新编英语教程第3册（李观仪主编）课后练习答案第8单元

新编英语教程第3册（李观仪主编）课后练习答案第8单元Text 1
Comprehension
Answers for reference:
1. In English-speaking countries, when a male customer walks into a shop, an assistant often
greets him by saying “Can I help you, sir?” This is considered a polite way of serving the customer and the assistant is required to do so. However, if a person goes into a bookshop and wishes to browse through the books before buying any, he does not want to be bothered by the assistant’s greeting. In a good bookshop, the assistant will thus not greet the customer as i s usually the case.
2. After the assistant has answered the customer’s questions, he should go away quickly,
appearing not to care whether he will sell a single book or not. The writer is trying to tell us that the assistant in the bookshop should let the customer browse through the cooks to his heart’s content without disturbing him in the slightest.
3. Only when you have finished browsing and have decided which book or books to buy are you
in need of his services.
4. This refers to the statement “Boo k-sellers must be both long-suffering and indulgent.”
5. He had not expected to be treated with such kindness.
6. No. The first sentence means “There is a story which shows fully what I mean.” The second
sentence means “It so happened that the volume on the subject had a lot of pictures.”
7. The owner of a bookshop must ensure that his customer will be able to spend a most
enjoyable time in his shop. Every customer, whether a book-lover or a person who happens to take shelter from a sudden shower, should be welcome to his shop. He must see to it that the assistants let the customer wander round the bookshop to his heart’s content without being disturbed. The owner or the assistant should lead the customer wherever he wants to go and allow him to browse for as long as he pleases. The owner must be both kind and patient. Answers for reference:
1. Your wish to obtain a book with a lovely cover is so strong and powerful that you are incapable
of resisting it, although this method of selecting a book is recommended.
2. You are soon absorbed in a book…/Soon you give all your attention to a book and forget
everything else…
3. You can move about from one place to another until you are completely satisfied. /You can
move about in a shop like this for as long as you want.
4. An assistant should remain relatively inconspicuous until you have finished looking at the
books/reading.
5. …something in which you had previously only had a slight interest.
6. …In addition to getting large bills for the books, you can…
7. …he was very disappointed to find that the book was not in the place where it was usually put
and was on the point of leaving; just then he saw the owner of the shop signaling to him.
8. Thinking that he would be scolded / rebuked, he went up to him.
COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISES
IV. Translation
A.
1. Seeing the enemy planes approaching, they dashed off to look for a shelter from the bombs.
2. I understand why she is working so hard day and night, for she has a great desire for success in this field.
3. Jim was so engrossed in his computer games that he did not hear his mother call.
4. On New Year’s Eve, all the boys and girls of the town sang and danced to their hearts’ content.
5. The banker was found to have run up huge debts then he died.
6. He was dismayed to hear that he was the only one who had failed the examination.
7. The librarian saw the man tuck away the book in his overcoat and walk out of the reading-room.
8. In the streets of New York you can see a great variety of people with different skin colours and from all walks of life.
9. Over-indulgent parents may spoil their children.
10. Take along an umbrella or a raincoat in case it rains and you may catch cold.
B. Reference version:
Shopping is an important human activity.
The way people spend their money and the objects on which they spend it reflect personal taste.
Yet shoppers are faced with a confusing and a rapidly changing situation which limits their expression of free choice and individuality. The confusion arises from the claims made by advertising and from inadequate information about products. The shoppers might become attracted by a certain material, and even be tempted to buy it. Usually the desire is irresistible. However, they often end up with buying things of an inferior quality. Apart from picking up a product of questionable quality, they can waste a large amount of money on things they do not really need.
A wider choice of goods can also confuse them. Not knowing what to buy, they can wander around the shops for hours and hours, without buying anything, but wasting a great deal of time. V. Blank Filling
A. 1. changed, promising 2. coming, qualified
3. determined
4. spoken, leading, surprising
5. frightening
6. demanding
7. pleased, soiled 8. complicated
9. interested, exciting, soaked 10. tiring, tired
B. 1. giving 2. Fascinated, rising/rise
3. singing, to do, making
4. keeping, playing, to be, to see, climbing
5. opening
6. to take, shopping, doing, to do
7. to have remembered, to tell, preparing, to do
8. to watch, to read, reading, watching
9. missing, to tell 10. to be taken
11. swimming, cleaning, to do 12. waiting, seeing, missing, to find, to be
C. (1) for (2) to (3) of (4) on
(5) read(6) across (7) about/for (8) in
(9) until/till (10) opinion(11) by (12) keep
(13) excellent (14) time (15) pleasure(16) from
(17) yourself (18) in (19) filled (20) trains
(21) but (22) meeting (23) things (24) attitude (25) for
D. (1) speaking (2) before (3) by (4) few (5) developed
(6) how (7) writing (8) step (9) or (10) of
(11) found (12) from (13) ideas (14) used (15) the (16) first (17) represent (18) can (19) language (20) making
(21) world (22) to (23) of (24) only (25) way
E. 1. (1) To his surprise (2) rushed
(3) desire (4) irresistible
(5) could be most enjoyable (6) wander
(7) to their hearts’ content (8) inevitable greeting
(9) to be tempted (10) ended up with
(11) ran up a large account
2. (1) was (often) told off (2) became engrossed
(3) totally unaware (4) apart from
VI. Sentence Rewriting
1. Whenever he…bookshop, he…away from it.
2. Whoeve r he is, he…law
3. Wherever he went, poor…life.
4. Whatever you may say, I…thing.
5. However hard he tries, he … satisfactory.
6. Don’t …, whoever repeats it. / Whoever repeats it, don’t …
7. However annoying his behaviour is/may be, we…him.
8. Whatever he … say, I…going.
9. Keep calm, whatever happens. /Whatever happens, keep…
10. The boy…, wherever he is. /Wherever…, the boy…
B. 1. To his great joy, his uncle…present.
2. Much to our relief, the plane…la st.
3. To the surprise of the teacher, Yang Ling had … heart.
4. To our grief, Professor Hu died of cancer last week.
5. To my satisfaction, his statement is correct.
6. To the disappointment of the students, the book…bookshops.
7. To their indignation, John was unfairly missed.。