新视野大学英语第三版第二册第七单元读写答案.doc

Unit 7 – Section A

●Language Focus – Words in Use

1. It was essential to (harness) science and technology, not just for the economy but for environmental protection as well.

2. Language is the (symbolic) representation of a people, and it combines their historical and cultural backgrounds, as well as their approach to life.

3. Because of the effective and helpful method, I was (disposed) to answer all the questions I could, and I never worried about making mistakes.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that the commercial prosperity in Cambridge is due to hi-tech IT companies whose business has been (flourishing) .

5. You will need to prove that the noise (violated) the regulations, that your neighbor was causing the noise, and that you attempted to have him stop.

6. Most universities will guarantee your (accommodation) , at least during your first year, but you are likely to share a kitchen and bathroom with other students.

7. We may (infer) from the report that hackers from outside of the company present a more serious threat to their security systems.

8. She frowned at the business report, making an effort to (compose) herself before she talked to the employees at the upcoming meeting.

9. A crucial factor is that one witness' evidence, though (plausible) , may be rejected because it is contradicted by another witness whose evidence is already proved correct.

10. Windsor Middle School has been famous for zero (tolerance) to violence and emphasis on respect for its students and rules.

●Word Building

1.fate

2.horizon

3.mechanic

4.occasion

5.proportion

6.logical

7.deny

mercial

9.relative

10.prior

11.continue

12.actual

1.fatal

2.horizontal

3.mechanical

4.occasional

5.proportional

6.logic

7.denial

merce

9.relativity

10.priority

11.continuity / continual

12.actuality

1. In (actuality) , it was the poor peasants and blue-collar workers who complained louder about and suffered more from the current tax policy.

2. The purchase insurance covers (mechanical) breakdown for one year, which is stated in the insurance policy form.

3. The salesperson's emotional state will influence the customer, and the customer's buying decisions are first emotional and then are justified with (logic) .

4. I don't appreciate his reply as it was in part a(n) (denial) of the criticism and in part an attempt to change the issue.

5. (Occasional) gunshots can still be heard in the district though no one seems to know who fires the guns and if anyone is hit.

6. The boss was undecided as to what to do since his decisions can have severe and (fatal) consequences to all the employees and the company.

7. Mike is well over 40 now and is much worried about how to maintain (continuity) between his youthful past and his middle-aged present.

8. All notions about the well-known theory of (relativity) seem to have been coming from Einstein's general theory of relativity.

9. Social fund officers are expected to give high (priority) to requests for loans for the repairs in public places like schools.

10. With the increase of (commerce) in the 21st century, investment in money rather than in land has become the most convenient and popular form.

11. The insurance fee charged by the company is directly (proportional) to the compensation its clients try to claim from their cases.

12. As construction progresses, workers check (horizontal) and vertical levels to ensure that both walls are exactly up to the design requirements.

●Banked Cloze

It's obvious that women have come a long way as successful professionals. Women in the workplace are (1) (flourishing) as an increased number of women have made their presence felt in many industries and professions. The sector of the female workforce has (2) (expanded) with more and more strength and thus has its (3) (genuine) importance in the professional world.

Whether they like it or not, men have to accept that women are marching up the management ladder confidently and (4) (diplomatically). Women used to be much more "quiet and passive" due to the relatively small number of female employees in (5) (comparison) to males. Women today, on the other hand, have begun seeking their (6) (administrative) positions by using all their powers of intelligence.

Men are hierarchical and (7) (jealous) of the "beauty power" that allows women to get certain things based on their physical assets. Even though there is a(n) (8) (dispute) whether many professional females got into positions of power by using their appearance to their advantage, the (9) (valid) fact is the majority of women have worked hard to achieve their desired success. Women were considered as (10) (bystanders) in the workplace for many years and it was believed that the only jobs that they could handle were those of teachers or secretaries, but today's women can not only hold their own positions in the workplace, but they also have the dual task of raising their families.

●Language Focus – Expressions in Use

1. I surely know it's a good opportunity for us to invest in this housing project, but it all (comes down to) money in the end; that is, how much money we can afford to invest.

2. Many people (take exception to) this report because it may imply that women generally have

a weaker character and are less responsible for their behavior.

3. There have been big strikes all over the country due to the recent tax reform, but the Prime Minister has made it clear that he won't (make concessions to) the strikers.