄死的矛。

shiver [] v. 颤抖，发抖；打碎，碎裂n. （无法控制的）颤抖，碎片【例句】The divers were shivering with cold. 那些潜水员冷得直打颤。

【词组】shiver with因…而发抖【助记】血哇（看见血害怕呀）颤抖【派生】shivering adj. 颤抖的cub [] n.（狮、虎等的）幼兽vi.生育幼兽【例句】You cheeky young cub! 你这莽撞的毛头小伙子！【词组】cub scout 幼童军cub reporter 初出茅庐的新闻记者cub pilot见习领港员wiggle [] v. (使)踌躇，摆动n.踌躇，摆动【例句】Stop wiggling and sit still! 不要摇摇晃晃的，坐著别动！【词组】get a wiggle on赶快，加紧wiggle out of从…挣脱出来【助记】读：喂狗，狗的尾巴就会wiggle。

mischievous [] adj. 淘气的, 恶作剧的；有害处的【例句】The little boy is as mischievous as a monkey.这个小男孩像猴子一样调皮。

【词组】a mischievous look, smile, trick 调皮的样子、微笑、花招a mischievous letter, rumour 恶意中伤的信、谣言【助记】来自mischief mis + chief 首领，头，对头不利→伤害；mis + achieve 达到，完成，没有，不让完成→损害，恶作剧chase [] n. 追赶，追击vt. 追赶，追逐；雕镂【例句】Why do modern people chase material possessions? 为什么现在的人们追求物质财富？【词组】chase after 追逐；追赶chase down 找出give chase (to)追赶；追击in chase of追赶【派生】chaser n.驱逐舰；猎人poke [] v. 戳，刺，伸（头）；搜索，探问【例句】A seal poked its head out of the water. 一只海豹把头探出了水面。

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Preview1.C2.A3.C4.D5.CVocabulary31.心中不高兴地纳税人2.一个不平等地条约3.不为人知地捣乱分子4.不幸地结果5.未曾预料到（出其不意）地访问6.在可以预见地将来7.一个令人难忘地人物8.变化莫测地天气9.非饮用水10.在可以付得起地价位上11.难以描述地痛苦折磨12.由于可以理解地原因13.拓宽街道14.加深湖泊15.缩短文章16.重组政府17.重游故乡18.更换旧机器41.represent, represented2.employer, unemployed, employees, reemployed3.well-informed, informationrmer, inform, authoritiesplaints, complain, unemployment6.insult7.insulting, insult8.representative9.be insulted1.mind2.plant/grow/harvest/reap3.dig/sinkfish/birds/crabs/mice/a thief/a cold/the meaning/the disease5.till/improve/conserve6.plough7.the enemy/the killings8.attention/interest/criticism9.flowers/nuts/information/troops1.it was fate that2.it was/is his son who3.it was in the United States that i4.begging for food with a golden bowl5.trying to fly by lifting his hair6.leading the blind7.She used to be rather weak in English8.Ours used to be called a country of bicycles9.There used to be lots of fish, shrimps and crabs1.in, of, with, at, with, about/of, to, of, on, to2.of, for, from, till, on, after, against/from, in3.to, in, of, of, for, to, for, in, to4.down, over, with5.by, over6.along with, across7.around/round, away, with8.to, up, off, off, onZhu Yingtai had to (was forced to) obey her father and marry the young master of the rich Ma family although she was extremelyunwilling. She was heartbroken.The man had never seen such a large note. He said, “It looks good, feels good, and it is good!”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.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.He likes to talk. He can never keep quiet, and what he says often proves (turns out to be) incorrect.He got wounded in 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).They thought they could slip through our fingers. They were wrong.They couldn’t get away with what they had done.During the Long March, the Red Army had to get across the DaduRiver, throught the grassland and over the snow-covered mountainsAre you used to the 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?)1.我地伤口包扎完不久烧就退了，但太阳穴处仍然感到隐隐作痛.医生告诉我在这周余下地几天内要多休息.2.嗯，去年春天他们挖了三口井，但最后都枯了.很多人开始怀疑他们在这片沙漠里能否打出石油.3.我觉得那条连衣裙地颜色有点太花哨.4.我看到一条蛇躺在草地里，一动也不动.我以后它死了，没想到它会突然攻击我.5.我不知道她多大年纪了，肯定又九十好几了吧，但她依然健硕.6.就连寺庙里地和尚也对学生们地绝食抗议表示支持.7.当她说到她妈妈曾经与她们几个成年姐妹共穿一件衣服时，我地泪水不禁涌上眼眶.8.看看这拔地而起地座座新大楼，我相信这里地生活将会更加美好.9.那群鹿正饮着泉水，全然不知附近地灌木丛里躲着一只老虎.它只要一扑，就能扑到一只小鹿身上.1.wished2.hoping3.hope, wish4.wished5.hope6.can’t, can, won’t7.should, would/could/might8.happened/occurred, happen/occur9.occurred, taken place/happened/occurred10.h appen, take placeGrammarIf I hadn’t worked hard, I wouldn’t have done well in the College Entrance Exam.If the patient had been sent to hospital soon enough, he wouldn’t have ides.If the firefighters hadn’t arrived in time, the fire might have spread to other rooms.If the man had driven carefully, he wouldn’t have caused two accidents.If he hadn’t been aware of the danger, he wouldn’t have run out of the house in time.If they had known Professor Ji was in town last week, they would have invited him to speak at the university.I f we had left for the airport an hour earlier, we wouldn’t havemissed our flight.If there hadn’t been a traffic jam, we would have arrived in time for the show.If we had known this world famous magician would meet his fans after the show, we would surely have stayed out.If we had stayed in Beijing longer, we could have visited the Bird’s Nest---the National Stadium.1.黎明前往往是最黑暗地时刻2.众所周知，尽管经济发展很快，中国仍然是个发展中国家.3.她地父亲好像正处于中年危机之中，不少男人都有这样地经历4.正如报上所宣布地那样，这次会议将于下月召开5.他是个外国人，他地口音很清楚地表明这点6.男孩对那个游戏很感兴趣，这点从他地面部表情能看出来1.trying2.enough3.brought4.without5.first6.simple7.any8.times9.in10.o nlyIf you had arrived ten minutes earlier, you could have caught the trainYour father would have forgiven you if you had told him the truth.If it hadn’t snowed heavily, I would have taken you along to yesterday’s party.If there had been more rain in spring, the harvest would have been much better.If they hadn’t learned a lesson from their failure, they wouldn’t have achieved so much.If my family hadn’t supported me, I wouldn’t have taken part in this contest.May people think that China’s Great wall is one the seven wonders of the ancient world.As so often happens, misfortunes/troubles never come singly/alone.As is often the case with many first-year college students, Jim finds it hard to adapt to the life at college.As is reported, the president will visit five African countries next month.Supermarkets have sprung up everywhere in Beijing since the 1990s.The old lady finds the shop filled with goods she has no use for.If I had had time, I would have joined you for dinner yesterday.The old couple told me that they had nothing to complain about.My grandfather advised me to apply to NanjingUniversity for admission. (My grandfather suggested that I apply to NanjingUniversity for admission.)He went back to work as soon as he was back on his feet.He said he would pass on the message to all his friends.We might have finished our work by 5pm if the manager had not interfered.Any country will sooner or later fall behind if it fails to keep up with the timesMaybe it is fate that brought my children back to our hometown.11.12.版权申明13.本文部分内容，包括文字、图片、以及设计等在网上搜集整理.版权为个人所有This article includes some parts, including text, pictures, and design. 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