现代大学英语精读1Unit3课后练习答案

Unit 3
Preview
1.Listen to the recording of the text and choose the statement that best reflects your understanding.
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. C
Vocabulary
1. Become familiar with the rules of word formation.
1. Give the parts of speech of the following words and study how they are formed.
1. “un-“ here is an adjective prefix which means “not”.
2. “-able”is an adjective suffix which means something that can be done or a quality something or someone has（可以的或必须的；有某种特性或倾向的）．
3．“fore-”is a prefix which means‘‘before’‘or‘’in front of’（指时间、职位、位置在前面）．
4. Suffix “-en” turns some adjectives and nouns into verbs.
5. Prefix “re-“ means “again”.
6. These compound nouns are formed by objects + v + –er/or.
7. These compound adjectives are formed by adj + n + –ed.
2. Decide which of the following words can be used both as verbs and nouns. All these words can be used both as nouns and verbs with only the following exceptions which are usually used as verbs:
Tend
Replace (corresponding noun: replacement)
Die (When used as a noun, it is a different word.)
Condemn (corresponding noun: condemnation)
Occur (corresponding noun: occurrence)
Complain (corresponding noun: complaint)
Protect (corresponding noun: protection)
4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets.
1. represent, represented
2. employer, unemployed, employees, reemployed
3. well-informed, information
4. informer, inform, authorities
5. complaints, complain, unemployment
6. insult
7. insulting, insult
8. representative
9. be insulted
2 Complete the following verb + noun collocations or expressions
1 mind (his own business)
2 plant / grow / harvest / reap (the rice)
3 dig / sink (a well)
4. (catch) fish / birds / crabs / mice/ a thief / a cold / the meaning / the disease
5 till / improve / conserve (the soil)
6 plough (the field)
7 (condemn) the enemy / the killings
8 (attract) attention / interest / criticism
9 (gather) flowers/ nuts / information /troops
3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets according to the patterns given in bold.
1. it was fate that
2. it was/is his son who
3. it was in the United States that
4. begging for food with a golden bowl
5. trying to fly by lifting his hair
6. leading the blind
7. She used to be rather weak in English
8. Ours used to be called a country of bicycles
9. There used to be lots of fish, shrimps and crabs
4. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions and adverbs
(1) in, of, with, at, with, about/of, to, of, on, to
(2) of, for, from, till, on, after, against/from, in
(3) to, in, of, of, for, to, for, in, to,
(4) down, over, with
(5) by, over,
(6) along, with, across
(7) around/ round, away, with
(8) to, up, off, off, on
5 Translate the following sentences, using the link +predicative pattern 1. 祝英台虽然不愿意嫁给马家小少爷，但她不能不服从她父亲。

她的心都碎了。

Zhu Yingtai had to (was forced to) obey her father and marry the young master of the rich Ma family although she was extremely unwilling. She was heartbroken.
2. 那个人从来没见过这么大的一张钞票。

他说：“这东西看着好，摸着也好，的确就是好。

”
The man had never seen such a large note. He said, “It looks good, feels good, and it is good.”
3. 树叶都变黄，变红，变紫了。

看起来真是如天堂一样美。

Leaves had turned/got/gone/become yellow, red and purple, It really looked heavenly beautiful (beautiful like heaven).
4. 随着年纪越来越老，她开始容易感到疲惫。

As she grew older, she began to feel tired easily.
5. 他的话听起来很有说服力，但好听的理由并不等于好的理由，两者之间存在很大差别。

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. 他爱说话，他永远无法保持沉默，而他说的往往被证明是错的。

He likes to talk. He can never keep quiet, and what he says often proves (turns out to be) incorrect.
7. 他在战斗中受了伤，流了很多血，变得十分虚弱，他的领导强迫他留在医院到伤口痊愈为止。

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).
8 他以为可以从我们手中滑过去；他们错了，他们休想干了坏事就溜走。

They thought they could slip through our fingers. They were wrong. They couldn’t get away with what they had done.
9. 长征的时候，红军需要越过大渡河，穿越草地，翻过雪山。

During the Long March, the Red Army had to get across the Dadu River, through the grassland and over the sown-covered mountains.
10. 你在哪里生活习惯了吗?你和同学相处的如何？我们给你寄的钱够你凑合着用吗？
Are 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?)
6 Translate the following sentences, paying attention to the words in bold type which may have different meanings in different contexts. 1．我的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的几天里要多休息。

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．我觉得那条连衣裙的颜色有点太花哨。

4．我看到一条蛇躺在草地里，一动也不动。

我以为它死了，没想到它会突然攻击我。

5．我不知道她多大年纪了，肯定有九十好几了吧，但她依然健硕。

6．就连寺庙里的和尚也对学生们的绝食抗议表示支持。

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，我的泪水不禁涌上眼眶。

8．看看这拔地而起的座座新大楼，我相信这里的生活将会更加美好。

9．那群鹿正饮着泉水，全然不知附近的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。

7 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the appropriate word or phrase in the brackets.
1 wish
2 hoping
3 hope, wish
4 wished
5 hope
6 can’t, can, won’t
7 should, would/could/might
8 happened/occurred, happen/occur
9 occurred, taken place/happened/occurred
10 happen, take place
Grammar
1. Study the sentence pattern and rewrite each of the sentences after the example.
1. If I hadn’t worked hard, I wouldn’t have done well in the College Entrance Exam.
2. If the patient had been sent to hospital soon enough, he wouldn’t have died on the way.
3. If the firefighters hadn’t arrived in time, the fire might have spread to other rooms.
4. If the man had driven carefully, he wouldn’t have caused two accidents.
5. If he hadn’t been aware of the danger, he wouldn’t have run out of the house in time.
6. If they had known Professor Ji was in town last week, they would have invited him to speak at the university.
7. If we had left for the airport an hour earlier, we wouldn’t have missed our flight.
8. If there hadn’t been a traffic jam, we would have arrived in time for the show.
9. If we had known this world famous magician would meet his fans after the show, we would surely have stayed on.
10. If we had stayed in Beijing longer, we could have visited the Bird’s Nest-the National Stadium.
2. Study the use of as in the example and translate the numbered sentences into Chinese.
1．黎明前往往是最黑暗的时刻。

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．他好像正处于中年危机之中，不少男人都有这样的经历。

4．正如报上所宣布的那样，这次会议将于下月召开。

5．他是个外国人，他的口音很清楚地表明这点。

6．男孩对那个游戏很感兴趣，这点从他的面部表情能看出来。

3. Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word
1. trying 2 enough 3 brought 4 without 5 first 6 simple
7 any
8 times 9 in 10 only
4 Translate the following sentence using sentence patterns o f unreal condition or as.
1. 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 many 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.
5 Identify and correct the mistake(s)
1. Supermarkets have sprung up everywhere in Beijing since the 1990s.
2. The old lady finds the shop filled with goods she has no use for.
3. If I had had time, I would have joined you for dinner yesterday.
4. The old couple told me that they had nothing to complain abou t.
5. My grandfather advised me to apply to Nanjing University for admission. (or: My grandfather suggested that I apply to Nanjing University for admission.)
6. He went back to work as soon as he was back on his feet.
7. He said he would pass on the message to all his friends.
8. We might have finished our work by 5 pm if the manager had not interfered.
9. Any country will sooner or later fall behind if it fails to keep up with the times.
10. Maybe it is fate that brought my children back to our hometown.
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